Chapter 1897 The end of the journey

Li Pu's excitement did not last long. He received a report that there was still one day's sailing to arrive at Sanya Victory Port, and he was a little discouraged. This trip had taken more than a month with stop and go.

, even after a day or two ashore, he still felt unsteady under his feet. This was the first time in his life that Li Bo had stayed at sea for so long. Now he really wanted to spread his wings and fly directly to Sanya to save the time.

The pain of this rough sea.

But it makes sense that the special passenger ship Haihan arranged for him was quite good in terms of comfort. The living conditions in the cabins on the ship were far better than those on ordinary sea-going ships of this era, and the logistics support was also very complete.

Living and living are almost the same as living on land. If North Korea's own sailing boat is used to go to Sanya, then the journey may have to be slowed down by half, and Li Bo's fatigue level will be far worse than now.

Since he would not arrive at the destination immediately, Li Bo decided to seize the time and take a good rest. According to Haihan's arrangements, the North Korean mission will have a grand welcome ceremony when it arrives in Sanya. At that time, it will definitely be necessary to cheer up and have a good meeting with Haihan's senior officials.

To socialize, you must maintain a relatively good physical condition.

When the fleet arrived near Wuzhizhou Island, it met two expedition-class warships sent by Hainan officials to perform escort missions. Of course, the security environment in the waters around Hainan Island is actually very good, and Li Shu is located

There are also two naval escort warships in the fleet that have followed all the way from Hong Kong. There is definitely no problem in terms of safety. The warships sent by Sanya are more of a serious gesture to show off the pomp and circumstance for the North Korean prince who has come all the way.

Do enough.

In fact, the location where it will rendezvous with the escort warships already belongs to the waters surrounding Sanya. However, the fleet still needs to go around Yalong Bay to see the channel entering Victory Port. Therefore, although the straight-line distance is short, it is still a long way from the sea.

It really takes some time.

Li Bo slept peacefully on the ship and got up. After bathing and changing clothes, his men came to report that the lighthouse at Yulinjiao outside Victory Harbor could be seen ahead.

Li Pu nodded, looked in the mirror in front of him and straightened his clothes, then walked onto the deck surrounded by his men, preparing in advance for the upcoming important meeting.

Directly in front of the fleet, you can clearly see the Yulin Peninsula extending southward into the sea. Although the white lighthouse at the highest point of the peninsula has not yet been lit, it is still very conspicuous under the setting sun. The sea going here and there

If a ship can see the Yulin Lighthouse from a distance, it will know that Sanya is very close. And from this distance, you can already see quite a few ships coming and going on the nearby sea. It is not difficult for Li Mu to judge based on what he saw along the way.

This is exactly what a trading port should look like.

"I heard that this place is Shengli. There are two ports in Sanya. The front is Shengli Port. So where is Sanya Port?" Li Bo asked curiously.

The diplomat from Haihan next to him immediately explained: "Reporting to the Crown Prince, please look to the port side. In the distance is the Luhuitou Peninsula. The entry channel of Sanya Port is to the northwest of the Luhuitou Peninsula, but it cannot be seen from here.

When the prince is free in the future, you can take transportation from Victory Port to Sanya Port to visit at any time."

The Luhuitou Peninsula is at least ten miles away from the location of the fleet, so looking out from the port side, you can only see the outline of the terrain that is not particularly clear. However, Li Hao actually had another intention in asking this question. He had visited the Datong River base earlier.

When I was there, I had heard that the military base outside Haihan City was located on the Luhuitou Peninsula at the exit of Sanya Port, so I asked more thoughtfully.

But in fact, the military base on the Luhuitou Peninsula is only an army base, while the naval base is located on the east side of Victory Harbor. The two bases are separated by an entire bay and the Yulin Peninsula that lies across it.

Because Li Bo's fleet had two expedition-class warships leading the way and clearing the way, nearby civilian ships took the initiative to pull over and give way to the channel.

After sailing into the Victory Harbor through the narrow inlet channel, Li Shu suddenly felt a sense of suddenly opening up his field of vision. At the same time, he immediately noticed the docks and densely packed sailboats scattered throughout the harbor.

In terms of the size of the harbor, it may not be comparable to Dinghai Port in Zhoushan and Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan, but the construction scale of the port and wharf is far superior to the former. There are many large iron arm cranes several stories high on the wharf for loading and unloading bulk cargo.

