The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 106



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I looked slightly troubled at Ahn Jung-geun’s sudden request.

If you tell me right away it would be like showing off that you prepared in advance.

“There are several possibilities. Two of them are already in progress…”

I quickly looked at the other people’s expressions.

Because I had to observe how everyone except Ahn Jung-geun would react.

Because if you bring up a sensitive topic in front of people who aren’t even that desperate it could cause security problems.

There’s nothing wrong with being careful.

‘You’re all serious. Your eyes are also very fierce.’

This was especially true for Kim Chang-soo who was in front of me.

Because the assassination plan he had so proudly set up went down the drain.

It was understandable to wonder what plans I had and what I was working on.

“Are you curious?”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

I crossed my arms and moved into a slightly larger living room.

“If you take a boat and go south for about three days from here you will see the border between the United States and Mexico. That is where the military academy I currently run is located.”

A large number of German officers were dispatched by Wilhelm II to impart German military doctrines.

They are investing a lot of money in training private mercenaries mainly Koreans by hiring retired US military officers.

I actively promoted this to the members of the Patriotic Corps.

“They teach a variety of skills there. From military doctrine to marksmanship to self-defense there are classes held every day that will help you.”

An Myeong-geun raised his hand and asked me.

“Your Majesty what is self-defense?”

“I think a drama would be more effective than just talking. I need someone to help me out. Do you have any volunteers?”

“I will do it.”

Lee Jae-myung volunteered.

I stood in the direction of the door and ordered Lee Jae-myeong to stand in front of me.

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After that I looked at the others and pointed towards the door where I was standing.

“Let’s say there’s an escape route over there. But there’s a Japanese policeman blocking it.”

The situation setup is like this.

Next is division of roles.

“Mr. Lee. I will play the role of a Japanese policeman for the next five minutes. You will play the role of a volunteer soldier who is running away from me.”

“Yes? Okay I understand.”

I pretended to find Lee Jae-myung.

“If one of them had a gun there would be a gunfight but at this close range it would probably be a hand-to-hand fight right?”

“Yes I guess so.”

“At times like this self-defense is necessary.”

I made a gesture of grabbing Lee Jae-myeong’s arm while confronting him.

“Ah! This teacher.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Let’s move properly. If you feel like you’re going to get hurt while physically wrestling with each other give a signal. You can shout “surrender” or tap your right arm.”

“Your Majesty. Are you alright?”

“Don’t worry too much I’ll send you a signal if you feel like you’re going to get hurt.”

If the two of us fight of course I will win.

Because fights are originally decided by weight class.

“omg.”

Besides I’m a prince.

Moreover Lee Jae-myung seemed very cautious when interacting with me so I thought he would not treat me carelessly in the future.

‘It’s like hospitality soccer or hospitality golf. Let’s finish it quickly. The purpose of this competition is to inform people of the importance of self-defense.’

After taking a low posture he approached Lee Jae-myeong.

I hugged his thighs with both hands and pushed.

After Lee Jae-myeong was knocked down he quickly changed his posture and tried a judo-style choking motion.

“Ugh. Your Majesty. My breath… I surrender.”

When I was living in modern America as Park Byung-jun I learned several martial arts.

Taekwondo when I was young.

When I was a little older I briefly studied judo and self-defense.

A situation where the body has changed but the memories of that time remain.

It’s been three years since I possessed this body.

It’s been a while since I showed off some judo moves and surprisingly it went down well.

I helped An Jung-geun up who was groaning then moved to the side and shook off the dust from his clothes.

“There are many martial arts in the West. Not only in the West but in the New World civilizations there are many self-defense techniques that we don’t know about.”

I exchanged glances with the members of the Patriotic Corps who were blankly staring at me and raised my voice.

“I’m currently working on organizing and organizing those advantages. We live in an era where we fight with guns and swords but there are times when that’s not possible. Shouldn’t we prepare for that as well?”

I think everyone roughly understands why I did this show.

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“If you want to learn this skill I can arrange for you to go there and receive some training.”

There were even plans to draft some of those with good grades into special forces and give them missions such as assassination of key figures or special operations.

