Chapter 2712

However, the influx of a large number of Japanese immigrants will inevitably have an impact on the composition of the local permanent population, and may even become a factor of instability in the local society. How to manage immigrants from different regions and even different countries is also a question for every overseas

It is a problem that all colonial authorities must face, and it is also the goal of concern to everyone in the mission.

Shiro Amakusa explained his experience in this area to everyone without any concealment: "Our country has accumulated very rich experience in the management of overseas colonies and has a relatively mature system. In the Sasebo area, in addition to the most basic household registration,

In addition to public security and employment, we also focus on three aspects of work - taxation, military service, and education."

"When I was still working for Mr. Qian, I heard him often mention that paying taxes, joining the army, and educating are the three magic weapons to control the immigrant population. It is said that if you don't pay taxes, you don't know the relationship between them, and if you don't join the army, you don't know the relationship between them.

Educate people who don't know how to care for each other. Only by doing these three things can we truly win over people's hearts and make them regard themselves as a member of the Haihan people. Now this theory is used in the governance of the Sasebo area, and it is quite effective. I

I will always be grateful to Mr. Qian for his teachings."

The "Master Qian" in Shiro Amakusa's mouth is, of course, his former boss Qian Tiandun. Although Qian Tiandun has been leading troops in wars for many years and has never really been a local official in a certain place, he has

In the process of opening up territory for Haihan, we actually experienced many difficult situations in the initial stages of overseas colonial zones.

From the South China Sea to Liaodong, from Annan to North Korea, most of the actual control areas opened by Haihan outside Hainan Island were participated by Qian Tiandun and his troops. Therefore, how to manage overseas colonial areas, and quickly let the naturalized people

Integrating into Haihan's social system, Qian Tiandun, as a person who experienced it, did have very profound insights. His vision and insight were much higher than those of ordinary officials, and the experience he summarized was enough for those who came after him to regard it as a guide.

Amakusa Shiro was not the only one who benefited from it. After hearing this statement, Tao Hongfang and others also pondered the beauty of it in their hearts.

Taxation allows new immigrants to understand who governs them here, military service allows immigrants to know who they should be loyal to, and education is to allow immigrants to accept their new nationality and identity from a cultural level. Amakusa Shiro himself is a naturalized Japanese.

Coming from a civilian background, he is more sympathetic to the effectiveness of relevant methods, which is indeed something that Han officials cannot do.

For now, the relevant policies of the Sasebo Colonial Zone are basically copied from domestic standards, but some details will be adjusted based on the actual local situation.

For example, naturalized Japanese citizens who enlist in the army in Sasebo will not, in principle, stay to serve locally. Instead, after completing recruit training, they will be sent to Liaodong, North Korea and other places to complete their military service, in order to prevent certain

unsafe factors.

There are also related measures in culture and education. The school will deliberately add courses related to Chinese culture, and select some Japanese students with good foundation to cross the sea to study in Haihan. Of course, considering the actual cost, students who can get such treatment

They often have certain family backgrounds, and there are even children of nobles from surrounding areas.

Zhu Zian also raised a question that he was interested in: "General Amakusa, what is the nature of the Sasebo area? Has it been demarcated with Japan?"

Amakusa Shiro said: "Our country has clearly informed the Japanese shogunate from the beginning that a certain scale of armed forces will be stationed in the Sasebo area to protect Haihan's interests in Japan and the safety of Haihan nationals in Japan. Of course, the Japanese shogunate affirmed

They will not support us in doing this, but there is no effective way to do it. As for demarcation, the Japanese don’t want to do it, and we don’t want to do it either, so to this day, the two countries have not reached any formal agreement on this.

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Zhu Zian was also smart. Although Amakusa Shiro did not explain the reason, he immediately figured out the reason. If the Japanese took the initiative to discuss demarcation, it would be equivalent to admitting Haihan's establishment of a military base and colonial zone in the Sasebo area.

The legitimacy of this is definitely very detrimental to the reputation of the rulers. The reason why Haihan is unwilling to demarcate the boundary is even simpler. Failure to demarcate means that there is no boundary. The absence of boundaries means that the scope of the Sasebo Colonial Zone in the future can be determined according to the situation.

If you continue to expand outward, there is no need to take the initiative to create a frame to frame yourself inside.

Regarding the matter of demarcation, one side did not want to mention it for the sake of face, and the other side did not want to mention it for the sake of future development. The two sides actually reached a strange tacit understanding on this matter, allowing the Sasebo Colonial Zone to maintain its existence in this way. To Zhu Zian, this was indeed a big deal.

The above is a strange thing that has never been heard of.

The issue that Shi Chengwu is more concerned about is related to local military functions: "General Amakusa, the Sasebo troops that came with the mission this time will have 850 people deployed to the local area to complete the personnel rotation. I don't know.

Is everything ready here?"

Amakusa Shiro nodded and said: "The list of personnel for the change of defense has been made. Some of the positions will take five to seven days to complete the handover. It should be completed before you return."

The troops stationed here are all deployed from the country, so a rotation system is adopted. Each unit deployed here will be stationed for training for about two years, and then it will be transferred back to the country and replaced by another unit. This is also the case for maritime troops.

It is normal for Han troops stationed abroad. Among the fleets traveling with the mission this time, some of them were stationed in Jeju Island, Seoul, Sasebo and other places. The troops who completed the training mission will return to Zhoushan by ship later.

Dinghaiport.

Next, Tao Hongfang asked about local finances: "General Amakusa, are the local fiscal revenue and expenditures balanced? Maybe there is already a surplus?"

Amakusa Shiro shook his head with a smile and said: "It's not that easy. It cost millions to build this base, and the daily military expenditure after the garrison is by no means a small amount. The output of a few thousand local people alone is not enough to fill the hole.

To be honest, the funds required for the operation of the Sasebo base still have to rely on the allocation from the Tokai Region, and there will not be much change in the foreseeable period."

Tao Hongfang said: "Now that the maritime trade route is open, maybe we can consider developing some special industries locally?"

Amakusa Shiro said: "Actually, I have thought about it, but there are many practical difficulties in implementing it. First of all, the local population is too small. Without the population, there is no labor force. Without the labor force, it is difficult to produce enough output, and it cannot attract businesses to settle in.

"Secondly, there are no local specialties. Apart from various service industries centered on the base, there are only farming, fishing, and shipbuilding."
Chapter completed!