Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 229



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#229 Where is the president?

After completing his first official tour in the UK, Lee Kang-cheol headed to his next destination.

The next stop was the Federal Republic of Germany.

Originally, it would have been natural for France to be the next destination after England, but France was currently in a state of confusion and requested to visit after Germany, citing lack of preparation, so this was done.

“Anyway, France seems very complicated?”

During the two-hour flight from London to Berlin, Lee Kang-cheol asked Kim Gyu-sik.

“That’s right. “De Gaulle took power and opened the Fifth Republic, but the military’s opposition is said to be more severe than expected due to the Algerian issue.”

“hmm… … .”

“Director Cho Tae-hyun of the National Intelligence Service and the Secret Service are concerned about the President’s visit to France. What would you like to do? Should I skip it this time and visit next time? “France will be disappointed, but they will understand because the situation is the way it is.”

“her! “Wow!”

Lee Kang-cheol thought for a moment with an embarrassed expression.

As history changed due to their intervention, de Gaulle’s return to politics and the launch of the Fifth French Republic occurred about four years earlier than in original history.

And the chaotic situation in the early days of de Gaulle’s administration still appears to have led to concerns about Lee Kang-cheol’s safety in the Presidential Security Office and the National Intelligence Service, but it was not a situation where he would easily give up on visiting France.

This is a European tour that De Gaulle originally said he would go on last year.

I’m leaving now after putting it off for over a year, and I’m sorry to have to postpone it again this time.

Even though it is said to be due to the situation in France.

Moreover, since it was Lee Kang-cheol himself who instigated the current chaos faster than history, no matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t think I could give up my visit to France.

“Ha, I guess we should proceed with our visit to France.”

“Are you just going to go?”

“Yes, in a way, I was the one who instigated this situation. If I don’t leave here, it’s like fanning the flames of a burning house and then running away, right?”

“haha! That’s right.”

“Let’s just be a little more careful. “There would be no crazy people who would say nonsense to a foreign leader visiting as a state guest just because they were confused.”

“All right.”

“I will speak to the head of security separately.”

“You may do so.”

Eventually, as Air Force One got closer to downtown Berlin, the city began to appear out the window.

“Hey, are you okay?”

“haha! Every time I come, I’m always surprised. “It’s hard to believe that just nine years ago it was a heap of ashes.”

“As expected, Germanic guys are amazing!”

“ha ha ha! If you go down, the scars of war still remain. Still, it’s amazing.”

It was truly amazing.

Berlin is a city where it was difficult to see intact buildings due to Allied bombing.

However, less than 10 years after the war ended, the city seemed to have been largely rebuilt.

It was truly an incredible speed, and I could feel how much blood and sweat the Germans had shed.

After a brief welcome at the airport, we made our way to Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the German Federal President.

As Kim Gyu-sik said, it was clear that the scars of war still remained everywhere.

After all, 9 years is not enough to rebuild a city that was completely ashes.

But where is this?

Excluding the current Republic of Korea, Germany would be the best country to have changed its cities this much in less than 10 years.

“welcome! We sincerely welcome your visit to Germany.”

“Thank you for your hospitality.”

Upon arriving at the German Federal Presidential Palace in the Tiergarten district of Berlin, Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer, the second president of the Federal Republic of Germany, came out with an old man and smiled and welcomed Lee Kang-cheol and his wife. This smile somehow looked quite bizarre.

Contrary to history, Konrad Adenauer was originally not a chancellor but a president. The reason for this was that as German history changed, the country became a presidential-centered country where the president was not an honorary position as before, but had strong authority.

How did this happen?

The cause was obvious.

This phenomenon occurred because Lee Kang-cheol persuaded Roosevelt that preventing the Soviet Union’s westward advance was more important than the complete defeat of Germany.

As a result, Karl Dönitz, who abandoned the Führer system at the end of the war and took office as president, maintained the presidency for a while and ruled post-war Germany, and this was maintained as it was, leading to a presidential system in which the president, rather than the chancellor, had real power.

