Chapter 1874
Limited vision
Chapter 1874 Limited vision
Due to the limitations of his environment and the level of information he can access, Li Mo's perspective on issues is undoubtedly relatively narrow. War and peace between countries, closeness and estrangement are by no means accidental events, and with his current limited It is indeed difficult to see clearly the current complicated international relations.
The Ming Dynasty, Haihan, Qing Dynasty, and North Korea, the game situation of these four countries in Northeast Asia has gradually emerged, and North Korea can only temporarily play a weak role in it. The military strength of the other three countries is far superior to North Korea. It needs to "arrange" North Korea for its own interests, and act as the suzerain of North Korea in turn.Among them, the Ming Dynasty relied on its 200 years of power to form a rule over North Korea, while the Qing Dynasty broke the situation by force. In the Dingmao Rebellion in 1627, it broke the suzerain-vassal relationship between North Korea and Daming, and forcibly stepped in.
As for Haihan, even though it was the last force to enter this area, due to better preparations in strategic planning, it replaced the former at the fastest speed.No matter if it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, they will inevitably expose their shortcomings in terms of force when they face the new opponent Haihan. In the current era where fists speak, Haihan's iron fist will undoubtedly make it difficult for them to parry, even if they are unwilling. It can only temporarily give up the status of regional hegemony.
Li Min's problem is that he only saw the different attitudes of these three countries towards North Korea, but did not understand the international situation reflected in various attitudes.The domineering Ming Dynasty, the unreasonable Qing Dynasty, and the shrewd Haihan, no matter which country is actually a good partner for North Korea, it's just that there are different ways to squeeze North Korea.
If you really compare it, it is Daming who has the least demands on North Korea, and in recent years, it has almost no desires.After Jin invaded North Korea in 1627, he asked North Korea to pay yearly coins every year, and Haihan even marked the price of all the aid provided to North Korea, turning military aid into a business.However, North Korea believes that Ming's laissez-faire in recent years is a matter of death, and this attitude has made them more and more alienated from the former suzerain country, and even developed a certain hatred.
Li Luo is one of the North Koreans who hold this idea. In his opinion, the evil neighbors in the north are unreasonable barbarians. They use force to attack North Korea because of their evil nature. The Haihan people were not originally the suzerain of North Korea. It is also reasonable for North Korea to meet certain conditions before it is willing to provide military asylum. The attitudes of the two countries are reasonable.However, as the suzerain of North Korea for more than [-] years, Daming did not pay attention to the crisis facing North Korea. In his opinion, this is really unreasonable.
So when today's reception banquet, the military officers of the Ming Dynasty showed "concern" for North Korea, Li Mo couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he thought about it afterwards, thinking that the attitude of these military officers was too hypocritical, and their concern for North Korea was completely a show .Little do they know that what these military attaches really care about is not the life and death of North Korea, but whether there are relatively easy-to-operate business opportunities in the local area that allow them to enter the market to obtain benefits.
Li Luo tried his best to recall his speech and behavior at the banquet, but he still couldn't confirm whether he had made any mistakes or inappropriate actions. After deliberation, he simply called his entourage to invite Jin Shangjiu.
Jin Shangjiu slept until midnight and was woken up. Hearing that the prince was urgently called, he hurriedly dressed and rushed over.He couldn't laugh or cry after listening to Li Luo's question. Could it be that the son of Xin Dao was so confused after drinking that he didn't even remember what he had done before.
However, Jin Shangjiu did not show any impatience, and responded respectfully: "My lord, you had a great conversation with officials from various countries at the previous banquet, and there was nothing inappropriate about it."
Li Min frowned, thinking to himself that he only remembered talking about some inexplicable topics with the officers of the Ming Dynasty, why did he start chatting with officials from other countries later on?
Jin Shangjiu went on to say: "The prince asked the envoys of Annan and other countries a lot about the human geography of the South China Sea last night. It seems that he has already entered the state."
Li Luo was even more at a loss now, he didn't even remember who he had talked with, and how could he remember what the conversation was about.But it’s a pity to think about it. These topics may be beneficial to my study, life and social interaction in Haihan in the future, but I can’t recall them at all.
