Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 172



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#Episode 172 You too have become a villain

The leaders of the Republic of Korea and the United States decided to end China’s civil war within this year.

Now it is the turn of practitioners to step forward.

In the United States, Secretary of State George Marshall also appeared, and in South Korea, Kim Kyu-sik appeared as a representative.

“Look, Kim. “If you come now and call for an end to the war, there will likely be severe opposition from the Communist Party. Are there any countermeasures?”

George Marshall asked Gyu-sik Kim a friendly question.

George Marshall and Kim Gyu-sik met so often, and their ages were almost similar, with George Marshall born in 1880 and Kim Gyu-sik born in 1881, so they now get along comfortably, calling each other by their first names like friends.

This was quite unusual for George Marshall, who was so strict in public that he would look straight even when Roosevelt or Truman called his name, but he seemed to have a strange kinship with Kim Kyu-sik.

“George, don’t worry about that. The communists no longer have the strength to continue the war. Our support has also been greatly reduced recently. It may be unfortunate for them, but if you put enough pressure on them, they will listen.”

“Appropriate pressure?”

“It’s a kind of solicitation.”

“You too have become a villain. “You were so innocent when we first met.”

“ha ha ha! is it?”

“huh.”

Kim Gyu-sik said it was moderate pressure, but you know it, I know it, and everyone knows that it is not pressure in words, but in fact it is a threat.

That’s why George Marshall said, half jokingly, that he had become a villain.

“It won’t be difficult for the Republic of China, but the United States will have to take care of that.”

“It is difficult for the Kuomintang to survive in Hangzhou, so if you speak well, they will understand.”

“Then we will take charge of the Communist Party, and the United States will take charge of the Nationalist Party.”

“That will do. But what about the western region? “Yunnan and Guangxi.”

The key areas in western China are Yunnan and Guangxi.

And the reason George Marshall asked this was because he knew that the original plan had been disrupted by Song Meiling’s visit to the United States.

“What to do? “Even when renegotiating with the Communist Party, they told us not to touch the western region.”

“then? Does this mean that the Communist Party has decided to withdraw from that region as originally planned? Did Mao Zedong admit that?”

“It is not as planned, but the fact remains that we cannot give the western region to the Communist Party.”

“Huh! This is truly amazing. What kind of threat did you make? What made them so obediently give up the western region? “It’s not like it’s going to allow for the unification of China as it was supposed to be?”

“Why does this friend keep calling me a threat? advice! advice! “How many good words are there?”

“Whether it’s advice or a threat, please tell me.”

“Hum hum! “I just said something nice.”

“So what do you mean by those nice words?”

“What can I say? He said that if we do not listen to the friendly advice of our Republic of Korea, we will overturn everything we have done so far and make a new plan. And he said there would be no communist party in the new plan.”

“Now, you have really become a villain.”

“There is a saying in our country that a dog with poop scolds a dog with bran. “It’s kind of funny that you, the Secretary of State of the United States, would say something like that.”

“… … .”

Foreign ministry officials in powerful countries, especially those in superpowers such as the United States or the Republic of Korea, cannot avoid occasionally becoming villains due to the nature of their work.

For the sake of the national interest, it is inevitable that sometimes we have to put a knife in our mouth while smiling.

No, it is the officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the superpower who do not hesitate to make outright threats when eye rolls are made.

For example, a representative example is when the United States was completely shocked by the September 11 terrorist attacks.

At that time, there was a real tendency to kill anyone who was caught without any hesitation, and the then-US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage even made a terrifying threat that he would return Pakistan to the Stone Age if it did not cooperate.

Foreign Ministry officials are the ones who represent a country and do anything for their country’s interests, and even though the country is a superpower, they sometimes become gangsters like this.

This is why Kim Gyu-sik told his in-laws not to talk to others.

The United States was an omnipotent power in the world immediately after World War II.

Since the U.S. Secretary of State was George Marshall, it was clear from the video that if more was done, more would be done, and less would not be done.

“Furthermore, we are very tolerant of neighboring countries, at least other than China. No, it’s not just about being generous, most countries are enjoying prosperity thanks to us, so don’t talk nonsense.”

“Hum hum, stop being harsh, right? Anyway, what are you going to do with Yunnan?”

“Yunnan King.”

“King of Yunnan? ah! “The one I told you about before?”

“Yes, that person will found a country in Yunnan. Of course, not all of present-day Yunnan. “Because it will allow Vietnam, Burma, and Tibet to advance their borders.”

“Then wouldn’t it be too small? “It is already going to be a landlocked country, so I wonder if it is possible to become self-reliant.”

“How small is it? Instead of losing southwestern Yunnan, we will take western Guizhou. “That alone would be 1.5 times the size of our Korean Peninsula, but it is by no means small.”

“Right. But can you trust that person called the King of Yunnan?”

“so so.”

“You mean it’s okay? What are you talking about?”

“It literally means that he is a person who can hit the average. “Unlike other warlords, he was quite selective when he was called the King of Yunnan.”

“ah… … .”

King Long Yun of Yunnan (雲南王).

He is from an ethnic minority called the Loro or Yi people, and was once a warlord in Yunnan Province who ruled Yunnan and was called the King of Yunnan.

Unlike other warlords who ruled Yunnan and practiced tyranny, he was quite selective and received a good evaluation.

In addition, he tried to make Yunnan an independent force, but in the end, he could not overcome the pressure of the Kuomintang and came under Chiang Kai-shek.

However, this next move left people a little confused.

Sometimes he seemed to be loyal to Chiang Kai-shek, but sometimes he tried to backstab him.

Moreover, I became quite close with Zhou Enlai.

