I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 10
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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (10)
1. The liberation of Joseon did not revive Joseon before annexation.
2. The liberation of Korea was not achieved by Koreans.
3. Since the liberation of Korea was the result of the victory and determination of the Allied Powers, no power can currently exert influence on the Korean Peninsula.
This is Joseon,
Although freed from Japanese rule, Koreans had to accept the reality of military rule.
The US military government made it clear that Korea’s liberation was not the result of their own efforts and that the Allied Forces would be the ones to actually rule Korea from now on.
However, the United States could not control the southern part of the Korean Peninsula forever, and the Allied Powers promised to make Korea independent at an appropriate time.
The problem is that the content is ambiguous.
When is the right time? When is the right time?
It was not even clear who would rule Joseon during that period.
[North Korea has a long history with China. It would be less objectionable to have China intervene than to have the Soviet Union or the United States rule.]
At this time, the government of the Republic of China announced its position.
It is true that China has a deep connection with Joseon.
Furthermore, with a common enemy in Japan, the Republic of China and the Provisional Government had no choice but to cooperate with each other, and the two sides maintained an alliance until Japan’s defeat.
Wouldn’t it be better for China, which has had influence over Korea since long ago, to govern the Korean Peninsula as a trust, rather than the Soviet Union and the United States intervening in the Korean Peninsula?
The Republic of China gave legitimacy to the Chinese mandate, arguing that the recognition of Korea’s independence at the Cairo Conference in 1943 was due to its diplomatic efforts.
“It was not thanks to the Soviet Union or the United States that Korea’s independence was recognized. It was the efforts of the provisional government officials and the great diplomatic victory of the Republic of China. – Republic of China.”
In fact, the issue of independence for the Korean Peninsula did not arise suddenly; it was proposed directly by President Chiang Kai-shek.
Honestly, was Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States interested in the independence of the Korean Peninsula?
It was only thanks to Lee Soon-man’s continued efforts to bring up the subject that the people were somewhat aware of the existence of the provisional government.
[If the United States recognizes and supports the provisional government, it will be able to disrupt Japan’s supply line. The United States should support the Korean Liberation Army.]
Yi Sun-man requested Minister Stanley Hornback, who was in contact with the Republic of China, to support the Korean Liberation Army.
However, the U.S. government ultimately refused to recognize the provisional government and even denied Korea’s independence.
“Yi Sun-man is not qualified to represent Joseon. The provisional government, which only has 200 members, is not qualified to represent Joseon. And if the United States recognizes the provisional government, Japan is likely to retaliate by causing disadvantages to Americans in Japan. – Stanley Hornback.”
“The vast majority of Koreans are illiterate, poor, and politically inexperienced. They are economically backward, uncivilized, and, having been under colonial rule for 40 years, do not know what freedom is. If Korea is to develop into a modern country, it will need to be ruled and supported by a powerful country for at least one generation. – William Langdon (US State Department).”
The United States, which drew a clear line with the provisional government,
The U.S. State Department’s policy toward the Korean Peninsula was already established in 1941.
Two years later, at the Cairo Conference, did the United States change its mind and bring up the issue of independence for the Korean Peninsula?
Surprisingly, it was Chiang Kai-shek who first brought up the issue of independence of the Korean Peninsula.
“The provisional government must be recognized as a legitimate organization. And Korea must become independent.”
It is an undeniable fact that the Allied Powers brought up the Korean issue thanks to the active involvement of President Chiang Kai-shek.
The Republic of China’s position is that since the Korean Peninsula has been liberated from Japanese colonial rule, China is also entitled to intervene.
“You guys are out.”
“Don’t you have any sense? Do you think you deserve to be here?”
Of course, the United States ignored Chiang Kai-shek’s opinions.
The Republic of China would have been taken over by Japan if it hadn’t had American support. Are those who print counterfeit money to pay soldiers’ salaries because they have no money going to rule the Korean Peninsula as a trust?
In the end, what was discussed at the Cairo conference was nothing more than a piece of paper.
America’s view of North Korea was no different than before.
