Chapter 2743
If the Haihan Executive Committee uses this era as a chessboard, then these young officials with extraordinary backgrounds are extremely important chess pieces in the hands of the Executive Committee. How to deploy these chess pieces will definitely affect the future direction of the chess game.
But they are in the middle of the game and have limited knowledge. It is indeed difficult for them to see the full picture of the game. Tao Hongfang knew slightly more information than his companions, so he could see a wider range.
In the past nearly thirty years, Haihan's political and economic center has always been on Hainan Island. However, due to cultural inheritance, Haihan's external expansion has always focused on the areas ruled by the Central Plains Dynasty. However, due to Haihan's own talent pool, only a few capable and enterprising travelers were sent to open up territories along the coast of the Ming Dynasty in the early days. Now, this group of people have become feudal officials in various places, and the local military and political powers have grasped them. , the power it actually controls has far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.
When local officials have a large amount of resources in their hands, so much that they can even support their independent establishment of a country, and the executive committee finds it difficult to maintain effective control over them, then the political structure of the Haihan Empire may be out of balance. However, the current development trend of the country is moving rapidly in this dangerous direction. It is not uncommon in history for large empires to become internally divided due to excessive expansion. The travelers do not want the country they painstakingly created to become a negative example for future generations.
The generation currently in power is very clear about where its power comes from, and reason is far higher than ambition. Therefore, this slightly deformed political form can still rely on the tacit understanding of the top leaders to maintain stability, but no one can guarantee that it will survive again. In a generation or two, will there be some daring people who will take action to split the empire by relying on the separatist power formed by the family's long-term local operations?
The Executive Committee has been trying various methods to strengthen its control over the empire's territory. It plans to move the capital from south to north and arranges for local officials like Shi Diwen to serve on the Executive Committee. The ultimate goal is to stabilize the political situation and gradually improve it. country’s power system. However, people will have selfish thoughts after all. In this process, it is inevitable that the executive committee and local officials will make their own moves, repeatedly pulling and testing each other's attitude.
Tao Hongfang's official task was to inspect the commercial affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions and the preparations for the capital relocation plan, but he also shouldered other tasks, such as understanding Shi Diwen's governing strategy and the officialdom situation in the Donghai Region. Of course, his identity is not the eyes and ears to spy on the news, but the special envoy sent by the Executive Committee. He does not need to do things secretly, he only needs to learn all kinds of information from the local officials openly.
Tao Hongfang did not encounter any resistance during this period, but he knew that for the officialdom of the Donghai Region, his group were all outsiders. If you just take a stroll in the Donghai area and return to Sanya for business, you will naturally say hello, me, hello, everyone, and you will be greeted by smiling faces wherever you go. But if he wants to stay, or even serve in the Donghai Region, that may not be so likable.
Tao Hongfang did not speak too clearly, but Ning Zijing already understood: "If we choose to stay, some people may regard the executive committee as inserting people in the Donghai Region to disrupt the balance of local officialdom. These sounds may also reach our ears, so Shi Chengwu wants us to know that his father will not care about this kind of thing.”
Bai Letong said: "If that's the case, then as long as Mr. Shi doesn't appoint local officials to us, won't there be no problem?"
Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "The wonderful thing about this is that we are just here to inspect the Donghai region. We have no superior or subordinate relationship with the local officials, and we have no right to directly interfere in local military and political affairs. We were temporarily listed as members of the mission before. , to carry out the mission, it is also recommended by Mr. Shi. If you want to stay and take charge of specific projects, you must have a formally appointed local position. ”
Bai Letong suddenly said: "So even if we want to stay, the Executive Committee, taking into account the feelings of the Donghai Region, is inconvenient to appoint us directly. We have to wait for Master Shi's recommendation first, and Master Shi doesn't want to cause misunderstandings, and has to wait first." We express our attitude, but we are waiting for instructions from Sanya. "Tao Hongfang said: "That's roughly the case, but I think our parents have more factors to worry about, and it is not as simple as we think."< br>
Ning Zijing said: "So, if you put one link inside another, wouldn't it be impossible to untie this knot?"
Tao Hongfang said: "This is not a deadlock. Even if we stand still and Master Shi does not express his position, the news of the mission's return has been reported to Sanya. Sooner or later, the Executive Committee will make arrangements for our stay. Now It’s just a chance to break the deadlock.”
But this opportunity came so quickly that even Tao Hongfang did not expect it.
On the second day after the mission arrived in Zhoushan, another fleet sailed quietly into the military port area of Dinghai Port. Soon, horses left the port and rushed to Yang Yun's official residence. After Yang Yun received the news, he immediately put down what he was doing and hurried to the dock.
The delegation and other members received the news even later, so they went to Yang Yun's official residence according to the notice. Here they met a long-lost acquaintance, Bai Letong's father, Bai Kesi.
As one of the highest-ranking people in the country, Bai Kesi's itinerary is a state secret, so Zhoushan was not notified in advance, and even Bai Letong had no idea. Seeing his father suddenly appearing in front of him, Bai Letong was even stunned for a moment before he quickly walked over and hugged his father. Several other people also came forward and bowed to greet Bai Letong.
"I came in a hurry, so I didn't send a message to inform you in advance." Bai Kesi briefly mentioned his confidential itinerary and turned the topic to their mission: "I heard from Yang Yun that you just arrived in Zhoushan yesterday. This time You should gain a lot from going out, right?”
Since Bai Letong was present, it was naturally his turn to complete the reporting task, and everyone occasionally added a few words. Bai Kesi listened with great interest and was obviously very concerned about Bai Letong's first overseas mission.
This lecture lasted a whole morning, and at lunch time, Bai Kesi was still satisfied with what he heard. It was only after Yang Yun invited him several times that Bai Kesi decided to eat with these young people first. However, during the chat at the table, he still did not reveal why he suddenly came to Zhoushan.
(End of chapter)