Chapter 1891 Trading Port

As the first North Korean envoy to Haihan, Li Xi first visited Jinzhou, Liaodong on behalf of North Korea, and later went to Malani with Haihan's army. The places he visited and the scenes he saw were far from ordinary.

Other North Korean officials are comparable and have a relatively deep understanding of the situation in Haihan. In addition, Li Xi also actively invited Haihan to send troops to Korea to fight against the Qing army this year and proposed sending overseas students to Haihan to learn advanced technology.

Shao Shao. In terms of his relationship with the senior officials of Haihan, he is unparalleled. After all, he is the only Korean who can afford to visit Fort Victory frequently.

This time Li Hao went south to study in Haihan, and he also brought with him a special reward from King Li Xi to Li Xi. Li Xi originally had royal blood, but his family lineage was still far away from the ruling Li Xi family.

He could not touch the threshold of royal power. But because of his diplomatic achievements in Haihan in more than a year, which saved the country of Korea, King Li Zhu also specially prepared a commendation for him to encourage him to continue to serve on the diplomatic front.

However, due to the long journey, Li Xi could not be summoned back to China to present the award in person, so he handed over the task to the crown prince Li Shulai to complete it on the way.

Every time Li Bo arrived at a stop, the local management committee would send the news back to Sanya via telegram. As the North Korean ambassador, Li Xi would also be notified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so he could roughly grasp Li Bo's itinerary. He wrote a secret message in advance.

After writing the letter, he sent someone to take a boat to Hong Kong to wait, and it would be delivered to Li Shu upon his arrival.

Of course, it is said to be a secret letter, but there is nothing sensitive in it. The main purpose is to inform Li Bo in advance of the general arrangements for Haihan to welcome Li Bo and his party, as well as the list of Haihan senior officials who will attend the welcoming event, so as to prevent Li Bo from unknowingly

Discourteous under the circumstances.

Li Pu felt that Li Xi's approach was very considerate, and he thought that this person could be entrusted with important tasks by his father. In addition to the relationship with the Li family, his ability to do things was indeed not bad. No wonder his father gave special instructions before he set off.

, after arriving in Sanya, you should discuss with Li Xi more often when encountering problems. It seems that he should be a stable and reliable person.

Li Pu carefully read Li Xi's secret letter twice, making sure that he had not missed anything before putting it away. Compared with the Haihan colonies he visited on the way, the welcome ceremony in Sanya naturally had a stronger political tone

Colors, and the decorations Haihan made for this were also more complicated to show the importance he attached to Korea. He had specially made a new dress before going abroad, and Li Ming would probably have to wear it by then.

However, there is no need to rush to prepare for the relevant ceremonies now. Hong Kong Island is still more than a thousand miles away from Sanya Victory Port, and Li Bo will not be able to go there for a while. According to the visit schedule arranged by You Yihan, he will at least still be there

After staying in Hong Kong for two to three days, we will continue our journey south.

The next day, Li Bo visited the local port accompanied by You Yihan and other Haihan officials. Although he had already seen the environment here when he arrived at the port yesterday, today he was accompanied by the highest local official, so the information Li Bo could get was naturally

They cannot be compared.

Today, Hong Kong is already one of the ports with one of the largest trade scales among Haihan's many overseas colonies. This achievement is certainly partly due to its unique and special geographical location, but Haihan has used various business methods to turn waste into treasure and turn the original port into treasure.

The desolate island turned into one of the most prosperous trading ports on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, which was the fundamental reason for Hong Kong's rapid rise.

"Hong Kong's role as a trade hub also has many benefits for the Guangdong and Guangxi regions. According to our incomplete statistics, the number of merchant ships operating in the Pearl River Basin in recent years has increased by about three times compared with before Hong Kong was developed. This shows that Hong Kong

The emergence of the Ming Dynasty has promoted the development of trade and shipping in surrounding areas, allowing more people in the Ming Dynasty to benefit from the trade system built by our country."

You Yihan's introduction focused on Hong Kong's positive role in driving regional economic development. According to his point of view, Ming Dynasty was also a participant and beneficiary of Hong Kong's rise, so the construction achievements here can also be understood as the fruit of cooperation between the two countries.

