World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 47



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Episode 47. Plans to Intervene in the Afghan Civil War

Rattle rattle.

The seats on the train were extremely uncomfortable. However, this was fortunate, because if it had been like before, it would have stopped a long time ago.

Since the Ministry of Railways, which was under the Cabinet, was privatized and handed over to a single company called the Planetary Development Corporation (PDC), there has been no case of trains stopping due to fuel shortages.

The ignorant masses and the world may be getting better, but Lee Young-ho is worried.

With PDC, a South Korean company, absorbing all of the Republic’s major institutions, it may be that in just a few years there will be no state-run businesses left.

All the party members who had been working at the acquired organization also transferred to another organization, but the treatment was completely different from before, so everyone was waiting for their organization to be acquired.

However, Lee Young-ho silently carried out the work he was assigned, even if it meant handing over the entire republic to a private company called PDC.

After all, it changed the quality of his life and guaranteed him social status.

But, if this is the case, what difference does that make me from a pro-Japanese collaborator?

match!!

Lee Young-ho hit his own cheek hard.

The surrounding guards looked up in surprise.

Wake up, Lee Young-ho.

This is the path to national unification, not the actions of reactionaries who sell out their country.

Deeply rooted ideas are not easily changed.

But now is a time of great upheaval. No matter where you go, you won’t find pictures of the Kim trio, and their statues have all been taken down.

“What did you see?”

Lee Young-ho said as he looked at the officers who were worried about him.

Only then did the officers quietly turn their heads again.

Lee Young-ho now rarely takes the so-called personal guards of the Ministry of State Security with him.

There was no particular reason, but for some reason, carrying them around made him feel like he was serving a master. He preferred people he could control.

The train was heading to Chagang Province. It was currently making a round of the provinces to prevent the outflow of North Korean won.

There are also local security departments, but there is no particular reason for the headquarters to conduct inspections like this. It is because local security department agents often have direct or indirect connections.

Upon arriving in Chagang Province, Lee Young-ho immediately raided an apartment with his escorting military officers.

“You… you guys, what are you?!”

Thud! Thud!

“Shut up and follow me!”

“Ugh!”

The escort officers beat the man mercilessly and then immediately took him away.

The captured man was taken straight to the police station.

“Hey, Cha Dong-hyuk.”

“Yes… yes!”

The man seemed to immediately understand the situation, having entered a place he always frequented.

“Did you sell the Republic’s money a while ago?”

“Are you talking about the North Pole?… .”

Bukdegi was a derogatory term for the Republic’s money.

slap!

Lee Young-ho slapped the man in the face.

“Ugh!!”

“What about the Republic’s money? North Korea?!”

While I was beating up the guy, the chief of police heard the news and quickly came looking for me.

“What are you doing?!”

The current rank of the person in charge of the provincial police chief is colonel. The situation is different from the past. Of course, it can’t be helped when all the generals are dead.

Lee Young-ho, who had just been promoted to colonel, was pushed down in rank, but he was actually the person in charge of the National Security Agency at headquarters. He was not in a position to be yelled at by someone like the chief of the Security Department of Chagang Province.

“Did you just say, ‘What are you doing?’?”

Gulp.

The deputy chief swallowed his saliva at the sight of Lee Young-ho’s chilling gaze.

I regret yelling in haste.

“That’s not it… What I’m saying is, if you come here without any notice and arrest innocent people, what will happen?”

“Innocent? This political criminal bastard embezzled a whopping 20,000 dollars. Did the chief of the security service give him the money?”

Donju. Also refers to the wealthy class, and means whether or not they have lent money.

“That… how could that be?”

“Of course it should be. It was an order given directly by First Secretary Comrade Kim Cheol-ryeong.”

If you get involved, you won’t be able to leave your balls behind.

To be honest, Lee Young-ho could not understand at all why they were cracking down on the North Korean won, which was nothing more than a piece of paper. The value of the North Korean currency is so low that North Korea even uses dollars.

To give you an idea of ​​how much this is, if the official exchange rate claimed by the North Korean government is around 90-100 won per dollar, the actual exchange rate secretly traded is around 5,500-7,000 won per dollar.

Of course, the official government exchange rate is the exchange rate traded at the Central Bank of Korea, which was acquired by PDC, and it has not changed even now.

Of course, the downside is that it can only be exchanged from dollars to North Korean won.

And Jungwoo’s ultimate goal is the official exchange rate, and there are two conditions for raising the exchange rate.

One is to increase the value of the North Korean won, and the other is to hold a lot of dollars.

The telecommunications business was sweeping up as many dollars as possible because it could expand immediately, and Android was in the process of raising the value of the won.

Even though Android is only scheduled to be sold in South Korea, the Chinese are already rushing to buy up North Korean won.

So Sarah used as many people as possible to stop the outflow of North Korean won.

The idea is to make North Korea feel the importance of the North Korean won internally, although it is fully exploitable since North Korean military androids have been deployed all over the border.

As this happens, the proportion of won used internally will increase, and its value will inevitably rise.

