Chapter 1216 South China Sea Gold Sales Cave
For a plantation with such a large area, the labor required is naturally not a small amount. When Haihan recaptured the Ambrosia Islands from the Dutch, the permanent population here was only about 3,000. However, Haihan continued to send immigrants here. In the past few years, the population has increased nearly ten times, which is several times higher than that of Annan. The scale of the colonial port is much larger.
Of course, not all of the so many immigrants are Han Chinese transported from Hainan Island. Some of them are also traded from nearby countries such as Annan and Champa. Another group that cannot be ignored is the slaves trafficked here by human traffickers from various countries. .
Most of these slaves come from South Asia, West Asia and even East Africa, and the main traffickers are Portugal and the Netherlands, two countries that have established official trade relations with Haihan. In fact, after the Dutch East India Company was defeated by Haihan in the South China Sea, the slave market in Batavia was not affected by the relationship between the two countries. From that time on, slave traders were secretly selling people to Haihan. Later, the Netherlands suffered a heavy loss in the Battle of Batavia and had to put aside its old grudges with Haihan to seek trade cooperation. The slave traders had no scruples and put the population business directly on the table.
Although this business is not so humane, Haihan is eager to develop Ambon Island, and the executive committee will not have too much of a Holy Mother mentality in this matter. What's more, for these poor people who left their homes and became slaves for various reasons, being bought by Haihan's patrons and put to work on the plantations on Ambrosia Island may not be entirely a bad thing. According to Haihan's laws, as long as these slaves complete a certain number of years of work, they can break away from their slave status and regain their freedom. They can even apply for naturalization in Haihan and become official citizens. Some of them were selected by the military or had special skills in navigation, culture, handicrafts, etc., and they were freed from slavery within a short period of time after arriving in port, and were reassigned to jobs where they could better utilize their talents. On the post.
Such a population policy has also made the race on Amborna Island diversified. The absolute majority are still Han people, but in addition to the Han people, various races from Europe to the Far East can basically be seen on the island. In this regard alone, it has even surpassed the number one in the South China Sea. Hong Kong Sanya.
The management committee, as the operator, also selected many young people with bright minds from various ethnic groups and taught them to speak Chinese and read Chinese characters. This is not because we are eager to integrate them into Haihan society, but because the island's business prospects require a group of overnight Chinese and ethnic language translators. And this measure is not just to command the slaves who were sold to Ambona Island. After all, in most cases, only a whip can be used to achieve this purpose, without so much trouble. The real purpose of training translators is to be able to cope with the increasing number of foreigners coming to Ambona Island.
Due to the limited port conditions of Amborna Island, it is difficult to develop and operate it as a large-scale trading port like Da Nang or Sanya. Now it can be operated as an entrepot trade port in the South China Sea. More It relies on the production of the island's plantations and the flow of people supported by commercial institutions and the tourism and entertainment industries. Except for the immigrants and slaves who settled here, the foreign visitors to Ambona Island are actually mainly non-Chinese. Therefore, the differences in language and culture are also very prominent. Overnight translation in various languages has become indispensable on the island. A career.
"We now have more than 20 translators, but during the peak business season, this number of manpower is far from enough." Mu Xiabai said with emotion: "Every year when large-scale activities are held on the island, the port is almost like Your arrival is so busy, there are often many fleets arriving here in a day, and the reception work is simply too busy.”
"Then why not ask for help from Sanya?" someone asked.
"The problem is that there are no translations for some ethnic groups in Sanya, so we can only figure it out on our own." Mu Xiabai said with a wry smile: "It is not easy to teach these foreign ethnic groups."
Tan Juren said: "I remember that before time travel, I often saw short videos on the Internet teaching black children to speak Chinese. It shouldn't be difficult to teach them to speak, right?"
"That's just asking them to read along. It's not easy for them to understand what we say and integrate it with their own language." Mu Xiabai was somewhat disapproving of Tan Juren's question: "Ning Qi, why?" I have been here several times specifically to do this. Among us, only he has taught foreign students when he was a teacher, so he has a little bit of teaching experience.”
As soon as Tan Juren heard about Ning Qi, he came to Ambona Island specifically for this matter, and more than once, which shows how seriously he took this matter. Of course, what he didn't know was that Ning Qi came to Ambona Island not only to train for "little things" like translation, but also to shoulder other important missions, such as attending the official meeting of the South China Sea Trade Alliance on behalf of the Executive Committee, etc. . However, Mu Xiabai was just bragging about this matter at the moment, and of course he would not go into detail.
The purpose of training translators on the island is to cope with the increasing flow of foreign tourists year by year. In addition to political and trade considerations, what attracts these foreigners here is mainly the role played by the local tourism industry.
The tourism industry on Ampurna Island is mainly divided into two parts, the north and the south. Needless to say, the south is naturally dominated by the wildlife area managed by Zhang Yun, with rare birds and exotic animals and hunting as the main selling points. Of course, this hunting does not mean that you can kill everything you see. Instead, a special hunting area is set aside for the entertainment of dignitaries and dignitaries who come here to have fun. Moreover, more dangerous carnivorous beasts are generally not placed in the hunting area to reduce the risk of Risk of injury.
The viewing area is filled with various animals that Youzhang Yun managed to collect from all over the world. It can be said to be a very large safari park, and the profits earned from tickets, peripheral products, etc. are basically used in Maintaining daily operations, purchasing exotic organisms from businessmen, and Zhang Yun's biological research work. To put it bluntly, I don’t really expect to make a lot of money from this project. The more purpose is just to attract tourists, add a unique tourism project to the gold-selling cave of Ambona Island, and incidentally also do some research for the natural science research advocated by Zhang Yun. Contribution, after all, this person is determined to replace Darwin in this time and space. Even if he has to keep throwing money into it, the executive committee will give full support to this.
