Chapter 1506
Cooperation and Alliance
Chapter 1506 Cooperation and Alliance
Judging from Li Yu's initiative to put forward this matter, Shen Zhixiang's agitation work can be said to be quite successful, and he did not even need Tom Wang to do any more work, he has already posted it himself.This is of course reasonable. Even at the level of Ming's armed forces, Xu Xinsu was also very moved after seeing Haihan's weapons and equipment, and then took the initiative to apply to Haihan for military consultants and weapons procurement, and then gradually His own destiny was bound to the ship Haihan.The quality of the Korean army is of course far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty, and even has a significant gap compared with the Annan army, which has gradually become a Chinese armed force. Buying weapons and armed forces directly from Haihan may be the fastest way for them to improve their military strength. .
Of course, with a vision like Li Yu who has never seen the world, he would definitely not understand that the most important factor in an army is not the weapons and equipment, but the people involved in the battle.Otherwise, with Daming's superiority in all aspects such as national strength, military strength, armed level, combat experience, and command system, how could it have fallen into the hands of a group of Liaodong barbarians who were hunters, fishermen, and herdsmen.The performance of Haihan's weapons and equipment does have a cross-generational advantage, but more importantly, it is installed in an army that can fully exert its power, otherwise even if the weapons of the Marine Corps are exchanged with the North Korean army, the latter will only Can be defeated in battle.
The military advisory services provided by Haihan to Annan, Zhancheng, Daming and other countries are complementary to the arms export trade, but the North Koreans seem to be unaware of this at present, just thinking about bringing the advanced technology in the hands of the Haihans The weapons were bought, and it seemed that this would be enough to fight the Houjin army they had always feared.But how can things be so easy? The Daming army, which has installed firearms in a large area, can't handle the Houjin army, let alone the semi-professional army of North Korea.If they really thought that they could defeat Houjin with weapons, they would definitely suffer a lot in the future.
However, Tom Wang will definitely not reveal the mystery at the moment. Since the other party has shown the intention to buy weapons, then he will naturally take this order.Even if he ordered someone to fetch the list of Haihan's current arms sales and show it to Li Yu for a look - this thing was forcibly stuffed to him just before departure, hoping that he would be able to sell some weapons and equipment like the North Koreans.But now it seems that the North Koreans may have been oppressed by Hou Jin for too long, and their attitudes are far more proactive than expected.
"We sell everything on the list." Tom Wang introduced with a smile: "But I must remind Your Majesty that only allies can enjoy the sale of our country's weapons."
Tom Wang's words were undoubtedly a blunt reminder to Li Yu that if he wants to buy weapons from Haihan, then please do it first, and sign the alliance agreement first.Sure enough, these words were like a pot of cold water that woke Li Yu from his excitement, and he realized that the other party was not a pure arms dealer, but represented the powerful Haihan Kingdom negotiating with him on the development of relations between the two countries. .
Forming an alliance with Haihan means turning against Houjin and tearing up the peace agreement signed after Dingmao's chaos.This is undoubtedly a very risky move. Once there is a problem with the connection, and the purchased Haihan weapons have not been obtained, and then Jin will come to blame, then North Korea will be beaten again.
Li Yuqian said with a dry smile: "There are many details of the alliance that will take time to negotiate, but the cooperation between the two countries can be implemented first, without waiting for the signing of the agreement."
How could Tom Wang follow his routine, shook his head and said, "His Majesty the King does not know, we have a special agency in Haihan State to handle foreign military sales. If the target is not an allied country that has signed a cooperation agreement, Sanya will not let it go. The weapons and equipment sold have been shipped out of the warehouse. I think His Majesty the King signed the agreement earlier for smooth cooperation, which is beneficial to both our countries!"
Standing in North Korea's position will indeed be very aggrieved. Haihan does not leave North Korea with any choice. Either cooperate and form an alliance, or turn his face and go to war.Now, despite being deterred by Haihan's force, King Li Yu intends to choose the former, but he is still unavoidably urged by the other party to sign a written agreement as soon as possible before the follow-up cooperation projects can be implemented.
Li Yu was in a trance for a while, who is begging for cooperation?Didn't Haihan people come to you for cooperation at first?How to talk about this position seems to be reversed, instead it becomes a situation where North Korea asks Haihan for help.
