1953 Bare-handed Tycoon - Chapter 389



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389 – Black cat and white cat

President Lee Byung-chul’s house in Jangchung-dong.

Kijo was chatting with Lee Byung-chul over tea.

“I heard you brought big business from Vietnam this time.”

“Nothing has been decided yet.”

Public Relations Director Lee Hu-rak spread the news of Cheongsan’s winning the bid for the Vietnam Road Paving Project to all media outlets.

It was announced that the main contract had been concluded.

If there was anything to promote even a little bit ahead of the election, Lee Hu-rak would step forward.

“Ma, but I think it would be good to also receive a government guarantee.”

Lee Byung-chul, who suffered defeat after defeat in the introduction of the vice minister, showed a hint of envy.

Public opinion that he is an illicit wealth collector still follows him, and the revolutionary government is also helping Samsung.

It was passive.

Lee Byung-chul’s long-cherished wish, the construction of a fertilizer plant, was still adrift.

“The media said that five companies are entering together. Is there no room for Samsung?

Samsung C&T also boasts that it has some overseas sales capabilities.”

President Lee Byung-chul jokingly asked about joining the liquidation consortium.

Recently, Samsung C&T’s sales force has weakened due to the departure of Vice President Cho Hong-jae, who was a business partner.

There was a rumor going around.

From Lee Byung-chul’s perspective, it was a liquidation of the partnership, but from Cho Hong-je’s perspective, it was a betrayal of Lee Byung-chul.

It was like being kicked out for a cheap price.

“I’m sorry. Samsung has AMKO, which is headed by President Park Hee-jun, who is in charge of overseas business.

“It seems like it would be difficult for him to participate.”

When Kijo apologized, President Lee Byung-chul laughed heartily.

“I made a joke. The gathering of companies that entered Vietnam together is called Cheonwoohoe, right?

It is great to see five companies working together to expand overseas. In the past, Samsung Trading Company

“It reminds me of the days when I started my business… … .”

Lee Byung-chul must have had a beautiful time when he joined forces with his acquaintances and worked together.

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But Samsung has now become so big that it needs to pass the business on to its grown sons.

Because of the practical problems, Lee Byung-chul decided to end the partnership early.

It seemed like that.

The keynote speech was that I understood the positions of both President Cho Hong-jae and President Lee Byung-chul.

After finishing the light conversation, Kijo told Lee Byung-chul the reason he came to see him.

“I would like to meet Mr. Shin Hyeon-hwak.”

“Mr. Shin Hyeon-hwak…?”

“Yes, please introduce yourself.”

The keynote speech was to visit the Seodaemun Prison with the paper badge given by Chairman Park and to ask for Shin, who was imprisoned there, to

I was able to meet Hyeonhwak, but I was blindly requesting a visit from someone in prison.

I also thought that was impolite.

Instead, he asked Lee Byung-chul, who was close to him, to act as a bridge to ensure a smooth meeting.

It was.

“Okay, I understand. I will tell Mr. Shin Hyun-hwak’s family.”

While Shin Hyun-hwak was working as a process manager in the industrial department, Samsung C&T built a sugar factory.

It helped me a lot when I was trying to lip-lip.

In 1953, when the war was over and the post-war reconstruction was in full swing, the limited supply provided by the United States

We need to revive the national economy by using the resources we have, so why is a sugar factory not involved?

There was strong opposition from the people.

However, he had his own philosophy on economics and after the war, he revived the food, clothing and shelter industries.

He also believed that since sugar is also used in food, it was absolutely necessary to build a sugar refinery.

He asked his senior, who had the authority to approve, to be absent for just one day and he was absent for the day.

He himself gave his approval.

It wasn’t something he did after being lobbied by Samsung. It was something he pushed forward with based on his own convictions.

In this way, Lee Byung-chul was able to establish Cheil Jedang.

In a way, it can be said that the current Samsung Group was created thanks to Shin Hyun-hwak.

Could be.

Perhaps because of this connection, Lee Byung-chul lent money to Shin Hyun-hwak after April 19th, which helped him to become a

While he was in prison, he kept his family from starving.

“however…….”

It seemed like he wanted to know why Lee Byung-chul wanted to meet Shin Hyun-hwak. Anyway,

The things that were to be revealed, the keynote, were not hidden.

“The Blue House is looking for a staff member, and I plan to recommend Shin Hyun-hwak.”

When they said they would bring a person in prison to the Blue House, Lee Byung-chul opened his mouth wide.

“Oh… Really? The person himself is capable and smart. They said they would accept him at the Blue House.

“Why?”

“He said he would do whatever he wanted.”

“Chairman Park is a great person too. Or maybe he is in a hurry….”

President Lee Byung-chul, who is well-informed and good at reading trends, added some meaningful words.

