Chapter 1851 Political Purpose
Any opinion leader who can remain standing despite the ups and downs in the officialdom for decades, his IQ and EQ cannot be underestimated. Even if North Korea has always played the role of a weakling like a doormat in East Asia in this era, but There are still some outstanding politicians in the country, and senior officials such as Kim Sang-heon and Cui Ming-gil are members of this special group.
Although Choi Ming-gil is temporarily at a disadvantage in North Korea's domestic political struggle, his sense of presence has not declined too much because of the victory of Kim Sang-hun's faction. There are many voices attacking Cui Mingji's faction in North Korea, but as long as Li Jie does not express his position, Cui Mingji still has a position that ordinary people cannot shake in North Korea's political arena.
But precisely because of his respected status, there are countless people who are watching Cui Mingji overtly or covertly. It is difficult for Haihan to contact the other party through some unconventional means, let alone arrange a private meeting. Officials from Kim Sang-hyun's faction obviously do not want to allow Hae-han to have too many opportunities for contact with Cui Ming-gil.
Currently, Kim Sang-hyun is serving as North Korea's chief judge and controls the country's foreign affairs. Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom believe that it is difficult to get in touch with Cui Mingji's group at the moment, so they can only wait patiently for the opportunity. However, they still underestimated Cui Mingji's political quality and methods. Kim Sangxian wanted to exclude Cui Mingji from the negotiations, but how could this man be willing to just be a spectator. During the next negotiation, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom saw the appearance of Mr. Cui Mingji, the judge of Li Cao.
"It seems that the negotiation will become more difficult!" After the two parties took their seats after greeting each other, Qian Tiandun could not help but lower his voice and muttered to Tom Wang. The political conflict between Cui Mingji and Kim Sang-heon is well known to everyone, and they have also spoken out against letting Haehan enter important fields such as salt and iron. When he joined the negotiations, Qian Tiandun subconsciously believed that his attitude would be against the two countries. In-depth cooperation.
"That's not necessarily the case. Let's take a look first and then talk about it." Wang Tom had a different view on this. He always felt that since Cui Mingji was not stupid, he would not act like a chariot. When the Qing army came, he knew how to persuade the king to negotiate peace instead of starting a war. So Haihan's strength was obviously superior to the Qing army, how could this person do it? Can't see the situation clearly and jump out to fight Haihan?
The topic of negotiation still continues what was not discussed before, that is, in-depth cooperation between the two parties in certain important industries. To put it bluntly, North Korea is relaxing restrictions and allowing Haihan to enter these originally state-owned fields for business activities.
Previously, Li Zhu had been going around in circles and refused to agree to Haihan's request. One of the main reasons was that he received many objections during discussions with ministers on the matter, which made him worried that if the matter was pushed forward forcefully, it would affect the domestic political situation. Stablize.
According to what I heard from Kim Sang-joo before, Cui Ming-gil is the main representative of the opposition. However, what he objects to is that Kim Sang-heon engages in a one-talk house and does not allow other factions in the DPRK and China to participate in negotiations. He also attacks Kim Sang-heon because he wants to take advantage of it. Seeking personal gain.
After Cui Mingji did this, Kim Sangxian could no longer exclude him in order to show that he was not selfish, and Li Zhu could only arrange for him to join the negotiation. And Tom Wang felt that Cui Mingji had sharpened his head and squeezed in, not just to express his opposition to the industrial cooperation between the two countries in front of him, because at most, doing so would only delay the historical process of North Korea. He personally does not have much actual benefits to speak of, but he may offend Haihan. Wang Tom believes that Cui Mingji cannot not think of this, let alone participate in negotiations with such a purpose.
"Cui Banshu, what do you think?"
Now that Cui Mingji has been included in the negotiation team, no matter whether this decision is good or bad, King Li Jing naturally still wants to hear his views on the industrial cooperation plan between the two countries.
Cui Mingji bowed his head to Li Li, then looked at the two people on Haihan's side, and said unhurriedly: "I think there is something wrong with the plan proposed by Haihan, and I hope that your Majesty and the two of them will Don’t blame the general!”