Shen Zhixiang took the opportunity to speak beside him: "Your Majesty, Haihan Kingdom does have this rule. At the beginning of our cooperation between Dongjiang Town and Haihan, I signed a covenant first, and then received the military assistance provided by Haihan. Rest assured, Your Majesty, The Haihan Kingdom is founded on business, and it pays the most attention to credibility. As long as this covenant is signed, the terms listed will definitely be implemented."
Li Yu didn't respond immediately, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "The difficulty of this king is not actually a question of signing first and then signing, but whether this alliance is against the righteousness."
Tom Wang thought to himself that the North Korean king had a lot of drama, and he actually sold a wave of bitterness in front of him. Did he violate morality? Did North Korea consider this issue when it formed an alliance with Houjin?Bringing up this question now is nothing more than trying to drag the alliance on for a while. After all, the suzerainty of North Korea is Daming. If we really want to follow a moral operation process, we need at least the approval and permission of the Daming court.Of course, an overseas garrison like Dongjiang Town is not qualified to speak on behalf of the Ming court on this issue.
Wang Tom said: "Da Ming's special envoy will arrive in Liaodong in the near future to discuss with our country the future ownership of the local area and the future relationship between the two countries. If your country really intends to get the official permission of Daming, it is best to send another authorized person. The big man who made the decision went to Liaodong to witness, when the special envoy of Daming nodded, you just need to do it."
Li Yu didn't expect Tom Wang to have such an arrangement. For a while, he didn't know how to answer.If the other party is not bluffing, then in order to defend against the post-Jin regaining lost ground outside the customs, it is not unreasonable to temporarily use North Korea as a quid pro quo for gaining Haihan's support.
Shen Zhixiang watched secretly laughing beside him. Regarding the matter of alliance negotiation, how could the king of North Korea have Wang Tom fully prepared? Haihan has already prepared for this matter for a long time, and Li Yu proposed to talk with Wang Tom temporarily. Naturally, he was everywhere. Constrained, it is impossible to gain the upper hand in negotiations.
Moreover, Wang Tom is not false or intimidating. The matter of contacting the imperial court to report merit was originally operated by Dongjiang Town through his relationship with the DPRK and China. There has indeed been a response from the capital. It is said that the Ministry of War will send a servant to Liaodong for inspection. The military situation and the war situation to confirm that the military exploit report sent by Dongjiang Town to the capital was not false.Of course, this special envoy also has a special secret mission, which is to meet with the Haihan people who are leading the situation in Liaodong, and discuss sensitive topics such as the relationship between the two countries and the future ownership of the Liaodong region.
According to the time, the special envoy of Daming should arrive in Liaodong in a few days, and there is no need to worry about any changes in the middle, so Wang Tom can now confidently release this news to the Koreans.He knows that Daming is an irresistible existence for North Korea. If the special envoy of Daming can be let go, North Korea will definitely choose to obey.Of course, how to convince the Daming envoy, this will probably be another difficult negotiation.
Only in this way, the signing of the alliance agreement between Haihan and North Korea must be delayed for a few days, which is not good for Haihan's plan to use North Korea as a logistical resource as soon as possible.If there were other ways to urge North Korea to sign the contract earlier, Tom Wang didn't want to use this trick.
The negotiation that day did not reach a substantive result in the end, but Li Yu hosted Wang Tom and Shen Zhixiang for a banquet after the meeting. It was just that Wang Tom was used to eating big meals, and it was not a shabby banquet for the Koreans to set up a table with small dishes and small bowls. too interested.After eating hastily to the etiquette, he said goodbye and returned to the fleet.
Of course, the two sides will not rest here. In the evening, they each recruited their think tanks to analyze the negotiation situation and plan how to gain the initiative in the next negotiation and achieve their own goals.
The words are divided into two parts, one for each table.When Wang Tom led the Northern Fleet to show off its power outside Seoul, Korea, a team secretly dispatched by the capital had also arrived at Haihan's control area in the north.This team was led by Mei Shengchuan, Minister of War, and its purpose was to verify the real battle situation of the coalition forces formed by Dongjiang Town and Haihan in Liaodong.
