1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Malico reported a bunch of projects to be approved by the executive committee in one breath. It seemed that he had made full preparations for today's rare meeting and wanted to take this opportunity to win the approval of the executive committee.

As he himself declared, if all these projects follow the formal process and are submitted layer by layer in the form of official documents, I don’t know how long it will take to get a reply from the Executive Committee.And face-to-face communication saves the useless links in the middle, and the efficiency is indeed not the same.

Malico has the confidence to take such a direct approach, thanks to the good financial situation of the two regions.He does not need to apply for project funds from the executive committee like other regions. Most of the projects, including conscription and formation of new troops, can solve the funding problem through self-raising, which greatly reduces the difficulty of obtaining approval.

Money is easy to do things, this is a universal truth, and Haihan is no exception.

The group of high-ranking officials in the Executive Committee must be overwhelmed by looking at reports from all directions to apply for money every day.It is rare for a magistrate as generous as Maiko to solve the biggest problem of money for the executive committee in advance, so it is not a difficult thing to help Maiko along the way.

What's more, Maliko's defeat in the election of the new executive committee this time is hard to guarantee that it will not have an impact on his ruling philosophy.From the perspective of the executive committee, it is indeed necessary to give him some sweetness to comfort him.

Except for the Foshan smelting base and the plan to form a new army, the projects proposed by Maliko in the fields of industrial, agricultural, commercial and student soldiers were immediately approved by the Executive Committee, and they promised to provide all the necessary support for the project. kind of support.

And these two special projects are not unapproved. The executive committee has agreed to his application in principle, but it is impossible to meet the conditions proposed by Maliko in a short period of time.

If one word can be used to describe the results of Maiko's trip, it would be a complete victory.

His own forecast in advance was far from being so optimistic. According to past practice, one or two projects would be more or less rejected by the executive committee.But maybe the new executive committee is waiting to make some political achievements, and the project provided by Mariko happened at the right time, and it was passed so smoothly.

Seeing this, Li Nai certainly wouldn't miss this rare atmosphere, and quickly reported what he wanted to do.

As the representative of Furuifeng, the No. [-] firm in Guangdong and Guangxi, the projects reported by Li Nai were simpler, almost all of which were closely related to trade.

The first project is that he plans to build a trading post on the island newly occupied by Haihan in the north of Malacca in the name of Freedom, and use it as a transit port to try to open up the route between the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean.

In the past, this route was almost dominated by countries in Europe and the Middle East. Now Haihan finally has its own foothold on the edge of the Indian Ocean. For example, take the lead in investing in local construction.

Li Yuande, who followed Qian Tiandun to the south, happened to be there at this time, and the Li family didn't even need to send another person to take charge of the overall situation, and just handed over the matter to Li Yuande.

However, this kind of long-term investment project with unknown prospects is risky. Li Nai hopes that the executive committee can give Freedom some special care, such as obtaining the required land resources from the local area with ultra-low land prices and preferential land selection rights, and In terms of taxation, a certain number of years of relief is given to reduce the local operating costs of Furuifeng.

The second project, which overlaps with the Foshan smelting base mentioned earlier by Maliko, is that Furuifeng will fund and contract multiple iron ore mines in the Liangguang area, and then carry out unified mining and act as an ore supplier for the Foshan smelting base. .

These iron mines were all government-run organizations in the Ming Dynasty, responsible for providing ore to Foshan.However, Haihan has little interest in developing these small mines with limited production capacity. In addition, Foshan's traditional smelting industry has been impacted by Haihan's industrial smelting, and the demand for ore is also decreasing year by year. The government is even less interested in investing resources in development.

If Maliko does not intervene, the operating conditions of these small mines will only get worse and worse until they die out along with Foshan's smelting industry.

One of the prerequisites for reorganizing Foshan's smelting industry is to have a stable and sufficient ore supply.Since the Ministry of Industry has no intention of operating these small mines, Maliko intends to let Freefeng come forward to take over the stall.

Of course, iron has been a special resource exclusively owned by the government in all dynasties, and Haihan is no exception. The procedures for these small mines to be converted from government operations to private ones will definitely not be simple.

This matter has to go through the normal process, going through the formalities one by one, and it will definitely have to wait for years and months.Li Nai brought it up to the executive committee in person, which is equivalent to taking a shortcut, at least he didn't have to go to Sanya to find acquaintances in person.

And this project is bundled with the Foshan smelting base. The executive committee has already approved the Foshan project, and of course it will not be set up here again.

Li Nai didn't spend too much time talking, and everyone in the executive committee gave an affirmative answer.The two parties have cooperated for many years and have a deep personal relationship. Even if they are human beings, these two projects will be approved. What's more, this is a project that the government hopes to be undertaken by a non-governmental organization like Freedom.

Tao Donglai had to think a little further, and started actively soliciting business: "If you are interested in operating a mine, we still have many overseas projects worth investing in."

Li Nai replied: "If the adults can give enough discounts, I am willing to try my best."

Li Nai has dealt with Haihan for so many years, so of course he understands that there is no such thing as pie in the sky. There may be only one reason why Tao Donglai is so active, and that is that the overseas mines he mentioned are probably still buried underground to be developed. mine, but due to the lack of start-up funds, the official has no plans to mine it yet.

If Fu Ruifeng can spend money to complete the initial investment, it will indeed save the official a lot of things.However, the business of mining has considerable risks, and it is impossible to make a 100% stable profit. Of course, Li Nai will not easily commit to invest unless the conditions given by the executive committee are sufficiently favorable.

Tao Donglai smiled and said, "You can send someone to the Luzon region to talk to Qiu Yuan. I think he should welcome Fu Ruifeng to join."

The central part of the Philippine Islands, which was newly occupied by the Luzon region last year, has a variety of mineral deposits. The governor Qiu Yuan also sent a report to the Executive Committee, requesting an increase in capital investment in mining development.

Although the executive committee has allocated funds, it is still far from meeting the actual needs of the local area, and raising funds through other channels has become an alternative.

Tao Donglai had been thinking about this matter for a while, and it happened that Li Nai took the initiative to come forward, so he made an arrangement to let Fu Ruifeng, who is rich and powerful, participate in the mining development in the Luzon region.