071 : Golden Bell
“Deputy Minister, stop cheering and come here. We have to go to Jeonpo-dong immediately.”
I went out of the boat and called Assistant Minister Yeom Won-cheol, who was shouting hurray with me.
“Yes? All-round agitation?”
I need to go to Jindallae Ironworks and ring the bell.
Employees of Daesei Unemployment’s construction division and the Busan branch must be working hard on making containers, but I need to turn some of them around to repair this ship.
Aren’t they the best welders in the country? With them, it can be repaired in two months.
***
“Hey, this is the ironworks street in Jeonpo-dong that you’ve only heard about. It’s really noisy, like the place where the boss prepared to go to Vietnam.”
“Do you know this place?”
“Sure, isn’t it a place that is rumored to have hit the golden bell while asking for a monthly salary of 80,000 won?”
Assistant Minister Yeom Won-cheol admired it, but I also admired it while listening to him.
Did I hit the golden bell?
That’s how the words are inflated.
Anyway, the streets of Jeonpo-dong, which I found after a long time, were not the streets I knew.
Most of all, the road where the car was running was completely blocked and turned into a path for forklift trucks.
The entire ironworks street has become like a production line for a large corporation.
「Daedae Unemployment Construction Business Department Cooperative Company」
Oddly enough, in front of the alley, like a traditional market, there was a signboard that advertised the trend of unemployment.
A lot of people were busily coming and going.
Among the crowds of people, I felt the unique energy that is seen when things are going well.
It was like seeing an industrial complex centered on ironworks.
“Excuse me.”
I visited Jindalrae Ironworks and said hello.
“No, who is this? You are not the boss.”
My mother jumped out with a very happy look and bowed to me, and I was also able to rejoice at her appearance.
Mother’s face, covered with soot on her skinny body, was as bright as an azalea flower. It was the kind of mother I wanted to see.
“Mrs. Jin Dal-rae, how are you?”
“Yes, yes. sure. What to do with this, all I have to give you is the cider I bought for the workers. I know you like Coke.”
“I’ll have a good drink.”
Coke or cider or that.
In the meantime, it is food that feels like the 21st century.
“The street has changed a lot.”
“sure. Thanks to Daesae’s unemployment, people who returned from Vietnam made Daesae Construction’s Busan branch, and it quickly grew to this size.”
Daese Unemployment’s construction division seems to have already been called Daese Construction.
“Is your business doing well?”
“sure. There is not enough manpower just to make the containers ordered by Daesae Unemployment. In the alley next door, they make a lot of plywood with raw wood from Jinhae. When it’s payday in this area, the whole of Busan goes up and down.”
Mother proudly shrugged her shoulders and boasted of her alley.
Come to think of it, Jindallae Ironworks has become much bigger and has more workers. Some kind of factory is gone.
I looked around and found something interesting.
The rusty bell I hit had golden paint on it.
It was polished so carefully that it really looked like a golden bell.
“Haha, what is this again?”
“This is the golden bell I’ve only heard about in rumors.”
Next to him, Assistant Minister Yeom was more amused.
“People asked me where the golden bell was, so I painted it gold. It is said that many people became rich after hearing the sound of this bell, and some people go after hitting it once.”
It seems childish to me, but it seems to be a pretty cool story in the 60s sensibility.
“Can I ring the bell one more time?”
“Ugh! Hit me one more time? It’s so good. so good! You get richer here.”
My mother liked it and even brought me a small hammer.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding.
“Gather everyone. I have a job.”
“Wow! Woo is the boss. Boss Wu struck the golden bell!”
“Waaa!”
“Everyone gather. Boss Wu is here.”
People from all sides recognized my face and flocked to me. There were some people who had gone to Vietnam together before, but it seemed that there were hundreds of new faces to see.
‘what? There are also university students.’
For some reason, there were college students who had been educated at the repair base. Up to 20 people were sent to study abroad, some were assigned to Daesei Chemical Department Construction Business Department, and some went out to do business on their own. Did some of them start business here?
It seems that he thought he would grow the company, starting with a subcontractor for the general unemployment.
that is great. I wished there were people who knew the engine properly.
“Please listen!”
“fist! keep quiet That’s what the boss is saying.”
“A large ship is standing in the practice port of Maritime University right now. We need to fix that boat.”
“Wow, they said they fixed the boat! ship!”
