Chapter 1893 Realistic Problems
Regarding the set of readings "The Rise of the South China Sea", naturally it is not a rigorous historical biography. Haihan's official organization organized to write this set of nominal chronicles. The real purpose is to create reasonable and legitimate reasons for his family and let Haihan A series of external expansion behaviors over the years can become reasonable and well-founded. This is not only a reading book used to instill patriotic ideas in the country's citizens, but also has the purpose of occupying the public opinion position in the Ming Dynasty and other countries in the name of cultural export.
Although foreign young people like Li Fu have a relatively high political status, their channels for contacting the outside world are relatively limited. You Yihan believes that there are only two main ways for the other party to understand Haihan. One is through fragmented information transmitted to North Korea through various abnormal channels, and the image of Haihan is pieced together by itself; the other is after formal contact with Haihan officials. According to the detailed information provided by the official, the set of reading materials sold by Nanhai Bookstore belongs to the latter.
Compared with the little information about Hae Han that Li Bo could get in Gyeongbokgung Palace in the past, "The Rise of the South China Sea" was carefully written by a large group of writers organized by the cultural and educational department. Among the editors, there were even people who had worked in The amount of information and credibility of people who served as high-ranking local officials in the Ming Dynasty are far better than those baseless rumors. For foreigners like Li Pu who do not understand the roots of Haihan, it is easy to be attracted by the unheard insider information provided in the book.
For example, Haihan's early combat operations to annex the Qiongbei region were given the high-sounding reason "to rescue the people trapped in banditry" in the book. The objectively non-existent pirate armed forces became the target of Haihan's attack, and it was clear that In it, Jun only played a pitiful supporting role as the city was captured by pirate armed forces and driven away from the island. Such a script is of course not objective, but the Ming Dynasty has been shy about mentioning the fall of Qiongzhou Island. After all, it was not a glorious thing. Haihan, on the other hand, stood in the perspective of the winner, gave a new interpretation to this period of history, and dressed himself up as a savior.
There were many changes in the situation on Hainan Island back then, and how Haihan transformed from an armed group living in a corner to a powerful force in a separate area. In fact, there are still many insiders who are still alive. However, there are really very few people who have the ability to stand up and question Haihan's statement and tell the public the truth. Either they say it lightly and no one will believe it, or they have already taken enough of Haihan's words. The good thing is that I take the initiative to seal this period of history in my mind and never mention it again.
The information that readers can receive from this set of reading materials has been screened and filtered by the relevant Haihan departments. To put it bluntly, only the content that Haihan officials want readers to know will appear in the book. Li Pu is interested in this set of books, which is exactly what You Yihan wants. If he can calm down and read all of this set of books, even if he is not completely brainwashed, he will at least have a new understanding of Haihan.
Just as You Yihan thought, Li Bo was already immersed in the world constructed by this book. How these hundreds of Haihan people who came across the ocean to Hainan Island settled in the barren mountains and opened up a new world in the South China Sea is undoubtedly very special to him, who has been in contact with senior Haihan officials recently. attraction.
It is difficult for Li Bo to imagine the desolate scene in Sanya when the Han people first landed in Hainan. However, according to the book, there were only a few fishing villages in Sanya at that time, and the nearest county seat was hundreds of miles away. It is not difficult to say that it was poor. Too much. But just ten years later, this place had become the capital of the Haihan Kingdom, and its prosperity was said to be the first in the South China Sea. Li Pu believes that the changes that occurred during this period should be recorded in this book. However, he felt that as soon as he started to turn over the text, You Yihan sent someone to pick him up for lunch.
"Forget it, we'll study it later." Li Pu knew that it was not appropriate to refuse this dinner, and he did have a question that he wanted to ask You Yihan for, so he could only put down the book for now.
"Master You, since this set of books is called the chronicle of your country, can I find the answer to your country's rapid rise in just ten years?"