It would be perfect if we could decorate this using Ahn Jung-geun or Kim Chang-su.

It makes me happy just to imagine it.

“I’ll think about it again.”

okay.

I didn’t think I would accept it right away either.

I took a quick action to move and ordered the members of the Patriotic Corps to follow me.

“I think we should talk in the other room next time. What I have to show you is in another room not this one.”

* * *

While moving we continued the conversation we were having earlier.

“Didn’t I just explain that individual courage is important?”

“Yes that’s right.”

I quickly corrected what I had said earlier as my story might have been distorted.

“That doesn’t mean you should fight the Japanese with your bare hands. Humans are animals that use tools unlike animals.”

We arrived at a large room with pictures of Hanyang Doseong hung all over the place.

I headed to the safe installed in one corner there.

Knock knock knock

After unlocking the lock I took out the items inside.

I don’t have eyes on the back of my head so I can’t check but I’m sure all the members of the Korean Patriotic Corps are looking at me with curious eyes right now.

“No matter how great a warrior you are if you get shot in the chest or head you die. The world has become so fair.”

After taking the two rifles out of the safe I placed them on the table.

Both bullets are empty and safe.

The members of the Patriotic Corps looked at the rifle I had taken out and then looked at me.

“Your Majesty. This is…..”

“These are rifles rolling around. One is Russian-made and the other is British-made.”

After all field experience is as precious as gold.

An Jung-geun who had been commanding the volunteer army for several years was the first to notice something special about the rifle I took out.

He approached me holding a Russian-made Mosin-Nagant in his hand.

“majesty.”

“Tell me.”

“What is this hanging from the Mosin-Nagant?”

“Oh that. It’s a scope. It has a telephoto lens attached so you can see far away.”

An Jung-geun looked around and then took a shooting stance toward an area where there were no people.

Everyone seemed curious about these things so they quickly handed them over to Ahn Jung-geun and imitated what Ahn Jung-geun had done earlier.

“Here’s a question for you! Why did I put a scope on this rifle? Who wants to answer?”

An Jung-geun was the first to raise his hand and then answered my question.

“Because the further away you are from the enemy the more advantageous it is to snipe them.”

“It seems like there are quite a few people behind you who don’t understand what you’re saying. Please explain it in a more understandable way.”

During that time Ahn Jung-geun continued to look at me and talk to me.

However at my order to explain to others Ahn Jung-geun looked at me and the other members of the Patriotic Corps behind him in turn and preached the merits of the scope.

“You have to shoot from a distance to buy time for snipers to escape. But when you aim at an enemy from a distance it’s hard to distinguish the target. But if you use the scope attached to this rifle you can overcome this. It’s like using a magnifying glass so things that are far away look bigger.”

“That’s right. Here I’ll give you one more question. I’m not satisfied with this so I’m preparing another one. What is it?”

This time Kim Gu raised his hand.

“It is clear that the current weapons have limitations so His Majesty is likely focusing on researching new weapons to improve them.”

“That’s right. My goal is to increase the effective range of the rifle itself. Oh! If possible I’d also like to have stability and portability.”

I shrugged my shoulders as I retrieved the weapons the Korean Patriotic Corps members were holding.

“Don’t worry about it. Upgrading weapons costs a lot of money. I know your financial situation so all you have to do is use the weapons I’ve improved well.”

“majesty.”

“huh?”

“I’ve heard rumors that the Lee Hoi-young family is investing some money in the defense industry.”

An Myeong-geun asked me a question carefully.

“Is your Majesty working on something related to this?”

I smiled with my eyes but remained silent.

This is because it also meant affirmation.

“Oh right. If you have any useful ideas feel free to contact me.”

Everyone tilts their heads.

Because the word “useful idea” was too abstract and comprehensive.

“Let me explain it easily with an example. Imagine if you put poison in a fountain pen and carry it around. In a place where you can’t carry a weapon wouldn’t that fountain pen in your pocket be a very good substitute weapon?”

“ah….”

“You could even put weapons in your wristwatch or the shoes you’re wearing. This is what I’m asking you to imagine that others haven’t.”

“So there’s no reason to insist on only firearms.”