With a glimmer of hope, Li Lu asked Jin Shangjiu: "Master Jin, do you remember what I discussed with envoys from other countries?"
Jin Shangjiu bowed and replied: "The humble official only heard a few questions intermittently. The prince asked how many countries are there in the South China Sea, what is their size, and how far are these countries from Haihan Kingdom."
The corner of Li Luo's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times. Asking these questions really revealed his ignorance.He himself is not a well-educated person. Most of his previous studies were Confucian theories such as the Classics and History Sub-collection, and he had little contact with knowledge such as astronomy and geography.Moreover, given North Korea's location and navigation level, its knowledge of the South China Sea is indeed very limited, and it only knows the names of some countries.
Increasing the understanding of the outside world is one of the main purposes of Li Luo's study abroad this time, but asking envoys from other countries for information in this regard at yesterday's dinner party is indeed a bit self-exposing.But Jin Shangjiu felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this. On the contrary, he thought that Li Mo had entered the state of study since then. He could not have imagined that Li Mo's performance last night was due to drinking, not out of eagerness to learn.
After Li Lu roughly asked about the situation at the banquet yesterday, he let Jin Shangjiu go.Regarding the blank space in his mind, Li Luo could only secretly make up his mind that he must refrain from drinking too much in the future, so as not to delay his business like yesterday.Fortunately, according to what Jin Shangjiu said, he did not lose his composure at that time, which is probably a blessing in misfortune.
After Jin Shangjiu left, Li Mo fell on the bed and tossed and turned, thinking about the conversation with Shi Diwen and others yesterday, and then slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Li Min slept peacefully until almost noon before getting up.According to the arrangement, his itinerary today is to visit the Dinghai Port Shipyard with Shi Diwen in the afternoon.
After the Anti-Qing War, North Korea has fully realized the role of the two technologies of shipbuilding and navigation in defending the country, so it also regards the construction of surface armed forces as the next focus of development.Although the shipyard in the lower reaches of the Datong River, which was funded by Haihan with technology from North Korea, is still in a state of incomplete construction, among the overseas students sent to Haihan this time, there are a full four shipbuilders, which also shows that North Korea The importance that officials attach to this matter.
The Dinghai Port Shipyard on Zhoushan Island is not the largest shipyard under Haihan's rule, and it doesn't even make it into the top three.The main purpose of building a shipyard here was not to build combat ships, but to provide maintenance for the East China Sea Fleet stationed here and the Northern Fleet that went north to Shandong.However, after Haihan occupied Lushun, he quickly built a shipyard in Lushun Port to save the Northern Fleet from having to travel thousands of miles back to Zhejiang for maintenance.
In fact, the Zhoushan Islands were one of the maritime trade distribution centers in the East China Sea before the arrival of Haihan, so the shipbuilding industry here is relatively developed, and there are quite a few private shipyards that can build four to five hundred sea-going ships.However, after Haihan established the government-run shipyard in Dinghai Port, he quickly absorbed those shipbuilders with outstanding skills from the private sector through various means.
The official in charge of managing the Dinghai Port Shipyard is Zhang Qianxiang, the second son of Zhang Tiangui, the technical director of the Shengli Port Shipyard. He is also a standard industry insider and a technical bureaucrat.One of Zhang Qianxiang's main achievements during his management of the Dinghai Port Shipyard was to equip it with the technical capability to manufacture expedition-class warships.
Although this is only the model with the smallest tonnage among the active warships of the Haihan Navy, and the difficulty of construction is not as high as that of advanced warships, it is not just a random shipyard that can have the corresponding technical capabilities.The number of senior technicians required, dry docks dedicated to building warships, supporting facilities for processing shipbuilding timber, and standardized shipbuilding processes, etc., these hard standards are by no means met by ordinary private shipyards.
"We started building this shipyard three years ago, and it has only been more than a year since the actual production capacity was formed. However, the operation efficiency here is very high. Since the completion of the shipyard, various ships launched from here have exceeded Thirty."
