Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 196



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#196 Did they torture even aliens?

It may seem that Churchill gave up Alan Turing relatively easily, but that was not the case.

Before Alan Turing was found guilty of homosexuality and expelled from all security agencies, he still worked as a cryptography consultant for GCHQ (Government Communications Headquarters), the British signals intelligence agency.

In other words, even though Enigma was a thing of the past and was irrelevant, his mind was still full of encryption information from the current British security agency.

Even though such a person was an ally, moving to another country could have resulted in a security vacuum.

How important Britain placed on the people and work related to the cryptographic agency, it was not until 1974 that their existence became known to the world.

Nevertheless, Churchill’s decision to give up Alan Turing was entirely practical for a very practical reason.

Britain fought and won World War II, but suffered from severe economic difficulties after the war.

Therefore, it was not until 1954, almost 10 years after the end of the war, that Britain completely abolished the rationing system.

In this situation, Britain desperately needed help from Korea, which was emerging as an economic powerhouse day by day, in addition to the US Marshall Plan.

Moreover, the Republic of Korea was known to have the world’s highest level of scientific and information power, a fact that Churchill himself knew well while serving as British Ambassador to Korea.

Ultimately, for this reason, Churchill decided to hand over Alan Turing to the Republic of Korea, but several conditions were attached to the handing over.

Alan Turing’s existence would be kept a secret for at least 20 years, and he hoped not to travel outside of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In addition, Alan Turing’s own doctor was needed.

No matter what the situation was, you couldn’t ignore your own will like exchanging things with other people.

Because it means leaving the country where I was born and lived my whole life.

However, Alan Turing decided to move to Korea easier than expected.

The first question he asked the South Korean National Intelligence Service employee after receiving the offer was this.

“Does Korea punish people with the same sexual orientation as me? “If that’s the case, I won’t go.”

“ha ha ha! You don’t have to worry about that at all. “There is no law in our country that punishes homosexuals.”

“Oh! “Korea is a truly progressive country!”

“haha… … .”

The National Intelligence Service employee laughed awkwardly at Alan Turing’s praise, but this is true.

Whether originally in history or in the present, there has never been a law punishing homosexuality in the criminal code of the Republic of Korea.

Therefore, at that time, it could be considered progressive compared to the situation in most countries where homosexuality was punished.

Of course, this is not because Korea is progressive, but because they do not want to think of men becoming one body.

And although there is a provision in the Military Criminal Act prohibiting anal sex between same-sex people, this is a law that takes into account the special circumstances of the military.

There may be people who abuse the extremely vertical hierarchical relationship and try to use sesame oil, and this actually happens sometimes.

Alan Turing would never enlist in the military, so this is not applicable either.

“Of course, you should not perform a major action against the other person’s will.”

“That’s natural. People like me just love people of different genders, but are not sex offenders. “Love cannot be forced.”

“Hum hum, please stop talking about that.”

The NIS employee felt uncomfortable and wanted to stop talking about this.

There was nothing more to say.

“Other than that, Mr. Turing will have many other benefits. You will be given a spacious and comfortable home, and a decent salary. “It’s probably a huge amount of money that you can’t even imagine here.”

“All you have to do is make a living.”

“Anyway, I think you can think of it as guaranteeing a peaceful environment. And there is something more important than anything else.”

“What is that?”

“We have not yet decided how much access we will provide, but Professor Turing will be able to work in a research environment that he has never seen or heard of before.”

“It was okay here in England too. And in most areas I study, I am the best in the world.”

Turing said with an expression full of pride, as if someone were not a genius.

However, the National Intelligence Service staff looked at Turing as if it were ridiculous and opened their mouths.

“Is that really true?”

“What do you mean?”

“Is it really true that Mr. Turing will be the best in Korea?”

“haha! I also heard about Korea. They say there has been a lot of progress in many areas. However, in my field of study, the UK is the best, and I am the best among them. “Isn’t that why you want to take me away from your country?”

“Hehehe! “I’m sorry, but I don’t think that’s the case.”

“yes?”

“The reason we are attending Mr. Turing is because of his talent, not because of his current knowledge. “You will probably have to study hard for a while when you go to Korea.”

“yes? “Can you draw it?”

“For example, the Bombe that you made and the Colossus computer that influenced the design are nothing more than big, electricity-consuming pieces of scrap metal to us. “We have computers that are several generations ahead of that.”

“Nonsense!”

“Mr. Turing, I am here on behalf of our country. “I don’t talk nonsense while representing my country.”

“Well, that can’t be…” … .”

“You can go and see. Of course, as I said before, I don’t know how far it will open up, but even if you have the lowest level of authority, a new world will open up. I cannot say any more on my own authority. How is it? Would you like to go?”

“going! I have to go! If what you say is true, I will go even if it means becoming a eunuch!”