Of course, the development of Hong Kong preceded the signing of the diplomatic agreement between the two countries by several years. If we really want to elaborate, there must be loopholes in You Yihan's words.

However, Li Ming has limited knowledge of the development process of Hong Kong, and he does not know what methods the two countries have adopted to compete for trade power in the Pearl River Basin. However, judging from the current situation, it seems that it is indeed as claimed by You Yihan.

Everyone can benefit from this form of trade, so Hong Kong's trade scale will grow day by day.

If Li Bo had more knowledge about international trade, he might have thought that a special area like Hong Kong would not be easily recognized by the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Hong Kong was able to develop under the eyes of the Ming Dynasty was mainly because of Haihan

The force was so powerful that the local government was unable to use strong measures to ban such a trading port that was essentially a smuggling trade port.

But this is no longer important. Hong Kong's obscene development stage has passed. After the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the trade here has completely transferred from the stage to the stage, and it is no longer as unjust and unjust as before. You Yihan

Now to say that the existence of Hong Kong is beneficial to the people of Ming Dynasty, there is a certain factual basis.

Looking at the busy scene of the port, Li Bo couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Along the way from Zhoushan to Hong Kong, he saw several trading ports operated by Haihan. Even Magong Port in Penghu, which has a relatively light business, has a trade scale of

It is definitely not comparable to North Korea's domestic ports. How much profit such trade volume can bring to Haihan cannot be calculated with Li Bo's economic and mathematical level, but he knows that this must be a considerable amount of money.

, otherwise Haihan would not invest a lot of resources to expand the control area and build so many trading ports overseas using the same model.

So the question is, can North Korea learn useful experience from such a money-making model, or even imitate it? In the future, it will also try to build a trading port similar to this in its own country, and then guide its own industries to follow this path.

The road to rapid development.

With this kind of thinking, Li Bo asked a question to You Yihan tactfully. However, such questions are not unusual for You Yihan. Many dignitaries who have visited Hong Kong have similar thoughts to Li Bo. After all, on the surface,

This seems to be a simple and quick way to make money. All you need to do is build a port and then try to recruit merchants to trade here.

You Yihan's answer was quite sincere, and he did not go around in circles with Li Shu: "I have never been to your country, so I can only give you some personal opinions for your reference. Usually, there are two prerequisites that our country considers when opening new trade ports. One is the local area.

Geographical conditions, such as whether there is a natural port, or whether it is close to important trade routes, or very close to the original local trade hub, which can be used as a channel to the sea. If one of these conditions is met, you can consider building a trade port. If a

If the conditions are not met, then you have to consider the second situation, whether the local area has the potential for large-scale development, such as rich minerals or other products, or the nearby land is fertile and flat, suitable for land reclamation and agricultural development.

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While listening, Li Bo mentally compared the several Haihan trading ports that he had experienced personally, and he could indeed compare them one by one with what You Yihan said. Zhoushan Dinghai Port, Penghu Magong Port and the local area undoubtedly met the first prerequisite.

conditions, and Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan is a true portrayal of the second situation.

But if the same conditions are used to measure North Korea's coastline, it seems that it is not so easy to find a suitable location for building a trade port. The main reason is that North Korea's maritime trade was not developed in the past, and it was not possible to talk about it.

There are important trade routes and regional trade hubs. There are several natural harbors in the south, but their location is too far from the capital. The imperial court may not be willing to spend money to build infrastructure in places that cannot be seen.

Similar to the second situation mentioned by You Yihan, Li Bo thought of another place, which was the comprehensive military-civilian base built by Haihan at the mouth of Datong River in North Korea. Not only was there a military port where Haihan garrisoned

, at the same time, production units such as shipyards, salt fields, iron mines, and smelting sites have been planned around it. The surrounding water conservancy conditions are good, and there is a basis for large-scale agricultural development. At the same time, the upstream city of Pyongyang is undergoing post-war reconstruction. In the future

The transportation of materials by sea must be very frequent, and there are absolutely objective conditions for building a trade port.

