Chapter 1849 Resistance to Cooperation

The ruling system of North Korea is similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. Important industries such as salt and iron are extremely strictly supervised, and they basically belong to the state-operated areas. The private sector is not completely absent, but only a very small number of privileged classes are qualified to participate, such as Li Zhu.

He owns several iron mines in northern North Korea under his name. The operating income from these mines will not be included in the national treasury, but will go into his small private treasury.

Not to mention allowing foreigners to directly participate in the management of these industries that involve the national economy and people's livelihood, even the country's underprivileged dignitaries have to step aside. Even the Ming Dynasty, which was regarded as the suzerain state of North Korea in the past, has never made similar requests. And Haihan hopes that North Korea will

The operating rights of these industries can be opened up, so that funds from Haihan can build shipyards and ports, set up salt farms, and mine minerals in North Korea.

These projects are all labor-intensive industries. They can create a large number of employment opportunities in North Korea in the future. Together with the large amount of taxes paid to North Korean officials, they will play a role in stimulating the economic development of North Korea. But the problem is that this is only for Haihan.

North Koreans may not necessarily think so.

If Haihan enters these fields, it will definitely squeeze out some people's jobs, or even cut off some people's way to make a fortune. This will naturally arouse a lot of dissatisfaction and resistance. North Korean officials are also worried that some of these industries will be controlled by Haihan.

Later, it will affect the stability of the original state-owned business model. One of the purposes of Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun's trip is to persuade North Korean officials to accept Haihan's proposal and remove obstacles for Haihan to enter these industries.

The more troublesome part of this matter is Li Jie. Although Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom are confident in persuading him to accept Haihan's conditions, Li Jie's authority in North Korea is not to the extent that he can make a decision with just one word. Especially in

After the end of the war, a large number of war refugees appeared in North Korea. However, because the official government had emptied the national treasury before, there were many problems in relieving refugees and organizing post-disaster reconstruction, which led to many voices of doubt in the country. Even

Some people think that the introduction of Haihan to fight against the Qing Dynasty was actually another form of invasion. Now North Korea has provided Haihan with a lot of money, and allowed Haihan to station troops in the country and obey his words. This is different from directly surrendering to the Qing army.

How big a difference is there?

Naturally, there are people behind such voices. Officials from the peace faction who have lost power, the northern landlord class who have suffered heavy losses, capitulation faction with ulterior motives, and spies who have long secretly defected to the Qing court all want to influence the future of North Korea through public opinion.

Direction. Even if the imperial court intends to have in-depth cooperation with Haihan, it will still face a lot of resistance.

As the king of North Korea, Li Ju obviously lacked sufficient authority when facing such a situation and was unable to suppress various domestic doubts. This also affected his judgment on the direction of the situation in North Korea and whether he should negotiate with Haihan.

There was hesitation in in-depth cooperation. He was even worried that if the relationship with Haihan was not properly handled, it would affect his rule of the country in the future.

However, considering that there are still many matters that require Haihan's help in the future, Li Zhu cannot directly refuse Haihan's proposal to avoid offending the other party, so in his opinion, perhaps the best solution is to drag it to the country.

It will be implemented after the situation has stabilized, or Haihan will give up on his own initiative. Of course, Haihan will definitely not let North Korea continue to drag out this issue.

"Your Majesty the King, the sooner you start implementing it, the sooner your country's economic problems can be solved. And with these industries, our country will also reduce or reduce your country's expenses in military cooperation as appropriate. This is for both countries.

It’s a good thing that can achieve a win-win situation!”

Wang Tom knew very well that the main motivation to persuade Li Zhu to accept his own conditions was from the economic aspect. He had to make Li Zhu aware of the actual benefits that Haihan's entry into these fields would bring to North Korea.

Li Zhu coughed dryly and replied: "General Wang is right, but our country has its own national conditions. Although opening up these industries has many benefits, it will also cause many problems. Under the current situation, I am afraid it is difficult to implement."

After Li Zhu finished speaking, Jin Sangxian continued to explain: "Two generals, although the war with the Qing Dynasty has ended, our country has not yet been completely calmed down. Such opening measures will inevitably cause confusion in the hearts of the people. Maybe it is not appropriate right now."

timing."

