Chapter 2229
Chapter 2229
Chapter 2229
This is exactly the embarrassment of Fei Cexian's envoy to Haihan. If he reports all he saw and heard in Sanya to the imperial court, not only will he not get the attention of the imperial court, but it may be regarded as a falsehood to gain attention. .Because there are indeed too many things beyond common sense in Sanya. If Fei Cexian hadn't seen it here, he would never believe that there are such strange places in the world.
However, those big figures in the imperial court have no way of verifying this information. I am afraid that it is difficult to fully believe what Fei Cexian's family said, and they may even think that he has received benefits to advocate for the Haihan people so that Haihan can take a greater role in the relationship between the two countries. What a benefit.
Fei Cexian himself is also aware of the cognitive differences that may be caused by the different environments. Therefore, in the memorials to the court, they generally focus on ordinary people's conditions and civil matters, and less than military, maritime trade, Haihan is far stronger than Daming in fields such as finance and diplomacy, so as to prevent the court from misunderstanding the purpose of his report.
But Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie came forward to summon him today, which is enough to show that Haihan attaches great importance to this matter, and he clearly proposed that he should report to the court. The imperial court was convinced, but did not dare to take the initiative to conceal it, but the wording of this memorial had to be carefully considered.
After Fei Cexian left Victory Fort, he did not go back to the embassy directly, but ordered the carriage to go to the city library.Since this matter involves the Qing Dynasty and the Hirado Clan of Japan, it may be more convincing to check the relevant information and write more content in the memorial.
The municipal library at the foot of the mountain completed another expansion project at the end of last year, adding a new warehouse-style building, which is said to be dedicated to storing various map materials.But because some of the materials involve military information, certain permissions are required to enter this building. As Fei Cexian, he must not be able to enter, and he can only take a look at the mysterious building from a distance every time he passes by. architecture.
But today, when passing by, Fei Cexian happened to see someone he knew coming out of this building.The man also noticed Fei Cexian at the same time, so he stopped, bowed to him from a distance and said, "Lord Fei!"
"My son!" Although Fei Cexian didn't want to talk to him, he didn't want to lose the bearing of an envoy of a great country, so he stood still and returned the salute.
This person is Li Yi, the eldest son of North Korea who came to Sanya in October last year and has been here for more than half a year.Although I encountered some twists and turns during the round-the-island investigation when I first arrived here last year, I finally completed the trip under the official escort of Haihan, and then returned to Sanya to start the official study abroad schedule.
Regarding Li Yi's major and course arrangement, Haihan negotiated with him many times, basically respecting Li Yi's own choice, whatever major he wants to study, Haihan officials will arrange corresponding courses for him.
For Li Yi, the direction he most wanted to learn before coming to Haihan was naturally commanding operations. He admired Haihan’s outstanding performance on the Korean battlefield last year, and he also wanted to become a strategist like Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun in the future. , the famous general who commanded thousands of troops, personally led the army of his country to avenge the strong neighbors in the north.So at the beginning, he proposed to Haihan to major in military command, and his wish was fulfilled without any hindrance.
However, after Li Yan followed An Daoshi and other North Korean military officers to a few training sessions, he quickly realized that he did not seem to have the qualifications to become a famous general of the generation.Haihan's training requires the subjects to have basic military qualities and military experience, and these are the abilities that Li Yi lacks.As for the training of military skills, it was even more difficult for Li Yan, who was used to being pampered, to adapt. The high-intensity physical training alone made him unable to keep up with the progress.
The adaptability shown by An Daoshi and others is obviously much better than that of Li Yan. After all, these officers are all selected from the elite troops of North Korea, and all have experience in front-line combat. Having observed Haihan's fighting style, An Daoshi even had the experience of fighting side by side with Gao Qiaonan's troops.
These experiences help them understand the military theory and combat skills taught by the Haihan military, and it is of course difficult for Li Yan, who lacks foundation, to adapt to the same teaching progress. If he is forced to continue learning with these officers, the gap will only widen bigger and bigger.Li Yan himself realized this, so he simply quit early and looked for another suitable major.