Later, in the private room of a restaurant in the city, You Yihan couldn't help laughing when he heard Li Bo's question: "The question raised by the Crown Prince is really too big. How our country will rise in ten years is really not something that can be said in a short while. There are actually no standard answers in that set of books, but since the prince has already considered this level of issues, I believe that after reading the set of books, the prince will gain some insights. ”
Li Pu felt a little frustrated when he heard this answer. He actually wanted to hear You Yihan give him a positive answer, even a hint, so that he could devote his energy to studying this set of books. But You Yihan's answer obviously did not reach a conclusion on this issue. The only good thing is that the other person still encouraged him to read this set of books. This may mean that this set of books does have research value, but it may not be as high as he expected. .
But he immediately thought that if the Haihan people wrote down all their experience in governing the country in a book and publicly sold it to foreign countries, the Haihan people would not be so shrewd as to do so. They would indeed have stepped into a corner. Fortunately, You Yihan's answer reminded him, so he didn't continue along this wrong line of thinking.
You Yihan didn't expect that Li Shu's thinking was so biased, and his answer was just a matter-of-fact discussion without taking a position. Haihan has never intended to teach other countries the secrets of governing the country, and even promoting political systems is not in the executive committee's plan - truly advanced things, whether technology or systems, Haihan will never let them spread.
Young foreign nobles like Li Fu who are interested in all aspects of Haihan are not new to Haihan. For example, Zheng Zha, the young prince of Annan, is one of the representatives. But even though Zheng Zha traveled to Haihan every year, and going to Sanya was like returning to his own home, the Executive Committee never promoted his country's political system to him. As long as these vassal countries around Haihan maintain their traditional monarchy, Haihan does not want their social systems and political structures to undergo fundamental changes.
The situation in North Korea also has some similarities with that of Annan. They both had to rely on Haihan's support in the military to stabilize the domestic situation. At the same time, they both had the desire to imitate Haihan and strengthen their national power, so they sent young powerful men. An heir came to Haihan to learn advanced experience in governing the country. Of course, whether it is Zheng Zha or Li Shu, what they can learn from Haihan are only some policy measures designed by Haihan to benefit themselves based on their national conditions and the relationship between the two countries, rather than what Haihan actually uses. own means of governing the country.
After all, Haihan's political system was too special and far ahead of this era. Many of Haihan's corresponding governance measures were also formulated based on this, and other countries would not be able to learn from it for a while.
In which direction does the Executive Committee specifically want to take North Korea? You Yihan, who is overseas, is not too clear about the plans at Fort Victory, but he knows that as long as he receives Li Bo based on past experience, there will be no major problems. Mistakes.
As for how much knowledge Li Pu can learn from this set of books, that is not a problem that You Yihan needs to worry about. When they arrive in Sanya, there are many channels that have a subtle influence on Li Pu. Whether or not this link is present is not particularly important. Li Pu finished the meal with a lot of thought. Just as he was about to ask You Yihan for the afternoon arrangements, You Yihan took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, you want to continue reading in the afternoon? Then it's better to go back to the Guest House. It's more comfortable than sitting in the bookstore." , just send the book over.”
Seeing that the other party had pointed out his thoughts, Li Pu responded calmly: "I'd better go to the bookstore. There seem to be a lot of interesting books there. It would be good to read a few more."
You Yihan had no objection to Li Bo's insistence, so he sent Li Bo to Nanhai Bookstore in a carriage. He had indeed arranged more tours for Li Bo, but since the other party was now interested in this set of books, he was happy to be at leisure and no longer had to accompany Li Bo around.
Li Pu sat at Nanhai Bookstore for an entire afternoon and finally read most of the first volume of "The Rise of Nanhai". At the end of this volume, it is written that Haihan gathered armed personnel to prepare for war, preparing to cross the sea to Annan to assist the Annan court in putting down the rebellion in the south. At this time, it was actually less than a year since the Haihan people arrived in Sanya.
