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Seeing Zheng Zhichang return looking utterly dejected,
Xu Kangzong felt quite sympathetic and sighed:
"Let's talk about it once we get to the city."
Nampo Port is located near Pyongyang.
It's still ninety li away as the crow flies.
All the supplies were transferred to small boats brought by the navy.
Transported to Pyongyang in batches along the Taedong River.
Soldiers escorted officials and supplies along the river.
Civil and military officials, soldiers, and civilians within Pyongyang City
At this point, they dared not leave the city at all.
Until Xu Kangzong led his men to arrive three or four miles outside the city,
The city's garrison only then discovered their presence.
They were all on high alert, thinking that the rioters had returned.
Get closer,
They finally realized something was wrong.
"Imperial Censor, a large number of soldiers have arrived outside,"
"There are still fleets of ships on the Datong River!"
The outskirts are littered with bones.
Li Jiren, however, was drinking and making merry in the city.
Upon receiving the news, he immediately went up to the city to investigate.
Park Soon-eui was also looking out, and said to Lee Ki-in:
"They can't be rioters,"
"Although he wasn't wearing armor,"
"But just by looking at their march, you can tell they are elite troops."
"Even Kaijing doesn't have such elite troops."
“They stopped,” Li Jiren said.
The fleet and the army stopped together.
Hundreds of men, armed with guns, formed a line.
The remaining soldiers carried armor from the ship.
Soon, the Ming army had donned their armor outside the city.
They slowly made their way toward the city gate.
Several squads of soldiers were also dispatched.
Escort the small boat back to Nanpu Port.
The supplies need to be transported in batches.
Li Jiren finally saw clearly and exclaimed in panic:
"The flag has a sun and moon design,"
"The leading official was holding a staff,"
“That’s an envoy from the Ming Dynasty.”
"Quickly, come with me out of the city to greet the angel!"
A group of officials rushed out.
After the Jin soldiers left,
The powerful families of Pyongyang who fled into the city for refuge
There are still some hidden wealth and food.
They learned that the Ming Dynasty envoy had arrived.
They also flocked out of the city.
To receive angelic protection,
They also wanted to take advantage of the situation and see if they could get any grain.
"Your humble servant, Lee Ki-in, Imperial Censor of Pae-seong Province (Park Soon-ui, Military Governor of Pae-seong Province),"
"Greetings, Envoy of the Great Ming Dynasty!"
These officials are still paying their respects.
Suddenly, a prominent Pyongyang family member shouted:
"It's Mr. Nanhu!"
Mr. Nanhu is Zheng Zhichang.
Zheng Zhichang has lost his mind.
He rushed over and grabbed Li Jiren:
"You are a local official,"
Why has Pyongyang been governed to this state?
Li Jiren lamented, "The Jurchens are rampaging and have looted all the grain!"
"The imperial court is not allocating grain for relief,"
"How could I possibly conjure up food?"
The military doctor also saw skeletons outside the city.
She ran to Zhao Li and whispered her story to him.
Zhao Li then approached Xu Kangzong:
"Master Xu, the military doctor advises against entering the city,"
"Choose a place outside the city to set up camp."
"According to the method taught by His Majesty and the Crown Prince,"
"Lime must be widely scattered throughout the military camp,"
"The entire army will also need to produce and wear masks."
"Don't touch clutter with your hands,"
"You must boil the water you drink every time."
"Why?" Xu Kangzong asked.
"To prevent contracting the plague," Zhao Li said.
Xu Kangzong immediately became serious:
What else should we pay attention to?
Zhao Li said, "When organizing manpower to search for corpses in the wild,"
"Pile them up in one place and burn them all."
"The person who carried the corpse,"
"Stay home in isolation as much as possible,"
"To prevent contracting the plague."
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"Let the people inside the city observe carefully again,"
"No strange symptoms within the past month,"
"It's not too late for us to go into the city later."
Xu Kangzong said, "I'm afraid if the pressure gets any tighter,"
"The Goryeo court doesn't have much grain to spare either,"
"We still need to have some military rations transported from Dengzhou and Laizhou."
Zheng Zhichang's side,
A group of prominent families in Pyongyang are still wailing.
Cui Huan quietly crept up to Li Jiren.
Explain the situation in a low voice:
"I have been sent on a mission to the Ming Dynasty,"
"We request the Ming Dynasty to send troops to assist us,"
"Who would have thought that the Ming emperor would actually send troops?"
"They used the pretext of guarding against the Jin army,"
"Attempting to station troops in Pyongyang and Boju,"
"We also need our country to provide military rations."
"Please send someone to Kaesong immediately,"
"Let all the court officials know about this,"
"Find a way to get rid of these Ming soldiers."
Three things were placed in front of Xu Kangzong.
He asked with a strange expression, "These are the goods and money from Goryeo?"
"Yes."
Zheng Zhichang felt somewhat inferior and embarrassed.
The most commonly used market equivalent in Goryeo (Korea)
It is two-liter cloth, three-liter cloth, and five-liter cloth.
A piece of cloth two feet two inches wide,
One liter is made up of 80 weft threads.
Official uniforms worn by Chinese officials
It is made from fifteen liters of cloth.
Clothing of ordinary Chinese people
Eight-liter or ten-liter cloth is also commonly used.
Five liters were placed in China.
Only the poorest people wear it.
As for two-liter and three-liter cloths
Funerals in ordinary Chinese families
This is what is used for wearing mourning clothes.
However, in Goryeo (Korea)
Five liters of cloth is equivalent to a major currency.
Two-liter and three-liter coins were similar to subsidiary coins.