Rasputin of the East

＜ Episode 275 >

UN Headquarters, St. Petersburg.

“This is pure rebellion suppression…”

“Are you crazy?”

The German representative shouted that the time is now, and poured venom like a motor on his tongue.

“There is a video showing the indiscriminate bombing and massacre of civilians in Algeria by the French! In addition, 52 photos of Algerian massacre in the middle of Paris and children drowning by drowning in the Seine were reported around the world by the Venetian media. What town in the world does that kind of suppression of rebels?”

“Even the Russian Empire and the United States were ruthless in suppressing the rebels! This is an obvious interference in internal affairs…”

“Yeah, is it meddling to tell you to stop shooting kids?”

“In a nutshell, in the process of suppressing the rebels in our Russian Empire, only adult men and adult women who were certain to have participated in the rebels were killed. You didn’t fire machine guns at the protesting civilians. Also, in accordance with the principle of non-refundable payment by law, even if there was such a problem, it is not a matter to be discussed at the UN.”

It would sound unfair to hear that war criminals hung by the neck due to retroactive application of the law, but it was not a contradiction in terms of the official position that the grounds for the execution of war criminals had already been established in the Treaty of The Hague at the end of the Great War.

“We, the United States of America, do not aim guns at children. It is only an attack on enemy facilities, troops and rear support personnel engaged in military action.”

What’s happening in China right now? There is no such thing.

The US military is, officially and on paper, only protecting civilians and fighting guerrillas and enemies.

And Russia and the UN are also adopting the US claims as official positions.

After all, it turns out that the current population of China is less than 400 million, excluding the population of independent or stolen territories such as Tibet and Manchuria. Most of them are from South China and the Laurel Warlords. It would be even more if we include refugees who are not caught in the demographics. Right now, the Russian government has a policy of deportation or forced migration of the Han Chinese in Manchuria and Mongolia, and the Qing government is also in the position to relocate the Han Chinese as much as possible. And the salt warlords are accepting this.

That means that even if tens of thousands of Americans actually massacre, it doesn’t matter.

Above all, there was no will to protect the lives of the Chinese by doing so.

Population is a national power under the premise that it can be assimilated or that it is the main ethnic group. The Han Chinese population, which was too numerous and heterogeneous to be assimilated in Russia, and which Qing pushed out in order to maintain its identity, became the national power and military force of the Salt Gye Warlords.

They didn’t care how much hell would unfold in the process.

The Russian Empire has its own schemes, the French still have outdated colonial ideas and are trying to extract anything from their sole military district, and the United States is at war.

No one cared how many human bones were crushed between the gears of the great powers’ plans.

It has been so in the history of mankind, and it will always be.

***

1945, Republic of Korea, Seoul, Capitol. House of Representatives.

“This is invalid!”

“Shut up, don’t just oppose it, come up with an alternative! Alternatives!”

A chaos ensued with a loud bang.

“Eat your shit, you bastards!”

Fists flew away, and a battle ensues to capture the doctor’s wand.

Sadly, this was the reality of most emerging countries.

The Russian Empire brought them in, but those who had practical experience in the military government for two years and the independence activists who were active abroad had no choice but to get along.

It was only a matter of time before the parliament became a mess when, in 1945, Russian troops withdrew from all but a few townships and parts of Seoul, and the process of transferring civil affairs began.

They both think that they are the only ones who are right, and that all those who can break their stubbornness based on the situation are renegade, tycoon and co-workers. there are only humans

If there are 1 million people, there is a company with 1 million opinions, but there is no power that can be called a ruling party. By this point, it was normal to have a neck-and-neck with the chairman of the Senate, who also serves as the vice president.

Is it fortunate that the coup hasn’t happened yet? The problem was that the Russian army was stationed near Seoul and there was no charismatic leader who could cause a coup d’état because the archipelago was open.

“Don’t you have any embryos, you children?”

“If you shut up and refuse, how do you go about raising funds for industrialization right away? Now we don’t even have a government building, so civil servants are scattered across rental offices and the entire palace during the Ijo period!”

The building that was originally supposed to be the Seoul City Hall was completely destroyed by the explosion of a huge Russian air bomb during the street battle, and the Government-General of Korea building was damaged after being bombarded by bombing and 8-inch gun fire during the street battle. However, during this time, the original form was seriously damaged, and it is still maintained as the military administrative headquarters of the Russian Army.

There were few buildings in good condition and there was no ability to build them, so the president had to work at Gyeongbokgung Palace at the very least, the prime minister occupied Seokjojeon Hall at Deoksugung Palace, and the parliament was held at Changdeokgung Palace.

However, it was not possible to use the Government-General building after waiting for the Russian troops to withdraw, so the presidential residence and government buildings had to be built first.

Even if the Russian army withdrew from the board, which was thrown into the deepest part of the Han River at the time of the pro-Japanese purge, while trying to straighten out the national spirit right away, even if the government-general building was not demolished and used for other purposes, it was also a significant loss of face.

In addition, there was a lot of controversy about where this country should go. Some argue that the Russian Empire gives them independence, and that adhesion to Russia, which is literally a ‘close fist’, is the way for this tiny peninsula to survive, while the other side should not ignore Russia, but develop this country right away. In order to do so, he argued that it was necessary to be friendly with the US, which was pouring money on a different level from Russia.

There was also a lot of controversy about how to lead this country in internal affairs. The currency design was rather trivial.

It was fortunate that the level of gang fights in the parliament and political thugs fighting on the streets day by day, the number of attempts to kill people had significantly decreased.

