Chapter 2231

Although Li Zhi is full of expectations for North Korea's international status as it develops and grows in the future, he may not have a clear understanding of what constitutes normal diplomatic relations between countries.

Since the founding of Korea in 1392 when Li Chenggui replaced Wang, the Li family has been in power for more than two hundred years. During this period, the successive rulers have always pursued magnanimism and respected the Ming Dynasty as the suzerainty. From the ruling class to ordinary civilians

, have long been accustomed to paying tribute to the overlord country in order to obtain asylum. In the consciousness of the Korean people, perhaps this kind of dependence on the strong is normal diplomatic relations.

After Li Zhi came to Sanya, his horizons indeed broadened a lot, and he also began to have some reflections on the diplomatic strategies adopted by North Korea in the past. In particular, for a long time, he had pinned his country's external defense on the protection of the Ming Dynasty. Is this approach correct?

Winning real security for North Korea is really worth studying.

When Japan invaded North Korea in the early years, the Ming Dynasty still had the strength to send troops to rescue North Korea. However, in recent years, the Qing Dynasty has rapidly emerged in Liaodong. Both the Ming Dynasty and North Korea are facing great military pressure. During this period, the Ming Dynasty could not afford to provide any more military support to North Korea.

After being protected by force, it could only be left to fend for itself under the iron heel of the Qing army. Such a suzerain state was indeed no different from other unrelated countries to North Korea.

Although both Li Zhi and his father, the current king Li Zhu, believe that it is time to make some changes in the relationship between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty, they do not believe that North Korea should completely break away from the protection of the suzerain country, since the Ming Dynasty has gradually been unable to complete its tasks.

If the obligations of the suzerain state are fulfilled, North Korea should find a more suitable substitute.

In the original history, this replacement was played by the Qing Dynasty. After Bingzi's chaos, the two countries established a so-called brotherly relationship, but in fact the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty and forcibly became the new country of Korea.

Suzerain country. However, due to the direct intervention of Haihan in this time and space, the Qing army's conquest of Korea in 1637 was not successful. Therefore, the historical mission of replacing the Ming Dynasty was naturally not its turn.

The only country that could provide military protection to North Korea during this period was none other than Haihan. Li Zhu saw very clearly that whether it was the Qing Dynasty, Japan, its neighboring enemies, or the Ming Dynasty, its former suzerainty, its military strength was obviously

None are as powerful as Haihan.

The most important thing is that Haihan's attitude before and after the war showed no intention to invade North Korea. He is an extremely reliable protector for North Korea. If North Korea needs to find a new big tree to enjoy the shade, then

Haihan should be the most suitable choice.

Therefore, the normal diplomatic relations Li Zhi mentioned not only meant breaking away from the past subordination with Ming Dynasty, but also meant replacing it with Haihan. This was already the consensus of the top leaders of North Korea and Haihan, so he did not need to

He specifically explained this detail to Tian Zheng, an industry insider. Regarding these inside stories, the information he has may not be as good as Tian Zheng's.

"Your Majesty has such ambitions, I'm afraid that Mr. Fei won't have a good look when he sees you in the future!" Tian Zheng held the teapot in his hand and poured hot tea into the cup in front of Li Shi, taking his time.

He said slowly: "Although Ming Dynasty has not expressed its position, it will definitely not be happy to see your country break away from the original system. It may cause some trouble for your country in the diplomatic field in the future."

"Thank you, Lord Tian, ​​for reminding me!" Li Xie was not too surprised by this, and responded with a smile: "Speaking of this, our country has been troubled by people many times, but have we ever been afraid? Besides, now that your country is helping, Ming Dynasty

What else can we do? Is it possible that we can send troops to teach our country a lesson?"

After experiencing last year's war, Li Zhi has a clearer understanding of the military strength of various countries. The Ming Dynasty, which was originally in the first tier in his mind, has now fallen to the lower second tier, worse than the Qing Dynasty.

It is slightly inferior, and because North Korea has formed an alliance with Haihan, a real military power, Li Zhi believes that it will be able to catch up with these two second-tier countries in the near future. By then, if Ming wants to teach North Korea a lesson, it will have to

First consider whether North Korea can be surrendered through military means.