Shi Diwen proudly introduced the situation of the shipyard to Li Wei: "Several expedition-class warships built here have now entered service in the Northern Fleet. By the way, the Haihan Navy, which fought in your country before, Among them are the warships we build here."
Shi Diwen's introduction is not bragging. At present, the Dinghai Port Shipyard has as many as a thousand employees, and none of the berths and docks is empty, and all of them are working at full capacity to build ships of all sizes.
Li Luo pointed curiously at a place surrounded by canvas in the distance and asked, "Master Shi, what kind of ship is being built there?"
Shi Diwen nodded to Zhang Qianxiang who was next to him and said, "Director Zhang, please come and explain to Shizi."
Zhang Qianxiang stepped forward and bowed to Li Wei: "Your Majesty, a naval warship is being built there. Due to the need for technical secrecy, the periphery is covered with canvas. Do you want to go in and have a look?"
Of course Li Mo would not object to this suggestion, so under the leadership of Zhang Qianxiang, Li Mo and his party were able to enter this military dock and observe the construction process of the Haihan warship.
Unlike the slipway where civilian ships were built outside, this enclosed place is a dry dock that Li Mo has never seen.On the side facing the sea, there is a sealed gate about one foot high, which will only be opened to release water when the warship in the dock is completed and launched.The expedition-class warship currently under construction in the dock has completed about [-]% of the hull project, and it seems that it is still too early to complete.
"The laying of the keel of this ship started one and a half months ago. The estimated construction period is five months. It can be completed and launched around the first month of next year. If the military's sea trial acceptance can be successfully passed, it will enter service in March next year at the earliest." When it comes to his work, Zhang Qianxiang is also excited: "We have three such docks here. If they are running at full speed, at least six expedition-class warships can be launched every year, which can basically meet the normal expansion and maintenance of the Northern Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet. upgrade."
Although the Dinghai Port Shipyard currently has the ability to build expedition-class warships, in fact, the weapons and equipment on board are still inevitably limited by the supply from Sanya. The warships built here must be subject to the unified arrangement of the Ministry of National Defense in order to form combat effectiveness. .
However, for Li Wei, what he cares about is whether such shipbuilding technology can be introduced into North Korea, or whether the shipbuilders of his country can learn these advanced technologies and bring them back to North Korea.The four shipbuilders he brought were all staring at the Haihan craftsmen who were working on the ship, as if they wanted to learn some advanced techniques from their operations.
Of course, Zhang Qianxiang also saw the performance of the North Koreans, but he was not worried that the other party would be able to learn the skills after a few glances here.Haihan's shipbuilding technology is a systematic project. The real high-value technology lies in ship design, technological process arrangement, component standardization, and complete supporting facilities. When good parts are assembled together, the technical difficulty is relatively not very high.If it is a craftsman with certain professional skills and the opportunity to receive formal training, he can start working in less than a month.
The shipbuilding technology training provided by Haihan to North Korea is mainly the operation technology of the construction link in the early stage. If the craftsmen selected by North Korea have relatively strong ability, then they will have the opportunity to learn more advanced technology.As for advanced technology such as ship design, Haihan does not think that the craftsmen selected by North Korea have such a technical foundation, so there is not even a plan for this at present.Of course, if such a talent really appeared, then Hai Han must try to naturalize him.
Shi Diwen graciously allowed North Korean craftsmen to observe the details of the construction and the structure of the hull, in order to show that Haihan has no secrets about the promised technical training project.This kind of action also won Li Wei's favor, thinking that this is the performance of Hai Han's word of mouth.It's just that his vision is limited, and he doesn't know that the reason why Haihan is so generous is that he is too far ahead in technology, so he shows these things to them without fear.
Another point that Zhang Qianxiang did not explain to the North Koreans was that the surrounding of this shipyard was not to worry about the shipbuilding technology being stolen by outsiders. After all, the Dinghaigang Shipyard was originally a military control area, and idlers could not reach it at all. Nearby, the reason for the enclosure is to prevent the outside world from knowing the progress of the warship's construction, so as to estimate the changes in Haihan's naval power.
