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Your Majesty.

In Gyeongsang-do's Jepo, Angopol, Ungcheon and other places,

-= Episode 10 =- In Gyeongsang-do's Jepo, Angopol, Ungcheon and other places,

-= Episode 10 =- posters criticizing Your Majesty and the court have been put up.

posters criticizing Your Majesty and the court have been put up.

And, some soldiers and compulsory laborers,

burnt the Angolpo arsenal at night and fled.

Civilians broke through the doors of the nobility's homes

and robbed their grain stores.

A report on this has been submitted.

What!?

Posters and desertion from the barracks.

Then what comes after that?

It's riots.

Minister of War,

how many men have been drafted for military service and compulsory labor?

Some 500 000 for military service,

nearly 100 000 for compulsory labor.

Minister of Taxation,

the Treasury funds needed for building fortresses, how much are left?

-= Lee Won Ik (Minister of Taxation) =- We've... exhausted them.

No Wae attack has yet materialized, we're making such excessive defensive preparations,

the people are dissatisfied,

the country's interests have been messed up.

We must immediately discontinue the excessive military service and building of fortresses.

We can't do that.

How can we weaken national defense?

Look here, Left State Councillor.

Public sentiment is restless and the Treasury is out of funds.

The country's already on the brink of collapse.

To make defensive preparations for that Wae attack we're unsure whether it'll happen,

does that make any sense?

Even if a Wae attack does occur...

before that riots would have broken out

and this country turned into ruins!

If there are riots...

that won't be due to the defensive preparations for a Wae attack,

but because of the unfair military service and tax systems.

When the civilians are unable to offer a few bolts of cotton cloth,

they've to be in military service and compulsory labor for more than half of each year.

offer local specialty products, and pay harvest tax.

As compared to them, how is it for the nobility and the landowners?

They don't want to offer cotton cloth, so they falsely register in local academies to evade military service.

Every year's cultivation is a good harvest yet they lie about the fertility of the land,

they hardly pay any agricultural harvest tax!

If we can just curb this, it will do.

If we do that, fortification works won't exhaust the Treasury.

the public won't have anything to be angry at either.

Left State Councillor,

you conclude that all nobility and landowners are criminals.

-= Hong Yeo Sun (Minister of War) =- .

-= Hong Yeo Sun (Minister of War) =- I feel you're too rash.

The landowners will put up a huge resistance.

How are we going to investigate in detail whether it's a good or bad harvest?

Moreover, the fertility of the land is surveyed once every 20 years.

It's not time for that yet.

Are you going to forcibly make adjustments?

I also feel we should be cautious about it.

The year's yield and grade of the soil,

shouldn't it come under the purview of the provincial governors and magistrates?

If there's a difference between now and the past

and we suspect the relationship between the officials and landowners,

I'm worried trust in the officials will be lost.

Because of fabrication of the military personnel records,

the people's trust in the officials has already been lost.

The nobility and landowners,

up to the pertinent magistrates, we should take this chance to investigate them.

It might be a way to stabilize public sentiment.

If we do that, won't the local officials retort that it shouldn't only be them,

the court officials' families too, should be investigated?

Continue like this, never mind the regions, court and state affairs will all be paralyzed.

Then, do we just watch as the civilians suffer the pain of military service and taxes?

If the nobility and landowners are scary...

you mean the civilians putting up posters and deserting the barracks aren't scary?

Left State Councillor.

Are you now having the landowners and civilians divide in two into conflict?

The landowners and civilians are all subjects of Joseon!

Why is everyone like this?

Please calm down.

The Left State Councillor's words aren't wrong,

but this can't be resolved in a careless haste.

It's a problem to be slowly resolved in time.

That's right.

We're not covering up the problem,

but we've to put out the fire that's burning at our heels.

Public sentiment has to be stabilized.

If we tell the people something like a Wae attack won't happen to ease their minds,

yet bring them pain with military service and fortress fortifications,

This is a contradiction.

We should immediately... petition for it to be stopped.

Left State Councillor.

As though doing it with me isn't enough,

now you're thinking of making all nobility and landowners of all 8 Joseon provinces your enemy?

However right something is,

you can't do it on your own.

If you want to build public opinion and lead the consensus,

power and authority are required.

Do you understand?

Your Majesty.

The fortification of fortresses in order to make defensive preparations in advance for an attack,

how would we dare to say it's an inconvenience?

