“Whoa. There’s no such thing as going quietly.”
Park Gyeol, the head of the revolutionary government, gritted his teeth and said.
“These filthy Kim family remnants… … .”
The key to providing the loan is denuclearization, but the Kim family’s followers and opponents of denuclearization tried to steal nuclear-related technology and were caught by the United States, and the loan was stopped again.
The United States entered into a fact-finding investigation saying that it could never provide loans until it was clear that the follower was not related to the revolutionary government.
“Please take this opportunity to show clearly that it is no longer the Kim family, but the world of the revolutionary government.”
“Got it.”
“Have you contacted Chairman Han?”
Of course, what Park Gyeol said was to ask for a delay in repayment.
At first, it was the revolutionary government of Park Gyeol who sighed deeply over repayment worries, but seeing the conciliatory stance Han Ji-hyeok showed in Korea and the way he willingly extended the period even though the expiration date had passed, he gradually took the postponement of repayment as a matter of course.
“I did, but I still haven’t received an answer from Chairman Han.”
To the extent that Lee Cheol-jin, who at first went directly to the village, now sends a phone call.
“You didn’t get an answer?”
“That’s because the loan that has expired this time has already been suspended once. Isn’t that why you’re worried… … .”
The revolutionary government, which had taken for granted an additional two-month grace period beyond the six-month contract period, is now unable to repay the money even after receiving the two-month grace period.
But Park Gyeol was calm.
“What, didn’t you give me a reprieve?”
As Han Ji-hyeok, who has devoted himself to reputation management, such as obeying the law and responding extremely sensitively to jobs in Korea, judged that he would not do anything that would stimulate a revolutionary government friendly to the Korean government.
“There are many things we have to do together in the future. Did you do something that would make your face red with us? Anyway, I decided to do that, and I caught all of Kim’s followers and put them in a political prison camp… … .”
At that time, I thought that I would be suspended and proceeded with the next story.
“Bah, Comrade Park Gyeol!”
The subordinate jumped into the office with a shocked expression and said.
“Ha, Han Ji-hyeok appears at Yanggakdo Stadium and is occupying all the facilities!”
At those words, Park Gyeol opened his mouth wide and said.
“What, what? Yanggakdo Stadium?!”
Yanggakdo Stadium is a stadium located on Yanggakdo Island in Pyongyang.
At the same time, it was also an item caught as collateral for this loan that was due.
Park Gyeol jumped up from his seat and shouted.
“Go ahead!”
* * *
“Yeah. It’s pretty decent.”
Since Yanggakdo Stadium is a kind of show-off facility used during national events, the appearance is neat and the size is considerable.
In addition to the main stadium, it is a huge facility with tennis and soccer practice fields lined up next to it.
“This, this is North Korea’s precious property… … .”
I spoke to the rebellious Yanggakdo arena manager.
“That’s when I paid the money back, and since I couldn’t pay it back, it’s mine now.”
I took the Yanggakdo stadium as collateral and the money I provided was about 400 billion won in Korean money.
If you bring the entire stadium of Yanggakdo Island, which is called Yeouido of Pyongyang, with only 500 billion won, it is a business that will have a lot left over.
At that time, a group of people who were playing soccer in the stadium were caught by a skeleton and dragged out.
“Leave this! Do you know who I am!?”
There is a soccer league in North Korea, but since this stadium is for large-scale games such as international games, there is no club related to it.
It meant that anyone who used such a stadium for personal use was a person with money and power in North Korea.
But that has nothing to do with me, right?
I clapped and said.
“Come on, please leave in an orderly manner. If you use Seron’s private facilities recklessly, we will take action.”
At that time, a man who was being dragged looked at me and shouted.
“Are you the owner of these skeletons?!”
“By the way.”
“I am the younger brother of an S-class Awakener, the first-class contributor to the next revolutionary government! I am acquainted with Comrade Park Gyeol, and in the middle of Pyongyang, an awakened South Korean persecutes me like this?! Do you want to die?”
“You are a high-ranking family. But don’t you know? When you think of a skeleton, there must be something that comes to mind right?”
“what?”
“Seron Group. Jihyeok Han. Development of Pyeongsan-gun.”
I revealed my identity, thinking that this would be enough to understand and keep quiet.
However, contrary to my expectations, the man did not know me at all.
“What does that have to do with me!?”
“… … ?”
“Solve this right now! If you don’t, I’ll tell my older brother right away and I’ll take your head off!”
“what. Are you a pyramid?”
