1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 262 Negotiating Conditions
Tao Donglai had already met with Yan Chujie and Qian Tiandun beforehand, and they had already reached a common position on sending troops to intervene in the Annan civil war, so he proposed and promoted the "forced intervention" plan at the discussion meeting.

As far as the Military and Police Department is concerned, it has been a long time waiting for such an opportunity to use troops abroad.It has been half a year since the establishment of the militia, but it has never had an actual combat opportunity. It has always only played a role in maintaining law and order, and it is more like an internal guard in terms of function.Perhaps other departments think that life in a calm and calm life is more comfortable, but the military and police department is quite anxious about this situation. Without a war to fight, the importance of the military and police department cannot be highlighted, whether it is expanding the army, upgrading armaments, or increasing the budget Neither for good reason.Moreover, all the military officers across the border are holding back their energy to become famous generals in history. They have not used their troops abroad, so when will they be able to counterattack... no, to recover the mainland and rebuild the Great Republic of China?What's more, the goal in everyone's heart is not just to be located in the land of East Asia. The vision of globalization from later generations has long since expanded their ambitions to regions other than Asia - not spanning several continents, and establishing the most powerful land in human history. regime, isn’t it just a waste of time to wear it?

Of course, if you want to push one continent to another with strong ships and cannons in the future, you still have to fight the first battle right now.It is easy to say that this battle is won, everyone has a good face, and the Vietnam policy of the Executive Committee can continue to be implemented.But if something goes wrong and you lose, not only will Annan's situation be worrisome, but the development plan of the entire Traversing Group will have to make major adjustments, and the ambitious military strategists in the Military and Police Department will no longer be able to raise their heads in front of civil officials. ——The black history of losing to monkey soldiers is enough to be spread for thousands of years.

Immediately after the seminar ended, the Military and Police Department began to enter a high-speed operation state. Except for some technical personnel who still had to stick to their posts in the production unit, almost all military members were notified immediately and entered a state of preparation.

Qian Tiandun did not attend the subsequent meeting of the military and police department, but took Meng He to the big database—he needed to get detailed information on the coast of Vietnam in the database, especially the satellite map of the warring area.This is very important for calculating the voyage, arranging troops and formulating combat plans.Although the military and police department has not yet decided on the specific candidate for the commander, but as the highest military officer of the crossing group in North Vietnam, Qian Tiandun will definitely participate in this military operation.What's more, he really wanted to bring the special warfare company that he had personally trained for two months to the battlefield, and truly accept the tempering of blood and fire.

Tao Donglai and Yan Chujie's biggest headache now is not the formulation of a battle plan, but the mobilization and arrangement of existing troops.Tao Donglai claimed in a previous discussion meeting that the military and police department could mobilize a reinforced battalion to join the battle, but in fact there were still some "little" problems.

In terms of the current strength of the troops, Tao Donglai's statement is indeed true. The troops under the Military and Police Department can indeed gather a reinforced battalion, but the problem is that these soldiers are stationed in various places, as far as Guangzhou. The Guangzhou Office still has a squad of troops, and not all of them can be mobilized to participate in this military operation.

The outposts in Tiandu, Yulinjiao, Luhuitou, Tielugang and other places are responsible for the security warning mission of the base camp area, so there must be enough personnel on duty.Some important units of Tiandu, such as the military industry department that produces guns and ammunition, must also have armed guards.The military barracks, port area, and No. [-] base of Victory Port all have to maintain a certain amount of armed forces for a long time.The reinforced battalion proposed by Tao Donglai included all the military personnel in these places. To resolve this contradiction, the only way was indeed to allow the students in the military camp to enter the internship period in advance and serve directly on duty.

The danger of doing this is indeed very high, which is equivalent to taking out three-quarters of the entire army and sending it overseas, leaving all the recruits who have not even completed the training course.The military and police department's biggest reliance on security issues is probably the batch of guns and ammunition brought during the time travel, which is enough to arm the people who travel through.In addition, the people who have received military training for a period of time, that is, the militia in the true sense, are also expected to be reused during the army's expedition and undertake part of the task of maintaining law and order.

In this regard, Black Soil Port is ahead of Shengli Port. Due to the single industry in the area, the source of naturalized people is relatively uniform, and management is relatively easy. Hundreds of grassroots people who have received basic military training only need to Equipped with ordnance, it can immediately be transformed into a militia force to maintain local law and order.After the discussion meeting, Qian Tiandun urged Gu Kai to contact the Black Earth Port Management Committee immediately to inform the executive committee of the decision, and to organize the militia as soon as possible to prepare to hand over local security affairs to the local troops stationed there.

And Gu Kai also shouldered another task, which was to figure out with Schneider how to take advantage of this opportunity to make another fortune in Beiyue.When a group of people from the military and police department were blowing their beards and staring at each other to discuss the battle plan, Gu Kai and Schneider also sat together and began to discuss how to use this battle to maximize the benefits for the Transmigration Group.

