I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 249



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (249)

“I think our identity as Korean-Americans gives us a great opportunity. The World Bank initially considered South Korea a hopeless country, but eventually, South Korea achieved what it has now.”

This is the United States, and the remarks of an American have caught the public’s attention.

The protagonist is Jade Kim, a professor at Harvard University Medical School.

Jade Kim is an American who immigrated to the United States with her parents around 1950 and has lived there as a citizen for 43 years.

So is this person Korean or American?

Although he is officially an American, the fact that he says this shows that he still has a Korean identity.

Of course, there are people like Jade Kim who have a Korean identity, but there are many who do not. So, on the other hand, do Koreans consider them as fellow Koreans?

For example, there are currently about 1.3 million ethnic Koreans living in Manchuria, but they cannot enter the Korean Peninsula.

The Korean government still strictly restricts the immigration of people living in overseas territories to the mainland, so everyone is within the confines of the country called Korea, but this is the reality.

In this environment, do Songho and Geumneung feel a sense of kinship with Koreans? Koreans do not consider them as fellow countrymen.

Do you think Koreans, who don’t even consider ethnic Koreans of China as their compatriots, would consider Korean-Americans as their compatriots?

Because of this reality, Americans who maintain their Korean identity are often disappointed when they visit Korea.

I lived without forgetting my roots, but it wasn’t the case for native Koreans.

However, there are still quite a few Korean-Americans who have illusions about Korea.

“Korea has become so prosperous?”

“Yes, now we are on par with the United States?”

“Hey~ Lies!! When I left, it was a country where you couldn’t even eat blood!!”

Many older people still consider Korea a poor country.

Because the image of Korea remains from 40 to 50 years ago, the thoughts of Korean Americans who were born relatively recently are different.

How can a world-renowned scholar like Jade Kim not know what kind of country Korea is?

To the extent that the US presidential candidate is making a deal with the Korean leader over his pledges,

It is no secret that the South Korean president paid $200 million in value-added tax to the U.S. government in exchange for the business rights.

What would the Korean-Americans who watched this process think?

Even if you were born and raised in the US, you probably have a sense of what kind of country Korea is.

A country that even the World Bank gave up on as hopeless has now grown into a country that stands shoulder to shoulder with the United States. Doesn’t something warm rise inside you?

Regardless of what Koreans in the mainland think of Korean Americans, Korean Americans have gained confidence by seeing Korea grow.

So how should Korea treat Korean Americans?

Accepting them as part of Korea and treating them kindly? If that’s the case, then what about the 2 million Koreans in Japan who are tied to Japan?

Koreans in Japan are neither Korean nor Japanese.

In addition, they were once expelled beyond the 39th parallel by the US military government because of suspicions that they had colluded with North Korea.

The feelings of Koreans in Japan toward Korea are ‘they are worse than others.’

What has the Korean government done for Koreans in Japan so far?

Although they framed him as a traitor and kicked him out, Koreans in Japan still regard Park Sang-geun as their mortal enemy.

Although he is treated as a great leader by the world, he is just a devil to us. The more Korea prospers, the deeper the hatred towards Korea becomes.

While Koreans living abroad are intoxicated with a sense of national superiority when they see Korea’s development, Koreans living in Japan are cursing Korea. Can we just leave this alone?

Politicians in South Korea and Japan agreed that this problem must be addressed.

“North Korea has already been destroyed, and since the South Korean government has resumed diplomatic relations with Japan, there is no reason for Koreans in Japan to be discriminated against. If they maintain their Korean identity, there is no reason not to accept them as Koreans.”

“What are you talking about?!!”

“And now you forgive them?!!”

“You will never come in!! Don’t come in!!”

Public opinion in Korea was in chaos.

It’s been over 30 years already, but many Koreans still regard Koreans in Japan as enemies.

It is unforgivable that he colluded with North Korea and threatened South Korea from behind the scenes, but how can we just leave it as it is after he caused such a mess in Jeju Island?

If North Korea is destroyed and its history disappears, it would be a mistake.

Recently, there have been claims that Koreans living in Japan have nothing to do with the Jeju Island incident, but there have also been papers that refute these claims.

