Chapter 1942
When Zhang Qianzhi heard the news, he quickly thought that on the day of departure from Sanya, both Gai Liangcai and the captain Ding Xu mentioned that a lucky ship was suspected of following their own fleet. However, because the ship did not appear again later, So no one saw this as a threat, just a coincidence during the trip. But the incident in Changhua has shown that someone is secretly planning some kind of hostile action against the Koreans, and it is a coincidence that these people also entered and exited Changhua on a lucky ship.
Of course, the information currently available does not prove that the lucky ship suspected of tracking the fleet is the same ship as the lucky ship that appeared in Changhua. After all, Fu Chuan is one of the most common Chinese-style sailing ships along the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty. You can see this kind of boat more or less in almost any port on Hainan Island. Even the current Changhua Port has several Fu Chuan. Parked, so this is not enough to prove Zhang Qianzhi's association.
However, Zhang Qianzhi has been working in the industry for many years and has rich experience in handling cases. Naturally, he will not let go of this important clue easily. Although the ship has left Changhua, where it came from and where it is going can be continued. direction of investigation.
It's just that no matter how hard the investigators try, it's obviously not easy to catch this group of people immediately, so there are still security risks in the Joseon Crown Prince's next trip. Strengthening security measures can certainly reduce the possibility of accidents, but a more appropriate approach is of course to change the existing itinerary. Even if the gang is not caught during this period, the change of itinerary can effectively interfere and disrupt The other party’s next move.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was responsible for arranging the itinerary for the North Koreans. Zhang Qianzhi could only make suggestions on whether to modify the itinerary, but had no power to make final decisions. However, since Bai Kesi is also in Changhua, Zhang Qianzhi only needs to report the current investigation progress and attach his own suggestions, and there will be no controversy if Bai Kesi makes the decision on behalf of the executive committee.
"Judging from the current investigation, the purpose of the other party's action is relatively clear, but the rush of time did not allow them to have time to prepare for the action. Although this time an unexpected combination of circumstances prevented the other party from getting a chance to take action, but If we never catch anyone, it’s hard to say whether we will be lucky next time.” When Zhang Qianzhi reported the matter to Bai Kesi, he expressed frankly that he was not very happy with the security situation during the subsequent trip. own worries.
"You mean, the other party may not give up, or will continue to look for opportunities to take action?" Bai Kesi also had a headache about this situation. The main purpose of the Executive Committee's arrangement for Li Bo and his party to inspect the country is of course to demonstrate national strength to them. However, if security situations arise repeatedly along the way, it will easily make North Koreans have other opinions on the "peaceful age" promoted by Haihan. Bad view, this is obviously not a situation the executive committee wants to see.
"Although it is currently unknown what the other party's real purpose is in taking such action, since they are so eager to take action against the Joseon Crown Prince but have not suffered losses due to the failure of the action, I think the other party should not give up completely so easily. . And it is not difficult to guess the next stop of the Joseon Crown Prince. If they still try to deal with him, they will probably go to the next place to prepare in advance and wait for the Crown Prince to appear. " Zhang Qianzhi is not optimistic about the current situation and still wants to try. Persuade Bai Kesi to change the North Koreans' current itinerary.
Bai Kesi frowned and said: "If we want to change the itinerary, will it be possible for the Koreans to squat in Changhua for ten days and a half? The next step is to go to Danzhou, but it would be inappropriate if we change the itinerary and skip Danzhou, no. Going to Danzhou is like losing half of the meaning.”
Although Changhua is of great significance to Haihan, to be honest, three days is more than enough for a layman like Li Bo to visit here. Moreover, the environment here is really not very good. It would be unreasonable to ask Li Bo to stay here for a few more days without a reasonable explanation.
The next stop on the inspection trip is obviously Danzhou, which is not too far from Changhua. As Bai Kesi said, the Danzhou stop is of extraordinary significance. If the North Koreans are allowed to skip this stop due to security issues, the Executive Committee will definitely not be happy to accept such an arrangement.
