Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 401

Episode 401: Higher education institutions. (3)

The Medical Academy was one of the higher education institutions that King Sejong decided to create through Gyeongjang.

As King Sejong entered the latter half of his reign, King Sejong reviewed the progress made and once again publicly announced his intention to establish an official higher education institution.

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Until now, being ‘so-and-so’s student’ or ‘so-and-so’s child’ was proof of the person’s level of education and ability. However, this lacked objectivity to become an official certification standard.

Of course, it was filtered out through civil service examinations, but the problem was those coming in through pornographic records. It was becoming increasingly problematic to simply believe in and consider ‘someone’s disciples and some’s children’. This was because, as the war progressed, the amount and level of government work to run Joseon became difficult to compare to the past.

During this process, King Sejong and the ministers trained by him began to strictly evaluate the work performance of officials.

This came as a huge burden to both those who were entrusted with mid-level executive positions to those who came in through secret documents and those who held mid-level executive positions. Those who had been entrusted with positions received points deductions in personnel evaluations for failing to properly understand people, and those who took on positions without proper practical experience were evaluated as lacking in ability and received points deductions that were quite heartbreaking.

Being able to enter through a secret means meant that the father was a high-ranking official. However, the ministers who saw what happened to Hwang Hee due to his sons had to evaluate their work more thoroughly than anyone else.

Therefore, as I mentioned before, the number of cases of people entering the civil service world through pornography has gradually decreased.

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As these cases arose, King Sejong decided to create a higher education institution.

“Becoming a disciple of a famous master is not fair from the beginning, and the results are not easy to say that one is recognized by others. Therefore, we need certification so that anyone can recognize the level of learning.”

In accordance with King Sejong’s strong will, higher education institutions were created.

The higher education institutions that were created in this way were primarily industrial academies, engineering academies, medical academies, and military academies.

The first industrial academy that ministers decided to establish was to solve the need for coordination.

As the reform progressed, the government’s work broke away from the old ways in both quantity and quality.

In this process, the most powerful requirement for officials was arithmetic ability.

What was more important was writing ability, but King Sejong and the ministers were all of the same opinion on that point.

“joy! “If you passed the exam in the past and can’t write properly, you should just submit a letter of resignation and go down to farm!”

According to Hyang’s expression, writing skills were the most basic passive skills.

Therefore, the most important skills that officials had to hone were industry and academia.

The reason why industry and academia came to be considered important, from the ministers above to the lowest level officials of local government offices, was because their numbers were no longer missing in all policies implemented by the government.

At the very least, physical information expressed in various tables and numbers was not left out even in the trends of neighboring countries prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Gyeongjang Jeon Yejo.

The content of the report posted before the governor said, ‘The power has become stronger.’ Or, if it was written in an abstract sentence such as ‘It is clear that Pia’s abilities are not the same,’ the report after the middle of the scriptures ‘showed a *fold growth compared to previous years.’ Or, it had to be written accurately like, ‘Compared to Joseon, we show a gap of about *: * ratio.’

As the content of the report changed, officials began to be strongly required to have mathematical calculation and analysis skills.

However, since there were not enough people and capabilities to solve this problem right away, researchers from the research institute had to be recruited.

“We also have work to do in Taesan! And if you drag someone to work and make them do it, don’t you have to pay them? “Why is the budget the same?”

Not only did they carry incense, but also the New Year’s Day and Jeonginji Icheon. Of course, he could not say that openly to the ministers – especially Kim Jeom – but long letters of appeal were sent to King Sejong.

“Hmm…. That’s not wrong….”

The ministers, who were tired of King Sejong’s intention after reading the appeal and the way they had seen him using the hands of others – especially the crown prince – immediately pushed for the establishment of an industrial academy. It was.

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In this way, the industrial academy that was decided to be established opened its first academy in Hanseong.

The plan was to train industry-academic experts and professors through this industry-academic institute and gradually establish more industry-academic institutes.

And the faculty of the first industrial academy to be established in Hanseong was designed to be recruited from the research institute first.

As soon as the opening of the industrial academy became known, the attention of officials focused on it.

And the official letter delivered to officials gave them confidence.

– Among the exams taken in the past, there were industry-academia exams, but the level was insufficient to be used directly in practice.

-Therefore, although industry-academia education is included in the training course for those who have passed the state exam, it is still insufficient as it is a short-term course.

-For this reason, interested officials hope to be admitted by taking the admission test run by industry and academies.

-For officials who are hospitalized at industrial academies and take classes, the workday will be adjusted from 5 half-days to 3 half-days.

-However, if you fail the test at the industrial academy more than three times, you will be discharged immediately.

-For officials who successfully complete the 3-year course at an industry-academic institute, additional points are given for riding.

– Officials equivalent to the 6th grade (upper level) who have completed industrial and academy training and have worked with excellent grades for more than two years are eligible to take the Sungkyunkwan entrance exam.

It was at this point that the officials’ eyes began to sparkle fearfully.

