Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 53

Episode 53: New Weapons (1)

“I will think a little more about the personnel part. The officials of the research institute are working so hard, so they deserve support.”

“I am devastated!”

King Sejong, who gave a positive response to the New Year’s complaint, began a full-fledged audit with his ministers.

“Here come the ledgers.”

The ministers unfolded the ledgers that recorded all the expenses spent at the research institute and began to look at them carefully.

While the ministers were conducting the audit, King Sejong led the government to look at the objects being used or manufactured at the research institute.

“It’s over.”

“Really? How is it?”

Hwang Hee answered King Sejong’s question.

“There is nothing wrong with the books.”

“Really?”

“However, 60% of the funds went to Area 51. An audit of Area 51 is required.”

Hearing Hwang Hee’s words, Sejong looked out the window.

King Sejong, who saw the sky passing from afternoon to evening, came to a conclusion.

“Crown. We will conduct an audit of Area 51 tomorrow.”

“I obey your orders.“

* * *

Early the next morning, King Sejong left the palace with his ministers.

“Area 51… What on earth does it mean? ”

Hyang looked slightly embarrassed at Sejong’s question.

“Do I have some unspeakable twists and turns? ”

“That’s not true. I simply borrowed the name of a research institute that boasts excellent research results in this country. It was because I was embarrassed to say it. “I did it because I thought I would hear people say that I was using the people’s things too much before I even really knew about ours.” ‘

There were rumors that there were aliens splitting up in Area 51, so isn’t there a single alien in Joseon?’ Sejong nodded at Hyang’s answer. He nodded.

“Yes. Since ancient times, it has been said that too much is too little. Make sure you keep an eye out for excess and maintain moderation.”

“Yes, Abama.”

“By the way, it’s good for a rich person to ride a horse and move around.”

“That’s right.”

Both King Sejong and Hyang are dressed in ceremonial robes and ceremonial robes. King Sejong was riding

a white horse, and Hyang was riding a maroon horse, moving side by side toward Area 51. Ministers were also riding horses and following Sejong and Hyang.

Area 51, which Hyang had prepared, was used as a military flag. It was an area a little far to the southeast. In terms of 21st century geography, the military headquarters was near Seoul City Hall and Area 51 was in the Hoehyeon-dong area.

“It’s a fairly large site.”

“Yes. So, a lot of money was spent on purchasing the land.”

“Well done. No matter how much it is the government’s business, it is prohibited to recklessly take away the people’s property.”

King Sejong seemed to like Hyang’s way of doing things and did not spare praise.

‘Unlike the 21st century, they only charge the market price because it is the government’s business!’

* * *

As Sejong and Hyang and his party arrived in front of the main gate of Area 51, the commander of the soldiers guarding the main gate stepped forward.

“Stop! Only authorized persons may enter this place! Show me your new sign! ”

At the commander’s words, Hyang rode his horse to the front. Arriving in front of the commander, Hyang took out a small wooden tablet from his arms and held it out to the commander.

“Here it is.”

After checking the pattern on the wooden tablet, the commander took a step back and politely bowed. “ Chung

! ”

At the gesture of the commander who gave the military salute, the soldiers guarding the door opened the front door wide.

Hyang, who had returned to Sejong’s side, guided him.

“Abama, please come in.”

“Yes, of course. The security is truly thorough.”

“Even Soja can’t enter without a identification card.”

Sejong looked surprised at Hyang’s answer.

“Really? Our crown prince really paid a lot of attention.”

“It’s because security is the most important thing.”

Passing through the main gate, King Sejong shook his head and looked at the incense with a tired face.

“You’re so persistent.” He looked at

the main gate. Contrary to the expectation that they would immediately enter the interior after passing through, King Sejong’s group moved along the white passage to the right. Both sides of the passage were blocked by high wooden fences, and behind the fences, soldiers were standing at regular intervals to watch the passage. They

gave military salutes to themselves. Sejong, who saw the soldiers coming, looked back.

“What on earth are they doing inside that is so serious? ”

“Confidentiality is essential for these matters.”

“Huh…”

Meanwhile, King Sejong and his subjects following behind him all had serious expressions on their faces.

“This strict facility is a research institute? ”

“What on earth are you studying? ”

“This is definitely a waste of budget! ”

While various words were being exchanged, Hwang Hee glared at Jeong Cho.

“Great! What was the crown prince doing while he was doing this? Isn’t Daegam also a vassal of Joseon? If this amount of money was spent, at least the Inspector General should have come forward and reported it! ”

Jeong Chu responded to Hwang Hui’s criticism with a calm face.