They were said to be a family of high-ranking members of the revolutionary government, but they were a rogue who only knew how to run amok with the family of an S-class Awakener on his back.
Otherwise, there would be no way they would react like that when they hear the names of Pyeongsan-gun, the core task of the revolutionary government, and Seron, who is carrying out the project.
I said, snapping my fingers.
“Get rid of it, because it bothers me to say more.”
As the skeletons dragged the man away again, the man continued to struggle.
“I tell you to let go now… … !”
But then, someone jumps at a tremendous speed towards this direction.
That person is Park Gyeol, the head of the revolutionary government, and Lee Cheoljin, his closest aide.
“Comrade Park Gyeol!”
Upon their appearance, the man said with a bright expression.
“Look at this guy! Now this guy is taking over the assets of the revolutionary government at will… … !”
Then Park Gyeol looked at the man and said.
“Who is it?”
As if he didn’t recognize himself, the man said with a puzzled expression.
“I, it’s a fold, the younger brother of Kim Yoon-gi, whom I met at the victory celebration last time!”
“Ahh. Yoongi Kim’s cousin?”
Wasn’t it even your younger brother?
“Gee, I’m honored that you remembered! Anyway, that South Korean Ganna bastard is killing us like this… … !”
Just when the man was about to curse at me, Park Gyeol said with a firm expression.
“quiet.”
“yes?”
“I told you to be quiet. I’m not the kind of person like you to curse lightly.”
Then, Park Gyeol respectfully bowed his head toward me.
“It’s a close relationship. I wanted to meet you in person, but the construction was so busy.”
Pretty polite.
Unlike that guy who doesn’t even know the subject.
Anyway, if you are polite, then I should be polite too.
“I understand. It is natural that national leaders are busy.”
The man was astonished at the sight and said.
“Bah, comrade Park Gyeol… … .”
I pointed to the man and said.
“Can I kick him out? I think it would just be a hindrance.”
“Of course it is. Do it yourself.”
A man who showed off his friendship with Park Gyeol, but was helplessly dragged under Park Gyeol’s connivance.
Park Gyeol said after removing the intruder like that.
“… Aren’t you being too hasty anyway? I could have solved it with words enough.”
“Isn’t solving it with words a request for a reprieve in the end? I already broke my promise and gave you a grace period, but to postpone it again means to unilaterally take a loss on me. I’m a business man. I mean, I don’t live with losses.”
“Is that why you took over the arena?”
“yes. Since the creditor has not paid back, it is only natural to take the collateral.”
“Whoa.”
Park Gyeol let out a sigh and said.
“Does it really have to be like this?”
“You keep saying the same thing. Would I have done this if I had paid the money back on time?”
“If you wait a little longer for the money… … .”
I waved my hand and said.
“Stop talking. In any case, I have decided to exercise my property rights on the collateral, and as a result, the stadium is now mine.”
“What the hell are you trying to do with this arena?”
“There are many things to do, and there are not just one or two products that the Seron Group makes. Here’s a protégé luxury store, and SR electronics and Seron shoes. ah! And we are going to introduce a skeleton rig as well.”
“S, Skeleton League?”
A typical method of introducing all businesses in all directions by lowering the reluctance through cultural attacks by putting the Skeleton League and Seron Land at the fore.
“First of all, I plan to hold a game of Korean teams here and show it to North Koreans, and then in the long term, I plan to make a team with North Korean players.”
As I revealed my plan, Park Gyeol, who had been silent, spoke.
“I’m afraid the Korean people won’t sit still.”
Park Gyul, referring to the Korean people, not the North Koreans, because I know I take an extremely mild stance towards the Korean people.
Of course it doesn’t matter.
“By forcibly activating property rights? You don’t have to worry about that.”
The Seron Group, which has already lent money to North Korea through news articles, is in danger of being eaten away!
Because it was a situation where I had all the unplays like this.
I lent money with a good heart and even gave it a grace period, but even so, there was no way to do it, so the story of the property rights exercise was already completed.
“Both players entering North Korea and importing goods will only be possible with my permission.”
“If you don’t give me permission, I can’t help it. But then, I’m going to use a bit of an extreme method, would that be okay?”
“Extreme way?”
“The site is also large, and it is an island in the Taedong River that runs through Pyongyang, so the river view is perfect. Let’s just throw it away and build a luxury apartment, well.”
At my words, Park Gyeol said with a pale expression.
“This, this stadium hosts national events! Pyongyang residents will not stand still… … !”
