I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 212



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (212)

“Is there any chance that we could end up like Yugoslavia?”

“That will never happen, Your Majesty.”

This is the Daedeok County official residence.

I continued to hold countermeasure meetings with the soldiers.

With Hua Guofeng being ousted, China has become a headache. The biggest problem is that the far-right, nationalist forces are starting to dominate.

According to information collected by the Central Intelligence Agency, they are a group called Buncheong (憤青), a gathering of angry youth, and their ramblings are really cute.

“China is a great country that has led the development of world civilization!! However, it has suffered humiliation due to invasions by the West and Japan, and is now in danger of becoming a colony of Korea!! The failures of the old people have led to this situation, so our young people must become the leaders of China and start a war of liberation!!”

I also agree that China is one of the world’s civilizations.

But if you think that China’s downfall was due to the Western powers, you are mistaken.

When the Chinese Communist Party was hiding in a corner like a rat and expanding its power, didn’t the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek fight the Japanese army alone?

If Mao Zedong had given up his greed at the time and disrupted the Japanese army’s rear or actively cooperated with the Kuomintang, the Japanese army would not have run wild.

“It was because Japan invaded that our communist party was able to win.”

The one who made such a ridiculous remark was Mao Zedong, and then he goes on to say some nonsense about how the country was ruined because of Western powers.

Was the Great Leap Forward, which destroyed the Chinese economy, perpetrated by Western powers? Was the Cultural Revolution caused by Western powers?

It was all their own doing, so now blaming others for China’s downfall is the delusion of a psychopath.

“In the end, we have to stand up for ourselves.”

“Nothing will change if you blame the past.”

Even in the 1960s, there were many intellectuals who made such cool-headed assessments.

But after repeated failures, they have half given up, and now China is ruled by nationalists who are driven by anger rather than rational judgment.

So what impact will they have on Korea in the future?

First, the people of Geumneung quickly organized a vigilante group.

Didn’t the Islamic militants in Urumqi attack Jinling and kidnap about 60 residents two years ago? Public opinion was created that they should arm themselves to prevent such incidents from happening again.

‘That’s difficult, we can’t make this country like Yugoslavia.’

I am against the Geumneung people organizing a vigilante group.

Geumneung has a population of 32 million, one third of the entire population of South Korea, and all of them are of Chinese descent.

There is no guarantee that all of these people will be absolutely loyal to Korea, and there is also a possibility that they may fall for the nationalists’ tricks and join Buncheong.

Who knows if this country will collapse like Yugoslavia if nationalist conflicts arise in that way?

In fact, the Balkan Peninsula was split into three countries after Tito’s death.

Yugoslavia was a loose union of Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia, but Serbia’s victory in World War II gave it such great prestige that the other countries were effectively placed under Serbia’s thumb.

However, when Tito, a native of Croatia, took power, he brought in people from various ethnic groups and led the country’s development, but as soon as Tito died, a nationalist movement arose.

Is Korea different from Yugoslavia?

They have tied down various ethnic groups with their ruling power, but I don’t know when this will be released.

If the perception spreads that Chinese people are discriminated against compared to Koreans, who knows what will happen in Geumneung?

Having diverse ethnicities means having the risk of division.

I have instructed Jinling Governor Li Chenwei to crack down on young people who are being recruited by far-right forces.

This is the most important question,

It is also important to instill in the Jinling people the historical awareness that China perished on its own, not because of invasion by Western powers or Korea.

Textbooks were also extensively reviewed, and the process of why Geumneung had to become Korean territory was thoroughly explained.

***

“Father, why aren’t we Chinese?”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“This was originally Chinese territory, right? So why do we have to be under Korean rule?”

This is Geumneung, a businessman was left speechless by his son’s bold question.

Does it matter who occupies this land?

What is clear is that when Korea came to this land, workers got jobs, and as economic activity became more active, the number of successful wealthy people increased.

Historical legitimacy is only a secondary issue; the father urged his child, who had grown up without knowing hunger.

“Don’t go around talking nonsense like that!! Have you ever been hungry or been in a war?!! A guy who has lived comfortably like you is talking nonsense like that!!”

“But this is not right. As Chinese people, we have independent….”

“I told you to stop talking nonsense!! If you say that nonsense again, I’ll erase you from the family register!!”

Father calmed his startled heart.

Where did this young kid learn such outrageous ideas?

I dug behind it just in case, and there was Buncheong (憤青) behind it.

The astonished father reported this to the governor of Geumneung, but dozens of young men who had already been recruited by Buncheong crossed the border.

If the head of state finds out about this, what action will be taken against Geumneung?

When strange rumors began to spread from Geumneung, the surrounding cities were also affected.

“We don’t have anything to do with each other?”

“Yes, that’s right, we’re from Japan.”

The 1.5 million Japanese residents living in Songho also began to become agitated.

Many Japanese here cooperated with the Korean military and fought against the Chinese Communist Party.

But that happened 21 years ago, so I wonder if the children born after that will have any patriotism toward Korea. We didn’t even know that there was such a history, and we thought it had nothing to do with this incident.

