The Plan to Conquer Yanbian and Hunchun (5)

In accordance with King Sejong's royal command, the Manchuria Development Office began full-scale operations.

The leadership consisted of Right State Councilor Jo Mal-saeng, who served as Chief Commissioner; Minister of War Choe Yun-deok, who served as Deputy Commissioner; and me, Kim Daebung, who directed the practical affairs.

Under us were Kim Jong-seo and Hwangbo In, who had just been promoted to junior third rank; Jeong Bun, who was in charge of civil engineering projects in Manchuria; my father-in-law, Kim Mandeok, who was to oversee economic and commercial development; my father, Kim Jang-ik, who was to oversee the education of the Jurchens and baekjeong; and so on...

Joseon's finest talents had gathered together to form a dream team, prepared to grind their souls to dust in the service of developing Manchuria.

‘Having the Three State Councilors and the Minister of War seated above me probably also means they want to make the paperwork easier for me.’

“Deputy Director.”

“Yes, Right State Councilor.”

“This old man and the Minister of War trust our Deputy Director to handle things properly. So we will be taking our leave now. Once the specific matters have been decided and you submit a report in a memorial, we will review them then.”

Jo Mal-saeng gave a hearty laugh, took Choe Yun-deok with him, and quickly left the Manchuria Development Office.

On the surface, this looked quite good, but once you knew the reality, they had simply dumped the work on me...