“… … .”

Alan Turing’s work progressed smoothly.

As soon as Turing’s intention to emigrate became clear, the South Korean government immediately sent a transport plane to bring him back.

It is April 25, 1952.

“Mr President, Alan Turing is coming today. “I plan to arrive at 2 p.m.”

“It arrived sooner than expected?”

“Once it was decided, the British government wanted to hurry up, and Alan Turing himself wanted to come quickly.”

“I see, Minister Choi takes care of it and uses it well. Avoid external contact as much as possible.”

“All right. But, how far will it be open over there?”

“How far can it be open?”

“Shouldn’t we open up our technology and knowledge to some extent so that we can use them?”

“ah! That’s what you mean. well? First off, not everything. “But we can’t just not open it at all. What do you think, Minister Choi?”

“Mathematical knowledge and knowledge needed for research must be open to some extent. “Only then can we conduct proper research.”

“Wouldn’t that be a problem?”

“We need to make them take a security oath and monitor them thoroughly. Also, Alan himself has worked in military intelligence for a long time, so he will be familiar with this atmosphere.”

“In that case, there won’t be any problem.”

“The problem is the computer. “We can’t hold on to modern vacuum tube computers because of Alan.”

“That’s right. So, how far can it go?”

“I think it’s a good idea to open up the computers we’ve developed for this world.”

“Are you talking about a computer based on that Altair or something?”

“That’s right. To be exact, it was created based on the Altair 8800 computer. “The name of our product is Sambo No. 1.”

“What a name. Anyway, what level is it?”

“If we look at it, it’s not even a computer. But in this day and age, he is a huge guy. “The Altair 8800 was released in January 1975.”

Sambo’s first computer.

It was based on the Altair 8800 computer, which was the first computer equipped with a microprocessor and sold for personal use.

There were laptops and PCs brought from Hyundai, but these are items that cannot be opened to people of this era.

So it was Sambo No. 1 that developed a computer that people of this era could operate.

In terms of performance, the memory is only 256 bytes, so to modern people, it is not even a computer, but by the standards of this era, it is a cutting-edge computer that was more than 20 years ahead of its time.

Therefore, it is not currently sold for personal use, and is only operated by people who have received thorough security clearance in research institutes, companies, and government offices.

Anyway, if someone found out about it in a foreign country, the world would turn upside down.

“Then Minister Choi will take care of that. Instead, I will instruct the National Intelligence Service to monitor Turing more thoroughly.”

“I will.”

Alan Turing, who became a Korean, was completely out of his mind.

As an NIS employee said, this was because before my eyes there were things that could not be considered knowledge and objects of this era.

“… … “Did they torture even aliens?”

I even thought this, but it was good.

Because I was able to freely express the things I had only imagined in my head.

This was heaven.

* * *

May 7, 1952.

“Song Jin-woo has joined the Liberal Democratic Party.”

“what? “Teacher Song Jin-woo?”

Lee Kang-cheol was surprised to hear from Kim In-sik that Song Jin-woo had joined the Liberal Democratic Party.

Because it was so unexpected.

It is true that Song Jin-woo was friendly to Woo-nam, and among domestic independence activists, there was an unusual sense of disconnect with the current Lee Kang-cheol government.

However, there was a certain degree of consensus that large-scale independence activists such as Song Jin-woo did not participate in real politics as elders.

That’s why Lee Kang-cheol was surprised.

“Isn’t this surprising? “I thought you would just be treated like an adult in the Senate?”

“It seems that Woo-nam himself came forward and persuaded us. And it seems like he has some resentment towards his friend Kim Seong-soo for being like that.”

“Huh, that’s right.”

Song Jin-woo was actively opposed to Kim Seong-su’s punishment from the beginning.

Still, the government followed its principles and permanently deprived him of his civil rights and confiscated a significant portion of his property.

In the end, the current Kim Seong-su has become almost a ruined person by not leaving the house, and because of that, he seems to have harbored a great deal of antipathy towards the government.

“Well, I can’t.”

“That’s right. “It doesn’t have any influence on the general trend.”

“Then it seems like most of the people who will join the Liberal Democratic Party have gone?”

“Yes, it is. “Everyone who was eligible to go joined the party.”

“What about us?”

“We are continuing to join the party. In fact, there are many cases where they support our government, and because public support is so overwhelming, there are many cases where they join the party just to seize the opportunity.”

“The screening process for joining the party is thorough, right?”

“That’s right. “People with personal information issues are being thoroughly investigated and screened out.”

“This is what’s really important. This is the beginning of party politics. History is enough for filth to come in and contaminate Korean politics from the beginning. “Let’s not do that anymore.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

There are now less than six months left until the presidential election.

Of course, the results of this election were obvious, but this election would become the cornerstone of all future elections.