Chapter 1842 Successor
Liu Shang has been working in the civil affairs department for a long time, and has stayed in refugee camps and immigration agencies in Sanya, Shandong, and Liaodong. He is very familiar with the country's immigration policy. He knows that if a foreigner with Cui Ren's conditions is It is actually not difficult to actively apply for naturalization. After all, he has a certain cultural foundation and a good mind. The country also needs such quality new immigrants.
But the problem is that Cui Ren is a Korean, and the war in Korea has just begun, and it seems unkind for Haihan to immediately start poaching to attract immigrants. The higher authorities do not want to cause trouble with North Korea due to immigration issues, so they have not opened the naturalization application channel to North Korean people. Neither Cui Ren nor the ginseng owner who is counting on Cui Ren's help will be able to obtain Haihan's naturalization permit in a short time.
Of course, this kind of problem is not without a compromise. Cui Ren wants to stay at the base to work and settle down the whole family. In fact, it is easy to do so as long as Liu Shang nods here.
The area designated by Haihan on the bank of the Datong River is neither large nor small. It covers an area of more than ten square kilometers. In addition to deploying troops, it is also easy to accommodate tens of thousands of people. In fact, during the war in the past few months, the combined number of Han and Koreans resettled here had already exceeded 10,000. After the war, the unfinished infrastructure projects will basically be gradually taken over by Han workers, but some positions will still be reserved for North Koreans - after all, this is surrounded by North Korean territory, and it will be more convenient for North Korean employees to handle many things in the future. .
Liu Shang does not need to apply for immigration for Cui Ren. As long as his position is fixed and he exists as a long-term employee, his family will naturally stay. As for whether immigration and naturalization can be processed in the future, it depends on the progress of diplomatic relations between the two countries in the future, and whether Cui Ren himself can convince Liu Shang's successors to recognize its value.
Liu Shang weighed the ginseng in his hand again, calmly rewrapped it, put it into his arms, and then said to Cui Ren: "I will make arrangements for your matter later, but naturalization cannot be done recently. Yes, don’t think about this. Work hard, and whoever becomes the supervisor here will have a bowl of food from you. Do you understand me?”
"I understand, I understand! Thank you for your care, I will do my best and I will not let you down!" Cui Ren is not a dull person, and his ability to observe people's emotions is even more powerful. He immediately knew that his goal should be achieved, and he hurriedly Thank you Liu Shang. A piece of ginseng snatched from someone else's hands can be exchanged for a stable living environment for the family. This is indeed a very cost-effective deal for Cui Ren.
However, similar to what Liu Shang said, Cui Ren had to tell the man who donated the ginseng again in order to appease the other person's mood and show that he still did the work after receiving the benefits and did not take the ginseng in vain. . As for keeping North Korean workers, as long as he can keep his position, he can naturally provide shelter to the people below him.
Cui Ren also noticed that Liu Shang's words hinted at the possibility of being transferred and leaving, but he did not dare to ask directly for fear of violating Liu Shang's taboo. He couldn't do such a stupid thing like asking for information about his successor in front of his current boss. But he still kept his thoughts secretly, thinking about how to make a good impression in front of his next boss as soon as possible after he arrived.
On August 17, a fleet from Zhejiang in the Ming Dynasty arrived at the Datong River base. In this fleet, in addition to several transport ships used by the Haihan military to transport ammunition and supplies, there are also more than ten local merchant ships from Zhejiang. The purpose of these merchant ships coming to North Korea was naturally because they had received news of the end of the war and wanted to take advantage of this time to come to North Korea to buy low and sell high, taking the opportunity to make a war fortune.
The strength of these Ming merchants alone was not enough for North Korea to trade with them, so they came with Haihan's military in order to use Haihan's influence in North Korea to achieve their trading purposes. Of course, before doing so, they had already paid varying amounts of fees to the Haihan authorities and obtained the qualification to come to North Korea to make money in the name of hiring Haihan military escorts. However, in order to avoid trouble, their activities are still limited to the Taedong River base by the military, and they are not allowed to travel to other places in North Korea without permission.
