NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 138



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Investment (2)

Thanks to the large donation from Daegal Daegam, we were able to put out the fire under our feet for a while, but we couldn’t continue to empty the pockets of pro-Japanese tycoons like this.

It is obvious that their wealth is not a flowerpot that will never dry up, and if they keep taking it, they will eventually end up kicking over an empty can.

However, it was not easy to take into account the circumstances of the person being robbed and then rob them, as there were many places where money was needed right away.

“So what did I choose?”

“It’s not a stock!”

“Yes.”

And today.

Instead of at night, he visited Byeoksusanjang during the day and had a great time with Daegal Daegam, laughing and laughing about the future of Daehan.

“You want to collect more money!?”

“Yes, as you may have heard from the news these days, there are many places where money needs to be spent.”

“So, how much do you want?”

“Let’s change the original salary from ten thousand won to twenty thousand won per month. What do you think? It’s very reasonable, isn’t it?”

When he heard that they were going to hold a double collection event, just like the double experience event, Daegal Daegam’s blood pressure also rose and he grabbed the back of his neck as if a double event had been held.

Then he closed his eyes tightly and raised his head, which seemed to suppress his anger.

But I wonder if you haven’t lost your sense of reason yet. Please suppress your anger as much as possible and speak to me in a calm, composed manner, after organizing your thoughts.

“Isn’t this ten thousand won the name of someone’s dog?”

“My dog’s name is Hundred Thousand Won.”

I brought a dog that was about to be slaughtered at a dog meat farm while I was at work for 100,000 won, and it was 100,000 won.

I don’t know if you’re doing well now.

If the team leader had any shame, he would have raised him well.

If not, I would have euthanized him.

anyway.

“The dog’s name isn’t important right now.”

“Are you saying this because you feel it is a waste to give only 20,000 won for the independence of Korea?”

The great sergeant flinched as if he had hit the nail on the head.

“Ahem… … . Even though I may be the richest person in Joseon, I can’t afford to pay a whopping 20,000 won every month!”

For a moment, I thought about turning from a robber without a knife to a robber with a real knife, but I held back and let it pass because there was no need to kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.

“Then let’s do it like this.”

“… … ?”

“Do you remember what I said yesterday?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Stocks. Stocks.”

“Ah, that… … . Are you talking about throwing a bomb at the Imperial Palace and manipulating the stock price?”

Indeed, it seemed that the great master Daegal only displayed his excellent memory in areas related to money.

“But why is that… … ?”

“I will fill your granary. Your Majesty, you just have to do as I say and scrape together the money and hand it over to me.”

“oh…….”

At the suggestion that he would fill up the granary, the expression on the face of the great lord, who had been looking like he was chewing shit just a moment ago, improved significantly.

“How do you mean?”

“What happened to the stocks I mentioned yesterday?”

“Oh, that’s it? For now, I’m planning on selling everything off like you said.”

“But? Why did you cut me off in the middle of my conversation?”

The great lord spoke to me with a troubled expression.

“That, that is, if someone like me were to sell all the stocks he was holding at once, should I say that there would be pressure from above, or should I say that there would be surveillance… … .”

“So you’re saying that there will be trouble in many ways.”

“That’s it!”

“hmm.”

Of course. No matter how much the Japanese government seemed like a puppet and did nothing, it was obvious that if they tried to blatantly manipulate the stock market, sanctions would come right away.

There was only one stock market where stocks of Joseon land were traded, the Gyeongseong Stock Purchase Market created by the Government-General of Korea. However, due to lack of interest in stocks and other reasons, the trading volume was low, making it difficult to manipulate the market.

“Then, is it enough to just get rid of the surveillance of the Governor-General’s Office?”

“That, that… … .”

This time, too, Daegal Daegam trailed off.

“What now?”

“That’s… … . Because the trading volume of stocks traded every day is low, even if you put stocks on the market to sell, the market can’t process the volume quickly… … .”

“That’s another brilliant excuse.”

Surprised by the cynical answer, Daegal Daegam waved his hands and expressed his grievance.

“Rice, that’s not an excuse! In this day and age, what Korean would trade stocks? It would be better to go to a rice mill than to trade stocks.”

“Hmm… … I see.”

What the great lord said was right.

If you ask a Korean on the street right now what investment is, nine out of ten will talk about midu.

To that extent, the current Joseon stock market is like a calm lake with no one trading or looking for it.

“So isn’t the problem now that people are only focused on the mid-market and the stock market is quiet?”

“Right, well, these Joseon guys aren’t just putting money into stocks, they’re doing weird things like that. What can I do?”

“So, you’re saying that when people flock to the stock market and the market becomes active, you can sell all your stocks now?”

“That’s exactly what I wanted to say.”

Activate the stock market.

In this way, instead of Joseon’s capital flowing out to Japan, it was made to go into the pockets of the provisional government in Shanghai and the independence army in Manchuria.

It was a very simple conclusion.

“How… … is that possible?”

“well.”

“Well, even if Raw Meat is the ghost of Gyeongseong, it would be a bit difficult to change people’s minds… …?”

