Chapter 1947

For Haihan, the arms trade is an extremely important foreign trade item. It not only carries huge economic benefits, but is also an important means for Haihan to exert influence externally and win over allies. North Korea is indeed interested in joining the military establishment built by Haihan.

Alliance, purchase and use Haihan standard weapons and equipment, but judging from the current situation, North Korea’s order is not large. In the field of arms trade, it is not even Haihan’s main customer, so it is naturally unlikely to get anything.

Special care.

Bai Kesi can certainly understand the thoughts and difficulties of the North Koreans. He thought that Annan was in a similar situation at the time. He did not have enough military spending, but he wanted to buy Haihan's weapons and equipment. However, the Annan people were more ruthless and decisively chose to use

Resources were exchanged for military aid. After tasting the benefits of a strong armed force, it made the expansion of armaments year by year one of its national policies.

In a similar situation, North Korea seems to be a little hesitant and hesitant. It wants Haihan to provide more military assistance, but it is unwilling to shed blood to show its sincerity. Naturally, it is difficult to get Haihan's strong support. As for how to go about it.

Only by doing it can you get Haihan's support in the fair competition that Bai Kesi said. It depends on how Li Bo himself understands it.

In fact, after arriving in Sanya, Li Bo had already heard a little bit about the arms bidding that took place between Madalan and the Netherlands last year. Li Xi also found the newspapers at the time and showed him relevant reports. But North Korea

It is probably not feasible to bid for the weapons and equipment produced by Haihan in this way. After all, North Korea's financial resources after the war are far inferior to those of these two countries, and it is impossible to invest heavily in the field of fire procurement at this stage.

Of course, Li Pu knew that with the shrewdness of the Haihan people, it was impossible to give benefits to his country in vain, but he still had a glimmer of luck in his heart, hoping that Haihan could make more concessions in terms of military aid and support North Korea in building a new army.

However, this desire is not consistent with Haihan's interests. The purpose of Haihan's sending troops to Korea is not to save Li's rule on the peninsula, but to exert influence on Korea while attacking the Qing Dynasty, and then control some important resources and resources in the peninsula.

North Korea's foreign trade channel. Long-term investment in overseas students such as Li Bo is also part of the means to achieve this goal.

Bai Kesi seemed to be touched when he saw Li Bo's silence. He immediately spoke more bluntly: "Those who can buy weapons and equipment in large quantities from our country are our allies. Whoever orders the highest price and the largest quantity will be paid."

Be happy, we will supply it to whomever you want first. If your country wants to purchase weapons in large quantities, everyone will be treated equally according to this standard. It doesn't matter if you don't have money, resources, land, and population can all be used to offset the price!"

But hearing these words stung Li Pu's ears. Although he also knew that the Haihan people were very purposeful in doing things, hearing the other party say it so bluntly also made him feel more clearly the situation of his country.

disadvantaged position.

Returning to his station on the Tushan Peninsula, Li Fu told Li Xi the content of his conversation with Bai Kesi, hoping to hear his opinion. After listening to his story, Li Xi pondered: "In fact, the prince does not need to feel guilty about the remarks of the Haihan people.

Unhappy, Master Bai is not targeting our country. The Haihan people have indeed calculated their accounts very clearly against other countries. When Annan purchased arms from Haihan, he could not get enough money, so he gritted his teeth and agreed to the Haihan opening.

He paid various conditions in exchange for Haihan weapons to arm his own troops. Is this deal a loss to Annan? That's not necessarily the case. If Annan hadn't lowered his dignity, how could Haihan support him boldly? Now Annan's army can go on an expedition.

Thousands of miles away, there is one of the strongest armies in the South China Sea region besides Haihan, which shows that the original expenditure was well worth it."

Of course, Annan's strength is only for the traditional countries in the region. In fact, the armed forces owned by several Western colonial countries that have taken root in the South China Sea, especially the maritime armed fleets, are not inferior to Annan in terms of strength. But

Annan was able to raise his country's military strength to a level comparable to that of Western colonial armed forces in just a few years. This was indeed due to Haihan's strong support.

Li Shu said: "In your opinion, do you support the practice of exchanging resources for military aid?"