Li Bo's biggest feelings after reading the book are two points. First, the Haihan people were able to organize an armed force capable of crossing the sea in such a short period of time. No wonder they were able to defeat all the South China Sea invincibly; secondly, It was Haihan who had experience in providing military assistance to other countries across the sea nearly ten years ago. Therefore, there seems to be a reasonable explanation for the hasty dispatch of troops to North Korea this year and the familiarity with various pre-war preparations.
Of course, in addition to his outstanding military performance, Haihan's infrastructure projects and foreign trade during this period are also worthy of special mention. A series of important large-scale projects such as Victory Fort, Tiandu River Hydropower Station, Tiandu Industrial Zone, and Victory Port almost all completed their first phase during this period. During this period, Haihan sent two groups of colonial troops to Ming Dynasty and Annan at the same time. One group went to Guangzhou of Ming Dynasty to establish a trade route, and the other group went to the north of Annan to open up the coal mine resource area of Black Earth Port.
At the same time, Haihan also introduced a large number of immigrants from Daming and Annan to meet the needs of its rapid development. This kind of operation of rapidly increasing the population while opening branch bases will be quite risky in retrospect, but Haihan still passed this dangerous period relatively satisfactorily, laying a solid foundation for subsequent development.
However, these contents were difficult for Li Bo to understand the situation at that time, because he had not been to Sanya at all and had no idea about the key large-scale infrastructure projects mentioned in the book, so he could not imagine what Haihan was doing at that time. How difficult it is to go in long and accomplish these goals. As for the sailing distance between Heitu Port and Guangzhou and Sanya, Li Bo did not have a precise understanding, otherwise he might not only be impressed by Haihan's military achievements.
Li Mu closed the book and was silently thinking about a question in his mind - what reference value do these measures and means of Haihan's early success have to his own country?
But based on his knowledge, it is still difficult to understand why Haihan had to carry out so many large-scale projects at the beginning of his establishment. He could understand building ports and fortresses, but he had no idea about the functions of hydropower stations and industrial zones, nor did he understand the significance of the Haihan people's construction of these facilities. Moreover, Haihan had not even occupied the nearby county seat at that time, and was eager to open overseas bases. This move also left Li Bo confused.
So back to reality, can North Korea follow the example of Haihan and expand externally? The answer is obviously no, at least not for the foreseeable future. Several countries around North Korea have higher force values than North Korea, and no one of them can afford to be provoked by North Korea. If we follow Haihan's example and go to Japan or the Qing Dynasty to occupy land to build a port and mine, it will inevitably lead to war. As for the Ming Dynasty, let alone Li Bo, he did not even include it in his consideration.
Li Pu could only attribute this gap to "insufficient strength." He believed that Haihan had a strong enough military strength as a guarantee, so that he could confidently skip the stage of humble development in the original place and directly start performing overseas. This unique expansion method has won Haihan a large number of immigrant labor and trade channels, thus obtaining more resources for development.
But thinking about it this way, the problem seems to have returned to a dead end. Haihan's measures are all based on force support. To imitate this rapid development method, you must first have strong military strength, and Haihan's military strength seems to be Innately, no one knows how they have so many powerful weapons and advanced tactics, and they have been very powerful from the moment they appeared in the South China Sea.
Haihan has always strictly controlled the output of military technology. Li Bo also knew that the weapons his country could buy from Haihan were not the best-performing models. Even if North Korea could arm a new army, its combat effectiveness would still be far behind that of Haihan's army. There is a relatively large gap, and it is still difficult to imitate this method.
If Li Bo had more military knowledge, he would realize that the gap in military strength between the two sides is not only reflected in the combat effectiveness of the combat troops, but also the gap in logistical supplies cannot be ignored. In order for the North Korean army to imitate the combat methods of the Haihan Army, it is far from enough to have weapons and equipment. The firearms unit's combat method relies more on logistics than the cold weapons unit. The North Korean army still lacks sufficient understanding and preparation for this. Once As the battle lines expand overseas, the original shape will be revealed immediately.
After thinking about it, Li Pu felt that all kinds of problems ultimately boiled down to military strength. However, this problem seemed to be unsolvable, which really gave him a headache.
(End of chapter)