Chapter 2712
However, the influx of a large number of Japanese immigrants will inevitably have an impact on the composition of the local permanent population, and may even become a factor of instability in the local society. How to manage immigrants from different regions and even different countries is also a problem that every overseas colonial zone authority must face, and it is also a goal that everyone in the mission is concerned about.
Shiro Amakusa explained his experience in this area to everyone without any concealment: "Our country has accumulated very rich experience in the management of overseas colonies and has a relatively mature system. In the Sasebo area, in addition to the most basic household registration, In addition to public security and employment, we also focus on three aspects-taxation, military service, and education.”
"When I was still working under Mr. Qian, I heard him often mention that paying taxes, joining the army, and educating are the three magic weapons to control the immigrant population. It is said that if you don't pay taxes, you don't know the relationship between them, and if you don't join the army, you don't know the relationship between them. Educate people who don't know how to care for each other. Only by doing these three things can we truly win over people's hearts and make them regard themselves as a member of the Haihan people. Now this theory is also very effective in the governance of the Sasebo area, I know. I will always be grateful to Mr. Qian for his teachings.”
The "Master Qian" in Shiro Amakusa's mouth was of course his former boss Qian Tiandun. Although Qian Tiandun has been leading troops in wars for many years and has not actually served as a local official in a certain place, he has indeed experienced many hardships in the early days of overseas colonial areas in the process of opening up territory for Haihan. situation.
From the South China Sea to Liaodong, from Annan to North Korea, most of the actual control areas opened by Haihan outside Hainan Island were participated by Qian Tiandun and his troops. Therefore, Qian Tiandun, as a person who has experienced it, does have profound insights into how to manage overseas colonial areas and quickly integrate naturalized people into Haihan's social system. His vision and insight are much higher than those of ordinary officials, and the experience he has summed up is enough for those who come after him to regard him as a model.
Amakusa Shiro was not the only one who benefited from it. After hearing this statement, Tao Hongfang and others also pondered the beauty of it in their hearts.
Taxation allows new immigrants to understand who governs them here, military service allows immigrants to know who they should be loyal to, and indoctrination is to allow immigrants to accept their new nationality and identity from a cultural level. Amakusa Shiro himself was a naturalized Japanese citizen, and he was even more sympathetic to the effectiveness of relevant methods, which was indeed something that Han officials could not achieve.
For now, the relevant policies of the Sasebo Colonial Zone are basically copied from domestic standards, but some details will be adjusted based on the actual local situation.
For example, naturalized Japanese citizens who enlist in the army in Sasebo will not, in principle, stay and serve locally. Instead, after completing recruit training, they will be sent to Liaodong, North Korea and other places to complete their military service, in order to prevent certain unsafe factors.
There are also related measures in culture and education. The school will deliberately add courses related to Chinese culture, and select some Japanese students with good foundation to cross the sea to Haihan for further studies. Of course, considering the actual cost, students who can receive this kind of treatment often have certain family backgrounds, and there are even children of nobles from surrounding areas.
Zhu Zian also raised a question that interested him: "General Amakusa, what is the nature of the Sasebo area? Has it been demarcated with Japan?"
Amakusa Shiro said: "Our country has clearly informed the Japanese shogunate from the beginning that a certain scale of armed forces will be stationed in the Sasebo area to protect Haihan's interests in Japan and the safety of Haihan nationals in Japan. Of course, the Japanese shogunate affirms They will not support us in doing this, but there is no effective way to do this. As for the demarcation of the border, the Japanese do not want to do it, and we do not want to do it, so to this day, the two countries have not reached any formal agreement on this. "Zhu Zian is also smart. Although Amakusa Shiro did not explain the reason, he immediately figured out the reason. If the Japanese take the initiative to discuss delimitation, it will be equivalent to recognizing the legality of Haihan's establishment of a military base and colonial zone in the Sasebo area, which will definitely be quite detrimental to the reputation of the rulers. The reason why Haihan is unwilling to demarcate is even simpler. Failure to demarcate means there is no boundary. No boundary means that the scope of the Sasebo Colonial Zone can continue to expand outward depending on the situation in the future. There is no need to take the initiative to create a boundary. Frame inside.
Regarding the matter of demarcation, one side did not want to mention it for the sake of face, and the other side did not want to mention it for the sake of future development. The two sides actually reached a strange tacit understanding on this matter, allowing the Sasebo Colonial Zone to maintain its existence in this way. To Zhu Zian, this was indeed a big deal. The above is a strange thing that has never been heard of.
The issue that Shi Chengwu is more concerned about is related to local military functions: "General Amakusa, the Sasebo troops that came with the mission this time will have 850 people deployed to the local area to complete the rotation of personnel. I don't know. Is everything ready here? ”
Amakusa Shiro nodded and said: "The list of personnel for the change of defense has been made. Some positions require five to seven days to complete the handover. It should be completed before you return."
The troops stationed here are all deployed from the country, so a rotation system is adopted. Each unit deployed here will be stationed for training for about two years, and then will be transferred back to the country and replaced by another unit. This is also the norm for Haihan's troops stationed abroad. Some of the fleets traveling with the mission this time were stationed in Jeju Island, Seoul, Sasebo and other places. The troops who have completed their training mission will later return to Zhoushan Dinghai Port by ship.
Next, Tao Hongfang asked about local finances: "General Amakusa, are the local fiscal revenue and expenditures balanced? Maybe there is a surplus?"
Amakusa Shiro shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not that easy. It cost millions to build this base, and the daily military expenditure after the garrison is not a small amount. The output of a few thousand local people alone is simply not enough to fill the hole. . To be honest, the funds needed to operate the Sasebo base still depend on the allocation from the Tokai Region, and there will not be much change in the foreseeable period.”
Tao Hongfang said: "Now that the maritime trade route is open, maybe we can consider developing some special industries locally?"
Amakusa Shiro said: "Actually, I have also thought about it, but there are many practical difficulties in implementation. First of all, the local population is too small. Without a population, there is no labor force. Without a labor force, it is difficult to produce enough output, and it cannot attract businesses to settle in. . Secondly, there are no local specialties. Apart from various service industries centered on the base, there are only farming, fishing and shipbuilding. ”
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