Chapter 1535 Ningbo Business Circle

To complete the integration or even annexation of regional industry operations in just one or two years, even Haihan's capabilities will still be insufficient, because Haihan currently has too many places to start along the coast of Daming.

Regardless of personnel, funds, or supply of goods, it is difficult to take care of so many coastal states at the same time, so it is necessary to cooperate with local governments and use the power of these officials to promote the implementation of the plan.

Ningbo is no exception. Because of Qu Yutong's relationship, it is relatively easy for Haihan to integrate local industry resources. Shi Diwen had already informed Qu Yutong before coming here, hoping that he would

He came forward on his behalf and organized meetings with major local operators in various industries. Although Qu Yutong did not quite understand Haihan's intentions in doing these things, he at least knew that it was beneficial and harmless to him, so he was very cooperative.

Relevant matters have been arranged in advance. Of course, during the specific negotiations, Qu Yutong would not come forward in person in order to avoid suspicion. At most, he would let his close confidant He Xiao attend.

In fact, Qu Yutong didn't even know much about the changes in the situation in the north, He Xiao, his subordinate, because He Xiao's brother He Li had already gone to Liaodong for a field trip and had a better understanding of the local war situation and Haihan's long-term plans.

He had a clear understanding of the project and had invested in real estate in Liaodong, and signed a plantation cooperation agreement with Haihan. Although Qu Yutong also had shares in this plantation project, Qu Yutong’s information channels came from Shi Diwen and

Naturally, other people's reports cannot have as real feelings as He Li's. Moreover, He Xiao Heli, as the manager, must have his own calculations, so when reporting Liaodong affairs to Qu Yutong, he would have more or less reservations.

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The shipping industry that the He brothers are currently mainly engaged in is naturally one of the industries that Haihan is working hard to integrate, and the ships under their name can go to Liaodong. To a certain extent, this is also due to the special care of Haihan, so this time

Shi Diwen came to Ningbo to meet with operators in various industries, and not surprisingly, they were included as invitees.

Shipping, food, finance, textiles, service industries, etc. are the main areas where Haihan is trying to integrate industries. On behalf of Haihan, Shi Diwen negotiated with the main local experience players in these industries, and the number of matters took more than a day or two.

The negotiation could be completed. So Haihan spent a lot of money to rent a large house in Ningbo city as the venue for this meeting with local business people. In this way, Shi Diwen could sit here and avoid traveling back and forth.

the suffering.

Along with Shi Diwen who came to Ningbo City, in addition to secretaries, cooks, grooms, signal corps and other attendants, there were also staff from the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Shipping, the Ministry of Agriculture and other departments, as well as an entire security platoon.

There were more than a hundred people in total, and Shi Diwen also took this opportunity to let his little wife go home for a few days.

In addition to these manpower, the Ministry of Security naturally cannot be idle. It has specially dispatched a field operation team as covert protection. At the same time, it has also mobilized both the light and dark people in Ningbo City to pay attention to collecting intelligence information on the market to prevent anyone from criticizing it.

Shi Diwen is unfavorable. The interests involved in the integration of these industries are very huge. If Haihan wants to profit from it, someone's interests will inevitably be harmed, and no one can guarantee whether some people will try to take measures after being forced to do so.

Some more extreme methods of revenge, such as assassinating high-ranking Haihan officials.

Similar behavior has not happened before. When Ning Qi went to Fujian to meet Xu Xinsu on behalf of Haihan, he encountered an assassination operation arranged by Shibazhi in the heavily guarded Zhangzhou City. After that, the Haihan mission fleet also

Decisively taking retaliatory measures, they captured Nanri Island, the last stronghold of Shibazhi near the Fujian coast at that time. When fundamental interests are harmed, whether it is pirates or businessmen, they may have extremely violent counterattacks. Since there are

Learning from the past, of course we must be on guard against this.

Shi Diwen himself didn't feel any nervousness. As a military general, he had commanded many combat operations overseas since time travel. He was not afraid of fighting and killing. Moreover, he did not live a pampered life.

