Chapter 2718

Of course, there was a lot of other news published in the newspaper, but there was not much that Zhu Zian could really understand. Either there were many Chinese and Chinese words and special terms that he didn't understand, or there were some mentions that he didn't know where they were at all.

The unfamiliar place names are really not easy to understand.

Turning to the later pages, Zhu Zian found some more news related to the Ming Dynasty. But these news were not military and political affairs, but reports on business activities.

For example, one of the reports mentioned that the Donghai Region has opened a direct commercial ship line connecting the inland Huguang area via the Yangtze River waterway. In the future, freight exchanges between coastal ports and the Jianghan Plain area will be direct. The first batch of shipments arriving through this channel is scheduled to be

Among the goods at the seaport, there was one thousand kilograms of Junshan Silver Needle tea produced in Yueyang Dongting Lake. Since the intermediate links in cross-border trade were eliminated, the price was reduced by 30% compared with before. It was snapped up by enthusiastic merchants as soon as it was unloaded.

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If he had not understood what these messages meant before coming to Haihan, he might have just brushed them off as ordinary news. But in the past few months, he has gained a lot of knowledge and has begun to gradually learn to analyze.

When you come into contact with information like this, you will subconsciously think about the content hidden behind the words.

The inland river voyage from Dongting Lake to the Yangtze River estuary is more than 2,000 miles long, passing through many state capitals along the way. Haihan can open up this commercial channel through direct flights, which means that the state capitals along the way have accepted Haihan's plan.

gradually took over these areas from the Ming Dynasty

In reality, Haihan’s business activities in inland areas will no longer be defined by transnational trade.

Once Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan along the waterway are included in Haihan's commercial territory, the subsequent mergers and formal takeovers will not be far away. It is not difficult for Zhu Zian to even imagine the process of opening up this commercial waterway in Haihan

How many local officials will take the initiative to seek cooperation from Haihan in the hope of continuing to keep their jobs after the changes.

Zhu Zian has no doubt that Haihan's culture, system and values ​​will flow into these areas along with the commodities and quickly have an impact on the local people. Even he himself can't withstand the ideological impact brought by Haihan, let alone

Are they ordinary people with little knowledge?

Zhu Zian didn't know the answer to whether it would be easier to gain the allegiance of the people by advancing the process of dynasty change in this way, but what he was sure of was that it would definitely be more ideal than using military means to achieve the goal. It would not require huge expenditures.

With military expenditures, there is no need to worry about destroying local productivity, nor creating a large number of war refugees. It may even take one or two generations to recuperate after the war. To complete this process at the lowest possible cost, it is probably

This is exactly the choice that an emerging country like Haihan, which is founded on business, would make.

Zhu Zian does not expect that the Ming Dynasty, which is only an empty shell, can respond effectively to this. In fact, whether it is military or non-military means, the Ming Dynasty has not been able to deal with Haihan in the past twenty years.

The pressure exerted. But now that the strength of the army has changed, and the offensive and defensive positions have changed, it is even more difficult to regain the situation. Although the Ming Dynasty does not seem to have completely lost its actual control over these areas, with the gradual advancement of Haihan's various methods

, it seems that it is only a matter of time before these areas change their banners.

Zhu Zian took a deep breath, put down the newspaper, and lay down on the bed. He will leave Sasebo Port after dawn. Where the Ming Dynasty will go thousands of miles away is not something he has the ability to influence. The only thing he can do now is to start from

Learn more during this trip, which may help change your future life.

Shiro Amakusa arrived at the port early in the morning to bid farewell to the delegation. He did not intend to go with the delegation to the next stop, but in order to make the delegation's visit to Nagasaki smoother, he specially assigned a local person in charge of shipping and trade matters

Yang Tianlei accompanied the delegation.

"Tian Lei is relatively familiar with things in Nagasaki. With him accompanying us, it will be more convenient for you to do things there."

After Amakusa Shiro finished speaking, he walked up to Wang Anguo and said, "I have prepared some small gifts for Mr. Wang. If you can help me, General Wang will greet Mr. Wang for me when he arrives. When Mr. Wang returns home in glory in the future, don't forget to drop by.

Come and stay with me for a few days."

Wang Anguo thanked him quickly. He knew that Amakusa Shiro's ability to hold the position he held today was indeed inseparable from the recognition given by his father back then. Amakusa Shiro always remembered this kindness, which was considered a kind and righteous act.

After everyone said goodbye to Amakusa Shiro, they filed on board the ship. The voyage from Sasebo Bay south to Nagasaki Port is only a hundred miles. If everything goes well, the fleet can reach its destination before dark.

In order to ensure that the large-scale combined fleet can successfully berth after arriving locally, Sasebo has sent people to the front station two days ago to ask the Nagasaki authorities to arrange guide ships and berths in advance and make corresponding preparations.

Although Shiro Amakusa did not accompany him, four local armed warships were still dispatched to participate in this escort. Of course, with the strength of the combined fleet, it is unlikely that anyone in the nearby waters would dare to provoke face-to-face and send a ship to escort more

This is more for etiquette than safety reasons.

After the fleet sailed out of Sasebo Bay, it sailed south along the coastline, maintaining a speed of about eight knots along the way. About seven hours later, the lookout post on the Zhoushan reported seeing the Iojima Lighthouse ahead, which meant

The destination is not far away.

The guidance ship dispatched by Nagasaki Port arrived early and waited outside the harbor, but the Japanese officials who boarded the Zhoushan requested that the combined fleet be docked at the berth at the entrance of the harbor to avoid affecting civilian ships after so many large ships entered Nagasaki Port.

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Of course, Shi Chengwu understood that the Japanese request was just an excuse. The real reason was that they were afraid of the powerful force of the fleet and were worried that there would be sudden changes after the fleet entered the port. After some negotiations, the other party finally agreed that Haihan could send five ships.

After docking in the harbor, the remaining ships are still stationed at the entrance of the harbor as the anchorage.

Although there was a slight mishap, a result acceptable to both parties was obtained. Naturally, Shi Chengwu could not weaken his momentum and ordered five large ships, including the Zhoushan, to sail into Nagasaki Port.

There are many Haihan ships coming in and out of Nagasaki Port on weekdays. The locals have long been accustomed to the sight of sailboats flying red and blue flags in the port, but this is the first time for everyone to see a sailboat as big as Zhoushan.

The people who saw this scene stopped what they were doing and watched in stunned silence as the giant ship slowly sailed into the harbor.
Chapter completed!