Tom Wang continued: "Such an important decision must have pros and cons, but as long as the pros outweigh the cons, it is worth implementing. There will definitely be some people in your country who will suffer losses because of this decision, but we can guarantee that it will only be extremely

There are only a few people, and it is impossible to affect the ruling status of His Majesty the King. Our country will continue to give the firmest support to His Majesty the King, whether political or military!"

Wang Tom actually knew a little bit about why Li Jie was hesitant to cooperate, so in addition to enough benefits, he also had to give the other party enough confidence. And at the moment when the war had just ended, Haihan promised "

"Support" is undoubtedly quite weighty.

However, this kind of support actually has certain limitations. If Haihan intervenes militarily in North Korea's internal disputes, he may indeed be able to quickly suppress the opposition, but this will also cause more fear. Even King Li Zhuo did not see it.

He would be willing to allow foreign armed forces to directly intervene in the political disputes of his country. If a powerful official and aristocrat secretly found Haihan and promised a lot of benefits to make him change his position and support his rise to power, then Haihan would not necessarily regard Li Zhu as his leader.

The preferred support object.

Therefore, Wang Tom could only express his attitude towards this, rather than directly take measures to suppress opponents, so as not to backfire and make Li Zhu feel scrupulous. Of course, this has another deeper meaning, that is, taking this opportunity to remind

Li Zhu, whether his current dominance is stable or not depends to a certain extent on the strength of Haihan's support.

Qian Tiandun also spoke at this time: "Your Majesty the King, these cooperation plans proposed by our country are not to take over the projects being operated by your country, but to develop and operate them separately. The powerful people in your country will also have the opportunity to join these projects.

Zhonglai. The goal we pursue is to get rich together, not to transfer the existing wealth of your country into our own pockets. Even if some people will suffer from this, more people will benefit from it.

The good thing is that the voice of support will soon overwhelm the opposition, and your Majesty does not need to worry too much about this."

Interests! In the final analysis, whether you support or oppose Haihan's development plan, the fundamental issue still lies in your own interests. Only by solving this problem first can other various resistances be resolved. Qian Tiandun's words are a reminder to Li Zhu that it can

Involve those who object to the development plan, let them benefit from it, and then change their position.

Of course, as for which people are worth winning over and who can be allowed to get a share of the pie, it is up to Li Zhu to make the choice. This may also become one of his means to calm down the domestic chaos.

But even though Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom spent a lot of words, the negotiations with North Korean high-level officials still went stumblingly and did not go smoothly. No substantial results were achieved during the day. And Kim Sang-jiu, who was specially summoned to participate in the negotiations,

He only acted as a bystander in the whole process because he never entered the negotiation stage of specific conditions that he should have been responsible for.

After returning to their residence, Qian Tiandun and Wang Tom discussed the status of today's negotiations. They believed that the key issue was not only the different opinions in North Korea, but also the development prospects of these development projects proposed by Haihan.

I am not optimistic about it, so I dare not make up my mind to support Haihan's plan.

The best way to solve this problem is, of course, to invite people like Li Ju and Jin Sangxian to the areas under Haihan's rule to see the actual operation of these business projects, such as Sanya Shipyard, Heitugang Coal Mine, Shilu Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

Mines, Yinggehai Saltworks, etc. After seeing it, you will naturally understand that what Haihan said is true. The benefits these industries can bring are far beyond their imagination.

But this is obviously a method that is difficult to implement in the near future. The domestic situation in North Korea is not stable. How can Li Jie dare to leave the country and go on an overseas tour? Moreover, he now relies heavily on Kim Sang-hyun's domestic influence, and it is unlikely that he will send Kim Sang-heon to the country.

We went to the south to visit and inspect Haihan’s operations on these projects.

"Perhaps we can make some arrangements nearby, so that North Koreans can go to Lushun to visit the shipyard, go to Shandong to inspect the Fushan copper mine, and go to Zhejiang to visit the salt fields in Ningbo... Although the scale of operations in these places is not as large as that in the south, they have now reached the upper limit.

Once the track is installed, it can be regarded as a decent one." Qian Tiandun proposed a solution.