Mei Shengchuan and Shen Shikui, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, were old acquaintances. They had known each other when Shen Shikui was still doing business in Liaodong, and they had been friends for many years.After Shen Shikui took over the mess in Dongjiang Town, if it wasn't for Mei Shengchuan to take care of him in the court, Dongjiang Town would have been left to fend for itself.However, after Dongjiang Town got on the big ship of Haihan, Mei Shengchuan's investment finally paid off. Shen Shikui sent a large sum of money to Beijing every two months, the purpose was to serve as the official official of Haihan and Daming court. Contact management joints, and at least half of the money went into the pocket of Umeshenggawa who was entrusted by him to handle the matter.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan was not someone who didn't do anything with money. In fact, he did a very good job in management. In addition, Dongjiang Town sent real enemy soldiers, flags, weapons, etc. to seize them as physical evidence of the great victory in Liaodong, even Daming. No matter how the court disliked Haihan, it could no longer turn a blind eye to the situation in Liaodong.So in the end, under the control of Mei Shengchuan, Emperor Chongzhen decided to send someone to Liaodong to see what happened. He also negotiated with the Haihan people. After all, the Haihan Kingdom has grabbed a lot of territory from Daming, although Daming has been drawing Don't take action against Haihan, but there must be an explanation for this.
It is natural to find someone who knows how to handle this matter. Emperor Chongzhen chose to choose, and finally handed this task to Mei Shengchuan.There are two reasons. First, as a military officer, he went to the theater to inspect, verify military exploits, and condolences to the troops, all of which were within his responsibilities; Might be more convenient.
Mei Shengchuan also had the intention of self-recommendation, since the emperor saved himself a role, it would be better to be respectful than to obey.Before departure, Chongzhen specially met him once in the imperial study room. In addition to encouraging him, he also specially warned him that he should not be inferior in front of the Haihan people, and that the territorial issue must be dealt with with reason. During the struggle, Haihan's power over the occupied Daming territory could not be easily recognized.
This errand is actually quite sensitive in nature. After all, Liaodong is the nominal territory of Daming, but it was first occupied by Houjin force. Now the Haihan people have defeated Houjin in Liaodong again, and got a share of it.When the Daming officials contacted Haihan at this time, there was no doubt that they had chosen to compromise on the Liaodong issue. If the news spread, the prestige of the imperial court would definitely be greatly affected.Therefore, for the sake of Daming's dignity, Mei Shengchuan's group can only leave the capital in a private form, and the purpose of this trip cannot be made public.For this reason, the soldiers of the Ministry of War changed their identities and arranged the itinerary, which delayed some more time.
Mei Shengchuan's team was only 80 to [-] people. They pretended to be rich businessmen who went back to their hometown to visit their relatives. Well three sailboats go to sea.However, this fleet did not go directly to Liaodong, but first went to Dengzhou, Shandong, and stayed in a water village outside Dengzhou City for one night.
That night, Mei Shengchuan met with Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, and Liao Jie, the commander of the Shandong Provincial Department, to learn about Haihan's situation in Shandong, and to convey to them some arrangements made by the court.As for what was discussed specifically, outsiders do not know.The fleet only stayed outside Dengzhou for one night, then set off the next day and continued eastward, heading directly to Zhifu Port, Haihan's base in Shandong.
Since they had already passed through the middleman of Dongjiang Town beforehand, the secret visit of the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty did not cause any misunderstanding.Hao Wanqing, the top chief of the Ministry of Security in the north, personally met with Mei Shengchuan and communicated with him about the almost deformed occupation of Haihan in Shandong.
Hao Wanqing put forward two requirements to Mei Shengchuan. One is to recognize Haihan's rights and interests in Fushan County. In particular, the ports, towns, roads and mines invested and constructed by Haihan should be owned by Haihan.The second is to open up the freedom of immigration and trade in Shandong, so that commodities and people can circulate more freely.Of course, these two requirements were not put forward in isolation, but the parts related to Shandong in the package plan proposed in combination with the situation in Liaodong.
Of course, as for the more sensitive issues of Haihan's ownership in Shandong's actual control area and the retention of the garrison, Hao Wanqing was very measured and did not directly raise it.