Qiao Zhiya immediately proposed a very alternative solution: "I think otherwise, we can temporarily add a different itinerary for the North Korean so that he can go to Danzhou later. This can also leave sufficient time for the investigation. time, maybe all the hidden dangers that need to be eliminated have been dealt with before the Koreans went to Danzhou.”
Bai Kesi said: "The distance between Changhua and Danzhou is more than a hundred miles, and there are basically agricultural development zones along the way. Although the business is good, the prince of Joseon has visited many plantations and collective farms on his way south. Asking him to spend a few days visiting these places may not yield any good results.”
In this inspection trip arranged for the North Koreans, agricultural projects are obviously no longer the focus. The executive committee hopes to show Li Bo the industrial projects currently cooperating with North Korea to let him understand the scale of these industries in Haihan State, so as to Let North Korea have more confidence in the prospects of cooperation and gradually implement the cooperation plan according to Haihan's arrangements.
Danzhou is a special arrangement under this tone. This place was the cultural center of the island before Haihan took over the rule. After Haihan brought it under his rule, he also intended to vigorously develop the cultural and educational undertakings here and supported the establishment of There are many new academies engaged in vocational training, so today Danzhou's status as a cultural center has become more and more stable, and it is a special existence in Haihan Kingdom.
The purpose of arranging for North Koreans to visit Danzhou is naturally to show them Haihan's achievements in the field of culture and education, so as to change North Korea's inherent "martial arts" impression of Haihan and let Li Pu understand that Haihan is not only powerful In terms of military force and culture, it is not inferior to Korea's past suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty.
However, Li Bo actually doesn't have an almost prejudiced view of Haihan. He has come into contact with many high-ranking officials of Haihan, and among these people, even the generals who lead troops in wars are familiar with him. There are obvious differences between the martial arts warriors, and it seems more appropriate to say that they are Confucian generals. Before coming to Haihan Kingdom, he had already witnessed Haihan's achievements in cultural publishing in its overseas ruling areas. After arriving in Sanya, he went to the Municipal Library to broaden his horizons. It was clear that this country was not a barbarian like the Qing Dynasty. The founding of the country has its own set of cultural inheritance that is subtly different from that of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Haihan officials hope to consolidate the impression of North Koreans by visiting Danzhou. Therefore, despite the current security problems and the possibility that there will be other security risks in Danzhou, Bai Kesi still does not want to cancel the visit arrangement for this stop. .
"Since the executive committee wants North Koreans to have a better understanding of industry, how about arranging for North Koreans to visit other industrial zones first." Qiao Zhiya further proposed adjustments.
"Industrial zone? But apart from Changhua and Shilu, do we have any big industrial projects on the west coast?" Bai Kesi asked in confusion.
Qiao Zhiya said: "You don't necessarily have to guard the west coast. For example, there is an industrial zone across the sea. Once you go there, you can free up a few more days to investigate the case and eliminate hidden dangers."
"You mean...Black Earth Port?" Thinking of this place, Bai Kesi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
The development of Black Earth Port was actually very early. As early as the year of the crossing operation, an advance team was sent to the area to organize coal mining. At that time, the civil war in Annan provided Haihan with a large amount of cheap labor, allowing him to complete the preliminary construction of the Black Earth Port in a relatively short period of time. As one of the conditions for sending troops to assist in the war, Haihan obtained the actual rule of the Black Earth Port area after the Annan Civil War ended, and the extremely rich local coal mines became one of Haihan's most important industrial raw materials. So far, 70 to 80% of the fuel used by various industrial units on Hainan Island still comes from clean coal produced in Heitu Port.
The huge domestic demand for coal in Haihan has also driven the development of the shipping industry in Heitu Port. The freight route between Heitu Port and Hainan Island has been one of the busiest maritime routes under Haihan's rule. The freight throughput of Heitu Port has also increased. It is far from comparable to small ports such as Changhua Port and Yingge Port.
But for countries outside the region, Black Earth Port is a little-known place. At most, they only know that the place is a coal-producing area near the coastline, but the more specific situation is not known at all. As for the special significance of this place to Haihan, very few people understand it, let alone the foreign dignitaries who specially go to visit the place.
Qiao Zhiya said: "I talked to Li Bo about some of the situation in Heitu Port earlier, and he seems to be quite interested. The key is how to arrange this matter reasonably so that it won't appear too abrupt."
