NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 280



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NIS Agent Tears the Japanese Empire Episode 280

Time bomb (4)

Within a few days, the stock price began to fluctuate.

After the stock prices, which had previously been like a sturdy fortress, fluctuated greatly, stock prices on various exchanges including the New York Stock Exchange began to fluctuate.

In the past, ants who were confident that the stock price would definitely rise would raise the stock price by picking it up when it went down, but now everyone is starting to pay attention.

‘Will this go up?’

‘Aren’t you going to fall again?’

‘Ugh… … . I’ve already blown five thousand dollars… … .’

‘This time, I have to go up slowly to break even.’

Since everyone had suffered a severe loss a few days ago, they wanted to make money while safely recovering the money they lost if possible.

But is that as easy as it sounds?

So everyone was watching like this.

Some people, like a fox waiting for grapes to fall from a grapevine with its mouth open, bought stocks and waited for them to rise…

And some people are busy evaluating stocks by their own standards and belittling others’ stocks… … .

Someone else was stirring things up here and there, trying to somehow get their principal back.

Everyone struggled to survive in the jungle that is the stock market in their own way.

The moment when the proposition that stocks never fall was proven wrong.

The stock market was no longer a paradise of hope and dreams for them, but a hell of greed, selfishness, and hatred.

‘Let’s just find the principal… … .’

‘If I could just double the price here, I could buy a house.’

‘Mother, just the hospital bills… … Please… … .’

‘Ah… … I just want to make money comfortably without doing anything… … Why isn’t it going up?’

The ants of the US stock market no longer trusted the exchange people.

The American people did not believe the talk of stocks that would never fall given by stock market clerk.

The absolute values ​​that had been prevalent in the United States began to waver.

Finally, ordinary people are starting to realize that they are part of a massive bubble that exists throughout the United States.

But people didn’t know how big and scary this bubble was.

All I knew was that there was a bubble.

* * *

The culprit behind this situation was currently leisurely enjoying his hobby at Dr. Lee’s house.

“What are you doing?”

“What is it? It’s a scrap.”

“Scrap… …? No, it’s just cutting out letters from magazines and pasting them together. Since when did it start being called scrapbooking?”

“Haha, originally, wasn’t that word an earring if you hang it on your ear, and a nose ring if you hang it on your nose?”

At this doctor’s question, I laughed and cut out large alphabet letters from a magazine and pasted them onto a piece of stationery.

Dr. Lee, who had been watching my behavior for a moment, soon shook his head and sat down in the armchair by the window with the morning newspaper and began to read.

As usual, the doctor skipped the politics and society sections and went straight to the economics section. Not long after he finished reading the newspaper, a tongue-clicking sound was heard.

“Tsk tsk tsk.”

“Why? Is the US economy a mess again?”

“Yeah, I hear the real estate market is shaking right now.”

“Oh my! If the real estate market were to falter at a time when house prices are rising like they are now, it would be a big problem.”

“They say that banks are also having a hard time repaying their bills and loans, and there are screams everywhere.”

“Oh my… … It seems like only companies that suddenly need to raise a lot of money are going to die.”

The doctor glanced over the international and social sections and then put the newspaper aside.

“So, what kind of scheme is Yoon Deok-young using to buy gold to stabilize the plummeting price of gold?”

“Huh? Buying gold?”

It was the first time I heard that Yoon Deok-yeong was buying back the gold he had sold.

“Hmm? That’s the most famous news in the stock market right now.”

“… … This is my first time hearing about it.”

“No, isn’t everything that Yoon Deok-young does under your jurisdiction? So, weren’t you the one leading this entire thing?”

“… … .”

As Dr. Lee said, everything that Yoon Deok-young does is related to me, whether directly or indirectly.

No, there had to be a connection.

That’s why Yoon Deok-young was kept alive in the first place.

But now.

Yoon Deok-yeong made his own decisions and moved without my orders.

Of course, there were a few times in the past when Daegal Daegam started things just to get a little more money.