He has become slack due to the environment, but still maintains excellent physical condition and living habits. Ordinary assassins may not be able to challenge him in a one-on-one battle. In addition, he always keeps his gun with him when he leaves the base and uses weapons in dangerous moments.

Saving one's life is not a big problem.

Of course Qu Yutong, a local official, could not be idle. At Shi Diwen's request, Xu Shaohua, who had recently been promoted to staff general of the Ningbo Navy, was transferred to the city. He led a group of soldiers and stationed them at Shi Diwen and his party.

He was responsible for public security outside the house where he stayed. It seemed unreasonable to send people from the Navy into the city to protect Shi Diwen, but Qu Yutong knew that Haihan's most trusted military attache in Ningbo was Xu Shaohua. Because it is said that this

He seems to have a close relationship with Xu Xinsu from Fujian, and Xu Xinsu and Haihan have always been in the same spirit, so Xu Shaohua will naturally gain Haihan's trust because of this.

But in fact, the Ming army performing armed escort missions outside Shi Diwen's hotel was far more than just a group of soldiers brought by Xu Shaohua. Huang Tao, the commander of the Guanhai Guard, and Yan Guowei, the commander of the Changguo Guard, had already arrived in Ningbo City. They were not

He came here specifically to protect Shi Diwen, but to participate in the upcoming industry talks. By the way, he brought his elite soldiers over and set up checkpoints at several arterial intersections outside Shi Diwen's residence.

The senior officers of these local guards have already tasted the benefits of the smuggling trade. The benefits Haihan has brought to them are more generous and stable than the rewards that the previous smugglers could provide, and they no longer stay in the smuggling trade.

At the low-level stage of collecting money on a monthly basis, he began to get involved in business activities with the help of Haihan.

When these military attachés of the Ming Dynasty gradually became vested interests in the Haihan trade system, and even operators of some industries, Haihan's penetration into the coastal states of the Ming Dynasty had reached an irreversible level. In order to protect them, these military attachés

In their own interests, they even dispatched their elite soldiers to protect the personal safety of important figures like Shi Diwen during their activities in the Ming Dynasty. In other words, the objects they used their force to protect were no longer just the Ming Dynasty, but now also included those who could give them

They have many benefits to Haihan. Although these benefits are not enough for them to choose direct treason for the time being, they have already shaken their position quite severely.

The first batch of operators Shi Diwen met in Ningbo were from the transportation industry, which was also the basis of the trade system established by Haihan in the Ming Dynasty. The people Haihan invited were not only in the shipping industry, but also those connecting water and land.

Wharfs, carriage houses specializing in inland transportation, etc., and even several large-scale shipbuilding workshops in Ningbo Prefecture are included. He Li, who had earlier organized a fleet to go to Liaodong, is now also a member of the local shipping industry.

One of the representatives attended the meeting organized by Haihan on his own initiative.

Although the transportation industry covers a wide range, Shi Diwen only invited a few dozen people. Haihan's purpose is to integrate this industry and ultimately use it for his own benefit, so he does not need to leave too many people in the industry.

As long as the operators with the largest scale of operations are willing to join Haihan's camp and obey Haihan's unified arrangements, they can then use their influence in the industry to complete the monopoly of the entire industry in the region. And Shi Diwen

The mission is to convince these operators to accept and join Haihan's plan.

Since early in the morning, groups of people have been arriving outside the house one after another. People from all walks of life who received the invitation came in sedans or cars, and some came directly on horseback. However, most of their entourages were

Being blocked from the gate, each invitation can only admit a maximum of three people including the entourage. As for the gifts sent by these people, they are all signed by Haihan officials outside the gate, and there is no need for them to send them.

Send people into the yard.

Such a strict arrangement is, on the one hand, for safety reasons to prevent anyone from taking risks; on the other hand, it is also for the sake of confidentiality. After all, it will definitely take some time to implement the things agreed at this kind of industry meeting, and before that,

Confidentiality is also very necessary.

He Li had met with Shi Diwen when he went to Zhoushan Island last time, and he had met many high-ranking Haihan officials in Liaodong, so his adaptability to this kind of meeting was better than that of many of his colleagues.

