Chapter 1870
The Way Forward
Chapter 1870 The Way Forward
Finally, he was about to leave the place where he had lived for more than 20 years. Li Min felt quite complicated.He was born in Seoul and grew up drinking water from the Han River. At the age of 14, he was canonized as the prince's son by his father, Li Ji, and he became the heir to the kingship of this country.But he knew that after he left North Korea, this kind of treatment might not be sustainable anymore, because the place he was going to go abroad this time was North Korea’s new ally and de facto suzerain country. It is just a political symbol, and it will no longer enjoy so many privileges in the country.
Although Daming, the former suzerain of North Korea, had sent troops to defend North Korea against foreign invasions, in the past ten years, Daming's national situation has been declining, and it has become more passive when dealing with Houjin. As a vassal state, North Korea This is also clearly seen.From Li Wei’s own personal experience, the canonization of the crown prince should have been announced by Daming sending a mission to North Korea, but since Daming lost control of the entire territory of Liaodong, it was impossible to send a mission to North Korea by land. , so they delayed the matter, and it turned out that the delay lasted for 12 years. It was not until three years ago, when the Haihan people occupied Zhifu Island in Shandong, that Ming sent eunuch Lu Weining and his party to North Korea. , officially canonized Li Mo as the son of Joseon.
Even the simple task of sending envoys to canonize the son of the Joseon Dynasty could not be completed. Although Daming was still the nominal suzerain of North Korea at this time, its status in the hearts of the North Koreans had declined a lot, and it no longer had the supreme authority.Later, the Haihan people broke out in the Yellow and Bohai Sea areas, and after landing at Lushunkou, the Jin army retreated steadily, and gradually established a strong image in this area, and even replaced the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent.
When the strong neighbors in the north invaded North Korea again, the only country that could send troops to save North Korea was no longer the suzerain country in the past.Although Haihan asked North Korea to provide sufficient military expenditures before they would send troops, they did what they said and forced the Qing army back from the Datong River back to the Yalu River.There is no doubt that this kind of act of providing military shelter for North Korea is the military strength that a suzerain country should have.
At Li Luo's current age, he was just at the time when his blood was just worshiping the strong, and the weakness of North Korea's national power forced him to look abroad, and the appearance of Haihan just met his psychological needs.Such an existence that doesn't take Da Ming seriously and can send troops to blast the Qing army at any time is simply 100% in line with Li Wei's image of a strong man.
However, during the battle with the Qing army, Li Wei never got the opportunity to go to the front to watch the battle, which became his great regret.Although the written battle report sent back from the front line was considered detailed, the more Li Wei read it, the more he found it unsatisfying. He wished he could watch with his own eyes how the Haihan army defeated the huge Qing army whose strength was several times his own.
It wasn't until after the war that he finally got a chance to visit the Datongjiang base by relying on the invitation sent by Haihan. The general learned more about the arrangements for studying abroad.
Even if there is no advanced weapon manufacturing technology claimed by Wang Tom and others to learn, Li Wei still wants to go to Haihan to have a better understanding of how this small country in the South China Sea, which has only been established for a few years, has risen rapidly , became the little overlord of the South China Sea that made it difficult for the two giants of Ming and Qing to fight.
If he can learn some experience in governing the country from Haihan, Li Wei believes that this may benefit his country more than the technology of making weapons.After all, General Haihan also said that even if those techniques can be learned, North Korea may not have the facilities and materials needed to manufacture these weapons. From a certain point of view, it is an impractical dragon-slaying technique.
And if one can learn how the Haihan people govern the country, Li Mo thinks that it may be much less difficult to apply this set in their own country. After all, these are just differences in policies and systems. North Korea can modify the existing political framework to emulate Haihan's development model.
Of course, Li Lu still thinks about this issue too simply. The political frameworks of the two countries are completely different, and it is impossible to change it according to Haihan's model.Just to let the king and the royal family hand over power and change the national power structure from a monarchy to a Haihan-style elite governance method, this first article cannot be realized in North Korea at this stage.
