Goryeo Black Prince - Chapter 503
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Episode 503
Chapter 15: Lover of Heaven (3)
“The crown prince said he would be returning tomorrow, so it’s a shame. In my opinion, it would be good for the crown prince to come and go for diplomacy in the future, but I know very well how difficult and wrong it would be. So, if something like this happens next time, there is no need for the Crown Prince to come in person.”
He does not expect to continue to be pro-Japanese by using this as a precedent, and even if people around him tell him to do so, he will refuse. Even if a royal edict is sent to him, he will not come.
Should I keep traveling abroad as a crown prince because I’m crazy? This time too, if it weren’t for the Arak Buka incident, I would never have come.
“Hwang Eun is devastated.”
Still, I can’t put it into words. I bowed my head to thank him for his consideration, but I could feel the Emperor smiling brightly from the top of my head. Well, since we both received something, if we had said goodbye with equal respect, we would have left with a smile.
It was the same during the Northern Song Dynasty, but now Goryeo envoys are also treated generously when they go to the Southern Song, so they say, with some exaggeration, that the envoys to the Southern Song are treated as if they were going on a tourist trip. This is because they are treated so generously.
And, as a result of my own experience, it may have been especially because I participated, but I was treated very generously in a situation where I was also skeptical, and I knew that the rumors were true.
“It’s a pity that if I had known earlier that the crown prince was coming, I would have prepared more leisurely.”
“Hwang Eun is like Ha Hae just by what the Emperor has already bestowed upon her. How could she shamelessly ask for more? As soon as I return to Ajo, I will definitely tell the king and hasten the alliance.”
When I heard that I like writing and reading books, I wrote 《Gaebongrye (開寶通禮)》, 《Chaekbuwongu》, 《Moonwonhwahwa》, and 《Taepyeongeoram》. )》, 《Gunseogosaek(群書考索)》, as well as many scriptures and agricultural books.
In addition, 《Gaebongrye(開寶通禮)》, 《Taipyeongeoram(太平御覽)》, and 《Wenwonyeonghwa(文苑英華)》 are also books requested by envoys during the reign of King Seonjong of Goryeo, and at that time, in Northern Song, 《Wenwonyeonghwa(文苑英華)》 It is said that he gave only 文苑英華》.
《Gaebongrye (開寶通禮)》 is a book of rites compiled at the order of King Taejo of the Northern Song Dynasty, totaling 200 volumes.
《Gunseogosaek (群書考索)》 during the Song Dynasty, Jang Yeo-yu (章如愚) wrote historical records, disciples (諸子), writings (文章), books (書書考目), rites (禮樂), It is a will compiled with historical research on the calendar, astronomy, geography, wealth, and borders. Here, a will is not a will with words left at the time of death, but a will similar to an encyclopedia in today’s terms.
《Wenyuan Yinghua (文苑英華)》 It is a collection of poems established during the Northern Song Dynasty in China, including 《Taiping Guanggi》, 《Taiping Eran》, and 《Chaekbuwongu(冊府元龜) Together with 》, it is considered one of the Four Great Books of Song Dynasty. Here, we can ask why we received it again since we already received it during the reign of King Seonjong of Goryeo. What we received this time is a book that was revised and re-created during the reign of King Hyojong of the Southern Song (11th Emperor of the Southern Song, 2nd Emperor of the Southern Song. 1127-1194).
In fact, if we are to judge whether it exists or not because the Song has not already given permission, Goryeo often purchases or obtains it somehow even without the Song’s permission, so if they do not give permission or give it to them, it is not unconditionally directly linked to ‘you will never see it’.
But still, if you give, it is better to receive. Before the argument that one should not oppose the emperor’s sincerity, what the government gives is a more properly corrected ‘new edition’ and that one gets a ‘free book’.
For fear of misunderstanding, Goryeo, as well as the Southern Song Dynasty, possessed printing technology during this period. In the first place, printing itself was used in ancient times in China and Korea, and is still in use today.
Even at this time, Goryeo was already using metal type, as can be seen in the case of 『Nammyeongcheonhwasangsongjeungdoga』.
However, common sense tells us that no matter how much printing technology we have, would the paper on which to print it fall from the sky? A lot of time and manpower are invested in making paper (Korean paper), so why would you refuse if they offer it for free?
