Chapter 263 Price Subsidy

Before Gu Kai recovered from the shock, Schneider stared at the wine glass in his hand and continued: "Of course, this part of the cost is just the labor fee for sending our troops to fight locally. As for the consumption of ammunition and materials,

The round-trip sea freight must be calculated separately. If there are casualties, the cost of treatment and pensions must also be borne by North Vietnam."

A profiteer! A total profiteer! Gu Kai could only sigh in his heart that he still thought too conservatively. How could a famous profiteer like Schneider just rip off and be done with it? This was simply preparing for a massive hemorrhage in North Vietnam!

Based on what Tao Donglai said at the seminar to strengthen the battalion establishment, once stationed in the war zone, even if there is no war, the "labor fee" paid by North Vietnam every day is by no means a small amount. As for after the war begins,

Gu Kai can probably estimate Schneider's thinking - the price of these ammunition supplies must be calculated based on the price sold to North Vietnam. The more they are used, the more they will make!

Schneider didn't pay attention to Gu Kai's somewhat stiff expression, and continued: "When the military and police department transports troops south, they can also take a look at any other places on the coastline that are suitable for capture, and come here too. What you just said

One thing is right. Since South Vietnam already has a firearms force, the only thing North Vietnam can do is to expand the scale of its firearms force. I don’t think it will be able to detonate troops just by relying on the training camp on the Do Son Peninsula.

We can definitely set up a few more military academies there. The faster we can detonate troops there, the more weapons we can sell."

Gu Kai waved his hand and said: "This won't work for the time being. We don't have that many people who can be sent overseas to serve as military consultants. Besides, we don't even have a regular military academy ourselves. The report from the Military and Police Department has been in the works for half a year.

The committee has always held back on the grounds that the time is not yet ripe. Even if a military academy is to be built, it will definitely be built in the base camp first."

"It doesn't matter, if it's built in the base camp, then let North Vietnamese officers come and study abroad. It will be faster to train senior officers specifically." Schneider obviously also understood the military exchange system of later generations, and he responded casually.

"Then have you roughly calculated the total military expenditure we are planning to ask for from North Vietnam?" Seeing that he was about to go off topic while talking, Gu Kai quickly changed the topic back to business.

"This depends on the length of the combat period arranged by the Military and Police Department. Anyway, if you are not going to the frontal battlefield, it will be calculated based on the number of days you are stationed. If you are participating in the war, consumption and the expenses I just mentioned will be added. In short, we must at least ensure that this troop dispatch can be

They need a lot of income. Haven't the military and police departments been clamoring that the military budget is insufficient? If you give them a chance to make money this time and perform well, it shouldn't be difficult to increase the establishment of another battalion next year." Schneider said about

I seem very confident in my assumptions.

"That's it, let's draft the draft of opinions separately tonight, and go over the agenda at the meeting tomorrow. If there are no big problems, then I will take a boat back to Black Earth Port the day after tomorrow." Gu Kai stood up and said goodbye to Schneider.

: "Thank you for the rice wine. If you have the opportunity to go to Heitu Port, I will also invite you to try the fruit wine we produce there."

"There is a military parade on New Year's Day. Don't you plan to go back after watching it?" Schneider also stood up to see him off.

Gu Kai shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it's too late. If we really have to send out troops next time, it will probably happen in the next few days. There are still many things in Heitu Port that need to be re-coordinated. I have to go back and keep an eye on them.

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Perhaps because too much attention was attracted by the domestic situation in Annan and the decision to intervene with force, the work summary meeting for the next two days seemed calm, and there were no major problems in the summary reports of various departments. Due to the implementation

The committee has focused part of its energy on the soon-to-be-implemented cross-sea operation plan, and the work arrangements for the new year proposed by various departments have also been successfully adopted. However, some organizational adjustments will be postponed until three days.

Further discussion and implementation will be held at the first anniversary meeting at the end of the month.

January 1, 1628, the twenty-fifth day of the winter lunar month in the seventh year of the Great Ming Dynasty. Although Emperor Chongzhen has been on the throne in Beijing for some time, according to the royal calendar, this year will still use the reign name of the late emperor Tianqi, and it will not be changed until the next year.

No. "Chongzhen".

For the time-travelling people, this is the first New Year after time-traveling, and it is a day worth celebrating. However, the naturalized people do not quite understand why the Haihan chiefs regard this very ordinary day as a celebration.

Festivals - "New Year's Day" in this period is the first day of the first lunar month. In the original time and space, it was not until 1949 that the first day of the first lunar month was changed to the Spring Festival, and the first day of the first month of the Gregorian calendar was designated as New Year's Day.

