Just Walking Makes You a Millionaire - Chapter 211



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◈ 211. Drought (1)

Another earthquake has struck Taiwan.

When Japan invaded China, Taiwan also took advantage of this opportunity and landed inland in China, suffering massive damage.

Nevertheless, they succeeded in holding out without losing their beachhead through joint operations with the Japanese Navy.

However, the war’s continuity was greatly weakened when a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck mainland Taiwan.

Moreover, as missile strikes continued from mainland China to Taiwan, the Taiwanese people wanted to withdraw from the war.

But politicians could not back down from a situation where the problem had already been solved, even if they had never tried in the first place.

They had to continue to expand their territories in mainland China by continuously investing troops.

Fortunately, the Japanese Navy, which had been promoted from the Self-Defense Forces to the Navy, was fighting fiercely against China’s maritime power, making it difficult for the Chinese landing force to target Taiwan.

A week later, another earthquake measuring 7.4 occurred in Chile, South America.

The ring of fire exploding every now and then has happened before.

Everyone was terrified by the unstable ring of fire, but no one could have predicted where the next earthquake would strike.

The third was San Francisco, USA.

On April 18, 1906, the San Andreas Fault ruptured, causing a magnitude 7.9 earthquake.

This earthquake caused the worst disaster of its kind, destroying 80% of San Francisco and leaving 300,000 people homeless and 3,000 dead.

Like the Great Tokyo Earthquake in Japan, the San Andreas Fault earthquake was also expected to occur.

So, 100 years passed and San Francisco was hit by an earthquake again.

The magnitude 7.7 earthquake caused so much damage that it destroyed 40 percent of San Francisco, a city that was much larger than it was 100 years ago.

Although it is said to be 40%, the damage was much greater than that of an earthquake 100 years ago.

In particular, as the coastline collapsed, a huge amount of seawater rushed inland, which changed the terrain.

The damage caused by seawater erosion and tsunami was greater than the damage caused by the earthquake.

The damage to San Francisco was so severe that the U.S. government declared a state of emergency.

Although it received little attention, the Alaskan earthquake also raised fears that the Ring of Fire may be unstable again.

In Japan in particular, fear was reaching its peak.

Although it was thought that Tokyo had already experienced an earthquake and that there was some leeway until the next major earthquake, experts have come out with a gloomy outlook, saying that the Tokyo earthquake did not sufficiently relieve stress on the ground.

If an earthquake were to occur, it would cause terrible damage that we would hate to think about.

“In the worst case scenario, the entire Tokyo could sink into the sea.”

Although efforts were already being made to move government functions to Osaka and Kyoto, it was by no means an easy task.

“In the worst case scenario, it could cause an eruption not only of Tokyo but also of Mt. Fuji. If that happens, half of the Japanese mainland could be reduced to ashes.”

Although it was believed that half of Japan had already been contaminated with radioactive material due to exposure to radiation from Fukushima, the Japanese people firmly believed that only the area around the Fukushima power plant was contaminated and that the rest of Japan was unharmed.

However, if Mt. Fuji erupts and the nuclear power plants near Tokyo are destroyed, it is thought that the Japanese archipelago will become uninhabitable, or even if it survives, it will be difficult to recover from the damage.

“I have to go to the continent.”

“yes?”

“No matter what happens, to the continent…. This time, I will definitely go to the continent….”

The Japanese have always wanted to escape the archipelago where disasters continue to occur and go to the continent where there is safe land.

Japan had hoped to scare China and negotiate favorable negotiations, but as China’s resistance was weaker than expected and the early battle situation was favorable, Japan became greedy.

It seemed that if we did well, we could occupy the area around Shanghai.

It seemed like dividing South China into two along with Taiwan would be the greatest achievement.

Of course, if things went well, it might have been possible to drive out the Taiwanese army and take control of all of southern China.

So, the Japanese army, although weak, squeezed out all its land power and began an invasion of mainland China.

There was fierce resistance to the conscription of large numbers of Japanese men, but the Japanese were more compliant with government directives than any other ethnic group.

“If we can even get Korea involved….”

With the Taiwanese military looking weak due to the earthquake in Taiwan, Japan believed that if it could just bring in the Korean military to fight against China’s main force, it could be of great help in invading mainland China.

They are even calculating that if the Chinese main force and the South Korean army were to form a two-front strategy, they could even occupy the Korean Peninsula.

Of course, the Korean government would not have attempted to start a war with China as Japan intended.

However, as the Northeastern Three Kingdoms gained independence from China, the Korean government’s calculations also became quite complicated.

The Japanese government was secretly aware that the Korean government was supporting the Northeastern Three Kingdoms.

If this was used well, it might have been possible to induce an all-out war between the Chinese and South Korean armies.

In this way, the sparks of war were growing bigger and bigger in Northeast Asia.

The Korean government was also desperately trying to avoid being drawn into the war.

They were leaking through unofficial channels that they also possessed nuclear weapons, and they declared that they would maintain neutrality in the war by selling food and various necessities to China, Japan, and even Taiwan.

Even if unification with North Korea were to occur, South Korea’s national power would be weak, so war would be difficult for it to handle.

Rather, North Korea’s development was barely progressing by selling war supplies and food.

“The Chinese government has demanded that we stop supporting Houqing.”

“The situation in Houqing is not good. We planned to establish a neutral zone with China, but we also provided support to prevent Houqing troops from crossing the Yalu River and dying together.”

