1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2684
The instructions given by the Executive Committee to the mission are very clear, requiring the mission to make full use of the current situation in Busan to promote the implementation of the local autonomy of the Haihan people.

In other words, although Busan is not a colony of Haihan, and considering the relationship between the two countries, it is inconvenient for Haihan to take the area for himself, but since Haihan has a lot of actual interests in the local area that need to be protected, then Some special methods should be considered as appropriate to further consolidate Haihan's privilege in Busan.

As for how to achieve such a goal, the Executive Committee did not make more detailed remote command, but reminded the mission not only to focus on results, but also to consider the relationship between the two countries, and to grasp the scale at the diplomatic level.

But to do this well, it is not enough to rely solely on the efforts of the Haihan Mission, and the North Korean official must cooperate.Therefore, before the meeting with the local government, the mission specially invited Andaoshi who was accompanying him to communicate with him first.

"General Ahn, I believe you have heard about the actions taken by the Busan government in recent days. We are happy to see that the local government can respond quickly to our request, but we think it remains to be seen how effective these actions are. And We are worried that the current handling method can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. Maybe once the mission leaves, Busan will return to the previous situation.”

Shi Chengwu stated his attitude straight to the point, that is, he lacked enough trust in the handling of the local government.However, An Daoshi had dealt with Haihan people all the year round, and he knew it after hearing Xiange, and immediately realized that Shi Chengwu's intention was not as simple as complaining verbally.

Andaoshi replied calmly: "Master Shi, if you have any ideas, you may as well speak up. If it is within An's ability, you will definitely cooperate."

Shi Chengwu nodded slightly and said: "In the past few days, we have also learned about the actual difficulties of the local government. The funds and personnel allocated to public security management are relatively tight. It is really difficult for them to ask them to be leak-proof. So We believe that there should be a better way to resolve this contradiction. For example, the chamber of commerce in our country will fund the establishment of a security team to be responsible for the protection of Haihan personnel and assets. This will not only relieve the worries of the local government, but also deter them. Xiao Xiao, reducing the occurrence of public security incidents, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

An Daoshi's expression didn't change, but his tone became more low-key: "Master Shi means to form an independent armed organization in Busan under your country's orders? I'm afraid this is inappropriate? According to the two According to the Friendship and Trade Agreement between the two countries, your country should not deploy and garrison organized armed personnel in Busan Port for a long time, this is an agreement signed and approved by your country's executive committee."

Haihan and North Korea signed a trade agreement more than ten years ago, which specifically stated that Haihan was not allowed to station troops in southern ports such as Busan, Ulsan, Pohang, Mokpo, Yeosu, etc., so as to limit Haihan’s presence in North Korea. The scale of the garrison ensures the stability of the Lee royal family's rule over North Korea.

In fact, Haihan didn't intend to maintain a large number of troops in North Korea for a long time. After all, the Central Plains was Haihan's real goal. The limited troops had to be allocated to the vast continent first, so as to ensure the smooth succession of Ming's rule.

Therefore, in the past ten years, the scale of Haihan's garrison in North Korea has not increased, but has been decreasing year by year.Today, only the Datongjiang base in the north still has combat troops stationed, maintaining a certain garrison scale, and at the same time serving as the headquarters of the Haihan Army's garrison troops.

Other places such as Seoul and Jeju Island, although there are garrisons in name, either they only keep the garrison institutions symbolically so that the two militaries can communicate information, or they station a small number of logistics troops to maintain the supply function of the port. , There is no longer an organized combat force.

As a North Korean general, An Daoshi is naturally more sensitive to this.Although from a certain point of view, he can be regarded as one of the earliest beneficiaries of Haehan after he garrisoned troops in North Korea, but his thoughts are consistent with King Li Yi, and he is not happy to see Haehan influence North Korea's internal affairs through garrisoning troops. , so the attitude towards this is also very contradictory.

Shi Chengwu smiled and said: "General An misunderstood. I didn't mean to garrison troops in Busan. The establishment of this security team is not affiliated with the Haihan Army, and it will not violate the agreement between our two countries."

Wang Anguo, who was next to him, took the opportunity and said: "General An, this security team will be funded by the Haihan Chamber of Commerce, and it will only be responsible to the members of the Chamber of Commerce. You can understand it as a militia, but we will also be responsible for the size of the establishment, armed The level and authority of action shall be restricted to ensure that this security team will not interfere with the normal operation of Busan Port."

"Military regiment?" Andaoshi savored the word carefully.As far as he knows, the Haihan militia is actually a reserve army, receiving formal military training, maintaining local law and order in peacetime, and recruiting as a logistics supply force in wartime.But even if the command of this thing is handed over to the Haihan Chamber of Commerce, as long as the military says a word, it can still be taken back at any time?

An Daoshi had doubts about this, but he couldn't offend the Haihan military too bluntly, so he had to find another reason: "If the militia takes force actions locally, it may violate the laws of our country, and the local government will not be good at that time." deal with."

Wang Anguo responded immediately: "We have already thought about what General An is worried about. Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, we propose to designate an area in Busan, and the Haihan militia will be responsible for all security affairs in this area. The security incidents in this area will be handled by the chamber of commerce itself without the intervention of the local government, so that both parties will have less trouble."

The more An Daoshi heard it, the more he felt that the taste was not right. According to what the other party said, wouldn't the designated area become Haihan's exclusive territory, like a concession.

Andoshi also heard some rumors about the foreign concession when he was studying and training in Sanya in his early years.For example, the black earth port developed by Haihan in Annan was a land leased from the Annan court in the early years, and then developed.Although nominally the local area still belongs to the territory of Annan State, Haihan has administrative autonomy and extraterritorial rights in the area, and Annan State cannot interfere in local affairs casually, so Haihan is the actual ruler of the area.

Of course, although the agreement mentioned a lease transaction, it was only an explanation for Annan’s domestic public opinion. In fact, the military aid provided by Haihan to Annan was used as collateral, and the land was not actually delivered to Annan. rent.And as long as Haihan is willing, this lease transaction can be renewed indefinitely. Although the local area is named as a concession, it is actually ceded to Haihan in disguise.

(End of this chapter)