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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

Supreme commander

is it because of ryu seongryong?

is that what you think...

if not then it's fortunate

and...

you know what?

i like yi sunsin!

if you let this go all generals will use that as an excuse to abuse their power

more generals will do that

we cant let that happen

but i think yi sunsin is doing his best in his situation and isnt acting with ill intentions

it seems a bit excessive but our army would suffer too much of a loss

if we had to punish him severly

i will tel him to correct it so dont discuss this matter anymore

that is very wiseof you

yes do that

understood

but i'm going to watch yi sunsin

your majesty the naval commander couldnt come to jeonju

the national exam was held at the camp

the situation was urgent since they are confronting the enemy and there was precedent so i approved of that

the exam went well and many talented people were recruited

it's not a matter to reprimand

a more serious problem is many of the people of hasamdo are dying of starvation

because of the long drought

never mind yi sunsin for now

famine is a serious problem

its important to relieve the suffering of the people at a time like this

please implement jangmibeop as soon as possible (tax law requring rice to be offered according to the area of land)

do you think i dont want to? (tax law requring rice to be offered according to the area of land)

but if we lose the public sentiments of the nobility and landowners national power

and public sentiments will be divided

its an important matter

let's discuss it after the war

there wasnt a time that required jangmibeop more than now

people are dying of starvation

they cant handle the pressure of public taxes

i know that

if they didnt provide military rations our country would already...

your majesty there is a revolt your majesty a revolt started

a revolt? what are you talking about?

song yujin started a revolt in cheonan

soldiers have been dispatched to jirisan

songnisan and cheonggyesan to attack the capital

what? the capital?!

notices like this were put up around the nation

the king caused an invasion by wae but his sins havent been paid for and

the court is still engaging in party strife

that's not all!

land taxes forced labor and public taxes are a heavy burden

they are killing the people twice

asan chungcheong-do

move the weapons and military rations song yujin

yes sir

i'm ashamed to face boyi and shuqi but i'm trying to punish a sinner

it's like the emperors tang and wu driving out emperors jie and zhou

i will open up a way for the people to live

they...they want to kill me

your majesty...

call a metting of the border defense council!

yes your majesty

did you find out about song yujin?

according to chungcheong inspector kang cheom

song yujin is thrty and was an illegitmate child

he gathered people who avoided military service and plundered people in cheonan and jiksan

he formed a band of thieves

how big?

there are different groups

it's hard to say for sure but close to 2000

that's not a lot

but it could be much more

it's fortunate there are separate camps

why is it fortunate? if they are divided we have to divide our forces too

sure if they are trained soldiers but except for a few

they are just rebels following a leader

that's right

we dont have to send soldiers to each camp

we just have to find out where song yujin is and cut off his head

the others will be scared and disperse

then where do you think song yujin is?

what? well...

you suggested attacking one place when you didnt even know that?

you're supposed to be a general

probably jiksan

why?

it's just my instinct

i agree with him

for both rebels and for us it has to end swiftly

song yujin will know he'll be at a disadvantage if he fights government soldiers for a long time

that's why he'll try to attack the capital first

he has to be in the lead for the others to follow

i was going to say that

how should we attack?

they will have heavy security

we should have our soldiers pretend to be

ordinary people and have them join the rebels

when they let down their guard we should wait for a signal and attack song yujin's barracks

we finally agree on something

his majesty allowed you to take palace guards

head for jiksan right away

yes sir

dont worry too much

it's not a large group

they should be suppressed soon

sure if its just a revolt by bandits

the problem is public sentiments were reflected

that didnt happen during this war

people become one in wanting to defeat wae

but their swords turned toward his majesty and the court now

if we cant settle public sentiments quickly it wont end with just this revolt

you!

burn them

you had no intention of starting a revolt?

that's right

i was just teaching some children in a rural area

someone named lee sangyeom came and stimulated me

that's why this happened

please spare my life

you!

i already looked into lee sangyeom

he has nothing to do with this revolt

how dare you lie and try to avoid responsibility?

dont be a coward just die boldly

you're right! we were going to kill the king and make him pay for his sins

i was in the righteous troops at one time

but look at our country

so many people were slaughtered

the ones who survived are suffering from land taxes forced labor and public taxes

how can you call someone who kills the people a king? he's no king

it doesnt matter i'll die all the same

just kill me!

