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Not to mention industry.

Compared with 1926, the industrial output of the Korean Peninsula dropped by more than 1924% in 90.It can even be said that this war wiped out all the limited industries on the Korean Peninsula.

One of the things that the Korean Independence Army has done the most is to destroy factories. The somewhat famous mining farms in the northern part of the Korean peninsula have been destroyed by the Korean Independence Army.Bombs were thrown in, factory machines were blown up, and mines were buried.Basically, none of the mines in the northern part of the Korean peninsula are open.Because the idea of ​​the Korean Independence Army at the time was very simple, that is, Japan should not be allowed to continue to plunder the resources of the Korean Peninsula.So regardless of whether it is a large mine or a small mine, they were all destroyed by the Korean Independence Army.

It's not just these mining farms.

The power development of the Korean peninsula is actually better than that of China.Japan built many power plants on the Korean Peninsula, but during this war, the Korean Independence Army and their guerrillas destroyed many of those power plants.Not only the power plant was seriously damaged, but also a lot of wires along the way were damaged.

Now that a peace agreement has been signed, these destroyed mines have become a huge burden and the only hope for the North Korean government.The first thing for the North Korean government to do now is of course to stabilize the situation.So they want to reopen those mines that were destroyed, but the North Korean government is so poor that there is no money to mine.

Those mines that have been seriously damaged cannot be re-opened without investing enough funds, including repurchasing machinery and equipment.However, before the Korean Independence Army fought against the Japanese army, the weapons, ammunition, and logistics materials needed were all provided by China.Where the North Korean government has the money to reopen the mines, where it has the money to develop the economy.So they can only turn to China for help, hoping to get China's support.

Therefore, the special envoy of the North Korean government came to Beijing soon after signing the "peace agreement", and visited various departments in China every day.If the current North Korean government does not have the help of China, even the salaries of government staff will be released.

How could they not be in a hurry.

"What about the specific situation?"

Duan Xun looked at the official letter from the North Korean government.

It mainly writes about the North Korean government's gratitude to the Chinese government and expresses the friendship between the two sides.Counting the long-standing friendship between the two sides since thousands of years ago, thanking the Chinese government for its help during this period, and expressing their admiration for the Chinese government.Of course, the North Korean government-in-exile has been in Northeast China for many years and is very familiar with China's political situation.

So I kept praising Duan Xun in it, expressing my infinite "love" for Duan Xun.

They are all sycophantic articles and bureaucratic articles, and none of the specific things are written.For such articles, Duan Xun does not know how many he can receive in a day.So Duan Xun put down the document and raised his head to ask Yan Shichao.

North Korea hopes for China's support, but what kind of support is needed needs to be discussed carefully.

"Prime Minister, what the North Korean government means is that they are willing to hand over the mines owned by the Japanese to us for 20 years. However, 40% of the profits from the mines must be distributed to them."

"only these?"

"The North Korean government is willing to hand over the mineral exploration rights in some areas to us. But as long as the mines are established after exploration, they must account for 40% of the share. As for the ports, the North Korean government is willing to give some of the mines in the ports. The management rights are handed over to us. But their government wants to occupy 40% of the port. In addition to these, the North Korean government hopes that China can support them in terms of food, because they do not have enough food to survive this winter, nor do they have enough food The reserves can last until next fall."

What is North Korea able to develop at present.

That is the mining industry.

North Korea has very rich mineral resources and is experienced in mining.Because when Japan ruled the Korean peninsula, there were many mines opened by Japan that year.In order to plunder the resources of the Korean Peninsula, Japan attached great importance to the mining industry of the Korean Peninsula. It established many mining farms that are number one in Asia and trained many mining workers.It's just that those mining farms are seriously damaged now, and the North Korean government itself does not have enough financial strength to start mining again.But as long as those destroyed mining farms are reopened, the economic support for the North Korean government is huge.

The iron ore, copper ore, gold ore, coal, and even tungsten ore in the northern part of North Korea are all first-class in quality.Not only in Asia, but even in the world, it is a very good quality thing.For example, the quality of iron ore in Maoshan Iron Mine is better than all the iron ore found in China so far.Such iron ore flows into steel mills, which is liked by all steel mills.

If this is mined, it is not afraid that there will be no buyers.Others don't want it, and China's steel mills also want such iron ore.As long as these things are sold, they can support the North Korean government's finances.That's why the North Korean government is so anxious.

The North Korean government understands a little bit.

The reason why they were able to win the support of North Korean resistance forces before was because they were backed by China and had money, food and weapons in their hands.Now that they have formally established the North Korean government, if they want to stabilize the northern part of the Korean peninsula in a short period of time, and gain a little independence from China, the most important thing is to have money in their hands.

Only when they have money in their hands can they truly regain control of the Korean Independence Army from China.Don't look at the fact that China doesn't interfere much with the actions of the Korean Independence Army, but in fact everything about the Korean Independence Army depends on China's face.Because their logistics are now in the hands of China.What the North Korean Independence Army eats and drinks, including weapons and ammunition, is controlled by China.

As long as China interrupts the logistics supply to the Korean Independence Army, the Korean Independence Army will disintegrate in minutes.Therefore, the North Korean government is more anxious.Only when they have money in their hands can they slowly regain control of the Korean Independence Army.