This time, he did not blindly act according to his own wishes, but took the opportunity to collect suggestions from senior Haihan officials.
The advice given by Haihan's top management to Li Yi is to dabble in as many fields as possible, instead of choosing to go deep into a certain specialty prematurely, which may be more conducive to his governance after returning to China to take over the big position.
Li Yan thinks this kind of opinion is quite convincing, because the high-ranking officials in Haihan he came into contact with, including the generals who led troops to fight in North Korea, seemed to know everything.It is obvious that the knowledge they have learned is not limited to a specific field, but has dabbled in many fields. This kind of comprehensive ability is exactly what Li Yan is yearning for.
In the end, he integrated the opinions of all parties and decided to extend the time of studying abroad appropriately so that he could study more subjects in Haihan.And his courses are even more full, one or two courses are arranged every day, the content involves all aspects that a consul needs to know.
In addition to studying these arranged courses, he also has to complete various homework assigned by the instructors, and when he encounters some unanswerable questions, he will follow the instructions and go to the city library to check various materials. Find answers to questions.
The purpose of Li Yan coming here today is to understand the homework assigned in the navigation class. The instructor asked him to calculate the approximate voyages from Seoul to Datongjiang Base, Lushun Port in Jinzhou, Liaodong, Zhifu Port in Shandong, and Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
Among these places, Li Yan has only been to Datong River and Zhoushan, and he doesn't know the specific voyage at all. Even if someone reported it to him, he has forgotten it all by now.So he can only come to the city library to check the charts, and then calculate the voyage.
Due to Li Yi's special status and the fact that the executive committee intends to train him to be a ruler who favors Haihan, he has been given a lot of special treatment. He is much taller than others, and even this library that specializes in collecting various map materials, he can freely enter and exit and consult the collection materials in it.
Li Xun found the nautical chart of the northern region in the museum, and then calculated the approximate voyage distance between Seoul and these destinations based on the scales marked on it, transcribed the data, and then prepared to return to his residence to complete his homework.I didn't want to meet Fei Cexian as soon as I walked out.
For this envoy of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Sanya, of course, Li Yan would be somewhat concerned, and every time he met, he would be a little embarrassed.After all, North Korea has always regarded Daming as its suzerain over the past 200 years. Until recent years, Haihan has continued to attack in the north, slowly pulling North Korea into its camp. Very inconvenient.
And last year's Qing army invasion completely pushed North Korea to Haihan's side. Compared with Daming who only talked but didn't do anything, Haihan actually brought North Korea a coalition force composed of several countries and helped North Korea repel the powerful The enemy kept Guozuo.This also led to North Korea's reluctance to regard Daming as the only guardian of its own country, and decisively joined the international alliance led by Haihan in order to obtain genuine asylum.
Of course, objectively speaking, it's not that Daming really intends to see death without saving him. It's really powerless, and he can't organize a huge fleet like Haihan to send troops to North Korea on a large scale.If Daming really did this regardless of the consequences, what awaited them might not only be a defeat on the Korean battlefield, but also cause the chaos of the peasant army in the country to completely get out of control.Therefore, from the perspective of Ming Dynasty, it is understandable to only give North Korea moral support, but choose to give priority to dealing with civil strife in actual operation.
However, the North Koreans would certainly not understand Da Ming's actions without any grudges. Li Yan believed that Da Ming's resignation to death had not fulfilled the obligation of the suzerain country, and Hai Han's help was what a true ally should look like.
Although the military expenses of the coalition forces are basically borne by North Korea, from a certain point of view, it is equivalent to North Korea hiring a multinational mercenary army to win the war, but at least the result is good. As long as the Lee family's rule in North Korea is preserved, then No matter how many expenses there are, there will be a day when they will be resolved.
In Li Yi's view, Haihan's various demands on North Korea after the war are not necessarily bad things.Retaining the Taedong River military base and the Haihan garrison can effectively protect the security of the west coast of North Korea. At the same time, it will also allow the national army to have more opportunities to practice tactics with the Haihan army and improve its strength.
