January 10, 1688, Hue Port, sunny.

A music performance is underway in the newly renovated Hue Grand Theater. This theater is a typical Baroque style, originally named Saint-Martin Theater, built in the Portuguese colonial era, and has a bit of history. After the East Coast people took over Hue, they also took over the theater and renamed it as Hue Grand Theater, which is managed and operated by the regional administration.

About half a year ago, because the theater was disrepair and the conditions were not good, Hue Regional Administrative Office Commissioner He Yuan approved a grant of 10,000 yuan to carry out a large-scale renovation. Due to the rapid allocation, the renovation project of Hue Grand Theater was carried out very quickly and was completely completed in four months. Today, in order to test the effectiveness of the Hue Grand Theater renovation project, the county government came forward and invited a famous music team to perform, which also enriched the daily lives of the people.

Now the Taiwanese performs the famous song "Wine Madman" during the Three Kingdoms period, which was played by Liu Yan, a famous musician from the East Coast. He Yuan, a specialist at the Hue Regional Administration, and Zhou Huimin, a president of the Public Savings Bank, and other dignitaries sat in the first row. There were other local merchants who bought tickets behind. There were not many people. After all, there were no microphones and audio in this era, and I couldn't hear anything when I was far away, but they all enjoyed it. After all, they were performing by famous artists.

In this 17th century, entertainment of some grades was nothing more than music, dance, drama, folk art, etc. Take Hue Grand Theater as an example. As the leading art performance hall in the entire Hue region, it also holds some music performances, dance performances, drama performances, etc. every now and then to enrich the local entertainment consumption market that is gradually growing by the proletariat and the rich.

Don’t underestimate the consumption capacity of the East Coast people. The economic strength of Hue region, which mainly consists of tropical plantation economy (which has gradually evolved into the deep processing of tropical products in recent years) and overseas trade, cannot be underestimated. There are so many people who have become rich because of starting businesses and conducting trade. In addition to the emerging class of business managers and senior technicians who are dependent on them, the entire Hue region is enough to support a relatively large entertainment consumption market. The music concert held in the Hue Theater today is like this. Tickets were ordered a month ago, and people’s expectations for this music concert are really extraordinary.

Some local representatives from Dutch West India companies and Italian investors who bought tickets were sent to the local area. They came in to enjoy the performance and also to have more contact with a wealthy businessman. Drinking tables, theaters, and teahouses were originally the main places for East Coast people to negotiate business. Principles were generally resolved on these occasions, and the remaining details were negotiated on serious and formal occasions. Europeans were very unaccustomed to this at first, but after decades of contact, they gradually accepted it. Especially these business representatives who had been stationed on the East Coast for a long time often shuttled between theaters, teahouses and restaurants, and there was no one else.

Liu Jiajiu's solo was soon over, and a series of applause sounded from the seat. After He Yuan applauded, he signaled the waiter to bring a cup of tea, and then turned his head to Zhou Huimin, the president of the Volkswagen Savings Bank, who was sitting next to him, and said: "Governor Zhou, is there any signs of your bank's loan of 600,000 yuan the time I mentioned last time?"

He Yuan was transferred from the Niulanshan area to Hue as a commissioner. He had done a good job there before and had a remarkable achievement, so he was transferred to a major economic position like Hue, which was also the Executive Committee's new appointment and cultivation. He Yuan himself was of course quite satisfied with this arrangement, because it not only fulfilled his wife and children's wishes, but also laid a very good foundation for future career promotion. Therefore, after he served as the leader, he worked hard to do something big, intending to make some political achievements to add a strong mark to his resume.

Speaking of political achievements, the two things that are most likely to be outstanding for Hue region are: one is to expand foreign trade volume and prosper the local economy, and the other is to develop inland areas in depth, expand territory for the country and increase the actual control area. He Yuan is preparing to focus on these two things at the same time. The former intends to focus on the deep processing of agricultural products, especially tropical agricultural, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery products, and build Hue region into an important food, wood, and marine industry on the east coast; the latter is related to a series of newly built settlements in the inland. After a long period of silence, the Hue region also had the urge to develop inland.

According to their plan, they planned to set up ten settlements in the inland areas at one go, some of which were originally some in Portugal, such as Taubat, which has been renamed Guihe Township; there are also settlements upgraded from army outposts or stations, such as Dading Township (near the city of St. Jose Duscampus in Brazil in later generations), Wuzhong Township (near the city of Cruzero in later generations), Yutian Township (near the city of Balamansa in later generations), Fengrun Township (near the town of Vasolas in later generations), Pinggu Township (near the city of Tres Rios in later generations), Zunhua Township

(located near the city of New Fribourg in later generations), Sanhe Township (located near the town of Itaokara), Cang Township (located near the town of Itaperuna in later generations), Cuiping Township (located near the city of Muliae), Bolu Township (located near the city of Juisdifola in later generations), Dachang Township (located near the town of Babacena in later generations) and Xiantian Township (located near the town of Pontinova in later generations). There are a total of twelve new towns, and the plan is to resettle about 10,000 people. One third is filled by locally born citizens, and two thirds are by exile and non-nationals.

