Chapter 2746
Chapter 2746
Chapter 2746
The situation in Hangzhou is actually not as complicated as Zhu Zian thought. Shi Diwen has been operating in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for 20 years and has a very high prestige in the local area. Now he is also a member of the executive committee, and his status can be called respected.Not to mention that Bai Kesi was the only one who came this time, even if the entire executive committee came, they still had to give Shi Diwen some face.
Of course, after the capital is moved, the entire executive committee will also move to Hangzhou. It will be difficult for Shi Diwen to monopolize power as he does now, and his influence in the East China Sea region may be weakened.But his political status can take the last step, and he will no longer be as far away from the center of imperial power as before.
In recent years, Shi Diwen and Bai Kesi haven't met much, and the relationship between them can't be said to be close.But also because of this, Shi Diwen prepared a special grand welcome ceremony for Bex's arrival to show that he attached great importance to it.
Near the wharf on the banks of the Qiantang River, most of the officials and gentry in Hangzhou City had arrived in advance to wait.Since Bai Kesi's previous itinerary was kept secret, most of them were notified only last night that they would go to the Qiantang River to welcome a certain important person.
After the news spread, over [-] people came to watch by the river today after hearing the news, and it was very lively.However, the periphery of the pier has been firmly guarded by soldiers with live ammunition, and there are also several warships on the river on guard, driving irrelevant civilian ships away from this section of the river.Those good people who heard the news couldn't get close, and could only watch from a distance on the river bank.
"Old Shi, it's not the first time I've come here. It's too much to make such a big scene!" After getting off the boat and shaking hands with Shi Diwen, Bai Kesi couldn't help but tease him.
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "I used to go to Zhoushan, this is your first time in Hangzhou, so of course it must be more grand!"
After the two exchanged a few simple greetings, Shi Diwen walked up to Shi Chengwu, patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said, "You did a good job this time!"
This time, Shi Diwen entrusted Shi Chengwu with such a major diplomatic mission as an envoy to North Korea and Japan. In fact, he also undertook a lot of pressure. I don't know how many people are secretly paying attention to this matter.
Shi Chengwu had no work experience in leading a team to visit foreign countries before. If something goes wrong, not only will he not be credited, but there may be a mess that is difficult to clean up. In the end, Shi Diwen will definitely have to come out to deal with the aftermath.Fortunately, Shi Chengwu and his team performed extremely well and achieved many achievements during the visit, which also saved face for Shi Diwen, who advocated this matter.
After receiving all the returning missionaries, Shi Diwen introduced the main local officials and gentry celebrities for Beks, and it took a while.
After a brief meeting on the pier, the group boarded a carriage, escorted by a brigade of cavalry, and headed for Shi Diwen's official residence by the West Lake.
Beks came from afar, so Shi Diwen naturally wanted to do his best as a landlord first.Considering that Bai Kesi is also over [-] years old, the journey from Sanya to Hangzhou must have been exhausting. Shi Diwen was not in a hurry to arrange work-related matters, so after the welcome banquet, he let the Bai family and his son go to have a good rest .
However, Shi Diwen himself didn't stop to rest. After the banquet, he summoned Shi Chengwu and others to listen to their report on the mission.
Compared with Beks, Shi Diwen paid more attention to the military and political information collected by the mission during the visit.Haihan's consistent attitude towards Japan is vigilance and suppression. Although Japan's current strength can no longer pose a direct threat to Haihan, its strategy towards Japan has not changed much.As for the diplomatic work with Japan, the Donghai Region has been responsible for the specific implementation for many years. Shi Diwen's role in it is actually much greater than that of the Executive Committee.
"My opinion is that ships can be sold, as can weapons, but we must try to delay their deployment and formation of combat effectiveness. The purpose of this is to prevent their rulers from resolving domestic conflicts through foreign wars, In the end, it can only be detonated in the country. This will neither affect the international situation, but also weaken its national strength, and then our country will also benefit from the arms trade, killing three birds with one stone."
After Shi Diwen roughly listened to the negotiations on the arms trade, he gave a very clear opinion.Of course, to achieve the goal he said, it is necessary to create more intense confrontation and conflict in Japan, or even trigger a civil war, so as to ensure that Japan will not use its guns after purchasing a large amount of arms from Haihan. Target the surrounding area.
