Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 13

[Episode 13: Germination…carcinogenesis? (6) ]

Episode 13 Germination… Carcinogenesis? (6)

From the time I became speechless and started reading, the scent took on a special appearance. From then on, Hyang treated King Sejong and his wife politely. King Sejong and his wife were worried that there was no flaw in their formal attire.

“Even though we are the parents of this child, it feels like we are treating him like someone else.”

“I felt that way too. The feeling of drawing an invisible line and sticking to it is very strong. “Is being smart too much?” The

only person the child who built a wall like that was close to was Princess Jeongso.

“My sister is extremely friendly…”

Hyang burst into laughter just thinking about his sister. Princess Jeongso, the eldest daughter of King Sejong and his wife, had a bright and clever personality and was loved by all the royal family, starting with King Taejong and his wife. In 21st century terms, Princess Jeongso was a ‘nuclear insider.’

Queen Soheon, who had enjoyed tea together, left and King Sejong looked back at his wife.

“Stay out for a moment. “I want to be alone.”

“… yes.”

After the eunuch left, Sejong, who was left alone, muttered quietly.

“Should I let him go out on his own or let me go out? No… should I end it nicely or should I see blood?”

Sejong’s soft voice was full of cruelty.

“The current Daejeon is filled with only the father king’s subjects. I need my subjects. My own subject who will only listen to what I say…”

* * *

When Emperor Yongle’s edict arrived and King Sejong’s decision was made, Hojo began preparing to produce gold pens to present to Emperor Yongle.

However, a serious problem arose during the preparation process, which was that it was impossible to meet the deadline for Dongjisa’s departure with the production capacity of the top in charge of the current delivery of the gold pen.

Due to reports that the production schedule itself was likely to be a problem, King Sejong summoned ministers and ministers. After hearing the story, Hyang looked at Sejong.

“Abama. “I think I need to know a little more details, so why don’t you invite the person in charge?”

“It’s impossible! How can a lowly merchant be brought into a position where important national affairs of the country are decided!”

As soon as Hyang’s words fell, Daesagan shouted Bulgao.

Sejong glared at the ambassador.

“Then does Daesagan have an answer?”

“…”

“Your job is to give advice, and I don’t despise your advice, but I want you to know that it is time.”

“I am devastated.”

King Sejong, who had silenced the ambassadors, gave an order.

“Call Daebang.”

“Yes mama.”

After a while, Daebang, who had been called to King Sejong’s hut by order, laid down flat on his face.

“A lowly merchant meets a king who is as good as heaven.”

“The crown prince called me because he wanted to ask me something. Answer the questions honestly.”

“yes. “King.”

“Ask the crown prince.”

“yes. Daebang. How is a gold pen made? Is one person responsible for making it from start to finish?”

“yes. That’s right. “Mr. Crown Prince.”

“is it?”

After thinking for a moment, Hyang looked at Sejong.

“I think there will be an answer if we bring in the artisans at the top and talk to them.”

“Is that so? “Then I guess I’ll have to call the craftsmen.”

As soon as King Sejong spoke, the ambassador came out.

“majesty! It’s impossible! In addition to inviting merchants, it is absolutely unacceptable to invite artisans to the sacred palace! “Please inform me!”

King Sejong responded firmly to the ambassador’s remonstrance.

“If it’s something that concerns the interests of the nation, why can’t we at least call Hwacheok (禾尺)! Daesan, shut your mouth!”

“majesty!”

“Shut your mouth! Otherwise, Gwain will have no choice but to reconsider his loyalty!”

The ambassador kept silent in response to King Sejong’s words. In the atmosphere of the court frozen by King Sejong’s words, the great room was lying flat on its back, just breathing.

“Go immediately and bring the craftsmen.”

“Yes old!”

After experiencing the bloody atmosphere, Daebang quickly returned to the palace with his craftsmen.

‘Hey! This Joseon Dynasty, famous for its slow pace, moves really fast! As expected, they move quickly in times of crisis!’

Hyang, who was frustrated by the frustratingly slow movement of people during the Joseon Dynasty, was satisfied with the extremely fast movement of the main room.

What Hyang taught the craftsmen was the concepts of ‘division of labor’ and rolling, which are extremely basic to modern people.

“What do you think?”

In response to Hyang’s question, the head of the craftsmen stroked his chin for a moment and then answered.

“I think it is worth using. It will take time to get used to it, but once I get used to it, I think I will be able to make more than I can now.”

After hearing the leader’s answer, Hyang looked back at Sejong.

“Abama. “The leader says it is possible.”

“I see. Gwain expects you to bring good news.”

“I obey the king’s orders!”

To King Sejong’s command, all the craftsmen responded by prostrating themselves on the ground.

Five days later, Daebang came to Hojo with the artisans’ answer.

“They say the delivery date can be pushed back.”

“is it? “What about quality?”

“They say they are also confident in the quality.”

“Good job!”

After congratulating Daebang, Hopan immediately ran to King Sejong. Upon hearing Hopan’s report, the faces of not only King Sejong but also the ministers brightened. Sejong, who was thinking while tapping his fingers on the west coast, looked at the incense.

“Breaking up the work and dividing it up actually increases efficiency… How did the Crown Prince come up with this mysterious idea?”

“I once toured Suragan (水刺間), where I saw the mature hand and the nine people dividing the work according to the orders of the Great Hand (待令熟間). “I remembered that memory and started thinking.”

“You are truly an unusual child!”

King Sejong was greatly impressed by Hyang’s answer.

“It is not normal to find a mysterious method in something that others ignore! “What do you think?”

“You are truly amazing!”

As King Sejong boasted about his children, most of his subjects shook their heads in agreement. However, there were always people who could not choose the time and place.

