Chapter 2237
For Li Xie, who came all the way from North Korea, it was an unexpected gain to be able to make friends like Li Nai in Sanya. After all, after arriving in Sanya, most of the outside people he came into contact with were Haihan officials, and he knew very well that he could not become real friends with these people - this was also something his father had emphasized to him before going abroad. .
Although North Korea has in fact recognized the dominant position of Haehan as an ally in the relationship between the two countries, as the ruler of North Korea, Li Jie is not at all wary. Li Zhi believed that if a powerful country like Haihan wanted to slowly encroach on the country of Li's Korea, it might not need to launch a war like its evil neighbor in the north. As the successor to the throne, Li Zhi must be aware of this. So he told Li Zhi to keep a distance from Haihan officials while studying abroad to avoid being influenced and used by others.
But this scale is actually extremely difficult to grasp. On the one hand, Li Zhi needs to manage and maintain personal connections to ensure that Haihan's support for North Korea will not change. On the other hand, he cannot establish too deep personal relationships with Haihan's official people. In order to prevent the so-called friendship from changing due to conflicts of interests between countries.
Li Zhi didn't have any objections to this. He had no friends since he was a child. Although he would still feel lonely as an adult, he had long been accustomed to such a lifestyle. When in contact with others, he would first evaluate whether he had any interests with the other person. Li Nai's identity can be said to be an exception. He is a member of the Ming Dynasty, but not a member of the government. Although he has a close relationship with Haihan's senior officials, he does not completely obey Haihan's orders, and he has no direct conflict of interest with North Korea.
Li Nai was well-read and well-spoken. The topics he discussed were all difficult for people around him to discuss, and his extraordinary insights would make Li Nai feel that he would benefit a lot from communicating with him. Of course, the most important point is that Li Zhen feels that it is easy and comfortable to get along with people like Li Nai who have excellent EQ and IQ. This is a rare experience.
Although Li Nai could not get a perfect answer to the question that had troubled Li Zhi for many days, he felt that he had found a way to solve the problem from this conversation, and he could also indirectly achieve his goal. He was grateful to Tian Zheng and Li Nai for their help. He thanked them repeatedly before leaving, and expressed the hope that he could invite them out to meet and chat at a convenient time.
Li Nai didn't have many feelings about this conversation with the Joseon Crown Prince. Every time he comes to Sanya, he has to deal with all kinds of people, most of whom are powerful and wealthy businessmen from various countries. Although Li Xie has a prominent status, in the eyes of Li Nai, who is used to meeting big people, he is just a foreign student who came to Haihan to learn advanced culture, and there is no need to be too humble in front of him.
And this kind of neither humble nor arrogant performance just hit Li Xie's liking. Although he was not familiar with Li Xie, after talking with him, Li Nai also realized that the prince had a good impression of him. This good impression may play a certain role in Furifeng's trading activities in North Korea in the future, but Li Nai does not want to act too hastily, because he also realizes that the prince is not a mediocre person. The purposeful nature of it may arouse the other party's resentment. Besides, Li Nai is not in charge of the business in the north anyway, so he doesn't have to worry about matters so far away. He can wait until the right time to consider getting involved.
After this brief but pleasant meeting, Li Xie returned to his residence in a good mood. For this luncheon, he specifically canceled his original class schedule to avoid meeting his teacher smelling drunk. So you can sleep peacefully for a while in the afternoon to refresh yourself.
When Li Zhi woke up, he felt refreshed and uncomfortable. It was like a big stone in his heart had finally been let go. Now that he looked at the dense content on the course schedule, he didn't feel as stressed as before.
Li Zhi was planning to study how to simplify these heavy and complicated learning contents according to the method Li Nai said. At this time, one of his subordinates came to report, and An Daoshi came to see him.
"Andao Shi? Shouldn't he be at the Army Academy in Luhuitou at this time?" Although Li Xie was a little surprised by Andao Shi's sudden arrival, he immediately ordered him to come in.
As a leader among North Korean military officers sent abroad to study abroad, Ando-seok's performance during his training in Haihan is also one of the things that Li Xie needs to pay attention to.
