World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 64



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Episode 64. Expansion of the Asian Union

“Forward~ God!”

Chuck. Chuck. Chuck. Chuck.

A large number of soldiers move in perfect unison. They are so in sync that not a single moment of disarray is visible. They are android soldiers.

The androids, who had only received basic military training for seven days, were demonstrating a more skilled demonstration than a professional honor guard.

“Line up to the left~ God!”

Chuck. Chuck.

The android unit changed direction and walked as if they were one body in response to the command.

Click. Click.

Clap clap clap.

Reporters and spectators who saw this were busy taking pictures and applauding. It was as if they had come to a national event.

There were no easy-going people among those who attended the demonstration, and that was understandable because high-ranking officials other than ambassadors to Korea from each country were in attendance.

“Huh. That guy has a murderous expression.”

The commander of the ROK-US Combined Forces Command, who had been warned by the US government, was watching the android military demonstration closely with sharp eyes.

In addition, there were various national officials around, but the Japanese ambassador to Korea was sitting quietly with a very displeased expression on his face, and the Chinese ambassador to Korea was arrogantly asking Jungwoo if he could first purchase a small number of Androids.

Of course, it was meant to be taken and used for research purposes for cloning development. I wish it would just disappear from the vicinity.

“Wow~ This is truly spectacular, Comrade Cheon. Doesn’t the entire country stop admiring Comrade Cheon’s invention?”

The new North Korean ambassador to South Korea, who was present from nearby North Korea, tried hard to please Jeong-woo.

If you’re trying to flatter or intimidate me, it would be better if you stopped that Chinese guy next to me from coming in… Actually, he’s too small to be able to do that.

But it certainly wasn’t empty words; the Android military demonstration on a regiment-level scale was like watching a military parade.

And then, as time passed, the Myanmar military and the Myanmar anti-military forces, the National Unity Government, began to attempt contact.

The first person to make contact was the military. It was the Myanmar ambassador to Korea.

Until now, the military has represented the official government of Myanmar internationally.

Because of this, South Korea was unable to respond to this in any way, but that is why the National Unity Government was able to make an official visit.

Of course, there would have been protests from the Myanmar military if that had happened, but there was no reason to listen to their complaints.

“Is this you, Mr. Chun? It’s nice to meet you. I’m Aung Sin, the Myanmar Ambassador to Korea.”

Aung Shin uses Sarah AI’s interpretation to converse.

Now, interpreters are virtually non-existent except for Sarah AI. They have all been wiped out by Sarah AI, and because of that, almost all interpretation companies, interpreters, and interpretation-related jobs have gone out of business.

I feel sorry for them, but all I can tell them is to wait for a society where Androids do everything for them.

“Oh yes, this is CEO Cheon Jeong-woo.”

“Our Myanmar government is discussing the introduction of Android from PDC. Do you have time?”

“Ah… As you can see, there are so many people here that it seems like I won’t have any time. If it’s okay with you, could you contact me separately later?”

“I’m sorry, but there’s nothing I can do about it. I apologize.”

“No. I feel more sorry.”

There were quite a few people who really approached Jungwoo, not just making excuses, so Aung Shin carefully stepped back.

After a while, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the National Unity Government, who had been observing the situation, approached me.

“Hello, Mr. Chun. My name is Than Zaw Oo, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from Myanmar.”

He also used the same AI interpreter as Aung Sin.

“Have you come here to discuss the introduction of Android?”

“Yes.”

He nodded with a somewhat dry expression, perhaps thinking that he was being compared to the Myanmar military personnel earlier.

“It’s a bit like that right now, but how about setting up a separate place after the demonstration is over?”

“Yes, that’s fine.”

Of course, he did not want to discuss the negotiation now. Tan Jo Woo’s expression brightened after hearing the positive answer and he turned around.

And the Myanmar ambassador was looking at him with a sharp gaze.

* * *

After the demonstration, Jung-woo and Tan-joo were taken to a quiet room by a PDC staff member.

“Thank you for meeting me like this, CEO Cheon Jeong-woo.”

“Nice to meet you, Tanjou-san.”

“I heard that android soldiers are doing a great job in Afghanistan.”

“thank you.”

“As I mentioned, Myanmar is also interested in introducing Android military, so I requested to meet you like this.”

“Well… but isn’t it a bit too much for your current government to represent all of Myanmar?”

Jungwoo tries to keep pace for no reason.

“That’s right. The National Unity Government cannot yet represent all of Myanmar. But isn’t Afghanistan already in a similar situation to us?”

But the seeds didn’t even work.

Ah, if you keep bringing up Afghanistan, I have nothing to say… .

Of course, this is just my complaint, and I have considered an alternative.

“Afghanistan is a case where negotiations have been concluded dramatically… There are some matters that I cannot discuss due to confidentiality obligations. However, I hope you know that we have received sufficiently favorable terms.”

In fact, there is nothing particularly extraordinary that cannot be mentioned due to the confidentiality clause.

But it is true that there is a confidentiality clause, and it is also true that it is advantageous to us. So it is not a lie.

“Of course. We in Myanmar are also willing to listen as long as the conditions are met.”

“Then let me get straight to the point. Please join our alliance.”

