Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 71

Episode 71 People (4)

New researchers and existing researchers, including Sunji Lee, were struggling with numbers as best as they could to solve the tasks given by Hyang.

There were some tasks that were easily solved as the number of people increased, but there were also many that were not.

Among the remaining difficult issues, the most representative one was the correction of the calendar.

Late at night.

“Hmm… I don’t understand…”

Lee Soon-ji twisted her head as she opened a book full of formulas.

What he was worried about now was that too many variables were included in the formula for correcting the calendar.

“In leap years… leap days, leap days, and seasons….”

You could just add leap months and add or subtract the seasons according to the existing custom in the calendar brought from China, but then there was no point in revising the current calendar.

“No. If you adjust the formula based on the data you have researched now, the accuracy will increase further. But… ahhh~”

Lee Soon-ji stretched with a bizarre groan and continued talking to herself.

“You have to calibrate it every year, and you have to calibrate it again every two or three years… This doesn’t make sense. “The teachings of the sage, as well as the teachings of the Buddha, were truly simple.”

In Sunji Lee’s opinion, the teachings of the sage and Buddha were truly concise.

As a result, Sunji Lee had the following values.

‘The truth must be simple and concise!’

According to those values, the formula we are currently creating was truly a mess.

It has to be corrected every year, and every 2 or 3 years, an extra month is added, and the 2nd and 3rd years were also variables.

In other words, a ridiculous situation of repeating corrections for the sake of correction occurred.

Because of this unresolved problem, Lee Sun-ji postponed her resignation and continued to worry about it.

Sunji Lee moved the teacups next to her and muttered.

“This is the land… The sun, moon, and stars revolve around this land, creating day and night…”

Lee Soon-ji, who had placed the kettle in the center and was spinning the tea cup around it, suddenly stopped spinning the tea cup.

“for a moment! “What if the center of this rotation is not the land we live in?”

Sunji Lee raised her finger, drew an imaginary trajectory, and started calculating.

Lee Soon-ji, who was waving her hands and muttering like a crazy person, came to a conclusion.

“When the center of rotation is the sun, an eclipse is established! Just place the sun in the center!”

Sunji Lee took the blank papers piled to one side and quickly started writing down the formula.

Lee Soon-ji, who was frantically writing down equations as if possessed by a god, at some point put down her pen and clenched her fists.

“also! There are no more variables for variables! ha ha ha! Wow!”

Sunji Lee burst into laughter and screamed as if she had lost her mind.

A feeling of greater pleasure than the first time he experienced it was hitting his entire body.

Sunji Lee stood up, opened the window, and shouted.

“The center of the world is not this earth! “This land is also just a dependent variable!”

* * *

Lee Sun-ji, who found the solution through sudden enlightenment last night, devoted herself to organizing the formulas she had found.

Rumors began to circulate among researchers that he had given up on leaving the house and even skipped meals every now and then.

“Someone has lost his mind!”

Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji, who heard the rumor and visited Lee Soon-ji to check on the situation, gaped when they saw the pile of papers next to Lee Soon-ji.

“What is this….”

Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji, who were looking at the situation unfolding in front of them with surprised faces, soon looked at the contents written on the paper.

“Hmm… Huh?”

“what?”

Since Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji were experts in arithmetic, they soon recognized the value of the formulas written by Lee Sun-ji.

Jeong Cho looked at Jeong In-ji, who had a very nervous expression on his face.

“I will report to you right away, so you can keep an eye on that friend from here.”

“I understand, Captain.”

After some time, Hyang came running from Area 51 after receiving the urgent report and looked at the papers in question.

Hyang’s face was seriously crumpled as he examined what was written on the paper.

‘shit! Even I can’t handle this level!’

Although others did not know it, Hyang was someone who chose liberal arts because of mathematics, even in the 21st century. What he was most confident in was the classic method of solving problems by confronting them with his body.

Although he did not understand it clearly, he knew the general content and gave orders to Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji.

“Put the doctor on standby immediately!”

“All right!”

“And please keep this matter confidential until this task is completed and officially reported to Abama.”

“I follow your orders!”

“And… I think I won the argument, right?”

“Keuung…”

Jeong Cho and Jeong In-ji groaned in response to Hyang’s question.

* * *

As the research institute was created and the calendar was revised, a controversy arose between the local government and Jeong Inji.

The topic of debate is ‘The Earth is round.’ ”The Earth revolves around the sun.’ It was.

In order to modify the calendar, astronomical observations were essential, and in the process, a conflict of concepts arose.

‘The Earth is round.’ The argument easily led to a victory for the township.

‘The horizon seen from a high mountain facing the sea draws an arc.’ This was because there was an observation report called and help from Muslims.

