NIS Agents Tearing Up the Japanese Empire - Chapter 293



Only Noblemtl

Episode 293

New wind (2)

First of all, we have secured the weapon.

It was said that a powerful blow was being prepared to corner the Japanese army when the inevitable happened.

They really gathered everything they could: guns and ammunition, cannons and machine guns, and even tanks.

This was all in preparation for a final independence plan in case of emergency, when all my plans went awry.

‘I hope that doesn’t happen, if possible.’

Isn’t it true that no one knows how things in this world will turn out?

So I needed to be prepared for all possibilities, and I did my best to prepare.

No, I was going to do it.

“Uh… Is it really not possible?”

“Yes, this is really not possible.”

“hmm.”

But just one.

There was just one thing that was difficult to obtain, no matter what method I used.

“What country in the world would give a fighter jet to a private individual? Even for this teacher, that is not possible.”

“Hmm… Is it really going to turn out like this?”

Even though he tried to threaten Beria with a slight threat, Beria maintained his attitude that he really could not help him this time.

“I know very well that you don’t care much about my life anyway. And I also know that you would give up your life to get a fighter jet if I could.”

“Ahem. I’m not that kind of person.”

“Yes, I see. Anyway, even if you want to receive a fighter jet, it will be difficult.”

“Why? We said we would fight the Japanese Empire instead of the Soviet Union.”

“Because we don’t have anything to use right now!!!”

As I have said many times before, the Soviet Union is now being slammed head-on by the suffocating waves of history that have led to the Great War, the Russian Revolution, and the Civil War.

Because of that, the country is now in a terrible state.

The New Economic Policy that Lenin had pushed for was abandoned by Stalin, and Stalin was pushing forward with a five-year economic development plan and spurring the development of heavy industry.

That is, the Soviet Union was just beginning to develop its own weapons system.

It goes without saying that there is no country in the world that would sell weapons to a communist country like the Soviet Union.

But there were many countries that fought them.

It was said that if war broke out immediately, enemy planes would appear in the Soviet skies.

The current Soviet Air Force was so outdated that it was still operating old fighter aircraft that had been used by the Russian Imperial Army during the previous Great War.

In fact, it is called the Air Force, but it would not be strange to call it an air defense force.

In this situation where the Soviet Union’s air force was seriously lacking, if I asked for some fighter jets, there was no way they would say, “Oh my! How many of these should I give you, Mr. Lee?” and give them to me.

“This won’t do… … .”

“What can’t be done can’t be done. Even if a knife were to be held to my throat, I can’t help you with this.”

Beria really couldn’t help me.

Just because I actually sank Beria’s ship here, it didn’t mean that fighter planes would spring up in the Soviet Union.

‘Should I give up the fighter?’

If you think about it, even in the Japanese Empire at the time, there weren’t many things that could be properly called fighter planes.

At best, all we will have are a few fighter jets imported from Britain or France and some indigenously developed carrier-based aircraft.

‘That alone is threatening enough.’

However, the problem is that even such fighters are extremely threatening to the independence army.

It is also true that shooting and throwing something from above where others cannot see is more advantageous than not doing so.

‘Airplane… … Airplane… … Airplane… … .’

There were few countries near the Korean Peninsula that had the capability to produce fighter jets.

No, it’s not just that there aren’t many, there are only two.

One is the Soviet Union, the other is the Japanese Empire.

But the Soviet Union was short on fighter planes for its own use, and the Japanese Empire had some spare cash, but would they be crazy enough to sell us fighter planes?

‘ah!’

no.

Now that I think about it, it seems like it might be possible in the Japanese Empire.

‘Anyway, those guys… … The Army and Navy developed separate fighter jets… … !’

It is the same in every country that the army and navy develop fighter jets separately.

And the situation in the Japanese Empire is not much different from that of other countries.

Rather, the Army is just beginning to take an interest in fighter aircraft and is in the process of developing a test aircraft, while the Navy is developing and operating several carrier-based aircraft.

‘Originally, the Army should have made a prototype and started testing it by now, but judging from the fact that there’s still no news… … .’

It seems that the influence of the disarmament that Hirohito had pushed for a few years earlier still remained.

From the Army’s perspective, which had to share its already insufficient budget with the Navy, it seemed that the fighter jet development plan was being continuously postponed due to lack of funds.

‘As funding continues to be tight and fighter jet development is being delayed… … I guess you’re getting impatient.’

In fact, the Japanese Empire’s army and navy were practically enemies at this point.

After a big fight a few years ago, they have been openly hostile to each other.

Now, the relationship between the two has reached its worst.

The Japanese government, which should have been mediating this, is actually making the situation more serious by trying to drive a wedge between the two while strengthening civilian control.

‘If I can fit in between these two… … I think it might be okay.’

* * *

The great lord thought.

Life is like finding an 18-carat diamond among the countless rocks scattered along the road.

Oh, of course his life wasn’t like that.

He was born into a good family and rose through the ranks based on his grandfather’s fame, but he ended up selling out the country.

If I had to pick the biggest crisis in his life, it would be when he first met the ghost of Gyeongseong.

At that time, I really thought I was going to die, but when I looked back after some time had passed, I realized that it was also a new opportunity.

Rather, by joining hands with the ghost of Keijo that made the Japanese Empire tremble, he rose to an enormous position that allowed him to influence the world economy.

