Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 246



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#246. That bird is a harmful bird.

The Soviet Union also had some idea about South Korea’s policy toward China.

Because the NKVD, the People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs, and its successor, the KGB, were not idle.

In any case, as far as the Soviet government knew, South Korea was extremely wary of China.

Since South Korea’s policy is to reject communism, it is natural that they are hostile or unfriendly to the People’s Republic of China, commonly referred to as North China, but they also clearly seemed wary of the Republic of China, also known as South China.

Even though they are outwardly part of the United Nations.

Up to this point, even the Soviet government accepted it.

Because no country likes a great power entering its neighboring country.

That’s China too.

Not counting the Chinese scattered around the world, China is a great nation with a population of 500 million on the mainland alone, so if they were in a similar situation, they would certainly have plotted division.

China is a very burdensome country to have as a neighbor.

However, the intelligence authorities analyzed that there was more to South Korea’s actions than simply plotting to divide China, but it was ambiguous in many ways and nothing was certain.

Not only did South Korea secure Manchuria, it also secured Hainan Island and the Leizhou area in southern China.

It made no sense to look further into Chinese territory from here.

Because they had already reached the limit of what they could digest, even if the Chinese mainland, where the Han Chinese were swarming, were given to them to eat, they could not handle it.

If we eat more here, we risk being absorbed into the Han Chinese.

Moreover, since Xinjiang and Tibet, which were traditionally Qing territories, had been cut off, it was reasonable to believe that there was no reason for South Korea to encroach on Chinese territory.

I cut it off as much as I could, and divided it as much as I could.

However, South Korea’s actions after independence were ambiguous in many ways. When the President of South Korea knew that they had secretly supported the People’s Republic of China but turned a blind eye to it and was told to continue to turn a blind eye to it, a picture emerged in Khrushchev’s mind.

It was clear that these South Koreans had absolutely no intention of leaving China in its current state.

It is not simply a matter of maintaining a balance between Mao Zedong’s People’s Republic of China and Chiang Kai-shek’s Republic of China, which is developing the country with a clear mind and diligently.

These guys really want something to happen so that the pan-Chinese power of North China and South China will become even weaker than it is now.

And it was clear that this ‘something’ would inevitably involve the shedding of the blood of the Chinese people on a large scale.

“What on earth are you thinking?”

“I clearly said that I would not answer anything. Just return to your country as you have been doing so far. It’s not like I won’t say anything, right?”

“… … .”

It is as Lee Kang-cheol said.

Although the removal of Stalin was a demotion sufficient to justify it, it was absolutely necessary to officially declare the end of Stalinism.

There was no reason to keep quiet about what one wanted to say, just to keep an eye on the mood of Mao Zedong’s Northern China.

“Okay! Let’s stop talking about that. This isn’t the main topic.”

“That’s true.”

“Anyway, what the Secretary-General wants is to hear my advice on the direction of your country’s development and ultimately cooperate with our Republic of Korea, right?”

“you’re right.”

“But as I said before, your country and ours are not friends yet. Don’t say strange things like ‘your mother-in-law’s country’ or something.”

“Hmm, no, but still… … .”

“Anyway, I only give advice and cooperation to friends. If you want to listen to my advice and receive my cooperation, you must first become my friend.”

“What else do I have to do to become that friend? We are currently in a significant economic relationship.”

“You know, our country officially rejects communism?”

“No, that’s not true. If I asked you to give up liberal democracy, would you do it?”

Communism is still the foundation of the Soviet Union.

You can’t give up the fundamentals.

“Hahaha! Who told you to abandon communism immediately?”

“Yes? Really?”

“What kind of attention is important? As long as the people live well and the country becomes prosperous, that’s all that matters.”

“Yes? That’s true, isn’t it?”

“You seem to have studied a lot about our country, so please answer my question. You say that our country rejects communism, but what do you think about our Republic of Korea’s welfare and labor policies? I think there are many people who think that it is far from capitalism.”

“Ah! I also thought it was strange. In some ways, there are many things that are closer to communist policies than ours, the original communists.”

That was actually the case.

The more I learned about the country called South Korea, the stranger it seemed.

How can those who claim to be America’s greatest ally and yet believe in liberal democracy actually be worse than us when you look closely?

“Hahaha! That’s right. I even heard people behind my back calling them communists. And that’s why I’m saying this. There is no such thing as a perfect ideology in this world.”

“hmm…….”

“Capitalism? How problematic was early capitalism? And how vulgar was it?”

“That’s right! So our communism… … .”

“Haha! That’s how communism came to be. Especially in a country like Russia, where the majority of the population worked miserably under a totalitarian monarchy.”

“You know very well, I also worked as a shepherd and a miner since I was young.”

“I know. Anyway, so, after the communist revolution and turning the world upside down, did the people’s lives get better? Can you definitely say that they got better?”

