Chapter 1841 Opportunity to change destiny

In the war zone in northwestern North Korea, only the Taedong River base has maintained a relatively stable order. The coalition aiding North Korea is composed of four countries. Counting prisoners of war and hosts, there are actually six in this base

Although the composition of the country's people is very mixed, because Haihan implemented very strict wartime military control measures here and adopted a rationing system for food, no one dared to challenge Haihan's prestige.

Regardless of whether they are Han Chinese from Liaodong or Koreans sent here by the government, compared to the displaced refugees outside, being able to enter this safe haven protected by the Haihan Army during the war can be regarded as the lucky ones blessed by God.

Pyongyang City, located in the upper reaches of the Taedong River, and the northern part of the city were directly abandoned before the war. Tens of thousands of people were temporarily evacuated to the south of the Taedong River, the upper reaches, and the Haihan-controlled area located downstream.

.The Qing army occupied Pyongyang City without bloodshed. Although they did not grab many valuable things, they set fire to most of the houses inside and outside the city when they left. This kind of sabotage directly led to the post-war crisis.

There are a large number of homeless North Korean civilians.

Although the North Korean government is also organizing post-war reconstruction and relief, it is far from meeting the needs of the people. The only place nearby that can guarantee basic living conditions is the Haihan Military Base located in the lower reaches of the Datong River. Because of the Haihan Base

There are still many unfinished infrastructure projects in the country that require a large number of laborers. At least the food and shelter of the migrant workers working here can be guaranteed. Therefore, the North Korean migrant workers who should have chosen to return home after the war showed no signs of voluntarily leaving. On the contrary, more

Thousands of North Korean people continue to appear outside the base, hoping to find a living here.

There are also some people who came up with the idea of ​​​​changing their families after learning about Haihan's immigration policy. After all, Haihan's military strength is obvious to all. If it hadn't been for his timely action, North Korea would have been unable to resist the southern invasion of its powerful northern neighbor.

The citizens of Haihan, who are under strong armed protection, obviously have no such concerns.

More importantly, for many North Korean people who were originally at the bottom of society, changing nationality is very likely to be an opportunity to change their own destiny. They have many opportunities to contact Haihan Army soldiers at the Datong River base, and there are various ways to

Knowing the origins and current treatment of these Haihan soldiers can also help us learn more about Haihan's national conditions. Most people will inevitably yearn for the rich and peaceful southern country that Haihan soldiers mentioned.

Of course, it is no longer as simple and easy to apply for Haihan citizenship as it was in the early years. It is not possible to pass the customs after applying. Moreover, considering the current diplomatic relations with North Korea, it is not appropriate for the Haihan garrison to openly collect and transport a large number of people from North Korea.

At most, they can only recruit some labor force for local use in the name of recruiting civilian workers.

Several senior Haihan officials were busy dealing with various post-war affairs and naturally had no time to personally manage civil affairs. Liu Shang, who was transferred from Liaodong for support, temporarily became the official in charge of civil affairs in the base. Currently, the Liaodong Han refugees in the base

In addition, there are still nearly 8,000 Korean civilians, and there are thousands of Korean refugees outside the base who are looking to Haihan to take in. To manage these tens of thousands of non-Haihan people, Liu Shang has to spend more than ten hours every day to deal with thousands of people.

It was a confusing matter. The troops began to take turns after the war, but the department he was responsible for had no vacation to take, and still had to continue to work.

Liu Shang can obviously feel that his physical condition is declining recently. After all, he has not had a full night's sleep for almost a month. He often wakes up after lying down for an hour or two to deal with some emergencies, such as construction site accidents and refugees.

There are always many things that his subordinates are unsure about, such as finding relatives, food distribution, fights and disputes, suspected spies, etc., and he has to resolve these troubles.

When he first arrived in Shandong, Liu Shang missed his days in Sanya very much. After going to Liaodong, he felt that his life in Shandong was quite relaxed. Now that he has worked in North Korea for a while, he misses his days in Liaodong very much. Although

The living environment is a little more difficult, but at least he can have good food and sleep every day. Unlike the refugee camps that stretch for miles along the Datong River, there are countless troubles waiting for him every day.

Liu Shang even thought about reporting to be transferred back to Liaodong more than once, but he also knew that this would not work. The military specially seconded him from Liaodong because of his ability in civil affairs management and propaganda work.