(End of this chapter)
Due to the limitations of his environment and the level of information he can access, Li Mo's perspective on issues is undoubtedly relatively narrow. War and peace between countries, closeness and estrangement are by no means accidental events, and with his current limited It is indeed difficult to see clearly the current complicated international relations.
The Ming Dynasty, Haihan, Qing Dynasty, and North Korea, the game situation of these four countries in Northeast Asia has gradually emerged, and North Korea can only temporarily play a weak role in it. The military strength of the other three countries is far superior to North Korea. It needs to "arrange" North Korea for its own interests, and act as the suzerain of North Korea in turn.Among them, the Ming Dynasty relied on its 200 years of power to form a rule over North Korea, while the Qing Dynasty broke the situation by force. In the Dingmao Rebellion in 1627, it broke the suzerain-vassal relationship between North Korea and Daming, and forcibly stepped in.
As for Haihan, even though it was the last force to enter this area, due to better preparations in strategic planning, it replaced the former at the fastest speed.No matter if it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, they will inevitably expose their shortcomings in terms of force when they face the new opponent Haihan. In the current era where fists speak, Haihan's iron fist will undoubtedly make it difficult for them to parry, even if they are unwilling. It can only temporarily give up the status of regional hegemony.
Li Min's problem is that he only saw the different attitudes of these three countries towards North Korea, but did not understand the international situation reflected in various attitudes.The domineering Ming Dynasty, the unreasonable Qing Dynasty, and the shrewd Haihan, no matter which country is actually a good partner for North Korea, it's just that there are different ways to squeeze North Korea.
If you really compare it, it is Daming who has the least demands on North Korea, and in recent years, it has almost no desires.After Jin invaded North Korea in 1627, he asked North Korea to pay yearly coins every year, and Haihan even marked the price of all the aid provided to North Korea, turning military aid into a business.However, North Korea believes that Ming's laissez-faire in recent years is a matter of death, and this attitude has made them more and more alienated from the former suzerain country, and even developed a certain hatred.
Li Luo is one of the North Koreans who hold this idea. In his opinion, the evil neighbors in the north are unreasonable barbarians. They use force to attack North Korea because of their evil nature. The Haihan people were not originally the suzerain of North Korea. It is also reasonable for North Korea to meet certain conditions before it is willing to provide military asylum. The attitudes of the two countries are reasonable.However, as the suzerain of North Korea for more than [-] years, Daming did not pay attention to the crisis facing North Korea. In his opinion, this is really unreasonable.
So when today's reception banquet, the military officers of the Ming Dynasty showed "concern" for North Korea, Li Mo couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when he thought about it afterwards, thinking that the attitude of these military officers was too hypocritical, and their concern for North Korea was completely a show .Little do they know that what these military attaches really care about is not the life and death of North Korea, but whether there are relatively easy-to-operate business opportunities in the local area that allow them to enter the market to obtain benefits.
Li Luo tried his best to recall his speech and behavior at the banquet, but he still couldn't confirm whether he had made any mistakes or inappropriate actions. After deliberation, he simply called his entourage to invite Jin Shangjiu.
Jin Shangjiu slept until midnight and was woken up. Hearing that the prince was urgently called, he hurriedly dressed and rushed over.He couldn't laugh or cry after listening to Li Luo's question. Could it be that the son of Xin Dao was so confused after drinking that he didn't even remember what he had done before.
However, Jin Shangjiu did not show any impatience, and responded respectfully: "My lord, you had a great conversation with officials from various countries at the previous banquet, and there was nothing inappropriate about it."
Li Min frowned, thinking to himself that he only remembered talking about some inexplicable topics with the officers of the Ming Dynasty, why did he start chatting with officials from other countries later on?
Jin Shangjiu went on to say: "The prince asked the envoys of Annan and other countries a lot about the human geography of the South China Sea last night. It seems that he has already entered the state."
Li Luo was even more at a loss now, he didn't even remember who he had talked with, and how could he remember what the conversation was about.But it’s a pity to think about it. These topics may be beneficial to my study, life and social interaction in Haihan in the future, but I can’t recall them at all.
