World Domination through Planet Development - Chapter 91



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Episode 91. China Divided

The Communist government held another emergency party congress and elected Chao Leji as chairman.

The party congress could have included members of Hu Chun-yan’s Communist Youth League faction, but they were naturally excluded.

Agenda for the party convention. Delegates attend and decide through election.

Since most of the delegates were re-elected according to Shi Jin-chang’s taste, the power of the public hearing was weak, but it was different now that Shi Jin-chang had passed away.

At this point, with Hu Juntao, who can be considered a senior member of the Communist Party, raising his hand, it seems that the entire Chinese party will be able to compete with the Xi Jinping faction.

A gathering of Shi Jin-chang’s four closest associates.

They were discussing the request for formal talks from the Hu Chun-Yan faction some time ago.

He seemed to be losing his temper as if he couldn’t handle the anger that was rising.

“A meeting?! They are traitors! What kind of conversation do we have with them? We should capture them all alive and put them on trial!”

Of course, the result of the trial is death penalty.

“Think carefully. If you’re not careful, the country could end up divided.”

Li Changjun gave him a cautious warning.

The reason I can suggest an opinion opposing Chaoroji is because among all the people here, Chaoroji is the only one who is willing to resort to force without thinking.

All of these people were people who condoned Xi Jinping’s invasion of Taiwan, but it was not Xi Jinping who was rising. Moreover, this was something that was completely different from the just cause of annexing Taiwan.

“Huh! Why worry about those guys who can’t even properly absorb the Southern Front!”

“It has been determined that at least several hundred thousand Android soldiers have been deployed.”

Chai-ching, who had been watching silently, spoke up.

Even considering the number of androids, this side’s forces still had the numerical advantage, but considering their individual abilities, they could not be ignored.

“What’s so scary about those scrap metal pieces?! Our People’s Liberation Army’s PLZ-05 firepower can annihilate them in an instant! If only the artillery battalion of the West General Command is redeployed to the front line, those little things can be suppressed in an instant!”

The PLZ-05 is a self-propelled howitzer developed and operated in China and is the main gun of the artillery battalion of the West General Military Region.

The Western General Corps was a unit that had the status of the best artillery battalion in China, as it was fighting in the border area with India.

In addition to the five major theaters, it was an important unit that was operated independently as a military district directly under the People’s Liberation Army. Even in such places, it was necessary to assume that troops were being withdrawn.

Chaoroji’s words were not wrong.

In any case, in modern warfare, there are not many cases of suppressing enemy units with personal firearms.

This is only true in small-scale skirmishes or urban warfare, but in large-scale battlefields where tens of millions of people are killed, most deaths are caused by artillery fire and bombing.

Even considering its superior physical abilities that are far superior to those of humans, it may seem like a mere weapon on the modern battlefield, but that changes the moment Sarah takes control.

If a bombardment comes from dozens of kilometers away, the androids that are targeted will intentionally dodge the bombardment with the utmost efficiency under Sarah’s control. This is the same for any attack.

Only no one knew that the androids were controlled by some supernatural intelligence.

“If we refuse to meet with them first, we will not be viewed favorably by outsiders.”

External perspective. It refers to the perspective from abroad, but it also refers to the perspective from within China.

No matter how much it was pouring down, it was not reckless enough to proceed with the work while ignoring public opinion of the Chinese people.

“Hmm…! If the talks break down, then there’s going to be war! Even so, it’s not worth listening to the suggestions of those traitors.”

Chaoroji turned around, shouting as if he had no choice.

Li Changjun was looking at him with meaningful eyes.

* * *

Singapore.

Hong Kong-Beijing Summit.

China divided into the Hong Kong government and the Beijing government.

The two governments’ representatives, Hu Chun-yan and Qiao Le-ji, met in one place. However, the atmosphere was by no means as cordial as that of other summits.

“First of all, the abolition of the three-term limit established by President Xi Jinping through constitutional amendments must be restored to its original place.”

As the talks progressed and the two leaders sat face to face, Hu Chun-yan was the first to put forth the conditions.

I didn’t refute the idea from the beginning. Since I could always bring it up again later if the opportunity arose, it didn’t matter to that extent.

“And the constitutional amendment! Everyone here must have seen it. If the constitution can be overturned so easily as if you were turning over your hand, what kind of constitution is it? We demand the creation of a new organization for the constitutional amendment.”

