Two hundred and forty-eighth, the land flowing with milk and honey
He is not very interested in the financial industry. When he was engaged in the financial industry, it was just because of the high income. In an environment like Lingao, the role of the financial industry is very limited, and it will take at least several decades for major development.
In contrast, he was very interested in the ancient past events of the Age of Discovery, such as exploration, trade, and the East-West India Company. He was keen on being a colonist in a new time and space. He also participated in the preparations for the Southeast Asia Company, but soon felt that this
The power of the company was too small. It was purely a place for pirate merchants who were attached to the Senate to find a way out. It was not the Senate version of the East India Company.
Finally, he applied to join the Ministry of Colonial Trade. He soon discovered that although the department had a great name, it did not receive much resource allocation in the Senate system. It was said to be "colonial", but in fact its main business was to carry out
import and export trade.
Trade is of course very important. I agree with this point, but in his opinion, the director of the department is too "peace-loving". Why should I buy a lot of things? Wouldn't it be better to grab them?
The obvious result was that he and Skade were very unhappy. Although Skade had a background in foreign trade, he knew very little about colonial history, so he was naturally not his opponent when it came to starting a debate.
Although he got the pleasure of winning the debate, it did not do any good for his "career". In the Ministry of Colonial Trade, he got the position of Director of the Colonial Department as he wished. In theory, he could manage all the "non-East Asian areas" of the Senate.
A colony, but this colony is just a stronghold in Hongji. Jeju and Taiwan are all "local", and judging from the momentum of the Senate, Vietnam will have to be "local" sooner or later.
After much thinking, only by letting the Senate "go south" can we get rid of the incompetent situation of the Director of the Colonial Department. Fortunately, whether "go south" or "go north" has already happened before the Senate entered Lingao City.
Controversy. In recent years, as the plate has become larger and larger, this kind of dispute has begun to surface.
There is no doubt that in the face of the chaotic northern continent, Southeast Asia, which is relatively wild and empty and has a lot of resources, can attract the attention of the elders. Therefore, at the meeting before the launch of the mainland strategy, some people opposed the mainland strategy, and
It is to invest corresponding efforts into Southeast Asia.
However, most of the senators considered that if they launched an attack on Southeast Asia first, it would inevitably lead to more naturalized people from Southeast Asian indigenous origins among the population under the Senate's rule in the future, which would be very detrimental to the population structure. Moreover, going south would inevitably require
With large-scale colonization, before a sufficient native population was obtained, it was difficult for semi-public Senate enterprises such as Delong and Qiwei to recruit enough immigrants to go to Southeast Asia under the Ming Dynasty.
The final result of the discussion was to win over Guangdong and Guangxi as the base of the Senate on the mainland. The native population of Guangdong and Guangxi, especially the Han population, is at least nine million. This number is enough to maintain the main population level of the Senate.
The battle in Guangdong and Guangxi started with great success and has recently fallen into a quagmire. Although the people around him did not express their opinions very much, they have been paying attention to the situation. In his view, the current quagmire of the war in Guangdong and Guangxi can just curb those who advocate the occupation of Guangdong and Guangxi and continue to go north to expand the results of the war.
As the mouthpiece of the faction, we can put forward the arguments for going south in a fair and open manner - follow the trend.
It is not difficult to put forward arguments, but it is rare to have someone to support you. After all, this is a change in strategic direction, and it requires a two-thirds majority at the Senate Assembly. It is just "following the trend" and relying on the support of the old southern faction.
It is far from enough, we also need to win over the middle faction.
Who are the centrists? After thinking around, he finally decided to start with the industrial sector. In his opinion, the industrial sector is a big vote bank, but its presence in the Senate is not strong. Most people are indulged in their own professions.
, rarely care about changes in the political situation and strategic direction. If their enthusiasm for "participating in political affairs" can be aroused, it will not be a problem to become the chairman of the Senate or the secretary of state in the future, let alone going south to establish colonies.
After careful consideration, Dr. Zhou began to intentionally contact the veterans of the industrial field. Participating in this seminar today was also an important part of his plan. After all, it had nothing to do with the chemical industry, and his chemistry level was roughly at the level of a senior high school student -
He has almost forgotten it. He also doesn’t understand mechanics, biology, medicine, petroleum... Anyway, he has nothing to do with the majors related to Danzhou Industrial Park.
The reason why he came to the seminar was because he boasted that he had a "raw material solution" and squeezed into the meeting. He had discussed the specific plan with several people in the industry, and they were "like-minded" and a consensus was formed.
But to turn the "consensus" of these people into an "industry consensus" requires further operations.
The industrial sector is a very large department, with almost half of the veterans concentrated in it. Roughly divided by major, it can be roughly divided into four major sectors: energy, machinery, metallurgy, and chemical industry.
