Chapter 1870 The way forward

Finally leaving the place where he had lived for more than 20 years, Li Bo felt quite complicated. He was born in Seoul and grew up drinking the water of the Han River. At the age of fourteen, he was canonized as the crown prince by his father Li Bo and became the crown prince.

The heir to the royal power of this country has always been a special being. But he knew that after he left North Korea, such treatment might not be sustainable anymore, because the place he was going to go abroad this time was North Korea's new allies and facts.

In the suzerainty, his status as the prince was actually just a political symbol after arriving in Haihan, and he would no longer enjoy so many privileges in the country.

Although Korea's former suzerain state, the Ming Dynasty, had sent troops to defend Korea against foreign invasions, in the past ten years, the Ming Dynasty's power had been declining, and it seemed more and more passive when dealing with Hou Jin. As a vassal state, Korea

This is also very clear. From Li Bo's own personal experience, the matter of canonizing the crown prince should have been announced by the Ming Dynasty by sending a mission to North Korea. However, because the Ming Dynasty lost control of the entire Liaodong territory, it resulted in

Unable to send an envoy to North Korea by land, the matter was delayed. As a result, the delay lasted for twelve years. It was not until three years ago, when the Haihan people occupied Zhifu Island in Shandong, that the Ming Dynasty

Only then did he send the eunuch Lu Weining and his entourage as envoys to North Korea, and officially ennobled Li Bo as the crown prince of North Korea.

Even the simple task of sending an envoy to canonize the crown prince of Joseon could not be completed. At this time, although the Ming Dynasty was still the nominal suzerainty of Korea, its status in the minds of the Koreans had declined a lot, and it no longer had the supreme authority.

Later, the Haihan people fought across the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea areas. They landed at Lushunkou and defeated the Jin army. They gradually established a strong image in this area and even replaced the Ming Dynasty to a certain extent.

When the powerful neighbor to the north invaded North Korea again, the only country that could send troops to save North Korea was no longer the former suzerain country. Although Haihan very philistinely asked North Korea to provide sufficient military expenditure before sending troops, they did what they said and forcefully

They drove the Qing army back to the Yalu River from the Datong River. There is no doubt that this kind of act of providing military protection to North Korea is the military strength that a suzerain country should have.

At Li Bo's current age, it is the time when he is just beginning to worship the strong, and the weakness of North Korea's national power forces him to look abroad, and the appearance of Haihan just responds to his psychological needs. Like this

An existence that did not take the Ming Dynasty seriously and could send troops to blast the Qing army at any time simply fit Li Bo's image of a strong man.

However, during the battle with the Qing army, Li Bo never had the opportunity to go to the front line to watch the battle, which became a big regret for him. Although the written battle reports sent back from the front line were quite detailed, the more Li Bo read it, the more he felt that

It's not enough, I wish I could watch with my own eyes how the Haihan army defeated the huge Qing army that was several times their own strength.

It was not until after the war that he finally got an opportunity to visit the Datong River base through Haihan's invitation. Li Bo's trip was quite fruitful. Not only did he see part of the combat effectiveness of Haihan's army, but he also learned from Haihan.

The general learned more about the arrangements for studying abroad.

Even if there is no advanced weapons manufacturing technology claimed by Wang Tom and others to learn, Li Bo still wants to go to Haihan to have a look and gain a deeper understanding of how this small country in the South China Sea, which was founded only a few years ago, has risen rapidly.

, and became the little overlord of the South China Sea that even the two giants, the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty, were unable to withstand.

If he can learn some experience in governing the country from Haihan, Li Bo believes that this may benefit his country more than the technology of making weapons. After all, General Haihan also said that even if he can learn those technologies, he may not be able to use them in North Korea.

There are facilities and materials required to make these weapons, but from a certain perspective, it is an impractical dragon-slaying technique.

And if we can learn the way the Haihan people govern the country, Li Bo believes that it may be much easier to apply this method to our own country. After all, these are just differences in policies and systems. North Korea can modify the existing political framework to imitate the Haihan way.

development model.

