Chapter 1896 Management Methods

The Portuguese arrived at the Pearl River Estuary much earlier than Haihan, and had already settled in Macau in the middle of the last century. Later, they obtained a long-term lease in Macau by assisting the local government of Guangdong in suppressing the mutiny, and since 1572

He began to pay a symbolic rent of five hundred taels per year, and legitimately took this small place located at the mouth of the Pearl River as his own.

In the eyes of Ming officials, such a remote and small place did not have much economic value, and carrying out normal trade with Portugal in this way would actually be of some benefit to the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Portuguese's attitude towards the Ming Dynasty was relatively good.

Friendly, and can sell advanced European weapons to the Ming Dynasty, and train gunners and musketeers for the Ming Dynasty. This kind of military assistance is exactly what the Ming Dynasty needs.

Of course, this is only one of the many reasons that contributed to the Portuguese occupation of Macau. Basically, it was the Ming Dynasty's lack of vigilance against the usual methods of Western colonists that allowed them to take advantage of it.

However, these actions of Portugal really seemed too honest in front of the latecomer Haihan. From the first time Haihan sent a ship to the Pearl River Basin to the occupation of Hong Kong Island, it took only two years to complete what the Portuguese had done in two years.

A goal that took ten years to achieve.

After all, Haihan had extremely strong military capabilities when he appeared in the South China Sea. He had established a military stronghold on Dawanshan Island at the Pearl River Estuary long before Hong Kong, and drove away the Liu Xiang pirates who originally controlled this sea area head-on.

Gang. When Haihan attacked Hong Kong, the local government in Guangdong basically did not take any military measures. Instead, it ordered the navy to retreat to the Pearl River Estuary to avoid armed conflict with Haihan.

The Portuguese could not imitate such methods. They did not have colonies like Sanya in this area to rely on, and they did not dare to take risks to offend countries like the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, once the war started, they might have a slight upper hand in the short term.

But in the long run they will definitely not be able to consume Daming as a landlord.

However, regarding the military weakness, the Portuguese realized this relatively early. In the battle of Hoi An City in Annan in 1628, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce armed forces who tried to confront the Haihan Army had already learned their lesson and chose wisely.

Cooperation rather than confrontation. Later, the Portuguese Council of Macau took the initiative to contact Haihan and reached a trade agreement. The time was before Haihan occupied Hong Kong.

However, the territories occupied by the two countries in the east and west of the Pearl River Estuary also soon widened in terms of later development. Although Portugal started operating Macau more than half the time before Haihan started the Hong Kong project.

century, but Hong Kong's current trade environment is far from comparable to that of Macau. The number of businessmen from various countries stationed in Hong Kong is far greater than that of Macau, and the trade scale is even dozens of times different.

The Portuguese had no good solution for this. Haihan had the same language and culture as Ming Dynasty, so it was much easier for them to win over Ming merchants. Moreover, Haihan produced almost all the things they could sell, with better quality and lower prices.

This leaves Portugal with no competitive advantage at all. As for those who are playing dirty tricks, forget it. The Haihan people are not good-tempered beings. This can be seen from the frequency of their foreign wars. Given Portugal's strength, it is better not to mess with them.

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In the end, the Portuguese simply followed the market and opened a business store on Hong Kong Island to do business. As time went by, some Portuguese merchants used this place as a trading destination instead of Macau, which was really under Portuguese control.

Nowadays, there are at least three to five hundred Portuguese people who have settled in Hong Kong for a long time. Of course, like the Ming merchants who come here to do business, they must also abide by the laws and regulations of Haihan, and they must accept Haihan officials if they commit crimes.

punishment.

After listening to You Yihan's introduction, Li Bo finally understood why there were so many Portuguese people in the local area. Although he had never been to Macau, he thought it would make the Portuguese abandon the port they had been operating for decades and come here specifically.

The good trade environment created by Hong Kong should be the biggest reason for doing business while doing business.

Li Bo slowly walked around seven or eight shops and found that although Ming Shang sold a wide variety of things, it was difficult for him to have the same exciting feeling as when he walked into Nanhai Bookstore yesterday, and he had no desire to buy. But he had to

Admittedly, the business atmosphere here is really strong. Every store he walked into had other customers. Even in the short time he walked into the store, the people next to him negotiated a deal with the shopkeeper.

