1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 462 Official Routines
During this period, ships from Annan continued to send South Vietnamese prisoners of war to Changhua Port every five or six days.Nearly half a year has passed since the Battle of Hue, and the speed of importing prisoners of war and immigrants from Annan has also decreased as the domestic situation has stabilized.The transportation scale of more than 3000 people per month during the peak period has been gradually reduced in the near future to about [-] people per month at the level of the same period in the second half of last year.Although in order to ensure that there is enough labor available on the Changhua Industrial Site, the Executive Committee directly handed over most of the population to the Changhua Engineering Department, but for such a large project, even if this number is doubled, it may not be possible. It can meet the needs of accelerating the progress of the project.

Under such a background, Shizidong's few laborers also became the sweet buns in the eyes of the construction site headquarters. Qiao Zhiya spent a lot of thought, and finally pulled all the remaining laborers into Shizidong. Although it seems a bit of a drop in the bucket, it has finally added a feasible way to the local labor source.In this way, when the same method is used to perform routines in other Li Miao villages, there will be a successful model that can be displayed.

Of course, not all Li people can adapt to this change in living environment and working style. There are also a small number of people in Shizidong who are unwilling to leave the mountainous area, and have not joined the industry of emigration.However, due to the fact that Shizidong and the Haihan people had reached an agreement, these people could not continue to stay in the Shilu area, and could only switch to Lidong, which was located deeper into the inland area.

On September 1629, 9, an "expedition-class" warship belonging to the militia navy slowly entered Changhua Port and docked at the No. 3 berth dedicated to the military.Since several batches of military ships arrive here every month to carry out patrols or transport personnel and materials, the staff on the pier are also used to catch the cables dropped by the ships and tie them to the concrete piles on the shore.However, when the absent-minded sailor saw the person coming down from the boat to the shore through the gangplank, he immediately stood up straight reflexively, clenched his right hand on his left chest, and shouted reverently: "Serve the executive committee!" !"

It was not the first time that Tao Donglai had enjoyed this kind of treatment similar to that of a "religious leader" outside. left under.However, this naturalized citizen is still very excited. Not everyone can have the opportunity to serve Chief Tao at such a close distance, not to mention that the other party had a very obvious reaction just now. It's been half a year in front of me.

Tao Donglai suddenly appeared in Changhua, partly because after Liu Shanxia was transferred to perform other tasks, the Ministry of Construction no longer had heavyweight cadres in Changhua to supervise the construction.Although Qiao Zhiya can also command general road construction projects, his establishment is in the military after all, and the Ministry of Construction is not very good at handing over all its work to other departments.

Of course, with Tao Donglai's complicated responsibilities, it is even less likely that he will stay here permanently than Liu Shanxia. More explicit opinions and orders.

In addition, Tao Donglai has another small task, which is to announce the official establishment of the Changhua Port Management Committee, and appoint Qiao Zhiya as the temporary director of the Management Committee on behalf of the Executive Committee, and continue to serve as Changhua Shilu Commander-in-Chief of the Traffic Line Project Headquarters.

Qiao Zhiya was also a little bit embarrassed when he took over the letter of appointment from Tao Donglai. Three years ago, he was an auto mechanic in Detroit. He wanted to be stimulated, and he took part in a mysterious "travel trip" with a few good friends. We have come to this unimaginable era.The hardware, chemical engineering, engineering, sailing, combat and other skills he learned before crossing gave him his own status in this team.However, being able to embark on the path of politics step by step from other fields is something that even he himself has never thought of.

If someone told Qiao Zhiya three years ago that you would be a county magistrate in a seaside fishing village in southern China, he would definitely think that this guy was talking nonsense.However, this seemingly absurd plot has actually happened today, and Qiao Zhiya doesn't know how to describe his current mixed feelings.To be honest, he is not particularly interested in politics, but he is very clear that in this group, politics is undoubtedly a shortcut to the upper echelons of power.

