제주 목사 이형상의 풍속 교화와 폐정 개혁 정책

Abstract

During the Joseon Dynasty, Jeju had cultural elements that were different from the land in terms of language and customs due to its geographical and historical specificity. And there were the region where excessive subordinates such as Mokyeok(牧役: A kind of tax paid cattle, horses, etc. to the state.) and Poyeok(鮑役: A kind of tax paid fish, shellfish, seaweed, etc. to the state.) were imposed. Byeongwha Yi Hyeong-sang(1653-1733), who took office as the governor of Jeju in 1702, had a great impact on the lives of Jeju residents by strongly implementing the policy of cultural customs edification and submitting reform proposals to the court. He implemented the policy of prohibiting incestuous marriage, double marriage, and mixed bathing between men and women. He also eliminated 129 shrines and 5 temples that caused various harm, and turned 285 shamans into farmers. Due to the regional characteristics of the Jeju region surrounded by the sea, various ceremonies were held to prevent disasters. However, the shrines were demolished and the shamans turned into peasants because the shamans who performed the ritual and the crowds following them deceived and plundered the Jeju people. On the other hand, Yi Hyeong-sang recognized that the reason why Jeju's cultural customs were different from that of the land was fundamentally because the soil was poor and the people were poor, and various taxes in the region were very heavy. In order to solve this problem, Yi Hyeong-sang reported the actual situation of the Jeju region to the court, submitted a reform proposal, and obtained the permission of King Sukjong. Through his efforts, cultural customs and policies that should be abolished in the Jeju region were urgently reformed. His policies did not settle down there as he resigned after a year in office and some of his reform policies were abolished. However, it should be remembered that he tried various reform policies while he was the Jeju Provincial Governor.