I Became the Crown Prince of a Ruined Country

77 – In the Yodong

Vira.

I thought as I looked over the name of the girl next to me, glancing over things with sparkling eyes.

A costume that looks similar to a midfielder, but shows differences in details such as the direction of closing the front.

Although he speaks fluently, there is no awkwardness in his pronunciation.

You don’t have to give a reason, just by looking at her, you can tell that she is not a midfielder.

There was no such thing as Yeo Hong-seong, who did not know where he was from. She couldn’t help but know. Still, she took the Korean History Proficiency Test as well.

In the first place, geographically, there was only one foreign country worthy of coming to Yodong.

‘Chosun.’

Judging from what the person named Hyul just said, the minimum is noble, and if you go a little further, you are royalty.

Hyul was a person who was quite discerning. Judging from the fact that he took an indirect method of telling who Rain was, rather than getting angry, it would mean that if he knew that, he would be able to take a step back here in Yodong.

Then she is only a princess. Because as a noble of Joseon, people from Yeon could not bow down.

In Joseon, the princess was sent to Yodong instead of Gye.

What is the intention of that? No matter how you interpret it, there was nothing good from Yeon Nara’s point of view.

Rain’s voice echoing loudly next to me interrupted my thoughts in my head about what Joseon was aiming for and how to use it.

“Hey, what is this again? Oh… Suyu? Did Oh Nara come back?”

“Osuyu means Suyu tree that grows wild in the land of the old Oh country. It is still the country of Cho.”

“Right? So how do you write it?”

“It’s for washing. Instead of a sculptor.”

Soap. If you go back to the old days, this is the invention that you make and see first.

However, the human desire to wash clean is irrespective of the era. Even at the time, there were many items used for face washing and laundry, such as soap.

In the Yellow River area, the fruit of the carver tree was used, and in the Yangtze River area, the carver tree did not grow, so the fruit of the carver tree was used instead.

Maybe that’s why the sales of soap were lower than expected.

When I was in Jo Nara, the moment I finally made soap through the Osuyu tree, I thought this would cause a frenzy that would shake the era.

However, since it has better cleaning power and smells better than those of cooperatives and non-runners, nobles bought soap without fail. It has become a kind of luxury item.

Since Via is also a woman, she smelled it and couldn’t take her eyes off the soap.

“Do you even know how to make it?”

Look at this?

Covered with naturalness, they are secretly trying to steal the money for this business.

Did the cunning of politicians living in the Age of Warring States spread to foreign countries?

When I didn’t answer and just smiled, Via was also rude. And skillfully passed.

Maybe it wasn’t because he wanted to use it, but because he wanted to find out how to make it and distribute it to Joseon as well. You are indeed a princess who cares about the country even though she is sloppy.

As the owner of the guild, it deserves shame, but considering that he was the ancestor of his previous life, he looked rather proud. Unlike me, he must be a very young child, but it is not easy to constantly think about what he can do for his country in another country.

‘Shall I take care of it when I leave later?’

In Joseon, there must be a wild tree that can perfectly replace the Osuyu tree. If you know the recipe, you can easily reproduce it by substituting it with ash tree.

However, even if Joseon independently produces ash tree products, there is no particular blow to me. What do you do if you make it in Joseon? There is no way to bring it to the mayor, Jungwon.

Crossing the Tianshan Mountains, passing through the Liao Mountains and reaching Yan? Perhaps the cost of distribution is far greater than the price of the product?

On the other hand, I had no incentive to cross the mountain range and lead the troupe to Joseon. For me, Joseon was a region that was not included in the market.

‘Shall I take it as a gift when I go later?’

Via, who had no way of knowing what I was thinking, looked at the soap with eyes dripping with regret, then barely took a step. After passing soap, medicinal materials, oil, etc. Using the osuyu tree, ordinary items that were commonly handled by other merchants dominated.

Via took a quick look to see if these things were unusual even in Joseon, then turned to look at me.

“What’s inside?”

“Valuables. There are ivory, jade jewelry, and books.”

“Book!”

In this age when bamboo sticks are used instead of paper because there is no paper, books are made by hand-tying bamboo sticks one by one. The Chinese character for book (冊) was created after taking the shape of a bamboo piece tied with a string.

Books were made by making wooden pieces not only from bamboo but also from other types of wood. Although they were much cheaper than paper, they were still a bit expensive for ordinary people to buy. Since there was no printing press, the cost of transcribing had to be calculated.

