Chapter 2076
Chapter 2076
Chapter 2076
As the exchanges between the two countries have increased year by year, North Korea has gradually learned about Haihan's prominent family history. The rulers of North Korea respect and fear this country that mainly relies on force to expand its territory.Haihan's territory was seized from various countries, mainly Ming Dynasty. Even Annan, a country that was allied with it from the beginning, still contributed several ports to Haihan in the form of lease.
So far, North Korea has set aside an area for Haihan in the lower reaches of the Datong River only last year to establish a defensive line to resist the large-scale invasion of the Qing army at that time.After the war, this area also logically became Haihan's military base and was assigned to Haihan's jurisdiction.So far, Haihan has not voluntarily asked North Korea for a certain place.
But for North Korean officials, the tension in their minds has never been loosened.According to Haihan's past operations, as long as it is a place that this country wants to occupy, no matter which country it belongs to at that time, Haihan will try to get it.Even in Liaodong, which is thousands of miles away from its homeland, Haihan sent troops to snatch a piece of land from Houjin who controlled this area at that time.If Haehan proposes to gain control of a certain area from the North Korean state, it seems difficult for North Korea to resist such a request.
Although Haihan sent troops to repel the Qing army's invasion last year, he was indebted to North Korea, but of course Li Jing would not be willing to give his country's territory to Haihan for nothing. He was not sure about the other party's intentions after receiving the news from Wang Tom. Why, that's why I specially summoned Jin Shangxian and Cui Mingji to the palace, hoping to hear the opinions of these two important ministers.And the first reaction of these two people after hearing it was similar to him, thinking that this might be the Haihan people testing their attitude. If North Korea is not very sensitive to this, then they may have further actions on Jeju Island. .
Sending naval warships to Jeju Island in the name of training seems a little unfriendly to the North Koreans, because since Haihan and North Korea reached a military cooperation agreement, no naval forces have ever been deployed in the waters near Jeju Island. to train.In the past, regardless of whether it was military operations or training arrangements, with or without the participation of the North Korean army, most of them were arranged in the Yellow Sea between the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, so as to complete the replenishment at the two ports of the Datong River Base and Lushun Port. .
In the past two years, the main enemy of the Haihan Army in the area around North Korea was undoubtedly the Qing State in Liaodong, and almost all of Haihan's military operations in this area were formulated and implemented against the Qing Army, but The location of Jeju Island is about [-] miles away from the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the current naval combat capability of the Qing army is almost zero. The reason for arranging sea training near the island.
After listening to the two's answers, Li Jing felt more and more that his worry was justified, but the question is, can he refuse the request made by the Haihan military?
Li Jing couldn't think of a way, so he hoped that his courtiers could give him some advice: "You two lovers, what can you do to dispel the idea of the Haihan army borrowing land on Jeju Island, and not because of this? And offended them?"
Jin Shangxian and Cui Mingji looked at each other, and they both saw deep helplessness on each other's faces.They can clearly feel the arrogance of the Haihan people in their daily contact with high-ranking officials of Haihan. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, they don't take it seriously. If someone dares to refuse Haihan's request, it will eventually What often comes is a one-sided battle.
After last year's war, the North Korean monarchs and ministers basically completely cut off the idea of competing with Haihan in military strength.If we say that before this, there was a dispute between the two opinions in the North Korean court that we should fight to the death or negotiate peace when facing foreign enemies, but there is basically no second voice when facing Haihan, and even openly regard Haihan as Imaginary enemies are also taboo.If today's discussion between the monarch and his ministers was in the court, then these two senior officials probably would not have expressed doubts about Hai Han's request at all.
Seeing that the two of them were silent and lacked the vigor they usually had when fighting in front of him, Li Jing was quite disappointed.Why didn't he know that the Haihan people couldn't afford to offend them, but he was still unwilling to let the other party take the opportunity to take away the land that belonged to him.Civil officials like Kim Sang-hsun and Cui Ming-gil, who usually debate issues well, can't be counted on at this time, and they can't even ask them to think of a feasible solution for themselves.
