Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 255

Episode 255 Exploration Team. (3)

This was what King Sejong wanted.

King Sejong, who had clearly tamed the officers, breathed a sigh of relief.

“Whoa~. I can finally feel at ease. “Now I can study with peace of mind.”

The biggest reason why King Sejong became sensitive to the presence of military officers was because of his study of characters. The only people close to King Sejong knew that he was researching Joseon’s unique script.

King Sejong had no particular concerns about these internal affairs. The courtiers, who knew well that it would be difficult to be treated like a human being outside the palace, showed absolute loyalty to King Sejong. Even if an emissary came out with a different mind, King Sejong did not worry much. According to what King Sejong heard here and there, it was said that if an eunuch with a different mind was caught, he would be dealt with without any rat or bird among the eunuchs.

In the end, this was done to tame King Sejong and the officers who were the most annoying people in his research.

King Sejong, who succeeded in taming the officers, offered them an appropriate carrot.

The Chunchugwan, which supervises the officers, was promoted to the National Record Office, and the number of officers was expanded from 8 to 32. As the company was promoted to a circle, opportunities for boarding increased, and as the number of people increased, the intensity of work was reduced.

And in return, the officers entered into a kind of gentleman’s agreement where King Sejong would be away whenever he wanted.

However, among the new officers, there were some who broke this rule.

* * *

As the officers settled down again, King Sejong quietly warned them.

“It looks like the new people haven’t figured out their job yet, so teach them well.”

“I will keep this in mind!”

The officers responded in loud voices and busily made fun of Geumpil.

-The officer discusses.

What kind of guy are you?

-The officer discusses.

I think we need to have really deep conversations with new recruits.

* * *

After the storm created by Sejong’s greed against the officers passed, Sejong continued talking to Hwang Hee and Kim Jong-seo again.

“So, we can trust the noble Jurchen people?”

Hwang Hee answered King Sejong’s question right away.

“If we guarantee the safety and livelihood of the precious Jurchen people as we do now, they will remain loyal.”

“Is this conditional loyalty?”

“….”

Hwang Hee and Kim Jong-seo responded in silence to Sejong’s words.

Seeing that, Sejong nodded and opened his mouth.

“Well, it’s only been a few years since they became noble… I don’t trust them either, but would they trust me unconditionally? But you said it was conditional loyalty?”

“yes. “The precious Jurchen people can be trusted as long as safety and security are guaranteed.”

Following Hwang Hee’s words, Kim Jong-seo continued.

“These are tribes that had a deep relationship with King Taejo even before the founding of Joseon. “I think it was our mistake to distance ourselves from them.”

“Is it our mistake? why?”

Kim Jong-seo answered Sejong’s question based on his own experience.

“According to what I saw and heard while traveling around the noble tribes, the elders of the noble tribes still had a feeling of admiration for King Taejo. “Nevertheless, the reason we became estranged from Joseon is because our relationship with Joseon became estranged as we focused our efforts on internal governance after the founding of the country.”

Sejong nodded at Kim Jong-seo’s words.

As Lee Seong-gye founded the country and completely established himself on the Korean Peninsula, the relationship with the Jurchen people gradually grew distant. However, it was King Taejong who was the biggest cause of the estrangement from the Jurchen people.

There were a considerable number of Jurchen people in King Taejo’s Gabyeolcho. However, it was disbanded following the abolition of the private army of the late King Taejong, and in the process, anti-Joseon sentiment began to circulate centered on the Jurchen people who returned to their hometowns.

Sejong nodded, remembering what he saw and heard when he was young.

“Hmm… that could be possible.”

When Sejong seemed to be convinced, Kim Jong-seo continued speaking with more force in his voice.

“It takes a lot of effort to bring a once distant relationship closer again. “The behavior of the precious Jurchen people may seem bad because they are conditional loyalists, but if we treat them sincerely and regard them as the people of our Joseon, they will also become loyal subjects of our Joseon.”

“The counselor is right.”

Sejong nodded at Kim Jong-seo’s explanation. The ministers who were listening to the story next to him also nodded and muttered to themselves.

‘As expected, is this the talent chosen by Captain Hwang?’

While everyone was admiring Kim Jong-seo’s insight, Hwang Hee was thinking about something else.

‘This bastard… They say he emptied his pockets while staying in the north to change the hearts of his estranged children (especially his beloved gisaeng)… I guess he wasn’t referring to that, right?’

“Okay, I heard the explanation well. Since Joseon has no business treating the precious Jurchen people poorly, can we leave heavy responsibility to them?”

Hwang Hee, who thought for a moment about the meaning of Sejong’s question, asked Sejong back.

“If you say you are reappointed, do you mean to start moving east?”

Sejong nodded to Hwang Hee’s question.

“That’s right.”

* * *

After a while, military officers from the Chief of Staff and Hyang entered Geunjeongjeon.

When the preparations were complete, the military officer set up a large map and a chart next to it and began to explain.

“Last fall, the new Challenger ships 2 and 3 were launched. “Before the formal commissioning of ships 2 and 3, training was held in the East Sea to increase the proficiency of the naval forces in charge of operating them.”

The military officer began his report with an explanation of the Challenger-class ships. King Sejong and the ministers had already heard this, but none of them were bored.

“The Chief of Staff, having determined that the naval forces’ proficiency had reached a certain level, ordered three Challenger-class ships to survey the East Sea. And the result is this map.”

The military officer used a pointing stick to turn over the markings on the map hanging on the track.

“Hoo!”