“That’s it, you can press it. Besides, now is probably not the time to be worrying about this.”
I said with a bright smile.
“There are not just one or two objects held as collateral, but wouldn’t it be worthwhile to exercise property rights one by one? So, if it were me, I would think about securing other collateral while worrying about this.”
* * *
How to fall like a domino once it collapses.
Starting with Yanggakdo Stadium, real estate held as collateral is being seized one after another.
The seizure method was simple.
Place the skeleton and declare it mine now, and you’re done.
Of course, Pyongyang residents living there or engaged in occupations related to it protested against the sudden transfer of ownership, but such resistance was meaningless.
Because only combat skeletons were deployed where property rights were exercised, and there was no communication channel through which they could directly protest.
When that happened, Pyongyang residents began to criticize the revolutionary government, which they did not like, and the resistance of such residents acts as pressure on the revolutionary government.
Anyway, when I started to confiscate real estate in earnest in Pyongyang and used the resistance of Pyongyang residents to put pressure on the revolutionary government, and then I was trying to use the real estate to do my own business, Commissioner Lee Jin-young came to me.
“They say they are exercising their property rights in Pyongyang real estate.”
“Do you want the revolutionary government to intervene?”
“you’re right. A formal request has been made.”
I said with a firm expression.
“The exercise of property rights is a natural right of the Seron Group. No matter what the government says, I will keep my money.”
While bluffing in advance, Lee Jin-young suddenly smiled and said,
“Of course you should.”
“huh?”
“It is true that the request came, but I did not come with the intention of stopping Chairman Han.”
Ohh?
Don’t you want to dry it?
“The reason why I asked Chairman Han to advance into North Korea in the first place was that the revolutionary government would not be able to take care of Chairman Han and Seron’s property. And that judgment was precisely right, and the revolutionary government is doing nothing.”
Lee Jinyoung said with a relaxed expression.
“The reason South Korea supports the revolutionary government is to somehow snag this opportunity. However, in the middle of Pyongyang, the largest city in North Korea, things of public opinion that no one can touch carelessly enter? This is what our government wants most.”
“If that happens, wouldn’t it be a big deal if the revolutionary government collapses due to opposition from Pyongyang residents?”
Then, Lee Jin-young smiled and said.
“Isn’t it the president who will have to wait and see?”
Of course it is.
North Korea will reform and open only when there is a revolutionary government, and at the same time, the rights inherited from the revolutionary government will be protected.
In other words, the more I have in North Korea, the more I want the revolutionary government to exist, and the more mutually dependent I and the revolutionary government are, the stronger the leash of public opinion that the South Korean government puts on North Korea, right?
I looked at Jinyoung Lee and smiled.
“Hey, it seems that the words communicated very well today. Then can I lend you more money in the future?”
“Rather, I hope to lend more and bring more.”
“How about America?”
“America thinks the same way.”
okay.
It’s perfect.
“Then is that even possible? Like delaying the provision of loans if I ask for it.”
“Of course it’s possible. Because I came to propose that in the first place.”
Seron lends money to the Revolutionary Government and in return takes collateral.
But even then, the situation becomes easier if Korea and the United States play with loans against the revolutionary government, which is suffering from lack of money, and actively induce it to not repay the money.
“What exactly does the Korean government want?”
“Reform and opening that are much more radical than now led by Korean companies. And the resulting capitalization of North Korea.”
Are you saying that North Korea will do the same as China did with Western countries through reform and opening up?
China has grown so huge that being so involved now acts as a burden, but North Korea has clear limits to growth, so subordination is possible.
“Received.”
I said while holding hands with Lee Jin-young.
“Then, I will move quickly without paying attention, so please give me some support.”
* * *
“My requirements are simple. The revolutionary government granting special permission for the things I seized.”
I pointed to the Yanggakdo Stadium on the map on the table and said.
“First of all, as I said the other day, please allow the sale of Seron products and the introduction of the Skeleton League. Then I won’t push you away either. In addition, if there is an international event in North Korea, we can lend it. Not a bad suggestion, honestly, is it? Just as Rome opened the Colosseum in the past to soothe citizens’ dissatisfaction with sports, the introduction of the Skeleton League will surely make Pyongyang residents enjoy it, even if they are initially reluctant.”
At my words, Lee Cheol-jin, who came as the representative of the revolutionary government, sighed and said,
“ha. It would be nice if it was as you said, but… … .”
“Next is this.”
