Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 22

[Episode 22: Germination…carcinogenesis? (15) ]

Episode 22 Germination… Carcinogenesis? (15)

“Seoi’s texts are really interesting.”

“yes?”

“Come here and see.”

Sejong called Hyang to his side and continued speaking while pointing out Latin sentences with his hands.

“These words here and there appear over and over again, so they seem to indicate the status of the subject of the sentence. And looking at the words written, it seems that this part here represents the beginning sound of the word, this right here represents the middle sound of the word, and this part indicates the ending sound of the word. So, when combined like this, one letter is created. But the letters that represent these middle sounds look like this, this, and this. When I see people making words and sentences in this way, I see that they are not embodying the meaning, but rather the pronunciation. Is that correct?”

“That’s right, I’ll buy it back!”

Hyang was half out of his mind as he stuttered to answer.

‘A true genius! No, it’s a monster!’

Just by reading the book for a short period of time, King Sejong understood not only the definite and indefinite articles of Latin, but also the phonetic alphabet, the way words are formed.

It was a moment when I actually felt the genius of King Sejong, which I had only known about through textbooks.

Sejong, who was reading the book again in his hand, looked back.

“Do all westerners use this character?”

“no. “The writing is based on this character, but it is slightly different.”

Hyang selected books from France and Germany and placed them on the bookshelf.

“Hmm… Hmm…”

King Sejong stroked his beard as he looked alternately at books from France and Germany and books in Latin.

“The shapes of the letters are very similar and different. There is some noticeable variation in the letters that determine how to pronounce it… hmm…”

Sejong, who was snoring, looked at the fragrance with a serious face.

“Crown.”

“yes. “Abama.”

“What do you think about creating our own Korean script?”

‘come!’

Cheering inwardly, Hyang quickly responded.

“I think Joseon’s own script is absolutely necessary! How many people know the Chinese characters that the noblemen look up to as true books? And among those who know those Chinese characters, how many of them can use them properly? “If Chinese characters are Jinseo, why would they use Idu (吏讀)?”

“I guess you had a hard time writing sentences?”

“Hehe!”

When Hyang showed a childlike appearance, Sejong burst out laughing and nodded.

“haha! I also remember having a hard time writing my first sentence. “I wrote a poem after thinking about it for over a hour, and when Abamama and Halbamama read it, they burst into laughter.”

Sejong, who was reflecting on his childhood memories, looked at the scent.

“Obviously, the Chinese language and our Joseon language are completely different, so this is a problem. Even if those people want to appeal to resolve their injustice, it will not be an easy task. The problem is that creating characters is not easy.”

“There are many wise people around Abamama, so it will be easy as long as you make up your mind.”

Sejong shook his head at Hyang’s words.

“If I announce that I am creating letters, the moment I become an enemy, I will become an enemy from Jiphyeonjeon.”

“Abama.”

Hyang, seeing Sejong looking like he had a lot to say, called out to him. However, Sejong stood up without saying any more.

“The night was deep. “It would be best to sleep now.”

“Yes Abama. I pray that Abama, too, may take immersion. “Only when Abama becomes strong will Joseon become stable.”

“That guy…”

Sejong, who was about to leave the room with a chuckle, stopped and looked back.

“I hope you grow up quickly and become Jihak (15 years old).”

“yes?”

“Go to sleep.”

After seeing King Sejong off, Hyang prepared to go to bed. Hyang, who had been lying down on the blanket laid out by the court ladies, suddenly got up and muttered. This was because what Sejong said before leaving the room stayed in my mind.

“Is this a pain in the spine?”

* * *

The palace, especially the inner room area, was busy as preparations were made to vaccinate those living in the palace and the residents of Hanyang.

Naeibang Jeong, the head of Naeibang, caught the lawmakers and checked the situation.

“Are the needles ready to inoculate with cowpox?”

“100 have been prepared.”

“100 is not enough! Prepare 200 more!”

