Chapter 2326

It was Haihan's intention to specially place this treaty of commerce and navigation at the coronation ceremony for public signing. Wang Tom hoped that through such an arrangement, the Korean officials would be fully aware of Haihan's recognition and support for Li Zhi.

This is the first diplomatic treaty signed by Li Zhi after he ascended the throne. For North Korea, which is in turmoil, maintaining stable diplomatic relations with Haihan is of great significance. It can be said that North Korea will avoid foreign invasion in the future and even strengthen its national power.

Necessary conditions.

Although most of the contents of this treaty are agreements reached with Haihan during the reign of the late King Li Zhi, many of which are already in the implementation stage. However, these agreements were re-signed at this time and were announced on the day Li Zhi ascended the throne. Among them

It means that it is naturally easy to understand.

Of course, there are also careful people who have noticed that there are some new contents in the agreement that have not been covered in the past, such as the part about immigration, which is an area that the late king Li Zhuo had been guarding and not letting go of, but when the new king came to power, he immediately let go of it.

I don’t know whether such an agreement is a blessing or a curse for North Korea.

However, no one would be bold enough to question this part at this time. This may be one of the conditions in exchange for Haihan to send troops to support Li Zhi. Questioning Li Zhi is tantamount to going against Haihan, but challenging Haihan is not

What a wise move, of course no one would want to do such a dangerous temptation.

As the most prestigious official in the court, Kim Sang-hyun also remained silent about the content of the treaty. His eyes were on his nose, his nose was on his heart, and his mind was calm. It seemed that it had nothing to do with him. Kim Sang-heon did not speak to express his position. Only others followed his lead.

Officials will naturally not be too troublesome.

It’s not that Kim Sang-hyun didn’t understand how negative the impact would be on North Korea once the immigration issue was opened. In fact, during Lee Seo’s administration, he was opposed to the opening of immigration. And it’s worth mentioning that Kim Sang-hyun

He and his old enemy Cui Mingji had the same view on this matter, and Li Zhu's attitude towards this matter was largely influenced by them.

But at this moment, Jin Sangxian also knew that the relationship between Li Zhen and Haihan was far closer than that of the previous king, and that Li Zhen, who had just ascended the throne, needed Haihan's support to consolidate his position. The immigration issue was undoubtedly a problem.

Terms of exchange acceptable to both parties.

Although Kim Sang-hyun does not agree with the practice of allowing Haehan to absorb immigrants from his country, he knows that now is not the right time to speak out against it. At present, he has not had the opportunity to have a private meeting with Li Zhen, so he does not know much about Li Zhen.

I have my true thoughts on the immigration issue, but as the king of Korea, he would not be willing to see his subjects being absorbed by the suzerain country. There should be room for mediation in this matter.

After reading the contents of the treaty, Li Zhen took the initiative and asked: "Do you have any opinions on this treaty?"

When Li Zhen was asking questions, his eyes were always looking at Jin Sangxian. He didn't really care whether other people present had any opinions. Now that without Cui Mingji as his opponent, Jin Sangxian's attitude can basically be regarded as that of a court official.

The weather vane.

As if feeling the gaze from the throne, Kim Sang-hyun responded: "Our country and Haihan Kingdom have always had good relations. As long as these cooperation measures can promote the development of our country, I think it is a good thing."

Kim Sang-hyun's statement basically set the tone for this matter, but if you look carefully, he actually did not say it to death. Maybe everyone will have different ideas in their minds about what kind of measures are beneficial to North Korea.

Li Zhi didn't think so much. He just hoped that Kim Sang-hyun would not make matters worse in the signing of the contract. After signing this contract, Haihan will continue to provide North Korea with all kinds of assistance needed for development. Compared with the value of these aids,

, even if North Korea needs to pay the price of immigration in the future, Li Zhen believes that this is still a very cost-effective deal. After all, population reduction can also be supplemented by encouraging births, but there is no substitute for the assistance provided by Haihan.

If he wants to secure his throne and quickly increase his national power, he cannot do without Haihan's support.

"Master Jin's words make sense!" Li Zhen nodded in approval of Jin Sangxian's statement: "The specific implementation in the future still needs to be supervised by Master Jin and grasp the scale."

