Chapter 1904 Behind the Prosperity

Of course, it is impossible for Haihan Bank to open an office near the coastal defense fort. Such a huge advertising sign is really just to create a sense of presence. However, this kind of presence cannot be obtained with money. Luhuitou Peninsula and

The waterways entering and exiting Sanya Port are all military-controlled areas. To place advertisements here, you must first obtain a license from the military. This alone is enough to dissuade most businessmen with ideas.

Of course, Li Ming knew very well where the special status of Haihan Bank came from. In fact, starting from Zhoushan Island, every stop he stopped on his way south, even including Zhangzhou City in Fujian Province, which was still under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, could be traced back to Zhoushan Island.

Seeing the Haihan Bank's signature advertisement in a conspicuous place shows its great influence. Businessmen from all over the world can safely deposit their money in Haihan Bank, and even transactions are settled through the bank. These advertisements also play a subtle role.

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If Li Ming knew that North Korea was currently preparing to borrow money from Haihan Bank in the name of the state, then he would definitely have a deeper impression of this Haihan financial institution. Haihan Bank's business targets are not just private individuals. When necessary, people like North Korea

Such countries will also become its customers.

However, North Korea is not the first country to borrow money from Haihan Bank in the name of the country. Most of the countries that purchased Haihan arms in large quantities in the early years had limited economic conditions. In addition to bartering and pledging population and land for payment, they also

One solution is for Haihan Bank to provide special loans, that is, the funds can only be used to purchase arms from Haihan. However, North Korea is indeed the first company to apply for a loan because the national treasury is too empty to maintain the operation of state agencies.

"The signboard of your country's bank... is really impressive!" Li Bo hesitated for a moment before thinking of a more suitable adjective to praise the scene he saw in front of him.

Ning Qi responded: "Perhaps when the Crown Prince returns to China in the future, we will see similar signs in your country."

Li Fu thought that this possibility should not be "maybe", but "inevitable". Before he left Seoul, Haihan Bank's branch in Seoul had already opened for business. With the usual practice of Haihan people, it might have been already opened by this time.

It’s time to find a suitable place to erect a signboard along the Han River. But whether this kind of financial institution extending its tentacles into North Korea will be good or bad for North Korea’s future development, Li Bo has difficulty in making a clear decision because of his lack of relevant financial knowledge.

judge.

With the private dock as a reference for comparison, after completing a circle and returning to the Sanya Port, Li Bo noticed that the officially operated port was indeed the busiest area in the entire port area. The ships docked at the dock were densely packed, tall and short.

The complex masts look like a dense forest from a distance.

This is actually reasonable. The officially operated port is located next to the sea channel and at the intersection of two rivers. The location and environment are far from comparable to the inland river terminal. Moreover, the official port has complete loading and unloading facilities and the operation efficiency is higher.

It is far better than those private docks that can only rely on manpower to load and unload goods. The train station is next to the port, and it is far more convenient to complete transfers than private docks. Of course, while enjoying these conveniences, you also need to pay more

The cost is high, so some businessmen still choose to complete cargo loading and unloading at private docks.

Thanks to the shipping department with many professional talents, Haihan's professionalism in port operations is also ahead of its time. While Western counterparts are still complacent about finding a natural harbor in East Asia,

Haihan has developed and constructed more than ten large ports in just ten years, and most of them have entered a stage of good operation, playing the role of regional maritime trade hubs and creating a large amount of wealth for Haihan every year.

When he returned to the shore again, Li Pu noticed that almost all of the hard-working workers on the dock were dark-skinned and topless foreign workers, while the foremen were mostly dressed as Han Chinese, so he asked Zhou Hengxing about this.

Zhou Hengxing explained: "The prince is really careful. In fact, these workers are migrant workers without Haihan nationality, and some are even slaves. They don't understand Chinese or Chinese characters, so they can't engage in more demanding technical jobs."

, we can only arrange for them to do these simple manual jobs. They can support themselves by selling their labor, or even escape from slavery and get the opportunity to apply for our nationality."