january 1594

carry out the execution

yes sir

january 1594 the revolt by song yujin was the largest uprising during the war

it was a revolt by bandits under the guise of righteous troops activities

but it occurred because the people were impoverished and uhappy with everything

the wae army didnt withdraw fully yet

seonjo and the court became more tense because of the revolt

song yujin and his followers were executed by dismemberment

the camps that were said to be in namdo was all a bluff

we checked so dont worry

good job

distribute the property and goods to the soldiers who contributed to catching the traitors

your majesty they were bandits but following them were people who couldnt stand to be

impoverished anymore

if there wasnt forced labor and excessive taxes they never would have become bandits

fine this is all my fault

you have to implement jangmibeop

stop it.i said we'll talk about that after the war

you cant take this revolt lightly

some of them were people who defeated the wae army

people like that turned their swords toward you and the court

how can you only think of the high class and landowners?

how can you turn people into bandits?

war famine military service and public taxes

what is the reason for them to live?

are people slaves who work for this country and the royal family?

how can the country ask for military service when the people cant be protected?

how can the country ask for taxes when the people are starved?

the people have to be able to breathe for the country to breathe

a trial isnt given by heaven

a trial results from our misjudgment and neglect of the signs of a crisis

please dont forget that

you're right we were going to kill the king and make him pay for his sins

i was in the righteous troops at one time

but look at our country

so many people were slaughtered

the ones who survived are suffering from land taxes forced labor and public taxes

how can you call someone who kills the people a king? he's no king!

your majesty please give an answer

your majesty

councilor...

you know me well

i agree there's a need for jangmibeop

but i didnt say anything

i'm not going to

what did he say?

he didnt approve

but he didnt disapprove either

what do you think that means?

he's going to take a step back

try if you can?

you cant do that

the high class is waiting for a chance to go after you because of myeoncheonbeop

if you implement jangmibeop... (enhancing the social status of the low class)

are you saying they'll kill me? (enhancing the social status of the low class)

sir...

a bell has to be put on the cat's neck but the claws are scary

his majesty cant do anything because he's afraid of the cat

someone has to do it

you could be killed before the bell in tied on

then i'll be a tiger!

this is no time for jokes

i'm not kidding

its a chance that might never come again

we couldnt do it if wasnt a time of war

his majesty knows that that's why he isnt saying anything

he took a step back

you will be the one to be blamed

he wants you to die by yourself

you really dont know that?

why wouldnt i know that?

myeongbo do i look alive to you?

what?

i died over a hundred times

this is just a bonus life

i already died over a hundred times

i can die one more time

sir...

i will die with you

i dont want you to get hurt too

stay out of it

i'm not alive either

i'm living a bonus life too

you...

i will join you too

governor

i heard

i'm upset

why didnt you tell me?

no way!

the national crisis isnt over yet

public taxes are the foundation of the country

i was in charge of household matters at the palace

this cant be

this isnt the palace this is the country

if you extend the palace its the country

you issued gongmyeongcheop to collect food from the high class and landowners (a title certificate given to people who achieved merit or offered goods)

they fled the ming army and helped endure this crisis (a title certificate given to people who achieved merit or offered goods)

if they refuse and stop cooperating how will we feed the ming army and our soldiers to fight this war?

are you saying they wont provide food without gongmyeongcheop?

who would give it up for nothing in return?

the high class cant give it up for nothing but the people have to without anything in return?

what kind of nosense is that?

it's not nosense it's reality

that's why we want to change it

it's not fair to pay the same tax whether you have a lot of land or no land at all

land taxes are being paid with rice

people who cant carry out military service are paying with rice instead

if public taxes are also to be paid with rice how are the people supposed to handle that?

we cant adjust the time

rather than offering specialty goods often they can only pay 20kg of rice

during harvest season

even so it's too sudden

there will be great confusion

that's right there will be confusion

they will be confused since this never happened in 200 years

they'll wonder if it's a dream

we are at war why are you always trying to split up the people?

are people with position and wealth bad and people with nothing good?

