Chapter 1174 Go Your Own Way, Let Others BB Go
A long time ago, Park Jong-jin had made a test and sent military envoys to China to obtain China's most advanced J-10 fighter jets.
You can still imagine that it is for free to use your toes. Park Jung-jin doesn’t want to give it money, so of course he can’t afford it.
Huaxia generously rejected this request, so Park Jung-jin knew that he could no longer get more from Huaxia, so he began to restart the nuclear plan and force M country to negotiate.
Of course, we have said before that, considering the relationship between M country and Nam Goryeo and Japan, it is impossible for him to deal with Park Jung-jin.
It can be said that Park Jong-jin and M country's thinking is not on the same channel at all, while China, Park Jong-jin and M country's thinking is not on the same channel. Everyone is formulating strategies according to their own thinking patterns.
In fact, this is the case most of the time. If everyone’s thinking is on the same channel, it is easy to communicate and reach an agreement. Because everyone cannot communicate and cannot reach an agreement, then resorting to force becomes an inevitable option.
Of course, it is not said that all wars arise because they cannot communicate. In many cases, although everyone can communicate, they cannot reach an agreement on fundamental issues. For example, there is an island where both sides think that they should belong to them and are unwilling to share. Since it cannot be resolved at the negotiating table, in the end, they can only decide the true ownership through the war.
To say these is to show a truth. Human history is complicated and chaotic. Every historical event we see today is caused by many different factors. Each historical event has its own historical background, so it is extremely stupid to compare two different historical events together.
Returning to the relationship between China and the Goryeo Peninsula continues to say that it is very interesting that the history of relations between the two countries has been accompanied by the continuous retreat of the Chinese border. The place where Li Chenggui sent troops to compete for has now become the mainland of Northern Goryeo. In other words, although China has repeatedly invaded the Goryeo Peninsula in history, in fact, the dynasties of Goryeo have been constantly taking advantage of each dynasty, and their borders have been constantly advancing northward. Strictly speaking, this is not the result of Goryeo's invasion. When the two countries have territorial disputes, China often concessions themselves.
We all know that China lost a lot of territory during the period of poverty and weakness in modern times, but in the face of the Goryeo Peninsula, it was a different situation. It gave up territory during the period of the strongest national strength. For example, the Ming Dynasty retreated the garrisons on the direction of the Goryeo Peninsula, and the land given up was naturally occupied by the Goryeo Dynasty. If you are interested, you can search for what the "Tieling Guard" is going on.
Why is this?
In fact, the reason is very simple. The central dynasty attaches more importance to the wealthy land within the pass. The ancient saying often says, "The two lakes are ripe, and the world is full." He is not very interested in the bitter and cold land outside the border.
For Chinese people who value food and drink, first of all, this is not in line with the requirements outside the border. Due to climate reasons, many crops cannot be grown outside the border, including rice, one of the staple foods of Chinese people, which is a traditional southern crop and cannot be grown outside the border.
Note that today's Northeast rice is famous all over the country, but the history of Northeast rice is actually very short. Rice is not a traditional crop in the Northeast region. It was also the end of the 19th century that Goryeo immigrants came to the Northeast to try rice cultivation, which led to today's Northeast rice.
Of course, although the natural climate outside the Great Wall was harsh, it was rich in almost all natural resources, including oil, wood, coal, etc. However, in ancient times when science and technology was backward, these resources could not be developed and utilized, and many resources had not even been discovered. From this perspective, in terms of the technological productivity at that time, outside the Great Wall was really useless, and it was a pity to eat it without any taste.
Until today, the outer land outside the border is still vast and sparsely populated, not to mention that in ancient times, there were thousands of miles of fertile land but few people. If foreign races attacked one after another and could not cope with local forces, the central dynasty would need to mobilize troops from the pass. Mobilizing a large number of public funds would have to consume a lot of public funds. At that time, the transportation methods were backward, and the hardships of the boats and vehicles would have to consume a lot of resources, which was a severe test for the central dynasty's finances.
A piece of land with no purpose was difficult to hold on due to the harsh natural conditions. Under these factors, the Ming Dynasty naturally did not want to fight for it, so it compromised Goryeo. Later, Manchuria rose, and the Ming Dynasty's forces gradually retreated to Shanhaiguan, and had no say in matters outside the Great Wall.
When the Qing Dynasty replaced the Ming Dynasty to establish the Central Plains, its mentality was actually not much different from that of the Ming Dynasty. Although the Qing Dynasty rulers regarded the outer world as a "land of dragon prosperity" and were their hometown, they even strictly prohibited Han people from leaving the outer world, and they had to go back to their hometown to live if they could not stay in the Central Plains. In fact, they were not particularly serious about territorial disputes.
It was not only facing the Goryeo Peninsula, but also facing the E Country. After the rise of Tsarist Russia, it continued to have territorial disputes with the Qing Dynasty. The Qing army defeated the Tsarist Russian invading army in Yakshas. Although they won the battle, they still made concessions when signing the Treaty of Nebchu and some disputed areas were assigned to Tsarist Russia. The Chinese side always believed that the Treaty of Nebchu was an equal treaty, but the place of Nebchu itself was assigned to Tsarist Russia. It should be noted that although the land in Nebchu and many more north, although the land was vast and sparsely populated, and even many places were still uninhabited, the nomadic peoples had surrendered to the central dynasty very early.
Many people always talked about the attack on the Huns in the Han Dynasty and swept across Mongolia outside the pass in the Ming Dynasty. How dynasties in the past dynasties operated the northern border, but they always ignored these historical facts intentionally or unintentionally. All dynasties in the northeast direction have achieved tactical victories, but they have actually been retreating strategically.
Although we do not recommend comparing different historical events together, it is still necessary to propose another historical fact to better understand some things as a reference.
This is when Country M buys Alaska.
Alaska was controlled by Tsarist Russia since the 18th century. In the mid-19th century, Tsarist Russia voluntarily proposed to sell it to M country.
Why did Tsarist Russia take the initiative to sell its territory? In fact, its mentality is similar to China's retreat in the Northeast, that is, it is difficult to stick to it.
Alaska is also a bitter and cold place, with the highest temperature throughout the year no more than fifteen degrees, and the land in the Arctic Circle is even below zero degrees throughout the year. Tsarist Russia cannot mobilize too many resources to guard it.
In the Crimean War, Tsarist Russia was defeated by the British and French coalition forces, but Alaska was adjacent to Canada, and Canada was a British colony. This threat was self-evident. If Tsarist Russia fought another battle with Britain and France, Alaska would definitely not be able to defend it, and even the British army might use Alaska as a springboard to attack Tsarist Russia's mainland.
Under such concern, Tsarist Russia decided to sell Alaska to Country M. Not only could it exchange a few pocket money, but it could also help M. Country help it resist the threat from Britain to its homeland. Therefore, the largest land sale in history was achieved.
Chapter completed!