1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 460 Eastern Development ([-])
"My master, my master..." A guy excitedly ran to the gate of the "Guiquan" grain and oil workshop, and began to shout loudly.

"Shouting, what a shame!" Xiang Guiquan walked out of the workshop slowly with his hands behind his back, "What's the matter?"

"Boss, didn't a ship come to Daxingbao Wharf a few days ago, and many officials and technical specialists from the Ministry of Agriculture came down." The guy wiped the sweat from his forehead, breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "I Today, I went to the official depot in the city to deliver peanut oil. I heard from the ambassador of the grain depot that the head of the Daxing area is here, on the boat that came that day, and he brought his family with him! Didn’t you say a few days ago that you have the opportunity to visit the head of the Daxing area? ?"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Xiang Guiquan immediately stopped in his tracks, looking at the work that came to report the news, "The chief manager spent quite a long time on the road, and he just arrived at Daxing Castle to take up his post at this time. Then what do you have?" Didn't ask the grain depot ambassador, what is the background of the general manager?"

"Your Majesty is very young. I heard that he is the distant nephew of King Qi. He used to work in some polling office." The guy said.

"Polling Office?" Xiang Guiquan was taken aback.He has been in Jianye City for four or five years, and he knows what kind of organization this department has been established for only four years and has an ordinary name.That's my Daqi's Jinyiwei, Dongchang and other secret service agencies!Internally detect the spies and agents of hostile forces, investigate the illegal affairs of the government, and even intervene in the affairs of the patrol office.When necessary, the local gendarmerie and local town police can be mobilized.

Another spy organization in Daqi, the Black Clothes Guard, although its name sounds scary, but its duty is to specialize in foreign affairs, and it does not have close contact with ordinary people.But the polling office is different. It specializes in internal affairs. From government officials to ordinary people, anyone and affairs that subvert the country, leak secrets, link up with foreign countries, and disrupt domestic facilities and order are all handled by them.

"Boss?" Seeing his boss standing there in a daze, the guy called out cautiously, "Boss, but I heard from the grain depot ambassador that the Daxing area is going to attract merchants and factory owners to set up workshops and shop here. A preferential policy of tax exemption for two years should be given. It is exactly the same as what was done in Weihai Prefecture and Yunyang area in the past two years!"

"Hey, once this preferential policy comes out, I don't know how many competitors will be attracted!" Xiang Guiquan sighed, "In order to maintain our first-mover advantage, it seems that we have to visit this civilian. Mediate the transferred manager. At the very least, we must guarantee our Guiquan Grain and Oil Factory’s government’s priority procurement rights in the next two to three years. We are the first batch of investors in the Daxing area, and we have also made great efforts for their development. .”

Two years ago, when the Sino-Dutch War was still going on, Xiang Guiquan's grain and oil factory in Jianyefu not only faced strong competition from the Hanzhou Grain and Oil General Trading Company under the control of the government, but also with the population increasing year by year, more and more His private capital also began to enter the grain and oil processing industry one after another, which made the growth of his "Guiquan" grain and oil workshop sluggish.For this reason, he learned that the Weihai area in the east of Hanzhou is building the largest cotton spinning center in the country, and many related factories are planned to live in it. The immigrant population also has a certain inclination to this area.

Immediately, regardless of the possible interception and attack risks of Dutch armed merchant ships, Xiang Guiquan came to Weihai with several good partners and opened several grain and oil processing plants.Their arrival was warmly welcomed by the Weihai local government, who immediately gave them two years of tax-free preferential policies for private commercial capital, and at the same time, tried their best to meet their employment needs.

Then, several settlements were set up in the Yunyang area in the south, and these businessmen who had tasted the first-mover advantage immediately followed suit. A series of daily necessities such as grain, oil, leather, furniture, quilts, papermaking, ceramics, and small hardware met the needs of daily life. Workshops have been established one after another, meeting the needs of the local people very well.

However, unfortunately, with the end of the Sino-Dutch War, dozens of Chinese businessmen from Batavia suddenly poured in from Hanzhou. They not only set foot in Hanzhou to Batavia, but also the Malay Peninsula and Borneo Sea trade between Hanzhou, Sumatra, etc., and also invested a lot of gold and silver, and established various factories and mines in Hanzhou.

