Chapter 2233
Chapter 2233
Chapter 2233
However, according to the information that Li Yi learned, the country of these Dutchmen is tens of thousands of miles away, and those who came to the east are just an organization composed of a group of armed merchants, which is equivalent to a large-scale firm. Such a confrontation between regional powers will naturally be very difficult.
But if you look at it from another angle, it seems that the situation is similar when Haihan started. The Haihan people claim to be from the Haihan country on the other side of the ocean. Sanya established a regime.
They also developed in an unfamiliar environment as armed maritime merchants. What the Dutch failed to do, the Haihan people did very well.However, Haihan obviously did not relax his vigilance. For the Dutch, who also mainly engaged in transnational maritime trade, they set up many thresholds to restrict their development.
Li Yan compared his own country again. Haihan obviously adopted a policy of support for North Korea, and also helped North Korea complete the exploration and mining preparations for iron ore in the lower reaches of the Taedong River, instead of trying to control North Korea like it did with the Dutch. Its access to steel.
This is probably the treatment of allies!Thinking of this festival, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart.If Haihan controls North Korea's key industries such as salt and iron, it may be difficult for North Korea, which is on the weak side, to resist. However, Haihan did not take such measures while taking advantage of the danger, which shows that this ally is indeed trustworthy.
If Li Yi's economics is more sophisticated, he may gradually realize that although Haihan's approach to North Korea is relatively gentle, his goal is still to have enough influence in industries such as salt and iron that involve the national economy and the people's livelihood.
A considerable part of the saltworks, mines, and various supporting facilities that North Korea built in cooperation with Haihan in the Taedong River Basin was provided by Haihan with production technology and start-up funds, and these preferential conditions were not provided to North Korea in vain. In the future, these industries A certain percentage of the proceeds will be assigned to Haihan.
And because North Korea borrowed heavily from Haihan after the war to rebuild and maintain the operation of government agencies at all levels, Haihan's financial institutions and systems also took this opportunity to enter North Korea's almost completely blank market.
Over time, Haihan's influence in North Korea will become more and more prominent with the development of these industries. With the help of exchanges and training in the fields of trade, culture, education, and military, Haihan can easily control North Korea and make it a Haihan's servant country.
Although Haihan's operation routine is a bit complicated, and the speed of effect is definitely not as fast as the military occupation, but before that, there has been a relatively successful example, which is An Nanguo, which is across the sea from Hainan Island.
Haihan's process of exerting influence on Annan has many similarities with the current measures taken against North Korea.When Haihan intervened in Annan, Annan was also in the midst of war, and Haihan sent troops to help him quell the domestic war. As a result, he obtained a large population, resources, and several natural seaports with favorable conditions from Annan.In Annan's post-war reconstruction, Haihan was also actively involved. Almost all important industries and fields related to the national economy and people's livelihood can be seen in Haihan's imprint.
Several years after the implementation of Haihan's measures, the most direct effect is that at least [-]% to [-]% of young officials who are relatively well-known in Annan's military and political circles have the experience of studying abroad or receiving specialized training in Haihan.In addition, the current Annan ruler has a good relationship with Haihan's high-level officials, and the position of the entire ruling class is clearly in favor of Haihan. This makes Annan one of Haihan's earliest loyal supporters.
Haihan has benefited a lot from this process, population, market, various natural resources, multiple natural seaports, firm allies... With such a successful example, Haihan naturally expects to be able to implement this set of operating plans Using other countries, and the situation that North Korea encountered last year, is simply a godsend opportunity for Haihan.
So despite all the difficulties in sending troops to North Korea at that time, Haihan quickly organized a powerful expeditionary force to North Korea.In addition to curbing the southward offensive of the Qing army, the more important purpose is to take this opportunity to completely integrate North Korea into the international system constructed by Haihan.
It’s just that the methods deployed by Haihan’s top management are so sophisticated that the ruling class, including Li Yan, has not fully realized the mystery. Therefore, whether it is participating in post-war reconstruction or arranging to study in Sanya, Li Yan believes that Haihan These measures Han has taken are all aimed at helping North Korea obtain better development opportunities, so he is also grateful for this, and will not doubt that there are other purposes in it.
