Chapter 1228: The Storm in Seoul (Third update, please subscribe)
What was Seoul like in 1961?
Poverty and backwardness, even in the most lively places, there are not many buildings. Even if there are, most of them are remnants of the Japanese colonial period. Even though the war has been over for more than ten years, there are only a few buildings. There are still traces of the war on it.
“This is Seoul!”
Jin Yongzhe looked at the city outside the window and thought silently. He had just reported to the Ministry of Education and would have to follow the arrangements of the superiors. However, he I am not in a hurry, but I am looking at Seoul with a tourist mentality.
Although Seoul is poor and backward, the atmosphere of Nanyang can be seen everywhere here.
This seems a little strange.
But actually it’s not surprising at all.
Most of the vehicles running on the streets of Seoul are made in Nanyang. Even if there are American cars, they are almost all trucks that have been eliminated by the US military, or US-aided cars.
As for the clothes people wear, they are almost all Nanyang style. The posters in the cinema and the programs on the TV are almost all Nanyang style. Even the words spoken by people have become the national language.
In Seoul, the capital of South Korea, it is not so much South Korea as it is, to a certain extent, Nanyang, or a place deeply influenced by Nanyang.
After wandering around the streets for a long time, towards evening, Jin Yongzhe came to the vicinity of the Ministry of Education again. As soon as he got off the bus, he saw his friends waiting outside. When he reported in a few hours ago, he unexpectedly met his senior at Nanyang University, who was also his good friend.
In a nearby miscellaneous noodle restaurant, Liu Bidong looked at his good friend in front of him and said :
“Oh, basically only some country people still speak Korean now.”
Then he looked left and right and said:
"Look, everyone is basically speaking Chinese."
"It's to go out to work."
Jin Yongzhe said:
"When I was in Nanyang, I’ve heard that people learn Chinese in order to go abroad to work.”
“Yes, what should I do if I don’t go abroad?”
Liu Bidong said:
"Since 1957, the United States' aid to South Korea has been decreasing day by day. South Korea, let alone developing its economy, has difficulty in ensuring basic people's livelihood.
Because people's livelihood is difficult, naturally South Korea's already small-scale industry has been further hit. South Korea's industry has fallen into an endless cycle. Due to low social demand, factories have continued to close, and the surge in the unemployed population has led to further decline in industrial demand, and the unemployment population has continued to increase.
Even the mining industry, which was avoided by job seekers in the past, has seen an influx of job seekers. According to statistics, in 1959, high school students accounted for half of the employees in South Korea's miners, and college students actually accounted for half. Nearly a quarter!”
Jin Yongzhe was stunned by his friend’s words and said.
"Is it so serious?"
"The current population of South Korea is 22 million, but there are 2.5 million unemployed people."
Looking at his friend whom he had not seen for many years, Liu Bidong sighed:
“Three years ago, when I returned to China, I was extremely ambitious. I wished that South Korea could become as wealthy as Nanyang overnight, but now...”
With a long sigh, Liu Bidong said:
"Three years have passed. Instead of getting better and better as I hoped, South Korea has become increasingly sad. If it weren't for the barbed wire and landmines along the 38th Line, I don't know how many people would have gone north. South Korea is really There is no cure, and there is no hope at all."
After thinking about it, he added:
"Actually, it is not hope. For ordinary people, going to Nanyang is not a hope. That’s the biggest hope. If it doesn’t work, you can even go to Africa!”
There is no hope!
This is South Korea now - even after Syngman Rhee was overthrown on April 19 last year, the situation of extreme poverty in South Korea has not improved significantly.
"But you must be able to speak Mandarin."
"Yes, you must be able to speak Mandarin, so listen..."
Liu Bidong glanced at the diners in the room and said:< br>
“Did you hear that?”
What did you hear?
Is it their conversation?
Everyone was talking in Mandarin, some bluntly, some skillfully, men and women, they were all speaking Mandarin.
“Nowadays, the trend of learning Chinese characters and Chinese language in Korea has even surpassed that of the Li Dynasty. Starting from the Li Dynasty, whether to use Chinese characters or not was considered to be the boundary between intellectuals and ordinary people. But now, whether it will Using Chinese characters and speaking Chinese is the difference between hope and hopelessness. Now, in some places, it is even combined with blind dates. The woman’s requirement is also to be able to speak Chinese and use Chinese characters, because this means that the man will have the opportunity to work abroad and improve his family’s life.”
Because Liu Bidong was born in the Liu family and is from a scholarly family. When he mentioned that Korean was considered an inferior writing compared to Chinese characters, Kim Yong-cheol thought to himself - it turns out that the ancients thought so too!
It seems that I am not a fan of foreign things and favor the south!
All right!
I am still very normal!
“Back then, when Japan colonized, we were forced to learn Japanese. But until the end of colonial rule, only more than 20% of the population spoke Japanese. But now, almost 50% of people in South Korea speak Chinese "Although there are many old Confucian scholars among them, even if they are farmers in the countryside, although they have not learned Chinese thoroughly and systematically, they can still learn some basics." As an official of the Ministry of Education, Liu Bidong naturally understands these situations. .
