Chapter 599 – Gapjil
Mokhwa County Office.
He can be said to be the actual ruler of Mokhwa-gun.
“Chief, there is an urgent request from the provincial office.”
Se-ri Yoon is a new civil servant.
He was assigned to the county office here a month ago.
If it is short, it is a short time.
I’m still adjusting to work, though.
“Mr. Seri.”
“Yes?”
“Seri, don’t you have any sense?”
“…”
It is enough to read the atmosphere.
It was different from what I had thought of as a civil servant.
‘I thought all I had to do was come down.’
It’s a village.
It’s a neighborhood that doesn’t even have the usual McDonald’s.
Are the civil servants free?
As you accumulate more years of leave, you hardly ever work?
Squeak−!
Suck honey.
As the work was so easy, there were side effects.
“Seri, are you from out of town?”
“Ah… I’m not a foreigner. I was born here. Furthermore, I went to school in Seoul, though.”
“Ha, you really have a dark ear.”
Follow the senior into the bathroom.
Immediately, the tone of speech changes 180 degrees.
‘They’re being so territorial…’
Employees sucking that honey.
It has been in the works for decades.
Even after a cartel is formed, it remains.
If it becomes an eyesore to them.
“I’m sorry. I’ll try harder.”
I can’t work here.
The most important thing to work in a rural area.
‘Be patient, be patient.’
It is not an ability.
Office politics.
You have to follow the line well and do samba.
This is something I noticed long ago.
He said he was careful in his own way.
“Open your frown~ If someone sees it, they will think I’m craving it.”
“No…”
“Mr. Seri, I called you to give you some advice because you are so clueless.”
More than that.
It was not a cartel formed to make things easier at work.
Have power.
About all incidents that occur here in Mokhwa-gun.
‘Oh, that’s it.’
Yoon Se-ri realizes.
I thought it would be enough just to please my seniors.
The range is wide.
Residents living in Mokhwa-gun were also included.
“I understand. Regarding the request from the provincial office… I will try to explain it carefully.”
Current situation.
Food markets and residents are at odds.
Food Market’s argument is correct.
Requests are also coming from higher-level organizations.
‘Because this is Mokhwa-gun.’
We must take the side of the residents of Mokhwa-gun.
Civil servants working here right now.
“Do you understand? This is all I’m saying because I’m worried about Seri.”
“Yes, yes.”
“If you’re going to live here… Shouldn’t you get used to it?”
I am from Mokhwa-gun.
Most people were born in or have blood relatives in Mokhwa-gun.
Gulp!
It has to be that way.
He himself came in using the hometown system.
Local government officials.
The competition rate is low.
To put it bluntly, you can do it even if you just graduated from high school.
‘I guess it’s right to conform, conform…’ …’
The downside is that you don’t know where you will be assigned.
It offsets that.
This is why I returned to my hometown.
I thought it was a good way to avoid employment difficulties.
“Eat some of this!”
“No master~!”
“I packed things like this. I’m sure it will be good.”
Life in the countryside.
There was something unexpected.
It’s not just the facilities that are outdated.
‘Really rural…, That’s the answer.’
People’s thinking structure is also backward.
Something that could only happen in the next eight years happens.
Nosa Kim.
This is a frequent visitor recently.
This is a powerful person in Mokhwa County.
“Oh~~! I told you not to come.”
“I came to see how well my cute nephew is doing.”
“I’ll be turning 60 next year. Do I have to hear people say I’m cute? I should draw it, won’t I?”
Haha!””
There are also relatives among public officials.
It is said that he is also acquainted with the county governor.
‘In the 21st century.’
Friction with the food market.
This was the real reason for taking the side of the residents.
There is no choice but to follow it.
Even if you know it’s wrong.
“I don’t know if it’s from a food market or a dirty guy, but I ate some crap~.”
“We died too.”
“Did he still behave like that?”
“I’m asking people to do something for me on this day, but I can’t go out and make a living!”
No, that’s why I do it.
It would be good in the long run if the region develops.
‘What kind of people are these people from underdeveloped countries in Southeast Asia?’
Civil servants.
There is more work.
You have to get permission for this and that, and you have to go on business trips.
It’s annoying.
I don’t want to do it.
It is simple and moves only with simple thoughts that seek only one’s own comfort.
Ring ring~♬
Why local areas are not developing.
Why hasn’t anything changed in the 20 years I’ve been in Seoul?
I feel like I know the reason.
As a citizen, I feel sad.
“Yes, this is the Mokhwa County Office. Is this the matter you requested in the morning? It has been processed, but it will take a very long time. The person in charge is not available.”
It is different as an individual.
Since the fat has been removed, honey can be sucked.
‘Yes, it is wise to pay a reasonable amount of money.’
Such a fact.
Realizing it may have been a matter of whether it was too late or too early.
I become resigned.
I accept it.
About the community here.
