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In the middle of the night, the Japanese Concession seems a little quiet, except for the sound of waves crashing on the shore from the harbor, the dim kerosene street lamps reflect the stone-paved streets, the occasional wild dog passing through the alley, and the two-story Western-style building illuminated by several kerosene street lamps is the Japanese Consulate in Incheon.

After the withdrawal of the legation in Seoul, the Consulate General in Incheon was Japan's highest-ranking mission in Korea, responsible for maintaining many of Japan's interests in Korea; late at night, as consul general in Korea, Yamahonda Kazuyi, still did not sleep, and he was looking through a piece of information that had just been sent, saying that although Japan had withdrawn from Seoul, it did not mean that it had given up its "strategy" against Korea, just as a number of pro-Japanese Enlightenment Party members hiding in the Japanese concession would also go out from time to time, and as far as Japan was concerned, they would never give up their ambitions against Korea.

Since the ambition of North Korea is not abandoned, the surveillance of the unified supervision office has become the top priority in many efforts. Due to the "geographical advantage", the Consulate General is also responsible for most of the intelligence collection of the Unified Supervision Office.

"Why don't you have information from the police department?"

Again, Yamahonda looked at Suzuki in front of him and asked, according to the agreement reached between the Qing and Japan, the minister stationed in Korea needed to reduce the number of guards from nearly 4,000 to no more than 500, but a month ago, the Unified Supervision Office set up a police department, and more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of the guard changed their uniforms to maintain "law and order" in Seoul, Incheon, and Pyongyang.

This kind of "wordplay" really annoyed Tokyo, but there was nothing to be done, whether it was "Tianjin Monograph" or "Tianjin Monograph". The Seoul Accord is no different. The two sides are only bound by the DPRK army. The police are not the army, at least nominally, the police have never been the army, and when he protested to Tang Shaoyi, Tang Shaoyi even responded with the police security liao of the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs to show that the police are by no means the army.

But the so-called "police" and "army" are just word games. Everyone knows that Tang Haoran did not disarm himself. But as far as Tokyo is concerned, it can only knock out its teeth and swallow it in its stomach, and watch it "usurp" the police power of North Korea.

"Your Excellency, according to the information we have on our target, the Police Department of the Unification and Supervision Government has set up police stations only in Seoul and the Incheon, Busan, and Wonsanhwa concessions, and the "Mining Police Agency" in Pyongyang. Due to the large area under the jurisdiction of the Mining Police Agency, its police officers may be around 1,500! ”

Suzuki replied respectfully. Information about the police department was obtained through the Koreans in the Tongjian Office, and although most of the officials in the Tongjian Office were Qing nationals, it was still inevitable to use some Korean translators and even North Korean officials, who were more or less connected to the Kaihua Party.

"Yo Xi!"

Nodding slightly, Yamamoto was relieved that more than 3,000 policemen were scattered all over the country, which was indeed good news, although the appearance of the corresponding "Qingguo police" would bring some trouble to Japan, but at least now they are scattered in Seoul, Incheon and Pyongyang, which is better than being completely concentrated in Seoul.

"And what's the news about those people?"

The people in Yamamoto's mouth are referring to the Qing people who arrived in Inchon yesterday -- 26 Qing youths who had studied in the United States, who were invited to Korea from all over the Qing country by the Korean Unified Prison Office, and these people were by no means different from the old Qing bureaucrats and had experience in dealing with Tang Shaoyi and others, so that he knew very well the significance of those Qing people to the Unified Prison Office.

"The clarity of justice!"

Looking at Tang Haoran in front of him, Cai Shaoji, the president of the Court of Justice, expressed his wish.

"Only judicial fairness and clarity can ensure that the SAR is different from the DPRK and the DPRK, and can we truly attract state-owned businessmen to invest, do business, and buy property in the Incheon SEZ, just like ......."

A country within a country!

While explaining that he had enacted the "SAR Judiciary" in imitation of European and American laws, Cai Shaoji suddenly remembered the deep conversation they had in Seoul, when he said that if he wanted to achieve something in the SAR, the first thing he wanted to do was to turn it into a country within a country.

This country within a country is neither of the Qing Dynasty nor of Korea, but a country within a country that belongs to them, a country within a country that learns from Europe and the United States to strengthen itself.

The reason why Cai Shaoji accepted his invitation was precisely the temptation of this "country within a country"; as a young child studying in the United States, the experience of studying in the United States as a teenager and the current situation in the country have been tormenting him, and the corruption of the administrative organs of the Manchurian government, and the fact that the officials are full of their greed, and they are able to fool the people. Even they, the young children who were sent to the United States to study with high hopes from the government and then forcibly returned to China, were regarded as criminals by the government, and even some of his classmates fled to Shanghai to make a living because of insufficient salaries, and were wanted by the imperial court.

A country within a country!

Learn from the West, and use the modern civilization and academic technology of the West to improve the culture of the East...... It was these ambitions that made him willing to leave the Yuan Shikai shogunate to join Tang Haoran's shogunate, and in the past period of time, he borrowed from the European and American judicial systems and articles to formulate the modern justice of the special zone.

But what is the kingdom of the Tang people? Or is he content with just a nation within a state?