However, there was quite a long debate about the heliocentric theory, because a complete refutation was impossible for Hyang, who only scratched the surface through entrance exam education.

And as the debate ended in a draw, the armillary sphere was no longer on the display stand at the institute.

“Ah-oh! “The harmful effects of entrance exam education that only knows the time difference between Galileo and Copernicus!”

Hyang, who could not win the argument because he only knew the name but did not know the content, looked up at the sky and cried out about the harmful effects of college entrance exam education.

* * *

A month later, Hyang gathered King Sejong and the ministers and held a presentation on ‘Calendar Correction’.

The person in charge of the presentation was Sunji Lee. Lee Soon-ji, who even took Cheongsimhwan to relieve tension, calmly carried out the presentation.

“… That is all.”

When Lee Sun-ji finished her presentation, King Sejong, who had been listening intently until the end, praised Lee Sun-ji.

“Good job. That was a really good theory. Crown Prince, what do you think of Jwarang’s theory?”

“I compared it with previous almanacs and records of solar and lunar eclipses, and there was no mistake.”

“Then I guess we can say that we have finally created our own calendar?”

In response to Sejong’s question, Hyang corrected the word.

“It is a correction method. “Abama.”

“Yes, ‘correction method’.”

Sejong, who was nodding his head with a bitter expression, looked back at his ministers.

“What do you think?”

Hwang Hee answered King Sejong’s question as a representative.

“I think it would be best to apply the correction to the calendar immediately and use it. But the problem is when you make it into a book and then use it for educational purposes. The book will definitely be released, but if that happens, there will be problems. “There are a few sentences that need to be removed.”

“Leave the sentence?”

Hwang Hee answered King Sejong’s question.

“’This world is spherical.’ and ‘The world revolves around the sun.’ no see. “If you do something wrong, the government will take issue with it.”

“Hmm… That’s right.”

Sejong nodded at Hwang Hee’s point.

The world view so far is ‘the world is flat.’ And the center of the world is Zhonghua.’ It was.

However, the theory coming out of the lab now denies this.

However, removing the sentence did not suit King Sejong’s taste.

Of course, it was said that Ming was a superior state and that due to the difference in national power, he had to pay attention to Ming, but he did not like the idea of hurting his pride.

“Is there any other way?”

Hwang Hee answered King Sejong’s question again.

“You just need to emphasize that it is simply a natural law.”

“Is it a simple law of nature? Hmm… I see.”

When Sejong nodded, Hwang Hee added.

“In order to make such a claim, you need solid physical evidence to prove it. “The evidence provided by the research institute is far from sufficient.”

“Right. “I command the crown prince.”

“Yes Abama.”

“You know what to do, right?”

“Yes, I will gather more evidence to prove the theory and make the theory stronger.”

“You know very well. “Then what should you do?”

Lee Jik stepped forward and answered Sejong’s question.

“We must make them understand that this is simply a law of nature and does not deviate from the four virtues.”

“I know very well. “The responsibility of Lord Yejo Panseo is enormous.”

Judge Ye Jo bowed his head and responded to King Sejong’s words.

“I honor your command with all my heart!”

“Then let’s stop here.”

When King Sejong declared the end of the presentation, the ministers left and came out.

“Haa~.”

“Good luck with your pre-trial.”

“Yepan, you too must have had a hard time.”

As the other ministers who came out said one thing at a time, Ye Fan screamed.

“Wow! Why is the Crown Prince so useless….”

“Yepan!”

Ye Fan, who was about to say something about the crown prince and the research institute, immediately shut his mouth at Hwang Hee’s words.

“Useless? “Do you really think that?”

“That’s still tolerable to this day…”

“What a frustrating person you are! Have you forgotten that because of the appropriateness, you couldn’t match the season and saw a lot of blood? And yet you’re a substitute!”

“I apologize.”

In response to Hwang Hee’s criticism, Yejo Panseo had to bow his head.

In Joseon, where farming was everything in the economy, keeping the seasons in sync was very important.

If this feast was not properly celebrated, all the people’s criticism would be directed at the king, and the king would have to respond by reprimanding those involved.

“I know the burden is increasing on you and Yejo! But it is Yejo’s duty to resolve it! How can they find only what is comfortable for them? If you want to live that comfortably, hand in your resignation letter and get out! I’m sick of being scolded instead! “I’m sick of it!”

It was Hwang Hee who showed her sincerity in the last sentence.

In order to avoid conflict with the Ming Dynasty, problematic sentences were removed from the books distributed to Seoungwan. And the original was treated as top secret and stored in a safe.

* * *

The ministers have changed a lot since the governor’s declaration.

