Chapter 1855
Learning and Emulation
Chapter 1855 Learning and Emulation
As for the method to make the country strong, of course, Cui Mingji is not the only one who has spent his thoughts on this aspect. Kim Sang-heon, who is regarded by Li Zhen as a minister, has naturally already worked hard in this field.In fact, when Jin Shangxian advocated the introduction of Haihan reinforcements to fight against the invasion of the Qing army, he once clarified his position to the king, hoping to follow the example of Haihan in military affairs and form an elite new army after the war.As for Haihan's request for opening ports and opening trade, Jin Shangxian also believed that it was a win-win cooperation method, so he also persuaded Li Jing to agree to all of them.
However, Kim Sang-heon's idea of strengthening the country is different from that of Cui Mingji. After frequent exchanges with the generals of Haihan in the past few months, he pinned his hopes more on Haihan's guidance and arrangements, and used some proven and mature ideas. Plan to develop the country's economy and military, instead of trying to summarize and extract some empirical things from Haihan's development history like Cui Mingji, and then apply them in combination with the country's national conditions.
Among these two ideas, Cui Mingji's plan seems to be more proactive, but in reality, the efficiency and effect of his implementation of this approach may not be as good as that of Kim Sang-heon, who seems to be lazy.
The outside world often only pays attention to Haihan's amazing achievements in the past ten years, but they know little about the real advantages behind his success. Many people have not even fully understood Haihan's power structure.If you want to simply copy some of Haihan's successful experience to another country under such a smattering of knowledge, it will often turn into a situation where you can't be a dog, and you may not be able to achieve the desired results.
Kim Sang-heon also made the decision after having a certain understanding of the history of Haehan's fortune. He believes that many of Haehan's national policies are based on advanced technology and cannot be realized in North Korea in the short term.It is better to let the Haihan people prepare some development plans suitable for North Korea's national conditions, and then select the most feasible ones for implementation.
There are successful examples like Annan and Fujian Xu's before. Kim Sang-heon believes that Haihan is fully capable of tailoring a suitable comprehensive development plan for North Korea.Although Haihan will definitely put forward various conditions to North Korea to meet its interests and needs during the process, it is better to get the guidance and help of Haihan, a strong man, than North Korea's own blind man.If you want to raise your country's national strength above its strong neighbor in the north as soon as possible, and achieve military self-protection in the foreseeable future, there is probably no other way that can be more efficient than cooperating with Haihan.
If the king hadn't been suspicious of the industrial cooperation advocated by Haihan some time ago, Kim Sang-heon would not have delayed the negotiation so much that Cui Mingji had the opportunity to step in.But Cui Mingji was more proactive. Not only did he show Haihan the preparations he had made in advance during the negotiation process, but he also met with Haihan's general in private after the negotiation and asked for advice on how to govern the country. This gesture is indeed true. It is to put it lower than Kim Sang-heon, and it is easier to win Haihan's favor.
But Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun are not politicians or diplomats in the traditional sense. Cui Mingji wanted to ask them for advice on how to govern North Korea. Is this kind of question his own idea, or does it represent a certain important person who is inconvenient to speak directly.
Li Jing has not clearly stated his attitude during the negotiations, which may also be to leave enough room for manipulation and avoid prematurely expressing his position and putting himself in a passive situation.Both Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun previously thought that both Kim Sang-heon’s deliberate delay and Cui Mingji’s cross-examination might have come from Li Zhen’s instruction, so the current Cui Mingji’s questioning can be said to have exceeded the consciousness of a courtier, and in their view, it may be another matter. Have deep meaning.So Qian Tiandun deliberately said that he had discussed it with Kim Sang-heon before, and he wanted to see how Cui Mingji reacted.
Cui Mingji was very calm, and did not ask about the content and conclusion of the discussion with Kim Sang-heon, but continued his own topic: "Then General Qian thinks, if our country wants to strengthen its national strength, what aspects should we start with?"
