Despite all the efforts put in by Seonjo during the war, such as establishing army training facilities and reforming taxation laws – people were awarded with increase of social class, exemption of labor or crimes in return for payment of tax in rice – the war left a devastated land and starving people.
Terlepas dari semua upaya yang diletakkan Seonjo selama perang, seperti membangun fasilitas pelatihan militer dan reformasi hukum pajak - rakyat diberikan hadiah dengan kenaikan kelas sosial, pembebasan tenaga kerja atau kejahatan ditukar dengan pembayaran pajak atas beras - perang meninggalkan tanah yang hancur dan orang-orang yang kelaparan.