Chapter 135: A State Within a State
As the sun falls, when night falls over the Incheon Special District, street lights illuminate every street in the Special District, and the central tram shuttles through the streets, and many workers still work night shifts despite the heavy snowfall in the sky. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoCompared to the hustle and bustle of the factory area, the commercial area near the sea is a bit deserted, and the heavy snow and cold have "driven" most people home, although it seems to be deserted, but the hall where the Incheon Chinese Entrepreneurs Association is located is still lively.
Although economic control was resisted by businessmen and had a great impact on many businesses, on the other hand, under the monopoly of the government, many businessmen were given more opportunities, so that the profits that were previously unattainable were not harmed, at least to a large extent, and the interests of the vast majority of businessmen benefited from it.
As a matter of fact, the economic control system implemented in the DPRK is in essence to serve the Chinese capital in the SAR, and it is the compulsory participation of the unified supervision government by virtue of political power to make up for the lack of its capital power, so as to ensure the comprehensive monopoly of Chinese capital on the DPRK economy, and to a certain extent to "colonize" the DPRK economy, at least to a certain extent. The policy of the Unified Supervision Office is to "integrate China and Korea" and "integrate China and North Korea," so that the Korean economy will be subordinated to China, and then through comprehensive economic control over it, Korea will become a base for the future recovery of China.
The economic policies formulated by the Unified Prison Office to serve its own interests and political objectives are enforced by using the North Korean regime and misappropriating the name of the state. The body that plans and formulates policies is the Economic Control Committee. From the drafting of policies to the decision, the unified supervision office is completely responsible for it. As for the princes and ministers of Joseon, they can only play the role of rubber stamps after the fact.
Before the economic rule, North Korea's economy was already extremely weak. Its weak domestic national capital has always been under the onslaught of Chinese and Japanese businessmen. And it is also oppressed by the North Korean government. After the unification of Korea by the Unified Governor's Office. Through direct confiscation, the bureaucratic capital of the Korean government was accepted, and the capital of small and medium-sized ethnic groups in Korea was embezzled by Chinese businessmen. As a result, Chinese capital has been greatly expanded in Korea, occupying an absolute advantage, expelling and squeezing out other foreign capital, monopolizing all major sectors of the national economy, and in fact controlling the development of the Korean economy, making the DPRK a complete economic vassal of Japan.
After the introduction of a controlled economy. After all, even the unified government only implements compulsory intervention and strict management of the North Korean economy in the name of the state, and in this process, it also needs the help of small and medium-sized private capital. North Korea is a weak national capital. It has been completely swallowed up by Chinese businessmen.
Interests are often the most realistic "glue", if we say at the beginning of the implementation of the control economy. It was once generally resisted by the Chinese businessmen, but now the economic control, because of the unprecedented profits it brings, has made the Chinese businessmen become the supporters of the policy of the unified government.
"The SAR is a country within a country, and we are the kings of the country."
As the New Year was approaching, at a gathering of Chinese businessmen, Xu Yixin, the proprietor of Shengchengxing, began to express his consistent views on the Unified Supervision Office and the Special Administrative Region, and this view was a certain procedural consensus, and for the first time in Koreans, Chinese businessmen felt that kind of "superior man" was superior.
"We're here just for business. With the help of adults, we were able to build a paradise on this land that we managed. As a matter of fact, for the Koreans, the opening up of special zones is also a kind of charity and promotion for our vassal states, and we have built commercial ports, factories, hospitals, schools, railways, and commerce in Korea, so that they can enjoy modern civilization in the past few hundred years. ”
A kind of gift, a kind of charity, of course, although the vast majority of these work is done by the unified supervision office, but as a business director of the board of directors of the special administrative region, Xu Yixin naturally deserves to say this, and that words are full of pride.
"It's a pity that the SAR is only so big, and those North Koreans are still clinging to their own official palace."
Lin Sen, the chairman of the board of directors, had to sigh with emotion in the face of many facts, in his opinion, in the face of the many "gifts" of the unified supervision office, the North Koreans should gladly accept all the power, he continued in a clear and standard Nanjing official dialect.