Hwang Hee looked at the newly revealed map and let out a small exclamation.

The map that appeared showed the terrain in more detail than before.

The military officer explained in more detail.

“Challenger No. 1 departed from Wonsan and went north along the northeastern coastline of our country. Ship No. 1 confirmed the approximate shape of the eastern coastline of the Duman River through its voyage. And after sailing for about 15 days, we were able to discover a large peninsula that the Chiefs of Staff here named ‘Landing Point No. 1.’”

The place pointed out by the military officer was Vladivostok.

The military officer who pointed to Vladivostok explained in more detail.

“As you can see from the map, this peninsula is the optimal terrain for building a large port and shipyard.”

“Right.”

Hwang Hee nodded to the military officer’s explanation. In his opinion, the peninsula was also a very good terrain for avoiding bad weather.

“But you’re building a shipyard?”

Hwang Hee tilted her head and immediately asked Sejong.

“Your Majesty, are you planning to build a shipyard there?”

“exactly. According to the general report of Challenger 1, who landed and surveyed the nearby geography, there was a huge forest area nearby. “I think it would be better to build a shipyard there than to drag the trees cut down there to Wonsan.”

“That’s true…”

Hwang Hee responded by nodding to Sejong’s words and guessed the following in her mind.

‘Your Majesty is thinking of advancing over there! And he is planning to place the Jurchen tribe at the forefront, and that is why he asked about the loyalty of the Jurchen tribe!’

King Sejong, who saw Hwang Hee’s expression, gave an order to the military officer.

“Continue your explanation. “It seems like Governor Hwang doesn’t really know yet.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

The military officer immediately responded to King Sejong’s order. Hwang Hee’s face became filled with doubts at that sight.

‘I don’t know much?’

Leaving Hwang Hee like that, the military officer continued his explanation.

“If ship 1 moved along the coastline, ships 2 and 3 moved further outward. As a result….”

The military officer passed the map with his pointing stick.

When Hwang Hee saw the map drawn on the next page, she let out a loud exclamation without realizing it.

“her!”

* * *

On the second map, there was a small peninsula named ‘Landing Point No. 1’, and the coastline continued endlessly to the northeast. And another terrain was drawn to the east of the coastline. A large island was drawn to the south, and a row of small islands were drawn to the northeast of the island.

The military officer continued his explanation by pointing out the terrain.

“According to ship number 2’s survey, this coastline extends endlessly north. On our way up that coastline, we discovered a new coastline to the east. However, as the weather worsened and we had no choice but to return, we were unable to obtain any further information. Therefore, we do not know whether this new coastline is an island or a peninsula like Landing Site No. 1.”

The unidentified coastline described by the military officer was the coastline of Sakhalin Island.

“Huh…”

Hwang Hee was half entranced by the military officer’s explanation. This was because information was flowing in that far exceeded the capacity of geographic information he had known.

Sejong smiled slightly at the sight of Hwang Hee being so entranced.

‘Captain Hwang is the same.’

* * *

The moment King Sejong and the ministers saw the general reports posted by the challenger-class fighters who had returned from their voyage, they were talking with calm faces.

“Looks like there’s quite a bit of land to the northeast.”

“It seems so.”

King Sejong and his ministers, who thought it was ‘a fairly large unexplored area,’ were astonished when reports and maps compiled from information brought by the front lines were uploaded.

The information contained in the report and map far exceeded the concepts of geographic information and units they had known until then.

“Is this really true?”

It was so bad that King Sejong, who received and read the report, summoned executives at the Chiefs of Staff and asked about its authenticity.

To King Sejong’s question, the executives of the Chiefs of Staff answered with one voice.

“According to the information the ships brought back, yes.”

“Huh….”

“Even the gods didn’t believe it at first. However, not only the soldiers but also the military officers all gave the same answer. “There were no traces of manipulation in the navigation log either.”

“So does that mean it’s true?”

Sejong, who was looking around with an expression of disbelief, was shocked when he saw Hyang’s expression.

Everyone else, like Sejong, could not hide their surprise, but Hyang had a calm expression.

‘What is this guy?’

Sejong, who looked at Hyang’s calm face, fell into doubt.

‘Are you bold or are you already aware of it?’

In the end, Sejong threw a fastball to Hyang.

“The Crown Prince isn’t surprised?”

Hyang answered Sejong’s question in a calm voice.

“I was expecting it to some extent.”

“Were you expecting it?”

“yes.”

Hyang explained the reason to Sejong.

* * *

‘The world is round!’

Through the debates and research that had been taking place, those conducting research at the research institute and Area 51 knew that the Earth was round. The next thing that aroused researchers’ curiosity was the size of the Earth.

“Then how big is this world?”

“How do we measure it? “Isn’t it impossible to carry around a tape measure and measure each person?”

While researching a method to measure the size of the Earth, researchers used not only Zheng He’s voyage log but also geographical information obtained through Mansour as reference materials.

As a result, the researchers concluded that:

“I don’t know exactly yet… but I think it will go up to at least 100,000 units?”

* * *

“… So Soja expected that there would be a large area of land to the northeast as well.”

King Sejong and the ministers could not hide their astonishment at Hyang’s answer.

“Huh~. They say they sit down and look out 1,000 miles away….”

“I thought researchers were people who forgot about budgets….”

Thanks to impressing King Sejong and his ministers like this, the research institute and Area 51 received an unexpected income. got it

In the process of drawing up and executing the budget, the friction between King Sejong and his ministers was reduced.