Chapter 2711

However, there is no trace of the Japanese in Amakusa Shiro today. After all, he has lived in Haihan for more than 20 years. He has been completely transformed from the inside out. He behaves like a high-ranking official in Haihan. If you hadn't already known

With his identity, the young officials will definitely think that he is a pure-blooded senior Haihan.

It was not the first time for Shi Chengwu and Wang Anguo to come here, and they were familiar with Shiro Amakusa. They immediately introduced the members of the mission to each other. Shiro Amakusa had already learned about the identities of the members of the mission from other sources.

With his background, he will naturally not neglect this group of distinguished second-generation children.

The main local civil and military officials also came to the dock with Amakusa Shiro, and he introduced them to the mission one by one. Compared with Amakusa Shiro, the other officials were much younger, and almost all of them were second-generation sailors.

Han people.

The civil affairs official Yuan Wendong, whose father Yuan Tao was once the person in charge of the Zhoushan branch of the Golden Shield, is now the person in charge of the Golden Shield in the East China Sea region. In 1638, Yuan Tao secretly led a team to Yangzhou and secretly helped the Huizhou salt merchants.

Trained musketeers to attack their rival Shanxi salt merchants. Dai Yingda, the leader of the Huizhou salt merchants, was grateful to Yuan Tao for what he had done, and even became sworn brothers with him. The two families have always maintained a good relationship. Dai Yingda's son-in-law Zhang Fengchu has long-term employment of Jindun troops in Busan

, it is said that it was arranged through Yuan Tao’s relationship.

Yang Tianlei, who is in charge of shipping and trade affairs, is the father of Yang Yun, the current administrator of Zhoushan Island. A considerable part of his work at the Sasebo base is related to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the main focus is on Zhoushan Dinghai Port. This position

The arrangement can be regarded as achieving the ultimate in work connection.

Amakusa Shiro's two sons, Amakusa Masaru and Amakusa Hayabusa, are currently in charge of military logistics and political propaganda work at the Sasebo base.

In addition to these officials, more than 20 people in total were present, including heads of the major Haihan chambers of commerce and representatives of local gentry. Although Sasebo Bay is mainly a military base, with the immigration into the local

The scale is increasing year by year, and various commercial institutions of Haihan have also settled in Sasebo Bay. Although it is still far from the size of a port city, it has a permanent population of nearly 10,000, and the social structure is constantly improving.

Later, in the conference room of the base headquarters, Shiro Amakusa introduced to the delegation the resettlement situation of the immigrant fleet that had arrived in Sasebo, as well as some relevant local information.

During the mission's visit to North Korea, the immigration fleet under the command of Wang Anguo was first temporarily settled in Seogwipo Port on Jeju Island. Later, due to changes in the mission's schedule, it left Jeju Island and came to Sasebo Bay.

Amakusa Shiro was very aware of the importance of these immigrants to the North American colonial area, so he personally arranged various temporary resettlement tasks. Not only did he provide basic living security such as housing, food, and security, but he also set up clinics and civil affairs agencies in the camp.

Solve the various needs of immigrants. We even arrange for immigrant children to temporarily enroll in local schools to ensure that their studies will not be delayed too much due to this cross-oceanic journey.

Of course, these generous benefits provided by the Sasebo authorities are not completely free. About 20% of the various souvenirs previously shipped back from North America by Wang Anguo's fleet were left in Sasebo Bay for sales in Japan.

.While the immigration fleet is stationed in Sasebo Bay, it will also purchase various daily necessities and necessities from the local area in large quantities. These expenses will have to be settled in the end.

However, the Sasebo authorities have obviously done a great job in collecting money to do things, and have provided a lot of additional thoughtful services, making it difficult for Wang Anguo to find any faults. These immigrants can live more comfortably during their rest period in Sasebo, and there will be more

It would help them survive the long transoceanic voyage, so for the North American colonies, the expense was still worthwhile.

Then the officials in charge of various affairs spoke in turn and introduced the basic situation of the Sasebo base to the delegation.

The main force stationed at the Sasebo base is the Navy. The main force is the second detachment under the East China Sea Fleet. It has a total of more than 40 large and small combat ships and more than 2,200 sailors. Of course, not all of these ships are

It is a gunboat, which also includes high-speed reconnaissance ships, troop carriers, comprehensive supply ships and other ships. In addition, there is also a battalion of the army stationed locally, which is mainly responsible for port and coastal defense, base security, communications, medical care, logistics and other tasks.

Coupled with military agencies such as headquarters, civilian agencies, and intelligence agencies, the local garrison maintains a level of nearly 3,000 people all year round. The other permanent population is about 6,000, mainly composed of military families and those who have moved in in recent years.

It is composed of foreign immigrants, and the population growth rate is accelerating year by year.

"In terms of population growth rate alone, Sasebo is one of the best on the west coast of Japan." Yuan Wendong, who is in charge of civil affairs, said proudly: "So far this year alone, the registered population in the local area has increased compared with last year.

More than 2,000 people have been added, and this number is expected to double next year."

Tao Hongfang asked: "Is the main source of local immigrants still domestic?"

Yuan Wendong responded: "In the initial period of the base, immigrants mainly came from China, but in recent years, there have been more and more immigrants from all over Japan... This should have a lot to do with the exemplary effect played by General Amakusa!"

According to the information Yuan Wendong knows, the Japanese immigrants who actively come to Sasebo to make a living are no longer limited to the neighboring Kyushu Island. There are even people who have traveled thousands of miles to defect from Edo. Many of them are registering their identities.

The reason given at the time was that I heard that the chief here was originally from Kyushu Island. After joining Haihan, he was promoted from an unknown person to a general in charge of Haihan's troops. Naturally, he wanted to follow suit.

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Amakusa Shiro's luck lies in the fact that he coincided with the special period when Kaihan started his career. In addition, he was born as a samurai and had a certain professional foundation. Only then could he have the opportunity to serve in the Kaihan Army and slowly climb up the ranks with his military exploits. Such an experience would be difficult for ordinary people.

It's not that easy to imitate.

However, since such an achievement is understood by the outside world as a matter of luck, "I can do it if he can do it", Haihan officials will naturally not specifically clarify it. Instead, they will use private communication channels to exaggerate it and promote Sasebo as a civilian turnaround.

as a blessed land to attract the Japanese people to take the initiative.

Although the resulting Japanese immigrants are complex, and even include spies sent by various forces, their cost is still much lower than that of immigrants from Haihan, so it is now gradually becoming a factor in the growth of the local population.

an important source.
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