"If the whole of Korea is completely managed by the Unified Supervision Office, I believe that in less than ten years, with the talents of the Unified Supervisor, North Korea will definitely be able to make North Korea the richest and most powerful province in China, and then the foreigners will look at it!"
For these business directors of the SAR Board of Directors, they are gradually adapting to the convenience brought to them by the Special Economic Zone, just as the establishment of the SAR Board of Directors has enabled these businessmen to discuss issues face-to-face with the government for the first time in thousands of years, instead of kneeling down and listening to the government's arrangements. At first, these businessmen were even a little apprehensive because of this, but by this time they had begun to adapt to this sense of "politics".
However, according to the Articles of Association of the Incheon SAR Board of Commerce, it is clearly stipulated that the Unification Supervisory Office has absolute authority over the Board of Directors of the Board of Commerce, so the Board of Directors of the Board of Directors, whether elected by the leased land or directly appointed by the Local Affairs Office, is under the strict control of the Unified Supervisory Office, and all resolutions made by the Board of Directors must be approved by the General Supervisory Office. It is only a high-level advisory body for the administration of the Special Administrative Region by the Unified Supervision Office.
However, in spite of this, because the system of business boards and boards implemented in the SEZ basically copied the management model of the Western administrative system, and in particular, it drew on the experience of the Shanghai Concession, so in the course of administration, in addition to gradually establishing and perfecting various administrative organs, great attention was paid to relying on and giving play to the role of various committees. The members of the committee may be directors of the board of directors or relevant members of the society. The function of most committees is to conduct thematic investigations and provide advice to the Board of Commerce, and some committees also have certain administrative intervention and coordination functions. There are two types of specialized committees: standing and temporary. The Standing Committee has been in existence for a longer period of time. Provide regular consultation to the Ministry of Industry or the Board of Commerce. Interim committees are mostly established on the basis of thematic needs and are generally concluded upon the completion of a thematic investigation.
It is precisely this feeling of being involved in political affairs, especially in the construction of the Special Administrative Region, that makes these business directors infatuated with this feeling of "founder", and even vaguely fantasizes that one day their "management" can determine the fate of the whole of North Korea, rather than being limited to the Special Administrative Region as it is now. Naturally, in their eyes, the North Korean government is the biggest resistance.
"And,"
Li Guangqin, who is Tianchenghe, said disdainfully:
"Fuzhong spent so much money to build a railway for the North Koreans, and this North Korean railway can be built a north-south railway at most next year, such a thing that benefits the country and the people, but it has caused controversy in the North Korean court, what a group of stupid and uncivilized guys!"
Mr. Lee's ridicule drew ridicule from the business directors, who seemed to have forgotten that they had been like these North Koreans more than a decade ago. There was a lot of fear about the train and even the telegraph, and now. When they experienced the convenience and speed brought by modern science, no one resisted all this, and even took the initiative to defend all this, just as when they entered and dominated government affairs through the beginning of the Board of Commerce, they not only fantasized about the implementation of this model in North Korea, but even dreamed of the scene of the Board of Directors in China, of course, this is only an illusion.
Power is the same as the convenience of modern industry, and once people have experienced it, it is difficult to give it up.
Zhu Guan pondered silently for a moment, gently scratched his flabby cheeks with his fingers a few times, and then said slowly:
"These North Koreans are just small people in the lower country! What do you care about their feelings? ”
He pretended to flick off the ashes of his cigar with ease,
"This is North Korea? No! This is the land of China. North Korea is a vassal state of China! As for us, we are the masters of this land, and as for the king of this land! ”
He suppressed his voice slightly, if it was in China, this would definitely be a great rebellion, but in the Special Administrative Region, such a great rebellion has been repeated too many times, and even in the newspapers, you can see articles about overthrowing the Manchu Qing Dynasty and restoring China, let alone just verbal words.
"That's someone else, don't forget, if there is no support from the house, how can you and me be where we are today!"
The words caused everyone to quickly nod and say yes, although in the past, when Yuan Shikai was there, he would support them, but compared with Yuan Shikai, the Unified Supervision Office undoubtedly went further, just like foreigners in China, through treaties directly determined the high status of the Chinese, coupled with the existence of local affairs departments and police stations, so that they have the feeling of truly enjoying the superiority in North Korea.