There were times when Daegal Daegam used his power on my behalf, and there were also many times when he pretended not to know and turned a blind eye because if I pulled the leash too much or used the whip too much, Daegam Daegam would become discouraged.

However, there is a difference between then and now.

At that time, even if Daegal Daegam was greedy, the plan would not be disrupted, but this time, it was different.

The economy is like a flowing river. It is possible to control the flow by building dams or to create new paths to direct it, but that does not mean that it can be completely controlled.

Because human greed is unpredictable.

That is why the Great Depression in the United States was also planned slowly after running simulations several times in advance.

But here, Daegal Daegam could not control his greed and created trouble by interfering in the market with his own judgment.

“이런 개새끼가…….”

“Huh? What did you just say… … ?”

“It’s nothing.”

I was very upset by the sudden and impulsive actions of the great lord.

No matter how well I had used the long-term strategy, it was useless the moment it stopped listening to me.

‘Should I handle it?’

I immediately removed the current head of the household and started thinking about who should take his place.

But even in Japan, someone with a high reputation who would follow my orders without question didn’t just fall from the sky, and it was a challenge to find someone like that when the situation was urgent.

‘Killing is easy, but the aftermath is the problem… ‘

To be honest, if there had been a replacement for Daegal Daegam, I would have killed him right away and put someone else in his place.

But the great general Daegal is an irreplaceable figure.

For now, that is.

‘Ugh… … First, we need to look for a new candidate.’

The boundless greed of the Great King was a great help in getting things done, but sometimes it got out of my control.

If something went wrong with the great lord there, there would be no one to succeed him.

So, my conclusion is that we should move on for now, but it seems that we need to start looking for a new candidate to succeed Daegal Daegam.

“Honey, I asked you if you were the one who initiated this incident as well.”

“Oh, yes… … Well, let’s say that’s the case for now.”

First of all, we had to find out why the Great King Daegal did such a thing.

‘That way, we can decide whether to modify the plan or scrap it altogether.’

* * *

Our great lord, who had become the favorite of the Regent Yasuhito of the Empire of Japan in just a few months, was receiving the utmost hospitality in Tokyo, the capital of the Empire of Japan.

Even the high-ranking Japanese nobles and high-ranking officials of the central government could not dare to ignore Daegal Daegam, a mere Joseon Viscount; rather, they feared him and watched him closely, such was his great authority.

His influence on the Japanese economy was so great that it was said that the words that came out of Daegal Daegam’s mouth directly influenced the Japanese economy.

In particular, the anecdote about how he single-handedly prevented a bank run that occurred throughout the Japanese Empire was included in a later Japanese Empire social studies textbook under the title “Conscientious Businessman.”

The authority of the great lord Daegal, who carried Yasuhito on his back and scattered money on the floor below, was truly unparalleled.

But this great tyrant suddenly lost his mind and began to buy gold more diligently than the great powers that had returned to the gold standard while shouting for the protection of gold prices in the international market.

“Is Count Yoon crazy?”

“You don’t just like gold?”

“No, all the gold in Joseon belongs to Viscount Yun.”

“That’s right. But why are you collecting gold like that?”

“They even release the products from their own company into the market as is and buy them at a higher price?”

“Isn’t it because there’s too much money rotting away at home?”

“I don’t know, maybe there’s some ulterior motive… … ?”

While people looked at Daegal Daegam’s actions with suspicion, there were also some who followed him, thinking of the things Daegal Daegam had done in the past.

However, most of them suffered losses and ended up falling due to the continuously falling price of gold no matter how much they bought.

Those who lost money like that would raise their voices to the big boss with their necks on edge.

“That fucking scammer!”

“That guy is the one who will destroy the Japanese Empire!”

“A man who would sell the country!”

“Would it be difficult for someone who sold out his country once to do it a second time? Get him out quickly!”

On the streets, voices of criticism were raised against the great general every day, and even in the financial districts of the Japanese Empire, including Tokyo, there was a sense of discomfort towards Koreans who were shaking up another country’s economy.