“I just stayed because it was a subject. In my opinion right now, even this is not enough. Huh! ”

“what? ”

Hwang Hui raised his voice, but Jeong Chu looked into the distance and muttered to himself,

“If you become a nobleman, your movements should be heavy. Where can you go in such a harsh environment?…”

“Look! Captain Jeong! ”

Hwang Hee screamed, but Jeong Cho continued to talk to himself.

“This is why the desk doesn’t bite. It’s not too late to talk after seeing the scene…”

“Captain Jeong! ”

In a situation where he was about to get off his horse and kill himself, the second door opened and Sejong and Hyang went inside.

“Huh…”

Sejong let out an exclamation as he entered. The vast site – according to Hyang’s rough calculations, there were 21 Buildings were erected on two-thirds of the size of Hoehyeon-dong, Myeong-dong, and Eulji-ro areas, and black smoke was rising from one side. Soldiers from the training center, the National Intelligence Service, and craftsmen from the Military Command and Senate came to greet King Sejong and his group. They were standing in line.

“Military ritual! ”

“Chung! ”

According to the command of the commander, Haesan Choi, the soldiers gave a military salute, and the craftsmen knelt on the ground and bowed.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Thank you! ”

King Sejong’s reign continued and Choi Haesan gave an order to the soldiers:

“Disband! ”

At Choi Haesan’s order to disperse, the soldiers and craftsmen returned to their posts. Sejong and his party

dismounted from their horses and walked, guided by Choi Haesan and Icheon.

“This is truly a great facility.”

“Thank you. But most of the facilities are ones that His Majesty the Crown Prince was involved in.”

“Is that so? So what do you mainly do here? ”

“Improvement of gunpowder, development of new gunpowder, improvement of artillery and gun barrel, development of new artillery and gun barrel, development of new armor, development of tactics using newly created weapons, etc.” Immediately after

Choi Haesan finished speaking, Lee Cheon spoke. He continued.

“To put it simply, we are working on everything related to the military except ships.”

“Is that so? ”

Listening to Choi Hae-san and Lee Cheon’s answers, King Sejong looked around. The uniforms worn by the soldiers and officers were very different from those of the soldiers he had seen.

‘You said everything, but are you even changing the uniforms?’

“Hmm….”

Snoring. King Sejong, who was looking around, looked at the scent.

“Then, let’s take a look at what we have done so far.

“Yes Abama. Generals.”

“Yes! Your Highness, please come this way.”

Choi Haesan and Lee Cheon guided King Sejong and the ministers to a large open space.

In the vacant lot that Choi Haesan and Lee Cheon guided us to, there was a long table and several objects.

Haesan Choi, who guided the people to where the statue was, began to explain.

“The first thing I will show His Majesty the Prime Minister is gunpowder.”

“Gunpowder?”

“Yes.”

Choi Haesan pointed to the plates placed on the table. A small amount of gunpowder was placed on plates made of copper.

“First of all, from the far left, there is the gunpowder that our Joseon military used previously. Our research institute named it Gap-type gunpowder.

Next comes Eul-type gunpowder, which has the ingredients of Gap-type gunpowder adjusted. Next to it is the Eul-type gunpowder. This is the fire silver developed by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire oil that the crown prince also made, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince,

and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince, and next to it is the fire silver made by the crown prince. There is the prototype of cotton powder, and the last one is the Deok-Gap style gunpowder, which makes the cotton powder a little easier to use.”

“Hmm…”

King Sejong, who was examining the gunpowder in response to Choi Haesan’s explanation, asked a question:

“How are each gunpowder different? And you said you made it easy to use, but how did you do that? ”

“Let me explain.”

Choi Hae-san explained to King Sejong how he made it easier to use.

The beginning of the improvement was almost the same as the existing method.

– Mix the raw materials for gunpowder well and then sprinkle water on it to make it sticky. Make a shape like a small meju and dry it.

-Pulverize the dried gunpowder and filter it through a sieve.

Up to this point, it was the same as before. The existing method was mixed with clean oil and stored in this state, but the scent requires several steps. Added.

– When sieving crushed gunpowder chunks through a sieve, use sieves of various thicknesses. The gunpowder powder that passes through the finest sieve is used for the gun barrel, and the gunpowder powder sieved from the next thickness is used for the artillery. -The

sieved gunpowder powder is used in the gun barrel. Mix gunpowder powder with graphite powder.

“Graphite? ”

Sejong expressed doubt at the word ‘graphite’, which he had heard for the first time in his life. Hyang intervened in Sejong’s reaction.

