Chapter 1420 Negotiation Weight

"I just received a telegram from Zhoushan. Wang Tom has already led the fleet to set off from Dinghai Port."

At the daily executive committee meeting in Fort Victory, Yan Chujie reported the news to the senior officials present on behalf of the military. The Liaodong Spring Offensive was Haihan's first foreign war in 1636, and it was also an important strategic move that had been prepared for a long time. It can be said that

This is the top priority for the Haihan Kingdom this year. To this end, the Executive Committee and the Ministry of National Defense have given the green light and provided full cooperation in the deployment of funds, personnel and materials, in order to win the battle and complete the initial attack on the Liaodong region.

Strategy.

"When this war is over, we will no longer have to hide our capabilities and bide our time. No matter which country we negotiate with, we will have more weight in our hands." Tao Donglai has some thoughts about the upcoming war in the distant Northeast.

More expectations, to be precise, are expectations for the changes in the international situation after the war.

The official founding of Haihan was in the seventh year after the time travel, and today, when they want to attack Liaodong occupied by Hou Jin, they still bring in a Ming army as a cover to prevent Ming from losing face. It can be said that they act in a very low-key manner.

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Haihan's low profile in the early stage was indeed for the purpose of keeping a low profile and avoiding premature exposure of strength and attracting suppression from the Ming Dynasty. In the later period, it was to avoid territorial disputes with the Ming Dynasty as much as possible. Although Haihan is no longer afraid of the Ming Dynasty, he is not afraid of it.

We do not want the relationship between the two countries to deteriorate or even go to war with each other, because this will directly affect the two matters of trade and immigration that Haihan attaches most importance to. Therefore, although small-scale armed conflicts will break out between the two countries from time to time, Haihan will also

When you have the advantage, exercise restraint and try to control the situation within Ming's tolerance.

It is impossible for Haihan to become a slave state of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will not give these time travelers better treatment than recruiting peace. There are almost no conditions of equal exchange between the two parties that can be brought up on the negotiation table, so Haihan

He has been waiting for the international situation to change, or to put it more bluntly, waiting for the moment when the Ming Dynasty is in trouble.

Haihan needed more external conditions to check and balance Ming, forcing Ming to actively choose negotiations to resolve the disputes between the two parties and Haihan's international status. This so-called external condition was Houjin, Ming's most powerful rival in the north.

If Haihan had not sought to intervene in the war between Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty by force, then according to the original historical trajectory, Ming Dynasty would have entered the countdown before its destruction. The Executive Committee believed that in order to obtain the power of equal negotiation with Ming Dynasty, in addition to

In addition to being strong enough, back-end funds are also an important negotiating weight.

The purpose of Haihan's attack on Liaodong was to contain Hou Jin from going south. The purpose of containing Hou Jin from going south was not only to preserve the life of the Ming Dynasty, but also another very important reason was to use this as an exchange to start formal diplomacy with the Ming Dynasty.

Negotiation. If the negotiation between the two parties goes well, then Haihan can continue to hold Hou Jin's tail for Daming, giving Daming a chance to breathe; if the negotiation between the two parties is not ideal, then Haihan can also relax appropriately and let Hou Jin go.

Get out of the cage and take a few bites of Daming.

Of course, it is not impossible that the rulers in the capital are confused and want to start a war with Hou Jin and Haihan at the same time. But if there is such a sign, then the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea territory may be in danger in many places at the same time. Especially

In the coastal area south of the Yangtze River, no navy would be bold enough to challenge the authority of Haihan's navy. If they really broke up, at least the Ming army would not be able to cause any big trouble to Haihan on the maritime battlefield.

Gu Kai took over Tao Donglai's words and said: "Although the spring offensive will not start until March, in fact our diplomatic preparations have already started since last year. Most of the big figures in officialdom in Fujian and Guangdong and Guangxi have already been prepared.

At that time, the Sansi Yamen in these two provinces will write to the capital, suggesting that the Ming Dynasty have formal diplomatic talks with us. In addition, Zhejiang is still thinking of ways, but our local influence is not as good as in the south. The Sansi Yamen will probably be in

We can’t win it in the short term, but it would be good if at most two or three prefects would come forward to write memorials.”

Haihan has been operating in Fujian and Guangzhou provinces for many years, and almost everyone in the officialdom has been infiltrated by Haihan. Those officials who once had obvious hostility to Haihan have died and disappeared in the past few years, due to various strange things.