Haihan's advantages mainly come from the accumulation of hundreds of years after this era, especially the technological advantages in social productivity, which are all based on a huge knowledge system. It is difficult for other countries to send several A batch of overseas students will be able to take home these advanced knowledge that has been learned for centuries.For example, Haihan’s gun manufacturing technology, even if Li Min could memorize the relevant principles and production processes after he went to Sanya, North Korea did not have qualified materials and corresponding processing methods to complete these manufacturing processes.
However, Li Luo's understanding of Haihan is almost all from various written reports, the industrial cooperation negotiations between the two countries after the war, and the previous trip to the Datong River. What he can understand about Haihan is undoubtedly extremely one-sided and difficult. Make a truly objective cognitive assessment of the differences that exist between the two countries.
However, from Li Lu's standpoint, it is understandable that he wants to strive for more development opportunities for his country through studying abroad.The current situation of Ming Dynasty has fully proved that the object of North Korea's study in the past is not the best choice, and the Qing Dynasty's path of developing national power through war is not the object that North Korea is willing to emulate. Among the countries that North Korea can contact at present, Haihan is undoubtedly the most suitable learning objects.The cultures of the two countries are similar, and there will be no major obstacles to communication. Moreover, Haihan has a strong force and a prosperous country, which seems to be what a strong country should look like. Letting North Korea develop in this direction will also be a pretty good choice.
For Li Lu, studying abroad also has another condition that is conducive to his personal development, and that is the dozens of students from all walks of life who were sent to Haihan at the same time.In the next period of time, these people will live and study with him in Haihan, and as the person with the highest status in North Korea stationed in Haihan, with a little effort, he can become the backbone and object of loyalty of these students.
Although these students sent to Haihan by the government are not officials, they are no longer ordinary people.The performance of these students after going to Haihan will directly affect the image of North Korea, so when selecting candidates, they are also selected from the best. Most of them are carefully selected elites from various fields.Even if there are a few people who are squeezed into this list through connections, their personal quality will not be too bad. After all, the families behind them all hope to spend money to let these people learn some real skills from Haihan. If some stupid people are put in, In the end, you can only end up with nothing to return.
If all goes well, when these people return to China after studying in Haihan, there will be a group of elites in various fields who will pledge their allegiance to Li Mo, and these people are likely to be high-ranking officials in the court ten or twenty years later. Assuming the throne, you can bring a group of fans with you, and the political situation will be more stable as a result.This will have many practical benefits for his personal future political career-about the mystery of this, Kim Sang-heon has talked with him several times in private.
In fact, Li Yu didn't really feel the competition for the succession to the throne, because he had already been crowned as heir son more than ten years ago, and Li Yu trusted him a lot. After he became an adult, he began to arrange for him to get in touch with government affairs, learn how to govern the country and deal with the affairs of state. And this kind of treatment is not available to the two brothers.This means that Li Jing has always trained him as the sole heir to the throne, and there is basically no competition between him and his two brothers.
However, Li Luo had been in the seat of the eldest son for a long time, and he also knew that the people who would stare at this seat were not only his two brothers who also theoretically had the right to inherit the throne, but also many ministers in the court.
The ministers who did not catch up with the "Injo anyway" more than ten years ago will hope to serve as ministers of the dragon at the next handover of the throne, so as to get a chance for promotion.And ministers like Cui Mingji who directly participated in "Inzu anyway" and helped Li Ying ascend to the throne back then also hope to become veterans of the two dynasties so as to keep their official careers going smoothly.
These ministers all know that if they get together to support the prince, most of them will not get any money in the end, so some people will bet on the second child Li Hao. As for the third child Li Jun is still too young at present, basically No one in the world would choose him as an assistant.