Tom Wang smiled and said: "Since there is something wrong, let's discuss it and talk openly and honestly, maybe it will be settled! This is the purpose of our coming to Seoul, Master Cui said it's okay. ”
Tom Wang was very confident. He really did not think that Cui Mingji would openly oppose cooperation with Haihan, because this would become a rebellion against the king, and questioning the rationality of the package proposed by Haihan was a good starting point. , Cui Mingji only said "inappropriate" instead of categorically denying its feasibility. In Wang Tom's view, it was actually a disguised compromise, which was also consistent with Wang Tom's initial judgment. Therefore, he was willing to give Cui Mingji a chance to express his opinions to further judge his purpose.
Since Haihan didn't mind, Li Jie naturally wouldn't stop Cui Mingji from expressing his opinion. Jin Sangxian's face was expressionless, and he didn't even look at Cui Mingji. He seemed not to care about his existence, but whether he was really so calm or indifferent, only he knew in his heart.
Cui Mingji saw that neither Li Zhu nor Haihan people stopped him from expressing his opinion, so he cleared his throat and said: "I have read your country's proposal, which mentioned that all industries built in North Korea will mainly employ North Korean people. To solve the livelihood problems of the tens of thousands of war refugees who were displaced by the Qing invasion in our country after the war, can this be regarded as a commitment by your country? ”
Tom Wang didn't know what he meant, but he still nodded and responded: "Hiring people from your country to build and operate these industries is an inevitable measure. In the long run, it will definitely play a role in providing relief for work. If Mr. Cui feels uneasy, Then when the two countries sign a cooperation agreement, these specific implementation provisions can be written down to ensure that these measures can be implemented.”
In fact, regardless of whether North Korea has such a request, Haihan will definitely need to hire a large number of local laborers to solve the labor required for these labor-intensive industries. As for providing work-for-work relief to war refugees, it is just for these people. Just find a more high-sounding reason for this business measure. Of course, Wang Tom didn't think that Cui Mingji would not have thought of this with his knowledge. There must be other reasons why the other party raised this question.
Cui Mingji continued: "Since, as General Wang said, in the future, these local people who are employed by your country may have to rely on the industries operated by your country for their livelihood, then who will they be under the jurisdiction of? Will they be under the local government of our country, or will they be under the jurisdiction of your country? Like the Datong River Base, will it be managed by your country? "The question raised by Cui Mingji is undoubtedly very practical. If thousands of North Korean workers at the Datong River Base accept the jurisdiction of Haihan as an emergency arrangement in wartime, then in peacetime in the future, they will be under the jurisdiction of Haehan. If the Koreans hired by Haihan are not under the jurisdiction of the government, but are in charge of Haihan, this seems to be a bit unreasonable.
The Datong River base is a special product under Kim Sang-heon's strong advocacy. There are indeed many irregularities in the operation, and there are even some gray areas that cannot be disclosed to the outside world. From Kim Sang-heon's point of view, he will definitely choose to pretend to be blind about certain governance issues, but Cui Ming-gil will not do that. He is here today just to find fault in the Haihan people's plan. The purpose is not to hinder the cooperation between the two countries, but to It is to let King Li Zhu see who really cares about North Korea.
Qian Tiandun was almost entirely responsible for the construction and operation of the Datong River base, while Wang Tom had been active in the Yalu River basin and the Liaodong coastline in the past few months. He only led his troops back to participate in the final decisive battle on the eve of the Qing army's arrival at the Datong River base. Therefore, Tom Wang did not respond rashly to the questions raised by Cui Mingji, but left it to Qian Tiandun to answer.
Qian Tiandun knew that if he answered this question improperly, he might have bad thoughts in Li Zhu's heart. He thought about it for a moment before answering: "Master Cui, regarding this issue, my opinion is to make the best of the situation and deal with it as appropriate. Daily routine It would be more convenient for us to manage the affairs on our behalf. If a serious security case occurs, it will be handled by both of us through consultation. Of course, your country can also send officials to station, just like it does at the Datong River base. It also facilitates timely communication of information, which is good for both of us. I wonder what Mr. Cui thinks?”
Qian Tiandun's answer is actually Tai Chi. This so-called discretionary handling has a very wide scale. It is also within Haihan's control to judge whether the matter is serious enough to require communication with the North Korean official and negotiate a solution together. , it’s just that I didn’t say anything at the moment.