Instead of choosing to wait at the venue early in the morning, he made a good time and arrived a little early. After greeting everyone who arrived first in the flower hall, he sat down to rest for a while, drank two sips of hot tea, and then

A Haihan staff member came out to inform them that they could enter the venue.

So everyone was led by the staff to the second courtyard. The venue had been arranged in the hall. The empty seat in the middle was naturally reserved for Shi Diwen, and there were two rows of tables on the left and right sides.

The chairs were placed opposite each other, and there were name tags written on the table for guests to check their seats. After everyone took their seats, Shi Diwen did not keep them waiting for a long time, and soon came out to meet everyone. After greeting them one by one, Shi Diwen invited

Everyone sat down again and started doing business.

"Thank you for being invited to participate in this meeting. The purpose of this meeting has been roughly explained in the invitation sent to you. So in order to save everyone's time, we will not go around in circles and get down to business.

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After Shi Di's concise and concise opening remarks, he quickly got to the point. This was not because he was eager for success, but because he was considering hosting multiple talks in Ningbo this time. If he spent too much energy in the previous talks, he would not be able to do so later.

It is difficult to have enough energy to deal with problems in other industries.

As for the actual content, in fact, the Ministry of Commerce has already sent personnel to communicate and negotiate with these participants in the early stage. Most of them have already agreed on the conditions and agreement contents. They just have to wait until today's occasion to see the leading figures in the industry.

It is a sense of ceremony to gather together, witness together, and settle things together. Of course, there is another important reason, that is, Haihan wants to use this to establish prestige in the industry, so that he can issue orders and adjust the industry in the future.

business strategy.

For the transportation industry, Haihan's main plan is to integrate resources, integrating sea transportation, land transportation, and terminals as connecting points. Different links on these transportation routes currently belong to different operators, and Haihan hopes to use

Integration can maximize transportation efficiency, thereby reducing transportation costs and obtaining more benefits.

The reason is very simple, but integrating resources within an industry is not easy. This not only requires Haihan to understand the transportation capacity and operating conditions of each company, but also to formulate an operation plan so that the transportation methods in each link can be better connected.

Only travelers like Haihan who have mastered professional knowledge in logistics management and business operations can complete such a complex business integration plan in this era.

Although Haihan facilitated contact with various companies in advance, there are still some companies that do not fully understand the integration plan proposed by Haihan and still have certain doubts. Shi Diwen had to pay more attention.

Explain to them the benefits and necessity of doing this. Fortunately, businessmen such as He Li, who had already chosen the Haihan camp, took the initiative to support him and greatly praised Shi Diwen's proposal, saying that this approach was beneficial to everyone.

It is a great benefit. This kind of praise also made those merchants who were originally hesitant to finally make up their minds and join the industry alliance organized by Haihan.

Among them, the one with the firmest attitude was actually not He Li, but the two commanders from Guanhaiwei and Changguowei. Their first step in joining the Haihan trade system was to use military ships and transportation channels for smuggling.

It can be said that they were the first group of people to make fortunes by using transportation channels after Haihan entered Zhejiang, and they also tasted the most sweetness from it. For them, Haihan's integration behavior is actually helping them expand their business routes, because in the future

Haihan's import and export trade will be legalized with the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the advantages of special transportation channels they currently have will be gone. Only by joining the plan promoted by Haihan can they ensure that they can continue to use the transportation industry in the future.

Earn stable income.

The statement of senior military officials is undoubtedly a big reassurance for private businessmen. Since even the local garrison is involved, the feasibility and reliability of this plan have been greatly increased. Of course, those who have other ideas

Because of this, people have an extra fear. If the local garrison is willing to stand up and help Haihan, then if they want to exclude themselves from Haihan's plan, they have to consider the trouble that may be caused.

"Everyone, the establishment of an industry alliance is imperative. The government actually supports our plan, which makes it easier for the government to manage. Of course, the fundamental reason is that the adults in Ningbo Prefecture can also charge more.

silver."

Shi Diwen's words caused a burst of laughter. Everyone actually understood this truth, but due to their status, they couldn't say it outright like Shi Diwen.
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