In Li Yi's view, countries like the Netherlands, which are obviously targeted by Haihan, are outsiders who have not yet been recognized by Haihan, and countries such as Annan and North Korea are Haihan's trusted "own people", so that they can have Qualified to learn various advanced technologies from Haihan, purchase arms, and obtain Haihan's military asylum.
"Master Tian, if the Dutch are completely subdued and show obedience to your country like the Portuguese, will your country's attitude towards them change?" Li Yan asked curiously.
Tian Zhengying said: "Master Ning once said that there are no permanent opponents, only permanent interests. When necessary, opponents can also become allies, so our country's attitude towards the Netherlands will not remain unchanged, and will depend on the international situation. Adjustments are made in due course.”
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "Then the relationship between your country and our country..."
"It's the same reason." Tian Zheng guessed what Li Yan wanted to say after listening for a while, and interrupted the conversation: "If one day your country does not want to form an alliance with our country for the sake of greater interests, then our country will definitely Make some adjustments to this. But you can rest assured, as long as your country does not take the initiative to change the status quo, then our country will never take any unfriendly measures against your country."
Tian Zheng's statement is actually very vague. It is actually difficult to have a clear definition of what is an unfriendly measure, but Li Yan is extremely helpful after hearing this, thinking that this is a clear statement made by Tian Zheng on behalf of the Haihan government. Expressing his position, he felt relieved at the moment.
Tian Zhengdao: "In fact, the son of the world does not need to worry. Our two countries have similar cultures and have fought side by side. There will be more and more trade and cultural exchanges in the future. The diplomatic relations between the two countries will only get better and better. The special situation that the son thinks of."
"It's best to be so natural." Li Yan nodded and said: "When I return to China in the future, I will naturally continue to vigorously promote the friendly exchanges between the two countries."
Tian Zhengdao: "My son has a heart! But when my son is in Sanya, it is best not to take the initiative to provoke the envoys of Ming Dynasty. If it hurts the harmony, it is not easy for us to be caught in the middle."
At this time, Li Yan's anger had calmed down long ago, and he responded after hearing the words: "Although Mr. Fei deliberately provoked today's incident, I am indeed not calm enough. If Mr. Tian did not appear by chance, I am afraid that I will really be punished." He was calculated! When I meet him again in the future, I will avoid it by a long way, so as not to make it difficult for the adults of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Another day later, two sailboats with the flag of Fu Ruifeng slowly sailed into Victory Port.Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Nai looked at this bustling port as before, and felt a sense of intimacy in his heart.
In these years, he spent almost half of his time in Sanya, watching this place step by step from a small port that had just completed land reclamation to the most prosperous trading port in the South China Sea, and more or less part of this was part of him. This contribution gave him a sense of pride as a master.
Although the time in Sanya in the past two or three years has not been as much as before, every time he comes here, he still feels familiar with going home.
Li Nai bought land and property in Sanya very early, and built commercial warehouses and wharf storage facilities for Fu Ruifeng. Later, he built a private manor at the foot of the mountain so that he could live in Sanya for a long time.
But in fact, in the early years, he often didn't live in the trading post or his own manor, but went to Victory Fort to spend the night, chatting with Haihan high-ranking officials about various topics from the south to the north-he is also one of the very few who is qualified to live in Victory Fort One of the foreigners who stayed overnight.
However, this kind of special treatment gradually became invalid later on. It wasn't that Li Nai lost the trust of Haihan's senior management, but that these people had their own private manors and families, and they were willing to live in the relatively simple Victory Fort. fewer and fewer people.Later, generally only the officials on duty of various departments would stay in the fort overnight, and if Li Nai went to visit at night, it would be suspected of affecting other people's work, so he himself gradually changed his previous practice and only stayed in the fort during the day. Visited Fort Victory.
Most powerful merchants have their own dedicated terminals in Sanya, but these dedicated terminals are generally located in Sanya Port and along the Linchun River and Sanya River upstream, and Furuifeng is one of the few that can operate in Shengli Merchants with dedicated wharves in the port.