If the content is different from what already exists, just create a new one based on what was corrected at the time.
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silk.
I don’t know if it’s because they showed that they were suspicious of us until the mention of the Southern Song Island Alliance, or because they want to show that they are different from the Zhou royal family as the Alliance is approaching, but there are many things they have gained by working with other companies besides books.
‘What I want most is to receive permission to freely use the route to the Maritime Silk Road, but I can understand it after visiting in person. Let’s give up on this for now.’
Although Song is one of the richest countries in Chinese history, there is no disagreement about its wealth. In particular, after the Zhengjiang Incident and the Southern Song Dynasty, about 70% of national income came from commerce, or more precisely, from taxes derived from trade through the sea.
Nevertheless, there is a trend that despises businessmen, perhaps because it is not the original Joseon Dynasty, but apart from that trend, ‘I know at least what my rice bowl is.’
Even in the Joseon Dynasty, which was similar to the Song Dynasty just mentioned, merchants were looked down on as farmers, artisans, and merchants, but even in the more dogmatic late Joseon Dynasty, trying to gain a trade surplus between China and Japan through ginseng was the national policy and means. Here, there is one thing you would like to tackle.
‘While the Southern Song Dynasty placed such importance on maritime trade, didn’t they actually give up on Japan and Okinawa?’
However, I will say this again, at this time, Okinawa was not even a country, and even merchants from the Southern Song Dynasty occasionally used it as a stopover on their way to Goryeo or Japan.
Naturally, its value fell further when the lifting ban on Japan was implemented. It is at a level where there is no need to lose anything. To put it bluntly, even if there are people who engage in smuggling in Goryeo and Usan-guk, and there are profits to be made from it, how big would it be?
And Japan’s official national policy is ‘isolation of the country’. Unlike in the early Goryeo Dynasty, now they are trying to trade secretly, and when it was prospering, Southern Song merchants even went to Japan to stay in Kyushu, but the profits they gained there were for the Southern Song Dynasty. It does not account for a large percentage of national revenue.
You might have noticed by now. Yes. Until now, I had been saying that I had taken control of the maritime power of Northeast Asia with Goryeo and that I had made great profits by leading the Haedong trade, but in reality, I had made great profits.
However, gaining the initiative and ascending to heaven is only from Goryeo’s perspective, and from the Southern Song perspective, it is only one fewer side dish served in Manjeonseok (a royal cuisine created during the Qing Dynasty). One small side dish, the bean sprout salad, which is not even the main dish but just a common side dish, has disappeared.
The embarrassment I felt every time I compared Mongolia in the military or in war was to the extent that I felt it was the Southern Song in terms of economic power, so it couldn’t be anything but the Southern Song in the middle of Mongol (力中蒙古, Mongol in power, Southern Song in wealth).
Of course, it would be better to have trade with Japan than not to have trade with Japan in the Southern Song Dynasty. However, even if there was a reduced amount, using Goryeo as an ally was seen as a cheap business from a national security perspective.
And even now, if you look at it from the perspective of the Southern Song Dynasty’s trade with Haedong, it is not that trade has been cut off. The purpose of this side was to make profits through brokerage trade, and from the Southern Song’s perspective, the window for dissolution was concentrated in Goryeo.
Thanks to this, this part has been lifted, and now that Goryeo is actively acting as a bridge for Song-Japan trade for relay and intermediary trade, in a sense, ‘official’ Song-Japan trade has become more active.
‘Let’s think positively. Still, trade was permitted up to Quanzhou, China.
Even the maritime king, Jang Bogo, only had maritime rights and activity rights as far south as the East China Sea, so it can be said that the Goryeo Dynasty of the time, which expanded to the South China Sea, had the largest ‘stable sea route area’ since the founding of the Goryeo Dynasty. This is it!
In any case, we are not in a situation to engage in a fight with the Southern Song, so for the time being, let’s focus on increasing stable trade ports within the Southern Song rather than acquiring routes outside the Southern Song.’
For reference, Quanzhou is one of the leading international ports in the Southern Song Dynasty and is one of the places with the status of Byeokrando-level ports in Goryeo. As is true in modern times, the cost increases as the distance from the distribution process increases. No, because it is a time period, the difference is even more severe.
