1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2412
It is not uncommon among senior executives of Haihan to find a shipyard to spend a lot of money to customize a private yacht sailboat.In order to pursue material comforts other than work, many people have exclusive sailboats under their names, and some even built private wharves at the port for the convenience of going to sea.If Yu Feng hadn't been busy with work and didn't go to sea frequently, he would probably have already figured out a way to get himself a private pier.

Of course, it is not easy to build private docks in Shengli Port and Sanya Port, where land is expensive and expensive. In fact, if you have no contacts in relevant departments, let alone build a dock. It may be that Lu Zhanpeng is in such a situation that he can't even get a private fishing boat.

Yu Feng threw the baited fishhook into the sea, sat back on the chair, and said to Lu Zhanpeng, "Seriously, if you still want to get a boat, then I can help you find a relationship with the shipyard and try to get it Jump in the queue. But the ugly thing is, the shipyard has a tight schedule, and if a small order such as one or two ships has to jump in the queue, the cost of shipbuilding will definitely not be low."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhanpeng asked curiously: "Are you planning to ask Sun Changmi or Yue Zhiyun for help?"

These two are high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Shipping, Lu Zhanpeng naturally thought of them, but Yu Feng shook his head and said: "They are busier than you and me, so they don't have time to ask about these small things. I plan to find the shipbuilder directly. Zhang Tiangui from the factory will help, he will definitely arrange it faster."

As Zhang Tiangui is the person in charge of the local shipyard, it is naturally more convenient to adjust and arrange the shipbuilding plan, but what Lu Zhanpeng didn't figure out was when Yu Feng got involved with Zhang Tiangui.These two people don't have much overlap in terms of status or work fields, so how can Yu Feng persuade the other party to use such convenience.

"It's not because of your order for this sea fishing boat that you have established friendship with Zhang Tiangui, right?" Lu Zhanpeng asked suspiciously.Although Zhang Tiangui is a naturalized official, he is a real celebrity in the local area, even more famous than the two of them combined, and has really contributed a lot to Haihan's shipbuilding industry over the years, even the Executive Committee respects him He is very respected, and may be more valued than some time-travelers.

If Zhang Tiangui is to come forward to help, the person who asks must have some weight.Judging from the Sanya Shipyard's annual construction scale of nearly a hundred ships, it stands to reason that Zhang Tiangui should not pay much attention to a small customer like Yu Feng, and there is no reason to provide him with any special treatment.

Yu Feng smiled and said: "The small business of this boat is certainly not enough... To tell you the truth, I am negotiating a big business with Zhang Tiangui recently. It is not difficult here, Zhang Tiangui will definitely give me this face for the sake of this transaction."

Lu Zhanpeng said in amazement: "You want to place a big order at the shipyard? Are you planning to change your career?"

Yu Feng said: "I don't want to change my career, I just plan to expand the scope of business and leave more property for future generations to enjoy!"

Hearing his tone, Lu Zhanpeng seemed to really intend to open a boat company or something, so he couldn't restrain his curiosity, so he immediately asked him for details.Yu Feng couldn't resist, so he briefly talked about his plan.

It wasn't Yu Feng himself who wanted to start a shipping company, but his wife Liang Liping.Liang Liping was engaged in warehousing and logistics before time-traveling, so like Yu Feng, she didn't have much desire to become a politician after time-traveling.With the property that the couple brought to this time and space, they only need to lie flat and enjoy the dividends of the country's development to live their lives as nobles. But since time travel can happen, who can say What kind of changes will happen in the days after the Qing Dynasty, you have to plan ahead and make some preparations, even if not for yourself, you must leave more valuable property for future generations.

The daughter who came to this time and space with the couple is now a little girl in the third grade of junior high school, and the son born after time travel is also in the second grade of elementary school.After crossing, Liang Liping has been working in the Ministry of Commerce in charge of port storage and transshipment scheduling. He has also seen a lot of business opportunities in his job. He has seen that many people are making a lot of money by taking advantage of the rising momentum of Haihan. Over time, she naturally had the idea of ​​starting a business.

