While some were desperate not to go and others were desperate to go, the chaotic situation of back-and-forth carried on, but the selection was finally over.
Once the selection ended, Hwang Bo-in submitted the report to Wan.
“Here is the list of those going to Florence. The people at the very front will depart in ten days. They will go and settle the ground there.”
“Hmm… In any matter, everything must start by securing a good foundation. Do you think these people are suitable?”
“Yes.”
Wan looked over the list once again at Hwang Bo-in’s answer.
On the top were Shin Suk-ju, Sung Sam-moon, and Yoo Eung-bu.
Wan stared at those three names carefully before turning back to Hwang Bo-in.
“It seems the Prime Minister has put a lot of thought into this. Thank you for your hard work.”
“You flatter me, Your Majesty.”
Sending these three at the same time was the outcome of careful consideration by Hwang Bo-in and the vice prime ministers.
- Sending all three together was surely excessive.
- But if they sent one first and another later, when disputes arose, it could become a weakness.
“You came late, so what do you know!”
If arguments continued like that, it would turn into a hornet’s nest, not a healthy exchange of ideas.