Li Xiying said: "I think that although the Haihan people are philistines and charge high prices for their business, they have one advantage that must be said, that is, they can do as many things as they charge, and they will not discount the conditions they promised, let alone default on their debts.

.And the most important thing is that Haihan knows how to support a relatively weak country. This is a skill that the Ming Dynasty does not have, and it is also the external help that our country really needs."

What direction does North Korea need to work in order to get rid of its role as a weakling and become a powerful country that awes its evil neighbors? This is a question that North Korea has been seeking to answer for many years. As the former suzerain, Ming Dynasty can respond to North Korea's crisis in the event of a crisis.

Sending troops to help, but that's all. It will not help North Korea form a stronger armed force to protect itself, nor does it have any intention of making North Korea a powerful country.

Haihan seems not to have so many restrictions on North Korea. Not only is he willing to sell advanced weapons to North Korea, but he can also help North Korea train and form a new army. Even some of the technology for manufacturing weapons and equipment will be transferred to North Korea in the future. Of course.

The premise is that North Korea has to pay a corresponding price, either according to the price offered by Haihan, or meet other conditions proposed by Haihan. If it chooses one of the two, it will be possible to achieve the achievements of past generations in the future.

The unfulfilled dream of a powerful nation.

North Korea currently does not have enough economic conditions to purchase everything it needs, so if it has to choose, it can only choose the second path. For the rulers of North Korea, there are naturally many risks in this process, such as satisfying Haihan's proposal

After the conditions are met, will North Korea lose a large amount of population, land and resources, or even cause its own ruling foundation to be shaken? Although Li Bo is not as conservative as his father, he will also consider the existence of these issues.

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But Li Xi's situation is different. He came to Haihan earlier, has a better understanding of the country's various conditions, and knows in what ways Haihan can help his country. Although he has to pay a price

, but with successful examples such as Annan in front, Li Xi believes that North Korea can completely follow this route and use various resources of the country in exchange for the help provided by Haihan. Only by applying this extraordinary method can it be possible for North Korea to succeed in the war.

In a relatively short period of time, it was reborn and transformed into a regional power like Annan.

Of course, Li Xi would not dare to say this too explicitly in the memorial sent back to the country. Otherwise, if King Li Shu thought that he had been bribed by the Haihan people to make such remarks, the effect would be counterproductive. But Li Shu

As a prince, he is obviously more capable of accepting new things than his father, and being in Haihan, he can better understand the gap in national power between the two countries, so Li Xi thinks it is easier to persuade Li Bo than to remonstrate with the king.

And this is exactly what happened. Of course, Li Bo was very moved by the help Haihan could provide, but he still had various concerns and could not make up his mind. Li Xi's persuasion undoubtedly tilted the balance in his heart towards compromise.

Some.

The next day, the itinerary was still to visit the Tushan Base, but today’s visit was mainly focused on the Haihan Station.

The land area of ​​Tushan Peninsula is actually quite large. However, because of its winding shape, it formed a natural bay. Therefore, it was first used by the Haihan military as a military port. However, due to its port area and berthing

The conditions are also relatively limited. In the long run, it is not suitable as a naval military base and can only be used as a safe haven. Therefore, the number of warships stationed here is not large, less than the establishment of a basic fleet, and there is no majestic class.

The main battleships are stationed.

Of course, Haihan took the initiative to control the size of the garrison here, and there is another reason that he will not say aloud. This place is only two hundred miles away from the capital of Annan, and it can be reached directly by water. Too many garrisoned troops will inevitably lead to a lack of security in Annan.

Feeling. And taking the initiative to hand over the patrol mission of the Beibu Gulf coast to Annan Kingdom's own navy, this can also win more of the other party's favor and trust.

But this does not mean that Haihan will lower the construction standards of the ports and supporting facilities on the Tushan Peninsula because of this. On the contrary, all facilities here are built in accordance with wartime standards. Not only are they larger than the locally stationed ships,

The required port berths are required, and the forts and fortress facilities in the throat of the peninsula are also retained. If a war breaks out in northern Annan at some time in the future, the Tushan Peninsula will at least be able to protect itself until reinforcements from Hainan Island arrive here.

