Chapter 1972
There are two main reasons why Haihan has been able to steadily suppress its contemporary Western competitors in the South China Sea in recent years. First, relying on the various black technologies brought by time travel, it has obvious technical advantages in key fields such as military, navigation, and manufacturing; second, because Haihan chose Hainan Island as his base, backed by the mainland, population and The supply of various resources can be better guaranteed. Compared with the Western colonists who were thousands of miles away from the mainland and could only choose to establish strongholds on the islands in the South China Sea, Haihan occupied a larger geographical area from the beginning. Advantages.
In recent years, Haihan has continued to use war to consolidate his influence in the South China Sea. Countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal have also chosen to compromise or simply join Haihan's camp in exchange for their influence in the South China Sea. stable position. But this situation does not mean that Western colleagues are willing to surrender to Haihan. If there is an opportunity to secretly create some trouble for Haihan, then they probably will not show mercy. Therefore, Zhang Xin's reminder is not unreasonable. When considering the identity of the opponents lurking in the dark, we must not forget the competitors in the region.
But Bai Kesi soon raised a new question: "Assuming that there are forces in the south, or even the South China Sea, involved, then the question arises, how did they get in touch with the Qing Dynasty so far away?"
Zhang Xin couldn't think of a reasonable explanation for a while. There is no doubt that the Qing Dynasty's own navigation capabilities were extremely limited. The main force of its surface forces was Denglai who fled to Liaodong to join the Hou Jin Dynasty during the Denglai Rebellion. The state navy rebels, and these people have lived in the north and have no understanding of the maritime environment in the south. It is difficult to imagine that they can sail south by themselves and get in touch with the anti-Haihan forces in the south.
Of course, it is theoretically possible for the forces in the south to go north by sea and get in touch with the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. Although the Haihan Navy would clean up the Liaodong coast from time to time, it was impossible to completely ban ships from entering and leaving the Liaodong coast. It was just a means to restrict the Qing Dynasty's maritime development. If you want to avoid the patrols of the Haihan Fleet and enter the Qing Dynasty from the river mouth, you can actually do it.
But the problem is that doing so will inevitably require taking huge risks, and the investment required will definitely be a lot of resources, and there may not be a return. Who is willing to make such an attempt at any cost?
"Liaodong is too far away to coordinate actions. This is unreasonable." Bai Kesi thought for a long time and shook his head, feeling that the possibility speculated by the two just now was unlikely.
Bai Kesi's words were not explained clearly, but Zhang Xin understood them. The communication technology of this era is still very primitive. Only Haihan has the advanced technology of telegraph that can realize fast communication over long distances. Other countries do not have this technology and have to maintain communication over thousands of miles apart. , which is a very difficult thing to achieve. It may be possible to use flying pigeons to send messages on land to shorten the time required for communication, but it is unlikely to set up a dedicated pigeon route from Liaodong to the south of the Ming Dynasty. This journey is too long and needs to be divided into several sections along the way. Setting up a transfer point would make it difficult for even Haihan to realize such a plan.
If contact cannot be made in time, information cannot be exchanged effectively, and it seems like a pipe dream for two or more parties to coordinate actions on such a large scale.
Zhang Xin saw that Wang Baisuo standing next to him seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he took the initiative to ask him: "Wang Baisuo, do you have any ideas?"
Wang Baisuo said: "I think the two adults have thought things too complicated. If we assume that the Qing Dynasty, the beneficiary, is behind the scenes, and there are people in the south who cooperate, then it is not that difficult to organize such an attack."< br>
"Oh? Then tell me, if you were responsible for carrying out the goal of attacking the crown prince of Joseon, how would you plan the action?" Bai Kesi asked with interest.
Wang Baisuo knew that this was an opportunity for him to show off his abilities, so he quickly cleared his throat and said: "Not only will it be difficult for people sent from Liaodong to adapt to the environment in the south in the short term, but also because of their physical characteristics, accent, living habits, etc., it will be difficult to come to Hainan Island." It's easy to attract other people's attention. If I were in charge, the first thing would be to find a reliable mercenary force in the south and hire someone else to do it. As for the specific action plan, Even if it is formulated in advance, it is tantamount to trying to find a sword, so I will only give the goal and not limit the implementer’s means.”
