Chapter 2677

Since it was an official visit of a public nature, there was naturally still indispensable diplomatic red tape. After the welcoming ceremony at the port, the entire delegation took a carriage to the city to attend a reception banquet hosted by the local government.

The area where the Busan Port is located belongs to the Dongnae Protectorate of Gyeongsang Province. The governor Moon Zhihong, the navy commander Li Yongbo and other major local civil and military officials were all absent. They all attended the reception banquet. For them, they must be careful to receive not only

These young officials from the suzerain country, as well as General Andoseok, who visited Busan on behalf of the imperial court.

From a certain point of view, serving General An from Seoul is far more important than dealing with the Haihan envoy. After all, the envoys are likely to leave in a circle, and it is well known that An Daoshi is a close confidant of the king.

The report he submitted after returning to Seoul is likely to affect the career of these local officials.

Ando Seok was well aware of the mission's purpose of arranging this stop in Busan. One of his purposes for coming to Busan was to help Haihan solve the problems in Busan. So he proposed to the local officials during the meeting

It is a clear requirement that all outstanding public security cases involving Haihan personnel in the region must be resolved as soon as possible, to ensure the local safety of Haihan commercial institutions and personnel, and at the same time, a severe crackdown must be carried out on those criminal acts that specifically target Haihan.

"His Majesty is deeply saddened by the various security cases against Haehan in Busan in recent years. These cases have seriously affected the good relations between our country and Haehan. The local government failed to take precautions against these situations and failed to respond promptly afterwards.

We have to handle it properly and everyone here is responsible for causing today's situation!"

Andao Shi's tone was very stern, and all the local officials present were trembling with fear and did not dare to speak out in defense.

Seeing that no one was speaking, Andao Shi started to call the names: "Master Wen, you have been in power here for several years. What do you think of the issues I just mentioned?"

Being tapped on the head by Andao Shi, Wen Zhihong had no choice but to bite the bullet and replied: "I am indeed responsible for the oversight, and I will plead guilty on my behalf."

The local public security is not stable, and Moon Zhihong is naturally responsible as the chief official. However, he is a disciple of the former chief minister Kim Sang-heon, and his family is an influential family in Gyeongsang Province. He also has some connections in the court, otherwise how could he be allowed to

He has been in charge of the treasure trove of Busan Port for several consecutive years.

But does submitting a memorial to plead guilty mean that you bear corresponding responsibilities? That’s not necessarily the case. With Wen Zhihong’s identity and background, it is not difficult to keep his official position, unless Haihan directly made a request to the court to replace local officials.

But the relationship between Wen Zhihong and Haihan is not that bad. Haihan did not encounter any obstacles in his various trading activities in the Busan area, and the profitable business was not less profitable at all, while Wen Zhihong

Of course, he will benefit from it. If he were to be replaced, maybe some Haihan businessmen would stand up and cry out for him.

Andao Shi may not have understood these situations, but he did not intend to let Wen Zhihong take the blame alone. He turned to Li Yongfu and asked: "Master Li, as the navy commander, you also have the responsibility to protect local peace. Regarding

Do you have any thoughts on the problems that have arisen in the Busan area?"

Although Li Yongfu's official position is the naval military commander, as the highest-ranking military attache in Busan, he actually has jurisdiction over all local naval and land garrisons, which can be said to be extremely powerful. Although in principle, local security should be handled by the police team under the government yamen.

, but now the security situation in Busan Port has obviously exceeded the level that the police can control, and the intervention of the garrison may be needed to calm the situation.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the department that is supposed to be responsible for local security is no longer trustworthy, so higher-level forces need to be used to deal with the problems in Busan.

Regardless of whether Li Yongfu had the intention to wade into this muddy water before, now that Andao Shi has pointed him out, he means to ask him to help.

Li Yongfu's statement was quite cheerful: "It is the duty of the military to ensure local security. As long as the general gives the order, the general should do his best."

An Daoshi nodded and said: "That's very good. In the next few days, Mr. Wen and Mr. Li should do some results as soon as possible!"

Andao Shi did not put forward specific goals and methods, but just let them develop on their own. This seems to respect the authority of local officials, but it is also a test for them. If they cannot come up with immediate governance measures, let the Hainan patrol who came here specially to

If the Han envoy is satisfied, then they may have to make another move and adopt some unconventional means.

Whether it is the local government or the garrison, it is hard to say that Ahn Do-seok has much trust. He actually has no personal connections with the local civil and military officials, and the Busan garrison has no affiliation with him. However, in front of the Haihan people, he

We can only choose to use our own country's strength to solve the problem first, lest the Haihan people ask for direct intervention as soon as they come up.

Now that Andao Shi has taken the initiative to take over the task, although the Haihan Mission intends to settle accounts with the derelict local government, it is not easy to break up with them directly this time.

Shi Chengwu said: "Then let's deal with it according to General An's wishes first, how about five days?"

Andoshi didn't bargain and agreed. If the local official couldn't produce a satisfactory result after spending five days, there was no need for him to protect such a mediocre person.

Andao Shi gave the local officials a task as soon as he arrived. The atmosphere of the reception banquet was naturally not much better, and the whole process was a bit boring. The local officials just toasted in a formal manner, and there was no more.

Action.

Even those officials who have nothing to do with public security have realized that the distinguished guests visiting Busan this time are not coming to Busan to eat, drink and have fun, but are looking for trouble. If the response is not done well, then Wen Zhihong and Li may not be the only ones who are unlucky.

I'm afraid that Yongfu and many people present will be implicated to varying degrees.

Haihan has been operating in Busan Port for many years. Local officials have benefited from it and some have suffered losses. In short, almost no one can completely distance themselves from Haihan. Regarding these local public security cases against Haihan, they have little knowledge.

As far as I know. Although Haihan merchants were dissatisfied with the results of the local government's handling before this, who would take those people's complaints seriously? After all, this is not Haihan country, how could everything follow the Haihan people's wishes?

Come and do it.

But I didn't expect that Haihan actually mobilized a large-scale armed fleet to station in Busan Port for this purpose, and also asked senior officials of the court to come forward to put pressure. Although it seems that there is no intention to use force at the moment, it is obviously to use this to threaten the local government.

The government showed its strength and supported the local Haihan people.
Chapter completed!