Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 780

Episode 780: A disaster brought about by oneself... (15)

“Who has the loudest voice?”

“The Gyejakjip Park family has the loudest voice!”

After the promulgation of Jeongeum, there was almost no illiteracy among the people of the empire, especially the Bonji people. However, waiting for one’s turn to read the proclamation was time-consuming. Therefore, among the people around him, a person with a loud voice read the proclamation loudly and informed the people around him of its contents.

“Ah, that! “Why call a busy person!”

“Hey, read the proclamation!”

“With your bare mouth?”

“I’ll buy you a chicken later!”

“Hmm then. greatness! “Keuhum!”

Gyejakjip Park cleared his throat and immediately began reading the proclamation in a loud voice.

* * *

The contents of the proclamation posted on the wall of the government office were as follows.

-It has been a long time since our empire discovered a new river area called Shinji.

During that time, a lot of effort was put into developing new lands and finding and educating the indigenous people.

How can I not be grateful for the considerable effort put into all of this by Taesang and Sanghang?

After that, sentences praising King Sejong and Hyang continued for a long time, and the people who read the proclamation complained without even realizing it.

“shit! “High-ranking people... don’t know simple and clear things!”

“Do I really have to show off that I’ve read so many books?”

“Imprinting that proclamation is also my tax money!”

The people’s complaints continued as long as the text stretched out.

“ruler! I’ll stop complaining here! “Let’s get to the point!”

“Sure!”

However, all the people who listened to the main argument were very excited.

“Are there such damned squires!”

“There are still people who are not as good as this!”

-While exploring the unexplored areas of Shinji, I came across a group of indigenous people.

Since they were people who had their own framework for a state, the Emperor showed courtesy and dispatched a delegation.

However, what the imperial delegation saw in their capital was such a horror that it could not be put into words.

They were a cannibalistic race.

According to the words of the natives who were captured by them and survived with the help of the envoys, they were people who had abandoned human duties.

They attacked neighboring tribes, captured people, held sacrifices, and ate the corpses.

Jim will speak firmly.

It can be overlooked that sacrificing human beings because one does not know the principles is because one does not have the opportunity to learn the principles.

However, if such offerings take place every day and the number of victims exceeds thousands, this is not a lack of knowledge of duty, but an abandonment of duty.

Accordingly, the natives who escaped with the help of the envoys shed tears of blood and appealed to the government to punish them.

Oh my gosh!

The Emperor also asked for help in punishing them, but how can he not be angry that the empire’s power is still insufficient?

The empire’s army and navy are powerful, but they are not enough to protect the empire!

Therefore, I ask the people for help!

Those who are in the military reserve and want to punish them and teach them their morals should report it to the government office!

We need someone who will punish on behalf of heaven those who have abandoned the moral principles and teach the moral principles to those who still do not know the moral principles and are leading a life of abstinence!

Of course, this is not an easy task.

‘a medal received for military service on the battlefield = loyalty to the country = loyal subject’,

the words spoken by the person who received the medal had a different weight.

“This is coming from an old man who received a medal, but it must be wrong!”

Because this was the perception of the people, many noblemen supported the faction they supported.

* * *

As an aside, because this was the perception of the people, the empire carefully observed the subsequent actions of those who received medals.

If there was even the slightest bit of scandal, a thorough investigation was conducted to determine whether it was true or not. As a result of the investigation, if it is true, all medals and various compensations awarded to the person involved were recovered and announced nationwide. This was such a great disgrace that many of those who received this punishment committed suicide.

But even though this happened, the people’s reaction was cold.

“What kind of medal is this? If you did something like that, you will have to pay for it! joy!”

* * *

As the nobility flocked in, the officials of the government office were faced with an unexpected hardship.

“Oh my, old man! “Why do you want to go to such a rough place when you are so old?”

“Uh-huh! Does age matter in order to promote the teachings of a sage? “Write down my name in three letters right now!”

“Hey, master. “I don’t think we have even done the customs yet, so please go back quickly.”

“I wasn’t able to perform the rites, but I’ve already done enough for one person!”

“Have you not seen His Majesty’s official letter? Didn’t he say he was a member of the reserve force? Doryeong is too young! “Go back quickly!”

“Huh~”

“Why is the baby crying!”

As people who were too old or too young came forward as applicants, the workload increased, but officials heaved a sigh of relief.

“Still, I’m glad His Majesty set the standard.”

-A person whose name is on the military register as a reserve.

Because Wan had set an age standard, those who were too old or too young could be sorted out without any worries.

* * *

After about three months, the number of applicants to this paper exceeded 30,000.

After receiving the report, Wan summarized the situation with the ministers.

“I think we’ve gathered the necessary troops.”

“That’s right.”

Following Hwang Bo-in, Kim Jong-seo continued.

“It would have been a big deal if I had been drafted from the imperial army, but we were able to easily form a military force.”

Wan, who was nodding at Kim Jong-seo’s words, looked back at the Minister of National Defense.

“What is your future schedule?”

Lee Jing-ok, the newly appointed Minister of National Defense, answered Wan’s question.

“Since we have already entered fall, we will undergo training during the winter. And we will send troops as soon as the sea route opens next spring. If the transportation goes smoothly, all troops and supplies will arrive at the new location in the summer of next year.”

“Is it taking longer than expected?”

Lee Jing-ok immediately responded to Wan’s point.

“That’s because it’s a sea route, not a land route.”

The ships of the empire, especially the transport ships plying the Sinji route, continued to grow in size, but there was a limit to how quickly they could handle 30,000 troops and the weapons and supplies they would use.

“Hmm. “I see...”

As Wan was nodding, Lee Jing-ok took out a letter from his arms.

“What kind of letter is this?”

“This is God’s resignation.”

“Sajikso?”

“This is because God cannot be left out when it comes to stomping on those people who use iron swords.”