Although Li Nai notified Sanya of his itinerary in advance, all he could tell was the departure time. As for the arrival time, it is difficult to be sure of a certain day and hour, so when the ship docked, there were only Fu Ruifeng's two stewards brought a few servants to wait, but no official came here to wait in advance.
Li Nai didn't care too much, he came to Sanya so frequently that the official would no longer arrange special welcome activities for him.He usually takes a rest after he arrives, and then goes to visit the senior officials of Haihan on his own.
But before the people on the pier tied the cables and got on the diving board, they saw someone rushing towards this side from the direction of the port affairs center. When they arrived, they hurriedly asked the steward on the pier: "This is Mr. Li San!" ship?"
Li Nai could see clearly on the boat, so he greeted loudly: "Master Tian, it's me!"
It was Tian Zheng who came. He had a heart-to-heart talk with the son of the Joseon Dynasty Li Yi the day before yesterday, and then reported the content of the conversation to Ning Qi.After hearing this, Ning Qi also greatly appreciated his actions, and asked him to continue to follow up and arrange the meeting between Li Nai and the Prince of Korea.
Tian Zheng couldn't know the exact time of Li Nai's arrival in Hong Kong, so he could only use the stupid method of sitting on the sidelines and waiting in the port area of Shengli Port.He knew that Li Nai's arrival in Hong Kong must be at Fu Ruifeng's private pier, so he waited at the port center not far from here, and came to confirm when he saw a ship docking here.
After setting up the springboard and going down to the shore, Li Nai greeted Tian Zheng again: "Master Tian is so free today, and he came to the pier to wait for me. Could it be that someone is anxious to see me?"
Tian Zheng responded with a smile: "It is true that someone wants to see you, but it is not the person you think."
Li Nai's question was of course referring to the big shots in Fort Victory, and Tian Zheng knew this very well, so he gave this half-joking answer.
Such a shrewd person as Li Nai was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then he responded with a smile, "I don't know which country's dignitaries want to see me?"
Tian Zheng didn't expect the other party to tell the truth, he asked in surprise: "Why does the third young master have such a judgment?"
"It's very simple. Since it wasn't the adults in Fort Victory who wanted to see me, and you, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were arranged to pick up the ship, it is obvious that someone important in a certain country wants to see me, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to arrange it on your behalf. What? So, Master Tian, is my guess right?" Hearing Tian Zheng's counter-question, Li Nai was basically convinced that his guess was right, and immediately explained his thinking briefly.
Tian Zheng praised: "The third young master has a wonderful plan, I really admire it! You are right, there are important people from other countries who want to see you, but if you can guess who it is, how about I lose you a banquet?"
This time Li Nai did not respond to him immediately, but took a moment to think carefully before asking tentatively, "Then let me make a random guess...is it the son of Joseon?"
Tian Zheng's eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets: "Third young master is a god! How did you guess it?"
I want to arrange a meeting for the son of Joseon and the third young master Fu Ruifeng. After counting, only two or three people know the exact news, and Li Nai has just arrived in Hong Kong. Tian Zheng watched him get off the boat with his own eyes, obviously not What news did you get before that.Tian Zheng couldn't help being very surprised that he could guess right.
Li Nai smiled and said: "The Dutch and the Portuguese know how to find me, so you don't need to arrange it for me. As for Annan, let alone, the little prince and I are old acquaintances. If he comes to Sanya and wants to see me, I will definitely ask my followers to invite me with posts, and I don’t need to ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to come forward. Calculated in this way, after excluding all the people who have personal relationships with me, it seems that only the son of North Korea who is currently studying in Sanya is not very familiar. Yes. But I remember that when I came to Sanya at the beginning of the year, I had a good chat with the son of the Joseon Dynasty. I also attended a private dinner hosted by him. Maybe this young man will be interested in chatting with me again. , but he can’t leave in Sanya, so he probably can only wait for me to make such an arrangement when I come.”
Although Li Nai guessed, but the line of reasoning was very clear. After hearing this, Tian Zheng could only admire the other party's superior intelligence.
