1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 151



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Episode 151

“What do you mean? Korean troops in Indonesia?”

President Yudhoyono is deeply embarrassed.

The deployment of military bases clearly had both advantages and disadvantages.

Although there are clear advantages, such as increased security and closer relations between the two countries, there are also clear disadvantages, such as infringement of sovereignty or political dependence on the country providing military support.

Especially for a large country like Indonesia, it was not an easy decision to make.

“Don’t think about it too hard. There are US military bases in many countries around the world. Think of it as part of that. Korea and Indonesia are now brothers, forming a military alliance and protecting each other.”

Of course, among those brothers, the older one will be taken care of by Korea.

President Yudhoyono ponders silently for a moment.

And then he opens his mouth and asks me.

“Can you tell me why you want to deploy a military base in our country, Indonesia?”

I tell him why our country, Korea, wants to deploy military forces in Indonesia.

“We, Korea, want to have a little more influence in the Indo-Pacific. To do that, we need to build a military base in Indonesia. Korea has no intention of interfering in Indonesian politics or anything like that. What we are interested in is influence in the Indo-Pacific.”

He meant it.

I had no interest in Indonesian internal politics.

The sole purpose of deploying military bases was to expand influence within the Indo-Pacific.

Indonesia occupies a very important position militarily and geopolitically.

That is why, in order for Korea to become a more powerful country, it was absolutely necessary to deploy its military here.

“What scale do you think it will be… … .”

‘We’re almost there.’

Asking about the scale essentially meant that there was some degree of willingness to accept it.

“It will be a force of about 30,000 troops, including about 100 fighter jets and two aircraft carriers.”

When the topic of aircraft carriers comes up, President Yudhoyono is taken aback.

“Huh, are you planning on deploying aircraft carriers as well?”

“Yes. In the first place, if you want to operate 100 fighters, isn’t an aircraft carrier an essential choice?”

There are a total of 7 aircraft carriers currently operated by Korea.

If two of them were operated in Indonesia, it would have a much greater impact on the world than it does now.

He is lost in thought without saying a word.

‘It’s not a bad idea. If we form a military alliance with Korea, neighboring countries like Malaysia and the Philippines won’t even dare to think about military conflict with us.’

Although a military alliance with South Korea is certainly a sound proposition, allowing foreign military forces into one’s own territory could potentially infringe upon sovereignty to some extent.

“Ugh… … .”

His worries continue.

I threw an irresistible word at him as he was struggling.

“If you accept this offer, I will cancel my meeting with former President Megawati tomorrow.”

“… … .”

Of course, the promise to meet with former President Megawati was a lie that never happened, but it is clear that he would be swayed by these words at this point.

After listening to my story, he opens his mouth a moment later.

“Okay. We will not forget the help Korea gave to Indonesia. Let’s do that.”

* * *

As soon as the summit is over, spokespeople from both countries will announce the negotiations that took place between the two countries today.

The nickel import issue was announced as a broad term of economic cooperation.

And then the military alliance between Indonesia and South Korea, and the deployment of South Korea’s military base in Indonesia, were announced, which shocked reporters.

I thought it would just be a short and simple summit, but something unexpectedly big came up.

[South Korea’s second military base in Indonesia. Its size is a whopping 30,000 people. Deploying 100 fighter jets and 2 aircraft carriers. – The Moon]

[Korea’s influence in Asia Pacific expands. Indonesia also emerges as de facto leader in Southeast Asia. – GOX TV]

And now that all the announcements are over, it’s time to move on to President Yudhoyono.

The method he chose was a bit classic, but it was a method that was extremely effective in raising approval ratings.

The idea was to visit the areas devastated by the earthquake, explore the area together, and meet and comfort people who had abandoned their hometowns and migrated.

“Are you okay? It must be heartbreaking for you to leave your hometown and come like this.”

I met a woman named Linda who had left her hometown, and I held her hand tightly and comforted her.

Tears well up in her eyes.

“No. Sob sob… If it weren’t for Korea’s help, I wouldn’t be alive right now. I’m so grateful just to be alive. President Kim Jong-guk. Thank you so, so much.”

Even though his country’s President Yudhoyono was right next to him, she looked only at me and expressed her gratitude.

‘This is difficult. I have a promise.’

“No. Of course, it is true that our country, Korea, has helped us a lot, but isn’t it the fact that President Yudhoyono personally took the lead in preparing for this earthquake that is the most important?”

I tried to throw the ball to him as much as I could and lifted him up.

She asks with a slightly suspicious look.

“Is that true… … ?”

Her question was directed at me, not the president of her country.

It seemed like he trusted me more than his own country’s president.

“Yes, of course. President Yudhoyono has worked very hard. He has been in frequent contact with Korea and has continued to discuss earthquake countermeasures.”

“okay…….”

A moment later, Linda bows her head to President Yudhoyono.

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

Although the suspicious gaze she was sending him had not yet completely dissipated, President Yudhoyono seemed to be in a good mood, with the corners of his mouth rising quite high.

Since then, as I have visited various regions, I have tried to promote President Yudhoyono as much as possible, saying that he has contributed most to the preparation for this earthquake.

