Chapter 1851 – [Presidential Death]

Zion is familiar with many people in the business world, but not me. Well, if I were to ask you to find a friendly businessman in Korea, at best it would be Chairman Oh Seong. Other than that, it’s just like that.

However, now that he has become president, he cannot simply ignore it. Even if you don’t care about every single one, you should at least remember the faces of the CEOs of Korea’s famous conglomerates.

Anyway, I made room for him. Newly inaugurated president. Since Emperor Hung, the most talented person, was elected, even though everyone had a busy schedule, the parties and the second generation of conglomerates who were successors to an equivalent degree gathered together.

If someone were to commit a terrorist attack there, the economic situation of the Republic of Korea would likely be set back by 50 years. Well, there was the last disaster and I won’t leave it like that.

“If you look at the stock market right now, things like meteorites and military companies developing anti-aircraft defense equipment are in the spotlight.”

“It’s like repairing a barn after losing a cow, but… There’s no harm in being prepared. But I don’t think the absolute fate will use the same method again.”

“If I do use it, I will use it when I can forget about it.”

“I have to pay attention to this first. No, even if I don’t get cooperation, I don’t want to be disturbed at least.”

I have no intention of doing anything like killing a company. However, if I reform the law and strengthen the punishment, there will be a chaebol or someone in the group who will suffer harm, so there is a possibility that problems will arise because of that.

I already have a lot of work to do, and I feel like I’ll kill everyone if I get interrupted, so it’s better to tell them from the beginning and warn them to behave well. And it makes sense to keep it that way.

Anyway, we gathered together the representatives of all the largest corporations in Korea, from the top to the top 200. Even if only one person comes from one place, there are 200 people, and there are also more people, so it is difficult to gather in one place, but it is possible by renting a separate place.

Normally, it would be decorated in a pleasant atmosphere as it was a place to build friendships, but I deliberately told them to make it dreary. After all, if we talk about it, it will be difficult to say anything because we are close friends.

“It’s been a while since I’ve seen you. Ah, now you’re the president.”

“Ah, Chairman Oh. Is Taeseong okay?”

“The boy is in the midst of learning about group work. He said he wants to become a man who would be worthy of the President’s wife.”

“Pushing forward is a good thing. However, I did not call today a good day…”

“I thought so. But wouldn’t you please tell me a little bit about what’s going on?”

I had a close relationship with Chairman Oh Seong. In this episode, didn’t Ji-yoon, who is like an older sister even though they are not blood-related family members, even officiate at her sister’s wedding? I am not a person who forgets the relationships I have made.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to tell him a little bit. There will be no problem if you tell me because they will start talking right away anyway and there will be no time to react.

“You can know everything through [Earth’s Bookshelf]. More than you can imagine.”

“… I see. I understand.”

At that, Chairman Oh Seong’s complexion changes. I think he probably decided on that policy, but even though he is old, he still seems to have the ability to make decisions.

Eventually, the time came, and I gathered the guests together and started talking. The guests were sitting at their own tables and keeping their distance from each other. It wasn’t social distancing, but it was intentional because it wasn’t like they were close together.

“First, I would like to thank those who responded to the invitation. However, I am sorry that I did not invite you for a good reason. First, please look at the materials we have prepared.”

Then Korma comes in and gives each group a thick document.

Eve organized it, but since it is a large company and there are a lot of hammocks, that’s about it. I even skipped out the little things, so if I had decided to do it, it would have filled my desk.

The people who received the documents immediately began to read them… And their complexions gradually hardened. Some people blush and some people frown. It might feel bad if someone criticizes you out of nowhere, but what can you do? It’s not like I’m making something out of nothing, it’s what they did.

The tax evasion, embezzlement, accounting fraud, and other things you chose are corrupt!!!! Hold on to evil with all your might!!!!!

After some time had passed, and I felt like I had a reasonable grasp of the situation, I brightened the mood and told them the purpose of bringing them together.

“This is information about the current corruption of your companies and groups that was discovered through [Earth’s Bookshelf]. Who embezzled where and how much was embezzled. When the slush fund was created, who laundered it and how it was placed in an account under a borrowed name in which country. It’s all written down. Perhaps if it is revealed, it will be revealed. “I will have to go to court in a wheelchair until I die.”

“What, are you planning to turn the business community into an enemy?!”

“I must be honest. Do you think it would be impossible for me to kill you all and have my wife take your place? You can only call yourself an enemy if you fight with each other. A heavyweight martial arts champion considers a newborn baby who has just started walking as his enemy. As if you don’t do it.”