Qian Tiandun said: "Then we can only go back to the original topic, which is the industrial cooperation plan we prepared for your country. The top priority of your country after the war is to develop the economy. There is money in the treasury, and the people don't have to worry about it." Only when the livelihood is worried can the country be free to develop other fields, such as the formation of the new army that you have been thinking about. These principles are very simple, and I believe Master Cui also understands the principles."
The industrial cooperation plan proposed by Haihan is essentially to use money to solve the many problems currently existing in North Korea, boost the economy and enrich the national strength, and then slowly plan for the development of other fields.Similar plans have achieved excellent results in Fujian, Annan and other places, so the feasibility is extremely high, and only need to make some partial adjustments according to the situation in North Korea.But for this plan to work, North Korea must fully cooperate, and the current situation is that North Korea neither opposes it nor is it eager to promote its implementation. This makes the two Haihan generals who are eager to complete the negotiation task more and more patient. few.
Prior to this, they had been arguing with the North Koreans for a few days. In fact, these truths had been repeated several times. Even earlier, they had already discussed these topics in the early communication with Kim Sang-heon.
Cui Mingji also felt the impatience in Qian Tiandun's tone, and apologized slightly: "I just want to further confirm that these measures can really bring about the expected changes in our country."
Qian Tiandun said seriously: "I can understand your country's caution, but we don't have that much patience to wait. If your country feels that the cooperation is not appropriate, we have no intention of forcing your country, but at least we must give an attitude." A definite answer, that's all."
Cui Mingji said: "Naturally, the cooperation must continue. It's just that there are many matters to be dealt with after the war, so the relevant negotiations are postponed. Don't worry, General Qian. Results will come out in a few days."
Cui Mingji actually hopes to obtain more valuable information from the Haihan people through this private meeting, but to be honest, so far it has not achieved much. It is trying to lead the topic to promote cooperation plans.
Judging from the limited content of the conversation, Cui Mingji believes that the other party is not optimistic about North Korea’s copying of Haihan’s development model. The Haihan people may be right, but this also means that North Korea cannot develop as rapidly as Haihan. What the king wants I am afraid that it will not be possible to catch up with the Ming Dynasty in ten or eight years.The most ideal result is probably to become a close ally of Haihan like Annan, and in the future, when encountering dishonest neighbors in the north, he no longer has to worry about being alone and alone.
As for what kind of development prospects the economic field can have, it is difficult to have specific goals based on Cui Mingji's knowledge.He only knows that Haihan is good at maritime trade, and the country is extremely rich. The capital Sanya is known as the number one free port in the South China Sea, but it is hard for people who have never been to Sanya to imagine how prosperous it is.The information Li Xi sent back from Sanya suggested that North Korea should try its best to cooperate with Haihan in terms of economy and trade. It was only a written description, so how could it reflect the true appearance of Sanya and the true national strength of Haihan.
After the three of them exchanged glasses, Wang Tom took the initiative to mention another topic: "His Majesty the King has arranged for the three princes to attend the negotiation process for the past two days, and it seems that he has spared no effort to train them to handle government affairs! I just don't know Which prince is more talented in politics?"
In fact, among the three brothers, apart from the youngest Li Jun, the eldest, Li Wei, is 25 years old, and the second, Li Hao, has also reached the age of [-], and is fully qualified to participate in the discussion of government affairs.Of course, to what extent the princes can participate depends on Li Zhen's attitude.
Cui Mingji expected that the people of Haihan would inquire about the three princes, so he answered the question without any leaks: "The son is the oldest and has the earliest contact with government affairs, so he has the most experience; Fenglin Dajun is smart, studious, and calm in dealing with things; Maharaja Linping is still young, and the future can be expected. If we talk about political talent, it's hard to say who is strong and who is weak."
Cui Mingji's slick answer naturally couldn't satisfy Tom Wang, so he immediately asked: "Then, which prince does Master Cui think is more suitable for learning our country's cultural knowledge?"
Cui Mingji was puzzled, "What does General Wang mean?"
