1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1002 Founding Ceremony ([-])
The source of income for Mr. Storyteller is not the wages paid by the teahouse, but the rewards given by the tea guests after each passage of the book is finished.If the book is well said, the audience will enjoy listening to it, and naturally there will be many rewards.If there are more people who come to listen to the book, you can negotiate conditions with the teahouse, and you don’t need to share the reward income with the teahouse.However, the environment of this small teahouse is in the port area, and most of the customers are low-income people. The rewards are not really generous, and they can barely make ends meet.

However, in the process of reading the newspaper today, there are many contents that the storyteller doesn’t quite understand. Usually, he might just pass a few words of nonsense, but this issue of the newspaper is full of content related to the founding of Haihan, Mr. Storyteller Knowing the importance of state affairs, he dare not talk nonsense at all, but his knowledge is limited, and he often gets stuck and can't answer when someone below asks about foreign affairs.The tea guests were not very satisfied with what they heard, and the rewards were sparse and not much money.Mr. Storyteller read the tips that the buddy helped to collect, and secretly regretted that he was usually too stingy. If he went to a publicity professional training class to improve his theoretical level, he could answer fluently at this time and get more tips. Wouldn’t it be very difficult? Earn your tuition back soon?
Compared with storytellers with limited knowledge, street guides who don't need the audience to pay are of a higher level.These lecturers are all from the official propaganda department, have received targeted training in advance, and are prepared for the questions they may encounter, and their theoretical knowledge must be greatly exceeded.But standing on the street and listening to lectures, the comfort is naturally not as comfortable as sitting in a teahouse, drinking tea and eating snacks.

Of course, the most comfortable thing is to sit at home and slowly read the contents of the newspaper by yourself.Anyone with a little bit of wealth must have bought newspapers by themselves, and would not go to teahouses or the streets to listen to hearsay.Most of these people who rely on Haihan to make their fortunes have developed the habit of only believing in official statements. If they cannot understand the official intentions from the contents of the newspapers, then they will also use their personal connections to obtain official explanations.

Zhang Tiangui is one of these upper-class people. As a senior cadre of Shengli Port Shipyard, he got this newspaper at least an hour earlier than the storyteller in the small teahouse.Being able to see the latest official newspaper published in the first place is probably a small advantage within the system. Only the chiefs in Fort Victory have a higher priority than him.

However, although Zhang Tiangui is an expert in the shipbuilding industry, like most veteran craftsmen, his education level is an irreparable shortcoming. The words printed in this newspaper are relatively small, and Zhang Tiangui is also very laborious to read.Since the youngest son Zhang Qianzhi returned to Sanya, he has been taking care of the job of reading the newspaper. If Zhang Tiangui could not hear something clearly, he would stop asking.

Of Zhang Tiangui's five sons, the youngest son Zhang Qianzhi is the most educated. Zhang Qianzhi has a deeper understanding of the executive committee's ruling philosophy and some related policies than ordinary people, so he can give Zhang Tiangui a reasonable analysis some.

After listening to the executive committee report to the citizens on the front page, Zhang Tiangui had no problem. After all, Jianguo was not brought up in the past few days. From the day Haihan occupied Hainan Island, Zhang Tiangui vaguely estimated that this area was no longer Maybe it will be back in Daming's hands again, and Haihan has long been acquiesced in his heart to exist in the form of state power.But after listening to Zhang Qianzhi read a congratulatory letter from all directions, he had some thoughts in his mind.

"Youngest, stop first, I have a question." Zhang Tiangui put down the teacup in his hand, and asked Zhang Qianzhi: "Now that I, Haihan, have established a country, you can say that big countries like Daming and Annan are nothing. Why not send troops to occupy small countries such as China, Aceh, and Johor, and spend energy on establishing diplomatic relations?"

Zhang Qianzhi replied: "From a military point of view, it is no problem for Haihan to defeat these small countries. Let alone us, even the Portuguese or the Dutch can do it with a little extra effort. But in terms of military Defeating opponents is not the same thing as ruling these areas directly. It is not something that can be done in three to five months to completely wipe out the original regimes of these countries, and the manpower and material resources required to rebuild the ruling institutions are even greater. Chiefs have always been in no hurry to start with things of great direct benefit."

