趙憲의 『朝天日記』에 대한 소고

Abstract

This study aims to examine how Jo Heon viewed Ming in general with 『Jocheonilgi(朝天日記)』 written by Seongjeolsa Pak Huirip’s Jiljeonggwan Jo Heon (1544~1592) in 574 (Seonjo 7) visiting Ming. Jo Heon’s 『Jocheonilgi』 came out to the world after about 100 years from Jo Heon’s death, and it is contained in Vol. 10, 11, and 12 of 『Jungbongjip(重峰集)』, the edition published intermediately in 1748 (Yeongjo 24). 『Jocheonilgi』 contained in Vol. 10 and 11 is recorded in a diary form including from the declining to the court on May 11th to arrival in Peking on Aug. 4th, departure from Peking on Sep. 5th, and heading for Yeongpyeongbu on Sep. 14th, and the journey and experience are written in the order of date, ganji, weather, and time. And in the middle of his diary, sometimes, he wrote poems expressing his impressions. Vol. 12 arranges 「Jungjotongbo(中朝通報)」 he read in China from Jun. 1st till Aug. 30th in 1574 according to the date and also includes 「Jiljeongrok(質正錄)」. Among the customs in Ming, Jo Heon critically viewed its funeral rites and customs, greediness of the government officials and Confucian scholars, and religion wishing for blessings. And out of his keen interest in the people’s lives, he asked about the tax system enforced by Ming’s government and recoded it precisely. With this, the researcher could investigate the tax system in Ming then and compare the aspects of society in Chosun and Ming then through his detailed description of their lives. Because in 『Jocheonilgi』, Jo Heon did not describe his travel to Ming in a dry way just to report it back formally but wrote it vividly by asking questions to the people in Ming and getting answers from them, its description about Ming is much more detailed than the literature of envoys previously written, and it shows us an aspect of how the intellects viewed Ming at that time.