Can You Make A Nuclear Weapons Too?

Chapter 81

“It is an honor to find you.”

After the event, we found a nearby restaurant.

Since it was a meeting where the president was attending and no one else was there, the entire building was controlled by security personnel.

Especially in the case of the third floor, where we are located, the core of the military including the president and prime minister. And it has become an absolute safe zone where no one can enter except me and Vice President Kim.

“The side dishes taste very good.”

The president did not stop using his chopsticks as if the food suited his taste.

Is it possible for rice to pass over to the yard where an important issue remains right now?

I was just floating and drowning, when suddenly the president threw a tantrum.

“You want to acquire KAI?”

Stop.

At those words, all eyes turned to me at once.

The funny thing is that it wasn’t the eyes staring in surprise.

Well, for those of you who already know to some extent the inside story of their own fighter jet business, it wouldn’t have been particularly embarrassing.

“That’s right.”

I answered immediately and looked at the face of the president.

An expression that has no meaning at all.

As anxiety creeped through his body, this time he thought about the wishes of the generals around him.

“What do you guys think?”

“I am in favor. After all, KAI now has no ability to lead its own fighter development project without external help.”

The first to answer was Lee Dong-wook, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The president nodded as if the reason was quite appropriate, and Minister Oh Jung-geun, who was paying attention, helped out.

“That is correct. Jaewoo is the only place that can successfully lead the development of fighters under the current circumstances.”

He spoke as if he knew the inside story.

That we are already in the process of designing the fuselage, including the development of avionics and engines in secret.

But it is me and the President who know that fact. And only the head of the National Intelligence Service.

Perhaps he simply meant to raise a spoon when the atmosphere inside the military turned in favor of Jae-woo.

“If your opinion is the same, then I have no reason to oppose it.”

After a short answer, the president raised the spoon again.

As if from the beginning, KAI’s fate was determined to belong to Jaewoo.

In fact, he is already well aware of what I have been doing.

Then, of course, I would have expected that I would not simply hand over the business rights to another place, and I would have guessed that I would eventually try to absorb KAI.

“Then do you allow Jaewoo to take over KAI?”

The prime minister, who was sitting next to him for a moment, asked with a surprised expression.

No, rather than simply being surprised, his eyes seemed to be dissatisfied with something.

Just as I was about to start to feel a little uneasy, the president put down the spoon again and said:

“If that’s the best, then you should.”

“However······.”

The prime minister hesitated at his words.

Even though he is dissatisfied with something, it seems like he can’t get it out of his mouth.

Somehow, the thought that the atmosphere is getting weirder enters my mind.

“Why, did the Prime Minister have any objections?”

“Oh, no, not necessarily…”

“Even if there are any objections, just stop this time. This is not simply to provide benefits, but because the government is taking measures to compensate for the things that Jaewoo has received.”

“·················ogue.”

The prime minister rolled his eyes.

Come to think of it, the new prime minister has no knowledge of what Jaewoo has been doing for the government.

It would not be unreasonable to think that this situation was a kind of preferential treatment.

‘The preference is a bummer, how big is KAI’s deficit?’

Hang on, if you look at it that way, there’s no way the president wouldn’t know that.

Still, what’s the reason why he dares to wrap it up saying it’s a reward?

I don’t know if that’s the point of canceling out even the debt.

“By the way.”

Then, suddenly, the president spoke again.

His gaze was focused on his mouth for an instant, and he spoke to me with a look that seemed unconcerned at first glance.

“I’m sorry, but I think Chairman Jin will have to do one more thing for me.”

“which······.”

“If I can afford it, I would like Jae-woo to take over the large tanker together.”

“·················ogue.”

He was silent in embarrassment.

As if he understood how much of a burden it was, the president quickly put his foot down.

“Of course it won’t be easy. But if Jae-woo accepts it, perhaps the Korea Development Bank will be willing to adjust the debts of the two organizations.”

My expectations were exactly the same.

In a word, that’s it.

You must bear the burdens on the government right now.

Instead, I will adjust the debt to a satisfactory level.

The question is whether I have any reason to take over Chosun immediately, and the answer to that question came out of the president’s mouth again.

“The mid-term defense plan to be announced this time also includes the requirements of the Navy.”

“·················ogue.”

“For that reason, the government is planning to start a Korean-style destroyer business by integrating the KDX2 and KDX3 projects that have not yet started, but isn’t Jaewoo the only place that can afford it?”

Perhaps that was with the AESA we have in mind.

If it is necessary to build an air defense destroyer in the first place, we would rather have an integrated Aegis system.

When I think about it, it wasn’t impossible, so my mouth didn’t fall out.

“Actually, before I came here, I had a conversation with the Chief of Naval Staff. He said that the AESA developed by Jaewoo could be equipped with the Aegis system enough for a destroyer with a displacement of the KDX2 class. Moreover, since it goes directly to AESA rather than PESA, is it possible to perform more effective air defense missions than Japan or the United States?”

“It is not wrong. The multi-band AESA we developed is also powerful for tracking high-altitude ballistic missiles. If you upgrade and mount an anti-aircraft missile that is being developed with Russia in the future with that installed, you will be able to create something different from the existing Aegis ships.”

The president smiled at that.

As if the picture he was envisioning had already been completed.

And in that brief moment, I quickly weighed the budget.

