Pyongyang city, prisoner of war camp.
Most of the captured North Korean soldiers joined the security army, but a small number of high-ranking officers were still detained. The North Korean Marshal Jiang Hong was shot, but his deputy marshal Kim Jung-rui was still alive.
Zhenjiang's Prefect Mao Wenlong was also captured alive. After Zhou Qingfeng identified him, he was surprised and immediately sent him to Jinzhou to write his memoirs. But Mao Wenlong's Dengzhou Magistrate Wang Yining, Zhenjiang's Middle Army Chen Liangce and other officers were still locked up.
It was a waste of food to keep these officers. After Zhou Qingfeng took over Pyongyang, he released them. North Korea was not like the Central Plains, so the officials could be treated better. He ordered all the officials captured in Shandong to be shipped to North Korea. As for those captured on the battlefield, they either took the travel expenses and went home, or stayed to be officials.
What could North Koreans like Kim Jung-rui do when they go home? They'd better hug Uncle Zhou's thigh. But Wang Yining, Chen Liangce, and other Han people, after taking the money, could they walk back? They could only stay and be officials.
Zhou Qingfeng had no intention of wasting too much time in North Korea. He relied on the supplies shipped from Lushun and Dengzhou, using the Imperial Guard veterans as the backbone, to train a group of low-level security army on a large scale. Their number quickly increased from thousands to tens of thousands. The combat ability of these security army was roughly equivalent to the Revolutionary Army's militia, mainly used to suppress local areas.
The captured officials and their families were also transported from Shandong in the tens of thousands. These people were originally going to be executed, but now they were forced to join the Revolutionary Army's ruling system in North Korea. Zhou Qingfeng organized them into local officials in various parts of North Korea, relying on the security army as military force to rule the surroundings of Pyongyang and expand to the whole of North Korea.
"Are we going to become thieves just like this?" When Wang Yining was released from the prisoner of war camp, he felt like it was a lifetime ago. The unfamiliar streets of Pyongyang were very confusing. He was originally a scholar from Liaodong, but when the Revolutionary Army attacked, he fled to Shandong. When Mao Wenlong went to Zhenjiang via Shandong, he recruited him, so he was appointed as Dengzhou Magistrate, responsible for logistics for Mao Wenlong.
After so many twists and turns, he still couldn't escape from Uncle Zhou's palm!
Zhou Qingfeng decided to establish a puppet government in North Korea, and the original Deputy Marshal Jin Jingrui became the Minister of Internal Affairs of the puppet government, while Chen Liangce became the Minister of Security. Wang Yining was even more miraculous, he directly became the governor of Korea. Master Zhou did not have any subordinates he could use. He did not trust the Koreans, and he did not trust those officials from Shandong even more. Therefore, he simply used the group of people who were captured in Zhenjiang.
A large number of Shandong officials were stuffed into the puppet government, quickly building a crude but barely operational system. The local magistrate brought with him either a company or a battalion of public security guards to take up his post. Wang Yining was in charge of coordinating the relationship between them. Most importantly, he was in charge of distributing the grains, farming tools, and other supplies from Lushun and Dengzhou.
Zhou Qingfeng said that he would stay in Pyongyang for a month at most. After a month, he would definitely go to Seoul to destroy the Lee Dynasty in North Korea. Therefore, Wang Yining was left with only one month to control Pyongyang and gain power.
When he learned that he actually became the governor of North Korea, Wang Yining still thought that Zhou Qingfeng was joking. But when he was surrounded by a group of puppet government officials, the sense of power naturally arose.
"Fuck … I was originally an ordinary scholar, and I followed Mao Wenlong as a fugitive without any benefits, but when I went to North Korea, I actually became the governor of this country." This miracle of life could also be recorded in history — Wang Yining himself was dumbfounded.
The governor of North Korea accepted the direct leadership of the Revolutionary Army's administrative department. Wang Yining's first task was to improve the efficiency and level of North Korea's farming. In a year, at least let them be able to support themselves and not become the burden of the Revolutionary Army. North Korea actually had the same problem as Daming. The fruits produced by the farmers were stolen by the grass-roots officials. Now it was time to eradicate those North Korean officials.
"The Revolutionary Army's Chinese Bank will lend you 50 million silver dollars. The loan period is ten years, and the annual interest is one cent. This money will be distributed year by year. One-third of it will be paid in silver dollars, and the rest will be provided by the Revolutionary Army in kind. As long as you do a good job, this money can be easily paid off. "
"Those officials from Shandong are all capable. It would be a pity to kill them, but letting them go would make people uneasy. You have to use them well and let them deal with the local officials of North Korea. They are also experienced in things like farming and mining. But don't let them be too big to handle. When necessary, kill those who don't listen. "
"The administrative department will send people to guide your work, and the security department will also send people to monitor whether you have any improper behavior. Your democratic government's current priority is to carry out land reform and restore production. Along the way, we need more mining. Pyongyang's timber, coal, and copper are all things we need. While ensuring agriculture, we must vigorously develop mining. "
These were all personally instructed by Zhou Qingfeng when he appointed Wang Yining. He planned to use loans to develop North Korea. In the future, North Korea's agriculture would be self-sufficient as much as possible. In addition, it would develop timber processing and mining, as well as become a dumping market for the Central Plains. After a long time, they would abolish the supervision and set up a province, and return it to the Chinese territory.
