Chapter 383 Transfer Application
The North Vietnamese court is now providing money, food, and ceding land for immigrants. It is definitely not done willingly. The executive committee has actually long been aware of the North Vietnamese court's hidden unwillingness and resentment, and is wary of it. Before Haihan's own influence is large enough to make Annan surrender directly, the most effective way to control Annan is to always have an opponent that he fears around him - even if there is not one now, he must create such an opponent for him. In order to prevent the North Vietnamese court from thinking about Hai Han when they are free.
However, the Executive Committee's sinister plans are not yet understood by the North Vietnamese. Now they are focused on defeating the small southern court as soon as possible. As for external pressure, perhaps the saying "In order to fight against the outside world, we must first settle the internal affairs." This best describes the current mentality of the North Vietnamese rulers.
The same is true for Zheng Zha. As the most likely candidate to inherit Annan's rule in the future, his views on the domestic political situation are basically the same as those of his father, King Zheng Zha of Qingdu. Although Haihan's methods of taking advantage of the situation are very abhorrent, at least for Annan had no real ill intentions, and there was no fundamental conflict of interest compared with the South Vietnamese traitors usurping power and committing rebellion. And although the cooperation with Haihan paid a very high price, the rewards were also quite obvious. Over the past year, the combat effectiveness of Annan's guardsmen has improved a lot, and the civil war that lasted for several years has finally come to an end. With the possibility of ending, judging from the results of the cooperation, senior North Vietnamese people generally believe that it is still worth it. If they have any dissatisfaction, it is nothing more than a low cost performance.
The most important thing is that Thang Long Palace and Hai Han can bargain, negotiate terms slowly, and even share common interests in many cooperation projects, but there is nothing to talk about with the South Vietnamese rebels. The conflict of interests between the two parties is irreconcilable. It will definitely be a fight to the death in the end.
Judging from Haihan's past actions, it is not necessarily a bad thing to hand these locations into Haihan's hands. At least the existing concessions are developing well, and thanks to the ports built by Haihan in the concession, Now North Vietnam's shipping industry has improved a lot compared to the sluggish situation in previous years. Although it seems that Haihan has gained a lot of benefits, North Vietnam is not without gains. Zheng Zha didn't think for too long before he nodded and said that there was no problem in the general direction of the new concession proposed by Haihan.
With this foreshadowing, it seemed natural for Tao Donglai to propose subsequent conditions - Annan Kingdom must use the original Black Tu Port, Tushan Port, and Yong'an Port, plus four newly added port areas, as treaty ports Open to Haihan, Haihan not only has the right to settle and trade in the above areas, but also enjoys administrative autonomy and extraterritorial rights. Although the three ports in the north had basically implemented this approach before, the people covered by the extraterritorial jurisdiction were only a very small number of Haihan cadres. However, this time the scope of application proposed by Tao Donglai will be expanded to all The group of naturalized residents in the concession.
Several ports in North Vietnam controlled by Hai Han people have experienced significant development in the past year, and the number of local people working for Hai Han and even naturalized people has gradually increased. In addition to Heitu Port, an area completely under Haihan's rule, Tushan Port and Yong'an Port, which were originally built as military strongholds and temporary ports, now each have a resident population of thousands.
When there are more people, there are more troubles. The two sides have fought overtly and covertly many times over which side's laws and regulations should be followed for civil cases occurring in these two places. The military control area in Tushan Port is not bad. After all, the North Vietnamese officers here are also under the command of instructor Hai Han, and local affairs are basically decided by Hai Han. However, the situation in Yong'an Port is relatively complicated.
Yong'an Port was a temporary transshipment port built behind the front lines during the Hai Han aid operation in January. After the war, the North Vietnamese army still deployed a considerable number of troops on the front line, so the port was retained and has always been operated by Hai Han. One party conducts operations and management. Due to the limited official shipping capacity of North Vietnam, the task of transporting materials from the Red River Delta to the front line is basically undertaken by Haihan cargo ships. There are as many as ten Haihan cargo ships regularly plying between Do Son Port and Vinh An Port every month. , which has gradually boosted the popularity of Yongan Port and surrounding areas. However, as Yong'an Port became increasingly prosperous, the troubles gradually increased.
The migrant workers who worked for the Haihan people in Yong'an Port, regardless of whether they had naturalized citizenship or not, were treated much better than the migrant workers who were forcibly recruited from the civilian population by North Vietnam. Since Yong'an Port was located close to the front line, a large number of migrant workers were stationed nearby. So slowly some civilian husbands began to escape from service, entered Yong'an Port to work for the Haihan people, and even applied for naturalization. When the North Vietnamese army in charge of the civilians tried to recapture these people from Yong'an Port, they inevitably had friction with the Haihan militia stationed there. If we do not try to clarify the treatment of Haihan naturalized residents in the Haihan Concession, then this kind of thing will only increase in the future, and without laws and regulations to follow, the two sides may even break out small-scale armed conflicts.