It took a long time for Jin Shangxian to tentatively respond: "Then it's better for my minister to go to the Datong River in person and ask what the meaning of the Haihan people is, so that His Majesty can deal with it."
After thinking about it, Li Zhen seemed to have no other way to understand the intentions of the Haihan people, so he agreed to Jin Shangxian's initiative and gave him a mission to serve as a soldier. would appear too obtrusive.
Since he was a labor force, of course he couldn't go there empty-handed. Jin Shangxian spent two days buying a batch of livestock, poultry, medicinal materials, cloth and other daily necessities in Seoul, and then shipped them to the Taedong River base in the north.
The last time Jin Shangxian came to the Datong River base was last year, so when the boat he took sailed into the mouth of the Datong River, he saw a large area of salt fields under construction appearing on the originally barren river bank.These salt pans stretched along the river bank and extended several miles northward. According to the Haihan people, the production capacity of the Taedong River salt pan would be sufficient to supply the daily needs of the west coast of North Korea after the completion of the salt pan.
"Elder Cui thought that the opening of the Datongjiang Salt Plant would make me jump in a hurry. What a short-sighted person!" Jin Shangxian saw the scene by the river, instead of being depressed, he was rather excited.
It is true that the Kim family participated in part of the operation of North Korea's official salt farms in the past, and Cui Mingji's information on this point is accurate.But what he didn't know was that in a series of large-scale projects that Haihan and North Korean officials cooperated in the lower reaches of the Taedong River, Kim's participation was also very high.
At that time, it was Kim Sang-heon who represented North Korea and Haehan to discuss the content and implementation plan of the cooperation project. During this process, it was extremely easy to seek some invisible benefits for his family.More than half of the construction funds for the saltworks came from the royal family of the Lee family, and the rest of the funding was also contributed by Kim Sang-heon's family. Therefore, after the saltworks were put into operation, the Jin family was also one of the beneficiaries.
Of course, as the host of these cooperation projects, Kim Sang-heon unceremoniously excluded the Cui family, so it was not Kim Sang-heon who really couldn't drink soup, but Cui Mingji and the family behind him.
Naturally, Jin Shangxian will not take the initiative to reveal these inside stories. Since Cui Mingji is self-righteous, let him continue to misjudge the situation.After a few years, the effects of Kim's participation in major projects such as salt production, iron smelting, shipbuilding, and military industry will gradually appear. In addition to considerable economic benefits, political aspects will also help Consolidate Kim's influence in domestic politics.At that time, it is estimated that Prince Zhaoxian should also return to China after studying in Haihan. If he wants to completely suppress Cui in the officialdom, it will be a natural result.
But to achieve such a situation, Jin Shangxian must continue to hold Haihan's thigh tightly.Although he expressed his concern about Haihan's ambition to Li Jing in Gyeongbokgung Palace the day before yesterday, it was actually just a show for his superiors and colleagues.
During the war with the Qing army last year, Kim Sang-heon supervised the battle at the Haihan position on the banks of the Datong River almost the entire time. Probably no one in North Korea knows better than him the terrifying strength of his teammates, the Haihan army.Against Hai Han?He would not make such a stupid choice, not to mention that the Haihan people have hinted to him more than once that as long as they maintain a deep cooperative relationship, they will secretly support the development of the Jin family in the future.
The support mentioned by the Haihan people is not just lip service. In addition to allowing the Jin family to contribute and participate in these large-scale projects in the Datong River Basin, they also provided the Jin family with some overseas trade channels, such as being chartered to set up in Dinghai Port, Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Stores, in order to facilitate long-term transnational trade.In addition, the Jin family can also choose young talents with excellent qualifications in the family to go to Haihan country for further study and learn various advanced skills and knowledge.
These treatments are by no means easy for North Korean officials to obtain, and Kim Sang-heon also understands that the reason why he can be favored by the Haihan people is that apart from satisfying the other party in the cooperation last year, there is also a very important point that he has always been firm. Supporting Prince So Hyun wholeheartedly, this choice of team should have reached an agreement with Hai Han's interests.