And Haihan merchants don’t need to go through such trouble. When the coalition fleet arrived in North Korea a few months ago, some Haihan merchants and commercial institutions had already sent ships and manpower to follow them. The quick ones had even rented shops in Seoul. Started business. Before these Ming merchant ships came to North Korea, the Haihan merchant ship had already transported several batches of goods back and forth between North Korea and Dinghai Port in Zhejiang.
Of course, this kind of treatment is not enviable. All the Ming Dynasty maritime merchants could do was to rush to North Korea as soon as possible after the war and try to get a piece of the pie.
In this fleet, there is also an official who came from Haihan to take up his post. This man is of medium height, dark-skinned and strong. He looks quite young. He is wearing a "four-pocket" jacket that only Haihan officials can wear. , stood out among a group of merchants and sailors.
Liu Shang happened to be inspecting the port construction site nearby. He heard that a fleet of ships flying the Hainan and Han flags had arrived at the dock. Knowing that they were probably coming from Zhoushan, he immediately put aside what he was doing and rushed to pick up the ships. He knew that the man who came to take over his seat was probably on the ship. Although his boss did not arrange for him to come out to greet him, since he was an official from Sanya, it would not hurt to take the initiative himself.
Liu Shang had sharp eyes and spotted the person he was looking for from a distance among the crowd. It was not that he recognized the person when he saw the clothes, but he really recognized the man who came. Although he had not seen him for a long time, he Liu Shang immediately searched for some information related to it in his mind, and stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"Director Fu, long time no see! I didn't expect to see my old friend in a foreign country!" Liu Shang enthusiastically reached out his hand and shook hands with the other party according to the official Haihan etiquette.
The visitor was Fu Li, the director of the Special Operations Division of the Haihan Police Department, but he had resigned from his original position before leaving Sanya. After all, this time he was transferred to North Korea and could no longer take care of his previous work. It was the intention of the head of the Police Department, Ren Liang, to send him overseas. The reason was that during the Haihan National Day a few months ago, there were serious loopholes in the security work in charge of the Special Operations Division. Although no relevant measures were taken at that time. Officials punished him, but Ren Liang also talked to Fu Li afterwards and asked him to transition to overseas posts first.
Although this kind of transfer has a certain punitive nature, Ren Liang's arrangement is actually good for Fu Li. After gaining experience in serving overseas, even if he no longer continues to work in the police department in the future, there will be other better ones. The way out is optional. Moreover, the place where he can really exercise his ability to be independent is definitely not Sanya, but overseas colonies are more suitable.
At that time, Ren Liang gave Fu Li several choices. One was to go south to Manila City on Luzon Island, which Haihan had just occupied, the other was to go to the Black Earth Port or Cam Ranh Port in Annan, and the last option was to go to North Korea. Among these options, North Korea is undoubtedly the farthest one from Hainan Island, and it is also the one with the most uncertain prospects among the three directions. The two ports of Manila and Annan are clearly included in the territory of Haihan. However, North Korea has only one planned military base and no colonial measures have been introduced. There are still many uncertainties in taking up a job there. . But after Fu Li had a general understanding of the situation in North Korea, he finally took the initiative to choose this uncertain place. He believes that there will be many variables in North Korea after the war, such as military, diplomacy, trade, immigration, etc., which will inevitably undergo huge changes due to this war and Haihan's military intervention. room for performance.
Fu Li's courage was also recognized by Ren Liang, but he was still very concerned about the safety of his disciple and asked him to report to Zhoushan, Zhejiang first, and then go to perform his duties there after the war in North Korea was over.
Fu Li recognized Liu Shang, but he didn't expect that he would come to the dock to greet him after arriving in North Korea. Before setting off from Zhoushan, he had received news from North Korea that the position he was about to take over was the civil affairs director of the base, which Liu Shang was currently in charge of temporarily. It seemed that the other party did not mind the handover of this position. On the contrary, he seemed very concerned about it. Relaxed and happy.
"It's been a long time, Director Liu, please don't call me Director. I'm just an idle person now, so it's not appropriate to call me that." Fu Li stretched out his hand to shake Liu Shang's hand and said a few polite words. In fact, he and Liu Shang could not be said to be very familiar with each other. It was just that when Liu Shang was still serving in Sanya, they often met in the Victory Fort.
