22. Language in the Controversy!

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22. Language in the Controversy!

Another month passed and the day of the second public hearing arrived. However, despite the fact that the contents of the second public hearing were broadcast live on television, many citizens and the media were interested in the public hearing, so the hearing room was a little late and people who were unable to enter were lined up outside the room, stamping their feet in frustration at not being able to enter, and the area around the hearing room was overflowing with people. Then, the organizers urgently installed a large television outside the room so that people could watch the live broadcast of the public hearing.

Finally, the public hearing began again and the supporters focused on the basic advantages of Hangul, the emotional aspects of the letter reform, and the national development and benefits that would be achieved and achieved by reforming the letter. And although the opponents raised some issues, they were not issues that would become big issues. So, in general, everyone acknowledged the advantages, so it passed without any major problems.

And next, what the opponents say is

“The disadvantage of reforming the alphabet is that

Changing the alphabet that has been used since the past

Will create numerous problems.

Therefore, reforming the alphabet is

The very idea is wrong.”

He eval‎uated it. And

“As I already mentioned in the last public hearing,

In practical terms,

Due to the ripple effects and influences of the alphabet reform on each industry,

If we were to change all the administrative data

that we have been doing so far,

It would cost astronomical amounts.”

He made an announcement. And

“In our current situation,

We do not have the capacity to pour in that much money,

And if we had that kind of money,

it would be much more beneficial to invest it in economic development.”

He argued,

“This plan is unreasonable.”

The opponents presented specific estimated costs and pointed out that this issue is the most realistic problem. Then, when the administrative department was about to announce the results of a survey on how much the cost would be realistically, I quickly signaled to the person in charge not to make the announcement yet. Then, the person in charge noticed my signal and hesitated. Then, the scholars and government offices in favor pointed out that the estimated cost was too high, and concluded the second public hearing by saying that the actual administrative department should calculate in detail how much the cost would be, report it at the next public hearing, and prepare countermeasures.

After the second public hearing, we also had a countermeasure meeting to come up with an alternative, and the conclusion was that the eval‎uation results should focus on the cost of the character reform. First, the amount presented by the opposing side was so absurdly inflated that we should recalculate the amount calculated by the relevant department to see if it was the correct amount, and then we should attack the differences so that the opponents’ will to oppose would be broken.

After the countermeasure meeting, I contacted the head of the Blue House Policy Opportunity Office again. And while conveying the current atmosphere, I asked to find out if there was any way to help with the cost aspect of the character reform in Korea. The head of the policy planning office thanked me for my hard work in many ways and said that the Blue House was also continuously monitoring the situation of ‘Molisha’ and that he would report to the president about it and find a way. After receiving the report, the president immediately called the relevant department and instructed them to find a method and basis for support in this area. The relevant team quickly checked this and found that there were several methods, of which the loan format was the best and that the working-level staff of the other country said that this was the most practical part for the other country. The relevant department suggested the loan part and reported that the first method was a free loan, the second was a low-interest loan, and the third was a general loan. Considering the current economic level of ‘Molisha’ and the benefits that our country would gain if Hangul was introduced as a language writing system in the future, it would be most appropriate to set a certain amount and provide a free loan. Then the president notified me to prepare for that to happen.

As soon as that decision was made, the head of the policy planning office at the Blue House immediately contacted me. After discussing it in various ways, he said that it would be good for ‘Molisha’ to provide help in the form of a free loan. He asked me to estimate the cost since he needed to know the necessary amount first so that he could decide how much to spend. So I said that I was already calculating the cost and would let him know when the calculation was complete.

I thought that if Korea could provide some support for the cost of the character reform, it would be possible to ease the concerns of those who opposed it and easily overcome it. So I immediately asked Nana to confirm‎ how much the estimated cost was. When I asked the relevant department through my teacher, he said that the actual cost would be about 5 million dollars (about 6 billion won). So I immediately contacted the head of the policy planning office about this. Then I received a call from Korea saying that they could provide about 2.5 million dollars. So I told him to formally request a loan of 2.5 million dollars through diplomatic channels. So I informed the teacher of this fact again and told him to formally request a free loan from Korea through diplomatic channels. When I did that, he said that he would send a request letter as soon as a final decision was made, and in return, he would change the text to Korean and purchase all the equipment and supplies that needed to be changed from there. I sent him a contract along with it, and Korea started the practical process of formally applying for a loan through that request letter.