“Your Majesty’s privilege is something to be admired, but I think it is a problem that you only care about trivial matters. “I think it is the right way to use that wisdom to learn and understand the teachings of the sages.”

King Sejong’s face became fierce at the ambassador’s remarks.

“It would be a good idea for you to stop by the doctor’s office immediately and have your eyes checked. Why can’t I see clearly? Did you say that the Crown Prince only cares about trivial matters? How can it be trivial to not just ignore a situation that ordinary people pass by, but to elaborate on it to find out the truth? How can it be trivial to look at the people’s plight and devise a solution? Didn’t the ancient sages also devised a plan for national security and revealed its principles? “How can you view scripture so narrowly?”

In response to King Sejong’s reprimand, Daesagan quickly came forward to make an excuse.

“God is not that…”

“Other than that? As the Crown Prince said earlier, do they continue to make such outrageous remarks because they believe that both the previous kings and the royal family are unorthodox?”

“God has never had such wicked and disloyal thoughts!”

“Is that really the case?”

“Please inform me!”

The assembly ended with a lot of commotion. At the end of the Harmony period, a historian wrote the following in his historical record.

-It is true that the remarks between the ambassadors were narrow-minded, but the pressure from the chief minister also cannot be said to be right. It is natural to want to boast about your child’s excellence, but it is unbecoming of a monarch to use your authority to pressure your child if he or she does not respond to that.

* * *

Sejong did not mind that the officers wrote a lot of critical articles in historical records, and carried out the work by directing the ministers. Of course, incense was used as a seasoning and had to be responded to by King Sejong frequently.

When King Sejong called incense, it was when he needed to discuss something. Hyang, who was called, did her best to answer. And that answer satisfied King Sejong. After completing a quest like that, Hyang always came back to the room and grumbled.

“No matter how I look at it, it feels like I dug my own grave. “I was trying to get noticed a little early…”

If King Sejong was satisfied and Hyang regretted it, the ministers looked up at the sky and sighed.

“ah! “I want to resign!”

“Why are they so rich!”

Those who were a little more extreme found a place where no one was around, put their sleeves in their mouths, and shouted inwardly.

“Your father or your child!”

This was because every time Hyang came up with an answer that satisfied King Sejong, the work to be done for the ministers continued to increase.

* * *

Hyang, who returned after explaining the ‘division of labor’, sighed softly.

“Whoa~. “It was breathtaking.”

The best way to solve the above schedule problem was through ‘division of labor.’ While Daebang brought the craftsmen, Hyang thought hard.

-It is certain that you will be asked why you came up with the idea of division of labor. To that, he said, ‘I learned it in my past life.’ This means that even if you die, you cannot die.

-We need to find the most appropriate example of division of labor.

While looking for the most appropriate example, what came out was the ‘division of labor between Suragans’.

“It was a narrow success.”

The scent I was evaluating for myself whetted my appetite.

“Now that I think about it… there was no concept of division of labor until this period…”

As I thought about ‘division of labor,’ I heard the voice of Teacher Samcheonpo in Hyang’s memory.

-Even before Adam Smith spoke about the ‘division of labor,’ the division of labor would have already occurred naturally. However, the division of labor was applied to industry in earnest when ‘absolute monarchy’ and ‘mercantilism’ were linked.

“It’s an absolute monarchy…”

Hyang focused on the word absolute monarchy. Teacher Samcheonpo connected the absolute monarchy and Joseon and said the following.

-What about Joseon? Although it is a country with an absolute monarchy in name, if you look closely at its history, it can be seen as a power struggle between a monarch who wants an absolute monarchy and his subjects who dream of republic.

“After that, I told you not to like the Republican Party. The republic we know is complete only when two more letters, ‘democracy’, are added in front of it. “It is said that the republic that Joseon’s subjects desired was a republic of military strength and strength.”

Hyang, who was reflecting on memories of her past life, covered her head.

“First of all, what should I do to be comfortable with myself now and for my future to be comfortable?”

After thinking for a while, Hyang finally came to a conclusion.

“They say Rome wasn’t built in a day, right? Let’s achieve this one by one. “First of all, we have to start with what the father-in-law also strongly wants… Let’s start by strengthening the royal authority.”

Hyang looked towards Jeongjeon.

“The king’s control is clearly extended to local, closed societies. What is needed for that is… capital.”

* * *

‘Capital must be expanded to strengthen the royal authority.’ Hyang came up with a plan and went to see King Sejong.

“Abama, I believe that there is something that the official of envoys must do regarding this envoy’s travel and commercial travel.”

“Tell me.”

“I think there is something that must be confirmed by the emperor.”

“What must be confirmed?”

“Yes, first of all, our Joseon merchant merchants must be recognized for their exclusive rights to gold pens sold to the Ming Dynasty. Just looking at the emperor’s request to offer a gold pen this time, we can see that the response to the gold pen was very positive. The Ming Dynasty is a country several times larger than our Joseon Dynasty. If so, I have already told you that the demand for gold pens will increase several times.”

“It did.”

“In reality, there must be merchants in the Ming Kingdom, but would these merchants just pass by? There will definitely be people who make copies of gold pens and sell them. “This must be stopped.”

Sejong, who thought for a moment about Hyang’s point, nodded.

“The crown prince’s opinion is valid.”

“But if you do something wrong, I will punish His Majesty the Emperor…”

When Ye Jo Panseo, one of the ministers, tried to raise a counterargument, King Sejong cut him off.

“Is Gyeong a subject of Joseon or a subject of Ming?”

“I am devastated!”

In response to King Sejong’s criticism, Yejo Panseo bowed flat. Hyang glanced at the royal decree and continued speaking. The second was a large bomb that shook the government.

[Episode 13 Germination…Carcinogenesis?(6)] End

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