Some disagreed, and some exchanged glances. At this time, Xiong Tinghan, who had been sitting weakly on the carved chair, said slowly in a rough and hoarse tone:
"That's why we have to obey the orders of the Unified Supervision Office in everything, as in the past, don't come up with a way to unify the Prison Mansion, everyone is still talking nonsense on the side, you have to remember, shelving the national dynasty, we are just mermaid merchants, no matter how rich the businessman is, it is just the fat in the mouth of the official, the county order of the family, and the prefect of destroying the door! How many things, we have to weigh it ourselves, now, if there is another person to be the general supervisor, is the big guy willing? ”
Speaking of which, as early as 20 years ago, when Korea was not yet founded, the "pioneer of the Frontier Merchants" who had privately done business with the Koreans was interrupted by a violent cough from his own emotion, which he had repeated countless times.
In fact, what he said meant meant was that those who directly affected the business of the trading houses because of the rice and cotton control system, and the people sitting there were more or less affected, but some people chose to let go, while some people couldn't, especially those who were not on the board of directors but had quite a lot of assets. After a violent cough, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at the crowd and said.
"The big guys all said hello to their own piece, don't cause trouble in the house, understand? Now let's go with Fuzhong, that's a glory and glory, a loss and a loss, I won't talk about the big reason, let's figure it out for ourselves, see if it's the reason! ”
Naturally, everyone agreed with the words of this Korean merchant father, and nodded yes, saying that when he said that the annual meetings of various places would make this truth clear.
When the Chinese Entrepreneurs Association was lively here, in the Yufeng Yang not far away, Shao Guoyuan, who was holding a water bag, frowned, and after spitting out a few puffs of cigarettes one after another, he raised his head and looked at the shopkeeper in front of him and ordered.
"Xu Shangdong's body of this board of directors is not very good, during the Chinese New Year, you go to Lord Chen's mansion again, be sure to bring my heart, understand?"
In the past year or so, relying on the ban on tobacco and soil by the General Supervision Office, relying on smuggling, the Yufeng can be said to have made a lot of profits, but this is after all risking to kill the head, for Shao Guoyuan, the business director of the board of directors is undoubtedly a talisman, but according to the rules of the board of directors, it is only re-elected and appointed once every four years, unless someone dies during the period, the new business director is appointed by the General Supervision Office, in fact, the affairs department.
The owner's words made Fang Zhilin just respond for a moment, and then said another thing.
"Boss, Sheriff Xu on the island came a few days ago, he wants two or five percent of the people in the future, otherwise, I'm afraid that this line will never go through again!"
Different from the open and honest trade of foreign medicine in the country, the first thing to do was to seize all the tobacco houses in the Chinese concession, and the tobacco merchants of the country and the dynasty were expelled from North Korea, and began to implement strict anti-smoking methods, and it is precisely because of this that the tobacco smuggling is extremely profitable, after all, the Chinese people are good at smoking, but for more than a year, I don't know how many people have lost their personal wealth, and the reason why Yufeng can make the business bigger and bigger, depends on the upper and lower points, of course, the most important thing is to rely on the help of the police station.
"Owner, we can't lose this line, if we lose it......"
Shao Guoyuan bowed slightly:
"You can't lose it, but this surnamed Xu is inevitably too greedy, two into five, hum, he is not afraid of the time...... Well, you go and tell him, two percent, if he doesn't agree, then ......"
Pressing his voice slightly, Shao Guoyuan's eyes revealed a trace of cold light.
"Don't forget, after the incident, we were thrown to the coal mine to dig coal at most, but his surname is Xu, but he is going to lose his head! I don't believe it, he doesn't even see the truth! ”
At the same time as that sneer, Shao Guoyuan's eyebrows were a little worried, this tobacco business is too risky, but if it is separated from the tobacco soil, what kind of business can you do?
(Cold...... Fever to 38.5 degrees, dizziness and heavy brain, today is only one shift, I hope you understand. (To be continued.) )