***
“Uncle, eat.”
“Ugh~.”
“Stop whining.”
“Hey, why do you nag so much?”
“That’s because your uncle is doing it, so wake up quickly.”
The same routine that repeats itself today,
I dragged my uncle out of the corner of the room, where he had been sitting motionless for several days.
You probably need some time to collect your thoughts after coming back from a near-death experience, but right now, you don’t have time to collect your thoughts.
‘Uncle, you too must work quickly, for the future of Korea.’
Gyeongseong is not in chaos right now.
Mr. Song Jin-hu founded the Korean Democratic Party by recruiting a large number of pro-Japanese figures and vested interest groups, and this issue is causing friction with the provisional government.
“Joining hands with the Japanese spies!! Aren’t you ashamed?!!”
“So the alternative is a Chinese mandate?!! If Korea wants to become independent, it must receive support from the United States!! This is the reality!!”
The provisional government’s position is that it can never coexist with pro-Japanese collaborators.
However, Mr. Song Jin-hu chose reality over ideals.
Provisional Government – Preparatory Committee, the United States, which had nailed down that no independence activist could represent Joseon.
The United States is now ruling Korea with pro-Japanese collaborators at the forefront.
In the meantime, the Republic of China, which is talking about a mandate and trying to establish a provisional government, cannot be said to be the right answer.
The conflict between the Provisional Government and the Korean Democratic Party was a fight to win the representation of Joseon.
The United States cannot remain in the Korean Peninsula forever, so it will give representation to those who suit its taste.
“If you want to catch a tiger, go into the tiger’s den.”
So I chose reality.
Do you think Kim Young-san joined hands with them because he liked Hanahoe?
You have to become president to be able to clean up the mess. In fact, Kim Young-san became president with the support of the vested interests, and when the time came, he cleaned up the mess.
This is a similar problem,
The United States has already won over a large number of pro-Japanese elements, and no matter how hard it struggles, this cannot be changed.
Even if it’s dirty, we have to endure it for now. Shouldn’t we have the strength to liquidate pro-Japanese elements?
Professor Song Jin-hu also did not sincerely join hands with pro-Japanese collaborators.
He simply abandoned his ideals and chose reality, yet the provisional government officials are accusing Mr. Song Jin-hu of being a pro-Japanese collaborator.
In the end, he was destined to be assassinated,
I’m struggling like this right now to change that.
My uncle is an elite who graduated from the Japanese military academy and rose to the rank of second lieutenant. He has hundreds of peers like him. If my uncle joins the Korean Democratic Party, wouldn’t its power grow considerably?
So I couldn’t just leave my uncle alone, groaning in the corner of the room.
“I’ll be finishing my vacation soon, so you can come up to Gyeongseong with me then, Uncle.”
“In Gyeongseong?”
“Oh, join the Korean Democratic Party and bring your uncle’s classmates too.”
“Hey, you little kid, are you already doing politics?”
“What can’t I do? I belong to the Korean Youth Association, and I work under Mr. Song Jin-hu.”
“Wow, the world has become a better place. Students are even doing politics.”
Even though he said that, my uncle secretly watched me closely.
After working as a collaborator of the Japanese for four whole years, how will they survive in their liberated homeland?
What is clear is that we cannot go with the provisional government that is shouting for pro-Japanese collaborators to be out.
The only choice is the Democratic Party of Korea. What are you complaining about if I give you the line?
He pretended not to win and accepted my offer.
The problem then was that my uncle brought up a sensitive topic.
“Hey Sang-geun, what happened to the construction team?”
“Health check?”
“Yeah, while I was in Manchuria, you were the leader of the National Founding Alliance, right? Is it so easy to switch from left to right?”
“It’s not that we were switched, it’s that we were betrayed.”
“betrayal?”
“Oh, didn’t you lead the National Alliance in place of Mr. Yeo Woon-hyun, who was sick? But when the time came, these guys treated my father like a swindler, and even dragged in the communists to protest that the Soviet Union would dominate the Korean peninsula? How can you discuss state affairs with guys like that?”
