1979, Manager Kim is Inheriting Dictatorship! - Chapter 31
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Episode 31
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K9 self-propelled howitzer.
A proud self-propelled howitzer made in Korea.
It was a monstrous self-propelled gun that could strike targets from Jamsil to Osan with a maximum range of 40 km, could fire three rounds in 15 seconds when fired rapidly, and had the ability to move at a speed of 67 km/h.
Although it was slightly behind Germany’s Panzer 2000 in terms of performance, it was virtually the world’s best self-propelled gun when you consider that it cost only a quarter of its production cost.
And today, we came to a military area on the outskirts of Gyeonggi Province to produce that self-propelled howitzer.
Although the area was off-limits as a military zone, there was no military base directly located there; it was simply empty land owned by the military.
Now it was an empty lot with only the occasional stray cat passing by, but in the future it would become the home of a massive military factory for South Korea.
I came to this empty land in the middle of the night with only the chief secretary and a few security guards.
“Please wait here.”
Even though they are my trusted employees, I can’t show them using the confidential document store, so I tell them to wait for a moment.
“No, Mr. President!”
The chief secretary tries to dissuade him vehemently, but he calms him down and goes further into the wide plain.
“I’ll be right back. Don’t worry. It’s not too far. If anything goes wrong, I’ll call you right away.”
“Mr. President···.”
Originally, this would have been impossible for the President to be protected, but in the end, they were accustomed to the chain of command and accepted it and waited.
Leaving the staff behind and walking inward for about 15 minutes, a vast plain appears as if it is stretching out endlessly.
A large piece of land not too far from Seoul.
And because it was a military area, there were no houses around.
It seemed like a great place to build a large military factory.
“Then where···.”
I took out my smartphone, opened the confidential document store app, and purchased the K9 self-propelled howitzer.
[K9 self-propelled howitzer / 3,000pt]
[Purchased.]
[Balance: 5,300pt]
A large K9 self-propelled howitzer and a large amount of production equipment appeared before my eyes.
‘Again? You did the same thing last time..’
weird.
Up until CD, all that was available were drawings and production processes for products that could be produced along with sample products, but starting with semiconductors, production facilities began to appear in this way.
I checked the confidential document store to see if anything had changed, and there was an unconfirmed alarm.
[Confidential Document Store]
[Current Level: Intermediate]
[When purchasing, production facilities that cannot be made with current technology will appear.]
‘It’s because of this.’
It seems that my level was upgraded to intermediate without me knowing.
“I guess I should understand it as something like a department store VIP level…”
Anyway, now there are 5,300 points left.
Usually, points are accumulated for major events such as elections, so you have to use them carefully as there will be no more points accumulated for the time being.
‘The thing I want to buy the most is the F22, but…’
[F22 Fighter / 20,000pt]
It’s expensive, but it’s too expensive.
The price was proportional to the fame.
Even if you don’t know much about fighter jets, you’ve probably heard of the name F22, which is why its power is so terrifying.
[Air dominance]
A fighter plane that is the pinnacle of air dominance, so much so that it has the nickname of “air dominance.”
It was a weapon item that the United States would never export to any other country.
I wanted to buy it right away, but the points I had were not enough.
‘Even if there’s only one, it would be enough to blow up 200 North Korean fighter jets…’
Leaving my regrets behind, I searched through the secret shop for efficient purchases with the remaining 5,300 points.
There were more items added than I thought.
‘Let’s look at the tank first.’
Ultimately, the most important thing in an all-out war with North Korea was the army.
So what was needed now was a tank.
Self-propelled guns are weapons used to repel enemies over a wide area behind the front lines.
We needed a tank that could repel the enemy at the front line.
[K2 Black Panther / 2,000pt]
There were others, but considering the cost of production, nothing was as good as this.
The K2, the main battle tank of the modern South Korean military.
It was a weapon that could be used to annihilate enemies at the front lines during an all-out war.
‘And the fighter plane···.’
The main fighter plane operated by the South Korean military is the F4 Phantom 2.
It wasn’t bad compared to the fighters operated by the North Korean military, but it wasn’t an overwhelming force.
There was a need to introduce a powerful fighter jet, even if it wasn’t the F22.
Then one thing stands out.
[F35 Fighter / 3,000pt]
“This is probably···.”
It was the fighter jet that was reported countless times in Korea as being being introduced.
I needed more detailed information.
I just searched it up and it turned out to be a pretty good… no, a great fighter jet.
[F35 Unit Price: $80 Million]
[F22 Unit Price: $334 Million]
Considering the current price, the unit production cost is probably around 10 million dollars, or if you consider the production efficiency of the confidential document store, it would be around 5 million dollars.
Compared to the F22, this is actually much more efficient when considering unit cost.
Of course, the overall performance itself is low, but even if North Korea produced just 10 F35 fighters at that time, it would be able to cover all of them.
There was no need to worry any further.
Click the Buy Now button to use up all remaining points.
[K2 Black Panther / 2,000pt]
[Purchased.]
[F35 / 3000pt]
[Purchased.]
An F35 fighter jet, a K2 Black Panther tank, and production facilities appear before your eyes.
It was quite a magnificent sight, with the K9 self-propelled howitzer, K2 Black Panther, and F35 fighter all gathered in one place.
