1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2619
Of course, strictly speaking, King De's fiefdom in Shandong has been brought under the rule of Haihan, so Zhu Zian can now be regarded as a citizen of Haihan, and he barely has the basic qualifications to be selected as a mission.But his status is unusual, so this arrangement seems a bit weird.

Tao Hongfang quickly realized that this was not just about letting Zhu Zi'an go overseas to increase his knowledge, as Shi Diwen said, but to use his identity again to exert influence on Korea and Japan in the diplomatic field.

The change of dynasties between Haihan and Ming Dynasty is considered a major event in East Asia, and Haihan also urgently needs neighboring countries to agree with their successor status of Ming Dynasty, so as to better inherit the legacy left by Daming over the past 200 years. Many political legacies and international influence.

If there is a Ming royal family member in Haihan's mission, it will undoubtedly show that the dynasty change led by Haihan has been fully recognized by the previous dynasty.For neighboring countries, this may be more convincing than the abdication edict issued in the Forbidden City, and it will also facilitate Haihan to establish the prestige of the heavenly kingdom in the diplomatic field in the future.

In this way, Zhu Zian joined the mission with a mission, but he didn't know if he understood it.When Tao Hongfang thought of this, he almost blurted out, but he swallowed the words back.Since Shi Diwen didn't say it clearly, it's better not to rush to be smart and break this layer of window paper.

However, Shi Diwen knew that Tao Hongfang and others would still have doubts about this arrangement, so he did not entrust them with the task of taking care of Zhu Zian. Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo were responsible.

After discussing business matters, the next step is the practice banquet hosted by Shi Diwen.After drinking for three rounds, Shi Diwen put down his chopsticks and said to everyone present: "Except for Chengwu and Anguo, it should be the first time for everyone to go overseas as an envoy to other countries. For you, this should be considered a very fresh experience." experience. But I would like to remind you that although both Korea and Japan have peacefully established diplomatic relations with our country, it does not mean harmony, and you should not be careless about security issues during your mission.”

"Although you are visiting as a member of the mission this time, Cheng Wu and An Guo are responsible for the diplomatic work, and they will also be responsible for deciding who will attend the relevant diplomatic meeting. I hope you can follow the arrangement and earnestly Don't be too impulsive!"

Shi Diwen was not particularly relieved of Tao Hongfang and others' voluntary application to join the mission. If there were no official documents from Sanya, he would probably decline the applications of these young people.After all, the sudden addition of so many inexperienced uncles in the mission may affect the normal development of diplomatic work.But all he can do is to warn Tao Hongfang and others to abide by the rules and follow orders.

Naturally, Tao Hongfang and others would not refute, and immediately agreed aloud, expressing that they would definitely cooperate with the work of the mission and never make mistakes.What the young people thought was that they were perfunctory here. After they went out, the sea was wide enough to let the fish leap, and the sky was high to let the birds fly. Shi Diwen would be out of reach by then.

Shi Diwen went on to say: "The international status that our country currently possesses was built by your fathers over 20 years bit by bit. In such a situation, as members of the mission, you must do your best to safeguard the dignity of our country, understand?"

Everyone nodded solemnly. Their fathers have talked more than once about the hardships of starting a business, the dangers of the situation, and the status of Haihan in the world. from.Moreover, the core of the education they have received since childhood is the word patriotism. Shi Diwen used this to remind them, so it is not easy to just talk about it casually.

After Shi Diwen finished what he had to say, he let go and had a drink with the younger generations.It was late at night when the banquet was over, and it was not convenient for Tao Hongfang and others to go back to their residence in the east of the city, so they all stayed in Shifu for the night.

On the next day, some bad news came. A hidden danger left over from the construction was found on a new ship being handed over at Zhoushan Port, which may affect the safety of the ship's navigation.After Zhoushan Shipyard conducted an assessment, it considered it necessary to send the ship to dry dock for repairs, and then deliver it to Wang Anguo after eliminating hidden dangers.

"The shipyard estimates that the maintenance period will take about ten days. It seems that we have to postpone the departure time again." Wang Anguo informed Tao Hongfang and others of the content of the telegram sent by Zhoushan.

"This is really a long journey!" Tao Hongfang was also very helpless about this.

Yesterday, Shi Diwen had already held a practice banquet for them, thinking that they would leave in two or three days, but unexpectedly, such a sudden situation occurred, and the original itinerary had to be rescheduled.

Bai Letong looked very calm: "Since that's the case, it's just a matter of time to watch the results of the provincial examination before leaving."

Although Bai Letong still believes that there are unfair practices in the rural examination, he still cares about the final result of the rural examination, and wants to see how many people will be admitted in the final examination, and whether there are any officials from the provincial examination office among them. Relationship households.

Tao Hongfang knew him well, and he could tell what he was thinking when he heard it, and replied with a smile: "Since Uncle Shi promised you to investigate those related households last time, I think you will never see the names of those people again. Zhu Zian, I also really want to see where he can be ranked on the list."

Bai Letong glanced at his mouth and said: "Looking at how much Uncle Shi thinks highly of him, I'm afraid he has already set the position of Xie Yuan by default."

Jie Yuan is No. 1 in the provincial examination. If Zhu Zian gets Jie Yuan, it will undoubtedly make the follow-up publicity more topical, which will indeed have obvious benefits for Shi Diwen's plan.But for Bai Letong who knew the inside story, it was a bit difficult to accept.

The few of them have basically completed the handover of the affairs at hand before that, and now they have to postpone their departure for a few days due to the temporary situation, and there is nothing to do for a while.So the few of them went touring around Hangzhou to pass the time, and they felt very relaxed.

Tao Hongfang and Bai Letong were optimistic about a piece of land on the south side of the West Lake, but because of the large area, they had not negotiated it, so they took advantage of this time to go there again.After seeing it, Ning Zijing liked it very much, so he decided to jointly buy the land with them.However, Ha Jianyi thought that he had no idea where he would be stationed in the future, and his father lived in Luzon Island for the elderly, so there was no need to buy land in Hangzhou, so he didn't participate in it.

So before they left Hangzhou, they spent the biggest expense of the trip and bought a piece of land with an area of ​​more than [-] mu by the West Lake.

(End of this chapter)