Chapter 2685
After the successful operation of the Black Tu Port, Hai Han used almost the same model to obtain control of several high-quality natural seaports from Annan, including To Son Port, Da Nang, Quy Nhon Port, Cam Ranh Port, and Vung Tau Port. And in the following years, these ports were built into trading ports and military bases spreading from north to south along the coastline of the Indochina Peninsula.
Later, Haihan conquered many places in Southeast Asian countries and even the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty using this method. Trade cooperation, military assistance, and immigration protection are all the reasons Haihan has tried repeatedly when seeking concessions in other countries.
Forced by the situation, North Korea took the initiative to provide many special conditions to Haihan in exchange for military assistance. For example, the area where the Datong River base is located was one of the conditions North Korea used in exchange for Haihan to send troops to fight against the Qing Dynasty. Not only was Haihan allowed to station troops in the area for a long time, but even local governance rights were completely handed over to Haihan. It was not a concession, but it was not an exaggeration to say that it was Haihan's enclave in North Korea.
Similarly, Haihan built an exclusive area outside Seoul, centered on the embassy in North Korea and other official institutions. Haihan commercial institutions in Seoul and most Haihan people also settled in this area. Many affairs in this area involve diplomacy and are a hot potato for local officials, so they are basically handled by Haihan himself. Its degree of autonomy is actually the same as that of the concession.
Haihan's trading points in North Korea are mainly concentrated in three places: the Taedong River Basin, the Seoul area and the Busan Port. The environment in the first two places is very stable, and there is basically no need to worry about public security issues. Only in Busan there are still some A stubborn disease that is difficult to solve.
Since the local government is unreliable and the private chamber of commerce cannot solve the problem on its own, Haihan officials can only step forward to solve 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. It was obviously suspected of interfering in internal affairs, so it first communicated with Andoshi and then asked him to come forward to explain the solution to the local government. After all, Andoshi came here on behalf of the king. Even if the local officials had any objections, they would not fall out with Andoshi.
But An Daoshi obviously would not obey the words of the Haihan mission. He tasted the taste and decisively refuted: "If it is according to your country's wishes, it will be to set aside an area in Busan and put it outside the jurisdiction of the local government. . This matter is beyond the scope of An’s authority, and we need to ask the court for instructions first.”
An Daoshi didn't want to speak too decisively, so he first used a drag trick and kicked the ball to the court. In his opinion, these young Haihan officials just wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to make more achievements overseas. Otherwise, after all these years, why would we choose this moment to make such a request?
Andao Shi will also visit Japan with the fleet next, 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 is to go through a formal process, then the foreign affairs department of Haehan must first submit a formal written application, and then the court will send people to the local area for investigation. After completion, a report will be submitted, and the king and the Uijeongbu will discuss whether it is feasible.
If Haihan's request is approved, Li Cao Yamen will come forward to negotiate with Haihan's relevant departments to discuss an implementation plan. In the end, the final plan had to be reported to the court, and then the Chengzhengyuan drafted a formal document and distributed it to the local governments before it could enter the implementation stage.
By the time this process is completed, it could be as fast as a month or two, or as slow as a year and a half, but the Haihan Mission will definitely not stay in Busan for that long. Once these young people leave North Korea, find an excuse to delay the matter, and let the local government take some measures to rectify the security environment, there may be no need to discuss the solution proposed by Haihan.
But Shi Chengwu saw through his intention, shook his head and said: "If you want to ask the court for instructions, I won't bother Mr. An. Our executive committee should have already contacted the king of your country, and it is estimated that a decree will be issued soon... The reason why I invite Mr. An to come over today. I still hope that you can come forward to communicate with the local government first, so that you can make some preparations in advance. Once the official documents from your country arrive, the implementation can be started as soon as possible." An Daoshi did not expect that the other party would actually do it again. The Haihan Executive Committee came out to suppress people, but if what Shi Chengwu said was true and the Executive Committee came forward to put pressure on the king, then there would probably be no suspense about this matter.
Andao Shi was half-convinced and said, "If that's the case, why didn't the mission discuss the matter with the court first when they were in Seoul and only raised it here?"
Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "We are also out of careful consideration. We must first come here to verify whether the information we received is true. Otherwise, we would presume to make a request to your country's court, but in the end we found that the information was untrue. Wouldn't it be wrong? Has it become an act of making trouble out of nothing?”
Shi Chengwu's reasons seemed to be justifiable. Seeing that An Dao Shi couldn't evade it, he had to say that he would communicate the matter with the local government first, but whether it would be implemented in the end would still depend on the imperial decree.
The five-day period soon came. According to the agreement, the local government was required to submit the "records" of the past few days to the Haihan mission to prove that the government was doing its best to deal with the remaining local cases related to Haihan.
Governor Wen Zhihong visited the mission in person and brought a thick stack of documents, half of which were case closure reports and the other half were arrest warrants issued by the governor.
"Those files that were sent over the day before yesterday, including the unclosed cases, have all been dealt with within the past 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 been issued arrest warrants. A heavy reward was offered for the hunt, and many investigations were carried out around the local Haihan national settlement area to eliminate hidden dangers to public security. Everyone, including me, had not slept much in the past few days. We are doing our best to investigate the case and hope that after this rectification, Busan will no longer have public security concerns.”
After Wen Zhihong sat down, without waiting for official Haihan to ask, he immediately took the initiative to introduce the work done by the government in the past few days. Seeing that both of his eyes were red and bloodshot, it didn't look like he was faking it. He must have been unable to sleep due to pressure in the past few days.
Shi Chengwu said hard, took the document from Wen Zhihong, flipped through a few pages at random, and then handed it to other officials present to browse together.
Can the government really solve those old cases that have been delayed for a long time in just five days? This is obviously impossible to achieve. It goes without saying that there will definitely be many cases where a scapegoat is found to deal with it. In fact, even a scapegoat cannot be found. For example, the person involved is no longer in Busan, so the only option is to issue a wanted warrant. It shows the government's attitude.
(End of chapter)