Chapter 1521 Exchange of Interests

Among the diplomatic relations carried out by Haihan before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Ming Dynasty has undoubtedly always occupied the most important position, followed by Haihan's allies and partners in the South China Sea. After all, Haihan is also a Han like Ming.

regime, and the rulers have a very complicated plot regarding the Ming Dynasty's sunset empire. On the one hand, they must absorb the wealth and manpower needed for Haihan's development from this empire, and on the other hand, Haihan must try to maintain its dominance on the mainland.

, we cannot allow it to be destroyed as quickly as it did in history. Therefore, establishing formal official diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty has always been one of Haihan's established national policies. Only after taking this step first, can Haihan be able to establish formal diplomatic relations with Ming Dynasty.

Open official exchanges, provide military assistance, and export values ​​with Haihan characteristics.

Haihan spent several years operating in the south. Although the coastal state capitals of Fuzhou and Guangzhou were included in Haihan's trade system, the desire to establish diplomatic relations conveyed to the Ming Dynasty through these local officials was never achieved.

Yes. The reason is naturally the irreconcilable territorial conflict between the two countries in the south. Even Hainan Island, which is the capital and home of Haihan, was wrested from the Ming Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty was temporarily unable to take back these islands

He lost his land, but he was unwilling to just pretend that nothing had happened and establish diplomatic relations with the invaders who had occupied the magpie nest.

Haihan has even expanded northward step by step, almost completely controlling the Ming Dynasty's maritime territory, but it still cannot let the Ming Dynasty lower its high head, and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two sides has been in a state of stagnation for a long time. If Liaodong's set of combined punches cannot work,

Then the Haihan Executive Committee probably really needs to consider whether more radical measures are needed to force Ming to open its doors.

Fortunately, all departments in Haihan worked together, identified the Ministry of War early on, and spent a lot of money to open up the joint of Mei Shengchuan. Finally, a very ideal result was achieved - the Ming court sent Mei Shengchuan to Liaodong to communicate with Haihan.

Negotiate diplomatic matters.

The minister of the Ministry of War took over the errands of the Ministry of Rites, which is rare in the diplomatic history of the Ming Dynasty. If Haihan hadn't spent a lot of money on the capital to pave the way for this kind of service, then the meeting of the Three Kingdoms in Liaodong might still have happened.

It will be even more difficult. After all, Mei Shengchuan is still one of Haihan's "own people" who has received many benefits from Haihan. If a civil servant from the Ministry of Rites, who does not have this relationship and does not understand military affairs, comes over, Haihan's method of coercion and inducement may not be good.

Used.

Although Haihan still spent a lot of effort to finally get Mei Shengchuan, it was still very cost-effective compared to the price paid. In addition to giving Mei Shengchuan a personal promise of reward, he would have to spend hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in the future.

To settle the possible troubles between North Korea and China for the agreement signed by Umeikawa, and try to eliminate those voices that oppose the alliance. However, these expenses can be earned back through trade after the two countries formally establish diplomatic relations, so the Executive Committee does not

Worrying that this kind of investment is like a meat bun that will never come back.

The initialed memorandum will not take effect immediately. Most of the terms in it still need to be brought back to the capital by Umeikawa. After being submitted to the court for approval, the memorandum will be officially signed and will take effect at a later date. However, Bai Kesi is basically convinced that there are not many changes that need to be made to this memorandum.

Any content that violated the Ming Dynasty's taboos or was controversial was tried every means to cover it up. Logically speaking, it would not arouse fierce opposition from the Ming Dynasty.

Mei Shengchuan estimated that it would take at least a month for the imperial court to complete the deliberations and determine the candidates, time, and location to sign the agreement with Hai Han. Mei Sheng Chuan hoped that during this period, Hai Han could continue to maintain military power against Hou Jin.

Pressure, don't say it's an armistice, it's really an armistice, give Houjin a month of breathing time.

"Although the agreement we signed is not yet a formal agreement, our country will definitely not evade its responsibilities. Don't worry, Lord Mei, we will not let the enemy relax." Qian Tiandun confidently made a promise to Mei Shengchuan.

His confidence came from this initialed memorandum. After Sanya learned of Ming's position, he took out the Liaodong operational plan previously submitted by the Ministry of National Defense for discussion. The military hoped to use sea delivery in Liaodong.