(End of this chapter)
Judging from Li Yu's initiative to put forward this matter, Shen Zhixiang's agitation work can be said to be quite successful, and he did not even need Tom Wang to do any more work, he has already posted it himself.This is of course reasonable. Even at the level of Ming's armed forces, Xu Xinsu was also very moved after seeing Haihan's weapons and equipment, and then took the initiative to apply to Haihan for military consultants and weapons procurement, and then gradually His own destiny was bound to the ship Haihan.The quality of the Korean army is of course far inferior to that of the Ming Dynasty, and even has a significant gap compared with the Annan army, which has gradually become a Chinese armed force. Buying weapons and armed forces directly from Haihan may be the fastest way for them to improve their military strength. .
Of course, with a vision like Li Yu who has never seen the world, he would definitely not understand that the most important factor in an army is not the weapons and equipment, but the people involved in the battle.Otherwise, with Daming's superiority in all aspects such as national strength, military strength, armed level, combat experience, and command system, how could it have fallen into the hands of a group of Liaodong barbarians who were hunters, fishermen, and herdsmen.The performance of Haihan's weapons and equipment does have a cross-generational advantage, but more importantly, it is installed in an army that can fully exert its power, otherwise even if the weapons of the Marine Corps are exchanged with the North Korean army, the latter will only Can be defeated in battle.
The military advisory services provided by Haihan to Annan, Zhancheng, Daming and other countries are complementary to the arms export trade, but the North Koreans seem to be unaware of this at present, just thinking about bringing the advanced technology in the hands of the Haihans The weapons were bought, and it seemed that this would be enough to fight the Houjin army they had always feared.But how can things be so easy? The Daming army, which has installed firearms in a large area, can't handle the Houjin army, let alone the semi-professional army of North Korea.If they really thought that they could defeat Houjin with weapons, they would definitely suffer a lot in the future.
However, Tom Wang will definitely not reveal the mystery at the moment. Since the other party has shown the intention to buy weapons, then he will naturally take this order.Even if he ordered someone to fetch the list of Haihan's current arms sales and show it to Li Yu for a look - this thing was forcibly stuffed to him just before departure, hoping that he would be able to sell some weapons and equipment like the North Koreans.But now it seems that the North Koreans may have been oppressed by Hou Jin for too long, and their attitudes are far more proactive than expected.
"We sell everything on the list." Tom Wang introduced with a smile: "But I must remind Your Majesty that only allies can enjoy the sale of our country's weapons."
Tom Wang's words were undoubtedly a blunt reminder to Li Yu that if he wants to buy weapons from Haihan, then please do it first, and sign the alliance agreement first.Sure enough, these words were like a pot of cold water that woke Li Yu from his excitement, and he realized that the other party was not a pure arms dealer, but represented the powerful Haihan Kingdom negotiating with him on the development of relations between the two countries. .
Forming an alliance with Haihan means turning against Houjin and tearing up the peace agreement signed after Dingmao's chaos.This is undoubtedly a very risky move. Once there is a problem with the connection, and the purchased Haihan weapons have not been obtained, and then Jin will come to blame, then North Korea will be beaten again.
Li Yuqian said with a dry smile: "There are many details of the alliance that will take time to negotiate, but the cooperation between the two countries can be implemented first, without waiting for the signing of the agreement."
How could Tom Wang follow his routine, shook his head and said, "His Majesty the King does not know, we have a special agency in Haihan State to handle foreign military sales. If the target is not an allied country that has signed a cooperation agreement, Sanya will not let it go. The weapons and equipment sold have been shipped out of the warehouse. I think His Majesty the King signed the agreement earlier for smooth cooperation, which is beneficial to both our countries!"
Standing in North Korea's position will indeed be very aggrieved. Haihan does not leave North Korea with any choice. Either cooperate and form an alliance, or turn his face and go to war.Now, despite being deterred by Haihan's force, King Li Yu intends to choose the former, but he is still unavoidably urged by the other party to sign a written agreement as soon as possible before the follow-up cooperation projects can be implemented.
Li Yu was in a trance for a while, who is begging for cooperation?Didn't Haihan people come to you for cooperation at first?How to talk about this position seems to be reversed, instead it becomes a situation where North Korea asks Haihan for help.
