1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2302
After sailing from Hong Kong to Donghang and sailing out of the Fotangmen Strait, the fleet entered the boundless ocean again.In this environment, it is not possible to see a few ships in the field of vision all day long, let alone obtain any information from the outside world.

Li Yan didn't know whether the Haihan warships escorted by his companions had radios that could transmit information through the air, but he felt that even if the Haihan people got new news on the way, they might not take the initiative to inform him.After hearing Park Hongye's theory, Li Nai also vaguely felt that the Haihan people seemed to be deliberately shielding their sources of information, concealing the current situation in North Korea, so that they could not make a correct judgment.

But in the current situation, apart from relying on Haihan, Li Yi has no other choice. If the domestic chaos still cannot be subdued, then he may have to borrow troops from Haihan to quell the chaos.As for whether Hai Han is willing to help this favor, he thinks that his identity may not be the decisive factor, otherwise Hai Han's attitude should not be as vague as it is now.

According to the experience of dealing with Haihan's high-level officials in the past year or so, Li Yan knows that the starting point of these executives, including Haihan's executive committee, is very realistic. They care more about Haihan's own interests, not like Daming cares about fame like that.Unless there is enough motivation, the Haihan people are likely to watch the civil strife in North Korea on the sidelines, wait for the situation to become clear, and then choose the most favorable attitude to deal with subsequent diplomatic issues.

Haihan's current ambiguous attitude may make Li Yi miss the best time to deal with the domestic turmoil, so he must consider how to make Haihan clear his position as soon as possible and help him quell the civil turmoil.

For Haihan to intervene in the domestic chaos as soon as possible, he must first promise to the other party sufficient benefits. Just like asking Haihan for help to fight against the Qing Dynasty last year, North Korea first agreed to raise military supplies needed for the war. After the war, Haihan was allowed to garrison troops, conduct business, and jointly develop domestic resources, etc., in exchange for the coalition forces led by Haihan to go north for support.

To put it bluntly, Haihan's support for North Korea is based on North Korea's payment of certain exchange conditions, and it is not the result of Haihan's kindness.Of course, if North Korea hadn't come up with these conditions in exchange for Haihan's military aid at that time, then maybe there would be no North Korea under Lee's rule today.And this time the civil strife broke out in North Korea, if you want Haihan to act again, you should and can only follow the previous practice, exchanging actual benefits for military assistance.

Then the question arises, what kind of benefits can be exchanged for Haihan to make another shot?

Judging from what Li Yan knows, it seems that there are two kinds of resources that Haihan is most concerned about, one is minerals, and the other is population.North Korea can provide both of these resources, but the degree to which the official grasps them varies greatly.

Since the mineral exploration and mining technology mastered by North Korea itself is very limited, there is actually no disadvantage in jointly developing domestic mineral resources with Haihan. Guide mine construction and mining.

North Korea is only responsible for labor in this project, but it can reap nearly half of the income from iron ore, and thus solve the employment problem of tens of thousands of laborers, as well as the livelihood problem of the population several times this. It is the side that takes advantage - at least that is how it is understood from the perspective of King Li Zhen.

However, for the outflow of population, North Korea is more stuck.The kings and ministers of North Korea understand that the living environment of Haihan State is better than that of their own country. Once this immigration port is opened, it will inevitably cause a large outflow of population. At that time, the domestic labor force will be insufficient, and social production capacity will decline accordingly, and the taxes collected will also be reduced. It will inevitably be greatly reduced, and even affect national security in the long run.Therefore, North Korea has always been stuck on immigration. Even though Haihan made many requests, Li Zhen never let go.

But if this civil strife has affected the rule of the Lee royal family over North Korea, and external forces must intervene to quell the chaos, then Li Yan believes that perhaps making some concessions on the immigration issue can change Haihan's attitude.

In view of the fact that the current situation in the country cannot be confirmed, Li Yan believes that it is necessary to fight for it as soon as possible, because once someone becomes king in the country and is willing to compromise with Haihan in more areas, then Haihan is also very likely because of reality. For the benefit of the emperor, he gave up Li Ji and his son, and established a new king.If changing someone to rule can allow Haihan to get more benefits from North Korea, then why would they not do it?