The Haehan people invited Prince Sohyun to study abroad. The purpose of course is to allow the future ruler of North Korea to continue his pro-Haehan political stance. During the time when the son left North Korea, Haehan hoped that there would always be someone loyal to him in the officialdom of North Korea. A batch of followers, in order to ensure that the son can successfully inherit the throne after returning to the country after studying.As one of the most influential officials in North Korean politics at present, Kim Sang Hun is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate for this task.
If Jin Shangxian wants to ensure that his future official career is open, that he can enjoy the glory and wealth, and the future development prospects of his family, he must bind his own interests with Haihan.Of course, he doesn't want to betray his country for this, so it is not easy to grasp this measure.Regarding the Haihan people's request to provide a military supply port on Jeju Island, Kim Sang-heon also hopes to get a reasonable explanation from the other party, so as to prevent him from suffering all the time.
Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom were not too surprised by Jin Shangxian's initiative to visit the door. They actually thought that the North Koreans might not readily agree to the conditions they raised, and they probably still had to find ways to inquire about Haihan's side. true intentions.The speed at which Jin Shangxian arrived at the Datongjiang base was even two or three days earlier than they expected.
"It seems that Li Zhen can't hold his breath anymore." Tom Wang joked: "It's probably because the way we made the request made him a little worried."
Qian Tiandun said: "If things go wrong, there must be monsters. We never went to Jeju Island before, and now we suddenly want to send warships to station there. It's no wonder that the Koreans don't panic. Li Yu probably thinks that we have taken a fancy to it." The place on Jeju Island is going to find an excuse to eat it raw. They dare not directly refuse us, so they can only send someone over to check the news."
Qian Tiandun's speculation was basically correct, and he had a very accurate guess of the North Korean official's mentality.But they didn't want to pretend to be mysterious to scare the North Koreans. It's just that if the purpose of the operation was announced, it would be easy to leak the news in advance.And they really want to try their luck. If the North Koreans agree to it, they will save a lot of trouble, but now it seems that this expectation has not been realized.
Since Jin Shangxian came to the door on his own initiative, he must have come to ask for an explanation, and it is impossible for the two of them to shut the door to him.Later, Jin Shangxian was taken to the base by carriage, and met with Wang Qian.
"Lord Jin is so polite, you brought so many things with you when you come here!" Tom Wang also politely said a few words after seeing the gift list presented by Jin Shangxian.Although the labor supplies sent by Jin Shangxian are not rare, but the quantity is not small, and it will cost at least seven to eight thousand taels of silver to buy them.
Jin Shangxian said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's intention is to labor this time, and I'm just in charge of handling it. It's inevitable that the two generals have worked hard here. These supplies are also a way of expressing our country's gratitude."
After a few polite words, Tom Wang took the initiative to turn to the topic: "Master Jin should have other tasks when he comes this time? If you have any questions, you might as well just say so."
Jin Shangxian laughed dryly and said: "General Wang is really powerful, so I'll just say it straight. After reading the letter sent by the general to the palace the day before yesterday, His Majesty didn't quite understand it, so..."
"Then why doesn't Your Majesty understand?" Tom Wang asked back.
"This... I just don't quite understand why your country arranged to go to Jeju Island for training. After a long journey, why not train here in the Yellow Sea, supplies are convenient, and if you need actual combat training, you can find opponents, wouldn't it be a hundred times better than Jeju Island? "Jin Shangxian had already thought up the words when he came, and he said them one by one immediately, hoping that Hai Han could give a reasonable reason.
Wang Tom said: "Master Jin's reasons are mostly reasonable, but for the sake of confidentiality, sometimes the goals of military operations cannot be announced in advance."
Jin Shangxian was very perceptive, and immediately responded: "Then General Wang means...the action your army wants to take near Jeju Island has another purpose?"
"That's right." Tom Wang readily admitted this, and immediately clarified: "But it may not be the same as what His Majesty the King and Mr. Jin thought."
