Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 252

Episode 252 Change of sign or complete transformation? (3)

The reorganization of the central administrative organization was announced throughout the country through dispatch.

The proclamation on reorganization brought by the dispatchers was enormous. The poster boards installed in each local government office could not handle the situation, so one side of the wall surrounding the government office had to be filled with proclamations.

However, the people who suffered the most were the heads of each local government office and their subordinates.

“I think it’s already past Chapter 10.”

“It’s exactly chapter 18.”

“Oh my…”

The local officials and officials sighed as they looked at the proclamation on the government’s reorganization plan brought by the messenger.

“Let’s read it quickly before posting it outside. Since Hanseong has started to move, it is certain that the spark will fly to us sooner or later.”

“Could it be… that rumor was true?”

The faces of the servants turned white at the words of the local governor.

* * *

A strange rumor had been circulating among the local servants since last year.

-Doing strange things in court!

-We selected towns within a day’s distance from Hanseong and completely overhauled their government offices!

-They say that one day, all government offices throughout Joseon will be changed like that!

When the rumor first spread, employees working in areas far away from where the incident took place scoffed.

“joy! “Do you think it would be easy to overhaul the government office structure?”

“I’m still in a situation where I’m dying because I’m overwhelmed by work, so let’s create more work? “Are you crazy?”

“joy! Are you saying you know how many local government offices there are in Joseon? “Where are you talking nonsense?”

Most of the local government officials, excluding those from nearby villages in the area where the experiment in question was being conducted, snorted and denied the rumor.

Most of the local Ajeon were worn out by practical work.

They knew very well how difficult it was to change positions. That’s why they snorted.

“His Majesty the Lord changed the rank of his servants from Murokjik (a position that does not receive any salary) to Yurokjik, which is devastating to Seong-eun, but even if you don’t know about the front line, you don’t know much!”

The officials at local government offices evaluated this as a reckless act carried out by King Sejong because he did not know much about local affairs.

However, they did not know how meticulous King Sejong was.

Even in the history before the intervention of the county, King Sejong was careful and meticulous enough to select a pilot site before starting to reform the tax system and then decide to implement the new system nationwide after seeing the results.

Although Sejong’s control over state affairs reached its peak after Hyang’s intervention, his caution decreased somewhat, but his meticulousness remained the same.

Therefore, the local government officials did not know that long before this announcement, a scaled-down model of the newly reorganized organization was created, and then adjustments were made by repeatedly checking whether it was being operated properly and how much efficiency was improving.

Likewise, he snorted, not knowing that the reorganization of local government offices also came about through the same process.

* * *

However, after the proclamation arrived and seeing the serious faces of the leaders, the soldiers realized that the rumors were true and that the repercussions would soon come upon them.

Because of this, the faces of the servants turned white.

It was not a situation where you had to disturb someone else’s house, but a situation where you had to turn off the lights in your own house.

“Please study these proclamations carefully to see how they relate to your positions. Maybe some people will have to change their workplace….”

“I understand.”

At the leader’s words, the soldiers began to take turns reading the proclamation. At that time, someone swore.

“Fuck…”

“Chapter 18, that’s right.”

“… Shit!”

The jokes accompanied by profanity made the atmosphere even more chilly. Even while swearing like that, the soldiers carefully examined the proclamations.

Because it was their livelihood at stake.

The proclamation, which the government officials read until it was worn out, was stuck on the wall of the government office.

“What is this proclamation all of a sudden?”

“Why are there so many prayer bases?”

The people who saw the huge number of proclamations posted on the wall grumbled and clung to the wall to learn the contents of the proclamation.

“hey! Choi Seo-bang! “Please read it as a representative!”

“thing! “So, please study writing!”

“That’s it! Read it!”

In the end, someone who knew some letters and had a good voice came forward and began to read the proclamation on behalf of those who did not know letters.

“Let’s see…. Hyoseulamune…. This time, the organization of the government has been changed….”

Since the proclamation was long, the person reading it read the proclamation while drinking water and rice wine in between.

After the reading was over, the people gathered in small groups and exchanged opinions.

“It’s a story about the royal court in Hanseong. Do we need to worry about it?”

“You man! The place where you have to pay taxes is changing right now! Until now, I had to pay it to the government office, but they told me to pay it to a place called the National Tax Service!”

“uh? Is that so?”

At first, the people thought lightly that it was a story that happened in Hanseong, but when they realized that it was deeply related to their own lives, they became serious and began to share their opinions.

This was also true for local noblemen.

“Oh Jinsa, what do you think?”

After seeing the proclamation, the noblemen who came to Jinsa Oh’s living room asked Jinsa Oh questions.

Jinsa Oh answered the noblemen’s questions by stroking his beard.

“It seems like the Chief Minister has a lot of confidence.”

“confidence?”

“If you look at the proclamation, didn’t you distribute a significant portion of the royal power to your subjects? Doesn’t this show your confidence that you have a firm grip on the government?”

The nobles all nodded at Jinsa Oh’s explanation.

“Certainly…”

Looking at the content of the proclamation, King Sejong transferred all authority to the government (now renamed the cabinet), except for a few essential authorities, such as the right to command the military and execute the budget.

Jinsa Oh continued her explanation.

“With this system, if something goes wrong, the king will be taken away by his subjects. “Even I, a mere villager and a low-ranking man, know of this danger. Wouldn’t His Majesty the Lord know this?”

“Ah…”

The nobles all nodded at Jinsa Oh’s explanation.