It is not uncommon for ministers to bet their political careers and choose different princes as their assistants for the next few years. This is not uncommon in court.When Li Zhen launched a coup, the Western People's Party who supported him were ministers Jin Liu, Li Gui, Shen Jingzhen, Cui Mingji, Jin Zidian, Li Xingli and others.And Li Zhen was not even the heir to the throne at that time. Li Zhen, the eldest son at that time, was deposed by Li Zhen after the coup and detained on Jianghua Island. Soon after, he found an excuse to give him to death.
Therefore, although the three brothers Li Mo, Li Hao, and Li Jun currently have no competition on the issue of succession to the throne, judging from the history of the Korean kings, not all restless people are in Gyeongbokgung Palace, and there has never been a shortage of ambitious people in the court However, once the opportunity is available, some people may take the initiative to jump out and cause trouble.And this is also a situation that must be guarded against for Li Wei, who is the son of the world.
Li Lu once saw in a written report that there was no king in Haihan Kingdom, but several high-level executives formed a cabinet-style governing body, called the Executive Committee-the king Tom who led the army to fight in North Korea this time is said to be Is one of the senior officials of the executive committee.Li Lu really wanted to know what kind of advantages this kind of governing body had compared with the monarchy in governing the country. If possible, it would be best to have a candid discussion with the senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee on this issue.
Although the issue of funds for studying abroad was limited, North Korea still did its due ostentation when sending off these students studying abroad. King Li Ji and a group of ministers personally went to the Han River to practice for these students.And this kind of arrangement also drove the local people to flock out of the city to watch the excitement. For a while, the whole city and inside and outside of Seoul knew the news of the departure of the overseas students.
"Everyone is traveling thousands of miles to the South China Sea. Don't forget the expectations of your homeland and strive to acquire the knowledge of Haihan. When you return from your studies, the king will come here to welcome you again!" Li Zhen raised his wine glass and said, "Drink this glass to the full, everyone. , this trip is smooth sailing!"
Everyone, including Li Wei, thanked Li Jing for giving the wine, and then they raised their glasses to drink.In the next two years, it should be difficult for most of them to taste the flavor of their own country.
"Go to Sanya and take good care of yourself. If you are unresolved, discuss with Li Xi more. He went half a year earlier than you and knows the local area far better than you. Maybe he can help you." Li Xi finally He still called Li Luo to his side, and specially told him a few words, but this was actually not the first time he said this to Li Luo.
Li Luo bowed and said, "What the father said, I must keep it in mind."
Li Jing nodded and said: "The people of Haihan have great powers, and there may be many things in their capital that you have never thought of, but remember not to listen to one side. You must believe what the people of Haihan say, and you must not believe everything they say. Although things are good, not all of them are suitable for our country, and you have to distinguish what to learn and what not to learn.”
"The capital city of Haihan is thousands of miles away from here, so daily communication is inconvenient. I heard that the cost of living there is extremely high. I will try to send more money from Haihan Bank. You can arrange the withdrawal by yourself. Don't make yourself wrong." At the end, Li Jing still showed his fatherly side.
At last Li Min knelt down and kowtowed three times to Li Zhen before getting up to board the boat.Amidst the clamor of the people, the two merchant ships carrying the group of overseas students slowly left the river bank, and followed several other Haihan warships towards the mouth of the lower reaches of the Han River.
Seeing the scene of Seoul slowly blurring and fading in his vision, Li Luo finally had the real feeling of going abroad, which was completely different from his previous mood when he went to the Datongjiang Base.There is inexplicable expectation and anxiety about the unknown environment, and there is also some sadness because of leaving the homeland for such a long time.But in the end he remained calm. After all, he is the son of the Joseon Dynasty. From now on, every move, every word and deed represents the external image of his country. He must be calm and steady, and not let outsiders look down on him.
I heard that there are special newspapers and periodicals in Haihan that report news from overseas countries, and the timeliness is extremely high. News like the Ming Dynasty is faster than the imperial court's mansion newspaper.In the next two years, he will live and study in another country far away from Seoul, and he probably can only learn about what happened in North Korea through the information channel provided by Hai Han.
