It Became a Symbol of the Bronze Age - Chapter 295



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Episode 295. For the Black Horn (3)

Long-term too.

So, the long peninsula at the westernmost tip of Kyushu, which was called ‘Nagasaki’ throughout history.

Park Jae’s son, Bu-rye, who was in charge of the place, often thought these days that it would be nice to have three more bodies.

First of all, the composition of this region is a problem.

Of the Asadal military, 10% are people from the archipelago, and the remaining 90% are former pirates.

These former pirates were so disobedient that they almost didn’t listen.

-No, didn’t I tell you? You have to raise your voice today?

-The weather is so nice, isn’t it good for hunting? The castle has already been up for two hours!

And, what’s even more surprising is that, by their standards, ‘disobeying’ was considered ‘quite obedient’.

-Wouldn’t it be okay if you worked for two hours?

-But you, Asadal, are using your time well! This is totally Asadal.

-Hahaha! I learned something!

I’m really going to turn back.

‘…How did my father do this for decades?’

His father, Park Jae, was good at dealing with pirates from the Susinbu and the islands, and with that he created a navy and sailors.

Of course, at that time, Park Jae already had experience running a tribe and was an excellent strategist… but we have to take into account that the current Bu-rye is still a young child who is not even forty yet. Naturally, he has no experience running a tribe.

In that sense, the courtesy is going well. Anyway, there were no major problems. However, the courtesy was not something I thought much about.

-What about the silver miner?

-Well, that’s the end of it. There’s no problem at all. Except that there are about a hundred kids who look like me… .

Because everything is comparative.

The silver miner’s owl really tricked the silver miners.

Of course, there weren’t many people of pirate origin among the silver miners, and there were many farmers (they didn’t grow grain, but rather grew acorns and chestnuts) and gatherers.

They had maintained a close relationship with Asadal for a long time, and since Asadal had not ‘conquered’ them but ‘saved them’, it was a much more comfortable environment.

but.

-… Teacher Baekrihae. How about Odobu?

-Well, it’s a shame that there are no problems. There’s no way that there won’t be problems, but it’s difficult because there aren’t any problems.

Baek Li-hae said something that 21st century coders would sympathize with. To Bu-rye, it sounded like a half-comforting remark.

-No, how is Odobu okay?

Odobu is the most difficult of the three regions. It is the most militarily strong of the three regions, and its relationship with the stability officer Gori and other Odo soldiers is like walking on thin ice.

In addition, Baekrihae’s position is not ‘Anjeonggwan’ but ‘Anjeonggwanbo’. He is in charge of assisting Anjeonggwan. So, in terms of form, he is below Gori.

In addition, there is a lot of work to be done. The area produces both copper and bitumen. In addition to commerce and power generation, mining is also a major concern.

So, even from the position of ‘Volcano Department’s Stability Officer’, Buye is having a hard time dealing with a small pirate force, to the point where he’s dying.

It is surprising that Baekrihae is sitting in the position of Odobu Anjeonggwanbo, which is lower than Anjeonggwan, and is handling several times more work than Bulye.

-… Well, heaven help us.

Baekrihae actually did this as if it was something that was natural.

As a result, I couldn’t help but feel my own shortcomings.

‘… At least, it’s fortunate that there are people from the peninsula.’

About 100 years ago, there were some forces that migrated from the peninsula to the archipelago. Buyeo quickly recruited them and deployed them to Janggi Island.

They were somewhat fluent in both Asadal and Yeoldo, so we could communicate to some extent through them.

‘But it’s not as good as going a hundred miles.’

Baekrihae… surprisingly, he mastered the heat door in just a few months. I can’t help but think he’s crazy.

‘There must have been a reason why Elder Poongbaek went all the way to the Central Plains to personally bring Gwan-o, Baek-ri-hae, and Geon-suk…’

Because he is a man who always thinks.

And, these are not the only people that Poongbaek brought from the Central Plains. To be exact, there are also those that he did not ‘bring’, but rather recruited.

for example.

“How about building a port?”

“It is being finished now.”

The proud general in front of him is like that.

A man who is somewhat awkward when it comes to speaking.

“…Thank you for your hard work, Jingo.”

Jin Go, the general who surrendered in Yan. He is now serving as an official at the royal palace next to Buye.

As a general, he was solid. Although he was defeated, his ability was beyond doubt. He was a famous general who had tied up Asadal’s hands for quite some time with the brilliant plan of placing a catapult on the wall.

And Jin-go, who had surrendered to Asadal after the war, had been working in the central plains and was now in Janggi-do. So, Buye asked.

“Why did you turn your back on your hometown and come to this faraway Janggi Island? If you wanted, couldn’t you have stayed in your hometown?”

“Yes, as the An Jeong Gwan said, my hometown is Yoseo.”

Although Buye was younger than him, Jingo was very respectful. This was natural, since he came from a place where class, status, and administrative systems were established hundreds of years before Asadal.

