1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2641
Jeju Island was originally a pastoral area under the rule of Jeolla Province. However, in the past decade or so, Haihan has invested heavily in Jeju Island to develop and operate various industries. In addition, there is a military port like Seogwipo, which makes Jeju Island's status even worse. Then the tide rises and lifts all boats.

During this period, the administrative level of Jeju Island has been changed from Mushengfu, the governor of the government concurrently served as the observer of Jeolla Province, and the official rank was from the second rank, which also shows how much the Korean court attached importance to this place.

Of course, giving Jeju Island such special treatment is probably because the local officials are worried that they will get too many benefits from Haihan, which will cause them to be alienated from the imperial court, so that Jeju Island will gradually change from an economic zone jointly developed by the two parties to the territory of Haihan. .

During the Hirado War, An Zhengcheng, the pastor of Jeju, has long since retired, but his contribution to the development of Jeju Island has benefited future generations. Today, Yin An Wenbo, the governor of Jeju, is the eldest son of the old pastor. .He also specially rushed to Seogwipo Port in advance to welcome the arrival of the Haihan Fleet.

Regarding the itinerary of Haihan's dispatched fleet and mission, An Wenbo had already received the news two months ago, and had done a lot of preparatory work for it.After all, Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island was the first stop for the other party to visit North Korea. If there was any trouble here, it might affect the subsequent itinerary. An Wenbo didn't want this to happen on his own land.

In addition to this reason, An Wenbo actually knew that he was able to sit in this seat not only because of his father's shade, but also because of Haihan's influence on the court, so he had to be prepared for the arrival of the Haihan mission. Expressed.Before An Zhengcheng retired, many people in the country were already staring at this position, but it was thanks to Haihan's strong recommendation that the imperial court finally chose An Wenbo for this lucrative and promising position.

The reason why Haihan chose An Wenbo was actually very simple.As early as more than ten years ago, An Wenbo stayed in Sanya for two years in the name of a government-sponsored study abroad, learning about agricultural development.Later, I went to Donghai Academy in Zhoushan to study administrative management for a period of time.

An Wenbo's good performance during his study abroad earned him the favor of high-ranking officials in Haihan, and he was selected as a key training object, and a lot of resources were invested in him.After An Wenbo returned to China, Hai Han also continued to provide support and helped him to the position of governor.

It is precisely because of this experience that An Wenbo and Shi Chengwu, the commander of the Haihan Fleet, are old acquaintances.When he was studying in Zhoushan, Shi Diwen had met him privately many times. At that time, Shi Chengwu was still a teenager, and the two had traveled together, which can be regarded as some friendship.

"Brother Chengwu, long time no see, you've become more energetic!" An Wenbo saw Shi Chengwu walking down the gangway, so he took the initiative to meet Shi Chengwu and reached out to shake his hand.Hai Han's handshake ceremony, he has been familiar with it during his study abroad, and he is not at all jerky.

Seeing that An Wenbo was so enthusiastic, Shi Chengwu was not commensurate with his official position, and responded with a smile: "Brother An's face is flushed, and he seems to be doing well!"

After a few pleasantries between the two, Shi Chengwu introduced the main members of the mission to An Wenbo one by one.

Wang Anguo was no stranger to An Wenbo. After all, Tom Wang had visited North Korea quite a few times and made friends with many local officials. An Wenbo's father was one of them.And Wang Anguo went to sea with his father since he was a child, and had dealings with An Wenbo many times before he took over.

As for the real identities of Tao Hongfang and others, Shi Chengwu did not give a detailed introduction for safety reasons, only saying that these people are officials from Sanya.But An Wenbo is also a smart person. Seeing that these people are about the same age as Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo, and they don't have the slightest humility as subordinates in front of Shi Chengwu. At the moment, he didn't dare to neglect at all, instead of paying respects one by one.

An Wenbo was more than ten years older than these young people. When he went to Sanya to study abroad, Tao Hongfang and others were still in elementary school, and the two sides had little chance to contact each other.If he knew the real identities of these people, he might be more courteous after meeting them.

At the end of the team, Shi Chengwu introduced: "This is this year's Donghai District Township Examination Xieyuan Zhu Zian, who was recruited by us after the announcement of the results, and served as a clerk in the mission."

After An Wenbo and Zhu Zian greeted each other, they asked again: "I have also stayed in Zhoushan for a while, and from the accent of Mr. Zhu, it seems that he is not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Zhu Zi'an replied: "Lord An, my ancestral home is Fengyang Mansion, Anhui, but I have lived in Shandong for a long time, so I am indeed not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Shi Chengwu said: "Brother An, Zi An is a descendant of King De's line after the former royal family."

An Wenbo couldn't help being taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but couldn't control his expression: "Then Mr. Zhu...was the former county king?"

Regarding the situation of the township examination held in the Donghai Region this year, the news obviously has not reached Jeju Prefecture, so An Wenbo has no knowledge of Zhu Zian's real identity. After hearing Shi Chengwu's introduction, he realized that this person in front of him has an unusual identity.If it was placed in the period when North Korea was still a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, he and all the North Koreans present should immediately kneel down three times and kowtow nine times to salute.

Zhu Zian was very calm: "Master An, I am just an official of Haihan Kingdom now. As for the identity of the previous dynasty, I have given up."

The fundamental reason why Zhu Zian was able to join this mission was that Shi Diwen wanted to use his identity to influence both Korea and Japan, and Haihan had also predicted the possible effects of this, and had planned ahead of time. Zhu Zian conducted training.

An Wenbo's reaction was very real, and this was exactly the effect Haihan officials wanted to achieve. However, Zhu Zian had already prepared for this, so he was able to behave calmly. It seems that the job in Haihan now is far more important than Past prominence matters more.

Although An Wenbo had personally experienced the historical process of North Korea breaking away from Daming's control, and knew that Daming's position had been replaced by Haihan, he never thought that he would see the children of Daming's royal family switch to serve under Haihan's banner so soon.Moreover, this person did not change his family secretly, but took part in the imperial examination held by the East China Sea Region, and won the first place. It can be said that he has taken refuge in public.I don't know how much sensation such a bold move has caused in the local area.

An Wenbo didn't know how to describe the shock he felt, let alone how to comment on Zhu Zian's choice.On the contrary, Shi Chengwu saw the clue and said with a smile: "Brother An feels that he can't accept this reality? In fact, this is also normal. People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Everyone has the right to choose their own development. direction. Isn’t it a wise choice to do things for our country?”

(End of this chapter)