It has been a while since the first East Envoy of the Kingdom of Joseon, Zhao Chuyan, returned to the country.

At the end of 1684, the armed transport ship "Xianzong King" carried by Zhao Chuyan and others experienced endless maritime storms and finally arrived at Wonsanjin on the east coast of the Kingdom of Korea, a modern port that was undergoing large-scale investment and transformation. The investors mainly came from the East Coast, including Taiwan Bank, Sun Chunyang South Carolina, and the East Coast North Korean Company, which were all famous enterprises. Of course, there are also some North Korean capital among the shareholders of the brand new Wonsan Port, which are basically the best among the two Korean ministers. They attracted them in mainly for convenience of service, and there were only people in North Korea to help with their services. Moreover, their shares did not have much, and the total amount was not more than 20%. Of course, these people did not care about the shareholding shareholding. What they cared more was to establish closer relations with the East Coast people through this matter to consolidate their family's status in North Korea.

You know, the political struggle of the Kingdom of Korea has always been very cruel! The moment before, they might have been two powerful and decent teams of important officials in the court, but the next moment they might have been exiled to Jeju Island - well, Jeju Island is now the territory of the east coast, well, it is a bitter and cold place for Hamkyung Dok - no one dared to pat his chest and say that he could stand firm in the court. North Korea, whose political struggle is extremely cruel, has never had such awesome people.

Therefore, if anyone can be related to the East China people and is appreciated by some senior officials of the East China countries, then there is undoubtedly an additional amulet. When the political struggle fails, the enemy will also be cautious and dare not attack to death. The East China people may also lend a helping hand for various purposes - no one will doubt the energy of the East China people in North Korea, the warships sailing on the oceans of the West Sea (Yellow Sea) and the East China Sea (Sea of ​​Japan), the garrisons on the Yalu River and the Busan Port all remind the Korean monarchs and ministers that you are a country without complete autonomy, and you must consider the feelings of the East China people in every move, so it is better to be more at ease.

From this perspective, the first East Envoy of the Kingdom of Joseon, Zhao Chuyan, actually took a big advantage. This man who was just a ritual, who was the title of Qingqiu, now has become the hottest political star in North Korea as the number one "East Bank" in the Kingdom of Joseon. His "East Travel Record" has become a must-have book on the desks of the Korean monarchs and ministers. His reputation is widely circulated and many people are envious.

With the example of Zhao Chuyan in front, North Korea is now willing to get rid of prejudice, and more and more people are on missions to "a country of wolf-heartedness and dog-lungness". Unfortunately, this opportunity does not exist every year, and I don't know when I will wait next time. However, there is no opportunity to go to the east coast, but it may not be possible to go to the overseas territory of the nearby East Kingdom! This time, the opportunity to go to Vladivostok under the order of the King of Korea was obtained by the noble son Yuan Jinde. Accompanying him was also Quan Min, the son of Quan Bongzhu, who was hereditary of the military envoy of the East Doling East.

Speaking of Jeon Bong-soo, he is really a bad reputation in North Korea. The reason is simple, that is, he was originally a bandit leader, one of the bandit leaders who fled in Hamkyung and Gangwon Do, and rose to the battle of the East Coast people to fight against the North. At that time, Shao Shude, who was commanding the Three Feudalists of the Far East, dispatched a large army to land on the southeast coast of North Korea. The roads of Gyeongsong, Gangwon and Jeolla were shocked. Jeon Bong-soo, who was chased by the Korean official army, suddenly escaped from the sky and cried with joy. He immediately surrendered to Marsoo Shao as the fastest, acting as the leader of the East Coast army to fight against North Korea, and was eager to vanguard. He also worked very hard in the subsequent series of battles. Not only was he brave enough to pursue the remaining enemies, but he also helped the East Coast people to grab a large amount of supplies, which was of great significance.

After defeating the main force of the Korean royal army in the Battle of Baoen County, the overall situation of the conquest was decided. The two sides then negotiated at Yasan Port and finally signed a peace agreement. In this agreement, in addition to the terms of cede land, compensation, trade, etc., there was also a secret supplementary agreement - although it was a secret agreement, it seemed to be well known now - that is, let the Quan Fengzhu family inherit the military envoys from Daolingdong, Gangwon, and made the three counties of Gaocheng, Gancheng and Xiangyang, becoming the de facto separatist forces in North Korea.