Shen Zhixiang took the opportunity to speak beside him: "Your Majesty, Haihan Kingdom does have this rule. At the beginning of our cooperation between Dongjiang Town and Haihan, I signed a covenant first, and then received the military assistance provided by Haihan. Rest assured, Your Majesty, The Haihan Kingdom is founded on business, and it pays the most attention to credibility. As long as this covenant is signed, the terms listed will definitely be implemented."
Li Yu didn't respond immediately, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "The difficulty of this king is not actually a question of signing first and then signing, but whether this alliance is against the righteousness."
Tom Wang thought to himself that the North Korean king had a lot of drama, and he actually sold a wave of bitterness in front of him. Did he violate morality? Did North Korea consider this issue when it formed an alliance with Houjin?Bringing up this question now is nothing more than trying to drag the alliance on for a while. After all, the suzerainty of North Korea is Daming. If we really want to follow a moral operation process, we need at least the approval and permission of the Daming court.Of course, an overseas garrison like Dongjiang Town is not qualified to speak on behalf of the Ming court on this issue.
Wang Tom said: "Da Ming's special envoy will arrive in Liaodong in the near future to discuss with our country the future ownership of the local area and the future relationship between the two countries. If your country really intends to get the official permission of Daming, it is best to send another authorized person. The big man who made the decision went to Liaodong to witness, when the special envoy of Daming nodded, you just need to do it."
Li Yu didn't expect Tom Wang to have such an arrangement. For a while, he didn't know how to answer.If the other party is not bluffing, then in order to defend against the post-Jin regaining lost ground outside the customs, it is not unreasonable to temporarily use North Korea as a quid pro quo for gaining Haihan's support.
Shen Zhixiang watched secretly laughing beside him. Regarding the matter of alliance negotiation, how could the king of North Korea have Wang Tom fully prepared? Haihan has already prepared for this matter for a long time, and Li Yu proposed to talk with Wang Tom temporarily. Naturally, he was everywhere. Constrained, it is impossible to gain the upper hand in negotiations.
Moreover, Wang Tom is not false or intimidating. The matter of contacting the imperial court to report merit was originally operated by Dongjiang Town through his relationship with the DPRK and China. There has indeed been a response from the capital. It is said that the Ministry of War will send a servant to Liaodong for inspection. The military situation and the war situation to confirm that the military exploit report sent by Dongjiang Town to the capital was not false.Of course, this special envoy also has a special secret mission, which is to meet with the Haihan people who are leading the situation in Liaodong, and discuss sensitive topics such as the relationship between the two countries and the future ownership of the Liaodong region.
According to the time, the special envoy of Daming should arrive in Liaodong in a few days, and there is no need to worry about any changes in the middle, so Wang Tom can now confidently release this news to the Koreans.He knows that Daming is an irresistible existence for North Korea. If the special envoy of Daming can be let go, North Korea will definitely choose to obey.Of course, how to convince the Daming envoy, this will probably be another difficult negotiation.
Only in this way, the signing of the alliance agreement between Haihan and North Korea must be delayed for a few days, which is not good for Haihan's plan to use North Korea as a logistical resource as soon as possible.If there were other ways to urge North Korea to sign the contract earlier, Tom Wang didn't want to use this trick.
The negotiation that day did not reach a substantive result in the end, but Li Yu hosted Wang Tom and Shen Zhixiang for a banquet after the meeting. It was just that Wang Tom was used to eating big meals, and it was not a shabby banquet for the Koreans to set up a table with small dishes and small bowls. too interested.After eating hastily to the etiquette, he said goodbye and returned to the fleet.
Of course, the two sides will not rest here. In the evening, they each recruited their think tanks to analyze the negotiation situation and plan how to gain the initiative in the next negotiation and achieve their own goals.
The words are divided into two parts, one for each table.When Wang Tom led the Northern Fleet to show off its power outside Seoul, Korea, a team secretly dispatched by the capital had also arrived at Haihan's control area in the north.This team was led by Mei Shengchuan, Minister of War, and its purpose was to verify the real battle situation of the coalition forces formed by Dongjiang Town and Haihan in Liaodong.
