Chapter 2676

After the joint military exercise ended, part of the North Korean navy followed King Yi Zhi back to Seoul, while the other part of the troops that was going to Japan with Haehan's fleet stayed at Ganghwa Island to rest and resupply, waiting for Haehan to give orders.

Let's set off together.

The two groups stayed on Ganghwa Island for three days before setting off south to the Port of Busan in the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula.

At this time, the immigration fleet that originally stayed at Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island was escorted by the navy and headed to Sasebo Port in western Japan. For no other reason than the immigration fleet's local food and clothing expenses were almost entirely provided by

The local government had to shoulder the responsibility. As time went by, the finances became somewhat unsustainable, and they didn’t know when thousands of immigrants would leave. So they could only complain to Yin Changxing, asking him to understand the plight of the elders in his hometown and let Haihan allocate more money and food.

, reduce the burden on local governments.

Yin Changxing was only temporarily transferred from Zhoushan to be responsible for the civil affairs of the immigration fleet on the way. He had no authority to dispatch supplies, so he could only report the facts and ask for instructions on how to appease the local area.

Haehan did not want to take advantage of Jeju. He placed the immigration fleet at Seogwipo Port. His original intention was to meet here when he returned from Seoul. It was just that the negotiations in Seoul lasted longer than expected, so for

The immigrants who were temporarily resettled in Seogwipo Port did not make timely adjustments. Moreover, Haehan will also go to Busan Port next, and it will take several days to go back and forth.

Now that the local government has begun to complain, the officials of the mission discussed it and decided to let the immigration fleet go to Sasebo Port first. At least it was their own land, and the supplies and environment were superior to Seogwipo Port.

This is not to take care of the feelings of the Koreans, but these immigrants are of great significance to the colonies in North America. They cannot tolerate any mistakes on the way, and they can feel more at ease if they are transferred to Sasebo Port earlier.

The voyage from Ganghwa Island to Busan Port is about 1,500 miles. The fleet must first reach the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, then pass through the Jeju Strait between Jeju Island and the mainland, and then go all the way east through Tsushima Island and North Korea.

Passing through the Busan Strait, we arrived at Busan Port.

The fleet hurriedly and slowly arrived at the sea outside Busan Port in only two days.

"This place was the most important trading port in southern Korea more than two hundred years ago. However, due to the constant war between Korea and Japan, the development of Busan Port has not been smooth. More than fifty years ago, it was once used as a trading port.

The Japanese occupied it for several years. To this day, there are still many traces left by the Japanese here."

This was not the first time Wang Anguo came to Busan Port, so he briefly introduced the situation here to everyone, but then he changed the subject and said: "Since our country formed an alliance with North Korea, there have also been Chinese businessmen here.

In terms of trade activities, our country’s influence here may be greater than Japan’s now.”

This is no lie, because everyone has seen a very conspicuous Haihan-style lighthouse standing high on Yingdao, which guards the entry and exit channels. Its appearance is almost 70-80% similar to the lighthouse outside Sanya Victory Port.

"That lighthouse looks really familiar...could it be a project aided by our country?" Tao Hongfang naturally saw the mystery at a glance and confirmed his idea to Wang Anguo.

Wang Anguo nodded and said: "That's right. We just used the ready-made drawings of the Victory Port Lighthouse. At that time, even the foreman was transferred from China. However, there was an episode when building the lighthouse. The King of North Korea said that etiquette must be followed.

, this lighthouse cannot be built to the same height as Victory Port, so it was lowered three feet during construction to show respect for our country."

Hearing this, Tao Hongfang chuckled and said, "It seems that he gained something from studying abroad in Sanya."

Of course, Li Zhen saw the lighthouse outside Victory Port with his own eyes when he was studying in Sanya, and maybe even went up to it in person, so he put forward the suggestion of "following the etiquette" when it comes to building the Busan Port Lighthouse. Having said that, of course Haihan

There is no such particularity, it is simply Li Zhi adding drama to gain favor for himself.

Just kidding, but it can be seen that Haehan has had a great influence on the infrastructure construction projects of Busan Port in recent years. When the fleet sailed into the harbor, they could clearly see that in addition to the lighthouse outside the port, the

The wharf facilities also adopt the Haihan Port's standard design to a large extent. The steel bollards for fastening cables on the wharf, the cantilever cranes for hoisting cargo, and the animal-drawn rail cars that pass between the wharf and the warehouse all bear the obvious Haihan brand.

facility.

If you don’t already know clearly that this is the Busan Port, then everyone who comes here for the first time will probably think that this is the territory under Haehan’s rule. The degree of influence here is even more affected by Haehan than Jeju Island, which is closer to Haehan

More obvious.

The combined fleet sailed into the port in a mighty manner and occupied more than twenty berths at once. The flagship Zhoushan occupied two normal berths due to its huge hull. The port was notified in advance, and not only had the berths been prepared, but also

A small boat was sent to lead the fleet into the port, and the entire docking process was fairly orderly.

Local officials in Busan were already waiting in line at the pier. They were about to welcome not only the distinguished Haihan delegation, but also Ando-seok, who was on a patrol on behalf of the imperial court.

In addition to the local government, the local Haihan Chamber of Commerce also organized a group of leading figures to come to the port to greet him, including Fu Li's eldest son Fu Guoqing.

Fu Guoqing's appearance almost copied his father's, with deep eyes, broad nose, dark complexion, and a strong body, so everyone recognized his identity without any introduction.

However, although this person seemed a bit rude, he was very polite when he spoke: "My lords, you have worked hard all the way. I, Fu Guoqing, together with my colleagues from the local chamber of commerce, would like to welcome you all to Busan!"

Fu Guoqing is probably a little younger than the people in the mission, but his performance is quite stable. It's no wonder that Fu Li is relieved to send him to Busan permanently.

Fu Li has a good personal relationship with the fathers of these young officials in the mission. It can be said that he is one of the very few naturalized officials who has broken through the class. Naturally, everyone will not regard Fu Guoqing as an ordinary person. In addition, the people who came to Busan this time

The task also requires relying on this person, and everyone must come up to say a few polite words to shorten the distance.

On the contrary, when facing local government officials, there is no need to be too polite, just show the style of the Chinese Empire. Moreover, what Fu Li said about the situation in Busan Port when he was on Ganghwa Island is difficult to accept.

If they still have any good impressions of the local government, it would be good if they adopt a business-like attitude.
Chapter completed!