Chapter 2747

Tao Hongfang is actually not optimistic about whether relying solely on means such as arms trade and military assistance can provoke infighting among various factions in Japan, or even split the country again into several local separatist forces. Although he is not sure

I am a military expert, but after going to Japan in the field, I know that it is not easy to realize this idea.

The Japanese archipelago has poor natural resources, frequent natural disasters, and the terrain is mainly mountainous. 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

Use the economic strength to purchase advanced weapons and equipment and form an armed force that can compete with the shogunate.

There are only a handful of local forces in Japan that have foreign trade channels and profit from them, like the Satsuma Domain. However, those vassal states that rely solely on agriculture or small handicrafts to support their finances are mostly far inferior to the Satsuma Domain in terms of economic strength, and even worse than the shogunate.

There is a huge difference. 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 requires long-term combat readiness training.

Tao Hongfang was about to raise this point, but he swallowed it back. Since the Donghai Region has been operating in Japan for several years, how could Shi Diwen not be aware of these situations? He is so sure of disrupting Japan's domestic political situation.

, I am afraid that in addition to the military power of the Sasebo base, there are probably other hidden methods.

But since Shi Diwen didn't take the initiative to talk about it, he 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 did not continue to ask questions at the moment.

The next day, the office of the Donghai Region Administrative Committee was located. This was originally the Hangzhou government office, but after Haihan took over, the sign was changed, and the banquet hall used to entertain distinguished guests was changed into a banquet hall that can accommodate more than a hundred people.

The large conference room is where most of the daily meetings of the management committee are held.

Today's meeting is a bit special. Not only was it hosted by Shi Diwen himself, but the participants also included local officials from many prefectures and counties around Hangzhou. Many of them even arrived in Hangzhou early this morning.

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

instructions.

Haihan's capital relocation plan does not mean that the administrative agencies will be moved to Hangzhou. In fact, it is a quite complex project. The units involved are not only the main administrative agencies inside and outside Victory Fort, but also all over Hainan Island.

Various production units, scientific research and cultural and educational institutions, as well as military garrisons, etc.

These institutions and units will gradually move to the Donghai Region in the next few years. However, considering the local infrastructure capabilities and the special requirements of some units for their environment, it is unlikely that they will all be concentrated in Hangzhou. And there are dozens of them.

Tens of thousands of people will move to the Donghai region along with these institutions, and their living issues must also be included in planning. The various state capitals in the areas adjacent to Hangzhou will also more or less assume part of the resettlement tasks.

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

Shi Diwen first spent some time introducing the composition of the officials attending the meeting to Bai Kesi. Only about one-third of the officials came from Haihan's own bureaucracy, while the remaining two-thirds were basically from

They are former Ming officials who were retained or re-appointed, including magistrates and magistrates.

The reason for this situation is, of course, that Haihan's own bureaucracy has a serious shortage of personnel, and it will be difficult to fully take over the ruling areas of the former Ming Dynasty in a short period of time, so it can only rely on the bureaucracy of the previous dynasty to continue.

Maintain local stability.

For these officials of the previous dynasty, they had been taught to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic since childhood. The change of dynasties was psychologically difficult to accept for a while. However, fortunately, the new dynasty did not cause massacres and did not rush to make major changes to the bureaucracy.

During the purge, as long as officials were willing to change their positions and swear allegiance to Haihan, and had not committed any serious crimes in the past, most of them could remain in their posts. Some even those who performed proactively were promoted through this rare opportunity.

Bai Kesi made a brief opening statement, to the effect that his mission for this trip was to inspect the Donghai Region on behalf of the Executive Committee and make some arrangements for the implementation process of the capital relocation plan. Then he encouraged the officials attending the meeting and asked them to transfer the area under their jurisdiction to

The projects undertaken are completed with quality and quantity.

After Bai Kesi finished speaking, he signaled to Shi Diwen to start the meeting agenda.

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, there are currently many large-scale infrastructure projects in Hangzhou Prefecture and the adjacent Shaoxing Prefecture and Huzhou Prefecture that have entered the construction stage. These include office spaces for important institutions and school premises for some cultural and educational institutions to accommodate southern students.

New urban areas for immigrants, and transportation projects like the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway.

"To the east of the pier where you landed yesterday is our planned new urban area. About 800 resettlement houses have been built so far, and more than 2,000 households will be delivered to the Ministry of Civil Affairs within this year. All infrastructure projects in the new urban area

They are all implemented in accordance with Sanya's standards, and the corresponding supporting living facilities are also available. It is expected that in the next three years, we will resettle 8,000 to 10,000 southern immigrants in the new city. Of course, the actual number is likely to be larger.

Some, because our estimated data does not include immigrants who plan to purchase land and build houses on their own."

"In the future, the offices of the Executive Committee and other important institutions will be concentrated in the area north of the West Lake." Shi Diwen said while stretching out his arm to draw an area on the map: "At present, the Executive Committee office building and the Grand

The conference hall has already started construction and is progressing smoothly. It is expected to be completed next year."

Bai Kesi nodded and said: "Isn't this place very close to the Broken Bridge and Remaining Snow in the Ten Scenic Spots of West Lake?"

Shi Diwen smiled and said: "It's very close. It's only 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 work in the design office.

When building the building, try to make the main office facing the West Lake as much as possible. From now on, when you work facing the lake and mountains every day, you will feel happier."

Bai Kesi sighed: "After more than 20 years of sea breeze blowing in Victory Port, I can finally change my place."
Chapter completed!