Republic of Korea in Yeokcheon - Chapter 37



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#37. Let me tell you this first and move on.

“160 over 270? “No, how on earth do you manage it!”

“yes? No, why are you angry…”

When Major Lee Tae-dong, a military surgeon specializing in internal medicine, became angry, Roosevelt did not know what to do.

“No, my systolic blood pressure is 270! 270!”

“I’m sorry…”

A skit ensued in which Roosevelt, who was intimidated, ended up apologizing, and Lee Kang-cheol, who was worse off, said something.

“Hey, Major Lee. Be polite. And I have to think about the times now. What should I do if the patient keeps saying something? “It wasn’t unexpected…”

“Yes, Commander. “No, but isn’t this too much?”

“Is it very bad?”

“Whoa! Well, it wouldn’t be strange at all if you went back right away. No, it’s good enough that he’s alive. High blood pressure is basic, and even arteriosclerosis and congestive heart failure…”

“Isn’t this a disease that everyone in their 60s suffers from even in modern times?”

“In modern times, there is at least medicine. “If this is the case at this time, we will go right away.”

“Anyway, it’s treatable, right?”

“If you take the medicine I give you well and change your lifestyle habits, you will get better.”

“It’s okay, that’s enough…”

Lee Tae-dong took a bunch of medicine from his luggage and handed it to Roosevelt.

“You must take these medicines as written here in English.”

“What kind of medicine is this?”

“It is a drug that dissolves blood clots while lowering blood pressure and protecting arteries. “These are medicines that don’t exist these days, so don’t just show them to your doctor.”

“If I take this, won’t I die next year?”

“Hey, do people die that easily? At this point, I would have just died. “It’s not for a doctor to make a guarantee to a patient, but if possible, he will keep it until the end of his fourth term.”

“Ah, thank you! thank you! But how many months does this cost?”

“It’s a 200-day supply.”

“200 days? Oh, no, then what should I do after 200 days?”

“I only looked at the records, but I didn’t know what the actual symptoms were, so all I did was bring this and that medicine. And originally, we were not supposed to give this much medicine, but due to the circumstances, we are giving this much.”

“No, that’s still true…”

Doesn’t that mean you should die after 200 days?

Lee Kang-cheol looked at Roosevelt in confusion and said with a smile.

“Don’t worry, I will either send this friend before you run out of medicine, or I will send you medicine at least.”

“Ah, thank you.”

Still, he seemed anxious, but he couldn’t help it.

Actually, there were more medicines, but this was the only one given.

It’s a bit cruel, but in any case, it would be the same as Admiral Roosevelt or King’s life being held hostage by the expeditionary force.

“Don’t just take medicine and feel safe; you should avoid coffee, alcohol, and cigarettes. “Also avoid salty foods as much as possible.”

“…”

“Are you not answering?”

“Ugh! “I understand.”

“And I know it’s not easy, but you need to do some exercise. “You just sit around all day.”

“No, you man! “My legs look like this, what should I do?”

“It’s not completely motionless, right? “Swim hard in water that is not too cold.”

“Oh, when it comes to swimming, I worked hard to overcome my disability.”

“What did you do? You did it, right? They say you still have to work hard. “Just being in the water gives you exercise.”

“I’m sorry.”

In the end, it got late that day while receiving treatment, so we decided to continue the meeting the next day.

And a luncheon meeting the next day.

Roosevelt appeared overnight with his complexion improved.

“ha ha ha! The medicine is truly amazing. “I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in years, but I slept really well last night.”

“That’s a good thing. I also heard about the morning examination from our military doctor. “He said his blood pressure had also dropped significantly.”

“That’s right. “My head has always been heavy, but I never thought it would become this light.”

“Me too. “My mind became very clear.”

“ha ha ha! Don’t be too anxious, though, and try to change your lifestyle habits as much as possible. “It will get better.”

“Anyway, thank you very much. That’s why…”

Suddenly, Roosevelt’s voice became softer.

“Yes, please tell me.”

“Wouldn’t medicine and medicine be very advanced in the future? If we could manufacture those drugs in the United States, wouldn’t we be able to save many lives? “We could immediately save soldiers dying or suffering from injuries on the front lines.”

“We discussed that matter before we came. “We will be able to enter into licensing agreements with U.S. pharmaceutical companies only for drugs that are deemed appropriate.”

“What does it mean to consider a medicine to be appropriate?”

“It would be better for Major Lee Tae-dong to explain this, but I will explain it briefly for now, so please ask during the afternoon treatment. For example, the antibiotic penicillin has probably been produced in large quantities since last year.”

“Yes, that’s right. Soldiers carry sulfa powder as an emergency carry-on.’

“First of all, when it comes to antibiotics, if modern powerful antibiotics are produced from now on, resistance problems may arise faster than in history, so we have to be careful.”

“Tolerance?”

“Yes, all antibiotics do not work well because bacteria become resistant to them over time. So you always have to be careful. It is said that the same applies to the penicillin we use now.’

“Oh, there was that problem.”

“Yes, since we have to consider many things, it would be right to carefully select and produce.”

“All right.”

“And I’m telling you this, but you know that the price has to be right, right?”

“of course.”

“Then I’m glad. ha ha ha!”

It is a bit embarrassing to dictate the price of a drug that is directly related to people’s lives, but the pharmaceutical industry is an industry that will generate a lot of money for Korea.