“…… Through the judicial division of the country, the fact of a state within a state is determined. ”

Cai Shaoji emphasized these four words.

At this time, although his heart was a little confused, and even a little flustered, there was an inexplicable excitement, why he was excited, and even he himself had no answer. After a moment's thought, he continued.

"The founding of a country within a nation is not as simple as we imagined, and this country within a country is not only a commercial initiative brought about by the clarity of justice, but also another point - how to distinguish the difference between Chinese and North Koreans."

Looking at Lord Tang, Cai Shaoji cautiously said some of his thoughts, compared to Tang Haoran, he has been in North Korea for a longer time, and knows China and North Korea better than Tang Haoran, and as far as he is concerned, the "country within a country" in his dream is by no means just a "country within a country" in the system. It is a place that symbolizes the future and the present.

"Oh? What is the difference between Chinese and North Koreans? Tell me about it! ”

Tang Haoran glanced at Cai Shaoji curiously. What kind of surprise can this president of the Justice Yuan bring to himself?

"The opening of commercial ports and the establishment of special zones are major events. But what's really big? Do dozens of modern factories mean that the country has become rich and powerful? Eastern civilization has been revitalized? What do adults think is the dignity of the Heavenly Empire? Why do adults have to keep the guards groomed? ”

Cai Shaoji's question made Tang Haoran stunned for a moment, and his brows furrowed slightly.

"To keep a soldier neat and tidy is to show ...... You mean, grooming is the difference between civilization and barbarism! ”

"At least in a certain way, white people in Europe and the United States discriminate against people of color, precisely because of the uncleanness of the appearance and the filth of the city and the country. Just like this North Korea, even in Seoul, there is a foul smell in the air, and the same is true in China, which is also the reason why many Chinese people are reluctant to return to their hometowns after living in the concession. ”

Cai Shaoji, who has completely put aside his distractions, expressed his thoughts.

"I believe that the dignity of the Celestial Empire is a natural sense of superiority that arises from the superiority of the Koreans in their hygiene habits, and this superiority will make our people more and more superior, and the Koreans will become more and more inferior. and follow our example......"

Cai Shaoji's words made Tang Haoran's whole person fall into contemplation, and it was this sense of superiority that made the officers and soldiers of the guard who were not used to taking a bath every day and keeping their appearance neat and tidy. All of them take the initiative to maintain their personal appearance in order to maintain that "sense of superiority" over the North Koreans, and if it is applied to all the Chinese people in the SAR in the future......

"It's true, but the hygiene habits of the Chinese people ......"

After a pause, Tang Haoran looked at Cai Shaoji, and first sighed and said.

"But it's okay, since the concession can do it, we can do better! When formulating the legal provisions of the Special Administrative Region, we can learn from the relevant content and provisions of the concession, and when the time comes, we will make a real country of Shangbang! ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, then burst out laughing.

"Although the idea is good, after all, there are too many difficulties at the moment, money is scarce, there is a shortage of technicians, and most of the Chinese businessmen in the DPRK rely on trade, and now there are only a dozen businesses that have verbally agreed to invest and set up factories here, and now except for a match factory, I don't know when this special zone will be able to come alive."

Speaking of this, Tang Haoran sighed, the idea is good, but the difficulties of reality are unavoidable.

"Money and technicians are all difficulties, but the main difficulty is people."

Putting away the smile on his face, Cai Shaoji said.

"The most important thing is people, there are people, this port city can live, there are people, there are people in the factory, there are people, there are no people, everything is empty talk."

Tang Haoran nodded solemnly and said.

"Yes, the key is people."

But no, no one is empty talk, just like now, whether it is a special zone or a coal mine, a large number of workers are needed, but deep down, Tang Haoran is not willing to force the local government of North Korea to help and hire North Koreans to work, compared to North Koreans He is more willing to recruit higher-paying Chinese to work in Incheon or Pyongyang, in Tang Haoran's subconscious - North Koreans are unreliable, only Chinese can be trusted.

"So, now we have to do everything possible to find a way to get people over! That's a lie! Like a Westerner deceiving Chinese workers! ”

"Liar!"

This word spit out from Cai Shaoji's mouth, but Tang Haoran was stunned.

"You mean to trick those people into coming to Incheon, it's too ......"

"Ziran, you're too stubborn!"

Cai Shaoji laughed out loud.

"The deception I am talking about is not that kind of deception, but like the Westerners, they set up agents and give them money, for example, for each person recruited, they will be given one yuan, and as for the wages of the workers, they can be allowed to be higher, and then ......."

Listening to Cai Shaoji's "serial deception", Tang Haoran almost couldn't believe his ears, he couldn't believe that this person who wanted to establish a "clear judiciary" would give himself such an idea. Now the Special Administrative Region also recruits workers through guò agents, but in terms of wages, there are not too many traps.

Is he a lawyer? No, he's a lawyer, except for a lawyer who would never think of such an idea!

“…… This is just to imitate the old tricks of the Westerners, and if it is used well, it can also achieve our goals. ”

However, despite this, listening to his explanation, Tang Haoran still had to admit that, as he said, it was indeed just a "commercial act", but this business act was "legal". (To be continued......)