The Russian army in Seoul will be withdrawn by 1953, and after that, the agreement with the embassy and the agreement that the Russian military will be stationed only in some ports where Russian troops are allowed to be stationed, in other words, the country will be able to become self-reliant within eight years. was to be prepared, and most of the administration had already been handed over to the Korean government.

Therefore, everyone with a mouth discussed how to develop this Korea.

“The rule of the world is the kingdom! Younggilli, who was immediately implementing a constitutional monarchy, and Deutsche, where Hitler ruled the country, established a republic, but France, which fought a partisan fight, was defeated, and a new government was established in Deutsche…”

“Are you saying you want to bring in the traitor Lee Wang-ga?”

“Is that possible? But no matter what you look at, the trend of the world is the North West Empire, and the empress’s husband is not Korean! Asking Noh Seo-ah’s royal family to grant him a prince who inherited the blood of our Joseon Dynasty to make him king…”

“Do shit! The majority of the world is a democratic republic, and even the Russian Empire has delegated various powers to the Cabinet! Besides, the United States of America is also a democratic republic! We have a strong presidential system…”

“Among the countries with a presidential system, how many countries have not changed to a dictatorship? After all, considering the will of the people, it is right to go to the cabinet accountability system!”

After such a fight and battle, the compromise was adopted, and once again, as for land reform, all kinds of opinions such as the government absorbs all land at once, such as paid purchase, paid distribution, free purchase, and free distribution, etc., poured out, and the land reform issue was put at the forefront of the military. Having managed to deal with it, the disaster was caused by the construction of industrial complexes, the enactment of a new constitution, reform of the educational system and military regime, the confiscated Japanese imperial corporations and factories, and various equipment sold at low prices in the United States and Russia to build and operate factories, establish national enterprises, The national treasury is prepared with the money coming in from the United States and the money obtained from the settlement of accounts. currency reform. A lot of other things were piled up.

Of course, in the case of Korea, it was a lucky axis. First of all, thanks to its geopolitical location, it was able to receive quite a bit of aid.

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Most of the other countries that had just gained independence from their colonies did not have such a thing, but rather, it was fortunate that there was no civil war or civil war with an abundance of weapons.

“And there is another problem. It’s a matter of special envoys to send to England.”

To be precise, there are several problems with being a special envoy.

“We lost the war, but the United Kingdom is not a country to ignore. Besides, it’s not just a special envoy to the UK.”

“First of all, starting with the issue of dispatching the ambassador… The first issue must be the congratulatory envoy, shouldn’t we send a ministerial level? Perhaps we should take this opportunity to discuss the issue of diplomatic relations, establishment of an embassy, and at least the issue of international students.”

“It is also the marriage of the chieftain of the Russian emperor and the cousin of the young king of England, so it is good for the foreign minister level to go. The national level is a bit different.”

“How about Dr. Lee going? You have to show your sincerity, aren’t you the highest authority on diplomacy in the Anglo-American region?”

“Are you saying that the president should act on his own?”

“Anyway, in the early days, the military and diplomatic powers were the powers of the president and other powers were specified as the powers of the prime minister.

“No, I am not the Crown Prince, but the emperor’s eldest son. And since the bride is also not the king’s real sister, wouldn’t it be a little out of place for the head of state to move just by celebrating the wedding?”

Syngman Rhee, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.

“Everyone is out of their minds.”

“Wooman, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“Since your country has become independent and now you are sitting in the position of the head of the new country, do you feel like you have become something? face? Now, without wheat coming from Russia and the United States, you can’t even feed the people, are you saying that?”

“……”

“Is it because we fought back that we became independent? We just became independent at the command of that top Russian class, who won’t even meet us even if we ask for it. And, did Yaksan and Baeksan immediately forget how the Russian Imperial Army had treated the Independence Army in the past?”

“I demanded disarmament not to cause riots in the empire, and I had no choice but to comply.”

“Abandon the delusion that he has good feelings for Joseon. Of course, I am a person who is shivering in the Lee Wang family, but he will be even more, a person who lost all his family, friends and acquaintances to the Lee Wang family and flowed into Russia and climbed up to that position. because it is Did he at least get there with the help of Koreans? He grew up in St. Petersburg, lived with Russians, married Russians and came to power in Russia. Would he consider his father to be Korean? Or would you consider him a tsar before he died? He made us independent by self-interest, and General Chuikov doesn’t treat us badly, but the moment he crosses the line, he, too, never knows when he will turn into an oppressor! Do you remember what he did in the Caucasus, Anatolia and Central Asia?”

“Your words are harsh. Teacher Woo-nam.”

The woman’s cold voice continued.

“I met him. And he, too, considered himself a Korean, of course… if he needed help, he told me to come up with a way for both sides to benefit.”

“Ha, one-faced man could have risen to the position of wielding the greatest power in the world, but that’s the point, you’ll probably agree. Are you saying you have to be on the lookout for when Russia’s favor ceases to be a favor? We must not let this country fall into another country’s colony again. No! Just like Mongolia, Poland, Mexico and Canada! Were we fighting to tear this country from Japan and give it to America or Russia?”

Everyone shook their heads. Of course you can’t.

The people here are basically people who love their country, although their directions are different.

“Since when have we been able to afford to send envoys based on face to match Seongjae and Yeogu in a suitable assortment? Whether it’s me or the gentleman, if I can get even a penny of aid or a sack of flour, that person should go!”

“That’s right.”

The Cabinet members, seeing with their own eyes the rare case of Baek Beom sympathizing with Woo-nam, chatted for a while, but in the end, a conclusion was reached.

Foreign Minister Jo So-ang and President Syngman Rhee visit the UK, and they will rake in whatever support they can bring to the UK as much as possible.