Mei Shengchuan and Shen Shikui, the commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town, were old acquaintances. They had known each other when Shen Shikui was still doing business in Liaodong, and they had been friends for many years.After Shen Shikui took over the mess in Dongjiang Town, if it wasn't for Mei Shengchuan to take care of him in the court, Dongjiang Town would have been left to fend for itself.However, after Dongjiang Town got on the big ship of Haihan, Mei Shengchuan's investment finally paid off. Shen Shikui sent a large sum of money to Beijing every two months, the purpose was to serve as the official official of Haihan and Daming court. Contact management joints, and at least half of the money went into the pocket of Umeshenggawa who was entrusted by him to handle the matter.
Of course, Mei Shengchuan was not someone who didn't do anything with money. In fact, he did a very good job in management. In addition, Dongjiang Town sent real enemy soldiers, flags, weapons, etc. to seize them as physical evidence of the great victory in Liaodong, even Daming. No matter how the court disliked Haihan, it could no longer turn a blind eye to the situation in Liaodong.So in the end, under the control of Mei Shengchuan, Emperor Chongzhen decided to send someone to Liaodong to see what happened. He also negotiated with the Haihan people. After all, the Haihan Kingdom has grabbed a lot of territory from Daming, although Daming has been drawing Don't take action against Haihan, but there must be an explanation for this.
It is natural to find someone who knows how to handle this matter. Emperor Chongzhen chose to choose, and finally handed this task to Mei Shengchuan.There are two reasons. First, as a military officer, he went to the theater to inspect, verify military exploits, and condolences to the troops, all of which were within his responsibilities; Might be more convenient.
Mei Shengchuan also had the intention of self-recommendation, since the emperor saved himself a role, it would be better to be respectful than to obey.Before departure, Chongzhen specially met him once in the imperial study room. In addition to encouraging him, he also specially warned him that he should not be inferior in front of the Haihan people, and that the territorial issue must be dealt with with reason. During the struggle, Haihan's power over the occupied Daming territory could not be easily recognized.
This errand is actually quite sensitive in nature. After all, Liaodong is the nominal territory of Daming, but it was first occupied by Houjin force. Now the Haihan people have defeated Houjin in Liaodong again, and got a share of it.When the Daming officials contacted Haihan at this time, there was no doubt that they had chosen to compromise on the Liaodong issue. If the news spread, the prestige of the imperial court would definitely be greatly affected.Therefore, for the sake of Daming's dignity, Mei Shengchuan's group can only leave the capital in a private form, and the purpose of this trip cannot be made public.For this reason, the soldiers of the Ministry of War changed their identities and arranged the itinerary, which delayed some more time.
Mei Shengchuan's team was only 80 to [-] people. They pretended to be rich businessmen who went back to their hometown to visit their relatives. Well three sailboats go to sea.However, this fleet did not go directly to Liaodong, but first went to Dengzhou, Shandong, and stayed in a water village outside Dengzhou City for one night.
That night, Mei Shengchuan met with Chen Zhongsheng, the prefect of Dengzhou, and Liao Jie, the commander of the Shandong Provincial Department, to learn about Haihan's situation in Shandong, and to convey to them some arrangements made by the court.As for what was discussed specifically, outsiders do not know.The fleet only stayed outside Dengzhou for one night, then set off the next day and continued eastward, heading directly to Zhifu Port, Haihan's base in Shandong.
Since they had already passed through the middleman of Dongjiang Town beforehand, the secret visit of the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty did not cause any misunderstanding.Hao Wanqing, the top chief of the Ministry of Security in the north, personally met with Mei Shengchuan and communicated with him about the almost deformed occupation of Haihan in Shandong.
Hao Wanqing put forward two requirements to Mei Shengchuan. One is to recognize Haihan's rights and interests in Fushan County. In particular, the ports, towns, roads and mines invested and constructed by Haihan should be owned by Haihan.The second is to open up the freedom of immigration and trade in Shandong, so that commodities and people can circulate more freely.Of course, these two requirements were not put forward in isolation, but the parts related to Shandong in the package plan proposed in combination with the situation in Liaodong.
Of course, as for the more sensitive issues of Haihan's ownership in Shandong's actual control area and the retention of the garrison, Hao Wanqing was very measured and did not directly raise it.
(End of this chapter)