I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 127



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (127)

“You can read all of Korea’s history in one day. Their history is all about foreign invasions or being under Chinese protection.”

This is China,

A university professor’s remark shook East Asia.

For the past several thousand years, it has been China that has led East Asia, but the question is to what extent the concept of China is recognized.

Was the war between the Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty a fight between China and barbarians, or a civil war between countries under the Chinese order?

If we recognize the Huns as barbarians, how can we explain where the ethnic minorities living in China originated?

They are an ethnic minority that suddenly appeared in China one day? Doesn’t that make sense?

So the answer they came up with was that ‘barbarians are savages and a part of China.’

[The People’s Republic of China is a unified multi-ethnic state jointly founded by various nationalities. In order to achieve national unity, we must oppose grand nationalism, especially Han nationalism, and also oppose local nationalism. – Preamble to the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China]

This point is clearly revealed when we look at China’s constitution.

China is a multi-ethnic country, and if China is to develop in the future, it must avoid both Hanism and minority nationalism.

Of course, reality is a cesspool.

Does China pursue ethnic harmony while avoiding both Hanism and nationalism?

China has no choice but to move towards Han nationalism, and this is revealed in the words of Sun Yat-sen, who initiated the Xinhai Revolution.

“China is like a grain of sand, so nationalism is absolutely necessary. Our goal is to keep the Chinese people alive, that is, to prevent them from being destroyed. The belief that the Chinese people will not be destroyed by other ethnic groups because they have a large population is a dangerous idea, and if the population of other countries increases, they will inevitably surpass China. – Lecture 1 on Nationalism.”

If you can say something like that, doesn’t it show how dangerous China was at the time?

Sun Yat-sen even predicted a scenario in which China would be destroyed by foreign powers.

■ World population changes

UK: 12 million 100 years ago -> 38 million

Japan: 30 million 100 years ago -> 56 million

Russia: 40 million 100 years ago -> 160 million

Germany: 24 million 100 years ago -> 60 million

US: 9 million 100 years ago -> 100 million

China: 400 million 100 years ago -> 400 million

In fact, if you look at the population changes during Sun Yat-sen’s time, the countries that achieved industrialization began to experience rapid population growth.

However, China has been standing still for the past 100 years, and Sun Yat-sen predicted that if China continues to stagnate, it could eventually perish.

And that concern is becoming a reality,

China’s population, which topped 500 million in 1945, has now shrunk to just 360 million.

Meanwhile, the United States has surpassed 150 million people, and the Soviet Union has also surpassed 200 million.

Japan has surpassed 80 million, and Korea, which the Chinese considered part of China, recently surpassed 50 million.

Why is China’s population growing so fast while other countries continue to do so?

There are several reasons, but the decisive one is that the territory of China has continued to shrink.

Chongqing belonged to Britain, Nanjing and Wuhan to the United States, Shanghai and Taiwan to Korea, and Tibet became independent. During the Qing Dynasty, China ruled over a vast territory of 13 million square kilometers, but now it has lost more than half, to just 580 square kilometers.

What Sun Yat-sen feared is becoming a reality.

Will China be able to gain an advantage over its neighbors in population in the future?

SHANGHAI – China was shocked when 2.5 million Chinese living in Taiwan voted to become South Koreans.

“What the heck, a Chinese person has become Korean?”

“No, does this make sense?”

The Chinese people denied the reality, but this was something Sun Yat-sen had already worried about, so it was not surprising.

Even so, will China treat Korea as a barbarian and a part of China?

In the end, the university professor’s remarks only proved that China is in crisis.

If this continues, won’t Korea end up eating up China?

That anxiety was revealed in the statement that ‘Korean history is part of China’.

The university professor’s outrageous remarks did not end there.

“What influence has Korea had on the world in terms of world history? They have been invaded by other countries for a long time on a small piece of land called the Korean Peninsula, and have been under the protection of China for a thousand years. In short, their history is as insignificant as the life of an old man who has only farmed in the countryside for 100 years.”

A country that has never colonized other countries like Britain, devastated the world like the Mongol Empire, or ruled over East Asia like China.

Isn’t that Korea?

However, a Korean professor gave this response to this provocation.

“It is true that Korea’s history has been boring for the past 4,000 years. But from now on, it will become interesting. China is worth looking forward to in the future.”

This is a dizzying statement from China’s perspective.

Certainly, Korea has had a boring history over the past four thousand years.

On a small piece of land called the Korean Peninsula, isn’t it all about fighting each other, being invaded by other countries?

But not anymore.

Korea, which has been evaluated as having a high probability of becoming the Nazi of East Asia,

Recently, it destroyed North Korea and came to border China.

Korea, which used to write boring history, has now been given an environment in which it can write interesting history, and Korea’s fun is likely to become China’s tragedy.

China, which has imposed all sorts of oppression on 2 million ethnic Koreans in Manchuria in order to Hanify them, who knows how this will snowball later?

What if South Korea sends troops to Manchuria under the pretext of protecting the ethnic Koreans?

It’s not fun from China’s perspective. But why are they touching Korea?