‘If KDX2 and KDX3 are integrated, the number is at least 9 ships. In addition, considering the fact that there will be a boom in orders for LNG carriers in the future, there is no reason to reject the acquisition.’

And money is money, but this is a test bed where you have to pour out all of Jaewoo’s technology.

It can serve as a standard by which we can objectively evaluate our capabilities, and depending on the results, it is also an opportunity to narrow the gap in maritime power in Northeast Asia.

No, not at the level of narrowing the gap, but rather beyond it.

“We take over.”

After thinking, I came to a conclusion.

Surprised, Vice President Kim looked at me with round eyes, and continued speaking as the President’s eyes drew an arc.

“However, it is difficult to define the displacement of destroyers only as KDX2. There is a limit to equipping armaments with a light displacement of 4,400 tons.”

“That’s it, we can reconcile with the Navy. In that sense, I would like to say, “If I have decided, what if I should hurry up with my work?”

The President looked at the Prime Minister as soon as he spoke.

At that moment, the face of the Prime Minister changed.

He has such a negative appearance that he has been worried about it since before.

“Up to that problem all at once…”

The prime minister showed a hesitant attitude to the gaze of the president, which seemed like pressure.

But he, too, for a moment, the Prime Minister nodded his head and said to me.

“The committee will be formed soon, so get ready.”

“Yeah······.”

Even if I answered, I didn’t feel very well.

Other than that, the Prime Minister’s attitude.

For some reason, it felt like it was forcing me to push my back.

This seems to be something I don’t know.

*******

“Isn’t the Prime Minister’s reaction something unusual?”

On the way up after finishing all the events.

As I looked out the car window, I suddenly remembered the situation at the time and opened my mouth.

Vice-President Kim, who had been silent the whole time by his side, spits out the words as if he had waited for them.

“Probably because of the KAI problem.”

“Why KAI?”

“Actually, there were rumors that we weren’t the only ones greedy for KAI.”

“·················ogue.”

At those words, he turned his head.

Perhaps his gaze was too sharp, Vice President Kim continued his speech with a slightly red face.

“That’s the news I heard from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lee Dong-wook only this morning, and it seems that S&U was thinking of acquiring KAI to advance into the aviation sector.”

“Why S&U, which has never built a single fighter engine?”

I asked out of curiosity.

No, the aviation industry is no joke.

Why are you suddenly jumping into a barren wasteland from a place that doesn’t have any significant achievements in that area?

“I do not know the specific situation. Except for the fact that they are trying to work under the presidency. However, the Prime Minister’s expression could not have been good because the decision was made in a rush today without even having time to intervene.”

“What is the likelihood of an impact?”

For me, that was the most important thing.

At the most, can’t we just watch the red pepper powder get stuck in the middle of the ball?

But, as if it was a worry for nothing, Vice President Kim spit out a smirk.

“Is that possible? It’s not that your Excellency doesn’t know what kind of preparations Jaewoo has been making for his fighter business. Moreover, there is no way that S&U, which is neither stupid nor capable of the Air Force, would agree to take over KAI.”

“Hmm······.”

Still, the discomfort did not go away.

After hesitating for a while, Vice President Kim immediately spit out a wedge-shaped word.

“Actually, it must have been the reason why you proposed the acquisition of the large tanker as a condition.”

“·················ogue.”

“Isn’t it true that, even as your Excellency, you will be burdened if you argue with your own power from the other side by any chance? So, the other side is trying to give up on unacceptable conditions.”

At first glance, it sounded plausible.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

Frankly, is it possible for S&U, which has limited financial power, to acquire both companies at the same time?

But we could afford it, and the President took advantage of that.

“Still, it is true that it puts a burden on me, so I was proposing debt relief…”

“right. For your Excellency, you must have felt sorry for me. Anyway, thanks to that, all S&U can do now is plant pumpkin seeds.”

“… Mr. Pumpkin?”

“It’s media play. Well, actually, that’s not something to worry about. Jaewoo is better than them when it comes to dealing with the media.”

It wasn’t wrong either.

By the way, money is the key when it comes to dealing with the media, but in that area, we are more relaxed than over there.

In the end, it would be nice if there was no problem, but strangely, the unpleasantness once dug into it is not erased.

“S&U········Moon Ji-hoon.”

As I pondered over and over, the name suddenly came to mind.

Come to think of it, he was the managing director of S&U.

Hyun-seung’s former lover, Oh Hyun-ji, who once owned this body.

A person in the fishery that she managed.

I wondered what the cause of the discomfort was, but it seems that he was the cause.

“Has S&U’s management system changed recently?”

He asked out of curiosity.

As if to prove the expectation, Vice President Kim’s head immediately nodded.

“About five months ago, Ik-Hyun Moon’s son, Ji-Hoon Moon, took over as the representative.”

“Ok?”

This gave me confidence.

The fact that he is the prime minister’s background.

But what makes me laugh rather than angry?

“S&U won’t last long.”

“Yeah?”

“If what I do after taking control of a company is to challenge a field that is not even my ability, wouldn’t the future of that company be as bright as ever? This is just the beginning of shoveling, and he will probably do quite a bit of shoveling like this in the future.”

“… it does. What if the aviation sector is not in a place where results can be produced in a day or two, but starts rushing into the yard……”

Vice President Kim nodded his head as if he agreed with that statement.

“By the way, I think one day I will see his face again soon.”

“······Yeah?”

“It’s just… that’s it.”

“········”

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