Chapter 113: A Visit to North Korea (Part I)
On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Ponta's Liaodong party and government delegation arrived in Pyongyang to begin a five-day visit to the DPRK.
Vice Marshal Kim Sam-myung, member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee, and director of the Organization and Guidance Department, personally greeted Tang Yi and his entourage at the Pyongyang airport.
As the younger brother of the supreme leader, Kim Sam-myung, who holds the power of personnel affairs, ranks second in the political sequence of the DPRK.
It is no wonder that the Republic has actually drifted apart from North Korea over the years, and if it were not for the fact that they all have the same imaginary enemy, I am afraid that this unstable alliance would have already fallen apart, and the emergence of Tang Yi, a powerful figure of the Qing Zhuang faction with a red background and a leftist brand, has undoubtedly made North Korea see hope, and it is logical to give Tang Yi extremely high courtesy.
The airport was full of flowers, and two rows of North Korean students in white school uniforms held flowers high and cheered neatly and warmly, and these young faces were full of sincere smiles. Before Tang Yi's visit to the DPRK, the DPRK side had already built up momentum for Tang Yi's visit, and the TV newspaper reported Tang Yi's deeds one after another, saying that Tang Yi was "a descendant of the great leader's close comrades-in-arms" and "the closest friend of the Workers' Party of Korea." Of course, this is also because Tang Yi has maintained a good personal friendship with the Li Shuai family of the DPRK and the important figures of the national mother's lineage, so that the DPRK side has a certain understanding of Tang Yi's political ideas, otherwise Tang Yi is an out-and-out pro-American liberal after such propaganda. Making some embarrassing claims to North Korea would be a slap in the face.
In short, the emergence of Tang Yi is very in line with the political needs of the North Korean side, the same red family background, a hot political figure in a powerful neighboring country, Tang Yi's identity can even reduce the pressure on the hereditary succession of the third generation of the great leader, and the North Korean side has given Tang Yi the most enthusiastic signal, and now Tang Yi has even become a household name in North Korea.
On the way to Pyongyang city by car, tens of thousands of Pyongyang citizens dressed in festive costumes, waved the national flags, bouquets and slogans of China and the DPRK, chanted slogans of friendship between China and the DPRK, and welcomed them in the middle of the road. Accompanied by Kim Sanming, Tang Yi got out of the car several times and shook hands with themWhen the second convoy passed through the triumphal arch in Pyongyang, the DPRK Young Pioneers presented Tang Yi with flowers and tied a red scarf to Tang Yi.
If it weren't for the prior communication between the foreign affairs department and the North Korean side, Tang Yi would probably have been greeted by the crowd in an open-top car with Kim Sanming, and it would have really become the treatment of the country's leaders.
Tang Yi, accompanied by Jin Sanming, went directly to the Jinxiu Mountain Memorial Palace to pay homage to the remains of the great leader and lay a flower basket.
In the end, the convoy drove to the destination, the North Korean Baihuayuan State Guesthouse, the members of the Liaodong party and government delegation will be arranged to live here, and the facilities of this hotel are much more upscale than the Liujing Dog Hotel contracted by Huayi Group, the hotel is heavily guarded, and the photos here are even difficult to circulate.
During the afternoon nap, Long Gongzi came to Building 1 to visit Tang Yi, and at this time, Building 1 was already on the highest security, and in addition to the guard Xiao Tan, Tang Yi was surrounded by a few more young men in black suits with extremely serious expressions. Perhaps, as the former president of the United States said, the last thing to worry about when visiting a communist country is security.
One of the entrepreneurs who accompanied the delegation had already gone to the conference room arranged by the DPRK side to start exchanges with the relevant DPRK departments, but Long Gongzi and several other economic figures representing the huge consortium were waiting for the DPRK's notice, and their projects would be the highlight of this economic cooperation.
And Tang Yi, after taking a shower, changed into loose casual clothes and sat in the living room silently reading a book, waiting for the meeting with the Supreme Leader in the evening.
Long Gongzi came with He Lei, Tang Yi didn't expect that Long Gongzi would use his quota to bring He Lei, but it's no wonder that the current Long Gongzi is not a heavyweight with Tang Yi, but he gets along more and more harmoniously with He Lei, the head of the four princes in Beijing, with the status of Tang Second Uncle and Tang Yi rising, He Lei, the surname of the Tang family, is becoming more and more dazzling in the capital, and Long Gongzi pulled He Lei's mother's capital into the Democratic Union communication half a year ago. That is, after several splits and combinations, the newly formed large-scale telecommunications group led by Long Gongzi's father, He Lei also entered the Democratic Federation as a department manager.
In front of Tang Yi, He Lei became more and more restrained, and he became more and more in awe of this young cousin, sometimes sitting next to Tang Yi, and even had the feeling of fear in the face of the old lady.
"You know how to work hard, right?" It's no wonder that He Jia is more and more afraid of Tang Yi, and the first thing he said when he saw He Lei, Tang Yi asked him in a parental tone.
"It's good, He Lei is very capable." Long Gongzi was busy laughing, and He Jia said good things.