It was an issue that could be tolerated to this extent, but I couldn’t be too picky, so I raised the issue.

“Just like turning over your hand! What a joke! Chairman Xi Jinchang’s constitutional amendment was the result of a unanimous vote by the delegates at the party convention, and weren’t you there too?!”

“I didn’t agree, that’s what I’m saying!”

“If you didn’t agree, you should have voted against it!”

“Do you think it’s as easy as it sounds?!”

A friendly exchange of voices.

As if they both knew this would happen, the ambassador dispatched from Singapore stepped in to mediate between them.

“I would like everyone to remain quiet and proceed.”

Only then do the two stop their meaningless quarrel.

“joy!”

“Hmm… Then I will continue.”

“You still have more requests to make?”

Despite Chaoroji’s sarcasm, Hu Chun-Yan continued speaking without paying attention.

“The National People’s Congress, which elected Chairman Chao Leji, should be invalidated….”

“That’s nonsense!!”

Barely ten seconds after mediation, another shout was heard.

The National People’s Congress was the official name of the Party Congress.

“… I think it is a natural course of action to open a new party convention under fair and strict verification.”

“Does it make sense that the results of the party convention were overturned?! If you were against it, you should have attended in person!”

“So, it’s okay for the Constitution to be overturned?! And in this situation, how can I go there?”

“How many times do I have to say that the Constitution was amended through a party convention?!”

“Come on, let’s calm down.”

As the atmosphere became more chaotic once again, the Singaporean ambassador stepped in to mediate.

“… These are the prerequisites that we are demanding. Next, the details of the establishment of a constitutional amendment organization and the party convention should be discussed thoroughly so that they can be reconvened through fair procedures.”

“Are you saying that all of those demands just now have to be met?!”

Chaoroji asked with a threatening tone. In Chaoroji’s opinion, all of the demands were ridiculous.

Hu Chun-Yan did not give in and answered firmly.

“Of course!”

Then, he glared at Hu Chun-Yan, who was getting angry, and said:

“Then the negotiations are broken off!”

Chaoroji got up and left the conference room. Those accompanying him also glared at Hu Chun-Yan and his group with similar expressions and followed them out.

Even if negotiations break down this quickly, there may still be room to continue through second and third rounds of negotiations, but that is not the case now.

Because I thought that the preconditions that Hu Chun-Yan demanded were truly unconditional. It also meant that the party congress election, which Chao Le-Ji opposed the most, would be completely invalidated.

For them, it was absurd for Chaoroji to sit in the highest leadership position.

And the opposite is also true.

Even for the Beijing government, some of the demands proposed by Hu Chun-yan were difficult to accept, if not all.

Even if the most difficult to accept is the demand to re-elect the chairman, what does ‘fairly’ mean?

To be fair, what they meant was that they would create conditions in which they could sufficiently persuade the delegates.

Accepting all of these conditions would mean nothing more than telling the current Shijinchang faction to put everything down and leave.

The breakdown of talks was seen as a signal to China that war was imminent.

And then an unexpected variable appears… .

* * *

[User. It seems that Lee Changjun is thinking of approaching you.]

“If you’re Li Changjun, aren’t you from the Beijing government? Since it looks like war is about to break out, are you thinking of introducing Android?”

[It seems right to introduce Android, but it doesn’t seem to be the Beijing government that is the main driver.]

“If not the Beijing government, then where? Is it possible that Li Changjun is trying to switch to the Hong Kong government?”

[That’s not it. He wants to take control of the Beijing government alone.]

Li Changjun rebels within the Beijing government?

“Then is this another internal conflict in the Beijing government…?”

If so, this was the beginning of a new phase. China was now showing signs of rebellion everywhere.

The main regions are Xinjiang, Tibet, and Inner Mongolia.

Even if they took advantage of the chaos to stage a rebellion, it would be easy to suppress once the divisions within the Communist Party were resolved.

But what if even the Beijing government were to split in two? Then things would be very different.

“Things might work out easier than I thought.”

* * *

After the meeting, while the world was in turmoil, as Sarah had predicted, Li Changjun’s aides secretly came to see Jeongwoo.

“hello.”

Li Changjun’s aides bowed and greeted him.

“hello.”

