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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

look at those children

this land might be covered with corpses and drenched with blood now

but we have to raise our country up again so they can sing songs of an abundant harvest

if the country has no site of livelihood we have to create a site of livelihood

if we lost public sentiments we have to make it a better place to live

and win back public sentiments

dont avoid it with death

we have to raise this country up and win back public sentiments

until then we dont even deserve to die

we have to pay before we die

i wrote this last night because i thought you might need it

you should hurry back

Jaejosanha: Recreate the country

sir this place isnt like a battleground

it's been a while i should work a bit Sir i'm going to work

hi

how pretty come here

isnt that scary?

sir

hello

are you making gunpowder?

thanks to the 100 geuns of gold pigment sent from the court Lee Bongsu(military training command official)

we're making plenty of gunpowder Lee Bongsu(military training command official)

that's good

never mind that jeong sajun really did it

jeong sajun?

why?was there an explosion while making rifles?

you should go and see

what's going on?

you're going to have to give me a drink Jeong Sajun

did you make it?

yes

our vessels couldnt get within 50 strides of enemy vessels because of their matchlocks

that's why i wanted rifles made

i studied the matchlocks and hammered refined iron to make rifles that are as good as matchlocks

get ready

i'm proud of you i'm very proud of you

sir you're going to have to raise their social status from the low class to the commoners

these stubborn servants hammered iron all night when they heard you would raise their statuses

no it's all thanks to you Eonbok

that's right we only did what we were told Dongji

no if you werent talented you couldnt have made such rifles

i will be sure to report your achievements and have your statuses enhanced

give all your efforts to crush the wae army

yes sir

7000 soldiers and 30000 people were slaughtered

we really cant beat them on our own?

was the victory at haengju really just luck?

it isnt because our soldiers lack strength

there was a problem in tactics

even if gwon yul was driven out of haman if he didnt go to jeolla-do and went to jinjuseong

we could have defeated the wae army

our forces were dispersed and only some of them went to jinjuseong

that made it difficult to defend the fortress

stop it you dont know anything

whether it was strategy or something else this is a tragic result of attacking the enemy

dont tell me to attack the wae army without the ming army again

when is ryu seongryong coming?

a report was made that he would visit the left jeolla naval district too

he should return soon

tell him to hurry back

our country is in this state because the person in charge of military affairs isnt here

what about jeong cheol?

he should have arrived in beijing about now

he has to let the emperor know about song yingchang's plans to achieve a truce

the ming army cant leave without a fight They cant do that

it's fortunate the wae army retreated to tsushima

its all thanks to you and the emperor

i only did what was necessary

i will give this letter to the emperor

may i give it to him in person?

in person?

yes i should praise him for his grace

it's the duty of a feudal nation

it's not a lot but i brought some silver too

is that so?

his majesty isnt that interested in national matters these days

i'm asking you

we cant just send a letter when he showed such grace

i havent been able to see him in 3 months

he isnt coming out of his room

i must see him

there is something i have to report to him

is that so?what is it?

tell me

if it's an important matter i will tell him

you dont trust me?

that's not it

i'll tell you then

it's lie that the wae army left joseon

the letter isnt all true

what?are you deceiving his majesty?

of course not it wasnt our intention

we had to write that because song yingchang and shen weijing made us

what are you talking about?

song yingchang has no intention of fighting wae

he wants to achieve a truce

he made us report to the emperor that the wae army was defeated

i cant believe he would make you do such a thing

even if he did you cant deceive the emperor

i deserve to die for lying to the emperor but what i'm telling you is all true

please tell the emperor the truth and order song yingchang to fight wae

i'm begging you

how am i supposed to believe you?

leave right now

sir

didnt you hear me?

what fools

they should carry it out covertly

what are they thinking?

nagoya

let me see

he grew a lot

my son come out and see me

i'm dying from waiting

can you come out now?

dont say that

he has to grow more

he wont be healthy if he is born now

is that so?

i'm sorry you can come out slowly

instead dont come out weak

even if you come out a few months late you have to come out healthy

your majesty maintain your dignity

maeda is watching

maeda do you think i'm being pathetic?

oh no it's nice to see you smile

right?

what is it?

your majesty it's been too long

you should meet the envoys of ming

if you wait too long the ming army and joseon army could attack jinjuseong again

if we lose jinjuseong we'll be at a disadvantage for the talks

is that so?i'll see them

i really hate bloody battles

battles are terrible

yes your majesty Xie Yongzi(ming envoy)

but even someone like me who likes peace can be really scary when angered

that's the problem

go ahead and eat

yes

the emperor of ming likes peace right?

yes your majesty

i see i knew we had something in common

joseon is the problem

what?

it's been a long time since trading was cut off with ming

i just wanted to from good relations but joseon didnt open up a path

that's why war broke out

right?

yes

did you look over the conditions of the truce?

yes

what's more important is that ming recognizes the land south of hangang as japanese land

if not we will occupy joseon again

be sure to tell your emperor that understood?