People don’t know how difficult it is, but they must have thought that the job would make money.
All of a sudden, cheers erupted.
Well, among them, there must be people who have made caissons, and they must have made a lot of saga about how much money such a job has become.
“Let’s split the number. Those who are confident in welding stand to the right, those with engine handling experience to the left, and workers who simply want to degrease and move things stand to the back.”
“Hey, wait in line. line.”
As soon as I ran out of words, people began to rush in and line up.
“Hey, Mr. Kim, come here. We have to weld them together.”
“Mr. Park! what if i go there You are our team, our team!”
The nobles who had been to Vietnam passed on their know-how, and when they gave a rough idea of the work, people started forming a team.
“Everyone knows, right? Our mainstream unemployment pays you as much as you work. As soon as the day’s work is done, the daily rate is paid, and when the work is done again, it is paid again.”
“I know. Isn’t it a contract? Contract!”
“Wow! I also make a lot of money.”
Everyone cheered when I said that I would pay them by contract. Even so, if you turn around 24 hours tightly, you will be able to fix the ship in time.
Of course, I’ll get some sleep at night.
“We provide daily wages as well as accommodations on site, so you can bring talented people from overseas. Bring whatever you like. Did you know?”
“As expected, Mr. Woo! Because he’s so big.”
“If you work, you keep getting paid, right?”
“The basic price is 500 won per day, and if you can afford it, you can subcontract, and 50% more for night shifts. Take the money you can out of my pocket.”
“Waaa!”
People were enthusiastic about my words.
If you work with me, you will know that the rumor that you can earn tens of thousands of won a month is true.
“Wow, I’m going to buy a house too.”
“Good luck! It’s a complete joke. I am finally seeing the light I’ve been waiting for so long.”
“Let’s go to the Maritime University!!!!”
“Waaa!!”
Hundreds of people poured out of the alley.
Each of them took a welding tool, an oxygen cutter, and various other tools and got on the truck.
Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding!
“depart!!!”
I was so excited. Hundreds of artisans could be recruited at once with a single ringing of the bell.
Maybe it’s because it’s the 60’s.
Help me get through this one time only.
Because I will open the true romantic era.
***
A few days later, the Blue House.
“Your Excellency, did you call?”
“How was it?”
When the chief of staff entered the office, President Park immediately asked a question.
It was also intended to find out if the chief of staff knows the most important things the president thinks.
“President Woo said he found a suitable boat.”
“Get a boat? Is that true?”
At the words of the chief of staff, the president covered the document in front of him. It was a document that troubled him for days.
It was a secret agreement containing Japan’s demands for a Korea-Japan fishing agreement, one of the negotiations between Korea and Japan.
It was Japan’s proposal that if the maritime boundary, called the Peace Line, which connects Dokdo and Marado, is reduced to 12 nautical miles, early execution of grants and loans will be reviewed, and additional loans will be reviewed.
It’s hard to believe 100% because they always go behind the scenes by saying they’re reviewing it, but if they brought in free and paid funds as soon as possible, there was a high possibility that it would definitely benefit them in the next presidential election.
“Yes. They are saying that they will cross the Pacific Ocean by repairing the practice boat at Korea Maritime and Ocean University in Busan.”
“Didn’t that ship report before that it was hit by a bomb and was unable to use it? It is not a ship that was abandoned after trying to use it as a national flag ship.”
It was something that President Park had been reported to a long time ago, but she remembered it because it was very regrettable.
“Yes, that’s right, but President Woo said he brought an engine that was perfect for the ship from Vietnam. I have reported that if you put it on, you will be able to cross the Pacific Ocean.”
“You said you could cross the Pacific.”
“To be honest, I don’t know whether to believe it or not. Does it mean that I will do my best for His Excellency’s will, or is it really possible…”
The chief of staff put on a suspicious expression.
“Do you mean hard to believe?”
“As a result of review by the Secretariat, we have come to the conclusion that the most prudent way is to comply with Japan’s demands in the current Korea-Japan agreement and to send a special envoy to execute grants and commercial loans early.”
“……”
The president made no reply.
This is because until recently, the active supporter of that opinion was the president himself.
“What is your opinion? Haven’t you experienced Woo Chan-soo as much as I have?”
President Park was conflicted.