With a glimmer of hope, Li Lu asked Jin Shangjiu: "Master Jin, do you remember what I discussed with envoys from other countries?"
Jin Shangjiu bowed and replied: "The humble official only heard a few questions intermittently. The prince asked how many countries are there in the South China Sea, what is their size, and how far are these countries from Haihan Kingdom."
The corner of Li Luo's mouth couldn't help twitching a few times. Asking these questions really revealed his ignorance.He himself is not a well-educated person. Most of his previous studies were Confucian theories such as the Classics and History Sub-collection, and he had little contact with knowledge such as astronomy and geography.Moreover, given North Korea's location and navigation level, its knowledge of the South China Sea is indeed very limited, and it only knows the names of some countries.
Increasing the understanding of the outside world is one of the main purposes of Li Luo's study abroad this time, but asking envoys from other countries for information in this regard at yesterday's dinner party is indeed a bit self-exposing.But Jin Shangjiu felt that there was nothing wrong with doing this. On the contrary, he thought that Li Mo had entered the state of study since then. He could not have imagined that Li Mo's performance last night was due to drinking, not out of eagerness to learn.
After Li Lu roughly asked about the situation at the banquet yesterday, he let Jin Shangjiu go.Regarding the blank space in his mind, Li Luo could only secretly make up his mind that he must refrain from drinking too much in the future, so as not to delay his business like yesterday.Fortunately, according to what Jin Shangjiu said, he did not lose his composure at that time, which is probably a blessing in misfortune.
After Jin Shangjiu left, Li Mo fell on the bed and tossed and turned, thinking about the conversation with Shi Diwen and others yesterday, and then slowly fell asleep.
The next day, Li Min slept peacefully until almost noon before getting up.According to the arrangement, his itinerary today is to visit the Dinghai Port Shipyard with Shi Diwen in the afternoon.
After the Anti-Qing War, North Korea has fully realized the role of the two technologies of shipbuilding and navigation in defending the country, so it also regards the construction of surface armed forces as the next focus of development.Although the shipyard in the lower reaches of the Datong River, which was funded by Haihan with technology from North Korea, is still in a state of incomplete construction, among the overseas students sent to Haihan this time, there are a full four shipbuilders, which also shows that North Korea The importance that officials attach to this matter.
The Dinghai Port Shipyard on Zhoushan Island is not the largest shipyard under Haihan's rule, and it doesn't even make it into the top three.The main purpose of building a shipyard here was not to build combat ships, but to provide maintenance for the East China Sea Fleet stationed here and the Northern Fleet that went north to Shandong.However, after Haihan occupied Lushun, he quickly built a shipyard in Lushun Port to save the Northern Fleet from having to travel thousands of miles back to Zhejiang for maintenance.
In fact, the Zhoushan Islands were one of the maritime trade distribution centers in the East China Sea before the arrival of Haihan, so the shipbuilding industry here is relatively developed, and there are quite a few private shipyards that can build four to five hundred sea-going ships.However, after Haihan established the government-run shipyard in Dinghai Port, he quickly absorbed those shipbuilders with outstanding skills from the private sector through various means.
The official in charge of managing the Dinghai Port Shipyard is Zhang Qianxiang, the second son of Zhang Tiangui, the technical director of the Shengli Port Shipyard. He is also a standard industry insider and a technical bureaucrat.One of Zhang Qianxiang's main achievements during his management of the Dinghai Port Shipyard was to equip it with the technical capability to manufacture expedition-class warships.
Although this is only the model with the smallest tonnage among the active warships of the Haihan Navy, and the difficulty of construction is not as high as that of advanced warships, it is not just a random shipyard that can have the corresponding technical capabilities.The number of senior technicians required, dry docks dedicated to building warships, supporting facilities for processing shipbuilding timber, and standardized shipbuilding processes, etc., these hard standards are by no means met by ordinary private shipyards.
"We started building this shipyard three years ago, and it has only been more than a year since the actual production capacity was formed. However, the operation efficiency here is very high. Since the completion of the shipyard, various ships launched from here have exceeded Thirty."
