Chapter 1520 Three Kingdoms Alliance

The alliance proposed by Haihan is actually a relatively general topic, which includes the establishment of diplomatic relations, opening up trade and immigration, and the conclusion of military alliances at several different levels. Among them, the one that is relatively easy to reach consensus is probably the establishment of diplomatic relations.

This is it.

Even if Haihan did not resort to coercion and inducement, North Korea actually does not have much resistance to establishing diplomatic relations with it. It just follows the normal process and may require a long period of diplomacy as a foreshadowing. It will never be as forced as it is now.

Embarrassment. Issues such as trade immigration are relatively simple for North Korea. In any case, Haihan, who pays attention to business reputation, is much better than Houjin's forced buying and selling. What is really more difficult is actually that

Regarding the conclusion of a military alliance, on the one hand, they were worried about the fierce revenge of Hou Jin, and on the other hand, they also felt that they could not bypass the Ming Dynasty, the nominal suzerain country, to form an alliance with a third country. Kim Sang-heon claimed that the alliance was still a matter of

Judging from what Daming meant, it was not entirely an excuse.

The Ming Dynasty was not as accepting of this as North Korea. The Haihan people occupied a lot of the Ming Dynasty's land in the south, and they used it to establish a country and divide the territory. This was a de facto invasion for the Ming Dynasty. If it were not for the northern border

The war with the Central Plains prevented Ming from taking any action, so how could it allow Haihan to make so many small moves in the south so easily? Now that Haihan has grown up, he can even use the security issue of the northern border to attack Ming on the negotiation table.

But how could the Ming court tolerate this tone so easily?

Even if Mei Shengchuan, who had received benefits from Haihan, could bear it, he was afraid that he would not be able to report to the court after returning. After all, the authority given to him by the court did not include so many alliance conditions. He took it upon himself to agree to all these conditions.

After coming down, he was worried that he would be beaten to the end when he returned. Even if Haihan had promised him many personal benefits before, he was also afraid that he would lose his official status and would be of no value to Ming Dynasty and Haihan.

, then it will be a question of whether these so-called promises can be fulfilled.

But Mei Shengchuan also understood that if Ming Dynasty rejected this invitation to form an alliance, it would probably lose a powerful foreign aid that could really help Ming Dynasty solve the northern threat. This is only one aspect. If Haihan bypassed Ming Dynasty and drew North Korea over,

Then the Ming Dynasty is likely to lose this vassal state, and this kind of loss is also something the Ming Dynasty cannot afford. If you write a memorial to report to the court at this time, and wait for a result to be discussed over there, it is estimated that at least half of the loss will be lost.

Months have passed, and the Haihan people obviously will not have the patience to wait for the capital to come up with a smooth conclusion.

According to the deadline given by Bai Kesi, if the envoys of Ming and North Korea cannot make a final decision within three days, then the alliance negotiations will be terminated. Haihan's military operations in the Liaodong region will also be suspended and all initiatives will be cancelled.

military plan for an attack, and retained the possibility of peace talks with Hou Jin.

The last item proposed by Bai Kesi is tantamount to a trump card for the envoys of the two countries. If Haihan negotiates peace with Houjin, let alone whether there is a possibility of alliance between the two countries, even if Haihan has some considerations,

Sell ​​some obsolete weapons to provide money for the future, and that will be enough for the two countries. Then it will be too late to regret not being in the same camp as Haihan.

In the end, it was North Korea that was the first to relent. After all, this country really could not afford to lose. The Haihan people could evacuate Liaodong at any time, and the Ming Dynasty had a great cause. Even if Houjin had the upper hand on the battlefield, it would not happen for a while.

It is possible to wipe out this huge empire. And North Korea's military is weak. If Ming and Haihan don't help, then they really have no choice but to wait and die. And a suzerain country that can no longer provide shelter for North Korea, then what's the point?

To retain the meaning of its existence?

After weighing the pros and cons, Kim Sang-hyun finally chose to compromise and expressed his willingness to refer to the plan proposed by Haihan and conclude an alliance with the Haihan Kingdom. However, out of awe of the Ming Dynasty, Kim Sang-heon did not hide this decision from Mei Shengchuan, lest the other party would be affected by it.

Giving birth to hatred. If possible, he certainly hopes to maintain the traditional friendly relations between North Korea and Ming Dynasty.