Zhang Tiangui said: "That's the truth, but in my father's opinion, these small countries are a future trouble after all. If Haihan doesn't occupy them, how can the blond-haired and blue-eyed Fangui be as generous as Haihan? If they use their weapons to occupy the land, Then how to deal with it?"

Zhang Qianzhi explained: "The heads of state planned to form the South China Sea Trade Alliance. In fact, the purpose is to restrain the behavior of other countries. Although it is called a trade alliance, it also has a defense agreement similar to a military alliance. For armed invasion, the allies have the obligation to send troops to intervene. If the western countries want to start a war of annihilation in the South China Sea, I, Haihan, can stop it at any time. People like Portugal and the Netherlands have all suffered defeats under my hands. I am afraid that the Haihan army will go south and occupy their colony, so how can we easily leave an excuse for our country to send troops again?"

Zhang Tiangui said: "Although this is the case, I feel that it is inappropriate not to bring these places under Haihan's rule."

Zhang Qianzhi smiled and said: "The world is so big, how can the world be ruled by one country? My boy once asked the chief if there will be a time when Haihan will rule the world in the future, but the chief who heard this question laughed it off and said nothing. No answer. Only once, Chief Ning was anxiously asked by the child, and he responded that if there is a way to reach any part of the world in an instant in the future, there may be a possibility of world unification."

Zhang Tiangui frowned and said, "What do you mean by Chief Ning's words?"

Zhang Qianzhi responded: "What Chief Ning means is that the transportation conditions are limited nowadays, and the journey to overseas places is often measured in months, and the country to which the Westerners belong is even more difficult to reach. The world is like this Great, even if Haihan's army conquers land thousands of miles away, how can they achieve a stable rule?"

Although Zhang Tiangui has no culture, he is not unreasonable. After listening to his son's explanation, he thought about it, and it seems that this is indeed the case.Thinking that the capital of Ming Dynasty is only a few thousand miles away from Sanya, Emperor Chongzhen already knew nothing about what happened here, and what happened tens of thousands of miles away would only be known after a year or two. Although the chiefs of the Han Dynasty had good hands and eyes, they couldn't govern so far away.

Zhang Qianzhi went on to say: "The meaning of the Executive Committee is to form an international alliance led by Haihan. Ordinary countries will sign trade alliances, and countries that are close to each other will add a military alliance. What Haihan needs is not land. It is the production resources and the sales market. These two cannot be obtained by destroying other countries. The chiefs have their own magic methods. Thinking about countries such as Ming and Annan, they are also used by our Haihan. Naturally, other small countries can do the same. The Han civilization is prosperous, and the elites of other countries are gradually absorbed into the Haihan country, and even if those small countries have the intention, they don't have enough ability to make troubles."

Zhang Tiangui said: "Although this is the case, if they are not of my race, their hearts must be different. These Western and Nanyang Fan people have my Han blood, but other foreign races need to be more careful. "

Zhang Qianzhi smiled and said: "According to what my father said, the heads of Schneider, Morgan, and Johnson of Haihan Kingdom, aren't these people also considered foreigners from overseas?"

Zhang Tiangui said in surprise: "You brat, how can you talk about the chief's background? If there are ears in the wall, people will hear it. My Zhang clan is in danger!"

Zhang Qianzhi looked calm: "What are Haihan people? I have already asked the chief about this matter. The answer is that Haihan respects our Haihan culture, abides by our Haihan laws, and is loyal to our Haihan regime, regardless of the race of origin. If you become my Haihan nationality, you are Haihan nationals. Although the chiefs mentioned by the boy were born in Fanbang, they are genuine and undisputed Haihan people. It is said that there have long been black, Persians, Siamese, etc. have immigrated into the Haihan nationality, and there is no fixed relationship between this nationality and race, so my father need not be nervous about it."

