Chapter 2641

Jeju Island was originally a province under the jurisdiction of Jeolla Province. However, in the past ten years, Haehan has invested heavily in Jeju Island to develop and operate various industries. In addition, there is a military port like Seogwipo, which has made Jeju Island's status less

Then the tide lifted all boats.

During this period, the administrative level of Jeju Island had been promoted from Mok to Fu, and the Fuyin also served as the observation envoy of Jeolla Province. The official rank was from the second rank, which also shows the importance the Joseon court attached to this place.

Of course, giving Jeju Island such special treatment is probably because they are worried that local officials will receive too many benefits from Haehan, which will cause them to become alienated from the court. As a result, Jeju Island will gradually change from an economic zone jointly developed by both parties to the territory of Haehan.

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An Jung-seong, the Jeju pastoral minister during the Hirado War, has long since retired, but his contribution to the development of Jeju Island has been passed on to future generations. Today's Jeju Prefectural Governor Yoon Ahn Moon-bok is the eldest son of the old pastor.

.He also specially rushed to Seogwipo Port in advance to welcome the arrival of the Haehan Fleet.

Regarding the itinerary of Haihan's fleet and mission visit, An Wenbo had already received the news two months ago and made a lot of preparations for it. After all, Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island is the place where the other party is visiting North Korea.

This is the first stop in the country. If anything goes wrong here, it may affect the subsequent itinerary. An Wenbo does not want this to happen in his own place.

In addition to this reason, An Wenbo actually knew that he could sit in this seat not only because of his father's influence, but also because of the influence Haihan exerted on the court, so he must be prepared for the arrival of Haihan's delegation.

Before An Zhengcheng retired, many people in the country were eyeing this position, but it was thanks to Haihan's strong recommendation that the imperial court finally chose An Wenbo for this lucrative and promising position.

The reason why Haihan chose An Wenbo couldn't be simpler. As early as more than ten years ago, An Wenbo went to Sanya for two years in the name of a government-sponsored study abroad program to learn about agricultural development. Later he went to

He studied administration at Donghai Academy in Zhoushan for a period of time.

An Wenbo's good performance while studying abroad made him favored by senior officials from Haihan, and he was selected as a key training target, and many resources were invested in him. After An Wenbo returned to China, Haihan continued to provide support and help him

He ascended to the position of governor.

It is precisely because of this experience that An Wenbo and Shi Chengwu, the commander of the Haihan Fleet, have become acquainted. When he went to Zhoushan for further study, Shi Diwen met him in private many times, and at that time Shi Chengwu was still

When they were teenagers, the two of them traveled together and had some friendship.

"Brother Chengwu, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are getting more energetic!" When An Wenbo saw Shi Chengwu walking down the gangway, he took the initiative to greet him and stretched out his hand to shake his hand. This Haihan handshake was something he had done while studying abroad.

It's very familiar and not jerky at all.

Seeing that An Wenbo was so enthusiastic, Shi Chengwu did not match his official position, and responded with a smile: "Brother An's face is glowing, and he seems to be doing well!"

After the two exchanged a few words, Shi Chengwu introduced the main members of the delegation to An Wenbo one by one.

Wang Anguo and An Wenbo are no strangers. After all, Wang Tom visited North Korea many times and made friends with many local officials. An Wenbo's father was also one of them. Wang Anguo has been going to sea with his father since he was a child, and has interacted with senior officials.

We had dealt with An Wenbo many times before.

As for the true identities of Tao Hongfang and others, Shi Chengwu did not introduce them in detail for safety reasons. He only said that these people were officials from Sanya. But An Wenbo was also a smart man. Seeing that these people were the same age as Shi Chengwu

, Wang Anguo was similar, and he showed no humility as a subordinate in front of Shi Chengwu. He was obviously not an ordinary person, so he thought that most of them were the children of high-ranking officials who came to gain more knowledge, and he did not dare to neglect at the moment and greeted them one by one.

An Wenbo is more than ten years older than these young people. When he went to Sanya to study abroad, Tao Hongfang and others were still in elementary school, and there were few opportunities for contact between the two parties. If he knew the true identities of these people, he might be afraid that after meeting,

The etiquette should be at least three points.

Reaching the last person in the team, Shi Chengwu introduced: "This is Zhu Zian, a new subject in the Donghai Region's rural examination this year. He was recruited by us after the examination was announced and serves as a clerk in the mission."

After An Wenbo met Zhu Zian, he asked again: "I have also spent some time in Zhoushan. From the accent of Mr. Zhu, it seems that he is not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang?"

Zhu Zian responded: "Mr. An, my ancestral home is Fengyang Prefecture, Anhui Province, but I have lived in Shandong for a long time. It is true that I am not from Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Shi Chengwu said: "Brother An, Zi An is a descendant of King De from the royal family of the previous dynasty."

An Wenbo couldn't help being shocked when he heard this, and his expression couldn't help but be a little uncontrollable: "Then Mr. Zhu... is the former king of the county?"

Regarding the Donghae Region's provincial examination this year, the news has obviously not reached Jeju Prefecture, so An Wenbo had no idea about Zhu Zian's true identity. Only after hearing Shi Chengwu's introduction did he realize that the identity of the person in front of him was extraordinary.

If it had been a period when Korea was still a vassal state of the Ming dynasty, he and all the Koreans present would have immediately knelt down and kowtowed in great ceremony.

Zhu Zian behaved very calmly: "Mr. An, I am now just an official of Haihan Kingdom. As for the identity of the former dynasty, I have given up."

The fundamental reason why Zhu Zian was able to join this mission was that Shi Diwen wanted to use his identity to influence North Korea and Japan. Haihan had also anticipated the various effects that might result from this, and had planned them in advance.

Zhu Zian conducted the training.

An Wenbo's reaction was very real. This was exactly what Haihan officials wanted to achieve. However, Zhu Zian had been prepared for this, so he could act calmly. It seemed that the current job in Haihan was far more important than

Past prominence is more important.

Although An Wenbo personally experienced the historical process of North Korea breaking away from the control of the Ming Dynasty and knew that the status of the Ming Dynasty had been replaced by Haihan, he never thought that he would see the children of the Ming royal family switching to serve under the banner of Haihan so soon. And this

Wei did not secretly change his family, but took part in the imperial examination held in the Donghai Region and won the first place, which can be said to be a public defection. Such a bold move did not know how much of a sensation it caused in the local area.

An Wenbo didn't know how to describe the shock in his heart, let alone how to comment on Zhu Zian's choice. But Shi Chengwu saw the clues and said with a smile: "Brother An feels that he can't accept this reality? In fact, this

It’s normal. People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. Everyone has the right to choose their own development direction. Isn’t this a very wise choice to do things for our country?”
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