I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 138



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (138)

“So, what brings you here?”

“The rebels in Xinjiang are receiving support from the Soviet Union. We have tried to send troops to suppress the rebellion, but the situation is not favorable. In particular, we are short of supplies… I would like to receive your help, Marshal.”

I was momentarily silent at the expected repertoire.

You said you wanted help, did you really think I would be moved by that level of explanation?

When my thoughts came together, I opened my mouth.

“What kind of help do you want? In short, what you’re saying is that you want to receive supplies… Is it okay for us to just provide supplies?”

“that….”

Chinese Ambassador Sheng Shicai kept his mouth shut.

Is China doing this because it is short of supplies?

It’s obvious that supplies are in short supply, and there’s no infrastructure to transport them to the front lines.

Although they created 30,000 cooperatives called Gongso Joint Venture, they are ineffective, and their 60 million members only embezzle supplies and have no intention of transporting them to the front lines.

In this environment, will the problem be solved if Korea provides supplies?

The fundamental problem can be solved only if Daehan Transportation enters China, establishes a company, builds infrastructure, and invests manpower.

But you’re suddenly asking for help?

Above all, Korea has not even established official diplomatic relations with China.

Whether the Soviet Union supports the rebels in Xinjiang or not, it can be treated as if it were a fire across the river, but if China presents some conditions, there is no reason not to help.

“My demands are as follows: First, abandon communism; second, abandon communism; third, abandon communism again.”

“Your Majesty, that is a bit difficult.”

“What is the problem?”

“The Communist Party is the foundation that maintains China’s framework. If we deny it, China will return to the days of warlords running rampant.”

Sheng Shichai explains why China, or rather the Chinese leadership, cannot give up communism.

When the Qing Dynasty collapsed and warlords arose in various places, who was it that brought it all together?

Communism led by Mao Zedong, and the Chinese leadership incited the masses by saying that without the Communist Party, China would have already perished.

But now they are giving up communism? This is the Chinese leadership denying its own achievements.

This is why communism remains in China even after Mao Zedong fell, and why the Chinese establishment is acting in a double-edged sword.

Are those who advocate communism going to abolish the public-private partnership and solve the distribution problem through a private company?

They literally hang a sheep’s head outside the door and sell dog meat.

They claim to be communists on the outside but are actually capitalists.

Ultimately, China’s leaders value their own authority more than the ideology or beliefs that guide the country.

In this environment, do you think capitalism will flourish in China even if Korea provides assistance?

I pointed out that once China becomes somewhat well-off, it will show its true colors.

“Let’s say Korea helps China solve its distribution network problem. Then, will China continue to respect Korea’s influence? Or will it try to take away the distribution network that Korea has established?”

“Stealing it? There’s no way we would do something like that, right?”

“No. We need to think about this calmly. It’s not like we can tear down the factories and roads again, so what can we do if China suddenly becomes uncooperative with Korea?”

Even if Korea helps China’s economic development, will the Chinese leadership inform the people about this?

China will advertise that it has improved its constitution on its own and will package it as the achievement of the Chinese Communist Party, it is obvious even without looking.

Wouldn’t those who advocate communism and introduce capitalism be able to do that?

Those who deceive and backstab the people for their own power are destined to eventually betray the country that helped them.

If China truly wants to improve its constitution and develop, the Chinese Communist Party must give up its vested interests and follow the reforms led by South Korea.

But the Chinese Communist Party is not one to accept that.

Wouldn’t Seongsichai himself know better?

I have been digging into China’s essential problems relentlessly.

“What about the water problem?”

“Water problem?”

“Isn’t water a problem in China? I heard that the water level in the south has decreased drastically. Do you still plan to proceed with the construction?”

China has been suffering from water shortages since the Qing Dynasty.

To solve this problem, Mao Zedong planned a project to bring abundant water from the south to the north (South-North Water Diversion).

The problem is that the amount of manpower invested in this business is beyond imagination.

It would require mobilizing 600,000 people annually for 10 years, and even China, which has no need to worry about labor costs, would find it difficult to even attempt this.

No, manpower is secondary, but will bringing in water from the south solve the problem?

It takes about 20 days for water from the south to reach Beijing.

While the water would have been polluted as it flowed through each region, the people of Beijing used it as drinking water.

In order to bring in water from the south, the land passing through that section must be completely closed to industrial development and agriculture.

Otherwise, water treatment facilities would have to be built in Beijing to ensure water quality, but Mao Zedong would never have bothered with such a thing and pushed forward with the project.

“Are you short on water? Then just bring some from the south.”

A simple human who thought that if there was a shortage of water, he could just bring it in.

If you look at administration one by one, there are more than one or two things that you have to pay attention to.

The same goes for the distribution network issue. In order to set up a distribution network throughout China, you have to set up a company and pay salaries to your employees. Is this a communist society?

Literally, blindfolded and swearing,

As capitalism begins to seep in, the Chinese people will realize that there is something wrong with the current system, and the Communist Party will suppress the people to protect its vested interests.

The history of China that I know is repeating itself,

I have no intention of spending a lot of money to create such a country, and I don’t want that kind of history to repeat itself.

My position is that I cannot give a single penny unless the Communist Party gives up its vested interests, but Chinese Ambassador Sheng Shicai only repeated meaningless words.