Shi Diwen proudly introduced the situation of the shipyard to Li Wei: "Several expedition-class warships built here have now entered service in the Northern Fleet. By the way, the Haihan Navy, which fought in your country before, Among them are the warships we build here."
Shi Diwen's introduction is not bragging. At present, the Dinghai Port Shipyard has as many as a thousand employees, and none of the berths and docks is empty, and all of them are working at full capacity to build ships of all sizes.
Li Luo pointed curiously at a place surrounded by canvas in the distance and asked, "Master Shi, what kind of ship is being built there?"
Shi Diwen nodded to Zhang Qianxiang who was next to him and said, "Director Zhang, please come and explain to Shizi."
Zhang Qianxiang stepped forward and bowed to Li Wei: "Your Majesty, a naval warship is being built there. Due to the need for technical secrecy, the periphery is covered with canvas. Do you want to go in and have a look?"
Of course Li Mo would not object to this suggestion, so under the leadership of Zhang Qianxiang, Li Mo and his party were able to enter this military dock and observe the construction process of the Haihan warship.
Unlike the slipway where civilian ships were built outside, this enclosed place is a dry dock that Li Mo has never seen.On the side facing the sea, there is a sealed gate about one foot high, which will only be opened to release water when the warship in the dock is completed and launched.The expedition-class warship currently under construction in the dock has completed about [-]% of the hull project, and it seems that it is still too early to complete.
"The laying of the keel of this ship started one and a half months ago. The estimated construction period is five months. It can be completed and launched around the first month of next year. If the military's sea trial acceptance can be successfully passed, it will enter service in March next year at the earliest." When it comes to his work, Zhang Qianxiang is also excited: "We have three such docks here. If they are running at full speed, at least six expedition-class warships can be launched every year, which can basically meet the normal expansion and maintenance of the Northern Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet. upgrade."
Although the Dinghai Port Shipyard currently has the ability to build expedition-class warships, in fact, the weapons and equipment on board are still inevitably limited by the supply from Sanya. The warships built here must be subject to the unified arrangement of the Ministry of National Defense in order to form combat effectiveness. .
However, for Li Wei, what he cares about is whether such shipbuilding technology can be introduced into North Korea, or whether the shipbuilders of his country can learn these advanced technologies and bring them back to North Korea.The four shipbuilders he brought were all staring at the Haihan craftsmen who were working on the ship, as if they wanted to learn some advanced techniques from their operations.
Of course, Zhang Qianxiang also saw the performance of the North Koreans, but he was not worried that the other party would be able to learn the skills after a few glances here.Haihan's shipbuilding technology is a systematic project. The real high-value technology lies in ship design, technological process arrangement, component standardization, and complete supporting facilities. When good parts are assembled together, the technical difficulty is relatively not very high.If it is a craftsman with certain professional skills and the opportunity to receive formal training, he can start working in less than a month.
The shipbuilding technology training provided by Haihan to North Korea is mainly the operation technology of the construction link in the early stage. If the craftsmen selected by North Korea have relatively strong ability, then they will have the opportunity to learn more advanced technology.As for advanced technology such as ship design, Haihan does not think that the craftsmen selected by North Korea have such a technical foundation, so there is not even a plan for this at present.Of course, if such a talent really appeared, then Hai Han must try to naturalize him.
Shi Diwen graciously allowed North Korean craftsmen to observe the details of the construction and the structure of the hull, in order to show that Haihan has no secrets about the promised technical training project.This kind of action also won Li Wei's favor, thinking that this is the performance of Hai Han's word of mouth.It's just that his vision is limited, and he doesn't know that the reason why Haihan is so generous is that he is too far ahead in technology, so he shows these things to them without fear.
Another point that Zhang Qianxiang did not explain to the North Koreans was that the surrounding of this shipyard was not to worry about the shipbuilding technology being stolen by outsiders. After all, the Dinghaigang Shipyard was originally a military control area, and idlers could not reach it at all. Nearby, the reason for the enclosure is to prevent the outside world from knowing the progress of the warship's construction, so as to estimate the changes in Haihan's naval power.
(End of this chapter)