Chapter 2641
Jeju Island was originally a province under the jurisdiction of Jeolla Province. However, in the past ten years, Haehan has invested heavily in Jeju Island to develop and operate various industries. In addition, there is a military port like Seogwipo, making Jeju Island's status also different. Then the tide lifted all boats.
During this period, the administrative level of Jeju Island had been promoted from Mok to Fu, and the Fu Yin also served as the Jeolla Province Observer. The official rank was from the second grade, which also shows the importance that the Joseon court attached to this place.
Of course, giving Jeju Island such special treatment is probably because they are worried that local officials will receive too many benefits from Haihan, which will cause them to become alienated from the court. As a result, Jeju Island will gradually change from an economic zone jointly developed by both parties to the territory of Haihan. .
An Jung-seong, the Jeju pastoral minister during the Hirado War, has long since retired, but his contribution to the development of Jeju Island has been passed on to future generations. Today's Jeju Prefecture Governor Yoon Ahn Moon-bak is the eldest son of the old pastor. . He also specially rushed to Seogwipo Port in advance to welcome the arrival of the Haehan Fleet.
Regarding the itinerary of Haihan's fleet and mission visit, An Wenbo had received the news two months ago and had made a lot of preparations for it. After all, Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island is the first stop for the other party's visit to North Korea. If anything goes wrong here, it may affect the subsequent itinerary. An Wenbo does not want this to happen in his own place.
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 influence, but also because of the influence Haihan exerted on the court, so he must be prepared for the arrival of the Haihan delegation. expressed something. Before An Zhengcheng retired, many people in the country were already eyeing this position, but it was thanks to Haihan's strong recommendation that the court finally chose An Wenbo for this lucrative and promising position.
The reason why Haihan chose An Wenbo couldn't be simpler. 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 program to learn relevant knowledge about agricultural development. Later, he went to Donghai Academy in Zhoushan for a period of time to study administration.
An Wenbo's good performance while studying abroad made him favored by senior officials of Haihan, and he was selected as a key training target, and many resources were invested in him. After An Wenbo returned to China, Haihan continued to provide support and helped him ascend to the position of governor.
It is precisely because of this experience that An Wenbo and Shi Chengwu, the commander of the Haihan Fleet, have become old acquaintances. When he went to Zhoushan to study, Shi Diwen met him in private many times. At that time, Shi Chengwu was still a teenager, and the two of them had traveled together, and they had some friendship.
"Brother Chengwu, long time no see, you are getting more energetic!" An Wenbo saw Shi Chengwu walking down the gangway, so he took the initiative to greet him and stretched out his hand to shake his. He had become familiar with this Haihan handshake while studying abroad, and it was not unfamiliar at all.
Seeing that An Wenbo was so enthusiastic, Shi Chengwu did not match his official position, and responded with a smile: "Brother An's face is glowing, and he seems to be doing well!"
After the two exchanged a few words, Shi Chengwu introduced the main members of the delegation to An Wenbo one by one.
Wang Anguo and An Wenbo are no strangers either. After all, Wang Tom visited North Korea many times and made friends with many local officials, and An Wenbo's father was one of them. Wang Anguo has been going to sea with his father since he was a child, and he also dealt with An Wenbo many times before he came to power.
As for the true identities of Tao Hongfang and others, Shi Chengwu did not give a detailed introduction for security reasons. He only said that these people were officials from Sanya. But An Wenbo is also a smart man. When he saw that these people were similar in age to Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo, and showed no humility as subordinates in front of Shi Chengwu, they were obviously not ordinary people, so he thought that most of them were the children of high-ranking officials who came to increase their knowledge. At the moment, I didn't dare to neglect at all, and greeted them one by one.
An Wenbo is 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 there were few opportunities for contact between the two parties. If he knew the true identities of these people, he might be even more polite after meeting them. Reaching the last person in the team, Shi Chengwu introduced: "This is Zhu Zian, a new subject who took the Donghai Region's rural examination this year. He was recruited by us after the examination was announced and serves as a clerk in the mission."
After An Wenbo met Zhu Zian, he asked again: "I have also spent some time in Zhoushan. From the accent of Mr. Zhu, it seems that he is not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"
Zhu Zian responded: "Master An, my ancestral home is Fengyang Prefecture, Anhui Province, but I have lived in Shandong for a long time. I am indeed not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."
Shi Chengwu said: "Brother An, Zi An is a descendant of King De from the royal family of the previous dynasty."
An Wenbo couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and his expression couldn't help but be a little uncontrollable: "Then Mr. Zhu... was the former king of the county?"
Regarding the situation of the provincial examination held in Donghae Region this year, the news has obviously not reached Jeju Prefecture yet, so An Wenbo had no idea about Zhu Zian's true identity. Only after hearing Shi Chengwu's introduction did he realize that the identity of the person in front of him was extraordinary. If it had been a period when Korea was still a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, he and all the Koreans present would have immediately knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to salute.
Zhu Zian behaved very calmly: "Mr. 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 North Korea and Japan. Haihan had also anticipated the various effects that might result from this, and had planned them in advance. Zhu Zian conducted the training.
An Wenbo's reaction was very real. This was exactly what Haihan officials wanted to achieve. However, Zhu Zian had been prepared for this, so he could act calmly. It seemed that his current job at Haihan was far more important than Past prominence is more important.
Although An Wenbo personally experienced the historical process of North Korea breaking away from the control of the Ming Dynasty and knew that the status of the Ming Dynasty had been replaced by Haihan, he never thought that he would see the children of the Ming royal family switching to serve under the banner of Haihan so soon. Moreover, this person did not change his family secretly, but took part in the imperial examination held in Donghai Region and won the first place. It can be said that he surrendered openly. Such a bold move caused a huge sensation in the local area.
An Wenbo didn't know how to describe the shock in his heart, let alone how to comment on Zhu Zian's choice. However, Shi Chengwu saw the clues and said with a smile: "Brother An, do you think you can't accept this reality? In fact, this is normal. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. Everyone has the right to choose their own development. direction. Isn’t this a wise choice to do things for our country?”
(End of chapter)