Mo Ming tightened his leather jacket and boarded the dock of Busan Port under the escort of the scouts of the security team.

At this time, the port of Busan, the autumn breeze is bleak, the grass and trees are withering, and it is a bleak late autumn scene. But compared to the climate, in the port area of Busan, on the east bank of the Nakdong River, a large group of North Korean masters is being supported by some so-called "expatriates" on the east bank to build docks, trestles, warehouses and roads. Due to the signing of the Treaty of Reconciliation between the Chinese Dynasty, the Port of Busan 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 unlike Wonsanjin, as a territory once occupied by the East Coast Army, the East Coast expatriates in the port of Busan have a greater "right of self-government", and the local North Korean officials are not allowed to interfere with or obstruct it, otherwise it will cause extremely strict diplomatic incidents.

It is precisely because of this stipulation that this winter, the troops from the east coast, which had been trained in Sakhalin, Miaojie, Henggon Village, and other places, were sent to the port of Busan for the winter. The local and even neighboring North Korean officials in Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province naturally did not take it lightly, believing that on the one hand, they were reorganizing their troops as if they were facing a great enemy, and on the other hand, the local officials in Busan sent a lot of pigs and sheep to the people on the east coast, and at the same time listened to the situation.

However, Luo Tiansheng, the head of the trading station stationed here on the east coast, was very tight-lipped, and did not disclose the slightest rumor to the North Koreans, which made Kim Hongfan greatly surprised by Bushan County, North Korea, and then a little uneasy. He suspected that the people on the east coast might be angry that the North Koreans had dragged on and failed to pay the final payment of 50,000 taels of silver for the ransom fee of Ganghwa Island in time, and after seeing the heroic and upright military appearance of the 2,000 veterans of the 1st Brigade of the Advance Brigade on the pier, Kim Hong-beom, who was more and more frightened, immediately sent his henchmen and servants to deliver messages to Gyeongsang-do and Hanyang-seong. And on the envelope was marked with a code of urgency.

Meanwhile. After spending the price of a few centuries-old ginseng. Kim Hong Pham Kim finally got a shocking news from Chief Luo: Mo Dashuai, who was in the East China Sea, was about to visit the area to learn about the construction of the port of Busan and the progress of local trade. At present, there are more than 2,000 troops, but they are not here to fight the front station!

Jin Hong Fan Jin Daxian Ling, who got the accurate news, finally relieved his mind a little, it turned out that he was not raising troops to attack again! However, he turned a little sad again, the East Coaster demanded to open trade, and the North Koreans did not dare not refuse to accept the face of their military prestige, but the secret delay and restraint never stopped, and even some North Korean businessmen who were ready to leave for the Busan area to try their luck were imprisoned and questioned. So. The merchants on the east coast are located in Busan Port and Wonsanjin, so naturally there are many people and business is withering.

The people of the East Coast are not stupid, after they saw that the turnover of a month was only a hundred yuan, they naturally knew that there were people making trouble! Section Chief Luo also questioned Jinhong Fan Jin County Order several times for this, but this person was either distracted or ill, so that Luo Tiansheng was not depressed. However, he only had at hand more than 200 armed expatriate guards from Yantai - these were real Ming expatriates who had only received three months of short-term military training, and their combat effectiveness was insufficient, and it was not easy to openly raise troops to surround the Korean government office, so he could only report to the higher authorities to accuse the Koreans of not fulfilling the treaty.

This time, Mo Ming led the troops to Busan Port, firstly, so that the troops would have a winter training base with good conditions. Second, it is true that the North Koreans will work hard to faithfully fulfill some of the provisions of the "Ganghwado Treaty." These North Koreans don't remember what they eat, and if you don't give them a little color, these people will never do things obediently.

Mo Ming got off the boat. Luo Tiansheng, the supreme person in charge of the station, immediately ran over to complain, and his words were indignant, adding fuel to the betrayal of these North Koreans' promises and treachery, and it did not look like he had just received benefits from others. However, this is also understandable, Luo Tiansheng has only done more than 400 yuan of business since he opened the business hall this time, and most of the products sold are rare products that are difficult to see in North Korea, such as metal farm tools and dyed cotton cloth. However, it is unjustifiable that not a single grain of grain, which is important to the personnel of the East Coast, has been bought. Therefore, as soon as Luo Tiansheng met, he immediately poured bitter water, and explained the tricks and tricks of the North Koreans to get in the way, so as to fully reduce his responsibility, so as not to lose this position that he had won with great difficulty.

Mo Ming was a little impatient with Luo Tiansheng's noise, only to see him turn over and ride on an Andalusian war horse led by his entourage, and then pointed at Luo Tiansheng with a horsewhip and said, "Lead the way, North Korean official office!" ”

Luo Tiansheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he also found a North Korean pony from his subordinates, walked in front and led the way. Behind him were the three hundred security scout cavalry led by Mo Ming, and behind these scout cavalry, three battalions of two thousand three hundred black infantry.

Since the opening of Busan, the North Koreans have set up a high-level county order in this small fishing village to take charge of the "foreign affairs" here. This prefectural ordinance was nominally under the jurisdiction of Gyeongsang-do, but in fact he had the power to play to Wangjing Hanyang Fortress, which shows that he was by no means an ordinary person.