As no heed was paid to the pace of it,

construction was started all at once,

the people are suffering to no end.

The afflicted people, after laboring through a year of fatigue,

when they pay back their debts,

they don't even have a dipper of rice.

What's left for them to survive on are things like acorns,

grain husks, beans, leaves etc.

There's a widow who sold her field, but it wasn't enough to pay the taxes,

so she went into the woods and hung herself.

The people who fled have gone to secluded mountainous districts.

As for the magnitude of this, we're unable to even count.

What else can all these be due to except for the sudden fortification works, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

These are petitions on the two issues of cutting military service and stopping fortification works.

The weather's cold.

I'm concerned you'll catch a cold, you should go in.

It's stuffy inside.

Bring the hand cover.

It's alright.

Won't your hands freeze?

Is it because of the posters criticizing Your Majesty,

that you're so upset?

Isn't public sentiment... just like the river in this painting?

The river can keep a boat afloat,

but when it rages,

it can turn the boat over.

This painting has no wind,

isn't that why the boatman is catching fish in comfort?

Your Majesty.

So as not to have rough waves,

calm the wind down.

When you calm the rumors of a Wae attack that's spreading among the people,

yet slap them with a lengthy military service and excessive compulsory labor,

it's no different from stirring up a wind again.

Since the people's fear of a Wae attack has gone away,

release them from their toil.

As of today, fortification works in the 3 Southern Provinces will be discontinued,

for those who've served more than 3 months, all of them are to be sent home.

Your Majesty's grace is boundless.

Your Majesty, much as I understand your desire to reduce the people's suffering,

the fortification work can't be halted.

Hasn't the Treasury been exhausted?

We can just collect from the nobility and landowners the taxes they're due.

They're also part of the people.

We can't make them suffer with sudden tax collections.

That problem... let's solve it in due course.

Your Majesty, we won't be able to make defensive preparations for a Wae attack in time.

Left State Councillor... you still believe a Wae attack will happen?

Don't you know this is a crime of making the public disaffected again?

I'm saying we should make the least preparations for the unexpected.

We've to collect tax that are due from the landowners to make good the Treasury,

national defense can't slacken in any way!

More scary than a Wae attack,

is the loss of public sentiment from excessive military service and compulsory labor.

Don't ever speak of it again!

Because of military service and fortification of fortresses, public sentiment is unsettled.

The people's hatred of them deepens by the day.

Hence fortification of fortresses and requisition of soldiers have been discontinued.

Aigoo! We can now rest easy!

Precisely!

The hell it isn't.

There's no consistency in national affairs.

The fortresses are all not built,

but we still suffered.

Since they were going to do this, why did they let us suffer?

- That's right! - That's right!

Father!

Eun Gyeong's Father, how you must have suffered!

With Gim Seong Il's petition to stop fortification works

and Seonjo and the ministers at court worried about disaffected public sentiment,

the basic system of taxation couldn't even be touched.

They only released the people from military service and compulsory labor.

Given these, Joseon was,

put in a position of not having the least defensive preparations for a Wae attack.

I knew everything.

Joseon... actually exchanged envoys with Wae,

established diplomatic ties and allied with them...

-= Emperor Wanli (Emperor of Ming) =- .

-= Emperor Wanli (Emperor of Ming) =- to attack us Ming!?

Your Majesty.

If there's such a conspiracy,

why would I come a long way,

-= Han Eung In (Joseon's Envoy) =- why would I come a long way,

-= Han Eung In (Joseon's Envoy) =- to inform Your Majesty of the matter?

to inform Your Majesty of the matter?

Those are utterly unreasonable words.

Back then, you had ganged up with Wae and plotted a conspiracy.

In the end, you suspected we found out and changed your mind.

Otherwise, why would Joseon, more than a year after sending envoys to Wae,

only inform us of it now?

You should conquer the scheming Joseon, Your Majesty.

It's a misunderstanding!

We Joseon are only informing you now,

as back then... the situation in Wae took a long time to investigate.

We Joseon... not once have we forgotten Your Majesty's grace.

Please don't doubt us!

Your Majesty, your vassal can understand Joseon's position.

Joseon's Goodwill Mission spent an entire year travelling to and from Wae.

And also, to uncover Wae's intentions,

-= Shi Xing (Minister of Defense) =- And also, to uncover Wae's intentions,

-= Shi Xing (Minister of Defense) =- Joseon's court had for a period of time, been busy with it.

Joseon's court had for a period of time, been busy with it.

