Chapter 463 Bonds

On September 7, 1629, the Qionglianfa Qiongxi expedition team consisting of seven ships arrived at Changhua Port. This expedition team did not come from Sanya, but set out from the mainland and spent time southward along the Leizhou Peninsula.

Qiongzhou Strait, then stayed in Qiongzhou Fucheng for a day, and then headed west via Danzhou to Changhua.

This delegation was originally supposed to arrive at Changhua Port three days ago, but encountered bad weather on the way and delayed the trip. But perhaps it was because the General Office of the People's Republic of China did a good job in promoting the project during the project promotion meeting.

After disembarking from the ship, a group of business representatives did not show any fatigue as expected after many days of running around. Instead, they excitedly asked Qiao Zhiya, who came to greet them, when they could go see the local development progress. Obviously, in

In the minds of these people, making money is the most important thing.

Qiao Zhiya only wanted to quickly lure these rich people into the pit, so naturally he wouldn't mind them jumping into the pit. He immediately responded: "Everyone, where you are now is actually part of the Changhua Development Site. It's only in Sanya.

A few months ago, this was just a small fishing village with less than 20 households, but you have all seen the current situation. More than 500 workers work here every day, constantly expanding the port, improving the facilities here, and receiving goods from all over the world.

Various tools and raw materials shipped from Sanya and other places. By the end of the year at the latest, the number of workers is very likely to double again. And the cargo handling capacity of this port will also surpass Qiongzhou Fucheng and become the third largest on Qiongzhou Island.

port."

As for the first two ports that Qiao Zhiya did not mention clearly, they naturally refer to Victory Port and Sanya Port. And the merchant representatives who listened to his introduction did not question this at all, and listened to Qiao Zhiya's words with a matter-of-fact expression.

explain.

"I think everyone already knows the reason why we built a large port here. Yes, that's right. There is a very large iron mine in the inland mountainous area about eighty miles away from here. As for how big it is,

To what extent?" Qiao Zhiya deliberately kept it off, and waited for a moment before continuing: "The iron buried in this place is enough to meet the entire Ming Dynasty's demand for iron. Please note that I am not talking about a year's weight, but

Hundreds of years!"

There was a low exclamation from the crowd, and there was no doubt that Qiao Zhiya's description deeply shocked them. But even though this statement sounded as mysterious as a fairy tale from heaven, no one still questioned Qiao Zhiya's statement.

Authenticity. The reason is also very simple. The outside world has long said that the Haihan people have some secret technique of prospecting and determining veins, and they specialize in finding large mineral veins that no one has discovered, such as the fields that Haihan is currently mining.

The large mineral deposits in the independent area and deeper inland, as well as the Heitugang coal mine in the north of Annan, known as Little Sanya, were all discovered by the Haihan people using this magical magic.

Almost all of these major shareholders and merchants have sent people to visit the Tiandu iron mine, and even the Damao Manganese Phosphate Mine, which is further away, some people have taken the trouble to visit it. As for the popularity of the Heitugang Coal Mine in Guangdong and Guangxi, it has surpassed that of Tiandu

In iron ore mines, the coal market in Lianzhou Prefecture, Gaozhou Prefecture and other places closest to the sea in the west of Guangdong and Guangxi has been almost monopolized by the cheap clean coal produced in Heitu Port, so that the local coal merchants have to either switch to other businesses or simply quit.

Established a relationship with the Heitu Port Management Committee and became the agent of the Heitu Port Coal Mine. Not to mention Qiongzhou Island, which has been riddled with holes by Haihan. Since the Heitu Port Coal Mine was put into operation, the small coal mines on Qiongzhou Island

They went bankrupt in less than half a year, and a large number of miners went south to join Haihan. Now there is no other source of coal on Qiongzhou Island.

Haihan's past brilliant achievements in mining development make it impossible to question the development plan they proposed. After all, in this field, no one dares to stand up and say that they are better than Haihan. As for what Qiao Zhiya claimed

Whether the hundreds of years were 300 or 500, no one planned to get to the bottom of it, because this issue was explained to them by Malik when they were in Guangzhou.