There are also many people who have been dismissed from their posts due to bizarre charges. Today, in the officialdom of these two provinces, there are few officials who dare to openly oppose Haihan, but there are only those who are willing to serve Haihan out of practical considerations.

More and more. Even the senior officials in the Sansi Yamen have been beaten down by Haihan's continuous sugar-coated bullets.

At least 70% of Haihan's trading partners in Fuzhou and Guangzhou have government backgrounds, and many regional agents are even family members of officials. A considerable part of the profits from the sales of Haihan's products in the Ming Dynasty also flowed into these officials.

In the pocket. Under this symbiotic interest relationship, officials who have a cooperative relationship with Haihan naturally hope that this trading partner can be recognized by the Ming court so that the current illegal smuggling business can be legalized. Although these smuggling businesses

Most of the areas in Fuguang have been semi-open, but if it can be recognized by the court, it will naturally be more convenient for future actions. Officials can do business openly, even if they have to bear a certain amount of tax.

I'm also happy to see the results.

Haihan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been using various channels to lobby various senior officials since last year, describing Haihan's military operations in Shandong, Liaodong and other places as measures to "take the initiative to solve problems for the Ming Dynasty", and requesting these senior officials to march into Liaodong in Haihan

Afterwards, he wrote to the imperial court to recognize Haihan's national power and rights and interests in the South China Sea, so that the two countries could establish formal diplomatic and trade relations.

Of course, this kind of job is not for nothing. For officials who are willing to contribute, Haihan, in addition to cash remuneration, also promises to provide certain care to their agents in the distribution of commodity agency rights in the coming year.

After several months of activities, it is true that many local senior officials have been persuaded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and expressed their willingness to request the court to apply for establishing diplomatic relations with Haihan when the time is right. As for this suitable time, naturally they have to wait for Haihan

After the good news came out about the spring offensive in Liaodong.

Ning Qi added: "The only thing these officials are worried about now is whether we will use force against Ming Dynasty when we can't reach an agreement. There is no way to sign a written agreement with them first for this kind of thing, so we have to find a way to give them more food."

Just a little reassurance."

Yan Chujie responded: "How can we take this reassurance? This time, so many troops have been transferred from the south to the north, and the number of troops stationed in Fuguang has been significantly reduced. Isn't that enough to reassure them? I won't talk about Guangdong, Fujian

They asked Xu Xinsu to send military observers to Liaodong, so he shouldn't have anything to worry about, right?"

"What Xu Xinsu is worried about is different. It is not about whether we win or lose in Liaodong." Schneider also interjected: "After our route extends to the north of the Fujian Strait, the impact of the industry he operates on our country will become smaller and smaller. This trend

This is not a good thing for him and his family. If we establish a colony in Liaodong, then the entire shipping industry in the Bohai Sea will be controlled by us. From Xu Xinsu's position, if he does not want the Fujian Xu family to be in our country

If the influence continues to decline, then we must try to follow up as soon as possible, just like what they did in Zhejiang before."

When Haihan built Kaohsiung Port on the island of Taiwan, the Xu family was just one step behind before being overtaken by Guangdong businessmen. To catch up with this first-mover advantage, they had to invest more money and manpower locally. Later Haihan crossed over to Fujian

When the Straits entered Zhejiang, Xu Xinsu knew that this momentum was unstoppable, so she took the initiative to cooperate with Haihan's actions and provided support in materials, maritime transportation capacity, connections, etc. After Haihan seized control of the Zhoushan Islands,

He also reciprocated the favor by giving the Fujian Xu family the opportunity to build an exclusive terminal in Zhoushan Port, and helped the Xu family introduce their family business to Zhejiang.

Haihan went north to Shandong to open up a new stronghold, and the Xu family immediately followed suit and established a large business store on Zhifu Island. Next, they will cross the Bohai Strait and enter Liaodong. If nothing unexpected happens, Xu Xinsu will definitely continue to do what he has done in the past few years.

Follow Haihan closely.

"Who did Xu Xinsu send to Liaodong this time?" Tao Donglai asked.

"The fourth son of his family, Xu Yuzhuo," Yan Chujie responded, "I had already gone to Zhoushan to meet Tom Wang when winter came, and his attitude was quite positive."

Tao Donglai smiled and said: "Probably to participate in the navy's winter training."

Yan Chujie nodded and said, "That must be the intention. After all, even the people from Pi Island came all the way to Zhejiang last winter, and Fujian is near the water, first come first served. There is no reason to miss this rare opportunity for further study."

