1953 Bare-handed Tycoon - Chapter 384



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384 – Lee Dae-yong

The keynote speech was to send the members of Cheonwoohoe who completed their field trip to Korea and stay in Vietnam.

It was done.

Meanwhile, he waited for the person he had asked Chairman Park to come to Vietnam.

The person whom Gijo asked to be sent to Vietnam was Colonel Lee Dae-yong.

The reason I wanted him was because Lee Dae-yong was the key man for advancing into Vietnam.

It was.

He was a friend of Nguyen Van Thieu, who would later become the President of South Vietnam, and was one of the most influential figures in the history of South Vietnam.

They were all people with deep connections to Vietnam.

But he never imagined that his fate would be so strongly tied to Vietnam.

It was something that couldn’t be done.

He was currently serving as the commander of the 23rd Regiment of the 3rd Division of the Army.

He lived as a true soldier who did not become corrupt, even though he suffered from low wages.

He was a capable commander who had an undefeated record of 110 battles during the Korean War, but he was in conflict with his superiors.

He was also a person who was constantly blocked from promotion because he could not flatter his superiors.

If we leave him alone, he will take the overseas embassy military attaché exam and pass it next year and go to Vietnam.

was to be dispatched.

The reason he took the embassy attaché exam was because of extreme poverty.

He lived such an honest life that by the time he became a colonel, all of his savings amounted to just 50,000 won.

Even for a one-room 13-pyeong house in Seoul, the deposit is about 80,000 won.

It was a time when it was needed.

Of the 50,000 won he had in history, he gave 30,000 won to his younger brother who was less fortunate than him.

I gave it to someone and borrowed money from people around me to rent a room worth 80,000 won.

The house he saved happened to be owned by an army captain.

It was obvious that the colonel was living in the captain’s house, and one day he came home and saw

You will see your own child getting scolded by the captain’s mother.

Lee Dae-yong falls into a state of confusion after seeing that sight.

He decided that if he continued living like this, it would be difficult to send his son to middle school, so he gave up his salary.

Start looking into what positions you can get that will pay you a lot of money.

Then, when I found out that military attachés dispatched to overseas embassies were paid a lot of money, I immediately

Take the test.

He knew some English and French, so he passed the test and was fluent in French.

You will be assigned to the post of Resident Attaché at the Embassy in Vietnam.

But this is something that happened in the original history and now he is in the most fortunate position of his life.

It was the time when he was serving as the regimental commander of the 23rd Regiment of the 3rd Division.

He took the lead by refusing bribes offered by his subordinates and putting them in the pocket of the regimental commander.

The fuel, food, and office expenses that are bound to be incurred are used for subordinates and the regiment is kept clean.

I was raising a crab.

Even if Chairman Park had told him to go to Vietnam, he probably wouldn’t have listened.

Lee Dae-yong was the person who rejected the offer to become Chairman Park’s chief of staff right after May 16.

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I agree with the cause of revolution, but I am not interested in politics and am prepared to fight the enemy for the rest of my life.

It was because I wanted to live as a soldier.

As he was like that, the keynote speech predicted that it would take some time for him to come to Vietnam.

Did.

After spending a few days in Saigon, I finally got a call from the Korean embassy.

The rock is here.

It was a call to come see me, saying that Lee Dae-yong had arrived in Korea.

Having become somewhat familiar with the geography of Saigon, Kijo went to the Korean embassy alone.

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The Korean embassy was easy to find as it was located near the presidential palace in Vietnam, and was located in the area where the Vietnamese aristocracy lived.

It was clearly visible as it was inside the building.

First of all, it was not difficult to find because the Taegeukgi was fluttering in the Vietnamese sky.

Upon arriving at the embassy and entering, the first thing that caught my eye was the stuffed tiger in the entrance hall.

It caught my eye first.

The tiger box that Kim Tae-seong bought at a charity auction for the South Vietnamese president and donated to the embassy

It was me.

Kijo smiled naturally when he saw the stuffed tiger.

It reminded me of Youngjun, who had a dream about a tiger.

The tiger will soon be transferred to Korea and exhibited at the National Science Museum, where it will be welcomed by its family.

I thought Youngjun would like it if we went sightseeing.

Ambassador to Vietnam Shin Sang-cheol warmly welcomed the keynote speaker.

The time when Kijo visited the Vietnamese embassy was two years before the war broke out in earnest.

However, people who would play an active role during the Vietnam War were already assigned to the embassy.

