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So I have an idea where the King Hyojong of Joseon would live for longer, allowing an earlier recovery of Korea following the Imjin or Seven Year War (iirc, it wasn't until the reign of Yeongjo and Jeongjo did Korea fully recover). So basically, with him living for longer, his reforms, which included remonetization of the economy (by minting massive amounts of coinage) and restoring agriculture (which formed the basis of the Korean economy; it wasn't until the 1700s when Korea started commercializing) would have more weight. However, his most major reform was militarization. He built various fortresses, manufactured ammunitions and muskets, and vastly expanded the military, since he sought to eventually conquer Manchuria and topple the Qing.

Perhaps when the ATL Three Feudatories Revolt occurs, Joseon would perhaps participate in a three-way alliance between Ming royalists in the Kingdom of Tungning and said three fiefdoms, to open up a second northern front? Since OTL, the revolt resulted in all of China below the Yangtze being overrun, it's not hard to imagine a militarized and reinvigorated Korea occupying Manchuria/portions of the North, and eventually ending the Qing dynasty.

Thoughts?
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