1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2640
Shi Chengwu realized that he had underestimated Zhu Zian. This person was not an ungrounded traditional royal aristocrat. He still had a certain level of understanding of civil affairs and looked at problems from a very practical perspective, so he could express such opinions.

Of course, this must have something to do with the downfall of King De's lineage in the past ten years. Although Zhu Zian has aristocratic status, it is said that his living environment has long since had nothing to do with prosperity and wealth. He must have experienced embarrassment Only in the past few days will I immediately think of the impact of the prices of these books published by Haihan on the majority of readers.

Shi Chengwu smiled and said, "These miscellaneous books have nothing to do with the Four Books and Five Classics, and the literati in the past probably wouldn't buy such books to read?"

Zhu Zian immediately shook his head and said: "Your Excellency, you can't generalize. Of course you must read the Four Books and Five Classics, but this kind of book that can increase your horizons and knowledge is also worth reading. It's just that there were not many people who wrote such books in the past, and even more books were available for sale. It is very rare, even if you want to buy it, you may not be able to find a place to buy it."

Seeing that Zhu Zian kept avoiding talking about his impressions after reading it, Shi Chengwu asked in another way: "Then is there anything in these books that I don't understand?"

Zhu Zi'an said: "This "Pictures of the East China Sea" is okay, the writing is straightforward and easy to understand, but many words mentioned in this "Basic Navigation" are not clear to the humble staff, so it is very difficult to read."

Shi Chengwu said: "Many nautical terms are created by our country. It is understandable for you not to understand. If there is anything you don't understand, ask your roommate who lives with you and let him explain it to you carefully."

Shi Chengwu didn't have so much time and energy to be a teacher for Zhu Zian himself, since he arranged for the second officer on the ship to be temporary roommates with Zhu Zian, then his staff could answer Zhu Zian's doubts and questions about these professional issues.As for whether Zhu Zian wanted to show off on purpose in front of him, or if he really wanted to learn about sailing, he would naturally receive feedback from his subordinates in a few days.

Shi Chengwu paused, and then continued: "You don't need to delve too deep into the knowledge of navigation, as long as you know how to distinguish the direction at sea, determine your position, and calculate the speed and range, it is almost enough. But the book " I have read the "Illustrated Records of the East China Sea" before, and it contains content about the two countries of Korea and Japan. You can study it carefully and prepare for the next mission."

Zhu Zian quickly responded, thinking that these sailing skills are not superficial. If he can master them in a short period of time, he may be a sailing genius.As for "Pictures of the East China Sea", Shi Chengwu's suggestion also coincides with the reason why he bought this book. He just hopes to use this book to deepen his understanding of Korea and Japan, so as to better understand the two countries. complete the tasks of this trip.

This book introducing the East China Sea area officially published by Haihan focuses on documentary, and for a long time in the past, the main countries in the East China Sea area were nothing more than North Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, plus the giant Ming Dynasty, Haihan It has been less than 30 years since its rise, and it can only be regarded as a new role on this international stage.

This book does not spend too much time on Haihan, but focuses on the history of this region and the entanglements between countries.For Zhu Zian, who had a diplomatic mission, it was a good time to make up for his lack of knowledge.

Zhu Zian had a very vague impression of these neighboring countries in the past. It seems that only when Ryukyu sent ministers to Ming Dynasty to pay tribute, or when the new king asked for canonization, would this island country in the East China Sea have a little sense of existence; It was not until more than ten years ago that North Korea switched to Haihan and was regarded as a traitor by Ming; Japan is known for its viciousness. Not only did it send troops to attack North Korea several times, but Japanese pirates also endangered the coast of Daming all the year round. It's not that it's inconvenient to send troops across the East China Sea. It's time for Daming to settle accounts with Japan.

The content described in this book gave Zhu Zian a new understanding of the international relations in this region, especially between North Korea and Japan. There are both feuds and economic and trade relations. It is also the first time that Zhu Zian is aware of various entanglements .

During the two-day voyage from Zhoushan to Jeju Island, Zhu Zian had no other work, so he devoted all his energy to reading materials.

Perhaps because he focused on his studies, Zhu Zian's seasickness didn't seem to be as bad as before.This allowed him to not be in too bad a state when he arrived in Jeju, and he could walk off the boat steadily on his own.

The port that Haihan called on Jeju Island was Seogwipo Port in the south of the island, which was one of the supply bases for the Haihan army to conquer Hirado, Japan.It was also at that time that this previously unattended fishing port got the opportunity to build a large-scale construction project, and it became a paramilitary facility in a short period of time, which led to the development of the local area.

At that time, most of the people in the area around Seogwipo were recruited as civilian husbands, and many even went to Hirado with the army, indirectly participating in the war.After that, Haihan brought back a large number of prisoners of war from Hirado Island, and they were first transported to Seogwipo for temporary resettlement, and then managed to divert them to various places under Haihan's rule.

After the Battle of Hirado, Haihan did not completely abandon the temporary base of Seogwipo. Instead, through negotiations, he asked North Korea to designate a [-]-mile radius around Seogwipo as a special economic zone for cooperation between the two sides. Haihan led the promotion of economic crop planting and animal husbandry here.At the same time, the military facilities in Seogwipo will be retained and will be used as a supply port for the Haehan Navy in the future.

At that time, the king of North Korea, Li Ji, was worried that after Haehan left, Jeju Island would soon be retaliated by Japan. He did not expect that Haehan would continue to provide asylum for the local area and set up industries there. When I fell asleep and met the pillow, I agreed to it in one gulp.

In the following years, Haihan expanded the scope of the economic zone several times, and now Jeju Island is full of industries under the name of Haihan.In particular, the military horse farm belonging to the Haihan Army has become one of the pillar industries on the island. Every year, hundreds of qualified military horses are delivered to the army by the Jeju Island Horse Farm. It is the most important military horse production area under the Haihan rule. one.

Yin Changxing, a Korean-born official in the mission, was originally a fisherman in Seogwipo. During the Hirado War, he took the opportunity of being a civilian and joined Haihan. Made a name for himself.Although this is not the first time he has returned to his hometown of Seogwipo in the past few years, but this time he was temporarily transferred to the mission and appeared here in an official capacity. No exaggeration.

(End of this chapter)