Chapter 2747

Chapter 2747

Chapter 2747

Tao Hongfang is actually not optimistic about whether relying on means such as arms trade and military aid can provoke various factions in Japan to fight among themselves, and even split the country into several local separatist forces.Although he is not considered a military expert, after having been to Japan on the spot, he knows that it is not easy to realize this vision.

The Japanese archipelago is poor in products, natural disasters occur frequently, and the terrain is dominated by mountains. The main grain-producing areas, gold and silver mines, and ports for foreign trade are all important resources that are firmly controlled by the shogunate. It is difficult for local forces to have enough Purchasing advanced weapons and equipment with its economic strength, and forming an armed force capable of competing with the shogunate.

There are only a handful of local powers like Satsuma who have foreign trade channels and profit from them in Japan, and those vassal states that rely purely on agriculture or small handicrafts to support their finances are mostly far inferior to Satsuma in economic strength, and compared to the shogunate. It's even worse.Even if Haihan is willing to provide a certain degree of military assistance, these local forces may not be able to support a professional army that needs to be in a state of combat readiness for a long time.

Tao Hongfang was about to raise this point, but he swallowed the words again.Since the East China Sea Region has been operating in Japan for several years, how could Shi Diwen not know these things?He is so sure of disturbing Japan's domestic political situation, I am afraid that apart from the military power at the Sasebo base, he probably has other hidden means.

But since Shi Diwen didn't take the initiative to mention it, it must be a little sensitive. Although Tao Hongfang was curious, he also knew that such confidential information should not be inquired at will, so he still didn't continue to ask.

The next day, the office of the Donghai District Management Committee.This was originally the Hangzhou government office, but after Haihan took over, it changed the signboard, and changed the banquet hall used to entertain VIPs in the government office into a large conference room that can accommodate more than a hundred people. Seven or eight of them are held here.

Today's meeting is a bit special. Not only was Shi Diwen personally presided over the meeting, but the participants also included local officials from many prefectures and counties around Hangzhou. Many people even arrived in Hangzhou in the early hours of this morning.

The reason why Shi Diwen summoned these officials to Hangzhou for a meeting was naturally because of the arrival of Beks.In addition to reporting to Beks on the progress of preparations for various projects in the capital relocation plan at this meeting, local officials also had to obtain specific instructions from Beks.

Haihan’s plan to move the capital is not to just move the administrative agencies to Hangzhou. In fact, this is a rather complicated project. The units involved are not only the main administrative agencies inside and outside the Fort Victory, but also the main administrative agencies in various parts of Hainan Island. Various production units, scientific research and cultural and educational institutions, as well as garrisons and so on.

These institutions will gradually relocate to the Donghai Region in the next few years, but considering the local infrastructure capacity and the special requirements of some units for their environment, it is unlikely that all of them will be concentrated in Hangzhou.In addition, tens of thousands of people will be relocated to the Donghai Region along with these institutions, and their living issues must also be included in the planning. The state capitals in the vicinity of Hangzhou must more or less undertake part of the resettlement tasks.

Although Tao Hongfang and others are not local officials, they have special status after all, and they are also eligible to attend the meeting.

Shi Diwen took some time to introduce to Beks the composition of the participating officials.Only about one-third of the officials came from Haihan's own bureaucratic system, and the remaining two-thirds were basically former Daming officials who stayed or were re-appointed, and there were also prefects and Tongzhis. characters.

The reason for this situation is, of course, that Haihan's own bureaucratic system has a serious shortage of personnel, and it is difficult to fully take over the former Ming's ruling area in a short period of time, so it can only rely on the former bureaucratic system to continue maintain local stability.

For these officials from the former dynasty, they have been educated to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism since they were young. It is difficult to accept the change of dynasty for a while. Cleaning, as long as officials who are willing to change doors and swear allegiance to Haihan, and have not committed any serious crimes in the past, most of them can stay in their posts.Some people who were active even took advantage of this rare opportunity to get promoted.

Beks made a brief opening remark, to the effect that his mission on this trip was to inspect the Donghai Region on behalf of the Executive Committee, and to make some arrangements for the implementation of the capital relocation plan.Then encourage the participating officials and ask them to complete the projects undertaken by their jurisdictions with quality and quantity.

After Beks finished speaking, he signaled to Shi Diwen that the meeting agenda could begin.

A huge administrative map of the Donghai Region had already been hung on the wall of the conference room. Shi Diwen stood up, walked to the wall and began to explain the current implementation progress with the map.

According to the plan, many large-scale infrastructure projects have entered the construction stage in Hangzhou Prefecture and the adjacent Shaoxing Prefecture and Huzhou Prefecture.This includes the office space of important institutions, the school premises of some cultural and educational institutions, the new urban area for resettling immigrants from the south, and transportation projects like the Hang-Ning Railway.

"To the east of the wharf you landed yesterday is the new urban area we planned. About [-] resettlement houses have been built so far, and more than [-] households will be handed over to the Ministry of Civil Affairs this year. All infrastructure projects in the new urban area They are all implemented according to the standards of Sanya, and the corresponding supporting living facilities are also readily available. It is estimated that in the next three years, we will resettle [-] to [-] households of southern immigrants in the new urban area. Of course, the actual number is likely to be even greater Some, because our estimates don’t include immigrants who plan to buy their own land and build their own houses.”

"In the future, the office locations of important organs such as the Executive Committee will be concentrated in the area north of the West Lake." Shi Diwen stretched out his arms to draw an area on the map as he said: "At present, the office building of the Executive Committee and the large The construction of the conference hall has already started, and the progress is relatively smooth, and it is expected to be delivered and completed next year."

Bai Kesi nodded and said, "Isn't this place very close to the remaining snow on the Broken Bridge of the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake?"

Shi Diwen smiled and said: "It's very close, about a mile away. From now on, you can see the West Lake from the office building. When Liu Shanxia came to inspect last time, I specially greeted him and asked him to design the office building. When building the building, try to orient the main offices towards the West Lake, and from now on, you will be able to work with the lake and mountains every day, and you will feel happier."

Beks sighed: "After more than [-] years of sea breeze blowing in Victory Port, now I can finally change places."

(End of this chapter)