If we think about that,

informing us now... that's not late.

We don't have to doubt Joseon's loyalty.

Then, why are they building a fortress at Uiju and training soldiers?

Those are... defensive preparations against the Jurchens.

You scoundrel!

The Jurchens... what big problem are they to Joseon?

The Jurchens... shouldn't it be us Ming who will take care of them?

Perhaps... you're not really thinking of allying with Wae... to attack us Ming?

No, we're not!

No?

We have such indisputable evidence, you still want to deny it!?

Please believe us!

It's absolutely not like that!

Then... once you go back, stop the building of fortresses and training of soldiers.

That Uiju governor, remove him from office.

Do you understand?

When I return to Joseon, I'll inform the court.

And one more thing.

Use 10 000 nyangs of silver... (amount enough to buy 20 000 sacks of rice)

to show Joseon's loyalty. (amount enough to buy 20 000 sacks of rice)

Your Majesty!

-= Advance base, Nagoya =- -= (Today's Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture) =-

Tsuruma... Tsu-Tsurumatsu.

Mitsuki.

Tsurumatsu. Where's our Tsurumatsu?

Your Highness...

Life... is no fun.

There's no joy.

Your Highness.

Nagoya Castle is about to be completed.

Is that so?

Then, when can I go over to Joseon?

If Your Highness wants to go over, even doing so right away is not a problem.

Good.

Immediately... tell everyone to gather.

Yes!

The final 8th Division, Ukita will take charge of it.

Joseon... without fail, I'll offer it to Your Highness.

And, Ishida, remain by my side and take charge of logistics support.

Understood, Your Highness.

I've still to decide on the vanguard.

Kato, Konishi.

- Yes? - Yes?

Shouldn't one out of the two of you, serve as the vanguard?

Your Highness, please entrust me with the vanguard.

I'll bulldoze all the way to Hanyang in one fell swoop!

And obtain the Joseon king's surrender.

Your vassal, offers to be the vanguard.

Since Tokugawa Ieyasu has been ruled out,

the Kampaku... is sure to appoint me as the vanguard.

Probably.

The first to make a landing will fight the fiercest battle

and make the most sacrifices.

However... being appointed the vanguard might be better too.

What are you talking about?

As the vanguard, the 1st Division,

won't go to Joseon directly from Nagoya Castle,

but at the closest to Joseon, our Tsushima...

there'll be another inspection on preparedness for war.

Probably.

At Tsushima, while the inspection is being done...

for the last time, try to make contact with Joseon.

Isn't it perhaps a good means?

Isn't that, something you can't do if you don't take charge as the 1st Division vanguard?

The honor of... taking the first step in Joseon... please grant it to me, Your Highness.

The vanguard's fight... will decide the entire army's morale.

As compared to Konishi who fights with an abacus,

I who cut things in two with a single stroke of the sword...

isn't it better for me to be the vanguard?

The first battle, is the one with the most sacrifices.

Rather than doing an aimless sword dance,

it's important to set in motion a strategy that minimizes the toll on our army.

Matashiro, what do you think?

The both of them... have made valid points.

-= Maeda Toshiie =- The both of them... have made valid points.

-= Maeda Toshiie =- .

-= Maeda Toshiie =- Although morale is important,

Although morale is important,

minimizing the toll on our army, is also important.

Between Konishi and Kato,

put the one with the better plan in charge as the vanguard.

Fine. Kato, if you're that confident,

tell us your plan.

Yes.

Joseon has the sea on 3 sides.

For a landing site, where would be most suitable?

The sea is on 3 sides, does it matter where we land?

However, among them, their military preparations is loose for the grain belt.

This is the most suitable place.

Looks like you're determined... to become a water ghost even before you land.

What?

The sea south of Joseon has countless islets.

Undercurrents revolve around the islets.

In other words,

the undercurrents are irregular.

Setting out without even knowing the water ways,

meet with swirling undercurrents,

before you get to shore, it'll become a water burial.

Konishi.

Then, what you think... tell us.

For this war, we have to have more than 600 ships landing.

Before we land, a inspection on preparedness should temporarily be made at Tsushima.

The place where the seawater won't crash into the islets becoming counter-currents

and Joseon can be reached at a stretch,

is precisely... Busanjin.

And... how are you going to make an inroad to Hanyang?

We land at Busanjin,

occupy Miryang, pass through Cheongdo and enter Daegu.

