Chapter 2702
Although Wen Zhihong is very satisfied with the initial results achieved so far, the mission's view on the prospects of the negotiations is not as optimistic as he is. Haihan never made it clear that he would use force to resolve trade disputes from beginning to end, and Wen Zhihong took advantage of the ambiguity to mislead Zong Xiongtai. The other party's concession was only out of fear of Haihan's armed forces. If it is discovered that Haihan will not actually use force, then the negotiation process is likely to return to the old path.
The plan for now is to strike while the iron is hot and sign a new agreement before Tsushima has really come to its senses. The conditions do not need to be too radical, as long as both North Korea and Japan take a step back. As for Haihan, he can take advantage of this opportunity to legalize his trade activities between Korea and Japan. In the future, he will no longer be accused of "smuggling activities" by Tsushima, and it will be more convenient to travel freely across the Korean Strait. many.
Wen Zhihong hoped that the Haihan mission could stay in Busan for a while to ensure that both the special zone demarcation and the trade agreement could be smoothly advanced, but the mission did not intend to delay in Busan any longer.
According to the original schedule, the mission would only stay in Busan for about five to seven days, but in fact, after arriving in Busan, it has been here for half a month in order to promote the delineation of the Haihan Exclusive Economic Zone. , for which a series of follow-up arrangements had to be postponed.
There are only twenty or thirty people in the mission, but the daily expenses of the huge fleet coming to Busan are a huge amount, and the Busan government does not have to bear the additional expenses beyond the original schedule for Haihan. meaning. After the mission completes its mission and returns home, I'm afraid it will have to prepare a written report specifically for these excess expenditures.
The most anxious person in the mission was Wang Anguo. His mission when he returned to China this year was to bring a fleet full of supplies and immigrants back to his base in North America. However, in order to recruit immigrants and wait for the delivery of new ships, he had been delayed in Zhejiang for several months. His schedule during his mission to North Korea It was also changed again and again and delayed again and again.
Wang Anguo was worried that there would be a shortage of supplies in North America, so he urged him several times in the hope that he could avoid any temporary additional tasks and finish the work as soon as possible and leave for the next stop.
Regarding the affairs of Haihan District, the big framework has been set up, and then it will be left to Fu Guoqing and Zhang Fengchu to take charge.
Early one morning at the end of October, the Haihan Fleet slowly left Busan Port and headed south to Tsushima Island. According to the results of the previous talks with Mune Yuta, the Kaihan fleet will go to Asu Bay, Tsushima Island, for a short visit there.
The purpose of this visit is very clear, which is to promote the signing of the trilateral trade agreement. Therefore, as a representative of North Korea, Wen Zhihong also followed the Haihan Fleet to Tsushima Island.
More than a hundred miles south of Busan Port is Tsushima Island. When the weather is clear, the Busan coast can be seen from the heights of Tsushima Island. The coastline of this long and narrow island is winding and winding, but because the entire island is mountainous and the coastline is mostly cliffs and rugged rocks, there are not many areas suitable for use as a port. There are only two or three small bays on the southwest side of the island. The terrain is slightly flat and can be built as an urban area.
In terms of the topographic conditions of the island, Tsushima Island is far smaller than Hirado Island, which is several times smaller than it. If it were not for its innate geographical advantages, there would probably be no chance of becoming a maritime trade hub between North Korea and Japan.
The last time a large armed fleet arrived at Tsushima Island probably dates back to the Imjin Japanese Rebellion in 1592. Hideyoshi Toyoda used Tsushima Island as a front-line base and assembled more than 17,000 troops on the island, and then Crossed the sea to attack Pusan. Although the visit of the Kaihan Fleet was not for war purposes, it still made Tsushima very nervous. Therefore, in order to show a peaceful attitude, the Kaihan Fleet did not sail into the core area of Tsushima Island. , but after making two rounds outside Asu Bay, the large force was left on a coast more than twenty miles south of Asu Bay. Only the Zhoushan with two exploration-class warships, and North Korea The mission's ship sailed into Asu Bay and docked together.
In this way, it not only achieves the purpose of showing off force to deter Tsui Ma, but also prevents the other party from being too nervous and accidentally causing a misfire.
After the previous talks, Muneongta had already rushed back to Tsushima. This time when the envoys visited, he no longer waited in Kinshi Castle on the island. Instead, he came to the port to welcome the envoys from the two countries on behalf of the lord. .
Shi Chengwu asked Wang Anguo to lead the fleet, while he personally led the envoy ashore, so that if there was an emergency, there would be support both internally and externally. When he got off the boat, he carefully observed the terrain here. The so-called urban area was just a few narrow valleys with slightly flat terrain around the bay, and there were not many continuous open areas at all.
Such terrain also severely limits local development. Although many ships are docked in the harbor, the land area that can be used for port construction is extremely limited. The urban area here plus the port is still far smaller than the port area of Busan Port. In a place like this, the scale of trade must have an upper limit. Based on Haihan's standards for sea trade, it is impossible to operate it as an important port.
According to Wen Zhihong, the land suitable for growing crops on Tsushima is extremely limited, and the food output is extremely low. The food that can be produced by itself is mainly seafood, so food has to be imported from Japan and Busan all year round.
Kinseki Castle, located near the coast of Asu Bay, is the main city of Tsushima Domain. This traditional Japanese-style castle is built on a mountain. There are several stepped walls and fortifications outside the castle. There is also a small moat that goes around the city. It is much larger than the castle in Yeongdo Waggan. It can be seen The Tsushima clan spent a lot of money on city defense.
Just like when we visited Yeongdo, there are several carriages prepared for visitors here, and not surprisingly, they are all made by Haehan. It can be seen that it is not only the Busan area that is affected by Haihan, but even Tsushima Island, which has not yet established direct trade relations with Haihan, cannot avoid it.
Of course, this also proves the impact of Haihan culture and industrial products on the traditional market. With this more comfortable and more fashionable means of transportation, the traditional Japanese sedans and carriages are too shabby, like Local tycoons like Ma Fan who are not short of money are naturally more willing to choose new toys that can highlight their status.
Now that even large-scale products with relatively complex structures such as carriages have been purchased, I am afraid that other Haihan industrial products have already appeared on Tsushima. At this time, even if the Japanese took out a pack of Haihan products from their arms, Cigarettes, it should be no surprise.
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