Chapter 2633

People present would not sympathize with Zhu Zian's thoughts, because when Tao Hongfang and others began to understand, Zhoushan Island was already controlled by Haihan. In their perception, it can be said to be the inherent territory of their country.

One of the important reasons why Haihan forcibly captured Zhoushan at that time was to open up the northern sea route and obtain more immigrants from the northern coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty.

In their view, the function of the Ming Dynasty at that time was to provide raw materials, markets and labor force for Haihan. The introduction of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty was just a conventional practice and there was nothing wrong with it. Haihan's immigration measures solved a lot of problems for the Ming Dynasty.

The famine population and war refugees prevented the occurrence of more serious civil strife in the Ming Dynasty. This was a beneficial approach for both parties. It cannot be said that Shanghai and Han unilaterally harmed the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

The local officials in some areas of the Ming Dynasty were deaf and dumb to Haihan's immigration measures, perhaps because they wanted to use Haihan's help to reduce local pressure. It was better to let the Haihan people pick up the homeless refugees than to do nothing.

Watch them rise up and cause chaos.

Of course, even if such an approach is not supported by the Ming Dynasty, Haihan has no intention of seeking a consensus between the two parties. As Ha Jianyi said, what can the Ming Dynasty do if he does not agree? Is it possible to mobilize troops and horses along the coast?

Can the region start a full-scale war with Haihan?

Of course Zhu Zian knew that was impossible. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was suffering from internal and external troubles, and it was simply unable to start a war with a powerful enemy like Haihan. Even if he was unwilling to accept Haihan's cannibalizing methods, he could only swallow his anger and avoid the outbreak of conflict.

Even the Ming Dynasty is still so conciliatory. If you think about it, the situation of North Korea and Japan will only be worse, and there is no possibility of resistance.

If Zhu Zian had just asked Xiunian from the Foreign Affairs Office a few more questions, he might have a clearer understanding of this situation. When the Haihan Army invaded the Hirado Domain, after the war, the life on Hirado Island was almost wiped out.

They kidnapped all the people and burned Hirado City to the ground, leaving no room at all. In comparison, Haihan's measures to obtain immigrants in the Ming Dynasty were considered very mild.

Tao Hongfang and others have limited interest in the immigration issue. What they are more concerned about is the current international trade situation. Although they can learn relevant information from other channels, they definitely do not have the ability to obtain first-hand data here.

Intuitive. Moreover, Yang Yun has been based in Zhoushan for more than ten years, and he has the clearest understanding of the trade development here. If anyone has any questions, he can get more reliable answers from him.

The first question Yang Yun answered was which of the two countries, North Korea and Japan, has stronger purchasing power and is more suitable to become Haihan's trade partner: "In terms of purchasing power, Japan is much stronger than North Korea. The reason is also very simple. Japan

There are Sado Gold Mine and Iwami Silver Mine, which can produce a large amount of gold and silver, so naturally the purchasing power is not bad. However, North Korea has not many proven gold and silver mines, which is slightly inferior in comparison. If Japan's purchasing power is set as

Ten points, then North Korea is probably around six to seven points."

Tao Hongfang interjected: "But I have heard people say that North Korea is rich in mineral resources. The Mining Department of the Ministry of Industry sends people to North Korea every year to prospect and organize mining work. Isn't it possible to make money from developing these minerals?"

Yang Yundao: "I am a layman on this and don't know much about this. However, most of North Korea's minerals are in the northern part of the peninsula, while the most trade with Zhoushan is in the southern region. I probably won't benefit much from it. And even if they can mine minerals, Smelting and processing also have to rely on my country. Even coal and iron, which produces the most, were established with the help of my country. Large smelting plants were built with the help of China. I heard that they did not understand the value of some precious minerals that were used in Sanya, and they did not know the value of them. If you have processing capabilities, you can’t sell it at a good price.”

Although Yang Yun claims to be an outsider on this matter, he has actually stated the objective current situation. North Korea's mineral deposits are actually far richer than Japan's, and the reserves and quality are also very valuable for mining. In addition to coal and iron, there are quite a few that can be used

Mineral deposits for industrial development have not been developed. Such as copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, phosphorus, graphite, mica, etc., there are many mineral deposits that Haihan needs.

However, North Korea, which is sitting on the cornucopia, does not have the ability to mine and utilize these mineral deposits, and it does not even know their uses. This naturally makes it easier for Haihan to mine and transport some precious minerals back at very low cost.

Domestically, it is used for industrial manufacturing. But for North Korea, selling these mineral deposits to Haihan at extremely low prices does not bring much profit. It is just in exchange for the benefits Haihan provides in other aspects.

Ha Jianyi asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Yang, what are the commodities that these two countries buy the most from Zhoushan?"

Yang Yun responded: "What they buy the most are actually more traditional commodities, such as porcelain, tea, high-end textiles, etc., accounting for about 60 to 70% of the overall trade volume. The remaining part is unique to our country and is produced in large quantities.

industrial products, such as glassware, ironware, daily necessities, books, etc. There are also some more special trade items, such as shipbuilding, real estate, arms, etc., because there are full-time yamen in charge, they are not recorded in the general trade.

Statistics."

Zhu Zian couldn't help but ask after hearing this: "Mr. Yang, you mentioned before that North Korea is rich in coal and iron, so why do you still import large quantities of iron from Haihan?"

Yang Yun smiled and said: "The reason is very simple, because our country's iron tools can be produced in large quantities, so the cost is extremely low. Even with freight, the selling price is much lower than what they produce locally. For example, iron farm tools, Kitchen utensils and other commodities with high demand have almost been occupied by our country. In recent years, I heard that most of the North Korean folk blacksmith shops have closed down. Even those that are still open have basically changed their careers and are agents selling products made in my country. Finished product.”

Zhu Zian asked: "In this case, what should the iron ore produced locally be used for?"

Yang Yundao: "It mainly supplies smelting plants run by the government to make iron, and then makes some handmade ironware that requires high craftsmanship. Ordinary people cannot afford it. As for the parts they can't use, it is said that they will be disposed of at a very low price.

In our country, it is used to smelt refined steel. Hehe, North Koreans cannot learn these advanced smelting technologies!"

What Yang Yun said reminded Zhu Zian of what he had seen in Shandong before. He had seen weapons and armor made in Haihan obtained by the Ming army through some secret channels, and they were all made of fine steel with excellent materials.

, which is even better than the Ming Dynasty's own equipment, but its price is lower than the internal procurement price of the Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau.

Someone pointed out to him at the time that there was obviously only one reason why such a situation would occur, and that was Haihan's ability to produce these equipment at extremely low costs. In other words, Haihan's military production capacity was extremely high, so that the cost could be kept down.

to such a low level.
Chapter completed!