According to the plan of King Yi Zhu and senior military officials, this group of officers, including Ahn Do-seok, will become the backbone of the new North Korean army that will be formed at that time after returning from their studies, and may even become deputy commanders of this new army. Of course, the main position of commander must still be left to the senior military attachés in the country.
Therefore, how many skills Ando Seok and others can learn from the Haihan military academy will likely directly affect the strength of the new North Korean army after it is formed, and thus affect the future development and international status of North Korea. Li Zhi also understood this, so although these officers were undergoing closed training in the military academy, he would check with Haihan every few days about the training progress to ensure that the personal conditions of these officers were normal.
However, these officers in training usually do not have vacation arrangements for going out, and they have never heard that the official plan to give them a vacation before. For An Daoshi to come to see him at this time, Li Xie felt that there was probably something special going on in the military academy.
Andao Shi walked in quickly, knelt on the ground and saluted Li Xie. After receiving Li Xie's instructions, he stood up and replied. At this time, his figure was much stronger than when he first arrived in Sanya, and the Haihan Army training uniform he had received when he first entered the camp was already tight, which showed that he had lived well in the military academy for the past six months.
"An Daoshi, you came out of the camp alone to see me. What reason did you use to ask for leave from the school?" Li Zhi was worried that this guy had sneaked out secretly, so he asked him the reason for his visit first.
An Daoshi responded: "Your Majesty, this time I am out of office is not a private matter, but an official business. Did the school ask me to come to see the Crown Prince for advice?"
"Oh? What advice are you asking for?" Li Xie asked in confusion.
"The school is planning to hold a competition for students in the near future. However, because there will be certain risks during the competition, we need the consent of the envoys of various countries stationed in Haihan before we can participate." Andao Shi informed Li Xie of the reason in detail.
This military skills competition was initiated by the Haihan Ministry of National Defense and is aimed at all foreign military trainees currently receiving training at the Sanya Army and Navy Military Academy. North Korea currently only has Ado-seok and a dozen other officers training in Sanya. Whether they will participate or not was originally decided by North Korea's envoy in Sanya, Li Xilai. However, the crown prince Li Xie happens to be studying in Sanya, so the decision-making power on this matter is natural. It was handed over to Li Xie.
When Li Xie heard about the competition, he was a little excited at first, but then he realized the risks involved. Andoshi and others are elites carefully selected from the domestic military. Their personal strength is certainly considered first-class in their country. However, officers from various countries who were trained in Sanya should be in a similar situation. The strength of Andoshi and others can be compared with Where it ranks among them is hard to say.
The risk of this competition is not only in terms of personal safety, but in Li Zhi's view, the country's face is also a part that cannot be ignored. It's great to win the competition, but if you lose to another country, it will be a shame.
Li Zhi thought for a while and asked: "Is this competition open to the public or is it only conducted secretly in the army?"
"I heard from the school that it is semi-public and there will be an official guest invitation list. All the leading figures stationed in Sanya from various countries should be invited." The leading figures mentioned by Andoseok naturally include the Crown Prince of Joseon.
When Li Xie heard this, he was silent for a moment. He didn't quite understand why the Haihan people would hold such a semi-public competition. Is it to stimulate other countries to increase their efforts to send military personnel to study abroad in Haihan?
In fact, this kind of activity is not new in the Haihan Army. Internal competitions among various units occur almost every year, and cross-regional military competitions are also held from time to time. Foreign military personnel who come to Sanya for training naturally have to do as the locals do and compete with their learning results according to some projects arranged by the military. Of course, inviting the leading figures from various countries stationed in Sanya to watch the game is indeed the purpose that Li Zhi guessed. Regardless of the outcome, this will create a very intuitive stimulus for all countries.
The winner must maintain his military advantage, while the loser must try to narrow the military gap with the stronger one. Therefore, after every major competition, all participating parties will often come up with new measures to increase investment. Whether it is ordering arms or sending more military personnel to Haihan for training, the military will gain very intuitive benefits from it.
