Chapter 2708
Chapter 2708
Chapter 2708
After listening to Tao Hongfang's explanation, Zhu Zian realized that his previous thoughts were too simple.The purpose of Haihan intervening in this matter is not just to regard it as an exchange condition for demarcating the exclusive economic zone in Busan, but to annex Tsushima Fan, a special commercial entity in the trade field, through commercial means.
This matter is difficult to say, it seems that it only took a few days to basically complete it.But it is not easy to say, it still needs the right time, place and people.
North Korea’s official initiative to ask for help coincides with its armed fleet, a group of young officials who dare to think and do, and the influence it has gained in this region through long-term management. These factors are all indispensable, and then transformed through negotiations. Only by exerting pressure on Tsushima Fan did the final result be achieved.
However, it may take several years for the actual impact on the trade situation in this region to be gradually revealed. Even the young officials on board who personally participated in it can hardly imagine how many Years later.So they didn't have much joy of making great achievements at this time, they just felt that this was just a temporary task to be done, and their attention had shifted to the next destination.
Compared with the previous stops visited, the place to go next is more attractive to most of them.Sasebo Bay, located more than 200 miles south of Tsushima Island, is currently Haihan's only colonial area in the Japanese archipelago, and it also serves as a military base.Of course, this fact is also true in reverse. Haihan entered Sasebo Bay initially for the purpose of building a military base, and then gradually increased the scale of colonization in the area.
Haihan has been interested in Sasebo Bay for a long time. As early as 1633, when Chen Yixin led a team northward to inspect the western part of the Japanese archipelago and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, he made a field trip to Sasebo Bay.For this deep-water port with a wide interior and a narrow exterior with natural barriers, Haihan has long been interested in occupying it. However, at that time, Haihan's development center was in the northern coastal area of Daming, and there was no time to set up a branch base in Japan. First listed as candidate sites for the Ministry of National Defense to build overseas military bases.
After entering the 40s, as Haihan gradually controlled the coastline of the East Asian continent, trade and cultural exchanges with Japan also increased.The Executive Committee believed that it was necessary to set up a military base in the Japanese archipelago to ensure Haihan's interests in this area, so Sasebo Bay finally got the opportunity to use it.
Under the command of the then naval commander Wang Tom, Haihan spent several years establishing a military base in Sasebo Bay. At present, the garrison in this area mainly belongs to the Haihan East China Sea Fleet.
As an active officer of the Haihan East Sea Fleet, Shi Chengwu's understanding of Sasebo Bay is naturally far superior to others, so he explained the local situation to everyone on the way from Tsushima Island to Sasebo Bay.
"Except for me and Anguo, everyone here should be going to Sasebo Bay for the first time. But I think you have done more or less homework before setting off from Zhoushan, and have a certain understanding of the local conditions. Regarding Sasebo Bay, you may wish to tell me what information you want to know, and I will explain it later.”
After Shi Chengwu finished speaking, he looked around the crowd and saw that Zhu Zian was eager to try, so he pointed at him and said, "Then let Zian ask questions first!"
Zhu Zi'an asked: "Master Shi, when Haihan sent troops to Sasebo Bay, how did Japan react to this?"
Shi Chengwu said: "In the early years, our country used troops against the Goto Islands near Sasebo Bay and the Hirado clan several times. Japan also acquiesced to our country's military presence in this area. At that time, Sasebo Bay was sparsely populated, with only a few small fishing villages. So there was no resistance when sending troops in. When the Japanese reacted, we had already settled there, and they wanted to drive us away, unless they started a war and won us, but the Japanese obviously didn't want to let things happen. Go in that direction."
Wang Anguo added: "Nagasaki, Japan's largest foreign trade port, is not far south of Sasebo Bay. Once a war breaks out, Nagasaki may have to close the port. This will harm the interests of many people, so military means are used to solve the problem. , is not the first choice of the Japanese.”
Zhu Zian asked: "Then what is the difference between Nagasaki Port and Tsushima Domain?"