Regarding the problems caused by the Haihan Concession, Zheng Zha had actually heard about it for a long time. Since the Executive Committee had brought this matter to the table, Zheng Zha had to express the attitude of the North Vietnamese court: "According to the relationship between the country and the According to the agreement you signed before, immigration matters to you must be handled through the specialized agencies of your country. This behavior of entering the concession after escaping from service and applying for Haihan citizenship is illegal according to the agreement between the two parties. Instead of stopping it, you provided shelter, which is a violation of our original agreement.”
In this matter, Zheng Zha could indeed point out Haihan's shortcomings with confidence. In order to pay Hai Han's military expenses, Thang Long Palace agreed to use the immigrant population as a trade-off. Due to the large scale of immigration, Thang Long Palace also established a special immigration management agency, the Immigration Department, to be responsible for contacting Hai Han. and organized migration. In order to avoid uncontrollable situations, the difference between legal immigrants and illegal immigrants was clearly stated in the agreement at the time. Only immigrants transported to Haihan through the channels of the Immigration Department could have a legal status recognized by both parties. The North Vietnamese people who spontaneously joined Haihan in Yong'an Port obviously did not enter through such formal channels.
Ning Qi responded: "As for the problem that the young prince mentioned, we have actually been aware of it for a long time. It is not terrible to have problems, as long as we are willing to negotiate and solve them. We also have a corresponding proposal on this matter, simply That is to say, let your country’s immigration department set up offices in several concessions to solve immigration status issues for the people nearby. ”
After hearing this, Zheng Zha couldn't help but frowned. Haihan people are really pushing their limits! I had just complained that the concession was suspected of sheltering illegal immigrants, and the other side came out and demanded that the status of these illegal immigrants be legalized. If we really do what Haihan asked, then I am afraid that a large number of people will flock to Haihan. one party.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhu shook his head and rejected Ning Qi's proposal: "I cannot agree to this. Regarding immigration, just continue to follow the previous rules."
Ning Qi was about to debate a few words with Zheng Zha, but Tao Donglai had already interrupted the topic: "We will reach a framework agreement now, and the details of the immigration issue can be discussed later."
Zheng Zha's negotiations in Victory Port lasted for five full days. During this period, the two parties basically reached an agreement on cooperation methods and cooperation projects in the future. In particular, the several natural harbors that the Executive Committee wanted were finally obtained as they wished - of course, it would take some time to start construction, at least after the South Vietnamese regime was eliminated. In addition, the two sides have also reached a series of cooperation agreements in economic, trade, political, cultural and other aspects.
The officer corps brought by Zheng Zha spent almost all of the past five days in the staff office of the Military Commission, discussing the battle plan for the next few months with senior officials of the Haihan military. Even for the Haihan officers who had participated in many battles after traveling through time, this battle plan had extraordinary significance.
Although the South Vietnamese regime is now on the verge of collapse, its ruling area is so large that it cannot be completely solved by a few simple battles. From Dong Hoi to Hue, and then to Quy Nhon, Khanh Hoa, Binh Thuan, and Vung Tau in the south, this offensive line all the way south along the east coast of Indochina is more than a thousand kilometers long. For the troops of this era, Both maneuvering and resupply will be very real difficulties. If there is not enough maritime power as a supplement, it may be difficult to eliminate the armed forces of South Vietnam in one go by relying solely on army operations.
Even if the Haihan militia is willing to help and send troops to assist in the battle, such a long front is enough to cause many uncontrollable variables in the battle situation. Therefore, the generals on both sides have different views on how to annihilate the effective forces of South Vietnam as soon as possible. After five days of talks, although the opinions on the overall combat strategy have converged, there are still considerable differences in specific combat methods and arrangements.
On December 25, 1628, Wang Tom led the militia naval fleet that had just won the naval battle at the Pearl River Estuary back to Victory Port. After the navigation expert joined the discussion, the outlines of the battle plan finally became clear.
Wang Tom's opinion is very clear. Considering that the new army's combat method is extremely dependent on logistical supplies, the entire combat process must take supply lines as the basic consideration, and combat plans must also be formulated based on the logistical supply radius. Now the strength of the South Vietnamese army is far less than that of North Vietnam, so the speed of the frontline advancement no longer depends on how strong the combat troops are, but on whether the logistics can keep up - in other words, it depends on the capabilities of the shipping department.
After staying up in the staff department for twenty-four hours, Wang Tom couldn't hold it any longer. He asked for leave and went back to his residence to sleep for most of the day. When he woke up, he smelled the aroma of food before he opened his eyes. He couldn't help sniffing and said: "Roast goose?"
"You can get up in time to eat hot food now."
Tom Wang lifted the quilt and sat up, seeing that several members of the North American Gang were in the room, placing various hot meals on the table. Morgan held a braised chicken wing in his mouth and said: "I have a day off today, and it's rare that you are back, so I suggest that the brothers come and get together with you."
"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Wang Tom replied, feeling warm in his heart. These friends have been busy with their own affairs in the recent period, and they have very little time to get together. In addition to sitting at the Victory Port Medical Center to provide health and medical care for travelers, Morgan and Johnson now take turns teaching students at the health school, and they also have to go out for medical rounds every month, sometimes even traveling as far away as Black soil port. Johnson is a little better. After all, he has a wife and children, and the executive committee consciously did not arrange too many external affairs for him. But the single old Morgan is different. In addition to his job as a doctor, he also serves as a sniper instructor at the Victory Port military camp and participates in various foreign military operations. He is considered the second most powerful person in the North American gang after Tom Wang. Active characters.
