I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 332



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (332)

“Are preparations for the general election going well?”

“Yes, sir, that is….”

“I know, it’s not going well. Am I the one who has to get involved in the end?”

“I think so.”

This is Geumneung,

I called in Cho Dae-soo, the 3rd deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

This general election is a major election that will elect over 700 members of the National Assembly, and out of the 128 million eligible voters, only 32 million are native Koreans.

So how should we view this?

Is Korea’s identity, which was once a source of pride and pride for its single ethnic group, facing a crisis?

Korea is a country with a population of 530 million and it is time to accept that reality.

The problem is how 60 million Koreans maintain their identity among the absolute majority of 470 million people.

Another method is to differentiate based on ethnicity, like the Japanese Empire did in the past.

In fact, the Japanese government and the Government-General of Korea continued to engage in a war of nerves over this issue. While the Japanese mainland naturally took the position that it could not recognize Koreans’ right to vote, the Government-General’s thoughts were a little different.

As the Manchurian Incident, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Pacific War broke out in succession, Japan demanded many things from its colonies. Shouldn’t they give carrots and sticks in return?

The Government-General was unable to control the Koreans because they only made demands without giving them rights, and it was not until 1941 that discussions began on recognizing Koreans’ right to vote.

“Wait a minute, if you do it in proportion to the population, Koreans get more than 20% of the seats?”

“This is absolutely not possible!! The Koreans will take over the National Assembly!!”

But this is just an empty talk,

At that time, the population of mainland Japan exceeded 70 million, and the Korean population exceeded 25 million.

If the electoral districts were created in proportion to the population, there would be over 100 Korean members of the National Assembly, which would be enough to determine whether a policy is for or against, even if it is not a majority.

In the end, the Japanese government decided on the criteria for voting eligibility as ‘adults aged 25 or older and paying at least 15 yen in national taxes’.

For reference, Japan lowered the suffrage requirement to ‘paying 5 yen in national tax’ during the cultural rule period, citing the reason for expanding suffrage.

The existing ’10 won national tax payment’ requirement was too high and prevented many Japanese people from gaining the right to vote, so why did they raise it to 15 won?

How many Koreans can afford to pay that amount?

It’s difficult for Japanese people too,

Ultimately, in the Japanese House of Representatives election held in 1942, the far-right fascist party, the Imperial Diet, won more than 80% of the seats.

It was an election from which not only Koreans but also Japanese mainlanders were virtually excluded, and since this was a time when the Japanese military seized power, parliamentary democracy was impossible to function anyway.

So what can Korea learn from this history?

The current situation in Korea fits that time perfectly.

The average income in mainland Korea is $43,000, while the average income in overseas territories is just under $30,000.

Even this varies greatly from region to region. Geumneung and Songho people can afford to raise the tax rate, but the rest of the region has a long way to go.

So, are you raising the election standards to exclude the majority and only allow Koreans to participate in politics?

Don’t we all know what happened to Japan, which didn’t want to give rights to Koreans but tried to exploit them?

It is true that the Japanese Government-General of Korea also had difficulties due to the opposition of the Korean people. If Korea is to develop in the future, it also needs to embrace the absolute majority.

If you think that Koreans will be harmed, you are mistaken.

Looking at the voting rights rate alone, more than half of Koreans have the right to vote, but only 20% of the 470 million overseas population have the right to vote.

And the overseas population is in a position where they have to watch out for Korea.

Why would Lianxiang, with a population of 25 million, have contacted the Zhongdao New Party?

Because he could not gain the right to vote without Korea’s consent, Lian Xiang actually pushed for a merger with the New Center Party.

So does this only happen in Korea?

The same goes for the United States, where many races are mixed.

“We support conservatism and the Republican Party.”

Most black people today are progressive – Democrats.

But would you believe me if I told you that they were once conservatives?

Until the 1930s, black people still believed that they had to cooperate with the white, conservative government in order to have food.

“Are you trying to get ahead by wagging your tail at white people?!!”

“What should I do? I have to get promoted first and then see.”

“America is a world led by white people. So we have to follow the trend.”

But the Republican Party did not listen to the demands of the black community.

The blacks and whites who supported the Republican Party had no reason to give in to the blacks’ demands even though they did nothing.

Then, in the 1948 presidential election, Harry Truman and the Democratic Party, who advocated for the abolition of discrimination against blacks, won a landslide victory.

From this time on, conservatism became fringe in the black community.

If the Republican Party had been a little more flexible, it would have embraced the 50 million black community and taken control of the American elections. Korea should keep this in mind.

How long has it been since Korea took complete control of its overseas territories?

Songho in 1956, Jinling in 1971, Manchuria in 1977, and the remaining territories were taken over relatively recently.

It’s been less than ten years since we had complete control of the continent.

Of course, the issue of overseas population’s suffrage is also a recent one. Right now, there are forces like Lian Xiang who are making excuses to Korea, but if Korea continues to ignore them, they will stick together.

Like black people who used to support the Republican Party but then switched to the Democratic Party.

If Korea wants to maintain its dominance in overseas territories, it is best to actively embrace foreigners rather than discriminate against them.

I have instilled in the 400 million people of the continent the perception that ‘they can only gain the right to vote if they cooperate with Korea.’