“I appreciate the service Viscount Yun Deok-yeong has given to the Empire of Japan, but… … doesn’t it set a bad precedent for a single individual to control the economy of a country?”

“Although Viscount Yun Deok-yeong claims to be Japanese, isn’t his original nationality Korean? Why would there be a distinction between the inside and the outside? Everything is based on scientific evidence… … .”

“It is an outrageous outrage for an outsider to influence the affairs of the mainland. Outrage!”

Of course, the Koreans also cursed the Great King Daegal as they always did.

It was said that the only person in the Japanese Empire who supported Grand Master Daegal was the regent Yasuhito.

No matter how mentally strong the Great Master Daegal is, he cannot stand the harsh criticism pouring in from those around him…

“Come on~ Pour it! Drink it! The money is pouring out!!! Hahahahahahaha!!!”

“It’s even more plentiful~”

… … He was living in luxury, drinking expensive liquor worth tens to hundreds of thousands of yen by the bottle, with a beautiful gisaeng at his side, and with members of the Uiyoldan who were always by his side, watching over him and protecting him.

“Ugh… … Your Majesty, is it okay for us to enjoy ourselves like this?”

“Huh? What?”

“No, the Japanese outside look at the Great Gamma and curse him, calling him a bastard who will sell out the country once more, and they look at him with disgust.”

A member of Uiyoldan, who had been happily enjoying alcohol and meat, asked the Great Leader, his cheeks flushed red.

Of course, he didn’t say that out of concern for Daegal. He just asked because he couldn’t enjoy this pleasure any longer if he was ruined.

When Daegal Daegam heard this, he burst into laughter and answered the Uiyoldan members.

“Phew! He’s the guy who’s going to sell out the country again… … Actually, isn’t that a wrong statement?”

“yes?”

“I am the best businessman in Joseon. If necessary, I am the kind of person who would sell out my country.”

“yes??”

“Kekekeke… … No matter how much the Japanese outside babble, do you think I’ll blink an eye?”

Daegal Daegam revealed his ambitions in Korean, hoping that the gisaengs nearby might understand.

“I am Yun Deok-yeong, the greatest merchant in Joseon. My country is not Joseon or Japan, but the money in my pocket!”

“Oh, yes… … .”

The Uiyoldan members shook their heads as if they were fed up with Daegal Daegam’s words and continued to eat meat.

Then, another member who had been quietly listening to those words asked Daegal Daegam.

“But, Your Majesty, isn’t the matter of repurchasing the gold something that has not yet been discussed with this teacher?”

“Um… … That’s true.”

At the mention of this teacher, the smile disappeared from Daegal Daegam’s face.

“But if you do things so unilaterally… won’t this teacher take issue with this later?”

“Hmm… …That’s right.”

The moment the price of gold plummeted, Daegal Daegam spontaneously came up with a way to rake in a huge amount of money, and as always, he put it into action without a moment’s hesitation.

But even the great lord had an excuse.

“I didn’t do it without thinking!”

“Of course you would.”

“The price of gold will only fall for a moment. It will eventually rise.”

“Do you know when that will be?”

“Um… … Probably soon.”

“Soon?”

“Yeah, sooner or later.”

The Great Leader thought back to the reports he had seen on the stock markets in the United States and the United Kingdom.

On the surface, it was a status report that seemed to show stable and steady economic growth, but Daegal Daegam saw something hidden somewhere within it that he was trying to hide from others… … That was what he saw.

As I watched this teacher who had gone over to America create new incidents every day and make America chaotic, I became convinced that a big incident would happen someday.

“The United States economy will soon falter greatly, and it will be a global disaster! At that time, the value of gold will soar to the sky.”

“How can you be sure of that?”

In response to the question from the Uiyoldan member, Daegal Daegam put down his glass.

Then, the eyes of the great lord Daegal, shining with endless greed from the alcohol in the glass, were reflected.

“It smells like money.”