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173 Keynotes for Unification in Northeast Asia (1)

In the spring of 1837, the Qing army of 500,000 men could no longer sustain a nomadic life.

One by one, the people of the Qing Dynasty, who received a huge amount of food procured from Taiwan, began to surrender to the Union Army of Easterfield.

“Grand Duke, now half a million troops have been dismantled!”

“Did you say that Cheong carries a white flag?”

“It’s not about a hundred flags, but it is said that unless the Central Army is disbanded, it will become impossible to sustain!”

Although Qing is an empire overflowing with gold and silver treasures, there is a limit to the amount of grain it can procure domestically.

Since the easterfield federal forces, which had built a perfect siege around the southern coast, blocked the inflow of seafood, Qing was suffering from severe famine.

However, since they blocked the trade network that could break through this famine, there was no more power left to oppose Easterfield.

Nevertheless, Qing had not yet surrendered.

“Are you still not surrendering even after doing this?”

“The three Northeast Asian countries still seem to believe that they also have opportunities.”

“… … Any chance?”

“It seems that they believe that we were unable to annihilate because of the lack of strength by the return of the Cho-Japanese Allied Forces that Yu Hara sent to their home country.”

Lee Gak stopped at the absurd decision made by the Joseon court and the Japanese shogunate.

“How stupid is this? Are you saying that Jongmyo and Sajik, which have been cherished until now, have been blown away like this?”

“It would be the evil of sedo politics. The people of Kwon Moon-seok want to continue the war in order not to lose power, so only the land is devastated and the population is shrinking.”

“Isn’t the situation similar to that of the shogunate in Japan?”

“It’s the same. Unless you are an orthodox royal family or a republic created by citizens, you have no choice but to make such a stupid decision.”

Even if there is a dictator who truly loves the people, present-day Joseon and Japan were only making absurd mistakes that made no sense.

Igak didn’t want to do it anymore.

“After defeating the 3rd Allied Forces, advance to Joseon and Japan.”

“Are you planning to take over by yourself?”

“The war will never end anyway. Maybe if we lose in the 3rd Allied Forces deployment, we will prepare for the next one and then the next. In that case, it would be better for us to destroy the walls and take over the palace with our own hands.”

“But in the case of Joseon, even if it loses the war, it will never surrender easily.”

“Know. So I’m going to cover it myself.”

“You mean the Grand Duke?”

“Since you have a pedigree that can discuss the legitimacy of the royal family, wouldn’t you be able to get a royal seal? There will be controversy in Yurim or Hyanggyo, but there is little they can do.”

The grain of Easterfield was already being unleashed in Joseon, and a large number of people were flocking to Taiwan or the Okinawa Islands.

The people of Joseon, who decided that they could no longer live in oppression, were fleeing one by one.

Lee Gak was meant to stimulate the Korean people’s feelings a little more.

“Let the rumors spread in Joseon and Japan of loosening more rice and freeing slaves.”

“Are you trying to get rid of the slave class altogether?”

“Anyway, the proportion of yangban in Joseon society is not that high. Rather, it can be said that the proportion of the slave class is much larger. If so, wouldn’t it be possible to spread the news of the abolition of the slave class and cause dissatisfaction with the hierarchical society that has been hidden for so long?”

The Joseon, which Lee Gak dreams of, is a land of freedom without oppression and expropriation, and a country of wealth with abundant barns.

If he wants to create the country he dreams of, first of all, he will have to completely organize the class society.

Lee Gak intends to start it with the occupation of Joseon.

“Prepare to advance. Tell Yuhara to destroy the 3rd Allied Forces and capture all the survivors and make them prisoners.”

“Yes, Grand Duke!”

Finally, Lee Gak’s cause was trying to cover the Korean peninsula.

***

In early April, the British royal family decided to amend the law so that from now on, outside descent would be awarded the title of nobility.

This served as a decisive opportunity to open the door to an aristocratic society that until now only self-proclaimed pure-bloods could enter.

As a result of this decision, thousands of Jews gathered to bring gold and silver treasures to the British royal family.

“How much did you collect?”

“Six million pounds.”

“Hey, I think a lot of people will gather to say that I will grant you a noble title.”

Until now, the British had treated Jews as slaves and merely treated them as pawns with a lot of money and beggars.

In order not to lose their privileges, the British defensively refused to confer the title, but in the end, it was a decision in Arthur Wellesley’s advantage.

The Duke of Wellington looked like he was about to live.

“This will be more than enough to cover the development cost.”

“But it is still a long way off. Not only the research cost, but the production cost required to make the artillery is not too high.”

“Um, was it?”

“To build an Easterfield-designed artillery, you have to build a barrel out of alloy and build a hydraulic system. Keeping up with alloy technology is a problem, but the money to make it is also a problem.”