Therefore, if you go to Cheonju, where many merchants, including Seoyeok and Cheonchuk, come, Byeokrando is a given, and you can get it cheaper than buying it in Iman. Furthermore, you will be able to encounter more foreign merchants in the western region than you do now.
‘The information on the western region obtained through sea merchants during this period may be much slower than the collapse of the Mongol Empire, but there is a need to gradually increase the number of information ships to find out about the situation in Mongolia beyond Mongolia… .’
In conclusion, this envoy’s visit showed how great the Song Dynasty was, which we had only heard about, and was treated as generously as rumored, while still achieving the lowest diplomatic goal. In particular, it seems that the postponement of the war that was most sought after has actually been achieved.
But at the same time, war ‘in the true sense’ has now become unavoidable.
‘The Association’s remarks are a double-edged sword for us as well. Since we have mentioned the Northern Expedition while advocating for the Alliance, they will be suspicious of us and reorganize again, but conversely, once the preparations are completed, the Northern Expedition will inevitably take place.’
In conclusion, it was a statement made by the alliance to postpone the war, but the method was to delay it by ‘showing an active will to fight.’
If this story is later passed on to Mongolia, even if they make the excuse that it was a way to deceive the Southern Song, they will not completely erase their suspicions. Even if some high-ranking people believe it, it will be difficult to erase the suspicion like the Southern Song people and local officials, and even if they say they knew on the outside, it will be justifiable reason to attack us later when they are ready to attack us.
‘Guyuk above all. As soon as his lyricism ends, or even ends, sympathy will begin.’
In the end, even if a crisis is averted with a clever strategy, unless the root cause is resolved, the crisis will remain the same or the recovery will be more difficult.
“… “This is why I hate tricks.”
“yes? what did you say. majesty?”
“It means that war is now unavoidable.”
Yoo Gap-su’s face is greasy as he asks if he heard me muttering. I guess I ate well while I was in Namsong. He sent me out to have some fun, but he did his job right, right?
“It will be okay. “If you are Wu Seo-ja, you will successfully achieve diplomacy with Zhan Jin.”
“okay. “That’s how it should be.”
Otherwise it will be difficult.
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The suspicions that arose starting from the incident of the Goryeo crown prince’s pro-Mongol ancestry, which ended with the words and actions of Huaimen Zhu Qing and Emperor Huai, seemed to have resolved the turmoil in Goryeo, which was like a wild storm.
“My relative who works at my palace said that Goryeo had requested the Huaimeng for the northern expedition.”
“Association? Uh huh. Then, it is clear that Goryeo is hostile to Mongolia. “You must have cooperated with us!”
“hey. Mr. Ahn. “What is Hoemeng? Does that mean Goryeo didn’t betray us?”
“Uh huh. This person… . What is an association? Isn’t this the way to summon feudal lords from all over the world and sign an oath regarding important issues? But this time, the Goryeo crown prince came to the country and requested the Hoemeng, but is it just Hoemeng? No! It’s an alliance against the Northern Expedition. Do you know what this means? Goryeo’s declaration of the Northern Expedition was a massive proclamation to the whole world! If they later say no, they will have nothing to say even if they are punished by heaven, and even Mongolia will be suspicious of them.”
“Uh huh. “Are you saying that the burial attire you were talking about was not the Mongolian funeral rite, but the funeral rite of our Great Song Dynasty?”
“Yekki! A funeral? Since we are joining forces through the Huai Alliance, it is Jin Jin (a strategist who proposed a comprehensive plan during the Warring States Period).”
“What about Jang and Sojin? In the end, it is important that Goryeo recognizes grace and cooperates reliably. ha ha ha!!!”
At least among the people, the number of people who were suspicious of Goryeo’s response to the government and the nobles, withheld judgment, or did not understand it beyond betrayal, increased, so it can be said that the hostility that had risen sharply after the first incident in Mongolia has improved significantly. It was worth it.
Meanwhile, some of the noblemen had changes in their feelings toward Goryeo for other reasons, and they were mostly disciples of Zhu Xi and his school.
#Writer’s Note
*Until the 2010s, the first metal printed book of the Goryeo Dynasty was Jikjisimcheyojeol (直指心體要節). There are many who say that 『Nammyeongcheonhwasangsongjeungdoga』, which has been published these days, is the first.