European Financial Emperor

196 The Amazing Princess (2)

Until not so long ago, the South Vietnam stubbornly refused to establish diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union, and even made an absurd provocation to wage war if it were to leave.

However, as a trading country of the Soviet Union in Joseon, both in name and reality, they were enjoying a fairly decent profit margin.

“Your Majesty, these are the export results for this quarter!”

“Bring it in.”

Lee Gak was concentrating on maximizing its function by pulling the framework of trade that Lee Hwan had built.

Therefore, no matter how busy he was, he was interested in this place to the extent that he took care of the trade himself.

Then, unexpected news came to him from the mainland.

“As export performance increased this quarter, our home country said that it would connect submarine cables to Australia through negotiations with Southeast Asia.”

“australia… … ?”

“The goal is to build telecommunication facilities by laying cables in both directions, while consolidating the grain markets in Asia and North America and connecting them to Europe to achieve a fairly high level of profit growth.”

“Is your Majesty your will?”

“Yes that’s right. His Majesty said that we should now make the market bigger and shape the future.”

Lee Hwan is a merchant who does everything he can to maximize profits.

It was said that if he confirmed the future in Asia and started work to bring it to Europe, it would be well worth the investment.

“great. Send envoys to Vietnam and Thailand right away to sign a treaty on diplomatic ties and trade and propose to integrate the grain market.”

“I will send a negotiator right away.”

“Also, tell them that we will set up our Easterfield factory complex, which will allow us to increase our productivity and advance our technology.”

“Are you going to transfer the technology?”

“It’s not about transferring technology, it’s about building and running factories, accumulating know-how and technology, and growing them based on the taxes they have collected.”

“iced coffee… … ! It means that you will give us the strength we need to survive!”

“It’s like that. So be sure to send a letter back to the mainland to inform them of the development of this plan.”

“Yes, my lord!”

***

The grasslands of Northeast Asia, which had so far suffered from extreme poverty and starvation, quickly found stability.

In the past, until the Soviet Union was established in the Joseon Dynasty, even if they were engaged in agriculture, they could not comfortably eat a bowl of rice.

Other than that, I was able to wear comfortable clothes every day, and I was able to live without disease and pain based on a well-maintained foundation in a developed city.

The Soviet Union’s by-election was held in the ‘New City No. 1 New Town’ in Kyoto, Japan, where the apartment complex was built.

hum hum… … !

Residents of Hikariwa City, ‘Kyoto New Town’, gathered for voting, were lining up to vote for the mayor who had recently died of illness.

Until recently, Mayor Hikariwa had developed the city by using his four-year term to the fullest, and his greatest achievements were supplying large-scale apartments and attracting hydroelectric power to lay the foundations of the city.

In addition, due to his hydroelectric power generation, Hikariwa City began to develop industry, and achieved tremendous economic development through the nearby Industrial Complex 1 and 2.

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Mayor Hikariwa, who was about to start a full-fledged leap by creating a large-scale hydroelectric power plant complex, died of complications from pneumonia.

“To everyone gathered to vote! It was diagnosed that the death of Mayor Hikariwa was pneumonia, so I hope that everyone gathered here will be vaccinated at the same time as voting!”

“Vaccination? Wasn’t that the same as last time?”

In Japan, as well as in Joseon, especially China, vaccination was carried out with great care.

This was to prevent endemic disease or dollim disease from circulating, and to prevent sudden death of infants and toddlers in advance.

As a result, Northeast Asia had already been turned upside down once, when citizens were unable to work for almost a week.

Since then, however, the number of deaths has declined sharply, and newborn deaths have become rare.

However, I had doubts about getting vaccinated again.

“Well, then, that must be true.”

“Of course! In order not to die.”

Vaccination doesn’t mean that people won’t get sick, but it’s no longer the case that people die from moaning like they used to.

Vaccines have come to be revered as being like a god by people.

Although there was a rather cumbersome order to get vaccinated at the same time as voting, citizens were happy to receive the injection.

Now that the citizens’ perception itself has changed, voting and inoculation have been completed quite in harmony.

After the vaccination, the results were communicated to Japanese President Yoshitada Ishihara.

President Ishihara studied public administration while honing his studies in the Soviet Union, and based on that knowledge, he was rapidly stabilizing Japan.

His achievements were so high that the Soviet Union even awarded President Ishihara a citation.

“The Highness of the Soviet Union instructed us to have an inoculation rate of over 70%. How long have you been vaccinated?”

“Once the adults get it up to 70%, the rest is the old man and the children. However, children are more likely to walk the streets even if they are vaccinated, so special attention seems to be required.”

“Then make a statement through the Minister of Health and Welfare, so that commuting and going out are prohibited after vaccination.”

“Yes, sir.”

President Ishihara wrote a letter to the Minister of Health and Welfare, and now tomorrow there will be a curfew along with vaccinations.

He laughed bitterly.

“Once the vaccination starts, everyone will not be able to go home for about a week.”

