Chapter 1894 Learning Direction
Li Bo's current situation is exactly one of the purposes of Haihan's official organization to edit and write this series of books, which is to let non-Haihan readers like him who try to find the reasons for Haihan's rapid rise from the book not only fail to find When they get the answers to the questions, they will become aware of more new problems that are beyond their cognitive scope.
Of course, Haihan's rapid rise does not rely entirely on military power. It is just one of the many means in the hands of the people who travel through time. However, in the eyes of outsiders like Li Bo, the effect of military means is indeed the most intuitive. Coupled with the incomplete understanding of Haihan, it is easy to fall into the misconception that "military means are omnipotent".
But Li Bo himself actually knew that this might not be the key to solving all problems. If Haihan could really rely on military means to solve all problems, then why would he spend so many resources to establish trade routes and specifically find sparsely populated areas to develop overseas? colony.
Then Li Bo realized a problem. This set of books described in detail a series of advanced operations carried out by the Haihan people after landing in Sanya, but they barely mentioned a word about the reasons why these methods were implemented. In other words, readers can only know what Haihan has done, but they cannot know the reasons for formulating these plans and methods. If nothing else, the following parts that they have not yet read must also be like this. After reading it, readers can only admire Haihan's bold and efficient methods, but if they want to imitate, they will not be able to learn from it, because only Haihan's senior executives know When should these special measures be implemented?
This is one of the great things about this book. After reading it, people will not have the wrong concept of "I can do it myself", but will induce readers to work hard in the direction of how to imitate Haihan's successful method. . When readers find that their knowledge is not enough to understand and imitate these methods, they will either have the idea of giving up, or go to Haihan to seek opportunities for in-depth learning.
And Li Bo belongs to the latter. The road to studying abroad has been laid out for him early. Everything he wants to learn seems to be available when he arrives in Sanya, and he has no reason to give up. Just what content should be learned from Haihan is most beneficial to the future development of North Korea. Li Bo still does not have a clear goal at the moment.
At first, he thought about the military, but leading troops to fight was too exciting for a layman like him who only watched the excitement. Moreover, this time he specially selected a group of young and strong officers with excellent military qualities from China to learn military knowledge. , there is really no need for him, the heir to the throne, to join the ranks of learning to dance with guns and sticks.
In areas such as navigation and trade, Li Pu's interests were relatively small. He subconsciously believed that he should not engage in such clumsy or tacky work because of his status.
Perhaps only matters related to state governance are suitable for his status. After all, he will take over the throne sooner or later. The good governance methods learned from Haehan may help maintain the stability of North Korean society. But the question is, will the study abroad training content arranged by Haihan really include this aspect?
When he was in Seoul to discuss study abroad arrangements with senior officials from Haihan, Li Fu was also present. At that time, the two parties did not explicitly mention that the study abroad courses arranged for him included the content of "governance of the country." Haihan believed that Students should be taught in accordance with their aptitude. When Li Bo arrives in Sanya, corresponding training courses will be arranged according to his interests. In other words, Haihan gave Li Bo full freedom of choice. North Korea agreed to Haihan's proposal to study abroad largely because of this.
But Li Pu never thought that what he was interested in at the beginning would actually become a problem that troubled him. His thoughts before this were relatively optimistic, thinking that with his intelligence, he might be able to dabble in multiple fields in two years, learn all the advanced things from Haihan, and copy the original version exactly as it was when he returned to China.
However, after visiting several colonies under Haihan's rule, Li Fu was no longer so optimistic about his learning ability. Even if Haihan's senior officials were willing to show him and provide detailed explanations, he still couldn't figure out many things. Understand its principles. You can learn it, but it’s hard to say whether you can master it.
Secondly, Li Bo must now consider the actual needs of his country. What can he learn while studying abroad to maximize the development of North Korea? This is one of the questions that he feels confused at the moment. Time was limited, so he couldn't learn everything, and before going abroad, Li Zhu also told him not to be too ambitious about the subjects he chose, and to make them suitable for his country as his first choice, instead of spending two years learning something useless. Earth's dragon-slaying technique.