Of course, Malike is not talking about the specific reserves of Shilu Iron Mine, but the profit model of the bonds issued by Haihan. The benefits obtained from this kind of bonds are actually dividends from the development of Shilu Iron Mine.

Bonds, but their operation mode is closer to stocks. They will enjoy a certain proportion of dividends every year according to the number of holdings. The difference is that these bonds still have a stipulated repayment period. After the period, the principal will be returned and no longer enjoy dividends.

One of the things that attracts the most interest from investors is the high annual rebates. It only takes a few years to get back the principal by relying on the rebates, and the subsequent holding period is spent on buying and selling without capital.

As for the length of the profit period that investors are concerned about, it is directly linked to the number of immigrants introduced to Haihan by the buyer within a certain period of time. The Ministry of Commerce of Haihan has set the threshold for purchasing bonds relatively high this time. Different introductions

The number of immigrants and the total amount of bonds that can be purchased are also different. If investors want to obtain this considerable long-term income, in addition to sufficient capital, more importantly, they must be able to provide Haihan with a sufficient immigrant population.

Although the operation process is very troublesome, the return on investment is steadily higher than those development projects that Qiong Lianfa has invested in in the past. Moreover, those agricultural-related projects are very dependent on the weather, and they may not necessarily remain profitable every year.

.This mining operation is much more secure. If the scale of immigrants introduced is large enough, buying a fifty-year long-term bond in one go can leave a considerable amount of wealth to future generations - and even there is no need to spend energy to operate it.

This transaction can add an amount of income to the Haihan Bank account every year. This is a family heirloom for future generations to make money while lying down!

It was with this in mind that the shareholders of Qiong Lianfa came here to conduct a special on-site inspection. After receiving reconfirmation from Qiao Zhiya, the eyes of the merchant representatives present became brighter and brighter.

"If you have any questions, you can ask me at any time and I will try my best to answer them." Seeing that these people were agitated, Qiao Zhiya decided to strike while the iron was hot and add some more ingredients to them.

"Director Qiao, please tell me how to develop this iron mine, which is eighty miles away from the sea. Is it possible that we need to build a road to the area?" Someone asked immediately.

"Good question! Please follow me!" This question undoubtedly gave Qiao Zhiya an opportunity to introduce the current status of the project in depth.

Soon the inspection team followed Qiao Zhiya to the Changhua Port Railway Station a few hundred meters away. Of course, this place is only a planned railway station at present, and there are no facilities such as platforms or waiting rooms, but

Business representatives who have been to Sanya many times quickly recognized the actual purpose of this place.

"There are railroad tracks here, it's the Haihan train!" Someone soon recognized the true purpose of this place from the special roadbed and track.

"Yes, this is the transportation line construction plan we are currently working on. This rail transportation line will lead directly to the mines we will develop in the future. Iron ore will be continuously transported from the mountains through this transportation line."

Qiao Zhiya introduced loudly: "Those who are interested in riding can take the train to the east for about six miles later. This is the area we have opened to traffic."

However, there was little response to this invitation. Someone answered: "Can the trains here be the same as those in Victory Port?"

Qiao Zhiya nodded, and the man added, "Then I'd better choose to walk or take a sedan to check out the situation."

One thing that foreigners must do when they come to Victory Port is to take the Haihan train, which is not dragged by animals but can move on its own. However, after being blown by soot in the face, very few people are willing to take the train a second time. Unless

Only distinguished guests who have received an invitation from the Haihan people are eligible to ride with the Haihan people in a fully packaged high-end carriage. And Changhua Port has not even built a train station, so it is conceivable that there will not be any high-end carriages here.

Available for business representatives to ride.

Sure enough, not long after, a train rumbled past in the distance. The three wagons dragged behind the front were not to mention fully wrapped, not even half wrapped. They were just a few iron wheel tires installed on the chassis. This trip back to Hong Kong

The train in the district did not carry any cargo, but more than 300 migrant workers who had just returned from the construction site. As for the expressions of these migrant workers after taking the train, they could only be described as blackened into carbon.

Seeing the embarrassment of these migrant workers, everyone gave up the idea of ​​taking this train to see the front of the construction site. Seeing this, Qiao Zhiya had to cancel the itinerary and said that he would find other means of transportation to send the business representatives the next day.