“What happened to the cow?”

“Five are ready!”

“How many people can there be with 5?”

“If it goes as expected, we will have a long way to go before vaccinating all those in the palace and the six administrative offices who have not suffered from smallpox.”

“good! “Be sure to record how long the pus collected from cows with cowpox lasts!”

“All right!”

“And how much ethanol for disinfection has been secured?”

“We are still distilling.”

“If you don’t have enough, make sure you prepare enough.”

“Yes, old man.”

After sorting out the situation to some extent, Jeong let out a small sigh.

“Whoa~. Disinfection… the work has multiplied several times. “Your Majesty the Crown Prince assured you, but is there really any income?”

* * *

Until then, the concept of disinfection was barely understood. Not washing one’s hands when examining a patient was a common practice, as was using needles again. However, this practice was completely overturned with the implementation of cowpox vaccination.

“Cleaning cows? Do I have to boil the spit in there too?”

When asked about justice, Soedoli bowed his head and answered right away.

“That’s right. If you look at a cow, you can see that it’s covered in excrement, isn’t it? “If you do it wrong, you’ll get in trouble.”

“I understand you idiot. “Why is saliva like that?”

“When I first got started, there was a guy with severe ringworm. After putting needles on that guy, I used that same needle on another guy and he got ringworm. From then on, I boiled the needle in boiling water immediately after using it once, and then wiped it with a boiled and dried cotton cloth.”

“Right.”

Jeong nodded at Soedori’s words and recorded the information. Hyang, who was watching from the side, sprayed MSG.

“May I add a word?”

“I will listen carefully to your words.”

“I looked at some of Seoyi’s medical books. “It was a collection of the knowledge of the military doctors of the great country called Rome.”

Jeong prepared to write down Hyang’s words by dipping a large amount of ink on a gold pen. It was a famous story that the crown prince had many valuable medical books that he did not have. I wanted to see the medical books, but there was not a single member of the National Assembly who would tell the crown prince to hand over the medical books or even to borrow them. When everyone is just sucking their fingers. Since the scent spoke directly, it was impossible to miss the moment.

“According to the medical book…’All tools used to treat patients must be boiled in boiling water and then wiped with a clean cotton cloth before being used to treat the next patient. After using the cotton cloth used to wrap or cover the patient’s wound, boil it in boiling water, wash it, and then dry it in strong sunlight before use.’ “It says so.”

“… Dry thoroughly before use.”

“ah! And to add another content, ‘clinicians must always keep their hands clean when they touch patients. When touching one patient and then another, be sure to wash your hands thoroughly and wipe them with a clean cotton cloth. When treating patients’ wounds, you must clean the patient’s wounds with alcohol.’”

“… You must clean them. “Is this really effective?”

“According to the person who wrote the medical document, it is said to have a definite effect. So, I don’t think anything bad will happen if we use the same method.”

“The words of His Majesty the Crown Prince. “I will think deeply.”

After hearing Hyang’s words, Jeong bowed his head and answered.

After hearing Hyang’s words and seeing the written documents, the members of the National Assembly were divided in their opinions.

“It would be nice to be clean, but isn’t this taking too much?”

“no. I know from experience that if the cotton cloths and bedding are clean, recovery is quite quick.”

“Can you really trust the medical skills of Seo-yi?”

“They are also people who use their power to save people. “I don’t think there’s any need to deny it unconditionally.”

The lawmakers, who were divided into two groups and engaged in a war of words, eventually reached a tentative agreement.

-First of all, there are some words from the Crown Prince, so prepare as much as possible and check the results on site.

While the members of the House of Representatives were making that decision, Hyang whistled softly as he sorted through books full of Latin.

“It was a bit MSG-y, but the Eastern Roman Empire’s medical book was unexpected.”