"Perhaps after discussing with Li Xi after arriving in Sanya, there should be a more suitable choice." Li Bo, who can't find a direction now, can only place his hope on Li Xi, the only Haihantong in the country. Before going abroad, Li Zhu once told him to discuss the matter with Li Xi when he was in doubt. He might have thought of the current situation.
At dinner that day, You Yihan did not show up again because he had other official duties. He just sent his secretary to have dinner with Li Bo. Li Pu didn't focus on eating. He hurriedly finished dinner and returned to the station to continue reading. Although he knew that this book might not contain what he was looking for, he still couldn't help but want to learn more about the historical events of Haihan.
The second volume of "The Rise of the South China Sea" begins with the combat experience of the Haihan armed forces in Annan, which was still based on militia groups at that time. Although its troops were limited, they played the role of a surprise soldier on the battlefield at that time because of their well-equipped equipment.
At almost the same time, Haihan opened two maritime trade routes between Guangzhou and Fujian, and set up an office in Guangzhou. In the middle of the year, he secretly sent troops to Lijiazhuang, Panyu, to assist his business partner Li Jifeng in repelling the bandit army. Fighting on Dangan Island at the mouth of the Pearl River, they drove away a pirate force belonging to Shibazhi.
By the second half of 1628, Haihan's foreign wars continued, mainly assisting the northern court in Annan. In August, they attacked Hoi An City, and in September they attacked the Zhengjiang Defense Line. The participation of the Haihan Army allowed the Northern Army to sing triumphant songs all the way, and the front continued to advance to the south. At the same time, Haihan also exchanged military assistance for a large number of immigrants from Annan. The Portuguese were overwhelmed by the force of Haihan's army in Annan, and in the second half of the year they took the initiative to express goodwill to Haihan and chose to establish diplomatic relations and cooperation with Haihan.
The Haihan Army, which had been at war for almost a whole year, had its last battle at the end of the year against the pirate Liu Xiang's armed fleet. This battle at the Pearl River Estuary caused almost all of Liu Xiang's main warships to sink into the sand. As a result, Shibazhi lost control of the waters at the Pearl River Estuary, and Haihan took over control. Li Pu read the second volume in one breath. During this period, his subordinates brought him food and tea. He was completely unaware of it and was completely immersed in the world of the book.
He roughly counted that this year, there were at least six large-scale battles conducted by the Haihan Army in overseas areas, mainly concentrated on the Annan coastline and the Pearl River Basin of Guangdong. The characteristics of the Haihan Army that were good at conducting amphibious operations in coastal areas had already been highlighted at that time.
This year's war in North Korea has depleted the national treasury. Li Bo still knows how much it costs to fight. Haihan already had such financial resources to support its frequent overseas military operations. Li Bo could only link this performance with the maritime trade routes operated by Haihan. Although the details of trade at that time are not mentioned in the book, Annan, Fujian, and Guangdong must have become Haihan's trading partners, providing him with a source of funds for the war.
At the same time, Li Bo also realized another thing. Almost all of the other allied forces that sent troops to North Korea with Haihan this year formed a close relationship with Haihan during this year. After several years of military cooperation, it is no wonder that these forces can cooperate well with the Haihan Army's operations on the battlefield.
However, while Haihan's army was attacking in all directions, Haihan had not even occupied the entire Hainan Island during this period. He only kept his main control area in the southeastern part of Hainan Island. If we compare its performance with the area of its ruled area, Li Bo believes that this is enough to make any country's army feel ashamed. In particular, the Ming Dynasty remained silent despite occupying a corner of its territory by the Haihan. The Haihan army actually sent troops to the inland areas of Guangdong to suppress bandits for the Ming Dynasty. This shows that the Ming Dynasty has huge problems with its control over the southern coastal areas.
The content of this second volume is vaguely consistent with Li Bo's previous idea of "solving all problems with force." Haihan used several battles to clear a large area of sea from the Pearl River Estuary to Beibu Gulf, showing his power to many forces. muscle.
But obviously, this method of operation is of little reference to North Korea. If North Korea has the ability to flourish overseas, it will not need to spend a lot of money to hire Haihan to send troops to defend itself against the Qing army this year.
