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The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War
Your majesty writings were put up in jepo angolpo and ungcheon
critizizing you and the court
Some soldiers burnt up the weapons shed in angolpo and fled
Common people broke into the homes of nobility and robbed the sheds
What?
Writings on the wall and soldiers going AWOL?
What will be next?
Riots
How many men were drafted for military service and forced labor?
About 50000 for military service and 100000 for forced labor
How much funds are left for building fortresses?
We're about to run out
We're taking excessive measures for defense when wae isnt even attacking
The people are dissatisified and the country's finances are in ruins
We should stop building the fortresses
We cant do that
We cant weaken national defense
Listen councilor
Public sentimets arent good and we're running out of funds
The country is about to fall
We cant prepare against an attack that isnt going to happen
Even if wae attacks there will be riots before that and the country
Will be in ruins anyway
if there are riots it wont becuase of the defensive measures
it will be beacause of unfair military service and tax policies
The common people cant offer cotton
They have to serve over 6 months of military service and pay all the taxes for
specilaty products and agricultural goods
What about the nobility and landowners?
They didnt want to pay cotton so they falsely registred in confucian schools to avoid military service
They lied about the quality of the soil to avoid paying agricultural taxes
We have to set this straight
We wouldnt run out of funds and it wouldnt upset public sentiments
Councilor you cant treat all the nobility and landowners as criminals
That's reckless
The landowners will oppose
We cant investigate past harvests
The quality of the soil is measured once in 20 years
its not time yet
You want to force an adjustment?
There's another matter
The quality of the crop and soil is measured by the magistrate and inspector of the village
if we suspect the officials and landowners becuase of a difference
The government officials will lose trust
The people dont trust officials because of the falsified military ledgers
We should investigate the nobility landowners and magistrates
to settle public sentiments
Then the rural officials will want an investigation of the court offcials and their families
National affairs will be paralyzed
You want to just watch the common people suffer like this?
You're only afraid of the nobility and landowners and not the common people who are
putting up notices and going AWOL?
Are you trying to make the landowners and people fight?
They are all citizens of joseon
Stop it
Calm down
The second state councilor isnt wrong but this shouldnt be rushed
its a problem to be solved in time
Thats right
We're not saying we should cover up the problem
But we have more urgent business
Public sentiments have to be settled
We're saying there wont be an attack by wae but making them do military service
and build fortresses
its antimony
We should make an appeal to stop
Councilor
Wasnt it enough to make me an enemy?
Do you want to turn all the nobility and landowners into enemies?
no matter how right is something is you cant do it on your own
if you want to lead public opinion you need power
Do you understand?
Your majesty how can we complain about building fortresses to prepare against an attack?
But because all construction started at once the people are suffering
Even if the people suffer for a year once they pay their debts
they dont have any rice
They are barely getting by with acorn plant roots rice bran and bean leaves
A widow sold her land to pay taxes but it wasnt enough
so she went to the forest and took her life
The people who fled are going to remote mountain villages
We cant count the number
What else would be the reason except the building of fortresses?
Your majesty the appeals are about reducing military service and
stopping construction of fortresses
its cold
i'm worried you'll catch a cold
You should go inside
its stuffy inside
Bring the hand over
its alright
Your hands will freeze
Are you upset becuase of the writings that criticized you?
Public sentiments are like this river in your painting
A river can let a boat float but when it gets mad if flips the boat
There isnt any wind in this painting so the boatman is fishing in comfort
Your majesty calm the wind so there wont be a rough wave
Calming the rumors of an attack by wae and then making the people do military
service and forced labor is like causing another wind
The people dont fear an attack anymore so you should relieve them of forced labor
Stop construction in hasamdo as of today
Everyone who did military service for over 3 months should be sent home
Thank you your majesty
i know you want the people to suffer less but we cant stop building fortresses
We dont have the funds
We can receive taxes from the nobility and landowners
They are also citizens
We cant make them suffer with sudden taxes
Lets solve that problem in time
We cant make preparations against an attack by wae in time
Do you still believe there will be an attack?
Dont you know that will upset public sentiments?