Do you want Korea to play interestingly?

If it were to be done, there would be nothing it could not do, and soon after, the remarks made by the Korean president in Japan turned China upside down.

***

“Wow~!!”

“Ten to Heika Banzai~!!”

“Banzai~!!”

This is Tokyo, the capital of Japan.

I was invited to Emperor Hirohito’s birthday party as a state guest.

The Emperor, who waved his hand in front of countless Japanese people and showed off his good health, was deified during World War II and his image is still valid today.

It’s a bit of a bitter scene from a Korean perspective.

Japan raised the flag of imperialism with that emperor at the forefront, and as a result, Korea was subject to colonial rule for 36 years.

It might have been fun for the Japanese, but it wasn’t fun history for Korea, so I just stood there with a bashful expression.

‘Should I try living a little more fun?’

I was lost in thought as I looked at the remnants of militarism that remained in Japan.

The Pacific War was a disaster for humanity, but for Japan, there was no era more brilliant and glorious.

If you think about it, it is an event that made Japan’s name known worldwide.

If there had been no Pacific War, Japan’s existence would have remained in the history of an island nation fighting among itself and then being forced to open its ports by foreign powers.

But it’s true that he left his mark on history with just that one room, and seeing things like this, it’s not a bad idea to live life in an interesting way.

If Korea really wants to eat Manchuria, can’t it?

A while ago, a Chinese professor laughed at me, saying, “Korea has a boring history.” But if you want, I can make it interesting.

The problem is that only Korea will find it fun.

Honestly, as long as I’m having fun, what does it matter?

I was just thinking about that, and then Emperor Hirohito flipped a switch in my heart.

“Your Majesty, are you feeling uncomfortable?”

“What are you talking about?”

“To be honest, I felt a little hurt when the people shouted ‘Banzai.’ I wondered if there were still illusions about imperialism in the people’s hearts.”

I smiled awkwardly.

Now, Korea is a country with an economic power that is no less than that of Japan, and in terms of military power alone, it has already far surpassed Japan.

I don’t want to apologize now, but I’m tired of receiving apologies, after committing so many crimes against this country in the past.

I have now made it clear that I hope Korea will live an interesting history.

“No. Honestly, I envy Japan.”

“Huh? Are you jealous?”

“Yes, but doesn’t Japan have a history of occupying Korea and expanding its territory beyond China to the Indochina Peninsula? It was also a great feat to fight against the powerful United States for four years. So don’t the Japanese people have fantasies about the past? But Korea doesn’t have anything like that. We should enjoy that kind of history at least once.”

Emperor Hirohito’s face hardened.

The same goes for Japanese officials,

Am I criticizing Japan’s history of aggression, or am I praising Japan for making East Asian history interesting?

An official who had been observing the situation opened his mouth.

“The world is too interesting, but it’s still difficult. Isn’t it best to live peacefully? This kind of peaceful daily life is the most important.”

“That’s right. Japan has now abandoned militarism and must not repeat the mistakes of the past.”

“Haha~ You don’t have to think too deeply about it. I was just joking that Korean history isn’t as interesting as Japan’s.”

The conversation passed like that, but the problem was that there were reporters there.

If word spreads that the Korean president said something like that, how will world opinion react?

The problem that could lead to a Nazi season 2,

Besides, Korea is already very angry.

“Tenno Heika Banzai? Is that something you would do after inviting the President of Korea?!!”

“What? You say Korean history isn’t fun? Should I make it fun?!!”

I feel like I’m going to press the play war button right now,

In particular, South Korea has been sharpening its teeth toward China.

Japan is now talking on its own, but China still sees Korea as a part of China.

Above all, a university professor made such an outrageous remark, but the Chinese government did not respond at all.

This means that this kind of consciousness is embedded in the minds of the Chinese people. If Korea is so boring, why don’t they just make a part 2 about the Sino-Japanese War?

You don’t like that either?

As the atmosphere became more and more awkward, Premier Zhou Enlai hurriedly stepped in to clarify the situation.

“Korean history is neither boring nor trivial. That is just a university professor’s claim, and China does not view Korea as a vassal state. China and Korea have maintained friendly relations for a long time, and I think they can continue to do so in the future.”

But this one is a bit more tactful,

Isn’t the urgent thing now the restoration of the Chinese order, not the survival of the Chinese people?

If the current trend continues, there is a possibility that Korea’s population will surpass China’s in 50 years.

As South Korea’s population is rapidly increasing while China’s continues to shrink, the incident of millions of Chinese living in Shanghai and Taiwan becoming naturalized in South Korea has also heightened China’s sense of crisis.

Will there still be a Chinese race in 50 years?

One thing that was certain was that if another war broke out, Korea would disappear, and Zhou Enlai bowed his head to Korea.

To the Chinese, he may seem like a cowardly prime minister who bows his head to Korea, but this is the way to save China.

Zhou Enlai swallowed his pride and asked Korea for economic aid.

The only country that can support China now is Korea, but I ignored that request.

The Chinese, who were determined to make Korea the ruler of East Asia, never allowed China to proliferate or survive, and they never did anything to foster China.