They opened up battlefields behind enemy lines by using force, used more frequent raids to disrupt the security and social production in the Houjin-controlled areas, and used this action to rescue the Han people enslaved by them from the areas controlled by them, in order to alleviate the crisis in Liaodong to a certain extent.

Labor force population demand pressure.

At that time, the combat plan proposed by the Liaodong Garrison was not approved during the discussion of the Executive Committee. However, not long after the proposal was put into the archives, due to the smooth progress of the meeting of the three countries, Haihan needed to maintain his confidence in Hou Jin.

The military pressure was strong enough, so the Executive Committee re-examined the plan.

Qian Tiandun had received the news from Sanya before. The Executive Committee had in principle approved the combat plan proposed by the Liaodong Garrison. However, it would take some time for military expenditures and equipment to be allocated. However, this kind of detail issue would not affect

In preparation for the war in the Liaodong garrison, after Wang Tom received the news, he simply ignored the alliance talks and brought a group of staff members to study the map behind closed doors. It seemed that he did not want to miss such a great opportunity to make contributions.

After finalizing the relevant agreement, Mei Shengchuan, who was eager to return to Beijing to resume his duties, quickly said goodbye to Bai Kesi, left Liaodong with his fleet, and returned to the Gyeonggi region from the sea. The North Korean envoy Kim Sang-heon was relatively relaxed.

After staying at the isthmus defense line for a few more days, I was lucky enough to witness an armed conflict involving hundreds of people. I also saw with my own eyes how the Haihan Army dealt with the Houjin Iron Cavalry that once terrified North Korea on the battlefield. If it weren't for the rush

After returning to Seoul to resume his duties, Jin Sangxian was determined to stay here for a while to see what kind of methods the Haihan people had in Liaodong.

According to the content of the agreement, North Korea will provide the Liaodong region with various living supplies needed by the Haihan Army after the start of the implementation of the contract, and dispatch at least 4,000 civilians to the Liaodong region within three months to assist in completing various tasks of Haihan in the local area.

Infrastructure projects. This number of dispatches may reach tens of thousands before the end of the year. During this period, Haihan will also bear the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these civilians during their labor service, and pay a certain amount of remuneration.

Of course, North Korean officials will also gain considerable benefits from this. In addition to Haihan paying for various living supplies, the civilians dispatched by North Korea will also receive organizational fees paid by Haihan depending on the number. However, these benefits are very likely

The settlement will not be in cash, but will be deducted from the weapons and military assistance provided by Haihan. In order to calculate these complex accounts, the two parties may have to set up a joint accounting agency to complete this task.

As for Kim Sang-hyun himself, of course his trip would not be in vain, and Haihan naturally prepared a considerable long-term benefit for him. Kim Sang-hyun did not choose to accept a plantation industry far in the south like Mei Shengchuan did, but

I chose another way to receive the benefits delivered by Haihan.

Kim Sang-heon's family has a large amount of farmland growing rice in Hwanghae-do and Gyeonggi-do, and is one of the famous grain merchants in North Korea. Haehan promised to make him the first priority when purchasing grain from North Korea.

. Within the administrative jurisdiction of these two provinces, Kim Sang-heon's family will also obtain the exclusive regional agency rights for a variety of Haihan products for a period of three years. Considering that Hwanghae Province and Gyeonggi Province are both wealthy areas in North Korea, this

Three years of exclusive agency rights are enough for Kim Sang-heon's family to make a lot of money.

Of course, in order to deceive others, the Haihan Ministry of Commerce will definitely hold a decent investment fair according to the past operating model in Daming, and then give the agency power to Jin Sangxian's family in a semi-public way.

Complete the transfer of benefits in a grand manner.

When Jin Sangxian first heard the explanation of the details of the operation, he was dumbfounded. He couldn't help but sigh at the Haihan people's intentions. Even bribery was so meticulous and thoughtful. He was worthy of being a professional who built a country based on business. Although he is a businessman,

He is an official rather than a businessman, but he also knows that the economic benefits that this kind of transaction will bring to his family cannot be estimated immediately. If it is done well, three years will be enough for the family to become the richest man in North Korea. And Haihan

Undoubtedly an expert in this area, Kim Sang-hyun secretly made up his mind, and after returning home to finalize the alliance, he took the initiative to contact Haihan and asked them to send someone to North Korea to assist in the operation.

After the envoys from the two countries returned home with their respective teams, the atmosphere at the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line finally returned to normal. The Haihan Army launched a wave of offensive called "Tian Lei" in mid-June, dispatching troops including the Dongjiang Zhenming Army.