We have to make the least preparations
We should collect taxes from landowners and keep national defenses strong
Public sentiments are scarier than an attack by wae
Dont discuss it further
Public sentiments are upset from military service and construction
the people are disappointed so stop building fortresses and drafting men
Thats a relief huh?
Really
No its not
They're not consistent at all
The fortresses werent bulit but we suffered anyway
Why did they bother if they were going to stop?
Thats true
Father
You must have had a hard time
Kim seongil wanted construction to stop and seonjo and the court officials were
concerned about public sentiments
They couldnt implement a new tax policy and relieved the people of
military service and forced labor
Joseon wasnt in a position to make the least preparations against an attack
i knew everything
Joseon sent envoys to wae
You want to form diplomatic relations and attack ming?
Your majesty how could i come such a long way and report if we did that?
That is a misunderstanding
They conspired with wae
They must have changed their minds when they thought we found out
its been over a year since joseon sent envoys to wae
Why would they report it now?
They are ungrateful
You should punish them
Thats not true
it just took time to report becuase we were investigating the situation in wae
We never forgot how gracious you were
Please dont doubt that
Your majesty i can understand
it took over a year for the joseon envoys to go to wae and return
They were probably busy for a while trying to find out wae's intentions
if you think about that making a report now isnt that late
You dont have to doubt their loyalty
Then why did they bild a fortress in uiju and train soldiers?
its to prepare against the jurchens
How dare you?
Why are the jurchens such a big deal to joseon?
Ming is taking care of the jurchens
Are you colluding with wae to attack us?
of course not
of course not?
You're going to deny it even when i have proof?
Trust me its not true
Then stop building fortresses and training soldiers when you return and
remove the magistrate of the uiju from office
is that understood?
i will report to the court as soon as i return
One more thing
Show joseon's loyalty with 10000 nyangs of silver (enough to buy 20000 sacks of rice)
Your majesty
Nagoya advance base (Today's karatsu saga prefecture)
Tsurumatsu
itsuki
Tsurumatsu where is Tsurumatsu?
Your majesty
Life isnt fun
There's no pleasure
Your majesty
Nagoya castle is almost complete
Okay
When can we cross over to joseon?
if you want to cross it wouldnt be a problem even now
Fine tell everyone to gather
Yes your majesty
Ukita will be in charge of the eighth division
i will offer joseon to you
ishida stay by my side and be in charge of munitions
Yes your majesty
i havent decided on the commander yet
Kato konishi
Yes
Shouldn't one of you take the lead?
Your majesty let me take the lead
i'll lead the army right to hanyang and make joseon surrender
i will take the lead
Since tokugawa leyasu was excluded he will try to put me in the lead
Probably
The first party to land will fight the fiercest battle and resut the most sacrifices
it could be better to take the lead
What are you talking about?
The first division wont go right to joseon from nagoya castle
They will have to do another check here in tsushima
Probably
While doing that
You could try to make one final contract with joseon
You couldnt do that unless you took the lead
Give me the honor of taking the first step on joseon land
The fight of the first division will decide the morale of the entire army
He only fights with an abacus
i would be better since i'm good with a sword
The party to land first requires many sacrifices
it is important to minimize losses by using strategy than the sword
Matashiro what do you think?
Both of them are right
Morale is important but it also important to minimize losses
The person with a better strategy should be put in the lead
Fine
Kato if you're that confident go ahead and tell me your plan
Yes your majesty
Joseon is surrounded by the ocean
Where would be a good spot as the first landing site?
it's surrounded by the ocean
What does it matter?
But this grain belt where security is light
Would be optimum
You're going to die even before you land
What?
There are many islands south of joseon
The tide revolves around the islands
i'm saying the tide is inconsistent
if you go without knowing the water ways you could sink becuase of whirl tides
Konishi tell me your plan then
We have to land with an army of over 600 boats
A final check should be made in tsushima
the place where the tide isnt rough and where you can reach the joseon coast right away
is busanjin
How wiill you advnace to hanyang from there?
We will land in busanjin take milyang pass cheongdo and enter daegu
After that we will go to indong cross nakdonggang
then take sangju and mungyeong
if we enter junggye
We can reach hanyang just like that
You're not avoiding then enemies
Why did you choose a strategic military point?
if we advance without annihilating the enemy we could be attacked from behind
What doyou think matashiro?
