1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2676
After the joint military exercise was over, part of the North Korean navy returned to Seoul with King Li Yi, and the other part of the troops who were going to Japan with the Haihan fleet stayed at Ganghwa Island to rest and replenish, and waited for Haihan to issue an order before returning to Seoul. Let's go together.

The two groups of people stayed in Ganghwa Island for three days, and then set off southward to Busan Port in the southeast of the Korean Peninsula.

At this time, the immigrant fleet originally staying in Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island was escorted by the navy and headed to Sasebo Port in western Japan first.There is no other reason. The food and clothing expenses of the immigrant fleet in the local area are almost all borne by the local government. After a long time, the financial situation has become somewhat unsustainable. I don’t know when thousands of immigrants will leave. Yin Changxing complained, and asked him to understand the hardships of the elders in his hometown, and asked Haihan to allocate more money and food to reduce the burden on the local government.

Yin Changxing was only temporarily transferred from Zhoushan to be in charge of the civil affairs of the immigrant fleet on the way. He has no authority to dispatch materials, so he can only report the facts and ask for instructions on how to appease the local government.

Haihan didn't want to take advantage of Jeju. He put the immigrant fleet in Seogwipo Port, and his original intention was to rendezvous here when he returned from Seoul.It's just that the negotiations in Seoul lasted longer than expected, so timely adjustments were not made to the immigrants temporarily resettled in Seogwipo Port.Moreover, Haihan will go to Busan Port next time, and it will take several days to go back and forth.

Now that the local government has begun to complain, the officials of the mission decided to let the immigrant fleet go to Sasebo Port first, at least it is their own land, and the materials and environment are better than Seogwipo Port.

This is not to take care of the feelings of the Koreans, but these immigrants are of great significance to the colonies far away in North America. They cannot tolerate any mistakes on the way, and they can rest assured if they transfer to Sasebo Port earlier.

The voyage from Ganghwa Island to Busan Port is about [-] miles. The fleet must first arrive at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, then pass through the Jeju Strait between Jeju Island and the mainland, and then go all the way east through the border between Tsushima Island and North Korea. The Busan Strait in between, arrived at the Port of Busan.

The fleet hurried all the way, and it took only two days to reach the sea off Busan Port.

"This place was the most important trading port in southern North Korea more than 200 years ago. However, due to the continuous war between North Korea and Japan, the development of Busan Port has not been smooth. More than 50 years ago, it was once occupied by Japan for several years. Years. Today, there are still many traces left by the Japanese.”

This is not the first time Wang Anguo has come to Busan Port, so he briefly introduced the situation here to everyone, but then he changed the subject: "Since our country formed an alliance with North Korea, there have also been Chinese businessmen here. For trade activities, our country's influence here may be even greater than that of Japan."

This is not a lie, because everyone has already seen a very conspicuous Haihan-style lighthouse standing on the height of Yingdao, which guards the entry and exit channel. Its appearance is almost [-]% similar to the lighthouse outside Sanya Shengli Port.

"That lighthouse looks familiar...could it be a project aided by our country?" Tao Hongfang naturally saw the mystery at a glance, and confirmed his thoughts to Wang Anguo.

Wang Anguo nodded and said: "That's right. It is to use the ready-made drawings of the Shengli Harbor Lighthouse. At that time, even the foreman was transferred from China. However, there was a small episode when the lighthouse was built. The king of North Korea said that he must follow the etiquette system." , this lighthouse cannot be built at the same height as Victory Harbor, so it was specially lowered by three feet during construction to show respect for our country."

Tao Hongfang laughed lightly when he heard the words: "It seems that he still gained something when he went to Sanya to study abroad."

Of course, Li Yan saw the lighthouse outside Shengli Harbor with his own eyes when he was studying in Sanya, and maybe even went up there in person, so he put forward the suggestion of "following etiquette" in the matter of building the Busan Port Lighthouse.Having said that, of course Hai Han didn't pay much attention to it, it was purely Li Yi adding drama to himself to gain favor.

It’s a joke, but it can be seen that Haihan has a great influence on the infrastructure projects of Busan Port in recent years.When the fleet sailed into the harbor, they could clearly see that in addition to the lighthouse outside the port, the wharf facilities of Busan Port also adopted the standard design of Haihan Port on a large scale. The cantilever cranes, the animal-drawn railcars passing through and between the docks and warehouses are all facilities with the obvious brand of Haihan.

If it is not clear that this is the Port of Busan, then everyone who comes here for the first time may think that this is the territory under the rule of Hai Han.The influence of Haihan here is even more obvious than that of Jeju Island, which is closer to Haihan.

The United Fleet sailed into the port mightily, occupying more than 20 berths in one go. The flagship Zhoushan occupied two normal berths due to its huge hull.The port was informed in advance that not only the berths were prepared, but also small boats were sent to lead the fleet into the port. The entire berthing process was considered orderly.

Local officials in Busan were already waiting in line at the pier. They were going to welcome not only the distinguished Haihan mission, but also An Daoshi, who was on tour on behalf of the imperial court.

In addition to the local government, the local Haihan Chamber of Commerce also organized a group of dignitaries to greet him at the port, among them was Fu Li's eldest son, Fu Guoqing.

The appearance of this Fu Guoqing almost copied his father, with deep eyes, wide nose, dark complexion, and strong body, so no need for introduction, everyone recognized his identity.

However, although this person looked a little rough, he spoke politely when he opened his mouth: "My lords, you have worked hard all the way. Next, Fu Guoqing and colleagues from the local chamber of commerce welcome you all to Busan!"

Fu Guoqing was probably a little younger than the members of the mission, but he behaved quite steadily. It was no wonder that Fu Li felt relieved to send him to Busan as a permanent resident.

Fu Li and the parents of these young officials from the mission all had good personal relationships. It can be said that they are very few naturalized officials who have broken through the ranks. Naturally, everyone will not regard Fu Guoqing as an ordinary person.In addition, the task of coming to Busan this time still needs to rely heavily on this person, and everyone has to come forward to say a few words of courtesy to narrow the distance.

On the contrary, when facing the officials of the local government, you don't need to be too polite, just show the style of the heavens.Moreover, what Fu Li said about the situation in Busan Port when he was in Jianghua Island earlier, it is difficult for them to have any good impression of the local government. It is not bad to show a business-like attitude.

(End of this chapter)