183 Unification of the Three Kingdoms (1)
Yi Hwan, who proclaimed a democratic republic as the Qing emperor, established a central government in Beijing and allowed full-scale elections to begin.
The intellectuals who contributed to the organization of each local government gathered and ran as candidates for the head of state, and they advertised their promises to the people through election campaigns.
Thus, in August 1837, China’s first president was born.
He was Jo Hwang-gap, a new intellectual.
Jo Hwang-gap was studying public administration and law, along with performing his presidential duties, by accepting the newspapers he received from Easterfield.
After studying for almost a year, he realized exactly what China’s evils were, and went out as president to solve them.
Jo Hwang-gap solidified his blueprint through a conversation with Lee Hwan.
“With the help of the federal government, we want to reduce literacy and distribute an official language for use with minorities.”
“Common language.”
“I heard that the Easterfield Confederation is also being unified into one language.”
The Easterfield Federation borrowed and used Hangul.
This was not simply because Lee Hwan came from Korea, but because English has so many contradictions and differences between regions, it was judged that it was not suitable as an official language.
Therefore, a common language based on Hangul was born.
The base is Hangul, and the language standard was based on Korean, but a future developed language system was used.
Strictly speaking, it is Korean, but there are definitely many differences from the current Korean language.
People used to call it ‘Easterfield’s official language’.
“Currently, our Easterfield Federation is learning the languages of each region and communicating with Hangul as the official language. It is a bit of a contradiction to be unified in one language, but it is not completely wrong.”
“Based on that Easterfield official language, I want to redefine the official language. If that happens, I think it will be a little quicker to accept Easterfield’s studies and help engineers learn their skills.”
“Hmm.”
“Help!”
Distributing Easterfield’s official language to Asia would ultimately be of great help to the federation system centered on Joseon.
Besides, Korean is very similar to the languages of China and Japan in many ways, so it was thought that there would be no problem as an official language.
Even now, Lee Hwan continued to improve the Korean language through scholars, so it sounded like a pretty good suggestion.
“good night. Then do it.”
“thank you!”
Jo Hwang-gap clearly knew what was helpful for his country.
I was thinking about what it takes to build a new country rather than mere pride.
Lee Hwan thought that as long as Jo Hwang-gap was present, there would be no worries about China in the future.
“The Korean Federation will soon be established. This confederation is a regional autonomous confederation and is governed by the Easterfield Confederation, through which I will make a contribution.”
“Then why don’t you ask me one more thing since you are investing?”
“Hmm, what?”
“I heard that you are constructing an industrial park in China. If so, I would like you to construct a special trade zone along the southern coast and lay railroads and roads to the north. In that way, I think we can expect a little higher profit from our trade with Europe.”
Lee Hwan could not help but marvel at Jo Hwang-gap’s economic plan.
He was trying to put what the people of the future envisioned and put into practice in the present age.
Lee Hwan supported his idea.
“Of course. Just as you thought, I will send Eaststellar here to greatly increase industry and commerce.”
“Then, are you going to set up a subsidiary of East Stellar in China?”
“Yes.”
“thank you!”
China has a large population. If it is actively used, Lee Hwan thought that the future of Asia would be bright.
***
A few days later, Lee Hwan led the fleet to Joseon.
Roads and railroads connecting China and Korea were already under construction, and in California, East Stellar Construction was rushing to prepare for departure with construction materials and heavy equipment.
Now, here, Joseon will play an important role as a bridgehead connecting Easterfield’s mainland and Asia.
In Daejeon, the capital city of Hanyang, Yi Hwan met Heonjong, the king of Joseon with the same name.
Heonjong certainly had a resemblance to Lee Hwan in appearance, and he had the same name, so he felt a sense of unity.
“Are you the king of Joseon?”
“Yes.”
“You are full of energy.”
Although the abdication had already been decided, Heonjong did not show any bow to Yi Hwan.
It was to protect his pride as a king.
Lee Hwan glanced all over at Daeso and Daejeon.
Then he asked the priests of the big and small.
“I am not a barbarian who invaded Joseon. He is a descendant of Eunpyeong-gun, the half-brother of King Jeongjo the Great, and is also a servant who will keep the post of Jongmyo. For me, the lord decided to abdicate. If anyone opposes this, I will destroy the Gu family.”
“… … Nonsense!”
The sound of Kim and Cho standing up was heard.
But Lee Hwan was adamant.
clap!
Thousands of soldiers flocked to the palace as Lee Hwan clapped.
Kim and Cho were indignant at the guns aimed at the soldiers who rushed to the palace in unison and surrounded Kwonmunsedoga.
“What are you doing! If you are a servant of the king, then you must protect the body that is worthy of him!”
“… … body pain?”
Lee Hwan pulled out a pistol from his pocket.
shudder!
The silver barrel, black anvil, hammer and skull are depicted as pistols, which are also the chief of Easterfield’s chieftains.
He gave it to Lee Hwan, who had the same name.
“Hey, this is… … .”
“If you don’t like it, shoot it.”
“What, what?”
