Chapter 1972

There are two main reasons why Haihan has been able to steadily suppress its Western competitors in the South China Sea in recent years. First, relying on various black technologies brought by time travel, it has obvious advantages in key fields such as military, navigation, and manufacturing.

Technical advantages; secondly, because Haihan chose Hainan Island as its base, with its backing to the mainland, the population and supply of various resources can be better guaranteed. Compared with being thousands of miles away from the mainland, it can only choose

For the Western colonists who established strongholds on the islands in the South China Sea, Haihan occupied greater geographical advantages from the beginning.

In recent years, Haihan has continued to use war to consolidate his influence in the South China Sea. Countries such as the Netherlands and Portugal have also chosen to compromise or simply join Haihan's camp in exchange for their own influence in the South China Sea.

However, this situation does not mean that Western colleagues are willing to surrender to Haihan. If they have the opportunity to secretly create some trouble for Haihan, they probably will not show mercy. Therefore, Zhang Xin’s reminder is not without reason.

Logically speaking, when considering the identity of the opponents lurking in the dark, we must not forget the competitors in the region.

But Bai Kesi soon raised a new question: "Assuming that there are forces in the south, or even the South China Sea, involved, then the question arises, how did they get in touch with the Qing Dynasty so far away?"

Zhang Xin couldn't think of a reasonable explanation for a while. There is no doubt that the Qing Dynasty's own navigation capabilities were extremely limited. The main force of its surface forces was Denglai who fled to Liaodong to join the Jin Dynasty during the Denglai Rebellion.

The state navy rebels, and these people have lived in the north and have no understanding of the maritime environment in the south. It is difficult to imagine that they can sail south by themselves and get in touch with the anti-Haihan forces in the south.

Of course, it is theoretically possible for the southern forces to go north by sea and get in touch with the Qing Dynasty in Liaodong. Although the Haihan Navy will clean up the Liaodong coast from time to time, it is impossible to completely ban ships from entering and exiting the Liaodong coast.

This was just a way to restrict the Qing Dynasty's development to the sea. If you wanted to avoid the patrols of the Haihan Fleet and enter the Qing Dynasty from the river's mouth, you could actually do it.

But the problem is that doing so will inevitably involve taking huge risks, and the investment required will definitely be a lot of resources, and there may not be a return. Who is willing to make such an attempt at any cost?

"Liaodong is too far away to coordinate actions. This is unreasonable." Bai Kesi thought for a long time and shook his head, feeling that the possibility that the two people had speculated just now was unlikely.

Bai Kesi's words were not explained clearly, but Zhang Xin understood them. The communication technology of this era was still very primitive. Only Haihan had advanced technology such as telegraphy that could achieve long-distance and rapid communication, while other countries did not.

This kind of technology is very difficult to maintain communication over thousands of miles apart. On land, flying pigeons may also be used to send letters to shorten the time required for communication, but it is not very likely.

It may be possible to set up a special pigeon route from Liaodong to the south of the Ming Dynasty. This journey is too long and has to be divided into several sections to set up transfer points. Even Haihan would find it difficult to realize such a plan.

If contact cannot be made in time, information cannot be exchanged effectively, and two or more parties need to coordinate actions within such a large scope. This seems to be a pipe dream.

Zhang Xin saw that Wang Baisuo standing next to him seemed to be hesitant to speak, so he took the initiative to ask him: "Wang Baisuo, do you have any ideas?"

Wang Baisuo said: "I think the two adults have thought about the matter too complicated. If we assume that the Qing Dynasty, the beneficiary, is behind the scenes, and there are people in the south to cooperate, then it is not that difficult to organize such an attack."

"Oh? Then tell me, if you were responsible for carrying out the goal of attacking the crown prince of Joseon, how would you plan the action?" Bai Kesi asked with interest.

Wang Baisuo knew that this was an opportunity for him to show off his abilities, so he quickly cleared his throat and said: "Not only are people sent from Liaodong unable to adapt to the southern environment in the short term, but also because of their physical characteristics, accent, living habits, etc., coming to Hainan Island will be difficult.

It is easy to attract the attention of others. If I were in charge, the first thing would be to find a partner in the south, ask them to find a reliable mercenary army in the south, and pay others to do it. As for the specific action plan,

Even if it is formulated in advance, it is tantamount to trying to find a sword, so I will only give the goal and not limit the implementer's means."

