Chapter 1855 Learning and Imitation

As for how to make the country strong, of course Cui Mingji is not the only one who has spent time in this area. Kim Sang-heon, who is regarded as a loyal minister by Li Jian, has naturally already worked in this field. In fact, Kim Sang-heon has already worked hard in this field.

When he advocated the introduction of Haihan reinforcements to fight against the Qing invasion, he made his position clear to the king, hoping to imitate Haihan in the military and establish an elite new army after the war. As for the opening of ports for trade proposed by Haihan at that time

Kim Sang-hyun also believed that it was a win-win cooperation method, so he persuaded Li Jie to agree to all the requests.

However, Kim Sang-heon's idea of ​​​​strengthening the country is different from Cui Mingji. After frequent exchanges with General Haehan in the past few months, he placed more hopes on Haehan's guidance and arrangements, using some proven and mature methods.

Plan to develop the country's economy and military, instead of trying to summarize and extract some empirical things from the development history of Haihan like Cui Mingji, and then apply it based on the national conditions of the country.

Of these two ideas, Cui Mingji's plan seems to be more proactive, but in actual situations, the efficiency and effect of his approach may not be as effective as those of Kim Sang-heon, who seems to be lazy.

The outside world often only notices Haihan's amazing achievements in the past ten years, but knows very little about the real advantages behind its success. Many people have not even fully understood Haihan's power structure. In this half-understanding situation

Under such circumstances, simply copying the successful experiences of some Haihans to another country will often lead to a situation where a tiger cannot be compared to a dog, and the desired results may not be achieved.

Kim Sang-hyun also made the decision after having a certain understanding of Hae-han's history. He believed that many of Hae-han's national policies were based on advanced technology and could not be realized in North Korea in the short term. It would be better to let Hae-han

The Han people prepared some development plans suitable for North Korea's national conditions, and then selected the most feasible ones for implementation.

There have been successful examples like Annan and the Xu family in Fujian in the past. Kim Sang-hyun believes that Haihan is fully capable of tailoring a suitable comprehensive development plan for North Korea. Although Haihan will definitely put forward various conditions to North Korea in the process.

To meet its interests and needs, it is better to get the guidance and help of Haihan, a strong man, than North Korea's own blind man trying to figure out the elephant. If you want to raise your country's national power to that of its powerful neighbor in the north as soon as possible, and achieve it in the foreseeable future

In terms of military self-protection, there is probably no other way that is more efficient than cooperating with Haihan.

If the king had not been doubtful about the industrial cooperation advocated by Haehan some time ago, Kim Sang-heon would not have delayed the negotiation again and again, giving Cui Mingji a chance to intervene. But Cui Mingji's initiative was more

Not only did he show his preparations to Haehan during the negotiation process, but he also met with General Haehan in private after the negotiation and asked for advice on how to govern the country. This gesture is indeed more open than Kim Sang-heon.

The lower the score, the easier it is to win Haihan's favor.

However, neither Wang Tom nor Qian Tiandun are politicians or diplomats in the traditional sense. Cui Mingji's desire to ask them for advice on how to govern the country suitable for North Korea is indeed a bit of a trick. Qian Tiandun also began to have some doubts about Cui Mingji's

Is this kind of question his own idea, or does it represent some important person who is inconvenient to speak directly.

Li Jie has not clearly expressed his attitude during the negotiations. This may also be to leave enough room for maneuver to avoid prematurely expressing his position and putting himself into a passive situation. Both Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun previously believed that Kim Sang-heon's deliberate delay and Cui Mingji's

The cross-examination may have come from Li Jian's instruction, so Cui Mingji's current question can be said to have gone beyond the consciousness of a courtier, and in their opinion, it may have a deeper meaning. So Qian Tiandun deliberately said that he had done something related to Kim Sang-heon before.

Let’s see how Cui Mingji reacts to the discussion.

Cui Mingji was very calm and did not ask about the content and conclusion of the discussion with Kim Sang-hyun. Instead, he continued his own topic: "Then General Qian thinks, if our country wants to strengthen its national power, what aspects should we start with?"

Qian Tiandun said: "Then we can only go back to the original issue, which is the industrial cooperation plan we prepared for your country. Your country's top priority after the war is to develop the economy. There is money in the national treasury, and the people don't have to worry about it.