He Lei didn't dare to say that he did a good job, and said in a proper manner, "Yes, I am learning, I just went, and I don't understand many things."
Tang Yi nodded approvingly, and said: "Be careful, my aunt and uncle have high expectations for you, and when you are older, your heart has calmed down, so do some good work." β
He Lei nodded busily.
Tang Yi turned to Long Gongzi again and asked, "Is there an intention to build a joint venture network with North Korea?" β
Long Gongzi smiled bitterly: "It's still early, I think they are more inclined to cooperate with the countries of AδΈ¨ Lab, maybe they don't want to rely too much on us." β
Tang Yi smiled: "It's up to people." β
"That's too." Long Gongzi smiled and said: "I also want to ask Secretary Tang to help promote our company, after all, our qualifications are still better than those telecom operators in the Middle East." β
Tang Yi smiled and said, "Pull my little cousin to put pressure on me!" β
Long Gongzi smiled and said that he didn't dare, and as soon as Tang Yi's words came out, He Lei's status in Long Gongzi's heart undoubtedly rose again, whether it was intentional or unintentional, Tang Yi also sent a signal, and in Long Gongzi's opinion, it seems that a person of Tang Yi's status never said something without purpose.
"Secretary Tang, let's go out for a walk, relax, the scenery here is good." Long Gongzi smiled and proposed.
Tang Yi nodded slightly, and the arrangement for the evening was to watch the song and dance drama "Sha Jia Fa" with the supreme leader, these well-known red repertoire in China, most of the North Korean military and political song and dance troupes have made their own adaptations, and many of the repertoire have been brought to North Korea's restaurants in various parts of the Republic, which can be said to be highly praised, and will evoke the unforgettable memories of many people's youth.
Baihuayuan State Guesthouse covers an area of hundreds of acres, there is a pool of spring water in the garden, Building No. 1 and Building No. 2 are located on the shore of Xiaohu Lake, a smooth cobblestone road winds in the garden, Tang Yi and Long Gongzi walked along the path to Building No. 5, where there are not only all kinds of chess and card entertainment,... The small recital hall also regularly has handsome men and women from the military and political song and dance troupe performing programs.
In addition to the sturdy young men, they followed more than a dozen reception cadres and security personnel, and a middle-aged man with glasses heard Tang Yi's proposal to walk around the park, and smiled and said that it was arranged by him.
According to rumors, he was the descendant of the former North Korean "Yan'an faction, a certain heavyweight, in fact, after the founding of the DPRK, there were also factions "pro-Soviet faction", "Yan'an faction", "local faction" and so on, but after successive movements, these factions were purged one by one, and the descendants of the "Yan'an faction" were responsible for receiving Tang Yi, and the meaning is self-evident.
Building No. 5 is located on the east bank of the small lake in the park, and a group of people hug each other, but the North Korean personnel are extremely disciplined, and they only have eye contact with each other, except for the occasional chatter and laughter of Tang Yi and Baek Chang-sik, there is only the sound of rustling footsteps.
"Let's play a game of Go." After walking into the empty hall of Building 5, Tang Yi proposed to Bai Changzhi.
Bai Changzhi smiled and said Okay, Bai Changzhi knew that Tang Yi was different from other party and government cadres in the powerful neighboring countries to the west, this red son maintained a good personal friendship with several heavyweight families in North Korea, and he didn't have to worry too much about receiving Tang Yi, so he didn't have to worry about being knocked down by the hat of "Xiu faction" when he turned around because of some small mistakes. In fact, it was a chore to receive the officials of the Republic, because the Supreme Leader was extremely suspicious and wary of the policy of drifting away from his neighbours.
In the chess and card room, some Liaodong officials and business people who followed Tang Yi's visit gathered in groups in front of several tables to talk and laugh, and when they arrived in a foreign country, the relationship between people seemed to be easier to become close, which was an excellent social opportunity.
The pretty waiters wore Korean national costumes, and sent tea and fruit plates and all kinds of chess and cards to each table, and the room was full of people, but when Tang Yi and his entourage, who were hugging each other, walked into the chess and card room, the volume of those laughter immediately came down, and everyone stood up "Secretary Tang" and "Secretary Tang" shouts one after another.
Tang Yi smiled and gestured to the tables, "Go on, you go on, I'm also here to play chess." β
Hearing that Secretary Tang was here to play chess, especially after Tang Yi and Bai Changzhi sat down opposite each other on both sides of a small table, everyone cheered up, the result of this game of chess was already doomed, if Bai Changzhi won Tang Yi in front of these people, even if Tang Yi left North Korea with his front foot, Bai Changzhi's back foot would be taken down.
Feeling Bai Changzhi's soft chess path, Tang Yi sighed helplessly in his heart, it seems that he has made a mistake again. Raising his head, he inadvertently found that the thin man standing behind Bai Changzhi watching the chess game was very familiar, and the man soon found that Tang Yi was looking at him, squeezing out a humble smile on his face, and there seemed to be some fear in his eyes. wW