Chapter 2593

As long as the internal conflicts of interest in North Korea are allowed to exist for a long time, it will be much easier for Haihan to govern it. Such an arrangement does not require much resources from Haihan, but the results are excellent. And these inside stories are in various written materials.

It is difficult to embody it in detail, and only those who have experienced it can understand it clearly.

After listening to the explanation, several people from Sanya felt that they benefited a lot. This was information that they had almost no access to when they were in Sanya, and it also gave them a deeper understanding of the international situation in Northeast Asia.

Tao Hongfang said: "In this way, wouldn't the officials sent by our country to North Korea become the same as the Supreme Emperor there?"

Wang Anguo nodded and smiled: "Although it is not as exaggerated as the Supreme Emperor, you can indeed enjoy good courtesy. If you have the opportunity, you can also go to North Korea to experience it."

Tao Hongfang shook his head and said: "Essential missions to foreign countries are a special case in the military. Other yamen are not so easy to get them!"

Both Wang Anguo and Shi Chengwu's fathers were in charge of the naval fleet, so there was no need to apply to Sanya to arrange such a trip. Of course, it was nothing special for them. However, Tao Hongfang and others were not serving in the military, so they wanted to make other arrangements.

The country has to wait for a suitable errand, and even if there is such an errand, officials with experience in foreign affairs are often given priority, and they may not be entrusted with the job.

Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "If Hongfang really wants to go out and have a look, my brother can make arrangements for him."

Tao Hongfang couldn't help but feel a little moved when he heard this, but he still responded cautiously: "It should be more troublesome to arrange this kind of thing, right?"

Shi Chengwudao: "It would indeed be a bit troublesome for other yamen. After all, they have to contact the ships going out to sea, and they have to contact the destination in advance to prepare for docking. But the East China Sea Fleet is about to change its defenses, and there are already fleets going to various parts of the East China Sea.

Station, you can go with the fleet, so that transportation, food and accommodation, security, and reception after arriving at the destination can all be solved."

Tao Hongfang glanced at his companions, and Bai Letong shook his head and said: "I can't leave Hangzhou for the time being. Even if I go, it will have to wait until the provincial examination is over."

Although Bai Letong was dissatisfied with the arrangements for the provincial examination, this was his main mission in coming to Hangzhou after all. Even if he did not want to get involved in the preparations for the provincial examination, his responsibilities still had to wait until the provincial examination was over and the list of admissions was announced before he could hand over the assignment. As for the assignment,

It didn't matter to him whether he wanted to take advantage of the East China Sea Fleet's defense change to go to other countries to broaden his horizons, as long as he could stay with these brothers.

Ning Zijing said: "I will listen to your brothers' arrangements."

He is the youngest among this group of people, and there is really no need for him to take the lead in making decisions.

Harugong just smiled but said nothing. He had already gone to Zhoushan to learn about the situation of the East China Sea Fleet in detail. Of course, he had already known the feasibility of visiting other countries with the fleet. It is rare to have such an opportunity, regardless of Tao Hongfang and others

Whether he would go or not, he had already planned to follow Wang Anguo.

Wang Anguo said: "There is no rush in terms of time. I have to wait until all the materials are collected and all the personnel are in place before I can lead the fleet to set off. It should take another month or two. You can think about it slowly, and there is no need to do it right away.

Just make the decision.”

Tao Hongfang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He decided to contact Sanya first to ask for instructions and explain the situation here. If he could get his father's consent, it would be too late to make adjustments to the subsequent itinerary.

The topic came to an end at this point. Shi Chengwu took advantage of the harmonious atmosphere to mention the Yangzhou salt merchants to Bai Letong: "Brother Letong, Dai Yingda hopes that you can put aside your prejudice against the Yangzhou salt merchants and give them a

An opportunity to prove your loyalty to the imperial court."

Bai Letong said: "I actually have no prejudice against the Yangzhou salt merchants, but I don't agree with some of their practices. But Uncle Shi has already explained the inside story to us before, and I don't have anything to say. You can send a message to Dai Yingda, I

I have no intention of holding grudges, and I will not continue to hold on to the Yangzhou salt merchants."

After having a frank talk with Shi Diwen the day before yesterday, Bai Letong also knew that winning over Yangzhou salt merchants was of extremely important significance to Haihan, and promoting the salt merchants' children through the imperial examination was just one of the methods used. Although

This will damage the fairness of the imperial examination, but for Haihan, the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages. Bai Letong also understands that the overall situation is the most important thing, so naturally he can only let go of the so-called fairness and justice and follow Shi Diwen's instructions on the provincial examination.

arrangement.

But this does not mean that Bai Letong will have a good impression of Dai Yingda. Although his frustration in Hangzhou was not caused by Dai Yingda, it did have a certain relationship, and the result of the first contact was not very pleasant. This impression is not short-term.

It will change on its own. Therefore, Bai Letong's attitude towards Shi Chengwu's peacemaking is still relatively conservative.

How could Shi Chengwu not hear the resentment in Bai Le's fairy tale? He smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Le Tong, after moving the capital, we still have to deal with the Yangzhou salt merchants for a long time. We don't see each other when we look up. It would be better to resolve the knot earlier. If we can have

You can put forward any conditions that make you feel relieved, and I believe Dai Yingda will try his best to satisfy them."

Seeing that he was serious, Bai Letong pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, let Dai Yingda take the lead and donate and build hundreds of schools in the Donghai Region in the name of the Yangzhou Salt Merchant to promote the basic education advocated by our country. Brother Cheng Wu

What do you think?"

Bai Letong's condition was considered fair. Since it was about culture and education, let the Yangzhou salt merchants use the money to support culture and education. Moreover, the money was spent in the Donghai Region, and Bai Letong himself would not profit from it, either.

Then no one would question his selfish motives.

However, if schools are built according to Haihan's standards, the cost of purchasing a hundred schools is indeed not a small amount. If Dai Yingda and his family are allowed to do it all, it will definitely be a bit painful, so Bai Letong relaxed the conditions slightly and allowed

The other party raised funds to do this in the name of a Yangzhou salt merchant.

After hearing this, Shi Chengwu nodded repeatedly and said: "Brother Letong, this is a good idea. I believe Dai Yingda can also understand Brother Letong's good intentions. Then I will make arrangements for follow-up matters after I communicate with him."

Dai Yingda probably gradually realized the seriousness of the matter at that time, so he asked Shi Chengwu to negotiate peace. After all, these young officials from Sanya are all the children of high-ranking officials. Maybe in ten or twenty years, one of them will

If someone enters the executive committee and assumes power, whether they can leave a good impression on them will have a long-term impact on the development of the Yangzhou salt merchant family in the next decades or even generations.

In order to achieve this goal, spending more money to solve the problem more satisfactorily is a very reasonable price.
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