The residences in the No. [-] base are still mainly prefabricated houses. At the beginning, there were four to six people per room. However, many people moved to other places for work reasons, so the living conditions have been greatly improved. At least now that Schneider has returned to Victory Port from Guangzhou, he can already enjoy the treatment of a cadre living in a single room.However, since most of Schneider’s personal belongings have already been moved to Guangzhou, the furnishings of this temporary residence are also very simple. There is only a bed, a wardrobe, a desk and two chairs in the room—all of them are carpenters from Victory Harbor. Local products produced in the workshop.

"Want a drink?" Schneider took out two glasses and a porcelain bottle from the desk drawer like a magic trick: "This is the Zhejiang Huadiao I brought back from Guangzhou. Although I personally don't like the taste of rice wine, it's good. With a relatively low concentration, it is not as easy to get drunk as soju."

"I just need a little." Gu Kai nodded and sat down on the chair: "Risa doesn't really like me coming back drunk after going out."

"It seems that Risa has disciplined you well." Schneider smiled and handed the wine glass to Gu Kai: "When do you plan to hold a wedding?"

Gu Kai shook his head and said: "There is no plan yet, let nature take its course!"

"It seems that you are going to wait for Reisa to propose to you." Schneider took a sip of wine, put down the glass and picked up the notebook: "Okay, let's hurry up and talk about business, so that you can go back to you sooner." My wife and adults sign in."

"Although the discussion just now did not discuss in detail what kind of conditions we should impose on North Vietnam, but according to the previous practice of the Executive Committee, I think it can be simply divided into two aspects: political conditions and economic conditions. "Schneider said eloquently: "The last time Mr. Tao went to North Vietnam to negotiate, I admired the results very much. Not only did he easily earn a lot of money from North Vietnam, but he also achieved many political goals. I realized the difference in ideology between businessmen and politicians. Before our work in Guangzhou Office, we paid too much attention to economic benefits while ignoring political goals... This is beside the point, lawyer Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Kai had obviously thought about this issue to a certain extent, and he responded when he heard the words: "The conditions we put forward to North Vietnam must be combined with the goals we want to achieve through military means. Since the Executive Committee believes that the best A good result is to use short-term, small-scale military strikes to maintain the balance of power between the two sides. Then we must first show our difficulties to North Vietnam, and we cannot make them think that our use of military means is a normal situation and can be invited at any time. aid, we cannot continue to fight in Annan for a long time-of course they should and do not want to see such a situation."

"No one in power would like to have a strong military force in their own territory, even if this force is their own ally." Schneider agreed with Gu Kai's statement: "Of course we are preparing for armed intervention this time. The purpose, but it will also attract the fear of those in power in North Vietnam, after all, the weapons we use are much more advanced than those sold to them."

Gu Kai nodded and said: "It's not a bad thing to be afraid. It can make them feel awe and not resent. When it comes to political conditions, I think the North Vietnamese regime must first recognize the legality of our personnel's business and residence in Annan. , preferably with extraterritorial jurisdiction if possible.”

The so-called extraterritorial right is the immunity of foreign citizens from the jurisdiction of the criminal place. In later generations, this is basically a kind of oppression by a strong country against a weak country. For example, American soldiers enjoy extraterritoriality in Japan where they are stationed. The non-stop trouble is because American soldiers will not bear legal responsibility after committing crimes in the local area, and they can leave with a pat on the ass.As for the Heitu Port area currently occupied in North Vietnam in the name of the concession, the local authority of the cross-traders is one level higher than that of extraterritoriality—all laws and regulations are implemented according to the standards announced by the Haihan Executive Committee. He took the judicial power into his own hands.

In addition to the Black Earth Port, the Tushan Peninsula is basically in a similar situation - the peninsula part is under the jurisdiction of the Crossing Group, while the mainland part is in the hands of North Vietnam.Take the immigrants who boarded the boat from the local area as an example. After they were handed over by the North Vietnamese military to the crossing group on the Tu Son Peninsula and entered the temporary refugee camp on the Tu Son Peninsula, these people were no longer under the protection of the North Vietnamese regime. The power to kill is controlled by the time travel group.

Of course, these two places belong to relatively special circumstances. Out of security considerations, the Traveling Group has not sent envoys or businessmen to the inland areas of North Vietnam, including its capital Thang Long Mansion.If the salt continuously imported into North Vietnam is not counted, then the influence of the Traversing Group on North Vietnam is only at the military level, and this is obviously not in line with the executive committee's principle of "controlling the hearts of the people".From a long-term perspective, what the Executive Committee wants is a large number of North Vietnamese people to volunteer spontaneously, rather than forced immigration in exchange for benefits.In order to form influence among the North Vietnamese people, it is necessary to send personnel to its inland areas and extend the power enjoyed in the "concession" to the outside.

If extraterritoriality can be obtained, then the safety of those entering the North Vietnam region will be better guaranteed, and the Traveling Group will correspondingly obtain a larger product sales market. Gu Kai's idea is undoubtedly very targeted. .Of course, Gu Kai still has unspoken subtext, that is, extraterritorial power will leave a back door for the Future Travel Group to intervene in Annan's domestic affairs, so as to facilitate certain special departments to act in the country.