In the end, he fell out of favor with Chiang Kai-shek and was now in a situation that was practically a life of imprisonment, wearing only the pretense of being the Chairman of the Military Council of Councillors.

“Besides, there is no one else who can represent Yunnan other than him. As you know, Yunnan and Guangxi are areas where there are many ethnic minorities but there is not much will to separate and become independent.”

“That’s right. “So, have you secured that friend’s new recruit?”

“of course. “It was stolen from our National Intelligence Service a long time ago and is somewhere else.”

“This is it. It’s amazing. It stayed like that and later, during the end-of-war negotiations, voila! “Are you planning on showing up?”

“bingo! ha ha ha!”

“Then what does Guangxi City plan to do?”

“That’s still a concern. The original plan was that we would secure Hainan Island and the Leizhou Peninsula while finding suitable people to turn Guangxi Province into a prosperous country, but that was really… … .”

“why?”

“I washed my eyes and looked for that suitable person, but he was not there. No, perhaps because this tribe has been part of China for so long in the first place, they do not have much will to become independent. That’s the problem. “They even have their own words.”

“That must be a pain in the ass.”

This was the problem in Guangxi Province.

No matter what anyone says, Guangxi Province is the territory of the Zhuang tribe.

The Zhuang people were originally descendants of Baiyue and were an ethnic minority group living in and around Guangxi Province, called the Dong people (獞族) during this period.

However, since the Dong (獞) of the Dong people meant a deer or a wild dog and had a derogatory meaning, the Chinese Communist Party took over and changed the name by adding the Chinese character (壯) to it.

In other words, in this era, they are still called Dongjok, but Kim Gyu-sik thought that modern people called them better, so he started calling them Jangjok.

In any case, even in modern times, the Zhuang people were the largest ethnic minority in China, with a population of nearly 20 million. At that time, they were naturally the largest ethnic group in Guangxi Province, with a larger population than the Han people.

So, when the government of the Republic of Korea decided to separate Guangxi Province from China, they decided to make it a country of the Zhuang people. The problem is that the Zhuang people have been part of China for too long.

The Zhuang people were incorporated into the Chinese Empire more than 2,000 years ago, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.

After that, they briefly rebelled in the 11th century and were suppressed, and they lived in compliance with Chinese Han Chinese rule.

Therefore, even if they came and tried to separate them, there was no character and no will, so it gave Kim Gyu-sik a headache.

“What about Bai Chongxi? “He quite rebelled against Chiang Kai-shek, right?”

“Oh, that person is from the Hui tribe. “They may not be Han Chinese, but that doesn’t mean you can’t establish a country with a large ethnic group and appoint a Hui Chinese as the leader.”

“What about Li Zongren?”

“That person is Han Chinese. “Don’t even mention him.”

“… … .”

Even when George Marshall thought about it, he really seemed to have no character, lack of will, and no plan.

“Then what are you going to do?”

“We don’t have a lot of time, but we are making plans, so we have to do something. In any case, neither the Communist Party nor the Kuomintang can ever give it to you.”

“How about this?”

“what?”

“Aren’t there a lot of Zhuang people living in northern Vietnam as well? Your country and Vietnam are allies that are almost equivalent to the Korea-U.S. relationship, so why not just give it to them?

“Anyway, that’s not it. Even so, Vietnam got a lot of free rides thanks to us. But you want me to give you that big chunk here? “It’s not a size that Vietnam can swallow, and it shouldn’t be.”

“Whoa! I don’t know. Anyway, when you come to a conclusion, please let us know right away. Well, if there’s anything I can help you with, I’ll help you.”

“Thank you for your words.”

“There is a lot of gratitude between us.”

Meanwhile, there was someone else working hard.

“What is this?”

“Ho Ho! Madam, this is a functional cosmetic.”

“Functionality?”

“Look next to my eyes. Even though you’re in your 40s, you don’t have any wrinkles around your eyes, right? “This is all because we used the anti-aging series, a new product of our century cosmetics.”

“Oh my goodness! oh my god! Jesus!”

Meanwhile, Sunyoung Lee was showing off the talent she had awakened during Song Meiling’s last visit to Korea against Truman’s wife, Beth Truman.

It’s a talent I didn’t know about in 40 years of living.

I never thought I would be so good at sales.

This time, in addition to the already exported basic cosmetics and color cosmetics, we focused on promoting the recently launched functional cosmetics. Lee Sun-young’s natural youth and pale skin were very effective in attracting the lovers.

In particular, Beth Truman is now a grandmother in her mid-60s, but a woman is still a woman.

Despite my frugal nature, I can’t help but roll my eyes when I hear the word ‘anti-aging’.

“Isn’t this expensive?”

“Ho ho ho! “This is a gift to you.”

“That’s not possible. “It’s difficult to receive such an expensive gift.”

“Oh! The lady too! “You can think of it as a tester, right?”

“Tester?”

“Yes, shouldn’t someone try these new cosmetics and tell us whether they are good or bad? “If you try this once and like it, just tell people around you that it’s great and tell them the facts.”

“aha!”

“now. “We’ll provide you with plenty of samples, so take them and share them with people around you.”

“Well then, shall we?”

“sure! And now you can speak comfortably. “She’s almost as old as my mother.”

“Ho ho ho! Okay, then. “Call me Beth.”

“Ho Ho! “My name might be hard to pronounce, so just call me Sunny.”

“Okay, Sunny. Ho ho ho!”

“Ho ho ho! “Yes, Beth.”

Go Seok-man said something to Lee Kang-cheol.

“Sister-in-law, I guess you worked part-time as a door-to-door salesman in your past?”

“… … .”

Thinking that a medical school graduate couldn’t possibly do that, Lee Kang-cheol himself couldn’t help but have reasonable doubts.