yes sir

konishi

yes your majesty

release the two princes as soon as you return

yes your majesty

dont disarm our soldiers

if our conditions arent met take all eight provines by force

yes your majesty

busan japanese army camp

good job

this document has nothing to do with us

now you have to send envoys to our emperor

the envoys are ready

what about the document of surrender?

how should it be written?

write it like this

japan wanted to be ming's beloved vassal

what?

dont get exctied it's just a formality

go on

japan wanted to express that by going through joseon

because joseon ignored that toyotomi hideyoshi raised an army

fine next?

shen weijing and konishi yukinaga agreed to a truce in pyeongyang

but joseon ignored that and attacked again

even so konishi yukinaga kept his word and returned the occupied land to joseon

is there more?

toyotomi hideyoshi desires to be appointed as the king of a feudal nation by the the emperor of ming

if that is allowed he will show etiquette as a servant and offer tribute

wouldnt that be good enough?

fine

we can deceive him with a document of surrender but what will you do about the joseon land?

if you dont give us the land south of hangang our retired regent will start another war

the king of joseon is unyielding

of course

what king would gladly give up his country's land?

did you find a way?

the king of joseon doesnt listen to us very well

we're thinking of changing the king

to one who listens to us well

is he...are you talking about the crown prince?

that's right

he is even more unyielding toward us

there is a way just wait

yoshitoshi

you called?

go to beijing with naito

what?

as of this moment you are not my servant

you are a japanese envoy sent by the retired regent from the main land

get ready to go now

yes sir

what?

release the princes right away?

it's a condition for the truce bring them now

what are you talking about?

why should i trust you?

i'll release them when the agreement is reached

i captured them

who are you to tell me to release them?

kato i'm not the one telling you to release them

it's our retired regent's order

darn koichi

yes sir

bring the princes right now

yes sir

konishi i'm only letting them go because our retired regent ordered it

but if an agreement is reached to give us the land south of hangang

i'll use my sword to kill you

you'll have no need for that sword

tell your wife to use it in the kitchen

what?

in june 1593 prince imhae and prince sunhwa were released from the japanese camp

it was a small result of the peace talks between shen weijing and konishi yukinaga

just as song yingchang and shen weijing sent fake envoys to japan and konishi yukinaga sent fake envoys and

a fake document of surrender that had nothing to do with the main land to beijing

no you cant

those are our soldiers and ming soldiers

that's right

stop

he said stop

stop right now

i'm ryu seongryong the supreme commander of the three provinces

whose command are you under?

are you alright?

what's going on?

why are ming soldiers assaulting you like that?

you have no idea

i'm in charge of supplying military rations to the ming army

i do that with difficulty but they said they didnt have enough food and tried to take our cows

are military rations lacking that much?

what are you talking about?

we might starve but the ming army doesnt starve

one soldiers receives three mals every day

they have rice left over

so why did they try to take the cows?

they brought one mal of rice and tried to exchange it with our cows

i said no so they beat me

this is nothing

they plunder our goods and took our women and children so people are feeling to the mountain

the wae soldiers are called coarse combs and the ming soldiers are called fine combs

general we're back

good job let's have a feast tonight

vice commander zu

look who's here

what brings the supreme commander of three provinces here?

return that cow to the people

what?

return the cow they stole from the people

what are you talking about?

steal?

they saved their military rations and exchange it for this cow

i know they gave one mal of rice

what are you talking about?

i told them to exchange it for ten sacks

shall we bring the people who gave up the cow?

if what you're saying is true i'll step down from my position

but if you're lying you will also have to give up your position

gee...why dont you believe me?

it's not true

cheonri bring the person who sold the cow

yes sir

stop it this is all the fault of the joseon court and it's your fault

what?

since the ming army came and fought for you you only gave us a few handfuls of rice

did you ever give the soldiers meat?

that is why we lost at the byeokjegwan battle

how can soldiers fight when they're not full?

are you serious?

our people ate grass roots and give up rice for you

how can they have livestock left?

the cows are for them to farm

they need cows to farm again and supply more military rations

return the cow

i dont know about that

kill the cow and have the soldiers eat well

yes

vice commander zu

sir

commander

you're right about everything

it's my fault for not feeding your soldiers well

why should i live?

kill me with that sword

commander...

kill me right now

calm down just calm down

you cant kill me?

should i take my own life?

sir stop it

put that sword down

cheonri be sure to tell his majesty and song yingchang

tell them i died like this because i wasnt able to feed meat to vice commander zu and the ming soldiers

that's why i died

commander calm down

i'm sorry

i'll return the cow okay?

after the byeokjegwan battle while the covert talks were held there werent any battles

the ming army was wicked

they plundered goods from the people and took women to serve them at the camps

joseon officials who tried to stop them were beaten and treated like animals

according to historic material the plundering was recorded like this

the wae soldiers are like coarse combs and the ming soldiers are like fine combs

it was a tragedy a weaker nation suffered

your majesty

how have you been?

