1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1726 Lively Sanya

Although the current Haihan is not yet a big country, it is definitely considered a powerful country in the Far East. The overseas colonies it controls are increasing year by year, and the distance from the mainland is getting farther and farther.Most of the management of these overseas colonies by the Haihan Executive Committee can only be commanded by remote control, and the decision-making power of daily affairs is generally handed over to local officials in charge.

As for non-colonial special overseas institutions, such as embassies, trading posts, and intelligence stations, the Executive Committee can pay even less attention. Generally, the competent departments are responsible for the daily operation of these overseas institutions. Some special circumstances will be brought to the Executive Committee for discussion.As for the actions planned by the intelligence station under the Ministry of Security in the remote Batavia, if it did not require diplomatic and financial assistance, it would not have attracted the attention of the Executive Committee at all.

After dealing with the trivial matter submitted by He Xi, Ning Qi and Schneider turned their attention back to their respective tasks.As the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they each have the task of receiving foreign guests today. Meeting with these distinguished guests from allied countries is much more important than worrying about food price fluctuations in Batavia.

Haihan actually had a tradition of holding celebrations every year before the official announcement of the founding of the country in 1634. However, it used to commemorate the landing of Haihan's pioneers in Yulin Bay. After the announcement of the founding of the country in 1634, it was logically named "National Day". .

Although this year is only the third anniversary of Haihan's official founding of the People's Republic of China, it coincides with the tenth anniversary of the time-traveling operation. Therefore, after extensive consultation among the time-travelers, the executive committee decided to hold a celebration event during this year's National Day. Countries that have established diplomatic relations sent representatives to attend the ceremony to further strengthen Haihan's international influence.

Of course, for such a rare diplomatic opportunity, with Haihan's usual practice, the arrangement of "cultural stage and economic performance" must be indispensable. A series of economic and trade negotiations will be carried out during the celebration. trade cooperation projects between countries.

If only Ning Qi and Schneider were to handle these various affairs, they would be too busy even if they were exhausted. Therefore, the senior officials of the executive committee have been very busy recently, and they separately deal with various affairs during the celebration.

After entering the second half of March, the No. [-] Wharf in Victory Port, which is dedicated to receiving VIPs, began to get busy. Almost every day, invited guests from various countries arrived by boat.However, Ning Qi and Schneider were not allowed to receive the guests who arrived at the port today, but Defense Minister Yan Chujie was waiting here.

The guests who could be greeted face-to-face by Yan Chujie naturally had unusual identities.Under the guidance of the navigation boat, the two Dafu boats slowly docked at the pier, and the huge and eye-catching "Xu" flag on the mast had already indicated their owners.

Although Xu Xinsu, the native emperor of Fujian, did not come to Sanya in person, he sent his fourth son, who is the most respected by him, Xu Yuzhuo who is now in command of the Fujian Navy.Speaking of which, it is not the first time for Xu Lao Si to come to Sanya. When the two companies started to cooperate, he came to Sanya as a student to receive professional training for nearly half a year. I also know each other.In detail, Yan Chujie is still one of his mentors.

After seeing Yan Chujie, Xu Yuzhuo quickly bowed to salute. Although he didn't meet Yan Chujie many times, he had always been in awe of Haihan, the "Shangshu of the Ministry of War". Yan Chujie, who is in charge of Haihan's military affairs, naturally contributed a lot.

Yan Chujie raised his hand to help him and said, "It's been a long journey. After you set off from Hong Kong, you sent a telegram from there. After counting the days, you thought you would arrive in Sanya tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Unexpectedly, you will arrive today."

In fact, the two ships led by Xu Yuzhuo had already reported to Haihan when they left Fujian. , so that the foreign affairs department can arrange reception affairs in advance.

Xu Yuzhuo hastily responded: "The invitation letter from your country stated the date of the celebration, and the en route has already been delayed for a few days due to bad weather, and I'm afraid of delaying the business, so I ordered to go at full speed after leaving Hong Kong the day before yesterday. We had to get to Sanya earlier, but luckily the voyage from Hong Kong to the south went smoothly, so we arrived earlier.”

Yan Chujie said: "The guest house has already arranged accommodation, and there will be a welcome dinner in the evening. The guests who will be present are all guests who arrived in the past two days. You can prepare a little bit."

Xu Yuzhuo said: "Thank you for the arrangement, chief. Come!"

