Chapter 2634

Of course, steelmaking is not Haihan's unique skill. Other countries have already mastered the basic smelting methods. But how can we smelt large quantities of refined steel at extremely low cost and use it as raw materials to produce large quantities of steel with extremely high efficiency?

Weapons and equipment with exquisite craftsmanship and reliable performance are not something that the Ming Dynasty and other countries can achieve. Only Haihan, which has begun the industrialization process, can achieve it.

With North Korea's current national strength, if it wants to manufacture such weapons and equipment on its own, the cost will be astonishingly high, and the quality may not be reliable. Since Haihan provides ready-made standard equipment, and it is more economical and trouble-free than making it yourself, then it is

It's not difficult to make a choice.

But Zhu Zian also immediately thought of a deeper problem. If a country relies on other countries for its most sophisticated weapons and equipment, how much strength can this country have? It is no wonder that the North Korean Congress has become a wallflower, seeing the Ming Dynasty

With his power declining, he turned around and defected to Haihan.

But think about it again. Didn’t the Ming Dynasty also have to purchase weapons and equipment from foreigners? From the purchase of Portuguese artillery during the Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua periods, to the secret smuggling of Haihan arms later, the Ming Dynasty also spent a lot of money on external weapons and equipment.

However, relying on these means to enhance the strength of the Ming army was ultimately insufficient, and it was still unable to withstand the decline caused by internal and external troubles.

Zhu Zian's thoughts were flowing, while the conversation between Yang Yun and everyone continued. Of course, North Korea and Japan were not willing to have a huge trade deficit with Haihan, especially North Korea, which had a closer relationship with Haihan, and had been trying to

Use the technology provided by Haihan to upgrade some industries to enhance its position in international trade.

However, it seems that the results of such efforts are not satisfactory so far. North Korea still mainly exports low-value raw materials. The so-called high-end goods produced after its industrial upgrading are still difficult to be included in the purchase list of Haihan merchants.

"When you go to North Korea, if you see souvenirs that you are interested in, you can buy some. As for other things, you can just look at them. It is not worth spending money." Yang Yun paused and then continued: "I want to come to North Korea.

The officials should also prepare generous gifts and give away everything they can get. By then, everyone will be able to have a general understanding of the local products. On the other hand, Japan, although it has an old grudge with our country, has its own characteristics since the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The culture that has been passed down and some of the handicrafts there are pretty good.”

Bai Letong said: "You can often see exquisite utensils such as Japanese lacquerware in the market in Sanya, and the selling prices are not cheap."

Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "This kind of thing is limited by the production process and has extremely limited production capacity. It is rare on the market, so it is naturally expensive."

Tao Hongfang has stayed in the Ministry of Commerce for a long time, and his perspective on things is more rational, and he does not consider too much added value such as culture and art. The Japanese lacquerware sent to the Sanya market through ocean shipping is in

It seems to him that it is far less practical than the porcelain and glassware produced in the country. Buying that thing is just a curiosity and just a collection of ornaments at home.

Yang Yundao: "One more thing, I forgot to mention just now. In order to cooperate with this mission, Mr. Shi specially temporarily recruited officials who are familiar with the situation in North Korea and Japan to accompany you. They are the two people who came to introduce the immigration situation to you earlier.

"

Tao Hongfang asked: "But the two people just now seemed to be civilians. Can they carry out diplomatic missions?"

Yang Yundao: "It is precisely because they are civilians that they truly understand the local customs and customs, and they can also serve as translators in the mission. As for real diplomatic negotiations, our country's overseas officials will be responsible for assisting you.

, don’t worry about this.”

Both Xiunian and Yin Changxing came from grassroots backgrounds and had a good understanding of the public sentiments of North Korea and Japan. They were sent to accompany the mission mainly as consultants to advise the mission. Diplomacy was not their task. However, such transfers were all from the East China Sea Region.

As for internal affairs, they actually have no right to comment on Shi Diwen's decision.

The next day, at the invitation of Wang Anguo, Tao Hongfang and others went to the temporary residence of the immigrants to check on their training before their trip.

Among the immigrants who were about to follow Wang Anguo to settle on the other side of the ocean, most of them were recruited through various channels, except for a group of technocrats with official transfer orders.

Of course, these people are willing to leave their homes and settle thousands of miles away, not because they admire Tom Wang so much that they want to follow him at all costs. People with that kind of thinking had already followed Tom Wang three years ago.

.People who join the immigration team today are basically fancying the preferential treatment provided by the government, hoping to change their own destiny.

"As long as they arrive at their destination alive, everyone will get a place to live, land, and a generous settlement allowance, and they won't have to pay any taxes to the government for the next ten years. If they want to run a farm locally, or something else

If they don’t have enough capital for their business, we will also try to provide support, such as providing them with interest-free loans, various seedlings, poultry and livestock, in short, we will ensure that they can all have a good livelihood.”

While Wang Anguo looked at these immigrants who were learning deck operation commands, he introduced their situation to Tao Hongfang and others: "This time we have recruited more than a thousand immigrants. Although it is not many, if we can get off to a good start, then

In the future, we can slowly build this transoceanic route and continue to recruit immigrants from the country and transport them there."

Ning Zijing smiled and said: "Brother An Guo, you really spent a lot of money on your recruitment conditions!"

Wang Anguo responded with a wry smile: "There is nothing we can do about it. Otherwise, who would be willing to drift on the sea for several months and settle in such a far away place? And maybe after going there, they will never be able to return to their hometown again in this life."

If we were to recruit people to reclaim wasteland in Taiwan under the same conditions, we would have recruited tens of thousands of people!"

Compared with Taiwan Island, which is close to the East Asian mainland, the cost of immigrating to North America is obviously much higher. Although the advance fleet has established a foothold in North America and established a colonial area, and the development momentum seems to be good, it wants to attract domestic

It is still very difficult for people to settle locally. Even though the official promised excellent immigration conditions and started recruiting from various parts of the country several months ago, the number of people recruited in the end was still not ideal.

If the cost of ocean transportation is added to the cost, the cost of recruiting a single immigrant to North America is at least ten times that of Taiwan Island and five times that of the South China Sea. It is still a huge expense. And the North American Colonial Zone was only established three years ago.

This expenditure alone already occupies a considerable part of its financial budget.
Chapter completed!