Chapter 532

Episode 532 Roll, roll... (13)

Not long before Hyang noticed signs of unrest, a report came to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that there was a strange movement going around among the intellectual class of the Ming Dynasty.

“People from Ming countries should use products from Ming countries! “That is loyalty!”

The intellectuals of the Ming Dynasty cried out in this way to encourage the purchase of products made by the upper class of the Ming Dynasty.

However, since there was no significant change in the amount of goods coming in through products sold by name, interest in the rumor quickly faded.

However, when Hyang heard this rumor, he immediately felt a sense of crisis.

“There is no law preventing the product promotion movement from taking place in other countries during this period!”

Sensing a crisis, Hyang immediately gathered data, began analysis, and identified signs of anxiety.

* * *

Hyang noticed signs of anxiety and immediately sent a letter to King Sejong, who was staying at Shinji.

It was a report written to find causal relationships and danger signs hidden among a lot of data that seemed unrelated to each other.

“If you are Abama, you will fully acknowledge the risk. I hope the answer comes a little sooner....”

As if the origin of the scent had caught on, King Sejong’s reply arrived immediately through Daum Daum’s regular service. Considering the duration of the voyage between Joseon and Shinji and the distance between the beachhead and King Sejong’s location, this was a very quick response.

“I see you also recognized the seriousness of the matter. thank god.”

Hyang immediately broke the seal on the sealed letter.

The sentences of the letter sent by King Sejong were short and simple, but the weight of the content was heavy.

-Full authority is delegated to you, so do your best to resolve the crisis.

Father believes in you.

After checking the contents of the letter, Hyang smiled bitterly.

“The last sentence is the scariest. “Anyway, I got permission, so I have to move.”

* * *

“... In this way, His Majesty the Crown Prince established a plan, and the Prime Minister and I were put in charge of executing it. And because of the severity of the work, not only the crew but also the officers don’t know about it.”

Kim Jeom, who had said that much, closed his eyes and leaned against the back of the chair with a relieved expression on his face.

Jo Mal-saeng, who was looking at Kim Jeom’s expression, looked back at Hwang Hee.

“Why didn’t the Prime Minister tell us? “We are also subjects of this Joseon Dynasty.”

In response to Jo Mal-saeng’s criticism, the other ministers nodded and said one thing at a time.

“That’s right! “We are also subjects of Joseon!”

“I’m sorry if it was because you doubted our loyalty!”

“’It’s better to have a blank sheet of paper.’ Did you forget to say? “Why are you leaving us out?”

“Aren’t we also unaware of the situation in Joseon? “In order to truly know what is happening in all walks of life throughout Joseon, we must not be left out!”

“That’s right! “The more people put their heads together, the better the means and the faster the results can be achieved!”

In an instant, the conference room was filled with the voices of ministers voicing their condemnation.

As the rain of criticism from the ministers subsided, Hwang Hee, who had kept her mouth shut until then, opened her mouth.

“This is why I kept my mouth shut.”

“What kind of sophistry is that?”

Hwang Hee gave a short answer to Jo Mal-saeng’s sharp-eyed question.

“If you were to ask me to find the easiest and quickest means to solve problems between powerful countries and weak countries, especially issues that are close to the lives of the people, such as governance, what comes to mind first?”

In response to Hwang Hee’s question, Jo Mal Saeng paused for a moment and then asked back.

“Are you really worried about armed conflict?”

In response to Jo Mal-saeng’s question, Hwang Hee nodded and Kim Jeom answered.

“On the road from Hanseong to Alexandria, is there any country other than Ming that can handle the power of Joseon? No, even with just the naval forces’ strength minus the land naval forces’ strength.”

Jo Mal-saeng immediately responded to Kim Jeom’s words.

“Nothing except Cheonchukguk. ah! “If we have enough time and support, we can occupy the entire Heavenly Kingdom.”

“After the occupation? How will you maintain it after the occupation?”

“huh? “That is...”

“You bastard! For the smooth operation of state affairs....”

“I am the Minister of General Affairs! gun! radish! page! coffin! It is my job to run the overall administration of Joseon! “You should have at least told me!”

“....”

Hwang Hee, who had nothing to say at Kim Jong-seo’s point, immediately sighed.

“Whoa~. “I raised a tiger cub.”

“Yes, you raised me very well. “By getting rid of it all.”

Hwang Hee shook her head at Kim Jong-seo’s words.

“The way a child over 60 speaks is so frivolous....”

“I learned this from a person who is over 90 years old and still says, ‘This child, that child,’ whenever he gets the chance.”

“Get out you bastard!”

* * *

The next day, the ministers gathered at Seunghwadang.

The ministers gathered in the Seunghwadang conference room focused their attention on where Kim Jeom sat. Kim Jeom explained why he had placed books in front of him that seemed twice as old as yesterday.

“I have a lot to explain. “It would be convenient to produce a chart or organize it into several sheets and print it in large quantities, but it has become a bit cumbersome because there is a risk of confidential information being leaked.”

“ah! “I understand.”

The ministers nodded to Kim Jeom’s explanation.

After a while, Hyang entered the conference room and the ministers stood up and bowed to Hyang.

Hyang, who returned the favor from the ministers and sat down, began his schedule by apologizing.

“I heard what happened yesterday. Everything happened because I insisted, not because it was the Prime Minister’s fault. “I made such a mistake due to my limited experience, so please forgive me.”

“Oh no!”

To Hyang’s apology, the ministers responded that it was okay. The atmosphere among the ministers receiving Hyang’s apology was quite good.

‘Even the Crown Prince was still a human being!’

‘If you look at the amount of work he has done so far, he is not befitting his age, but the crown prince is also a human being!’

In such a warm atmosphere, Kim Jeom got to the point.

“First of all, I would like you to turn to the open part of the book I am holding.”

At Kim Jeom’s words, the ministers turned around and looked at the unfolded part.

“As you can see, trade with all other countries except Tianchuk is seeing a surplus.”

“The reason is that we are at a significant loss against Cheonchuk.”

The ministers who were examining the contents all looked at Jo Mal-saeng.

“It’s because of the cornerstone....”

The next day,

Kim Jeom’s explanation continued.

Of course, most of the content was a more detailed explanation of yesterday’s explanation, using more specific examples.

And as we entered the second half of the meeting, we got into the main topic of Ming.

Author’s words.

hello?

This is Gukppong, who writes ‘Black Enterprise Chosun’.

I am sorry to inform you that I have been late for two days in a row and that Monday’s series has also been disrupted.

I went to the hospital yesterday with abdominal pain and diarrhea. It turned out to be a simple stomach upset, so I took medication, but after that, I continued to pretend it was a shame. And it remains that way until now.

Thanks to this, I failed to control my condition and caused a problem, so I am posting my apology.

It is the writer’s duty not to cause problems in the series, and I am sorry for failing to do so.

I will do my best to recover my condition as quickly as possible and keep my serial schedule.

The Monday series is scheduled to be posted on Tuesday along with the ‘Josam Mosa’ series.

I cannot hide my regret for causing problems with the series.

I hope all readers are in good health.