Mei Shengchuan did not feel angry because of this. He could completely understand the thoughts of the Koreans. After all, the weak would always try to seek protection from the strong. The Haihan Kingdom spoke Chinese in Chinese characters, and the people in the Han Dynasty were no different from the Han people in the Ming Dynasty. Regarding Korea,

Naturally, it will not feel too strange, and it is more like an enhanced version of the miniature Ming Dynasty. The Han regime has strong military and economic strength, and is also willing to provide help for North Korea to resist foreign enemies. It is necessary to establish diplomatic relations with such a country

, which is naturally easier for North Korea to accept.

And Bai Kesi, who is good at using the situation to add weight to the negotiations, once again dealt a heavy blow to Mei Shengchuan at this time - if the Ming Dynasty wants to exclude itself from this alliance, then Haihan cannot guarantee that he will not use force against the Ming Dynasty in the future. And this logic

The explanation is that after the truce between Haihan and Houjin, there is still the possibility of an alliance in the future. If such a cross-regional alliance is achieved, then Houjin, Haihan, one in the north and one in the south, can start to figure out how to carve up the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Mei Shengchuan immediately realized the horror of this hypothesis. Although he knew that Bai Kesi's statement was most likely just a verbal threat, this risk was something that the Ming Dynasty could not bear. The military power of Hou Jin and Haihan was looming.

Above the Ming Dynasty, if the north and the south went to war at the same time, the country of the Ming Dynasty might really be in danger.

So the choice left to Ming Dynasty inexplicably changed from whether to form an alliance with Haihan to whether to allow Haihan to form an alliance with Hou Jin. In this way, it seems much simpler to weigh the pros and cons of this issue. For the benefit of Ming Dynasty, Mei Shengchuan

In any case, the possibility of reconciliation between Haihan and Houjin must be destroyed. On the multiple-choice question of friend or enemy, the only choice left to Ming Dynasty was the former.

After two days of detailed consultations, representatives of the three countries finally signed a memorandum on the alliance agreement in a village south of the Golden State Isthmus defense line. Although this memorandum is not a formal agreement that will finally take effect, it is generally the content of the final agreement.

This will be used as the standard, which can be regarded as basically finalizing the matter.

The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and North Korea was originally a suzerain state and a vassal state. Therefore, the description of the relationship between the two countries in this agreement did not go beyond the original scope and was basically based on the current actual situation. The focus of the agreement is naturally

It is the relationship between the two countries and Haihan.

The first is the Ming Dynasty, which will formally establish diplomatic relations with the Haihan State, open up the trade rights of several state capitals in the coastal areas, and allow Haihan to hire Ming people to work for him locally - this is actually a disguised permission for Haihan to work in the Ming Dynasty.

Recruiting immigrants within the country does not stipulate that the employee's place of work must be within the Ming Dynasty. However, just such a small agency in terms of expression has already spent a lot of effort on the part of Mei Shengchuan to convince Haihan to accept this roundabout expression.

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This is a political and economic arrangement, but the content of military cooperation needs to be more cautious. Umeikawa did not even dare to agree to use the word "military alliance" in the agreement, but was very careful to use "alliance".

The term "alliance" was changed to "cooperation", and the scope was only temporarily limited to Shandong and Liaodong provinces.

The main reason for this was because Haihan's garrison behavior in the Ming Dynasty was too sensitive, and the place where the Ming Dynasty really needed Haihan's action was actually limited to Liaodong. Under Haihan's insistence, Mei Shengchuan was able to

Reluctantly agreed to add Shandong, but still limited the scope of Haihan's activities in Shandong to Fushan County, Dengzhou, and Zhifu Port could only be used as a transportation port for the turnover of personnel and materials, and could not be built as a military base for the Haihan Navy.

Of course, both sides understand that the restrictions on Zhifu Port are only to allow Mei Shengchuan to report to the higher authorities after returning. In fact, the Haihan people have already built a military port and a military base for the navy and army on Zhifu Island, and have maintained it for a long time.

A certain size of army was stationed there. However, after Haihan occupied Lushun, an ice-free port with better conditions in Liaodong, the Haihan military did intend to move some military institutions and facilities originally deployed in Zhifu Port north to Lushun.

, in order to facilitate military dispatch on the Liaodong front line.

