1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2146
Yin Changxing, a fisherman who was born and raised in Seogwipo, and Xiu Nian, a monk from Hirado Island, have never met each other. Before that, they had nothing in common. The connection between them, and the common topic that they can talk about seems to be around Yu Chengli.

Yin Changxing wanted to know about the past experience of his rich employer, and then thought about how to match him to get more benefits; while Xiu Nian wanted to know what happened to Yu Chengli after he came to Seogwipo. Being able to get mixed up so quickly may also have a certain reference value for my current situation.

These two people each have small calculations in their hearts, hoping to obtain useful information from each other.It's just that both of them have a limited amount of Chinese vocabulary, and it's still troublesome to communicate, so they can only stammer and draw pictures to express their meaning.

Compared with these refugees who can only wait for rice soup alms in the temporary immigration camp, Yu Chengli's situation is much better.Although he was a little uncomfortable being assigned to live in a local farmhouse at first, Yu Chengli is a multinational businessman who has experienced the world after all, and soon found a way to improve his situation.

Giving porridge to the refugees who moved out of Hirado was only used to build relationships with local officials in charge. In fact, the main event was outside the immigration camp.Yu Chengli has already seen that the Haihan Army is the leader of this operation, and the Fujian Ming Army that participated in it, and Seogwipo, who served as the logistics base, all played supporting roles for the Haihan Army.So in addition to porridge relief, Yu Chengli also prepared the content of "Labor Army".

Although Seogwipo's conditions are limited and it is inconvenient to purchase supplies, as long as you have money, many things can still be accommodated.Of course, the labor army planned by Yu Chengli was unlikely to buy a large amount of supplies and send them to the army, so he made a compromise and took advantage of the opportunity of porridge relief to entertain officials from various parties in Seogwipo—to reward the officers, isn't that also a labor army?

The situation in Seogwipo is not as tense as the front line, and with Hirado people being brought in continuously, the war has come to an end. The local officials have been stretched for too long, and they wish they could have such a chance to eat, drink and relax. They all agreed to his invitation.

There are no decent restaurants in Seogwipo, but when Yu Chengli came out from Hirado, he brought a group of his subordinates, including his personal chef, so this labor banquet became a family banquet.Using this as an excuse, Yu Chengli asked the village head to lend his big yard to hold a banquet, bought all kinds of ingredients that can be bought with money at the moment, and spent a lot of money to buy two jars of wine.It's just that this place is too remote, and I wanted to find some fireworks girls to accompany me to drink, but there was no suitable candidate at all.

Of course, Yu Chengli did not forget to invite his good friend Gonzalez to participate in such a "good thing". After all, Gonzalez also has contacts in the coalition army, which may play a special role. In addition, he can also use this to help share the expenses. Reduce financial stress.

However, it is a pity that the Portuguese officer Simao did not withdraw to Seogwipo in advance, but remained in Hirado to wait for the dust to settle and return with General Haihan, so Gonzalez's contacts were not involved in this labor activity. It is temporarily useless.

Dealing with official people is simply commonplace for a multinational businessman like Yu Chengli.Whether in Daming or Japan, he was able to handle official-business relations with ease. In the current environment, it was changed to dealing with officials from Haihan and North Korea. For him, there was no special difficulty.If it weren't for Seogwipo's limited conditions, he would probably be able to finish these things a few days in advance.

Although the officials he hosted this time were not of high rank, Yu Chengli did not intend to climb high in the small place of Seogwipo. He needs to know a lot of information now, such as why the Haihan army crossed the sea to attack Hirado, Will the trade between Ming Dynasty and Japan be cut off because of this war in the future, and he will be transferred to the Haihan ruled area for resettlement, will he be able to leave freely in the future, and can he continue to carry out trade with Japan?
It is impossible to get the correct answer to questions like these by yourself alone, but if you can spend a little money to get first-hand information from officials, it will definitely help you make the best choice for the future situation.