However, the three male engineering majors, Qiao Zhiya, Luo Jie and Shi Diwen, have had much less chance of taking the lead recently. Qiao Zhiya was locked up in the chemical industry department and had difficulty getting out, while Luo Jie and Shi Diwen also stayed in Tian Du's military products workshop as technical consultants for a long time. In the recent battles in Lijiazhuang, Dangan Island, Hoi An Port and Van Son Port, they were unable to participate due to work reasons.
Soon everyone was sitting together, and Qiao Zhiya conjured a bottle of wine like magic: "Royal Salute, the Queen's 60th Coronation Anniversary Collection Edition, this is my private collection!"
"There is such a good thing!" Wang Tom took the hand, looked at it, handed it back to him, then nodded and said, "It seems like something good happened?"
"It's not a good thing." Qiao Zhiya said as he unscrewed the bottle cap: "The executive committee plans to separate the chemical industry department and establish a department-level unit, and by the way, I will be promoted."
Prior to this, the chemical industry department where Qiao Zhiya worked was administratively under the Ministry of Industry, but there was no independent management system and it was basically a vertical unit. However, as the tri-acid and di-alkali production lines were gradually put into use, the Executive Committee decided to establish a chemical industry department under the Ministry of Industry for future management and development. Qiao Zhiya, who has always been one of the main technical backbones of the chemical industry department, was naturally promoted because of his consistent good performance.
"Then I really have to congratulate you, Director Qiao!" Wang Tom has been in the system for a year and has gradually begun to learn the ropes. He immediately raised a glass to congratulate Qiao Zhiya on his promotion.
After Qiao Zhiya held glasses with everyone one by one, he took a sip of wine and said with a wry smile: "Actually, I don't want to be the director of this department. If I choose, I would rather become the division commander of the militia."
"However, the militia does not have division commanders now." Shi Diwen immediately poured cold water on him: "Even if there is, it will definitely be Mr. Yan and Mr. Tao who get such positions first. A transparent person like you will probably have to wait for a long time. There is a chance.”
"What's wrong, are you not happy in your current unit?" Wang Tom noticed that Qiao Zhiya's mood was not very high, so he asked with concern.
"How can he be so happy?" Roger took over the conversation and said, "Among the dozen technicians in the Chemical Engineering Department, he is the only overseas Chinese. Even if no one excludes him, he will still look out of place in the unit. Shi and I Devin, Johnson and Old Morgan can at least have a companion in the unit, but Qiao Zhiya has been fighting alone.”
"It sounds like I'm not alone." Wang Tom shrugged and said, "It's not a big deal. Besides, it's great to stay here. You don't have to go through life and death, and you are carefree and free. Look at Johnson, this The old guy gained at least ten kilograms after traveling through time.”
"To be precise, it's 14.5 kilograms." Johnson raised his wine glass to show off to the crowd without any shame, causing a burst of laughter.
Qiao Zhiya also smiled, but judging from his slightly stiff expression, it was obvious that his mood did not improve. Tom Wang also noticed his depression, reached out and patted his shoulder and said: "Okay, tell me what you really think, what are your plans?"
"I hope to be transferred out of my current unit, either to the Army or the Navy... I just don't want to stay in the laboratory any longer." Qiao Zhiya looked helpless: "My interest is not in chemical engineering at all. If I had known that I would spend my days in a laboratory after traveling through time, I might as well have not come here.”
Tom Wang frowned and said: "But for a person with professional qualifications like you, the executive committee may not be willing to let you go! Unless someone else can take over your current job, you will only be rejected even if you file a transfer report. .”
"This is not a problem. The professional level of other colleagues in the unit is not inferior to mine. There are also many capable people among them, and they are more suitable for professional research work than me." Qiao Zhiya looked at Wang Tom and said: "I need someone to help me now. Me.”
Having said this, Wang Tom completely understood what Qiao Zhiya meant. Qiao Zhiya wants to leave his current unit and return to the army. In addition to filing a transfer report himself, if a senior military official can request someone, the certainty of success will undoubtedly increase a lot. Wang Tom now has no problem ranking among the top five in the Military Commission, and he can be regarded as a senior official with weight. Qiao Zhiya wanted to find someone in the military to help, so naturally Wang Tom became the first choice.
"So you want the military to come forward and ask for people from the Executive Committee?" Wang Tom asked directly.
"It would be the best if this can happen." Qiao Zhiya's face was full of expectations, and several others also turned their attention to Wang Tom.
Wang Tom suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with this kind of attention from his friends, but he still responded bravely: "Okay, I will try my best to help you, my brother!"
"Thank you, Tom!" Qiao Zhiya stretched out his arms, hugged Tom Wang gently, then raised his glass and toasted loudly: "For Tom's victory, for my new life, for our friendship!"
(End of chapter)