1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2626
The East China Sea region has invested a lot of resources and gone through a lot of twists and turns, arranging for Zhu Zian to win the position of Jie Yuan in the provincial examination, and has carried out a large-scale publicity on this, guiding public opinion to pay attention to Zhu Zian's background and trends. Of course, he hopes to get more s return.As for how to make full use of Zhu Zian's identity, Shi Diwen had a comprehensive plan for this. Before this mission, he also instructed Shi Chengwu to observe Zhu Zian's character and ability during the trip.

If Zhu Zian can obey the arrangement and successfully complete the diplomatic mission, then you can consider arranging him a prestigious position in the government in the future, and let him continue to serve as Haihan's propaganda tool.If this person's position is vacillating, has selfish thoughts, or reveals shortcomings such as lack of work ability and poor adaptability, then after this wave of promotional activities is over, arrange him to be a teacher in a certain academy , It can also be regarded as making the best use of people's talents and resources.

Although Zhu Zian was born in a noble family, his previous social circle was relatively closed. Apart from his frequent contact with Haihan officials recently, he really has no diplomatic experience.Before setting off, Shi Diwen explained the mission of the trip to him, but he didn't have a clear plan for how to carry out the mission to achieve his goal.

Now that he has finally seized the opportunity to have a private conversation with Shi Chengwu, Zhu Zian will not let it go, and hastened to ask him for advice: "Brother Shi, there are still many things I don't know about the mission of this mission to Korea and Japan." , can you teach me a thing or two?"

Shi Chengwu nodded in response, "But it's okay to say."

Zhu Zi'an said: "In the early years, Korea had diplomatic relations with me...and the former dynasty, but since the rise of Haihan, the relationship between Korea and the former dynasty has gradually become estranged. I am afraid that the status of the subordinate will not attract the attention of the North Korean country at all, and it may not have the effect Master Shi expects."

Shi Chengwu said: "What you said is indeed correct, but the imprint left on North Korea by the previous dynasty in the past 200 years is too deep, and it cannot be completely removed in just a few years. Moreover, the change of dynasty is still going on, and North Korea still has some People are taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the situation here. The purpose of our mission this time is to make these people realize the real status quo and give up their unrealistic illusions."

What is an unrealistic fantasy, Shi Chengwu did not give any further explanation, but Zhu Zian already understood what he meant, that is to make those who are vacillating give up Daming and accept the new master.

Shi Chengwu went on to say: "If you only represent Prince De's Mansion and visit North Korea as a descendant of the vassal king, it will not have much impact. But we want you to show up as a member of the royal family. When the time comes, your Every word and deed represents Daming's attitude."

Zhu Zian was still a little worried: "Wouldn't someone in North Korea question my identity?"

Shi Chengwu said: "Maybe there will be, but it's useless to question, because there won't be a second person who can represent Ming Dynasty appear in North Korea. And we have prepared other means to prove your identity, you can rest assured. "

Shi Chengwu didn't take the initiative to disclose it, and Zhu Zian couldn't ask what other means he had, but he didn't want to deceive himself with words, so he felt relieved after all.

Zhu Zian said again: "The previous dynasty had been at odds with Japan for a long time. I heard that Haihan had fought with it several times in the past few years, so the relationship must not be very good. Then the influence of this identity in Japan may only be lower?"

Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "There are still many Han Chinese living in Japan. For these people, your influence will be greater than ours!"

The Han people who will settle in Japan are almost all businessmen engaged in transnational trade. Zhu Zi'an thinks that the Haihan people probably need to raise their arms and call on these businessmen to submit to Haihan's banner.

Zhu Zian was still waiting to ask some details about Japan and Korea, but at this moment, some sailors came to ask Shi Chengwu for military affairs.Zhu Zi'an was knowledgeable and interested, so he took the initiative to terminate the conversation and bid farewell to avoid suspicion.

After blowing the river wind for a long time, Zhu Zian felt that his symptoms of seasickness seemed to have been relieved, and he thought that if he kept wandering on the deck, Shi Chengwu and others might feel inappropriate.So he went back to the rest cabin on the second deck along the way he came, and found the previous bed and got in, trying to close his eyes and fall asleep.

Perhaps the conversation with Shi Chengwu played a certain psychological role, which lightened his burden, and Zhu Zian finally fell asleep slowly in a staggering state.

When he was awakened from his sleep, it was already noon, and he would miss the lunch on the boat if he didn't get up again.

Zhu Zian quickly got out of bed, straightened his clothes, and followed the sailor who woke him up to the dining place at the rear of the second deck.

The space in this cabin is slightly larger than the rest cabin, and you can see that there are three stoves in the direction of the stern, and there are still cooking soldiers busy in front of the stoves.Next to the stove is a long table, which can seat about ten people. At this time, Shi Chengwu and others have already taken their seats.

Seeing him coming in, Shi Chengwu greeted him to take a seat.Although these people here are young nobles with prominent status, the content of this lunch is very simple, just a few freshly fried big pot dishes and white rice.

"This is the officer's canteen on the ship. It will also be used as a meeting room during missions, and it will also be used to receive and treat the wounded during combat." Shi Chengwu briefly introduced the functions of this cabin to Zhu Zian, and then ordered meals to be served.

Since they were on a warship to carry out their mission at this time, everyone naturally obeyed the discipline of the army, eating quietly without eating or sleeping.Seeing this, Zhu Zian didn't dare to talk too much, so he followed suit and began to eat.

At dinner that day, Zhu Zian, who was watching the scenery on the deck, noticed that there was a river on the right converging into the Qiantang River, and the water in front suddenly became very open. After inquiring, he realized that this river was the Cao'e River. On the boundary of Shaoxing Prefecture, we will enter the waters of Hangzhou Bay after a certain distance.

Before dark, the fleet had already entered the boundary of Ningbo Prefecture. At this speed, it should be able to reach Zhoushan Dinghai Port the next morning.

Having nothing to do at night, everyone gave Zhu Zi'an a general introduction to the history and current development of Dinghai Port. After all, with his experience, he should not be able to imagine what a large trading port of Dinghai Port would be like.Of course, everyone took this opportunity to show off Haihan's achievements in seaport infrastructure and operation.

Zhu Zian didn't think it was necessary for these young nobles to brag too much about a place where the truth could be verified tomorrow, so their description of Dinghai Port should be basically true.Just based on Zhu Zian's cognition, there will inevitably be some details that are difficult to imagine with words, so we can only save it for tomorrow to visit the scene.

(End of this chapter)