It is not that simple to find someone to replace him. Even if he submits an application report, he will not be allowed to leave. On the contrary, he may attract dissatisfaction from his superiors. Liu Shang is a person who pursues an official career, and naturally he does not want to be dismissed because of such a thing.

It would affect his future development prospects, so although the work here was very arduous, he gritted his teeth and persevered.

However, Liu Shang got some good news a few days ago. It is said that another official has been transferred from Sanya. He will probably take over the civil affairs management of the Datong River base in the future. People are already taking a boat from Dinghai Port in Zhoushan to North Korea.

He is on his way, and he shouldn't have to wait long for the trip. This means that Liu Shang will be able to hand over the work here to his successor soon, and return to Liaodong with great success.

Seeing that he was about to escape from the sea of ​​misery, this news finally made Liu Shang's mood improve. Even most of his subordinates noticed that their boss was no longer as anxious as he had been a few days ago.

After Liu Shang came to North Korea, for work needs, he also promoted some smart and capable personnel from the North Koreans to serve as stewards and supervisors. Under his words and deeds, these people quickly learned how to watch their words, please their bosses, and manage them.

compatriots, and seek their own interests in this position of connecting the past and the future.

Cui Ren was one of the stewards promoted by Liu Shang himself. Before entering the Datongjiang base, he was just a poor scholar in Anzhou. Although he had received basic education and could read and write, his education level was not enough to obtain a meritorious title, so he could only

He wrote letters, contracts and other things for people in the countryside to earn a living. When the Qing army went south, Cui Ren felt that Anzhou was not safe very early, so he persuaded his family to go south to escape the war.

Cui Ren's foresight was right. When he and his family arrived in Pyongyang, he was surprised to find that the government here was organizing people to evacuate Pyongyang and evacuated the entire city. It seemed that they were giving up the city in advance.

.Even the city of Pyongyang was abandoned by the imperial court, so there was no hope for Anzhou. Cui Ren's family could only be thankful that they left Anzhou as early as possible, otherwise they would probably become trophies taken away by the Qing army.

In order to attract the Qing army to the lower reaches of the Datong River for a decisive battle, North Korean officials followed Haihan's arrangement and abandoned the defense of Pyongyang City. At this time, there were tens of thousands of North Korean refugees waiting for resettlement on the banks of the Datong River. Due to limited water transportation capacity, not all

Everyone can go to the safe zone in the south. The rich and powerful among them can naturally seek the qualifications to cross the river by boat to the south bank to escape the war. However, the Cui Ren family has no background and no property, so they cannot participate in this kind of

The competition is cutthroat.

According to the arrangements of the government, Cui In's family has two options to choose from. One is to go to the upper reaches of the Taedong River and enter the mountainous area northeast of Pyongyang to escape the war. The other is to go to the Haihan-controlled area on the lower reaches of the Taedong River to work as a civilian husband in exchange for a shelter.

qualifications.

The former will inevitably face the dilemma of living in the wild without food and clothing, and may also be captured by the Qing army that will go south later, while the latter does not seem to be much better. After all, the army of another country is stationed there. After arriving there,

Maybe it’s just a matter of being a cow or a horse.

Cui Ren once again made the right decision at this time. He decisively took his family south along the Datong River, and it took him two days to arrive at the Haihan controlled area.

He was only an adult man, but he was also thin and frail. Haihan did not intend to take him in at first, but later Cui Ren claimed that he could read and digitize, and after being tested, he was accepted as an exception.

There are not many refugees like Cui Ren who have a certain cultural foundation and no family background. There are many vacancies suitable for him in the refugee camp. After Cui Ren's family settled in, he was sent to work as a clerk.

Responsible for registering refugee information. When he was in the countryside, he often wrote contracts and other documents for others, so he got started quickly. After simple training, he started working.

Liu Shang noticed Cui Ren's existence when he was reviewing the refugee registration information, and brought him in for an interview. After confirming Cui Ren's identity and background, Liu Shang decided to promote him to a more powerful manager.

Not just a clerk with a pen.

The reason why Liu Shang appreciates Cui Ren so much is because he thinks that the other person is a person with a goal in life, not just to get shelter or a living. If he is given more power, then maybe he can help Haihan

Complete more tasks.