After many years in the business field, Yu Chengli understood the necessity of building a good relationship with people in the officialdom. He put all his efforts in management, and it might not be as effective as a fluffy word from a certain official.Moreover, a businessman who does transnational business like him mostly relies on news to make money, and at critical moments, he is one step ahead, and there may be gold and silver mountains in front of him.

"Can we continue to do business?" Upon hearing Yu Chengli's question, He Wenguang, a Haihan military officer who attended the labor banquet, couldn't help laughing: "It seems that Boss Yu doesn't know much about our country's strategy. Seventy-eight out of ten the purpose of overseas operations is to clear the shipping route so that maritime trade can be launched later.”

Yu Chengli asked cautiously: "Then, the Hirado clan blocked the way, and that's why they called your country's crusade?"

He Wenguang responded noncommittally: "This action is the decision of the big man above, and the subordinates are light-hearted, so don't dare to talk about it indiscriminately."

He Wenguang is not a person with real power in the army. He is just a second lieutenant logistics quartermaster transferred from the Datongjiang base in the north. Manage temporary immigration camps.Monk Xiu Nian was promoted today because of the decision he made when inspecting the camp.

But for the ins and outs of this war, He Wenguang actually only knows a little more than the outside world. Regarding the reason for sending troops to fight Hirado, the order from above is that Hirado has hostile forces that must be eliminated, but the specifics are An officer in the logistics department like him doesn't know much about the situation.Besides, this kind of matter is related to military secrets, and the military order is like a mountain. It is true that you can't talk too much in front of outsiders like Yu Chengli.

But Yu Chengli was obedient, and he had already captured the key information from He Wenguang's words. Since the purpose of Haihan's overseas military operations was mostly to expand business routes, his conjecture was basically confirmed. Blocked Haihan in a certain field, such as rejecting the request of Haihan merchants to conduct trade in Hirado, or trying to monopolize the trading rights between Haihan and Japan, etc.

Yu Chengli's guess is basically limited to the scope of common sense. He never imagined that although He Wenguang did not lie to him, the Haihan army's attack on Hirado was an exception. It had no direct relationship with transnational trade. The main purpose was to fight hiding The Eighteen Zhiyu Party in Hirado, as well as the Hirado clan officials who are the same as it.The posture of the Hirado clan blocking the way was completely different from what he had guessed.

Even after winning the war, Haihan had no intention of conducting direct trade with Japan for the time being, but instead wiped out Hirado Port completely, without any scruples about the feelings of the Tokugawa shogunate.As for how much the trade relationship between Daming and other western countries and Japan will be affected by this, that is also out of Haihan's consideration.

Yu Chengli hurriedly replied: "It's the villain who asked rashly. Please don't blame Mr. He. The villain has another question. After I go to the area under your country's rule, can I still choose to leave on my own?"

He Wenguang said: "For you non-Japanese businessmen, we have always said that you are free to come and go. It's just that your ships have been requisitioned by Hirado officials, so you need to rely on us to provide means to evacuate Hirado. When you get to the place, you can decide on your own whether to stay or not, but I want to remind you that this is a good opportunity to recover your losses, leaving is tantamount to giving up automatically, it is best to think clearly before making a decision!"

Yu Chengli complained secretly in his heart, if you hadn't raised troops to attack Hirado, how could my merchant ships have been confiscated by the government? In the final analysis, the culprit is not you Haihan.But this kind of thought can only be turned around in his mind, but he dare not say it in front of He Wenguang.

Yu Chengli's worry is actually a bit unfounded. He doesn't have any capital worthy of Haihan's desperate efforts to keep him, or forcefully withhold it. If the Haihan army really intends to seize his property, there is no need to be so troublesome. At that time in Hirado, there was such a chaos. In such an environment, just find an excuse and confiscate his property.

The reason why Shi Diwen decided to escort these foreign businessmen back to Zhoushan is, of course, to buy people's hearts, try to restore the negative impact of the invasion of Hirado, and establish a good international image for Haihan; Merchants in a certain situation were incorporated into Haihan’s trade system, so that if they continued to maintain trade relations with Japan in the future, the speed of importing Haihan’s goods and culture into Japan would be much faster than it is now.