Naturally, Liu Shang would not take Fu Li's kind words completely seriously. He knew that Fu Li had very good personal relationships with many powerful leaders in Fort Victory. This transfer to North Korea should not be a demotion, but a reassignment. There is another reason. Even if you resign from your original position, you will immediately take over your position, and you will not become an ordinary person after all.
"Yes, yes, I'm confused. Now it's time to call me Director Fu!" Since he mentioned the position issue, Liu Shang took the opportunity to bring the topic to the working relationship between the two: "How many days are Director Fu going to take a rest first?" Days, should we start the work handover as soon as possible? ”
Fu Li did not answer his question, but asked first: "Director Liu is in a hurry to resign?"
Liu Shang chuckled and said, "There's no rush... Director Fu has been working hard all the way. Why don't we settle down today and work down there in the evening to take over Director Fu's job."
Liu Shang took the initiative to show his kindness, but Fu Li couldn't resist him, so he even thanked Liu Shang for his kindness. Cui Ren, who was following Liu Shang, had an eye for it. He had already brought a carriage over and took the initiative to load Fu Li's luggage into the carriage.
Next, Liu Shang personally took Fu Li to the base headquarters, met with Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom who had just returned here to report in, and then took Fu Li to the residence specially arranged for officials in the base. .
It has only been more than three months since the construction of the Datong River base began, and most of the labor force has been arranged at the dock and defense line construction sites. The buildings in the base appear to be relatively simple. Most of the garrison and civilians have not yet They all still live in tents. The treatment of civil and military officials is slightly better, and they all live in prefabricated houses with a relatively better environment.
"The yard in front is the residence of Chief Qian." After Liu Shang finished speaking, he called for the carriage to stop, jumped out of the car first, turned to Fu Li in the car and said, "The residence arranged for you is Li Li. The closest place to Chief Qian is also convenient for working. The wooden house was just completed three days ago, and the furniture and bedding inside are all new. If there is anything that is not suitable, Director Fu can just send someone to tell me."
Fu Li naturally showed no dissatisfaction with such a thoughtful arrangement and thanked Liu Shang immediately. He even wondered if it was his old boss Ren Liang who said hello to Liu Shang who took care of him so carefully.
Fu Li has been working as an official in Sanya, and he is protected by a group of big bosses. He can only ask for help from others. There are very few times when he asks for help from others. Naturally, he cannot understand Liu Shang's cautious and diplomatic approach. mentality.
What Liu Shang was thinking about was that he was overseas all year round and it was difficult to maintain close contact with Sanya, let alone maintain the strength of his personal connections. Taking advantage of the job handover opportunity to make friends with Fu Li, a young official with a strong background, perhaps he would be able to do so in the future. Where this friendship comes in handy. As for Fu Liling being ungrateful and refusing to deal with him in the future, that would not cause Liu Shang to suffer. Anyway, the services and resources he provided to Fu Li were all a matter of opening his mouth and did not require him to personally handle them. However, he did not reach out to hit the smiling person. Liu Shang believed that his arrangement would at least not arouse the other party's resentment.
As expected, Liu Shang took the lead that night and set up a banquet in the base to wash away Fu Li's dust. Liu Shang took a lot of thought in handling this matter. There were only two tables of people. One table was for civil and military officials who were close to Liu Shang in the base, and the other table was for Liu Shang's subordinates, that is, people from the civil affairs department. Officers, Cui Ren is among them.
The purpose of this arrangement is very clear, which is to use this occasion to introduce Fu Li to the people he needs to meet when working here in the future, saving him the time of slowly getting to know each other. Let's sit down for a drink first and get to know each other in a friendly atmosphere. Then we should be able to deal with work matters more harmoniously.
After listening to Liu Shang's introduction to the people present, Fu Li felt really grateful. It was just a matter of going to the port to greet him and arranging his accommodation. Even if Liu Shang didn't do it, someone would be responsible for the arrangements, but they might not be so thorough. But this kind of introduction of contacts and paving the way on the spot, it is true that not everyone can have such thoughts to make arrangements.
(End of chapter)