1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2683
The arrival of the Haihan Fleet has naturally become a hot topic on the streets of Busan.Although the fleet has not arranged an open day for the public to visit at close range like it did in Seoul for the time being, you can actually get a clear overview of this huge fleet without going up close.

In recent years, there have been very few foreign armed fleets stationed in the Busan area. If the government had not posted a notice saying that the fleet was only docking at Busan Port for a few days to supply supplies, the local people would probably think that the Haihan Army was about to start a war in the nearby area.

However, the local people soon realized that although the purpose of this fleet coming to Busan was not to fight, it should not be just the rest and replenishment as announced by the official.The local government seems to have received some kind of instruction from the Haihan people and began to rectify the local security situation.

The first thing that bears the brunt is the surrounding areas of the local settlements of Haihan people. All kinds of taverns, restaurants, inns, gambling stalls, brothels, markets and other crowded places have become the targets of temporary inspection by the government.

During this process, the government also arrested many people, and shackled them in long chains to show off in the market, as an example to others.However, it is hard to say how many of these people were arrested because they participated in the public security cases that harmed Haihan.

The purpose of the government is also very clear. Since the Haihan people have made a request, no matter whether they can comply with it or not, they must make some noise first, so that they can communicate with the Haihan people.

The government even organized a team of nearly 300 people to board Young Island to search the Japanese-inhabited area.Although in the end only a few rogues with no background were brought back and no powerful figures were caught, at least they took public actions and could be considered to have an explanation.

Fu Guoqing also followed up very carefully, reporting the latest local developments to the mission every evening, so these actions of the local government are under the control of the mission.

"What do you think of these measures adopted by the government?" After listening to Fu Guoqing's report, Shi Chengwu did not forget to ask for his opinion.For the local situation, Fu Guoqing undoubtedly has a better understanding, and his opinions have important reference value for the mission.

Fu Guoqing said: "Your Excellency only gave the North Koreans five days, so naturally they couldn't make preparations, so this was a hasty move due to the situation. The purpose is not to close those public security cases, but to show something and look forward to it." We're on business."

Shi Chengwu said: "So you just hope that these measures can fool us?"

Fu Guoqing said: "If your lord wants to take this opportunity to make further demands, then you can start preparing for the next round of negotiations."

Shi Chengwu couldn't help laughing and said, "You can see clearly!"

Fu Guoqing said sternly: "My lord knows that it can't be done, but he still makes a request. This is obviously to find a reason to manipulate the North Koreans."

Shi Chengwu nodded and said: "If you don't teach, you will be punished, and the evil will prevail. If you teach but not punished, the traitors will not be punished. You must first give them a chance to save themselves, and then punish them."

Fu Guoqing said: "My lord is not really planning to use force?"

Shi Chengwu shook his head and said, "For the time being, there is no need to take a step... In short, you should keep an eye on the government's actions, and report everything in time."

Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it in detail, Fu Guoqing didn't dare to ask, and bowed to accept his orders and left.

Although the actions of the local government are suspected of being formal, they have indeed achieved certain results. There have been rumors in the Busan market that the purpose of the government's action this time is to crack down on crimes against the Haihan people.

Needless to say, this rumor was of course released by the government itself.Public actions combined with public opinion guidance can at least suppress the unfavorable momentum for Haihan in the short term.As long as the Haihan Fleet can cope with the departure of the Pusan ​​Port, there will be enough time to slowly make adjustments later.

The Japanese on Yeongdo Island are obviously very dissatisfied with the arrest of the local government. Several Japanese business houses have come forward to protest, thinking that the local government’s move is to suppress the Japanese living in Busan, which will affect the relationship between the two countries. and normal trade activities.

However, the current situation is no longer the era when Japan was strong and North Korea was weak. The current North Korea has steadily surpassed Japan in terms of economy and military. These voices of protest will not cause much fear in the local government.No action was taken against the Japanese-inhabited area on Yeongdo Island before, but the local government didn't want to cause trouble, but compared to the pressure Haihan gave, these troubles are nothing.

The news reached the mission, but Haihan was not in a hurry to support the North Koreans.Everyone also wants to observe whether the North Koreans can handle the dispute with Japan alone now.

Wen Zhihong did not disappoint the embassy. Facing the protest from the Japanese business house, he went straight to the embassy behind closed doors and ignored them at all.As for those Japanese wanderers who were arrested and returned, Wen Zhihong also expressed to the outside world that he would try them as soon as possible, punish them according to law, and never tolerate them.

The mission just watched the show silently, and did not make any further statements for the time being.The opinions of members of the local chamber of commerce have been solicited, and this is the focus of the mission's current work.Everyone browsed the "homework" submitted by the businessmen separately, and then summarized the opinions by category.

The opinions of the businessmen mainly focus on three aspects. One is the financing of the self-built security forces.How to allocate the proportion of investment, who will supervise the funds, and approve expenditures all need more detailed measures.

The second aspect is the ownership of the security force. This organization is jointly funded and established by various companies, but in the end, does the command of this team belong to the entire chamber of commerce, or some individual like the president of the chamber of commerce?In other words, it is necessary to clarify who the team is serving and to whom it is loyal before it is established.

The third aspect is that businessmen hope that officials can express their attitude.Although this team is a non-governmental organization, whether it can be recognized and supported by Haihan officials will play a very important role in its long-term maintenance in the future.Otherwise, if you have to act in a foreign country without the background of Jindun, you will easily attract lawsuits.

"Looking at it this way, the local chamber of commerce cannot be expected to solve the problem on its own. We must come forward and take some measures to promote it."

Although the situation doesn't look very ideal, Shi Chengwu's tone showed a hint of excitement: "I think we can refer to the suggestions provided by the executive committee and deal with the Busan problem in a different way."

After exchanging views with local Haihan businessmen a few days ago, the mission has already reported the situation in Busan to Sanya by telegram.If it was said that raising the name of the Executive Committee before this would have been suspected of pulling a big banner as a tiger's skin, then at this time they have really gained the support of the Executive Committee and can act freely.

(End of this chapter)