However, because the number of foreign military personnel staying in Sanya for training has been changing every year, there is no definite cycle for holding this kind of competition. It will be held every two years when there is a suitable opportunity. The last big competition was after the expedition to the west at the beginning of last year. A year and a half have passed since then.
Li Zhi did not make a decision immediately, but continued to ask An Daoshi: "You usually train and have a lot of contact with soldiers from other countries. In your opinion, what are the chances of winning in the competition?"
Andao Shi responded: "Your Majesty, this matter is rather complicated. As far as I know, this competition is divided into several events, including shooting, cross-country, obstacle course, fighting, etc. Soldiers from various countries may have their own events in which they are good at, but there is no one. One country can dominate in all events, so the final outcome of the competition is difficult to predict in advance.”
Li Yan said: "I remember when we were selecting soldiers to study abroad in China, you won the cross-country event. I think this event should be what you are good at."
Andao Shi said: "As far as our country's current trainees are concerned, the humble position can indeed guarantee the first place in this project, but the trainees from other countries are not without capable people, such as the soldiers sent by the Annan Kingdom. There are several powerful characters who have been wandering around the mountains and forests all year round. In terms of their ability to adapt to the local environment and climate, their humble positions are really no match for these people, so they can only fight with all their strength."
Although Andao Shi's statement seemed a bit weak, Li Xie was also a sensible person and knew that he was indeed telling the truth. Sanya is thousands of miles away from the Korean Peninsula, and the climate and geographical environment are very different. When Li Zhi first arrived here, he found it difficult to adapt. The climate and environment of Annan Kingdom is said to be very similar to that of Hainan Island. The soldiers must have been sent for training. The adaptability to the local environment is also much better than that of North Korean soldiers.
Under such circumstances, if Andosi was asked to make a promise that he would definitely outperform everyone in cross-country, it might not be possible. Instead, he might be criticized by Li Xie for not achieving his goal.
Li Yan said: "Then do you think it is better for our country to participate in this great competition, or not?"
An Daoshi responded: "I think it's better to participate."
"Tell me why."
"Competing with soldiers from other countries, if we can win a few games, it will naturally be a good thing to enhance the power of our country. Even if we lose, we can know where the gap is and there is still a possibility of catching up. Haihan is martial, and the army is more powerful. It is a popular martial arts style. If our country does not participate at all, it may be regarded as a war-fearing move by other countries, which will be detrimental to our country’s reputation.”
"It makes sense." After listening to Andoshi's reasons, Li Yan realized that he only thought about the risk of failure in the competition, but did not expect that if he avoided fighting, it would have a greater negative impact on North Korea. It seemed that he had to let go It’s enough for Andao Shi and others to go out to fight.
"In that case, the school wants you to come here specifically to ask for instructions. In fact, it's just a formality?" After Li Zhi thought about the stakes, he realized that it was impossible to refuse to fight.
Andao Shi said: "Perhaps the school believes that giving the right to choose is a sign of respect for our country."
Li Xie nodded slightly and agreed with Andao Shi's statement. When the Haihan people asked Andao Shi to come and say hello, they had completed all the necessary etiquette procedures.
"Then you answer for me, North Korea will participate in this competition!" Since he had to participate, he had no choice but to bite the bullet first. Li Zhen finally made the decision to let An Daoshi and others fight.
Andao Shi's expression was very calm, as if he had expected this result and immediately responded.
"Also, after you return to the camp, tell the others that as long as you can get the first place in any competition, you will be rewarded with five hundred taels of silver! When you return to the country, you will be named a former captain!" Li Xie knew that verbal encouragement alone would not be enough. , it is still necessary to provide real rewards to stimulate these subordinates.
Although Li Zhi could not afford much silver reward for the time being due to financial constraints, at least he could promise to give out the title for free, which was a special honor after all.
After hearing the reward, Andao Shi quickly bowed his head to thank him, and then said that he and his companions would do their best to win glory for the country in the competition.
Although Li Xie knew that Andosi's statement was not very confident, he could only take one step at a time, hoping that these officers could help North Korea.
(End of chapter)