He must have known very well that Chairman Park was wavering internally.

President Lee Byung-chul made a face that looked like he wanted to give some advice, but then the expression disappeared from his face.

Deleted.

The keynote speech was to never bring up the topic of the Blue House to Lee Byung-chul, Shin Hyun-hwak, or his family.

I asked him not to do it.

“Okay, I understand. I hope everything goes well.”

Kijo, who received Lee Byung-chul’s cooperation, visited Seodaemun Prison two days later.

The warden, who had met Gijo at one point, immediately started the meeting as soon as he saw Gijo.

I ordered it.

I don’t have any particular plans because I went to see Kwak Yeong-ju with a paper badge.

There was no need for a name.

But the location of the meeting was a problem.

The keynote speech was given to a particularly shabby building with a sign that said, ‘Won-Hyung (元兇) Meeting Place.’

The keynote speaker stopped in front of the building and spoke.

“Please change the meeting place. I will meet Mr. Shin Hyun-hwak in the general meeting room.

all.”

“Oh, that’s… . The criminals involved in the March 15 election fraud are only allowed to visit here.

“It is.”

The keynote was to change the location.

Although he was branded a criminal by law for electoral fraud, his heart was never in his own hands.

I wanted to save his last bit of pride, because he wouldn’t admit to being a criminal.

“Is there such a thing in the prison regulations?”

“That’s not necessarily true….”

“Then my request to change locations isn’t illegal, right?”

“That’s true. Okay, I understand.”

The warden changed the visitation room to a regular meeting place as requested by the inmate.

Instead, Shin Hyun-hwak did not want it to be known that he was visiting the general interview room, so he went to the general interview room.

He said that he would make room for us once time was up.

The keynote was readily accepted.

It was better to talk quietly in a place where there was no one.

The keynote speaker waited patiently for a long time. Finally, all the regular visitors left.

A meeting place has been prepared.

After Kijo entered the interview room and waited for about 10 minutes, Shin Hyeon-hwak, dressed in prison uniform, came out.

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Shin Hyun-hwak looked around, wondering if it was strange that he was being guided to the meeting place for ordinary prisoners.

I looked around and asked the guard.

“Did you bring me to the wrong place?”

“This is the right place.”

The guard spoke briefly and left the meeting room.

The prison warden accepted the request to have a visit in a place without guards.

It was.

Kijo, who was standing, greeted Shin Hyeon-hwak first.

“Hello, Minister. My name is Lee Ki-jo, the CEO of Cheongsan Group.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Shin Hyeon-hwak.”

Shin Hyun-hwak didn’t seem too unfamiliar with the place, perhaps because he first conveyed his intention to visit through Lee Byung-chul.

There was.

“How is your health?”

“Oh, yes. I’m holding on somehow. But the reason you came to see me is….”

“I am also the president of the Hankook Ilbo.”

“Are you here to interview me?”

“Yes, I looked at the trial records and it seems that you have been wronged in many ways, so I came to see you.

“It was.”

Shin Hyun-hwak’s expression brightened at the keynote speech that he would listen to the grievances.

At the same time, his eyes turned red. Someone came to him who would prove his innocence.

It seemed like it was a slap in the face.

When Kijo asked him to take a seat, Shin Hyun-hwak asked.

“By the way, what’s wrong with Mr. Jang Gi-yeong?”

He, who is in prison and not aware of the outside world, is suspicious of the change in the owner of the Hankook Ilbo.

Had it.

“No. You have stepped down from your position as CEO for a while because you entered politics this time.

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“That’s right. Mr. Jang Gi-yeong is not the kind of person who would commit a crime.”

He felt relieved.

The keynote speaker smiled brightly and said:

“Before I ask you about the past, I would like to ask you about something else first. This time,

“What do you think of the revolutionary government?”

“yes?”

Shin Hyun-hwak stared at Kijo for a moment, coughed a few times, and then opened his mouth.

“When I heard the news of the May 16 Revolution, I jumped up from my prison cell and applauded.”

“Why did you do that?”

“The Democratic Party government has collapsed. If the Democratic Party remains in power for a few more years, the country will become communist.

It was the same.”

“And, the Democratic Party government has also denied the charges against me and the innocent Minister of Health and Welfare, Son Chang-hwan.

When I saw them linking me to election criminals, I thought, “Ah, those guys are just trying to gain popularity with the people.”

“No. They were trying to catch and kill all the ministers during the Syngman Rhee government.”

Shin Hyun-hwak harbored hostility toward the Democratic Party.

It was completely understandable when I saw what had happened to him.

“I have another question. If you meet Chairman Park Chung-hee, what would you like to say to him?

“Huh?”