* * *

Saudi Arabia.

As the world is in turmoil over the announcement of Android, Saudi Arabia is also in a state of turmoil due to the coup.

The day of the coup.

They successfully occupied the Yamama Palace without anyone knowing and detained key military figures from outside.

After negotiating with the Royal Council, Khadim promised to restore the royal family’s power and hereditary structure in exchange for assuming the throne as legitimate king as recognized by the Royal Council.

Afterwards, it became known to the people that the king and crown prince had died in an unexpected accident.

The Islamic funeral, attended by heads of state from various countries, was held in a simple manner, but it ended with many suspicions behind it. Behind those suspicions was an unidentified private military company.

Originally, Khadim’s father, Mukhtar, should have ascended to the throne, but Khadim ascended to the throne himself.

This alone made it very clear who the mercenaries escorting him were following.

While the private military company is receiving attention from many places overseas, the first country to respond was an unexpected country.

That’s Afghanistan.

In Afghanistan, a civil war broke out, and after pouring in countless amounts of money, the US military eventually withdrew.

Even though the Taliban’s return to power was tacitly confirmed, resistance groups still remained.

And the leadership of such resistance forces became interested in Jungwoo’s PMC, which is thought to have currently overthrown Saudi Arabia.

I was wondering if I could ask for some help.

Of course, negotiations have not progressed to the point where they are currently in progress. Sarah has just told Jungwoo the news that has been concluded within the resistance group.

“In Afghanistan?”

Jungwoo asked after hearing the news from Sarah.

[Yes, that’s right.]

“Afghanistan… I definitely remember hearing about it when the US troops were withdrawing.”

I remember the article that said that even the United States had cut off and left, a country with no answers. To be exact, it was the government.

“So what’s the situation there now?”

[To put it simply, the Taliban is currently in power, and the resistance group must consider the possibility of stopping them rather than the possibility of winning.]

“The expression sounds a bit sad.”

[The Taliban regime is currently not in a very stable state due to internal economic problems. In particular, although the Taliban regime seems to be tacitly recognized, it is also true that the Taliban regime has always been rejected by Western countries.]

“So… So the resistance fighters fighting the Taliban asked for help?”

[Yes, that’s right.]

“If we help you… of course you’ll win, right?”

[Of course.]

“It seems like a pretty good situation. If we help a struggling regime and receive some compensation later, isn’t that a much better option than Israel? Like when we tried to help eliminate Hamas last time?”

[Unfortunately, this doesn’t work.]

“Wow, that’s a really clear answer.”

It’s as if they analyzed my interests and passions with big data and came up with the most convincing answer.

“But even so, Afghanistan is a country. Why doesn’t it have that much money? I think it’s a fairly large country.”

[Afghanistan is not a small country, with a population of 40 million, but it is currently classified as one of the poorest countries in the world.]

“Wow… The poorest country? How can it be the poorest country when its population is 40 million?”

[If the resistance group later takes power, they can expect support from Western countries including the United States, but that will not happen in a short period of time and the effect will be minimal.]

“Then how much money do they have to hire us?”

[According to their plan, they aim to pay up front with the proceeds from crowdfunding and then compensate later when the country is stabilized.]

No, what are you talking about? You’re going to pay me back? You’re not a gambler.

And crowdfunding…?

“It’s not a startup or anything, it’s crowdfunding? So how much is it?”

[It’s about 200 thousand dollars.]

“Isn’t $200,000 worth about 200 million won? No, I’m not kidding. If you calculate it at the Android sales price, it’s two Androids.”

[Yes.]

“hmm….”

I know it doesn’t seem like much money, but I feel like it would be a shame to miss this opportunity.

“Then how about this?”

[… … ?]

“We will first try putting androids in the military in Afghanistan.”

[I cannot guarantee whether that part is possible or not. Please keep in mind that the military is the most sensitive group, so it is highly likely that they will not carry out a project that is uncertain about security.]

“Well, since we’re going to make a deal with it anyway, if it doesn’t work out, then so be it.”

First of all, it’s their side that’s in trouble.

[If that is possible, it would have the advantage of being able to use it as promotional material worldwide as future utilization data.]

“Wouldn’t that be enough to make some money?”

[If Afghanistan’s military were to be replaced by androids, it would not save on labor costs, but rather would increase electricity bills. The country has a GDP per capita of less than $400 and is unable to produce its own electricity, so it relies on imports for most of its electricity.]

“That… that’s it? That’s really serious.”

At this point, isn’t this worse than North Korea?

[Yes. If the entire Afghan military were to be replaced with Androids, the cost would be unaffordable. There may be a way to continue to supply charging underground, just like in North Korea, but we must not forget that this time, unlike then, Androids are being sold officially.]

“Right. This time, I’m really selling it. Hmm… What should I do with this?”

[If that’s the case, then it might not be a bad idea to slowly replace some of them. At that level, you can afford to cover the cost yourself, and you won’t have to feel too bad about accepting it in negotiations.]

“Yeah, that should be just right.”

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. It is too greedy to expect the military of an advanced country to start with.