Chapter 111: Aftermath (First Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
Affected by the typhoon, the sky around Busan was covered with dark clouds, the wind carried the torrential rain suddenly, and lightning and thunder, the ships berthed at the anchorage in the port kept swaying with the wind and waves, in this storm, the port of Busan has long been closed, although the customs has not stopped working, but the Chinese and foreign customs officers have stayed in the room and no longer go out.
"It looks like this Busan is in decline!"
Standing by the window, looking at the storm-shrouded Busan, Liu Yujie thought in his heart that the North Korean customs were part of China, and as a customs officer, he was transferred to North Korea from Tianjin Pass three years ago, and the port of Busan, located at the southernmost tip of the peninsula, is the most important port in North Korea. A large trade in grain, furs, seaweed, fish, hemp, and copper was carried out here, and almost all of the concessions were Japanese, although there were also Chinese concessions, but they were not comparable in size to those of the Japanese concessions, and Pusan's prosperity was due to Japan's demand for Korean rice as raw materials.
At that time, it was slightly inferior to the port of Busan, which was located at the western end of Incheon. However, now the city has developed rapidly thanks to the establishment of a special zone by the Unified Supervision Office, with new factories springing up one after another, and tens of thousands of people pouring into Incheon and even Zhennampo.
In contrast, Busan has declined, to be precise, after the outbreak of this war, Busan quickly declined, after the outbreak of the war, in order to "avoid" the introduction of war into Korea, under the order of the Unified Supervision Office, the Busan Police Department, with the cooperation of the mobile squadron sent by the government, stationed in the Japanese concession, and at the same time announced the abrogation of a treaty related to Japan and the recovery of the Japanese concession.
In the face of the actions of the Unified Supervision Office, despite repeated protests by the Japanese consul. However, most of the Japanese expatriates expressed understanding. And even in their opinion. In this way, Busan will be kept away from the shadow of war, and their property will be protected by China.
Unfortunately, the city was no longer thriving - the blockade of the Russian Navy made it impossible for Japanese merchants to import grain and other agricultural and mineral materials into Japan as they had done in the past, and the cruise ships that regularly sailed to and from Yokohama also stopped, but most of the Japanese did not leave, and even in the last three months, a dozen more Japanese ships had fled to the port to escape the Japanese merchant ships that had fled to Pusan. There were even quite a few Japanese on board, believing that Japan would cease to exist after the war, but they were prepared in advance, and many chose to flee to Busan for the safety of their families and property, and then from Busan to other places, but most of them lived in Busan, and compared to other areas, the old concession always gave them a sense of home.
"Japan!"
While shaking his head and sighing lightly, suddenly something strange at the entrance of the port attracted Liu Yujie's attention, and he hurriedly took out his binoculars. When I walked out of the office and looked at the mouth of the bay, I saw only a gray ship struggling into Busan.
How can there be a ship coming at this time? Is it sheltered from the wind? But in the next moment, after seeing the ship clearly, sweat suddenly flowed down his forehead - it was a warship, and on that warship, there was also a flag of the rising sun.
Japanese warships!
Against the storm, Sun Guowei, who was wearing a raincoat, appeared in the port with a group of policemen, and looked at the Japanese warship swaying with the waves on the berth from a distance, his face instantly turned iron-blue, this foreign and warship entered the port of Busan like no one, what did the Koreans on the fort do!
"A bunch of idiots!"
Cursing in his heart, Sun Guowei jumped on the small steamer at the customs, and the dozen or so policemen accompanying him also jumped up, and the steamer swayed very violently in the wind and waves, so that he had to grab the steamer to support the side to stand firm.
"Guan Ren Liu, I'm sorry for you!"
When the steamer started, Sun Guowei thanked the customs officer Liu, and Liu Yujie was polite with him, sometimes the customs also needs the cooperation of the police, and in North Korea, everyone is Chinese, so naturally they have to take care of each other.
"Director Sun, what should I do when I get to the ship?"
"What to do? Coming according to the neutrality charter, of course, let them leave the port after the storm. ”
The "neutrality charter" in Sun Guowei's mouth is a "charter" promulgated by the imperial court and agreed by ministers of various countries.
"What if they refuse?"
"That'...... Disarm them and put the ship under our control! ”
Saying this, when Sun Guowei looked at the warship, he still couldn't help but feel a little weak, no matter how many sailors on that ship, there were 100 sailors, and there were only dozens of people in the entire Busan Police Department, including the mobile squadron, there were only about 200 people, and there were still cannons on the Japanese warship, if those Japanese soldiers were unwilling to leave and were not willing to disarm, what should they do then?
Rifle bullets can't sink warships, no, you have to build a Yì department to receive the North Korean forts, those Krupp cannons are in the hands of the North Koreans, and it is estimated that they are not as good as a burning stick.
What a bunch of rice buckets!
Scolding like this, the steamer had already approached the Japanese warship, and when he approached, Sun Guowei saw the word "Akagi" embedded in bronze on the bow of the ship, and hurriedly said to Liu Yujie.
