Chapter 2220

As the national power and influence of Haihan increased year by year, businessmen from the Ming Dynasty finally chose to naturalize in Haihan. Such things are not uncommon in the past few years. However, considering their foundation and interests in the Ming Dynasty, the method of naturalization

It is not necessarily the case that these big businessmen themselves gave up their status as citizens of the Ming Dynasty and joined Haihan. Many of them asked their family members to become citizens.

In this way, the various assets and businesses they invest in Haihan can be legitimately managed and managed by "Haihan nationals", which will reduce many daily troubles caused by nationality issues.

Profit considerations will make these wealthy businessmen and dignitaries who have a deep cooperative relationship with Haihan place bets on both ends of the Ming Dynasty and Haihan, so that no matter what happens to either end, they will have a way out. Haihan executives know this very well.

We will not interfere with their operations. As long as these people can provide resources for Haihan's development, it doesn't matter if their stance swings.

As for businessmen groups like Yangzhou salt merchants who operate special industries, Haihan's senior management has always been willing to win over them. After all, the industry they operate is related to the national economy and people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty. If Haihan can intervene in some secret way, then

In the future, we will be able to exert influence on the Ming Dynasty society in this field. This is an effect that is difficult to achieve by relying on traditional military means.

Providing military support to Huizhou salt merchants, training armed personnel for them and selling them advanced weapons is Haihan's first step in wooing them. Although these services charge extremely high fees, what Haihan can provide

These projects are a seller's market. Even if the price is several times more expensive, Huizhou salt merchants will still pay without hesitation in order to protect themselves.

Although the price is extremely expensive, Huizhou salt merchants will soon realize that this investment is worth the money, and only Haihan in the world can provide this special military support, and there are no other options to choose from.

When trade and military affairs have established in-depth cooperative relations with Haihan, it will be easier to further win over these Yangzhou salt merchants. At that time, changing nationalities and marrying are all optional methods. However, Yuan Tao's step is to take

In front of the official, even the Military Intelligence Bureau has not made relevant plans, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain of this mission.

But in fact, people with similar plans are not only Dai Yingda who has seen the strength of Jindun. Ma Zhengping, who has been in Zhoushan for a while, obviously has a much deeper understanding of Haihan Kingdom than Dai Yingda who is far away in Yangzhou, and he is also an early

That’s when I started to think about in-depth cooperation with Haihan.

Regarding military training, arms trading and salt trade, these cooperation projects need to be discussed and decided by the seven major surnames. Ma Zhengping cannot make the decision alone. However, during this period of inspections in various places in Zhoushan, he learned a lot from various channels.

Regarding the situation of foreign businessmen operating industries in Haihan, of course they have their own calculations in mind.

The business store built by Ma Zhengping in the Zhoushan enclosure is not owned by him personally. The cost is jointly funded by the seven major surnames, and it will be jointly operated by each after it is completed. Although there will be some oil and water in the construction process, this small amount of money will be beneficial to

It didn't mean much to Ma Zhengping, and he didn't want to focus on it.

What really touched Ma Zhengping was his contact with Duan Tiancheng during the process of allowing the salt merchant's children to enter the Zhoushan military camp for training.

Ma Zhengping first met Duan Tiancheng through the fabric merchant Xuan Xiangming. Later, Duan Tiancheng became an instructor for the salt merchant's children, and Ma Zhengping had more opportunities to have direct contact with him. When he learned that Duan Tiancheng was also from the Ming Dynasty, he joined Haihan

After joining the army, I got the chance to be promoted, and my mind became active.

Since Ming Han people can serve as officials in Haihan, others can do the same. Ma Zhengping believes that his own children certainly have such qualifications. Therefore, he gave special instructions to the children of the Ma family who are currently training in the military, asking them to study hard.

Those who have worked hard to practice the military skills taught by Haihan must have outstanding performance among this group of trainees.

Ma Zhengping believes that people with outstanding abilities will have more opportunities no matter where they are, so he hopes that his children can seize this training opportunity and use their strength to win the attention of the Haihan military. When the time comes, he will

With a little effort on Duan Tiancheng's side, he might be able to arrange for a few of his own children to serve in the Haihan Army.

