Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 134

Episode 134: People who change. (2)

Ilcheol looked confident as he looked at the wire he was holding in his hand.

“I may not know anything else, but I’m confident with wire!”

Ilchul’s blacksmith shop was not only good at making hardware, but it was also known around the world that it was good at making things out of wire and bronze.

The Jeoksoe (Seoul dialect for grill) made by Ilcheol was so popular that not only nearby rich families but also Giru in Hanseong came to ask for it.

In addition, chain armor made by bending wire was rumored to fit smoothly on the body as if it were made of cloth, so people newly serving in the military came from far away to get it.

Of course, as Joseon-style full plate mail was made and distributed in Area 51, demand decreased significantly.

Ilcheol was confident because he was confident in making objects with wire.

“Let’s see…”

Ilcheol drew a rough blueprint on the ground using a nearby tree branch.

“The size of the chicken coop…”

Ilcheol roughly nodded after measuring the area of the backyard attached to his house.

“Approximately 2 spaces will suffice….”

After deciding on the size, Ilcheol looked for his wife.

“Honey, wife!”

“why?”

“Let’s raise chickens!”

“yes?”

“So…”

After hearing Ilcheol’s explanation, Ilcheol’s wife immediately agreed.

“What the hell! Let’s do it! I already felt like I was getting sick of the chicken shop owners’ tricks, so let’s do it! do!”

Once the wife agreed, things progressed quickly. Ilcheol placed an order with a carpenter living nearby.

“Do you want me to build a chicken coop? “It’s a chicken coop… It’s not difficult, so I’ll do it right away.”

“Please. “I will pay you well, so please make it strong.”

In this way, a two-room chicken coop was built in just three days.

When the chicken coop was built, Ilcheol made a square window frame made of wire mesh. Just by looking at the thick wires woven like warp and weft lines on a square iron frame, it looked sturdy.

Ilcheol looked at the chicken coop he had built with a proud face and shouted to his wife and children.

“What are you doing? “We need to put the chickens in quickly!”

“yes! Guys!”

Ilcheol’s family quickly pushed the hens and roosters into the chicken coop.

The chicken coop, with its windows covered with wire mesh, soon showed its effectiveness. There were no chickens climbing out the window and escaping outside, and since the wind was flowing well, none of the chickens suffering from the heat came out.

The chickens roamed around leisurely in a space that was carefully sealed with stones and plaster from the floor to a considerable height, making it safe from snakes, badgers, and snakes.

‘Ilcheol’s chicken coop is amazing!’ As the rumor spread, people from nearby poultry farms began snooping around. Ilcheol saw that and stroked his chin.

“Let’s see… I think there will be someone copying this?”

Ilcheol, who was thinking about various things, left his chair and stood up.

“Who knows how to read nearby?”

Ilcheol, who had been wandering around looking for people who knew how to read, eventually gave Ajeon, the bottom worker at the oil refinery, two horses and asked him to ghostwrite.

“You asked me to do it, so I did it… but will people actually find it?”

“Finding it is a later matter, and I’m doing it because I can’t stand people copying things as they please without even saying a word.”

“ah! “That’s a terrible thing!”

Ajeon shook his head at Ilcheol’s explanation and whipped out a document.

“thank you!”

“What can I do with that?… Anyway, I’m sure it will be good!”

After creating the document, Ilcheol immediately registered his wire mesh at the Intellectual Property Management Office. Hyang smiled after checking the documents with the management office staff.

“Finally, the number of people moving on their own is increasing.”

* * *

As the wire mesh window was registered as a patent, poultry farmers who heard the rumor ordered the wire mesh window from Ilcheol’s blacksmith shop.

Since there were many poultry farms in the provinces, the number of local blacksmiths visiting Ilcheol blacksmiths and signing contracts to use them also increased.

Whenever there was a contract like this, Ilcheol proudly shouted to his wife.

“I’m not dead yet!”

The blacksmith’s pride, which had been fading for a while, was revived.

* * *

With the steady supply of chickens again, ‘Ilmi Gyejak’ began to see an increase in customers again. Accordingly, the number of poultry farms increased to three.

As poultry farms increased, Ilcheol faced new problems.

It was a question of feed.

Ilcheol’s children had to wander around all day long, catching earthworms, frogs, and slugs for the chickens to eat. But it was clear that that was not enough.

“Hmm…”

Ilcheol, who was thinking about finding an answer, headed to the oil refinery.

“Hey! “Aren’t you a rich man?”

“Oh my gosh, he’s so rich, it’s absurd!”

Ilcheol, who was waving his hands at Ajeon’s farm selling oil, saw a group of workers carrying sacks and stacking them.

“What is that?”

“that? “It’s the soybean residue left after the oil has been squeezed out.”

“There are a lot. Cleaning that up would be work too.”

“It’s enough to feed cows and pigs.”

Ilcheol’s head turned at Ajeon’s answer.

“Cows and pigs eat it?”

“I don’t even eat horses. why?”

“Sell me some of that!”

“That’s two beans per island.”

“Wait a moment!”

Ajeon opened the ledger as he watched Ilcheol running home in a hurry.

“Let’s see~. If we do this, will it reach all the nearby poultry farms?”

* * *

In this way, quite a few people began to break the mold for a better life.

It was a small movement taking place beneath the surface of the water, but the ripples it created reached Hyang.

One day in March, when the cold weather had passed,

Hyang was riding a horse and heading to Area 51 as usual.

“Whew~. Back off! “Your Majesty the Crown Prince, let’s go!”

At the shout of the eunuch standing at the head, all the people passing through the main road split to the left and right and prostrated themselves.

“This is it… It’s inconvenient to do this every day, but should we change the law?” Hyang

muttered with an embarrassed look on his face as he led his horse through the prostrate people.