Wang Tom explained: "The thing is like this. I received a notice from Sanya that the executive committee hopes that your country can send a prince with an unlimited number of places to study in Sanya for a period of two years. During this period, we will provide the prince with various education opportunities This is an opportunity for advanced knowledge, and we can arrange to travel around Haihan to increase our knowledge. As for the governance of the country mentioned by Mr. Cui just now, we can also arrange for the prince studying abroad to observe how the executive committee of our country handles government affairs in Victory Fort. We believe that The arrangement will help increase mutual trust between the two countries and will be of great benefit to the future relationship between the two countries."
Cui Mingji didn't respond immediately after hearing this. This matter sounds really good, but he is not a fledgling in the political arena, and he faintly feels that this matter has other political implications.
Seeing that Cui Mingji was silent, Wang Tom knew that he had thought of some problems, so he took the initiative to say: "Master Cui, I know what you are worried about. This is not asking your country for hostages. It is completely voluntary. If your country thinks it is unnecessary , then you can also choose to give up this opportunity."
Cui Mingji said: "Excuse me for asking, is there any precedent for such an arrangement of sending a prince to study in your country?"
Wang Tom said: "Of course there are. Zheng Zuo, the young prince of the Annan Qingdu royal family, and General Zheng Ting, who led the Annan fleet to North Korea this time, have all studied in our country. There is also the Fujian navy who led the coalition this time. General Xu Yuzhuo also conducted a two-year training in Sanya to learn the relevant skills and tactics of naval warfare. If Master Cui is interested, you can find time to chat with them and learn about the relevant situation of studying in Sanya."
In fact, these situations were more or less mentioned in the report sent back by Li Xi, but Cui Mingji obviously never thought of arranging for the prince of this country to study in the capital of Haihan.Even though Wang Tom gave a very reasonable explanation, he still felt that the matter might not be that simple.
Wang Tom’s words are of course not bragging. These people have indeed studied abroad in Sanya. Young aristocrats like Zheng Zuo who like novelty go to Sanya almost once or twice a year to deal with diplomatic and economic affairs. , I will also go to several colleges in Sanya to listen to the courses I am interested in, and then go to the army and navy base for a walk, shoot guns and fire cannons, and see what new equipment can be bought, then place an order to buy some belts. return home.
As for foreign generals like Xu Yuzhuo, they are not uncommon in Sanya. Fujian now sends a group of grassroots officers to Sanya for advanced training almost every year, so as to ensure that the increasingly large Xu family’s army can be equipped with standard weapons and uniformity. military system and tactics.
Providing training and training for civil and military officials of other allied forces is itself a means for Haihan to increase his international influence. He has been using it for many years, and the results are quite good.Almost none of these foreign officials who have studied and lived in Sanya for a long time can resist the ubiquitous ideological indoctrination. After that, most of them have become loyal fans of Haihan.
Although Li Xi, the North Korean envoy currently in Sanya, is also a member of the royal family and gets along well with Haihan's high-level officials, he is almost not qualified to be among the candidates for the successor, and he does not have much political influence. It is difficult for Haehan to support him to fight for the throne of Joseon King because of his ambition.So Wang Tom hopes that North Korea can send a prince to study in Sanya, not to mention studying abroad for two years, even if it is only a year or so, there is a way to make his position become a firm Haihan Party.
Of course, to do this, the North Koreans have to be persuaded to accept this approach, and make them realize that this is not a hostage-taking, but part of the deep cooperation between the two countries.But Wang Tom is not sure whether Li Zhen will have doubts about this. After all, the son of Zhaoxian who was successfully brainwashed by the Qing court in history lost his chance to succeed because of his political stance.So he planned to start with Cui Mingji first to test the attitude of the North Koreans. If Cui Mingji was willing to cooperate, then it would obviously be better for him to come forward to persuade Li Ji than to speak up by himself.
Cui Mingji was more cautious, and did not express his position immediately, but said that he would report the matter to the king when he went to court tomorrow, to see what the king had planned for it.Although Wang Tom really wanted to make this happen, he knew that if he pressed too hard, it would only backfire and arouse the wariness of the North Koreans. He was not in a hurry, so he stopped the topic and raised his glass to respect Cui Mingji.
The two sides tested each other back and forth at the banquet, but they didn't get much valuable information. However, Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun shot together, and Cui Mingji was drunk without any suspense.
