1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 187 Complicated Preparations

Li Nai couldn't understand what Schneider explained to him at all. In his opinion, business was divided into two types, one was profitable business, and the other was not profitable business.Brothel gambling stalls are clearly profitable businesses, and there is no government intervention here. The biggest local influence is the Haihan people themselves. Even the cost of burning incense in temples is saved. What is there to hesitate?
Opening a brothel is just a brothel, and we need to discuss which department will manage it?Li Nai felt that the rules of the Haihan people sometimes seemed a little ridiculous. Is it really that important who is in charge?It’s not enough to pay a monthly fee to go up. Anyway, the money is handed over to the executive committee. As for how the Haihan people use the money, it can be discussed slowly. Let’s start the business first.Such ten days and a half months of discussion without any results, isn't it a waste of time?If you have time, you can build the house first. If the Haihan people don't delay, the foundation should be almost done by this time.

After listening to Li Nai's opinion, Schneider just shook his head with a smile and said, "What you are talking about is Daming's rules, not our Haihan's rules. When doing business here, you must first be legal, and then you can talk about money. You can’t touch any business that makes money. For example, gambling stalls are such a business. Although we also know that this business can make money quickly, but because Haihan’s rules don’t allow it, you can’t open a gambling stall in Victory Port. Maybe you You will feel that such a system is very rigid, but this is the foundation to ensure the smooth operation of our management organization."

Li Nai asked back: "Is this also science?"

Schneider said with a smile: "This is a scientific system. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. Many people in Victory Port don't understand it, but as long as you abide by these systems."

Li Nai shook his head and said, "Then you can do whatever you want. If it's too troublesome, it doesn't matter if you don't do this business, I just made a suggestion at the beginning."

Schneider said: "That's not necessary, since the executive committee has approved it, it can be done."

Li Nai waved his hand and said, "Who will be the immediate boss of these businesses from now on? Those who should be incensed will go to make incenses earlier."

Schneider put away his smile and said seriously: "In order to carry out unified management and control over the foreign merchants stationed in Victory Port in the future, the executive committee decided...to establish a port area management committee to take charge of this work."

Yes, the final result of the discussions among the members of the executive committee was to decide to set up a new organization to be responsible for the management work.Similar to the structure of the commune management committee, the port area management committee is also composed of multiple departments. It will integrate multiple functions such as business management, security maintenance, health prevention and control, and information security. Functionally, it will be the future The comprehensive management and law enforcement agency of the entire Shengli Port area.

If a new department is established just for the sake of a brothel, I am afraid that the members of the executive committee will be blackened by the keyboard executive committee on the forum, and some people will definitely complain about overstaffing and overstaffed organizations. Evaluation.But in fact, the decision of the executive committee still has certain forward-looking and practical considerations, and it is not just for the investment of "Furuifeng".

According to the construction plan, in the next few years, the construction goal of Sense of Victory is to become the free port with the largest trading volume in the South China Sea. There will be a large number of merchant ships and cargo ships arriving here for trade. There will be more and more merchants investing in stacks and even investing in business, and the complexity of management will gradually increase.In addition, the port area will also have a steady stream of immigrants and a large number of raw materials arriving from various places. It is obviously not in line with the development needs of the port area to rely on a single department to manage here.

The Port Area Management Committee came into being under the forecast of such a situation, and as one of the most powerful management organizations in the local area, it is also a necessary measure for the executive committee members to assume leadership positions.Not surprisingly, this glorious and arduous task fell on Schneider, who was in charge of business and finance.As a balance of power and functional requirements, the deputy leader will be appointed by the Ministry of Military and Police.After the internal balance of the Military and Police Department, Ren Liang, who has performed very well after crossing, will take up this position.

In addition, the composition of the Port Area Management Committee also includes personnel from relevant departments such as civil affairs and health to improve its institutional functions.The office location of the management committee has already been planned, and it is just outside the gate of the No. [-] base, next to the small courtyard of the inspection department.The Ministry of Construction is mobilizing manpower and materials, and construction will start within a few days.

Li Nai had long been dizzy when he heard about the complicated organization and department setup of the Haihan people, but he understood one thing—Mr. Schneidersch, who is in charge of foreign trade, should have been promoted again.

Li Nai cupped his hands and said in congratulations: "Mr. Shi is young and promising, and his official career is going very smoothly. Congratulations!"

To be honest, Schneider is ten years older than Li Nai, but he is considered to be a well-maintained type, and he looks like he is in his 20s and less than [-] years old, so Li Nai always thought that Schneider's age Almost like myself.