Shi Chengwu said: "According to my observation, the most anxious issue of the shogunate at present is that it realizes that its military level is lagging behind that of North Korea. If we can maintain this situation, the shogunate will always have a sense of crisis, and then it will have to constantly We can buy arms from our country. We only need to grasp the scale of the arms transaction and keep its military strength from North Korea to maintain a certain gap.”
Shi Diwen said: "What you said is also a solution, but it can only serve as a guarantee. We must try to make them use the weapons and equipment they bought in internal friction, so that our country can receive more orders. You guys The mentioned situation that the shogunate is weak and the servant is strong, as well as the conflict of interests with the domestic vassal states, are all conditions that can be used. Only through civil wars can they continue to consume them, and even split them into several small countries, allowing them to interact with each other. Containment is the best way to control the situation.”
Shi Diwen's views are obviously more radical than Beks'. Although Beks also has the idea of helping the Satsuma clan to stir up internal strife in Japan, it has not yet reached the level of creating a war.However, Shi Diwen's idea is more specific. Just a civil war is not enough. He hopes to solve the hidden danger in the East China Sea once and for all.
Tao Hongfang said: "But so far, we have only contacted one Satsuma clan. There is still a clear gap between its strength and the shogunate. The Satsuma clan alone may not be able to cause chaos to the point of splitting Japan."
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "Shiro Amakusa has been in Sasebo for the past few years, and he didn't just hang out there. I believe you have seen Japanese students trained there, right? There are actually quite a few ambitious people, but among them Most people will not take the initiative to jump out, unless there is chaos in Japan and the shogunate is unable to control the situation, at that time, those who want to replace the shogunate will not be able to sit still."
Whether the Japanese who were trained at the Sasebo base were the students sent by the daimyos of the various vassal states for further study, or they were serving for Haihan, and they could instigate troubles in various parts of Japan if necessary, no one knew.But one thing is certain, that is, Shi Diwen has already started making preparations in this regard.
(End of this chapter)
The situation in Hangzhou is actually not as complicated as Zhu Zian thought. Shi Diwen has been operating in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for 20 years and has a very high prestige in the local area. Now he is also a member of the executive committee, and his status can be called respected.Not to mention that Bai Kesi was the only one who came this time, even if the entire executive committee came, they still had to give Shi Diwen some face.
Of course, after the capital is moved, the entire executive committee will also move to Hangzhou. It will be difficult for Shi Diwen to monopolize power as he does now, and his influence in the East China Sea region may be weakened.But his political status can take the last step, and he will no longer be as far away from the center of imperial power as before.
In recent years, Shi Diwen and Bai Kesi haven't met much, and the relationship between them can't be said to be close.But also because of this, Shi Diwen prepared a special grand welcome ceremony for Bex's arrival to show that he attached great importance to it.
Near the wharf on the banks of the Qiantang River, most of the officials and gentry in Hangzhou City had arrived in advance to wait.Since Bai Kesi's previous itinerary was kept secret, most of them were notified only last night that they would go to the Qiantang River to welcome a certain important person.
After the news spread, over [-] people came to watch by the river today after hearing the news, and it was very lively.However, the periphery of the pier has been firmly guarded by soldiers with live ammunition, and there are also several warships on the river on guard, driving irrelevant civilian ships away from this section of the river.Those good people who heard the news couldn't get close, and could only watch from a distance on the river bank.
"Old Shi, it's not the first time I've come here. It's too much to make such a big scene!" After getting off the boat and shaking hands with Shi Diwen, Bai Kesi couldn't help but tease him.
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "I used to go to Zhoushan, this is your first time in Hangzhou, so of course it must be more grand!"
After the two exchanged a few simple greetings, Shi Diwen walked up to Shi Chengwu, patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said, "You did a good job this time!"
This time, Shi Diwen entrusted Shi Chengwu with such a major diplomatic mission as an envoy to North Korea and Japan. In fact, he also undertook a lot of pressure. I don't know how many people are secretly paying attention to this matter.