So shortly after leaving Hong Kong, Li Yan decided to try to communicate further with the Haihan people the next time he stopped at Haihan port for supplies.

But the next stop, Magong Port in Penghu, is more than a thousand miles away from Hong Kong, so it won’t be a short while.Even if Li Yan was in a hurry, he could only wait patiently on the boat. If all went well, he would be there in three days.

At present, the local governor in charge of local military and political affairs in Penghu is Yu Yao, who belongs to the Ministry of National Defense. He is also responsible for the security and defense of the entire Fujian Strait and the various Haihan colonial areas on the west coast of Taiwan Island. He has quite a lot of authority.

A few years ago, the Haihan army had joined hands with the Fujian Xu family army to wipe out the Shibazhi forces in this area, and the Dutch who had suffered so much could only retreat to Dayuangang, under the supervision of Haihan, and were no longer allowed to live in the local area. Develop military facilities.In such a big environment, Yu Yao's jurisdiction is actually relatively peaceful, and he has rarely carried out combat operations in the past two or three years.

Of course, Yu Yao is also happy to be at leisure. He married two Fujian women and gave birth to a son and a daughter. He has resorts in Kaohsiung and Taipei, and occasionally goes to Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. His life can be described as relaxed and comfortable.

With the help of his wife's natal family, Yu Yao runs a boat company and a chain store. With the power he has, it is easy to make money.So even if he didn't have to come forward in person, these businesses are still running well and earn a lot of money every year.And the benefits in this area plus his bonus as a member of the time-traveling group are enough for him to live the life of a top rich man here.

Yu Yao is quite satisfied with this kind of life, at least for now, it is much higher than what he expected when he participated in the time-traveling operation.With money, soldiers and contacts in his hands, he can be regarded as the emperor of a country.

However, Yu Yao is also very clear about where his power and wealth come from, and he will try his best to cooperate with the instructions issued by the executive committee. Otherwise, if the executive committee replaces his seat here, where will he go? Find such a desirable errand.

Therefore, when the fleet escorting the son of the Joseon Dynasty arrived in Penghu, Yu Yao also followed the instructions of the executive committee and took extremely careful security measures. The pier where the team docked was tightly surrounded.People who don't know see such a battle, and they will definitely think that this is some high-ranking official from China who came to inspect Penghu.

The reception process Li Yan received here was almost the same as that in Hong Kong. From the moment he disembarked, he could only contact Haihan soldiers and officials, and the security level was very high.But now, in his opinion, this strict security measure has changed a bit, as if he was under house arrest, and he has almost no access to outside information.

The only thing that makes Li Yan feel lucky is that Yu Yao, the local governor, is from the military. This may be an opportunity for him to obtain more domestic information.He believed that even if Haihan's garrison in North Korea would not intervene in the civil strife, they would at least keep monitoring the situation, and information about the situation would definitely be sent back to Sanya through here, perhaps opening a breakthrough from Yu Yao.

"I can only say sorry to the prince. I haven't received any further news about the current situation in your country."

At the reception banquet later, Li Yan was greatly disappointed by Yu Yao's answer. He really wanted to point out that the other party's answer was too perfunctory. It is impossible for Haihan's intelligence system to be so slow. What kind of civil unrest happened.

But this kind of condemnation can only be thought of in the heart, if you say it out loud, it will be difficult to ask Hai Han for help later.

Li Yan could only respond with a wry smile, and said tactfully: "I hope your country's garrison on the Datong River can act as soon as possible, otherwise if the bad guys take advantage of this opportunity to seize power, it will not only cause great harm to our country, but may also destroy our country. diplomatic relations between our two countries."

Yu Yao replied: "Your Majesty is right, but don't be too nervous. The information I know is not about the movement of the Datongjiang garrison, so I don't think the situation has developed to a stage where it is completely uncontrollable."

Although this statement is not direct evidence, and it is even difficult to judge whether it is true or false, it is good news that has not been seen for a long time for Li Yi.Since the Datongjiang garrison has not moved, maybe the situation is not as bad as I thought.