When the nobles gathered in the Sarangbang nodded their heads as if they understood, Jinsa Oh continued.

“Among those gathered here, those who are still young or have children who are old enough to leave the civil service need to be more careful.”

“Ah…”

At Jinsa Oh’s words, the eyes of the nobles gathered in the room began to shine.

The content of the proclamation did not simply change the signs of the coordinating ministries. As the government’s organization was reorganized, it was certain that the demand for officials would increase significantly.

Even up until now, the government had been hiring a large number of new officials every year, but looking at the contents of the proclamation, even the number of people hired in that way would not be enough.

Because joining the military service was an honor for the family, the eyes of noblemen began to sparkle.

* * *

Of course, not everyone viewed the contents of the proclamation positively.

A small village near Gongju, Chungcheong-do. A father and son were talking after returning from work for the day.

“Father. “Did you see the proclamation?”

“I saw.”

“What do you think?”

“I have no idea.”

“yes?”

When the son opened his eyes wide, the father answered with a sad face.

“What are you doing paying attention to the cries of noblemen with a lot of ink in their heads? If something goes well like that, it will go well even if we don’t care, and if something goes wrong, it won’t work no matter how hard we struggle. “For people like us, the best way is to just live like that without thinking about anything.”

The son twitched his mouth as if he was dissatisfied with his father’s words, but did not engage in a confrontation. If it’s my father’s personality, the moment I have a conversation with him, he’ll throw a bullet.

Instead, the son made a firm resolution to himself.

‘They’re going to hire people to work on road construction soon, so that’s when they leave this village!’

He was a son who once again decided to leave his hometown and move to a bigger place.

* * *

Not long after that, the dispatches from Hanseong dispersed all over the country again.

The local officials who received the orders delivered by the dispatchers immediately summoned the subordinates.

“Gather skilled carpenters right now.”

“You mean the carpenter?”

“huh. As expected, Eomyeong arrived from Hanseong. “There are quite a few buildings that need to be renovated and new, so make arrangements quickly.”

“Yes, I understand.”

This was already expected to some extent from the time the previous proclamation arrived, so the soldiers moved quickly.

However, the number of carpenters skilled enough to build tile-roofed houses was far short of the demand. Accordingly, competition to recruit carpenters took place throughout Joseon.

It was an untimely boom for carpenters who built houses.

* * *

Frontier in the northeastern region.

“Hey, Jong-seo!”

“Yes, Captain.”

Hwang Hee, who called Kim Jong-seo, presented the order delivered by Pabal and asked a question.

“This is an order sent from the government to reorganize the local administrative organization. “Are you ready?”

Kim Jong-seo answered Hwang Hee’s question right away.

“All you have to do is put up a sign.”

“okay? Then we should put up a sign.”

In response to Kim Jong-seo’s answer, Hwang Hee took a gold pen in her hand and began writing an order.

The officials around them who were listening to Hwang Hee and Kim Jong-seo’s answers shook their heads slightly.

‘Those gentlemen. Even though we’re bickering like that, it’s no joke to keep one thing in mind.’

‘Is that why I hear people say that he is a presidential candidate after hearing that he is a presidential candidate?’

* * *

Hwang Hee, who received information that King Sejong was selecting subjects to test his modified local administrative organization, immediately took action.

Hwang Hee, who obtained the structure of the new local administrative organization by sending letters to the officials and ministers in Hanseong, immediately called Kim Jong-seo.

“What do you think?”

“Is this what His Majesty the Lord planned?”

“I guess so? “Things like this can never come out of the hard heads of the high-ranking officials and high officials I know.”

“Hmm…”

Kim Jong-seo, who was looking at the structure diagram, answered Hwang Hee.

“On the outside, it looks complicated because it’s broken down into small pieces, but if it works properly, it seems like it will work well, right?”

“yes? Then the chances of success are high, right?”

“This is what His Majesty the Lord was thinking. So why not run it even if there is a high chance of failure? Look at the cowpox law.”

“hey!”

Hwang Hee looked around and warned in a low voice.

“Don’t say that. “If you do it wrong, your head will be blown off.”

“Ah….”

The cow-drinking law was not only King Sejong’s achievement, but also an offense to King Sejong and his ministers.

This was because senior ministers, including Ryu Jeong-hyeon, were purged as a result of the political struggle over the nationwide implementation of the cowpox law.

Hwang Hee, who warned Kim Jong-seo, analyzed the situation by tapping the desk with her fingers.

“Even if it’s not His Highness’s idea, the possibility is pretty high, right?”

“That’s right. “It was split quite efficiently.”

“Hmm…”

Hwang Hee, who was calculating various things again, looked back at Kim Jong Seo.

“How about organizing the local government offices in the northeastern region, which are currently in the process of being formed, in line with this?”

“….”

In response to Hwang Hee’s question, Kim Jong-seo closed his mouth tightly and began glaring at the structural diagram.

Kim Jong-seo, who was glaring at the paper in silence, opened his mouth only after a long time.

“Do you think it’ll be okay? “The likelihood of success is high, and the northeastern region is also facing problems with the Jurchen tribe’s adaptation, so I don’t think there’s anything to lose by preparing in advance.”

“In that case, reorganize the organization accordingly. The period is three days.”

“… yes.”

“Instead, I will postpone your trip to Hanseong by three days. The return day is the same. Then we can spend three more days in Hanseong, right?”

“I will do my best!”

* * *

In this way, a situation was created in the northeastern region where all they had to do was put up signs.