(End of this chapter)
As the exchanges between the two countries have increased year by year, North Korea has gradually learned about Haihan's prominent family history. The rulers of North Korea respect and fear this country that mainly relies on force to expand its territory.Haihan's territory was seized from various countries, mainly Ming Dynasty. Even Annan, a country that was allied with it from the beginning, still contributed several ports to Haihan in the form of lease.
So far, North Korea has set aside an area for Haihan in the lower reaches of the Datong River only last year to establish a defensive line to resist the large-scale invasion of the Qing army at that time.After the war, this area also logically became Haihan's military base and was assigned to Haihan's jurisdiction.So far, Haihan has not voluntarily asked North Korea for a certain place.
But for North Korean officials, the tension in their minds has never been loosened.According to Haihan's past operations, as long as it is a place that this country wants to occupy, no matter which country it belongs to at that time, Haihan will try to get it.Even in Liaodong, which is thousands of miles away from its homeland, Haihan sent troops to snatch a piece of land from Houjin who controlled this area at that time.If Haehan proposes to gain control of a certain area from the North Korean state, it seems difficult for North Korea to resist such a request.
Although Haihan sent troops to repel the Qing army's invasion last year, he was indebted to North Korea, but of course Li Jing would not be willing to give his country's territory to Haihan for nothing. He was not sure about the other party's intentions after receiving the news from Wang Tom. Why, that's why I specially summoned Jin Shangxian and Cui Mingji to the palace, hoping to hear the opinions of these two important ministers.And the first reaction of these two people after hearing it was similar to him, thinking that this might be the Haihan people testing their attitude. If North Korea is not very sensitive to this, then they may have further actions on Jeju Island. .
Sending naval warships to Jeju Island in the name of training seems a little unfriendly to the North Koreans, because since Haihan and North Korea reached a military cooperation agreement, no naval forces have ever been deployed in the waters near Jeju Island. to train.In the past, regardless of whether it was military operations or training arrangements, with or without the participation of the North Korean army, most of them were arranged in the Yellow Sea between the Korean Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, so as to complete the replenishment at the two ports of the Datong River Base and Lushun Port. .
In the past two years, the main enemy of the Haihan Army in the area around North Korea was undoubtedly the Qing State in Liaodong, and almost all of Haihan's military operations in this area were formulated and implemented against the Qing Army, but The location of Jeju Island is about [-] miles away from the territory of the Qing Dynasty. In addition, the current naval combat capability of the Qing army is almost zero. The reason for arranging sea training near the island.
After listening to the two's answers, Li Jing felt more and more that his worry was justified, but the question is, can he refuse the request made by the Haihan military?
Li Jing couldn't think of a way, so he hoped that his courtiers could give him some advice: "You two lovers, what can you do to dispel the idea of the Haihan army borrowing land on Jeju Island, and not because of this? And offended them?"
Jin Shangxian and Cui Mingji looked at each other, and they both saw deep helplessness on each other's faces.They can clearly feel the arrogance of the Haihan people in their daily contact with high-ranking officials of Haihan. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, they don't take it seriously. If someone dares to refuse Haihan's request, it will eventually What often comes is a one-sided battle.
After last year's war, the North Korean monarchs and ministers basically completely cut off the idea of competing with Haihan in military strength.If we say that before this, there was a dispute between the two opinions in the North Korean court that we should fight to the death or negotiate peace when facing foreign enemies, but there is basically no second voice when facing Haihan, and even openly regard Haihan as Imaginary enemies are also taboo.If today's discussion between the monarch and his ministers was in the court, then these two senior officials probably would not have expressed doubts about Hai Han's request at all.
Seeing that the two of them were silent and lacked the vigor they usually had when fighting in front of him, Li Jing was quite disappointed.Why didn't he know that the Haihan people couldn't afford to offend them, but he was still unwilling to let the other party take the opportunity to take away the land that belonged to him.Civil officials like Kim Sang-hsun and Cui Ming-gil, who usually debate issues well, can't be counted on at this time, and they can't even ask them to think of a feasible solution for themselves.