Of course, Li Ming still thought of this issue too simply. The political frameworks of the two countries are completely different, and it is impossible to make changes according to Haihan's model. Just to ask the king and the royal family to hand over power,

Changing the national power structure from a monarchy to a Haihan-style elite governance method is simply impossible to achieve in North Korea at this stage.

The advantages that Haihan possesses mainly come from the accumulation of hundreds of years after this era, especially the technological advantages in social productivity, which are based on a huge knowledge system. It is difficult for other countries to send several

Those who study abroad can take home these advanced knowledge that are centuries ahead of their time. For example, Haihan's gun manufacturing technology, even if Li Bo can memorize the relevant principles and production processes after going to Sanya,

Next, North Korea does not have qualified materials and corresponding processing methods to complete these manufacturing processes.

However, Li Ming’s understanding of Haihan almost came from various written reports, the post-war industrial cooperation negotiations between the two countries, and his previous trip to the Datong River. What he could learn about Haihan was undoubtedly extremely one-sided and difficult to understand.

Make a truly objective cognitive evaluation of the differences between the two countries.

However, from Li Bo's point of view, it is understandable that he wants to strive for more development opportunities for his country by studying abroad. The current situation of the Ming Dynasty has fully proved that the people North Korea studied in the past were not the best choice, and the Qing Dynasty used war to

The path of developing national strength is not something that North Korea is willing to follow. Among the countries that North Korea can currently contact, Haihan is undoubtedly the most suitable person to learn from. The two countries have similar cultures, so there will be no major obstacles to communication, and Haihan

Having strong military force and a prosperous country seems to be what a powerful country should look like, and it would be a pretty good choice for North Korea to develop in this direction.

For Li Bo, studying abroad has another condition that is conducive to his personal development, and that is the dozens of students from all walks of life who were sent to Haihan at the same time. In the next period of time, these people will be with him

Living and studying in Haihan, and as the person with the highest status assigned to Haihan by North Korea, as long as he pays a little attention, he can become the backbone and object of allegiance of these students.

Although these students who were sent to Haihan by the government are not officials, they are no longer ordinary people. The performance of these students after they go to Haihan will directly affect North Korea's image, so when determining the candidates, the best are selected.

The vast majority of people are carefully selected elites from various fields. Even the few people who have squeezed into this list through connections are not too bad in personal quality. After all, the families behind them all hope that they can spend money.

Let these tribesmen learn some real skills from Haihan. If some stupid people are inserted into it, they will end up losing everything.

If all goes well, when these people return to China after studying in Haihan, there will be a group of elites in various fields who will be loyal to Li Bo, and these people are likely to be senior officials of the imperial court in ten or twenty years. When Li Bo officially

Sitting on the throne will bring with him a group of supporters, and the political situation will be more stable. This will have many practical benefits for his personal future political career - Kim Sang-heon has already revealed the secret of this.

I talked to him several times in private.

In fact, Li Bo was not very aware of the competition for the succession to the throne, because he had been named the crown prince more than ten years ago. Li Bo had great trust in him, and after he became an adult, he began to arrange for him to be exposed to government affairs and learn to govern the country and handle government affairs.

This kind of treatment is not available to the two brothers. This means that Li Zhu has always cultivated him as the only heir to the throne, and there is basically no competitive relationship between him and the two brothers.

However, Li Pu had been in the position of Crown Prince for a long time, and he also knew that the people who would keep an eye on this position were not only his two brothers who also had the right to inherit the throne in theory, but also many ministers in the court.

Ministers who did not catch up with the "Injo's fight anyway" more than ten years ago will place their hope on serving as ministers of the dragon during the next transfer of the throne, in order to gain promotion opportunities. And people like Cui Mingji were directly involved in the "

"Injo anyway", the ministers who helped Li Zhu ascend to the throne would also hope to become veterans of the two dynasties, so as to keep their career smooth.

These ministers all know that if they gather to support the crown prince, most of them will not get much profit in the end, so some people will place their bets on the second eldest son Li Hao. As for the third eldest son Li Jun, he is still too young at the moment.

No one in the world would choose him as an assistant.

