Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 547 Trade and News

Mo Ming tightened her leather jacket, and boarded the wharf of Busan Port under the escort of security team scouts.

At Busan Port at this time, the autumn wind is bleak, the vegetation is withered, and it is a bleak late autumn scene.However, compared with the climate, in the Busan Port area on the east bank of the Nakdong River, a large group of North Korean masters are being supported by some so-called "diaspora" on the east bank to build pier bridges, warehouses and roads.Due to the signing of the Treaty of Amendment to the Hua Dynasty, Busan Port was one of the two major trading ports, and merchants on the east coast had the right to purchase land, settle down, and do business there.Even different from Wonsanjin, as a site once occupied by the army on the east coast, the East Coast expatriates in Busan Port have greater "autonomous rights", and the local North Korean officials are not allowed to intervene or obstruct, otherwise it will cause extremely serious diplomatic event.

Because of such regulations, this winter, the East Bank troops who had been training in places such as Sakhalin Island, Temple Street, and Henggunzhai moved to Busan Port for the winter. This is a temporary settlement.North Korean officials in the local area and even in neighboring Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do would not believe it easily. At the same time, listen to the wind.

However, Luo Tiansheng, head of the commercial station stationed here on the East Bank, was very tight-lipped, and did not disclose the slightest bit of information to the North Koreans. This surprised Jin Hongfan, the county magistrate of Busan, North Korea, and then felt a little uneasy.He suspected that the people on the east bank might be angry at North Korea for not paying the final payment of 5 taels of the Jianghua Island redemption fee in time. The more he thought about it, the more fearful Jin Hongbum immediately sent his confidant servant Kuaima to deliver letters to Gyeongsangdo and Hanyangcheng, and marked the urgent situation on the envelope.

At the same time, after spending a few hundred-year-old wild ginseng, the county magistrate Jin Hong Fan Jin finally found out an amazing news from Chief Luo: Marshal Mo, who is so powerful in the East China Sea, is about to inspect this place to learn about the construction status of Busan Port and the progress of local trade.The more than 2000 troops at the moment are here to fight the front!

The county magistrate Jin Hongfan Jinda, who got the accurate information, was finally relieved a little. It turned out that he did not send troops to attack again!But then he became a little frowning again. The people from the east bank asked for the opening of trade, and the North Koreans dared not refuse to accept it because of their military prestige, but the delay behind them never stopped, and some even prepared to leave for Busan. North Korean businessmen who try their luck in the region have been imprisoned for questioning.As a result, the shops of the people from the east bank in Busan Port and Wonsanjin are naturally empty and the business is sluggish.

The people on the east coast are not fools. After seeing that the monthly turnover is only a mere hundred yuan, they naturally know that there are troublemakers here!Chief Luo also questioned the county magistrate Jin Hong Fan Jin several times, but this person either faltered or excused his illness, which made Luo Tiansheng very depressed.However, he only has more than 200 armed expatriate escorts brought from Yantai. The North Korean official office, therefore, can only report to the top to accuse the North Koreans of not fulfilling the treaty.

This time, Mo Ming led troops to Busan Port, firstly, for the troops to have a good winter training base, and secondly, to make the North Koreans honestly implement some of the provisions of the "Ganghwa Island Treaty".These North Koreans remember to eat but not to fight. If you don’t give them some color and see that this group of people will never behave obediently.

After Mo Ming got off the boat, Luo Tiansheng, the top person in charge stationed here, immediately ran over to file a complaint. His words were outraged, embellishing the behavior of these North Koreans breaking promises and breaking promises. The look of benefits.However, this is also understandable. Luo Tiansheng has only done more than 400 yuan of business since he opened the shop for a few months. Most of the products he sells are metal farm tools, dyed cotton cloth, and other rare items that are hard to find in North Korea.However, none of the grains that are important to the people on the east coast have been bought, which is unreasonable anyway.Therefore, as soon as Luo Tiansheng met, he immediately poured out bitter water, and revealed all the tricks of the North Koreans, so as to fully reduce his responsibility and prevent himself from losing the position he had won so hard.

Mo Ming was a little impatient with Luo Tiansheng's clamor, so he turned over and rode on an Andalusian war horse led by his followers, pointed at Luo Tiansheng with the whip, and said, "Lead the way, North Korean government office!"

Luo Tiansheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he found a North Korean pony from his subordinates, and walked ahead to lead the way.Behind him, there were [-] scout cavalry from the public security team led by Mo Ming. Behind these scout cavalry, there were [-] black infantry from three battalions.

Since the opening of Busan, the Koreans have set up a high-level county magistrate in this small fishing village to take charge of all "Western Affairs" here.This county magistrate is nominally under the jurisdiction of Gyeongsang-do, but in fact he has the power to leapfrog to Wangjing Hanyangcheng, which shows that he is by no means an ordinary person.