that's now what he's saying

that's what it sounds like to me

myeoncheopbeop and jangmibeop...

if you turn the high class and landowners into enemies

the order of social class will fall

if that happens the order of this country will also fall

look here!

when did i say i would abolish the social order of this country?

i'm not asking wealthy people to pay more or for poor people to pay less

i'm just saying we should be fair!

bring all the gongmyeongcheops!

bring all the gongmyeongcheops!

burn them

jangmibeop will cause confusion this cant be your majesty

please remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office

remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office

public taxes were paid for 200 years

if the foundation of joyongjo is shaken (Tax structure established during the xiu and tang dynasties)

the country will be ruined (Tax structure established during the xiu and tang dynasties)

remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office

they are burning the gongmyeong cheops and demonstrating!

i knew it

what are you going to do now?

you have to beat them

let's stop

i promise to support you on this matter after the war is over

let's discuss it later

they're only thinking of their profits when the country is in this situation

do you think they would give up a single grain of rice when the war is over?

if you dont implement jangmibeop now you and the court will have to dragged along by them forever

what am i supposed to do?

they're making sense too

it isnt even worth a discussion

i will prove it

your majesty! remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office!

your majesty! remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office!

your majesty! remove ryu seongryong from office!

remove him from office!

his majesty will listen to you

everyone come in

since everyone is here speak your opinions

i will go first

the intention of jangmibeop is beautiful

however its too much of a burden to implement it now

we are at war and rice is precious

buying it at an expensive cost and offering it instead of specialty goods

will be more of a burden for the people

rice is precious even in a time of war

specialty products arent raised a lot there is barely any left

specialty products were rejected and some people had to buy them for

ten times the cost to pay taxes,if you knew how much suffering that caused

you couldnt compareit to the rice they're buying right now

i know there is corruption but it wont be easy to buy precious rice right now

the rice wont be paid right now

if jangmibeop is implemented i will be paid during harvest time

i heard it will be 20kg

that's not little for the people

if they cant pay 20kg,they can pay 10kg and then

pay the rest during an extended period or pay with other crops like barely

their situation will be considered

with specialty products some people paid cheap crops

20kg of rice will be a burden for them

were the people who paid cheap crops poor people?

it was the high class and landowners who paid cheap crops

the poor people paid expensive products

this is a record of the fields of the homes that offered specialty products

you will see if you take a look

even the officials who accepted the specialty products are against it

specialty products can be used right away but rice has to be exchange

its inconvenient and complicated

it will be inconvenient

you were all one in cheating the people you sold specialty products to people at

ten or a hundred times the cost to share profits and pass on inheritance

it will be very inconvenient since you wont be able to do that anymore

the profits were also shared with magistrates and officials

i'm sure it will be very inconvenient for you since you wont be able to do that either

how is it inconvenient for the people?

go ahead and tell us how you will be inconvenienced by jangmibeop

i heard your opinions

i know this will affect you,but the people are suffering right now

when good times come i'm sure we will find good measures

for now i think the councilor is right

thank you

we'll see about this

do you think your power will last forever?

i'd like to see a proper country even if it's only for a year

go ahead and live a thousand years!

even if i'm not here the people wont let you get away with this

we did it we did it

sir

sir

taxes will be paid with rice

in 1594 jangmibeop was implemented for the first time

it was called daedongbeop later

even jo gwangjo and lee l couldnt accoplish that

despite opposition from the high class and landowners

jangmibeop relieved the burdens of the people a little bit

seonjo was praised greatly by the people but ryu seongryong gained more enemies

jeonju jeolla-do

the people who were selected are very skilled

what's the use of finding talented people?

they cant fight

there will be a chance

if ming and wae achieve a truce while we sit around we wont get a chance

i want to fight the enemy now but ming is watching there is no way

how about attacking on our own?

councilor

it's so frustrating my heart is going to explode

i know but it wasnt just the ming army

his majesty told us to wait

i cant do act beyond the authority of mugunsa

what about this?

i will give a secret order as the supreme commander of the three provinces

we'll say you didnt know about it

no it will hurt you

i will ask his majesty

he wont approve

we cant just sit around we should at least ask

since jangmibeop was implemented the people are praising you as a wise ruler

congratulations your majesty

they're probably praising ryu seongryong

that's not true

lady park am i lying?