In contrast, although joining the army can quickly accumulate military merits and get promoted, there are still risks in it.Since the establishment of the militia, although no traverser officer has been killed in battle, injuries are inevitable.Qiao Zhiya himself was wounded heroically in the battle when he went to Annan for the first time to participate in the Battle of Zhengjiang Hengshan—even though his arm was only scratched by a cold arrow shot by the South Vietnamese Army, it is hard to imagine that the arrow missed by half a foot What will be the consequences.Swords and guns have no eyes, and no one on the battlefield dares to say that his life is tough enough to handle all situations. Qiao Zhiya does not want to stay in the army for a long time to become a professional soldier.The current path is really suitable for his current situation and mentality.

At Tao Donglai's active request, the reception banquet was arranged very short.It's not that Tao Donglai consciously wants to advocate honesty, but that his time in the local area is relatively limited, and there are many tasks that need to be entrusted to Qiao Zhiya. It's better to save the time for eating and drinking and do some practical things.

One of the tasks that Tao Donglai wanted to explain to Qiao Zhiya was the arrangement for receiving the Qiong Lianfa inspection team in the near future.In view of the fact that the number of immigrants from Annan has started to decline, the Executive Committee believes that the source of labor in the Shilu area of ​​Changhua can no longer rely on the supply of Annan. There are some channels that can be used, so they must be fully utilized. For example, the local Li and Miao aborigines, for example, used the influence of Ming merchants in the mainland to hire a large number of laborers to participate in the construction.

Of course, whether it is the railway from Changhua to Shilu, or the large-scale mineral deposits that will be fully mined in the Shilu area, these important projects related to Haihan's future national economy and people's livelihood, the executive committee will not allow outsiders to directly participate in the management.But since the merchants of Ming Dynasty want to contribute money and efforts, it is absolutely impossible not to give any benefits.Schneider gave the executive committee a more practical approach based on certain operational examples in another time and space, which is to issue bonds for related projects.

Bonds are no strangers to travelers, but in this era, it is considered a relatively advanced method of capital operation.However, Schneider came up with this idea not entirely to raise project funds. Haihan Group's current economic situation does not require external funds to build large-scale projects. The means used are exactly the same, but in order to avoid the prohibition that important industries cannot allow external funds to participate in the operation, Schneider proposed the bond as a compromise method that will not touch the restricted area.If it is done properly, it can even solve the problem of labor shortage by the way.

The solution to this problem is not complicated, that is, to add a purchase right threshold to bonds with good returns and promising market prospects, that is, the purchase right is directly linked to the number of immigrants provided by the buyer. Whoever attracts more immigrants per unit time, Correspondingly, more "Jonesy Development Bonds" can be purchased.Of course, in this process, the cost of attracting and transporting immigrants is borne by Haihan, and the handler only needs to pull the people to the designated place and sign an employment agreement with Haihan.

Although there are many merchants and banks that are constantly absorbing skilled immigrants for Haihan, for the booming Haihan, the population will always be in short supply.The executive committee also hopes that this brand-new method can stimulate those big businessmen who maintain close cooperative relations with Haihan, let them devote part of their energy to the immigration field, and make full use of their influence in the mainland to come Absorb and transfer the population needed for Haihan.

Tao Donglai sips hot tea with his legs crossed. This is wild mountain tea picked by the Li people in Shizidong from their former residence. Although it is not as mellow as the Anxi Tieguanyin in Fujian that Tao Donglai likes very much, there is also a very different kind of tea. Simple mountain taste.

Tao Donglai put down his teacup and started to get down to business: "The inspection team sent by Qiong Lian will arrive in Changhua in about two or three days, so I specially come here a few days in advance to standardize the administrative establishment here so that you don't have to worry about it." The side stalls have always been unclear about their responsibilities..."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhiya not only thought to himself, the opportunity for his promotion came so quickly, but it was due to Qiong Lian's roundabout work.but.For this reason, the executive committee changed the original work process, and Tao Donglai personally went to Changhua to play the front stand, but from here we can feel the importance they attach to the matter of bond investment.