More than 2000 people rushed to the North Korean official office in a mighty manner, and immediately frightened the few North Korean businessmen and expatriates on the east bank to the side.After rushing to the front and back of the newly built official office gate, several strong Shandan soldiers stepped forward to drive away the terrified North Korean guards, and then stood in front of the gate armed with weapons, acting as guards.And Mo Ming entered the Yamen under the guard of more than a dozen elite cronies. At this time, Jin Hongfan had just put on his official uniform and came over from the Yamen. broken.

He was anxious, so he stepped forward to explain.Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, he was set up by several Shandan soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers. A Shandan man who looked like an officer touched Jin Hongfan carefully to confirm that he was not hiding any sharp weapons, and then waved him away. .Jin Hongfan got his freedom, but he also learned a lesson. He didn’t dare to get too close to Mo Ming. He just stood aside and said humbly in Chinese with a fluent Liaodong accent: “Korean Pusan ​​Observer, Prime Minister Gyeongsangdo Western Affairs, and Pusan ​​County Magistrate Jin Hongfan Passed by General Mo. A few months ago, at the meeting in Ganghwa Island, Xiaguan had the honor to be at the venue. It was a great honor to see General Mo's demeanor. General Mo was powerful in the East China Sea and won every battle. "

"Stop talking nonsense!" Mo Ming interrupted Jin Hongfan's chatter with a wave of his hand, sat down on Jin Hongfan's county magistrate chair brought by his confidant, and said: "Only two things! First, Jianghua Island When will the final payment of 5 taels of silver for the redemption fee be paid? Second, when will the annual grain trade of [-] shi as stipulated in the treaty be fulfilled?"

After hearing Mo Ming's question, Jin Hongfan was in a daze and didn't know how to answer, so he could only falter and say: "As for the fee for the redemption of the island, our country is raising funds everywhere, and I hope there will be a little more time. General, you know that the Qing Dynasty has endless demands. Our country spends a lot of money to support the war. Therefore, the 5 taels of silver will not be delivered until the collection of autumn Fu in Zhongqing and Jeolla Erdao this year. As for the [-] shi of grain, it is even more difficult to raise. Our country The land is narrow, the people are poor, and the products are not abundant. Even in Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, and Jeolla, which are said to be rich, the livelihood of the people is not easy. General Wanwangmo is concerned about the hardships of the people, and saves some of the rice grains so that the people can survive , so thank you very much.”

"That's not allowed?" Mo Ming nodded and said, "I don't care about your country's difficulties, and I don't bother to care about it! I just tell your country that for a period of three months, if the redemption fee is not paid to Busan Port, I will In the Dongan Commercial Hall, I will go to Gyeongsang and Jeolla to collect it myself. And the food, we are not robbing it by force, and the purchase price of two taels of silver per stone written in the contract is also It is the official price of our country, which is already very fair. Your country has one difficulty on the left and one on the right. In the final analysis, it is not allowed! What else can I say! I still say that, for a period of three months, if your country fails to fulfill If there is no treaty agreement, our country will send troops to urge your country to fulfill the treaty as soon as possible with the occupied Gyeongsang-do as a guarantee."

Upon hearing Mo Ming's strong words, beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Jin Hongfan's forehead.The other party's tone is so harsh, obviously it's not just talking. If these extremely ugly black slave soldiers are really killed, then the corruption of Qingsangdo will be inevitable. What should I do? !

"Also, it's been quite a while. I heard that the mission of your country's envoy Qing has returned to China. Is there any latest news?" After talking about money and food, Mo Ming asked about intelligence again with great concern.

Jin Hongfan looked left and right, and saw that Mo Ming had no intention of saying it in private, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The Chinese envoy to the Qing Dynasty did return to China two months ago. It's nothing else, it's nothing more than a visit from the Qing Dynasty. They have taken advantage of the power of China, blackmailed our country to the limit, and asked our king's son to stay in the capital. In fact, these things have nothing to do with your country, but our envoys heard in the Qing capital that the regent of the Qing had received him in the palace. The Dutch red hairs that some of your country talk about, yes, they are the ones sent by our country. The regent is very interested in the Dutch red hairs’ boats and guns, and asks them to cast cannons for the Qing Dynasty. Later, they released two of them People, asking him to return to the senior officials as soon as possible, seems to have promised the Dutch red hair a huge profit in trade, in exchange for the red hair to build guns and ships for the Qing Dynasty..."

"There is such a thing!" Mo Ming was a little surprised when he heard Jin Hongfan's words.Man Qing hooked up with the Dutch so quickly, which made Mo Ming a little surprised and felt a little pressure. Maybe the good days of people from the east coast jumping in the northern coastal areas are going to be gone forever?

Thinking of this, Mo Ming suddenly had no intention of continuing to torment the North Koreans, and after warning him to perform the contract on time, he led his troops back to the pier in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)