[Since the Japanese colonial period, Jeju Island has had various forms of ties with Japan. Jeju Islanders regarded Japan as the home of new civilizations, and highly valued not only Japan’s material culture but also its spiritual aspects.]

Even though Joseon was destroyed by Japan, the people of Jeju Island paid no attention and continued to interact with Japan.

Hasn’t Jeju Island been a discriminated region in mainland Korea for a long time?

There is no need to make a fuss about the change in ownership of the Korean Peninsula, and the position of having to go out and earn money has not changed.

For these Jeju Island residents, Japan was simply a land of opportunity. In addition, each village in Jeju Island had its own identity, and thanks to this culture, people from the same hometown gathered together in Japan to form a company.

This started in earnest after World War I.

When World War II broke out, Japan’s military industry developed greatly, and Jeju Island residents in Japan all headed to Japan to make money.

The organization they formed is called ‘Chinheunghoe’.

The Chinheunghoe sent the money it raised in Japan back home, and Jeju residents used it to buy land to build a community center or farm.

There is even a record of him donating 1,000 pyeong of land to his hometown in 1930. Naturally, Chinheunghoe exerted influence on Jeju Island based on this foundation.

This was possible because the people of Jeju Island were united by their patriotism, and even though the country was ruined, they were able to maintain their own community.

Then, Japan was defeated in the Pacific War and Korea became independent. What would the Koreans living in Japan have thought in this situation?

Now that the country is independent, should we return to Korea?

They just returned to their hometown.

Even during the Japanese colonial period, people who went back and forth between Japan and Jeju Island to engage in economic activities returned to Korea because they missed their home country?

Those who were taken away as forced laborers may have been like that, but businessmen tried to continue to exert influence on Jeju Island based on the Chinheunghoe.

However, as the population continued to flow out of Japan, the Chinheunghoe could no longer function, and the Chongryon took its place.

Exchanges between Jeju Island and Koreans living in Japan continued even after liberation.

With the entry of Chongryon, which is under the command of North Korea, into Japan, Jeju Island found itself in a position where it had no choice but to become entangled with North Korea, whether it liked it or not.

This means that when the incident occurred in Jeju Island, the government did not point its guns at civilians for no reason. There may have been innocent victims in the process, but the government did not abuse them for no reason either.

So, the US military government mistreated Korean schools in Japan and oppressed Koreans in Japan.

Unfortunately, this is history and reality.

But now you want to cover up that past?

North Korea also admitted that it was responsible for the Jeju Island incident.

To the extent that all the South Korean Labor Party members who caused the incident were honored as martyrs.

If you think that the destruction of North Korea will erase that fact, you are mistaken. This is why Koreans have no intention of accepting Koreans living in Japan.

They are just the backbone of the Chongryon that tried to overthrow the Korean government, and they still resent the Korean government, so they can continue to live like that.

The same goes for the Joseonjok people.

Do they really have a Korean identity?

As Korea becomes more prosperous, it is making a subtle U-turn. How can we accept as compatriots those who change their nationality according to their own interests and positions?

Korea’s position is that it absolutely cannot be done.

Ethnic isolation has become more solid than ever before.

In other words, does this mean that Koreans have a strong sense of identity? If a war breaks out in the country, will Koreans slowly retreat?

Rich politicians may flee overseas, but the current mood shows that Koreans are ready to take on any enemy.

The actual conscription population is 6 million.

Of these, the standing army is 500,000 and is made up entirely of native Koreans.

All Korean soldiers guarding overseas territories are Korean citizens, and those residing overseas are not subject to conscription.

A development that is incomprehensible to other countries,

Didn’t the British Empire also conscript hundreds of thousands of Indians during World War II under the pretext of granting them independence?

America also treated blacks as social slaves, but they took advantage of them during world wars.

However, Korea is a country that grants rights = responsibilities, and the sacred duty of military service can only be performed by native Koreans, and they are treated accordingly.

Just looking at income, the average income of Koreans living in Korea is over $30,000, and overseas residents cannot keep up with this figure.

This is why Koreans have become even more closed off and risk their lives for patriotism.

As soon as the Korean leader gives the order, a million troops are deployed to war.