Shi Chengwu had no work experience in leading a team to visit foreign countries before. If something goes wrong, not only will he not be credited, but there may be a mess that is difficult to clean up. In the end, Shi Diwen will definitely have to come out to deal with the aftermath.Fortunately, Shi Chengwu and his team performed extremely well and achieved many achievements during the visit, which also saved face for Shi Diwen, who advocated this matter.
After receiving all the returning missionaries, Shi Diwen introduced the main local officials and gentry celebrities for Beks, and it took a while.
After a brief meeting on the pier, the group boarded a carriage, escorted by a brigade of cavalry, and headed for Shi Diwen's official residence by the West Lake.
Beks came from afar, so Shi Diwen naturally wanted to do his best as a landlord first.Considering that Bai Kesi is also over [-] years old, the journey from Sanya to Hangzhou must have been exhausting. Shi Diwen was not in a hurry to arrange work-related matters, so after the welcome banquet, he let the Bai family and his son go to have a good rest .
However, Shi Diwen himself didn't stop to rest. After the banquet, he summoned Shi Chengwu and others to listen to their report on the mission.
Compared with Beks, Shi Diwen paid more attention to the military and political information collected by the mission during the visit.Haihan's consistent attitude towards Japan is vigilance and suppression. Although Japan's current strength can no longer pose a direct threat to Haihan, its strategy towards Japan has not changed much.As for the diplomatic work with Japan, the Donghai Region has been responsible for the specific implementation for many years. Shi Diwen's role in it is actually much greater than that of the Executive Committee.
"My opinion is that ships can be sold, as can weapons, but we must try to delay their deployment and formation of combat effectiveness. The purpose of this is to prevent their rulers from resolving domestic conflicts through foreign wars, In the end, it can only be detonated in the country. This will neither affect the international situation, but also weaken its national strength, and then our country will also benefit from the arms trade, killing three birds with one stone."
After Shi Diwen roughly listened to the negotiations on the arms trade, he gave a very clear opinion.Of course, to achieve the goal he said, it is necessary to create more intense confrontation and conflict in Japan, or even trigger a civil war, so as to ensure that Japan will not use its guns after purchasing a large amount of arms from Haihan. Target the surrounding area.
Shi Chengwu said: "According to my observation, the most anxious issue of the shogunate at present is that it realizes that its military level is lagging behind that of North Korea. If we can maintain this situation, the shogunate will always have a sense of crisis, and then it will have to constantly We can buy arms from our country. We only need to grasp the scale of the arms transaction and keep its military strength from North Korea to maintain a certain gap.”
Shi Diwen said: "What you said is also a solution, but it can only serve as a guarantee. We must try to make them use the weapons and equipment they bought in internal friction, so that our country can receive more orders. You guys The mentioned situation that the shogunate is weak and the servant is strong, as well as the conflict of interests with the domestic vassal states, are all conditions that can be used. Only through civil wars can they continue to consume them, and even split them into several small countries, allowing them to interact with each other. Containment is the best way to control the situation.”
Shi Diwen's views are obviously more radical than Beks'. Although Beks also has the idea of helping the Satsuma clan to stir up internal strife in Japan, it has not yet reached the level of creating a war.However, Shi Diwen's idea is more specific. Just a civil war is not enough. He hopes to solve the hidden danger in the East China Sea once and for all.
Tao Hongfang said: "But so far, we have only contacted one Satsuma clan. There is still a clear gap between its strength and the shogunate. The Satsuma clan alone may not be able to cause chaos to the point of splitting Japan."
Shi Diwen smiled and said: "Shiro Amakusa has been in Sasebo for the past few years, and he didn't just hang out there. I believe you have seen Japanese students trained there, right? There are actually quite a few ambitious people, but among them Most people will not take the initiative to jump out, unless there is chaos in Japan and the shogunate is unable to control the situation, at that time, those who want to replace the shogunate will not be able to sit still."
Whether the Japanese who were trained at the Sasebo base were the students sent by the daimyos of the various vassal states for further study, or they were serving for Haihan, and they could instigate troubles in various parts of Japan if necessary, no one knew.But one thing is certain, that is, Shi Diwen has already started making preparations in this regard.
(End of this chapter)