Chapter 2661
The persuasion of these Ming supporters in Seoul did not waver Zhu Zian's resolve, but instead allowed him to see the current international situation more clearly.
Most of these people are literati who have no practical knowledge. They can only say that the Ming Dynasty is orthodox and Haihan are just barbarians in the South China Sea. But when it comes to how to fight Haihan, these people can't come up with any feasible methods. They can only propose the unrealistic idea of using sages' books to educate the barbarians.
After talking for a long time, he didn't even have the intention to buy food and weapons for Ming Dynasty. It seemed that with just a touch of words, Ming Dynasty could summon millions of soldiers out of thin air and defeat all foreign enemies.
Zhu Zian saw the huge armed fleet of the Haihan Navy with his own eyes along the way. He knew that even if Ming Dynasty exhausted its treasury, it would be difficult to build a maritime armed force of the same scale. Such a gap in strength could not be buried in the pile of old papers. The old pedants here can understand.
Without talking much, these visitors didn't talk to Zhu Zian for too long and were quickly sent away. In this half day in the morning, he received more than 20 people at once, and without exception they were all such rhetorical theorists.
If Zhu Zian was a little sentimental about the influence left by the Ming Dynasty overseas at the beginning, but after meeting a few more people, he realized that those who were still superstitious about the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy were almost all living in their own world. I don’t know the earth-shaking changes in the outside world.
The state of mind of these people is very similar to that of those living in Beijing. They don’t understand their opponents and they don’t understand the current state of the world. But it happens that such people are still dreaming of ruling the world and do not want to open their eyes to see the real world.
After seeing off the last visitor, Zhu Zian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Instead of dealing with these people, he would rather spend his time on his current day job. The trade negotiations over the past two days have touched him a lot. In addition to sorting out the meeting minutes, he also plans to write down some of his thoughts during this period.
How Haihan handles the relationship with the vassal country, how to make profits while firmly controlling the lifeline industry of the vassal country, these are all experiences worth learning and summarizing. Although Zhu Zian doesn't know the direction of his future development in Haihan, it will be of great benefit to learn these things.
Shi Chengwu and Chang Zhenguo appeared in the reception room again. The two of them watched Zhu Zian's performance from next door, but Fu Li only stayed for about an hour before leaving, because Fu Li knew better than them what kind of people these local Zun Ming sects were. As long as Zhu Zian's brain is not broken, he should not be persuaded by these people, and indeed there is no need to monitor him all the time.
Shi Chengwu had the task of investigating Zhu Zian, so of course he couldn't be as free and easy as Fu Li. Chang Zhenguo needed to collect writing materials, so he could only follow the whole process.
Shi Chengwu first affirmed Zhu Zian's performance, and then asked him how he felt.
Zhu Zian responded: "The people who are visiting today are all old-fashioned and unreliable people. They are not a problem. You don't have to worry about them causing trouble."
Shi Chengwu added: "Then do you know why they are eager to see you and want to persuade you to accept their opinions? Do you think they do this just out of respect for the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Zian was silent for a moment and then said: "I think some of them may have selfish motives and want to use this to gain a good background." Zhu Zian is not a mediocre person. Of course, he has also noticed that some people have impure intentions and encourage him to leave. Haihan set up his own business, and his purpose was actually to achieve the success of following the dragon.
For these people, they had not had the opportunity to climb the dragon and the phoenix in the past, but this time there were genuine children of the Ming Dynasty royal family, and it was completely worth the risk. If Zhu Zian becomes successful in the future, he may have the opportunity to serve as a staff member beside him and get rid of his current situation.
It's just that the information Zhu Zian has been exposed to in recent months is far beyond what anyone can imagine, and his horizons have long been opened. No matter how clever these people are, it is impossible to persuade Zhu Zian to accept their bad idea. What's more, the self-righteous level of talent and learning of these people is simply not worth mentioning in Zhu Zian's opinion. Compared with the young officials such as Shi Chengwu who he has met recently, there is a huge gap between heaven and earth.
Shi Chengwu did not expect that Zhu Zian would compare these visitors with himself. What he cared about was whether Zhu Zian could see through these people's tricks and express his position with a firm attitude. Judging from this criterion, Zhu Zian's performance today was indeed good.
Shi Chengwu turned to Chang Zhenguo and said: "Mr. Chang, how do you plan to proceed with the next report about Zian?"
Chang Zhenguo responded: "I think today's events should be reported in detail to correct public opinion. There are many such conservative people in North Korea, and Lord Zhu's attitude can just break the illusions held by these people. Wait for the next time Go to the newspaper office and start writing immediately. It is expected that the relevant report will be published in the next issue of Peninsula Times.”
Shi Chengwu was noncommittal after hearing this, but in his heart he felt that Chang Zhenguo's political sensitivity was a little low. Haihan has invested a lot of resources in order to push Zhu Zian to the front, and the purpose is not just for the civilians in Seoul who want to restore the Ming Dynasty.
However, Chang Zhenguo was considered to be Fu Li's subordinate, and Shi Chengwu couldn't point fingers at his work. I thought that the relevant articles of Peninsula Times would also be reviewed by Fu Li. By then, they would have discovered the inaccuracies in them, and Shi Chengwu said nothing more.
As long as Chang Zhenguo is as clever as his master Liu Shang, he should realize that Fu Li and Shi Chengwu's purpose in arranging Zhu Zian's meeting with these people is not simple. The focus of this matter is not the meeting process between Zhu Zian and these people, but the guidance of public opinion afterwards, so that readers of The Peninsula Times can discuss Zhu Zian’s views on the general trend of the world and the status of Haihan. It is best to trigger Intense debate, the hotter the better, can fully reflect Zhu Zian's value.
The bilateral talks continued that afternoon. In fact, issues surrounding trade have already been discussed extensively, and what is still being discussed are only specific details of the agreement, but this does not affect the overall situation.
According to the results agreed by the two parties, Haihan will gradually complete the technological upgrade of North Korea's mining, smelting, shipbuilding and other industries within two to five years, and at the same time increase the production capacity of these industries. The required capital and technology transfer fees will also be deducted from the output in the next few years in the form of physical offsets.
In this way, North Korea does not have to spend huge sums of money to invest, and Haihan will also benefit from the process. It can be regarded as a win-win situation acceptable to both countries.
(End of chapter)