Moreover, as Germany changed its system to defend the Soviet Union and did not go through military administration by the Allied Forces, Germany’s presidential system came to have enormous power almost equivalent to the presidential authority of the French Fifth Republic.

In this way, Konrad Adenauer became the second president of the Federal Republic of Germany, succeeding President Karl Dönitz. Although there was some controversy due to the fact that he was in his 70s, there were almost no obstacles to his becoming president.

After being appointed as President of Germany during World War II, Karl Dönitzya was able to maintain his position because he had to change sides and continue the war against the Soviet Union, but when the war was completely over and the Soviet Union was divided into Korea, he collaborated with Nazi Germany. They should not have come to the forefront of politics.

But where is such a person?

Hitler was in power for over 12 years.

Therefore, everyone worthy of being criticized had collaborated with Nazi Germany, either actively or passively, and most of those who resisted have long since disappeared, whether by being taken to concentration camps or executed.

As a result, the person who received unrivaled attention was Konrad Adenauer.

The president of the second Federal Republic of Germany had to bear the great responsibility of rebuilding Germany, which had been devastated by war.

Therefore, he had to be equipped with the basic skill of competence and not cooperate with the Nazis, and Konrad Adenauer was almost the only person who met these difficult conditions.

Competent?

His competence was thoroughly proven as he served as mayor of Cologne for 17 years, from 1917, when Germany was devastated by World War I, to 1933, when the Nazis came to power.

The Autopeninsula, which is commonly thought to have been started by Hitler, was actually proposed from the early days of the Weimar Republic and was first built by Konrad Adenauer from Cologne to Bonn to overcome the Great Depression.

Moreover, the city of Cologne was developed so well that even Hitler, who was his political opposite, could not help but be impressed, according to the autobiography of Albert Speer, Hitler’s personal architect, Spandau: The Secret Diary.

Here, the question of whether he collaborated with the Nazis would not even be worth answering.

From the beginning of Hitler’s reign, it was Adenauer who rebelled against Hitler at every turn and did not even look at Hitler when he visited Cologne.

In the end, thanks to this, he was dismissed from his position as mayor of Cologne, was repeatedly imprisoned throughout the Nazi regime, and even lost his wife due to the aftereffects of torture.

Therefore, in terms of the Republic of Korea, he was a person similar to the highest level among independence fighters, and he also best met the condition of not being a Nazi collaborator.

Konrad Adenauer, who was rebuilding post-war Germany as prime minister in the original history and as president in this history, seemed to sincerely welcome Lee Kang-cheol and his wife.

He keeps smiling, which doesn’t match his bloody look, but it’s so bizarre that First Lady Lee Seon-yeong is terrified.

“Uh-huh! I really wanted to meet you, but now I finally get to see you. Hahaha!”

“Ah yes… … .”

“… … .”

“No, even if it’s an inconvenient place?”

“Oh, no. However, I think her wife is a bit uncomfortable, so please talk to her separately.”

“Oh my! “You say so.”

After moving his seat, President Adenauer still smiled and opened his mouth.

“We, the Federal Republic of Germany, wholeheartedly welcome Mr. President’s visit. “I really mean this.”

“Thank you, but your hospitality is excessive.”

“No, no. Mr. President deserves it.”

“hmm? Why do you think that?”

“It is not known to the outside world, but high-ranking public officials, including myself, are well aware of it. “Mr. President prevented the Soviet Union’s westward advance and Germany’s division and occupation.”

“Hoo?”

Considering the German government’s attitude toward Korea so far, it was assumed that Germany was aware of the situation to some extent.

However, this was kept confidential, so I was curious where I heard this.

“Where did you hear such a story?”

“I don’t know if I can tell you this.”

“it’s okay. Because I’m guessing. “Didn’t you tell me about an old man from an island who was suspiciously fond of cigars and had a bad temper?”