Both the East China Sea Fleet and the Northern Fleet of the Navy spend the winter at Dinghai Port in Zhoushan, and the intensive training every winter has become a reserved project of the local navy. As a loyal supporter and ally of the Haihan Navy, the Fujian Navy knew about this arrangement.

Naturally, some officers had to be sent to Zhoushan for training and study. As Xu Yuzhuo, Xu Xinsu's fourth son, was also a general of the Fujian Navy, it was naturally his turn to do this job.

After Haihan informed Xu Xinsu of the spring offensive plan, Xu Yuzhuo had another errand, which was to go north with Haihan's naval fleet to participate in Haihan's military operation to attack Liaodong. After Haihan's attack on Liaodong was successful, Xu Yuzhuo then

The plenipotentiary representative of the Fujian Xu family immediately encloses the land in Liaodong to build a business store. In short, no matter what Haihan wants to do there, the Fujian Xu family will join in first. Xu Xinsu has long understood this in the past few years.

, when doing business with Haihan, spending a little money will not buy you a loss, and you will not be fooled. If you hesitate, this opportunity may go to someone else.

The Xu family in Fujian relied on Xu Xinsu to lead his family members to join the army, so that they could gain convenience and have in-depth cooperation with Haihan in addition to trade relations. Nowadays, more and more people have found this trick.

Even in places like Guangdong, where the naval establishment has existed in name only, in the past two years, many wealthy businessmen have spent large sums of money to donate naval attaché positions, in order to imitate the Xu family's desire to join the overseas Chinese and have an official position.

It's easy to do things. Although Xu Xinsu didn't know if Haihan would bring other families with him when he went to fight in Liaodong, he didn't dare to be careless, so he naturally sent his trusted son to the front line to keep an eye on it.

Tao Donglai added: "This time we are going north to Liaodong, a lot of people from Sanya have been recruited to follow us, so the work of various departments may be affected in the near future. Everyone should be a little more diligent and try to fill all the vacancies.

superior."

Different from attacking overseas colonies in the past, this time Haihan sent a group of people to the north before starting the war, with different missions. These people included Bai Kesi, the director of Haihan's ordnance industry, who was responsible for sending a batch of experimental

Weapons were sent to the Liaodong battlefield to test the performance and reliability of these unfinished products in actual combat.

Liu Shanxia of the Ministry of Construction will be responsible for organizing and building a reliable line of defense in the Jinzhou Isthmus after the war to withstand the counterattacks that the Jin army may continue to carry out in the next few years. At the same time, he can also carry out various infrastructure projects in the occupied areas.

Just give some guidance.

Zhang Guangze, who is in charge of the communication project, wanted to check the communication equipment status of the coastal colonies and optimize and adjust the existing radio communication network and communication methods. The radio station is currently the main information transmitter for overseas colonies to maintain close contact with the Sanya base camp.

Although this method is convenient, it also requires regular debugging. This task can only be completed by professionals.

Gao Huan from the Ministry of Agriculture will go to the local area to guide the immigrants to plant spring wheat, corn, soybeans, rice and other food crops. The local area is too far from the grain-producing areas under Haihan's control. If food self-sufficiency cannot be achieved as soon as possible, it will

This brings an extremely heavy capacity burden to the northern route.

In addition, the Executive Committee has already selected the chief administrative officer for Jinzhou, which has not yet been acquired. It is Sha Xi, who was previously in charge of immigration affairs in Guangdong. He had been working in the Guangdong Office in the past few years, and later worked in Guangzhou City Yijiangzhi

Haizhu Town is located next to Haizhu Town as the supervisor. Although this transfer covers a relatively large geographical area, it is a transfer that Sha Xi applied for himself. There are not many people who are willing to work in Liaodong, and the Executive Committee does not have a more suitable one on hand at the moment.

His wishes were fulfilled.

This group of personnel heading north arrived in Zhoushan one after another in mid-January. After a period of rest and recuperation, they headed to Liaodong this time with the fleet heading north. However, most of them will be sent to Zhifu Island for resettlement first, waiting for the battle in Liaodong.

After the operation is over, go to the local area to perform your duties.

Although it seems that not many people have been removed, these people are all responsible figures in their respective departments. This departure will take at least a few months and will definitely have a certain impact on the work of the original department. They are responsible for

Since we cannot expect naturalized cadres to take over our jobs, time-travelers can only work overtime to fill these vacant positions.
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