It took a long time for Jin Shangxian to tentatively respond: "Then it's better for my minister to go to the Datong River in person and ask what the meaning of the Haihan people is, so that His Majesty can deal with it."
After thinking about it, Li Zhen seemed to have no other way to understand the intentions of the Haihan people, so he agreed to Jin Shangxian's initiative and gave him a mission to serve as a soldier. would appear too obtrusive.
Since he was a labor force, of course he couldn't go there empty-handed. Jin Shangxian spent two days buying a batch of livestock, poultry, medicinal materials, cloth and other daily necessities in Seoul, and then shipped them to the Taedong River base in the north.
The last time Jin Shangxian came to the Datong River base was last year, so when the boat he took sailed into the mouth of the Datong River, he saw a large area of salt fields under construction appearing on the originally barren river bank.These salt pans stretched along the river bank and extended several miles northward. According to the Haihan people, the production capacity of the Taedong River salt pan would be sufficient to supply the daily needs of the west coast of North Korea after the completion of the salt pan.
"Elder Cui thought that the opening of the Datongjiang Salt Plant would make me jump in a hurry. What a short-sighted person!" Jin Shangxian saw the scene by the river, instead of being depressed, he was rather excited.
It is true that the Kim family participated in part of the operation of North Korea's official salt farms in the past, and Cui Mingji's information on this point is accurate.But what he didn't know was that in a series of large-scale projects that Haihan and North Korean officials cooperated in the lower reaches of the Taedong River, Kim's participation was also very high.
At that time, it was Kim Sang-heon who represented North Korea and Haehan to discuss the content and implementation plan of the cooperation project. During this process, it was extremely easy to seek some invisible benefits for his family.More than half of the construction funds for the saltworks came from the royal family of the Lee family, and the rest of the funding was also contributed by Kim Sang-heon's family. Therefore, after the saltworks were put into operation, the Jin family was also one of the beneficiaries.
Of course, as the host of these cooperation projects, Kim Sang-heon unceremoniously excluded the Cui family, so it was not Kim Sang-heon who really couldn't drink soup, but Cui Mingji and the family behind him.
Naturally, Jin Shangxian will not take the initiative to reveal these inside stories. Since Cui Mingji is self-righteous, let him continue to misjudge the situation.After a few years, the effects of Kim's participation in major projects such as salt production, iron smelting, shipbuilding, and military industry will gradually appear. In addition to considerable economic benefits, political aspects will also help Consolidate Kim's influence in domestic politics.At that time, it is estimated that Prince Zhaoxian should also return to China after studying in Haihan. If he wants to completely suppress Cui in the officialdom, it will be a natural result.
But to achieve such a situation, Jin Shangxian must continue to hold Haihan's thigh tightly.Although he expressed his concern about Haihan's ambition to Li Jing in Gyeongbokgung Palace the day before yesterday, it was actually just a show for his superiors and colleagues.
During the war with the Qing army last year, Kim Sang-heon supervised the battle at the Haihan position on the banks of the Datong River almost the entire time. Probably no one in North Korea knows better than him the terrifying strength of his teammates, the Haihan army.Against Hai Han?He would not make such a stupid choice, not to mention that the Haihan people have hinted to him more than once that as long as they maintain a deep cooperative relationship, they will secretly support the development of the Jin family in the future.
The support mentioned by the Haihan people is not just lip service. In addition to allowing the Jin family to contribute and participate in these large-scale projects in the Datong River Basin, they also provided the Jin family with some overseas trade channels, such as being chartered to set up in Dinghai Port, Zhoushan, Zhejiang. Stores, in order to facilitate long-term transnational trade.In addition, the Jin family can also choose young talents with excellent qualifications in the family to go to Haihan country for further study and learn various advanced skills and knowledge.
These treatments are by no means easy for North Korean officials to obtain, and Kim Sang-heon also understands that the reason why he can be favored by the Haihan people is that apart from satisfying the other party in the cooperation last year, there is also a very important point that he has always been firm. Supporting Prince So Hyun wholeheartedly, this choice of team should have reached an agreement with Hai Han's interests.