I asked the members here to think about the spy movies we mostly watched in modern times.

“Yeah. No matter what as long as you kill the enemy that’s all that matters.”

After I put the two rifles back in the safe I folded my arms and explained to them the last idea that had been in my head.

“There are many other ways to eliminate enemies. Let me give you some examples. Some of you have complained about this martyr here today right?”

I glanced at the second son next to me.

Before coming here

He looked embarrassed because there was a time when members of the Korean Patriotic Corps really pressured Yi Wi-jong.

“This martyr is a talented person who helped me in the International Peace Conference. That is why you would not dare to criticize this martyr as a spy sent by Japan. However….”

He looked at the members of the Patriotic Corps carefully bringing up a hypothesis.

“I suppose you might have mistaken this martyr for one of the diplomats. Am I wrong?”

Just a few hours ago Ahn Myung-geun who was the deputy representative had suspected Lee Wi-jong.

That’s why no one could refute what I said.

“It was just a blush now but what if that misunderstanding builds up over time? What would happen if false rumors about this martyr selling your personal information to others spread to this group?”

Today I keep making negative assumptions.

But this could actually happen so I clenched my fists again and looked at those in front of me.

“They must have fought. Some of the more impatient ones might have even fought and drawn blood.”

I looked at Kim Chang-soo with worried eyes and assumed the worst.

“Some of the more radical ones may have even attempted to take the lives of fellow Koreans. Oh I may be exaggerating but isn’t it true that misunderstandings can lead to such things?”

I continued talking leaning back against the wall.

“Let’s stop with the bad imagination and move on. At present Japan is divided into two great factions each competing for power. Their way of thinking is very different. Just as our armed struggle advocates and diplomats are competing they are also arguing over which opinion is right.”

I squinted my eyes and leaned forward slightly.

This is to create an appearance of concentration.

“If you think about it carefully wouldn’t it be possible to use this to incite and deepen the conflict between the two forces? And wouldn’t it be possible to make the Japanese bastards bleed themselves? That’s what I think.”

Lee Jae-myung who was listening to this story next to me opened his mouth.

“Are you referring to Lee Jae-Jeong by self-restraint?”

“Well I guess you could say that. If the enemy splits up and fights each other as I planned it will definitely be to our advantage.”

I emphasized this by quickly hitting the back of the lamp that was attached to the wall.

“However this method must be used in parallel with our efforts to increase our strength. If we become too absorbed in this method we may make the same mistake again.”

Why did the Korean Empire fall?

In the Qing Dynasty.

In Russia.

In the United States.

Didn’t we lose our sovereignty to the Japanese while relying on them?

‘In that sense all four theories floating around among Koreans are important.’

Armed struggle must go hand in hand with diplomatic efforts.

Among them it was necessary to kill the threatening factors and at the same time acquire the ability to survive on one’s own without the help of external forces.

What this means is that you shouldn’t prefer just one.

“Oh you guys. There’s something I was going to ask you earlier but I forgot.”

Before we end this meeting.

I intend to emphasize the most important things in front of them.

“Where are your blood relatives now?”

In this day and age people get married early.

Although they are only in their early to mid 30s at most many of them already have children.

“It’s on the mainland. If we can get a foothold here we plan to bring it to America.”

I shook my head and clicked my tongue at Ahn Jung-geun’s answer.

“Oh my… I told you so.”

I was taking care of the families of the volunteers as my top priority even supporting their passage to America.

If I had heard this news I would have brought him along.

“Bring him here immediately. The country is important but isn’t your family important too? If you’re not here who will take care of your family?”

An Jung-geun who had been silent for a while answered me with an honest expression.

“…I believed that Your Majesty would take care of my family even without me.”

Am I this kind of person to them?

I was momentarily dumbfounded by Ahn Jung-geun’s answer.

“Yes. If you’re going to take care of them like that don’t you have to be close by? Bring your family to me as soon as possible.”

“Yes Your Majesty.”

“Ha! I guess I’m a little tired today because I talked a lot.”

I need to quickly finish this meeting and go home and rest.

Moreover my wedding is just one month away.

I have a lot to take care of so I think I’ll stop here for today.

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