(End of this chapter)
As for the method to make the country strong, of course, Cui Mingji is not the only one who has spent his thoughts on this aspect. Kim Sang-heon, who is regarded by Li Zhen as a minister, has naturally already worked hard in this field.In fact, when Jin Shangxian advocated the introduction of Haihan reinforcements to fight against the invasion of the Qing army, he once clarified his position to the king, hoping to follow the example of Haihan in military affairs and form an elite new army after the war.As for Haihan's request for opening ports and opening trade, Jin Shangxian also believed that it was a win-win cooperation method, so he also persuaded Li Jing to agree to all of them.
However, Kim Sang-heon's idea of strengthening the country is different from that of Cui Mingji. After frequent exchanges with the generals of Haihan in the past few months, he pinned his hopes more on Haihan's guidance and arrangements, and used some proven and mature ideas. Plan to develop the country's economy and military, instead of trying to summarize and extract some empirical things from Haihan's development history like Cui Mingji, and then apply them in combination with the country's national conditions.
Among these two ideas, Cui Mingji's plan seems to be more proactive, but in reality, the efficiency and effect of his implementation of this approach may not be as good as that of Kim Sang-heon, who seems to be lazy.
The outside world often only pays attention to Haihan's amazing achievements in the past ten years, but they know little about the real advantages behind his success. Many people have not even fully understood Haihan's power structure.If you want to simply copy some of Haihan's successful experience to another country under such a smattering of knowledge, it will often turn into a situation where you can't be a dog, and you may not be able to achieve the desired results.
Kim Sang-heon also made the decision after having a certain understanding of the history of Haehan's fortune. He believes that many of Haehan's national policies are based on advanced technology and cannot be realized in North Korea in the short term.It is better to let the Haihan people prepare some development plans suitable for North Korea's national conditions, and then select the most feasible ones for implementation.
There are successful examples like Annan and Fujian Xu's before. Kim Sang-heon believes that Haihan is fully capable of tailoring a suitable comprehensive development plan for North Korea.Although Haihan will definitely put forward various conditions to North Korea to meet its interests and needs during the process, it is better to get the guidance and help of Haihan, a strong man, than North Korea's own blind man.If you want to raise your country's national strength above its strong neighbor in the north as soon as possible, and achieve military self-protection in the foreseeable future, there is probably no other way that can be more efficient than cooperating with Haihan.
If the king hadn't been suspicious of the industrial cooperation advocated by Haihan some time ago, Kim Sang-heon would not have delayed the negotiation so much that Cui Mingji had the opportunity to step in.But Cui Mingji was more proactive. Not only did he show Haihan the preparations he had made in advance during the negotiation process, but he also met with Haihan's general in private after the negotiation and asked for advice on how to govern the country. This gesture is indeed true. It is to put it lower than Kim Sang-heon, and it is easier to win Haihan's favor.
But Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun are not politicians or diplomats in the traditional sense. Cui Mingji wanted to ask them for advice on how to govern North Korea. Is this kind of question his own idea, or does it represent a certain important person who is inconvenient to speak directly.
Li Jing has not clearly stated his attitude during the negotiations, which may also be to leave enough room for manipulation and avoid prematurely expressing his position and putting himself in a passive situation.Both Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun previously thought that both Kim Sang-heon’s deliberate delay and Cui Mingji’s cross-examination might have come from Li Zhen’s instruction, so the current Cui Mingji’s questioning can be said to have exceeded the consciousness of a courtier, and in their view, it may be another matter. Have deep meaning.So Qian Tiandun deliberately said that he had discussed it with Kim Sang-heon before, and he wanted to see how Cui Mingji reacted.
Cui Mingji was very calm, and did not ask about the content and conclusion of the discussion with Kim Sang-heon, but continued his own topic: "Then General Qian thinks, if our country wants to strengthen its national strength, what aspects should we start with?"
Qian Tiandun said: "Then we can only go back to the original topic, which is the industrial cooperation plan we prepared for your country. The top priority of your country after the war is to develop the economy. There is money in the treasury, and the people don't have to worry about it." Only when the livelihood is worried can the country be free to develop other fields, such as the formation of the new army that you have been thinking about. These principles are very simple, and I believe Master Cui also understands the principles."
