Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 362
Episode 362: What increases when divided, work and swearing (4)
‘I will give you a choice.’ At those words, Hyang shook his head furiously.
‘option? what?’
As I quickly looked back on the various things that had happened, the incidents that had suddenly occurred, and the conversation I had with Sejong, I was able to recognize the scent I was searching for right away.
‘You are the culprit! Hun-Min-Jeong-Eum!’
“I will choose to create small letters.”
“huh?”
Sejong, who was trying to continue speaking with a very serious face, suddenly gaped when Hyang responded immediately.
After a while, Sejong came to his senses and asked Hyang.
“How did you know I was going to talk about the creation of text?”
“There hasn’t been much important work these days, and the important things that have happened are all things that take a long time. “I thought there was only one answer because there was a promise I made to Abamama a long time ago.”
In response to Hyang’s response, Sejong turned his head and muttered softly.
“He’s an extremely clever guy in one way or another.”
“yes?”
“It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Hmm… By the way, I’ll be honest since you have some guesses. “Wouldn’t it be better to have representative government?”
“Not at all!”
Hyang expressed his rejection with his whole body at Sejong’s words. Seeing that scent, Sejong started to get worried.
“Do you hate it that much? “If I die anyway, you’ll have to take care of it, right?”
“Abama is still in good spirits, so how can I clean up on behalf of her? There will definitely be people who misunderstand it.”
Sejong nodded at Hyang’s words.
“That’s true, but wouldn’t proxy cleaning be more convenient than creating text messages?”
“Ever since I was young, I liked to think things over. In addition, we have been keenly aware of the need for Joseon’s unique script since we were young.”
In response to Hyang’s lengthy answer, Sejong briefly pointed out the main point.
“So you don’t want to do proxy cleaning and just want to create text messages?”
“ancient!”
“Such a consistent guy… Tsk!”
Sejong clicked his tongue and stood up.
“Wait a moment.”
“yes? yes.”
Sejong suddenly disappeared and Hyang, who was left alone in the room, let out a long sigh.
“Whoa~. “It was breathtaking.”
* * *
Because he suffered from depression in the 21st century, political affairs were burdensome.
‘Announcing political views or various policies is something that ends with an announcement, so it’s just passed over, but practical work is not the same!’
It was a scent that made excuses to itself, but there was a fact that the scent also overlooked.
The amount of administrative work that had to be handled at Area 51 and the research institute was also significant. Of course, Jeongcho, Jeonginji, and Icheon shared a large amount, but the majority was handled by the local government.
In the end, it was a matter of aptitude related to virtue.
* * *
After a while, Sejong returned holding two large bundles in both hands.
“What!”
When King Sejong sat down, placing two bundles on the table with a small cheer, he smelled the scent.
“What is this bundle?”
“Try to solve it.”
“Yes…”
At Sejong’s command, Hyang’s eyes opened wide as she unwrapped the bundle and looked inside.
There was a huge amount of books, probably over 40.
“This is…”
Hyang opened the book on top and looked at Sejong with surprised eyes.
“Have you already finished creating the invention?”
“To what extent?”
“Then there is nothing for Soja to do?”
“You have a lot of work to do. First of all…”
Sejong continued speaking, tapping the books with his hands.
“I created the text and wrote down its principles, but there may be errors in my thoughts. There is also a high possibility that there will be a conflict between the preceding and following explanations. So we need to cross-verify that part.”
“… yes.”
As Sejong’s explanation continued, Hyang’s face began to turn more and more yellow.
“… And once that is done, the explanations related to pronunciation (interpretation by listening to examples) must also be organized. And once the arrangement is completed, an interpretation (interpretation of Chinese characters into Korean) must be made based on Haerye. Do you understand why?”
“This is to understand it more quickly by comparing the Haerye version and the Unhae version.”
In response to Hyang’s response, Sejong smiled and nodded.
“ha ha ha! That’s right! “It is indeed Cesaro!”
“I first worry about whether I will do it right.”
At Hyang’s words, Sejong took out several sheets of paper from his sleeve and held them out to Hyang.
“This… uh!”
Hyang took the paper without thinking, checked the paper, and looked at Sejong with surprised eyes.
The paper that Sejong handed over was the paper that Hyang had written in Korean. It was clearly one of those pieces of paper that had been messed up with lines drawn and even inked with a brush. Sejong opened his mouth when he saw the papers that still had stains here and there.
“Was it concrete before? I had an idea to some degree ever since I heard from the officer that you had scribbled and erased it. So I did some research and became convinced. “You probably already have something in mind, so it won’t be difficult.”
In the end, the township had to wave the white flag.
“I will do my best.”
“I want to receive the results as quickly as possible.”
Hyang attempted a final resistance to King Sejong’s demands.
“Can I use Anpyeong and Jinpyeong?”
“Those kids have other things to do. If you complete it properly, you will test it with those children and other children to see if it is easy to learn. And if a satisfactory result is obtained in that area, Anpyeong will organize Sokyo and Jinpyeong…”
Sejong suddenly stopped speaking and let out a long sigh.
“Ha~. Jinpyeong is the problem. “He’s only crazy about the iron horse…”
At Sejong’s complaint, an idea sparkled in Hyang’s head.
“Then how about telling me to write a research record related to that iron horse in these letters? If this text was completed properly, all records from the laboratory and Area 51 would also have to be rewritten. Even in such cases, we are testing in advance whether the text can do its job.”
“That’s okay.”
* * *
After taking on the homework from King Sejong, Hyang left Gangnyeongjeon with a wrapping cloth in both hands.
“Sir, I will come.”