"Master You must have a lot of tricks to make Hong Kong so prosperous. I wonder if Master You has any experience that can be taught to me?" After walking out of a silk and satin shop, Li Pu simply asked the question on his mind.

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You Yihan said: "Your Majesty, the scope of this problem is very large. If you want to know why Hong Kong is prosperous today, the reasons are actually quite complicated. It is not my personal power to manage such a situation."

Such an answer obviously could not satisfy Li Bo, and he continued to ask: "If I can understand more about this, perhaps businessmen from our country will have less troubles when doing business in Hong Kong in the future."

Of course, You Yihan could tell that this was just Li Bo's excuse. It was not that he wanted to hide any secrets from Li Bo, but that this issue really couldn't be explained clearly in a few sentences. Haihan's plan for Hong Kong even started with time travel.

All actions against Hong Kong before and after the time travel were to achieve this set goal. But it was difficult for You Yihan to explain to Li Bo why Haihan chose this island as his place of residence, and the long-term reasons behind Haihan's series of investment promotion actions in Hong Kong.

Intend.

"I can explain the institutional things to the Crown Prince, but how to run such a trading port? Then I probably can only ask the Crown Prince to stay here for a while to experience it personally," You Yihan said very frankly.

He expressed his point of view, but he also knew that Li Bo would not stay in Hong Kong for too long. After all, he refused to invite him to Guangzhou, so he paused and added: "Actually, the prince doesn't have to worry.

Anyway, you are going to Sanya soon. There are everything here in Sanya, and there are also things in Sanya that are not here. You may not find the answers to some questions here, but when you go to Sanya, you will be exposed to more in that environment.

With the information, we may be able to find a way to solve the problem.”

Li Ming was a little dazed by his convoluted words, but he finally understood the meaning. Instead of looking for answers to the questions here in Hong Kong, it would be better to go directly to Sanya, which is the center of Haihan Kingdom. Li Ming

The real answers to all the questions you care about can be found there.

Whether it can go as smoothly as You Yihan said, Li Bo doesn't know, but since the purpose of this study abroad trip is to learn advanced experience from Haihan, then maybe he should go to the terminal earlier to find out how Haihan became

Rich answer.

Li Pu bowed his head respectfully and said, "Thank you, Master You. I've learned from you!"

You Yihan returned the greeting: "Your Majesty is very smart and will definitely learn what you want to learn. When you take charge of North Korea in the future, you will definitely make your country rich and powerful!"

After this day's visit, Li Bo returned to his residence in the evening. He was no longer eager to read "The Rise of the South China Sea", but carefully recalled what he had seen and heard during his journey after leaving North Korea. He was in Haihanzhi

The various colonial ports under the rule saw prosperous trade, developed shipping, and powerful armed forces... These characteristics reflected Haihan's national strength from the side, and also fully reflected the Haihan people's ability to govern the country.

This time, dozens of overseas students were carefully selected to learn military, agricultural, shipbuilding and other aspects of knowledge from the Haihan Kingdom. As the heir to the throne, Li Bo, the content he needs to learn not only covers these fields, but also needs to be higher than

this level.

Li Pu thought about many questions during this journey, but rarely got real answers. Looking back now, he felt that Haihan arranged these places to stay along the way with this purpose, so that he could discover problems and at the same time

It is difficult to get a direct answer from the local area, so in the end we have to focus on the final destination of this journey.

During this trip, Li Bo also took various opportunities to communicate with various people who had been to Sanya. He only had one question, what kind of place is Sanya? But he got a variety of answers.

Sailors think Sanya is a gold-selling cave where they don’t want to leave until they run out of money. Businessmen think Sanya is a trading paradise where they can make a lot of money just by visiting. Immigrants think it will be their destination, and people like him think Sanya is their destination.

Most of these scholars have the same idea as him, thinking that Sanya will have the answers to all questions.

"I hope so."

Li Pu came back from his thoughts, stood up from the bathtub, raised his arms and let his men dry the water on him with a towel.