Wang Baisuo saw that both his bosses were listening to his explanation carefully, so he continued: "If there are dates or no dates, let's take a shot first and see. If we don't achieve the goal, I will lose some money at most, but this should be It is the easiest resource to obtain. If it is at the national level, these expenses are just a small amount of money.”
Bai Kesi listened very carefully. What Wang Baisuo said was not unreasonable. He believed that the Qing Dynasty did not need to personally send people to the south to take action. However, his previous idea was indeed too complicated, and instead ignored the simplest possibility. If this is the situation envisioned by Wang Baisuo, then some details do seem to make more sense.
Zhang Xin asked: "But I remember the survey results you mentioned earlier. It seems that not all members of this team are from the same camp?"
Wang Baisuo said: "This result is not inconsistent with what I said. There may not be only one or two forces hostile to our country in the south. Zhang Qianzhi believes that this team may be composed of several groups, but there is an obvious lack of detailed information beforehand. The plan was probably done in a hurry, and Beizhi had the same view.”
Bai Kesi frowned and said: "You mean, if this matter was instigated by the Qing Dynasty, then they probably did not send people here themselves, but hired a group of people to try their luck?"
Wang Baisuo added: "It is also possible that the Qing Dynasty provided the news that the Prince of Korea was visiting our country south, and then his southern collaborators thought this would be an opportunity to weaken our country, and organized such an attack based on the situation."
Bai Kesi felt that after listening to Wang Baisuo's explanation, things did not seem to become simpler. Instead, because there was another possibility, more branch lines would be developed from it, and he suddenly felt a little headache. After all, the field he is in charge of is industry rather than criminal investigation. Even if he makes some judgments based on his logical reasoning ability, the specific information he has is definitely not as good as Wang Baisuo, who has been taking over the case for many days, and the conclusion he draws is naturally the latter. More reliable. In fact, Wang Baisuo hasn't listed all the possibilities yet, because some situations are too sensitive and raising them would probably embarrass his bosses. For example, the news that the Crown Prince of Joseon went south to visit Haihan must have been spread out at the latest when he left Korea, so that he would be targeted by Xue Zheng and his gang soon after arriving in Sanya. And whether it was spies from other countries who spread the news, or someone in North Korea with ulterior motives - who was the biggest beneficiary after Li Bo's accident has yet to be verified.
"Forget it, I'll leave the case to you to investigate, and I won't interfere too much." Bai Kesi waved his hand, indicating that this topic did not need to be discussed further.
Seeing this, Zhang Xin asked Wang Baisuo to retreat first. Wang Baisuo was a little disappointed when he saw that his two superiors seemed to have little interest in this. He really wanted to use this case to earn more credit for himself, but now it seems that unless he digs out some serious information, senior officials will not pay attention to the case. The power will probably be transferred elsewhere soon.
After Wang Baisuo left, Bai Kesi said: "Tian Du has a lot of work to do. I will take a boat back to Sanya later. You should keep an eye on the investigation here. No matter who is found out in the end who is behind the scenes, The matter is not over yet, and the Executive Committee will definitely express its disapproval of this unfriendly behavior, so we must verify the facts of the case and not be misled into drawing wrong conclusions.”
Zhang Xin can probably think of what Bai Kesi means by "expressing something". Haihan has never been one to remain silent when angry. It is Haihan's consistent style to retaliate when he has a grudge. Since he dares to plan such a big thing, Then you have to be willing to bear Haihan's revenge. However, the circumstances of the case are not yet clear, and there is no evidence for the judgment of the mastermind behind the scenes. This will probably have to wait for the Ministry of Security and other agencies to slowly investigate for a period of time before a conclusion can be reached. What Bai Kesi was worried about was that the investigation was in the wrong direction and led to wrong conclusions, and subsequent retaliatory actions might be imposed on the wrong targets, so he specifically told Zhang Xin to keep a close eye on the investigation.
Bai Kesi hurriedly left Danzhou by boat that afternoon, which meant that he only stayed for most of the day. He confirmed that the case that delayed his trip for many days had been solved, and then rushed back to Sanya to deal with the backlog. Day's business.