(End of this chapter)
Finally, he was about to leave the place where he had lived for more than 20 years. Li Min felt quite complicated.He was born in Seoul and grew up drinking water from the Han River. At the age of 14, he was canonized as the prince's son by his father, Li Ji, and he became the heir to the kingship of this country.But he knew that after he left North Korea, this kind of treatment might not be sustainable anymore, because the place he was going to go abroad this time was North Korea’s new ally and de facto suzerain country. It is just a political symbol, and it will no longer enjoy so many privileges in the country.
Although Daming, the former suzerain of North Korea, had sent troops to defend North Korea against foreign invasions, in the past ten years, Daming's national situation has been declining, and it has become more passive when dealing with Houjin. As a vassal state, North Korea This is also clearly seen.From Li Wei’s own personal experience, the canonization of the crown prince should have been announced by Daming sending a mission to North Korea, but since Daming lost control of the entire territory of Liaodong, it was impossible to send a mission to North Korea by land. , so they delayed the matter, and it turned out that the delay lasted for 12 years. It was not until three years ago, when the Haihan people occupied Zhifu Island in Shandong, that Ming sent eunuch Lu Weining and his party to North Korea. , officially canonized Li Mo as the son of Joseon.
Even the simple task of sending envoys to canonize the son of the Joseon Dynasty could not be completed. Although Daming was still the nominal suzerain of North Korea at this time, its status in the hearts of the North Koreans had declined a lot, and it no longer had the supreme authority.Later, the Haihan people broke out in the Yellow and Bohai Sea areas, and after landing at Lushunkou, the Jin army retreated steadily, and gradually established a strong image in this area, and even replaced the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent.
When the strong neighbors in the north invaded North Korea again, the only country that could send troops to save North Korea was no longer the suzerain country in the past.Although Haihan asked North Korea to provide sufficient military expenditures before they would send troops, they did what they said and forced the Qing army back from the Datong River back to the Yalu River.There is no doubt that this kind of act of providing military shelter for North Korea is the military strength that a suzerain country should have.
At Li Luo's current age, he was just at the time when his blood was just worshiping the strong, and the weakness of North Korea's national power forced him to look abroad, and the appearance of Haihan just met his psychological needs.Such an existence that doesn't take Da Ming seriously and can send troops to blast the Qing army at any time is simply 100% in line with Li Wei's image of a strong man.
However, during the battle with the Qing army, Li Wei never got the opportunity to go to the front to watch the battle, which became his great regret.Although the written battle report sent back from the front line was considered detailed, the more Li Wei read it, the more he found it unsatisfying. He wished he could watch with his own eyes how the Haihan army defeated the huge Qing army whose strength was several times his own.
It wasn't until after the war that he finally got a chance to visit the Datongjiang base by relying on the invitation sent by Haihan. The general learned more about the arrangements for studying abroad.
Even if there is no advanced weapon manufacturing technology claimed by Wang Tom and others to learn, Li Wei still wants to go to Haihan to have a better understanding of how this small country in the South China Sea, which has only been established for a few years, has risen rapidly , became the little overlord of the South China Sea that made it difficult for the two giants of Ming and Qing to fight.
If he can learn some experience in governing the country from Haihan, Li Wei believes that this may benefit his country more than the technology of making weapons.After all, General Haihan also said that even if those techniques can be learned, North Korea may not have the facilities and materials needed to manufacture these weapons. From a certain point of view, it is an impractical dragon-slaying technique.
And if one can learn how the Haihan people govern the country, Li Mo thinks that it may be much less difficult to apply this set in their own country. After all, these are just differences in policies and systems. North Korea can modify the existing political framework to emulate Haihan's development model.
Of course, Li Lu still thinks about this issue too simply. The political frameworks of the two countries are completely different, and it is impossible to change it according to Haihan's model.Just to let the king and the royal family hand over power and change the national power structure from a monarchy to a Haihan-style elite governance method, this first article cannot be realized in North Korea at this stage.
