Chapter 1846 Exchange Conditions
Liu Shang cares most about his political achievements rather than money. As long as North Korean workers can work well, he will definitely not interfere with Park Beixiu's small actions. As for recruiting more North Koreans, the corresponding funds are largely provided by North Korean officials anyway. Haihan's efforts are quite cost-effective compared to the rewards he can get, so there is no reason to oppose Park Beixiu's proposal. However, Liu Shang is about to leave office. To implement Park Beixiu's proposal, Fu Li will probably have to fall on him. Therefore, Park Beixiu is eager to meet with Fu Li before Liu Shang leaves office, trying to build a bridge with Liu Shang. Let’s finalize this matter first.
Fu Li didn't know as much about the secrets as Liu Shang, but since Liu Shang didn't object, he naturally wouldn't rush to express his position. According to the principle of what comes, what goes, if Park Beixiu wants to profit from it, he must naturally provide some substantial benefits.
Of course, this kind of benefit does not refer to money. For officials at the level of Liu Shang and Fu Li, political future is far more important than making money. Even if Park Beixiu wants to take the initiative to give money to them, they will inevitably be turned away. outside. As for how to offer conditions to the other party, Liu Shang had already communicated with Fu Li in advance and left this matter to Fu Li.
"The base can continue to recruit workers, but can Mr. Park persuade Mr. Jin to lift the immigration ban so that it is convenient for everyone." Fu Li immediately set out his own conditions.
"Sir Kim has always had a firm attitude regarding the immigration ban... I dare not take any guarantee, so I can only do my best." Speaking of this matter, Park Beixiu also had a headache.
In fact, this is not the first time that Haihan has taken the initiative to mention the issue of immigration from North Korea. North Korea previously sent a large number of workers to Liaodong to assist Haihan's army in building the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line. Haihan actually had the idea of obtaining people from North Korea. . For Haihan, North Korea has always been a vassal state of the Han regime in East Asia. It has similar culture and living habits. The re-education cost required to introduce North Korean immigrants is small, and the immigrants can adapt to the environment under Haihan relatively quickly. It is undoubtedly an excellent source of immigrants.
However, although North Korea is willing to send people to work for Haihan, opening up immigration is another matter. It is not a secret that Haihan has been attracting a large number of immigrants from the Ming Dynasty all year round. If the Ming Dynasty cannot control it, it can only turn a blind eye. However, North Korea does not want to take the initiative to let go of this hole - seeing Haihan swallow it without saying a word It was eaten by tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Dongjiang Town without even a single burp. North Korea does not want a similar situation to happen to itself.
Therefore, although the two countries are nominally allies, North Korea has refused to let go of the immigration issue even though it has agreed to conditions such as the establishment of an embassy, opening of ports for trade, military cooperation, and even the garrison of troops.
Haihan is naturally not satisfied with North Korea's persistence, so he has been trying to find ways to get North Korea to change its current attitude, and Kim Sang-hyun plays a key role in this.
Kim Sang-hyun initially advocated fighting against the powerful Qing army, and insisted on bringing in reinforcements from Haihan at all costs. It can be said that he was the main advocate of the evolution of the situation on the Korean Peninsula in the past six months, and his influence on the Korean king and the ruling and opposition parties also began. It can be seen. If Kim Sang-hyun can be persuaded to relent and then use his influence to make North Korea change its current population export policy, it may be possible.
This matter has always been requested by Haehan, which inevitably makes Kim Sang-heon wary and resistant to it. Therefore, Liu Shang is also thinking of ways to make the North Koreans use their internal efforts to promote the operation of this matter. People like Park Buk-soo can get It would be perfect for a North Korean official whom Kim Sang-hyun trusts to do this.
But Park Beok-soo also has his own difficulties to face. Knowing that his boss doesn't like it, he still takes the initiative to make suggestions. This kind of behavior is definitely not pleasing, and he may even be reprimanded. It will be troublesome if his boss has a bad impression of him. . If it was just to satisfy the Haihan people, then there was no need for him to do such a dangerous thing of touching the tiger's butt. As for whether this would cause a large number of North Korean civilians to leave the country, he didn't care very much. There were also many Koreans kidnapped by the Qing army. He had never seen any complaints from the court. The Haihan people were willing to exchange practical benefits for North Korea. Population, what’s wrong with this business?
