Chapter 1847 Officially Takes Over
Park Beixiu deliberately pretended to be confused. The purpose was of course to get Haehan to make the benefits he could get more clear, and then use this to measure whether it was worth the risk to persuade his boss to make concessions on the immigration issue. If the benefits brought by Haihan are of sufficient weight, then it is not impossible to think of another solution to the immigration issue.
It was Liu Shang's idea to propose this plan, but it was up to Fu Li to decide how much benefit it would give North Korean officials.
Fu Li then came up with two plans. One was to give Park Beixiu a one-time sum of money as an expense for him to manage the relationship, and the money was deposited in Haihan Bank, allowing Park Beixiu to withdraw it on his own; The plan is to give Park a plantation somewhere outside North Korea, and the income will be deposited in Park's account every year. The income period can be as long as several decades. Park can also send people to the local management and operation on his own.
Park Beok-soo can choose to get rich overnight or make a long-term success, and the latter has an additional benefit: it leaves him with an escape route overseas. If he wants to leave North Korea in the future, or send his family to expand overseas, this place Industry will be its foundation. Of course, Park Beixiu is still a confidant of North Korea's important minister Kim Sang-heon. With the end of the anti-Qing war, the rise of the main war faction in North Korea's official circles is a foregone conclusion, and the future is bright. This retreat seems to be of little use for the time being.
In the end, Park Beixiu chose the first solution that was more beneficial to him at the moment. However, in order to ensure that it would succeed, Haehan would only give him 30% of the promised amount in advance. After the two countries reached a preliminary agreement on the immigration issue, Haehan The remainder will be paid to him through his bank account.
As for where this funding came from, in fact, the wool comes from the sheep. A sum of money was taken from the special military subsidy given to Haehan by North Korea to do this. The money that Park Buk-soo finally got came from the North Korean treasury. Yes, Haihan actually didn’t pay for it.
Of course, this arrangement requires the support of the military. After all, the money provided by North Korean officials was given to the Haihan Garrison in the name of military subsidies. The money was temporarily managed by the military, so Fu Li returned the money later. I have to make a report to Qian Tiandun. However, compared to the long-term benefits after opening the immigration channel, Qian Tiandun probably wouldn't mind too much this kind of expenditure to bribe North Korean officials.
After the matter was settled, the atmosphere at the wine table became more relaxed. The issues that have not been reached at the negotiation table for several months were resolved satisfactorily at the wine table today. The efficiency of this negotiation is much higher than that of official formal consultations.
Perhaps because he was born in Lidong, he has been accustomed to drinking various home-brewed fruit wines since he was a child. Fu Li's drinking capacity is much better than Liu Shang's, and he even has enough energy to help Liu Shang, who is overwhelmed with alcohol, stop drinking. Here, Park Beixiu and two of his men couldn't defeat the power of a single person. In the end, the five people drank nearly two jars of wine, and Liu Shang finally lay down before the show was over. The condition of the three Koreans was not much better, and only Fu Li was able to leave on his own.
Early the next morning, Fu Li and Liu Shang went to the headquarters to see Qian Tiandun and reported to him the results of the talks with North Korean officials the previous day. As expected, Qian Tiandun was not particularly concerned about the expenses incurred in bribing North Korean officials. He was more concerned about the follow-up of this matter to urge North Korea to reach an agreement on the immigration issue as soon as possible.
"The money can be given, but the matter must be done well." Qian Tiandun stretched out his hand and nodded to Fu Li: "The road has been paved, and you will be responsible for this matter."
"A humble position will definitely live up to your destiny!" Fu Li immediately replied firmly. This was the first official task he took over after coming to North Korea, so there was no room for error. However, Liu Shang is about to leave office. Without this colleague who is willing to help, Fu Li will probably have to deal with difficulties alone.
In the next few days, Fu Li was still busy with work handovers. The civil affairs management work of the Datongjiang base involves many countries. If Fu Li had not worked in Sanya for so many years, he would have been accustomed to an international working environment and had rich experience in dealing with people from various countries. It would be difficult for someone else to work in Sanya. Got started in such a short period of time.
Even so, Fu Li secretly complained about the cumbersome civil affairs management work. He used to be responsible for public security affairs, but now he is responsible for more than just the public security field. The daily work arrangements of these thousands of people are enough to make People were dizzy.