i'm sorry

i cant face you

dont say that

we cant face you because we were taken hostage

despite that you saved us like this

how could we ever repay you?

no no go and get some rest

we can talk later

see?the two princes were saved without a fight

wae envoys going to beijing to surrender are standing by outside

they will confess their wrongdoings and return to their main land

a war isnt just fought with strength

if they're going to surrender they should leave why are they remaining in the south?

it's a process

it has to be reported to the emperor

the emperor has to approve even if it's just a formality then they can leave

if the emperor doesnt accept and tells you to slaughter the wae army

will you fight again?

would that make you feel better?

yes joseon was humiliated

we cant just let them leave like this

be sure to tell the emperor

they cant just be sent away

i will tell him

crown prince

you must have suffered a lot

i couldnt sleep at night out of concern for you

stop it

i sent two letters

why didnt you reply?

it wasnt a matter i could decide

i believed you'd come back alive

you call that an excuse?

you served the ancestral tablets and led bunjo

you were leading the court of joseon

you commanded the government soldiers and encouraged the righteous troops

i understand how you feel

but i couldnt sacrifice the righteous troops and government soldiers just to save your life

are you worth all their lives?

who are you to deserve that?

hon...

why are you calling me that?i'm the crown prince!

crown prince even if you couldnt save me shouldnt you have sent a comforting letter?

isnt that what a brother should?

we were born from the same mother

do i have to put it in writing for you to know?

i told you i believed you would return alive

you changed a lot

is that so?

my affection for you hasnt changed

i'm very happy that you returned alive

rest well

they're definitely up to something

the wae army wouldnt surrender

with busan as a base they are repairing and building fortresses from

dongnae to gijang ungcheon seosaengpo angolpo jukdo and even geojedo

why would people who are going to surrender repair and build fortresses?

building fortresses

they're preparing for a long-term conflict

that's right

this is for the better they should be slaughtered

i dont want them to surrender and leave

i agree with you

but the ming army is seeking talks and doesnt want to fight

we cant fight the wae army on our own

even if you dont want to admit it that's our reality

what should we do?

no country fights for another without any benefits

dont rely on the ming army which will leave

we have to raise our own strength

do you think i dont want that?

is there a way?

what is that?

isnt that a matchlock?

it's not a matchlock

yi sunsin developed this

it's a jeongcheol rifle

jeongcheol rifle?

they tested it

it has as much power as the matchlock

is that so?

we have to nurture a powerful firearm unit with this rifle

we also need a training agency to nurture fine archers and spearmen

a training agency?

you want to establish a training agency?

that's right

it's important to nurtured talented people but that takes a long time

and where will we find an instructor to...

is that why you're asking general luo for help?

that's right

we dont have any officers or structure to nurture fine soldiers

can you help us?

of course i thought joseon soldiers were cowards

but since the joint strategy at pyeongyangseong i realized something

it wasnt that they didnt have courage

they just didnt have the skills to fight

the skills to fight?

if they learned how to fight properly they could be as good as the ming soldiers

that's why i thought of a training agency

the soldiers i have are able at battle formation and good with spears swords and bamboo spears

some are good with guns and cannons

i will send the most talented soldiers

will general li allow it?

he doesnt like the joseon army

he wouldnt allow it

i'll send them secretly

thank you

can it be done faster?

a few people just have to be taught well

a drop of water on the surface creates a large circle

hm that one person wil teach ten those ten will teach a hundred and

those hundred will teach a thousand

tens of thousands of elite soldiers can be nurtured?

that's right

it's a really great idea

thank you thank you very much

no no i felt bad because of the evil deeds the ming soldiers committed

it will be fortunate if i can make up for that in the least

is that so?we should be truly grateful

in order to nurture elite soldiers through the military training agency

we have to do more for them

please allow two does of food a day

i could give more nurture strong soldiers

do that

there is one more thing that you must absolutely approve

what is it?i will support everything

yi sunsin was able to make the jeongcheol rifle because jeong sajun had low-class people like

eonbok anseong and dongji hammered refined iron to make the rifle bodies

is that so?

talent can be found in all classes

even low-class people can have strength

probably

even if they are low-class if they have merit in defeating the wae army

could you enhance their statuses and allow them to participate in the training?

enhance their social statuses?

many soldiers died during the battles

we dont have enough people in the common class to fill in all the spots

the country is in a difficult situation

strong men shouldnt be tied down as servants

it would be possible with public servants but would the high class give up their servants?

there wouldnt be a high class or servants if we didnt have a country

how could they have servants if they are killed by wae soldiers?

the country has to survive for the high class to survive

they will strongly oppose

you have to be even stronger

if they refuse you have to force them even if it means killing them

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

seonjo thinks about enhancing the social classes of the low class but the joseon court opposes

gwanghae goes to seonjo saying it's a chance for reform

song yingchang goes to gwanghae and tells him to rule the three provinces