Liang Liping believes that Haihan has more and more overseas occupied areas, and the scope of trade is also increasing. However, most of the overseas occupied areas can only realize the exchange of personnel and goods by sea. As long as we pay attention to the victories in recent years It is not difficult to find the changes in the logistics status of Hong Kong and Sanya Port, and the development prospects of the shipping industry are worth looking forward to in the long run.

At present, in addition to the state-owned shipping company under the Ministry of Shipping, a considerable part of Haihan's shipping business is outsourced to private shipping companies run by businessmen from Daming and other countries. James's Shipping Co., Ltd. and so on.Except for a few large shipping companies, the ship models of most private shipping companies are not uniform, and the price of transporting goods is often one price per ship, lacking corresponding industry standards.

In Liang Liping’s view, the shipping capacity of Haihan Shipping in the initial stage is far from meeting the transportation demand, so it is necessary to use these small shipping lines to solve part of the shipping capacity demand, but from a long-term perspective, it is of course large-scale, Standardized shipping agencies will gradually occupy a dominant position in this market, and small shipping companies with limited strength will eventually have to compete for some short-distance and scattered shipping businesses.

What Liang Liping wants to do is to start a large-scale shipping company with the old space-time business model, use Yugong-class sailboats with the largest cargo capacity in the civilian market, and promote uniform-sized containers to ship goods to increase the space on board The utilization rate and the efficiency of terminal loading and unloading can also standardize the freight rate, which is more convenient for operation and management.

When Lu Zhanpeng heard that he had put down the fishing rod in his hand, he signaled Yu Feng to stop first: "You two have planned such a big deal without saying a word. If I didn't ask about it by chance today, you would have planned to keep silent. ?”

Yu Feng smiled and said, "This is my wife's plan, not mine... What, are you interested in this business?"

"Yes, of course I'm interested!" Lu Zhanpeng nodded and said, "If you can do this business, I'll buy a stock too!"

"Don't be ridiculous, isn't your wife in charge of all your family's money? Don't say you have private money, how many boats can you buy with your private money?" Yu Feng laughed and joked: "When the time comes, don't Let your daughter-in-law know and copy your details!"

"Don't leave any pot open!" Lu Zhanpeng turned his head to look at his wife who was grilling fish on the deck with some guilt, and said to Yu Feng: "I can buy shares with other things!"

Yu Feng said: "What?"

Lu Zhanpeng said: "Of course it is the transportation business. Don't forget that the products after oil refining in Taiwan have to be shipped back by sea. This business is available all year round, and the transportation volume will increase in the future."

Yu Feng said: "It's not that I don't believe you, but isn't this job in the hands of the Shipping Department?"

"There are few ships in the Ministry of Shipping, and there is no big port in Miaoli, so most of them depart from other ports on Taiwan Island, and finally go around to Miaoli to load some goods and then return. The quantity and timeliness of transportation are not guaranteed. If you can arrange one or two in the future The ship is dedicated to this task, so I can apply for a report and outsource all the local transportation business to you." Lu Zhanpeng immediately explained the reason to him.

But Yu Feng was still a little unsure: "Although this job is to transport oil, there shouldn't be much oil and water, right? Otherwise, private shipping companies should have participated in the competition long ago."

Lu Zhanpeng reminded him: "Petrochemical products are all materials under the unified control of the Ministry of Industry, and there are certain transportation risks. How can we let private shipping companies carry them casually? At that time, you will make some modifications to the ship according to the transportation requirements of special items, and then special training A group of crew members who have mastered the skills of loading, unloading and transporting petrochemical products, this job is definitely yours?"

Shipping logistics is not Yu Feng's specialty, and he was not sure whether the situation Lu Zhanpeng said was feasible, so he immediately called Liang Liping over, explained the situation to her roughly, and asked her to communicate with Lu Zhanpeng about these specific issues.

After listening, Liang Liping asked Lu Zhanpeng several questions. One was whether Miaoli could provide enough cargo volume to support the long-term operation of this exclusive route; Price into shares.