Sungkyunkwan strengthened its characteristics from the beginning of Gyeongjang.

Those who passed the minor exam and then entered Sungkyunkwan and successfully passed the curriculum were eligible to take the major exam.

And those who passed the state examination received the privilege of starting at the 6th grade.

And as the renovation progressed, this part was greatly strengthened. First of all, those who were able to enter Sungkyunkwan were those who had received the rank of the 5th class and had excellent academic achievements.

Sungkyunkwan’s new mission was to train the next generation of high-level officials by rigorously training and filtering out those with solid practical experience.

In other words, it was an upgrade of Sungkyunkwan’s existing mission.

Therefore, being qualified to enter this Sungkyunkwan meant that one could get ahead of others in the competition to rise to the pinnacle of power, known only as a handful of officials.

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When the establishment of the Industrial Academy was announced, officials from local government offices throughout Joseon began to file appeals.

-As time passes, industrial academies will open in regions other than Hanseong, but unfair competition will occur during that empty time. We need an alternative to solve this.

“What they say is not wrong. It is natural to feel dissatisfied if you are pushed back just because you went to a local area even though you passed the exam equally. So what do you think is a good alternative?”

In response to King Sejong’s question, the ministers presented various proposals.

“How about establishing industry-academic institutes throughout Joseon from the beginning?”

“If that happens, there will be no one left in the lab or Area 51.”

“In the case of rural areas, how about providing intensive education using vacations at industry and academies or vacation periods for officials?”

“Those who teach industry and academia all have bodies made of cast iron? “We need to give them time to rest too!”

Every time the ministers presented various alternatives, Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji fiercely opposed them.

In the midst of this fierce debate, Hyang came up with a new proposal.

“How about printing and distributing textbooks and lecture notes?”

“Print textbooks and lecture notes?”

When Sejong showed interest, the scent was explained in more detail.

“yes. Although it may be inferior to learning by seeing and hearing directly at Hanseong’s industrial academy. If you have textbooks and lecture notes and put in some effort on your own, you will not be far behind the competition. Of course, it may be necessary to reduce the work schedule to reduce excessive burden.”

“Even if it were possible to teach like that, no, it wouldn’t be possible. How should I take the test?”

“We have to distribute pre-printed test papers and take them. Like when looking at the past. However, grading will be handled collectively by Hansung.”

“Hmm, won’t it take up a lot of time?”

Hyang immediately responded to Heo Jo’s point.

“You have to use the wave.”

“Are you talking about dispatch?”

“yes.”

Heo Jo nodded at Hyang’s answer, and Jo Mal Saeng’s face turned white.

Looking at Jo Mal-saeng’s face, Hyang continued his explanation further.

“Actively operating dispatches throughout Joseon will help with maintenance as we can continue to monitor the status of the road network that has been developed so far. Additionally, you can find shortcomings in the process of operating a dispatch and quickly improve them. Lastly, by operating a farm like this, we can select horses with excellent qualities and raise even better breeds of horses.”

“Hmm…. Are there any other objections?”

The ministers remained silent in response to King Sejong’s question. This was because it definitely looked better than the proposal they had made.

“Then, I hope you will organize a plan based on the Crown Prince’s plan.”

“I follow your orders!”

After finishing the meeting, Jo Mal-saeng looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

“Whoa~. “I’ll carry the job assistant, the head of the family register, the documents from the battlefield and the investment safe. Now I’ve done it, and I’ve even gone to the industry and academies… Sigh~”

Seeing Jo Mal-saeng sighing, Kim Jeom, who was passing by, lightly patted Jo Mal-saeng’s shoulder.

“Thank you for your hard work, sir. Instead, I will take responsibility and pay attention to the budget, so please be kind to me.”

At Kim Jeom’s words, Jo Mal-saeng’s face lit up.

“Take responsibility for what you say!”

In this way, wild horses ran wild on all roads throughout Joseon – from new roads to trails.

Later, it got to the point where the people became anxious if there were no horses on the roads.

And in this way, the world’s first correspondence course and systematic postal service were born.

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With the creation of such a high-end educational institution, the research institute and Area 51 became hectic.

This was because the research institute and Area 51 were where people with the highest level in Joseon – no, the world – were concentrated, not only in industry and academia but also in engineering.

“Just suffer for a few more years! And wouldn’t it make your job easier if you discovered new talent in that way?”

“Yes…”

Although the researchers responded weakly to Jeong In-ji’s encouragement at the beginning of the New Year, they did their best in class.

As one of the ‘Three Joys of a Gentleman’ was ‘the joy of teaching outstanding students’, it was rewarding to teach students who were trying hard to learn.

In particular, researchers giving lectures at the Academy of Engineering looked into talented people with great eyes. This was because the research institute and Area 51 were not the only ones targeting those who were hospitalized and learning at the engineering academy.

The top companies that were gradually growing in size, especially those with manufacturing businesses, began targeting those attending engineering schools.