I wanted to appreciate it a little more, but it was obvious that the staff would be waiting impatiently.
I hurried back, leaving this magnificent sight behind me.
After walking for about 15 minutes to get to where I was, the staff, including the chief secretary, were waiting for me, stomping their feet.
“Mr. President!”
Only when they see me appear do the employees’ expressions lighten.
“Let’s go.”
“Are you done with your business?”
“Yes. Let’s go. And please make an appointment with both Chairman Samjeong and Chairman Seoul Gunpowder a week later.”
“Shall we make an appointment at the Blue House?”
“No. Hold it here.”
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“One step.”
“Port check, no abnormalities!”
“Charger rises.”
“load!”
“Check the charge! Put the charge in!”
“Ready. Shoot!”
With a huge roar, the K9 self-propelled howitzer continues to fire the 155mm shell K307.
Separate from the mass production of weapons, sample weapons were transferred to the military for training in advance.
“What do you think, Mr. President?”
“You’re the end.”
It was truly overwhelming firepower.
The mountain in front of the self-propelled gun is instantly reduced to scorched earth.
8 rounds per minute.
At the time, it was a record-breaking speed for a self-propelled gun.
At that time, it was a weapon of incomparable quality compared to the Koksan artillery that North Korea introduced in 1978 with the intention of turning South Korea into a sea of fire, which took 30 minutes just to prepare for launch and could fire one shot every five minutes at most.
“Mr. President.. But is it true that this weapon was actually given to us by the United States?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“I didn’t come here in vain. This weapon is a self-propelled howitzer that is far superior to the M109 currently in service in the United States. It’s a self-propelled howitzer that the United States has just developed. Did they really give us this?”
“Aren’t we blood allies with the United States? Of course, we didn’t get it for free. We paid a price. And you know the relationship between me and President Carter, don’t you?”
Persuade President Lee Dae-sik with appropriate words.
I don’t know what he really means, but I nod my head for now.
But soon, President Lee Dae-sik asks.
“Mr. President. But is it really possible to mass-produce these weapons?”
“It is possible. Samjeong and Seoul Gunpowder are already mass-producing it. Of course, the production cost is very high, but we will somehow produce it by increasing the defense budget next year. Don’t worry.”
Of course, it was a lie that the production cost was high.
The purpose of increasing the defense budget was to massively increase the number of K9 self-propelled howitzers produced.
The same was true of the K2 tank and the F35 fighter jet, but the K9 self-propelled howitzer in particular was an absurd weapon in terms of cost-effectiveness.
The K9 was a weapon with a production cost of approximately 4 billion won in 2023.
It was an incredible cost-effectiveness, costing 1/4 the price of other self-propelled guns with similar performance.
Considering the current price in 1981, the production cost was about 400 million won, but with the overwhelming production efficiency of confidential documents, it could be produced for about 200 million won per unit.
“Ready, shoot!”
As we were talking, the magnificent artillery fire of the K9 self-propelled howitzer began again.
Seeing that sight again, I looked forward to the time when this self-propelled gun would be active.
“Ready, shoot!”
Due to the endless bombardment, the mountain before our eyes had been reduced to nothing but grass.
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As I was busy with each day, the year 1981 passed by in the blink of an eye.
In fact, there was one historically important event in South Korea in 1980 and 1981.
Seoul was awarded the 88 Olympics.
But I gave up on hosting the 88 Olympics.
There was an all-out war brewing ahead, but the biggest reason was something else.
Because I wanted to show the world what South Korea would look like after it became a slightly more powerful country.
’88 is a little early···.’
In this way, in 1981, South Korea’s economy grew rapidly.
Along with Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor and CD exports, the domestic construction market and the mass production of military factories led to tremendous growth with massive job creation.
GDP growth reached a record high of 23.5%, surpassing South Korea’s previous record of 14.9%.
Although it was difficult to expect any growth rate higher than this, it was possible to expect even higher figures in 1982.
It was because of the nuclear power plant that was completed in 1982.
At the beginning of the new year, in early 1982, nuclear power plants finally began to be completed one by one.
The nuclear power plant began to be completed in an absurdly short construction period of less than two years, with overwhelming construction efficiency.
Even in the future, in 2023, the fastest nuclear power plant built took 39 months, which is almost half the construction period.
As nuclear power plants began to be completed one by one, the production costs of companies began to fall further along with the overwhelming energy production, and export competitiveness began to rise like crazy.
Naturally, as the number of taxpayers increased rapidly, the defense budget ratio remained the same, but the simple defense budget nearly doubled.
It was a great thing for the mass production of new weapons.
The summer of 1982, the third year of his presidency, was passing by like that.
Using a smartphone, I blocked out all the potentially problematic incidents that occurred in 1982.
The Jang-Lee financial fraud, which was called the largest fraud case in Korean history, was prevented from happening by arresting the Jang-Lee couple on bribery charges right before the incident began.
And the Woo Police Officer case, which was called the worst mass murder case in South Korean history, was also prevented by having him admitted to a mental hospital in advance.
It prevented social unrest by preventing historically unfortunate events from occurring.
This is because, when thinking about what would happen in the future, it was necessary to minimize social confusion as much as possible.
The summer of 1982, the year Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’, the best-selling album in history, was released, and the time of war was slowly approaching.
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