“Actually, it is very convenient for us to learn Chinese. Many Confucian scholars and their families can speak Chinese and write Chinese characters. Therefore, after Chinese becomes popular, it will be easy to spread. In addition, In recent years, due to the influence of Nanyang movies and music, the Chinese language is becoming popular in Korea at an alarming rate, maybe..."
After thinking about it, Liu Bidong said:
"In another twenty years, no one in South Korea will speak Korean anymore."
"It won't hinder Nanyang's economy and science if we don't talk about it." They are all so developed. Only by learning from Nanyang can Korea have hope, and only by strengthening ties with Nanyang can we get rid of poverty!"
Kim Yongzhe continued:
"Just like Siam, relying on learning from Nanyang, Siam's per capita GDP has more than doubled in the past few years! Malaya, not to mention, is a Tang country. , its per capita GDP has reached an astonishing US$300, and Kyushu’s per capita GPD has also exceeded US$250. It can be said that their economies have made great progress.”
When explaining the changes that learning from Nanyang can bring about from an economic perspective, Kim Yong-cheol emphasized:
“So, if Korean is eliminated, it will be eliminated because it is out of time.”
Clicked Nodding, Liu Bizhong said:
"Yes, everyone thinks so. Even parents ask schools to increase the number of Chinese classes because children want to have a good future in the future. Overseas is the best choice.”
Like everyone else, the two of them drank and ate while chatting. In the end, they even had a bowl of mixed noodles before leaving the noodle shop. After that, they walked and chatted until late at night. Then they found a roadside wine stall and continued drinking there.
As long as Koreans have money, their drinking festivities will continue. At first, the two of them were chatting about South Korea, but later on, they started talking about Nanyang and the economy. In this way, from midnight, they kept talking. Chatted until early morning.
While they were chatting, suddenly, a burst of fierce gunshots came from the Han River Bridge in the distance. At first, the two of them had not reacted, but after hearing the gunshots, they soon heard the sound of gunfire. The people recovered from their drunken state. They looked at each other in astonishment, and then turned their attention to the Han River Bridge.
"Here, what's going on?"
After a while, the gunfire on the bridge stopped, and military vehicles drove across the bridge and entered the city.
When the army entered the city, Liu Bizhong and Jin Yongzhe almost watched them pass by.
For Liu Pizhong and Jin Yongzhe who witnessed the army entering the city, they did not know what they saw, but they were drunk and sobered up amidst the gunfire.
The remaining trace of reason told them that another coup had occurred in South Korea.
This day is May 16th.
In the early morning, a total of more than 3,600 officers and soldiers from the 1st Brigade of the South Korean Marine Corps, the 1st Special Air Transport Regiment, and the 6th Army Artillery Regiment entered Seoul City from Gimpo and Uijeongbu. Apart from a brief exchange of fire with the military police at the Han River Bridge, they encountered no effective resistance and successfully occupied important places such as the Army Headquarters, Seoul City Hall, police station, and radio station. The "Convention" was broadcast on the Central Broadcasting Station in the name of Army Chief of Staff Jang Do-young. ”, announcing that the military would take over administrative, legislative, judicial and other fortress departments.
This military coup seemed to come out of the blue, but everything seemed to have been carefully prepared. Just before the people figured out what was going on, the streets of Seoul were full of soldiers issuing declarations. They sat on jeeps and read the convention loudly with loudspeakers, saying that launching a military coup was forced. to actual needs.
At the same time, a large number of teachers and students from the Army Sergeant School held a military parade in the streets of Seoul wearing uniforms to show their support for the military coup.
The citizens were dumbfounded as they watched the officers and cadets parading in the streets, watching the army control the city, and listening to the "Convention" coming out on the radio.
When Park Jung-woong walked into the Blue House, the embassies of various countries were learning about military information through various channels. This was the case for the US Embassy, and even more so for the Nanyang Embassy.
“The most important thing now is the attitude of the United States!”
In the Nanyang Embassy, intelligence officer Jin Guolei said:
"As long as the United States supports them, they will definitely succeed. After all, the military command of the Koreans is in the hands of the United Nations Army."
What is the United Nations Army? It is obviously the U.S. Army!
In fact, after all, Nanyang is also a member of the United Nations Army. After the armistice of the Peninsula War, in order to help South Korea rebuild, Nanyang joined the United Nations Army and set up military hospitals in South Korea to help the local people. Now, there are dozens of Nanyang soldiers in Seoul. Except for a few who are representatives of the United Nations Command, most of them are military doctors.
Fang Guoliang on the side said:
"Yes, the attitude of the US military is very important. I will contact the headquarters now."
Soon, news came - South Korea's request to Magrud, commander of the US military in South Korea and United Nations forces, to dispatch US military police to stop the coup troops was rejected.
After the news reached the embassy, Jin Guolei's first reaction was:
"It's over, it's over for Zhang Mian, this coup must be supported by the Americans!"
(End of this chapter)