Among Easterfield’s technological prowess, it is so difficult to even implement the basics among the basics, so I wondered how much the difference in technology was between them and the UK.

However, Arthur Wellesley believed that hawks were unsustainable, and that no human being could withstand the pouring down of hawks.

He wondered if even the world’s Easter Fields would fold a handful if he launched an offensive of quantity.

“Jews tend to think that someone’s victory or liberation belongs to them all. Wouldn’t it be better to take the Goldman family as an example and grant them quite a bit of power?”

“How about sealing the Goldman family to the Viscount?”

“… … Are you your son-in-law?”

“At that rank, the Jews will have a little bit more hope and will want to bring in more money. We just need to prepare for war with that money.”

It is clear that the business board with titles will one day show the bottom.

However, from the British standpoint, there was little way to overcome the current situation.

Anyway, if I don’t get over this wave, I’m going to fall, so I thought it would be better to bring in money with certainty.

The Duke of Wellington decided to listen to the opinions of his entourage.

“Okay, then I will make contact with the royal family so that I can seal it to the Viscount.”

“By the way, Sir, I know that your condition is very serious. Shouldn’t it be time to decide a successor?”

“… … Where did you hear that rumor?”

“Rumors are circulating in the market right now. Not only can he not eat properly because he is sick, but he also sees bloody stools.”

No matter how strong the royal family is, he prays, but not everything goes according to Arthur Wellesley’s will.

As news of the king’s illness had already spread, Arthur Wellesley decided that he could no longer delay the appointment of a successor.

“First, we will search through all the families in Europe that we think are related to us, and make the person who is judged to have even the slightest possibility to be crowned as the crown prince.”

“But it has to be possible. In fact, many people think that the dynasty is over, but no matter how much you search for people, will you find them?”

The Duke of Wellington shook his head.

“Yes, of course it would be impossible. But it would be possible to customize the Crown Prince to our taste.”

“… … Are you talking about manipulating the genealogy?”

“If there is a better way than this, please tell me.”

“Ugh!”

“Right now, there is no other answer than this. Everyone knows that, right?”

“It is, though.”

“If not, create it. Even if it were the Crown Prince.”

***

In 1837, the Easterfield Kingdom Army completed a torpedo for submarines.

It was a time when the Easterfield Kingdom Army did not even know that it had succeeded in commercializing a submarine.

Considering that time, Easterfield’s invention was truly a time-shaking thing.

Lee Hwan applauded the news of the completion of the torpedo of the Easterfield submarine, while also working hard to organize the squadron.

“How long is the submarine factory in operation?”

“We can build 12 submarines per year.”

“Twelve ships per year.”

“If your Highness orders, we will set up an additional submarine factory in Australia.”

In principle, Lee Hwan’s core strategy was to produce only the easterfield mainland or countries directly under its control.

Even within the Federal Army, it is not known exactly what level of technology the Easterfield Defense Science Institute has.

This was Lee Hwan’s choice of self-reliance for confidentiality.

“good night. Then set up a new submarine production plant in Australia, where you can make torpedoes and store them in warehouses.”

“Yes, my lord!”

“Also, make sure that, whether war breaks out or not, we can continue to build submarines and develop crews who can ride them.”

Easterfield submarine crews are classified as special forces and receive private training in areas such as northern Alaska on the mainland.

While cultivating the ability to survive in extreme conditions, they will be reborn as perfect agents through thorough education and training on information leakage.

People who receive such crew training are called ‘race unions’ in the Navy.

Since Lee Hwan now has a base for training in other polar regions besides Alaska, he was thinking of creating an environment where he can train between both sides.

“I’d like to have them train in Alaska in winter and southwest of Easterfield in summer.”

“We train by going back and forth between the poles… … ! It seems like a very good option.”

“I would like to divide both bases into summer and winter camps and alternate training throughout the year. If that happens, it will probably make the supply and demand of troops much easier.”

“I will pass on your policy to the Joint Chiefs of Staff right away.”

“Oh, and I have one more thing to tell you.”

“You name it.”

“How is the organization of the combat wing going?”

Easterfield’s special move, the key force that will determine the fate of the Federation is the air force, no matter what anyone says.

Yi Hwan had directed the construction of aircraft carriers for the Ocean Fleet together with the organization of a combat wing.

It was slow, but it was definitely going on.

“We are already mass-producing 300 first-generation fighters, and we are constantly training pilots and reserve pilots. We have established a secret school to train aviation engineers, and we are developing a second-generation fighter.”

“Will it be possible to fight next year?”

“Once the fighter itself can sortie, the aircraft carrier is the problem.”

“Hmm.”

“Because it’s never been easier to build a moving hangar on asphalt.”

If you think lightly, you can throw away the cover of the battleship and put asphalt on it.

But if it had been so easy, the world’s war history might have been a little different.

Lee Hwan decided to give the answer directly to him.

“I design it myself.”