“Hahaha! you’re right.”

“Ugh! Anyway, Winston… … .”

“haha! Don’t do that too much. “I heard it from former President Dönitz, and I was later able to hear it for myself when I met Lord Churchill.”

“What did Winston say?”

“Germany will be forever grateful to the Republic of Korea and President Lee Kang-cheol. “Mr. President moved President Roosevelt to create the miracle on the Brandenburg Street.”

The miracle of the Brandenburg family occurred between Prussia and Russia in 1756. It refers to two incidents that occurred during the ‘Seven Years’ War’ between the Austrian Allies.

The first miracle was an incident in which the allied forces of Russia and Austria withdrew just before the occupation of Berlin, which allowed Prussia to barely recover.

The second miracle is the most impressive: at the end of the Seven Years’ War, Prussia was on the verge of surrender, and Frederick II was contemplating suicide.

But suddenly, Empress Elisabeth Petrovna died in Russia, and her nephew Peter III ascended to the throne.

Even if the emperor changes during the war, it would be okay to leave it as is since the war was already won, but the problem is that Peter III was a true fan of Frederick, who was known as a hero as an enlightened monarch to the point where he was called the Great.

If you think about common sense, a fan is a fan, and a state affairs is a state affairs, so all you have to do is cut off Prussia, which is on the verge of dying, but this idiot emperor signed a peace treaty and withdrew his troops, returning all the occupied territories without any conditions. will be.

In the end, Prussia came back to life due to an unknown event, whether it was a miracle or not, and the shocked Russian imperial family and nobles dethroned Peter III.

And it was Karl Dönitz, who became the German president after Hitler’s death, who hoped for this ‘Miracle of the Brandenburg House’ until the end, but he knew deep down that the probability of such an absurd miracle happening again was close to zero.

And then it happened!

At some point, Roosevelt, who was very wary of the Soviet Union as a member of the Allied Powers, decided to join forces with Germany to drive the Soviet Union to the east.

And of course, the miracle of the Brandenburg family in the 20th century was created by Lee Kang-cheol.

“I see. I didn’t want this to be known to the outside world. There is no need to complain.”

“ha ha ha! I know what you mean. Anyway, I say this once again on behalf of the German people. Thank you very much. “I can’t imagine how devastating the disaster would have been if the Soviet Union had continued to advance east.”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol knew well that it was not his imagination.

The terrible things that happened in the Soviet occupation zone.

No matter how much it was revenge and karma for what the Germans had done, in the German-occupied areas of the Soviet Union, all women, from girls to grandmothers, were raped, and even gang-raping and murdering, not just rape, occurred on a regular basis.

“Mr. President doesn’t want it to be known, so I won’t reveal it to the outside world. However, we, the Federal Republic of Germany, will never forget the grace that the Republic of Korea and Mr. President have bestowed upon us.”

“thank you.”

Of course, it was something that should not be forgotten.

And as if to prove that those words were sincere, Lee Kang-cheol and his group received the warmest hospitality throughout the quarantine period.

It was late in the evening when the gas quarantine schedule was coming to an end.

Lee Kang-cheol was going to sleep with Lee Sun-young.

however.

smart!

“huh? smart? No, who at this hour?”

“You mean that?”

“who are you?”

“Mr. President, it is me.”

It was Kim Gyu-sik.

“No, Teacher Usa, what’s going on at this hour? Come on in!”

At Lee Kang-cheol’s answer, Kim Gyu-sik came in with a bewildered expression.

“What on earth is going on, teacher coming in person at this hour?”

“Well, I… … . “Something absurd happened.”

“yes? “What’s going on?”

“Suddenly, the President of Argentina and his wife visited our lodgings.”

“Where? “What president?”

“This is Argentina’s President Juan Peron.”

“… … .”

Lee Kang-cheol and Lee Seon-young opened their mouths and were speechless.

No, why is the Argentine president coming from Germany?