Seo Sang-cheol was a former soldier who served as an ambassador during the height of the war.

In Yuan history, he lost his life during the Aung San terrorist attack in Burma.

He was guided to the ambassador’s office and was personally introduced to Colonel Lee Dae-yong by Ambassador Shin Sang-cheol.

“This is Lee Dae-yong, the newly appointed military attaché in Vietnam.”

Kijo greeted Colonel Lee Dae-yong and glanced at him.

I did not come to Vietnam of my own free will, but was forced to do so under Chairman Park’s orders.

He seemed a bit bewildered, perhaps because he had just taken office.

“A special order has come down from Seoul. You are to assist this president here.

It was.”

Ambassador Shin Sang-cheol informed Chairman Park that he was considering the keynote speech.

The keynote speaker spoke with the ambassador and stated his business.

“I’m sorry to ask you this from the beginning, but I’d like to meet someone in Vietnam.”

“Is that so? Who do you want to see?”

“I would like to meet Colonel Nguyen Van Thieu.”

When the keynote speech mentioned Tiu’s name, Colonel Lee Dae-yong’s eyes widened.

“Hold on tight, Nguyen Van Thieu… … .”

Shin Sang-cheol, who had been serving as ambassador to Vietnam for only a month, said to the minister next to him,

Asked.

“Hey Construction, do you know a guy named Nguyen Van Thieu?”

“I am the division commander in charge of Bien Hoa area.”

“The colonel is a division commander? Well, that’s what happened to us during the Korean War.”

Shin Sang-cheol, who was still unfamiliar with Vietnam, asked again and smiled at Ki-jo.

“Okay, I’ll put in a request to the South Vietnamese Ministry of Defense. But why South Vietnamese

“Would you like to meet the division commander?”

The keynote speaker gave a prepared answer.

“I am preparing for a transportation business in Vietnam and I see Binh Hoa as a good place for business.

It is located next to Saigon and is a logistics center as National Highway 1 passes through it.

“This is the place to be….”

The news that the South Vietnamese communist guerrillas were on the move was reported by the division commander in the area.

He said he was trying to ask for cooperation.

“I see. Okay, I understand. We’ll arrange a meeting for you.”

As Ambassador Shin Sang-cheol finished speaking, Military attaché Lee Dae-yong opened his mouth.

“Ambassador, I think I know Nguyen Van Thieu. We are not the same person.

“That’s ramen.”

“okay?”

Shin Sang-cheol looked at Lee Dae-yong with a happy expression.

“How do you know the South Vietnamese Army officer?”

“When I was receiving training at the US Joint Chiefs of Staff in Okinawa, I had a classmate with the same name.

“We always sat next to each other and took classes together.”

“That’s great. You’re in Vietnam. You’re perfect for the Vietnam mission. Yes.”

Ambassador Seo praised Lee Dae-yong.

The keynote speech was given to Ambassador Seo.

“When your spirits recover, I hope you will go with me to meet Colonel Tiu. Friend.

“I think it would be better in many ways than if I met you alone.”

Then Ambassador Shin Sang-cheol readily agreed and said to Lee Dae-yong.

“Yes, you should go with this boss. We’ve already said that we’re in the same league. Our country’s

“Just say a word to protect your business.”

“I will do that.”

The first meeting between Ambassador Shin Sang-cheol and Colonel Lee Dae-yong went smoothly.

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Two days later, I received a call from the Korean embassy.

He said he would send a vehicle and that he would go with Officer Lee Dae-yong to meet Division Commander Tiu.

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An embassy vehicle arrived at the residence where the keynote speaker was staying, and a driver who appeared to be an intelligence agent

The warrior and the second lieutenant were riding.

“Let’s go. We decided to see it in Saigon without having to go to Binh Hoa.”

Kijo rode next to Lee Dae-yong and went to the hotel.

It was the Continental Hotel where I met Madame New.

Nguyen Van Thieu, who was sitting at the hotel coffee shop table, saw Lee Dae-yong and left his seat.

He jumped up, spread his arms, and laughed heartily.

“Dae-yong! How long has it been since then?”

Lee Dae-yong couldn’t hide his smile and couldn’t let go of his hand for a while.

“How have you been? It’s good to hear that you’re commanding the Capital Defense Division.”

“I don’t know why the president appointed me to that position either.”

The two were really close. They talked without formality.

It seemed like they had become very close to each other while being trained by American soldiers in a foreign country.

After finishing his greetings, Lee Dae-yong introduced the keynote speech.