There are also some Ming people recruited from Guangdong and other places who adapt to land reclamation in hot areas, but the number is not large, and can only be used as a small supplement. However, it is said that the regional administration has applied to the Immigration Department that if there are immigrants who can adapt to life in hot areas, they should be assigned here first. Of course, this seems somewhat unreliable to He Yuan. Because Brazil has not been a key area for development in recent years, and the immigration quota is limited, so no one can guarantee how many people can come in the end.

If the number of immigrants cannot be guaranteed, then it is even less likely that the large amount of materials, money and food required to set up these new settlements will be allocated. The majority of these expenses actually have to be done with the Regional Administration and the other three counties under their jurisdiction to find a solution. And there is another problem. These three counties were originally developed by the sea and lived a pretty good life. Why should I sell my money to support you in the development of inland under the order of the Regional Administration? You should know that this kind of pioneering project will not have any profit within 20 years. Why should I bleeding and support the construction of the region that may not be under my jurisdiction in the future?

He Yuan also did it step by step from the grassroots level, so naturally it was impossible not to understand the ideas of the people below. He did not force these people, which was unrealistic. Instead, through patient persuasion and persuasion, the three counties finally gave out 30,000 yuan worth of money and 40,000 yuan each, and together with the 100,000 yuan cash provided by the regional administration as the start-up capital for opening settlements in the inland area.

Of course, just talking about these money and goods is not enough, or even far from enough. Therefore, He Yuan must start from other aspects, such as lending from a bank. As for why he chose to choose a bank that is not as strong as a bank like Volkswagen Savings Bank, it is mainly because he is based in Brazil and focuses on developing his business.

Volkswagen Savings Bank was formerly the Bank of La Plata and Brazil's rural financial cooperative. After the merger, it mainly deals with international trade clearing and rural microcredit in Brazil, and its headquarters is located in Qingdao Port. However, in recent years, in fierce market competition, they have lost a lot of points in international clearing business, and their market share has been gradually eroded by Qingdao Commercial Clearing Bank, and has become a waste of money. After learning from the pain, Volkswagen Savings Bank made a difficult decision after internal discussions, which was to completely abandon the international trade clearing business, relocate its headquarters to Hue Port in the north, concentrate on deepening its business in Brazil, and do a good job in the business here.

To be honest, the positioning of Volkswagen Savings Bank is actually relatively reliable. Brazil has abundant resources, a superior location, and the economy in the coastal areas is still relatively developed. Although it seems that due to national policies, it is impossible to obtain a large amount of national investment and immigration quotas, and the economic development speed is relatively slow, how can we know that future policies will not change? Not to mention, even if there is no change in future policies, relying solely on Brazil's own development alone will be enough to keep their Volkswagen Savings Bank strong. Therefore, firmly grasping this basic market is very critical for Volkswagen Savings Bank.

When Liu Houfei was still working in Beining a few years ago, the bank established close ties with local governments, so its business developed extremely rapidly. Not only local government agencies and state-owned enterprises paid wages, purchased supplies, sold goods, and invested projects all went to the public savings bank account, and even a considerable amount of money from the people was in the bank account. Therefore, the amount of funds was extremely abundant for a time and the business entered a period of rapid development.

Now the bank wants to replicate the successful experience of Beining in Hue area and develop the mass savings bank into the top spot in Hue financial market, so it is naturally impossible to bypass the local government. Both Zhou Huimin and He Yuan themselves are very clear about this, so the conversation between the two is also frank and there is basically no nonsense.

"Specialist He, the board of directors has agreed to the loan in principle. But they hope to change the mortgage and add some land in the dock area to the ground, because the original mortgage seems to be too low. We also want to control the risks, and I hope you can understand." Seeing that the staff were moving pianos, guzheng and other instruments to the stage, the performers were also taking the stage one by one, Zhou Huimin hurriedly responded: "In fact, this is not a big problem for you. Our public savings bank still likes to cooperate with your region very much. We are a local company that grew up in Brazil, so we naturally have to give back to the Brazilian people. Specialist He, what do you think?"

"Compared with some other financial companies, our Hue Regional Administration is naturally more willing to cooperate with local enterprises in the hometown. We also regard the feelings of Volkswagen Savings Bank for Brazil, and we are willing to carry out some deeper cooperation with your bank. Don't worry, President Zhou, as long as the loan is approved, everything will be fine. I will let the Finance Bureau of the Administration connect with your bank. This is not a problem." He Yuan was overjoyed after hearing this and said immediately.

In fact, Zhou Huimin has a true saying. The mass savings bank is rooted in Brazil. If it wants to grow and expand, it is naturally inseparable from the support of various regions and counties in Brazil. Therefore, it does not mean that it will meet all the requests, at least it is very supportive. Therefore, He Yuan did not consider other banks at the beginning (it was obvious that the interest rates would be higher and the amount would not be fully met), but directly contacted Zhou Huimin to negotiate, and now he has achieved good results.
Chapter completed!