Among these four sectors, those who are most dissatisfied with the status quo are mainly energy and chemical industries. These two sectors are very important, but are low-level industrial categories that have been restricted by resource conditions for a long time and cannot make breakthroughs.
A low level means that you cannot speak loudly within the Senate, and you feel ignored.
After analyzing the situation of the two major companies, I believe that in comparison, the chemical industry industry must have greater grievances than the energy industry industry - compared with the veterans of the energy industry, they have the possibility of losing their lives and being seriously injured every day. And when it comes to on-site operations,
The production conditions that naturalized migrant workers endure under guidance and supervision are also even worse.
As long as there are complaints, it is easy to form a consensus. After several observations and tests, the surrounding people had a private "in-depth communication" with "Er Zhang", and both parties "fully expressed their views" and "reached a consensus."
People around me realize that the demands of industrial groups are actually not consistent, but there is one thing they all have in common, and that is dissatisfaction with resource allocation.
The Senate is very poor on Hainan Island. Hainan Island has a lot of resources. In theory, there is no shortage of anything. But except for iron, there are generally problems of too few reserves and scattered production areas. Many resources are still in the undeveloped inland
Areas are more difficult to develop.
For a long time, insufficient resources have become a major problem that has seriously plagued the industrial sector. In terms of industrial output, it can be said that it is constantly increasing, with a large rate of growth every year. However, this growth can be said to be negligible in the face of massive demand.
Only by grasping the core appeal of "resources" can the industrial port support its southbound policy.
Sure enough, this fluttering sentence "It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice" immediately caught everyone's hearts, and Zhang Hao responded immediately with understanding: "That's right, without resources, just making a plan is useless!"
Zhang Xiao also immediately said: "A lot of resources are thrown into Guangdong and Guangxi to improve the results. They ask us all day long how much gunpowder, how much fertilizer, how much medicine can be provided... tnnd, can I poop out these things?
When it came time to allocate production materials, there was nothing, but if I wanted to transfer them, I had to ask diligently!"
This immediately aroused the resonance of everyone present: discounting when accepting projects and being as eager as sparks when asking for things are consistent characteristics of the Senate. Bargaining has basically become a required course for senators running projects.
Although everyone knows that the Planning Institute is not an oil mine. Objectively, things can be divided as much as there are things, and projects also need to be coordinated and arranged. However, people always feel that this kind of distribution is "unfair" emotionally, and they are "unfair".
"Ignored". Especially the frustration after the projects they applied for were rejected and discounted, which made them full of resentment.
"Anyway, we are just a group of tool people." Zhang Hao began to fan the flames, "Anyway, in the eyes of Ma Qianju and the others, we are just high-level naturalized citizens who realize the great ideals of the Senate!"
This time, cold water was poured into the boiling pot, and the emotions of the elders of the seminar were aroused. What the elders hate and fear the most is to be regarded as a "stepping stone to the great cause." As long as someone says
Saying these words, you can have a miraculous effect immediately. Even Ji Tuisi felt unhappy, but he soon realized that the Director of the Colonial Office, who had no professional background, tried every means to squeeze into this seminar, and he must have some intentions.
some purpose.
He thought quickly and immediately guessed the real thoughts around him.
However, he was not in a hurry to stop the complaints and agitation of the senators. Ji Tuisi thought that no matter what, what he said was right. The Senate did need to pay attention to the development and allocation of resources. Since ancient times, there have been children who can cry.
It's a good thing to have such a catfish jump in and give it a try - at the same time, it can also increase the say of the chemical industry.
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to change, he coughed and said: "Everyone knows that all the difficulties we are encountering now are due to insufficient production capacity. The reason for insufficient production capacity is nothing more than the lack of resource supply. To solve it, we must solve it from the root.
Resource issues.”
In the following time, Zhou Enlai began to explain the advantages of going south with the materials he had carefully prepared. The main contents were "the vast hectares of fertile land where three-season rice can be grown casually" in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, "the countless minerals along the coastline", "
"Light crude oil will come out on its own when you dig a hole"... These materials are all the homework he has done in the big library for several months. To be honest, he didn't pay so much attention when he wrote his doctoral thesis.
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Although the elders of the industrial port knew something about the resource advantages of Southeast Asia, after all, this was in the 17th century, and Southeast Asia was still a "barbaric land", so the elders didn't know much about this land. Now that they were blown away by the surroundings, they immediately changed.
It has become a "land flowing with milk and honey", and everyone can't help yearning for it, and the anger of "the Executive Committee is harming the country" is ignited in their hearts - although the Executive Committee has been disbanded many years ago.