There have been various opinions within the Time Travel Group on the use of chronological methods, which are mainly divided into the AD calendar and the lunar calendar. In fact, both chronological methods have their own advantages and disadvantages. If only one chronological method is used, it will inevitably cause

There is confusion in some work. For example, most of the historical events in the database are recorded in the AD calendar, and it would be quite troublesome to convert them all into the lunar calendar. The Ming Dynasty, the biggest reliance of the Travel Group, is the lunar calendar. If it is simply

If the AD calendar is used, there will be a lot of inconveniences in business and cultural contact with the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after time travel, two sets of chronology methods have been used in parallel.

In order to commemorate the arrival of this day, the Executive Committee did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to create an atmosphere of fun with the people. All naturalized citizens were given a day off in turn and special meals during the holiday. Those who had been naturalized for more than one month were given

Each citizen received a one-yuan circulation coupon as a "special bonus." Although this move added a considerable expense to the Ministry of Civil Affairs' books, the Executive Committee believed that the money was well spent.

Not only does it win over people's hearts, but it will also stimulate local consumption to a certain extent and create an atmosphere of "festival consumption".

Of course, the most important thing is that after the residents get the money, they have no other place to use it. Basically, they can only go to the business district of Victory Port for consumption, and they can only buy those items that have received special subsidies from the Executive Committee, and the prices are astonishingly low.

goods, so after the money circulates outside, it will soon return to the hands of the executive committee. But despite this, the naturalized residents are also very grateful to the "good deeds" of the Haihan chiefs - this kind of

The act of handing out money to people door to door for no reason was something that had never been heard of in the past.

Yu Dashan hummed a little tune and walked into the "Shengli Department Store" located in the port business district. This store is a business unit under the Ministry of Civil Affairs and specializes in selling various daily necessities and commodities to naturalized residents. Because of its low price and high quality,

, it quickly became the most popular shop in the entire business district after its opening.

As soon as Yu Dashan stepped into the store, a waiter already greeted him: "Manager Yu is here! Please come in quickly!"

"Go and do your business, I'll greet you!" A thin middle-aged man waved his hand to signal the waiter to leave.

"Tailor Wang, I haven't had time to congratulate you on your promotion!" Yu Dashan said, cupping his hands towards the other party.

"Guanshi Yu, I'm not a tailor now!" The other party was obviously not satisfied with Yu Dashan's attitude, and pointed proudly at the sign sewn on his chest - a two-inch wide, half-inch high white cloth sign with a

The words "Store Manager" are sewn on the black silk thread.

"Okay, okay, Wang Dianmian, I made a mistake, I made a mistake!" Yu Dashan apologized to the other party with a smile.

"Does Wang's store look good? Please call me Manager Wang!" Wang Cai expressed his dissatisfaction.

The man named "Tailor Wang" by Yu Dashan was named Wang Cai. He was originally a small tailor in Yazhou. Later, he became a refugee due to bankruptcy. He was recruited by Yahang and settled in Shengli Port. In the first few months, it was always

Working in his old profession as a tailor, Wang Cai made the clothes that Yu Dashan ordered for Yu Xiaobao before he went to Guangzhou. Later, when the shipyard was trial-making sails, all the local tailors were temporarily recruited, and Wang

Cai seized this rare opportunity and came up with many ideas for the manufacturing process of sails. As a result, he received awards for meritorious service and was promoted exceptionally.

After that, Wang Cai also used his expertise to do some things. For example, Schneider ordered various fabrics from "Yongfeng Cloth Co., Ltd." in Guangzhou. The reference materials were collected and compiled by Wang Cai. Later, he was responsible for

Organized a group of tailors to complete the production of new military uniforms. The construction period and product quality were well received by the Military and Police Department. After several consecutive outstanding performances, the Ministry of Civil Affairs transferred him to the newly opened "Shengli Department Store".

Meet the manager.

This position does not seem to be directly related to his own job, but Wang Cai is also a smart man, and he knows that his real opportunity has just begun to come - the Haihan chiefs have created such a big situation, and sooner or later these industries under their control will have to be

It is left to the local naturalized people to take care of it, and those who can take the lead now will undoubtedly have a great advantage in the future. Even though it is just a grocery store now, with the ability of the Haihan officers, maybe in a few years

It will turn into a big trading company by the year, and by then I will be able to at least become a shopkeeper or something.

There are usually eight clerks in this department store. Including him as the supervisor, a total of nine people are responsible for store operations. As for accounts and import and export matters, Chuan Zhongzai from the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge. Generally, the clerks are responsible for greeting customers.

At work, Wang Cai was generally only responsible for providing services to those Haihan officers who wore red badges. However, for old acquaintances like Yu Dashan, Wang Cai was still happy to put down his arrogance and take the initiative to greet him.