Among the books brought to the West through envoys, a significant number were medical books from the Eastern Roman Empire. However, what was surprising was that although many books in other fields had been translated into Chinese, almost no translation work had been done on medical books. And the reason was written at the end of the Chinese translation that I managed to find.

– Seo Yi’s medical practice does not consider the coexistence of the five elements when using medicinal herbs, and is not afraid to use a knife not only when treating external injuries, but also when treating internal injuries. No, the method is extremely extreme. So there is no need to be interested in Seo-yi’s medical skills.

Hyang burst into laughter after reading the sentence, which was a complete statement.

“Just wait 500 years.”

Contrary to the evaluation of the Chinese, Hyang evaluated the medical books of the Eastern Roman Empire quite highly.

“The level is higher than expected. “Is it because we are descendants of the Roman Empire?”

What particularly caught Hyang’s attention was a book on public hygiene. Hyang muttered softly as he looked at a book full of information about things such as the installation of water and sewer systems and the organization of urban areas to prevent fires.

“Since Hanyang’s downtown is not yet completed… should we try SimCity?”

Considering the fact that even in actual history, King Munjong had renovated the downtown area of Hanyang when he was the crown prince, it was truly an amazing coincidence.

“By the way…”

Hyang muttered, looking at the books that filled the room.

The Western books that the envoys sought and brought with them were truly diverse and quite numerous. Since there was a considerable amount of Confucian scriptures, the governor converted one of the rooms in the East Palace into a study. Bookshelves were built along the four walls of the room, and a large desk and chair were placed in the center.

What made me curious was that there were so many Western books in China. Considering the size of the Chinese continent, it was certain that only a small portion of the books were currently in that room.

“To be precise, there are so many books, but I don’t think they have had much of an impact on China’s industry or science and technology.”

‘Why?’ While thinking about it, Hyang remembered a review of a medical book he had read before.

“Is it the pride of China?”

Hyang’s prediction became confirmed as those who went to Dongji Temple returned.

“Except for the ones on the book list you gave me, these are new ones.”

The new books that Panseo Hojo obtained at Hyang’s request were three large wooden chests.

“Quite a lot. Thank you for your effort.”

“no.”

“Looking at the amount of books, it seems that converts to Islam are constantly coming to Ming Dynasty?”

“They say there are still exchanges south of the Yangtze River, but there are no exchanges in public.”

“But there are still a lot of books.”

“Most of these are produced by wealthy families of famous countries.”

“Why are the luxury people offering it?”

“We are doing our best to clear away the remnants of Ming Yuan.”

Hyang nodded at Hojopanseo’s explanation.

“Is that so? Thank you for your effort.”

After sending off Minister Hojo, Hyang muttered softly as she looked at the books in the wooden chests.

“As expected, it wasn’t zero base.”

-The explosive growth during the reign of Sejong did not fall from the sky! It’s the result of absorbing as much of the technology that came out during the Yuan and Ming exchanges! The problem is that things went awry after that.

It was a scent that made me nod my head again and again, remembering what Teacher Samcheonpo said.

* * *

By the time Dongjisa returned from the Ming Dynasty, the preparation process for vaccination against cowpox for the residents of the palace and Hanseong had entered the final stage.

“Make sure everything is ready!”

“Every item was checked twice.”

“We can finish it before the spring hunger period, right?”

The lawmaker nodded in response to a question from National Assembly member Jeong.

“We can finish it!”

“Then I have to report to Captain Panseo.”

* * *

“We can definitely finish it before the spring hunger period, right?”

“Legislators are confident.”

Judge Lee Jo stroked his beard in response to Jeong’s answer.

“Okay. Then I will report to His Majesty the Prime Minister.”

* * *

“You must not forget that vaccination must be completed before the spring hunger season.”

After receiving Panseo Lee’s report, King Sejong issued an order with similar content. Judge Lee Jo bowed his head at King Sejong’s command.

“I will give my all.”

[Episode 22 Germination…Carcinogenesis?(15)] End

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