My uncle’s lips trembled.
Thinking about what happened to the Soviets in Manchuria, he still seems angry.
It was a natural development that the United States, which was hostile to the Soviet Union, was chosen.
“Uncle, go to Mr. Song Jin-hu. He’s the only person you can rely on.”
“Okay. I’ll go to Gyeongseong soon.”
A few days later, my uncle headed to Gyeongseong ahead of me.
He must have thought that it was better to join hands with the center of power than to live like a dead rat while being cursed at as a pro-Japanese collaborator. The uncle I knew was a person who would do that and still have others.
***
“Are you Director Park Sang’s younger brother?”
“Yes, my name is Park Jeong-ui.”
“You’re quite famous. Is it true that you defeated thousands of Eighth Route Army soldiers while serving in Manchuria?”
This is Gyeongseong,
Song Jin-hu gave the uninvited guest some non-complimentary advice.
We just joined hands with pro-Japanese collaborators for the sake of reality, but we do not truly treat them favorably.
But if a person who had been a lieutenant in Manchukuo came to visit him, wouldn’t the provisional government go crazy even more?
But since the stigma of being a pro-Japanese collaborator has already been turned around, nothing will change even if we round up one more pro-Japanese collaborator.
The problem is what kind of contribution this young man can make to the development of Joseon. Those who joined the Korean Democratic Party are just traitors looking after their own interests.
Song Jin-hu knows that, so he is trying to embrace many people.
The young man who transformed from the imperial soldier Furuki Masao to Park Jeong-ui continued the conversation calmly.
“Yes, it is true that we suppressed the Palo Army.”
“So, you were loyal to Japan then, but where are you loyal to now?”
“The only one I have to be loyal to is my country. Back then, Japan was my country, but now Korea is my country.”
“Haha~ I like how shameless you are. Sit down first, I have something to ask you.”
Song Jin-hu started asking questions about this and that.
I’ve only heard rumors about what Manchuria was like, but I have no way of knowing what specifically happened there.
Doesn’t this young man know that?
Park Jeong-ui began to open up about what she had experienced over the past four years.
“I think that if Japan had not fallen, Manchuria would have become the center of East Asia.”
“What makes you think so?”
“The Japanese Army Ministry drew up a five-year economic development plan to invest 3 billion yen in Manchuria. It was to expand the military industry and increase agricultural resources in order to conquer China.”
Manchukuo’s five-year economic development plan was thoroughly state-led.
In order to prevent the evils of capitalism, entrepreneurs were excluded and the country was encouraged to focus on heavy industry investment. In fact, in 1938, Japan’s manufacturing production rose to second place in the world after the Soviet Union.
More than France, Britain, Germany combined,
Japan’s planned economy enjoyed some success, but everything went up in smoke when the front expanded to the United States and the Soviet Union came down to Manchuria.
Park Jeong-ui was in a position to watch all of that,
It presented the direction in which the country should move forward.
“I believe that only a state-led planned economy can rebuild Korea.”
“State-led?”
“Yes, capitalists only care about immediate profits, so they don’t have a big-picture view. The country can only develop if the government steps forward and invests heavily in industry, like Japan.”
Song Jin-hu nodded.
Capitalists cannot discuss national issues because they only think about their own interests.
While drooling over the property left behind by the Japanese,
The scale is estimated to be around 2.2 billion yen.
Considering that Japan invested 3 billion yen in Manchuria, this is a huge amount. How can we put this money into the mouths of capitalists instead of using it for the development of the country?
Park Jeong-ui made it clear.
“I think that the money should be used for economic development. Giving it to capitalists is a waste of money for the country.”
“Hmm, you have a point.”
Song Jin-hu nodded repeatedly.
I thought he was a Japanese collaborator in Manchuria, but he was much more capable than I expected and had a global vision.
From that day on, he made Park Jeong-ui his closest confidant.
In return, Park Jeong-ui brought many of his comrades who had worked with him in Manchuria into the Korean Democratic Party, and the Korean Democratic Party grew into the largest political party in Joseon.
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