After that, Indong, cross the Nakdong River, capture Sangju and Mungyeong.

If we can enter Chungju...

after that, reaching all the way to Hanyang, we'll be unstoppable.

You're not avoiding the enemy.

What's the reason for choosing strategic military places?

By advancing without annihilating the enemy,

our rearguard could be unexpectedly attacked.

What do you think, Matashiro?

Don't you have your answer?

What Your Highness has in mind, will be what I'll have in mind.

Good. Konishi will be the vanguard.

Your Highness!

However, as to who will take Joseon's capital first,

nobody knows.

Whoever takes Joseon's capital first and captures the Joseon king,

if he does that,

he will become this war's biggest beneficiary.

Yes.

Yes.

When Joseon is taken, distribute each division's soldiers over the eight provinces of Joseon.

And quickly, draft the Joseon people from each region into our troops

and acquire military rations.

When we can secure soldiers and military rations in Joseon,

the rest of the troops in Nagoya will join up

and attack Ming.

Understood?

Yes, Your Highness.

In the end, our master... still wants to use me as a target for arrows.

Kato.

Why? You're unable to take charge as the vanguard and are sad?

N-No-no.

What "no"?

On your face,

is written, "I'm sad, Your Highness", in big characters.

Your Highness seems to... as compared to me, Kato, trust Konishi more.

Is that so?

Kato.

Yes?

In a war... the first troops to land suffers the greatest loss.

No matter how he tries to avoid it,

Konishi's troops will have the most casualties and wounded in leading the war.

On the other hand, your 2nd Division,

can just easily pass through the battlefield that's been swept by the first whirlwind.

The Joseon king...

Kato, you must be the one to capture him.

Yes!

Konishi is a crafty fellow.

It's not going to be easy competing with him.

I, Kato,

will be sure to show you that I don't fight with force alone.

Your Highness, I'll definitely capture the Joseon king.

Fine. Do a good job, Kato.

How did it go?

I've been put in charge of the vanguard.

That's good.

Namo Gwanse-eum Bodhisattva. (Avalokitesvara/Guanyin/Kannon)

What's to come is the problem.

If... Joseon still doesn't listen to us,

what happens then?

If war can't be avoided,

I'll have to be the first... to take Joseon's capital...

meet the king and obtain his surrender

and end the war.

Quick, quick, move them. Quick, quick.

Is anyone still inside? Get out quickly.

Quickly come out.

Anyone else? Anyone else?

I mean, what exactly is happening?

-= Lee Jang Son (artillery maker) =- Sir.

-= Lee Jang Son (artillery maker) =- Gunpowder blew up in an accident.

"Be careful", I had already told you that!

I'm sorry.

The bigyeokjincheonnoe,

when we were measuring the length of the fuse and time,

the gunpowder caught the spark and as a result,

the accident happened.

Any casualties?

Fortunately, nobody died.

Seven blacksmiths were injured.

You! That's why, didn't I tell you when experimenting,

safety measures are to be in place before doing so?

That... although we did...

after a few experiments, the Ministry of War's support ended.

They said the Treasury is out of funds.

The blacksmiths too, I haven't been able to pay them for some time.

Because of the accident, there're a lot of equipment that have to be prepared again.

I'm really... sorry.

What's there for you to be sorry for?

The court is the problem... the court...

No matter what I'll think of a way,

you can't break off the research.

The bigyeokjincheonnoe, no matter what happens, it must be completed.

Yes, Sir.

His Highness the Kampaku, who unified the entire country...

has hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

Furthermore, they have been trained through a long period of war.

More than that, the troops armed with matchlock guns are beyond imagination.

Sir, you mustn't think lightly of our Kampaku.

Even the Wae officials living in the Wae Settlement at Busanpo too, have all returned to their country.

If that isn't a sign of a Wae attack, what is?

Sir, it's Sin Myeong Cheol.

Come in.

I'm back.

Did you find out?

Yes. Just as you had feared,

support for the regions had been cut off.

Then, the turtle ship shouldn't be an exception...

There're no extra news from the commander of the Left Jeolla Naval District?

No.

Have Cheon Ri get ready to leave.

Yes, sir.

To the Left Commander,

-= Lee Sun Sin, Commander of =- -= the Left Jeolla Naval District =- To the Left Commander,

-= Lee Sun Sin, Commander of =- -= the Left Jeolla Naval District =- Right now, because financial support was ended,

Right now, because financial support was ended,

I know it'll be really difficult to construct warships in the long run.