The Korean ruler and ministers were naturally reluctant to have separatist forces at home, not to mention that the so-called Lingdong military envoy, Quan Bong-soo was still a despicable rapist, and the three counties under the Gangling Protectorate's Office were still the most important of the Gangling Protectorate in Gangwon. How could he bear this? However, as the saying goes, the arm can't twist its thighs, and the people on the east coast can use the power of victory to enter Hanyang City at any time, and then things will be very big! So, at the end of the negotiations, the Koreans could only accept this condition and reluctantly handed over the three counties of Gaocheng, Gancheng and Xiangyang. Quan Bong-soo, who was knocked out by the pie falling from the sky, also ran to Shao's tent to thank him, and cried bitterly, and then happily took the troops that had expanded to more than 15,000 people (they had recruited many surrendered troops or bandits) and went to the three counties to be the king of the land.

What is even more distorted is that the East Coast people also proposed that as the envoy of the East Coast of Doling East Coast, Jeon Bong-soo's salary of 15,000 yuan, should also be allocated by the North Korean treasury, that is, the North Korean government must also maintain this army. The method is to deposit the annual military expenditures in the special account of the Northwest Reclamation Bank branch opened by the East Coast people in Gaocheng County at the beginning of each year, and then the Jeon Bong-soo's side will withdraw it from the bank monthly.

This method is equivalent to minimizing the influence of the Korean Kingdom government on Jeon Bong-soo's troops. From then on, this army and the three counties of Gaocheng have basically become independent kingdoms, and are also independent kingdoms controlled by the East Coast people. In the future, if the Korean Kingdom is disobedient (the possibility is very low), then the Gaocheng army, which is not too far from Hanyang City, will become a force that will directly penetrate the confidant areas of the Korean Kingdom, shocking any conspirators.

Of course this is the idea of ​​the East Coast people. In fact, Quan Bong-soo is not a fool. While treating the East Coast people respectfully, he also respects the monarchs and ministers of the Kingdom of Korea very much. During festivals, he not only offers large gifts, but also maintains close contact with many important officials. In fact, the East Coast people are not unaware of these things, but they don’t care. Quan Bong-soo borrows the Korean monarchs and ministers of the North, but it is just an instinct to get the best of both sides. In fact, he himself knows that the label on his body can never be torn off, and he is even more reluctant to tear it off. The East Coast people are his god, and he has to do whatever he wants to do. Even if one day he suddenly orders him to raise all his troops and march towards Hanyang City, he will turn against the two Korean nobles who are currently dating him and start a war without hesitation.

However, the relationship between the East Coast and North Korea is currently in a period of rapid development, and bilateral relations are maintained very well, so this will not hinder his interactions with Hanyang City. For example, this time, North Korea's Suzong planned to develop industry and commerce at the suggestion of the minister, so he specially allocated a huge sum of 100,000 chunks of liang. The North Korea Kingdom currently uses silver and coins, that is, both copper coins are used, and the "salmon" (silver dollars) minted by Dabo coins are also circulated. It is rare to see that there are many currencies flowing into North Korea in the past few decades - purchasing industrial equipment from the Black Water Development Team, which dominated industrial production in the Far East San Francisco. Because the Black Water Development Team's nominal capital has been set in Vladivostok, two ships from the North Korea Kingdom drove to Vladivostok to stay and then negotiated with the East Coast.

When Chen Ke arrived in Vladivostok, Yuan Jinde and Quan Min had just arrived on a boat. Lu Xiaofeng, a commissioner of the Ussuri River Regional Administration, met them on the dock. The news of Chen Ke's arrival was notified by the three people immediately, so they quickly ended the talks and rushed to the city's security headquarters to pay their respects.

"Xiao Lu, your security command is well-organized!" Chen Ke said with a smile on his face as he reached out and touched the thick wall. In fact, this security command is not only "good". It is almost entirely made of large stones. It is the strongest, thickest and most expensive building in Vladivostok. Chen Ke even noticed that there were two very well-carved stone lions on the head of the commander's department. I don't know where Lu Xiaofeng got it, so he paid attention to the show.