“Kill all the Japanese!!”

“We lost because of those guys!!”

But is Buncheong’s thinking like that too?

They dug into history doggedly, bringing up the atrocities committed by the Japanese military against China in the past.

It is unforgivable that they invaded China during the Sino-Japanese War, but they hid like rats after World War II and then joined the Korean army when the Song-Hu War broke out. They are the scum of the earth.

Now Buncheong is gnashing his teeth, saying that all Japanese people should be killed.

But the Japanese residents who didn’t know that were at peace, and eventually an incident occurred.

***

“Did you say there was a terrorist attack targeting Japanese people?”

“Yes, Your Majesty, a vigilante group is being formed in Songho right now.”

“Hmm~ This is going to be a headache… .”

This is the Daedeok County official residence.

I listened to the news coming from overseas territories.

It is no laughing matter that dozens of young people defected from Geumneung, and not long ago, an incident occurred in Songho in which a suspected Buncheong person murdered a Japanese resident.

The young people responded that they did not understand why our lives were being threatened.

However, the old men who fought against the Chinese army in the Songhu War wore red bands on their heads and held weapons in their hands.

“It’s time to fight the Chinese again!!”

“Let’s bring destruction to them!!”

This is a term used by the Japanese military during World War II to disparage China. Well, it’s not strange for them to use such terms, since they were all former members of the Japanese Imperial Army.

Then should I push their backs?

What if extreme right-wing forces rise up in Songho? If you think that only Buncheong is extreme right-wing, you are mistaken. If you are not careful, the entire country of Korea could become influenced by extreme right-wing forces.

“Your Majesty!! Order an attack immediately!!”

“If we want to uproot Buncheong, we must advance to China!!”

The generals who are talking nonsense are also a type of extreme right wing.

Europe is in chaos right now because of the Yugoslav civil war. Are you suggesting that we go to war with China at this time? Judging by the current atmosphere, Koreans seem to be in a mood to do ethnic cleansing against China.

I also hate those cockroaches called China, but if they do something like that, Korea will only become a second Nazi, so I will prevent that no matter what.

However, it is also true that this alone cannot stabilize overseas territories.

I decided to leave Daedeok-gun behind and move to Songho.

“Your Majesty, that won’t do.”

“Buncheong killed a Japanese resident, so what will happen to him there…?”

“That’s why I have to go. Geumneung and Songho are Korean territories that were developed by sacrificing countless lives. They are now slowly taking root, so are you telling me to just leave it at that? If I go myself, the residents won’t be agitated.”

I ignored the advice of my close associates and headed to Songho.

The scene was a melting pot of enthusiasm, and even the Greater East Asia Union, which had once promoted the annexation of Korea and Japan, and the Jewish political party Aleph flocked to the port.

Minorities who barely managed to maintain their identity among tens of millions of Chinese people will be hoping that I will protect them from the violence of the majority.

But that’s an illusion,

I came here to defend Korean territory from ultra-right nationalists.

The moment we take sides, we will end up like Yugoslavia, so I have instructed both the Greater East Asian Union and Aleph to exercise restraint.

“Citizens stationed in overseas territories also have the right to receive protection from the Korean government. In the future, the security of Songho-Geumneung will be the responsibility of the Korean military and police, and the existence of any other vigilante groups will not be recognized.”

The presence of vigilantes means that nationalism can turn violent.

In fact, the problem in Yugoslavia is that Serbian nationalist forces organize vigilante groups and massacre civilians.

If Korea wanted to avoid that fate, it had no choice but to have the military and police take control of public security, disband the vigilantes, and deploy public power in various places.

Anyone who discussed nationalism privately was arrested on the spot – they were dispersed, and those suspected of being part of the Buncheong movement were not particularly mistreated.

What would the Chinese people think if Buncheong was executed on the spot or suppressed unnecessarily?

Japan – The Jewish nationalist movement is just cracking down on, but there will be a claim that only the Chinese are treated that way, but I have thoroughly controlled even that small possibility.

[The Korean government does not specifically discriminate against people of Chinese descent.]

[You should not be fooled by Buncheong’s nonsense.]

[Everyone, open your books and calmly evaluate history. What Buncheong is talking about is nothing more than an evasion of responsibility by shifting China’s problems to external sources. All Buncheong can do is provoke the anger of the Chinese people, and they cannot set China right.]

[True China is being revived by the Korean government. No, now Korea is China.]

Song Ho – Chinese intellectuals in Geumneung also cooperated with the Korean government’s security efforts.

Are Japanese nationalists abusing and harassing Chinese people now?

The vigilante violence taking place in Serbia is a far cry from here, and the South Korean government’s swift intervention in public power has quickly brought stability back to its overseas territories.

The far right – nationalism has no room to dig in,

Foreign public opinion also praised the Korean government’s quick decision.

Yugoslavia is committing genocide everywhere by encouraging nationalism by its leaders, but Korea has shown the exact opposite behavior, so it stands out even more.

The claim that Korea would invade China under the pretext of overthrowing Buncheong also dissipated like smoke.