Jianye Mansion, Weihai Mansion, Yunyang area, and even Xinxiang City on Timor Island (Suai, a small coastal town in the east) and Weiyuan City on Weiyuan Island (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea) all have these The investment from the Batavian Chinese businessmen competed fiercely with Xiang Guiquan and others who were the first to take root in Hanzhou.

It stands to reason that with a population of nearly 9 in Hanzhou, plus most of Timor Island and Weiyuan Island under its control, the market capacity is sufficient for the production and supply of dozens, or even hundreds of workshops and enterprises of various types.But as a businessman, who doesn't want to be a monopoly industry.Originally, relying on the first-mover advantage, it almost occupied nearly half of the market in the newly colonized area in the east of Hanzhou (the other half of the market was occupied by commercial companies and workshops under the control of the civil government), and it could comfortably earn Hanzhou silver dollars, and it could also As the population continues to increase, the income will also increase year by year.

But now, those Batavian Chinese merchants who like to put their eggs in more baskets quickly poured into the Hanzhou local market and began to compete with many merchants here for this gradually growing Hanzhou market.

For this reason, Xiang Guiquan, the earliest local capital of Hanzhou, began to rely on the early friendly relationship with the government. With the expansion of the Daqi colonization area, they also followed closely, following the pace of the government's expansion, stepping up the layout and occupation of new lands. consumer market.

Xiang Guiquan has been staying here for half a year in order to establish a new factory of "Guiquan" grain and oil workshop in Daxing area, and his life is actually the same as those immigrants who colonized here.Not only do you have to worry about the establishment and production of grain and oil workshops, but you also have to constantly build relationships with local colonization officials, seek long-term goods supply contracts, demand the supply of raw materials and workers required for the production of workshops, strive for more favorable tax and fiscal policies, and even Fund loan to Hanzhou Big Bank.

"We welcome all businessmen to invest and buy properties in Daxing District. We will do our best to meet the various requirements you have mentioned." In the manager's mansion, Qi Yuanshan looked at more than ten Daxingbao merchants in the house. He and the factory owner said sincerely: "Starting from this year, the factories you invest in and set up will be exempted from tax for two years, but the trade is not included. The workers and raw materials needed for the factories you start will be fully guaranteed by our Daxing area. However, the supply of raw materials for agricultural products requires you to sign a purchase and sale document with our agricultural department to restrict each other accordingly."

"Everyone knows that when we started our business in Daxing, we lacked everything. In addition to the support from the civil government, some of the people's livelihood needs depend on you. In order to repay your support for our Daxing region, I hereby make a promise to you , for all the materials and daily necessities that our colonial government needs, you must be the first choice for procurement, and the deadline is at least two years."

Perhaps due to the influence of Qitian, Hanzhou locals did not discriminate against business and industry, but vigorously supported and promoted it.This is completely different from the traditional thinking of Daming that agriculture is the foundation and industry and commerce are the end.In today's Qi State, among the government departments, there are the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Agriculture, industry, and industry stand side by side without any bias.

On many occasions, Qi Tian also often said that a country cannot stand without agriculture, cannot be stable without work, and cannot live without business, that is, one is the foundation, the other is the backbone, and the other is the eyes.

In this regard, Qi Yuanshan deeply agrees.A few years ago, Hanzhou relied on its stable agricultural production, continuously growing industry, and active and flexible business to defeat the maritime overlord in the Nanyang region, the Dutch East India Company, and had to make peace with Hanzhou. .

The large-scale development of the eastern part of Hanzhou, in addition to continuously filling new lands with immigrants, reclaiming cultivated land, and establishing new towns and villages, must also follow up with corresponding industrial, commercial, mining, transportation and other industries.In this way, a virtuous circle can be formed, and a certain self-hematopoietic function can be achieved in a short period of time, and a large amount of investment from the government can be reduced.

"Everyone, Daqi will spare no effort in the development of the eastern region, which will be full of unlimited opportunities and business opportunities. Your investment will definitely get huge returns. Our prosperous land will also be prosperous in the future!"

(End of this chapter)