I said this time, pointing to a large apartment complex that had been foreclosed on.
“I’m thinking of going ahead with the reconstruction because it’s a good location here. I don’t have enough experience in building high-end apartments, so I’m going to subcontract them to another company. Anyway, when the business starts like that, I plan to introduce the South Korean sales system and sell it to North Koreans.”
The Korean sales system is a way to sell the right to sell a building in advance even before it is completed.
Of course, it was perfect because I could transfuse money quickly.
“Real estate transactions are illegal in North Korea!”
“I knew it from the beginning. Honestly, there is nothing I can’t do if it’s illegal, but I’m saying this because I like to abide by the law. Wouldn’t it be fine to put an exception clause on my real estate instead of just opening up special zones for reform and opening anyway?”
“That is not as easy as it sounds… … . Besides, wouldn’t the residents living there be against it?”
“If you give me permission, I’ll take care of it without much trouble. If I hand out a move-in ticket to the residents and lend them the money they need, the residents will have the opportunity to move into a high-end Korean-style apartment. How much would they like it? But if you refuse this too… We have no choice but to drive out all the residents, rebuild it, and then sell it on the black market.”
From the standpoint of the revolutionary government, which had no way to restrain me forcefully, there was virtually no option.
Of course, you can’t just whip it like this, so you should also present carrots.
“Instead, I will make a wonderful proposal to the revolutionary government. Is North Korea chronically short of oil? Reform and opening have been done, but now that I have bought it, I have no money to borrow, and there is no place to borrow money other than the Korean and American loans because of the low credit rating. By the way, Seron is in the oil refining business right? Seron Refinery Oil will be sold on credit.”
At those words, Lee Cheol-jin opened his eyes wide and said.
“Are you talking about trauma? oil?”
“yes.”
The revolutionary government used the dollar loans received from the US and Korea elsewhere.
Unsurprisingly, the largest share of dollar consumption was consumer goods directly connected to people’s lives, such as energy and food.
But would you be blinded by the provision of oil, which accounts for the highest proportion of them, on credit?
“Where is that? Besides that, they are doing large-scale farming in the great granary of Central Africa, right? I ordered food production to increase this year, so food production has exploded, and I will also provide the food produced there to North Korea. Of course, this is also traumatic.”
To provide everything you need most on credit.
It was truly the best carrot for a revolutionary government without foreign currency.
of course.
“ah. Of course, there must be a guarantee for the cost of the credit, because we cannot give credit without any guarantee.”
Although it is carrots with capitalist-style bitterness.
“All, collateral.”
Lee Chul-jin trembles at the word collateral, perhaps because of his experience of losing real estate in Pyongyang that has already been set up as collateral.
But even so, it is useless.
Food and oil that cannot be solved within North Korea must eventually be imported with foreign currency, and North Korea, which has zero credit, has no other place to lend money except for the loans from the United States and South Korea.
“Think positively. If energy and food are supplied smoothly, the lives of residents will improve, the foundation of the revolutionary government will be strengthened, and the domestic economy will revive. Then your tax revenue will increase, so if your income increases like that, it will be easier to pay back the money.”
“Um… … .”
Perhaps because he was too hot, Lee Cheol-jin hesitated even with the extreme proposal that the revolutionary government could not refuse.
I said to Cheoljin Lee.
“no way. I wrote heartily. If I were a real Korean, I would be a person who can’t use four feet. Half of the credits will be paid in North Korean money.”
“yes?!”
The problem with the revolutionary government now is that it lacks foreign currency to pay for its imports.
But how can they refuse to accept their own currency for oil and food imports?
“There is no other place in the world that offers something like this. Neither Korea nor America can do this. This is a proposal that only I can make.”
North Korea is good because I can save foreign currency, and I do business in North Korea anyway, so it’s a win-win because I need North Korean money.
Of course, because of this sweet proposal, the revolutionary government’s debt will pile up exponentially, but isn’t there no country without debt?
It is a very natural route for the country to become richer and stronger with the economy developed by borrowing money.
However, the difference is that the debt is entirely dependent on a private company called Seron Group, and at the same time, the revolutionary government has no way to deal with Seron.
“As long as the property I seized is guaranteed free activities by attaching a special clause to it, it is an unlimited foreign procurement of oil and food, which are essential for state operation, and even receive half of the payment in North Korean money? kya There is no better news than this for North Korea’s development. therefore… … .”
I handed out the documents to Lee Cheol-jin and said.
“Please stamp it quickly, before I change my mind.”