“If the people can be healthy in that way, wouldn’t it make sense to make sacrifices?”

“Everyone has a good attitude. I will inquire through the Soviet Union about the proper reward procedure in the morning, so please do your best.”

“thank you!”

Lee Gak spares no money for rewards so that public officials working in government agencies can work as hard as possible.

Of course, it was forbidden to deteriorate the national finances through excessive welfare.

“How is the financial situation of each province these days?”

“In the case of large cities, growth has risen remarkably, but in the case of small towns in rural areas, it is said that it is a problem because agricultural education is still not done properly. Recently, grains are coming in from overseas, so it feels like production is being pushed back a bit.”

“Hmm, okay? If so, I’ll have to use a way to increase productivity by establishing an agricultural school.”

“There is another problem. Even if it is produced, there is no way to sell it at a fair price.”

“Is it difficult to sell at a fair price?”

“Isn’t it rare to sell goods as a reconnaissance system in a market where ordinary people go? So, the price varies from market to market, and even if it is sold as a reconnaissance system, there is really no way for farmers in the countryside to bring that much rice to the market and sell it.”

“That is a serious matter. It means that no matter how much you increase production, you will end up unable to sell.”

“That’s right. It looks like we have to find a way to solve this problem.”

President Ishihara decided to find a way to solve this problem on the mainland.

He decided to send people to the capital of the Kingdom of Easterfield, not the Soviet Union.

“Go to the Central Headquarters of the Agricultural Cooperatives and try to find a solution.”

“Are you talking about the mainland Nonghyup?”

“If it were you, he might be able to find out about renting farm machinery or borrowing for trucks. And in the mainland, we are distributing technologies to promote agriculture through the Agricultural Cooperatives, so it would be quicker to ask the Agricultural Cooperatives for help.”

The Agricultural Cooperatives were rapidly changing the world, and Japan will also be mixed with the winds of such change, making the world a little bit better to live in.

***

What is the fastest way to develop the Far East?

Policy researchers from Easterfield Federation advised that in order to develop the Far East, there should be a landmark that represents the region.

“Landmark.”

“There has to be one specialized market, like Istanbul or Egypt.”

After listening to the experts’ advice, Hwan Lee came up with some ideas.

It was the concentration of minerals and resources.

“Construct railroads and highways in the Far East and use them as transshipment sites for future transcontinental routes. Also, try to launch the Asian resource market to handle the resources that will be developed here.”

“It’s a resource market! That’s a very clever idea! Oil is being discovered in that area, so if we launch a resource market, it could be the Middle East of Asia!”

“Yeah, that’s it. If the capital is concentrated and developed like that, it will be quite easy to connect the Japanese archipelago and the continent in the future. In addition, if railways are connected from now on, the mainland can also be connected to Southeast Asia in the future. The development of land routes for the transport of resources will create greater goods than expected.”

“Then, where would you like the resource market to be located in the Far East?”

“It would be nice to have a bridgehead that connects the Amur River and the Tatar Strait.”

“We will report candidate areas through geologists and administrators.”

“It’s a good place to develop as much as possible. Be mindful.”

“Yes, my lord!”

After declaring the plan for the development of the Far East, another public service came to Lee Hwan.

This time it was from South America.

“Oil is being drilled in Venezuela. At this rate, production could be second only to the Middle East.”

“Oh, is it? You mean it’s bigger than Texas heavy oil?”

“Student studies suggest that it is.”

“How is the dispatch of the military going?”

“A squadron of battleships was dispatched, and 50,000 troops landed. Now it looks like a coastal line of defense to Panama will unfold.”

It was a huge mistake for Colombia to divide the lands around Panama and Venezuela to Easterfield.

For some time, there were even rumors that the failure of Colombia’s policy could lead to a regime change in the federal government.

“With so much oil discovered, the current government doesn’t look like it will last very long.”

“Is it possible that a faction could be born to replace Simon Bolivar?”

“That’s right. It is not yet known who his successor will be, but it is speculated that most will be made up of military chiefs.”

The emerging countries of South America have been showing quite a bit of strength since independence.

While maintaining the power of the empire and the federal government as strong as possible, they were building a solid economic foundation to strengthen their power base.

But even in such a strong country, cracks were slowly forming.

It was none other than the influence of Easterfield.

“As we built roads and railroads and secured trade routes for them, the economy expanded and, crucially, trade increased tenfold as a result of the opening of the Panama Canal. Now, leaders who fail in the economy have a hard time winning the support of the people.”

“It is quite encouraging to see the neighboring countries develop. It will be of great help to us in the future. but… … .”

“Depending on who the chief is, the way we treat them will have to be different.”

“I know you well. First, send an envoy. And we’re going to ask the ambassador how we plan our policy toward Colombia going forward.”

It was at that time when the report continued quietly.

An urgent voice was heard from Lee Hwan.

“majesty! A letter has arrived from England!”

“A letter?”

“Princess Ophelia is said to have disappeared!”

“… … what?!”