Haihan has been using a large number of migrant workers in ports, mines, plantations and other places over the years. This has become a customary practice. The government also tacitly allows private owners to purchase and use slave labor in large quantities. However, in order to take care of public sentiment, these people are given

The coolies at the lowest level of local society may think that the Haihan official still implements the labor points system in various public and private labor camps, and has set corresponding standards for special treatment such as escaping from slavery and applying for Haihan citizenship to encourage these

Foreign labor slave work.

Of course, no matter which standard it is, it is extremely difficult to achieve. In the end, only a very small number of people can persist until the day when the conditions are met. And the vast majority of non-Haihan workers at the bottom can only use the labor they sold.

Those who can barely make ends meet and make a name for themselves in these places are either the ruthless characters chosen from a thousand, or the lucky ones who have cultivated enough blessings in their previous lives.

Li Bo naturally did not have such a deep understanding. He just lamented that Haihan had such a huge demand for labor and would deliberately accommodate so many foreign workers. Looking back at the several ports he visited on his way south, there seemed to be no such scene.

This may also be because those ports were closer to the Ming Dynasty and it was more convenient to introduce Han immigrants.

Because the North Korean team had a large number of people, Zhou Hengxing reserved an entire floor in a restaurant in the port area in advance. Otherwise, it would be difficult to arrange for dozens of people in a hurry. However, although he invited the North Korean team to dinner in his own name,

But the entertainment expenses will definitely still go to the public account. Fortunately, the Sanya Port Management Committee itself is also a fat and oily yamen. The meal cost can be reimbursed by Zhou Hengxing himself.

Ning Qi knew this very well, so he would not ask Zhou Hengxing if he planned to pay for it out of his own pocket. This is the basic operation of foreign affairs reception. If he were to do this, he would definitely handle it in the same way.

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The banquet was inevitably about big fish and meat. Seeing his subordinates feasting on the feast, Li Bo couldn't help but worry about their future lives. It is said that after enrolling, the students will have to eat the food provided by the collective cafeteria.

I'm afraid I won't have so much food for a whole month.

"How did the prince feel after seeing Sanya Port today?" Zhou Hengxing took the initiative to ask this question after toasting to Li Bo.

Li Pu thought for a while and then responded: "Sanya Port is a little smaller, so it seems a little cramped. If it were bigger, it would be more prosperous than now. But here is one city and two ports, and the shortcomings of Sanya Port are also

It can be supplemented by Victory Port, and the ports on both sides have their own division of labor, which is a unique development method."

Zhou Hengxing praised: "Your Majesty has a good vision, and all the issues he mentioned are on point. Sanya Port is limited by terrain and cannot build multiple large-scale cargo terminals like Victory Port, so we can only find another way to attract businesses by developing private terminals."

, in this way, while developing itself, it can also be regarded as playing a certain supplementary role to Victory Port."

The Executive Committee's planning for these two ports actually started before Operation Time Travel, but the actual development and construction process also made many adjustments due to the specific conditions of this time and space. The development model of Sanya Port maximized the use of external resources.

, greatly reducing Haihan’s burden and effectively reducing development time.

But every gain must come with a loss. Due to the emergence of a large number of private industries in the port area, Haihan's layout planning and specific implementation of Sanya Port are far less complete than those of Victory Port. In addition, most of the immigrants arriving in the port now come from Sanya Port.

Therefore, many immigrants will choose to find a place to stay in Sanya Port nearby. As a result, large slums have spontaneously formed near the banks of the upper reaches of the two rivers.

According to incomplete statistics, there are at least more than 10,000 foreign workers temporarily living in these slums. Due to the large number of nationalities and races of the residents, it is also difficult for Haihan officials to manage these places, which will inevitably affect the local people.

The public security situation has gradually become a high-incidence area for local security cases in Sanya in recent years.

In view of the fact that Haihan’s population and household registration policies are difficult to change in a short period of time, and the social problems existing in Sanya Port are difficult to be cured, there are not many measures Zhou Hengxing can take at present, except to strengthen public security measures.

