Chapter 2512
"Among the group of people who came to Sanya together, Marshal Chen and I, who was guarding the north, were one of the youngest. We were less than twenty at that time. It was because of your fathers' care that we had all the opportunities we had later. . Although I have met less with them over the years, I will always remember the support and care I received back then.”
When the conversation reached a point of emotion, Li Dou put down his teacup, pointed to the fields by the stream and said, "Do you know who the owner of this plantation is?"
Everyone looked at each other, unable to guess who was the master here. When they came, there were fierce guards clearing the way, but the owner was not seen coming out to greet them. He must not be here at all. It is said that many plantations in Kaohsiung are entrusted to government-affiliated agricultural institutions for management, and it is not uncommon for the owners to be thousands of miles away.
Li Dou smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, this place is actually Lord Ning Qining's property."
"My father's property?" Ning Zijing asked in surprise: "Why have I never heard him talk about this?"
"What's there to say?" Li Dou said with a disapproving smile: "It's just a plantation with a few hundred acres of land. You don't think that your father really relies on the official salary to support a large family, do you? ”
Without waiting for Ning Zijing to answer, Li Dou continued: "Actually, not only your Ning family, but also everyone here has some properties here. This is actually a normal phenomenon. Every time our country opens a new colonial settlement, Of course, senior officials must take the lead in investment and show optimism about the development prospects of these areas in order to drive more private capital investment. About one-fifth of the cultivated land and plantations currently operated in Kaohsiung are owned by private citizens. On Hainan Island, this situation is not unique to Kaohsiung. If you don’t believe me, ask Ha Jianyi. He is from Luzon Island and should know something about the situation there.”
Ha Jianyi was suddenly named by Li Dou and nodded: "As Uncle Li said, it is true. There is also a lot of land in Manila that is not owned by locals. The real owner is actually in places like Sanya. But my father I don’t know if they have purchased land in Kaohsiung.”
Li Dou smiled and said, "Your father taught me how to ride a horse back then, but I am greedy for pleasure and still find riding a car comfortable... Your father's biggest hobby is raising horses, so he will circle any place suitable for raising horses. Even if he doesn’t have time to take care of it, he will still try to maintain the operation of the racecourse. Such racecourses are found all over the country, and Kaohsiung is certainly no exception.”
Except for some armed conflicts with nearby indigenous tribes in the early days of construction, Kaohsiung has rarely seen any real wars. However, because there is a chain of horse farms under the name of Harugong, and a number of well-bred horses are domesticated, the locals have always retained them. A cavalry company was established. The main mission of this cavalry company is not to perform combat missions, but to act as Li Dou's personal guard and show off when traveling.
Compared with other agricultural projects, operating a horse farm requires high investment, low output, and very limited economic benefits. But this project is also the target of key support from the military. Even if the military cannot make much money from selling war horses, the racecourse still has to continue operating. Therefore, whether because of his personal relationship with Harugong or considering the needs of national defense and military, Li Dou must keep the local racecourse in business for a long time.
But Li Dou probably didn't expect that he didn't wait for Harugong himself, but instead waited for Harugong's son first.
Ha Jianyi thought to himself that if Li Dou's statement was followed, then maybe he had similar property on Luzon Island. It seemed more reasonable to have such exchanges. However, Li Dou didn't take the initiative to ask this kind of question, and it was hard to ask it face to face, so he planned to ask about it the next time he contacted his father.
Then Li Dou continued to say: "It seems to me that you didn't know anything about these things before?" Tao Hongfang responded: "I'm not afraid that Uncle Li will laugh. This is the first time for several of us to travel far away, so our knowledge is shallow. , I really didn’t know that my family had such an industry overseas.”
Li Dou waved his hands and said: "It doesn't matter, my family will tell you these things sooner or later. But do you know why I took the initiative to mention this?"
The four young people shook their heads silently. They may have guesses in their minds, but they also understand that some words cannot be said openly. After all, these matters involve the interests of major families. If they understand it wrongly, Li Dou and Li Dou will inevitably be harmed. His companions underestimated him.
Li Dou said in a deep voice: "When we, the Haihan clan, first arrived in Sanya, there were only more than 400 people in total. In less than thirty years, the Ming Dynasty has replaced it, and all the surrounding small countries have become vassals and paid tribute. In addition to the various advanced technologies we have at our disposal, we can achieve great things only if hundreds of us unite as one.”
When everyone heard him suddenly talk about the history of Haihan's family, they all held their breath and listened carefully.
Although Li Dou was not one of those high-ranking generals who rode horses and carried guns to conquer the world, he was one of the first batch of officials to go overseas to manage the colonies for Haihan. His qualifications and abilities were beyond doubt. As a senior, he lectured these young people. Just have the proper respectful attitude.
Li Dou expressed his opinion on this topic, to the effect that Haihan's rapid development is inseparable from the joint efforts of the original group of people. Sharing risks and sharing interests is the consensus and tacit understanding reached by their generation in the process of building a country. Kaohsiung and other overseas colonies will have many private industries belonging to high-ranking Haihan officials. This is actually the relationship of interests within the ruling class. A manifestation of this, it is also an important link between the overseas ruling areas and the mainland of Haihan.
"Your generation will rule a larger territory than ours in the future, but how to keep such a huge country from falling apart will test your political wisdom. But I hope you remember, Your fathers are the patriarchs who built this country. You must be united like your fathers, put the interests of the country first, and understand what the work you do means to this country.”
Tao Hongfang and others actually seemed to understand what Li Dou said. When they began to remember, Haihan had already taken over the entire Hainan Island and owned many overseas colonies along the coastline of the East Asian continent. Therefore, it was difficult for them to fully understand the hardships that their fathers had to go through to create the situation, let alone to imagine that they would rule Hainan Island for hundreds of years. What kind of capabilities is needed for a huge empire a hundred times the area?
But one thing they understood clearly was that the group of people who first founded this country have now become the rulers who hold the power of the country. In the future, whether the power can be successfully transferred to their generation, there may be many more Uncertain variables require them to unite and deal with them together.
(End of chapter)