1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2468
Intentional and powerless is the perfect way to describe Daming in this period.Although Daming tried its best to defeat the old enemy Manchu this time, and even took Shenyang, the capital of the Manchu Qing, it was finally obtained at the cost of losing many coastal state capitals in the country, in exchange for the military assistance provided by Haihan As a result, it can only be regarded as a tragic victory at best, and the overall national strength has been greatly damaged.

If Daming wants to go to war with his big creditor at this time, it is indeed a very irrational behavior. What the main combat faction sees is the possibility of driving the Haihan army back to Jinzhou, but the main peace faction thinks it is a Provide Haihan with a sufficient reason to use force against Daming.

An all-out war with Haihan would be tantamount to asking for a dead end for Daming at this stage.Although Daming's territory and population still dominate, its comprehensive national strength is no longer comparable to that of Haihan, which is advancing industrialization at a high speed. The gap in military strength has even formed an insurmountable gap, and there is almost no chance of victory in sight.

And Chen Yixin actually doesn't want to tear face with Daming at this time. The area under his rule has already had quite close trade with the northern part of Daming. Once the two countries go to war, it is not only Daming who will suffer losses, but also the stagnation of trade activities. It will cause non-negligible economic losses to Haihan.

The various import and export trades conducted by the Ma family in the Dengzhou area of ​​Shandong Province alone have an annual transaction volume of as much as one million taels of silver, and the livelihood of at least half of the population in the Dengzhou area is directly or indirectly related to the trade between the two countries. Chen Yixin must not Do not take into account the negative effects of war.

Originally, the two countries were at war near Liaodong Bay, but after considering their respective situations, the two sides finally chose to resolve the current situation peacefully.

In the winter of 1647, the two countries sent representatives to sign an agreement on the banks of the Daliao River. The estuary of the Daliao River was the boundary, the area south of the estuary was the actual control area of ​​Haihan, and the area north of the estuary was the actual control area of ​​Daming. The armies of both sides were not allowed to cross the border without authorization.

Of course, the binding force of this kind of paper agreement is very limited. The two parties are willing to use this method to resolve territorial disputes, and they are only considering the expediency of their respective situations. The signed Golden State contract was simply disregarded.

The only one who was dissatisfied with this agreement was the Qing court.It is said that the regent Dorgon was furious when he heard the news, and denounced Daming for lack of blood, and dared not use force against Haihan.

But if you scold me, the trade between Manchu and Haihan cannot stop here.Since the signing of the Golden State Peace Treaty in 1639, the Manchu Qing Dynasty and Haihan started formal bilateral trade.Relying on a large amount of agricultural and forestry products exported every year, Man Qing also obtained various cheap industrial products and deep-processed agricultural products provided by Haihan.

Over the past few years, under Haihan's intentional arrangement, many Qing dignitaries have become accustomed to enjoying the various commodities produced by Haihan, and at the same time obtained huge economic benefits from these trading activities.Even though the capital has been lost after losing the battle, these dignitaries in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties are still thinking about the unstoppable trade activities, and specially opened a secret freight channel southward to the Liaodong Peninsula in the mountainous area east of Shenyang, in order to maintain the relationship with Haihan. commodity exchanges.

While Haihan maintained trade with the Manchu Qing, it also provided military aid to Ming, allowing Ming to suppress the Qing army on the battlefield.From the standpoint of the Manchu Qing, of course I wish that Da Ming and Hai Han would break out of war because of the conflict of interests, but this seems to be a luxury that is difficult to realize.Fortunately, Haihan still kept his promise. After Ming captured Shenyang, Haihan immediately stopped military aid to Ming, which finally gave the Manchu a valuable respite.

However, the Qing Dynasty has now lost all the access to the sea in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea region, so now even the salt has to be obtained through trade with Haihan, and the dependence on this trade relationship is higher than in previous years.Correspondingly, the prices of various commodities in Haihan have risen. In the barter trade, the Manchu Qing could only take out more things in exchange for the goods they needed.

The prices of commodities such as salt, tea, tobacco, wine, and sugar at this time have more than doubled from a year ago.This means that the Manqing, whose main assets were horses, cattle and sheep and other livestock, and its output commodities, experienced a sharp depreciation in a very short period of time.

For a country like the Manchu Qing that has just entered the feudal society, it has almost never experienced this kind of economic crisis, and it lacks effective coping methods. Harvest wealth with scissors.

If the Qing Dynasty can have a few more trading partners at this time, it may be able to alleviate this situation.But the problem is that there are only a few countries adjacent to it. Except for Haihan, almost all of them are endless enemies. At this time, it is impossible to open other trade channels, and there are no other trade partners to choose from.

Of course, even if Ming and North Korea were willing to trade with them, it would be difficult to buy Haihan's unique products through other countries' channels. In the end, they still had to ask Haihan's side and honestly trade according to Haihan's conditions.

Chen Yixin bought and sold in Liaodong, reaping the wealth of the Qing Dynasty, and the profit ratio he obtained in the process even far exceeded the trade with Daming.

At the same time, the decline of the national power of the Qing Dynasty also caused a large number of Han people to flee southward through the mountains spontaneously. Chen Yixin did not need to launch a military operation now, and tens of thousands of Han people poured into the Liaodong Peninsula area on their own every year, choosing to seek refuge in Haihan for asylum.

At the same time, Haihan's operations in northern North Korea have also begun to enter the harvest period.The industrial zone centered on the Haihan military base in the lower reaches of the Taedong River has begun to take shape. Its annual output accounts for one-third of North Korea’s salt production, half of its iron ore production, and one-fifth of its coal production.

The shipbuilding, smelting, military industry and other industries developed in this area have become the industrial center of the Korean peninsula by virtue of the introduction of Haihan's advanced production technology.Although the level of technology here is far from being comparable to places like Tiandu, for North Korea in the 17th century, it has already existed beyond the times.

However, North Korea has not fully enjoyed the benefits brought by these advanced technologies. Under the strict control of Haihan, North Korea can only obtain the output of these places first, but cannot control its production process by itself.At the beginning, the influence of Li Yi's self-assessment to send troops to attack the Qing Dynasty has not dissipated, even though he later used various methods to show his submission to Haihan, but the Executive Committee has determined that this country cannot give 100% trust, so in similar In areas such as navigation, military affairs, finance, and culture, highly targeted control measures have been formulated against North Korea to ensure that this vassal state will not violate the rules again.

(End of this chapter)