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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

i told you to stop

How can this be?

We even discussed abolishing the naval forces

How is it possible for yi sunsin to build a turtle ship?

i didnt receive any report

if it was done in secret Were tax crops used to fund it?

You really didnt know about this?

Your majesty

Go ahead

You know yi sunsin well

You didnt know yi sunsin was building a turtle ship?

i told him to

You told him to?

Yes

What will i do with them?

Your majesty lee sanhae tried to lecture you but even if ryu seongryong disobeyed you

he did something that would benefit our nation

if you punish him regardless of right or wrong the court will be full of ministers

who only tiptoe around you

You said you only care about me

Why are you saying that?

i'm just a eunuch

i exist for you your majesty

But the court ministers exist for you and the people

The king is the father of the people

Do the people come first or me?

Your majesty

Tell me

Who comes first to the ministers?

You your majesty

You're the eunuch of eunuchs

The court ministers under prince yeonsan should have ignored the peope and

followed orders to please the tyrant

But they didnt and started a coup

Do you think i'm a fool?

The court ministers should put the people first

S should the king

it just makes me unpleasant

They see me as a king who only cares about myself and the servants only care for the people

Thats very unpleasant

SHouldnt the turtle ship be built with an order by me?

i know

i know i cant punish ryu seongryong and yi sunsin because of this

i know the people will criticize me if i do

thats why i'm thinking about it

Nagoya

Good

We could go to war tomorrow

No

its too early your majesty

Even a strong army is useless if there arent enough military rations

ishida what is he talking about?

Ryukyu didnt offer 20000 sacks of rice for military rations yet (Today's okinawa)

What

Send a message

if they dont offer the rice right now i'll sweep them away before i cross over to joseon

Yes your majesty

There's a place that hasnt sent soldiers yet

Where?

Tsushima

What?

Get yoshitoshi right now

Other feudal lords brought their soldiers but you didnt

Why not?

You dont want to fight joseon because of your long interchange?

Thats not it your majesty

i have no hestitaion about taking the lead in attacking joseon

is that so?

Then why didnt you bring soldiers?

Your majesty i'm doing my best to gather soldiers for the army

But there are only 10000 citizens

Finding 5000 soldiers is truly difficult

Please show some mercy

Konishi

Yes your majesty

isnt yoshitoshi your son-in-law?

He's in a difficult situation

Cant you lend him some of your soldiers?

You can receive interest later

Yoshitoshi

An order should be followed

if there arent grown men you should bring children and women to show your loyalty

Whether i send them away or not if for me to decide

You didnt even show such loyalty

Make tsushima the last training site and sweep it away

Thats not a bad idea

Ryukyu disobeyed mu order

Which place should i destroy first?

Your majesty please give me one more chance

i'll get the soldiers if it takes all the citizens

Fine

Bring women if you have to

They can cook for the soldiers

Yes your majesty

There's no way

You'll have to bring everyone

Who will be responsible for the livelihoods of the people?

We cant be killed right now

Even if you bring soldiers i'll place them behind my unit so dont worry

Okay

We have one chance left

While we do the final check in tsushima go to joseon and convince them

i will be sure to do that for tsushima

May buddha have mercy on us

i knew the country was facing financial difficulties

i was worried that my plans wouldnt go as expected

i was very suprised to see all that rice arrive at our camp

Your majesty the natonal coffers are empty but you were concerned about our country and the people

Your concern to protect our ocean broght tears to my eyes

Fortunatley the turtle ship was built in secret without any problems

it will show its splendor to you and the people very soon

Your majesty i promise you

As long as my heart beats wae soldiers wont be able to take a single step on joseon land

Please take care of your health

from yi sunsin commander of the jeolla naval district

When did the jeolla office report the turtle ship was being built in secret?

Two days ago

That means this was written around the same time

Have ryu seongryong come right now

Yes your majesty

Did you want to see me your majesty?

Did you see the plans for the turtle ship?

Yes

i always carry it because i dont want it to be leaked

Let me see

Two turtle ships like this are being built?

How did you

Yi sunsin sent this

Why didnt you tell me that you had the rice sent as if i ordered it?

i was abusing a royal order

That also is a great sin

Please kill me

Your majesty

i misconstrued you

Your majesty

Your majesty punish me

Thank you

Thank you very much

You are a truly loyal servant

Your majesty

Go home

Go home

Who's there?

i'm sorry

She was insistent on coming along

Where are you from?

From higo kyushu (today's kumamto)

Thats far

Have her go back home

Please let me stay nearby until the boat leaves

Send her back

Go now

No

i said go

i'll just watch you leave

i'll just watch the boat leave

We have to go to war soon

Military discipline should be strict

anyone who doesnt follow military law must be punished severely

Yes sir

Please let me off just once

Pleas let me off

What's going on?