Although Liu Shang established a civil affairs management organization in just two or three months after arriving here and trained a group of grassroots cadres promoted from the local area, the time for these people to receive training and join the job was too short, even in It seems that Fu Li, a semi-layman, is not professional enough. Not to mention helping Fu Li to share his worries, Fu Li often has to personally check before arranging work for them.
But there is nothing to complain about. After all, it was only a few months between North Korea's request for military assistance and the construction of the Datong River base. Haihan simply did not have time to organize enough cadres to send them here, so he had to come from nearby Liaodong. He and Shandong dispatched officials to respond to the emergency, and Liu Shang was one of them. When Fu Li came to take over at this time, he had already skipped the most troublesome period, and it was much easier than when Liu Shang came.
After finishing the work during the day, it was not over. Every night, as Liu Shang said, people lined up to treat Fu Li to dinner. This was not just a relaxing meal and drink after work. The hosts were almost all colleagues or subordinates who had a working relationship with Fu Li, and they all had their own interests during the meal. Fu Li had to stay awake despite being drunk, confirm everyone's attitudes and ideas, and build a network of local officialdom relationships in his mind.
These human interactions were a relatively novel experience for Fu Li, who had left the familiar environment of Sanya, and it also allowed him to learn more about how Haihan's overseas controlled areas operate. A lot of information that could only be understood through words in Sanya in the past can now be experienced more realistically.
Although Haihan's area of control in North Korea is not large, it is quite special in nature, and the military base enjoys many privileges invisibly. However, in Haihan's plan, in addition to the function of garrisoning troops, this place will also have to assume some trade functions after the war. At that time, a part of the land will be set aside for the construction of commercial warehouses, warehouses, civilian docks and other facilities.
However, Sanya has not yet sent officials from the commercial department to set up commercial structures here. Most of the Haihan and Daming merchant ships docked here are spontaneous and lack unified management. Liu Shang suggested that Fu Li should incorporate maritime trade into local planning as soon as possible after taking office, start official investment promotion activities, and allow businessmen to join the local port construction project to accelerate the speed of local infrastructure construction.
A week after Fu Li arrived at the Datong River base, Liu Shang was finally leaving office and returning to Liaodong. The day before leaving, Fu Li invited Liu Shang as a host, and in addition to doing so, he also thanked him for his care during this period. Fu Li originally wanted to use this excuse to invite Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom to attend, but these two people had set off south to Seoul a few days ago to discuss various post-war affairs arrangements with the King of Korea, and they happened to miss the time. "It's time to say goodbye. I don't know when we will meet next time. Director Liu, don't be polite to me today. You must drink this cup!" Fu Li took the initiative to raise his glass to invite him.
Liu Shang raised his glass with a wry smile and said, "I'll just drink this cup, but Director Fu, don't try to persuade me anymore, otherwise I'll have to take another step first."
Joking aside, Liu Shang drank half of the glass of wine when Fu Li asked him to put it down. Liu Shang was really drunk and the dinner could not go on.
Liu Shang put down his glass and said: "It's only more than two hundred nautical miles from the Datong River base to Port Arthur. There will be many opportunities to move around in the future. Whenever Director Fu is free, he can come to Jinzhou for a few days at any time."
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"I'm afraid I won't be able to have time for a while!" Fu Li said with emotion: "A lot of work is planned. I guess there won't be any holidays this year. If you really want to come to Jinzhou, it will only depend on when you have business trips. opportunity.”
After sending Liu Shang away, Fu Li didn't think much about the next meeting. Now that Tom Wang and Qian Tiandun have gone to Seoul, Morgan is going to Shandong with his sniper team for training. The civil and military officials in this base are Fu Li and Gao Qiaonan who are temporarily calling the shots. There are still a lot of things to deal with. . In the next period of time, he will probably experience the feeling that Liu Shang had not being able to get a full night's sleep some time ago.
At this time, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom had arrived in Seoul on a warship, accompanied by Annan military attache Zheng Tinghe and Portuguese military attache Simao. They would also start negotiations with North Korea on trade issues. Due to their status, the Fujian Navy did not send representatives to participate in this meeting. After all, it was impossible for Xu Yuzhuo to reach any agreement with North Korea on behalf of the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, it might cause the Ming Dynasty envoys stationed in Seoul to gain unnecessary leverage.