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The problem mentioned by Qiao Zhiya is obviously not easy to solve. Officials do not want North Koreans to know about the current security risks, but there must be a reasonable explanation for changing the itinerary. Otherwise, North Koreans will definitely have thoughts in their hearts even if they don’t say it. .
Zhang Qianzhi stood nearby, watching his nose and heart. He knew his identity very well and did not interfere in this kind of decision-making matter. But in his heart, he actually quite agreed with Qiao Zhiya's opinion. If North Korea could be brought to the Black Earth Port for a tour, and a few more days could be spared to eliminate safety hazards here, subsequent matters would be much easier to handle.
Bai Kesi pondered for a long time, and finally accepted the job: "Then I can only do this."
Later, Bai Kesi visited Li Bo's residence alone and had a talk with him. After it was over, Bai Kesi returned to Qiao Zhiya's study and announced that Li Bo had accepted the new itinerary and would next go to the Beibu Gulf area for inspection.
"What did you tell him?" Qiao Zhiya was also curious about this matter.
"It's very simple. I just said that I was going to the Black Earth Port to inspect the work, and wanted to invite him to go with me on behalf of the executive committee, and he agreed." Baikes shrugged and said, "But now I have to make my own schedule. Make adjustments accordingly.”
As a senior official of the Executive Committee, Bai Kesi invited Li Bo to go to Beibu Gulf on behalf of the Executive Committee. The other party would naturally understand this as the meaning of the Executive Committee and would not refuse this special invitation. You must know that among the officials accompanying Li Bo on this inspection trip, there were no senior officials from Haihan originally arranged. But at this time, Bai Kesi suddenly came forward to invite him. Although it was a temporary trip, for Li Bo, it was a great opportunity to get along with senior officials from Haihan. The opportunity was quite rare, and of course he couldn't let it go easily.
Only with this arrangement can temporary changes to the itinerary not be too abrupt. However, as the official in charge of the Ministry of Industry, Bai Kesi also has a very busy schedule. If he makes a temporary adjustment, the arrangements for the next few days will have to be changed accordingly.
Soon the accompanying Haihan officials were notified. They already knew the inside story, so they were well aware of the purpose of making such adjustments. Zhang Qianzhi was assigned a new task. He will stay on Hainan Island and continue the emergencies in Changhua.
Zhang Qianzhi had reported the situation in Changhua to He Xi via telegram. At Bai Kesi's suggestion, He Xi gave Zhang Qianzhi the special authority needed to preside over the investigation and mobilize the security forces on the front lines in Changhua and Danzhou. Participate in the investigation, and if there is an emergency, you can make the decision and handle it yourself without asking for additional instructions. This actually gives him the power to act first and then report later.
Zhang Qianzhi was not happy about this. The other party had already fled Changhua. If he went to Danzhou, it would be difficult to find him there. The flow of ships in and out of Danzhou Port and the flow of people are far greater than those in Changhua. To find these people out of the dark, a lot of investigation work needs to be done, and he doesn't have much time to arrange things slowly. To alert the snake. If the other party quietly retreats from Danzhou, it will probably be difficult to conduct further tracking.
Li Bo didn't even know the twists and turns involved. Bai Kesi's active invitation was a very honorable thing in his opinion. He could feel the attitude of this high-ranking official from Haihan who favored him. Although in his opinion, going across the sea to visit a coal mine might not be as good as going to Danzhou to visit an academy, this temporary trip was of great significance and he would not miss it.
However, he didn't know much about the location of Heitu Port before. The little information he knew was only learned from Qiao Zhiya's introduction after arriving in Changhua. Fortunately, Li Xi still knew a little bit about Black Earth Port, so he took the time to teach Li Pu so that he could know more about this place.
"So this place was actually the territory of Annan State, and it was assigned to Haihan ten years ago? Did Annan State know that there were coal mines there at that time?" Li Bo asked curiously.
Li Xi pondered: "Maybe they know...but even if they know, they will pretend not to know. After all, they needed Haihan's assistance at that time, just like our country now."
(End of chapter)