He went AWOL

i didnt go AWOL

My wife went into labor

i was going to return as soon as she gave birth

Gather all the soldiers on the drill ground

i'll use him as an example to show what happens when you go AWOL

No no

He didnt do anything wrong

i told him to come with me

i said i would kill myself and baby if he didnt

Kill me instead

Spare my husband please

Take him away

Yes sir

No

Honey

No

Honey

No

No honey

Watch carefully

There is only death for soldiers who go AWOL

There was a long civil war in japan

The people were impoverished

The men who were drafted to go to war were disappointed but expressing such disappointment

Only led to death

Many men were separated from their families to be drafted for the war

What?

They want you to provide military rations to attack ming?

How can they challenge such a powerful enemy?

Your majesty he said he would conquer ming within a year

He was very confident about it

He'll conquer us in a year?

i cant stand to watch toyotomi hideyoshi's arrogance anymore

Shi xing

Send royal messengers to joseon ryukyu and siam right away

Tell them to dispatch soldiers since i will conquer wae

Please calm down

You heard how arrogant he is

Take the prince outside

Your majesty japan's finances arent good enough to start a war

The rebellion of bobai hasnt been suppressed yet

This isnt the time to worry about foreign enemoes

You should worry about domestic enemies

is that so?

Fine

Suppress bobai first

You can send the soldiers there to wae right away

Your majesty

We'll have a good harvest since i'm plowing the field

of course it will be a good harvest

it was cloudy for a few days

it's clear today as if the sky and land are uniting as one

This has to be a sign of a good harvest

i will take better care of the people this year

Thank you your majesty

Your majesty your majesty

Your majesty

Are you alright?

Are you alright your majesty?

Arrest them right away

Stop

i sowed seeds and prayed for a good harvest today

This is a good day

is anyoe hurt?

No your majesty

You are very gracious your majesty

Hurray for his majesty

Hurray

Your majesty i heard there was trouble

Are you alright?

i'm fine

Thats fortunate

You came too

i'm sorry for causing you concern

its alright

i'm relieved to see that you are alright

Thank you

Your majesty

Stop causing a commotion

Your majesty

Your majesty

i heard you had some trouble

My heart sank

Did it?

i caused you concern

Dont worry

i wont be injured or sick until you grow up to be an adult

Your majesty the doctor is here

i said im alright

i ought to

Prince gwanghae dont be too upset

i'm not upset

i know how you feel

if gongbin who gave birth to you was alive you wouldnt have been so lonely

Lets go

Good job there was a slight accident but im proud that public sentiments seem to have settled

Since the start is so good i hope we only hear songs of good harvests this year

There is a good harvest every year if the world is peaceful

Our country is peaceful thanks to you so we will have a great harvest this year

Dont worry about it

That would be nice

its nice to hear water in the rice paddies and children eating well

if we had a good harvest ad the people ate fully it will be a peaceful reign

Thats right

Your majesty

you cant expect a peaceful regin without strong border areas

The weather is warmer now

You should continue building fortresses

Public sentiments barely settled and the people started sowing seeds

They have to give fertilizer and do a lot of work for the crops to ripen

if they are drafted for forced labor public sentiments will waver again

i'm not saying we should just draft them

Pay them so their livelihoods arent affected

Then we can continue to draft men and the fortresses can be built

its been a long time since we stopped building the fortresses

You should consider it your majesty

Yes your majesty

Lets take our time

As we experienced before without comforting the people they wont be disappointed

if we have a good harvest and they can eat well

This isnt the time

Lets think about it this fall if we have a good harvest

Yes your majesty

Councilor excessive concern isnt good

Nothing has happened so far

Your majesty

Lets eat

There wasnt a war in joseon for close to 200 years

They werent concious of war

The fortresses that were stopped during construction didnt look proper

Training and defense measures were also neglected

Joseon ignored the signs of war and were comfortable with daily life

Attention

Brave soldiers of japan

i am very proud of you for unifying japan and becoming one

Even if our country is unified it is devastated from long war

Our families and brothers are suffering from hunger

So i made a decison

i will conquer vaster and richer lands and wipe away the tears of our families and brothers

My proud brothers

The new continent across the ocean will be our land soon

it will give us an abundance of crops

Everything we conquer there will become yours

Let's go to ming

Let's go to joseon

Tsuhima (First division So yoshitoshi's camp)

i'll get going now

The guards sent by the taehap and kato's men are watching us

if anyone asks tell them you're going to joseon for reconnasissance

Yes sir

Yoshitoshi

This is our last chance

Get it done

Yes sir

May buddha have mercy on us

Left gyeongsang naval headquarters

Commander

it's been a long time

Send a report to the court right away

A report?

An army of 300000 is on stand by at tsushima and the main land to attack joseon

What are you talking about?

There is going to be war

am i supposed to believe that?

Would i cross the ocean to lie?

an army of 300000?

Who is going to believe that so many soldiers will cross the ocean?

There was a royal order that there wouldnt be a war

What's the use of a royal order?

The battleships docked at tsushima could attack tomorrow

Look here

What do you want from us?