Although Liang Liping's plan is to open a husband-and-wife store, she doesn't mind making some compromises on the composition of the shipping company's shares if she can determine some ideal freight resources in the early stage.What's more, Lu Zhanpeng is not an outsider. The two families have maintained close contacts in the past ten years after crossing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are as close as family members.

Of course, the basis of cooperation must be based on feasibility, so Liang Liping had to ask Lu Zhanpeng a question to make sure that the other party was not joking about it.At the same time, she had to make a judgment based on Lu Zhanpeng's response, whether there was really room for profit in opening up such a dedicated cargo route.

According to Liang Liping's knowledge, the current directions of Haihan's largest freight are Annan, the Pearl River Basin in Guangdong, the Fujian Strait region including Taiwan and Penghu, and Zhoushan Dinghai Port in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Among them, the Fujian Strait area has a relatively high density of ports, so the demand for shipping capacity is also very strong. Most of the shipping companies, whether government-run or private, operate freight business to and from this area.

However, the situation in Miaoli County is a bit special. Due to the local terrain, it is difficult to build a large seaport, and the oil production area is located in the inland mountainous area, and most of its output and required materials can only be transferred through the Houlong River. The waterway is more than [-] miles long, and larger ships cannot go upstream, so the transportation efficiency is very low.

In order to successfully exploit the oil wells here, Haihan killed and drove away the nearby indigenous tribes who wanted to fight, and cleared the land for tens of miles. Therefore, the local population is also extremely limited. To earn a living is to work for the petrochemical industry in oil producing areas.In such a relatively closed environment, the demand for materials from the outside world is relatively limited, so Liang Liping is a little worried about whether the local social environment can support the operation of exclusive routes.

When it comes to such a professional field, Lu Zhanpeng can't help but lose track of the pace.However, he has been to the local area anyway, and has been paying attention to the development process there, so he can barely cope with it.He told Liang Liping that Miaoli has been vigorously introducing immigrants to expand the population in the past two years, and has built a permanent berth on the shore of the Houlongxi estuary that can accommodate thousand-ton sea-going ships. It is believed that the local shipping conditions will soon be improved. improve.But as for the scale of local freight demand, this is not his professional field, and he dare not brag in front of Liang Liping, he can only express that further information collection may be needed.

Since there are still some uncertainties in the local situation, it is naturally too early to talk about specific cooperation conditions, but Liang Liping can see that Lu Zhanpeng is really interested in this matter, so I also gave him a general introduction A vision for the business.

According to the current financial resources of Yu Feng and his wife, they can roughly purchase six to eight ships at one time, and open two routes outside the island at the same time.But Liang Liping's idea is to apply for a mortgage loan from Haihan Bank with the couple's national bonus shares, so as not to delay several scientific research projects being carried out at the husband's machinery factory at the same time.If the operation goes well, then one to two years later, we can continue to increase investment, purchase a few more ships, expand routes and increase shipping frequency, and gradually consolidate the business of the shipping company.

When Lu Zhanpeng heard this, he asked: "There are actually quite a few shipping companies operating cross-border shipping. As far as I know, there is already fierce competition in some popular routes. So how do you plan to seize market share?"

Liang Liping explained: "The scale of demand for ocean freight business has been continuously developing, and it is far from being saturated. We have a lot of room to operate. There is competition on some routes, and I think it is only a temporary phenomenon. We can provide customers with It is a package of standardized freight logistics solutions, using scientific freight arrangements to maximize capacity, thereby reducing the cost of long-distance shipping, which is a competitive advantage that other private shipping companies cannot have in the short term.”

Lu Zhanpeng said: "But this requires a lot of professionals to participate in the operation, and you also need to set up offices in various ports to undertake business. The initial investment of your shipping company will be very large."

Liang Liping nodded and said: "You are right, so we can only tentatively operate one or two fixed off-island routes in the early stage to control the investment of personnel and funds. I hope you can confirm the situation in Miaoli as soon as possible, and also It is precisely because of this consideration that if the local cargo scale cannot support the exclusive route, it may become a loss-making business.”

(End of this chapter)