“I’m going to stop him from messing with this cotton!”
“The old man has a very picky personality.”
“When I was younger, that was it.”
Local residents.
It won’t change until I get old and die.
There is nothing you can do right now on your own.
All you have to do is adapt to reality.
Ring ring~♬
Dealing with urgent matters?
At least it’s not a problem here.
There is no hindrance to social life or promotion.
I thought I could just suck the honey like that.
“Me, chief.”
“Why are you in the room again?”
“I think I need to report this. It’s not something I can handle…”
A phone call is coming.
I tried to cover it up.
Just as the boss instructed.
Within Mokhwa-gun, Mokhwa-gun Office is everything.
The governor is a king, and civil servants are high-ranking officials.
They can’t do anything without their permission.
That is undoubtedly true.
“We have been notified that all the facilities brought in from the food market will be recalled. They say work has already begun. Shall I report it to the governor?”
“…”
A super-hard response remained.
* * *
Remove the stone stuck in the rolled stone.
This is a proverb that should disappear the most in Korea.
‘If there is a stone stuck in it, you have to remove it.’
I keep stumbling and falling.
It makes it uncomfortable for people to pass by.
Such corruption.
It has been established in the local community for a very long time.
Weeeing~
Clap!
It’s not a problem that can be changed just by making a poop show.
I am no exception.
‘Because everyone is involved, from local residents to public officials and politicians.’
A twisted skein of thread.
Over the decades, it has become complicated to the level of the seven most difficult problems.
It has reached a level that is virtually impossible to solve.
If there is only one way.
“What is this?”
It is cut right away.
Any skein of thread can be unraveled quickly and reliably.
Governor of Mokhwa County.
Mr. Son Mun-guk is coming.
Just like the subjects, civil servants came one after another.
“There is a saying that if you don’t like the temple, leave the temple, right?”
“What are you suddenly saying…”
“It means that the people here in Mokhwa-gun hate us and are leaving.”
“!!”
Even if I called him that normally, he wouldn’t even listen.
It looks like something urgent has happened.
‘I guess so.’
Local investment.
I already did it.
If you want cooperation, listen obediently.
“No, if you have any regrets, just tell me. It would be difficult if you suddenly changed your plans like this.”
“What’s the problem?”
“Yes?”
“Just two months ago, it was an empty plain with nothing.”
They think it is their right.
Extorting money from companies that come to local areas.
Korean Newspaper− 「Introduction of ‘Opportunity Development Special Zone’… Tax benefits for companies relocating to regional areas”
Fact News− “”Fusco takes the lead in local extinction”… “Angry Pohang Citizens Banner Protest”
This actually happens.
Even if they are exploited like that, the company cannot leave.
‘If immediate operations are blocked, we will suffer astronomical losses.’
These side effects.
It is widely known in the business world.
This is why I don’t want to go to the countryside.
Even if the government forces it?
The reality is that they only want to have a variety by relocating to Incheon next to Seoul.
“We will reset everything, including environmental issues, and return. We will take responsibility for any problems that arise in the future, so don’t worry.”
I knew there would be friction.
We also assumed how to respond.
“The cost must be high…”
“It’s okay. I was afraid something like this would happen, so I built it all in a prefabricated way, so it can be relocated.”
“There must be farmland that needs to be harvested right now~.”
“We will respond to that level with inventory.”
Strong response.
Discipline must also be established from the beginning.
You should not give any room at all.
‘Because I need an example.’
In fact, the situation is similar in other regions.
There is only a difference in degree.
It is a bad habit that has been practiced for a long time.
It is not a thread that can be easily unraveled.
“Well, I understand the hardships! There are times when it is difficult for a man to run a business. From now on, we will do our best to cooperate, so please ease your mood. Right? As the county governor, I will guarantee that.”
There is no choice but to cut it with one blow.
What happens if you get caught fooling around?
“You’re doing your best?”
“I promise!”
“Most of the things we have requested are simple administrative procedures. If even simple things require your best cooperation, you won’t be able to start a full-scale business. We will do our best.”
“…”
Make an example.
The resulting cost may not be small.
‘It’s important to show that if you make a mistake, you can overcome it.’
Politicians are lukewarm.
I try to only focus on what is visible on the outside.
Sense of crisis.
True change cannot come if it is not planted.
Weeeing~
Clap!
County Governor Son Moon-guk becomes a mute.
I can’t find the words to answer.
No, I wouldn’t have imagined it.
They must have thought it was a caught fish.
“Shall we proceed with the work?”
“Please do it as quickly as possible.”
“Oh, yes!”
“Everyone else, pack your bags.”
“”Yes!!”
Farmland the size of hundreds of households.
There is no way a decision to relocate can be made overnight.
It was actually not an easy decision to make.
Even if I had to endure it all.
‘The story progresses only when you know who is A and who is E.’
We need to make them realize how insignificant they are.
