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individual and his hometown, the date of his death, and the burial spot,
should be set up on the ground so that his family can gather his remains
later for his funeral. The death of the seaman should also be reported to the
king so that his family can be exempted from corvée duty.
“Some naval myriarchs and chiliarchs give favors to those who are regis-
tered on the military records in their jurisdiction after taking bribes from
them. Since they release the rich and powerful from their military service
while filling their vacancies for the defense of the districts with those who
are poor and old and young, they are well aware that they are incapable of
defending themselves against the enemy. Whenever the enemy invades,
therefore, they are reluctant to fight, only making spurious excuses that the
sea is too dark or the wind is too strong. For this reason, the warships we
have are not put to good use.
“We request that inspections [of those commanders] should be carried
out at any time. If a chief commander among those officers is found to
release even one soldier as he pleases, he should be punished by law.” When
the Privy Council reported the proposal to the king, the king approved it.17th Day (Kabo)
The king appointed Yi Chi, governor of Kyŏngsang Province, as deputy
commissioner of the Security Council and had Im Kyŏng succeed him. He
enfeoffed O Mong’ŭl, governor of Kangwŏn Province, as Lord of Posŏng,
and had Ch’oe Yongso succeed him, and appointed Yi Minhwa as chief
royal secretary.The surrendered Japanese chiefs had their names changed and were appointed
to various public posts. Myriarch Kyuroku had his name changed to Tŭng
Yuk and was appointed manifestly expedient general serving as comman-
dant (sŏllyak changgun haeng chungnangjang; rank 5a). Rakaon had his
name changed to Im On and was appointed manifestly expedient general
serving as acting subcolonel (sŏllyak changgun haeng nangjang; rank 6a).
Mazamon, a retainer of Kyuroku and Rakaon, had his name changed to Chi
Mun and was appointed manifestly expedient general serving as subcolonel
(sŏllyak changgun haeng pyŏlchang: rank 7a). Konjiro had his name changed
to Tŭng Kon, Samongoro to O Mun, Saborohe to Chang Po, Aunbo to Sin
O, Majiro to Chang Mang, Kenjun to Tŭng Hyŏn, and Asiro to P’yo Si.
They were all appointed to the post of executive captain.