Judging from the current operation situation, the investment in the wildlife park is far from being recovered, but the good news is that the income has basically been able to cover daily expenses, and some smart businessmen have also taken a fancy to the business opportunities here and are planning to invest some funds. , buy advertising space inside and outside the wildlife area to promote your own business.
If there is passenger flow, there will naturally be opportunities to monetize the traffic, and Haihan has already had a very mature business operation model for this. Besides, there are not many low-income people who come to the island to visit, so the advertising is highly targeted. , the returns are also quite generous. The town area centered on the port in the north is home to most of the commercial establishments on the island, including food, drink, prostitution and gambling. They are all high-end places and cannot be compared with ordinary entertainment venues in ordinary cities. Of course, the level of consumption is naturally rising. Ordinary people will definitely take a detour after seeing it. Who said that the consumer groups targeted here are either rich or expensive?
Haihan's division of industries still follows the rules mastered by the time travellers. The first industry is the industry that provides production supplies and materials. This is also the most important basic industry part. All Haihan territories including Amborna Island Neither will give up the development of the primary industry.
The secondary industry refers to the processing industry. The preliminary processing workshops of this part of the industry are scattered in the production areas of various raw materials, but the advanced production departments of deep processing are mainly concentrated on Hainan Island. It is precisely the technical barriers of industrialization that make Hainan Hanergy relies on making huge profits from export trade, so it will not easily set up such advanced production departments overseas. For example, although there are large plantations on Ambon Island, the local processing workshops do not have the ability to deeply process these raw materials. After the raw materials are harvested, the deep-processed parts can only be transported back to Hainan Island for processing. deal with.
The tertiary industry includes non-material production sectors such as commerce, finance, real estate, transportation, communications, and services. For most countries in this era, except for Haihan, they have not realized its importance, let alone those in power to support it from the level of national policy. Haihan's emphasis on the tertiary industry is definitely ranked first in the world.
How to create value through the tertiary industry and earn more income for Haihan, a bunch of old foxes on the executive committee have their own overall plan, and specifically in Amborna Island, the implementation of the tertiary industry is based on service Taking the industry as the main body, Haihan’s business and financial model will be promoted along with it. This method of operation is actually not new, and Ambuna Island is not the first overseas colony to use this method. However, the positioning and customer groups here are different, and the management level is indeed better than that of other colonies.
"Old Mu, it's useless to talk more. You'd better take everyone to see it on the spot, so that we can understand what you said is different!" Some people no longer have the patience to listen to Mu Xiabai slowly introducing the situation on the island, and are eager to ask for more information. Went on a field trip.
Mu Xiabai smiled and said: "Can't wait any longer? Okay, I'll go make arrangements for you right away."
The group of people who came out of Sanya were all men without exception, so needless to say, the first stop of this "inspection" was naturally to go to the land of fireworks. There are more than twenty such places on the island. Although Haihan officials do not directly operate them, a considerable part of the money flowing here ends up in Haihan's pocket in the form of split accounts or taxes.
Tan Juren was not a saint, and he did not have a family. Naturally, he had been to places like this for entertainment when he was in Sanya, so he did not feel too restrained. In his opinion, the gameplay here is not necessarily very high-end. After all, there are many places in Sanya that specialize in serving high-end people, and the biggest feature here is that there are many races, from white to black, which can satisfy the curiosity. Psychological prostitute. However, Tan Juren did not have such a mentality. He just ordered a woman with a Han Chinese appearance that he liked. After sitting down and asking, he found out that the woman was a mixture of Ming Dynasty and Annan, and she could also speak Chinese.
Tan Juren didn't have much curiosity about this industry, and he didn't intend to learn the business tips from the brothel woman. After a few brief exchanges, he took the woman back to his room to rest. Mu Xiabai had already stated earlier that all their food, drink and entertainment on the island would be reimbursed at public expense, so Tan Juren no longer had to pay out of his own pocket.
Early the next morning, the refreshed group of people clamored to go hunting in the animal area to the south. After all, most of these people have been working at desks in the office for a long time. It is rare to have such an opportunity to go out and have fun. Naturally, they are not sure to miss any of the entertainment facilities on the island easily. Hunting is definitely a novelty for them. The last time most of them came into contact with weapons probably dates back to the early days of time travel. At that time, there was a serious shortage of defense manpower, so most of the time travelers received self-defense weapons. . Of course, apart from using it once during training, I have basically never touched it again. As Haihan has grown stronger this year, it is difficult for external forces to pose a substantial threat to Hainan Island, and they have never touched weapons. opportunity.
Mu Xiabai did not refuse any request made by this group of people and agreed immediately. However, the straight-line distance from the town where they are currently staying to the animal area in the south is more than sixty miles, and because the natural environment is complicated and there are no roads built, it takes about half a day to get to the area. Only a boat will do.
After listening to Mu Xiabai's explanation, some people backed down. It would take a whole day to go back and forth. We set off immediately today, and we could only play for half a day when we got there. If we spend one night and return tomorrow, we will have to spend two days in this place alone, and then we will have to spend at least one or two days inspecting the local plantations. They only stayed here temporarily for a few days to wait for the ship to be repaired. They were not really here for vacation. Their time was very limited, and some people who were not interested in wild animals and hunting were unwilling to go so far.
Tan Juren didn't think it mattered, and he had already planned to take advantage of this rare opportunity to visit his old friend Zhang Yun. They had known each other during the preparation period before the time travel, and they were relatively close to each other. Although Tan Juren did not understand Zhang Yun's profession, this did not prevent them from becoming friends who talked about everything. However, in recent years, Zhang Yun has been conducting overseas inspections to collect information for his masterpiece, so the two have not met for a long time.
(End of chapter)