Zhang Tiangui waved his hand and said: "I don't understand the policy of the court, and I won't discuss it. Although your boy is a celebrity in front of the chief, don't be complacent and arrogant. The Zhang family's wealth and future are all the chief. If your thoughts go astray, the chiefs will naturally raise their hands and take them back. You are the only one who is the most promising person in the Zhang family. In the future, the wealth of the Zhang family will mostly fall on you , you need to be more cautious in your daily words and deeds."

Seeing the old man's serious tone, Zhang Qianzhi also knew that this was not a joke, so he quickly bowed and said yes.He was originally talented, and he had been taught by the travelers for several years. His consciousness and vision far surpassed that of ordinary people at the same time. Naturally, his thinking was much more flexible than his old father who only knew how to build ships.But Zhang Tiangui is an honest man, he is pragmatic in everything, and he doesn't have as many ideas as young people.Although the father and son are both on errands in Haihan, there are obvious differences in their views on the situation and their own goals.

Similar ideological differences exist not only between nationals and non-nationals, but also between naturalized citizens like the Zhang family who have been naturalized for many years, and between the older generation and young people who have received Haihan education. differences.After the publication of this issue of Haihan Times, the most discussed issue among the people is not whether Haihan should establish a country, but how the lives of ordinary people will be affected after the development of Haihan to Haihan Kingdom.

New immigrants living at the bottom of the society, manual labor practitioners, etc., are most concerned about the issue of the naturalization threshold.The original intention of these people to come to Haihan was to ask for a bowl of food. After they came, they found that the treatment of naturalization would be better, but there was a threshold that was not high or low, and it would take a long time to pass.For these people, it doesn't matter whether Haihan's founding of the country has a good or bad impact on other countries. Whether it can improve their living conditions in a short period of time is the most important thing.

As for the veteran naturalized citizens who have acquired the Haihan nationality, or are "state functionaries" like the Zhang family and his son, they are concerned about a higher level of issues.These people have stable jobs, income and living conditions, and are more sensitive to changes in political winds than the people at the bottom. They will judge the impact on their position after the founding of Haihan from a more rational perspective. Everyone has a different opinion on the chance of getting promoted and making a fortune, or facing more intense competition.Most people can only take a general view of the doorway, and few people can consider deeper things. Issues related to international relations raised by Zhang Tiangui are considered extremely far-sighted.

Of course, even a young man like Zhang Qianzhi, who was already very close to the time traveler, couldn't fully understand the executive committee's intentions.Most of the explanations he gave to his father were heard from the chiefs, and the other part was his own understanding.Zhang Tiangui's understanding of Haihan's policies and strategies for dealing with international relations is actually quite limited. Information is relatively limited, and it is naturally difficult to fully understand the decision of the Executive Committee.

Not only the local people were studying the content of the Times this evening, but almost all the dignitaries from various countries who came to watch the ceremony had a share.Even Fan Dimen and his like, who can't understand Chinese characters at all, asked the staff of the Yingbin Hotel to ask for a newspaper - he has Su Keyi, a translator who is proficient in Chinese, by his side, so it is not too difficult to interpret the contents of the newspaper obstacle.

What Fan Dimen cared about was not what the Haihan executive committee told the people. He had no control over those things and was not interested in spending too much time to understand them. The attitude shown can be used to infer the international situation that Haihan will face in the next period of time.This job is not easy to say, and it is not difficult to say that it is difficult. The congratulatory letters from various countries and parties published in the newspapers can more or less reflect the attitudes of the countries involved in this matter.

For example, Annan, a country that almost wears the same trousers as Haihan, published congratulatory letters in newspapers full of enthusiasm, revealing the Annan court's reliance on Haihan. Although the king of Qingdu himself did not come to Sanya, he sent him Zheng Zuo, the heir to the throne, came to attend, which can be regarded as giving Haihan enough face.However, countries like Aceh and Johor have no direct friendship with Haihan, and only started official exchanges in the second half of last year. This congratulation seems a lot more polite. Most of them hope that the two countries will always maintain peace, do not invade each other, and do more business and less violence. official speeches.

(End of this chapter)