Shi Chengwu explained: "The business handled by the Tsushima Fan is almost all trade activities between the Asahi and Japan, which is why the trade treaty they signed before has no binding force on Chinese businesses. The Nagasaki Port is directly managed by the Japanese shogunate , the trading partners are many countries including my country, and there are many domestic and foreign stakeholders involved.”
Zhu Zian nodded thoughtfully and said: "So stationing troops near Nagasaki Port is actually equivalent to controlling the port and the stakeholders behind it in disguise. Even if the Japanese want to drive the Haihan Army out of this area, They will also dare not do anything because they are afraid of the impact on Nagasaki Port."
Shi Chengwu said: "You are basically right, but not all. The Japanese dare not turn against us. Apart from Nagasaki Port, the main reason is that the military strength gap between the two countries is obvious enough. They know their own strength There is a big gap, and there is no hope of gaining an advantage on the battlefield, so I can only give up this unrealistic idea."
However, Zhu Zian was thinking in his heart that this Sasebo Bay is located at the western end of the Japanese archipelago. From a geographical point of view, it is an important place for sea traffic, and its importance is especially greater than that of Tsushima Island, which is sandwiched between North Korea and Japan.When Haihan stationed troops in Liaodong, Shandong, and controlled both the north and south sides of the Bohai Bay, the Ming court probably felt the same as the Japanese, like a thorn in their backs, but they were powerless to remove it.
While talking, the fleet has arrived in the waters near Iki Island. This island is also under the jurisdiction of the Tsushima Clan. The area is much smaller than Tsushima Island, but the island has more natural harbors.
At this time, standing on the bow of the ship and looking around, one can already vaguely see the shadow of the islands under the jurisdiction of the Hirado Clan on the southern sea.Of course, the Hirado Clan at this time is no longer what it was under the rule of the Tagawa clan. Hirado Castle was completely burned down by Haihan, and the cornucopia of Hirado Port was lost. It has reached a state where fishing and agriculture are the way of life.
The once-famous Hirado Navy has no signs of rebuilding, because Hirado Island is too close to Sasebo Bay. If there is a second maritime armed force in this area, it will not only be a bane, but also a provocative sea force. It's Han's suspicion.
(End of this chapter)
After listening to Tao Hongfang's explanation, Zhu Zian realized that his previous thoughts were too simple.The purpose of Haihan intervening in this matter is not just to regard it as an exchange condition for demarcating the exclusive economic zone in Busan, but to annex Tsushima Fan, a special commercial entity in the trade field, through commercial means.
This matter is difficult to say, it seems that it only took a few days to basically complete it.But it is not easy to say, it still needs the right time, place and people.
North Korea’s official initiative to ask for help coincides with its armed fleet, a group of young officials who dare to think and do, and the influence it has gained in this region through long-term management. These factors are all indispensable, and then transformed through negotiations. Only by exerting pressure on Tsushima Fan did the final result be achieved.
However, it may take several years for the actual impact on the trade situation in this region to be gradually revealed. Even the young officials on board who personally participated in it can hardly imagine how many Years later.So they didn't have much joy of making great achievements at this time, they just felt that this was just a temporary task to be done, and their attention had shifted to the next destination.
Compared with the previous stops visited, the place to go next is more attractive to most of them.Sasebo Bay, located more than 200 miles south of Tsushima Island, is currently Haihan's only colonial area in the Japanese archipelago, and it also serves as a military base.Of course, this fact is also true in reverse. Haihan entered Sasebo Bay initially for the purpose of building a military base, and then gradually increased the scale of colonization in the area.
Haihan has been interested in Sasebo Bay for a long time. As early as 1633, when Chen Yixin led a team northward to inspect the western part of the Japanese archipelago and the southern part of the Korean Peninsula, he made a field trip to Sasebo Bay.For this deep-water port with a wide interior and a narrow exterior with natural barriers, Haihan has long been interested in occupying it. However, at that time, Haihan's development center was in the northern coastal area of Daming, and there was no time to set up a branch base in Japan. First listed as candidate sites for the Ministry of National Defense to build overseas military bases.
After entering the 40s, as Haihan gradually controlled the coastline of the East Asian continent, trade and cultural exchanges with Japan also increased.The Executive Committee believed that it was necessary to set up a military base in the Japanese archipelago to ensure Haihan's interests in this area, so Sasebo Bay finally got the opportunity to use it.