It was already dark when Li Bo arrived here the day before, and many details were not noticed until now. From the building appearance to the planning layout of the camp here, as well as the seemingly idle but well-maintained defenses, they are all the same as the conditions in the Datong River base.

They are very similar, and even the width of the roads in the base are the same, which shows that Haihan's standards for building military bases are extremely uniform.

He mentioned his discovery to Bai Kesi. Bai Kesi did not answer it personally, but put the question aside to the accompanying military attache Gai Liangcai: "Captain, please explain to the prince why we have to go to all the trouble to let people from different places

Military bases implement unified construction standards."

Gai Liangcai was flattered to be named, and quickly saluted Bai Kesi, and then explained: "There are two reasons. First, there is a mature standard design plan, which can save the time and cost required to build the base, and also facilitate daily maintenance.

Base facilities; secondly, our army implements rotational garrisoning, so that no matter which base the troops are transferred to, they can become familiar with the conditions of the base in the shortest time. This is especially useful in wartime. For example, the military port dock that the prince saw in front of him,

The berths here are built in accordance with the standards of our country's navy. Any naval force coming here can easily berth and complete the supply operation in a very short time."

To put it simply, everything is for combat effectiveness. The standardization of the construction of military bases allows the Haihan Army to spend more energy preparing for war. Baikes added: "This is actually the same as when we install standard weapons in the military. Standardization means

In terms of combat efficiency, it is not difficult for the prince to understand this ideal."

Li Bo nodded while listening, and then recalled the various Haihan-ruled areas he visited during his journey south. Sure enough, the scenes in the garrison camps seemed to be exactly the same. However, he did not pay attention to these details at the time, and almost missed them.

This is a characteristic worth emulating.

In the afternoon of the same day, Li Bo and his party set off again. The fleet sailed away from the Tushan Peninsula and headed northeast towards Heitu Port.

Forty miles northeast of the Tushan Peninsula, on the sea, is Cat Ba Island, which covers an area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers. Bai Kesi introduced to Li Bo a legend about this island - it is now called Hai

The initial prototype of the independent special operations regiment of the King of Han Army was polished bit by bit by Qian Tiandun on this island.

"At that time, he only had about a hundred or so people under his command. Later, they became the backbone of this army. Those who are still in the army now have the lowest position of company commander." Bai Kesi said with emotion: "There was no one at that time.

I can imagine that this unit he trained overseas will become our country's ace army!"

"So are there still troops training on this island now?" Li Bo became interested immediately after hearing this. The troops led by Qian Tiandun were the main force in this year's war against the Qing Dynasty, especially in the final counterattack stage.

The Qing army chased for hundreds of miles and eliminated thousands of Qing troops. Some people in Korea even called it the "Invincible Heavenly Army" - the last time a foreign army received such a commendation probably dates back to the Wanli period of aid.

The Ming army in the dynasty.

Li Bo also met Qian Tiandun and was very curious about this general and the troops he led. Now that he had the opportunity to learn about his early history, he was not willing to let it go easily.

Bai Kesi shook his head and said: "General Qian's troops have been transferred away from here a long time ago. Since seven or eight years ago, they have basically been training in combat. The training facilities built by General Qian on the island were also used several times ago.

It was abandoned years ago.”

Haihan still has troops stationed in Tushan Peninsula and Heitu Port, but the training requirements of these garrison troops are not as high as those of the special operations company back then. Basic daily training can be completed in the camp, and there are very few people who cross the sea.

There is a need for special training in the wild environment. Of course, funding is also a factor. If the garrison troops are to be trained according to the standards used by Qian Tiandun to form a special operations company in Annan, then military expenditures will have to be increased at least several times, and this is for the navy.

It was not necessary for the Han Dynasty.

Li Ming couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this answer. If there were still troops training on the island, he even wanted to propose going to the island to visit. Bai Kesi observed his words and guessed his thoughts. He smiled and comforted: "Your Majesty, don't feel disappointed, Heitu Port

It is also the place where General Qian was stationed. After you get there, you can also go and see his previous living environment."
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