The industrial cooperation plan proposed by Haihan is essentially to use money to solve the many problems currently existing in North Korea, boost the economy and enrich the national strength, and then slowly plan for the development of other fields.Similar plans have achieved excellent results in Fujian, Annan and other places, so the feasibility is extremely high, and only need to make some partial adjustments according to the situation in North Korea.But for this plan to work, North Korea must fully cooperate, and the current situation is that North Korea neither opposes it nor is it eager to promote its implementation. This makes the two Haihan generals who are eager to complete the negotiation task more and more patient. few.
Prior to this, they had been arguing with the North Koreans for a few days. In fact, these truths had been repeated several times. Even earlier, they had already discussed these topics in the early communication with Kim Sang-heon.
Cui Mingji also felt the impatience in Qian Tiandun's tone, and apologized slightly: "I just want to further confirm that these measures can really bring about the expected changes in our country."
Qian Tiandun said seriously: "I can understand your country's caution, but we don't have that much patience to wait. If your country feels that the cooperation is not appropriate, we have no intention of forcing your country, but at least we must give an attitude." A definite answer, that's all."
Cui Mingji said: "Naturally, the cooperation must continue. It's just that there are many matters to be dealt with after the war, so the relevant negotiations are postponed. Don't worry, General Qian. Results will come out in a few days."
Cui Mingji actually hopes to obtain more valuable information from the Haihan people through this private meeting, but to be honest, so far it has not achieved much. It is trying to lead the topic to promote cooperation plans.
Judging from the limited content of the conversation, Cui Mingji believes that the other party is not optimistic about North Korea’s copying of Haihan’s development model. The Haihan people may be right, but this also means that North Korea cannot develop as rapidly as Haihan. What the king wants I am afraid that it will not be possible to catch up with the Ming Dynasty in ten or eight years.The most ideal result is probably to become a close ally of Haihan like Annan, and in the future, when encountering dishonest neighbors in the north, he no longer has to worry about being alone and alone.
As for what kind of development prospects the economic field can have, it is difficult to have specific goals based on Cui Mingji's knowledge.He only knows that Haihan is good at maritime trade, and the country is extremely rich. The capital Sanya is known as the number one free port in the South China Sea, but it is hard for people who have never been to Sanya to imagine how prosperous it is.The information Li Xi sent back from Sanya suggested that North Korea should try its best to cooperate with Haihan in terms of economy and trade. It was only a written description, so how could it reflect the true appearance of Sanya and the true national strength of Haihan.
After the three of them exchanged glasses, Wang Tom took the initiative to mention another topic: "His Majesty the King has arranged for the three princes to attend the negotiation process for the past two days, and it seems that he has spared no effort to train them to handle government affairs! I just don't know Which prince is more talented in politics?"
In fact, among the three brothers, apart from the youngest Li Jun, the eldest, Li Wei, is 25 years old, and the second, Li Hao, has also reached the age of [-], and is fully qualified to participate in the discussion of government affairs.Of course, to what extent the princes can participate depends on Li Zhen's attitude.
Cui Mingji expected that the people of Haihan would inquire about the three princes, so he answered the question without any leaks: "The son is the oldest and has the earliest contact with government affairs, so he has the most experience; Fenglin Dajun is smart, studious, and calm in dealing with things; Maharaja Linping is still young, and the future can be expected. If we talk about political talent, it's hard to say who is strong and who is weak."
Cui Mingji's slick answer naturally couldn't satisfy Tom Wang, so he immediately asked: "Then, which prince does Master Cui think is more suitable for learning our country's cultural knowledge?"
Cui Mingji was puzzled, "What does General Wang mean?"
Wang Tom explained: "The thing is like this. I received a notice from Sanya that the executive committee hopes that your country can send a prince with an unlimited number of places to study in Sanya for a period of two years. During this period, we will provide the prince with various education opportunities This is an opportunity for advanced knowledge, and we can arrange to travel around Haihan to increase our knowledge. As for the governance of the country mentioned by Mr. Cui just now, we can also arrange for the prince studying abroad to observe how the executive committee of our country handles government affairs in Victory Fort. We believe that The arrangement will help increase mutual trust between the two countries and will be of great benefit to the future relationship between the two countries."