“It’s all because of that damn Stalin, that bastard… … .”

“So what I’m saying is, communism? What was it like under Stalin’s rule? Far from living in warmth and comfort, it was routine to arrest and kill people at the drop of a hat.”

“… … .”

I had nothing to say.

No matter how much you try to make excuses about Stalin.

Besides, to be honest, Khrushchev himself became Stalin’s dog and had a lot of blood on his hands, even though it was to gain power.

“Who said that communism is about spying on people, oppressing them, and then killing them? Was it Marx? Or Lenin?”

“… … .”

“This is not just a story about communism. In many countries where vicious dictators are in power, there are many cases where they outwardly believe in capitalism and liberal democracy, but in fact their actions are no different from Stalin’s.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“What I’m trying to say is this. People are important, people. What’s the use of all this talk about caution?”

“hmm…….”

“That’s why I’m telling you, Secretary General. I’m not telling you to give up communism in order to become friends with our country, which rejects communism. And if you say something like that, even you, Secretary General, won’t be safe.”

“Yes, I will probably be kicked out in less than a month.”

“Hahaha! That’s right. So don’t worry about things like caution or anything like that. Just introduce it without any prejudice if it benefits the people.”

“I’m trying to do that.”

“Hahaha! I guess I’m doing well at this, but I ended up giving some poor advice.”

“Hahaha! No, I’m doing well, right?”

“Yes. If you don’t catch people and kill them, where is that?”

“Hmm, I don’t kill my enemies. I don’t send them to the camps. Oh, except for Beria.”

“Haha! Beria would have killed me too.”

“Hahahaha!”

Khrushchev was really pleased with Lee Kang-cheol’s words.

Especially Beria said that he would have killed him even if he were him.

“I’ve talked a long time, but what I want to say is that, rather than superficial ideology, you should implement policies that are actually helpful to the people while protecting at least the minimum level of human rights. That’s how we can become friends in the future. Right? How can we be friends with a country that arrests and kills people like it did in Stalin’s time?”

“Yes!”

“Give the people more freedom. Nowhere does it say that communism should suppress the people’s freedom.”

“Also, don’t even think about exporting communism again. That is unacceptable.”

“We are in a situation where it is difficult to even make a living.”

“ha ha ha!”

This was the case originally.

So, I became further distant from Mao Zedong, who still advocated a global revolutionary movement.

“Okay! Then I think we’ve met the prerequisites for becoming friends.”

“Is this a prerequisite?”

“Haha! Don’t be so hasty. If the Secretary General can feed the people, he will gain more power. Then he will have the impetus to push forward more reform policies.”

If we do this, communism will gradually fade away, and one day we may even be able to transform into a democratic country.

Or maybe communism is just a name and the country becomes a real democracy.

“So, aren’t you asking me to tell you the secret to feeding the people?”

“Hahaha! I understand. Let’s cooperate in the agricultural sector to commemorate our first step toward becoming friends. Have you heard about the level of agricultural technology in our Republic of Korea?”

“Oh, of course. That’s what I really want.”

In fact, Khrushchev was a man who was very interested in agriculture.

When I visited the United States, I took the time to visit the vast corn farms.

However, despite this, his agricultural policy failed, and it eventually became the decisive blow to his loss of power.

“Okay, let’s make an agreement on support for your country and agricultural technology. But there are conditions.”

“What are the conditions? Just tell me.”

“Tropim Lyshenko, please throw that guy away.”

“Huh? Comrade Lyshenko? Isn’t he the highest authority in agricultural science in our country?”

“Ha, believe me. That guy is a fraud.”

“Are you a cult member? No way.”

“I can prove it to you as much as I want. So believe me. If the Secretary-General continues to believe in him, he will experience a great failure in agriculture. Can you imagine the consequences?”

“… … .”

It’s a video even if you don’t watch it.

Your position may be diminished, or in the worst case scenario, you may even be ousted.

In the original history, it happened because they listened to Lyshenko.

“Besides, that person was a pseudo-religious person who had been favored by Stalin before and had purged many of your country’s scientists. Why on earth did you continue to leave such a person alone?”

“Are you sure about that?”

“Haven’t you seen our crops ripening in the fields as you come by train? We boast the world’s highest yield per unit.”

“Look, I saw it. Okay. I’ll cut it off as soon as I get back.”

“Hahaha! Good idea.”

There are no eternal enemies on the international stage.

In this way, South Korea and the Soviet Union began to gradually become closer.

***

September 21, 1955.

A rural area south of Beijing.

Mao Zedong, the President of the People’s Republic of China, was out on a field trip when he spotted sparrows pecking at ripening grain and frowned.

And then he immediately raised his hand and gave instructions.

“That bird is a harmful bird.”

An unprecedented disaster has begun.