He looked bewildered, perhaps because he had heard such unexpected conditions.

“If you say union… do you mean union of the Korean Peninsula?”

“Yes.”

“But isn’t your country’s union a unified union? It sounds a bit strange that Myanmar is participating.”

Jeongwoo shook his head.

“Not at all. Rather, our union is one that is aligned with ASEAN and the European Union.”

“That sounds like you’re saying there’s a possibility of conflict with ASEAN.”

It is not that ASEAN member countries cannot join other international organizations, but if they have the same purpose, the story is a little different.

“That’s right. If we join the alliance, even if there are no problems on the ASEAN side, I think we will have to recommend that we withdraw from ASEAN.”

Tan Jo-woo looked troubled after hearing those words.

“Joining the alliance or withdrawing from ASEAN is not something I can decide on within my authority.”

“Of course. We are just making a suggestion. Please make a decision after sufficient discussion within the National Unity Government.”

“…All right.”

Tan Jo-woo stood up from his seat with a stern expression, as if he did not think the negotiations would make any progress.

“for a moment!”

“… … ?”

“I haven’t even told you the conditions yet, so where are you going?”

“Oh, is that so?”

Although he looked reluctant, Tan Jo Woo sat down again.

“First of all, please understand that North Korea has its own conditions.”

Nod. Tan Jo-woo nodded without answering.

“First of all, North Korea’s underground resources are currently being developed in earnest. It will be possible to import them from the member countries of the alliance at a much lower cost than from other countries.”

“… … .”

The response is still lukewarm.

“Also, I don’t know if you know, but we have a partnership with a company called Ecooil in Saudi Arabia. They are a promising business that converts plastic into crude oil. If you collect and deliver plastic waste from Myanmar, we will return the amount equivalent to the amount of crude oil converted, minus the cost of processing non-plastics, and the remainder, minus a commission.”

The conditions that came out later were not bad. It was definitely something that would help Myanmar. He also heard about Eco Oil.

This is because Myanmar also has a plastic processing industry.

Myanmar is one of the top ten countries in the world for ocean plastic discharge.

Southeast Asian countries rank quite high when it comes to ocean plastic emissions, but of course not based on their own emissions.

Taking money and disposing of waste from developed countries.

But now that eco-oil is threatening the waste industries of developing countries around the world, this would mean giving Myanmar a piece of the pie.

However, while these single conditions were quite harsh for business-to-business situations, they were not sufficient for state-to-state situations.

“It is a good condition, but isn’t it too disadvantageous for us to form an economic cooperation body with a country like the Republic of Korea?”

Tan Jo-woo, who had not heard of it, spoke up.

“Not at all. For example, if you look at our North Korea, you can see that South Korean businesses cannot do business freely. We only have one PDC. Furthermore, we have changed our nationality to North Korea. If a business from a certain country wants to do business in another country, it needs permission from both countries. Even if we only get permission, there is not enough means to control the business according to the laws of the union, but in the end, doesn’t permission come first?”

Tan Jo-woo’s expression changed slightly, as if he didn’t know there was such a rule.

Again, it was true after hearing it for sure. North Korea’s economic evaluation has risen considerably and is now much higher than Myanmar’s, but the main driver of that economic growth was the PDC that moved to North Korea.

“Hmm… .”

If there were a means to check Korean businesses and protect domestic industries, it certainly seemed like a cooperative body despite the differences in economic levels between the countries.

“It’s a little uncomfortable to say this, but honestly, what has ASEAN done for the National Unity Government? At best, they have banned ASEAN activities, but given the current situation in Myanmar, it’s obvious that they don’t have the capacity to do that, right?”

Currently, ASEAN maintains a close neutrality, divided between conciliatory forces close to the military and forces advocating a hard-line response.

Because ASEAN is still in constant contact with the military, it is virtually in a wait-and-see mode, watching the outcome of the civil war.

“As a final condition, we will export 100,000 Androids to Myanmar through a liquidation account. We will extend the grace period for payment to 50 years and fix the interest rate at 1%.”

A clearing account can be roughly considered a post-payment method.

Since the amount of money for Android 100,000 is close to 10 trillion won, they gave it a very generous amount of time, giving it a period of up to 50 years. This is because Myanmar’s current national budget is around 10 trillion won.

At this level, it’s almost like giving it away for free.

You won’t do it even in this situation? You won’t do it even in this situation?

“I guarantee that if you introduce the android military and actively use it in your offensive, you will succeed in driving out the military within a month.”

A month? That’s it? Than Zaw Oo had seen and heard about the situation in Afghanistan, but he doubted whether it would work in Myanmar.

“… Let’s discuss it at the government level first.”

“Okay, let’s do that. Oh, and please keep all related information confidential.”

There should never have been anything like what happened in Afghanistan.

Only after sending Tan Jo Woo did Jeong Woo let out a sigh. It was no easy task to recite Sarah’s explanation.

However, looking at Tan Jo-woo’s expression, which was different from his initial expression, it was clear that his thoughts had definitely changed for the better.

“Haha.”

How can you refuse to distribute Android like this?

It is a great mistake to think that the power of capitalism comes from cash. The power of capitalism comes from productive forces.

Let me show you the overwhelming difference in productivity that comes from having no capital.