1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2685
After the successful operation of Heitu Port, Haihan took control of several high-quality natural seaports such as Tushan Port, Da Nang Port, Quy Nhon Port, Cam Ranh Port, and Vung Tau Port from Annan in almost the same way. And in the next few years, these ports were built into trading ports and military bases that spread from north to south along the coastline of the Indochina Peninsula.

Later, in Southeast Asian countries, and even the coastal areas of Ming Dynasty, Haihan used this method to win many places.Similar trade cooperation, military aid, and immigration protection are all reasons why Haihan tried and failed when he sought concessions in other countries.

North Korea was forced by the situation and offered many special conditions to Haihan in exchange for military aid. For example, the area where the Datongjiang base is located was one of the conditions North Korea used in exchange for Haihan sending troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty.Not only was Haihan allowed to station troops in the area for a long time, but even the local governance power was completely handed over to Haihan. It is not that the concession is better than the concession, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an enclave of Haihan in North Korea.

Similarly, Haihan built an exclusive area outside Seoul, centered on the embassy in North Korea and other official institutions. Haihan commercial organizations in Seoul and most of the Haihan people also settled in this area.Many of the affairs in this area involve diplomacy, which is a hot potato for the local government, so it is basically handled by Haihan itself, and its degree of autonomy is actually no different from that of the concession.

Haihan's trading points in North Korea are mainly concentrated in three places: the Daedong River Basin, the Seoul area, and the Port of Busan. The environment of the first two places is very stable, and there is basically no need to worry about security issues. Unresolved ills.

Since the local government is unreliable and the private chamber of commerce cannot solve it by itself, the Haihan officials can only come forward to promote the solution of the problem in this way.

However, the procedures that should be followed still have to be completed step by step. The Haihan Mission directly put pressure on the local government, obviously it would be suspected of interfering in internal affairs, so first communicate with An Daoshi, and then let him come forward to explain the solution to the local government.After all, An Daoshi came here on behalf of the king. Even if the local government had any opinions, it was impossible to turn against An Daoshi.

But An Daoshi obviously wouldn't listen to the Haihan mission, he tasted it, and decisively said: "If it is according to your country's intention, it is to set aside an area in Busan and place it outside the jurisdiction of the local government. This matter is beyond the scope of An Mou's authority, and you need to ask the court for instructions first."

An Daoshi didn't want to be too decisive, so he used a dragging formula first, and kicked the ball to the court.In his opinion, these young Haihan officials just want to take advantage of this opportunity to make more achievements overseas.Otherwise, after so many years, why did you choose this time to make such a request.

An Daoshi will go to Japan with the fleet next time, so he doesn't want to offend the Haihan people for this matter, so he can only try to delay it first.If this matter had to go through a formal process, Haihan’s foreign affairs department had to submit a formal written application first, and then the imperial court sent people to the local area to investigate and submit a report after completion, and the king and the Yi government would discuss whether it was feasible.

If Haihan's request is approved, the Li Cao Yamen will come forward to negotiate with the relevant departments of Haihan to discuss the implementation plan.In the end, the final plan had to be reported to the imperial court, and then Chengzhengyuan drafted a formal document and distributed it to the local government before entering the implementation process.

When this process is completed, it may take a month or two at the fastest, and it is possible to slow down to a year and a half, but the Haihan Mission will definitely not stay in Busan for so long.When these young people leave North Korea, find an excuse to delay the matter, and let the local government take some measures to rectify the law and order environment, maybe there is no need to discuss the solution proposed by Haihan.

However, Shi Chengwu saw through his intentions, shook his head and said: "Please don't bother Mr. An for the matter of the court. Our executive committee should have contacted the king of your country, and it is estimated that there will be a decree in the near future... The reason why I invite Mr. An to come here today, and I hope you can come forward and communicate with the local government first, so that you can make some preparations in advance. As soon as the official document from your country's court arrives, you can start implementing it as soon as possible."

An Daoshi didn't expect that the other party would bring out the Haihan executive committee to suppress people again, but if what Shi Chengwu said was true and the executive committee came out to put pressure on the king, then there would probably be no suspense about this matter.

An Daoshi half-believingly said: "Since this is the case, why didn't the mission discuss this matter with the imperial court first when they were in Seoul, and only brought it up here?"

Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "We are also out of careful consideration. We must first come here to verify whether the information we have received is true. Otherwise, we will take the liberty to make a request to your court and finally find that the information is not true. Isn't it true? Became much ado about nothing?"

Shi Chengwu's reason seemed barely plausible, but An Daoshi could not shirk it, so he had no choice but to express that he would first communicate with the local government on this matter, but whether it will be implemented in the end depends on the imperial court's will.

The five-day period soon came, and according to the agreement, the local government had to submit the "record" of the past few days to the Haihan Mission to prove that the government had done its best to deal with the remaining local cases related to Haihan.

Governor Wen Zhihong visited the embassy in person, and brought a thick stack of documents, half of which was the case report, and the other half was the arrest warrant issued by the government.

"The files sent over the day before yesterday, including the unclosed cases, have all been dealt with within these five days. Some of the criminals have been captured locally and are now being held in prisons in the city. There are also some fugitives who have also issued arrest warrants. He offered a huge reward for the hunt. Many investigations were also carried out around the area where the local Haihan people live in order to prevent hidden dangers to public security. We are doing our best to investigate the case, and hope that after this rectification, there will be no public security concerns in Busan."

After Wen Zhihong took his seat, without waiting for the Haihan officials to ask, he immediately took the initiative to introduce the work that the government had done in the past few days.Seeing that his eyes are red and bloodshot, it doesn't look like a fake, it should be due to the pressure that he can't sleep in the past few days.

Shi Chengwu said hard work, took the documents from Wen Zhihong, flipped through a few at random, and handed them to other officials present to browse together.

Those old cases that have not been dealt with for a long time, can the government really solve them in just five days?This is obviously impossible to do. Needless to say, there must be many cases where scapegoats are found to deal with them. In fact, even scapegoats cannot be found. For example, the person involved in the case is no longer in Busan, so the only way to issue a warrant is Show the attitude of the government.

(End of this chapter)