It cannot be handed over at a low price.

As the topic of pharmaceuticals came up, there was someone that came to mind.

“Ah, this is a small favor.”

“Please speak.”

“Please find a person named Dr. Ilhan. “I’ll leave a note, so when you find it, send it to Korea as soon as a flight becomes available.”

“Doctor One and Only? “What kind of person are you?”

“He is the owner of a Korean pharmaceutical company, and is probably currently engaged in an independence movement in the United States. “I have a law degree from Stanford.”

“oh! “He’s a great guy.”

“He was a man who never had a speck of dust in his life. We need it now.”

“All right. Ah, then people like Dr. Lee…”

“Everything, Dr. Lee?”

“You know, right? Contact him as well and join us…”

“No! Never!”

“yes?”

Lee Kang-cheol was embarrassed and stammered before strongly refusing.

At this time, there was only one Dr. Lee that Roosevelt knew, and Lee Kang-cheol had no intention of accepting such a burdensome man early.

Although Roosevelt appears to be offering it as a favor.

“Please keep this a secret except for Dr. Ilhan.”

“Yes, if you wish…”

“I strongly want it.”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Lee Kang-cheol spoke first to change the awkward atmosphere.

“Then shall we discuss the future?”

“That’s right.”

“What do you plan to do with support from China and the Soviet Union?”

“What should I do? “Please tell me what the General thinks.”

“For Chiang Kai-shek’s Kuomintang, it would be better to leave it as is.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, if we reduce it from the current level, the Nationalist Army may completely surrender to the Japanese Jina contingent. “There is one more continental strike operation left.”

“Ha, this is like pouring water into a never-ending quagmire…”

“Still, I can’t help it. “First of all, we have to catch the Japanese military in mainland China.”

“All right. So what should the Soviet Union do? As I told you before, we reduced it by about 25% from the original plan…”

“Just cut it short there. The Soviet Union is also recovering its industrial production capacity, so it will hold out if possible.”

“Then how much should we reduce?”

“Rather than just saying a certain percentage, I think it would be enough to look at the situation and just give it a certain percentage so that we don’t fall behind. The important thing is to never let them cross over to Eastern Europe. Even if the war ends, it will end on Soviet soil.”

“Hmm, it’s just the front line right now…”

“It would be Operation Bakration now, right?”

“Not yet.”

“hmm?”

Lee Kang-cheol tilted his head.

Operation Bakration is a counteroffensive operation carried out by the Soviet Army against the German Central Army Group in the Belarusian region. According to its original history, it started in June and is now in full swing.

But not yet?

“We reduced material support and are only preparing. Even if it wasn’t, there was an uproar in the Soviet Union because of that. They are protesting why support is being reduced. ha ha ha!”

“Oh, I see.”

History has changed.

If so, now is the perfect time.

“Then now is the perfect time. There is nothing good for the Soviet Union beyond the front lines now. “I think it would be enough to provide support to maintain supplies at the current level.”

“Hmm, it’s not that simple. If that happens, the damage on our front could increase. Our American citizens are also very tired due to the prolongation of the war. “Somehow, the European front must end before this Christmas…”

“There is an old saying that the busier you are, the better you go. In any case, this war will end in America’s victory and it won’t take long. “Abandon the idea of ​​ending the war within this year.”

“Hmm, that’s true.”

Roosevelt looked at Lee Kang-cheol with a strange expression.

“Why are you doing that?”

“What else is there?”

“What do you mean?”

“I am saying that you should give up the idea of ​​ending the war in Europe within this year. It seems like you are saying this because you know something, right? Isn’t it?”

“Well, that could be possible.”

“What is it? “Aren’t we now indispensable allies?”

“Hey, I haven’t even signed it yet.”

“Uh-huh! “Are you really like this?”

“Because the weight of my seat is too heavy.”

“Ugh! “Stop using it.”

“Then let me tell you briefly first. “Tell the Polish government in exile in England to stop blowing Warsaw.”

“Warsaw?”

Roosevelt looked at Admiral King next to him, as if he didn’t know much.

“In Warsaw, there was originally going to be a large-scale uprising.”

“is it so?”

“Yes, Your Excellency. The Polish government in exile knows very well that Stalin is not at all friendly to their independence. So they planned to take back Warsaw with their own hands before the Soviet army advanced. However, as Operation Bakration has been delayed, I understand that the uprising is being delayed from its original plan of August 1st. “But what does that mean?”

“A catastrophe will occur. Warsaw was literally reduced to dust, over 200,000 citizens were massacred, and many women were raped.”

“oh my god!”

“How does that happen?”

“Because all the human butchers who hate even the Nazis are mobilized. “Even representative players Oskar Dirlewanger, Bronislaw Kaminsky, and Erich von dem Bach.”

“Admiral!”

“Yes, Your Excellency!”

“Stop it immediately.”

“All right.”

While Admiral King went outside and gave instructions and came back in, Lee Kang-cheol asked Hong Jin-taek for something he had brought and placed it on the table.

thud!

“What is this? General?”

Roosevelt asked curiously when Lee Kang-cheol presented a booklet the size of an encyclopedia.

“What is it? This is the list of weapons, equipment, and supplies we require, right? “For the next story, let’s talk about this first and then move on.”

“…”

Lee Kang-cheol smiled brightly and answered.