No, it had no choice but to change.

I had no choice but to change due to Sejong’s grudges that came out whenever I didn’t like the way things were done at all.

At the forefront of these changing ministers were government officials.

This was because when the ministers of the Six Dynasties or the work under their command progressed poorly, the first to receive criticism were the ministers.

Thanks to this, the personalities of the monks also became much harsher.

Not only Lee Jik and Hwang Hee, but even Maeng Sa-seong, who was known to be a good person, had become the default for throwing harsh words when things were not done well.

“thing! After becoming Jeongseung, I changed as a person! “You have become a very nasty person!”

It was a common assessment when looking at the three people who had become irritable.

But the monks also had something to say.

“Then you did a good job!”

“Why do I have to be criticized by the chief executive? “Am I a mischief?”

“If you don’t want to be criticized, don’t do something that will cause you to be criticized!”

“If you feel unfair, file an appeal or submit your resignation! “Tell me to resign!”

Thanks to being forced to change like that, the officials got their work done faster.

A representative example was when returning from the audit of Area 51.

Hwang Hee, who sensed that King Sejong wanted mass production, spoke to Hopan in advance and was able to prepare a record of iron production and present it to King Sejong.

In return for such changes, there were fewer instances where monks had to hear things they most disliked.

“Compared to what I heard….”

Those were the words.

* * *

Hwang Hui and his ministers were worried about one problem these days.

The problem they were concerned about was ‘supply and demand of iron.’

As the mass production of Gapsikjangchongtong and Bigyeokjincheonroe was decided, the government needed large quantities of iron and mild steel.

Until the Goryeo Dynasty and the early Joseon Dynasty, the salt iron system received iron directly from the people, but the castration system had to be changed due to opposition from farmers.

The method chosen to replace the salt iron system was the iron yard system, which involved building iron cages near iron mines and mobilizing farmers to produce iron during the off-season.

However, this system also had many problems, as it involved forced mobilization of farmers, which led to opposition from farmers and decreased morale.

In the end, the answer that Sejong came up with was simple.

“We purchase items that meet established standards and quality!”

However, the ministers and ministers in charge of practical work were in trouble.

“There is no budget! “Budget!”

In the end, the monks, who could not find a good answer even after putting their heads together and thinking together, informed King Sejong that there was a problem.

“Your Majesty, we are trying to implement the policy you have given, but there is a problem.”

“problem? Hmm… budget is a problem?”

“That’s right.”

King Sejong clicked his tongue for the first time in a long time at the answers of the officials.

“Tsk!”

But this time, the monks also had something to say.

“In order to solve the problem of the budget, we are diverting the amount coming from the urban rail system, but there are some parts that must be used, so if we exclude that amount, there is not much room.”

“Your Majesty, the problem with purchasing the parts that are not enough even after such special use is the budget.”

“Your Majesty, in order to solve this budget problem, we must solve the problem of tax collection, but preparations are not yet complete.”

“Taxes are not the only problem. When you purchase iron, you have to pay for it, but there is a limit to the amount of grain and cotton grapes that can be used as payment. In order to solve this problem, currency management is essential, but we are not yet ready…”

“Wow…”

King Sejong was also frustrated with the answers of the officials. I wanted to work enthusiastically, but Joseon’s insufficient capabilities were holding me back.

“Let’s think about it a little more.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

King Sejong, who sent away his ministers, sighed.

“Whoa~. “What kind of country is this… It’s not even a bright apricot…”

Hyang clicked his tongue after hearing the rumor.

“Tsk! “It’s so difficult to build up…”

Hyang found a blank piece of paper and started writing.

“The best thing would be a state-owned enterprise, right? Pocheol! “How good is it?”

* * *

‘Let’s create a state-owned enterprise and take responsibility for the supply and demand of iron.’ King Sejong, who accepted the appeal, immediately hit his knees.

“Is that right!”

However, the ministers who read Hyang’s appeal shook their heads.

“How can commerce in the country….”

“Even if it is a state-run enterprise, it pursues profit, so how can the government pursue profit?”

“Tsk!”

King Sejong clicked his tongue at the reactions of the ministers.

As soon as King Sejong clicked his tongue, the ministers became tense and reflected on their remarks.

“How can you be so short-thinking? If the government makes iron, will only the government benefit? Isn’t iron produced all over the eight islands of Joseon? In areas where iron is produced, it is cheap, and in areas where it is not, it is expensive, making it difficult for the people. Don’t you think that the government could solve this problem by making iron itself? “Why don’t you know that the anti-oxidant problem can also be solved?”

“Ah…”

“Let’s think about it for a bit!”

They were ministers who had become victims of King Sejong’s actions.