Although I hope when you receive this letter,

the matter has already been settled,

the situation's not good.

However, I'll find some way,

you must continue to build the turtle ship.

The diagram you sent me, I've looked at it.

The ship's top is covered with planks

with sharp long pointed spikes inserted,

at the bow, a dragon head is made to install a cannon.

Seriously, I can't be but struck with admiration.

I look forward to seeing the turtle ship for myself some day.

Your Majesty.

Even if military service and compulsory labor have been eased,

minimum defensive preparations must be made.

Even though the bigyeokjincheonnoe under development by the Weapons Bureau

is close to completion,

because of lack of funds, it has been delayed.

The turtle ship being built by Lee Sun Sin too,

for the sake of defending the seas, it must be built.

However financially strapped the court and royal family are,

even if all other finances are to be shrunk,

the development of these two weapons must be undertaken!

Do you know what that is?

Han Eung In who went to Ming sent the report to me.

Ming has misunderstood that we've sent envoys to Wae to establish diplomatic ties

and to attack Ming.

Fortification works at Uiju caused an even bigger misunderstanding.

The price for resolving that misunderstanding is...

dismissal of Uiju governor Gim Yeo Mul and sending them 10 000 nyangs of silver,

those are the contents of the report.

It was your idea to send the envoys,

having fortification works done at the borders was also your idea.

What is the result?

Your Majesty.

Right now, we're on the verge of having no silver to send to Ming.

What did you say?

Fund the development of bigyeokjincheonnoe and the turtle ship?

You've made matters like this, how dare you make this sort of request!?

Your Majesty.

Leave immediately!

Your Majesty!

That's why I had said not to send an envoy to explain things.

The country has lost face.

Left State Councillor, you had said this to me, didn't you?

The criticism we direct on others, why is it to ourselves,

there's not even half of the criticism and self-reflection.

You said how can my words be the absolute truth and think that I'm prefect.

Right now in this very moment, I want to return those words to you.

Indeed, up till now, what you've said is correct.

There's nothing for you to examine yourself for?

You look tired.

Shouldn't you now return to your hometown and get some rest?

Your Majesty.

The Chief State Councillor is here.

Let him in.

Sir, it's Lee Hang Bok.

Come in.

How have you been all this while?

You should have heard.

How can I have been well?

But, what brings you here?

You're writing a petition on your resignation?

I was worried you would do that and came to see you.

You mustn't resign.

My crimes are many.

How can that be your crime?

It's the Ming emperor who's pushing it.

Although I've been driven out of court,

even so, I'm not worried about it.

It's because you're around.

When His Majesty, the Chief State Councillor and all the Easterners who follow him

went along with Deputy Chief Scholar Hak Bong's opinion,

-= Hak Bong: Gim Seong Il's pen name =- went along with Deputy Chief Scholar Hak Bong's opinion,

-= Hak Bong: Gim Seong Il's pen name =- asserting that a Wae attack won't happen,

asserting that a Wae attack won't happen,

didn't you alone fight strenuously for

defensive preparations for a Wae attack that might happen?

But if you step down now,

who else is there to protect the pitiful people?

Sir.

Although I'm a Westerner,

factions aside... I believe in you.

Please... even if His Majesty abandons you,

Sir... you can't abandon His Majesty and the people.

I entreat you, Sir.

Ja Sang... (Lee Hang Bok's courtesy name)

The Left State Councillor's position has... become really awkward.

It's regrettable.

Shouldn't you help him?

Is it because of your father-in-law?

No. It should be because you don't want to get involved in complicated matters.

It's that fastidious character of yours.

You...!

What's wrong?

Looks like I've hit home.

Look here, Myeong Bo...

it's bound to be lonely and tough for him.

You help him.

Aren't you now... the Inspector General?

There's a way to build bigyeokjinchonnoe and the turtle ship?

When funds for military service in the regions are inadequate,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong (Inspector General) =- When funds for military service in the regions are inadequate,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong (Inspector General) =- for a long time,

-= Lee Deok Hyeong (Inspector General) =- in lieu of military service, military cloth is collected to make up for the shortfall.

in lieu of military service, military cloth is collected to make up for the shortfall.

But for this matter,

the amount is different from usual.

It's big.

We have to get the consent of the Ministry of War and Ministry of Taxation.

The Minister of Taxation is Lee Won Ik who is your follower, so it won't be a big problem,

but the problem is...