You have your answer
Your answer is my answer
Fine konishi will take the lead
Your majesty
But nobody knows who will take the capital of joseon first
Anyone take the capital and capture the king of joseon
That person will become the greatest beneficiary of this war
Yes your majesty
WHen joseon is taken spilt up the army to the eight provinces of joseon
Draft soldiers from the joseon people and get military rations
Once you secure soldiers and rations
the soldiers in nagoya will join you and we will attack ming
is that understood?
Yes your majesty
He wants to use me as a shield
Kato
What?
Are you upset i didnt put you in the lead?
Well no
Yes you are
i can see it in your face
it seems like you trust konishi more
Kato
Yes
The most losses will be from the first landing
Even with minimum losses konishi's unit will lose the most soldiers
Your unit only has to pass through the areas that his unit swept
You must capture the king of joseon
Yes
Konishi is sly
it wont be easy to compete with him
i will show you im not someone who only fights with force
i will be sure to capture the king of joseon
Okay
Do a good job
How did it go?
i'm taking the lead
Good
May buddha have mercy on us
The problem is what to happen
What if joseon doesnt listen to us?
if a war cant be avoided
i have to take the capital first and get the king to surrender
i have to end the war
Move them now
is there anyone else inside?
Come on out
is there anyone else?
Whats going on?
Gunpowder blew up
i told you to be careful
i'm sorry
Stay on your toes
We were measuring the fuse length and time of bigyeokjincheonnoe
the gunpowder caught the spark
Did anyone die?
Fortunately nobody died
seven blacksmiths were injured
i told you totake safety measures when testing it
i did but
The minister of defense stopped providing support after a few tests
They said there werent any funds left
i havent been able to pay the blacksmiths
We have a lot things to replace becuase of this accident
i'm very sorry
Why should you be sorry?
The court is the problem
i'll find a way
Dont stop testing it
bigyeokjincheonnoe must be completed no matter what
Yes sir
the gwanbaek unified the nation
He has hundreds of thousands of soliders
They were trained for a long time too
An army equipped with matcklocks is beyond your imaginaton
You cant take the gwanbaek lightly
The wae offcials in busanpo returned
isnt that a sign wae wil attack?
Sir its sim yeongcheol
Come in
i'm back
Did you find out?
Yes
Support was cut off in the rural areas just as you thought
Then the turtle ship wont be an exemption
There wasnt any word from the commander of the left jeolla naval district?
No
Tell cheonri tomake preparations to leave
Ys sir
Commander
i know you're having a tough time building military ships becuase financial support was cut off
i'm hoping things will be settled by the time you receive this letter
but it doesnt look good
i will find a way so continue to build the turtle ship
i looked at the plan you sent to me
The top has a cover and iron spikes and the front has a dragon head with a spot for cannons
i am truly impressed
i cant wait to see the turtle ship
Your majesty even if miitary service and forced labor were relieved
you must make minimum preparations
bigyeokjincheonnoe is almost complete but they cant finish becuase of lacking funds
Yi sunsin's turtle ship is also necessary to protect our coasts
i know there are financial difficulties but other costs should be reduced to
develop these two weapons
Do you know what that is?
it was sent from han eungin who went to ming
Ming thinks we formed diplomatic relations with wae and we built fortresses
to attck ming
To clear up that misunderstanding we have to remove kim yeomul from office
and send 10000 nyangs of silver
it was your suggestion to send envoys and build fortresses
This is the result
Your majesty
We dont have the silver to send to ming
But you want support to develop the bigyeokjincheonnoe and turtle ship?
How can you ask that?
Your majesty
Leave right now
Your majesty
i told you we should send an envoy to ming to explain the situation
What is happening to this country?
You told me
We criticize others but we dont but we dont criticize ourselves and reflect half as much
You said i wasnt the absolute truth and i wasnt perfect
i want to say that to you right now
is everything you said absolutely right?
You look tired
You should go to your hometown and get some rest
Your majesty the cheif state councilor is here
Show him in
Sir its lee hangbok
Come in
How have you been?