Haihan's advantages mainly come from the accumulation of hundreds of years after this era, especially the technological advantages in social productivity, which are all based on a huge knowledge system. It is difficult for other countries to send several A batch of overseas students will be able to take home these advanced knowledge that has been learned for centuries.For example, Haihan’s gun manufacturing technology, even if Li Min could memorize the relevant principles and production processes after he went to Sanya, North Korea did not have qualified materials and corresponding processing methods to complete these manufacturing processes.
However, Li Luo's understanding of Haihan is almost all from various written reports, the industrial cooperation negotiations between the two countries after the war, and the previous trip to the Datong River. What he can understand about Haihan is undoubtedly extremely one-sided and difficult. Make a truly objective cognitive assessment of the differences that exist between the two countries.
However, from Li Lu's standpoint, it is understandable that he wants to strive for more development opportunities for his country through studying abroad.The current situation of Ming Dynasty has fully proved that the object of North Korea's study in the past is not the best choice, and the Qing Dynasty's path of developing national power through war is not the object that North Korea is willing to emulate. Among the countries that North Korea can contact at present, Haihan is undoubtedly the most suitable learning objects.The cultures of the two countries are similar, and there will be no major obstacles to communication. Moreover, Haihan has a strong force and a prosperous country, which seems to be what a strong country should look like. Letting North Korea develop in this direction will also be a pretty good choice.
For Li Lu, studying abroad also has another condition that is conducive to his personal development, and that is the dozens of students from all walks of life who were sent to Haihan at the same time.In the next period of time, these people will live and study with him in Haihan, and as the person with the highest status in North Korea stationed in Haihan, with a little effort, he can become the backbone and object of loyalty of these students.
Although these students sent to Haihan by the government are not officials, they are no longer ordinary people.The performance of these students after going to Haihan will directly affect the image of North Korea, so when selecting candidates, they are also selected from the best. Most of them are carefully selected elites from various fields.Even if there are a few people who are squeezed into this list through connections, their personal quality will not be too bad. After all, the families behind them all hope to spend money to let these people learn some real skills from Haihan. If some stupid people are put in, In the end, you can only end up with nothing to return.
If all goes well, when these people return to China after studying in Haihan, there will be a group of elites in various fields who will pledge their allegiance to Li Mo, and these people are likely to be high-ranking officials in the court ten or twenty years later. Assuming the throne, you can bring a group of fans with you, and the political situation will be more stable as a result.This will have many practical benefits for his personal future political career-about the mystery of this, Kim Sang-heon has talked with him several times in private.
In fact, Li Yu didn't really feel the competition for the succession to the throne, because he had already been crowned as heir son more than ten years ago, and Li Yu trusted him a lot. After he became an adult, he began to arrange for him to get in touch with government affairs, learn how to govern the country and deal with the affairs of state. And this kind of treatment is not available to the two brothers.This means that Li Jing has always trained him as the sole heir to the throne, and there is basically no competition between him and his two brothers.
However, Li Luo had been in the seat of the eldest son for a long time, and he also knew that the people who would stare at this seat were not only his two brothers who also theoretically had the right to inherit the throne, but also many ministers in the court.
The ministers who did not catch up with the "Injo anyway" more than ten years ago will hope to serve as ministers of the dragon at the next handover of the throne, so as to get a chance for promotion.And ministers like Cui Mingji who directly participated in "Inzu anyway" and helped Li Ying ascend to the throne back then also hope to become veterans of the two dynasties so as to keep their official careers going smoothly.
These ministers all know that if they get together to support the prince, most of them will not get any money in the end, so some people will bet on the second child Li Hao. As for the third child Li Jun is still too young at present, basically No one in the world would choose him as an assistant.