It is not uncommon for ministers to gamble their political careers and choose different princes as their assistants in the next few years. This is not uncommon in the court. When Li Zhu launched a coup, the Westerner Party who supported him was Minister Jin Liu.

Li Gui, Shen Jingzhen, Cui Mingji, Jin Zidian, Li Xingli and others. Li Zhu was not even the heir to the throne at the time. The then crown prince Li Jin was deposed by Li Zhu after the coup and was detained on Jianghua Island. Soon after, he found a

He was given an excuse to die.

Therefore, although there is currently no competition among the three brothers Li Hu, Li Hao and Li Jun regarding the succession to the throne, judging from the history of the kings of Joseon, the restless people may not always be in Gyeongbokgung Palace. There has never been a lack of careerists in the court.

, once there is an opportunity, some people may take the initiative to jump out and cause trouble. And this is also a situation that Li Bo, as the crown prince, must guard against.

Li Bo once saw in a written report that Haihan Kingdom did not have a king, but several senior officials formed a cabinet-style governing body called the Executive Committee. It is said that Wang Tom, who led the army to fight in Korea this time,

He is one of the senior officials of the Executive Committee. Li Fu would like to know what advantages this kind of governing body has in governing the country compared to the monarchy. If possible, he can have a frank discussion with these senior officials of the Haihan Executive Committee.

This is the best question.

Although North Korea is strapped for funds to study abroad, North Korea still made the proper arrangements when bidding farewell to these overseas students. King Li Jie, together with a group of ministers, personally went to the Han River to practice for these students. And this was the case.

The arrangement also caused local people to flock out of the city to watch the excitement. For a time, the whole of Seoul and beyond knew the news of the departure of the overseas students.

"You have traveled thousands of miles to the South China Sea. Don't forget the expectations of your home and country, and work hard to acquire the knowledge of Haihan. When you return from your studies, I will come here to welcome you!" Li Zhu raised his wine glass and said, "Please drink this glass to the full.

, it’s been a smooth trip!”

Everyone, including Li Bo, thanked Li Bo for the wine, and then each drank from it. In the next two years, it will be difficult for most of them to taste the flavor of their home country.

"Take good care of yourself when you go to Sanya. If you are undecided, discuss it with Li Xi. He went there more than half a year before you and knows the local area far better than you do. He may be able to help you." Li Xi finally said.

He still called Li Bo to his side and gave him a few special words, but this was actually not the first time he had said this to Li Bo.

Li Bo bowed and responded: "What my father said, my son and I must keep it in mind."

Li Zhu nodded and said: "The Haihan people have great magical powers, and there may be many things in their capital that you have never thought of, but be sure not to listen to one side or not. Don't believe what the Haihan people say, nor do you believe everything they say.

Even though things are good, not all are suitable for our country. You have to distinguish between what you should learn and what you shouldn’t learn.”

"The capital of Haihan is thousands of miles away from here. Daily communication is inconvenient. I heard that the cost of living there is extremely high. I will try to send more money from Haihan Bank. You can arrange the withdrawal by yourself. Don't wrong yourself." At the end,

Li Zhu still showed his loving fatherly side.

Li Fu finally knelt down and kowtowed three times to Li Fu before he got up and boarded the ship. Amid the clamor of the people, the two merchant ships carrying these overseas students slowly sailed away from the river bank, followed by several other Haihan warships.

Heading towards the mouth of the lower reaches of the Han River.

Watching the scene in Seoul slowly fade away from his field of vision, Li Hao finally had a real feeling that he was going abroad. This was completely different from the mood he had when he went to the Datong River base before. He had inexplicable expectations and uneasiness about the unknown environment, and also

He was a little sad because he had to leave his homeland for such a long time. But in the end, he still kept calm. After all, he is the crown prince of Joseon. From now on, every move, word and deed will represent the external image of his country. He must be calm and steady.

Don't let outsiders look down upon you.

I heard that Haihan has special newspapers in China that report news from overseas countries, and the timeliness is extremely high. News about the Ming Dynasty is faster than the imperial newspaper. In the next two years, he will live and study in another country far away from Seoul.

, and he can probably only learn about everything that happens in North Korea through the information channels provided by Haihan.
Chapter completed!