Shin Hyun-hwak bit his lower lip for a moment, turned his gaze to the ceiling of the interview room, and then closed his eyes.

I got soaked a few times.

It felt like something was swirling inside my mind.

“I would like to ask Dr. Syngman Rhee in Hawaii to send some living expenses.”

He blinked a few times and then continued.

“People say that this doctor ran away with a huge fortune, but in fact,

He left empty-handed. He had a hard time living with the help of Koreans living in Hawaii.

“I heard that you live there….”

The point is not to debate whether the thoughts of a man named Shin Hyeon-hwak are right or wrong.

I already knew he had such thoughts.

Just to check if what I studied about Shin Hyeon-hwak matches what I learned.

It was here.

Everything matched up.

He said that no one spoke well of Syngman Rhee and that no one sympathized with him at all.

Even in favorable times, he did not hesitate to sympathize with Syngman Rhee.

That means he is a person who can speak his mind directly without worrying about what others think.

I was talking about Ram.

Such a disposition would be a necessary virtue when assisting Chairman Park.

And there was loyalty.

He never betrayed any president he served.

Among the merits and demerits of the presidents he served, he prioritized the merits over the demerits.

An honest and loyal person.

This character of his gave Chairman Park, who was overcome with a sense of betrayal and felt that he could not trust anyone, a sense of stability.

I will give you a sense and make you trust him.

The keynote speech looked back at the life of a man named Shin Hyeon-hwak.

The period when he was most criticized was the 1980s. There was a rumor that he cooperated with the military junta.

It was because of the evaluation, but I found out later that it wasn’t necessarily like that.

College students burned Chun Doo-hwan and his doll together, and he said that he was angry at Chun Doo-hwan.

There wasn’t much cooperation.

He showed his stubborn side by refusing the requests of key figures in the new military junta and shouting at them.

However, during the military rebellion on December 12, they took an ambiguous stance, hoping for a peaceful resolution.

Although there were few, anyone could have made such a mistake at the time.

The keynote speech was inspired by various figures from modern history.

If you want to find fault, there is no one who won’t find fault, and an unfair stigma will follow them.

There were also many lambs.

This was the same regardless of left or right.

Some were communists their whole lives, and some were lackeys of dictators.

Now that we have to overcome the difficulties of the 60s, if we apply too strict standards, we will be

There was no one to work.

We must overcome national poverty as soon as possible by fully mobilizing available human resources.

The keynote is that we need to gather people who can demonstrate their abilities for the country, regardless of their political affiliation.

It was the thought of.

Shin Hyun-hwak made the right choice when he formulated South Korea’s economic policy.

It didn’t matter whether it was luck or foresight.

If you are lucky or have good skills, you will be able to do the same thing next to Chairman Park in this history.

I hoped to do so.

He served Chairman Park and clashed with him endlessly, but they were on good terms.

Even though he was stubborn, he would insist until the end and eventually get his consent.

He later left these words to his son.

―President Park was a truly intelligent person. We had many differences of opinion and conflicts.

But he knew how to make concessions when it was time to make concessions. ‘Okay, then I’ll make these concessions.’

This attitude is quite out of the ordinary for someone in that position.

Since everyone in that position can do whatever they want, there is a virtue of compromise.

It’s gone. But you gave in.

Rather than yelling at him for not listening to me, I want to show him the ability to correct himself.

It was there. That’s great.

National affairs should never be done unilaterally. It should be a give and take.

It has to be. That’s how we can go in the right direction. President Park and I

It was like that until the end.

Keynote could find two hopes in his words.

First, the person who acknowledged President Park’s self-esteem was someone who had served the president and ministers for decades.

The ability to modify the air.

The second was Shin Hyun-hwak’s will to never give up hope on him.

The keynote speech has something in common with Chairman Park in that it places hope on his ability to self-correct.

It was.

After finishing the questions, the keynote speaker began listening to Shin Hyun-hwak’s story.

Shin Hyun-hwak explained his grievances clearly and concisely.

A memory so clear that it makes you wonder why his words didn’t make sense in court.

And the flawless logic stood out.

After the story was over, he looked relieved as if he had felt relieved himself.

“Would you like a cigarette?”

“Yes, please give it to me.”

The keynote speaker lit a cigarette for him and asked,

“Your hometown is Waegwan, right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Are Gumi and Waegwan very close?”

“Across the river, this side is Gumi, and that side is Waegwan.”

“It’s practically the same neighborhood.”

“You could say that.”

“Well then, would you like to meet some local people?”

“Are you a local person…?”

Shin Hyeon-hwak looked at Kijo with a puzzled look.

He still didn’t seem to have a feel for who the townspeople were.

“Chairman Park says he needs the Minister’s help.”

At the keynote speech, Shin Hyun-hwak dropped the cigarette he was holding.