Chapter 503
At the trading port built in Mokpo.
“Hey! Time to start the inspection!”
“Yes, sir!”
Following Han Myeong-hoe’s command, workers began unloading wooden crates and removing their lids.
As the workers opened the crates, waiting soldiers started taking out muskets one by one for inspection.
Click! Click! Tap!
The soldiers pulled back the firing hammers, checked if the pan covers moved properly, and confirmed the triggers functioned correctly before returning the muskets to their crates. Workers then resealed the crates with nails, while waiting officials applied red paper seals.
Finding this inspection process fascinating, Arab and Portuguese sailors watching from a distance tentatively approached nearby Koreans with questions.
“What that?”