Money came and went right before our eyes. Our great lord Daegal seemed to have grown a little more savvy.

Or maybe it’s because their greed for money is greater than their fear of me.

If that weren’t the case, the gentleman who trembled at my every word until yesterday wouldn’t have stimulated me by gently moving his tongue.

“hmm.”

“Why are you doing that?”

“No. I thought about it for a moment… … .”

Looking closely at the attitude of the great lord, it seemed as if he would have to change from a robber without a sword to a robber with a sword.

He took out the pistol hidden behind his waist and thrust it in front of the sergeant major.

Then, Daegal Daegam’s face turned pale as if he had seen the grim reaper and he asked me.

“What, what is this!”

“It’s a pistol. If you shoot it, someone will die.”

“Do you think I don’t know that?! Why are you showing me such an ugly thing!”

“Well, why is that?”

“what!?”

I took out the daggers hidden inside my coat one by one and placed them on the table for the Daegal Lord, who still had not fully grasped the situation.

And when he took out the three-sectioned staff and simple equipment that he had hidden here and there, it was now difficult to find any blood on the large face of the great sergeant.

“Your Majesty, the Great One.”

“… … .”

“You have to answer… … ?”

“Father, did you call?”

I tilted my head and asked him.

“Wow… … . My words have been a bit short since earlier… … ?”

“… … Did you call me?”

The great lord looked at me with a very tense face.

Regardless, I spoke to the great lord while looking around at the equipment spread out on the table that looked quite expensive at first glance.

“Your Majesty, don’t you feel comfortable when I speak to you and treat you with respect?”

“… … .”

“It’s good to be comfortable with each other, but shouldn’t we not cross the line? Okay?”

“… … .”

“Our great lord has been shut up in this nice mansion for so long that he seems to have little news from outside, so I am asking out of concern.”

And among them, I asked Daegal Daegam while folding the Samdanbong, which had been with me the longest and had always been active in times of crisis.

“Do you know why Lord Noda died?”

“… … .”

“There’s no answer again.”

“Oh, I know.”

“yes?”

“……there is.”

“yes.”

The sight of Daegal Daegam, who had become much softer than before, satisfied me.

“then.”

Now that I had finished all my business at Byeoksusanjang, I gathered up my gear and got up from my seat.

However, he did not forget to say a word to the great general.

“Your Majesty, there will soon be an investment boom in Joseon, so hold on to your stocks for a few months without selling them. Then, if I tell you to sell them later, then sell them.”

“Uh, okay, I see.”

“Oh, here we go again.”

“All right.”

“That’s right.”

* * *

So what is needed to revive the stock market?

Actually, the answer is simple.

Money! Lots of money! And a little bit of buzz is all it takes.

If you pour money into the market and give the impression that there is money here, then guys who are incredibly good at smelling money will start to come and join you.

There are definitely speculators among them.

And then, all you have to do is ask a suitable media outlet, give them a lot of money, and ask them to write a few articles. That’s it.

If you introduce stocks as the latest investment method in advanced countries and package it as a safe, easy, and fast way to make high profits, people will fall for it as if they were possessed.

At a time when the situation was chaotic with the Governor-General and the Japanese army fighting each other fiercely, and even a bank was robbed, people in Joseon who had some money would want to make more efficient use of their money rather than vaguely depositing it in the bank.

‘Especially those who have many weak points will show more interest.’

Even the Marquis of Linoy, famous for selling out the country, and the many beasts who made Forbes’ list of the top ten people Joseon people most want to kill, would be happy to hear this.

‘If you ask CEO Namgung nicely to create a new economic section in the newspaper and dedicate a whole page to the news and articles about it, more people will see it.’

In addition, I had the status to come into contact with several pro-Japanese figures, including the Marquis of Linoy.

‘Wait a minute… … What was your name?’

Last time, I forgot about Miwa and that crazy guy for a while after he persistently pursued me and I threw him away, so even his name was vague.

“Kuroda… … Kuroda, what was it… … .”

“It’s Kyuichi Kuroda.”

“Ah! That’s right. Thank you, Madam.”

“… … .”

Madame was still cold.

The one who actually broke Madame’s favorite teacup set was not me, but Inspector Sasaki.

“Madam, did I do something to upset you?”

“Well, it seems like there are more than one or two.”

“I see.”

It didn’t seem like he was angry because of that.

If so, then it’s a relief.

‘It’ll get better after some time.’

There is an old saying that if you make a half-hearted mistake, the other person will get angry, but if you make too many mistakes, the other person will not get angry.

In fact, the great British Empire has been causing so much trouble all over the world that people don’t even know what specific mistakes they have made.

That’s it.

‘I am the human British Empire.’

My heart felt strangely pounding.

“If you can’t help me, please help me with the dishes in the kitchen.”

“How can a man of great stature enter the kitchen?”

“Oh my. I knew it… … .”

“If you have anything to do, call Inspector Sasaki and tell him to do it.”

“… … ?”

“Madam, don’t get your hands dirty and leave the dirty work to Inspector Sasaki.”

I am the human British Empire.

And Inspector Sasaki was roughly in Northern Ireland.

NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 139