To put it bluntly, the benefits are still not great enough for Park Beisu to take risks to promote this matter. Even though Liu Shang had mentioned it before, today Fu Li mentioned it again, and Park Beixiu still tried to put the matter aside on the grounds that Kim Sang Heon was resolute.
Liu Shang and Fu Li exchanged glances. Both of them could tell that Park Beixiu's attitude was not firm and that he was trying to shirk responsibility. This reaction was basically what they expected. As long as Park Beok-soo doesn't say it for sure, there is still a possibility of things happening.
Liu Shang said: "What Lord Jin is worried about is mainly the problem of excessive population loss, but in fact we can improve the system to ensure that the situation that Lord Jin is worried about will not happen. For example, we can raise the threshold standards for immigrants, Or limit the number of people who apply for immigration every month... As long as you use a few tricks, there are many ways to control the scale of immigration.”
Fu Li had to admit that Liu Shang's proficiency in the field of immigration was indeed far greater than his own. He could immediately come up with solutions to the concerns of the Koreans, but he had hardly thought of such a solution to the problem. It seemed that There is still a lot to learn in this new position.
Park Beixiu was very polite and did not categorically deny Liu Shang's suggestion, but still insisted on doing Tai Chi: "I will definitely tell Master Liu's proposal to Master Jin, but I really can't guarantee whether Master Jin can agree!"< br>
In the final analysis, Park Buk-soo still puts the blame on Kim Sang-heon first. As for Kim Sang-heon's level, the people he deals with are all senior officials at the level of Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom. It is difficult for Liu Shang and Fu Li to have the opportunity to discuss with Kim Sang-heon in person. Solutions to the immigration problem.
Park Beixiu probably felt a little sorry for rejecting Liu Shang twice and three times, so he took the initiative to propose a compromise: "Actually, if your country just wants to recruit some special talents from your own country, then there is no need to go to such trouble... recruit them into the base first Just work as laborers and then find a way to send people away. There will always be some people who can't survive the birth, old age, illness and death every month. What do you two adults think?"
Park Beixiu said this method, but Haihan had already thought of it. As long as the two parties agreed to cross out the immigrants from the labor registration information, note a reason for death due to illness or accident, and then send them to another place to change their appearance and use a new one. Just live under the rule of Haihan. Of course, this method cannot be implemented on a large scale and can only solve the problem of immigration and nationality change for a small number of people. In this way, Park Beixiu can choose to pretend to be blind and does not have to bear too much responsibility for this.
Of course, this cannot fundamentally solve Haihan’s need to introduce North Korean immigrants. To adopt this method to naturalize Koreans, either Haihan chooses to endure the low immigration efficiency, or the loss rate of North Korean labor in the Datong River base is certain. It will rise to an astonishing level, and a discerning person will find the problem by looking at the monthly statistics. When these small tricks are exposed, it will be difficult to negotiate with Kim Sang-heon.
Liu Shang shook his head and said: "Although this move is feasible, it is not necessary. Our country still hopes to reach a consensus at the official level and solve the immigration problem once and for all." In fact, Liu Shang had already asked Qian Tiandun and others for their opinions on this, but The big shots above disdain to use such gray means to solve the problem, but ask him to come up with a reasonable plan as much as possible. It is best to have the two countries sit down and sign a formal agreement so that future immigration work can be legally enforced. according to.
In fact, Haihan had not been so particular about his behavior overseas before. During the Annan Civil War, war refugees were transported boat by boat from the coast near Qinghua. During the war in Denglai, Shandong, the same method was also used in the Ming Dynasty. But the problem is that when Haihan took this measure, he had not yet established formal diplomatic relations with the country concerned. Later, after the establishment of diplomatic relations, Haihan would no longer use this simple and crude method to collect immigrants, so as not to destroy the Existing diplomatic relations.
Haihan and North Korea established diplomatic relations first, and are nominally allies. If you want to recruit immigrants from North Korea, you must ask the host to get permission. If you take advantage of the Korean war to transport a large number of refugee populations, it will definitely make the North Korean authorities feel disgusted. , thus affecting the relationship between the two countries, which is not cost-effective in Haihan's opinion. Therefore, even though there are many homeless North Koreans inside and outside the Datong River base, the civil affairs department of Haihan still complied with the earlier agreement between the two countries to register all North Koreans who entered the Datong River base, and the officials from North Korea sent people to supervise.