“Let me introduce the person who came with me. He is the CEO of Lee Ki-jo, who runs a large company in Korea.

yes.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Lee. My name is Nguyen Van Thieu, a friend of Dae Yong. Feel free to contact Thieu.

“Please call me.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Tiu.”

The keynote speech examined Tiu’s impression.

He was a man of gentle appearance, with thin and neat lines.

This man, who appears to be weak, has overcome five bloody coups.

No one could have predicted at this point that he would be the ultimate winner.

But the keynote speaker knew the power that Nguyen Van Thieu possessed.

He was a man who intervened in the coup, but never took the lead.

He quietly stepped back and did his own thing, and that was crucial to becoming president.

played the role of a person.

As the country became more chaotic with several coups and changes in government, the South Vietnamese army

The generals hold a meeting to discuss measures to calm the political situation.

If coups continue like this, it is clear that South Vietnam will self-destruct in the face of the North Vietnam.

So they decided to stop the coup after electing one leader.

At this very moment, Tiu is elected leader.

He was a man with good interpersonal relationships and few enemies.

He served as both the superintendent of the Korea Military Academy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, so he had a lot of support from graduates of the academy.

Of course, behind his election as president were the dark intentions of corrupt South Vietnamese generals.

There was this.

The South Vietnamese generals were like warlords, placing certain areas under their sphere of influence and acting like kings.

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He made money to his heart’s content by intervening in various vested interests in the area he was in charge of, and harmed the lives of the residents.

Had the right to renounce.

If there is someone you don’t like, you can brand them a communist and execute them on the spot.

It was just that.

Their prestige is based on their failure to follow the operational orders given by the President in Saigon.

This was a level that was non-existent.

Even when actual war was in full swing, there were many cases where the government’s orders were only vaguely followed.

In such a situation, President Tiu, who has no conflicts with them and is friendly with the United States,

It was also natural for them to favor him because he was comfortable with them.

Tiu asked Gijo, sitting across from him at the table.

“How long have you been in Saigon?”

“It’s been about two weeks.”

“I see. It’s good that you came during the cool dry season. Saigon was once the center of the East.

It is a beautiful place that is called the Paris of the East. The beauty of Saigon

“Have you fully enjoyed it?”

“Yes, it was a beautiful place. I think there’s a lot more to see.”

“If you have time, go see a ballet performance. Mrs. Godin New* loves ballet.

“There are often high-level ballet performances here.”

*Go Dinh New – Madame New

“I will definitely go see it when I get the chance.”

The keynote is that while talking to Tiu, this sophisticated and noble man is breathing.

I thought about the other side of the contribution.

Nguyen Van Thieu has a soft appearance and a polite attitude, but he has a hot desire for power and cruelty.

He was a man hiding a secret.

When he became president, he stopped the persecution of Buddhists by the previous government and reformed society.

Although they did adopt a policy of cooperation, it was only for a short time.

During his eight-year tenure, he devoted himself to eliminating political opponents and to terrorizing and torturing opponents.

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Increased police force eight-fold to monitor citizens and imprison hundreds of thousands in political prison camps

Ban it.

Even, they randomly terrorized, tortured and killed 80,000 people under the pretext of identifying Viet Cong suspects.

He was also buried in a cave.

Why else would he have been voted the world’s second worst leader in 1975, the year South Vietnam fell?

At that time, the number one person was ‘Idi Amin’, a murderous maniac that no one could ignore.

He fled to Vietnam with astronomical amounts of money he had earned from opium smuggling when Vietnam fell.

It was also a failure.

He tried to escape by loading 16 tons of gold he had collected during his term onto a US military transport plane, but only a portion of it was lost.

I managed to take it.

The keynote speech was that the only way to win over Nguyen Van Thieu’s heart was through money.

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But the government cannot afford to give a large sum of money, and providing cash would only have a temporary effect.

I thought that was it.

A more long-term and sustainable relationship of mutual benefit was needed.

The keynote was timing the offer to make an appropriate cooperation proposal.

Then, a clue came out during a conversation between Lee Dae-yong and Tiu.

“What are you doing these days, brother?”

“I teach kids in college.”

The older brother that Thieu spoke of was .

He worked as a university professor and was appointed as the South Vietnamese ambassador to Korea in 1966.

He returned to Vietnam the following year.

Kijo knew the anecdote from when he was in Korea.

If you use it well, you can easily establish a long-term relationship of interest with the Tiu-Kiu brothers.

I thought it might be possible.