Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 635

Episode 635 Wild Wild North (1)

In the end, Giovanni had to ride an iron horse and head to Mokpo as soon as the next morning.

“There is nothing wrong with what your Majesty said. “Next time I come, I hope you bring me an offer you can’t refuse.”

Giovanni bowed his head and responded to Hu Hu’s words as he was sending him off.

“I will definitely do that.”

Giovanni, who got on the iron horse, looked out the window, let out a long sigh, and muttered.

“Whoa~. I wonder if I can return within this year….”

In the rice fields visible outside the car window, rice ears were ripening yellow.

“The problem starts from Aden….”

* * *

The road from Mokpo to Aden was easy. There were still pirates in the Gangnam area and around Luzon and Malaya. However, they only rioted in the near sea and coastal areas. Pirates, who were reputed to be vicious, were unable to appear on the ocean routes where trading ships traveled.

This was thanks to the fact that the front lines and trade ships belonging to the Navy of the Federal Empire were very well established.

What the pirates especially feared were the trade ships operated by the empire’s merchants.

As a trade ship, it was as sturdy as the imperial battle lines, but carried a larger weight than the imperial battle lines.

That wasn’t all. Although it was a trading ship, it was loaded with a number of naval guns equivalent to the battle lines of most countries.

Thanks to this, there was a lot of talk at the trading port in Melaka about whether that ship was a merchant ship or a warship, and the imperial sailors who heard the story responded like this.

“Of course it’s a merchant ship! “Compared to the front lines of our naval forces, that is the minimum armament required to exercise the right of self-defense!”

And all the sailors from other countries who heard this said the same thing.

“You’re comparing it to the wrong person! Is your country’s front line a front line? It’s a floating fortress! “You didn’t put artillery on a ship, you put a fortress on a ship!”

However, this defense and firepower were not the only reasons the pirates disliked the empire’s trading ships.

The problem was the lack of trade routes.

Regardless of whether they were attacked or not, whenever a pirate ship was discovered, the empire’s trading ships would secretly follow the pirates. After identifying the locations presumed to be the pirates’ hiding places, he informed them of going straight to the nearest imperial naval base.

Since most of the crew on the trading ship had long experience, their guesses were very accurate.

And after receiving this information, the Imperial Navy mobilized its fleet and destroyed the unfortunate pirates.

Thanks to this, the road from Mokpo to Suez Aden was smooth.

The problem was next. The climate on the land route from Aden to the Mediterranean was not at all good, and security was also poor. Fortunately, as Osman pushed back, security stabilized to some extent, but there were still many holes.

However, compared to the Mediterranean, this land route was very safe.

The Mediterranean Sea was a hotbed of pirates. Pirate ships, including Christians, Muslims, blacks, whites, Arabs, Portuguese, Spaniards, British, and even Norwegians from the far north, roamed the Mediterranean Sea.

What was even more fatal was that most of these pirate ships usually passed around as normal trading ships. Then, as soon as they heard a rumor that trade was slow and there was a loss, or that a ship loaded with expensive cargo was passing by, it immediately turned into a pirate ship.

“Whoa~.”

Giovanni, whose eyes grew dark just thinking about it, let out a long sigh.

“It’s so difficult…”

Giovanni, who got back on the ship feeling at a loss after being rejected by Hyang, muttered as he looked at the challenger-class battle line passing by.

“If things go well and the waterway is opened, we will see that front in the Mediterranean area as well, right? “The pirates will be outraged.”

Giovanni, who briefly imagined the Mediterranean Sea having changed so much, burst into laughter.

“Heh! That would also be worth seeing. “It’s like the thugs have met an even scarier thug.”

Even the infamous pirates of the Mediterranean were certain to tremble in the face of an empire’s navy that was so excited and clueless at the sight of pirates.

* * *

The perfume that kicked Giovanni out continued to deal with the mountain of problems.

“The Emperor of Ming will take care of the situation of the Ming Kingdom, so all we have to do is wait for the right time… Hmm…” Hyang, who was

looking at the documents, picked up the file folder placed on one side, looked at the contents, and asked the ministers.

“Are Shinjiro’s civilians well prepared?”

Hwang Hee came forward and answered Hyang’s question.

“yes. “After this Mid-Autumn Festival, an official letter will be sent out throughout this paper.”

“What do you think the reaction will be?”

“A lot of rumors about Shinji have already spread, so I think there will be a lot of positive response.”

After Hwang Hee finished speaking, Kim Jong-seo continued.

“There are many people who apply for civilian jobs out of curiosity. “There are rumors that herbalists are especially excited.”

Hyang was intrigued by Kim Jong-seo’s words.

“Herbalists? “For what reason?”

“It’s because of the deer antler.”

“velvet?”

* * *

After Shinji was discovered and many people moved to Shinji, rumors about Shinji began to circulate among the public.

-If you take a boat all the way to the east of Jongjangdo Island, you will come across a huge island, and that is Shinji!

-Shinji is a huge land! It’s land!

When they first heard the story, the people on the mainland looked filled with disbelief.

“Aye~. “It must be a rather large island.”

“You said it was land.”

“Do you believe the sailors’ bluff? Those who say that the sea is full of fish called whales, which are bigger than a typical tile-roofed house, flocking in schools, and that the sea is full of giant sharks (an old name for sharks) that are so large that they can cut an ordinary man in two with a single bite, are sailors!”