no each village is praising you it sounds like a harvest song

listen

yes your majesty

the national crisis isnt even over but i became a wise ruler because of jangmibeop

achieving jonggye byeonmu was a great accomplishment in itself

no other king could do that

you comforted the people with jangmibeop

you are a truly a wise ruler

i'm not flattering you

what's the use of accomplishing anything?

i will be recorded in history as a king who couldnt prevent a national crisis

your majesty

your majesty this is a letter from the second state councilor

your majesty the wae army is relaxed and lying low in the south coast

have gwon yul attack on land and yi sunsin attack the soldiers who flee to the ocean

we can annihilate the wae army

then they wont be able to achieve a truce with ming

please approve of this plan

this wont have anything to do with you or the crown prince

it will be carried out in the name of the supreme commander of the three provinces

if ming wants someone to take responsibility i will give up my life

why is he being so stubborn?

what is the matter?

send a secret order to do so

ming is watching us like a hawk

we cant attack the wae army

ming will know that's why you should approve

if the result is good they wont achieve a truce

if the result is bad you can make the crown prince responsible and abolish mugunsa

you wont have anything to lose

what?

his majesty really approved?

yes crown prince

i cant believe it but it was possible because his majesty doesnt want a truce

good this is really good

i'm going to relay on the order to the naval commander

you cant give the order

i told you

his majesty approved

i cant step back

i know how you feel,but ming wont just sit by

it all has to be done covertly

please refrain

understood

father

councilor

it's been a long time

you came without notice

i have to come without surprise to see if you're doing a good job

have a seat

what? you want us to attack the wae army in the south coast?

that's right

did his majesty approve?

we couldnt do it without his approval

but he must know about it

neither must the crown prince

you will take full responsibility?

even if the result is good you will have to give up your life

i know but i cant just sit here and watch them achieve a truce

i lived long enough

if we can crush the wae army i wouldnt regret dying right now

you are a truly loyal servant

i'm only repenting for putting the country in this situation

hansando naval headquarters of the three provinces

when gwon yul attacks on land attack the wae army at sea

drown them all at sea

righteous troops leader kim deokryeong,will join you

from the supreme commander of three provinces yun dusu

if we're to block off the ocean it has to be the coast of geoje

they know they will be annihilated at sea

would they go out to sea?

and we only have about 100 panokseons if the enemy lands on the jeolla coast Left: Lee Bongsu Right:Bae Heungrip(magistrate of heungyang)

while we're at sea there will be nothing we can do

we wont achieve much at sea

you cant go

i only worked with gunpowder,but may i say something?

you dont need any qualification to talk here

go ahead

two hands have to meet to clap

no matter how many cannons we shoot,it will be useless if the enemy doesnt appear

if you want the raccoon to come out of the cave you have to start a fire

but if you only bring one piece of wood you will just waste precious firewood

are you saying they wont come out unless the ming army lures them?

only our army will be damaged since we're little in number?

that's right!

you're all right

the problem is it's an order from the supreme commander of the three provinces

are you saying he could be testing you?

even if it's not a test if i dont do this it could cause another misunderstanding

it wouldnt be a problem if i was the only one to be punished but...

if this naval headquarters doesnt fulfil its role the country will have to fight

another bloody battle

you have to obey the order,but you cant leave the camp empty

just send half of the fleet

that's a good idea

it wont be a huge battle

just pretend to fight

hurry! yes!

is everything alright?

dont worry

who are you?

i'm kim deokryeong from jeolla-do

where is the naval commander?

welcome

i'm the naval commander yi sunsin

hello

i heard about your reputation

its an honor to fight with you

i also heard about your reputation

it's nice to have you here

seon geoi also received an order

he will arrive in goseong soon

we can go to battle now

understood

magistrate bae

have the righteous troops board the ships

yes sir

follow me

let's go

we're ready

we will go to battle

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

yi sunsin and kim deokryeong's righteous troops attack the wae army

but kato doesnt go out to sea,seonjo insists that gwang -hae was behind the secret order given by yun dusu

and orders that mugunsa be ablolished ryu seongryong is surprised about that