(End of this chapter)
However, according to the information that Li Yi learned, the country of these Dutchmen is tens of thousands of miles away, and those who came to the east are just an organization composed of a group of armed merchants, which is equivalent to a large-scale firm. Such a confrontation between regional powers will naturally be very difficult.
But if you look at it from another angle, it seems that the situation is similar when Haihan started. The Haihan people claim to be from the Haihan country on the other side of the ocean. Sanya established a regime.
They also developed in an unfamiliar environment as armed maritime merchants. What the Dutch failed to do, the Haihan people did very well.However, Haihan obviously did not relax his vigilance. For the Dutch, who also mainly engaged in transnational maritime trade, they set up many thresholds to restrict their development.
Li Yan compared his own country again. Haihan obviously adopted a policy of support for North Korea, and also helped North Korea complete the exploration and mining preparations for iron ore in the lower reaches of the Taedong River, instead of trying to control North Korea like it did with the Dutch. Its access to steel.
This is probably the treatment of allies!Thinking of this festival, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart.If Haihan controls North Korea's key industries such as salt and iron, it may be difficult for North Korea, which is on the weak side, to resist. However, Haihan did not take such measures while taking advantage of the danger, which shows that this ally is indeed trustworthy.
If Li Yi's economics is more sophisticated, he may gradually realize that although Haihan's approach to North Korea is relatively gentle, his goal is still to have enough influence in industries such as salt and iron that involve the national economy and the people's livelihood.
A considerable part of the saltworks, mines, and various supporting facilities that North Korea built in cooperation with Haihan in the Taedong River Basin was provided by Haihan with production technology and start-up funds, and these preferential conditions were not provided to North Korea in vain. In the future, these industries A certain percentage of the proceeds will be assigned to Haihan.
And because North Korea borrowed heavily from Haihan after the war to rebuild and maintain the operation of government agencies at all levels, Haihan's financial institutions and systems also took this opportunity to enter North Korea's almost completely blank market.
Over time, Haihan's influence in North Korea will become more and more prominent with the development of these industries. With the help of exchanges and training in the fields of trade, culture, education, and military, Haihan can easily control North Korea and make it a Haihan's servant country.
Although Haihan's operation routine is a bit complicated, and the speed of effect is definitely not as fast as the military occupation, but before that, there has been a relatively successful example, which is An Nanguo, which is across the sea from Hainan Island.
Haihan's process of exerting influence on Annan has many similarities with the current measures taken against North Korea.When Haihan intervened in Annan, Annan was also in the midst of war, and Haihan sent troops to help him quell the domestic war. As a result, he obtained a large population, resources, and several natural seaports with favorable conditions from Annan.In Annan's post-war reconstruction, Haihan was also actively involved. Almost all important industries and fields related to the national economy and people's livelihood can be seen in Haihan's imprint.
Several years after the implementation of Haihan's measures, the most direct effect is that at least [-]% to [-]% of young officials who are relatively well-known in Annan's military and political circles have the experience of studying abroad or receiving specialized training in Haihan.In addition, the current Annan ruler has a good relationship with Haihan's high-level officials, and the position of the entire ruling class is clearly in favor of Haihan. This makes Annan one of Haihan's earliest loyal supporters.
Haihan has benefited a lot from this process, population, market, various natural resources, multiple natural seaports, firm allies... With such a successful example, Haihan naturally expects to be able to implement this set of operating plans Using other countries, and the situation that North Korea encountered last year, is simply a godsend opportunity for Haihan.
So despite all the difficulties in sending troops to North Korea at that time, Haihan quickly organized a powerful expeditionary force to North Korea.In addition to curbing the southward offensive of the Qing army, the more important purpose is to take this opportunity to completely integrate North Korea into the international system constructed by Haihan.
It’s just that the methods deployed by Haihan’s top management are so sophisticated that the ruling class, including Li Yan, has not fully realized the mystery. Therefore, whether it is participating in post-war reconstruction or arranging to study in Sanya, Li Yan believes that Haihan These measures Han has taken are all aimed at helping North Korea obtain better development opportunities, so he is also grateful for this, and will not doubt that there are other purposes in it.