“no way! I saw it and the whale was big! “Well, even if there was an exaggeration, it must be big enough to claim that it is land.”

While I was in doubt and talking about it, more and more stories about Shinji’s customs began to circulate. Then the situation took a rather negative turn.

“Well, the mountain range is so high that it can be seen from 1,000 ri (about 400 km) away? Hey! “Say something that makes sense!”

“what? A deer is as big as a thatched house? Is the bear running away? Bear to deer? “Say something that makes sense!”

“A bear was chased by a bison? What kind of neighborhood mutt is the bear that lives in Shinji? Do you always get hit here and there?”

“I thought it was the sea, but it was fresh water and a lake? Hey!”

As more and more stories were told about Shinji, the distrust among Koreans grew. This was because it was a story that went beyond their cognitive range.

The reason why these people’s distrust was diluted was when the forest areas of the northeast were developed in earnest.

As time passed, development began only in the area around Dongbing Port, but gradually moved deeper into the interior.

In the process, a moose was captured and presented to Gyeongbokgung Palace. “wow! “Look at how big it is!”

“Is that a deer or a bear?”

The people who were admiring the huge size of the moose as it was unloaded from the railway station and transported to Gyeongbokgung Palace soon had other thoughts.

“You said Shinji’s deer was the size of a thatched house, right? “You’re saying it’s not a joke?”

Those who went a little further smelled money.

“Look at those horns! If you cut off that horn and sell it as deer antler… gulp!”

Those whose thoughts reached that point soon looked at Gyeongbokgung Palace and stroked their chins.

“Since a large land has been discovered, it will receive civilians like Bukji or Daeseoldo, right? Hmm… let’s see…”

* * *

“Huh…”

Hyang shook her head after hearing Kim Jong-seo’s explanation. When I ran away to the United States to live in the 21st century, the size of the American deer I saw was no joke.

‘Was it just the deer that did that? What about bears? If the deer was an armored vehicle, the bear was a tank!’

Hyang, who was shaking his head, immediately gave an order.

“It is good that there is a good response, but we must prevent those who are looking to make a quick fortune from flocking in. “Be prepared for rigorous selection screening.”

“I follow your orders!”

After organizing the agenda, Hyang picked up the next folder and unfolded it.

“Hmm…”

Hyang, who had read the contents carefully, turned to look at the ministers with a serious expression.

“Is security in the North still unstable?”

Hearing Hyang’s words, Hwang Hee stepped forward and bowed her head.

“I apologize. “I have caused concern to Your Majesty due to the lack of ability of the minor gods.”

“I’m not saying anything to the officers. “I just wonder why.”

Hwang Bo-in stepped forward and responded to Hyang’s point.

“The Ming people remaining in the Jianzhou Jurchen and Liaodong areas are the problem.”

Hyang’s expression became sharp at Hwang Bo-in’s answer.

“The remaining famous people? “Are you still there?”

“I’m sorry to tell you that, but that’s the case.”

“Tsk!”

Hyang clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like Hwang Bo-in’s answer, and all the ministers flinched at that moment.

Hyang shook his head.

“I told you from the beginning that you should leave if you didn’t like the empire, so why are you feeling upset by staying… Tsk!”

Hwang Hee stepped forward and responded to Hyang’s words.

“They seem to believe that their home will soon return to the Ming River region.”

Hyang raised her voice at Hwang Hee’s words.

“Fools!”

* * *

Ming, which admitted defeat in the last war, had to give up both Liaoxi and Liaodong to Joseon.

Joseon, which acquired the Liaohe region, widely publicized this fact to the residents of the Liaohe region.

-Now the Liaohe region is our Joseon’s stronghold! Everyone living in this area must follow the laws of our country! If you don’t want this, pack up your things and leave!

Among the Ming people who accepted Joseon’s proclamation, many people strongly opposed it.

“We are the people of Daemyung! “We will not be ruled by Joseon and we will not leave!”

The reason they protested was because they thought Myung would return soon.

-Myung is a great country! There is no way we could be defeated by the small nation of Joseon! This time it was just bad luck that led me to back down! Will be back again soon!

Since most of the Ming people living in the Liaohe region had this idea, they strongly opposed Joseon’s proclamation.

No, it went one step further than simple opposition and even led to an armed uprising.

Soldiers from Ming Dynasty who deserted and hid during the previous war joined the uprising or provided weapons. In addition, the uprising army found weapons buried or hidden by the Ming army, which was in a hasty retreat during the previous war, and resisted the Joseon army.

However, the uprising of the Ming Dynasty people in the Liaohe region failed miserably. There were no people who knew how to command properly, and the Joseon troops stationed in the Liaohe area were people who had gained practical combat experience through the previous war.

In the end, most of the uprisings were unilaterally suppressed, and the few that managed to escape turned into a group of bandits and engaged in a chase and chase with the Joseon Army cavalry.

As the situation unfolded, many people from Ming Dynasty began to organize their affairs and return to Zhouyuan.

But there were still a large number of famous people left.

“This is the land where we have lived for generations since our ancestors! “I can’t leave!”

They insisted so, but in reality, most of them had settled in Liaohe for less than 100 years.

It all started with people who moved to the Jurchen region in order to renounce the Yuan Dynasty and establish the nation.

The choice of those who failed in their uprising and did not leave was disobedience.

-Sooner or later, the Emperor’s soldiers will return! Then our loyalty will be rewarded!

They were famous people who continued to disobey these firm beliefs.