Chapter 2683

The arrival of the Haihan Fleet has naturally become a hot topic in the streets of Busan. Although the fleet has not yet arranged an open day for the public to visit up close like it did in Seoul, you can actually have a clear view of this fleet without going close.

A full view of the huge fleet.

In recent years, few foreign armed fleets have been stationed in the Busan area. If the government had not posted a notice saying that the fleet was only docking at Busan Port for a few days to supply supplies, the local people would most likely think that the Haihan Army was going to start a war in the nearby area.

However, the local people soon realized that although the purpose of this fleet coming to Busan was not to fight, it should not be just for rest and replenishment as officially claimed. The local government seemed to have received some kind of instructions from the Haihan people and began to

to rectify the public security situation.

The first to bear the brunt is the area around the local settlement area of ​​the Haihan people. Various pubs, restaurants, inns, gambling stalls, brothels, markets and other places with a large number of people have become the targets of temporary inspections by the government.

During this process, the government also arrested many people and paraded them through the streets in shackles as a warning to others. However, it is difficult to say how many of these people were arrested because they had participated in public security cases that affected Haihan.

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The purpose of the government is also very clear. Since the Haihan people have made a request, no matter whether they can comply with it unchanged or not, they have to make some noise first, so that they can report to the Haihan people.

The government even organized a team of nearly 300 people to go to Yeongdo to search the Japanese-inhabited area. Although they only brought back a few ronin with no background and no powerful people were arrested, at least they took public action.

, which can be regarded as an explanation.

Fu Guoqing also followed up very carefully and reported the latest local developments to the mission every evening, so these actions of the local government were under the control of the mission.

"What do you think of these measures taken by the government?" After listening to Fu Guoqing's report, Shi Chengwu did not forget to ask for his opinions. Fu Guoqing undoubtedly knew more about the local situation, and his opinions were of great significance to the mission.

It has important reference value.

Fu Guoqing said: "Your Excellency only gave the North Koreans five days, so naturally they were unable to make preparations. Therefore, this was a hasty move forced by the situation. The purpose was not to settle those security cases, but to perform well and make good preparations."

Let’s do business.”

Shicheng Budao: "So you just hope that these measures can fool us, right?"

Fu Guoqing said: "If you want to take this opportunity to make further demands, you can start preparing for the next round of negotiations."

Shi Chengwu couldn't help but laugh and said: "You still see clearly!"

Fu Guoqing said sternly: "Your Excellency, you know that you can't do it, but you still make the request. This is obviously to find a reason to take advantage of the North Koreans."

Shi Chengwu nodded and said: "If you punish them without teaching them, the punishment will be complicated and evil will prevail. If you teach them without punishing them, then the traitors will not be punished. You must first give them a chance to save themselves, and then punish them."

Fu Guoqing said: "You are not really planning to use force, are you?"

Shi Chengwu shook his head and said: "There is no need to go one step further for the time being... In short, you should keep an eye on the government's actions and report everything in a timely manner, no matter how big or small it is."

Fu Guoqing saw that he didn't want to talk in detail, so he didn't dare to ask further questions at the moment, and bowed and walked away.

Although the actions of the local government are suspected of being a formality, they have indeed achieved certain results. Rumors have already spread in the Busan market that the purpose of the government's actions is to crack down on crimes against the Haihan people.

It goes without saying that this kind of rumor is of course released by the government itself. Public actions and public opinion guidance can at least suppress the momentum that is not conducive to Haihan in the short term. As long as the Haihan fleet can be dealt with to leave Busan Port, the rest will be

There will be enough time to make adjustments slowly.

The Japanese on Yeongdo Island were obviously very dissatisfied with the local government's arrests. Several Japanese business houses came out to protest, believing that the local government's move was intended to suppress the Japanese living in Busan and would affect the relationship between the two countries.

and normal trading activities.

However, the current situation is no longer the era when Japan was strong and the DPRK was weak. North Korea is now firmly ahead of Japan in terms of economy and military. These protests will not cause much fear to the local officials. There was no such thing as

The Japanese community on Yeongdo took action because the local government did not want to cause trouble, but compared to the pressure from Haihan, these troubles were nothing.

This news reached the mission, but Haihan was not eager to come forward to support the Koreans. Everyone also wanted to observe whether the Koreans could handle the disputes with Japan alone now.

Wen Zhihong did not disappoint the mission. In the face of the protests from the Japanese business office, he simply came to close the door and ignored them. As for those captured Japanese ronin, Wen Zhihong also expressed his opinions to the outside world.

It must be tried as soon as possible, punished in accordance with the law, and never tolerated.

The mission just watched the show silently and did not make any further statements for the time being. The opinions of the members of the local chamber of commerce have been collected, and this is the focus of the mission's current work. Everyone browsed the "homework" submitted by the businessmen separately, and then divided the opinions into categories.

Summary.

The opinions of businessmen are mainly concentrated in three aspects. First, the raising of funds for self-built security forces. This is a commonplace issue. Even if a mission takes the lead this time, businessmen still have many doubts about the funding plan. How to allocate funds.

The ratio, who will supervise the funds, and approve expenditures all require more detailed measures.

The second aspect is the ownership of the security force. This organization is jointly funded by various companies, but in the end, does the command of this force belong to the entire chamber of commerce, or to some individuals such as the president of the chamber of commerce? In other words,

Before establishing it, make it clear who this team serves and who it is loyal to.

The third aspect is that businessmen hope that the official attitude can be expressed. Although this team is a non-governmental organization, whether it can be recognized and supported by the Haihan official will play a very important role in its long-term maintenance in the future. Otherwise, it will have to

Acting in a foreign country without a background like Golden Shield can easily lead to lawsuits.

"Looking at this, we cannot expect the local chamber of commerce to solve the problem on its own. We must take some measures to promote it."

Although the situation does not seem very ideal, Shi Chengwu's tone revealed a hint of excitement: "I think we can refer to the suggestions provided by the executive committee and change the way of thinking to deal with the problem in Busan."

After exchanging opinions with local Haihan businessmen a few days ago, the mission has already reported the situation in Busan to Sanya via telegram. If the name of the Executive Committee was raised before this, it was still a matter of raising the flag to make a tiger skin.

If they don't like it, then at this time they have truly received the support of the Executive Committee and can act freely.
Chapter completed!