"In the land of North Korea, the customs are evil. We should open schools and educate them more. Let them learn Chinese and write Chinese characters. This shouldn't be difficult. The difficult part is to effectively promote the culture to the people. In addition, some of North Korea's customs are too dirty, such as women's breasts. This is the same as Han women's feet binding, it must be abolished. "
Zhou Qingfeng repeatedly instructed Wang Yining, but this guy was stunned when he received the order. After he snorted coldly, the other party suddenly asked, "Marshal, are you really going to give me 50 million silver coins? That's about 30 million silver, right? "
More than 30 million silver, Daming couldn't even gather this amount of money even if he worked himself to death.
Is this Revolutionary Army still a traitor? This is more orthodox than the orthodox!
Seeing Wang Yining's surprise, Zhou Qingfeng frowned slightly. He had to repeat again, "It's not for you, it's a loan to the democratic government of North Korea. We will guide you on how to use this money. Of course, many people will think that 'the money is in my hands, naturally it's mine'. This kind of person will usually be beheaded by me. "
Wang Yining was scared out of his wits. He recalled that the person in front of him was the infamous God of Slaughter. Since he started the war, many people had been sent to the West by him, it was really uncountable. "Yes, yes, yes, Grand Marshal is right."
After Wang Yining left, the new Minister of Internal Affairs of the puppet government, Jin Jingrui, also came to accept the task. This person was much more obedient, he directly kowtowed to Zhou Qingfeng. Zhou Qingfeng didn't refuse his salute, he didn't even ask him to get up, he just directly asked, "Minister Jin, have you thought about how to perform your duties?"
"I will follow the lead of Grand Marshal." Jin Jingrui didn't even raise his head and said without thinking. The scholars of North Korea all had to learn Chinese. These days, whether it was North Korea or Japan, knowing Chinese itself represented a status.
However, this person's cleverness didn't make Zhou Qingfeng happy. He just faintly said, "If you just want to be a yes-man, you might as well go back to Han. After I point out the general direction, I like to delegate power to my subordinates. I don't like my subordinates to be idiots who ask questions about everything. "
Jin Jingrui really couldn't figure out what kind of temper this rebel leader from China had. In fact, not many people could figure out Zhou Qingfeng's temper these days. The former hesitated for a while and then said, "I will try my best to assist Governor Wang and let the people of North Korea work for Grand Marshal."
His words weren't very clear.
"You should set an example for the people of North Korea and let them know that 'those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish.'" Zhou Qingfeng said with a sneer, "You have to learn more and understand more about what kind of organization our Revolutionary Army is. We have published a lot of newspapers and books about ourselves, you should find ways to collect them. If you don't have a heart for the revolution, the revolution will come to you. "
The last sentence, Zhou Qingfeng said with emphasis. Jin Jingrui understood in an instant. He kowtowed again and vowed, "We North Koreans also have a pure heart and have been loyal to the Central Plains for thousands of years. Now we must be careful of the revolution and be the loyal subjects of Grand Marshal. "
"I hope you can do what you say." Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand and let Minister Jin go. During the month he was in Pyongyang, he constantly integrated the personnel and forces from all sides to reconstitute a new semi-autonomous government and let this ruling institution operate normally.
Wang Yining, who was honored as the governor, soon received the first loan from Lüshun. It was a few wooden boxes containing one million silver dollars. Along with the silver dollars came the Minister of Finance of the Revolutionary Army. The financial and military power of the puppet government was firmly controlled by the Revolutionary Army. As soon as the people from the Ministry of Finance came, they gave monthly salaries to the officials of the new government.
At the same time, a large number of physical loans arrived by ship. Wang Yining began to work hard on construction in Pyongyang. He had to be familiar with the Shandong officials who were forced to come to North Korea, recruit enough North Korean workers to transform the city to accommodate more people, build roads, ports, and docks to facilitate the transportation and circulation of materials.
As for the transformation of farmland, water conservancy, and even building factories by the Datong River to do wood processing. All of these were the "three axes" that the Revolutionary Army was very familiar with.
Now that the shipyard in Liaonan began to produce 500-ton ships on a large scale, the demand for wood also increased. As the land of Shandong was under the rule of the Revolutionary Army, an even larger wood market was opened. The population of the Central Plains was increasing, and wood was becoming more and more scarce, whether it was the demand for fuel or construction.
There was no "fast-growing forest" now. It was hard for modern people to imagine that people in ancient times would have a shortage of wood. In fact, because of the large population in many cities, there was a shortage of wood for fire, let alone wood for building houses. When the emperor built a house, he had to go deep into the mountains and forests to find the beams. The "charcoal seller" also appeared to meet such needs.
The population of North Korea was not small, but it was not as large as the Central Plains. The mountains here were endless, and the first thing to supply the Revolutionary Army was a large amount of wood. The transport ships to Pyongyang were often loaded with all kinds of daily necessities and mechanical equipment, and the raw wood was transported.
In the first month after Wang Yining took office, he was stunned by the efficient construction and transportation capabilities of the Revolutionary Army. In fact, all the North Koreans in Pyongyang were surprised by the docks and factories on the bank of the Datong River, and the steam ships that came with black smoke.
At least one of these ships came every day. They transported food, cloth, and all kinds of tools and vehicles that had been seen and not seen. At the same time, they carried away lumber after lumber from the mountains. Exchanging wood for money and food, all of this seemed so smooth and natural.
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