A Nation Where All the People Learn (2)

Soedol, who lived in Seokju Village, Seomyeon, Yanggu County.

He was one of the many tenant farmers commonly seen throughout Joseon.

He was such an utterly ordinary man that, if he appeared in a novel or drama, he would be labeled Farmer F rather than Farmer A.

They say extras in novels have no sense of self or thoughts of their own, but...

Everyone living in the real world has thoughts and convictions of their own.

He, too, had heard all about the incident in Hanyang not long ago, when Sejong wielded an iron mace.

"I understand that His Majesty created new letters for ignorant commoners who never had a chance to learn, but we've lived just fine without knowing letters all this time. Do I really have to learn those Hunminjeongeum letters at my age?"

His friend Minjae answered him.

"You haven't heard the rumor?"

"What rumor?"...