The Joseon Prince Went To America And Didn’t Return – 204



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“wah wah-”

Before I even set foot inside the building I heard the sound of a newborn baby crying.

‘It’s so loud.’

As if something big was going to happen later.

The newly born new life showed off its presence in all directions.

I started to climb the stairs quickly following the sound of the baby crying.

“This prince.”

The doctor in charge came to see me with a bunch of people hanging from his body.

He is followed by familiar faces.

“You guys.”

“welcome.”

I visited the craftsman’s house several times and met with employees belonging to the Rockefeller family.

That’s why I was able to greet them naturally.

“Ah! Let me start with what you’re most curious about. This time it was twins again.”

A typical Western doctor with blond hair began to lead the conversation with a typical white person’s sales smile.

He clung to me and chattered like a bluebird.

“But there’s something different from last time. This time they’re both boys.”

“okay?”

“Yes. Oh! And although it will take more time to be sure I suspect that your sons are identical twins.”

That means that twins with identical faces as we all know were born.

I was wondering if it might be because the gender is the same.

As expected.

“Both princes are in very good health.”

They say that the children I gave birth to look just like me.

While listening to the doctor’s explanation I continued walking towards the second floor where Ethel was staying.

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‘huh?’

The female employees continue to carry something into her room.

I guess it was because I had just given birth but a slightly uneasy thought briefly crossed my mind.

“What about Ethel? Is Ethel healthy?”

Men who are full of fatherly love will put their child’s health as their top priority.

But I didn’t.

I started by worrying about the mother.

It could be because I already have three children.

It may be because the paternal love that develops postnatally has not yet been fully expressed since the child does not yet know his or her face.

‘Or maybe it’s because I truly love Ethel.’

We met through a matchmaker and remarried.

There have been few women since the Ping who have been as conversant as Ethel.

I looked at the doctor with a worried expression thinking about her face.

“Fortunately postpartum complications such as postpartum fatigue or afterbirth pain have not yet been seen.”

The doctor who was talking about the child abruptly changed the subject.

Naturally they were all stories about Ethel’s health.

“Maybe it was because the newly born princes were thinking of their princesses but it only took three hours from labor to delivery.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Yes. Thanks to you Queen Uiwang is also recovering her health quickly. Her complexion is also very bright so don’t worry too much.”

huh?

It looks like it’s almost finished.

An old lady from the Korean Empire a former royal court lady approached me and bowed her head.

“Please come in Your Majesty.”

It was only after she recommended it that I was able to meet Ethel.

ah!

I never forget to wash my hands before meeting her.

No one has a weaker immune system than a newborn or a mother who has just given birth so special care is taken to ensure hygiene.

“Your Majesty.”

Virgin days.

As she entered the room she had been using Ethel sat up.

“He’s a son. And he has two sons.”

A variety of emotions could be felt in her words and actions.

Of all the emotions the one that struck me the most was of course pride.

As a royal woman Ethel seemed very pleased with the fact that she had given birth to two more sons who could become the next heirs.

“You’ve worked hard. Does anything hurt?”

I sat down on the bed and held Ethel’s hand tightly.

Because I realized before I became a shaman that if I make my wife feel sad during pregnancy and childbirth she will be cursed at for the rest of her life.

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He tried his best to make it look like he was concerned about her well-being.

“It hurts. There’s no place that doesn’t hurt. And it hurts a lot.”

“….”

“But aren’t they my children? That’s why I enjoy it even if it hurts a little.”

Is this motherly love?

I looked at Ethel with a slight sense of awe.

“Ah! You are the prince’s child too. Nanny. What are you doing?”

Ethel hurriedly gestured something to her employees.

Women who appeared to be nannies approached me each holding a child.

“Thanks to your special care my children and I were able to survive. Thank you again.”

Ethel turned all this glory to me.

Then he asked me one thing.

“Now it is your turn Prince. Please name our most important children.”

Normally the adults should do this but they are all in faraway Joseon.

I named the children on their behalf.

“I plan to call the fourth one Jun and the fifth one Han.”

It was the moment when the names of the other children were decided following the triplets Hyeon Seon Jin.

