Chapter 1748 Even if you see through it, there is nothing you can do

With the perspective of local officials and the information they have access to, it is difficult to judge and interpret some of Haihan's actions from a higher perspective. During the contacts, they are often led by Haihan because of their limited vision.

, this is the case in Zhejiang, Shandong and other places. The officials in these places either want to calm down troubles or seek power for profit. Most of them turn a blind eye to Haihan's behavior, or even cooperate secretly to maintain a semblance of peaceful coexistence.

The intelligence received by the Ming Dynasty court was of course more comprehensive, but there were still many misreports and omissions made by local officials after deception. It was still difficult to accurately assess the true purpose of certain measures taken by Haihan. Moreover, the Ming Dynasty

The current situation is difficult, and there are many chaos that threaten the ruling class. Haihan's problem has not reached the level of imminent concern. In the past two years, it has even been able to share some pressure on Ming Dynasty. Therefore, although the court has many dissatisfaction with Haihan,

Still tolerated this powerful neighbor's transgression.

Fei Cexian originally believed that what Haihan did to the Ming Dynasty was only for the purpose of seeking wealth. At least they did not invade the Ming Dynasty while they had military advantages in local areas. This seemed to prove the Haihan people's statement that they had no ill intentions towards the Ming Dynasty. However,

After actually coming to Sanya, the capital of the Haihan Kingdom, and gaining access to more comprehensive information here, he gradually realized that Haihan's intentions were quite sinister. The reason why he did not take action against the Ming Dynasty was probably just because of his own interests. The time had not come yet.

How much goodwill Haihan had towards Ming Dynasty.

Why can these advanced warships be sold to Annan, Champa, Fujian, and even the Dutch with high noses and deep eyes, but they are not willing to sell them to the Ming Dynasty, which is just around the corner and is called a "friendly neighbor" by senior officials from Haihan? Fei Cexian

No longer believing in those hypocritical rhetoric, he believed that there was only one truth, and that was that the Haihan people did not want the Ming Dynasty to have a strong maritime armed force, so as not to threaten their almost overwhelming dominance in the Ming Dynasty's offshore waters.

This strategy of Haihan in the international arms trade is not independent. If you connect it with Haihan's expansion trajectory over the years, you will find that Haihan's control of the Ming Dynasty coastline from south to north has been throughout his fortune.

The strength of Shi. Haihan's navy almost coincided with the decline of the Ming Dynasty's coastal navy. This may be a coincidence, but Fei Cexian is more willing to understand it as Haihan deliberately created such a situation.

Looking at the naval forces along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, the Shandong Navy, which was originally the number one in the north, had fallen apart during the Denglai Rebellion in the early years. Most of them were taken away by Kong Youde's rebels and went to Liaodong to surrender to the enemy. Later, they all collapsed and sank in the Haihan Navy.

There are no good harbors along the coast of Jiangsu, and the Navy has never been a standard configuration. The Zhejiang Navy was exhausted in the Haihan Army's occupation of Shipu Port, the attack on the Zhoushan Islands, and the subsequent blockade of Hangzhou Bay, leaving only a few

The few naval forces also retreated to the Qiantang River and the Yangtze River, and no longer went to sea to make trouble.

The rest of the provinces in Fujian and Guangzhou are further south. The Fujian Navy has always been on the same page as Haihan. Now it has blatantly refused to obey the imperial court's dispatches and arrangements. Naturally, it can no longer place any hope on it. The navy in the Guangdong and Guangxi areas has been in trouble in the early years.

Haihan used various means to clean up everything, and now those who are operating in the Pearl River under the name of navy are not necessarily people from the Ming Dynasty.

When the long coastline, which is thousands of miles long, is full of wide-open defense loopholes, why should Haihan rush to choose one of them for invasion? Even Fei Cexian, a civil servant, understands this truth, but it is a pity that the DPRK

There are very few people in the hall who can see and understand this international situation. The vast majority of people still believe that everything Haihan did was just to get Ming to give up the sovereignty of the land it occupied and to open up trade in the coastal areas.

Realizing that Haihan had been swallowing up control of the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty bit by bit.

At yesterday's diplomatic dinner and today's arms exhibition, Fei Cexian has seen clearly many things that he had not understood before. After taking off the mask of hypocrisy, Haihan is not as simple as Ming Dynasty thought. All signs indicate that Haihan is not as simple as Ming Dynasty thought.