, are also trying to provide these foreign workers with better living facilities, as well as vocational training and education opportunities, by improving their quality of life and cultural level, to change their original concepts and learn to abide by Haihan's laws and regulations.

These soft measures will not have an immediate effect, but in the long run, they will still play a positive role in improving the local social environment. Thanks to Zhou Hengxing's sitting in this position for a long enough time, if it is two or three years,

If the official in charge is replaced, it will most likely lead to political collapse and it will be difficult to achieve long-term effects.

However, these dark sides wrapped under the glamorous coat cannot be seen by a casual itinerary like Li Bo. What Haihan officials showed him were the bustling docks, eye-catching signboards, luxurious banquets, and

Various achievements from industrial construction. What he could see of Haihan was a prosperous, wealthy and safe place, an existence worthy of North Korea's refuge and emulation.

Of course, Li Bo will stay in Haihan for two years. Sooner or later, he will come into contact with those hidden places, but the preconceived impression is very important. As long as he thinks that Haihan is a developed and prosperous country, there will be many unsatisfactory places.

It will also be automatically ignored by it.

The North Korean students will not consider such a high level. They are still immersed in what they saw and heard today. Compared with the places they have been to in their lives, the prosperity of the capital city of Haihan has exceeded them.

imagination, which also gave them a clearer understanding of Haihan's national power.

After Andao Shi filled his stomach, he turned his attention to the outside of the restaurant. Looking out from where he sat, he could just see the hills of the Luhuitou Peninsula.

According to what he knows so far, the army base and military academy of the Haihan Army are located on the Luhuitou Peninsula, which means that in the next period of time, he will go there to receive military training. It is far away from the final destination.

Being so close, Andao Shi really couldn't wait to see what the base on the other side of the hills looked like.

However, today's itinerary did not include a visit to the army base, so his idea has not yet been realized. After the sumptuous lunch, according to the previously scheduled arrangement, they will visit the Victory Port Shipyard

.Although Andoshi has no interest in shipbuilding, this is an official arrangement and he can only choose to obey it.

But just when the group was full and ready to leave the restaurant for the next stop, they met Yan Chujie outside the restaurant who was riding a carriage to the army base for business.

Yan Chujie saw Ning Qi in the car, so he took the initiative to stop and ask about their arrangements. Seeing that all the North Korean officer cadets seemed to be present, Yan Chujie took the initiative and said, "Why don't you let the naval officers follow you, and the other officer cadets will follow?"

I went to Luhuitou Base to familiarize myself with the environment and go through the admission procedures."

Although this arrangement was a bit sudden, Li Bo agreed immediately and let An Daoshi and others go with Yan Chujie. He actually didn't know why Yan Chujie temporarily changed the arrangement for the officer cadets, but he wanted to give the cadets the opportunity to follow the sea

Han, the Defense Secretary, almost always does no harm in using condoms.

In fact, Yan Chujie did this just on a whim. The reason he went to the army base was that this afternoon was a training performance assessment for a group of foreign military cadets. He personally served as the examiner to show how much the Haihan military attached great importance to this. Originally, this

The activity did not include North Koreans at all, but they happened to meet them not far from the base. Yan Chujie wanted to take the North Korean students there to open their eyes and let them understand the impact they would receive during the next period.

What kind of training, and how will military skills be improved after receiving Haihan training?

An Daoshi and others were naturally very excited. The top leader of the Haihan military took him to the base to go through the enrollment procedures. This was quite an arrangement. As for the deep meaning behind this arrangement, no one dared to do so at the moment.

Go ask Yan Chujie.

In order to bring this group of temporary members, Yan Chujie's subordinates hired two large trucks nearby to pull goods. Anyway, it is only three or four miles from here to the base, so they will be there soon. Although the North Korean students

I felt that it was a bit demeaning to ride this trolley through the streets, but no one dared to complain.
Chapter completed!