In Li Yi's view, countries like the Netherlands, which are obviously targeted by Haihan, are outsiders who have not yet been recognized by Haihan, and countries such as Annan and North Korea are Haihan's trusted "own people", so that they can have Qualified to learn various advanced technologies from Haihan, purchase arms, and obtain Haihan's military asylum.
"Master Tian, if the Dutch are completely subdued and show obedience to your country like the Portuguese, will your country's attitude towards them change?" Li Yan asked curiously.
Tian Zhengying said: "Master Ning once said that there are no permanent opponents, only permanent interests. When necessary, opponents can also become allies, so our country's attitude towards the Netherlands will not remain unchanged, and will depend on the international situation. Adjustments are made in due course.”
Li Yan thought for a while and said: "Then the relationship between your country and our country..."
"It's the same reason." Tian Zheng guessed what Li Yan wanted to say after listening for a while, and interrupted the conversation: "If one day your country does not want to form an alliance with our country for the sake of greater interests, then our country will definitely Make some adjustments to this. But you can rest assured, as long as your country does not take the initiative to change the status quo, then our country will never take any unfriendly measures against your country."
Tian Zheng's statement is actually very vague. It is actually difficult to have a clear definition of what is an unfriendly measure, but Li Yan is extremely helpful after hearing this, thinking that this is a clear statement made by Tian Zheng on behalf of the Haihan government. Expressing his position, he felt relieved at the moment.
Tian Zhengdao: "In fact, the son of the world does not need to worry. Our two countries have similar cultures and have fought side by side. There will be more and more trade and cultural exchanges in the future. The diplomatic relations between the two countries will only get better and better. The special situation that the son thinks of."
"It's best to be so natural." Li Yan nodded and said: "When I return to China in the future, I will naturally continue to vigorously promote the friendly exchanges between the two countries."
Tian Zhengdao: "My son has a heart! But when my son is in Sanya, it is best not to take the initiative to provoke the envoys of Ming Dynasty. If it hurts the harmony, it is not easy for us to be caught in the middle."
At this time, Li Yan's anger had calmed down long ago, and he responded after hearing the words: "Although Mr. Fei deliberately provoked today's incident, I am indeed not calm enough. If Mr. Tian did not appear by chance, I am afraid that I will really be punished." He was calculated! When I meet him again in the future, I will avoid it by a long way, so as not to make it difficult for the adults of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
Another day later, two sailboats with the flag of Fu Ruifeng slowly sailed into Victory Port.Standing at the bow of the boat, Li Nai looked at this bustling port as before, and felt a sense of intimacy in his heart.
In these years, he spent almost half of his time in Sanya, watching this place step by step from a small port that had just completed land reclamation to the most prosperous trading port in the South China Sea, and more or less part of this was part of him. This contribution gave him a sense of pride as a master.
Although the time in Sanya in the past two or three years has not been as much as before, every time he comes here, he still feels familiar with going home.
Li Nai bought land and property in Sanya very early, and built commercial warehouses and wharf storage facilities for Fu Ruifeng. Later, he built a private manor at the foot of the mountain so that he could live in Sanya for a long time.
But in fact, in the early years, he often didn't live in the trading post or his own manor, but went to Victory Fort to spend the night, chatting with Haihan high-ranking officials about various topics from the south to the north-he is also one of the very few who is qualified to live in Victory Fort One of the foreigners who stayed overnight.
However, this kind of special treatment gradually became invalid later on. It wasn't that Li Nai lost the trust of Haihan's senior management, but that these people had their own private manors and families, and they were willing to live in the relatively simple Victory Fort. fewer and fewer people.Later, generally only the officials on duty of various departments would stay in the fort overnight, and if Li Nai went to visit at night, it would be suspected of affecting other people's work, so he himself gradually changed his previous practice and only stayed in the fort during the day. Visited Fort Victory.
Most powerful merchants have their own dedicated terminals in Sanya, but these dedicated terminals are generally located in Sanya Port and along the Linchun River and Sanya River upstream, and Furuifeng is one of the few that can operate in Shengli Merchants with dedicated wharves in the port.