Looking back, doesn’t his life itself shine like a diamond?

“Huhuhuh… … These are good times.”

“Did you eat something wrong?”

“Hoo hoo hoo… … Hahahahahahaha!”

Daegal Daegam completely washed away the scars of the last great earthquake and smiled refreshingly as he looked down on Tokyo, which was developing day by day.

In his hand he held a wine glass filled with a famous wine that was said to have been imported from far away in the south of France.

“Life is truly beautiful. Isn’t it?”

“Yes, it is truly beautiful. If your pockets are full, your stomach is full, and your back is warm, what could be not beautiful?”

“Kukukuk… … That’s right.”

The great squire took a sip of wine.

Then he naturally put down his glass.

“… … As expected, Joseon people like makgeolli better than Western alcohol.”

“What does it taste like?”

“Tastes like three hundred dollars.”

The great sage let out a deep sigh.

“You threw away three hundred dollars.”

“If you are someone as great as Daegal, wouldn’t that amount of money be recovered in just a few breaths?”

Daegaldaegam snorted at the question from the Uiyoldan member.

“Just because money is easy to earn, does that mean you should spend it easily? Not spending money at all is a sin, but spending it recklessly is also a sin.”

“Yes, yes, I see.”

“Never spare money for people, honor, and love. That is my motto.”

The members of Uiyoldan tilted their heads at Daegal Daegam’s words.

“Honor and love? Those don’t seem like words that go well with a great man.”

“Ha! I thought you wouldn’t ask about the first one.”

“ah.”

The great squire chuckled and picked up an ordinary letter from the pile of letters on the table.

It was a letter not much different from any other.

But our great lord knew who sent the letter without even looking at the sender’s name on the cover.

“This is a letter from this teacher.”

“… … ? How do you know that?”

“If you look closely, it’s obvious.”

The great sage smiled and opened the letter with a letter knife to check its contents.

“Let’s see… … The Japanese Army is currently developing a new fighter jet, but you say that the project is in danger of being halted due to lack of funds.”

After looking over the letter for a while, Daegal nodded and immediately put the letter in an ashtray, lit it, and burned it completely.

“Could it be that this teacher’s next target is a high-ranking army general?”

“Haha, then you wouldn’t have sent a letter to me, but would have visited me yourself or sent someone.”

“Then what?”

“They asked me to help them.”

“Yes? To help the army?”

“Yeah, I was going to ask if you had any plans to enter the Japanese military business this time.”

The great lord laughed heartily.

“Isn’t that an area that Mitsubishi and other conglomerates have a firm grip on? If you get involved in a place like that, you’ll only end up losing money.”

“That’s right. If it goes wrong, you’ll suffer a great loss… … But I can’t go against this teacher’s words just because I think I’ll suffer a loss, right?”

“That’s true too.”

The Uiyeoldan member glanced at Daegal Daegam, then snickered at his slightly serious appearance and teased him.

“By the way, I never thought Your Majesty would take the loss… … This is a case of a mulberry field and a blue sea.”

Then, the great lord Daegal snorted.

“Huh, do you know why the mulberry field became the sea?”

“yes?”

“Because I don’t have money.”

“yes??”

Daegal Daegam spoke to the members of Uiyoldan with a confident expression.

“This teacher always gave me a prophecy. If I just did what he said, money would always follow.”

Confidence filled the eyes of the great lord.

“Mitsubishi, Nakajima, a market where Japan’s best conglomerates gather? What do you think of that?”

“???”

The great sergeant declared, pounding his chest loudly.

“I’m Yoon Deok-yeong! If I, Yoon Deok-yeong, put my mind to it, there’s nothing I can’t do!”

“But isn’t that a place where the market monopoly has already ended and where the conglomerates and the political world are closely linked due to collusion between politics and business?”

“Huh! What good would it do if those guys got involved? The minds of politicians are like reeds in the wind. There is no one who cannot be shaken by money.”

“yes?”

Just as he had subdued the Joseon economy, Daegal Daegam intended to use his massive capital to subdue the Japanese military industry.

“If those guys can just stick together with a few politicians, this Yoon Deok-yeong can just stick together with the Japanese Imperial Crown Prince!”

“But if it’s the financial power of the conglomerates… … .”

“Money? Are you talking about money in front of me right now?”

“That’s true too.”

There was no one who could stop the great tyrant.

No, there was just one.

But now that guy has ordered the Japanese military industry to be put in their heads right now.

If this was not a profitable business, even the great lord Daegal would have been reluctant to do it and tried to avoid it, but after thinking about it for a moment, he realized that this too was a business that could bring in a lot of money.

Now that I have both the money and the cause.

There was nothing that could stop the Great King.

“We need to find some smart technicians right away.”

“Where can we find such technicians? They must all be working for some company.”

“Of course I have to get it with money!”

“yes?”

The treasury of the Great King was overflowing with money that had been swindled by speculators from all over the world.

“The Japanese are known for treating people harshly and giving them only a little money. So if we give them a lot of money and treat them well, wouldn’t they come over to us?”

“Hey… … Do you think we’ll get over it? Everyone is trying to save face and be careful… … .”

The great lord laughed heartily.

“Face? Perception? How much is that?”

“… … .”