The Haehan people invited Prince Sohyun to study abroad. The purpose of course is to allow the future ruler of North Korea to continue his pro-Haehan political stance. During the time when the son left North Korea, Haehan hoped that there would always be someone loyal to him in the officialdom of North Korea. A batch of followers, in order to ensure that the son can successfully inherit the throne after returning to the country after studying.As one of the most influential officials in North Korean politics at present, Kim Sang Hun is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate for this task.
If Jin Shangxian wants to ensure that his future official career is open, that he can enjoy the glory and wealth, and the future development prospects of his family, he must bind his own interests with Haihan.Of course, he doesn't want to betray his country for this, so it is not easy to grasp this measure.Regarding the Haihan people's request to provide a military supply port on Jeju Island, Kim Sang-heon also hopes to get a reasonable explanation from the other party, so as to prevent him from suffering all the time.
Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom were not too surprised by Jin Shangxian's initiative to visit the door. They actually thought that the North Koreans might not readily agree to the conditions they raised, and they probably still had to find ways to inquire about Haihan's side. true intentions.The speed at which Jin Shangxian arrived at the Datongjiang base was even two or three days earlier than they expected.
"It seems that Li Zhen can't hold his breath anymore." Tom Wang joked: "It's probably because the way we made the request made him a little worried."
Qian Tiandun said: "If things go wrong, there must be monsters. We never went to Jeju Island before, and now we suddenly want to send warships to station there. It's no wonder that the Koreans don't panic. Li Yu probably thinks that we have taken a fancy to it." The place on Jeju Island is going to find an excuse to eat it raw. They dare not directly refuse us, so they can only send someone over to check the news."
Qian Tiandun's speculation was basically correct, and he had a very accurate guess of the North Korean official's mentality.But they didn't want to pretend to be mysterious to scare the North Koreans. It's just that if the purpose of the operation was announced, it would be easy to leak the news in advance.And they really want to try their luck. If the North Koreans agree to it, they will save a lot of trouble, but now it seems that this expectation has not been realized.
Since Jin Shangxian came to the door on his own initiative, he must have come to ask for an explanation, and it is impossible for the two of them to shut the door to him.Later, Jin Shangxian was taken to the base by carriage, and met with Wang Qian.
"Lord Jin is so polite, you brought so many things with you when you come here!" Tom Wang also politely said a few words after seeing the gift list presented by Jin Shangxian.Although the labor supplies sent by Jin Shangxian are not rare, but the quantity is not small, and it will cost at least seven to eight thousand taels of silver to buy them.
Jin Shangxian said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's intention is to labor this time, and I'm just in charge of handling it. It's inevitable that the two generals have worked hard here. These supplies are also a way of expressing our country's gratitude."
After a few polite words, Tom Wang took the initiative to turn to the topic: "Master Jin should have other tasks when he comes this time? If you have any questions, you might as well just say so."
Jin Shangxian laughed dryly and said: "General Wang is really powerful, so I'll just say it straight. After reading the letter sent by the general to the palace the day before yesterday, His Majesty didn't quite understand it, so..."
"Then why doesn't Your Majesty understand?" Tom Wang asked back.
"This... I just don't quite understand why your country arranged to go to Jeju Island for training. After a long journey, why not train here in the Yellow Sea, supplies are convenient, and if you need actual combat training, you can find opponents, wouldn't it be a hundred times better than Jeju Island? "Jin Shangxian had already thought up the words when he came, and he said them one by one immediately, hoping that Hai Han could give a reasonable reason.
Wang Tom said: "Master Jin's reasons are mostly reasonable, but for the sake of confidentiality, sometimes the goals of military operations cannot be announced in advance."
Jin Shangxian was very perceptive, and immediately responded: "Then General Wang means...the action your army wants to take near Jeju Island has another purpose?"
"That's right." Tom Wang readily admitted this, and immediately clarified: "But it may not be the same as what His Majesty the King and Mr. Jin thought."
(End of this chapter)