Since the family has abundant financial resources, they will naturally try to support these children to strive for promotion opportunities in the Haihan Army. After a few years, the Ma family also has several Haihan officers like Duan Tiancheng, whether in the Ming Dynasty or in the Haihan Army.

Han, this will be a powerful boost.

Of course, this road may not be too smooth. After all, as far as he knows, promotion in the Haihan Army relies on the accumulation of military merit. There is no such thing as selling an official position and getting a title. The children of the Ma family probably have to go through several life-and-death combat operations.

Will climb to an influential position. Therefore, Ma Zhengping hopes to arrange a few more children to join the Haihan Army, so that even if some people are lost on the battlefield in the process, at least the entire army will not be easily wiped out.

In addition, Ma Zhengping also learned that Haihan would also recruit scholars from the Ming Dynasty, and after special training, they would be sent overseas to serve as officials. However, this kind of assessment is said to be quite strict, and it is far from enough to only be able to read and hyphenate, and

Scholars with meritorious status will receive more preferential treatment.

The families of the seven surnames are well-off, and naturally they have cultivated many descendants of Congwen, many of whom are powerful characters who have achieved fame. However, most of these people with fame have bet their futures on the Ming Dynasty, hoping that through the family

They need to use their financial resources to find a good career path. If they were allowed to work in a foreign country overseas, nine out of ten people would reject it outright.

Ma Zhengping stayed in Zhoushan for less than a month and already had a rough plan. He wanted to select outstanding young people from the tribe to naturalize as Haihan, or join the army or take exams, and try to enter the Haihan officialdom for long-term development. If these two

If the road is not suitable for you, then you can continue your old business and run your family's business in Haihan.

Of course, before that, he first had to select an industry in Haihan that could be operated for a long time, set up a framework, and then select people from the family to take charge of the operation.

On this day, Ma Zhengping invited Duan Tiancheng and Xuan Xiangming out for dinner, and asked them for advice on where to start if he wanted to find some stable industries to operate in Haihan.

In fact, this was not the first time that Ma Zhengping asked them about similar things. After Xuan Xiangming heard his intention, he immediately responded: "Brother Ma, if you want to run a long-term business in Zhoushan, the most stable one is

It's infrastructure and shipping. I remember I told you about these two businesses before. I wonder if you have tried them to understand them?"

There was no business conflict between Xuan Xiangming and Ma Zhengping, so the advice he gave was very straightforward. The Zhoushan authorities are strict about land management, and it is impossible for foreign businessmen to enclose large amounts of land in Zhoushan, so Zhoushan is open to foreign businessmen.

The scope of operable infrastructure projects is actually relatively narrow, that is, spending money to build ports, terminals, supporting roads, warehousing and other facilities, and then collecting user fees to repay the costs and make profits.

But the problem is that this kind of project must be constructed in accordance with the standards proposed by Haihan officials, and must also accept official supervision during the construction process. These factors will lead to a very large amount of initial investment, coupled with a relatively long period of

The construction period and the subsequent cost recovery period will be very long. It may take ten or eight years to recover the cost and start making profits, and this is definitely not a good deal for most businessmen.

Although the profit prospects of such projects are not good, there are still businessmen willing to take over such projects, but their purpose is often not for short-term profits. This type of infrastructure project is of course more important to the Zhoushan authorities.

The more the better. The addition of external capital will save the government a lot of resources, so the government will definitely be happy to see the results.

Taking the initiative to take on this kind of project can easily win the favor of the Zhoushan authorities. If you want to operate here for a long time, it is particularly necessary to establish a good relationship with the officials. Investing in real estate will undoubtedly better demonstrate your long-term operation here.

Determined, this kind of business is also the most popular target among the officials.

Moreover, in the long run, this kind of project will never lose money. If you are still operating in the shipping industry, then having your own cargo terminal and related facilities can greatly save operating costs. Therefore, Xuan Xiangming’s suggestion to Ma Zhengping was

It is to package port infrastructure and shipping. If you want to do both, it will be more cost-effective.

Ma Zhengping smiled bitterly and said: "Repairing docks and running ships are all big businesses, and after investing, you won't see the money coming back in a short time. I'm really embarrassed."

Xuan Xiangming shook his head and said: "Although the investment in these businesses is high, the long-term returns are stable, and with Haihan guarding this place, there is almost no business risk at all. Although it is not as profitable as selling salt, Brother Ma

If you ask for a stable industry, then not many businesses can be more stable than this."

