Chapter 1917 Due to interests

What Li Pu means is that if any ruler has studied the history of Haihan's war, he will probably try to avoid war with this powerful opponent. Especially if this battlefield is located at sea or coastal areas, then it is basically impossible to defeat Haihan.

Han's hope.

But Li Bo's idea is still a bit one-sided. Even if Huang Taiji has studied the history of the Haihan War and has the idea of ​​​​showing weakness, he still cannot avoid Haihan's intervention in the wars of the Ming, Qing, and Korea, because this is not what Huang Taiji wants to hide from.

Haihan had already planned the target of attack if he could avoid the trouble. Regardless of whether Huang Taiji wanted to fight or not, Haihan would send troops into Liaodong and take military actions at his own pace.

Li Xi had been in Haihan for a longer time and had a better understanding of Haihan's behavior. He smiled bitterly and lowered his voice and replied: "Haihan sent troops to deal with the Qing Dynasty, after all, it was for the territory and population of Liaodong! What did Huang Taiji think?

No matter what we do, it is actually difficult to avoid the outbreak of war."

Li Fu raised his eyebrows and said, "Is that so? Then Haihan sent troops to rescue our country..."

"Your Majesty, Haihan's sending troops to rescue our country is a transaction between the two countries, not friendship. They are fighting for their own interests. By the way, they want to knock the Qing Dynasty. Don't be sentimental about it." Li Xi looked around and no one noticed.

On his side, he continued: "The Haihan people are good at calculations and have a purpose in everything. Your Majesty, please do not trust them unconditionally just because they have an alliance with our country. Shared interests are far more reliable than verbal promises."

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Li Pu remembered that his father had said similar remarks to him before going abroad, and he thought deeply about it. He quickly thanked Li Xi for the reminder. Along the way, he had indeed gained a lot of affection and awe for the country of Haihan, and almost forgot about it.

Li Xi's reminder was very timely given the nature of the relationship between the two countries. If we are not wary of this powerful country, it will only be North Korea that will suffer in the future.

Li Pu remembered the report about the Korean War that he had seen in the Haihan Times earlier. The official did not mention that North Korea paid military expenses to ask Haihan to send troops, but characterized Haihan's actions as "saving the allies from fire and water."

"It seems that he sent troops to aid North Korea out of friendship, but the facts he knew were obviously different from this, and Haihan's description of his actions was obviously embellished.

Transaction or friendship, Li Bo feels that the proportion of the former is greater. Friendship is not completely absent, but it is definitely difficult to play a decisive role in it. If there is no transaction content, then Haihan will most likely not send troops to fight in North Korea.

And this is exactly the case. Haihan originally wanted to watch the excitement and did not want to take risks. If North Korea was really beaten by the Qing army to the point of collapse of the country as it was in history, it would probably wait until the last moment before sending a fleet to Ganghwa Island to rescue the refugees.

The North Korean monarchs and ministers were picked up and raised this puppet court to achieve indirect control of North Korea. Fortunately, Li Xi made his determination early and did not waste time asking for instructions from the country. He made up his mind to ask Haihan for help in Sanya, otherwise

Even if Haihan was willing to send troops, it would most likely be too late to stop the Qing army.

Although Li Xi was grateful to Haihan for sending troops to save his country, he also knew very well that Haihan's actions were purely driven by interests and not because of the crisis facing North Korea, an ally. The relationship between the two countries may indeed be affected by this incident.

The war has brought them closer, but it is not yet to the point where they can completely trust each other. Of course, if Li Bo can further consolidate the relationship between the two countries while studying abroad, then he will also be happy to see it happen.

Li Shu put down the brush in his hand, tapped the books on the table with his fingers, and said slowly: "In your opinion, what are the common interests of our country and Haihan?"

Li Xiying said: "I think it is because we have a common enemy that Haihan is willing to cooperate with our country. In fact, common interests are not on the table. Maybe in a few years, the cooperation projects in China will improve, and then there will be benefits.

Let’s talk.”

What Li Xi said may sound a bit harsh, but it is indeed true. At this stage, the resources that North Korea can provide to Haihan are actually very limited, and North Korea has been unwilling to relax the relevant restrictions on the immigrant population that Haihan wants most.

Although North Korea gave Haihan a large piece of land for the construction of a military base, the Haihan military has always believed that the environment of the Datong River base is not particularly ideal, and it is a helpless move to build a military port there.