Qian Tiandun was not worried about whether the North Koreans could accept such a measure, because he also felt that Cui Mingji actually did not have too much hostility towards him. The other party did not explicitly oppose the cooperation plan, but only made some indifferent suggestions. Doubts, on the contrary, give oneself the opportunity to further explain the content of cooperation. It seems like they are contradictory questions and answers, but if you look carefully, there is no smell of gunpowder in them. Sure enough, this political veteran has some tricks up his sleeve.
Qian Tiandun's judgment was soon further verified. Cui Mingji then asked several questions in succession, all focusing on key points such as the early development, daily operations, personnel flow, and tax payment of these projects in the industrial cooperation plan. , which shows that he did quite in-depth research on the plan proposed by Haihan before participating in today's negotiations.
In the last negotiation, for some reasons, neither Li Zhu nor Jin Sangxian made a clear statement on Haihan's proposal. They just went around and around to delay the time, and naturally they did not raise any decent questions. The questions raised by Cui Mingji today involved almost every detail of the cooperation plan. He deliberately asked the questions in a questioning manner, but left enough space for Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun to explain these details. Even if some of the answers didn't really solve the problem he raised, they all just skipped and let Haihan pass.
Obviously, Cui Mingji used his status as an opposition to come to this occasion to increase his presence. However, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom, far from being disgusted with his behavior, actually appreciated his ability to create such a situation that was beneficial to both parties.
Naturally, Kim Sang-hyun quickly realized Cui Ming-gil's true purpose, but from his standpoint, it was difficult to stop Cui Ming-gil's actions. As we all know, the Haihan people entered North Korea with great fanfare this time, which was the result of his strong advocacy. In order to mobilize this support force, North Korea had to agree to many conditions, including economic compensation. Although the post-war cooperation agreement It has not yet been reached, but both the government and the opposition agree that Kim Sang-heon is on Hae-han's side. Even though he has not expressed his attitude yet, almost everyone believes that sooner or later he will speak out in support of the industrial cooperation plan proposed by Haihan.
So when Cui Mingji appears here as an opposition, if Kim Sang-heon stands up and interrupts Cui Mingji's speech, it will confirm his attitude of supporting Haehan. At that time, it will be impossible to cooperate with the king to avoid delaying. But if Cui Mingji is left alone, this guy is obviously trying to get close to the Haihan people by asking questions. Kim Sangxian does not want the two parties to get too close.
Li Zhu was quite interested in the current situation. Before this, he was worried that there would be too many objections in the court and he did not dare to easily agree to the Haihan people's proposal. However, after Cui Mingji came here today, he started a detailed cross-examination of Haihan, which gave Li Zhu a new understanding of this cooperation plan.
Before this, Li Zhu simply believed that this plan was an excuse for Haihan to squeeze wealth from North Korea, just like they had been asking for huge military expenditures from North Korea. He just changed the way he said it, but today he heard the questions and answers from both sides. Afterwards, Li Zhu realized that the Haihan people's plan was not just lip service, but a more detailed plan. It could be implemented immediately after North Korea nodded.
Moreover, this plan is indeed not just a unilateral benefit for Haihan. The benefits North Korea can obtain from it are not only increasing taxes and solving the livelihood problems of tens of thousands of war refugees, but also promoting domestic economic recovery and war. Post-reconstruction work, and train a group of high-level talents for North Korea who know advanced skills in shipping, shipbuilding, salt production, mining, smelting and other professional fields. The value of the latter may be difficult to measure in terms of money. After all, if these industries are not set up in North Korea, even if North Korea is willing to send people to study in Haihan, they may not be willing to teach them these skills.
According to Haihan's statement, the long-term benefits that North Korea will receive will be far more than this. After Haihan joins the operation of these industries, the entire North Korea will be included in the international trade system led by Haihan. This will Bring a lot of business opportunities to North Korea. With money, building a strong armed force will no longer be a problem that troubles North Korea. The best example has been placed in front of the North Koreans. The Fujian Navy and the Annan Navy in the coalition can almost It is an army built according to Haihanization standards, and its combat effectiveness has been fully verified in the previous anti-Qing war. The fact that these two families can have military expenditures to arm their armies is largely due to the accumulation of sufficient wealth through the trade led by Haihan.
(End of chapter)