Although Li Nai notified Sanya of his itinerary in advance, all he could tell was the departure time. As for the arrival time, it is difficult to be sure of a certain day and hour, so when the ship docked, there were only Fu Ruifeng's two stewards brought a few servants to wait, but no official came here to wait in advance.
Li Nai didn't care too much, he came to Sanya so frequently that the official would no longer arrange special welcome activities for him.He usually takes a rest after he arrives, and then goes to visit the senior officials of Haihan on his own.
But before the people on the pier tied the cables and got on the diving board, they saw someone rushing towards this side from the direction of the port affairs center. When they arrived, they hurriedly asked the steward on the pier: "This is Mr. Li San!" ship?"
Li Nai could see clearly on the boat, so he greeted loudly: "Master Tian, it's me!"
It was Tian Zheng who came. He had a heart-to-heart talk with the son of the Joseon Dynasty Li Yi the day before yesterday, and then reported the content of the conversation to Ning Qi.After hearing this, Ning Qi also greatly appreciated his actions, and asked him to continue to follow up and arrange the meeting between Li Nai and the Prince of Korea.
Tian Zheng couldn't know the exact time of Li Nai's arrival in Hong Kong, so he could only use the stupid method of sitting on the sidelines and waiting in the port area of Shengli Port.He knew that Li Nai's arrival in Hong Kong must be at Fu Ruifeng's private pier, so he waited at the port center not far from here, and came to confirm when he saw a ship docking here.
After setting up the springboard and going down to the shore, Li Nai greeted Tian Zheng again: "Master Tian is so free today, and he came to the pier to wait for me. Could it be that someone is anxious to see me?"
Tian Zheng responded with a smile: "It is true that someone wants to see you, but it is not the person you think."
Li Nai's question was of course referring to the big shots in Fort Victory, and Tian Zheng knew this very well, so he gave this half-joking answer.
Such a shrewd person as Li Nai was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then he responded with a smile, "I don't know which country's dignitaries want to see me?"
Tian Zheng didn't expect the other party to tell the truth, he asked in surprise: "Why does the third young master have such a judgment?"
"It's very simple. Since it wasn't the adults in Fort Victory who wanted to see me, and you, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, were arranged to pick up the ship, it is obvious that someone important in a certain country wants to see me, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs needs to arrange it on your behalf. What? So, Master Tian, is my guess right?" Hearing Tian Zheng's counter-question, Li Nai was basically convinced that his guess was right, and immediately explained his thinking briefly.
Tian Zheng praised: "The third young master has a wonderful plan, I really admire it! You are right, there are important people from other countries who want to see you, but if you can guess who it is, how about I lose you a banquet?"
This time Li Nai did not respond to him immediately, but took a moment to think carefully before asking tentatively, "Then let me make a random guess...is it the son of Joseon?"
Tian Zheng's eyeballs almost popped out of their sockets: "Third young master is a god! How did you guess it?"
I want to arrange a meeting for the son of Joseon and the third young master Fu Ruifeng. After counting, only two or three people know the exact news, and Li Nai has just arrived in Hong Kong. Tian Zheng watched him get off the boat with his own eyes, obviously not What news did you get before that.Tian Zheng couldn't help being very surprised that he could guess right.
Li Nai smiled and said: "The Dutch and the Portuguese know how to find me, so you don't need to arrange it for me. As for Annan, let alone, the little prince and I are old acquaintances. If he comes to Sanya and wants to see me, I will definitely ask my followers to invite me with posts, and I don’t need to ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to come forward. Calculated in this way, after excluding all the people who have personal relationships with me, it seems that only the son of North Korea who is currently studying in Sanya is not very familiar. Yes. But I remember that when I came to Sanya at the beginning of the year, I had a good chat with the son of the Joseon Dynasty. I also attended a private dinner hosted by him. Maybe this young man will be interested in chatting with me again. , but he can’t leave in Sanya, so he probably can only wait for me to make such an arrangement when I come.”
Although Li Nai guessed, but the line of reasoning was very clear. After hearing this, Tian Zheng could only admire the other party's superior intelligence.
(End of this chapter)