Li Ming, who had been sluggish in Heitu Port for many days, was also full of energy. He only rested for about an hour after the luncheon, and then advanced his schedule for the next day to visit Dongpo Academy, a famous cultural landscape in Danzhou. .
In the fourth year of Emperor Zhezong's reign in the Song Dynasty (1097 AD), Su Dongpo was demoted to Qiongzhou and spent three years in Danzhou. While Su Dongpo lived in Danzhou, he gave lectures and lessons to students of all ethnic groups in Han and Li at his residence, and spread the culture of the Central Plains. He named his residence "Zaijiutang" based on the allusion of "Zaijiu Asks about Characters" in "Hanshu Yang Xiong". During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the place was renovated and renamed "Dongpo Academy". And the name stuck.
However, by the time Haihan took over Danzhou, Dongpo Academy had actually become a cultural landscape rather than an operating educational institution. Daily repairs and maintenance relied on government funding and private donations. After Zhang Xin discussed with Yan Mingjun, who was in charge of cultural and educational affairs, he did not change the status quo. Dongpo Academy was still regarded as a cultural attraction open to the public, and its daily maintenance was handed over to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles under Yan Mingjun. Come take charge.
"At that time, the imperial court had three prohibitions on Mr. Dongpo after he was demoted. First, he was not allowed to eat official food, second, he was not allowed to live in an official residence, and third, he was not allowed to sign official documents. Therefore, his life in Danzhou was quite difficult. Many times he was Thanks to the help of local people, Mr. Dongpo spared no effort to spread the civilization of the Central Plains to the local people, and Danzhou has the civilization it has today.”
The person responsible for explaining the origin of Dongpo Academy to Li Pu was naturally Yan Mingjun. He also took the initiative to visit this place. After all, the current cultural atmosphere in Danzhou was mostly due to the influence of Su Dongpo. This place has great influence on Danzhou has special symbolic meaning.
Of course Li Bo was no stranger to the name Su Dongpo, but he had never known that this great writer of the Song Dynasty had lived in Danzhou for three years. Now he asked curiously: "Before Mr. Dongpo came here, Is there no academy in Danzhou? ”
Yan Mingjun shook his head and said: "Danzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty can't compare with Danzhou under the rule of Haihan State. At that time, it was still a barren land, and the wine halls were just a few built by local gentry for Mr. Dongpo next to their houses. They are just huts. There may be one or two private schools, but there are really no academies. Of course, most of the existing academies in the local area were only opened after the Haihan Kingdom took control of Danzhou, so the literary style in Danzhou flourished today. , Mr. Dongpo naturally takes the lead, and we, the Haihan Kingdom, carry it forward, all of which are indispensable and will benefit future generations!”
Yan Mingjun's words praised Haihan's achievements in education by praising Su Dongpo. This propaganda method made Tian Zheng, Hong Jingwen, Gai Liangcai and others who were accompanying him sigh with emotion. No wonder they thought. Master Yan will be retained by the Danzhou government to this day after abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side. As expected, this quality of consciousness has two brushes.
When it comes to propaganda, Yan Mingjun has been in Danzhou for so many years, and he has long understood how the Haihan people use various means and topics to promote propaganda. He himself has a certain degree of cultural literacy and has been involved in official circles all year round. As long as he has mastered the general method, he can use it very freely.
The task Zhang Xin had previously given him was to let the prince of Joseon fully feel the local cultural atmosphere during his visit to Danzhou, and to clearly realize that Danzhou's achievements in cultural construction all came from the government's attention. and good governance. This task is neither difficult nor simple. The main thing is to pay attention to methods, and this is what Yan Mingjun is good at.
Dongpo Academy has a total of three courtyards, with two small east and west courtyards. The area is actually not too large. However, since this place is famous for its cultural attractions, the various plaques, inscriptions, and paintings inside are all worthy of the title. It is a cultural relic and historical material with considerable historical value, which is naturally very attractive to Li Bo, a lover of Han culture. Yan Mingjun's explanation was also very detailed. He could eloquently tell a long story about every place in the academy, and finally brought the topic to Haihan's contribution to the development of local cultural and educational undertakings without leaving any trace.
(End of chapter)