Tom Wang smiled bitterly and said: "Of course it's possible, but I'm afraid that after seeing it, the North Koreans will be discouraged."

"How do you say this?" Qian Tiandun asked in confusion.

Wang Tom said: "These places are actually the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but they were occupied by us as our own. Do you think the Koreans will worry about the possibility of losing these resources of their own country after seeing them?

The same fate?"

After Qian Tiandun listened, he had to admit that what Wang Tom said made some sense. Among the places he just mentioned, except for Zhoushan, Shipu, Xiangshan and other places in Ningbo, the operation of the salt fields has the participation of local officials.

, the local government has long been excluded from the mining of the Fushan copper mine in Dengzhou, Shandong, and even went to war with the Ming army in Dengzhou.

Not to mention Lushun. After the negotiation with the Ming Dynasty ended last year, Haihan had placed it under its own territory and did not allow the Ming Dynasty to station local officials there, even in name only. Now from Pi

The soldiers and civilians of Dongjiang Town who moved to Jinzhou on the island were also changing their nationalities one after another. The Ming Dynasty was unable to raise troops to Liaodong, and it was not willing to offend Haihan for this, so it could only suffer the dumb loss.

These places used to belong to the Ming Dynasty, but they were successively occupied by Haihan for various reasons. Even if the Koreans didn't say anything after reading it, they may not have any opinions in their hearts. After all, they even dared to snatch the meat from the Ming Dynasty's bowl.

It would not be unusual to take advantage of North Korea in the future. Now that Haihan wants to build these industries in North Korea, if these projects in the Ming Dynasty are used as an example, it may indeed dissuade the North Koreans.

Qian Tiandun sighed and said: "If these development plans cannot be negotiated, then the subsequent immigration issues will not be easy to handle!"

According to their original idea, as long as they can finalize cooperation with North Korea on these industrial projects, they will then employ a large number of manpower in North Korea. By then, there may be tens of thousands of North Koreans working for Haihan, and many North Korean dignitaries will also.

There are interests involved, and when the time comes to talk about immigration, it will be much easier than it is now.

"As for immigration... let's first see if the road Liu Shang paved is feasible!" Wang Tom also knew that Liu Shang had approached North Korean official Park Pak-soo to open up connections before leaving office, and asked him to try to persuade Kim Sang-heon to change his attitude towards immigration.

attitude. But I am afraid that this method will not have immediate results even if it costs money. We can only wait and see what happens.

"Perhaps we should find out where the main sources of opposition in North Korea are. There must be some opinion leaders among them. If we deal with these people first, Li Zhu will no longer be hesitant.

"Tom Wang took a different approach and proposed a new solution.

Qian Tiandun said: "Then let's go visit Kim Sang-hyun tonight?"

Tom Wang shook his head and said: "Kim Sang-hyun also has a lot of concerns about this matter, and he may not be willing to tell him frankly... I think it is better to find Kim Sang-jiu. He is probably the North Korean who knows the most about our country in Seoul. His thoughts

, maybe not as rigid as other North Koreans.”

As an envoy sent abroad, Jin Shangjiu has been living in the Haihan ruling area for some time, and he served as a liaison officer in the coalition forces some time ago. Wang Tom and Qian Tiandun both have a good impression of this person, so at this time it is still

I thought of him and thought that I could put the hope of opening a breakthrough in him.

There were North Korean troops guarding the Haihan Mission outside. If the two of them went out, there would be a big commotion. Dangjiu sent someone to ask Jin Sangjiu to come to the government for a briefing. Jin Sangjiu was also involved in this negotiation, in the name of consultation.

It seems reasonable to ask him to meet.

Jin Shangjiu did not refuse the invitation, and soon arrived at the headquarters of the Haihan Mission by carriage. After listening to the questions raised by Wang Tom, Jin Shangjiu immediately understood what they meant: "The two generals asked about the opposition.

The news is that you want to suppress the opposition voices in our country’s political arena first, so that the king has no worries, and then continue to promote negotiations on those industrial projects?”

Qian Tiandun nodded and said: "There is a saying in our country that there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. As long as there are large enough common interests, enemies can become partners. We want to try it and see if we can make those

Dissenters are also joining in on this big plan to change North Korea."
Chapter completed!