If it weren't for a large number of industrial cooperation projects that have been negotiated, Haihan would really have no direct interests in North Korea. Of course, the situation may be different in a few years. By then, a group of civil and military officials who have received training from Haihan will have returned.

By arriving in North Korea, Haihan will have more channels to exert influence on North Korea. When a certain group of people in North Korean official circles have common interests with Haihan, the relationship between the two countries will also change accordingly.

But whether it is Li Xi or Li Fu, with their knowledge, it is difficult to predict the direction of the situation in a few years, so they are confused about the relationship between the two countries at the moment. They place their hopes on studying abroad, industrial cooperation and other means

To enhance national strength, and then gradually realize common interests with Haihan, just like other allies of Haihan have done. But as a latecomer, while following the successful experience of predecessors, they will inevitably face higher thresholds.

Because today's Haihan is no longer what it used to be, and the price required to satisfy Haihan's appetite is much higher than in earlier years.

When they returned to the North Korean Embassy that night, they once again received the itinerary from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haihan. This time the content was more specific, including which day, which place to visit, and which projects to visit, all with specific times.

Arrangements were made, and the list of accompanying persons was also updated. This time Zhang Qianzhi’s name was already listed on it.

"Let's set off tomorrow morning. Haihan people are indeed very efficient!" Although this was not the first time he felt such efficiency, Li Bo once again expressed emotion. It took less than two days to coordinate such an efficiency.

Multiple departments made detailed itinerary arrangements. If this kind of efficiency was used for marching and fighting, it would be in line with the consistent performance of the Haihan Army.

"Li Xi, among these places to visit, which one do you want to visit the most?" Li Xi pushed the itinerary in front of Li Xi, wanting to hear his opinion.

Li Xi pointed to a place on the west coast of Hainan Island and said: "I want to visit this Shilu Mine. I heard that it is the most productive iron ore and copper mining area under Haihan's rule, and there are several kilometers from the seaside to the mine.

The railway is ten miles away, so you can experience the feeling of riding a train. Is there any destination that the prince is particularly interested in?"

Li Mingdao: "I basically know nothing about these places, and I don't pay much attention to them. However, I heard that Haikou City was once the Ming Dynasty's administrative seat on this island. I would like to see how the Haihan people managed the land that was originally owned by the Ming Dynasty."

city."

Li Xidao: "Speaking of the Ming Dynasty, I have to mention something. Does the Crown Prince know that the Ming Dynasty also has an embassy in Sanya and has sent officials to stay here?"

Li Ming said: "Then if the Ming envoy met you on weekdays, wouldn't the situation be a little embarrassing?"

"So we all try our best to avoid meeting each other directly." Li Xi said with some helplessness: "The prince arrived in the port the day before yesterday. The Haihan Executive Committee held a welcoming banquet. All the envoys in Sanya from various countries attended, except for Mr. Fei from the Ming Dynasty.

I must have felt inconvenient for not showing up."

Li Bo snorted coldly and said: "What's the inconvenience? It's just that our country has joined the Haihan camp and is no longer willing to be a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, which makes Ming feel shameless! Since the Ming Dynasty cannot provide protection for our country, then let it serve as its vassal.

What’s the use of being a suzerain?”

If Li Bo had said these words a year or two earlier, they would have been treasonous remarks. However, the international situation has changed dramatically in the past two years, and Haihan's influence has become stronger. The Ming Dynasty did not notice North Korea's camp change.

There was no response, not even a document blaming North Korea, which shows that it is unwilling to offend Haihan for North Korea's political stance. As the prince, Li Bo is well aware of the changes in the relations between the three countries, so he made such bold complaints.

Daming.

Li Xidao: "The prince will stay in Sanya to study in the next two years. There will still be many meetings with envoys from the Ming Dynasty, so we need to be prepared for this."

Li Ming said: "Is it possible that it's still the same as before, when you see the officials of the Ming Dynasty, you kneel down and call yourself an angel? Wouldn't it be a joke to the people of Haihan!"

Li Xidao: "That's not necessary. You just need to treat them the same as envoys from other countries. There is no need to deal with them in any special way."

"That's it...it's not difficult at all, I've written it down!" When Li Pu heard this, it was quite simple. He didn't want to deal with the Ming envoys at first, so he would just put on an indifferent face when he met them.