The opening of trade and financial markets, as well as the launch of several large-scale cooperative projects in the Taedong River Basin, provided a large amount of funds for North Korea's post-war reconstruction.As far as Li Yan knew, a large part of the salaries paid by the imperial court to officials at all levels after the war came from loans from Haihan Bank.This means that without the help of Haihan, the government offices at all levels in North Korea are likely to be paralyzed to varying degrees.
As for Haihan's initiative to invite North Korea to send people to study in Sanya, in Li Yi's view, this is a major event that is expected to change North Korea's national power in the future.After arriving in Hainan Island for a round-the-island inspection, Li Yi already had a personal understanding of Haihan's national strength. This country, whose actual land area is much smaller than North Korea, is far more powerful than his own motherland.
Sanya's trading port, Yinggehai's salt field, Changhua's industrial zone, and Danzhou's cultural and educational undertakings are all industries that North Korea does not currently have. It is these various industries that allow Haihan to have enough materials and financial resources. To maintain a powerful armed force capable of conquering the world.
Li Yan believes that if Haihan's way of governing the country can be transferred back to North Korea and gradually implemented, then the rise of North Korea is just around the corner. After all, Haihan has only emerged in the South China Sea for only a decade or so, so it is possible for North Korea to shine after he ascended the throne. Looking forward to the target.
It is precisely based on this idea that Li Yan believes that learning from Haihan's development path is the right way, and Daming, which has been declining in recent years, is no longer suitable as a target for North Korea to learn and emulate.Therefore, during his stay in Sanya, although he met with this Master Fei from Ming Dynasty quite a few times, the two sides did not have much real communication. Just say hello.
After Li Yan greeted him, he was about to leave as usual, but this time Fei Cexian stopped him: "Your Majesty, I saw you coming out of this restaurant just now, didn't you feel dizzy?"
Li Yan didn't understand what he meant, but he still responded to his question: "Your Majesty was indeed in the museum just now, so what's wrong with that?"
Fei Cexian said: "As far as I know, this newly built branch library does not allow foreigners to enter, and it is written in black and white on the notice board at the door. Why did your son break in without authorization?"
When Li Yan heard this, he finally realized that the other party probably thought that he had caught something of his own, and was deliberately trying to make a point of it.
Li Yan said with a smile: "Master Fei misunderstood, this branch library is not actually forbidden to all foreigners, if you can get permission from the Executive Committee, you can come and go here freely. As for the inquiry of various map materials in the library, that's fine. Of course, it’s not a problem. Could it be that Mr. Fei wanted to go in and have a look, but failed to apply for a special order from the executive committee? That’s really a pity.”
Fei Cexian originally wanted to use this to ridicule Li Yan, but he did not expect that he would become the object of the other party's ridicule in an instant.Judging by the way Li Yan spoke with confidence, he probably really got the permission of the Haihan people.Fei Cexian couldn't help secretly feeling resentment, he said that this Haihan man was obviously unfair in doing things, it was written at the door that foreigners were not allowed to enter, but he gave this North Korean son special treatment, which made him lose face, it was really annoying.
Of course, what really annoyed him was that the Haihan people gave Li Yi special treatment, but did not give him the same treatment as the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.This means that Hai Han put North Korea's status above that of Ming Dynasty. Although it was a secret method, it also made Fei Cexian very dissatisfied.
Fei Cexian sneered and said, "Being able to enjoy this special treatment, it seems that the prince is very close to the big shots of the executive committee! I don't know what methods the prince used to win the favor of the Haihan people, can you pass it on to the next one or two?"
Hearing that the smell of gunpowder in his words was getting stronger and stronger, Li Xuan was also a little angry at the moment, and replied with a cold face: "I was invited to study in Haihan, and I can enjoy all kinds of conveniences. This is all thanks to the care of the executive committee, but it is useless. What kind of means did you use? If Lord Fei thinks something is wrong, you can apply to the executive committee yourself to see if the executive committee can give you this face!"
Fei Cexian shook his head and said, "As an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, I represent the face of a country, how can I humble myself and beg for mercy!"