“Am I like my uncle as a villager? Listen to this uncle and just shoot him.”
Although the village was a bit complicated, the two were adept.
Lee Hwan found a very good cause.
“In terms of village count, your king is my nephew. However, it is a great sin to have a king as a scarecrow in the country my nephew rules and ravage the land.”
“… … Huh, huh!”
“If you talk to my nephew one more time here, he’s going to give you a headshot.”
“What, what shot?!”
Heonjong’s trembling hand, Lee Hwan, held his hand tightly.
Then he whispered in his ear.
“… … this is a blank It doesn’t kill anyone even if you shoot it, only the sound is loud. Let them pee a little.”
“iced coffee!”
Heonjong cleverly understood the concept of blank bullets.
He picked up a gun and pointed it at the Cho family.
chuck!
“Uh, uh… … ?!”
“Poongyang Joe! You have desecrated our Jongmyo and Sajik, so I must die here!”
Heonjong shoots without hesitation.
Taang!
Gunshots in the ears echoed in Daejeon.
Then, the great and small priests fell down on the spot in confusion.
In particular, some of the Chos passed away on the spot.
Seeing this, the gods of Daeso thought that the person was dead.
“It’s a cool gun!”
“How many people die at once!”
Of course, no one was killed or injured. I was just terrified and fainted.
“Because I’m too scared.”
“… … majesty! How come you are doing this to God?!”
“Twitch, be glad you didn’t die. Because my nephew doesn’t know how to shoot a gun yet.”
When Lee Hwan laughed, Little Lee Hwan laughed as well.
He reloaded his nephew’s gun.
shudder!
Blank bullets cannot gas, so you have to load them yourself.
The soldiers laughed when they knew it, but the priests of the great and small were really tired of peeing.
Lee Hwan held the gun again.
“Now, shall we shoot at Mr. Kim this time?”
“… … majesty! If you look at his convictions, he is also an outsider of His Majesty! But how are you doing this?!”
“I like strangers. When you die, do that kind of bullshit only to the grim reaper on the Hwangcheon-gil.”
“Uh, uh… … !”
“Come on, shoot.”
Heonjong vomited out the anger he had accumulated over the years.
“… … I am the king of this country!”
Ta-ah!
Another blank shot was fired, this time on Kim’s side, knocking out four people.
So when people died (?) in a hurry, they had no choice but to tremble in fear.
Lee Hwan smiled softly.
“Now, are you still going to rebel?”
“… … Oh no!”
“Speak again. What’s wrong with your servant?”
“Lord, I have sinned to death!”
This time, Lee Hwan received a real gun from the Guards.
He aimed his rifle at the small and large subjects.
shudder!
“If you shoot, everyone will die.”
“Heh, heh heh! Uh, how are you doing this?!”
“He said he had committed a sin of death. Then you must die.”
“Help me!”
Apparently, there are no decent politicians in this country.
Lee Hwan sighed deeply and returned the gun to the guards.
“I want to kill you, but I endure. I should also consider the face of my nephew. You’re going to be the top king soon, but I can’t stand the fact that your style gets wrinkled because of you clumsy guys.”
“Go, thank you!”
Lee Hwan thought that now was the time to finally establish a real king of Joseon.
He asked Little Yi Hwan.
“My uncle, what would it be like if someone as big as your grandfather came to you? I think it’s better to abdicate to him.”
“… … good.”
“Um, fine. So, let’s make a stronghold with you and me and open the port of Joseon. I will give you my army.”
Heonjong followed Lee Hwan better than expected, and Lee Hwan liked him too.
Lee Hwan was planning to have the army escort his nephew.
“Captain of the Expeditionary Guard!”
“Yes, my lord!”
“How many troops do you have?”
“About six thousand.”
“From now on, you will protect the king of Joseon. Until the king of Joseon gets tired of politics, they serve the king. Can you do it?”
“If it is your command, I will go to hell!”
The expeditionary guard with absolute loyalty and power, Lee Hwan entrusted his nephew to them.
He handed the chairman gun to Heonjong.
“From now on, Joseon will join our Easterfield Federation, and you are a member of that Federation. He is also the servant of the Easterfield royal family. Even if you don’t have the right to the throne, you are saying that you are well-deserved of my support.”
“Shake?”
“It’s the back boat.”
“iced coffee!”
Lee Gak will soon return to Joseon.
If that time comes, what will happen to Mr. Kim and Mr. Cho?
As Lee Hwan thought, this was just the beginning.
“A great purge will begin. In the future, think about building a wall with outsiders.”
“Build a wall… … .”
“Aren’t they f*cking bastards who knew the king as a scarecrow after all? It makes sense to stop worrying about death or not and plan for your life.”
There must be a wind and blood blowing in Andong, and if Heonjong intervenes in it for nothing, his neck may run away.
Because that’s what a purge is.
Heonjong returned the gun to Lee Hwan and said.
“Then can I just leave Korea now?”
“Are you leaving Korea?”
“I want to see a wider world.”
Lee Hwan readily nodded his head.
“Sure. You can tour the Easterfield Federation. It will be a great experience.”