Minister of War,

Hong Yeo Sun.

No, you can't.

Why not?

Because of financial difficulty military cloth is accepted in lieu of military service,

what problem is there?

In the process of having military cloth take the place of military service,

-= Hong Yeo Sun (Minister of War) =- In the process of having military cloth take the place of military service,

-= Hong Yeo Sun (Minister of War) =- the local magistrates and officials,

the local magistrates and officials

who'll misappropriate them won't be few.

The two of you should know.

I can't just give my approval.

Minister of War.

It's for building warships.

Without warships, how can we go out to sea and fight?

Will they build ships, or will they fill their stomachs?... Who can be sure?

And, since just earlier, you keep talking about a Wae attack.

That kind of rumor that will get people arrested for saying them,

Left State Councillor, how can you say it?

Minister of War.

It's for the sake of the country.

In case Lee Sun Sin embezzles funds to fill his own stomach,

I will hand over my life.

Didn't I say I can't?

If you need approval,

please get His Majesty's royal permission.

Then, I'll take my leave.

He said if Lee Sun Sin embezzles the funds,

he'll hand over his life.

What!?

I mean,

he went to that extent for the request?

And so?

So?

I just frankly told him to obtain His Majesty's royal permission.

I did that.

You did good!

On his own, he worries about the country,

and by himself he does the gentleman act,

only to get His Majesty's wrath.

And now, he's been had by you like that.

Aigoo.

Even Lee San Hae who helped him that much has turned his back on him.

It can now only be said that,

he's all alone.

It's become like that.

The Left State Councillor whose pride has been hurt,

-= Gim Gong Ryang =- -= (Assistant Proctor, Palace Treasury) =- -= (Royal Noble Consort Gim's younger brother) =- The Left State Councillor whose pride has been hurt,

-= Gim Gong Ryang =- -= (Assistant Proctor, Palace Treasury) =- -= (Royal Noble Consort Gim's younger brother) =- he'll resign soon.

-= Gim Gong Ryang =- -= (Assistant Proctor, Palace Treasury) =- -= (Royal Noble Consort Gim's younger brother) =- .

If that happens, that empty position...

Minister of War will take charge of it?

Uh, what?

I can't get it just because I want it.

It all depends on the king, doesn't it?

The one who moves the king's heart, who is it?

It's Royal Noble Consort, my older sister!

And your niece, Royal Noble Consort Hong, isn't it?

What are all of you doing?

Aren't you going to pour the Left State Councillor a drink?

Left State Councillor, Sir. Accept a drink from this maiden.

Thank you.

Look here, Proctor Gim.

If I can rise to that position,

you will become my benefactor.

Come! Accept a drink from me.

Whether he'll become your benefactor,

or the two of you will become criminals, who knows.

In-Inspector General.

Inspector General.

I've never siphoned off any military rations.

I too believe you're clean.

The unparalleled Minister of War,

making a false report to the Ministry of Taxation on the Ministry of War's military rations,

with part of the military rations, through Proctor Gim, have them treated as specialty products and traded,

thereby fattening yourself...

How can this be true?

Isn't it, Proctor Gim?

Of-of course.

But...

however you put it, aren't I the head of the Office of the Inspector General?

Minister of War, I don't have the slightest suspicion over you,

but even if it's just formalities, I have to investigate it

and report to the king,

this is really...

Look, Inspector General.

This...

is not an issue that'll end with me.

His Majesty's favored... Royal Noble Consort Gim too...

Minister of War!

Um...

It's here.

-= House of the Head of the =- -= Gyeong Merchants' Organization =- -= (Gyeong: Hanyang and Gyeonggi-do) =- .

-= House of the Head of the =- -= Gyeong Merchants' Organization =- -= (Gyeong: Hanyang and Gyeonggi-do) =- This is where,

This is where,

military rations,

are traded as specialty products.

Then,

those rice,

you mean they are the Ministry of War's military rations?

It's not that much.

Uh, if you wish, shall I give some to you?

Proctor Gim.

Yes?

Oh thank you!

I'm so relieved!

My nose...

The head! Where are you?

What is this?

The Gyeong Merchants' Organization, promises to send 20 000 sacks of rice to the Left Jeolla Naval District.

If it's that much,

the building of the turtle ship and bigyeokjincheonnoe,

can they be completed?

Inspector General!

You called for me, Your Majesty?

I heard the Left State Councillor, for the sake of building the turtle ship, you've been focused on securing funds.

