1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3206
Time-limited and limited quantities, sales through bidding, supplemented by some discounts with limited quotas, are the usual promotion methods in Haihan arms sales activities.The business principles involved are actually very simple, and countries have long understood these methods, but they cannot be deciphered at all.

This is because Haihan's ordnance manufacturing capabilities are unrivaled in the world, and there is no competing product with comparable performance in the market. Even if you know that Haihan's sales method is very bad, you can only pinch your nose to comfort yourself. You get what you pay for. Although Haihan's arms are expensive, they are also worth their price.

Although Qiao Zhiya didn't have much experience in hosting arms sales activities before this, but with the assistance of the old fox Schneider, the whole process was quite smooth.

As Schneider said, after the envoys of various countries took the brochures back, they immediately summoned the military attache and began to discuss the purchase plan.

The purchase of arms is one of the few important matters that envoys from various countries can make decisions on their own without reporting.The reason is also very simple. The window period for Haihan to sell certain special weapons and equipment is often very short. If you have to ask the country for this, the news will come and go, as short as ten days and a half months, as long as three to five months or even half a year. Above, it is likely to miss a valuable opportunity.

Once you miss it, you don't know when the next arms sales window will be.

The Executive Committee has no time to care about these troubles that belong to the buyers. They have too many official affairs to deal with during their stay in Hangzhou.

One of the very important tasks is to meet with people from all walks of life in the Donghai Region to prepare for the establishment of the National Assembly.

Haihan has promoted the industrialization process for more than [-] years, and the social conditions in some areas have gradually changed. Sooner or later, the feudal ruling system will become outdated in the face of the new production relations and power structure. It is time to start launching products that can adapt to future development. There is a new system.

For Haihan, which is undergoing a period of rapid expansion, transferring part of the power to participate in and discuss state affairs to private individuals is an important measure that will help consolidate its ruling foundation.

Of course, this kind of transfer is limited. What the National Assembly has is only the power to participate in the governance of the country, not the right to make decisions.The real power of the state can still only be in the hands of the executive committee and local management committees at all levels.

But for the common people, especially those gentry figures who have a certain status in the common people, the benefits of this system are obvious. Not only can their social status be further improved, but also they can obtain special information channels directly to Tianting.

In case of winning the favor of some important person, it seems that it is not impossible to reach the sky in one step.

However, how to obtain the membership of the National Assembly, how to operate the organization, and many institutional details need to be gradually improved by the Executive Committee during the implementation process.At the same time, the Executive Committee also needs to listen to the voices of the people to understand the views and attitudes of all parties on this matter.

Dai Yingda and others from Yangzhou never imagined that they could meet with the Executive Committee so frequently in just a few days.

On the morning when the Executive Committee arrived in Hangzhou, the big salt merchants in Yangzhou greeted them on the shore, and then participated in the reception banquet held for the Executive Committee.Then on the boat watching the fireworks display, they were received again.

When watching the military parade, their positions on the viewing platform were relatively biased, and they just saw the executive committee from a distance, so that's all.

But the next day, I was summoned by the executive committee again, which was really a flattering feeling.

But when they got to the place, they discovered that this time they were not interviewing Yangzhou salt merchants alone, but dozens of well-known business people from various state capitals under the jurisdiction of the East China Sea Region.

Tao Donglai and Shi Diwen were the only senior officials of the executive committee who attended the meeting.

Some people couldn't help but muttered, Haihan specially summoned people from the business community, maybe he was looking for an excuse to slaughter fat sheep, right?

This kind of thing happened more than once during the reign of the Ming Dynasty. A wealthy businessman received an invitation from the government to go to a banquet, but when he went, he was asked to "voluntarily" donate a certain amount of "Liao pay" to the treasury.

Dai Yingda and the others were relatively calm. The silver taels that Yangzhou salt merchants had voluntarily donated to the new dynasty in recent years were definitely astronomical figures.Even for the National Day event held in Hangzhou this time, the amount of capital invested by Yangzhou salt merchants is quite considerable.

In Dai Yingda's view, if the government really needs this, there is no need to play these tricks.As long as Shi Diwen or any high-ranking official of the executive committee asks to offer some conditions in exchange for funds as in the past, they will definitely be willing to cooperate.

Sure enough, Shi Diwen's speech later dispelled their doubts: "I see some people here are frowning, are they worried that they will be ripped off by the government? Please rest assured, we will never use the name of three rates or the like , engage in such tricks as field tax addition."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere became much more relaxed.The few people he said laughed dryly to cover up their embarrassment.

In many cases, as long as money is not discussed, the relationship between people will become simple and harmonious, especially for business people.

Shi Diwen went on to say: "I invite everyone to come here today. I want to ask for your opinions on something really good. You can speak freely after listening to it."

After Shi Diwen finished speaking, he nodded towards Tao Donglai, indicating that he could start.

Tao Donglai said: "Everyone came to Hangzhou from various prefectures and governments to participate in this celebration, which shows your patriotic enthusiasm. The executive committee has been thinking about how to let the influential local gentry Enthusiasm put into practical use can do more things that are beneficial to the country and the people.”

"After much deliberation, we think the most appropriate way is to set up a new organization to allow more patriots to participate in the governance process of the country!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and their hearts beat faster.

For most of them, this is not the first time they have heard rumors about this institution.

A few years ago, there were related rumors that a special agency would be established to allow the public to participate in handling government affairs in the future, but no further details have been released.Unexpectedly, the executive committee's visit to Hangzhou this time finally brought the rumors to light.

No matter what the entry threshold of this institution is, since I was called here to discuss this matter today, it means that everyone here should have the corresponding qualifications.

In other words, the first batch of members of this organization may be born from all the people present.

Tao Donglai then spent a long time introducing the operation mechanism and personnel composition of this organization in detail.And the merchants present also held their breaths, listening very intently, lest they miss a single word.

(End of this chapter)