340 Poke the beecomb
The day after the Ming army occupied Daegu, Rhee arrived in the city in a full dress of the king in a car from El Dorado, which was given by Yang Yuan, in the middle of hundreds of thousands of people.
Then, just as he did when he first arrived in Gwangju, he began to show his image of the Holy Lord Myeongjun.
Rice, clothing, and canned food were transported truck after truck, and then he personally led his subordinate attachés to send them to the common people who lacked food and clothing, and other nursing homes and orphanages were all set up at a rapid pace, and even on the grounds that those landlords exploited the peasants, rent and interest were reduced, and the wages of factory workers were too low to be doubled.
Even the mouthpiece of the US government like the New York Times has to admit that this is a truly benevolent king.
And then......
Just a week later, negotiators from both sides reached an agreement on Jeju Island.
Syngman Rhee revoked the conviction of Han traitors against Yi Jiu and his father Yi Yin, restored their Goryeo citizenship, and returned the previously confiscated Goryeo royal property, but did not recognize Yi Jiu as the head of state, because Goryeo had become a republic and would not want another king.
With Jeju Island and Jeollanam-do Province as the southeastern special zone with a high degree of autonomy, the South Goryeo government will not station troops there, will not send officials, and will no longer collect taxes from there, but the sovereignty still belongs to South Goryeo, and the Lee family can live in the southeast special zone, but they are not allowed to enter other parts of South Goryeo without the permission of the South Goryeo government.
In exchange, the royal army, including the Ming army, had to withdraw from the occupied areas outside Jeollanam-do, including Daegu.
Of course, this is only an informal verbal agreement.
In fact, Syngman Rhee acquiesced in Li Jiu's rule over Jeollanam-do and Jeju Island in exchange for Li Jiu's withdrawal of troops from there, which for Li Jiu solved the question of the legitimacy of his identity. Otherwise, their father and son would have been regarded as criminals without citizenship and legally convicted as Korean traitors in the Goryeo government, and his occupation of Jeju Island and Jeollanam-do could only be regarded as theft. After this exchange, it was the royal family's reservation, and he also got some actual land, which was originally about two-fifths of the total area in the mountainous area of the eastern Jeollanam-do. In the past, he was still under the rule of Syngman Rhee, but now it is all his.
In short, this is a division that all parties are satisfied with, Yang Feng's goal has been achieved, Li Jiu's goal has also been achieved, the people of the United States have not gained and have no losses, only Syngman Rhee has lost miserably, not only the army has suffered heavy losses, but also completely put a vicious wolf in his yard, and as for the loss of face. What's more, he has to rub Li Jiu's pi shares next.
His Majesty's surprise show of mercy in Daegu was not well-intentioned.
When he announced that he had to withdraw from all the occupied areas under the pressure of the US military and in order to take into account the overall situation, the people of Daegu and other places were all stupid, they really knelt on the ground and hugged the legs of the soldiers of the Ming army and the royal army, crying and shouting that they would not let go.
Especially those nursing homes. The elderly and children in the orphanage, and the patients in the hospital who enjoy free medical care. The poor people, who had not yet received the king's reward, all climbed in front of the Ming tanks like crazy, wailing and crying to the death, and even some foreign reporters could not help but moisten the corners of their eyes.
Of course, you still have to go.
After all, His Majesty the King is too weak. Daming is not a rice country, Syngman Rhee has a rice country as a backer, what can Yang and King Li do? The arm can't be twisted, and the king is reluctant to let the people go, don't you see King Li hugging and crying with those old people?
In a word. His Majesty the King and the soldiers of the Ming Army, one by one, shed tears and said goodbye, in the howl of the common people, in the continuous spring rain, they left so gloomily.
But who pays for the nursing home? Who pays for the orphanage? And are the policies he formulated to benefit the people count? Those poor people who have not received anything will have nothing to receive in the future......
Well, this question Syngman Rhee has a headache himself!
In fact, the Ming army did not pick up the weapons left by the South Goryeo Army at all, let alone guns, even grenades and even mortars, all of which disappeared into the civilian population.
This is all a headache that Syngman Rhee will need in the future.
Of course, this has nothing to do with Li Jiu, at the same time as the Ming army withdrew to Gwangju, the Royal Army also received all parts of the eastern part of Jeollanam-do Province at a very fast speed, and Li Jiu also moved the palace to Gwangju, as for Jeju Island, it will be mainly used as a military base and tourist resort for the Ming army in the future, how to build the country in the future, that is Li Jiu's business, anyway, this more than 10,000 square kilometers is enough for him to play, and the matter of Goryeo is over, and Yang Yuantou is no longer interested in taking care of it.