Is it going well?

It's difficult.

It should be.

The finances are difficult, discontinue the building of the turtle ship.

Your Majesty!

It's a royal order.

Left State Councillor...

Left State Councillor, you still believe a Wae attack will happen?

Your Majesty,

the Wae enemies have continued to plunder the 3 Southern Provinces.

A Wae attack is something that could happen some day.

What your vassal is worried about,

the Wae enemies aside,

I'm worried about our Joseon's weakened military strength.

Our military strength...

You feel we can't even withstand a Wae attack, you think it's that weak?

Tell me straight.

If we just stop the defensive preparations like this,

it will be difficult.

Public sentiment seems to have settled,

but the Treasury is depleted.

Left State Councillor.

Yes, Your Majesty?

Wae is an island nation, they're skilled in naval warfare.

But,

we don't have much experience in naval warfare.

We've no prospects of victory at naval warfare anyway,

we'll pour all our energy and funds into the army.

How about abolishing the navy?

Your Majesty!

You can't do this!

Abolishing the navy is totally out of the question!

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The Chief State Councillor was furious. He said abolishing the navy is an act of selling one's country.

Then, aren't I the great man who is selling the country?

Thank you, Chief State Councillor.

Left State Councillor, your misunderstanding seems to run deep.

Joseon has a navy that's of little use.

They should at least resist for it to be fun, right?

Adopt Hidetsugu. How about having him manage internal affairs as the adopted son?

The one who can succeed me, is the one who has my blood alone.

From the generals to the soldiers, how can you think of making false reports to deceive me?

Oh! It's fantastic!

I'm saying the turtle ship.

Left State Councillor, do you really not know that Lee Sun Sin is building the turtle ship?

-= South Chungcheong Province =- -= Yesan County =- .

-= South Chungcheong Province =- -= Yesan County =- In South Chungcheong province's Yesan county, Daesul-myeon, there's a Lee clan mountain village.

In South Chungcheong province's Yesan county, Daesul-myeon, there's a Lee clan mountain village.

It's also the mid-Joseon era scholar,

-= Lee San Hae Memorial =- It's also the mid-Joseon era scholar,

-= Lee San Hae Memorial =- A Gye Lee San Hae's clan.

A Gye Lee San Hae's clan.

As a mid-Joseon era civilian court official,

the Easterners' leader, A Gye Lee San Hae,

-= Lee San Hae Shrine =- -= South Chungcheong, Yesan County =- -= Daelsul-myeon, Bangsan-ri =- the Easterners' leader, A Gye Lee San Hae,

-= Lee San Hae Shrine =- -= South Chungcheong, Yesan County =- -= Daelsul-myeon, Bangsan-ri =- .

is the late Goryeo era Confucian scholar, Lee Saek's descendant.

He's also the nephew of To Jeong Lee Ji Ham, who wrote "Secrets of Tojeong".

-= Lee San Hae (1539-1609) =- He's also the nephew of To Jeong Lee Ji Ham, who wrote "Secrets of Tojeong".

-= Lee San Hae (1539-1609) =- .

From childhood, he was good at writing.

During the time of Seonjo, he was lauded as one of the eight great essayists.

-= Lee San Hae's handwriting =- During the time of Seonjo, he was lauded as one of the eight great essayists.

-= Lee San Hae's handwriting =- .

Situated next to Su Dang Lee Nam Gyu's former residence, Su Dang Memorial Hall.

-= Su Dang Memorial Hall =- Situated next to Su Dang Lee Nam Gyu's former residence, Su Dang Memorial Hall.

-= Su Dang Memorial Hall =- It has preserved and put on exhibition, articles related to A Gye Lee San Hae.

It has preserved and put on exhibition, articles related to A Gye Lee San Hae.

His ink stone and ivory baton, letter in his own hand and other items.

If you walk straight up the small path beside the former residence,

there is A Gye's tomb.

-= A Gye Lee San Hae's tomb =- there is A Gye's tomb.

-= A Gye Lee San Hae's tomb =- .

His thoughts solely on the well-being of the people,

realistic politician and also a man of practical mind, A Gye Lee San Hae.

What are the lives of the people he spent his entire life protecting like?

-= Lee San Hae Shrine =- -= get off at Bangsan-ri =- What are the lives of the people he spent his entire life protecting like?

= Lee San Hae Shrine =- -= get off at Bangsan-ri =- .