More than 3,000 combatants, including the army, conducted a clearing operation against the fortress group that was still extending southward.

Haihan specially dispatched artillery troops for this purpose, trying to use artillery of different calibers and different types of shells to bombard target fortresses at various shooting distances to observe which attack method could effectively destroy Houjin's fortresses.

tactics.

However, the experimental results were undoubtedly a bit disappointing. Only the artillery using explosive shells achieved a relatively ideal bombardment effect, while other artillery shells found it very difficult to blast through these adobe fortresses. However, the artillerymen accidentally discovered this kind of fortress.

One of its weaknesses is that Hou Jin deliberately cut corners during construction and only built the south-facing earth wall thick enough, while the east and west sides were relatively much weaker. A 24-pounder cannon shell could directly blast it at a distance of a hundred feet.

Make a hole.

"No wonder they built the fortress so quickly!" Qian Tiandun couldn't help but admire the other party's cunning after receiving the report. The four walls of the fortress only need to be thick enough towards the wall facing the Haihan Army.

Naturally, it can save a lot of manpower, thereby shortening the construction period of a single fort and reducing construction costs. The fact that Geng Zhongming came up with such a method shows that he is somewhat clever.

But even after discovering this fact, the Haihan Army still found it difficult to take advantage of it. Although artillery can attack the sides of some fortresses through shooting angles, the angle between them is often too small, making it difficult to cause damage to the guys hidden inside.

.Moreover, the entrances and exits of this kind of fortress are generally in the north. Haihan can bombard them from the south, so the enemy troops hiding in them still have a high possibility of safely evacuating during the battle.

Of course, it is not as difficult to capture these fortresses as when Qian Tiandun complained to the envoys of the two countries. He only needs to use the advantage of weapons to form a situation of fire suppression, cover the scattered infantry to break into the vicinity, and directly carry out blasting operations under the city walls. Removed

After the frontal barrier, the fortress has basically lost its defensive role. But if the combat costs are taken into account, Haihan's side will undoubtedly suffer a loss of blood, and they have to bite the bullet and continue this operation. This must be done.

Only through head-to-head confrontation can Haihan find out the weaknesses of this kind of fortress warfare, and then formulate corresponding tactics to restrain the enemy.

"We have to file a report to dispatch a batch of cannons from the south as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too troublesome to demolish these earthen bunkers." Qian Tiandun also had to admit that the current equipment condition of the Liaodong garrison was not suitable for the demolition task.

However, the Haihan Army did not actually install the latest breech-loading cannons in batches. Some time ago, they dragged a few of these new gadgets to Liaodong for field testing and then sent them back to the south. If there were so many

With a new cannon and enough ammunition tubes, Qian Tiandun felt that it was not impossible to demolish Hou Jin's fortress complex within ten days.

As the leader of Haihan Ordnance Industry, Bai Kesi received Qian Tiandun's verbal application immediately. But even if he knew the necessity of this new artillery to dismantle the Jinbao array, Bai Kesi would not be able to provide so many weapons to the military.

Artillery and ammunition.

"It hasn't been finalized for mass production yet. How can I get you a dozen new cannons?" Bai Kesi could only express his helplessness regarding Qian Tiandun's application. He couldn't conjure so many cannons out of thin air.

"Will we be able to produce this year?" Qian Tiandun was still unwilling to accept this: "My army first needs ten or eight doors to decorate the appearance and familiarize itself with the performance. Isn't this a request too much?"

Bai Kesi smiled and said: "Even if I am willing to give it, it depends on whether the manufacturing process goes smoothly. You can easily say ten or eight cannons. Do you know how long it took to build those test cannons? On average, each cannon

The gun takes a month! Even if it is finalized and mass-produced in the future, with the current production capacity of Haihan Ordnance Industry, I estimate that the production of three to four guns per month is already the limit."

"It doesn't matter how many doors there are. Anyway, I'll make the decision here first." Qian Tiandun didn't want to hear so many convoluted reasons. He only cared about whether the special operations battalion was the first to use new weapons in the Haihan Army.

force.

"Then how do you plan to pull out these fortresses in the north? Do you just keep sending engineers to blow them up?" Bai Kesi asked curiously.

"Don't pull it out. Let them fix it." Qian Tiandun shook his head and said: "We just go around to the north and do what we have to do. You hit yours, I'll hit mine, see who can't hold on first!

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