Because at the same time, after some negotiations, the contract for the export of arms to Israel was officially signed.
Fifty single-seater, twenty-four two-seater wind-chasing fighters, twenty-four Cobra helicopter gunships, forty-eight Pixiu utility helicopters, one hundred and fifty improved Centurion tanks, fifty-four 130-mm tracked self-propelled rocket launchers, thirty-six 240-mm self-propelled mortars, 300 heavily armored warrior military vehicles, in addition to 200 Sherman tanks that had been eliminated by the Ming army and were ready to be remelted at the price of scrap iron, of course, including supporting ammunition, the total value of this contract was 100 million US dollars.
Daming's arms are not cheap, just like the price of the two-seater chasing the wind has reached 500,000 US dollars, compared to the super saber known as the golden machine, it is only less than 200,000 yuan, of course, compared to the price of one million US dollars Tiger Shark, this is still cheap, but the single-seat type chasing the wind is much cheaper, although it is not cheap to the point of the sabre, but Yang Feng's offer is only 300,000, and the saber F has been sold for more than 200,000 at this time.
Although they knew that Yang Feng was going to sell arms to the Israelis, no one expected them to move so quickly, and the contract had been signed almost as soon as the news spread.
In particular, the Saracen countries reacted strongly.
The Kingdom of Egypt, the Kingdom of Babylon, the Kingdom of Najd, the Kingdom of Jordan, the Syrian Republic, and the Lebanese Republic unanimously protested against this, but because the Ming Dynasty had no diplomatic relations with them, the protest could not be protested, but there were also more threatening ones, such as Egypt threatened that if Yang Feng dared to sell, they would block the Suez Canal, and Najd also threatened to stop exporting crude oil to the Ming Dynasty.
However, this time, Persia, which was being blockaded by the British, was not involved, and the Mossadegh government only expressed regret about this, and it was estimated that it was in a hurry, and it did not want to offend more people for the time being, after all, the Ming fleet was in Karachi.
"Is Israel at war with other countries? Is Israel a bad country under international sanctions? I really don't understand, what is the normal arms trade between two friendly countries in a state of peace getting in the way of others? I just sell so many arms, and one by one I jump out and make accusations with my nose not my nose and my face not my face, do I have to report to the Saracens for something, and I have to get their approval? What are they, a bunch of dogs who have just put on human skins, forgetting that they have been trampled under the feet of the Ottomans and licking the feet of the Sultan! ”
Yang said angrily.
"Your Excellency, they are just worried about the impact this deal will have on peace in the Middle East."
Jensen said with a smile on his face.
Because he knew that Yang Feng had not had a very good relationship with the people of the United States recently, the Saracen countries had come forward to convey their dissatisfaction to Yang Feng, and it would undoubtedly be the best if this guy could cancel the business.
In fact, their threats are just like that, just like Egypt, the Suez Canal is not under their control, it is run by the British and Gauls, they say it is not at all, and Britain and France will definitely not offend Yang Feng for them. As for Najd, their oil is operated by Aramco, and this company currently exports its oil mainly to Daming, so if it is not sold to Yang Feng, who can digest such a large production capacity?
Sell to Europe?
Tens of millions of tons a year, except for the petrochemical industry of Daming, who can digest it.
Therefore, when Najd threatened to stop exporting crude oil to Daming, the price of crude oil in the international market did not rise, but fell sharply.
The four giants of Aramco, Chevron, Caltex, Xinbiao, and Vacuum, will not accompany Ibn Saud to do such nonsense, of course, Ibn Saud can't be really so stupid, he and the Canaanites don't have a boundary, but as the occupier of the Holy Land, it's not good for him not to take the lead in this matter and make a bold statement, if you really want to count the military strength of the Canaanites, it is the Babylonians, the Persians' military strength is stronger and more afraid of him.
"Peace in the Middle East, hmph, what does it matter to me whether they are peaceful in the Middle East or not."
Yang Feng said with a sneer.
"Huh?!"
Jensen was embarrassed.
"Your Excellency, Ambassador, please tell the Saracens that this contract has been signed, then it is sacred, and it will not be changed because of anyone's obstruction, I will definitely sell this batch of weapons to the Canaanites, and it is impossible for them to change because of their opposition, at most when I sell weapons to the Canaanites in the future, I will consider the balance of the region, but I have sold this batch.
As for the rudeness of someone to the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, then I will let them know the consequences of doing so, and I think they will consult the Tianzhu people and Javanese people, and they will know what the consequences are talking about. ”
Immediately afterwards, Yang Feng said again. (To be continued.) )
PS: Happy Lantern Festival!