‘Ah, if you know how to make paper, you can make and sell a printing press.’

Reincarnated only 300 years late. Then Cai Lun would have invented paper.

“Let’s go inside!”

Via’s acting ability was so quick that she doubted whether she was a princess. The moment she grabbed my wrist, Hyul’s face frowned, but that’s none of my business.

Unlike the outside, the number of people inside the building is small and objects are relatively spacious, making it much easier to see.

As if to prove that I was mistaken when I first saw the soap and thought that this is a girl too, Via went straight to the book without paying a glance at the jewelry.

The future of Joseon is bright.

Since there is such a leader with high academic zeal and good acting ability, he must have been able to keep the national body intact from the Warring States Period to the chaotic period of the Chohan War, and conversely, take advantage of opportunities to suck up human resources and various cultural products.

It wasn’t long before all the anticipation that filled Via’s face disappeared. She said that she had already read the book, and in her hand, as she stretched her shoulders, she heard her grandson’s art of war, which she said had been written by her son-in-law.

“Do you like strategy?”

“Huh? Yes. In order to live in this era, there are things that are absolutely necessary.”

Chosun was also a country that had suffered some degree of disaster throughout the country.

Right now, the person responsible for ripping off half of Joseon’s territory is still alive and breathing here in Yangpyeong.

Chosun must have been acutely aware of how fatal defeat in war is and how important it is to learn strategy to prevent it.

“Then I think I might have something to recommend.”

§

All of her customers, including Via, left and the store closed. However, the movements of the top members continued. It was to bring the things left on the ship for tomorrow.

Among the people moving hard, I sat on a shelf and watched them.

“Young master.”

“Oh, Hanso, are you here?”

Hanso was a distant relative of Hankyung, as evidenced by the fact that they share the same last name. It is said that in the future, if the kinship is distant, it is different from the south, but until now, the perception that they are the same family is strong, so there were many cases where even distant kinship continued their friendship.

Hanso was originally a person who pursued the path of a merchant rather than a bureaucrat.

Since I had never seen him in person, the position of director Ji went to his older brother, but if I had known Han Su from an early age, he was so capable that I would have put him in the position.

He was a talented person who could be trusted and entrusted with this trip, and he was the only one who knew my identity among the members of the Sangdan who came all the way to Yodong.

“I didn’t expect you to come out yourself.”

“Have you seen it?”

“Yes. Did you know that she is a princess of Joseon?”

Hanso was on the way to meet Jingae, the lord of the castle of Yangpyeongseong, as a representative of the upper guild. He used the dock, rented a building, and handled the complex tasks required to go up.

She probably found out that the princess of Joseon had come while she was dealing with those things.

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I nodded silently.

“General Jingae was correct. Even though he was Yi Shun this year, he was very energetic.”

Lee Soon meant one year before the 60th birthday, or 59 years old. Of course, since we still use the counting age instead of the age of ten thousand, is it 60 years old in the familiar Korean way of the future?

Since it was exactly 33 years ago that Jingae won a great victory in the war against Joseon, is it true that Jingae was only 27 years old at the time?

Yes. At that level, it would be called the second sword of King Soyeonyang and establish a great cause that will go down in history.

“What do you want to know?”

“Unfortunately, Liaodong didn’t seem to have any problems internally. General Jingae’s dominance was considerable.”

“Then, first of all, plan 3 should be scrapped.”

Solve the problem and get rewarded.

It is a very standard method, but it was only possible if there were problems.

“How many days are left?”

“The period for commercial activity by renting the building is 5 days. I was promised 8 days in total as I received 3 days for new purchases and unloading of Yodong’s specialties. Two days have passed today, so now there are 6 days left.”

“Is that including the late arrival yesterday?”

“Instead, I worked late at night.”

“You’re strict.”

It’s the 6th.

It was not a long time. As long as I reveal my identity, an extension is possible. King Yeon is showing his guard, but I am definitely King Yeon’s only legitimate eldest son. If Jin Gai is not determined to set up a confrontation with the Court of Yan, then I should be treated as an honored guest.

But that’s a last resort.

If possible, it is best to finish without revealing your identity externally.

“Hanso, I’ll go alone tomorrow.”

“It’s fine if it’s in the name of inspecting things in Yodong. I’ll attach two escorts.”

“Good.”

This was the beginning of a full-scale Yodong inspection.