"As expected of someone who plays the law, he actually thought of this trick!" Schneider praised sincerely.Although Schneider is no stranger to the concept of extraterritorial jurisdiction, if Gu Kai hadn't proposed it, he probably wouldn't have associated legal jurisdiction with political conditions at all.Of course, without Gu Kai explaining too much, Schneider can also think that this kind of request for extraterritoriality must be one-way. If the North Vietnamese regime sends people to Victory Port, they will definitely not enjoy the same treatment.

"If we want to expand rapidly, we can only take the path of power politics, and extraterritoriality is just a diplomatic means to achieve this goal." Gu Kai took this very lightly.

Since Bismarck, Prime Minister of Prussia, clearly put forward the political principle of "might makes right" in 1862, almost all major powers in later modern times have pursued such a foreign policy in their international relations.Of course, in order to make the means of interfering in other countries more civilized, most of them are decorated with gorgeous packaging such as "democracy", "freedom", and "human rights".

It is probably impossible for the people of the time-traveling group to achieve global hegemony in their lifetime, but at least they must lay a good foundation for future generations.And the only way for a regime to spread its influence to the world within a few decades is to adopt the strategy of power politics.

"But what if the North Vietnamese side does not agree to our request?" Schneider asked: "Maybe they will think that the situation of the war has not deteriorated to the point where we need to send troops to help."

"It depends on whether the people in the military and police department are ruthless or not." Gu Kai pondered: "The gang in the military and police department regard the North Vietnamese puppet army they trained as a treasure. What is the lack of combat power? What is the march distance? It’s too far away, any unsatisfactory record will affect the subsequent military purchases... There are so many reasons, in my opinion, they just don’t want this army to be used as cannon fodder to fill the hole! If this army is disabled, the North Vietnamese regime will have nothing to rely on , it will naturally agree to our conditions."

"It's no wonder. It is said that these trainees are the elite North Vietnamese recruited by the Zheng family. The quality of the soldiers should be pretty good. The military and police department probably put a lot of effort into it. After all, their idea is to train a group of people who are close to us. North Vietnamese generals, in order to indirectly control the North Vietnamese military in the future. Of course, they are not willing to take these seedlings to fill the hole now." Schneider also knew some of the inside stories, and helped the military and police department to argue a few words : "Besides, if it is really worrying about its combat power on the battlefield, it may indeed affect subsequent arms sales."

"I think it's just the opposite." Gu Kai disagreed with this statement: "Even if their training level is limited, but the army that can defeat them head-on, apart from the cavalry, probably only troops that use muskets. Now South Vietnam has already achieved success." If North Vietnam wants to continue to compete with South Vietnam, it can only increase the number of firearms troops."

Perhaps because his mouth was a little dry, Gu Kai poured the wine in the glass into his mouth, and then said: "We should suggest to the Military and Police Department that if the North Vietnamese do not agree to our conditions, then let the North Vietnamese puppet army Let’s go first, and our own troops will be fine.”

"People in the military and police department may not listen to our opinions." Schneider is not a newcomer anymore, and he is quite familiar with the behavior style of the military and police department.

In his opinion, at least half of the military and police departments are ambitious guys, including Yu Yao and Xiao Liang who were sent to Guangzhou. They didn't even step on the heat of Guangzhou's territory, so they rushed to list the Pearl River Estuary. For the "strategic goal", and doing various tactical deduction in his spare time, it looks like he wants to swallow the entire Pearl River Estuary.Fortunately, the current military and police force is too small. If it is two or three times more than the existing basis, it is estimated that these two guys have already clamored to build a military station on Zhandao at the mouth of the Pearl River.

"Whether you listen to us or not depends on how much benefit we can bring. Don't just say it to me, Mr. Shi, let's talk about your thoughts too!" After Gu Kai went out to be a leader for a few months, he saw It also seems to have more self-confidence and assertiveness than before-of course, this is at the work level, and there is no progress at all in terms of personal aspects.

Schneider picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Gu Kai, and said: "I mainly think about it from an economic point of view. Wars are fought for money. Since the reason we send troops is to help the North Vietnamese regime suppress the rebellion, it is reasonable to ask North Vietnam for money. It should be. I also asked Mr. Tao about the current level of training funds for the militia, which is about three yuan per person per month, and the artillery will be higher. In addition to the usual material supply consumption and the military pay paid to them, It costs about ten to twelve yuan to raise a militiaman a month, and the wartime cost is estimated to be about three times that amount.”

Gu Kai clicked his tongue repeatedly: "It's so expensive! It's not counted as weapons and equipment after this year, so it's not a small number!"

Schneider nodded and said: "It is precisely because of the high cost of military expenditure that even if you win the war, you may not be able to pay back the cost, so you have not easily launched military operations abroad! I thought about it, and probably use this cost price to expand ten times. What do you think of the required combat expenses?"

Gu Kai shook his hand and almost dropped the wine glass on the ground, thinking that Schneider would take the opportunity to blackmail him, but he never expected that he would hit him so hard!
(End of this chapter)