Li Pu felt that what was worth learning was not Haihan's fighting style, but seizing the opportunity to establish strong diplomatic relations with many parties. When Haihan has a few more allies, he also has a few more trade partners, which may be greater than military benefits. Looking back at my own country, the countries that established diplomatic relations before Haihan were the Ming Dynasty and Hou Jin Dynasty. The diplomatic relations with Hou Jin Dynasty were barely reached by people pressing their heads to the ground. He had heard senior officials from Haihan claim that they had multiple alliance partners in the South China Sea. If North Korea could have more powerful and reliable partners like Haihan, then perhaps it would no longer have to worry about Qing invasion in the future.
Of course, several allies who accompanied Haihan to send troops to North Korea this time have shown great interest in establishing diplomatic relations with North Korea. Even the Fujian side, Xu Xinsu, personally expressed its attitude that it was willing to maintain close exchanges with North Korea in trade, military, culture and other aspects. If nothing unexpected happens, these parties will all become North Korea's partners in the future - or North Korea will thus enter the international alliance built by Haihan.
Li Pu didn't know how long it took him to read the second volume, but he really felt a little hungry. The food on the table had long since gone cold, but he didn't care and didn't bother to scream again. I took it and heated it up, then ate it. The food replenished calories and reduced his sleepiness a lot. He originally planned to sleep after eating, but when he caught a glimpse of the stack of books on the table, his mind started to move again.
"That's all, I'll read two or three more chapters before I go to sleep." Li Shu sighed, adjusted the length of the wick of the windproof oil lamp on the table, thinking that it was time to go to bed after burning this small wick, and then picked up "The Rise of the South China Sea" The third volume.
In 1629, Hai Han still started with war. He had been involved in the Annam Civil War since the beginning of the year. At this time, the local war had entered the most critical stage. The southern rebels gathered their forces on the front line of Hue, hoping to use fortifications to resist Northern Army offensive. Such tactics did achieve certain results. Even with the participation of the Haihan Army, the attack on Hue City could not be described as smooth. From the attack on Hue City in late February to the end of the Battle of Hue at the end of March, it took more than a month to complete the war here. And if it were not for the direct participation of the Haihan Army, the direction of the Battle of Hue would be really difficult to predict. At least the northern court would have to invest more troops and time to have any hope of ending the war.
The end of the Hue Battle also symbolized the end of the Annam War. Hai Han finally returned his energy to Hainan Island and started the Shilu Iron Ore Project in June. Regarding this large project, in which thousands of laborers have been invested from the beginning, the book introduces its general situation and the significance of mining Shilu Iron Ore in more detail. However, Li Bo has little interest in this aspect and just scans it at a glance. In the past, I didn't stop to think carefully about Haihan's intention of developing large-scale iron mines at this time.
In the second half of the year, Haihan launched two more overseas port construction projects. One is Da Nang in Annan, and the other is Hong Kong, where Li Bo is currently located. Finally reading about an area he knew in the book, Li Bo cheered up again.
At that time, Hong Kong and the surrounding areas were still nominally the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Haihan also used many means to gradually squeeze out the Ming Dynasty navy stationed symbolically in this area, and then stationed his own armed fleet and took over the maritime control in this area. However, the book writes about this period of history relatively briefly, and its position is obviously biased towards Haihan, saying that the Ming army stationed there "ignore pirates, do not engage in military affairs, and feed the common people", while Haihan is an image of a representative of justice. In order to maintain regional peace and the safety of its merchant ships, troops were stationed in this area.
Of course, Li Bo would not completely believe it when he saw such an argument. He believed that there must have been a lot of conflicts between you and me during this period. In the end, Ming Dynasty had no way to deal with Haihan, so it gave up this place. After all, according to the book, the Ming Dynasty’s navy in this area was in name only. In many places, it only retained the organizational structure to facilitate the military leaders to earn empty wages, but the Haihan Army was completely different. At the end of this year, the Haihan Navy The main battleship Majesty was officially put into service. This was also the most powerful battleship in the South China Sea at this time.
(End of chapter)