"Manager Yu, have you been given a bonus? What are you going to buy today?" Wang Cai introduced to him enthusiastically: "A batch of fabrics just arrived from Guangzhou yesterday. Do you want to take a look? This is good stuff, Ya.

You may not be able to sell it in any state. You are now a senior manager after all, so don’t wander around in dirty work clothes after work."

Yu Dashan shook his head and said: "My son is in Guangzhou. If you want to buy fabrics, just let him buy it in Guangzhou."

Before Wang Cai could reply, a person standing next to him said: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. The price of fabrics sold here is cheaper than in Guangzhou!"

When Yu Dashan saw that he knew the person who was speaking, he quickly bowed and said, "Mr. Li!"

The person who interrupted was Li Nai, who had been living in Victory Port for more than two months. Originally, after the business house was completed, Li Nai's mission was completed and he could return to Guangzhou to do business. However, he seemed to have already lived in Victory Port.

Interested, he was not in a hurry to leave here. Instead, he let the merchant ships going south bring a lot of daily necessities, and even repaired books to go home, and asked his wife to go south to Qiongzhou Island. In Li Nai's view, there are too many things worth doing in this rapidly changing place.

Study and explore, although Shengli Port is far less prosperous than Guangzhou, life here has always had a pleasant sense of freshness and stability.

Of course Li Nai recognized Yu Dashan at first sight. In fact, after living in Victory Port for two months, he could already recognize more than half of the senior naturalized citizens working for the Haihan people. Li Nai also knew that Yu Dashan was

The first group of local residents to mention the affairs of the Haihan people, both father and son were highly regarded by the Haihan people. Before Li Nai went south, he had a lot of dealings with the Office of the People's Republic of China in Guangdong. Mr. Schneidersch went in and out of Guangzhou, always carrying his

The little follower is Yu Xiaobao, Yu Dashan's only son. Although Li Nai doesn't know what "vested interests" are, he also understands that people like Yu Dashan must already be the hard-core subordinates of the Haihan people, and it is almost impossible to take him anymore.

Treat him like an ordinary common man.

Li Nai briefly raised his hand, and then explained to Yu Dashan: "Manager Yu doesn't know something, but the price of the things sold in this store, whether they are fabrics or other goods, are shipped from outside, and are almost always lower than those from the place of origin.

cut."

Yu Dashan had a puzzled look on his face: "Why is this? The goods from Guangzhou are shipped across the sea, and with the freight, shouldn't the price be higher?"

Li Nai nodded and said: "It should be so. But the executive committee often purchases in bulk, and the purchase price is naturally lower than the retail price. Moreover, when selling to local people, the price is intentionally lowered. According to reports

From what I know about the market, the price of cloth here is only 20 to 30% lower than in Guangzhou."

"What Mr. Li means is that the Executive Committee transported these goods back from Guangzhou and then sold them to us common people at a loss?" Yu Dashan was simply unbelievable.

Li Nai nodded slightly and said: "That's about it. As for the goods produced locally, let alone those goods produced locally. If it weren't for the strict control of the Executive Committee, I'm afraid merchants from other places would have flocked to this department store to have a look.

And empty."

What Li Nai is talking about is one of the local civil policy strategies implemented by the Chuanchuan Group. Due to the collective ownership of production in the local area, all the proceeds from production activities are concentrated in the hands of the Chuanchuan Group for unified arrangements. In addition, the local government is the only one that can

The currency in normal circulation is issued by the Crossing Collective itself, so almost all social wealth is concentrated in the hands of the executive committee. At this time, some of the advantages of Haihan's implementation of this system can be fully reflected - ultra-low

Cost of living and price levels.

Except for the daily necessities provided to naturalized residents for free, other daily needs are almost all purchased by the foreign trade department, and then the price is subsidized, and they can even be sold in Victory Port at a price lower than the selling price at the place of origin.

Selling to the public. In this way, the executive committee is the only big buyer in the local area. If anyone can't see the direction of the wind and wants to open a store in Victory Port to retail daily necessities, they will probably lose everything. Li

From the very beginning, Nai had seen through the executive committee's trading method of buying high and selling low. Therefore, the business store opened by "Furuifeng" in Victory Port did not even consider selling goods at all, and only focused on pure service industry.

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The local people have also benefited a lot from this - although their income is still very low, not much different from the people under the Ming Dynasty, the low prices that the Executive Committee has kept locally have made the quality of life very different.

In addition, this has a ferocious effect on winning over people's hearts. As long as outsiders see the living standards of local naturalized people, almost 90% of them will choose to join the rule of the Haihan Executive Committee, and very few will do so again.

Some people want to return to live in the areas under the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this policy also has obvious drawbacks. Since naturalized citizens can enjoy material supplies at extremely low prices, it is inevitable that some people with small thoughts will want to use their status as naturalized citizens to speculate.
To be continued...