Chapter 2794

Since Prince De's Mansion has been chosen as the target of support and a large amount of resources have been invested in it in the early stage, this actually shows that Haihan does not care so much about the Ming court's attitude.

Of course, internal reduction of vassalage is one of the powers that the Ming court still retains, but this method is probably difficult to stop Haihan's determination to continue the matter. Haihan had already expected such a reaction from the Ming court, and

Develop a response plan.

Bai Kesi's statement was not just a temporary statement. If the Ming Dynasty really planned to reduce the vassal status of King De and his family, Haihan would definitely put pressure on the Ming Dynasty through other channels to make him withdraw his orders.

Huo Mingxian's purpose of coming to Qingdao Port was to seek support from the top management of Haihan, but Bai Kesi's statement still shocked him. This was not just supporting Prince De's Palace behind his back, but inciting the relationship between Prince De's Palace and Prince De's Palace.

The Ming court launched a head-on resistance.

Huo Mingxian asked tentatively: "Master Bai, if the palace disobeys the imperial decree, the crime will be equivalent to rebellion. If the imperial court becomes serious, the palace will probably not be able to handle it. If there is a stalemate, the imperial court will

If there is going to be a plan to reduce the vassal state by force, how should the palace respond?"

Bai Kesi said: "If the Ming Dynasty launches troops against Prince De's Mansion, our country will never sit idly by. The naval force sets out from Dengzhou and rushes along the Yellow River to Jinan Mansion. It will take at most three or four days to deal with most emergencies.

If the situation is really urgent, we will also try to arrange for Prince De's Mansion to evacuate Jinan Mansion by water to ensure your personal safety."

The voyage of the Yellow River from Jinan City to the mouth of the sea is about four to five hundred miles. The plan mentioned by Bai Kesi is indeed very maneuverable. Moreover, the Ming army's waterborne armed forces along the lower reaches of the Yellow River have long been used by Haihan under various excuses.

After cleaning up, the North Sea Fleet can sail upstream to Jinan City without encountering almost any obstacles.

If the North Sea Fleet dispatched warships equipped with steam power systems and advanced at high speed throughout the whole process, it would only take a day and a night for the troops to reach Jinan City from Dengzhou, and there would be no time for armed intervention.

The relevant emergency plan had been reported to the Executive Committee by the Northern Region a long time ago, and Bai Kesi had also participated in the review, so it was easy to pick it up without thinking.

However, Huo Mingxian obviously did not understand the contents of the emergency plans formulated by the Northern Region for Prince De's Mansion, and his expression was a bit dubious.

Bai Kesi didn't want to waste his words explaining the detailed operation details to him, so he said in a different way: "If King De thinks that the current situation is not safe and needs to make plans early, then he can also consider finding an excuse to leave Jinan Mansion first.

Go to Dengzhou or Liaodong to temporarily escape the limelight."

Speaking of which, Huo Mingxian could not make any further demands. After all, the Ming court's threat to reduce the vassal status has not yet been implemented. Prince De's Palace cannot expect Haihan to directly send troops to Jinan Palace, or simply push back the capital.

?For a high-ranking official of Bai Kesi's level to express his support for Prince De's palace and give several plans to solve the problem, it can be regarded as a quite sincere response.

After Huo Mingxian thanked him profusely, Jiang Jianzhang sent him out.

Bai Kesi wanted to test the two young people around him and asked them what they thought about this matter.

The two looked at each other, and Ning Zijing spoke first: "This King De is willing to send his children to our country for development. He is also a clear-headed person who can judge the situation. If he can be protected, it should be helpful for the future.

The transfer of power in the Ming Dynasty."

Bai Letong then said: "Both De Wang and Zhu Zian are role models supported by our country. If De Wang falls, Zhu Zian's value will be greatly reduced. All the preparations we have done in the past will be in vain. We cannot give in on this matter.

, you have to be tougher.”

Bai Kesi nodded slightly and said: "The Northern Region has always been responsible for the affairs of Prince De's Mansion. How to deal with it specifically? Let's see what Chen Yixin's opinion is when we arrive in Dengzhou!"

After having lunch at Qingdao Port that day, Bai Kesi ordered the fleet to prepare for departure. All cargo ships in the fleet had completed loading and unloading cargo, even slightly ahead of schedule.

Starting from Qingdao Port, you need to go east around most of the Jiaodong Peninsula before you can get to the next stop, Dengzhou Zhifu Port. The two places are about 800 miles apart, and it is expected to take two days and two nights to complete this voyage.

Both Bai Letong and Ning Zijing came to the Northern Region for the first time. They were full of curiosity about this unfamiliar territory. They spent most of the time on the deck, learning how to calculate the speed and identify the sea from the old sailors in charge of navigation.

direction.

For them, the biggest difference between this sea area and the south is that there are far fewer sailing ships along the way. Not far from Qingdao Port, there are no other sailing ships on the sea, which is different from the bustling sea ships in Hangzhou Bay.

The prosperity situation is very different.

Bai Letong said: "It seems that the shipping industry here is not too developed yet. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that there are relatively few major ports in the north?"

Ning Zijing nodded in agreement: "Furthermore, several famous ports in the north are now operated by our country. This is mainly due to the impact of the previous maritime ban, which resulted in a complete blank in the shipping market in the north.

, our country’s shipping agencies have faced almost no competitors.”

Judging from what I saw in Qingdao Port this past day, there are indeed very few local shipping business organizations in the north, and they are basically all run by the Denglai Chamber of Commerce with obvious Haihan background.

The majority of the shipping market is still occupied by major shipping companies from the south. In terms of comprehensive transportation capacity, cargo organization, staffing, capital scale, and operational experience, merchants in the south undoubtedly have very obvious advantages. If merchants in the north want to compete in the

I'm afraid there's still a long way to go before we can make a difference in the shipping market.

Two days later, the fleet successfully arrived at Zhifu Port.

Bai Kesi, who had been resting in the cabin along the way, also came to the deck in advance to watch this large harbor built entirely by Haihan with his juniors and subordinates.

"Compared with the last time I came here, the changes here are really great!" Bai Kesi looked at the scene on the coast and sighed involuntarily.

The last time Bai Kesi came here was twenty years ago.

In 1636, Haihan marched into Liaodong, launched a spring offensive, and captured the Jinzhou Isthmus. At the same time, Wang Tom led an armed fleet to Seoul and forced North Korea to sign an alliance under the city walls. At that time, Bai Kesi personally escorted a large number of arms and equipment, stopped at Zhifu Port and went to Liaodong, and represented

The Executive Committee met with envoys from North Korea and Ming Dynasty in Jinzhou and agreed on the three-nation alliance that would later determine the direction of the situation in Northeast Asia.
Chapter completed!