More than 2,000 people rushed to the DPRK government office, and immediately frightened the few North Korean businessmen and expatriates on the east coast on the streets. After rushing to the front and back of the newly renovated official office, several sturdy Shandan soldiers stepped forward to drive away the terrified North Korean guards, and then stood in front of the door armed and acted as guards. And Mo Ming arrived in the yamen under the escort of more than ten elite cronies, and at this time, Jin Hongfan had just dressed up in official uniforms and came over, and when he saw that the courtyard was crowded with menacing soldiers, he suddenly panicked in his heart, and secretly sighed that something was wrong.

He was in a hurry, so he stepped forward to tell him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked a few steps, he was set up by several wolf-like Shandan soldiers, and a Shandan man who looked like an officer carefully touched Jin Hongfan's body to confirm that there was no sharp weapon hidden in him, and then waved his hand and let go of him. Jin Hongfan was freed, but he also learned a lesson, and he didn't dare to get too close to Mo Ming, but just stood aside and said humbly in fluent Liaodong accent Chinese: "The North Korean Busan Observer Envoy, Prime Minister Gyeongsang-do Foreign Affairs, and Busan County Commander Kim Hongfan has seen General Mo. A few months ago, at the appointment on Ganghwa Island, Xia Guan had the honor to be at the venue and see General Mo's demeanor, which was really fortunate. General Mo shocked the East China Sea and won every battle, and at that time, Xia Guan was still studying in Sungkyunkwan......"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Mo Ming waved his hand to interrupt Jin Hongfan's chatter, sat on the county seat of Jin Hongfan brought by his confidants, and then said, "Just two things!" First, when will the final payment of 50,000 taels of silver be paid for the ransom fee of Ganghwa Island? Second, when exactly will the annual grain trade of 100,000 koku stipulated in the treaty be fulfilled? ”

After listening to Mo Ming's question, Jin Hongfan was stunned and didn't know how to answer, so he could only say: "Regarding the ransom fee, our country is raising money everywhere, and I hope to give it a little time. General, you also know that the Qing country needs to ask for too much, and it often asks our country to help the war, which is a lot of money, so the 50,000 taels of silver will not be able to be fulfilled and delivered after the Chungcheong and Jeolla Second Dao Autumn Levies are completed this year. As for the 100,000 stone grain, it was not easy to raise. Our country is narrow and poor, and the people are not rich in products, and it is not easy for the people to make a living, even in Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, and Jeolla, which are said to be rich. General Wan Wangmo was concerned about how difficult the life of the common people was, and exempted some rice and grain so that the people could survive, so he was grateful. ”

"That's not allowed?" Mo Ming nodded and said, "I don't care what difficulties your country has, and I don't bother to care!" I would only like to tell your country that if the ransom fee is not paid to the East Coast Merchant Hall in Busan Port for a period of three months, then I will have to go to Gyeongsang and Jeolla to pick it up. There is also the grain, we are not robbing, and the purchase price of 228 cents of silver per stone written in the treaty is also the official price of our country, which is already very fair. Your country has a dilemma on the left and a dilemma on the right, and in the final analysis, it is not allowed! So what else is there to say! I still say that if your country fails to fulfill the treaty agreement for a period of three months, our country will send troops to urge your country to fulfill the treaty as much as possible, with the occupation of Gyeongsang Province as a guarantee. ”

As soon as he heard Mo Ming's strong words, fine beads of sweat suddenly appeared on Jin Hongfan's forehead. The other party's tone is so harsh, obviously it is not just talking, if it is really allowed to kill these ugly black feudal ghost slave soldiers, then the erosion of the whole road of Qingshangdao is inevitable, how is this good, it seems that it is necessary to report Wang Jing quickly!

"Also, it's been a short time, I heard that your country's envoy to Qing has returned to China, is there any latest news?" After talking about money and food, Mo Ming asked about intelligence 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 to bite the bullet and say: "Our mission to the Qing Dynasty has indeed returned to China two months ago. It's nothing else, it's nothing more than that the Qing State took advantage of the east wind of Shenzhou to extort money from our country, and asked the king's son to stay in Beijing. In fact, these things have nothing to do with your country, but the envoy of our country heard in the capital of the Qing State that the regent of the Qing Kingdom had met with several Dutch red hairs in the mouth of your country in the palace. The regent was very interested in the Dutch red-haired ships and cannons, and asked them to cast cannons for the Qing Kingdom. Later, he released two of them and asked them to return to the army as much as possible, seemingly promising them a lot of trade profits to the Dutch Hongmao, in exchange for Hongmao to build guns and ships for the Qing Dynasty......"

"There is such a thing!" Hearing Jin Hongfan's words, Mo Ming was suddenly a little surprised. The Manchus hooked up with the Dutch so quickly, which made Mo Ming a little surprised, and also felt some pressure, maybe the good days of the East Coast people bouncing in the northern coastal zone are going to be gone forever?

Thinking of this, Mo Ming suddenly had no intention of continuing to toss the Koreans, and after warning them to fulfill the contract on time, he hurried back to the dock with his troops. (To be continued......)