After putting on the silk bathrobe prepared by the Shanghai Han people, Li Shu said calmly: "I will bid farewell to Mr. You of Haihan tomorrow and set off southward today. Remember to give Mr. You a gift of the gifts you prepared when you set off."

With North Korea's current financial situation, it is true that it cannot prepare expensive gifts, but fortunately the royal family still has some special reserves - Korean ginseng, a specialty product, has always been very popular, and Li Bo would give it to the local Haihan wherever he went.

The Archon has high-quality Korean ginseng. If you want to visit Yihan, you will not refuse this rare gift.

The next day, You Yihan received a gift and a farewell application from the North Korean envoy early in the morning. He was not surprised by this. After answering Li Bo's question yesterday, he guessed that the North Korean prince couldn't stay any longer. Although

The other party did not stay in Hong Kong for a long time, but You Yihan believed that the reception was impeccable, and he basically implemented the intention of Fort Victory, allowing Li Bo to fully experience the prosperity of Hong Kong and Haihan's experience in operating trade.

Outstanding ability. The task has been completed. Now that Li Shu has decided to leave, You Yihan will not try to persuade him to stay.

After leaving Hong Kong, the fleet Li Bo and his party sailed around the island to the west, passed through the Sulfur Strait, and then headed southwest. When passing through the waters near Dawanshan Island, the diplomats on board did not lose the opportunity to greet Li Bo and his party.

It introduces the special status of this small island in the history of Haihan. Back then, Haihan relied on the shore defenses of Dawanshan Island to severely damage the invading pirate fleet of Liu Xiang, and then captured the Pearl River Estuary in one fell swoop.

of control.

However, after Haihan occupied Hong Kong Island, the naval garrison was moved from the small harbor of Tai Wan Shan Island to Ap Lei Chau on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Due to the limited development space of Tai Wan Shan Island, its military functions were basically removed.

, retaining part of its functions as a cargo transfer station, it was later taken over by the Haihan Ministry of Agriculture and used as a specialized fishing port.

After setting off, Li Bo specifically inquired about the upcoming flight arrangements and determined that he would fly directly to Sanya without any further stops on the way. He felt much more relaxed.

During this trip to the south, he stopped and visited many times. Although he gained a lot of knowledge, Li Bo was indeed a little tired of dealing with diplomatic affairs. He is not a politician who is good at dancing, and this is the first time he has handled foreign affairs activities alone.

, his opponent is still the shrewd and powerful Haihan people. Being able to deal with senior officials of Haihan for so many days without being humble or arrogant is almost the upper limit of what he can do at present.

After arriving in Hong Kong, Li Bo could clearly feel that he was tired, not only from the physical fatigue caused by the long journey, but also from the intensive diplomatic interactions and exhaustive thinking about the problem. Although he found it here

The book "The Rise of the South China Sea" was an unexpected surprise, but Li Bo finally figured out that the answer he was looking for could only be obtained by going to Sanya.

However, all good things are hard to come by. There is still more than a thousand miles of voyage from Hong Kong to Sanya, but the weather conditions during this period were not ideal. Not long after the fleet left the Pearl River Estuary, there were storms and waves on the sea. For safety reasons, the fleet could only

We chose to sail north to the mainland to avoid the wind and waves. As a result, our voyage, which had no planned stopovers, had to stay at a fishing port near Yangjiang for two days due to weather conditions.

After the weather improved, the fleet set off south again. This time it was smooth sailing. Only one day later, the outline of Hainan Island was already visible on the sea level ahead.

After hearing the news, Li Bo also came to the deck from the cabin and looked at the large island that was regarded as the homeland of Haihan Kingdom with the help of a telescope. However, the fleet was still quite far from the coastline at this time, and Li Bo could only see through the telescope.

The outline of the land is relatively vague. But it doesn't matter. Since we have seen the coastline, Sanya must not be far away. Li Meng excitedly told his men to go to the cabin to pack their luggage first.

In fact, the coastline Li Bo saw at this time was the Tonggujiao area on the east coast of Hainan Island. It is still several hundred miles away from Sanya. It still takes a day to reach Sanya in the south of the island at normal speed. This is probably because Li Bo

I have no idea about the size of Hainan Island, and I didn’t expect that there is still quite a distance to go around the island.
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