Chapter 2472

Taking over Fujian is of great significance to Haihan. It also means that Haihan has completely controlled the Fujian Strait, one of the most important waterways in the East Asian continent. Although it will take a long time to straighten out the relations between all parties, it will take a long time to digest this new ruling area.

However, the Haihan Executive Committee is very optimistic that the resources and population that Fujian can provide will help Haihan further expand on the East Asian continent, and the results will be seen soon.

As for how to digest the tens of thousands of Xu family troops operated by Xu Xinsu in Fujian, the Haihan Ministry of National Defense has actually formulated corresponding plans for this.

In the agreement reached between Haihan and Xu Xinsu, the way to deal with the Xu family army was to reorganize it into the Haihan Army, and to retain the general positions and command rights of the Xu family children in the army. However, there was no decision on how much strength the Xu family army would retain.

There is no clear number agreed upon, so the Ministry of National Defense can definitely use some means at this link to turn the senior military attachés of the Xu family into polished commanders.

However, the Ministry of National Defense did not adopt such radical measures right from the start. Instead, it first communicated with the military attachés of the Xu family to understand their expectations for future development.

If you are willing to obey Haihan's arrangements and station overseas or lead troops to fight, the Ministry of National Defense will retain its original establishment to the greatest extent, and will provide Haihan's regular troops with equipment, military pay, garrison conditions, military awards, etc.

Equal treatment.

If you do not want to leave Fujian and only accept the arrangement of continuing to lead troops in the original area, the Ministry of National Defense will only retain its position, and the original establishment will be converted into a local garrison and can only enjoy the treatment of a militia. This also means that in the future

The chances of climbing up with military merit become slim, and you will soon become marginalized in the military system and lose the possibility of promotion.

Those who have no ambitions can choose to be a local garrison military attache and live the rest of their lives peacefully. If you want to make achievements in the military, or even shine for future generations with your military exploits, you have to accept Haihan's

Make arrangements, abandon existing territory, and lead troops to fight overseas.

Of course, if you don't want to continue to be a military attache, you can also directly hand over your military power. Haihan will provide other equivalent official positions or provide compensation conditions in other aspects. For example, granting a trade franchise in a certain area, or

Provide opportunities for their children to study abroad in Sanya institutions of higher learning.

Although this approach of the Ministry of National Defense is a disguised reduction of the armed strength of the Xu family, it does not violate the agreement between Haihan and Xu Xinsu, and it also leaves a way out for the children of the Xu family who are currently serving as military attaches. It is relatively straightforward to cut it.

Military power's approach is actually quite mild.

The children of the Xu family have also received instructions from Xu Xinsu before, telling them not to be too insistent in the handover of military power and not to confront Haihan, so basically they don't have much influence on the arrangements made by the Ministry of National Defense.

objection.

Although Xu Xinsu's children and nephews are all high-ranking generals, most of them are already in their fifties. In fact, not many of them are willing to lead troops overseas to station for a long time. They have spent half their lives in the military, and now they can stay in their hometown.

Retirement is the best arrangement, why bother fighting so hard for a military career?

The Haihan military will also give opportunities to young members of the Xu family who are willing to work overseas and arrange for them to serve in Haihan's overseas colonies.

While Haihan was digesting the Fujian region, the world situation also underwent great changes silently. In 1648, exhausted countries on the European continent signed the Peace of Westphalia, declaring the end of the Thirty Years' War.

Sweden, France and their allies gained large tracts of territory, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Portugal declared independence. The situation of division and separatism in Germany further intensified, and the dominance of the Habsburg dynasty suffered a serious blow.

Spain's national power was more seriously damaged in this war than in its original history. The Asian colonies that could have supplied blood to the country have been constantly subjected to bloodletting by Haihan in the past ten years, making it difficult to contain Portugal's power.

Acting independently can only watch Portugal escape from control and become its own competitors in America, Asia and other places.

Spain was well aware of the huge losses Portugal would cause to itself after independence, so the first thing it did after the Thirty Years' War was to cause trouble for Portugal, and then it quickly escalated from a diplomatic war of words to an armed conflict. This kind of conflict

It not only broke out in Europe, but quickly spread to many colonies of the two countries around the world, and Asia was no exception.

Of course, if Spain wants to deal with Portugal in Asia, the challenge it will face will be huge, because here it will not only have to deal with Portugal's colonial armed forces, but also with Portugal's ally Haihan, which has been the case in the past ten years.

The main culprit that has caused Spain repeated heavy losses in recent years.

In order to ensure its interests in East Asia, Portugal sent a special envoy to Haihan during the signing of the Peace of Westphalia, hoping that the two countries could sign a formal diplomatic agreement and maintain an offensive and defensive alliance on a global scale.

Haihan has always been interested in competing for global hegemony, and Portugal is undoubtedly ahead of Haihan in the field of navigation. If it maintains an alliance with Haihan in a larger geographical area, it will play a big role in Haihan's future overseas expansion.

Promotional effect. Moreover, Haihan and Spain have a long history of grievances, and they will definitely become long-term competitors in the future. Joining forces with Portugal to fight against Spain is already very familiar, and there will be no barriers to cooperation.

The two sides hit it off immediately, and soon signed a written agreement, declaring the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Portugal thus became the first country in Europe to formally establish diplomatic relations with Haihan.

The Dutch, who had a keen sense of smell, did not lag behind for too long. Before the end of 1648, they also submitted a request to the Haihan Executive Committee to formally establish diplomatic relations.

Both countries gained independence near the end of the Thirty Years' War. There are not many countries that have established diplomatic relations with them, and they are basically concentrated in Europe. They can establish formal diplomatic relations with powerful countries like Haihan in the East.

It is also a great help to both countries.

For Haihan, establishing diplomatic relations with these two European countries will help further expand the scale of trade with the West, and it will also get some additional help after Haihan crosses Asia. According to the agreement signed on the establishment of diplomatic relations

According to the content, Haihan will have the right to dock at ports of countries that have diplomatic relations with China for supplies and engage in trade activities within the prescribed scope. This means that Haihan has obtained a large number of overseas supply points.

In exchange, Haihan will also open its own ports to these two countries. However, Haihan's current area of ​​activity is limited to East Asia, so Haihan actually takes a big advantage in comparison.
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