Chapter 2657

Shi Chengwu's words are actually not difficult to understand, because Zhu Zian has discovered that the names on the invitations he wrote on the way correspond one-to-one with the North Korean officials participating in the negotiations today.

Why the Haihan Mission wanted to entertain these people? Although it was not stated clearly on the invitation, the purpose was already obvious at this time. These officials negotiated with the Haihan Mission on stage and attended the banquet in a private capacity, even though Zhu Zian was not interested in the banquet.

As a layman in foreign affairs activities, I can roughly guess the connection.

As expected, the agenda of the talks ended early on the second day. However, after the two parties said goodbye at Gyeongbokgung Palace, they met again at Haehan Station soon. Except for the Crown Prince and Councilor Park Hong-yeop, the other North Koreans involved in the negotiations did not come to this dinner.

Almost all officials were present.

Zhu Zian really admired Haihan's methods at this time. It was not surprising to entertain officials from the other side at foreign affairs events. However, the guest list provided by Shi Chengwu had been determined several days in advance, which meant that Haihan had already mastered it at that time.

The North Korean side has a lineup of officials participating in the negotiations and has formulated corresponding strategies.

If negotiations begin under such circumstances, North Korea will have no chance of winning. It is no wonder that Shi Chengwu and others are not anxious about the negotiation process.

Sure enough, after these North Korean officials arrived, their attitudes were completely different from those at the negotiation table. They were all smiling and chatting and laughing with the officials from the Haihan mission. As for why they were so relaxed, Zhu Zian quickly

I found the answer.

Shi Chengwu promised these North Korean officials that after the new cooperation agreement is reached, they will receive a certain proportion of returns from the profits of their respective industries, and will also receive all-round support from Haihan in the future.

This so-called support is not just about benefits, but also includes the future prospects of these officials. They can purchase properties in the areas under Haihan's rule, send their families to Haihan to settle down or study abroad, which is equivalent to leaving a way out for them.

, even if you lose power in the future, you can still guarantee prosperity and wealth for the rest of your life.

What these North Korean officials have to do is to make certain concessions in the negotiations and sign a cooperation agreement on Haihan's terms.

Zhu Zian witnessed the whole process. It goes without saying where the benefits these officials will receive come from. Just for having such a blatant private meeting with the Haihan envoy, aren't they afraid of being reported to the king?

After the banquet, Zhu Zian took the initiative to ask Shi Chengwu about this issue. Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "Since you can think of this problem, these officials are not fools, and of course they will not risk their lives and property. If they dare to come, they will

It shows that it has been tacitly approved."

Zhu Zian was shocked: "What do you mean, your Excellency, the king acquiesces to them doing this? This...what good does this do to the king?"

Shi Chengwu explained: "The industries we are involved in the negotiations are all operated by the government, and of course the profits go into the treasury. But the treasury is not owned by the royal family. This difference is the reason."

Zhu Zian suddenly realized that the vested interests were not just the officials who had just interacted with the mission, but the princes and even the king who were supervising the formation behind them were actually all members of this group. It was just that they had special status, Zhu Zian

An didn't realize this at the first time.

It is normal for the operating profits of official industries to be included in the national treasury. Subsequently, whether it is official salaries or royal family expenses, they are also allocated through the national treasury. Although the king is the most respected person in the country, he does not use the national treasury.

The principle of using it as a private treasury, and the amount transferred from the treasury is well-documented and clear, will inevitably put the royal family under many restrictions on the use of money.

So the question arises, how can we increase the royal family’s funding sources without going through public channels like the treasury, which are watched by countless people? The answer is of course simple, that is, part of the tax or official industry operating income is not included

treasury, but directly into the pockets of the royal family.

However, for various reasons, it is probably inconvenient for the royal family to directly make such a request to Haihan, so some unusual situations will arise during the negotiation of cooperation conditions. Haihan knows this well, as long as North Korea is willing to agree to cooperate

Conditions, it doesn't hurt to give more benefits.

The North Korean side is also very clear about the final direction of the negotiation. The cooperation agreement must be signed. Under the premise of determining this result, the most important thing is of course to win more benefits for itself. Regarding this point, the North Korean monarchs and ministers

There has obviously been some kind of tacit understanding between them.

Zhu Zian thought of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who participated in the talks. The reason why the king appointed him to participate was probably not only to supervise the formation, but also to ensure that the royal family could obtain the due benefits from the negotiation process.

Everyone got the benefits they wanted from the negotiations. This seemed to be a happy ending. It is no wonder that North Korea has cooperated very happily with Haihan in the past twenty years and abandoned Ming Dynasty, its former suzerain state, without looking back.

.

After all, except for the canonization of the title of king, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have no practical benefits that it could provide to North Korea. Serving such a suzerain country was certainly not as beneficial as hugging Haihan.

Shi Chengwu suddenly asked: "If you were in the position of the King of North Korea, what would you do?"

Zhu Zian was silent for a while before responding: "The choices of my subordinates should be the same as those of the North Koreans. In this situation, it seems that there is a choice, but in fact it is not. If you don't cooperate, the throne may be unstable."

Shi Chengwu smiled and nodded: "You see clearly."

Almost all the officials involved in the negotiations attended the banquet, which shows that there are no clean people in these yamen in the North Korean court. If the king wants to suppress this momentum, it will undoubtedly cut off the wealth of many people. In a country like North Korea where there is a palace coup

In a traditional country, instability in the throne is a very dangerous situation. Li Zhi was unwilling to take such a risk and could only choose to follow the trend.

After this night's banquet, Zhu Zian also roughly understood this wonderful cooperative relationship between the two countries. No matter which field it started from, North Korea was unable to resist Haihan and could only try its best to gain more benefits from cooperation. And Haihan

Han is obviously very familiar with how to control the situation and can fully mobilize and utilize various resources in North Korea for his own use.

However, Zhu Zian felt that the role he played during this period seemed to be far less than expected, and North Korea did not have any special reaction to his special guest from the Ming Dynasty royal family. This may of course be because North Korea was wary of the Haihan mission.

He felt that he did not dare to have too much contact with him, but Zhu Zian vaguely felt that it was actually because the Ming royal family did not seem to have that much influence on North Korea.
Chapter completed!