“However, the place where my children will live is Asadal. So… I started to get a little greedy.”

“greed?”

“I also saw Guan Yi, Baek Li Hae, and Geon Suk. They are treated here as dignified officials, not as people from the Central Plains.”

“The coffin is coming….”

He remembered the letter he had received from Guan Yi a while ago.

Since Heejae, who was from the Mae clan, was very powerful, he came quietly and asked if he could weaken Heejae’s power. Since Buye was Park Jae’s son, it was entirely possible if he supported Gwan-o.

But in the end, that didn’t work out.

Firstly, because Bu-rye was incredibly busy, and secondly… because Hee-jae was his friend. There was a bit of an age difference, but they had been friends since they were young.

Of course, he also thought that Gwan-o was a bit more outstanding than Hee-jae, but it wasn’t to the point where he would throw away his friendship, so he basically declared neutrality.

Well, if Poongbaek had come and asked me in person, that would be different… but that didn’t happen. In the first place, there was no news at all.

And news is something that can be grasped from presence, but it can also be grasped from absence.

Maybe things would have worked out fine without him, and maybe… he would have gotten closer to President Guan Yi.

“…I think Guan Yi will probably become the president.”

“That’s what happened.”

Jingo nodded.

“Anyway, I also wanted to be treated like that… not just as a general from the Central Plains… but to have a place here.”

At those words, Buyeo laughed.

“In the meantime, does it seem that Asadal has become more attractive?”

“That’s not wrong. Asadal is good.”

If you ask whether Asadal is more developed than Yan.

I would have to say no.

Of course, Haedongseong and Seorabeolbu are amazing, but overall, Asadal is still inferior to Yeon. It is difficult to catch up in just 30 years what a country has built up over hundreds of years.

However, this can also be interpreted differently.

Asadal has grown to the point where it can be seriously compared to the Yan Dynasty.

In just 30 years.

What would happen if such a country lasted 100 or 200 years?

‘Even the unification of the Central Plains… is no exaggeration.’

It’s not like dozens of lords are fighting each other.

Dozens of feudal lords pledged allegiance to one emperor… the once splendid Zhou Dynasty. (Unfortunately, Jingu could not have imagined a country without feudal lords. Such a country did not enter the Central Plains.)

Couldn’t Asadal recreate that scene?

In the end, what captivated Jingo was not the extent of Asadal’s development, but its development capacity itself.

“Besides, aren’t there many people from the Central Plains here?”

“Yes.”

Even now, people from the Central Plains are constantly flowing into Asadal. And, Barang sent some of them to the archipelago to start land development projects.

It was good for Asadal to secure the granary area, and for the people of the Central Plains to secure their new position, it couldn’t have been better for both sides.

“Anyway, the Anjeong Gwanbo is a great help. He is not only used to dealing with pirates and the people of the Central Plains, but he is also skilled in naval combat.”

“Haha, that’s too kind of you.”

“So what I’m saying is….”

At that point, Buye brought up the main topic.

“Have you finished constructing the port?”

“Yes. I’ve prepared it so that it can accommodate about a dozen boats.”

“That’s good. It looks like the new ships from Seorabeolbu will be arriving soon. I’ve prepared one hundred and fifty soldiers in advance, so I hope that An Jeong-gwan-bo will command them.”

“Me… a soldier?”

Jingo was somewhat surprised to hear that. It was the first time he had been given command since coming to Asadal.

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It is natural. He is not someone who was recruited from the Central Plains like Guan Yi, Baek Li Hae, or Geon Suk.

He is a captain.

And, it is not very common for a captain to be entrusted with soldiers.

“…Are you okay?”

“It seems okay, since you’re asking me that.”

The sergeant smiled.

“Besides, this was approved by Elder Poongbaek and President Barang. Elder Poongbaek is of the opinion that if there is talent, he should use it unconditionally… but Elder Barang does not easily entrust work to those he does not trust.”

“Ugh….”

At those words, Jingo let out a deep sigh.

What should I say?

It felt like a lump that had been weighing on my chest had been released.

“…I will give my life.”

“Ah, this is a message from Elder Poongbaek.”

The sergeant smiled.

“He said that he probably wouldn’t have to risk his life.”

***

A few days later.

I led three Phoenician merchant ships from Seorabeolbu and entered Janggido.

“What is this?”

At first I was a bit surprised.

The port was better than I expected.

‘How did you do it?’

Of course, this port is not like the Shanhaiguan or Haedong ports. It is much smaller and shabby.

But in such matters, we must consider ‘resources’. Shanhaiguan and Haedongseong are masterpieces created through the blood and sweat of countless farmers.

But what about this port?

It was made by former pirates until recently.

‘They brought those pirates and built a port like this… It’s amazing.’

It seems that Park Jae has also had great success raising his children.

So I brought three ships to Janggi Island. As soon as I arrived, Buye ran out.

“Are you here, Vice-Minister Poongbaek?”