The suppression of the Ming Dynasty is gradually intensifying. This is not just about occupying a few small islands on the Ming Dynasty coastline to build ports, or banning large-scale weapons sales, but to set the tone of diplomacy between the two sides. One master and one slave. The Ming Dynasty is

The passive one.

The Ming Empire has been in existence for more than 200 years. When did it become so bullied by foreign countries? Even the powerful neighbors in the north who are now extremely powerful can only see the real results on the battlefield. How could they ever bully the Ming Dynasty in the diplomatic circles like Haihan?

He was also very hungry. If it were still during the Wanli period when the country was relatively strong, Haihan's behavior would probably have led to the imperial court ordering a war.

It's a pity that things are not as they used to be. Even if Fei Cexian won't admit it, he still understands in his heart that the Ming Dynasty has indeed been in poor condition in the past ten years and its national power has been declining. Otherwise, it would not have allowed people like Haihan to come from overseas.

The armed maritime merchant gangs took root in the country, and finally divided the territory to form their own country.

But what depresses him the most is not that the villain Haihan succeeded, and now he has bullied the real master after gaining power, but that even if he could see through Haihan's tricks and knew that he had ulterior motives for Ming, he still could not resolve Ming's plot.

Passive situation.

At the international gathering held in Sanya, even if Ming Dynasty was not the host, he should have been the center of attention of the diplomatic envoys from various countries. However, the actual situation was that everyone was surrounding Bai Kesi and Zhang Tiangui to inquire about the specific matters of ordering warships.

From the beginning to the end, no one came to ask for his opinion, no one asked "Will Da Ming buy it?", and no one cared whether buying the warship would make Da Ming unhappy.

Ming's position is not taken seriously here. These diplomatic envoys would rather spend time pondering the attitude represented by the subtle expressions of senior official Haihan than take the initiative to exchange a few words with him about the arms trade. Fei Cexian

There was a feeling of being isolated, but he knew that this was not necessarily true. It was probably just that other people really didn't care about Daming.

After all, no matter how much they try to please Fei Cexian, they can't get the equipment they want from the Ming Dynasty. In the end, they have to ask the Haihan people. The maritime trade between the outside world and the Ming Dynasty is almost monopolized by the Haihan people, so it doesn't matter if they offend the Ming Dynasty.

, it would be really troublesome to offend Haihan, and the delay in making money is still secondary.

Look at the unlucky Spaniards. They were driven back to Manila from Taiwan Island by Haihan a few years ago. This year, even their old nest was taken away. I wonder which of the countries in the South China Sea that rely on the sea for food dares to say that they are stronger than Spain. Haihan

This way of establishing power was no longer to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but to directly kill the little overlord who was one of the strongest in the South China Sea.

Seeing that it was getting late and it was almost dinner time, Fei Cexian sighed and slowly stood up. He knew that there would be another official dinner next, and there might be some celebrations at night, such as meetings between envoys from various countries and

The senior officials of Haihan collectively watched the grand fireworks celebration ceremony. However, at the moment, he was no longer interested in making excuses with the people in the venue. He just wanted to be alone and think about how to carry out his errands in the future.

When Fei Cexian left, someone from Haihan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs came to inquire. He was too lazy to explain his feelings. He only said that he was not feeling well and did not want to attend the dinner afterwards. The staff confirmed that he did not need to call a doctor.

After receiving diagnosis and treatment on the spot, he rushed out to arrange a carriage for him.

After getting on the bus, the coachman asked him if he would go back to the Guest House. Fei Cexian suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to return to the accommodation provided by Haihan after being sulky, so he asked the coachman to drive to Sanya city for a casual walk.

Think about it for a while and find a quiet place to solve the problem of dinner.

Going south from Victory Fort and passing through Victory Square, you will find the most prosperous landscape avenue in Shengli Port City. About 70% of the shops in Sanya are concentrated here, and nearly half of them are in the service industry.

It is said to be one of the top gold-selling caves in the South China Sea.

In addition to supervising work at the embassy construction site and going to the municipal library to read various materials, Fei Cexian also comes here to experience the atmosphere of the world in his spare time. To be precise, he enjoys the Haihan-style lifestyle.

Putting aside the grievances between the two countries and the irritating attitude of Haihan officials, to be fair, Fei Cexian still likes the living environment here. It is safe, prosperous, convenient, and clean. Most of the praise words he can think of can be used in

The local livability even exceeds that of the Ming Dynasty capital thousands of miles away in the north.

