1594: Faltering Peace Talks and the Building of the Wajō Forts
Konishi Yukinaga and the Ming envoy Shen Weijing conducted repeated negotiations, but their aims diverged so sharply that a superficial peace was pieced together through documents that misrepresented the actual situation to both courts. Along Korea's southern coast, Japanese forces built a chain of fortresses known as wajō to prepare for a prolonged occupation, and the front effectively settled into stalemate.
Events this year
Month 1
Toyotomi Hideyoshi began transforming Fushimi Castle at Shigetsu into a full-scale fortress and political center intended to receive Ming envoys.
Month 8
Shigetsu Fushimi Castle was completed and Toyotomi Hideyoshi entered it, making Fushimi a new center of government and transportation.
Alongside the construction of Fushimi Castle, Fushimi Port was opened and major works including the Taikō Embankment improved river and land transport.