After exchanging pleasantries, the two moved to the prepared location.

Li Changjun’s aide took out the laptop he had prepared. He finished setting it up on the table and turned it towards Jungwoo.

A video conference was in progress on the screen.

Not long after, Li Changjun’s face began to appear.

-Nice to meet you, CEO Cheon. I’m Lee Chang-jun.

“Nice to meet you. I guess you have something to tell me privately since you contacted me in secret like this.”

– Exactly as you thought. I won’t beat around the bush. Sell me an android army too. This is my own decision, not that of the Beijing government.

“… Are you saying that it has nothing to do with the Beijing government?”

Jungwoo pretended not to know and asked meaningfully. Lee Changjun thought Jungwoo felt uncomfortable and immediately continued talking.

– That’s right. The purpose is the same as what President Cheon Dong-sa predicted. There are strong forces within China that support Chaoroji, but if Chaoroji were not there, they would have no choice but to bow to me.

A tone that seemed as if she was trying to turn Jungwoo’s heart around.

It was an idea that could come out because I didn’t know about the dark power called Rothschild.

“Hmm… Even if you don’t have to convince me, I’m willing to sell my stuff as long as I get paid. As I’ve said publicly before, I’m open to everyone.”

Lee Changjun couldn’t help but laugh in vain at Jeongwoo’s response.

-…Good attitude.

An evaluation that is difficult to understand whether it is sarcastic or complimentary.

“If you use Android for that purpose, won’t the internal conflict in China become more serious?”

It was a remark expressing concern that the Beijing government would be divided in two.

-If I can just take control of the Beijing government, I can easily reach a peaceful agreement with the Hong Kong government. I also agree with nullifying the previous party congress. But I don’t think that’s something you should consider, Chairman.

It was a good question. But if we assume that internal divisions are getting worse, he might change his mind.

“Hmm… What if I say they sell Androids in other places too?”

It meant Tibet, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia, but did not mention them specifically.

Although he had not yet made any contact with them, he was willing to go to Jungwoo and sell them to him. So it wasn’t entirely a lie.

-Somewhere else…? Where else?

“Well, isn’t there another place that could cause trouble in China?”

Li Changjun’s expression changed at Jeongwoo’s meaningful words. It was because he thought that Jeongwoo was not simply making assumptions and speaking.

However, Jungwoo sold the android to the Hong Kong government. At the point when he was asking the Hong Kong government to sell the android to him, it was shameless to ask them not to sell it to anyone else.

-If it’s something that’s still only planned, can you sell it to me first?

It meant that he should hold off on supplying to them and sell everything to himself first.

At this point, it was as if he was going to spend all the money he could personally afford.

According to what Sarah had heard, Li Changjun’s hidden wealth was no less than that of the world’s richest people.

In addition, if the party uses up all the money it can afford, those rich people will have to give in.

“I’m sorry, but even if you buy that much more, there’s still plenty left. There’s enough to go around for them.”

-I can handle all that stuff, for the time being.

Li Changjun said with confidence that he was quite proud of his wealth.

Considering the cost of maintaining Android, it doesn’t seem like they will use it all, and it seems like a measure purely to prevent other rebellions within China.

“Hmm… Mr. Li Changjun will never be able to handle our production volume, even if we secure the Beijing government in a short period of time.”

The current Android production volume is such that if they wanted to, they could produce tens of millions of units at once. It is a volume that even the United States cannot handle.

Li Changjun gave up on Jungwoo’s firm refusal and stopped asking for more.

-You have great business acumen. Good. But you must send my goods to me on time and with certainty.

“Of course. But how do you plan to receive it? Since the Beijing government is keeping a close eye on North Korea, it will be difficult for us to convey it to you.”

There was no need to mention South Korea.

-I know. We will send a ship from Tianjin.

It seemed that he was going to take action immediately after receiving the android through Tianjin.

“Okay, I’ll have the goods ready to be shipped as soon as they arrive in North Korea.

-Oh, and it must be clear that the Android is purchased under my name.

Li Changjun emphasized the name, as if he was completely intending to make him his private soldier.

“That is a given.”

-Okay, I’ll send the deposit right away.

After detailed discussions with Li Changjun’s associates, the contract was finalized.

Lee Changjun.

Because of his greed, China was put on the verge of division again.