Xu Yuzhuo took a notebook from the entourage behind him, and handed it to Yan Chujie with both hands: "This is a little thought prepared by my father. It is a mere gift, not a respect!"

Yan Chujie was not surprised by this. He took it and flipped through it for a while, then handed it to his entourage, and said politely: "Master Xu is so polite, you are all from your own family, and you have sent so many things here! Yan Chujie Thank you from the former executive committee!"

Haihan sent a total of two invitations to the Fujian government, and both of them were handed over to Xu Xinsu's residence. In addition to inviting representatives from the Xu family to Sanya to observe the ceremony, the other invitation was actually to invite the governor of Fujian to send People involved.But who should be invited, Haihan simply handed it over to Xu Xinsu to make the decision, which can be said to have given enough face.

Naturally, Xu Xinsu understood the special trust expressed by Hai Han, and not only reciprocated by sending Xu Yuzhuo to attend the ceremony, but also specially prepared a generous gift list.He has dealt with Haihan for so many years, and he also knows that these people don't really value gold and silver property that much, so there are no common things like gold and silver ingots in this gift list, all are all kinds of rare things produced by Daming Local products, many of which are priceless, good things that cannot be bought with money in the market.

Although Yan Chujie is a soldier, he has seen a lot of things in the world after traveling all over the world. Looking at the content of this gift list, it is clear that Xu Xinsu has put a lot of thought into it. Although it is not priceless, it is worthy of his thanks.

Xu Yuzhuo said: "My father specially wants to bring a message to invite the heads of the Executive Committee to visit Fujian at a convenient time."

Yan Chujie smiled and said: "There must be a chance, and please take good care of your health, Mr. Xu. In the future when the Haihan army goes north to attack the bandits, maybe you can invite Mr. Xu to go out together."

Xu Yuzhuo said: "If Chief Yan can invite you, my father will definitely go there with pleasure. He also often talks to us juniors, hoping to find a chance to go out with the Haihan army. It's just that the place where Haihan has been fighting for the past two years is in the extreme north." If you want to go to Jinan, it may take several months to come and go, and my father is busy with business, so he can't leave Fujian for such a long time."

While the two were talking, they had already boarded a carriage waiting on the pier. After Yan Chujie's guards closed the door, the driver raised his whip, and the two horses in front started to pull the carriage forward.There are also four cavalry guards at the front and back of the carriage, and the other entourage have already boarded another caravan and followed behind.After the group left the pier, they headed north along the Victory Port Landscape Avenue.

Yan Chujie said: "Master Xu cares about state affairs, which is admirable. However, if you still have to deal with everything yourself, it is indeed a bit too tiring. It is better to find time to go out and relax. The descendants of the Xu family have produced so many talents. People, Mr. Xu should consider slowly handing over the burden to you, so that you can get away and enjoy your happiness."

Xu Yuzhuo said with a smile: "Although the affairs are busy, my father enjoys it. If there is a chance in the future, I should ask Chief Yan to persuade him face to face."

Ever since Xu Xinsu embraced Haihan's thigh, the Xu family also ascended to heaven with chickens and dogs, and many descendants of the direct and collateral lines entered the officialdom and the battlefield.There are at least three to forty descendants of the Xu family who have been mixed up in official positions, and there are at least three or forty people in Fujian alone. Among them, Xu Xinsu's fourth son Xu Yuzhuo and nephew Xu Jiaqi are the most outstanding. The senior general on the side of the soldiers.

But so far, Xu Xinsu doesn't seem to have revealed any plans to establish a successor, and the power transfer of the Xu family has a certain impact on Haihan, so even a high-ranking official like Yan Chujie has to test a few words whenever he has the opportunity , Let's see what the younger generations of the Xu family think about this matter.

Xu Yuzhuo's answer was impeccable, and Yan Chujie didn't ask any more questions after hearing it, so as not to leave any traces.It's just that after hearing Xu Yuzhuo's words, he also wanted to wait until the next time he saw Xu Xinsu again, but to ask his opinion face to face, what he thought about the future successor.The Fujian Strait is an extremely important passage for Haihan. Yan Chujie does not want the Xu family to have civil strife due to the transfer of power in a few years, which will affect the safety of navigation in the Fujian Strait.

The train team quickly passed through the urban area of ​​Sanya and arrived at the foot of the hillside where the guest house is located. Xu Yuzhuo, who had just got off the carriage, noticed an acquaintance.