"Can it be done? How about the economy?"

Duan Xun asked Yan Shichao directly.

Judging from the current Sino-North Korean relations, the North Korean side is completely dependent on China.Whether politically or militarily, the North Korean government cannot do without China's support.

But this relationship is only temporary.

The reason why the current North Korean government is so dependent on China is because half of the Korean peninsula is still ruled by Japan.There is a strong Japan, so they can only rely on China.But once Japan falls and the Korean peninsula is unified, they don't necessarily think so.

Therefore, if you want to influence North Korea's politics and military for a long time, the best way is to control their economy.This is the best way to control the Korean peninsula by influencing all aspects of their lives and in turn affecting their politics.

Therefore, reaching out to the economic field of the Korean peninsula is a must.

Not to mention that the Korean Peninsula does have massive mineral resources.China's own domestic resources alone are far from enough for the future development of China's industry.The resources on the Korean Peninsula are also very important to China's industry.

But Duan Xun can't be in a hurry.

China is short of money now, and its finances are in deficit.Duan Xun cannot do some loss-making business in order to support the stability of the North Korean economy.So Duan Xun asked Yan Shichao, if China supported them in accordance with the North Korean government's request, would China benefit economically.

"Prime Minister, I have notified the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Industry about this matter. The Ministry of Commerce is responsible for negotiations on economic investment."

Duan Xun nodded, he specialized in surgery.

Whether there are political benefits to China's investment in North Korea is something that the Foreign Ministry should consider.But whether it is economically beneficial is something that the Ministry of Commerce should consider.

"Minister Song, tell me."

"Yes."

Song Hanzhang stood up and said: "Prime Minister, our people and people from the Ministry of Industry have visited several abandoned mines on the Korean Peninsula. Because of the war, the original mines were severely damaged. If you want to restore the original production, It is estimated that recovery will take at least a year. But after all, it is a former mining site, and the transportation facilities and other facilities here are complete. Therefore, it is possible to restore some production in a short period of time, but the output will be much less. But also It will save a lot of money compared to re-opening a new mine. Even if they are given 20% of the profits for 40 years according to the requirements of the North Korean government, there will be no problem in making money. But if this is the case, The rate of return will not be too high.”

"Can the original production be resumed in about a year?"

"Yes. As long as we do our best, many destroyed mines can be restored to their original appearance within a year."

Song Hanzhang nodded.

Continued: "But these are estimates, because we don't know the specific reserves and conditions. The data we have now are all from the original Japanese. Once the reserves of those original mines are limited, we will lose more than we gain. Therefore, after calculation, our Ministry of Commerce suggested that when we negotiate with the North Korean government, we should increase the mining time, at least 30 years. As for the proportion of the North Korean government, it should not exceed 30%. Because the recovery of these mines For production, all the funds are invested by us, and technical support is also provided by us. We are even responsible for the transportation of minerals produced in the future and finding buyers. The North Korean government not only gets a share, but also gets high taxes .In this way, compared with the North Korean government, our risk is too large. Therefore, we cannot make too many concessions in some aspects.”

Duan Xun turned his head to look at Dai Kan.

Dai Kan immediately said: "Prime Minister, I support the Ministry of Commerce. According to Japanese exploration, the northern part of the Korean peninsula is rich in resources and has many precious minerals. But looking at the current financial strength and technical capabilities of the North Korean government, they have China is definitely not capable of exploring their own minerals, let alone mining those minerals. That is to say, there will be many opportunities for cooperation between us and them in mining in the future. Therefore, the first cooperation will become a sample of later cooperation, and future cooperation Cooperation will be based on this model, so we cannot make too many concessions."

Duan Xun nodded and looked at Liang Huankui, Minister of Industry.Liang Huankui was a businessman, so he immediately nodded in agreement with Dai Kan.This cooperation is just the beginning, and many cooperations in the future will follow the model of this cooperation.

"Prime Minister, if North Korea can provide some minerals next year, including iron ore, coal, copper ore, tungsten ore, etc., that will greatly reduce our pressure. Therefore, I think we can cooperate with the North Korean government in this regard. It’s just that the contract should be clear and not ambiguous. Exploration rights, mining rights, including the future taxation of these mines, management rights, and profit distribution should all be directly and clearly stipulated.”

"it is good."

Duan Xun also agrees with this cooperation model.

So he finally looked at Wang Yongjiang and said, "Prime Minister Wang, can we come up with this part of the funds."

"can."

Wang Yongjiang immediately said: "Prime Minister, because we have been supporting the North Korean Independence Army to fight the war before, we have set up a special fund account. The funds are directly allocated from the finance to the Northeast, and allocated to the account of the China-DPRK Joint Committee. Originally thought that North Korea There is still a war on the peninsula, so the funds for the fourth quarter of this year and the first quarter of next year have been raised. Since there is no war, the money was supposed to be invested in other departments. But since there is such a thing, it can be used money."

"kindness."

Since there are no problems, it will be much easier to handle.Duan Xun said to Yan Shichao: "Your Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Commerce, will participate in the negotiations to resume the production of the North Korean mines as soon as possible. The stability of the Korean peninsula, and the North Korean government having its own funds, is also a good thing for us."

"Yes."

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