Send an envoy with a national letter allowing a path to ming so japan can pay tribute to ming

Then you should ask politely

Not talk about an army of 300000

You shouldnt threaten me

Commander

The court already refused to do that

Thats why i came again

if joseon doesnt open up a path a war cant be avoided

i cant believe anything you say

You must believe me

its not a matter of believing you

i'm just a rural official

What would change whether i believed you or not?

i cant make a decision on this

i'll send a report to the court

Lets wait and see

There's no time please hurry

Did you say war?

is he threatening to bring an army now?

i told you they are rough and arrogant and there's no need to asscociate with them

Why am i getting such a report?

The lord of tsushima is truly rude but there must be a reason that he is so sure there will be a war

You should meet him and ask him

There's no need

He wanted our trust but he's been playing both sides and causing confusion

The court must not waver over his lying yongue

if you consider that tsushima received quite a bit of food through wae's residence complex

he could be saying this for our sake

We shouldnt take his words lightly

Inspector-general

The lord of tsushima came here often like a spy

He threatened us every time

You should arrest him and teach him a lesson so he never does this again

i agree

a person who ridcules the joseon court should not be allowed to live

Have him sent to hanyang right away

Your majesty

Joseon fools

They're set on dying

Sir the lord of tsushima fled

Cheonri prepare to make a trip

Yes sir

Commander

i'm sure you heard about the lord of tsushima

i'm worried

there hasnt been a war in joseon for a long time

Defenses weakened and the soldiers became weak

if what the lord of tsushima said is true it will become difficult for our country to survive

if i could have a few years no just a few months to train our soldiers

i could give my life for that

i'm not worried because of the ocean becuase of you but im worried about the land

i hope there wont be any trouble but be prepared just in case

What will we do?

What can we do?

if they dont believe us we'll have to show them

We'll go to war when the wind changes direction

Make preparations

You cant go your majesty

Move

Where are you going?

You cant go

You cant abandon the people and leave

Move right now

if your're going to go kill me first

What?

i cant let you go

Move

if you dont move i will kill you

Your majesty just kill me

you

Your majesty we're ready

Matashiro

ishida

What do you think?

Joseon is under my feet

it is under my feet

Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)

the first war in 200 years begins in joseon

Jeong bal fights with lacking power

Ryu seongryong says they should have been prepared and is worried

Seongjo gets mad and yells at the ministers because they think it's his fault for being confident that wae wouldnt attack

Your vassal, Ryu Seong Ryong, deserves death for defying Your Majesty's order,

but to prepare for possible contingencies,

the development of bigyeokjincheonnoe and the turtle ship can't be discontinued.

Hence, I defied your order

and carried them out secretly.

What!?

Hurry up and announce me.

Your Majesty, Minister of War Hong Yeo Sun has come.

Send him in!

Your Majesty, you wanted to see me?

The Ministry of War didn't know about it?

I don't know what you mean.

I meant the turtle ship! Turtle ship!

Your Majesty, your vassal didn't know about it at all!

As the Minister of War, you don't even know what's happening in the military camps,

what exactly are you doing!?

Previously, the Left State Councillor had looked me up,

requesting approval to use the military cloth tax collected from people in lieu of military service,

to build warships at the Left Jeolla Naval District,

but your vassal had clearly refused him.

Hence your vassal, just took it that this matter never happened.

Your vassal have no idea what happened either.

So... you didn't obtain the approval of the Ministry of War...

and siphoned off the military cloth to build the turtle ship...

is that what you did?

Your Majesty, if you investigate Jeolla-do's military cloth tax you'll find out,

that it was never siphoned off to the Left Jeolla Naval District.

If that is so, how did you raise the funds for the turtle ship?

A wealthy, well-capitalized merchant helped.

What did you say? A "wealthy merchant"?

After the head of the merchants who're mainly active in Gyeonggi-do heard about the situation at the Left Jeolla Naval District,

he sponsored it.

The head of the Gyeong merchants?

That's right.

The head of the Gyeong merchants sent rice,

and the turtle ship... is being constructed using that rice.

Then, why didn't you report this truth to me?

How could I dare to openly defy your order?

However, to prepare for the possibility of trouble, it can't be stopped.

Your vassal, Ryu Seong Ryong, is willing to accept any punishment from Your Majesty.

Then... the bigyeokjincheonnoe too, is being developed with the aid of the Gyeong merchant?

That's right.

Minister of War... what do you think of this?

No matter how just the cause for it is,

defying Your Majesty's order is something unpardonable.

The Left State Councillor and Lee Sun Sin should be punished straight away.

Your Majesty, it doesn't matter even if your vassal dies,

but please, don't punish Lee Sun Sin

and interrupt the building of the turtle ship.

The turtle ship is... the iron warship that'll protect our seas, our people and our country.

If the justification is proper,

it's fine to deceive me?

Anyone can find for himself a justification to say he's right,

but if because of that, you ignore royal orders and deceive me,

what's the need for orders and national laws!?

If that's the case,

even a person who plots treason can also find... a suitable justification for himself, can't he?

Your Majesty.

Even if the order is wrong,

isn't a ruler-vassal relationship such that you first pretend to follow it?

Ryu Seong Ryong and Lee Sun Sin... await my order!

Leave.

Lee San Hae wants to lecture me openly...

Ryu Seong Ryong ignores my orders.

Isn't this a return to the old days again?