"Long time no see, General Xu!" The other party also saw Xu Yuzhuo, and greeted him first.

"It's been a long time, General Zheng!" Xu Yuzhuo immediately clasped his fists in response.

The man he called "General Zheng" was Zheng Ting, the second son of General Zheng Bai of Annan Guoping.When Xu Yuzhuo came to Sanya to receive military training, Zheng Ting was a foreign military officer student at the same time as him, and the two had already known each other at that time.Later, when the two returned to their respective countries after finishing their studies, the chances they met again were almost always during joint military operations or exercises organized by Haihan. Although the number of times was not many, each time they were able to drink and talk together, it was considered some kind of friendship.

"Is General Zheng here to participate in the celebration on behalf of An Nanguo this time?" Seeing that Zheng Ting's entourage was still unloading boxes of luggage from the carriage, and it seemed that he had just arrived here, he guessed that the reason for the other party's coming to Sanya should be Same as yourself.

Zheng Tingying said: "This time I will come with the young prince and serve as the deputy envoy of the mission."

The little prince that Zheng Ting spoke of was Zheng Zuo, the eldest son of the Qing capital king Zheng Bing who currently controls the regime of An Nanguo.As one of Haihan's most staunch allies, An Nanguo has always attached great importance to maintaining the relationship between the two countries. This time, although the Qing capital king Zheng Yi did not come in person, his handling method was similar to Xu Xinsu's. He sent his eldest son Zheng Zuo Come to Sanya to observe the ceremony as a representative.

And Zheng Zuo had been in charge of the trade between the two countries as early as a few years ago, and he was familiar with the high-level people of Haihan. After disembarking at Shengli Port, Ning Qi came forward to receive him.However, Zheng Zuo didn't come to the guest house. He just asked Zheng Ting to bring his luggage and entourage to check in first. He himself took Ning Qi and took the train to Tiandu Industrial Zone. It will be released to the allies in the second half of this year. The prototype of the new weapon has been trial-produced, and he can't wait to see the real thing.

Yan Chujie took his leave after handing over the matter to the guest house.With his status and status, meeting Xu Yuzhuo in front of him is already enough face for the Xu family in Fujian, so naturally he won't spend any more time as an accompanying guest.As for the congratulatory gift from the Xu family to Hai Han, their own diplomats completed the delivery with Xu Yuzhuo at the Guest House.

Of course, Xu Yuzhuo didn't think there was anything wrong with this. He even thought that the people who would receive him on the way to Sanya were only ordinary officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the military. For myself, after returning to Fujian, this is also an experience that I can show off.

The registration procedures of these two families have not yet been completed, and a third group of people came to the entrance of the guest house.This time it was Li Xi, the representative of North Korea, and his party, and he was accompanied by Wang Tom, the naval commander who had just returned to Sanya from Manila.

One of the reasons why Tom Wang came forward to receive them was that Tom Wang led a fleet to Seoul, North Korea last year, and he signed an alliance with North Korea on behalf of Hai Han.Therefore, he is quite famous in North Korea personally, and it can be regarded as giving North Korea enough face to receive him.

The second reason is that Li Xi actually entered the Haihan Northern Fleet as a military observer last year, and went south with Wang Tom's troops to Manila to observe the entire war process.During this process, Li Xi gradually became acquainted with the lieutenant general of the Haihan Army, and he also dealt with Tom Wang a lot. Although he was not considered an acquaintance, he became acquainted after a few months.

After the war ended, Li Xi did not leave Manila immediately, but lived there for a while, bought a lot of local specialties, and planned to send them back to North Korea as a gift to King Li Zhen.One of Li Xi's missions when he went south to Haihan this time was to attend this year's National Day event and set up a North Korean embassy in Sanya. Seeing that the time was approaching, Li Xi rushed back to Sanya by boat from Manila to participate in the event.

Although Li Xi didn't know Zheng and Xu, he was introduced by Wang Tom, and soon started chatting with them.He was sent to Haihan as an envoy, so he is naturally proficient in Chinese, so there is no language barrier to communicate with these people.When Zheng Ting and Xu Yuzhuo heard that this man was a member of the royal family of North Korea, they did not dare to be negligent at the moment, and secretly sighed in their hearts for Haihan's wide acquaintance.

(End of this chapter)