Chapter 2510
"Brother Ha, Manila is also an overseas colonial area. It must have been similar to Kaohsiung when it was first developed, right?"
As we chatted, the topic also turned to Ha Jianyi’s hometown. Although his father Harugong considers himself Mongolian, Ha Jianyi was born in Manila and grew up in the South China Sea area. In fact, he is accustomed to treating his birthplace as his hometown. As for the distant Mongolian grassland, which is more intimate than the environment of a tropical island, it has no special meaning to Ha Jianyi.
When someone mentioned Manila, Ha Jianyi responded: "From what you just said, the people in Kaohsiung should be mainly Han Chinese, but the situation in Manila is a little different. There are also many Hispanics and mixed-race people there. Population, these non-Han people probably account for more than one-third of the permanent population. For our country, these people are actually equivalent to the local aborigines. The subsequent immigration of Han immigrants will actually follow these people. When people have conflicts of interest, this should not be a problem in Kaohsiung, but in Manila, it is more troublesome to deal with it.”
When the Haihan Army captured Manila, the Spaniards hurriedly evacuated, but most of the people who settled there were forced to stay. The resulting racial and cultural gaps, as well as real conflicts of interest, indeed made Manila's postwar governance process was not particularly smooth.
Haihan occupied the Manila area through war in 1637, but it took a full decade to eliminate conflicts between various ethnic groups. Even today, conflicts between different ethnic groups still exist, but they are no longer as obvious as before.
To solve this kind of problem, it is difficult for the government to take any measures that can have immediate results. They can only leave it to time. Perhaps after a few generations, the integration of blood and culture can slowly dilute the existing contradictions, allowing the local people to truly establish a national consciousness of Haihan.
Two days later, the official ship successfully arrived at Kaohsiung Port in the southern part of Taiwan Island. Although it was the first time for Tao Hongfang and others to come here, just from the first glance when entering the port, they already realized that the development prospects of Kaohsiung Port were indeed far better than the Hong Kong they had visited before.
Kaohsiung Port's nearly closed natural harbor can perfectly isolate the wind and waves from the sea. There are only two channels, one south and one north, for ships to enter and exit the port. From a military point of view, it is also an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place.
Of course, considering the international situation in East Asia at this time, no armed force dared to make trouble in the Fujian Strait where Haihan deployed heavy troops, let alone attack a large port like Kaohsiung. After all, the coastal defense forts built near the entry and exit channels are not decorations. If someone really wants to attack the port from the sea, they will probably have to get through the coastal defense forts first.
Tao Hongfang and others noticed that almost all the cargo ships entering and exiting Kaohsiung Port were large cargo ships with large cargo capacity. It goes without saying that most of these ships carried various locally produced crops and deeply processed agricultural products.
There are even large-scale lifting equipment driven by steam engines and diesel engines installed on the wharves here. A single hoisting can complete the loading and unloading of thousands of kilograms of cargo, which is far more efficient than the manual operation of hand-carrying and shoulder-carrying.
Of course, such equipment is not uncommon in several major ports on Hainan Island, but it is not easy to see these advanced port facilities overseas. At least, I have not seen these equipment when docking in Hong Kong before.
Although the official ship did not plan to dock in Kaohsiung Port for too long, it would definitely be okay if they wanted to disembark and visit the port. And this move once again made them realize that their whereabouts were not a secret. Not long after they got off the ship, a carriage guarded by a group of cavalry came to the dock. Riding in this carriage was none other than Li Dou, the chief official of the Kaohsiung area. And the reason why he came to the port was for no other reason than to receive these young people who had come from afar.
Li Dou's source of information was not Fort Victory, but Hong Kong. Although there was not much movement in Hong Kong where this group of young people visited, many people there were actually informed of the news. But by the time the news spread, Tao Hongfang and others had already left Hong Kong, and it was too late for ordinary people to curry favor with them.
However, there was also a local official organization established by Kaohsiung, which quickly sent the news back by telegram. After Li Dou got the news, he inquired about the ship's voyage arrangements with Sanya through official channels and confirmed that it would dock in Kaohsiung, so he made arrangements in advance. As soon as the ship entered the port, Li Dou got the news and rushed over by car.
Li Dou was so active, not because he wanted to flatter their fathers, but because he wanted to understand why Fort Victory sent these young officials on patrol. Although in recent years, the descendants of the traveling people have gradually begun to enter the officialdom and work in various departments to accumulate qualifications, they are rarely sent to perform tasks far away from the place of employment, not to mention that four people were sent at once this time. When he came out, the fathers of three of them were senior officials of the executive committee. Li Dou thought that such a move was a bit unusual.
In Li Dou's opinion, the most likely reason for this arrangement is that their fathers had no time to patrol, so they gave these young people the task of patrolling the place. As for how these young people will report their experiences, I am afraid it will be greatly affected by the local reception work.
Li Dou has been in Kaohsiung for more than 20 years and has a very deep foundation. He is not worried that his position will be easily shaken. However, if these young people have a bad impression of Kaohsiung and make irresponsible remarks after returning, it will affect the future of Fort Victory. The policies for Kaohsiung are not good either.
Hearing that these young people only stayed in Hong Kong for one night and then left in a hurry, Li Dou thought about it and thought that this might be due to poor local greetings. Since they are coming to Kaohsiung, it would be better for them to show up in person, so that they at least seem to pay enough attention to their arrival.
The appearance of Li Dou really flattered several young people. They traveled without notifying the places along the way in advance, and they did not expect to receive warm and considerate reception at these places. When we docked in Hong Kong before, it was not the local government that came to receive him, but Qiong Lianfa, where Ning Zijing worked. When they arrived in Kaohsiung, they didn't originally plan to stay here for a long time. They just wanted to leave after the official ship's cargo handover was completed. They didn't expect that Li Dou would come to the port to greet them in person.
Although Li Dou is only a junior among the time traveling people, he left Sanya very early to go out and work hard. Now he is also a respected member of the party. Naturally, several young people want to give him face, so they have to accept Li Dou's arrangement first. , took a car to his mansion and enjoyed the reception banquet specially prepared for them.
(End of chapter)