(End of this chapter)
This is exactly the embarrassment of Fei Cexian's envoy to Haihan. If he reports all he saw and heard in Sanya to the imperial court, not only will he not get the attention of the imperial court, but it may be regarded as a falsehood to gain attention. .Because there are indeed too many things beyond common sense in Sanya. If Fei Cexian hadn't seen it here, he would never believe that there are such strange places in the world.
However, those big figures in the imperial court have no way of verifying this information. I am afraid that it is difficult to fully believe what Fei Cexian's family said, and they may even think that he has received benefits to advocate for the Haihan people so that Haihan can take a greater role in the relationship between the two countries. What a benefit.
Fei Cexian himself is also aware of the cognitive differences that may be caused by the different environments. Therefore, in the memorials to the court, they generally focus on ordinary people's conditions and civil matters, and less than military, maritime trade, Haihan is far stronger than Daming in fields such as finance and diplomacy, so as to prevent the court from misunderstanding the purpose of his report.
But Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie came forward to summon him today, which is enough to show that Haihan attaches great importance to this matter, and he clearly proposed that he should report to the court. The imperial court was convinced, but did not dare to take the initiative to conceal it, but the wording of this memorial had to be carefully considered.
After Fei Cexian left Victory Fort, he did not go back to the embassy directly, but ordered the carriage to go to the city library.Since this matter involves the Qing Dynasty and the Hirado Clan of Japan, it may be more convincing to check the relevant information and write more content in the memorial.
The municipal library at the foot of the mountain completed another expansion project at the end of last year, adding a new warehouse-style building, which is said to be dedicated to storing various map materials.But because some of the materials involve military information, certain permissions are required to enter this building. As Fei Cexian, he must not be able to enter, and he can only take a look at the mysterious building from a distance every time he passes by. architecture.
But today, when passing by, Fei Cexian happened to see someone he knew coming out of this building.The man also noticed Fei Cexian at the same time, so he stopped, bowed to him from a distance and said, "Lord Fei!"
"My son!" Although Fei Cexian didn't want to talk to him, he didn't want to lose the bearing of an envoy of a great country, so he stood still and returned the salute.
This person is Li Yi, the eldest son of North Korea who came to Sanya in October last year and has been here for more than half a year.Although I encountered some twists and turns during the round-the-island investigation when I first arrived here last year, I finally completed the trip under the official escort of Haihan, and then returned to Sanya to start the official study abroad schedule.
Regarding Li Yi's major and course arrangement, Haihan negotiated with him many times, basically respecting Li Yi's own choice, whatever major he wants to study, Haihan officials will arrange corresponding courses for him.
For Li Yi, the direction he most wanted to learn before coming to Haihan was naturally commanding operations. He admired Haihan’s outstanding performance on the Korean battlefield last year, and he also wanted to become a strategist like Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun in the future. , the famous general who commanded thousands of troops, personally led the army of his country to avenge the strong neighbors in the north.So at the beginning, he proposed to Haihan to major in military command, and his wish was fulfilled without any hindrance.
However, after Li Yan followed An Daoshi and other North Korean military officers to a few training sessions, he quickly realized that he did not seem to have the qualifications to become a famous general of the generation.Haihan's training requires the subjects to have basic military qualities and military experience, and these are the abilities that Li Yi lacks.As for the training of military skills, it was even more difficult for Li Yan, who was used to being pampered, to adapt. The high-intensity physical training alone made him unable to keep up with the progress.
The adaptability shown by An Daoshi and others is obviously much better than that of Li Yan. After all, these officers are all selected from the elite troops of North Korea, and all have experience in front-line combat. Having observed Haihan's fighting style, An Daoshi even had the experience of fighting side by side with Gao Qiaonan's troops.
These experiences help them understand the military theory and combat skills taught by the Haihan military, and it is of course difficult for Li Yan, who lacks foundation, to adapt to the same teaching progress. If he is forced to continue learning with these officers, the gap will only widen bigger and bigger.Li Yan himself realized this, so he simply quit early and looked for another suitable major.
This time, he did not blindly act according to his own wishes, but took the opportunity to collect suggestions from senior Haihan officials.