With the conveyor belt, you can imagine how large the cargo throughput here is. And there are some large ships without masts and sails docked at the far north port. Li Bo thinks that these may be the legendary Haihan iron ships that can float on the water.

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In order to receive Li Bo and his party, a pier has been specially cleared in Victory Port. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a group of people in advance to serve as a background for welcoming the distinguished guests at the pier. As the fleet slowly docked at the port, the Executive Committee

Senior officials also arrived at the dock in horse-drawn carriages.

Regarding the welcoming ceremony for arriving in Sanya, the diplomatic departments of the two countries have communicated in advance. North Korean Ambassador to Sanya Li Xi also specially prepared a letter and sent it to Hong Kong in advance to let Li Bo know about it and avoid having to deal with it at the scene.

The situation of losing power. Therefore, Li Bo still has a rough idea of ​​which prominent figures will come to the port to welcome his arrival today.

After the ship docked, some Haihan diplomats boarded the ship first and confirmed with Li the list of people who would be interviewed by senior officials from Haihan. This time, the Koreans who came to Sanya as overseas students were all included in the interview, and

As for Li Bo's entourage, they are not included in this list. Except for diplomats and personal guards, the rest of the entourage can only wait until the ceremony is over before landing.

Li Bo had no objection to this arrangement. According to the Haihan people, this was an "internationally accepted method" and visits by important figures from other countries were also handled in this way.

In fact, after visiting many Haihan colonial ports on the way, Li Bo has a basic understanding of the content of such scenes and activities. Even if there are no Haihan diplomats to say hello, Li Bo can handle it calmly.

After disembarking from the built gangway, Li Bo saw the people he had always wanted to see. Tao Donglai, Yan Chujie, Ning Qi, Bai Kesi, Gu Kai... Almost all the senior officials of the executive committee currently in Sanya were present.

, it can be said that it gives enough face to the Korean people.

North Korean Ambassador Li Xi introduced him in the middle, allowing Li Bo to meet these high-ranking officials of Haihan one by one. Li Bo knew that Haihan did not have such a special existence as an emperor or king, but the group of people in front of him were the privileged class who really ran the country.

I didn't dare to neglect, and I responded with all my energy.

Tao Donglai said: "There is a saying that reads thousands of books and travels thousands of miles. The prince came all the way from Korea this time. I must have learned a lot along the way. I hope that the prince can learn more about it during his stay in Sanya.

Your country develops things that are beneficial and at the same time strengthens cooperation and mutual trust between our two countries, making the relationship between the two countries more stable and reliable."

Li Bo quickly expressed his gratitude to Haihan for arranging this study abroad, and followed Tao Donglai's lead and said some beautiful words. Along the way, he had had similar conversations with several senior officials of Haihan. Such diplomatic rhetoric

It won't trouble him.

The welcome ceremony at the port was actually relatively simple. After the two parties greeted each other, they took a horse-drawn carriage along the Port Landscape Avenue to Fort Victory. Because a large number of Haihan senior officials were traveling together today, corresponding traffic control was implemented on the Landscape Avenue, and a special area was set aside.

The middle of the road is for fleets to pass quickly.

This is not the first time Li Bo has ridden in this kind of four-wheeled carriage equipped with glass windows and soft chairs. As early as in Zhoushan, he and Shi Diwen had ridden in this high-end carriage. But everything outside the window was different.

It was different from what Li Bo saw at several Haihan colonial ports along the way.

Li Pu noticed that the port here was obviously busier than the previous places he had been to. He could see through the car window that the dock in the distance was continuously unloading coal from a huge cargo ship through a conveyor belt.

, he had never seen this kind of strange and efficient machinery before, but judging from the speed of its operation, its working efficiency could easily exceed that of hundreds of migrant workers.

And when the carriage left the port and entered the landscape avenue, Li Bo finally saw how prosperous this city without city walls was. It was almost dusk, and the methane street lamps on the streets began to light up one after another. This kind of thing can be called

Although the luxurious configuration cost a lot at the beginning, the use effect and the improvement of the urban landscape after completion are indeed worth the high cost.

Li Bo didn't know that the lighting and extinguishing of the more than two hundred biogas street lamps on the landscape avenue required manual operation by a dedicated person every day, but after he saw the neatly lit lights on both sides of the road, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.

