Chapter 381
Southeast of the Unwol Peninsula.
In history before Hyang’s intervention, it was a small port city called ‘Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky’, but now that the Joseon Navy had taken control, it was known as ‘Chohang'[1].
The reason for using the character ‘Cho'[2], meaning ‘to bore’, was due to the port’s location. It was positioned similarly to the decorative hole on the back of a crescent-shaped blade.
While there were other Chinese characters meaning ‘hole’ – such as ‘Kong’ (孔) and ‘Hyeol’ (穴) – they were often used in vulgar metaphors, so this name was chosen after searching through dictionaries.
Despite this background, Chohang’s location itself was a natural harbor. The port, situated inside a rounded bay, effectively blocked rough waves and winds.
“Even so, the problem is that it freezes over as soon as the weather gets a bit cold…”
Go Il-nam muttered softly as he looked around, watching the unloading of supplies for the government monopoly store.
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Through extensive exploration utilizing all available resources, the Joseon Navy was able to bring the islands and peninsulas north of the Maritime Province and Daesuldo under Joseon’s influence.