As for Haihan's authority for military operations in the Liaodong region, as well as the ownership of the occupied areas, the agreement was more vague. Ming Dynasty gave Haihan the power to "act expediently", and in the agreement with

During the war of Hou Jin Dynasty, the governance of the area could be "entrusted to the local garrison." This so-called local garrison naturally refers to the Haihan Army fighting in Liaodong. As for after the war, the local garrison in these places

As for how to deal with sovereignty, there is not much to mention in the agreement. Thinking about it, it should be a few years later, and Umeikawa does not want to find a burden for himself so early.

In addition to attracting Houjin's firepower in Liaodong, another important part of the benefits provided by Haihan to Ming Dynasty in the agreement was to sell Haihan standard weapons to Ming Dynasty, including flintlock rifles, large-caliber artillery, and even possible future weapons.

There will also be warships. In short, Haihan will provide Ming Dynasty with a package plan for establishing a firearms force, and can provide a complete set of officer training systems and tactical systems according to Ming Dynasty’s specific requirements. Of course, training projects other than arms sales are not complete.

Provided free of charge, the specific price will depend on the status of military cooperation between the two parties.

Mei Shengchuan understood that this was the Haihan people's effort to defend the Ming Dynasty, and would not train officers for the Ming Dynasty who mastered advanced firearms warfare tactics in vain. Unless it was the Ming army in the coastal state capitals of Fujian and Guangzhou provinces or Dongjiang Town, which had semi-openly defected to the Haihan people.

Only with troops can it be possible to receive military assistance from Haihan regardless of cost. As for the direct troops loyal to the Ming Dynasty, Haihan can set a threshold in the price of military training services, making it more expensive for Ming Dynasty to form a new army, thus slowing down its formation.

The speed of combat effectiveness.

But even if he knew that Haihan had arrangements in this regard, Mei Shengchuan could only bite the bullet and reach this agreement first. After all, this was the condition he had fought for with great difficulty. If he didn't get some decent benefits in return, I'm afraid

The imperial court will directly treat him as a traitor.

Compared with Mei Shengchuan's simplicity, North Korean envoy Kim Sang-heon was a little more relaxed. Since Haehan had already obtained the approval of King Li Jie before, there was not much pressure on him to be able to pay the bills after returning. .As long as there is no obvious treasonous treaty, he can be sure that His Majesty the King will be very happy to learn that Haihan will provide all-round military assistance to North Korea.

As for trade and immigration, Kim Sang-hyun believes that these matters are easy to solve, and North Korea will also have significant economic benefits. He does not believe that this will pose any substantial threat to North Korea's security. After all, in this era, few people realize the terrible consequences that an invasion of foreign capital backed by force can have on a country.

According to the agreement, North Korea will provide a large amount of grain, grass and military supplies to Haihan's troops stationed in Liaodong, and send civilians into Liaodong to assist Haihan in developing and constructing the occupied areas. However, in order to protect the safety of the North Korean people, Kim Sang-heon specifically requested to go to Liaodong. Civilian husbands are not allowed to work on the front lines, but can only be engaged in infrastructure-related tasks in the rear.

Bai Kesi did not express any objection to this. He also did not trust the Koreans who were never reliable in doing things. In addition, frontline projects often involved military secrets. He would rather leave such tasks to the civilians in Dongjiang Town. We also don’t want North Koreans to be exposed to the deployment status of the Haihan Army on the front line.

However, Bai Kesi still gave a very high evaluation to Kim Sang-hun's cooperation, saying that Kim Sang-hun's negotiation task "should be recorded in North Korean history books", and said that he would later send a personal letter to the king of North Korea to request Kim Sang-hun. This statement made Kim Sang-hyun burst into tears of gratitude, and he couldn't help but wonder whether he should give in further to Hae-han's request that the navy be able to freely enter and exit North Korea's offshore waters.

In fact, the current results of the negotiations are better than what Baikes and others expected. At least Baikes is prepared for the fact that neither country is willing to conclude an alliance in the end. But no matter how tortuous the process is, in the end the three parties still rely on the common opponent Houjin. A consensus was reached under the pressure provided. Later generations will also call this secret tripartite meeting in Liaodong in June 1636 an important turning point that affected the direction of the international situation in Northeast Asia.

As the final decision-maker of this negotiation, Bai Kesi naturally took the greatest credit. After the telegram of victory was delivered to Fort Victory, the Executive Committee also spoke highly of the outcome of this negotiation. Especially the formal establishment of diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. This incident can be regarded as the top political event for the Haihan Kingdom since the founding of the country. Many people have been working silently towards this goal, and now they have finally achieved their wish.
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