Chapter 2491
Whether it is tanks, aircraft, or new warships that have been launched for sea trials, in fact, they are not the weapons and equipment that the Haihan Army urgently needs at this stage. The research and development of these large-scale equipment has far exceeded the combat needs of the troops. But in the view of the Executive Committee, such advanced progress is necessary. After all, the time travelers are getting older, and they need to try their best to leave more capital for this country that they have built with their own hands.
In addition to advanced systems and a developed economy, strong armed forces are naturally indispensable. Although the current weapons and equipment are ahead of this era, the Executive Committee knows that the existing weapons cannot conquer the world, and advance research is the safest approach. Even if the time-travelers left relevant information, if these high-tech equipment were to be left to future generations to research and develop on their own, it would probably take a hundred and eighty years for the results to be achieved. By doing more now, we can save several generations of time and gain greater development advantages for future generations.
However, breakthroughs in ordnance technology are not the most influential event during the National Day. What really caused shock both internally and externally was the announcement by the Haihan Executive Committee that Lee Hao, the North Korean king of Bonglin who had been living in Sanya for a long time, was about to return to the country.
Li Hao originally came to Hainan Island in the name of a study tour, but after arriving here, Haihan kept him here permanently in the name of studying abroad. The political implications of this are very strong. Although King Li Zhi of North Korea was supported by Haehan, his performance after he ascended the throne was not completely satisfactory to Haehan. There are still some people in North Korea who are wary of Haehan and have not done anything to cooperate with Haehan. To 100%, it goes without saying that this was of course Li Xie's intention, and he was unwilling to become Haihan's tool.
Li Hao is Li Xie's younger brother and one of the main candidates qualified to inherit the throne. Although Li Xie has now made his eldest son the crown prince, Haihan left Li Hao on Hainan Island for the purpose of making him a backup candidate.
The Executive Committee believes that what Haihan needs is a North Korea that fully obeys the arrangements. As a vassal state, it will unconditionally provide resources and develop markets to Haihan. Therefore, it has been dealing with North Korea in terms of politics, military, culture and trade since the time of Li Zhu. Control measures were imposed, and the intensity of such measures was intensified after Li Zhen came to power. However, Li Zhen's small actions have prevented Haihan's measures from achieving the desired results, which has also worn down the patience of the executive committee. Got less and less.
However, Li Zhen has been on the throne for more than ten years, and his rule in North Korea is now relatively stable. If Haihan wants to directly overthrow Li Zhen's rule, it cannot be done in one fell swoop. He will inevitably have to use a large number of troops, or even Afterwards, a large number of troops would be stationed in North Korea to maintain social order, which was not cost-effective for Haihan.
The Executive Committee held many internal meetings for this purpose, and finally proposed a more compromise solution, intending to send Prince Fenglin Li Hao back to Korea, but not allow him to return to Seoul, but place him in the north. Pyongyang City, and prepared to use the Datong River as the boundary to give Li Hao the power to govern the northern part of North Korea.
The purpose of this plan is not complicated. It is to divide North Korea into two parts and divide the north and the south. In this way, the vigilance and hostility towards Haehan within the country will be destroyed, and the rulers will focus their attention on domestic competitors. On the body. From now on, no matter whether it is north or south, if you want to keep the power in your hands, you must hug Haihan's thigh tightly.
This solution can be described as quite vicious, and it also takes advantage of North Korea's inability to resist Haihan. If Li Xie refuses to comply, it is likely that Haihan will support Li Hao to ascend the throne, and Korea will fall into civil war. If Li Zhi didn't want to lose his throne, he could only hold his nose and admit it.
After the North Korean diplomatic envoy in Sanya heard about this incident, they naturally immediately noticed Haihan's intentions. Although they tried to persuade Haihan to give up such an approach, they ultimately failed to impress the determined executive committee. After the National Day activities, Haihan sent a fleet to escort Li Hao and his party back to North Korea.
Li Hao has stayed in Haihan for several years, much longer than Li Zhi who went to Hainan Island to study for a year. He knows more about Haihan and is more profoundly influenced by Haihan in his thinking. In his view, the gap between North Korea and Haihan is far greater than the gap with the Ming Dynasty before. Since North Korea has chosen to submit to Haihan, it should follow the Haihan model in all aspects to govern the country.
Li Hao even hopes to change North Korea's current power structure and establish an institution similar to the Executive Committee to govern the country, and the king can completely give up part of his power and play the role of an organizer like Tao Donglai in this institution.
Of course, he also knew that such an idea would be difficult to realize unless he could replace his brother, but that would mean another palace coup, and the subsequent mass killings and social unrest that would result. North Korea has finally been peaceful for decades, and it really should not fall into turmoil again. And he also knew very well what was Haihan's real purpose of leaving himself on Hainan Island. Once something happened in North Korea, he would most likely be pushed out as the successor to the throne. As for Prince Wang, who is the first heir, , I’m afraid Haihan won’t take it seriously at all.
Li Hao didn't know how long he would wait in Haihan, and he might never have the chance to return to his hometown again in his lifetime. In the past two years, he has gradually settled down and decided to just live as a wealthy idler in Haihan. After all, as long as he stayed in Haihan, it meant that North Korea was safe and sound, which was a good situation. But this time Haihan made such an arrangement, which was indeed a bit beyond his expectation. He did not expect that the Haihan people actually planned to send him back to the country to become a prince, and also gave him the power to govern the place.
Li Hao could think that Haihan made such an arrangement because he was not satisfied with his brother's governance. However, since he still allowed his brother to continue to be the king, it meant that the situation had not deteriorated to the point of breaking out. This made him still have confidence in the domestic situation. A glimmer of hope.
Haihan’s official statement to him was that he hoped that he would bring back a more advanced governance model to North Korea. However, in order to maintain North Korea’s political stability, Haihan believed that it would be more prudent to set aside some areas in the north and hand them over to him for governance. That's why we made such a special arrangement.
Whether Li Hao believes this statement or not will not affect Haihan's implementation of this plan. All he can do is try his best to do his job, which may contribute to the stability of North Korea. Moreover, Li Hao also had a vague expectation in his heart to verify whether the skills he had learned in Haihan in the past few years were truly useful. Perhaps his ability to govern the country was actually not necessarily better than that of his brother. (End of chapter)