Tian Zheng's statement was originally intended to test Li Xie's attitude. Seeing that the other party was still very firm, he stopped talking about this topic. As a diplomat, it was a bit illegal for him to express these opinions with obvious positions.

It’s taboo. After all, there are countless interests between Haihan and Ming Dynasty, which are much closer than the relationship between North Korea and Ming Dynasty. If you publicly make some remarks that are not conducive to the relationship between the two countries, it may also affect Haihan.

interests.

Tian Zheng took the initiative to change the subject and asked: "Is the course you have recently taken going well? Are there any requirements?"

When Li Zhi heard him ask about his studies, the smile on his face quickly disappeared: "If I said everything went well, I would not only be lying to Mr. Tian, ​​but also lying to myself. To be honest, many of the courses were learned vaguely.

Confused, I asked Mr. Ning, and he said that my academic foundation is too weak and the things I learned are too advanced, so this phenomenon occurs."

Tian Zhengdao: "Perhaps Your Majesty should be more patient and spend more time learning those basic things, so that it won't be so difficult to learn advanced courses in the future."

"I don't understand this!" Li Zhi responded with a wry smile: "But I asked Mr. Ning, those basic knowledge often take several years to learn, how can I have so much time?

If you want to continue studying in China, you can only study it first, and then slowly look for opportunities to study it in depth when you return to China."

The Master Ning that Li Zhen refers to is Ning Qi, who is in charge of cultural and educational affairs in Haihan. Li Zhen basically made arrangements for the courses he took while studying in Haihan, so he encountered difficulties that were difficult to solve during the study process.

, most of the time Ning Qi came forward to give guidance.

Most of the courses that Li Zhen is currently studying are relatively comprehensive, and indeed require a certain general education foundation. For example, in the navigation courses that Li Zhen is currently studying, he started by reading pictures, but this world is a

Although the map is a sphere, the map is a flat surface. How the map data is converted in the actual application process seems simple but actually involves problems in physics, mathematics, geometry, etc., which is enough to make him confused.

The computing power required to plan the route also gave Li Zhen a headache. The knowledge he learned since childhood was mainly based on a subset of classics and history written by the Han people, but calculations involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division gave him a headache.

.Today he went to the municipal library to look up nautical chart information in order to complete the exercises assigned for this course. But even if he could find the relevant locations on the nautical chart and draw the simplest direct route, how would he calculate the voyage?

It's still a big problem.

Although Li Zhen completed the exercises, he also knew that the results of his blind calculations might not be the correct answers. If he used this as a basis to arrange the sailing plan, he would probably get lost at sea as an inevitable result.

After hearing his complaint, Tian Zheng nodded and said: "After all, the main reason is that the prince cannot stay in our country to study for a long time, so he cannot learn many courses from the basics. He can only become a monk halfway and learn a general framework.

Although I am not proficient in it, when I take charge of power and make decisions in the future, I can at least understand the truth and not be deceived by the people below."

Li Xie said: "That's right. Even if I spend a few years learning navigation here, I still can't become a naval admiral like General Wang Tom. Not only can I command the fleet to fight at sea, but I am also proficient in navigation and shipbuilding. What I can do

Yes, I just need to learn a little bit in your country first, and as for mastery, I can only leave it to the officers and craftsmen who came to Sanya with me!"

After these few months of study, Li Zhi has actually gained a more objective understanding of his own abilities. In terms of brains, any of the senior officials of the Haihan Kingdom would be geniuses if you pick them at random.

I can't catch up. With such a large group of geniuses running the Haihan Kingdom, it's no wonder that it can rise rapidly in just a few years. Although my own talents cannot be compared with these amazing and talented people, as long as I can learn from them

50% of the ability should be enough to revitalize North Korea.

And even though high-ranking officials like Haihan are all talented people, they did not try to monopolize power, but had a clear division of labor arrangements and a tacit cooperation system. This also made Li Zhi realize that he is the future ruler of North Korea.

The role of the government is not to do everything personally, but to try to appoint loyal and capable people and arrange for them to help the country develop through division of labor and cooperation.

Tian Zhengdao: "Young Master, there is no need to belittle yourself. Among the foreigners who come to study in our country, those who can study so many courses at the same time are definitely one of the best! The vast majority of international students are far from having the talent of Your Highness."