Although Cui Ren had never been a village chief in the past, he was quite self-taught in this regard. He did not disappoint Liu Shang. After being promoted, Cui Ren managed a 500-person village

The camp area soon became the most orderly area in the civilian camp.

Liu Shang would spend an hour or two every day to inspect the camp and deal with some backlogged affairs. Today when he inspected the camp under Cui Ren's jurisdiction, Cui Ren took the initiative to report anything to Liu Shang alone.

Liu Shang followed Cui Ren into a tent. Cui Ren fumbled and took out an oil paper bag from his sleeve, presented it to Liu Shang with both hands and said: "I got a ginseng by chance yesterday. Sir, I have been working hard for many days, so I can use this to nourish my body."

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Liu Shang did not pick it up immediately, but simply responded: "This thing of yours...wasn't it dug out here?"

Seeing that Liu Shang asked about the origin of the ginseng, Cui Ren did not hide it and told him honestly. It turned out that there was a hunter in the camp he managed. Seeing that the war was over, the Korean civilian husbands might be deported back to their original places one after another.

This Orion was thinking about applying for naturalization as Haihan. After Cui Ren heard about it, he went to talk to this Orion. He gained the Orion's trust through repeated visits, so he handed him this ginseng, hoping that through Cui Ren, an "official", he would

Get the opportunity to apply for naturalization.

Cui Ren took the ginseng without intending to keep it for himself. He took it out and handed it to Liu Shang the next day. After listening to his explanation, Liu Shang felt that there was no loophole in it, so he took the oil paper from his hand.

When you open the bag, you can smell a plant aroma. This ginseng is about two fingers thick, with its roots intact and undamaged. It weighs about half a kilogram. Although it is not a top-quality product, it can be considered a good product in this place.

It's a rarity.

"You are very thoughtful." Liu Shang nodded and said, "But you are quite courageous. You actually dare to agree to apply for naturalization for someone in private!"

Cui Ren didn't feel much anger when he heard Liu Shang's words, and immediately responded: "I don't dare because of my humble position. I just feel that losing such a good thing is a waste of nature, so it is better to take it down and let the adults enjoy it. As for applying for immigration

The matter of naturalization will naturally have to wait for the chiefs to make a decision."

This kind of operation of bullying superiors and concealing subordinates to benefit oneself is actually very common in civilian camps and refugee camps in the base, but as long as it does not affect daily operations, Liu Shang will not go out of his way to picket it.

After all, this kind of thing may happen, and he himself is one of the beneficiaries.

Of course, Liu Shang has been working in this circle for a long time, and he knows very well that pie will not fall in the sky. If his subordinates take the initiative to give him benefits and flatter him, they must be asking for something. Cui Ren has not gone round and round.

Dare to say it clearly, then only he can take the initiative to ask questions.

"Then tell me, what benefits do you want to exchange for this ginseng?" Liu Shang asked directly.

Cui Ren responded: "I dare not negotiate terms with adults because of my humble position. I just want to make a long-term livelihood for my family."

Liu Shang pondered: "Then what do you mean, are you not going to follow the government's arrangements and return to your hometown?"

Cui Rendao: "Before I was humble, I only had two shabby houses in Anzhou. Now maybe even the shabby houses are gone. I can't even find a place to stay when I go back. Instead, I work for Haihan here to ensure peace. To be honest, sir,

I really want to stay in this humble position, so please let me do it."

Cui Ren didn't mention a word that he wanted to be naturalized as Haihan, but this intention had been expressed before when he told the origin of ginseng. Liu Shang was a native, so he naturally understood what his subordinates meant. In fact, people like Cui Ren wanted to

There are quite a few North Koreans who stayed, especially those temporary officials who were promoted after arriving at the base and began to enjoy power. They did not want to go back to the days of being ordinary people.

If it were in Liaodong, such a small matter could indeed be decided by Liu Shang with one word. However, this is North Korea, and the matter of recruiting North Koreans to immigrate and naturalize is quite sensitive. The higher-ups have also specifically warned not to handle it casually, so Liu Shang would not do it casually.

He is also very careful. What's more, there are officials coming from Sanya to take over the work soon. Now he has promised Cui Ren to handle special matters for him, but his successor may not be willing to accept it, which will inevitably lead to another trouble.
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