* * *

Like Sejong and other kings in history, he stayed in the palace for most of the year and it was not a big problem if he came out occasionally.

However, the problem with Hyang was that he spent most of the year going back and forth between the palace and Area 51.

The number of escorting guards and internal officers was reduced to the minimum, but due to safety issues, it could only be reduced by 1/3. Thanks to this, once Hyang left the palace, at least 30 people had to move at once.

“There are too many! “You can reduce it further!”

The township insisted on reducing personnel, but Sejong remained steadfast.

“Don’t forget that you are the crown prince.”

And as policies for Toho were prepared, King Sejong issued orders again.

“Strengthen security for the crown prince, as unscrupulous people may do something untoward!”

Thanks to this, this happened every morning and evening on days when incense traveled to and from Area 51.

“If we can’t avoid it, we should shorten the time!”

In the end, Hyang started horseback riding for his health and height growth and continued it for faster commuting to work.

The funny thing is, unlike Hyang’s worries and apologies, for the residents of Hanseong, Hyang’s commute was a specialty of Hanseong. In particular, Hyang’s appearance, which even the Emperor of Ming admired, was the pride of Hanseong residents.

“You hillbillies! Have you ever seen the face of the crown prince? We see it every day! “Don’t you know how handsome the Crown Prince is?”

Thanks to the various reform policies created and implemented by Hyang and King Sejong, public support was strong.

On days when incense did not come out due to work at the palace, the people who went out on the streets looked at Gyeongbokgung Palace with eyes full of worry.

“I’m sure you’re not unwell?”

* * *

“Whoa! “Go away!”

Whether or not he was aware of Hyang’s concerns, the naeguan’s gagging continued.

As the main gate of Area 51 came into view, I suddenly heard a loud crackling sound.

Hoe hoe hoe hoe!

“Lowering! “Please grant me your wish!”

“stop!”

“stop!”

“Protect me!”

The procession was put on alert when a man suddenly jumped into the middle of the street, playing a gong.

While the guards around Hyang were urgently covering him, the military officers in the lead rode on horseback and surrounded the man in question.

“Yes you bastard! “What are you doing!”

“Lowering! “Please grant me your wish!”

“What are you doing?”

One of the military officers got off his horse, drew his sword, and pointed at the behavior of the man, or rather a boy, who was only looking for the crown prince without answering.

The boy in question hurriedly answered the guard’s words.

“My name is Malbok! “Please save me!”

Malbok suddenly prostrated himself while begging for help and screamed inwardly.

‘I was so crazy about dying! That damn alcohol is my enemy! ‘Enemy!’

Since blocking the crown prince’s procession was not something that could be done with a bare mind, Malbok emptied a bucket of takju.

He acted out of the excitement created by his drunkenness, but that passion disappeared in an instant when the military officer pointed the knife at him.

The conversation between Hyang and the guard reached the ears of Malbok, who was lying face down on the floor and trembling.

“Bring the man.”

“Oh my goodness! “He may have approached me with sinister intentions!”

“Then shouldn’t we just do a simple body search and bring him in? “Don’t you need to know what’s going on since you blocked the procession asking for the circle to be released?”

“… Do you…”

“I jumped in even though I knew that blocking the crown prince’s path was a serious crime. Doesn’t that show how desperate you are? “Bring it to me.”

“…I follow your orders.”

At the Hyang’s order, the military officers searched Malbok’s body and brought him to the Hyang.

When Hyang saw the horse’s uniform being dragged in front of the horse he was riding, he got off the horse.

“How old are you?”

“I’m fourteen now.”

“You’re the same age as me. “So, was there some unfortunate reason why they blocked the road?”

In response to Hyang’s question, Malbok stammered an answer while looking at the guards surrounding him.

“It’s not that I’m upset, but there’s something I just can’t solve…”

“Something I couldn’t solve?”

“yes. I did this because no one in the town where I live could give me an answer. I thought that since you are the smartest person after His Majesty the Lord, you would give me the answer…”

“So, what do you want to know?”

“Please let me know what you can do!”

“Huh….”

‘No, it’s not Hongdukkae in the middle of the night, it’s career counseling?’

Hyang, who was shocked by the unexpected answer, smelled alcohol from Malbok.

“Sniff. This smells like alcohol. “Have you been drinking?”

“Yes, I can’t even think about it in my right mind…”

“Hahaha!”

Hyang burst out laughing at Malbok’s answer. After laughing for a while, Hyang looked at Malbok.

“Before we talk in detail, go to Pocheong and get some beatings.”

“yes?”

“If you do something like this, it must be too earnest for you. There is one thing called national law. You have now broken the law of the land, so it is natural that you should be punished. So, take your punishment first.”

“yes.”

Malbok was downcast and responded to Hyang’s words. Hyang, who saw this, gave an order to his military officers.

“You and yours… Wait, what’s your name?”

“It’s called horsebok.”

“Okay, take this Malbok to Pocheong and execute his sentence.”

“yes!”

The guards responded to Hyang’s command with great vigor. At that sight, Hyang beckoned to the military officers.

“Please listen…”

Hyang whispered softly to the guards who came nearby.

“Bring him back as unharmed as possible. If I think it’s too bad, I’ll hold you responsible. “Please tell the same thing to Captain Podo.”

“Yes yep!”

The guards responded while sweating coldly.

Hyang ordered Malbok.

“I’ll say it again, the laws of the country are strict. Go get your punishment and come back. I’ll talk about your wishes later.”

“yes.”

In this way, the conflict was officially recorded faster than actual history.

Meanwhile, Hanseong residents who witnessed the commotion explained the situation to their neighbors who did not see it and said:

“Have you ever seen a man so stern yet so strict? “Have you seen it?”