Only when livelihoods are concerned can the country be free to develop other areas, such as building the new army that you have been dreaming about. These principles are very simple, and I believe Mr. Cui also understands them."

The industrial cooperation plan launched by Haihan is essentially to use money to solve the many problems currently existing in North Korea, boost the economy and enrich the national strength, and then slowly plan the development of other fields. Similar plans are in Fujian, Annan and other places.

It has achieved excellent results, so the feasibility is extremely high. All it takes is to make some partial adjustments according to North Korea's situation. But for this plan to be effective, it must receive full cooperation from North Korea, and the current situation is

North Korea neither opposes nor is eager to promote implementation, which makes the two generals Haihan who are eager to complete the negotiation task less and less patient.

Before this, they had been talking to the North Koreans for several days. In fact, these principles had been said over and over again many times. They had even discussed these topics earlier in the preliminary communication with Kim Sang-hyun.

Cui Mingji also felt the impatience in Qian Tiandun's tone, and said slightly apologetically: "I just want to further confirm that these measures can really bring about the expected changes in our country."

Qian Tiandun said seriously: "I can understand your country's caution, but we don't have that much patience to wait. If your country feels that cooperation is not appropriate, we have no intention of forcing it, but at least we must give an attitude.

A clear answer, nothing more.”

Cui Mingji said: "Cooperation will naturally continue, but there are many matters to be dealt with after the war, so the relevant negotiations have been postponed. General Qian, don't worry, there will be results in the next few days."

Cui Mingji actually hoped to obtain more valuable information from the Haihan people through this private meeting, but to be honest, the results have not been much so far. The two Haihan generals did not talk much about the differences in the national policies of the two countries.

It is an effort to lead the topic to promote cooperation plans.

Judging from the limited content of the conversation, Cui Mingji believed that the other party was not optimistic about North Korea copying Haihan's development model. The Haihan people may be right, but it also means that North Korea cannot develop as rapidly as Haihan. What the king wants

I am afraid that it will not be possible to achieve Ming Dynasty and ultra-high definition within ten or eight years. The most ideal result is probably to become a close ally of Haihan like Annan. In the future, if the neighbors to the north are dishonest, they will no longer have to worry about being alone.

There is no one left to help.

As for the development prospects in the economic field, Cui Mingji's knowledge is difficult to set a specific goal. He only knows that Haihan is good at maritime trade, and the country is extremely wealthy. The capital city of Sanya is known as the first free port in the South China Sea, but how prosperous it is , it is difficult for people who have never been to Sanya to imagine it. The information Li Xi sent back from Sanya suggested that North Korea try its best to cooperate with Haihan in economic and trade. It is just a written description, how can it reflect the true appearance and sea of ​​Sanya? The true national power of Han Dynasty.

After the three of them exchanged glasses, Wang Tom took the initiative to mention another topic: "His Majesty the King has arranged for three princes to observe the negotiation process in the past two days. It seems that he is sparing no effort to train them to handle government affairs! I just don't know. Which prince is more talented in politics?"

In fact, among the three brothers, except for the younger Li Jun, the eldest Li Shu is already twenty-five years old, and the second brother Li Hao is also over eighteen years old, and is fully qualified to participate in political discussions. Of course, the princes The extent to which he can participate still depends on Li Jie's attitude.

Cui Mingji expected that the Haihan people would inquire about the three princes, so he answered this question in a flawless manner: "The prince is the oldest and has been exposed to government affairs for the earliest time, so he has the most experience; Lord Fenglin is smart, studious, and calm in dealing with matters; Lord Linping is still young and has a promising future. As for his political talents, it is difficult to say which one is strong and which one is weak."

Cui Mingji's glib answer naturally did not satisfy Tom Wang, and he immediately asked: "Then Mr. Cui thinks, which prince is more suitable for learning our country's cultural knowledge?"

Cui Mingji wondered: "What does General Wang mean?"