Perhaps at some point in the future, the Tokugawa shogunate will take the initiative to ask for the establishment of formal trade relations between countries, and the Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, which is relatively close to Japan, is likely to be the first to benefit from trade port.

But these long-term plans are difficult to see from the eyes of businessmen such as Yu Chengli and Gonzalez. They can only take one step at a time, and be careful not to make mistakes.Of course, as long as they can abide by the principle of relying on the strong, there will be no major problems after all.

After drinking for three rounds and eating five flavors, Yu Chengli asked his entourage to present two ingots of silver to each of the several officials present: "My lords work day and night to take care of the people who moved here. I can't repay you. This is a banquet to express my condolences to all my lords. This is my heart for donating our labor force, so please don't refuse, my lords."

Everyone accepted the money knowingly, and said that Yu Chengli is a person who knows the general situation, and he will be blessed in the future.

At the end of the show, He Wenguang mentioned that North Korean officials should arrange better accommodation for Yu Chengli and Gonzalez, instead of staying in fishermen's homes.

In addition to the money, He Wenguang actually took additional benefits, after all, he wanted to return some sweetness to the other party.He had heard Yu Chengli describe his current situation before, but with his authority, he really couldn't give Yu Chengli and others more convenience. He could only be a favor and help them solve their living conditions first. Today the silver is not in vain.

Yin Changxing supervised the porridge relief activities in the immigration camp until the end, and then went home to report to Yu Chengli. When he got home, he saw Yu Chengli's subordinates were packing their luggage and moving out. After giving it to Yu Chengli and others, they will move to live.

Yin Changxing knew that his family's conditions were poor, and he would definitely not be able to keep Yu Chengli for a long time, but he was worried that after Yu Chengli moved away, his errands would disappear.After all, Yu Chengli spends a lot of money, and the income of running errands for him is much higher than that of going fishing by himself.

When Yin Changxing was feeling anxious about this, he saw Yu Chengli returning unsteadily, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask about his arrangements.

Yu Chengli patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you will continue to work with me until I leave here. By the way, aren't you a fisherman? I've talked with Mr. He in the immigration camp. Starting tomorrow, It is up to you to manage the supply of seafood to the immigrant camps."

Yin Changxing thought to himself that there are now two to three thousand people in the immigration camp, and the supply of seafood is not a small business, so he quickly responded: "The villain will go to sea early tomorrow, and try to catch more fish."

Yu Chengli asked: "Is there any problem with supplying one thousand catties a day?"

Yin Changxing scratched his head and said, "One thousand catties a day? Then I'm afraid I have to find a few more families to go to sea."

Yu Chengli waved his hand and said, "That's a little inappropriate... You can do it yourself, count as much as you catch, and report it to Mr. He's subordinates at a thousand catties a day, but don't make it too small, at least you have to send one a day." Two hundred catties in the past... As for the price, it will be calculated according to your daily transaction price, and I will settle the settlement with you."

"It's also calculated by a thousand catties?" Yin Changxing immediately noticed the trickiness.

"Nonsense! Of course, it counts as much as you catch!" Yu Chengli reprimanded: "You took all the money, master, where is my advantage?"

The lack of food in the immigrant camp may last for a few more days, but there is no place to buy food in the local area. This is a troublesome problem for He Wenguang, who is in charge of the immigrant camp.Yu Chengli found out that the army actually had funds to maintain the immigration camp, so he suggested He Wenguang to buy seafood from local fishermen as food supplements during the meeting, and volunteered to take on the job.

The immigration camp settles the fee with Yu Chengli on the basis of one thousand catties of seafood every day. The cost of the fishermen is deducted from this money, and the rest will be shared between Yu Chengli and He Wenguang.After working like this for a few days, the money Yu Chengli spent today will be back in his pocket, and He Wenguang will also get a lot of benefits.Although Yin Changxing seemed to be the one earning the least, after hearing Yu Chengli's plan, he also had his own ideas.

(End of this chapter)