The word "brightly lit".

However, due to problems with the laying of biogas pipelines and unified management of gas supply, biogas lamps in Sanya City are currently only available in a few places such as Landscape Avenue and Victory Fort. Ordinary civilians are not yet able to enjoy this advanced technology at home. Of course,

There are also a few wealthy people who are not short of money and spend a lot of money to hire Haihan engineers to build biogas digesters and install corresponding lighting equipment at their homes to enjoy this ultra-era scientific and technological achievement.

But even without these biogas street lamps, Sanya city can still afford the evaluation of bright lights. Both sides of the landscape avenue are the most lively places in the entire city. This is when the lanterns are first turned on, and almost all the stores that are still open will be there.

Lantern signs are hung at the door to continue to attract customers. Especially for catering and entertainment stores, every store tries to increase the brightness of the lighting in the store to attract passers-by.

Li Pu remembered that the several Haihan colonial ports he had visited before were not so lively at night. Zhoushan Dinghai Port was said to have many interesting places at night, but since he relied on his identity, he could not sneak there at night.

It is a messy place. Looking at the openness of Sanya, it is obviously more commercial. No wonder it is called the first trading port in the South China Sea.

Li Pu remembered that he had heard some sailors say that Sanya was a gold-selling cave. Judging from the scene he saw, it really had such a taste. At least Li Pu himself wanted to get out of the car and walk around to see what was going on here.

There is some happiness that money can buy.

Li Bo's eyes returned to the armed guards riding tall horses next to the carriage. Although these guards were not wearing shiny armor, but slim-fitting black cotton military uniforms, judging from the sabers and pistols they were equipped with

, it should not just be a window dressing, but an internal guard force with real combat effectiveness. Moreover, Li Fu was very envious of the horses ridden by these guards, which were at least about two feet taller than the horses in his country. He didn't know who Haihan was.

Where did you get such a war horse?

Li Xi happened to be riding in the same carriage with him, so Li Bo asked, "Does the Haihan Kingdom sell war horses like this?"

Li Xi responded: "Your Majesty, in fact, when I first arrived in Sanya, I was amazed by this kind of tall horse and had similar thoughts to you. However, after getting to know more about it, I realized that this kind of war horse comes from the Western Regions and is actually also used in the Haihan Army.

There are only a few war horses used by the Haihan cavalry troops, and most of them are Mongolian horses of the northern variety. To put it bluntly, the Haihan people only use the war horses that the prince saw for special institutions. For example, the guards you see now are specialized

The cavalry internal guard company responsible for providing security for high-ranking officials from Haihan. As long as you are willing to spend money, you can buy guns, warships, and war horses, but the price is not so friendly."

Li Xi's explanation was clear and easy to understand. After listening to it, Li Pu didn't ask for the detailed price. Since Li Xi said it was not very friendly, it must have been beyond the normal range that they could bear. Li Pu didn't have much spare money on hand.

, it is naturally better not to spend this kind of dispensable and non-essential expenditure.

Li Bo took the initiative to change the subject and said: "This road is so wide and smooth, so it must be the main transportation thoroughfare in Sanya city?"

Li Xi nodded and said: "Your Majesty expected it to be true. This road is called Landscape Avenue by the Haihan people. The nearby city is filled with various shops, with a total of no less than a thousand. It is the most prosperous urban area in Sanya. The northern end of Landscape Avenue

There is a square called Victory, and there will be a welcome ceremony in the square later. The Victory Fort, where the high-ranking official Haihan is in charge, is right next to Victory Square. However, when it comes to the main transportation thoroughfares in the city, there are actually more than just this one, and there is also another one to the west.

There is a railway that uses a form of transportation called trains, and many Haihan people who work locally will take the train to travel."

"Train... I've heard of this elsewhere, but I just can't imagine what that thing looks like to be able to pull a huge thing!" For the time being, Li Bo's impressions of trains come from other people's vague narrations, and

It was difficult for him to figure out the shape of the train out of thin air.

Li Xi smiled and said: "There is no rush for this. The Haihan people will definitely arrange for the Crown Prince to take the train when they come back. This is something they are proud of. The Crown Prince will know what the train looks like by then."
Chapter completed!