Wang Tom explained: "The thing is, I received a notice from Sanya. The executive committee hopes that your country can send a prince, with no limit on the number of places, to study abroad in Sanya for two years. During this period, we will provide the prince with opportunities to study in various fields." To provide opportunities for advanced knowledge, we can arrange to travel to various places under the rule of Haihan to increase our knowledge. Regarding the governance that Mr. Cui just mentioned, we can also arrange for princes studying abroad to observe how our executive committee handles government affairs in the Victory Fort. We believe that this is the case The arrangement will help increase mutual trust between the two countries and will be of great benefit to the future relations between the two countries."

Cui Mingji did not respond immediately after hearing this. This matter did sound good, but he was not a newbie in the political arena, and he vaguely felt that this matter had other political implications.

Seeing Cui Mingji's silence, Wang Tom knew that he had thought of something, so he took the initiative and said: "Master Cui, I know what you are worried about. This is not asking for hostages from your country. It is completely voluntary. If your country feels it is not necessary, , then you can choose to give up this opportunity."

Cui Mingji said: "I would like to ask, is there any precedent for this kind of arrangement of sending a prince to study in your country?"

Wang Tom said: "Of course, Zheng Zha, the young prince of the Wang family in the Qing capital of Annan, and General Zheng Ting, who led the Annan fleet to North Korea this time, all studied in our country. There was also the Fujian navy who led the coalition forces this time. General Xu Yuzhuo also underwent a two-year training in Sanya to learn the relevant skills and tactics of maritime warfare. If Mr. Cui is interested, you can find time to chat with them and learn about the situation of studying abroad in Sanya."

In fact, these situations were more or less mentioned in Li Xifa's report, but Cui Mingji obviously never thought of arranging for the prince of our country to study in Haihan capital. Even though Wang Tom gave a very reasonable-sounding explanation, he

I still feel that this matter may not be that simple.

Wang Tom's words are certainly not bragging. These people have indeed studied abroad in Sanya. Young nobles like Zheng Zha, who like novelty, go to Sanya almost once or twice every year to deal with diplomatic and economic affairs.

, I will also go to several universities in Sanya to listen to the courses that I am interested in, and then go to the army and navy bases to walk around, shoot guns and firecrackers, see what new equipment I can buy, and place an order to buy some belts.

Return home.

As for foreign military generals like Xu Yuzhuo, they are not uncommon in Sanya. Now Fujian sends a group of grassroots officers to Sanya for further training almost every year to ensure that the increasingly large Xu family army can not only be equipped with standard weapons, but also have unified

military system and tactics.

Providing training and further education for civil and military officials for other allied forces is itself a means for Haihan to increase his international influence. It has been used for many years, and the results are quite good. These foreign officials have long-term study and living experience in Sanya

, almost no one can resist the ubiquitous ideological indoctrination, and after that, most of them become Haihan's loyal fans.

Although the North Korean envoy Li Xi who is currently in Sanya is also a member of the royal family and gets along well with the senior officials of Haihan, he is almost not qualified to be among the candidates for the successor, and he himself does not have much political power.

Because of his ambition, it would be difficult for Haihan to support him in competing for the throne of the North Korean king. Therefore, Wang Tom placed his hope on North Korea sending a prince to study abroad in Sanya, let alone studying abroad for two years, even if it was only a year and a half, there would be a way to make his position stand

Become a staunch Hai-Han Party.

Of course, to do this, we must first convince the North Koreans to accept this method and make them realize that this is not a hostage-taking, but a part of in-depth cooperation between the two countries. But Wang Tom is not sure whether Li Jian will accept it.

This made him doubtful. After all, Crown Prince Zhaoxian, who was successfully brainwashed by the Qing court in history, eventually lost the opportunity to succeed because of his political stance. So he planned to start with Cui Mingji to test the attitude of the Korean people. If Cui Mingji was willing

Cooperation, then it would obviously be better for him to come forward to persuade Li Zhu than to speak on his own.

Cui Mingji was more cautious and did not express his position immediately. Instead, he said that he would tell the king about the matter when he goes to court tomorrow to see what the king's plan is. Although Wang Tom wanted to promote this matter, he knew that if he was pushed,

Being too tight would only be counterproductive and make the North Koreans wary. They did not rush for success at the moment, so they stopped the topic and raised a toast to Cui Mingji.

The two parties went back and forth to test each other at the banquet, but neither of them actually obtained much valuable information. However, Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun took action together, and they drank Cui Mingji to the ground without any suspense.
Chapter completed!