“This is the mineral I added to the list when the National Resources Agency was established and prospectors were dispatched.”

“But? What utility does it have? ”

“It prevents moisture from penetrating and prevents gunpowder from self-destructing when it hits itself. There are many other benefits, but I will explain that later.”

In response to Hyang’s vague answer, King Sejong narrowed his eyes and looked at Hyang.

‘What is this bastard….’

“Hmm… Alright. I will. General, please continue.”

“Yes, Your Highness. As explained by Hae-jae, if you mix it with graphite or process it closer to coating or layering graphite, storage becomes very easy. Of course, we added the process of making a double box containing gunpowder, filling the space between the inner and outer boxes with charcoal, and covering it with oiled paper to prevent moisture from penetrating as much as possible, but it is true that graphite does the biggest job.”

“Coating? ”

Sejong expressed doubt as a word he had never heard of came out again. Then Hyang quickly joined in.

“These are the words of the Seo-i. Because a lot of their knowledge was involved in improving gunpowder, their language was often used. The process of changing it to Korean is in progress…”

Sejong raised his hand to interrupt Hyang.

“I understand what the situation is. That’s not what’s important, so general, please proceed.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Hyang, who was watching King Sejong’s reaction from the side, clenched the hand holding his back.

‘It’s a success! With this, we have crossed the 8th ridge of source washing! ‘

As she began to teach in earnest, Hyang thought about ways to deal with the English that appeared without her knowledge. And what came out that way were books from the Eastern Roman Empire and Europe that filled the library.

After that, whenever English came out without realizing it, Hyang overcame the crisis by saying the following.

“I’m sorry. “I looked at Seo-yi’s books too many times…”

The problem was that as such incidents became more frequent, those who worked with Hyang also became accustomed to using English, Latin, and German words.

Anyway, Choi Hae-san continued his explanation.

“Next is the Eulsik gunpowder that we have improved this time. The most important thing to focus on is changing the raw material ingredients. I’m taking away the sulfur.”

“Taking away the sulfur? ”

At Choi Haesan’s remarks, not only King Sejong but also the ministers began to murmur.

“Would gunpowder explode even without sulfur? ”

“It will explode.”

Judge Hojo’s eyes began to sparkle at Choi Haesan’s answer. Prospectors found several sulfur mines, but the location was not good and the cost of mining was high.

‘Budget budget . We can save! Jihwaja!’

Contrary to the favor of Hojo, King Sejong listened with a serious face.

“Is there any problem with removing the sulfur? For example, doesn’t the explosive power decrease? ”

“The explosive power is almost the same.”

“But since adding sulfur to make gunpowder has been done for a long time, isn’t there bound to be twists and turns? Is it really okay to leave out the sulfur? ”

“You are correct.”

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Haesan Choi responded to King Sejong’s point.

“If you remove sulfur from gunpowder, a characteristic is created, and this is both an advantage and a disadvantage.” ”

What characteristic is it? ”

“An ordinary wick won’t ignite gunpowder.”

“Then it’s useless… Ah! ”

Sejong, who was about to point out, looked back at Hyang and Choi Haesan.

“Only our Joseon army has the means to ignite that gunpowder! So, there are pros and cons! Our Joseon army can be used, but the enemy cannot use it even if it is captured, so the disadvantage becomes an advantage! Something like that! ”

“That’s right.”

In response to King Sejong’s words, Hyang, Choi Haesan, and Icheon bowed their heads and answered. King Sejong continued to express his admiration.

“What a clever waterway! Okay, are there any other benefits other than that? ”

“yes. The biggest advantage is that production costs are greatly reduced by not using sulfur. Both saltpetre and sulfur corrode the inside of the gun barrel and artillery, but the intensity of corrosion weakened when sulfur was removed. This means that the lifespan of the barrel and artillery is extended. Finally, when fired, less smoke comes out.”

In response to Choi Haesan’s explanation, King Sejong stroked his beard with a face full of doubts.

“It has so many advantages, but why Myeongguk… Ah! Is it the speech problem I mentioned earlier? ”

“That’s right.”

Choi Hae-san and Icheon Hyang nodded in response to King Sejong’s question. Hyang especially nodded even more vigorously.

‘Thank you, Internet!’

Subtracting sulfur from black powder means searching the Internet in the 21st century. However, since there was only one site with related facts and there was no exact ratio, the incense and craftsmen had to go through a lot of trial and error.

After that trial and error, they were able to find the mixing ratio that would produce the optimal effect and the wood to use as charcoal. I was able to pick it out and it was classified as top secret and stored in a safe built in the deepest part of the research institute.