We went to inspect the construction site. Of course, given the local conditions, the other means of transportation that Qiao Zhiya could find were at most the level of an ox cart.

The inspection team stayed in Changhua for five days, which verified the huge financial resources Haihan invested here in the early stage. Thousands of workers have been working here for three months, and the Haihan people even found ways to transport a huge steel locomotive here.

Since then, the track built and laid for this purpose has been nearly ten miles long, and is still extending inland at a high speed of one mile every three days. No matter from which aspect, the Haihan people have spent a lot of money on this project.

Merchant representatives also have a more realistic understanding of the various publicity and commitments made by Haihan.

During this period, Tao Donglai and representatives of the local government in Changhua also attended a briefing to show that the project here had been recognized and supported by the Ming Dynasty - if the general manager, Xiao Laosan, could represent the Ming Dynasty.

Xiao Laosan himself did not reject Haihan's propaganda method, and even felt a little secretly happy in his heart - I never thought that I, Xiao Laosan, would one day represent the imperial court!

Strictly speaking, Xiao Laosan, who received Qiao Zhiya's two hundred taels of silver, was not qualified to represent the imperial court, not even the official county government of Changhua. What's more, iron, like salt, should be controlled by the state.

Quan, what Haihan did is simply illegal.

However, the merchant representatives present did not care whether this nominal thing made sense. What they wanted to confirm was whether the Haihan people had settled with the local government. As for who would express their position on behalf of the local government, the garrison commander or the county magistrate?

That's not the point of the problem - this person has already gained the trust and support of Haihan, and that is the evidence to confirm the fact.

As for whether Haihan's development of iron mines here would violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, no one cares about this issue. Which of these merchants who work closely with Haihan has not resold Haihan's private salt? Has not smuggled Haihan's salt?

Arms? Didn’t you rely on the ports set up by Haihan on the coast of the mainland to evade taxes? If you can get a lot of money, who cares about the national law? The current situation is that the Haihan people can make a lot of money by observing the rules of the Haihan people, and they also have enough strength.

To protect your own property, anyone who is not a fool knows how to choose.

The merchant representatives happily left Changhua Port and returned to the mainland with the hard work fees and valuable souvenirs issued by the Haihan Ministry of Commerce. If nothing else happens, the major shareholders behind these merchant representatives will soon

Take action to recruit immigrants to Sanya in various ways in exchange for the qualification to invest in bonds in the Qiongxi Iron Mine Project. As for how much benefit you can actually get, it really depends on your ability to see who can get more

Too much population.

With the smooth progress of the Changhua project, Qiao Zhiya, the interim director, was naturally promoted by the executive committee because of his outstanding performance during this period. The area and population under Qiao Zhiya's jurisdiction ranked second among all overseas agencies, only

Second to Annan Black Earth Port. However, the executive committee has recently let out rumors that it will make structural adjustments to Annan’s management department before the end of the year.

This adjustment is not because of any problems with the local military and political officials, but simply because the original institutional setup is no longer able to effectively manage the current concession in Annan. From the northernmost Black Earth Port to the southernmost port is still under planning

The distance between Da Nang and Da Nang has far exceeded the functions of local governance institutions required by the Hai Han Executive Committee. Although news can be exchanged through the radio, in actual work, it is difficult to achieve effective management when they are thousands of miles apart. Split the Annan region

The establishment of a management organization has become the next thing that must be done.

According to the vision of the Executive Committee, in the future, there will be at least two sets of leadership teams in the Annan region, the north and the south, with the Zhengjiang River and Hengshan as the boundary. The three early concessions will be under the jurisdiction of the north, and the four new ports in the south will be classified as the jurisdiction of the southern agency.

On September 20, 1629, the Da Nang project advance team representing the Hai Han Executive Committee arrived at the local area. The leader of the advance team was Liu Shanxia, ​​who was urgently transferred from the Chang Hua construction site by the Executive Committee. He rushed back to Victory Port to report on his work.

After that, he quickly joined the Da Nang project and was appointed as the person in charge of the preliminary work. In addition to people from relevant departments, he was accompanied by a person with a special status.
Chapter completed!