Although this city has no city walls, the armed fleet stationed in Victory Port and the dense coastal defense forts on the Yulin Peninsula are enough to give the residents the greatest sense of security. It is said that the Spanish fleet attacked Sanya without even touching the shore the year before last.

was defeated, many local people went to the port near the port to watch the battle without fear.

Fei Cexian didn't know how many city defense troops Haihan stationed here, but he checked the local chronicles of Sanya in the library. Since the opening of Victory Port, there has not even been an army that can break through the maritime defense line here, let alone

Landed. Several large cities in the Nanhai area that are famous for their high walls and fortified cities, such as Hue, Batavia, and Manila, have all been conquered. The fall of two of them was the masterpiece of the Haihan army.

Not to mention the prosperity, Sanya has become the most prosperous trading port in the entire South China Sea a few years ago. Now it has brought together the top supply of goods and a large amount of wealth from various countries in the South China Sea. Any man you meet on the street will have it.

He may be a wealthy man with great wealth. There are hundreds of ships of various types entering and leaving the two ports of Victory Port and Sanya Port every day, and the nationalities of the registered permanent personnel have reached more than ten countries, and the vast majority of them are

Businessmen from various countries in the South China Sea.

Cross-border trade not only makes Sanya prosperous, but also brings a lot of convenience. Buyers can complete purchases here in one stop, and no longer have to travel hard by boat between countries. As long as you have money, almost everything here

You can buy various products from the entire Far East. Fei Cexian has seen some specialties from the inland areas of northern Ming Dynasty on the market. These products may not be available even in the Fuguang area, but they can be found in Sanya.

Bought in the store. As for many products from overseas, they are even more novel to him, but he still doesn’t understand Haihan’s trade strategy well enough, and doesn’t quite understand what the so-called “East-West trade hub” means in this era.

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But for such a city with a population approaching the 100,000 mark, the urban area can be kept clean and tidy. Domestic garbage and sewage have corresponding treatment methods. The air is not filled with words that are difficult to describe like many large cities at the same time.

The strange smell. Complete entry epidemic inspection and medical measures have ensured that this city has never had a large-scale epidemic. The pharmacies and clinics opened here also enjoy special policy care to ensure that the businesses are profitable. Haihan is in this regard

The resources invested can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and Fei Cexian can only admire this.

Of course, he would not admit Haihan's excellence in municipal management. He would only regard this as another example of "having money makes things easier". After all, whether it is the large number of people needed to maintain city cleanliness or the infrastructure for building sewer channels

The cost of the project is by no means a small amount. Probably only an owner like Haihan, who is not short of money, can invest money in all these details.

Living in such a city, one can live a very comfortable life as long as one's wealth is not too bad. Although Fei Cexian has many dislikes for Haihan, after living here for a few months, he also

I have to admit that Sanya is indeed a livable place. It is completely different from the stereotyped impression of the "endless and remote areas" in the past. Many businessmen from the Ming Dynasty would travel thousands of miles to come here to do business, even to enclose land and build houses, and to immigrate and exchange.

In fact, most of them are interested in the living environment here, and cannot simply be regarded as "treason".

It was dinner time at this time, and the eating places near Landscape Avenue were quite lively. There were quite a few people hanging out outside various restaurants. But when Fei Cexian saw such a scene through the car window, he felt even more

I feel so lonely that I am alone.

He has been in Sanya for several months, but he has really not made any friends here. On the one hand, it is because he has just arrived and does not dare to trust people here easily; on the other hand, the people he interacts with most frequently on a daily basis are almost all Haihan Diplomacy.

Ministry staff and envoys from various countries, and these people's status is sensitive, and they are most taboo about making superficial exchanges. Fei Cexian also relies on his status as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty and will not take the initiative to cut off the details, so naturally there is not much friendship at all.

But he was not that kind of pretentious scholar, and he quickly put this negative emotion behind him. At this time, he just wanted to turn his attention to other places quickly, and stop worrying about the situation of the past two days.

When they arrived at a crossroads, the coachman said that there were several carriages in front of him. He thought they were waiting for passengers to pick up passengers at the entrance of the restaurant. After waiting for a while, Fei Cexian still didn't move, so he simply got out of the car and rewarded the coachman with some money.

Let him return on his own first.
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