“Jun and Han… Those are really nice names. And they’re not that hard to pronounce either.”

Ethel pondered something for a moment and then asked me back.

“But what do Jun and Han mean? Didn’t you tell me before that the name Hyeon (賢) implies virtue? Then what are the hidden meanings of the names of the fourth and fifth?”

“The name Jun (俊) means excellent and the Chinese character Han (澖) means broad.”

“They all have good intentions.”

Ethel smiled broadly with satisfaction as she looked at each of the children born from her womb.

“As we promised before please use my father’s surname as my middle name.”

“Okay.”

Ethel seemed satisfied and rested her head against my broad chest for a moment.

I do.

I had some time alone with Ethel.

* * *

“Sun Yat-sen was selected as the representative for negotiations on the revolutionary side?”

“Yes that’s right.”

The Ikmunsa was doing its best to help the Chinese Alliance.

That is why the existing China Alliance rather than the Wuhan New Revolutionary Forces currently leading the revolution was strongly pushed as a negotiating partner with Britain.

I think it worked in the end.

“I think having studied abroad in the US was a huge plus judging from the notice from Downing Street.”

The United States had its eye on Syngman Rhee just before liberation.

There were many reasons but his excellent English skills may have played a part.

The same goes for Sun Yat-sen.

Because at that time it was very rare for local Chinese people to speak English well.

Britain succeeded in reconsolidating its interests in the turbulent southern China by giving strength to Sun Yat-sen who had just returned home.

“Moreover Sun Yat-sen strongly requested additional support? Oh I guess he is referring to the transfer of military supplies that was promised last time.”

“Yes I think so.”

In the history of Yuan Sun Yat-sen was hit here and there and became dark.

Because until at least the 1920s they were nothing more than a figurehead for the warlords.

It was a situation where no real power was exercised within the Central Plains.

‘But now it’s different. If I continue to support him he will become the most powerful person in China.’

I did some calculations in my head for a moment.

I just thought for a moment about what it would bring me if he became the number one person in China.

‘You can repay the favor but you can also ignore it and pretend not to know.’

Wouldn’t it be better to go safe?

No matter how I think about it it seems best for China to remain torn apart and divided.

At least if it is divided into the North and South or even three the map would be perfect.

I also recalled the items I had decided to provide to the Qing Dynasty and gave orders to Choi Hyeon-woo.

“Give it to me. However I will also have the weapons that were supposed to be handed over to the Qing Dynasty shipped from San Francisco around the same time.”

“yes.”

It’s December so it’s perfect.

We promised to delay the delivery of the weapons we had agreed to support as much as possible but we couldn’t decide on when that would be.

I was thinking of trying a little bit to make sure that the items I sent would arrive at the same time as possible.

“majesty.”

“I’m listening.”

“It is said that the new capital of the new government will be Nanjing.”

Britain is also giving its support.

Because I was also planning to hand over weapons and support funds to Sun Yat-sen.

It seems likely that Nanjing which is closer to Shanghai the main base of the China Alliance Conference rather than Wuhan the birthplace of the new revolutionary forces will become the new capital.

I nodded with a satisfied expression and received the next report.

“That’s what was expected. Are there any other reports?”

“Min Yeong-ik who is in hiding in Shanghai has finally sent a secret letter to Your Majesty.”

“okay?”

“Yes. I requested protection in exchange for returning His Majesty’s secret funds.”

When he made contact with the Patriotic Group which mainly engaged in stalking and assassination Min Yeong-ik’s fate was already largely decided.

‘Would Kim Gu have left it alone?’

As expected just like I expected.

After Agent Koo had a complete grasp of Min Yeong-ik’s personal life.

It is said that Japan made several threats as if they were trying to assassinate him.

When Min Yeong-ik felt that the rest of his life might end like this he quickly asked me for help and begged for his life.

“hmm….”

The people of the Korean Empire still have great resentment toward the Min family.

Bringing Min Yeong-ik right away and keeping him by my side carries a bit of a risk.

“What about the apology to the citizens of the Korean Empire? How is it going?”

As the former head of the Min clan I asked him for one thing.

It was an apology to the people.

