1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2674
Compared with businessmen from North Korea and Japan who travel to and from the Tsushima Strait all year round, Haihan commercial organizations have too many advantages.Not only has strong capital and a strong background, but also has an operation level that is difficult for peers to match in terms of international transportation capacity deployment, opening of cargo routes, and collection of commodity information.

Relying on these advantages, Haihan Commercial Organizations can increase operating efficiency while lowering operating costs. Even latecomers will soon be able to occupy a place in the market by virtue of these advantages.Coupled with the fact that commercial organizations still hold a lot of cheap and high-quality Haihan industrial product franchise rights, it is not difficult to open up the situation in Busan Port.

This is also true of the reality. Ning Zijing introduced to Zhu Zi'an ostentatiously that among the top ten commercial firms with the largest trading volume in Busan Port, the top seven firms are all from Haihan background, and the remaining three firms are also related to Haihan has close cooperation merchants.

In other words, the prosperity of Busan Port today largely depends on the participation of Haihan commercial organizations.The influence of these capitals of Haihan is far more than that of foreign commercial organizations.

"In Busan Port, except for the currencies of Japan and Japan, most merchants will use banknotes issued by our country. In many cases, foreign merchants are even more willing to use our banknotes... Do you know why?"

Hearing Ning Zijing's question, Zhu Zian fell into thought.He doesn't have much economic knowledge, but during his stay in Hangzhou and Zhoushan, he was somewhat exposed to some scenes of using Haihan banknotes, and he has a little understanding of this unique currency.But to answer Ning Zijing's question, this amount of knowledge still seems a little thin.

Zhu Zian tentatively responded, "Probably because it's more convenient to carry and settle accounts?"

In Zhu Zian's view, banknotes are undoubtedly more portable than metal currency, and the face value is printed on the currency, so there is no need to consider its color loss.There are many branches of Haihan Bank in prosperous areas such as Hangzhou and Zhoushan, which can conveniently meet the needs of storage and exchange. It is indeed an excellent form of currency for businessmen who want to travel around to do business.

Ning Zijing smiled and said: "You are right, but it is definitely not as simple as you think. To make it a currency that circulates among many countries, it needs to have strong economic strength and have extensive trade and financial ties with other countries. At the same time, there must be solid stability to ensure that these banknotes can be exchanged for equivalent precious metal currencies at any time. It is also necessary to sign agreements with various countries, and its currency value will be recognized by the people only after it is officially recognized."

Zhu Zian could basically understand every word Ning Zijing said, but he was a little confused when it came together.However, he didn't want to be looked down upon by Ning Zijing, and since the current occasion was not suitable for a detailed discussion, he didn't continue to ask for answers.

In fact, what Ning Zijing said are all the conditions required for Haihan banknotes to become an international currency, which is several levels higher than Zhu Zian's thought. The theories of international politics and economics involved are all It was something Zhu Zian had never heard of, so it was naturally difficult to understand immediately.

But how beneficial this situation is to Haihan, Zhu Zian can think of some.Among other things, the purchasing power brought about by the circulation of Haihan banknotes is enough to shock people.

Zhu Zian doesn't know what seigniorage is, but he knows that Haihan can produce banknotes continuously at a very low cost by operating paper mills and printing machines, and then use these banknotes to buy goods from other countries, easily Can harvest wealth.

In terms of cost, this is much lower than minting copper coins, refining silver ingots, and gold ingots. Printing a hundred yuan banknote is worth a hundred taels of silver, but the cost is about one percent of a hundred taels of silver. There is no other business in the world that can compare with it in terms of huge profits.

Zhu Zian pondered over the articles in it carefully, and he didn't have any intention of continuing to enjoy the dinner. He just wanted to ask Ning Zijing for some knowledge in this area, and figure out how Haihan used currency to open up trade joints. Harvest the wealth of other countries.

The next day, Li Yi set off to return to Seoul, while An Daoshi stayed at Ganghwa Island, preparing to complete the next part of the journey with the Haihan Fleet.

Shi Chengwu and the others also got up early and rushed to the pier to see off Li Yan, and greet Fu Li who had just arrived at Jianghua Island to escort the supplies.

Although the fleet will go to Busan Port in the near future and can continue to replenish locally, Fuli still specially organized a batch of supplies to be sent to Ganghwa Island for their use on the way.

"There are everything you need to eat and use. You will know when you look at the list later. In addition, there are a few boxes of goods that were sent to Mr. Wang. It is a little thought from me. Please remember to put them away, An Guo." Fu Li said from his subordinates. Li took the list and stuffed it into Wang Anguo's hands.

Wang Anguo quickly thanked Fu Li.Back then, when Fu Li went to work in Seoul, where he was not familiar with, he was able to stay smoothly only because of Wang Tom's care, so the personal relationship between the two is quite good.Now that Wang Tom is far away in North America, it is difficult to have a chance to meet. Fu Li also specially prepared some gifts for Wang Anguo to bring along.

Fu Li said again: "Originally, I suggested to the king to let him go to Busan Port with you for inspection. It seems that he is still worried in the end!"

Shi Chengwu was puzzled and said, "Does the king think it's not safe to go out with us?"

Fu Li shook his head and said, "That's not true. Otherwise, why would he take your boat to watch the military exercise? What he's worried about is that something will happen to his family if he's not in Seoul for a long time."

Shi Chengwu suddenly said: "So that's the case. No wonder he hurried back to Seoul just after the exercise was over, before we even said we would leave."

Of course, what Li Xun was worried about was the safety of his throne. If he went to Busan for an inspection, it would take at least half a month to go back and forth. If he had to leave Seoul for such a long time, he would feel seriously insecure.

In fact, since Haihan asked Li Hao to go to the north to divide and rule the three northern provinces, Li Hao seldom left Seoul on his own initiative.In view of the unique "tradition" of North Korea, Li Yi believes that if he does not sit in Seoul for a long time, it will leave room for careerists to operate.

Even if he had to leave Seoul for a few days to visit the military exercise like this time, he made full preparations in advance and let Park Hongye temporarily handle the government affairs on his behalf.As soon as the military exercises were over and the celebration banquet was over, Li Yi hurried back to Seoul.

It is a bit sad to be a king for this kind of sake.However, this is the scene Hai Han is happy to see, because in this way, it will be easier to control Li Yi's actions.

(End of this chapter)