Nowadays, North Korea can no longer get any practical benefits from the Ming Dynasty. In terms of orthodoxy, Haihan is also ruled by Han people, and its ability is far better than that of the Ming Dynasty. That is to say, the country is a little smaller and the place is a little out of the way, but who can guarantee that eighty-eight years will be achieved in ten years?

After years, will the Haihan people expand their ruling area to the mainland? Who will be the orthodox by then, and who will have the final say with their fists. Anyway, from Li Bo's point of view, the Haihan people who are in the ascendant period are far ahead

It deserves North Korea's support more than the declining Ming Dynasty.

After a night of silence, Li Xi directed his subordinates to move several large boxes of luggage that had been packed to the yard. Later, a carriage sent by Haihan officials would take them to the dock for shipment. In fact, except for a group of people,

There is not much other luggage for a person's change of clothes. Prince Li's belongings are packed into three boxes, Li Xi's is packed into one box, and the remaining entourage's items are even less. Together they are packed into one box. Plus

With one box of sundries, the North Korean team only has six boxes of luggage in total.

Of course, this was mainly due to the complete logistics provided by Haihan, which no longer required them to carry all the pots, pans, pots, pans, and even toilets on the road. Li Hao’s trip this time was about less luggage than when he set off from Seoul.

About ten times.

When Li Pu got up for breakfast, the carriage from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Haihan arrived. A cargo carriage took the lead in sending these luggage and an embassy clerk to the dock, and the clerk supervised the loading at the scene. This happened

The purpose was not to worry about the luggage being damaged or lost, but to make sure that Li Bo's luggage was accurately delivered to the first-class cabin where he wanted to stay.

Although senior Haihan officials were unable to accompany Li Bo on this inspection trip due to schedule reasons, Ning Qi, as one of the senior officials in charge of foreign affairs, still took the time to see Li Bo off at Victory Port.

"I hope that the Crown Prince can learn more about our country's social conditions during this trip, and at the same time find the direction of study that he is truly interested in. In addition, if the Crown Prince has any requests, he can convey them to the local government through the accompanying officials. We

We will try our best to satisfy you.”

After speaking, Ning Qi called several officials accompanying him and introduced him to Li Bo: "This is Director Tian Zhengtian of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will accompany the prince throughout his trip this time. The two of you are very close to each other."

Li Fu said: "If I remember correctly, I met Director Tian at the dinner party on the day I arrived in Sanya."

Tian Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, you really have a good memory!"

Ning Qi continued to introduce: "This is Section Chief Zhang Qianzhi from the Security Department."

Li Bo smiled and responded: "Section Chief Zhang and I met yesterday."

Zhang Qianzhi cupped his hands and said, "We will see you every day in the next period of time!"

Ning Qi didn't know that these two people met by chance in the library yesterday, but he didn't want to ask in detail at the moment, so he continued to introduce other accompanying officials. In addition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Security, the military, transportation, civil affairs, propaganda and other agencies also

They all sent accompanying personnel. Naturally, the military had the largest number of people. In addition to the sailors of an expedition-class warship, there was also a platoon of army accompanying them. The commander was a highly qualified captain. Obviously,

It is also to be able to match the level of this inspection team.

After Li Bo met with the accompanying Haihan officials one by one, he thanked Ning Qi again for his careful arrangements, and then boarded the Yalong sailing ship that was responsible for the transportation mission from the built gangway.

The prototype of this ship is actually the civilian version of the expedition-class sailboat, and many comfort improvements were made according to the requirements, making it an enhanced model. However, because this ship was specially customized by the Maritime Transport Department of the Ministry of Transport at the request of the Executive Committee,

There is currently only one such ship on the market, and it is only used by important official figures. This ship has only been on less than five missions since it was outfitted last year, so it can be considered a new ship.

The gun deck was removed from the hull structure, and this part of the hull space was converted into one luxury cabin and eight smaller cabins. The nine cabins on this deck are all provided for passengers, while the crew and sailors

I live in a cabin on the lower level. In terms of comfort, it is much better than the high-end passenger ship that Li Bo took when he sailed south from Korea.

Although the ship is new, the sailors on the ship are all well-trained old seals. The captain is also a local of Hainan Island. He is very familiar with the routes around the island and the places to stop along the way. In addition, there is a military warship.

The boat was escorted throughout the entire journey, and it seemed that this trip was indeed very safe.
Chapter completed!