Chapter 177 Li Nai’s investment advice
As for the overall construction plan of Victory Port, the executive committee had already been formulating it before the crossing. After the preparatory committee at that time determined the crossing destination, the development plan of the relevant area was included in the discussion agenda of the Ministry of Construction.
According to the long-term planning plan, the Victory Port area will gradually transition into a military port in a few years, and the future central administrative agencies and major military forces will also be located in this area. The Tiandu Industrial Zone, which is located inland, will be dominated by "high-precision" deep processing industries. Even the ore smelting will gradually move there after the Shilu Iron Mine is put into operation, and the Sanya urban area will be the future. main residential and commercial areas. However, such a plan requires a huge amount of manpower to be invested in development, and the current population level under the Chuanchuan Group is far from reaching such a level. The plan on paper cannot be implemented in the short term and can only be implemented temporarily. in the committee's archives.
As for the Shengli Port area currently being built, as well as the landscape avenue leading from the port area to Base No. 1, they are all construction plans for the transitional period. In the coming period, Victory Port will still serve as a military port and a commercial port. As a trading port, relevant departments have already begun functional planning for the land here.
As Wei Ping, Li Nai and others speculated, the open areas on both sides of the Port Landscape Avenue are exactly the areas set aside for the construction of the future Shengli Port Business District. In addition to the business houses, warehouses and warehouses for foreign merchants, there will also be built some supporting facilities such as hotels, restaurants, restaurants, shops and so on. In addition to meeting the consumption and living needs of the migrant population, these facilities can also stimulate local consumption to a certain extent.
Li Nai's requirements for the construction of commercial warehouses can be divided into three parts in detail. The first is the warehouse for storing materials, the second is the place for residents and those who come to Hong Kong to trade every month, and the third is for external use. Small shops sell some goods sold from Guangzhou directly to local people.
After Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie listened to his request, the three executive committee members walked to the side and discussed in low voices for a while before returning to the negotiating table.
Tao Donglai replied in a deep voice: "In principle, we agree with your bank's application to set up a long-term commercial warehouse in Shengli Port, but for the construction land, we have to charge a certain land use fee, and the collection time is in years. If here During this period, if we need to acquire the land, we will refund your land use fee for the year and set aside another area as compensation.”
Li Nai frowned and said: "Money is not an issue, but I hope to buy the land directly to avoid disputes in the future. If you suddenly need to acquire land, how should I calculate the time and cost of building a store?"
"We will not sell the land. Anyone can only use the land in our name in this way. Regarding the issues you are worried about, we will assess your bank's expenses during the construction period, and your bank can also provide A list of construction costs, so that when land needs to be acquired, we will provide some compensation according to the corresponding amount, such as land use fee exemption when moving to other places for construction, or based on the land area and some locally provided building materials and labor. "Tao Donglai explained Li Nai's question in detail. As a former real estate developer, he is very familiar with this issue.
After Li Nai pondered for a while, he nodded and agreed to Tao Donglai's proposal. For "Furuifeng", if it wants to cooperate with the Haihan people for a long time and firmly occupy the distribution rights of some products in Fuzhou and Guangzhou, it is very necessary to set up a local store, and this store Whether the land is purchased or rented will not affect the plan to build a commercial warehouse in Victory Port. The Haihan people insisted on only renting and not selling the land to collect land use fees, and Li Nai had no better solution for this.
Of course, Li Nai's intention was not just that, he then proposed a further investment plan: "I plan to build a restaurant and a hotel in Victory Port. If you allow it, I also want to build a gambling stall and a brothel." .”
The three executive committee members were all shocked when they heard this. Restaurants and hotels were just that. They didn't expect that Li Nai, a dignified Ming Dynasty scholar, would openly propose to open a gambling stall and brothel.
In the early Ming Dynasty, gambling was strictly prohibited by the government. Zhu Yuanzhang once built a "Xiaoyao Tower" specifically to detain caught gamblers. In the "Da Ming Law", which was personally supervised by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 30th year of Hongwu, there are very clear regulations on how to define gambling behavior and punish those who participate in gambling. During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, a special edict was issued stating that all the Imperial College students who participated in gambling were "asked to serve the people", while the soldiers who participated in gambling were "all asked to be sent to the border guards to serve as soldiers." But in the late Ming Dynasty, the prohibition on gambling gradually relaxed. Not only did gambling begin to flourish among the people, but even some dignitaries, civil servants and generals also indulged in gambling. Such as Pu opera, Shuanglu, dominoes, horse crane, money throwing, cockfighting, cricket fighting, etc., were all common forms of gambling in the late Ming Dynasty. Gambling also gradually became semi-public form of entertainment from an explicitly prohibited form of underground entertainment.