If Li Zhi's wishes were to be followed, it is likely that Kim Sang-heon would have been appointed to the currently vacant post of consul and councilor to take over the handling of government affairs. However, the two generals Hai and Han had clearly expressed their opposition to his idea before, believing that in the future

Before the investigation of the coup is clear, do not rush to make decisions on the appointment or dismissal of important officials. Especially for a figure like Kim Sang-heon who has great influence in the court, he must be appointed with great caution.

However, based on Kim Sang-hyun's performance today, Li Zhi felt that maybe the Haihan people's ideas would change. After all, Kim Sang-hyun showed full support for his governance. This should be regarded as a signal worth reusing.

The three things Li Zhi announced after he ascended the throne were to investigate the assassination case, to confer the title of general to protect the country, and to sign a new diplomatic treaty. Each of them was directly related to Haihan. This also truly reflected the current situation of North Korea. It must be through the help of

Only with Haihan's strength can it be possible to maintain a smooth transition in the domestic political situation.

This is certainly a tragedy for North Korea, but Li Zhi has no other choice. Without Haihan's help, even if he returned to North Korea, it would be difficult for him to take over the power so smoothly.

After Li Xie signed the treaty with Wang Tom on the spot, the enthronement ceremony came to an end. However, today's court discussions are not over yet. The country has been without a decision-maker for more than a month, and now the new king has finally arrived.

After ascending the throne, many accumulated government affairs can finally be dealt with.

There were a lot of things to be submitted for approval in each yamen, which continued until noon. Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun had already resigned, leaving Li Zhen to slowly handle these government affairs.

Li Zhi's initial excitement soon turned into unspeakable exhaustion. Although it was refreshing to have the power, he also had to shoulder corresponding responsibilities. Just dealing with these mountains of government affairs made him quite strenuous.

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In the more than a month since the loss of the king, almost nothing good has happened in North Korea. Many places have fallen into a state of panic due to the blockade of Seoul. Many people are worried that new war will spread in the country again, and they have begun to flee.

Go to the countryside to avoid the limelight. The area around Seoul is even more empty. Almost everyone who can walk has left to avoid being affected by the armed conflicts that broke out in Seoul.

This momentum did not ease until the arrival of the Haihan Army. Thousands of refugees are still living outside the city relying on the relief provided by Haihan. Not to mention the losses caused by the stagnation of social production during this period, it is now necessary to

As these people return to normal living conditions, the government also has a lot of work to do.

When you are not a leader, you don’t know that firewood and rice are expensive. Only when Li Zhen sat in this position did he really feel the pressure of being a leader.

At present, North Korea's national treasury is almost empty, and all the tax money collected into the national treasury will basically flow out within two days to pay for various expenses required for the operation of the country. Just to repay Haihan's various loans, it is

A considerable expense.

The official food reserve situation is not much better. Last year, the Manchu invasion caused nearly half of the country to fall into war. The war almost depleted the country's food reserves, and it has not yet recovered. Now enter

Winter is approaching, and many places in the north still need government relief to survive the winter. Now Gyeonggi Province has added a large number of refugees in need of relief. How to allocate and arrange supplies and stabilize people's hearts is a difficult problem that extremely tests the ability of governance.

Under normal circumstances, most of these affairs can actually be coordinated and handled by the various yamen represented by Liucao, without the king having to do everything personally. However, the chaos in Seoul this time has caused the entire bureaucracy to fall into a state of semi-paralysis. The king and princes in charge of the government affairs

Government discussions are gone, and many officials have lost their lives because of their involvement in the coup. As a result, various yamen are unable to perform their due functions. Even though normal work arrangements have now begun to resume, they are still unable to operate smoothly due to a lack of manpower.

The problem before Li Xie was to allow each government office to perform its functions with severely insufficient staffing. However, it was not easy to improve the operating efficiency of these offices in a short period of time. Even replenishing manpower could not be completed in a short period of time.

thing.

So when Li Zhen returned to the palace and heard Haihan's request for instructions on whether to conduct a thorough investigation of Kim Sang-heon, he decisively expressed his opposition.

"General Qian, if you don't have real evidence, let this matter go for now!" Li Zhi said with a helpless look: "Now that the government is not smooth, many things have to be organized by Jin Sangxian. If you arrest him,

I'm afraid many things will be affected."