Cui Mingji didn't respond immediately after hearing this. This matter sounds really good, but he is not a fledgling in the political arena, and he faintly feels that this matter has other political implications.
Seeing that Cui Mingji was silent, Wang Tom knew that he had thought of some problems, so he took the initiative to say: "Master Cui, I know what you are worried about. This is not asking your country for hostages. It is completely voluntary. If your country thinks it is unnecessary , then you can also choose to give up this opportunity."
Cui Mingji said: "Excuse me for asking, is there any precedent for such an arrangement of sending a prince to study in your country?"
Wang Tom said: "Of course there are. Zheng Zuo, the young prince of the Annan Qingdu royal family, and General Zheng Ting, who led the Annan fleet to North Korea this time, have all studied in our country. There is also the Fujian navy who led the coalition this time. General Xu Yuzhuo also conducted a two-year training in Sanya to learn the relevant skills and tactics of naval warfare. If Master Cui is interested, you can find time to chat with them and learn about the relevant situation of studying in Sanya."
In fact, these situations were more or less mentioned in the report sent back by Li Xi, but Cui Mingji obviously never thought of arranging for the prince of this country to study in the capital of Haihan.Even though Wang Tom gave a very reasonable explanation, he still felt that the matter might not be that simple.
Wang Tom’s words are of course not bragging. These people have indeed studied abroad in Sanya. Young aristocrats like Zheng Zuo who like novelty go to Sanya almost once or twice a year to deal with diplomatic and economic affairs. , I will also go to several colleges in Sanya to listen to the courses I am interested in, and then go to the army and navy base for a walk, shoot guns and fire cannons, and see what new equipment can be bought, then place an order to buy some belts. return home.
As for foreign generals like Xu Yuzhuo, they are not uncommon in Sanya. Fujian now sends a group of grassroots officers to Sanya for advanced training almost every year, so as to ensure that the increasingly large Xu family’s army can be equipped with standard weapons and uniformity. military system and tactics.
Providing training and training for civil and military officials of other allied forces is itself a means for Haihan to increase his international influence. He has been using it for many years, and the results are quite good.Almost none of these foreign officials who have studied and lived in Sanya for a long time can resist the ubiquitous ideological indoctrination. After that, most of them have become loyal fans of Haihan.
Although Li Xi, the North Korean envoy currently in Sanya, is also a member of the royal family and gets along well with Haihan's high-level officials, he is almost not qualified to be among the candidates for the successor, and he does not have much political influence. It is difficult for Haehan to support him to fight for the throne of Joseon King because of his ambition.So Wang Tom hopes that North Korea can send a prince to study in Sanya, not to mention studying abroad for two years, even if it is only a year or so, there is a way to make his position become a firm Haihan Party.
Of course, to do this, the North Koreans have to be persuaded to accept this approach, and make them realize that this is not a hostage-taking, but part of the deep cooperation between the two countries.But Wang Tom is not sure whether Li Zhen will have doubts about this. After all, the son of Zhaoxian who was successfully brainwashed by the Qing court in history lost his chance to succeed because of his political stance.So he planned to start with Cui Mingji first to test the attitude of the North Koreans. If Cui Mingji was willing to cooperate, then it would obviously be better for him to come forward to persuade Li Ji than to speak up by himself.
Cui Mingji was more cautious, and did not express his position immediately, but said that he would report the matter to the king when he went to court tomorrow, to see what the king had planned for it.Although Wang Tom really wanted to make this happen, he knew that if he pressed too hard, it would only backfire and arouse the wariness of the North Koreans. He was not in a hurry, so he stopped the topic and raised his glass to respect Cui Mingji.
The two sides tested each other back and forth at the banquet, but they didn't get much valuable information. However, Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun shot together, and Cui Mingji was drunk without any suspense.
(End of this chapter)