Of course, this might just be Yu Yao's way of consoling him. He may not know whether the garrison at the Datongjiang base is moving or not, who is far away in Penghu.

Since the Haihan people were secretive about this, Li Yan could only make a big move and take the initiative to express his attitude to Yu Yao.

"General Yu, in fact, regardless of whether the domestic turmoil has subsided or not, I hope that your country can send troops to help our country overcome this difficulty. If the Haihan Army needs us to provide certain conditions, then I can make the decision at this moment, and you The country signed the relevant agreement!"

Yu Yao could feel Li Yan's determination and expectation when he heard this, but the confidentiality measures were requested by the Executive Committee, and he didn't want to affect his judgment and future because of Li Yan's few words.

But Li Yan made such a clear statement on his own initiative, obviously because he was flustered by the trend of the domestic situation. If Haihan didn't take the opportunity to reap some benefits from it, he would have missed the opportunity for the other party to compromise on his own initiative.But Yu Yao definitely won't bite the bait so soon, he has to test Li Yan's cards first.

"Send troops to intervene... then the executive committee has the final say, and those who lead our troops can only fight, and we can only send troops after receiving orders, otherwise it will be a violation of military law." Yu Yao said helplessly: "This The truth, I believe the son can understand, maybe wait a little longer, and the executive committee will make a decision."

Of course Li Yan understood the problem. Haihan sent troops to intervene in the situation in North Korea. Firstly, it was a diplomatic issue, and then it was a military issue.If it is not approved by the Haihan Executive Committee at the diplomatic level, sending troops is just a blank check that is difficult to cash.Although senior generals like Wang Tom Qian Tiandun have great authority to act overseas, this matter may have exceeded the scope of what they can decide.

But Li Xun didn't dare to wait, because the decision made by the executive committee might not be beneficial to him, and the longer it was delayed, the worse it would be for him.

So he changed to a more direct expression: "I would like to ask General Yu to tell the Executive Committee that if your country can assist our country in resolving the civil strife, then some issues that have been temporarily put aside before can also be brought up for re-discussion. For example, you can talk about your country's participation in the industrial operation in our country, the opening of immigration channels, etc., etc., you can talk about it later!"

Yu Yao paid attention to Li Yan's expression, seeing that he didn't look like he was talking nonsense, so he concluded that Li Yan was really in a hurry.He could also understand Li Yan's mentality, and knew what Li Yan was afraid of. Now that Li Yan started to show his hole cards, Yu Yao felt that it might really be up to the executive committee to make a trade-off.

"Since the son is so eager, let me see it this way. I will first inform the executive committee of the son's intentions, and the executive committee will make a judgment on whether to send troops to your country." Yu Yao didn't speak too harshly, In order to leave some room for maneuver in subsequent negotiations.

Seeing that Yu Yao finally let go, Li Xuan quickly expressed his thanks.What he needs now is such an information channel, to be able to communicate with the executive committee again, and to buy as much time as possible for himself.

It was only at this time that he arrived in Penghu, and he was not halfway back. If he managed well and could make Haihan clear his attitude before arriving in North Korea, even if there was a domestic turmoil, there was still the possibility of calming down the situation and taking power back into his own hands.

However, although the information transmission method of sending a telegram is fast, it is not possible to receive a reply immediately after sending it.Yu Yao told Li Yan that for such an important decision as sending troops, it is not up to any executive committee member to have the final say alone, and there must be a meeting to discuss, weigh the pros and cons, prepare all kinds of materials needed, and discuss these issues Clearly, one or two days at the earliest, and three to five days at the slowest, there may be a reply from Sanya.

Li Yi's heart is like an arrow, how could he bear to wait a few more days in Penghu, and immediately said that he had to go north as soon as possible, so he could only entrust the matter to Yu Yao.When the next stop is in Zhoushan, you may be able to receive a reply from the executive committee.

Just like in Hong Kong, the fleet only rested overnight in Magong Port, and then set off again the next day, heading north in a hurry.However, in the exchange with Yu Yao in Penghu, it seemed that he had seen a glimmer of hope, and Li Yi relaxed a little.

(End of this chapter)