“okay.”

His expression wasn’t very good.

What the heck? Why is your expression like that when you did such a good job?

I said it once.

“Wow, that’s amazing. What a wonderful port. You’ve worked hard.”

At those words, Buyeo lowered his head.

“…That’s great, that’s ridiculous.”

It’s a truly embarrassing expression to call it modesty.

The reason became clear soon enough.

“Compared to Baekrihae and Ulu….”

Oh my, so that’s why it was like this.

But Ulu was an easy difficulty level that was easy to subjugate from the beginning, and Baekrihae… is just a scam character, right?

“Why are you ashamed, when your situation is different from theirs? People just have to do the best they can.”

“But.”

“If you have tried your best and failed to get the job done, it is the fault of the baron who appointed you, not yours. And as I said, I think this port is quite nice.”

I looked at the obituary and smiled.

“Your hair isn’t falling out.”

“My father also had thick hair.”

“However, the bags under my eyes have disappeared.”

The area under Buyeo’s eyes is hollow.

As if someone had scooped it up with a spoon.

It’s proof that you worked hard without even being able to sleep.

And as a result, there is no blockage.

The port was large enough to accommodate three ships.

“…150 soldiers have been prepared.”

“Is the commander Jin Goji?”

“Yes.”

“Then I guess he’ll do well.”

I said that with all my heart. He was a general who had troubled Han Ho at least once… and according to my guess, he was the ancestor of Jin Gai, the famous general of Yan who devoured half of Gojoseon in the history of Yuan.

It would be okay to raise that value a little now. Just as Kim Yu-sin from Gaya took the lead in unifying the three kingdoms, who knows if Jin Gae, a descendant of Jin Go from the central plains, will turn around and side with Asadal this time and push out the central plains?

Yes, my two eyes looking at Jingo must have been filled with affection.

Jingo, who saw that expression… suddenly came over to me and bowed deeply.

“Great person.”

“…uh?”

suddenly?

“…I know that it was you who brought me to Asadal. Thanks to you, I am living a second life. I am just a loser, and it would not be strange if I died at any moment.”

… Well, isn’t the Central Plains not like that?

“Even in the Central Plains, don’t they kill their opponent’s generals without permission?”

“That would have been true if the nation had survived, but the Yan nation had perished, and there was no one who could pay my ransom, right?”

… If you think about it, it’s not wrong.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, not killing a general at will was frowned upon because it was considered rude, but there was also a big reason for doing so: to receive a ransom.

So, if he is a loser who has no one to pay his ransom, he is worth killing even by the standards of the Central Plains.

“…Like the Shang Dynasty, even if they opened my head and ate my brain, what could I do? But Your Majesty, you saved my family and me.

“Even this is too much for a defeated general… You have also given me the opportunity to live as a general, not as a mere country bumpkin or barbarian.”

Hey, what about the country bumpkin and the savage?

A country bumpkin is my grandfather’s (currently living) occupation, and a savage is my dream future goal?

Will this kid have to roll around until he’s 60 before he says, “Ah, being a savage is good?”

“So, that’s why I bow my head. I’m not bowing to the vice-minister, but to one man, the great man of Pungbaek Bulson.”

“…Get up. There’s going to be a fight soon, so you need to protect your knees.”

“The more you train your knees, the stronger they become….”

No, Inma.

The ancients might have thought that the more you train your body, the stronger it becomes. In many cases, life ends before you even leave the crucible.

But, I, a person from the future, know.

Knees are consumer goods.

They say that once you use it, you can’t return it.

“In this battle, your role is important. I will entrust you with command of the 3rd line.”

For reference, I will be in line 1 (I’m writing this, but I’m actually a geek. I don’t know how to sail a boat.), and Adallah will be in line 2.

“So, how long will it take to get people on board and ready?”

“First of all, it seems like it will take some time for the wind to change. Besides, I will have to learn how to row while sitting.”

“There’s no need for that. I’ve brought enough oarsmen, so you just need to fill the ranks of fighters.”

“Then, it will take about half a month. In the meantime, we can gather the sailors and educate them on various things. I have gathered the people from Heukgak Island, so if we can learn about the route and wind direction from them, it will definitely be helpful.”

“…Hmm, are they cooperating well? In any case, they are invading my hometown.”

“…Is there a reason you don’t want to cooperate? It’s not enough.”

… Ha, maybe it’s because I’m getting older.

I keep making the mistake of thinking in a 21st century way.

The ‘tribe’ of this era is by no means a ‘nation’. To be exact, it is a nation, but there is no national sentiment. It is at the level of ‘it doesn’t matter if it’s not our island’.

“I decided to treat their families with great favor and give them a chance to convince my tribe when we arrived on their island. To this extent, everyone agreed.”

“I see.”

I nodded.

“Good, once we’re ready, let’s set sail.”

After half a month like that.

Three Phoenician merchant ships were ready to set sail.

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