"Fu Ruifeng" does not openly operate gambling stalls or brothels in Guangzhou, but privately it has shares in several places, so Li Nai is no stranger to the profits that can be obtained from these businesses. In his opinion, if these businesses can be opened in an extra-legal place like Shengli Port, which is not controlled by the Ming Dynasty's laws, the patrons who come here to spend money will not have any scruples at all. When Shengli Port slowly prospers in the future After that, we will definitely be able to earn more profits than places like Guangzhou. Another reason that prompted Li Nai to make this suggestion was Yulin inspector Wei Ping, who was currently imprisoned in Victory Port. Wei Ping proposed to Li Nai to build some commercial facilities in Victory Port, including gambling stalls and brothels. For Li Nai, Wei Ping's reasons are very convincing - these Haihan people are very good at making money and doing business, and there is no reason to let go of businesses such as gambling stalls and brothels, and more importantly, according to Wei Ping's It has been observed that there are very few women among the Haihan people, estimated to be only one or two tenths. With such a gender ratio, it would be a disgrace to the conscience of the world if they did not open a brothel in Victory Port to do business for the Haihan people.
Tao Donglai coughed dryly and said: "For the construction of restaurants and hotels, your bank can come up with a plan first to see how much land is needed. In principle, it should not be a big problem. But gambling stalls and brothels... this is not It needs to be discussed.”
Li Nai said puzzledly: "But you are interested in taking a shareholding? This can be discussed. Bihang does not intend to operate it alone. If it is convenient, Bihang also hopes to bring in people from Yazhou officials to join in and start this business together. .”
Tao Donglai heard Xian Ge and knew what he meant, and immediately asked: "Mr. Li is talking about Wei Ping from the Inspection Department, right?"
Li Nai nodded and said: "In the future, the number of merchants in Victory Port will definitely increase. I have discussed with Inspector Wei that if you want to do these businesses in Victory Port, you will have to deal with people from all walks of life in the future. If you only rely on Some people may not buy it if you maintain order, but if someone from Yazhou officials is here, the effect may be different. After all, the people of the Ming Dynasty must be governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.”
Before Tao Donglai could reply, Yan Chujie next to him spoke: "Mr. Li, I don't quite agree with what you said. Why do people in the Ming Dynasty need to be governed by the laws of the Ming Dynasty? To put it more arrogantly, Wei Ping himself We must abide by the rules set by our Haihan Executive Committee here! No matter whether it is now or in the future, as long as we come to this three-acre area of Shengli Port, everyone must follow the rules here. , we naturally have a way to deal with it!”
Yan Chujie can be regarded as a hawk in the executive committee. When he heard Li Nai's harsh words, he immediately showed a tough attitude. After several months of hard work, the executive committee has finally established a social order here. How could Yan Chujie agree to let people like Wei Ping jump to the front stage to perform again because of some business needs.
Tao Donglai was not as excited as Yan Chujie, so he helped to smooth things over: "I think this matter should be viewed from a dialectical perspective. What is the purpose of letting Wei Ping stay here? First, it makes Yazhou feel at ease and expresses We have no hostility. Secondly, we want to reassure the merchants traveling to and from Victory Port, saying that this place is still under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty. I think Mr. Li's proposal still has reference value. In some cases, it is inconvenient for us to deal with it. Indeed. We can consider asking the Inspection Department to come forward. Of course, this matter depends on Wei Ping’s attitude. If he is unwilling to cooperate with us, there is no need to force it.”
Tao Donglai's words sounded to Li Nai's ears, and he felt that he was more unscrupulous than Yan Chujie. It basically confirmed his previous speculation about Wei Ping's situation - although Wei Ping did not mention that he was under house arrest in the previous conversation. fact, but from Tao Donglai's words, we can feel that Wei Ping is now just a prop placed by the Haihan people in Victory Port to show to the outside world.
At this time, Li Nai also understood why Wei Ping wanted to persuade him to cooperate with the Inspection Department in his future investment in Victory Port. If this plan succeeds, then the Inspection Department will finally have a small role to play, and Wei Ping will naturally no longer be just a display hanging on the wall. And if the plan fails, then Wei Ping will have to continue his life under house arrest and be used by the Haihan people as a puppet of the foreign government.
But after saying so much, Li Nai still didn't understand why Tao Donglai didn't agree to the proposal to open a gambling stall and a brothel. Judging from Tao Donglai's response, I am afraid that shares are not the main reason why Haihan people are worried about this, so what exactly are they worried about?
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