It was as if I had asked him to do the same just as I had bowed my head to the Korean residents in Hawaii during the early days of my stay there.

“It is said that Ahn Jung-geun the leader of the Patriotic Corps rejected this.”

“Companion?”

“Yes. I heard that you recommended that I rewrite it because it seemed a bit lacking… I think it will take some time.”

okay.

If you’re going to do that you have to apologize properly.

An awkward apology is worse than not apologizing at all.

Since I respect Ahn Jung-geun’s judgment I decided to follow his decision for now.

“When you receive the apology make sure to print it in the Korean newspapers and the mainland Korean newspapers. Oh! All of the returned slush funds will be used to establish educational institutions.”

“yes.”

“The follow-up article must also continue. It must tell us in detail which members of the Yeoheung Min clan are fighting against Japan and which traitors are cooperating with them.”

Like other powerful families the Yeoheung Min clan produced many traitors.

However more people than expected participated in the armed anti-Japanese movement and were imprisoned or killed.

Rather than unconditionally rejecting the Yeoheung Min clan I thought it was right to direct all this resentment toward a specific traitor.

As a follow-up article we prepared a report on the anti-Japanese pro-Japanese activities of the current Yeoheung Min clan.

“Ah send Min Yeong-ik to the Philippines for a while. Since it’s a place under American control shouldn’t he be free from the threat of Japan?”

“Yes.”

“If public opinion improves let’s call it Hawaii Seattle or Tijuana.”

“yes.”

“Anything else? Anything else?”

A child was born.

The employees will take care of Ethel but they must also fulfill the role of father.

Moreover there was a lot to do as in addition to the two newly born children there were three other children who were growing up quickly.

As I urged him Choi Hyun-woo quietly approached me and reported something to me.

“Didn’t you tell me to send someone to Bethlehem Steel last time?”

“Yes. I asked for cooperation from Charles Schwab. I wanted to use the products he produced when building the warship.”

“that is….”

The news that came out of Choi Hyun-woo’s mouth was a bit unexpected.

“You refused? Even though they said they were buying a large quantity of our products?”

“yes.”

“Did you emphasize that it would not be a one-time thing but that you would build ships consistently?”

“Yes but I refused.”

“Why?”

Choi Hyun-woo carefully guessed the reason.

“Could it be because His Majesty is close to Representative Morgan?”

“What?”

“I heard that there was a rumor that a certain Schwab was very mean to Morgan. Maybe that’s why he banishes anyone who has even the slightest connection to Morgan from his side.”

Externally I’m best friends with Morgan.

Moreover his son Morgan Jr. was going around New York society bragging that he would marry his youngest son to my daughter.

Anyone who wasn’t close to me might have mistaken our relationship.

“I see.”

It’s the same with any capitalist in this day and age.

Morgan doesn’t care about the means or methods if it means he can succeed.

After the acquisition of Carnegie Steel Schwab followed Morgan in helping to create U.S. Steel.

But when Morgan acquired U.S. Steel he threw Schwab away like an old shoe.

It is said that Schwab still jumps around like a seizure button is pressed whenever Morgan’s hat appears because he had built up a lot of resentment towards Morgan during this process.

“Then maybe the misunderstanding will be resolved soon.”

Easter is coming.

At a point when a surefire cure was in preparation I smiled inwardly as other devices to support it were being completed one by one.

“By the way are you following the instructions I gave you?”

“yes.”

Since there is still some time left we are not attacking in earnest.

What is the Central Bank Act?

Is this really necessary?

We were trying to generate interest by sending people here and there to discuss this topic.

“Ah! That’s right.”

Before Choi Hyun-woo left he came back again as if he had remembered something.

“majesty.”

“I’m listening.”

“The interview for the new American Trust executives will be held tomorrow. You were originally supposed to attend. What should we do? The two princes were born earlier than expected so you must be a little busy. Should we postpone it or delegate it to someone else?”

“No. How could I leave it to anyone else to fill Livermore’s vacancy?”

Since I had already decided in my head who I would pick I waved my hand and told them to continue with what they were doing.

“The schedule will proceed as planned. So please don’t cancel.”

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