Wang Baisuo saw that both his bosses were listening to his explanation carefully, so he continued: "If there are dates or no dates, let's take a shot first and see. If we don't achieve the goal, I will lose some money at most, but this should be

It is the easiest resource to obtain. If we are at the national level, these expenses are just a small amount of money."

Bai Kesi listened very carefully. What Wang Baisuo said was not unreasonable. He believed that the Qing Dynasty did not need to personally send people to the south to take action. However, his previous ideas were indeed too complicated, and instead ignored the simplest possibility. If Wang Baisuo had said so,

In this imagined situation, some details do seem to make more sense.

Zhang Xin asked: "But I remember the survey results you mentioned earlier. It seems that not all members of this team are from the same camp?"

Wang Baisuo said: "This result is not inconsistent with what I have said. There may not be only one or two forces hostile to our country in the south. Zhang Qianzhi believes that this team may be composed of several groups, but there is obviously a lack of detailed information beforehand.

The plan was most likely done in haste, and I have the same view on this."

Bai Kesi frowned and said: "You mean, if this matter was instigated by the Qing Dynasty, then they probably did not send people here themselves, but hired a group of people to try their luck?"

Wang Baisuo added: "It is also possible that the Qing Dynasty provided the news that the Prince of Korea was visiting our country south, and then his southern collaborators thought this would be an opportunity to weaken our country, so they organized such an attack based on the situation."

Bai Kesi felt that after listening to Wang Baisuo's explanation, things did not seem to become simpler. On the contrary, because there was another possibility, more branch lines would be developed from it, and he suddenly felt a headache. After all, he was in charge

His field is industry rather than criminal investigation. Even if he makes some judgments based on his logical reasoning ability, the specific information he has is definitely not as good as that of Wang Baisuo, who has been taking over the case for many days. Naturally, the conclusion drawn by him is more reliable than that of the latter.

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In fact, Wang Baisuo has not listed all the possibilities, because some situations are too sensitive and raising them would probably embarrass his superiors. For example, the news that the Crown Prince of Joseon went south to visit Haihan will definitely be released by the time he leaves Korea at the latest.

was spread out, so that he would be targeted by Xue Zheng and his gang soon after arriving in Sanya. And whether the person who spread the news was a spy from another country, or someone from North Korea had ulterior motives - the biggest benefit after Li Bo's accident

Who exactly the perpetrator is has yet to be verified.

"Forget it, I'll leave the case to you to investigate, and I won't interfere too much." Bai Kesi waved his hand, indicating that this topic did not need to be discussed further.

When Zhang Xin saw this, he asked Wang Baisuo to leave first. Wang Baisuo was slightly disappointed when he saw that his two bosses seemed to have little interest in this. He really wanted to use this case to earn more credit for himself, but now it seems that unless he poached it from it,

If there is some serious news, the attention of senior officials on this case will probably be diverted to other places soon.

After Wang Baisuo left, Bai Kesi said: "Tian Du has a lot of work to do. I will take a boat back to Sanya later. You should pay close attention to the investigation here. No matter who is found out in the end who is behind the scenes,

The matter is not over yet, and the executive committee will definitely express its disapproval of this unfriendly behavior, so we must verify the facts of the case and not be misled into drawing wrong conclusions."

Zhang Xin can probably think of what Bai Kesi means by "expressing something". Haihan has never been one to remain silent when angry. It is Haihan's consistent style to retaliate when he has a grudge. Since he dares to plan such a big thing,

Then you have to have the consciousness to withstand Haihan's revenge. However, the case is not yet clear, and there is no evidence for the judgment of the mastermind behind the scenes. This will probably have to wait for the Ministry of Security and other agencies to slowly investigate for a period of time before a conclusion can be reached. And Bai Kesi

What I was worried about was that if the investigation went in the wrong direction and led to wrong conclusions, then subsequent retaliatory actions might be imposed on the wrong target, so Zhang Xin was specifically told to keep a close eye on the investigation.

Bai Kesi hurriedly left Danzhou by boat that afternoon, which meant that he only stayed for most of the day. He confirmed that the case that had delayed his trip for many days had been solved, and then rushed back to Sanya to deal with the backlog.

Day's business.