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[News just came in. Wang Huizheng, the leader of Lianxiang, officially joined the Zhongdao New Party today. Park Myeong-ui, the representative of the Zhongdao New Party, held a press conference today to formalize the merger of the Zhongdao New Party and Lianxiang. With this, the Zhongdao New Party has solidified its position as the largest political party in Korea with 20 million members.]

This is Daedeok-gun, the capital of Korea.

The actions of the moderate party have turned Korean society upside down.

Lianxiang was practically an independent state, and could live off of it as a minor local warlord for the rest of his life without having to interfere with Korean politics.

However, Queen Dowager Yi Jeong gave up that position and chose to become a member of the Korean National Assembly, and the reason was clear.

“It is better to be the tail of a dragon than the head of a snake. What is the point of remaining a local warlord? That is why I will dedicate everything I have to be loyal to Korea.”

This incident gave great shock to the continental people.

The continent’s population is a whopping 400 million, and if they were united, they would take more than half of Korea’s seats.

But did Queen Dowager Jeong choose to become a loyal dog to Korea rather than a representative of the continent?

But there’s no reason to curse at it.

The continental people all claim that they are Korean and demand the right to vote, so are they going to call Wang Hui-jeong a traitor for joining a Korean political party?

That in itself proves that they are not Korean.

The Jewish political party Aleph, which had been keeping a close eye on the situation, also pushed for a merger with the Centrist New Party, and other influential figures also began lining up to join the Centrist New Party.

It is natural that Koreans felt a sense of crisis.

As the Central New Party was overrun by continentalers, voters turned their attention to the Women’s Peace Party.

“The Centrist Party is a group full of idiots!! Starting today, I am withdrawing my support for the Centrist Party!!”

“If you are pure Korean, support the Women’s Peace Party!!”

In this way, Korean politics was divided into two sides.

However, there are quite a few integrationists within the moderate party who argue that the overseas population should be included, and the same goes for the Women’s Peace Party.

Above all, the Women’s Peace Party is expanding its influence by spreading Christianity in China.

Originally, they had planned to do missionary work in India, but when the head of state banned missionary work in India for security reasons, they changed direction to China.

“God loves everyone equally.”

“Oh~ Lord~ I believe.”

In particular, Christian doctrines enjoyed great support in the Henan-Shaanxi region, where democratization was being demanded.

It was natural that the Christian doctrine that prioritized equality would be attractive to the continental people who were suffering under Lian Xiang’s dictatorship and persecution.

Not only the New Progressive Party but also the Women’s Peace Party has expanded its influence on the continent in its own way.

In this way, 96 million voters from the continent have joined the Korean political world.

If Korean political parties had discriminated against and divided continental voters, continental people would have also established their own political parties.

But isn’t that not the case now?

The incident of Lian Xiang joining the Zhongdao New Party led to the unification of Korean politics.

With 128 million eligible voters, 623 electoral districts, and 713 members of the National Assembly to be elected, the world’s attention is focused on the largest election in human history.

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“Reporter Jo Soo-mi, who is at the scene, please come out.”

[Yes, I am at the polling station right now. There are a total of 128 million voters in this election, and according to the voter turnout rate of the four major broadcasting companies, the voter turnout rate for this general election was tallied at 84.3%.]

This is Gyeongseong, Korea.

The reporter who appeared on the scene conveyed the excitement of the election scene to the viewers’ homes.

It is the first time since the Korean presidential election that the national voter turnout has exceeded 80%, and that was already 30 years ago. Who would have thought that such enthusiasm would be reproduced in modern society?

The elections are held by continental Koreans to exercise their sovereignty as Koreans, and by mainland Koreans to protect their vested rights.

The intentions are different, but isn’t this an election for the future of Korea?

The broadcast cameras that were monitoring the situation at each polling station turned to the party offices.

As all party officials waited for the results with tense expressions, the atmosphere heated up once again as the predicted results came out.

[The prediction results have just come out. Out of the total 713 seats, the Centrist New Party is expected to take 340 seats, the Women’s Peace Party 293 seats, and independents 80 seats.]

“Wow~ Is this how it is?”

“The world is a mess… .”

The members of the Central Committee let out sighs.

Although they won nearly half of the votes, the result was bitter.

Even after absorbing China’s largest warlord, Lian Xiang, and the Jewish political party Aleph, the results were like this. This means that the Women’s Peace Party swept the votes in the Henan-Shaanxi region.

As expected,

People in Henan and Shaanxi provinces were abused by Lian Xiang, but now that the Zhongdao New Party has absorbed Lian Xiang, where would they vote for?

Korea’s political structure has solidified into a two-party system.

Although the Centrist Party maintained its position as the largest political party, it lost a lot of support from mainland Koreans in the process, while the Women’s Peace Party secured a solid support base not only among mainland Koreans but also within the continent.

In other words, this means that Korea has completed the unification of the continent, and now it is no longer a battle of mainland Koreans vs. continental Koreans, but a battle of approval ratings between political parties.

It is literally a miracle that 80 independent candidates were elected.

Although it may seem like a mess, Korean society has become stable as people of various classes and ethnicities participate in politics.

The reason is that Korea’s enemy is still alive and well.

In a society where a dictator is in power, it is easier to control if the political parties are divided.

The Korean leader planned this general election with that in mind, and the party leaders also had to keep an eye on the head of state.