It is not uncommon for ministers to bet their political careers and choose different princes as their assistants for the next few years. This is not uncommon in court.When Li Zhen launched a coup, the Western People's Party who supported him were ministers Jin Liu, Li Gui, Shen Jingzhen, Cui Mingji, Jin Zidian, Li Xingli and others.And Li Zhen was not even the heir to the throne at that time. Li Zhen, the eldest son at that time, was deposed by Li Zhen after the coup and detained on Jianghua Island. Soon after, he found an excuse to give him to death.
Therefore, although the three brothers Li Mo, Li Hao, and Li Jun currently have no competition on the issue of succession to the throne, judging from the history of the Korean kings, not all restless people are in Gyeongbokgung Palace, and there has never been a shortage of ambitious people in the court However, once the opportunity is available, some people may take the initiative to jump out and cause trouble.And this is also a situation that must be guarded against for Li Wei, who is the son of the world.
Li Lu once saw in a written report that there was no king in Haihan Kingdom, but several high-level executives formed a cabinet-style governing body, called the Executive Committee-the king Tom who led the army to fight in North Korea this time is said to be Is one of the senior officials of the executive committee.Li Lu really wanted to know what kind of advantages this kind of governing body had compared with the monarchy in governing the country. If possible, it would be best to have a candid discussion with the senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee on this issue.
Although the issue of funds for studying abroad was limited, North Korea still did its due ostentation when sending off these students studying abroad. King Li Ji and a group of ministers personally went to the Han River to practice for these students.And this kind of arrangement also drove the local people to flock out of the city to watch the excitement. For a while, the whole city and inside and outside of Seoul knew the news of the departure of the overseas students.
"Everyone is traveling thousands of miles to the South China Sea. Don't forget the expectations of your homeland and strive to acquire the knowledge of Haihan. When you return from your studies, the king will come here to welcome you again!" Li Zhen raised his wine glass and said, "Drink this glass to the full, everyone. , this trip is smooth sailing!"
Everyone, including Li Wei, thanked Li Jing for giving the wine, and then they raised their glasses to drink.In the next two years, it should be difficult for most of them to taste the flavor of their own country.
"Go to Sanya and take good care of yourself. If you are unresolved, discuss with Li Xi more. He went half a year earlier than you and knows the local area far better than you. Maybe he can help you." Li Xi finally He still called Li Luo to his side, and specially told him a few words, but this was actually not the first time he said this to Li Luo.
Li Luo bowed and said, "What the father said, I must keep it in mind."
Li Jing nodded and said: "The people of Haihan have great powers, and there may be many things in their capital that you have never thought of, but remember not to listen to one side. You must believe what the people of Haihan say, and you must not believe everything they say. Although things are good, not all of them are suitable for our country, and you have to distinguish what to learn and what not to learn.”
"The capital city of Haihan is thousands of miles away from here, so daily communication is inconvenient. I heard that the cost of living there is extremely high. I will try to send more money from Haihan Bank. You can arrange the withdrawal by yourself. Don't make yourself wrong." At the end, Li Jing still showed his fatherly side.
At last Li Min knelt down and kowtowed three times to Li Zhen before getting up to board the boat.Amidst the clamor of the people, the two merchant ships carrying the group of overseas students slowly left the river bank, and followed several other Haihan warships towards the mouth of the lower reaches of the Han River.
Seeing the scene of Seoul slowly blurring and fading in his vision, Li Luo finally had the real feeling of going abroad, which was completely different from his previous mood when he went to the Datongjiang Base.There is inexplicable expectation and anxiety about the unknown environment, and there is also some sadness because of leaving the homeland for such a long time.But in the end he remained calm. After all, he is the son of the Joseon Dynasty. From now on, every move, every word and deed represents the external image of his country. He must be calm and steady, and not let outsiders look down on him.
I heard that there are special newspapers and periodicals in Haihan that report news from overseas countries, and the timeliness is extremely high. News like the Ming Dynasty is faster than the imperial court's mansion newspaper.In the next two years, he will live and study in another country far away from Seoul, and he probably can only learn about what happened in North Korea through the information channel provided by Hai Han.
(End of this chapter)