"Guan Yuan Liu, I don't speak English, it's up to you next!"
As if to cheer you up, Sun Guowei slapped the revolver on the holster on his waist.
"Don't worry, all of your guns are padded for you!"
Dog-fart, guns, shoot with guns and warships, use farts on top!
Scolding like this in his heart, seeing that a Japanese officer had already appeared on the side of the gunwale, Liu Yujie hurriedly shouted loudly in English.
"I am Liu Yujie, the customs officer of Busan of the Great Qing Dynasty, your country and warships have trespassed on the port of Busan, and have violated the neutrality of our country, and I would like to ask your chief to come out and speak!"
Just as his voice fell, he heard the officer reply loudly.
"Your Excellency, we are very much complained about the violation of your country's neutrality, and we are willing to disarm your country, and we also ask your country's commander to come on board and inspect our ship's weapons......"
Between the questions and answers, Liu Yujie almost couldn't believe what his ears heard, this, is this the domineering Japanese in the past?
"What!"
With wide eyes, Tang Haoran simply couldn't believe his ears, the Japanese warship that broke into the port of Busan wanted to surrender?
"Shaochuan, are you sure that the Japanese warship is going to surrender?"
Tang Haoran was stunned and asked rhetorically, surrender, at least in the familiar history, for Japanese soldiers, this word can be said to be extremely rare, but now that it is good, a warship broke into the port of Busan in a daze, did not make other demands, but directly and neatly wanted to "surrender".
"My lord, it's not surrendering, it's the weapons and machines that you are willing to dismantle, and put the warship under China's control!"
Tang Zhaoyi hurriedly explained that this is a stipulation of the "Neutrality Charter," and that belligerents and warships entering Chinese ports, except for the two countries to negotiate docking for repair and maintenance, must leave within 24 hours after entering the port, or dismantle their weapons and aircraft, and put their warships under the control of the Chinese government, and agree to the Russian and Japanese ministers.
"Oh, what do they want to do?"
What do these Japanese people want to do? Tang Haoran asked rhetorically, this is what he is most concerned about, and the most important thing now is to figure out why those Japanese soldiers "surrendered".
"This ...... Adult ,......"
Tang Zhaoyi lowered his voice and said:
"My lord, according to Lieutenant Akiyama, the negotiator sent on his ship, they, they want us to accept them!"
"Lieutenant Akiyama? Accept them? What does that mean? ”
"My lord, according to Lieutenant Akiyama, after the Russian army landed in Hokkaido, Japan's demise was only a matter of time, so he thought that there was no point in fighting any longer, and he hoped that China would accept them, after all, China and Japan are both East Asian countries, and the two countries are of the same language, so I hope that we can allow them to serve China when Japan dies......"
Quoting the secret telegram from the Foreign Affairs Office of the Busan District Affairs Office, Tang Zhaoyi looked at the adult from time to time, the first adult in East Asia to propose "the same language and the same species", in the past year, Fuzhong has not been less than North Korea to promote this kind of thinking, but in any case, he did not expect that even the East was affected by it.
"Hmmm......"
Tang Haoran, who was dumbfounded, looked at Tang Zhaoyi in disbelief, the Japanese, the Japanese soldier believed what he said? Originally, he propagated in Japan that "East Asian countries, with the same language and the same species, go hand in hand" just to break the "consensus on continental expansion" formed within Japan, but who would have thought that at this time, when Japan was facing the demise of the country, there would be Japanese soldiers who defected to him under this banner.
This is a naked "Japanese rape"!
Japanese rape...... Well, not bad!
"Playing for China, he means...... Join China, the army! ”
Almost involuntarily, Tang Haoran's heart still beat suddenly, the Japanese play for China!
He immediately thought of the Japanese who had served in China after the end of World War II, including soldiers and technicians, and even the first pilots of the New Chinese Air Force were trained by him.
Tang Haoran, who has always been troubled by the lack of talent, is like seeing a glimmer of unexpected light, since Japan announced the reform and reform 23 years ago, tens of thousands of talents have been cultivated in the past 23 years, if some of them can be introduced, even if they are not as good as Western technicians, but at least they can temporarily make up for the lack of technical personnel in the special zone and the company.
And more importantly, in the case of Tong Guò, Tang Haoran seems to see another benefit of the Russo-Japanese War for China -- not only can the destruction of Japan be helped by the power of enlightenment for more than 20 years since the Meiji Restoration, but it can even lay the foundation for the future by cultivating a group of pro-Chinese factions among the Japanese in exile in China, and perhaps in the future, these people can play an unexpected role.
"Also, who is that Lieutenant Akiyama?"
At this time, Tang Haoran was full of interest in the first "Japanese rape", so he asked curiously:
"My lord, his name is Akiyama Shinyuki......"
(The introduction of "Japanese traitors", this brain hole should be okay, since our country was able to retain Japanese personnel in history, then I think Tang can naturally use Japanese personnel on the basis of the idea of East Asian homotext!) Ask for a commuter pass! (To be continued......)