Under the command of the then naval commander Wang Tom, Haihan spent several years establishing a military base in Sasebo Bay. At present, the garrison in this area mainly belongs to the Haihan East China Sea Fleet.
As an active officer of the Haihan East Sea Fleet, Shi Chengwu's understanding of Sasebo Bay is naturally far superior to others, so he explained the local situation to everyone on the way from Tsushima Island to Sasebo Bay.
"Except for me and Anguo, everyone here should be going to Sasebo Bay for the first time. But I think you have done more or less homework before setting off from Zhoushan, and have a certain understanding of the local conditions. Regarding Sasebo Bay, you may wish to tell me what information you want to know, and I will explain it later.”
After Shi Chengwu finished speaking, he looked around the crowd and saw that Zhu Zian was eager to try, so he pointed at him and said, "Then let Zian ask questions first!"
Zhu Zi'an asked: "Master Shi, when Haihan sent troops to Sasebo Bay, how did Japan react to this?"
Shi Chengwu said: "In the early years, our country used troops against the Goto Islands near Sasebo Bay and the Hirado clan several times. Japan also acquiesced to our country's military presence in this area. At that time, Sasebo Bay was sparsely populated, with only a few small fishing villages. So there was no resistance when sending troops in. When the Japanese reacted, we had already settled there, and they wanted to drive us away, unless they started a war and won us, but the Japanese obviously didn't want to let things happen. Go in that direction."
Wang Anguo added: "Nagasaki, Japan's largest foreign trade port, is not far south of Sasebo Bay. Once a war breaks out, Nagasaki may have to close the port. This will harm the interests of many people, so military means are used to solve the problem. , is not the first choice of the Japanese.”
Zhu Zian asked: "Then what is the difference between Nagasaki Port and Tsushima Domain?"
Shi Chengwu explained: "The business handled by the Tsushima Fan is almost all trade activities between the Asahi and Japan, which is why the trade treaty they signed before has no binding force on Chinese businesses. The Nagasaki Port is directly managed by the Japanese shogunate , the trading partners are many countries including my country, and there are many domestic and foreign stakeholders involved.”
Zhu Zian nodded thoughtfully and said: "So stationing troops near Nagasaki Port is actually equivalent to controlling the port and the stakeholders behind it in disguise. Even if the Japanese want to drive the Haihan Army out of this area, They will also dare not do anything because they are afraid of the impact on Nagasaki Port."
Shi Chengwu said: "You are basically right, but not all. The Japanese dare not turn against us. Apart from Nagasaki Port, the main reason is that the military strength gap between the two countries is obvious enough. They know their own strength There is a big gap, and there is no hope of gaining an advantage on the battlefield, so I can only give up this unrealistic idea."
However, Zhu Zian was thinking in his heart that this Sasebo Bay is located at the western end of the Japanese archipelago. From a geographical point of view, it is an important place for sea traffic, and its importance is especially greater than that of Tsushima Island, which is sandwiched between North Korea and Japan.When Haihan stationed troops in Liaodong, Shandong, and controlled both the north and south sides of the Bohai Bay, the Ming court probably felt the same as the Japanese, like a thorn in their backs, but they were powerless to remove it.
While talking, the fleet has arrived in the waters near Iki Island. This island is also under the jurisdiction of the Tsushima Clan. The area is much smaller than Tsushima Island, but the island has more natural harbors.
At this time, standing on the bow of the ship and looking around, one can already vaguely see the shadow of the islands under the jurisdiction of the Hirado Clan on the southern sea.Of course, the Hirado Clan at this time is no longer what it was under the rule of the Tagawa clan. Hirado Castle was completely burned down by Haihan, and the cornucopia of Hirado Port was lost. It has reached a state where fishing and agriculture are the way of life.
The once-famous Hirado Navy has no signs of rebuilding, because Hirado Island is too close to Sasebo Bay. If there is a second maritime armed force in this area, it will not only be a bane, but also a provocative sea force. It's Han's suspicion.
(End of this chapter)