Li Ming, who had been sluggish in Heitu Port for many days, was also full of energy. He only rested for about an hour after the luncheon, and then advanced his schedule for the next day to visit the famous cultural landscape Dongpo Academy in Danzhou.

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In the fourth year of Shaosheng reign of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, that is, in 1097 AD, Su Dongpo was demoted to Qiongzhou and spent three years in Danzhou. While Su Dongpo lived in Danzhou, he gave lectures to students of Han and Li ethnic groups at his residence.

Teaching and spreading the culture of the Central Plains. He named his residence "Zaijiu Hall" based on the allusion of "Zaijiu Asks about Characters" in "Hanshu·Yang Xiong Biography". During the Jiajing Period of the Ming Dynasty, the place was renovated and renamed

It was called "Dongpo Academy", and this name has been used ever since.

However, by the time Haihan took over Danzhou, Dongpo Academy had actually become a cultural landscape rather than an operating educational institution. Daily repairs and maintenance relied on government funding and private donations. Zhang Xinyu was responsible for cultural and educational affairs.

After Yan Mingjun's discussion, he did not change this status quo. Dongpo Academy was still regarded as a cultural attraction open to the public, and its daily maintenance was handed over to the Federation of Literary and Art Circles under Yan Mingjun.

"At that time, the imperial court had three prohibitions on Mr. Dongpo after he was demoted. First, he was not allowed to eat official food, second, he was not allowed to live in an official residence, and third, he was not allowed to sign official documents. Therefore, his life in Danzhou was quite difficult. Many times he was

Relying on the relief of local people. Mr. Dongpo also spared no effort to spread the Central Plains civilization to the local people, and Danzhou has the civilized atmosphere it has today."

The person responsible for explaining the origin of Dongpo Academy to Li Ming was naturally Yan Mingjun. He also took the initiative to visit this place. After all, the current cultural atmosphere in Danzhou was mostly due to the influence of Su Dongpo. This place has great influence on

Danzhou has special symbolic meaning.

Of course Li Bo was no stranger to the name Su Dongpo, but he had never known that this great writer of the Song Dynasty had lived in Danzhou for three years. Now he asked curiously: "Before Mr. Dongpo came here,

Isn’t there an academy in Danzhou?”

Yan Mingjun shook his head and said: "Danzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty can't compare with Danzhou under the rule of Haihan State. At that time, it was still a barbaric land, and the wine halls were just a few built by local gentry for Mr. Dongpo next to their houses.

They are just huts. There may be one or two private schools, but the academies are really gone. Of course, most of the existing academies in the local area were only opened after Haihan State took control of Danzhou. Therefore, Danzhou’s literary style flourishes today

, Mr. Dongpo naturally deserves the first credit, and we, the Haihan Kingdom, carry it forward, all of which are indispensable and will benefit future generations!"

Yan Mingjun's words praised Haihan's achievements in education by praising Su Dongpo. This propaganda method made Tian Zheng, Hong Jingwen, Gai Liangcai and others who were accompanying him sigh with emotion. No wonder.

Mr. Yan has been retained by the Danzhou government ever since he abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side. This awareness and quality really have two brushes.

When it comes to propaganda, Yan Mingjun has been in Danzhou for so many years. He has long understood how Haihan people use various means and topics to carry out propaganda. He himself has certain cultural qualities, and he is

Having been involved in official circles all year round, as long as you master the general method, you will certainly be able to use it very freely.

The task Zhang Xin gave him previously was to let the Joseon Prince fully feel the local cultural atmosphere during his visit to Danzhou, and to clearly realize that Danzhou's achievements in cultural construction all come from the government's attention.

And governance is good. This task is neither difficult nor simple. The main thing is to pay attention to methods, and this is the area in which Yan Mingjun is good at.

Dongpo Academy has a total of three courtyards, with two small spans to the east and west. The area is actually not too large, but since this place is famous for its cultural attractions, the various plaques, inscriptions, and paintings inside are all worthy of the title.

It is a cultural relic and historical material with considerable historical value, which is naturally very attractive to Li Bo, a lover of Han culture. And Yan Mingjun's explanation is also very detailed. He can talk about every place in the academy eloquently.

There are a lot of related origins, and finally the topic is brought to Haihan's contribution to the development of local cultural and educational undertakings without leaving any trace.
Chapter completed!