The advice given by Haihan's top management to Li Yi is to dabble in as many fields as possible, instead of choosing to go deep into a certain specialty prematurely, which may be more conducive to his governance after returning to China to take over the big position.
Li Yan thinks this kind of opinion is quite convincing, because the high-ranking officials in Haihan he came into contact with, including the generals who led troops to fight in North Korea, seemed to know everything.It is obvious that the knowledge they have learned is not limited to a specific field, but has dabbled in many fields. This kind of comprehensive ability is exactly what Li Yan is yearning for.
In the end, he integrated the opinions of all parties and decided to extend the time of studying abroad appropriately so that he could study more subjects in Haihan.And his courses are even more full, one or two courses are arranged every day, the content involves all aspects that a consul needs to know.
In addition to studying these arranged courses, he also has to complete various homework assigned by the instructors, and when he encounters some unanswerable questions, he will follow the instructions and go to the city library to check various materials. Find answers to questions.
The purpose of Li Yan coming here today is to understand the homework assigned in the navigation class. The instructor asked him to calculate the approximate voyages from Seoul to Datongjiang Base, Lushun Port in Jinzhou, Liaodong, Zhifu Port in Shandong, and Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, Zhejiang.
Among these places, Li Yan has only been to Datong River and Zhoushan, and he doesn't know the specific voyage at all. Even if someone reported it to him, he has forgotten it all by now.So he can only come to the city library to check the charts, and then calculate the voyage.
Due to Li Yi's special status and the fact that the executive committee intends to train him to be a ruler who favors Haihan, he has been given a lot of special treatment. He is much taller than others, and even this library that specializes in collecting various map materials, he can freely enter and exit and consult the collection materials in it.
Li Xun found the nautical chart of the northern region in the museum, and then calculated the approximate voyage distance between Seoul and these destinations based on the scales marked on it, transcribed the data, and then prepared to return to his residence to complete his homework.I didn't want to meet Fei Cexian as soon as I walked out.
For this envoy of the Ming Dynasty stationed in Sanya, of course, Li Yan would be somewhat concerned, and every time he met, he would be a little embarrassed.After all, North Korea has always regarded Daming as its suzerain over the past 200 years. Until recent years, Haihan has continued to attack in the north, slowly pulling North Korea into its camp. Very inconvenient.
And last year's Qing army invasion completely pushed North Korea to Haihan's side. Compared with Daming who only talked but didn't do anything, Haihan actually brought North Korea a coalition force composed of several countries and helped North Korea repel the powerful The enemy kept Guozuo.This also led to North Korea's reluctance to regard Daming as the only guardian of its own country, and decisively joined the international alliance led by Haihan in order to obtain genuine asylum.
Of course, objectively speaking, it's not that Daming really intends to see death without saving him. It's really powerless, and he can't organize a huge fleet like Haihan to send troops to North Korea on a large scale.If Daming really did this regardless of the consequences, what awaited them might not only be a defeat on the Korean battlefield, but also cause the chaos of the peasant army in the country to completely get out of control.Therefore, from the perspective of Ming Dynasty, it is understandable to only give North Korea moral support, but choose to give priority to dealing with civil strife in actual operation.
However, the North Koreans would certainly not understand Da Ming's actions without any grudges. Li Yan believed that Da Ming's resignation to death had not fulfilled the obligation of the suzerain country, and Hai Han's help was what a true ally should look like.
Although the military expenses of the coalition forces are basically borne by North Korea, from a certain point of view, it is equivalent to North Korea hiring a multinational mercenary army to win the war, but at least the result is good. As long as the Lee family's rule in North Korea is preserved, then No matter how many expenses there are, there will be a day when they will be resolved.
In Li Yi's view, Haihan's various demands on North Korea after the war are not necessarily bad things.Retaining the Taedong River military base and the Haihan garrison can effectively protect the security of the west coast of North Korea. At the same time, it will also allow the national army to have more opportunities to practice tactics with the Haihan army and improve its strength.