Li Zhen asked curiously: "So there are other people with this ability? Is there anyone I recognize among them?"

Tian Zheng thought for a while before replying: "There is one person that the prince recognizes. The young master of the Li family who came to Guangzhou last time. Does the prince still remember him?"

Li Yan said: "Are you talking about Li Nai, Mr. Li San? How could such a romantic person not remember that he also studied in your country?"

Tian Zhengdao: "Master Li San did not study abroad formally like the prince, but in his early years he would come to Sanya to live for a few months from time to time, and usually hung out with the adults in Victory Fort. He learned various skills

, all taught by the adults themselves. I once heard Master Ning comment on Mr. Li San, calling him a truly eager to learn."

Li Nai, the third young master of the Li family in Guangzhou, was already a frequent visitor to Fort Victory when Haihan's territory was limited to the Port of Victory area. At that time, the people of the Crossing Group were focused on developing their power and had no time to recruit.

Foreigners came to Haihan to study, and Li Nai's way of learning during his stay in Haihan was indeed not through formal teaching, but simply after getting acquainted with the Haihan group, and relying on personal connections, he came into contact with many of them in all aspects.

Advanced things that were not seen in the Ming Dynasty, thus broadening one's horizons and increasing one's knowledge.

The time-travelers who were familiar with Li Nai at that time were very happy to teach him their knowledge. After the founding of Haihan, this learning channel slowly disappeared because the time-travelers were busy with their work. Later comers, including international students,

It's hard to have an experience like his again.

Because of this strange experience, Li Nai became one of the most trusted Ming people of Haihan's senior management. He did not even need to join Haihan nationality like other businessmen who were interested in developing in Haihan, so that he could obtain various talents from Victory Fort.

This kind of special care is so influential that it would make a prince like Li Xie feel envious.

Li Zhi really got to know Li Nai at a banquet held when Li Nai visited Sanya in the first half of the year. The guests invited at that time even included all the senior officials in Sanya on the executive committee, and Li Zhi could clearly feel this.

The relationship between Mr. Li San and the senior officials of Haihan was very harmonious, and several large-investment cooperation projects were finalized while talking and laughing.

The personal talents that Li Nai displayed during the banquet were completely different from the businessmen that Li Xie knew. Rather than saying that he was a businessman full of copper odor, it would be better to say that his behavior and conversation were closer to those of Haihan's senior officials, and even

Without a special introduction, Li Zhi would most likely mistake him for a high-ranking Haihan official.

Later, Li Zhen also privately invited Master Li San back. Through face-to-face communication, he could feel the gap in knowledge with him. At that time, he believed that Li Nai was an outstanding figure among the Ming Dynasty precisely because of his extraordinary talent.

Only then can he be appreciated by the Haihan people. When he heard Tian Zheng talk about it, he realized that Li Nai's talents probably came from the words and deeds of the Haihan people.

Since Li Nai can achieve success in his studies, of course he also has such an opportunity. Li Zhi thought of this section and became more confident in his learning prospects, but then he thought of coming to Haihan to study various majors.

There are hundreds of foreign students, and it is no longer possible to enjoy the almost exclusive teaching environment like Li Nai, and naturally it is difficult to achieve the same academic achievements.

Thinking of this section, Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little depressed: "A genius like Young Master Li is indeed one in a thousand. Lord Tian would be overestimating me by comparing me to Young Master Li."

Tian Zhengdao: "I mention Third Young Master Li below because the Crown Prince has many similarities with Third Young Master Li. If the Crown Prince has something that he can't figure out while studying abroad, maybe you can find an opportunity to talk to Third Young Master Li.

See if you can get some good advice from him."

Li Zhi sighed: "I am very happy to communicate with people like Mr. Li San, but he is thousands of miles away in Guangzhou City, so it is not easy to meet him. I don't have time to visit Guangzhou City, and it is impossible for Li Xie to visit him.

The third young master came all the way from Guangzhou to meet in Sanya."

Tian Zheng said: "That may not be so troublesome. Young Master Li will come to Sanya for business in the near future. If the prince is interested, I can make arrangements for him."
Chapter completed!