But the problem is that North Korea currently lacks the corresponding development and construction capabilities. If this matter is completed by Haihan, then the operating rights of the port will naturally not be returned to North Korea in the future, and the proportion of benefits from it will certainly not be too large.

ideal.

With Li Bo's current political ability, he couldn't think of any way to resolve this contradiction, and it was impossible to expect You Yihan to give any advice. So he had no choice but to give up thinking in this direction and turned to

Return your attention to the present moment and strive to learn more useful experiences from what you see and hear at the moment.

In fact, if Li Bo could calm down and spend more time, stay in Hong Kong or any other trading port under Haihan rule, and patiently conduct a mid- to long-term research, he would definitely learn a lot about the operation of the trading port.

Knowledge. But if it is just a quick tour like this and listening to the slightly ostentatious introductions of local officials, even if Li Bo can think about some questions, it will be difficult to find answers from the limited information received.

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It's just that Li Bo's special identity and mission make it difficult for him to achieve this level. Although there are many questions along the way for him to find answers to, at the moment he has more important goals and must

To save time on unnecessary expenses on the road, arrive in Sanya earlier and start receiving the study abroad education arranged by Haihan earlier. Maybe you can learn more valuable knowledge instead of mainly relying on yourself aimlessly like now.

Guessing.

There are too many things to learn, but time is very limited. Li Bo can only choose more important goals to complete. Moreover, he is not a professional in a certain field. If he wants to specifically understand one of Haihan's advantageous projects at the moment,

The time and effort required would probably be unimaginable.

You Yihan continued: "Actually, if the prince is not in a hurry to go south, I would really like to invite the prince to visit Guangzhou City. It is one of the most prosperous cities in the south of the Ming Dynasty. Before our trading port appeared, Guangzhou was the main external port of the Ming Dynasty.

The trading port, where the prince can see the difference between the trading methods of the Ming Dynasty and our country, it is not difficult to understand why the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are more willing to come to our country's trading port to do business."

In addition to tax considerations, the convenience that Haihan can provide merchants in this kind of cross-border trade is indeed a condition that the Ming Dynasty lacks. Complete port facilities, shipping routes extending in all directions, safe and reliable settlement methods, timely and comprehensive

market information, these conditions are all reasons that attract businessmen to come to Hong Kong.

Of course, there is a secret reason that many people will not tell, that is, the social status of merchants in Haihan Kingdom is much higher than that in Ming Dynasty. Their profession can be respected by the government, and the government will also encourage them.

And support trade, and even use force to protect trade, this was a situation that was absolutely impossible in the Ming Dynasty.

Although the business atmosphere in Guangzhou is good, it lacks professionalism compared with Haihan. The gap between private spontaneous trade and commercial operations under official guidance and support is quite obvious. In addition, the early cooperation with Haihan

Almost all the merchants from Guangdong and Guangxi who cooperated with Han later became wealthy businessmen. The effect of their example made more businessmen choose to complete transactions in the trading ports under Haihan's rule.

When You Yihan invited Li Bo to Guangzhou, he was confident that he wanted to show him the superiority of the Haihan business system. Li Bo only had to go to Guangzhou for a few days and take a look at the local trade level, and he would naturally understand the Ming model and the Haihan model.

Which one is higher and which one is lower, who should be followed in the future?

When Li Pu heard this invitation, he couldn't help but hesitate. Of course he had heard of Guangzhou's reputation, but Guangzhou was still more than two hundred miles away from Hong Kong Island, so it would take a lot of time on the way there.

; Secondly, my identity is sensitive, so I did not set foot in any major city in the Ming Dynasty except for Zhangzhou under the rule of Xu Xinsu. If I went to Guangzhou and was noticed by the local officials, it might cause some diplomatic troubles.

Li Pu thought for a moment before responding: "Thank you, Master You, for the invitation. It's just that due to my status, it is inconvenient for me to go to a place like Guangzhou. Please forgive me."

You Yihan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are very cautious! In fact, the risk is not as big as you think. Even if the officials in Guangzhou know that you are going, they will pretend to be deaf and dumb to avoid embarrassment... Forget it, since

If the prince finds it inconvenient, then he won’t force it.”
Chapter completed!