Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 650

Episode 650: Diaspora. (1)

While European villagers in Seoul were surprised by the new material, in the northern region, the remaining Ming people were surprised by the empire’s decisive actions.

* * *

Around the time of the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, proclamations containing the local government’s orders were posted throughout the Northern Territory.

– Notify everyone living in the North! Report your family register to the imperial government office and register your land by the winter solstice!

This is the imperial command of the imperial emperor!

If you refuse, you will be expelled unconditionally! If you resist, we will use force!

According to the township’s firm decision, all residents living in the Liaohe region, also known as Beiji, were required to report their family register and register their land.

“Even the comrades! “Anyone who has not registered even after the winter solstice has passed will be expelled!”

The imperial officials dispatched to the Northern Territory traveled throughout the Northern Territory and spoke at the top of their lungs.

The targets of their warning were the Ming people of the Liaohe region who were still carrying out a disobedience movement and the Jurchen people who had been sinicized.

The reactions of these dissatisfied groups, who saw officials walking around and making noise following the official document, were divided into two.

“Are we done here? Write! “I can’t help it!”

“It is clear that the Emperor of Peking has given up on us.”

Some people continued to acknowledge that times had changed and went to government offices to register family registers and land, but there were also a significant number of people who refused to the end.

“joy! If you’re going to make a fuss, make a fuss!”

“I heard that even people with loud voices are not scary!”

“Why are they telling me to report my land!”

“They’re going to kill us all, what are you going to do? If we hold on, we win!”

While they were holding on, believing in their numbers, the winter solstice passed and imperial troops and officials stormed into the villages of the North.

Bang bang bang!

“Everyone come out!”

“Get out of the house right now!”

The soldiers went from house to house, banging harshly on doors and shouting. But the villagers’ response was slow. The imperial commander, who saw that many houses remained silent despite shouting like that, gave an order to his subordinates.

“Destroy it!”

“ancient!”

When the imperial soldiers who received the order chopped down the gate with an ax and broke it down, the Ming Dynasty and Jurchen people inside the house rushed out.

As residents gathered in the vacant lot in front of the village, an official raised his voice.

“I will check your family register! Present your identity cards!”

In response to the official’s order to place behind the fully armed imperial soldiers, some of the residents held out their identity cards.

The imperial army commander, who was watching the official in charge of family registration compare the family register with the identity card, muttered as he looked at the people gathered to one side and just watching.

“I can see the picture…”

The people handing out their identification cards were the ones who came out immediately after hearing the soldiers’ cries. On the other hand, those who gathered separately on the other side and only watched were the ones who came out only after the door was broken.

“The comparison work is complete. “Everyone in this village has registered.”

“Then is it time for us to leave?”

In response to the commander’s question, the official studied the situation for a moment and then answered.

“Please wait a little longer.”

The official who blocked the movement of the imperial army gave orders to the village chief through an interpreter.

“I will give you one visit (about 2 hours). Those who did not follow the emperor’s orders should immediately organize their family assets and prepare for movement.”

“Oh my gosh!”

The village chief screamed when he heard the order, but the official remained steadfast.

“These are people who did not follow the emperor’s commands, no matter how many times they were hired! Are you thinking of continuing to live in this empire even after rejecting the imperial decree? “Tell those idiots!”

In response to the official’s shout, the village chief delivered the official’s order to the residents gathered on one side.

However, the residents’ reaction was harsh swearing and shouting.

“Troop forward!”

At that moment, at the command of the imperial commander, the imperial soldiers standing behind all stepped forward, holding their guns. It was only then that the residents, who saw the murderous faces of the imperial soldiers holding guns combined with fiercely shining bayonets, realized the seriousness of the situation.

“??! (Please save me!)”

“ Please save my life!”

saved.

“Stop the unit.”

When the imperial army stopped at the command of the commander, the official again gave the order to the village chief.

“Tell them to organize their household assets and prepare to leave within one hour.”

This time, in response to the village chief’s command, it was not a roar but a wail.

“Winter has already come, but they say telling us to leave means telling us to die. “When I leave, I ask that even if I leave, I will only be able to leave after winter.”

After hearing the pleas of the village chief and residents through an interpreter, the official thought for a while and looked back at the commander with an embarrassed expression on his face.

“This is getting a bit awkward. Winter certainly came a little early this year. “If we leave now, it is certain that many, if not all, of us will freeze to death on the way.”

“But you can’t break the imperial command.”

“I know that well, but disposing of a frozen body is also work.”

The commander also looked embarrassed at the official’s words.

Digging the frozen ground and burying the body was quite a struggle. However, if left unattended, it was certain that wolves and other wild beasts would be attracted. Even if you are lucky and the wild beasts are not attracted, the corpses that had been frozen all winter could become the source of a plague when they begin to thaw in the spring.

“Hmm…”

After thinking for a moment, the commander chose the easiest method.

“Let’s ask the higher-ups.”

* * *

This situation occurred in many places in the North, and letters demanding measures to deal with it poured into Seoul.

“Didn’t you anticipate this situation when you set the deadline for the winter solstice?”

Hyang, who looked like he didn’t understand, argued with Hwang Hee. Hwang Hee responded to Hyang’s comment by bowing her head.