Qian Tiandun said: "Whether we continue to investigate the case, of course, we will base on your wishes, but Kim Sang-heon has monopolized power, and you must beware of the risks involved!"

Li Xie nodded and said: "Thank you, General, for reminding me! I have also begun to make arrangements to gradually take over various yamen, but it will take some time to implement."

Although Li Zhen needs to rely on Jin Sangxian to solve the problems encountered in the process of governing, this does not mean that he has enough trust in Jin Sangxian. In terms of employment, Li Zhen is of course more inclined to use the young people he brought back from Sanya.

Strong official.

These people studied abroad with him in Sanya for a year and have been deeply branded as princelings. It can be said that this was the ruling team created for him by the late king Li Zhu. However, the incident happened suddenly and this team had no time to slow down.

After tempering, the situation requires them to be pushed to the front line to take over power as soon as possible.

Even if their abilities are still lacking, Li Zhi believes that they at least have no problem with loyalty and will still be loyal to him after taking power.

Of course, with their current capabilities, they cannot replace Kim Sang-heon's coordinating role in the DPRK. Therefore, although there are doubts about Kim Sang-heon's role in the coup, Li Zhen believes that the current governance cannot be separated from Kim Sang-heon for the time being.

Therefore, he hoped that Haihan could make some adjustments to the direction of the investigation and not rush to remove Kim Sang-heon, so as not to worsen the current situation again.

Qian Tiandun didn't have much opinion on Li Xie's request. He had already listened to Fu Li's report. Although there were signs that Kim Sang-hyun might have played a disgraceful role in the coup, no tangible results had been achieved so far.

The evidence can prove this.

But Qian Tiandun knew that there was actually no problem with the direction of Fu Li's investigation. During the coup, everyone related to Kim Sang-heon died. This phenomenon itself was very abnormal. Qian Tiandun believed that only a big shot like Kim Sang-heon could deal with the aftermath.

The work was done so thoroughly that all unfavorable evidence was removed.

But Haehan's purpose is to clear away the obstacles to Li Zhi's governance, and Kim Sang-heon's attitude so far has been to support Li Zhi. From this perspective, Haehan does not have the need to remove him, and naturally it is not necessary.

Then you can sell a favor to Li Xie.

Qian Tiandun found out about Li Xie's attitude and sent someone to send a letter to Fu Li, asking him to conduct the investigation against Jin Shangxian secretly so as not to affect the current political stability.

Fu Li was not too surprised by this order. Through the investigation work of the past few days, he has fully realized the influence of Kim Sang-hyun in the government and the public. It is very difficult to bring down this big shot through explicit means. Knowing that

Most of the people he kept secret had already been laid in coffins, and if he continued to investigate further, there would probably be more dead people.

However, Fu Li is not worried that he will be retaliated by Kim Sang-hyun. As the investigation work he is engaged in continues, the targets are increasingly focused on Kim Sang-hyun. If anything happens to him, it will obviously be related to this investigation target.

Hae Han will definitely not let Kim Sang Heon go by then.

Qian Tiandun's order was to turn to covert investigation, not to stop the investigation. Fu Li can roughly understand the difference between this. Even if the superiors don't want to overthrow Jin Sangxian immediately, they still want to grasp the handle of this person, so

It is necessary to continue the investigation.

Although many insiders have died due to various reasons, Fu Li believes that there will still be other clues that can continue the investigation.

After re-sorting the case files, Fu Li found a breakthrough point that he had previously neglected. Although Kim Sang-hyun acted with sophistication, he could not always be without flaws. If anyone could catch his flaws, then this one

The National People's Congress is probably his old rival Cui Mingji.

According to Kim Sang-hyun's own account, he launched a counterattack on the last night and defeated Cui Mingji and his gang in one fell swoop. However, it was certainly impossible for Cui Mingji to be defenseless against him before that. In addition to force, he might also

There were some things that Kim Sang-hyun had in his possession, but he was unable to use them until the last moment.

Fu Li's previous investigation of Cui Mingji did not go to the Cui Mansion, so he decided to return to the scene where Cui Mingji committed suicide by taking poison to look for any clues that might have been missed.
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