“The military system of Loochoo has adopted the method of gathering the soldiers from the peasants. Five families make one Woo (i.e. 5). Five Woo control each other. Selected peasants fight for the king if a war occurs: and they go back to their farms when the public need has ended. They use armor, swords, guns, and arrows. The swords are very strong and sharp. They know about the use of guns and their guns are made mostly of copper. Their bows are seven feet in length. They put the bow on the ground and shoot their arrows from the narrow part of the bow. They shoot their arrows at 100 steps.”
Reference
The Loochoo Islands, by Charles S. Leavenworth, Shanghai, 1905, pg. 123
Thank you for sharing this. Looking forward to reading it.
Although the language is dated and dry, it’s a good read. I think you’ll enjoy it.
Regards,
M
Thanks for sharing that. I read it several years ago, and was searching for some things in there ever since – I read it at about the same time as I read “Notes on Loochoo” and always got the two mixed up.
Thanks for the other book recommendation Quint.
Cheers.
M
Glad I was able to jog your memory. Hope all is well.
M
Hi Mario,
Really great find! I just ordered a re-printed copy on amazon as I hate reading from computer screens. Lots of really great information in there from the looks of things.
Thanks for posting the link!
Garry
Thank you for making this available, got a lot of reading to do now.