Since it is a project that the executive committee attaches great importance to, it can basically be equated with the four words "no loss is allowed".Qiao Zhiya didn't want his first project to be messed up after taking office, so he listened very carefully.

Tao Donglai went on to say: "The purpose of our construction of this railway and the project to be developed in Shilu do not need to be kept secret from this delegation. Because our profit prospects on this project can only be determined by the content of the project. to manifest."

Qiao Zhiya nodded in agreement and said, "Actually, it's useless for outsiders to know what we're going to do here. Besides us, who else has the ability to develop this place? The Changhua County Government can't manage even ten miles outside the city, let alone develop it." The stone is gone."

Tao Donglai replied: "Speaking of this matter, I heard that the military attache of the Ming army in Changhua has been dragged into trouble by you?"

"The Ming army commander in Changhua County is always called Xiao Laosan, and he can be regarded as a clever man who can see the limelight. When I caught the fugitive last time, I showed my hand in front of him and calmed him down. After that, I chose Cooperate with us thoroughly. This guy is not particularly greedy for money, and he is satisfied with a few dozen taels of silver a month."

If Xiao Laosan knew that Qiao Zhiya was evaluating him like this behind his back, he would definitely feel dumbfounded.This price was originally offered by Qiao Zhiya's tentativeness, but it is already a considerable amount of income for Xiao Laosan. You must know that if he only relies on military salary for food, his annual income will be equal to the monthly payment that Qiao Zhiya offered. The price is almost the same, it is really strange that Xiao Laosan is not tempted.

But if Xiao Laosan knew the sky-high investment amount of the Changhua project and the scale of the industrial base that Haihan planned to build in this area, he would probably raise all boats and raise the asking price.It was precisely because he did not have this kind of awareness that Xiao Laosan also missed the opportunity to earn more income for his small coffers.Of course, if he really had the guts to beat Haihan on his head, he would probably become one of the few officials in the history of Changhua County who died in the line of duty.

"When the time comes, you invite this third Xiao Xiao out and ask him to endorse the inspection team, so that those Ming businessmen can feel more at ease." Tao Donglai saw Qiao Zhiya's appearance of eating him to death, and immediately gave it to him. He is an advanced version of the task.

"No problem!" Qiao Zhiya immediately agreed.Although Xiao Laosan is not yet to the point of obeying him, if there is any invitation from Qiao Zhiya, he will actively participate in it.Moreover, what Tao Dong said was an official business, and there would definitely be a hard-working fee for Xiao Laosan at that time. With his kind of conduct that would not let go of dozens of taels of silver, of course he would not refuse this innocuous task.

It has become a standard operation method for relevant departments to engage in development in the nominally controlled area of ​​Daming to get officials from Daming to come forward and endorse the various development projects of Haihan.The first to use this routine were the Yazhou Shuizhai and the Yulin Inspection Department, two official institutions of the Ming Dynasty.At that time, the official agency's reputation was mainly used to stabilize the uneasy psychology of the immigrants who had just arrived in Victory Port.Later, this effective method was popularized, and even Haihan used official documents issued by the Yacheng government to recruit immigrants in the rural areas of Guangdong to ensure that Haihan's solicitation was reasonable and legal, and he was recruiting in a semi-official way. Immigration did achieve excellent results at the time. After all, compared to Haihan, who had a mysterious background, the name of the Ming court was more credible.

These successful experiences are constantly being summarized and then applied in various subsequent projects.Although the members of Qiong Lianfa's inspection team are all Haihan's senior partners, they have great confidence in Haihan, but if obtaining official endorsement is just a matter of effort, then Haihan will not hesitate to spend some money to make things more beautiful Some.As for Qiao Zhiya, he naturally took this matter as an opportunity to show off his abilities in front of Tao Donglai.

(End of this chapter)