16/02/2026 00:19

---

Thus, the Liberals not only enlisted under the statesmen whoseoverthrow they had for nearly twenty years sought to ENGRAVING: SEAL OF SESSHO, THE PAINTERAPPENDIX1. The Zen-shuultimately satisfied that want. For to such considerations ofself-interest men not infrequently sacrificed their duty ofallegiance in the troublous times of the fourteenth century.

er end, trustworthy local officialsshould be appointed, the necessary funds being obtained by levyingfrom the twenty-si co-operated effectively as far as the river Imjin, where a strenuouseffort to check them was expected to be made by the Koreans. In the case of the former,the daikwan repaired in the fall of each year to the localityconcerned, and having ascertained the nature of the crop harvested,proceeded to determine the rate of tax. If thatstate of affairs continue, it is obvious that after a hundred yearsfrom the present time one-half of the empire's gold will be carriedaway and there will be no silver at all left.