If they go into all-out war, this number will increase to 6 million, and with the title of the world’s second-largest military power, they have nothing to fear from any enemy.

If you mess with Korea, you will literally go to hell.

The price for provoking such a closed and strong-willed country was harsh.

***

“Your Majesty, this is a big deal.”

“But what is going on?”

“I just got a call from Andong. They say there’s been a rebellion in Shenyang.”

This is Daedeok-gun,

I checked the telegram the butler brought.

As the Chinese Communist Party collapsed, Shenyang (Manchuria) became a blank slate, but Korea was quick to take over, so it was left alone.

But then, out of nowhere, a warlord force appeared,

Although it is an ownerless land, the population is not small at 1.5 million, and the residents raised a flag to establish their own country.

The problem is that this is not the end, and forces that agree with this have appeared.

“Anyway, Korea has no intention of accepting us!!”

“Then let’s become independent!!”

Their true identity is Joseonjok. When the South Korean government continued to ignore their love calls, they gave up being Korean and joined the Shenyang warlords.

Coincidentally, the leader of the Shenyang warlords was Kim Cheo-sin, who was of Korean descent.

Kim Cheo-shin originally worked for the Chinese Communist Party, but after the Communist Party fell, he was reduced to a neighborhood gangster with nothing to do.

It seems that such a person rose up and tried to become king in Shenyang, and it seems clear that this attitude lit a fire in the hearts of the Joseonjok people.

Well, that’s enough. Shenyang isn’t even Korean territory, so what’s the point of us interfering in this situation?

But this guy Kim Cheo-shin is starting to cross the line.

“Andong was originally a region where Koreans lived!!”

“Koreans, rise up!! Let’s build our own country!!”

Koreans who felt they were being discriminated against joined this rebellion. What kind of confidence did they have to start a rebellion in Korean territory?

If this happens, Korea will no longer be able to sit idly by and watch the Shenyang warlords.

It was best to sweep it away before it grew any bigger, so they surrounded Shenyang with an army of 100,000.

But this was not enough, and Russian troops were stationed in Qiqihar.

Qiqihar is a region inhabited by various ethnic groups, including Manchus, Koreans, Mongols, Hui, and Daurs. However, the Shenyang warlords consider it their territory because there are Koreans living there.

That’s ridiculous,

In return for handing over Qiqihar, I demanded that the Russian Republic surround the northeast of Shenyang.

If this happens, Shenyang will be completely surrounded.

Kim Cheo-shin, who was holed up in a rat hole, demanded reconciliation with the Korean government.

[Why are you anxious because you can’t catch and eat your own people? Joseonjok are also Koreans. Can’t we survive if we help each other as people of the same ethnicity? If Korea asks for peace, we are willing to accept it.]

I tore this letter to pieces.

When you’re cornered, you start talking about your own people. Doesn’t this guy know that I’m the one who massacred 2 million Pyongyang residents?

I warned you that there is no way to survive.

[The Joseonjok have been causing trouble since long ago by recklessly crossing the Korean border. Since you claim to be their leader and have started a rebellion, you will not be able to survive. We will thoroughly kill you and trample you so that you will never be able to recover.]

The Korean-Russian coalition forces surrounded Shenyang as planned, without a watertight seal.

The Russian Republic increased its troops to 320,000 to defend Qiqihar, which it had annexed as its own territory.

Even local ethnic minorities, the Hui and Daur, were incorporated into the Russian army.

On the other hand, the Korean military increased its military force to 180,000 without local conscription.

During the Song-Ho War, there was a shortage of soldiers, so even Japanese soldiers hiding in China were mobilized, but now there is no need to do that.

Korean territory must be protected by Koreans, and public opinion within Korea has risen to the point where it is time to wipe out the Joseonjok.

The Korean troops heading to Shenyang are continuously being reinforced.

As many as 650,000 men were deployed to surround a single city.

As this number continued to grow, the Shenyang warlords, who had been confident in their airtight encirclement, were driven into a corner.

Kim Cheo-shin once again requested a ceasefire from the Korean government, but I completely ignored him and, when the time came, sent a large army to Shenyang.

The city has a population of 2.5 million, but the invading army is 650,000.

The outcome was decided from the beginning.