The opening of trade and financial markets, as well as the launch of several large-scale cooperative projects in the Taedong River Basin, provided a large amount of funds for North Korea's post-war reconstruction.As far as Li Yan knew, a large part of the salaries paid by the imperial court to officials at all levels after the war came from loans from Haihan Bank.This means that without the help of Haihan, the government offices at all levels in North Korea are likely to be paralyzed to varying degrees.
As for Haihan's initiative to invite North Korea to send people to study in Sanya, in Li Yi's view, this is a major event that is expected to change North Korea's national power in the future.After arriving in Hainan Island for a round-the-island inspection, Li Yi already had a personal understanding of Haihan's national strength. This country, whose actual land area is much smaller than North Korea, is far more powerful than his own motherland.
Sanya's trading port, Yinggehai's salt field, Changhua's industrial zone, and Danzhou's cultural and educational undertakings are all industries that North Korea does not currently have. It is these various industries that allow Haihan to have enough materials and financial resources. To maintain a powerful armed force capable of conquering the world.
Li Yan believes that if Haihan's way of governing the country can be transferred back to North Korea and gradually implemented, then the rise of North Korea is just around the corner. After all, Haihan has only emerged in the South China Sea for only a decade or so, so it is possible for North Korea to shine after he ascended the throne. Looking forward to the target.
It is precisely based on this idea that Li Yan believes that learning from Haihan's development path is the right way, and Daming, which has been declining in recent years, is no longer suitable as a target for North Korea to learn and emulate.Therefore, during his stay in Sanya, although he met with this Master Fei from Ming Dynasty quite a few times, the two sides did not have much real communication. Just say hello.
After Li Yan greeted him, he was about to leave as usual, but this time Fei Cexian stopped him: "Your Majesty, I saw you coming out of this restaurant just now, didn't you feel dizzy?"
Li Yan didn't understand what he meant, but he still responded to his question: "Your Majesty was indeed in the museum just now, so what's wrong with that?"
Fei Cexian said: "As far as I know, this newly built branch library does not allow foreigners to enter, and it is written in black and white on the notice board at the door. Why did your son break in without authorization?"
When Li Yan heard this, he finally realized that the other party probably thought that he had caught something of his own, and was deliberately trying to make a point of it.
Li Yan said with a smile: "Master Fei misunderstood, this branch library is not actually forbidden to all foreigners, if you can get permission from the Executive Committee, you can come and go here freely. As for the inquiry of various map materials in the library, that's fine. Of course, it’s not a problem. Could it be that Mr. Fei wanted to go in and have a look, but failed to apply for a special order from the executive committee? That’s really a pity.”
Fei Cexian originally wanted to use this to ridicule Li Yan, but he did not expect that he would become the object of the other party's ridicule in an instant.Judging by the way Li Yan spoke with confidence, he probably really got the permission of the Haihan people.Fei Cexian couldn't help secretly feeling resentment, he said that this Haihan man was obviously unfair in doing things, it was written at the door that foreigners were not allowed to enter, but he gave this North Korean son special treatment, which made him lose face, it was really annoying.
Of course, what really annoyed him was that the Haihan people gave Li Yi special treatment, but did not give him the same treatment as the envoy of the Ming Dynasty.This means that Hai Han put North Korea's status above that of Ming Dynasty. Although it was a secret method, it also made Fei Cexian very dissatisfied.
Fei Cexian sneered and said, "Being able to enjoy this special treatment, it seems that the prince is very close to the big shots of the executive committee! I don't know what methods the prince used to win the favor of the Haihan people, can you pass it on to the next one or two?"
Hearing that the smell of gunpowder in his words was getting stronger and stronger, Li Xuan was also a little angry at the moment, and replied with a cold face: "I was invited to study in Haihan, and I can enjoy all kinds of conveniences. This is all thanks to the care of the executive committee, but it is useless. What kind of means did you use? If Lord Fei thinks something is wrong, you can apply to the executive committee yourself to see if the executive committee can give you this face!"
Fei Cexian shook his head and said, "As an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, I represent the face of a country, how can I humble myself and beg for mercy!"
(End of this chapter)