Such measures were taken to reassure North Korean officials to cooperate and to show that Haihan was not operating behind the scenes on the immigration issue, but at the same time they also blocked Haihan's channel for recruiting immigrants from North Korea. So now Liu Shang and Fu Licai need to work hard to convince Park Beixiu to change North Korea's attitude towards immigrants from within. However, judging from the current situation, Park Beixiu obviously does not want to get involved too much in this matter and has always been interested in it. dodge.
Regarding Park Beixiu's attitude, Liu Shang could only interpret it as insufficient conditions. He did not believe that a guy who dared to make money and enjoy himself in a project like the Datong River Base would be timid and afraid of trouble. people. But Liu Shang is still a little unsure about what conditions he must offer to tempt Park Bei-soo.
Although Liu Shang now has a lot of authority, it mainly has internal management rights, and matters involving diplomatic matters have exceeded his authority. He certainly does not dare to make decisions without authorization. Fu Li definitely has greater authority than him in this regard, but the two have not discussed this in depth before, so there are no agreed-upon conditions that can be immediately negotiated with Park Beixiu.
Fu Li probably thought of the same question. He turned his head and exchanged glances with Liu Shang. The two nodded slightly in tacit understanding. Liu Shang said to Pu Beixiu: "Master Pu, since this matter is not suitable for the time being. If you don't think so, let's put it aside for now. But while our minds are still clear at the moment, Director Fu and I still have something to discuss with Mr. Park."
Pu Beixiu said: "Master Liu, please speak."
Liu Shang remained silent, but his eyes flicked back and forth on the faces of Cui Ren and Shen Zhe. How could a person like Park Beixiu not understand what he meant? He immediately ordered: "Go to the kitchen and ask for some more hot dishes."
After sending the two subordinates out, Park Beixiu looked at Liu Shang again. Liu Shang didn't give in now and said straight to the point: "Our country hopes to win the immigration agreement as soon as possible. If Mr. Park is willing to contribute, our country can also give appropriate rewards."
The word "repay" sounded very inspiring to Pu Beixiu's ears. Pu Beixiu raised his eyebrows and asked pretending to be confused: "I wonder what Mr. Liu means by 'repay'?"
Liu Shang smiled and said: "Then please ask Director Fu to explain it to Mr. Park."
Regarding the issue of introducing immigrants from North Korea, Fu Li did receive instructions from Fort Victory before setting off from Sanya, allowing him to perform diplomatic functions on behalf of Haihan when necessary. As for the direction of this so-called diplomatic function, it is naturally to try to bribe North Korean officials.
Haihan also has a standardized operation plan for buying foreign officials. From directly sending money to secretly conveying benefits, he provides assistance in domestic official circles and even internationally. He has a variety of options for different situations. Officials like Park Beixiu who are greedy for money and interests are the most common and easiest to bribe. Judging from the conversation just now, Fu Li thinks that what he is afraid of is his boss. How can he convey benefits without being noticed by his boss? , which may become the key to determining their attitude.
Fu Li first asked a question: "I wonder how much Mr. Park knows about Haihan Bank, which is about to start operating in your country?"
Park Beixiu responded: "As far as I know, this institution is a bank account officially operated by your country. I wonder if I understand it correctly?"
Fu Li smiled and nodded in response: "That's roughly it. The source of funds for Haihan Bank is the national treasury. Our country is as rich as the South China Sea, which is well known to the world, so the property stored in the bank is very safe. If Mr. Park is willing, then Haihan Bank will A special account can be set up for you. From now on, no matter where Haihan Bank is located, you can withdraw money from the account at any time. "
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Park Beixiu understood what Fu Li meant. Of course, it was not just as simple as setting up an account, but making it clear that he would send money to him through this secret account. However, Park Beixiu still did not dare to agree immediately, but pretended to be puzzled and said: "It is unlikely that I will leave North Korea. This foreign withdrawal does not seem to be of any use to me, right?"
(End of chapter)