Of course, not everyone believed this, but a week after the summit, a public opinion poll showed that President Yudhoyono’s approval rating, which had originally fallen to around 20 percent, had recovered to the mid-40 percent range, showing a significant effect.

‘I think I’ve done everything I had to do.’

* * *

A month before the major earthquake struck Indonesia, a presidential election was held in South Korea.

In the end, as expected, the Gongmyeong Party did not nominate a candidate.

The ostensible reason was that he was not running as a candidate in protest against President Kim Jong-guk’s long-term dictatorship, but his real intention was to concentrate all his strength for the 2010 presidential election after retirement.

In fact, as soon as the presidential election was over, several leading presidential candidates, including Lee Hae-chang, began working harder than usual for the 2010 presidential election.

So in the end, the presidential election was held with only a few candidates from minor parties participating.

The result was a landslide victory that was beyond compare.

The voting rate reached an absurd record high of 95%.

However, the voter turnout itself was 60%, the lowest voter turnout in any presidential election, as public interest cooled due to the fact that the Gongmin Party did not nominate a candidate.

As soon as I returned from the summit with Indonesia, I started to organize the tasks that I had to accomplish during my last six-year term.

‘The first priority would be the development of superconductors.’

The current accumulated points are 340,700, and the points needed to develop a superconductor are 400,000.

By collecting 100 points every day, we could develop a superconductor in about two years.

Originally, it would have taken at least 5 years to develop while purchasing special information to prevent terrorism, but with the hidden reward points from winning the World Cup, the development period has been greatly accelerated.

[System: Hidden rewards will be paid out for winning the World Cup.]

[Hidden Reward: 70,000 Points]

In the end, the World Cup was held safely thanks to the terrorist attack, and we even won the championship, so it was a blessing in disguise.

The second thing to do was to increase the military strength as much as possible, including naval power, to make up for the military shortcomings.

With its strong economy and the discovery of an aircraft carrier in a secret store two years ago, it now has seven aircraft carriers, but it needs more to continue to exert influence on the world’s oceans.

Of course, he had to increase his military power as much as possible during his remaining term, including other naval forces including nuclear submarines and even missile defense technology.

‘Military power is national power. In no case in history has a country with a weak military become a powerful country.’

The third and final one was, of course, economic development.

The Korean economy is currently in the best shape it has ever been since Dangun.

But if we let our guard down at times like this, it is not uncommon for the economy to end up in trouble at some point.

At times like these, we had to constantly think about future food.

Although it focused on the IT and financial industries, it never gave up on the primary and secondary industries and instead expanded them even further.

The industrial structure that has developed mainly around the tertiary industry is ultimately bound to face problems when exchanges between countries decrease due to infectious diseases such as COVID-19.

And a key word for economic development during this term was changing the nationality of major companies in the United States, including key figures.

The plan was to promote the relocation of companies to Korea and naturalization of key executives and employees, including CEOs, mainly from IT companies such as BMD and MVIDIA that are still less prominent.

For companies like QPL, it wasn’t easy because they had already grown so large, but for companies like BMD and MVIDIA, which were still less popular at the time, we thought it would be possible if we just presented the right conditions.

‘Companies like Mvidia may be protected by the US as key nationally important businesses in the future. It would be better to bring them to Korea when they are less noticeable.’

As I was taking a short break from writing down the three most important things I had to do during my remaining term, my secretary, who had been outside, came inside in a hurry.

“What brings you here in such a hurry?”

The secretary who came in was none other than the secretary who had been in the diplomatic office.

“Oh, Mr. President. This is serious!”

He must have been running really fast, he was out of breath.

“So, what’s going on that’s making such a fuss? Take a deep breath and speak slowly.”

“The Chinese Communist Party has declared civil war! It now appears that they are planning to mobilize the military and wage an all-out war!”

“What, what did you say… … !”

It was understandable why he came running in such a hurry.

This was no ordinary thing.

It had been several months since China had been in a state of virtual civil war.

However, even if the military was mobilized, it was not actually mobilized to the level of an all-out war, and only localized wars continued.

Even if China is a communist country, it cannot wage an all-out war against its own people.

However, in the end, after the civil war continued and China realized that it might be divided, it seems that China made the final decision to go for an all-out war.

‘If we do this, the calculation will become complicated in many ways… … .’

“Can you contact Beijing?”

“No. Beijing has effectively cut off all communication with the outside world. Our local embassy was also evacuated this morning.”

‘Haa… This is difficult… … .’

At that moment, the chief of foreign affairs rushes in.

And he too was gasping for breath.

“Mr. President! This is a big problem!”

“Chief, what is it this time? Is there anything more important than the all-out war in the Chinese Civil War?”

The chief of foreign affairs hesitated for a moment, then spoke to me in a serious voice.

“Mr. President… The autonomous government that currently occupies the Manchurian part of China has requested our government’s assistance.”

“Help? What help?”

“That, that… … .”

The chief of foreign affairs hesitates, unable to bring himself to speak.

I keep urging him to hurry up and tell me.

“Tell me! What on earth did you ask for help with?”

The chief of foreign affairs speaks to me in a trembling voice.

“They want to join Korea and ask for help in fighting the Chinese Communist Party… … .”