Ma Zhengping smiled and said: "Brother Xuan, the business you do is no worse than this in terms of stability!"

Xuan Xiangming waved his hand and said: "Brother Ma is not as good as he thought! There are hundreds of fabric merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Brother Ma may not have imagined how fierce the competition in this industry is. The light was opened on Zhoushan Island

There are more than 30 similar shops. I am based in Zhoushan, and I am worried that if I am not here for a long time, my business will be taken away by my peers. With so many people doing this business, it is conceivable that the profits of the business will also be lost.

I will be forced to lower my salary. If I don’t see any improvement after another year or two, I will plan to change my career to something else.”

Ma Zhengping joked: "Is it possible that Brother Xuan also wants to build a pier and start a boat trip?"

Xuan Xiangming shook his head and said: "I don't have enough capital, so I really can't do this business. I can only look at opening a farm on a few hundred acres of land on Taiwan Island in the south. I heard that many businessmen from Fuzhou and Guangzhou are doing this.

Purchasing land in Taiwan is a good way out for local owners.”

Ma Zhengping said: "I've heard people talk about the various benefits of Taiwan Island recently, but it's just too far away. I have to find an opportunity to see the local conditions in person."

Duan Tiancheng interjected at this time: "If Boss Ma is determined to develop in Taiwan Island, I can make arrangements for him. I have a few friends in the local government who can provide some care."

Ma Zhengping hesitated for a moment before responding: "Thank you, Master Duan, for your kindness, but let's wait until we send this group of people to complete their training! If you don't keep an eye on these guys, I will feel a little uneasy after all!"

Compared to businesses such as dock repair and shipbuilding, Ma Zhengping is of course more willing to accept the traditional investment method of buying land and growing grain. However, he also heard that Taiwan Island is still thousands of miles away from Zhoushan, which is really a bit far.

You wouldn’t feel at ease investing in such a far away place without seeing it with your own eyes.

Duan Tiancheng said: "Actually, the qualifications of these people you sent are pretty good. Most of them have a cultural foundation and can write and calculate. They are much better than the soldiers our country recruits from the private sector. If they are in our Haihan Army,

People with such qualifications are generally selected and trained as reserve officers."

Ma Zhengping said: "Master Duan is really overly complimentary. If there is anything wrong with these boys, please train them hard. Don't feel bad!"

Ma Zhengping was worried that what Duan Tiancheng said was just polite words, but Duan Tiancheng didn't have so many twists and turns in his stomach, and what he said was the truth. These salt merchants' children have been sent to private schools since they were young, and there are many elders in the family.

He is a businessman, and he has mastered basic arithmetic skills very early. There are also talents like Dai Chengrong who have practiced martial arts since childhood, and their qualifications are indeed quite good. Moreover, because of their better family background, these people have been well fed and clothed since childhood.

My nutrition keeps up, so my physical fitness is better than that of ordinary people.

With soldiers with such qualifications, it would be good if the Haihan Army can recruit at most one or two out of a hundred recruits, and they will definitely be regarded as key training targets. Duan Tiancheng's conditions were similar to this when he first joined the army. He himself had

I have personally experienced this process, so I can express my feelings.

Duan Tiancheng smiled and said: "If some of these people want to stay in our country of Haihan for development in the future, what will Boss Ma think?"

Ma Zhengping said: "Children from other families cannot be controlled by me. If they are children of my Ma family, then I should not object. Water flows to lower places and people go to higher places. If you can develop in your country, it should be better than returning to Yangzhou."

A salt dealer has a better future. Even if things don't go well, it's still a good thing to go outside and broaden your horizons."

"Boss Ma is really an enlightened person!" Duan Tiancheng was quite satisfied with his statement.

In fact, the question raised by Duan Tiancheng did not entirely represent his personal views, but Shi Diwen already had some other thoughts after understanding the situation of this group of students.

For local chief executives like Shi Diwen, constantly attracting talents from the outside world for their own use is an effective measure to consolidate their own power and prestige. Compared with officials assigned from Sanya, Shi Diwen obviously prefers those who work in Sanya.

Direct lineage personnel trained and trained under his own rule. As for whether these people are the children of salt merchants or some other status, there is no need to worry.
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