“Your Majesty, you are making unreasonable demands. Are you asking us to abandon communism? Isn’t this the same as trying to destroy China?”

“If there is no communism, will China disappear? Since when has China maintained its system thanks to communism? In the 5,000 years of Chinese history, the history of communism is only 40 years. What China needs is not communism, but a new system that can reform China. Didn’t China also feel the limitations of communism, so it abolished the Gongso Cooperative and disbanded its 60 million members? If communism is not wrong, why did you abolish the Gongso Cooperative and ask me for help? If communism is not wrong, shouldn’t you prove that you are right?”

Seongschai kept his mouth shut.

The Chinese ambassador is complaining here because that fancy communism is not working.

China is not communist; it is the vested interests that cannot give up power.

Even if Korea invests money, it will only strengthen the dictatorship of the Communist Party. Isn’t this enough reason for Korea not to help China?

Staying here any longer is a waste of time,

Seongsichai turned around and headed towards Yan’an.

***

“Are you telling me to give up communism?!!”

“Yes, I even heard that it is not that China cannot give up communism, but that the vested interests cannot give up their greed. This is the first time I have heard such an insult!!”

This is Yan’an, the capital of China.

Zhou Enlai and the Communists were outraged by South Korea’s attitude.

Korea, which is trying to teach China a lesson by saying something regrettable, should it ask Korea for help while enduring such insults?

Inspired, Zhou Enlai rebuilt the Gongso Cooperative and gathered 20 million members.

Without any help from outside powers, China had no choice but to defeat the Soviet Union with its own strength, so it mobilized all of its national capabilities to transport supplies to Xinjiang.

But it’s just pouring water into a bottomless pit. When everyone is having a hard time making a living, who would want to transport supplies without getting paid a penny?

More than half of the supplies were stolen by union members, and the Chinese army, which was unable to receive supplies on time, carried out looting in Urumqi, their base.

“What are these things that you want to see?!!”

“If you guys keep doing this, we’ll just have to cooperate with the rebels!!”

The local people revolted against the Chinese army.

The Chinese army withdrew to Urumqi to secure supplies, but here again they made enemies and eventually lost 70% of Xinjiang territory.

Meanwhile, the Soviet Union established the East Turkestan Republic in Xinjiang, and China lost more than 20% of its territory as a result of this incident.

The Soviet Union, which had been pushed back by the pressure of the Western world, counterattacked, and although it only took over territory from China, which was once an ally, the United States took this incident seriously.

They invested a large amount of money to prevent the Soviet Union from taking over China.

Thanks to this, the Chinese Communist Party was able to breathe a sigh of relief.

***

“You invested 1.5 billion dollars in China?”

“Yes, they say they are even providing weapons to help us recover the territory.”

“Huh~Huh~Do whatever you want. It doesn’t matter to us.”

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I heard that the United States has invested a lot of money in China.

The US seems smart but has some hidden shortcomings. If China falls, do you think it will have a big impact on US hegemony?

If the Soviet Union eats China, the Soviet Union will end up shouldering a huge burden.

The Soviet Union appeared to be a well-functioning communist system, but was rotting internally.

The problem is the communist aristocracy, also known as the ‘nomenklatura’.

Their true identity is that of high-ranking officials of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and their characteristic is that they advocate communism while denying communism.

It is a well-known fact that the Soviet Union suffered from chronic shortages of goods. If there were a market in the village, shouldn’t there be a scene where the residents would buy things there?

But now, Soviet citizens stand in line in front of supermarkets to receive rations.

The Soviet Union’s supplies were so insufficient, yet the communist aristocrats controlled the black market, smuggled the supplies, and sold them at high prices, accumulating their wealth.

Do you think the Soviet Union, which is eating China, will provide enough supplies to its citizens?

China has a population of 360 million. How can the Soviet Union, which cannot even provide basic necessities to its own 200 million people, provide supplies to China?

Xinjiang is a place where ethnic minorities live, so it provides supplies, but even if the territory here expands just a little, the Soviet Union will not be able to handle it.

So China can just leave it alone, but the US is throwing away $1.5 billion here.

If it’s because the money is rotting away, I won’t stop them, but is now the time for the US to help China?

The Wuhan-Nanjing area, which is occupied by the United States, is also currently undeveloped.

The population there is about 90 million. If you are going to invest, do it here. Why invest in the Communist Party?

This incident has also caused public unrest in the Wuhan-Nanjing area.

If you are under American rule, you should live well, but most of the workers are low-wage workers, so people from Nanjing try to work in Korea or Shanghai – Taiwan.

If you can earn $3,000 in Korea, who would want to work in Nanjing for $1,200?

American companies are churning out low-wage workers in Nanjing.

Will the United States be able to control the Nanjing area in the future?

Workers’ demands for higher wages continue to grow, but American companies are suppressing those demands for reasons of profitability.

An exploitative structure that is bound to explode someday,

As Nanjing workers went on strike, the competitiveness of American companies plummeted.

They squeezed the workers to extract profits, but since that didn’t work, the foundation is collapsing, and thanks to that, Korea is enjoying windfall profits.

What can American companies do when workers refuse to work in Nanjing and go overseas?

They only demanded that Korea lower its wages, but of course Korea ignored the request.