“…”

200 leading companies and groups in Korea. But in the end, it is a Korean company. There are some places that are active around the world, but Zion’s presence is too big for a weight class fight.

The reason I don’t sweep it all up is because it’s annoying, and I don’t want to do a lot of work. And since I am also a person who believes that nothing is clean at all, I plan to exercise some flexibility.

“I feel like I want to shake it all off, but in reality, I am a sheep, so I won’t be able to shake it all off even if I shake it off for the rest of my term. So, let’s make a deal.”

“If you say it’s a deal…”

“If you keep the three conditions I set, I won’t go crazy with it. I have more money, so I won’t have to ask you to give me money, so I’m telling you to behave yourself.”

“Hmm.”

“Hmm.”

The information compiled by Eve is virtually the history of corruption of the company or group. If it were not just about simple computer systems, but even the corruption of the analog era was swept aside and given to another administration, it would have been able to do as it pleased with the business world, brandishing it as if it were a transfer report.

The reason I don’t do that is because I have work to do, and it’s annoying. It would take several years to take down a single company, so when would you be able to do it all? My term of office is only 5 years.

“What are those three conditions?”

“First. Pay your taxes well. I admit that you are trying to avoid taxes and save taxes. However, if you are caught evading taxes, we will conduct a non-compromising tax investigation and clean up the mess, not by warning or taming, so do it yourself.”

“…”

“Do you really hate being told to pay taxes so much? They are not poor people who can’t pay taxes, but people who should be taxed from above in Korea? Where did they sell out their obligation to pay taxes? Oh, they are not Korean citizens because they don’t fulfill their duties as citizens, so it’s just…”

“No, no. I will pay my taxes faithfully. Paying taxes is a natural duty of a citizen.”

Pay your taxes well. First, that is the first condition. And then I started talking about the second condition.

“Do business while also paying attention to ethical aspects. They paid taxes to make a satellite and sold it and passed it on, or the insurance company claims compensation for an orphaned child, or they sell a shitty car and rush to do it, so they blame the customer and get out of the way, etc., Without conscience. If you do something shameless, we will respond at the government level.”

“Well, that’s…”

“Oh, there is someone who refutes this. Did you sell your conscience while running a business? Did you get what you deserved? It seems like you need to manage your company very carefully. What do you think?”

“No, that’s not it. It’s nothing.”

“And finally the third.”

That’s the third one. Industrial accident management.

The second condition is what a company does externally, but workers’ industrial accidents are an internal problem. Although they are similar, the reason they are set as separate conditions is that they have different tendencies, and on the other hand, it is also easy to conceal.

If you are a person who has been harmed by a company, you can appeal by reporting it to the media or whatever, but as a worker, if you have suffered an industrial accident, you will have to keep your mouth shut to receive even a little compensation. But there is nothing like that anymore.

“Compliance with labor laws. In particular, we will look at industrial accidents strictly. If you get injured while working, we will silence you with appropriate compensation, and then you will be fined based on the company’s sales, so take care of yourself.”

“No, isn’t that too much?!”

“A fine based on sales?!”

“The fine is at most a few hundred million won, so it’s not a big deal, so aren’t such industrial accidents happening because we don’t pay attention? Once caught, they have to be punished to the point where it hurts, so they will strictly manage it and pay attention to it. And… If an industrial accident causes a death. If this happens and the deceased cannot be revived even with resuscitation procedures, I will kill the executives of the company in question.”

“… Yes?”

“No, what are you doing now…”

The conference room was shaken by the sound of an outright murder. Until now, things like tax investigations, government pressure, and huge fines have been considered common sense even if they are a bit extreme, but murder is not one of those categories.

Isn’t it the executive who kills there? It was natural for him to rebel since it could be him. Originally, those who had it didn’t want to die, just look at Qin Shi Huang, who searched for the elixir of immortality in his later years.

“Because they are just employees. They are no different from parts of the company. They can handle it by paying some compensation to the bereaved families and posting an apology to the media. Because they have that mindset, they do not manage it properly. So the lives of their superiors must also be at stake to protect the lives of employees. You’ll treat it like you treat your own life.”

“Isn’t that too much?”

“Then do you think that human life is a waste of money? Although I kill people, ironically, I know that murder is an ugly act, so I am aware of myself as one of the world’s worst bastards. But I will treat those who take human life lightly in the same way. What are your complaints?”

“That…”

“If your own life is heavy and precious, think the same way about the lives of others. Normally, I would be embarrassed to say these words, but now I am saying them as the president, the representative of the people, not as an evil emperor.”