“I expected this, but this winter came earlier than expected. In addition, the winter in the North has become more severe than before…” “

So this is why this uproar broke out?”

“I’m sorry… the small gods are incompetent…”

“Huh…”

Hyang exhaled, unable to hide his frustration, then closed his mouth and began to analyze the situation.

‘It got warmer due to global warming, but even in the 21st century, I almost froze to death on the barbed wire fence in Gangwon-do. In the 15th century, in Bukji, a region higher than Gangwon-do, the situation was obvious even if you didn’t look at it…’

“Those who don’t listen are a problem, but the hardships of our soldiers will also be a problem, right?”

Hwang Hee immediately bowed her head in response to Hyang’s question.

“That’s right. “The hard work of our imperial soldiers will be greater than expected.”

“Hmm…”

Listening to Hwang Hee’s words, Hyang analyzed the situation again.

‘It’s easier if you kick them out after the sun is out. But if that happens, there’s a high possibility that the damned bastards in the North will misjudge… No, it’s not that it’s likely, it’s that they will definitely misjudge.’

Hyang, who had been thinking that far, growled at Hwang Hee.

“What does the Prime Minister think about the fact that whatever conclusion he reaches will be a handshake for him?”

Hwang Hee responded to Hyang’s words by bowing her head again.

“Wouldn’t that depend on how you say it? If you say, ‘No matter how ungrateful they are who rebel against the empire and the emperor, we can’t force them to die in the harsh winter, so I showed them mercy,’ I would actually praise Your Majesty. Also, since ancient times, people living in this land have liked the number three times. Including this time, it will be the third time. No matter what decision your Majesty makes, there will be no one who will criticize it as wrong.”

Hyang, who carefully considered Hwang Hee’s answer, came to a conclusion with a smile.

“ha ha ha! also! If the old Han Gojo had a eldest son, then Jim has a Prime Minister! “I feel safe because the Prime Minister is here, so let’s continue to work together with him to ensure the well-being of the empire!”

“… Hwang Eun is devastated.”

After the meeting, Hwang Hee came out, looked at the sky full of dark clouds, and muttered.

“Damn it… both the sky and my life are gloomy… I tried to use a trick and got my nose pierced again… Appealing my resignation will be a waste of paper again.”

* * *

-No matter how disobedient they are to the empire, it is unreasonable to expel them during this harsh time, so we will expel them on the spring equinox next year. As a final recommendation, register your family register and land before the spring equinox!

Don’t forget that three favors are enough!

Proclamations of incense were posted throughout the empire. All the imperial people from the main site who saw this nodded.

“yes. Since ancient times, it has been said three times, so it is okay to watch it three times.”

“Our Emperor is truly generous!”

But those who held out in the north thought differently.

-You just have to endure it! If you hold on just a little longer, they’ll give up!

It was a critical misjudgment.

* * *

As the year passed and the mainland was busy preparing to deal with the European hillbillies, the imperial army was moving in earnest in the north.

In addition to the units previously stationed in the northern area, units stationed in the main area moved to the northern area using iron horses and ships.

The Yain Jurchen, Hae Jurchen, and Geonju Jurchen who saw the imperial army preparing step by step began to cower closely and observe the situation.

They were the ones who smelled the fishy scent of blood flowing out knowingly or unknowingly from the imperial army, which was gradually strengthening its power.

“There will be another round of bloodshed….”

“I’m glad we completed the family register and land registration in advance.”

“You may not be able to move around as freely as you used to, but are you glad that you are still safe?”

They quietly sighed in relief and quietly observed the development of the situation.

-If you do well, you can seize great opportunities in the future!

They instinctively realized that a great opportunity had come.

* * *

Five days after the vernal equinox, the imperial army once again visited the village of disgruntled elements.

The imperial official who summoned the villagers divided them into those who had identity cards and those who did not.

Once the classification was over, the official gave orders to those who did not have the classification.

“I’ll give you one examination! Pack up all your belongings and get ready to leave!”

Those who did not respond to the official’s order knelt down again, waved their arms and raised their voices.

“We’ve already finished sowing, but we can’t leave! “I will leave as soon as the harvest is over!”

“Please let me stay until the harvest!”

The non-residents complained earnestly, but the officials did not back down.

“Orders do not change! “Go in now and organize your property!”

In response to the official’s firm reply, the residents who had been protesting just now stood up and started shouting.

“Troop forward!”

Seeing this, the waiting imperial army stepped forward, but the resistance of the disobedient residents became even stronger. The farmers who were leading this incident raised their voices to their neighbors.

“Do not be afraid! “No matter how imperial the army is, it cannot use force carelessly!”

“That’s right! Remember the events of the Imperial Army so far! “It’s just bravado!”

“Let’s hold on! We must endure to protect our land! If you leave here and return to Hebei, you will end up as a peasant farmer! “You have to hang in here!”

Ta-ta-tang!

At that moment, the imperial soldiers simultaneously pulled the trigger. Those who had raised their voices at the front were covered in blood and fell to the ground in that one volley of fire.

The disobedient residents who were shouting at that single salvo froze on the spot. The imperial official gave orders to such farmers with an indifferent expression.

“I will give you one examination. “Go in and sort out your property.”