“That’s it. By the way…”
Hyang glared at the eunuchs following him.
“Was it you?”
The eunuchs bowed their heads when asked about the incense that had many meanings.
“Please forgive me.”
When Hyang saw that, he let out a long sigh and muttered.
“Whoa! Could it be that you did something wrong? It must have all been a mystery… I guess I’ll have to make a grinder right away…”
Hyang, who had been walking while grumbling like that, suddenly stopped.
“Wait…” Hyang
stopped walking and looked at the bundles. The expression on his face was more serious than ever.
‘What was written on that paper were all words? And that was also written in a haphazard manner… Isn’t this different from the Korean alphabet I knew?’
The Korean letters scribbled on paper were written haphazardly, following the flow of consciousness. Instead of writing in rows and columns, I just randomly scribbled whatever came to mind in the empty space. Of course, in the process of writing the report and appeal, there were some transcribed Chinese characters, but it was certain that getting tangled up with things written in such a haphazard way would only add to the confusion.
‘If I do this wrong… it was a mistake not to look carefully earlier!’
Hyang started to sweat.
For example, if you write ‘ㄱ’, the pronunciation could be ‘ㄴ’ or ‘ㄷ’.
If Hyang’s worries turned out to be true, it would mean that he would have to change everything himself or learn something new.
‘No, it would be better for me to learn something new rather than tear it all apart and change it.’
“Whoa~.”
After making a decision, Hyang sighed and walked away.
“Why are these damn bundles so heavy!”
“You lowly people….”
“That’s enough!”
Hyang’s voice was sharp due to the irritation that rose up without him knowing, and the eunuchs were left on edge.
* * *
After returning to the East Palace, Hyang immediately unpacked the bundle and began checking its contents. This was because it was more urgent than anything else to check whether the situation was the worst or not.
Hyang sighed in relief after checking about half of the books in the bundle.
“Whoa~. Fortunately, there was nothing out of place….”
After confirming that the principles of consonant and vowel shapes and pronunciation were no different from those learned in the 21st century, Hyang soon became curious about other things.
“But why is it so much?”
The half of the volume that had already been reviewed contained most of the relevant information he knew.
Hyang, who was examining the contents of the remaining books out of curiosity, had a puzzled expression on his face.
“Oh my god…. You created not only Chinese, but also Latin, Greek, and Arabic pronunciation? That means… if I hadn’t done this part, the results could have come out faster?”
Hyang, who had been looking over and over again at the section on the books brought into Joseon and the language used by foreigners, muttered with a helpless expression on his face.
“It’s not ‘hang it on the national flag,’ but ‘hang it on the four seas world.’… Are you telling me to organize all of this and make Haeryebon and Eonhaebon?”
Hyang, who looked disappointed at the greater difficulty and length than expected, soon smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“Really… I’m a cheater, but that guy is out of standard…” *
* *
The time when he acted as a purchasing agent was when the research center and Area 51 were being created. It was almost 10 years.
Even though it took King Sejong nearly 10 years, the fact that he was able to create his own alphabet by studying Chinese and Western phonetic books on his own was something close to a miracle that made the impossible possible.
Of course, there were papers that he had scribbled on.
However, it was clear that even if the paper he had scribbled on in Korean had been helpful, it would not have been of much help. This is because ‘reverse engineering’ cannot even be attempted unless the person attempting it does not have a similar level of skill or knowledge.
Rather, it was certain that without excellent analytical and judgment skills, the paper of incense would have become a trap.
Because of this, I had no choice but to revisit my habit of saying that the scent was ‘out of standard’.
* * *
“Anyway, since I’m in charge, I have to do it… Sigh!”
Satisfying his appetite, Hyang opened the books again and began to read them.
Hyang, who was re-reading the books like that, burst out laughing at the part where he explained how to give examples related to pronunciation.
“Heh!”
The next part made Hyang laugh.
In the part that expresses the pronunciation of ‘ㄱ’, ‘gun (君)’ is added, and in the part that explains ‘ㄲ’, ‘gyu (young dragon)’ is added.
When all the relevant parts were connected in this way, it became ‘Gungyu Kwaeop (The king and the baby dragon worked happily.)’.
Since it was customary to refer to a baby dragon as a crown prince, the translation was as follows.
-The king and crown prince worked happily.
(Note 1)
In other words, King Sejong said this to Hyang.
‘I gave you gold lacquer, so work hard!’
“Yay~. Yay~. “I will roll hard.”
Hyang, who continued to sigh and mutter to himself, unfolded a blank piece of paper and went to work.
* * *
A month later, Hyang visited Gangnyeongjeon carrying two large bundles.
“Please review.”
Sejong, who was silently looking at the bundle holding out the incense, looked back at the incense.
“How come the amount has increased?”
“Ah, as I was organizing, there were conflicting parts in the usage examples area, so I organized those parts separately and even added a suggestion to resolve them. We’ve also compiled a list of words that are good for writing but are rarely pronounced in practice. Please take a look and decide whether to take it out or keep it.”
Sejong, who unpacked the bundle while listening to the description of the scent, picked up the book and looked at its contents.
Sejong looked at the red annotations filled with the original and newly copied copies written by King Sejong – written in characters that Sejong had created, scandalously – and glared at Hyang.
‘Is this intentional? ‘Are you sure it was intentional?’
“Like Momma said, the amount has increased because I am having fun working.”
Sejong sighed at Hyang’s answer.
“Okay. I’ll check and let you know the results.”
“Yes Abama.”
* * *
Note 1) https://namu.wiki/w/Hunminjeongeum