The Fujian Navy's dispatch of a fleet to join the coalition forces in dispatching troops to Korea did not receive permission from the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that it was an unauthorized expedition. Of course, the court did not receive any news, but if the Fujian garrison was punished for this, it would not only be useless but also have a bad impact. It would only highlight the court's poor control over the local garrison. Therefore, the court and the Ministry of War also pretended not to know about this. , let the Fujian Navy do whatever it takes.
As long as the officers of the Fujian Navy did not meet with the Ming envoys in North Korea, everyone could pretend that nothing had happened, and the North Korean authorities would naturally not take the initiative to mention this embarrassing situation to one of them. Therefore, after the war, Xu Yuzhuo did not go to Seoul with General Haihan, but took the naval fleet to the Yalu River to ensure that the Qing army would not launch another counterattack.
As the savior of North Korea, Wang Tom and his party naturally received extremely high courtesy. North Korean King Li Zhu held a grand welcome ceremony on the bank of the Han River. Kim Sang-hyun was present as a representative to welcome the arrival of the coalition generals. King Li Jie also left Gyeongbokgung Palace and led his ministers to meet the allied generals outside Gwanghwamun. He went to greet the envoys sent by the sovereign country, Ming Dynasty, and the scene was just like this.
After the guests and hosts met and exchanged greetings, Li Zhu welcomed the guests into the palace and held a banquet in honor of them. This time the coalition forces sent troops to repel the Qing invasion and chased them back to the north of the Yalu River. Li Zhu was very satisfied with this and unabashedly called the coalition forces headed by Haihan "celestial soldiers" during the banquet. "Heavenly General" was full of praise for his performance.
"Your country has kept your word and sent troops to help our country retreat from the enemy. From now on, your army will be stationed along the Datong River, and our country will no longer have to worry about the invasion of the Qing army!" Li Zhu did not think that the Haihan Army was stationed on North Korean soil. What's the problem? On the contrary, I feel that this can bring me more security.
"Since we are allies, this is what we should do. Your Majesty the King appreciates it." Wang Tom said politely. Of course, this courtesy is partly due to the huge military expenditure provided by North Korea. After all, people spend money to buy peace, so Haihan will naturally give him the safest treatment after receiving the money.
Li Zhu was actually very glad that he had chosen to form a military alliance with Haihan before. Otherwise, he would have had nowhere else to send reinforcements this time when the Qing army invaded. The Ming Dynasty would definitely not send troops when the Ni Bodhisattva crossed the river. He had already asked the Ming Dynasty envoy, and after the other party made some high-sounding excuses, he finally agreed to suggest that the court issue an order to Dongjiang Town to assist North Korea in resisting the Qing army. .
But the problem is that everyone in Dongjiang Town has defected to Haihan a long time ago, and even their families have moved from Pidao to Jinzhou. No matter how many imperial edicts are issued by the Ming Dynasty, they cannot mobilize this army. It is impossible for the Ming Dynasty not to do this. Understand, to put it bluntly, I just want to put things aside and don't want to deploy troops to save North Korea amid internal and external troubles.
Li Zhu could understand Ming's choice, but he would not accept such an arrangement. In his opinion, the suzerain should have the strength of the suzerain. Even the Qing army would not dare to touch it and let North Korea be beaten. What would be the use of such a suzerain? On the other hand, although Haihan is relatively philistine, he actually brought thousands of troops from the South China Sea, fought in Korea for several months, and drove the once arrogant Qing army back to their home base. This is what a leading brother should do. style.
So after the war, Li Zhu also figured out that since the Ming Dynasty could no longer provide North Korea with the protection it deserved, and Haihan had a clear advantage in this regard, there was no need for North Korea to remain respectful to the Ming Dynasty. , but the benefits of having a good relationship with Haihan are greater. Joining the military alliance led by Haihan may be the best way for North Korea to protect itself in the future.
Of course, just garrisoning troops is not enough. Li Zhu also needs more military assistance from Haihan, such as training the army on his behalf, training officers, purchasing weapons and equipment produced by Haihan, etc. However, these measures to increase military strength cost a lot of money, so North Korea now needs new means to expand its financial channels. It cannot always count on the landowners in the south to raise donations to support the operation of the army.
(End of chapter)