Although the Qing dynasty was supported through Jincheol’s footsteps group, the Qing dynasty’s civilian representatives failed to seize power in Qing dynasty, and the military of the northeastern Three Kingdoms seized power.

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Perhaps it was only natural.

The Northeastern Three Kingdoms were also under the control of the Chinese Communist Party for a long time, and the power of the Communist Party and the military was enormous.

Although the people of Houqing dreamed of independence and wanted freedom, democracy was not yet granted to them.

In order for the Qing military to survive, they needed South Korea’s help, so they even resorted to threats.

“Which side would benefit from a war between China and Japan?”

“I don’t know. It’s hard to even predict.”

If it were simply a war between just two countries, China and Japan, then China would naturally have had a much greater advantage.

Although China’s national power was greatly damaged by various natural disasters, Japan was not free from the damage of the earthquake, and its weak army was a factor that made it difficult for Japan to occupy the Chinese mainland.

But China was at war not only with Japan and Taiwan, but also with Southeast Asian countries and even India.

In addition, with the war of independence spreading to the Uyghur region, they were facing enemies from all sides.

Even though China had four hands, it was still out of its mind, so it was unable to respond immediately to the declaration of independence by the three northeastern states.

Since the Northeastern Three Kingdoms were located right in front of Beijing, the capital of China, it could have been more important than wars with distant countries such as India or Japan.

So, first, the rebels in the Northeastern Three Kingdoms had to be suppressed, but the military power of the Northeastern Three Kingdoms was not to be underestimated, and there was concern that they might provoke Korea, so the plan was to first settle other wars and then settle the Northeastern Three Kingdoms.

Dongbei Samsung also knew this fact and wanted to build up its strength as much as possible until China sorted out the situation.

And for that, Korea’s support is essential.

In fact, Korea also needed resources.

It was Korea that imported resources from the northeastern Samsung region and operated factories.

Although they were importing various underground resources from Cheongya, maritime trade was not easy due to the war between Japan and China.

As direct trade became possible not only in the Qing dynasty but also in Russia’s Primorsky Krai region, it became necessary to take the northern route, although it was quite a long way around.

“Fortunately, the Chinese government will not be able to exert too much pressure. If you do not openly support the Qing, they will turn a blind eye. However, this incident may be related to Japan’s machinations.”

“Japan would desperately like us to go to war with China.”

“I guess so.”

“By the way, what are the signs of an eruption of Mt. Baekdu?”

“It’s not good. It looks like it’s about to explode.”

The earthquakes in China and Japan were not someone else’s problem.

Even on the Korean Peninsula, there was no way of knowing when Mt. Baekdu would erupt.

Jincheol was gradually reducing the energy of Baekdu Mountain’s magma, but it was still a precarious situation.

If there was an explosion, the damage would be unmanageable.

Houcheng also knew this fact and was quite anxious.

Although China was also burdened by the war with the Korean military and had not responded actively, the Qing became anxious as the Korean government also showed signs of reducing its support for the Qing.

The Qing government proposed that if the South Korean government continued to provide support, it would return the lands of Gando up to Mt. Baekdu and the Tumen River basin.

They made an attractive offer to return the Gando land, which was the border between Joseon and Qing during the Qing Dynasty, to the Korean government.

Of course, this Gando was not a huge area in Manchuria including East Gando and West Gando, but was a region in the North Gando region bordering the Tumen River and connected to Russia’s Primorsky Krai.

In terms of area, it was about the size of one of the eight provinces of Joseon.

The offer of Hou Qing to hand over this much land without war was enough to make the Korean government hesitate.

If the territory is expanded to include the entire Korean Peninsula and North Gando, Korea’s territory will not be small at all.

Of course, if they accepted that offer, they would have to be prepared for an all-out war with China, just as Japan had wanted.

It was difficult for Jin Cheol to get involved in a war between countries.

Even if damage could be prevented or reduced with points, it seemed difficult to prevent the war itself.

The best that could be done was to reduce the various problems that arose due to the damage caused by war.

In this way, Jincheol worked hard to ensure a smooth supply of everything from food to medical supplies.

Although we are not as affluent as we used to be, we are trying to make sure that no one goes hungry.

But that wasn’t easy either.

“Last year, there was too much rain and flooding. This year, there hasn’t been much rain. It’s been over a month already. If this continues, the crops will be ruined.”

The climate change problem was not resolved.

The whole world was suffering from climate change.

Climate change is not limited to extreme events such as heavy rain or snowfall in the summer.

Unlike the regular weather cycles of the past, unpredictable changes are called meteorological anomalies.

In agriculture, the temperature and humidity at the time of sowing were important.

Fruit trees are also very susceptible to sudden weather changes, so sudden drops or rises in temperature can interfere with fruit production.

This year, there was a crisis where agriculture in South Korea and North Korea was in danger of being disrupted due to the lack of rain.

Jincheol eventually decided to use points to bring in rain clouds to solve the ongoing drought.

Even though I poured down rain by putting in so many points, it didn’t rain again after the rain poured down.

Although South Korea had secured a certain amount of water resources through numerous reservoirs and dams, some areas in North Korea suffered serious damage from drought.

It was fortunate that we were able to grow wheat, which uses less water. If we had tried to grow rice, we might have failed this year’s crop.

No matter how much Jincheol’s fertilizer increases agricultural productivity, it is of no use if there is no agricultural water.

The food war was actually a water war, and crops were expected to be poor this year due to lack of rain in many parts of the world.

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