Chapter 508
“A letter from His Majesty.”
“Isn’t it a bit large to be called a letter?”
Seeing the sizeable wooden box, Hyang grumbled while the eunuch could only bow his head with a bitter smile.
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With regular communications established, messages traveled between New Territory and Joseon monthly. This was possible thanks to the superior performance of the steam-sailships. In contrast, material transport, which relied on Challenger-class warships, averaged two-month intervals.
Of course, the court had to meticulously drill the navy to maintain this schedule.
The Joseon navy only escaped this pressure after all steam-sailships and Challenger-class warships launched from Wonsan and Dongbyeong Harbor shipyards were redirected to the New Territory route.
And the court had to dispense considerable wealth in overtime pay and performance bonuses to shipyard workers.
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