"Haha, this security headquarters is only temporary, and it will continue to expand and renovate later. I will be freed up in the future. This is for the Development Team." Lu Xiaofeng ordered the secretary to bring a large tray of milk tea and said with a smile.

"No need." Chen Ke waved his hand and said with a smile: "In a while, I might not be here. There is no banquet that will last forever. I have been the top leader in this Heishui area for some time. According to organizational principles, it is time to transfer it. It's almost this year. It's hard to say whether the new captain will choose here, let alone, if I leave first and the new captain hasn't come yet, you may be the only one who will take the position as soon as possible."

In fact, Chen Ke said this is not groundless. In fact, through letters with his local friends, he had already learned that one of the next chief officers of the Three Feudatories of the Far East would be parachuted from the local area, and the two were promoted here, and Liao Degong and Lu Xiaofeng were the two most popular ones, and it can even be said that they have basically been determined. The only thing that is not accurate now is who is the chief officer of which vassal state, because there may be a possibility of mutual transfer in order to prevent a person from working in the same place for a long time and give him the opportunity to form a clique for personal gain.

After hearing what Chen Ke said, Lu Xiaofeng didn't know how to respond, so he could only smile awkwardly and then turn the topic to the North Koreans. He first introduced the identities of Yuan Jinde and Quanmin to Chen Ke, and then emphasized that the North Koreans wanted to ask the East Bank to help design and manufacture some industrial machinery, export them to North Korea, and help them establish preliminary mechanized industrial facilities.

The reason why North Koreans have this idea is actually because after being included in the economic circle dominated by East Coast people, they have made great progress in grain planting, mineral mining, wood processing, seafood processing, and economic crop planting and processing. The export volume has increased year by year, and have achieved huge profits. These profits in turn stimulate the North Koreans' desire to gain more benefits (at the same time, the suggestion that East Coast people ask them to expand their production capacity cannot be ignored). Therefore, they put forward higher requirements for production efficiency and production scale. The East Coast people, who have long been famous in this regard, are naturally the best purchase targets. Moreover, before they came, they also sent messages to North Korea through the East Coast Embassy in North Korea (responsible to the captain of the Den Lai Development Team) and received positive responses, which led to the sending of a ship to Vladivostok.

The North Koreans planned to purchase a lot of equipment this time, which included coal mining, transportation equipment, wood processing machine tools, joint brick making machines, textile machinery, military repair equipment and other equipment. There are more than ten types, and the cost is very large. It can be seen that the North Koreans have also invested a lot.

Some of these things can be produced in Sakhalin Island, and some must be imported from the local area. Chen Ke glanced at the catalogue and felt that most of them could be sold, so he nodded with a smile and signaled that the North Koreans would send people to discuss in detail after meeting. He felt that after the North Koreans bought these machines, the domestic industrial production efficiency should be improved to a certain extent, and the material wealth produced will naturally increase. This is a good thing for both the North Koreans themselves and the East Coast people - in this country, the East Coast people are still very strongly controlled by the North Koreans. Their productivity level is improved, which will naturally benefit the East Coast people's overall strategy.

The behavior of the Koreans also made Chen Ke feel a little moved. Since the East Coast people came to the Far East and worked hard to "disturb" everywhere, the politics, economy and cultural ecology here have undergone considerable changes. The collision between ideas and culture has begun to intensify in the mainland, North Korea, Manchuria, the Northeast, Mongolia and other places, especially in mainland China, which is still in a military confrontation situation. The various regimes not only set up new troops and improve their military strength, but also invested in some civilian or military-civilian projects, and the productivity of the entire society has made more or less progress. These can undoubtedly be transformed into national strength!

Of course, compared with these investments in industrial and agricultural production, the biggest change in the above-mentioned regions is actually the invisible and intangible ideological field. No matter how serious the traditional social order and ideological confinement are, this is a fierce competition situation after all. Coupled with the strong impact of the East Coast people's emergence for forty years (who isn't it dead if there is no touch under the influence of the East Coast people...), the elite class in mainland China is also struggling to seek innovation and change, which is unknown how much effect it can have in the case of strong interference.
Chapter completed!