Reasonably, it was right to sign the secret agreement right away, but seeing Woo Chan-soo struggling, it wasn’t without some possibility.
Didn’t he pat himself on the shoulder and ask him to save the boat? once you have done that
“Your Excellency, with all due respect, I am not a fortune teller.”
“If you gamble, you are asking which hand you would raise. Tell me, sir.”
The president held up a secret agreement and waved it.
A secret agreement with Woo Chan-su… which one to choose.
“I’m presumptuous… If you put together the opinions of the secretary’s office…”
“It’s been a long talk today. ask one more time What is your opinion?”
The president asked with a firm expression.
“I would like to ask what your Excellency was thinking when he sent CEO Woo Chan-soo to Wall Street in the United States.”
“……”
President Park was speechless at the embarrassing question from the chief of staff. Never before had the chief of staff asked himself such a provocative question.
That meant that this case was special.
“You want to know my heart? Tell me what you think! What do you think is the probability that Woo Chan-su will succeed?”
“Nine out of ten will fail.”
“As expected. That’s what Imja thought too.”
“What kind of gamble is there that has a 10% chance of success against Japan?”
“right. It’s 10% against Japan… that’s worth a try.”
With a hard expression on his face, the president tore up the secret agreement.
It was an authentic document signed by the Japanese ambassador and the Japanese prime minister.
Secret negotiations have just broken down.
“Hey, let’s go.”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
“Announced to the press. In the Korea-Japan agreement, only the basic agreement was reached on the amount of loans and loans and civil claims against Japan, but all details, including the Korea-Japan fishery agreement, would be reviewed with a blank slate.”
“dismissal. If you even publicize it, then later, when things go wrong, you can withdraw your foot…”
“right. I can’t help but think about it.”
“Then, what shall we instruct the press?”
“Tell me to pass it all over. If we can’t reach an agreement in our generation, we should leave it to future generations. Don’t use the word breakdown or anything.”
“… Yes, Your Excellency.”
President Park kept a close line and bet on what she wanted.
If the gamble failed, his political life would be threatened, but if it succeeded, the fruits would be enormous.
It was an opportunity I couldn’t give up.
Woo Chan-soo and Korea were also given a chance.
****
A similar perspective, Busan Maritime University.
shoot it
“Sprinkle the emulsifier first, then wipe off the oil stains.”
“Yes, boss.”
“Never lose a part. Label each one and wipe them off.”
“Yes, boss.”
“It’s because the tag is different right now! If you’re just going to pretend to listen, get paid and leave!”
“Ugh! I will correct it.”
I was directing those who were degreasing the bottom of the boat. In the messiest place, there needs to be an on-site supervisor to make things work properly.
Daehanho was in the process of metamorphosis.
Everyone worked together to remove the rust and grease, tore off each and every part, and cleaned them thoroughly.
“Spray more sandblaster there. You have to clean off the rust before you can weld it.”
“Yes, sir, I will spray it once and repeat it again.”
“Screw! screw!! Watch out for the crane. crane!!!”
“Come out, yay, madman, come out.”
The scene of Daehan Ho went really crazy.
It was as if all the welders, cranes, welders, steel plates, forklifts, oxygen cutters, sandblasters, and air compressors in the country had been mobilized.
If not nationwide, all the resources of craftsmen near Busan were put into operation.
“Boss, let’s go. The generator engine operation test is ready.”
Out of nowhere an engineer ran up to me.
“Already? Anyhow, that’s good. What’s going on with the main engine?”
“I haven’t been able to connect the engine cylinder and crankshaft yet. All parts have been disassembled and washed, so they are still being assembled.”
“I guess so. Let’s go to the generator for now.”
“Yes.”
College students who obtained heavy equipment repair licenses at Quy Nhon Repair Base were really helpful.
With the experience of disassembling and assembling various engines, he led technicians from Jeonpo-dong to do difficult tasks.
At first, even the craftsmen who were ignored because they were young became reliable students in front of their skills, and while working with them, they learned one by one.
“Everyone shout! safety! safety! safety!”
“safety! safety! safety!”
“D-29 days!”
“D-29 days!”
“We must finish. Float this ship!”
“Float this ship!”
Before going below the deck, I shouted for safety and common goals.
All participants repeated the same words day and night so as not to forget the goal.
The day is hard and long, but the D-day came really quickly.
That’s always what’s important.