“…”

How cruel and shameless would a bastard who killed a person look if he were to tell people to cherish human life? So, even though I knew during the presidential election that one of the candidates was a murderer, I didn’t tell him first. Since that bastard said something shameless, I countered and sent him away.

But now, he is not just an ordinary person like a bad guy, but he has a public position as the President of the Republic of Korea, the representative and spokesperson of the people. So shouldn’t we act for the majority of the people?

As the atmosphere became tense and tense, the Chairman of Ohsung Group quietly tried to lighten the mood. And since he swung the whip, he asked if there was an equivalent carrot.

“I understand that it is a basic duty to follow when considering corporate ethics. The punishment does not feel a little excessive… But shouldn’t there be a benefit to complying with my conditions?”

What is the benefit of keeping what is fundamentally important to you? I’d like to say that, but that would only cause a backlash.

The current administration hates chaebols!!! Even if only one thing, like a frame, is put on, it becomes a hassle to work. And if it’s a good kid who listens well, you can give it a candy or something and that’s fine. It’s not that you’ll fall behind if you make a mistake, but if you’re motivated by the benefit, you’ll try to protect yourself better.

“If the company in question faithfully fulfills the three conditions I set out, I will view it favorably. If the company experiences unreasonable problems, I will take their side.”

“If you say you will take my side…”

“It means that we will help not just at the government level, but also as an evil agent. It means that we will not only help at the government level, but also help in an extra-legal way.”

“Oh…!!!!”

Just as I had not paid any attention to the political world and had ignored it, I was equally uninterested in the business world. In the end, that was something that Zion was good at, and there was no room for me to intervene and no reason to exert any effort.

However, as I said before, he is now the president, the representative of the people. Looking at the big picture, they are also Korean citizens, so we should take their side in that case.

Of course, if you act like a child who doesn’t listen to his parents and behaves like a jerk, it won’t matter if you go out and search.

“I think I ran the company honestly and cleanly, but if you encounter an unfair or unreasonable problem, please tell me. In that case, I will help you as much as I can.”

For now, I’ve said everything I need to talk about. After that, rather than collecting and discarding the materials that had been distributed separately, I decided to just give them as a warning and as a means of strengthening the material.

The people gathered here may be the main culprits or officials of the corruption described in the data, but on the other hand, they may not have done anything they wanted without their knowledge. Just as I can catch their weaknesses, they can also catch the weaknesses of someone else in the company.

The best thing would be to handle and resolve the number of weak points separately so that no one can find fault, but that would be difficult. It will take a very long time and a lot of money, so I need to spend enough time, but I can’t do it because it is beyond the deadline and impossible with my five-year term.

My term of office is about 10 times longer than that, so I don’t know if it will be 50 years… No, why am I already thinking about splitting up?

“I did pretty well. The atmosphere over there isn’t all that bad, but it’s actually good, so I’m thinking about how to ask you for help.”

“Normally, I would have left it alone since I don’t have that responsibility, but now that I’m the president… Oh, is there anything else I should do next?”

“First, we are pushing for an artificial intelligence human rights bill for Eve. I don’t know about overseas, but at least Eve will be able to get human rights in Korea.”

“Now that I have become president, it must be rewarding. Now, Eve can go out and show off her ID card.”

“If you go out, you can legally drink and smoke!!!!!”

“Okay, okay. Ah, but now that I’m thinking about it, if a minor buys alcohol or cigarettes, the person who bought it or his/her guardian should be responsible, not the business owner. He’s like a fucking juvenile delinquent.”

“I am also concerned about whether someone is self-employed or not. In addition, let’s increase the president’s salary.”

“Why my salary? Is it something that lawmakers unanimously raise their hands on when raising their salaries?”

“That’s not it. The president is the representative of civil servants, so the president’s salary standard is carried over to civil servant salaries. If the president’s salary goes up, they are effectively saying that they will raise civil servant salaries.”

“Oh, I guess so. I didn’t know because I didn’t care about that aspect. I’m not interested in the president, but I’m even less interested in money… Even though civil servants are iron rice bowls, their salaries are tight.”

“And with this issue, we can single out media outlets that are opposed to us, such as saying that they are taking personal advantage by raising the president’s salary.”

“It wasn’t a good reason!!!!!”

“That’s basically what politics is.”

Still, I’m so glad that I’m not alone and that my family is with me. If I were alone, I would have worked 24 hours a day, unless I could use self-immolation like a real Korma.

But even with the help of family, there is still a lot of work to do. No, I really don’t know where to start?!?!

I am worried about what and how much I will be able to do during my term.