What do you think?
You must have heard
What brings you here?
You want to resign?
Thats why i came
You cant resign
i committed a lot of sins
Why are they your sins?
The emperor of ming is forcing it
i was kicked off the court but i wasnt worried about it
its because you were on the court
When the chief state councilor and the easterners all agreed with hakbong (Kim seongil's pen name)
and were sure there wouldnt be an attack you were the only one who fought to
prepare for an attack that might happen
if you step down now who will protect the poor people?
i might be a westerner but i believe in you
Even if his majesty abandons you you cant abandon his majesty and the people
i'm begging you
Jasang
The second state councilor is in a bind
its too bad
You should help him
is it because of your father-in-law?
its probably becuase you dont like to be involved in complicated matters
Gee
What?
Am i right on point?
Myeongbo it will be lonely and tough
Help him
You're the inspector general
There' a way to make the bigyeokjincheonnoe and turtle ship?
When funds lacked in rural areas we supplemented it by receiving
military cloth tax instead of military service
The amount is big this time so we need approval from the minister of wae and the minister of taxation
The minister of taxation is lee wonik so it wont be a problem
the problem is hong yeosun
No
Why not?
Whats the problem with receiving military cloth tax instead of
having people do military service?
The local magistrates and officials will embezzle it in process
i'm sure you know that
i wont approve
its to build battle ships
We cant stop the enemy without ships
How can we be sure if ships will be built or if people will fill their own stomachs?
You keep saying there will be an attack
Citizens are being arrested for saying that
How can you say that?
its for our country
if yi sunsin embezzles the funds i will give up my head
i said no
if you need approval gei it from his majesty
i'll be going then
He said he would give up his life if yi sunsin embezzled the funds
What?
He was that desperate?
So?
i told him to get approval from his majesty
Good
he worried about the country and acted like a wise ruler
But he was reprimanded by his majesty and even by you
Even lee sanhae turned his back on him
He's a lonely bird now
Thats how it turns out
His pride is hurt he'll resign soon
You'll have to take his position
i cant get it becuase i want it
its up to his majesty
Who moves his majesty's heart?
My sister and your neiece
What are you doing?
Pour him a drink
Sir accept a drink from me
Thank you
Proctor kim if i get that position you will be my benefactor
Here accept a drink
Who knows if he'll become a benefactor or if you'll both become sinners?
inspector general
i never siphoned any military rations
i believe you're clean
You would neve report an excess of military rations and exchange some with specialty goods
through proctor kim
i just cant believe
Thats completely absurd
Right proctor kim?
of course
i'm the inspector general
i dont doubt you at all but i have to carry out an investigation
and report this to his majesty
it wont end with me
Even royal noble consort kim
Sir
This is the place
House of the head if hanyang and gyeonggi-do's merchant organization
Military rations are traded with specialty goods
All that rice was military rations
it's not that much
Would you like some?
Proctor kim
Yes
Thank you
Then
Oh my nose
Who's in charge here
What is this?
Gyeongsang dobang promises to send 20000 saks of rice to the left jeolla naval headquarters
Will that be enough to complete the turtle ship and bigyeokjincheonnoe?
Inspector general
Did you want to see me?
i heard you were focusing on securing funds to build the turtle ship
How is that coming along?
its tough
i'm sure it is
Stop building the turtle ship
Your majesty
it's a royal order
Do you still believe wae will attack?
Your majesty
Wae constantly plundered hasamdo
They could attack any time
i'm not just worried about the enemies
i'm worried our military power is weaker
Dd you think we're so weak that we cant defend against an attack by wae?
Speak im comfort
it will be hard if we stop making preparations
Public sentiments seemed to have settled but we ran out of national funds
Councilor
Yes your majesty
Wae is an island nation so they will be familiar with maritime battles
Since we dont have much experience with maritime battleswe could lose
How abut focusing all our efforts and finances on the army and
Abolishing the naval forces?
You cant do that
You cant abolish the naval forces
Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)
Regarding the opinion to abolish the naval forces the court becomes divided
Ryu seongryong secretly continues to focus on having the turtle ship built
Toyotomi hideyoshi gives up his position as the gwanbaek to focus on the war