Schneider waved his hand and said: "The management committee of the port area is not a promotion. For me, it's just a part-time job. And you also know some of our Haihan's systems. Nothing can be decided by one person."

"Understood." Li Nai nodded repeatedly: "I heard Mr. Tao say this, you Haihan people call it democracy."

Schneider continued: "There are some other things. As a partner, we must communicate with you first. If you think it can be done, then we can sign a formal cooperation agreement."

What Schneider said was mainly the executive committee, or the newly established port management committee, some operational requirements for "Fu Ruifeng".

First of all, all operating projects and personnel of "Furuifeng" in the Shengli Port area must be filed with the Management Committee.Only projects approved by the management committee can start operating in the port area, and the same is true for relevant staff. They need to register with the management committee and obtain a temporary residence certificate before they can stay in Shengli Port for a long time.And this residency qualification is tentatively scheduled to be reviewed every six months, and those who abide by the law can continue to extend the residency time.

In Li Nai's view, this regulation is not a big problem. Haihan people have mastered so many advanced technologies, so it is reasonable to want to use some administrative means to protect their secrets.Although a little harsh, it is not unacceptable.

Secondly, all operating projects and staff must abide by the local rules of conduct in Victory Harbor.In other words, it is to abide by the rules set by the Haihan people instead of the "Law of the Ming Dynasty".And "Furuifeng" must recognize and accept Haihan's judgment and punishment of violators. In Li Nai's view, this is a confirmation that Haihan people enjoy the status of toubob in the Shengli Port area.There is nothing wrong with this condition. Through these years of understanding, Li Nai found that the rules and systems formulated by the Haihan people are basically reasonable. Although many details are different from the laws of the Ming Dynasty, there is nothing unreasonable.

The third requirement put forward by Schneider on behalf of the Management Committee is that the operation of special industries must be directly supervised by the Management Committee.Of course, special industries refer to brothels that are still under planning on paper, and direct supervision means that Schneider explained that relevant departments may send personnel to serve as stewards in brothels.This kind of personnel will not manage specific affairs, nor will they interfere with the normal operation of the brothel, but will simply be responsible for intelligence and security work - of course, Schneider will not say the last sentence to Li Nai.

Li Nai's understanding of this was that the Haihan people wanted to guard against any weird activities that he would do in the brothel, so he was a bit dumbfounded.In his opinion, a brothel is a place to drink and have fun, how can Haihan people think so complicated.But for Schneider's sake, Li Nai didn't raise any doubts, and still agreed immediately.

In the end, Schneider finally talked about the key points of Li Nai's relationship, about the fees that these businesses need to pay to the Hong Kong Management Committee.According to the design of the management committee, the fees that "Furuifeng" needs to pay are divided into two parts. The first is the land use fee during the construction stage. This is collected according to the area and location. Continuation, there is nothing to say about this part.

The second part is the taxes that these businesses need to pay. Yes, Schneider directly used the word "tax" instead of other cover-up words such as management fees and sponsorship fees, which made Li Nai was somewhat unable to accept it psychologically, and even made him feel more frustrated than accepting the management committee's overall control over the business.Fortunately, the tax rate set by the management committee is not high, even lower than the government's exploitation of the business in Guangzhou, which makes Li Nai feel a little better.

However, Schneider also put forward an additional requirement, that is, to allow the businesses invested by "Fu Ruifeng" in the port area to fully use Haihan's circulation notes for operation and settlement.At this time, Li Nai has not realized the "insidiousness" of the Haihan people's monetary policy. During his stay in Victory Port, he just felt that it would be more convenient to use circulation notes. The issue of fineness produces disputes.And Schneider also said before that in the future, all charging places in the entire Victory Port area will only allow the use of circulation coupons-even if it is real money, it will only become useless stones here.So Li Nai didn't bother too much about this, and still agreed.

"Okay, basically these are the conditions. If there is any new situation, I will inform you in time." Schneider confirmed that he did not miss anything, and then closed the notebook: "What I just said is just a rough intention. Next, the people in charge of civil affairs, sanitation and public security will come to you to discuss specific matters, and the construction can start after everything is settled. If you are free tomorrow, you can also go to see the land first."

Li Nai smiled wryly and said, "Why are you so cheerful when you sell things, but it's so troublesome to open a store?"

Schneider said with a smile: "The trouble now is for peace of mind in the future. The more detailed we discuss the conditions, the less troublesome things will be in the future. It is worth spending a little more energy to deal with the preliminary work."

(End of this chapter)