Chapter 390
As July arrived, a significant change occurred in Hanseong.
The housing complex for officials who had been without homes was finally completed.
This housing complex for homeless officials was constructed outside the city walls of Hanseong, between Sungnyemun (崇禮門, South Gate) and Donuimun (敦義門, West Gate).
Building this housing complex took a considerable amount of time.
One of the reasons it consumed so much time was the installation of railway tracks for the officials residing in this complex.
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Since passing through the existing Sungnyemun would interfere with regular traffic, the court had to reconstruct the southern wall of Hanseong.
Two railway tracks were laid through an arch-shaped hole made in the wall.
Of course, since a large hole was made in the intact wall, measures were taken to reinforce the compromised defense.