Black Corporation: Joseon - Chapter 726

Episode 726: Jang Yeong-sil’s Legacy (3)

Those who shouted opposition by blocking the Chairman of the Board of Audit and Inspection no longer appeared.

The biggest reason was the lack of justification for the causes mentioned by Wan – especially discrimination and filial piety – and the second reason was that the method of supporting the training and settlement of technical manpower using reconstruction was also good.

Ministers gathered in the Prime Minister’s conference room were reacting positively to the reconstruction of the temporary palace.

“Even though it is the same labor, there is not much to learn in railroad construction, but there is a lot to learn in palace construction (building or repairing new buildings) if done well.”

“That’s right. This could be the best opportunity, especially for the natives. They will feel the need to learn sounds and numbers.”

While making such positive judgments, there were

also those who judged that the political form of the empire itself could change

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The most representative person was Kim Jong-seo.

“I think the future empire will not just be a federal government in words, but a definite federal system.”

Hwang Bo-in also nodded at Kim Jong-seo’s words.

“That would most likely be the case. However, as long as the tradition of ruling Shinji continues, there is no need to worry about division.”

“That is the most reassuring part.”

Kim Jong-seo strongly agreed with Hwang Bo-in’s point.

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Transportation and Communications As long as restrictions existed, Shinji had no choice but to operate separately from the main paper.

‘Out of sight, out of mind.’ This did not apply only to the relationship between men and women.

Although there was a first law that applied to the entire empire, the lower laws were bound to differ significantly depending on the environment and customs.

And the enactment of these lower laws was based on the local situation. It was certain that the influence of the officials and people of the region who knew well would have the greatest influence.

If this process was repeated, at some point Shinji would fall away from the empire.

However, if Shinji took over the rule ,

this possibility could be greatly reduced. This was certain.

Because he already had experience in running state affairs at the center of power in the empire, Sang-tae was the one who could appropriately mediate the conflict between the Shinji and the main branch. Not

only that, but also the discrimination between the main branch and the Shinji that could occur implicitly. ***

Whether there was such a movement in Seoul or not, Hyang was directing the reconstruction of the temporary palace in Shinji.

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I have no choice but to go since I have already decided to do it. I already wrote down the reason and sent it, and now I can’t eat it anymore. No way. “Are you going to cut off my head, the emperor and father of the current emperor?”

Because of that confidence, the county allowed the reconstruction and pushed ahead.

“And Shinji and Bonji are sorely lacking in people.”

After mentioning the manpower shortage issue, Hyang raised his head, looked up at the sky, and muttered softly.

“If you know it, that guy is secretly good at balance games… Land is a cheat, but they gave him a nerf for lack of population.”

***

The small population of both the original and new locations was a fatal weakness.

In order for the empire to establish itself as a true power, it needed a larger population than it has now.

No, for the stable operation of the country, a large population, which was the basis of labor and tax revenue, was essential.

Therefore, from the early Joseon Dynasty, grain and cloth were given as rewards to those who had many children, and King Sejong even went so far as to create an official childcare leave system.

This was promoted more actively as the country progressed and became an empire.

Those who had three or more children were given tax benefits and childcare subsidies. Officials were also given extra points in performance evaluations if they saw many children.

Thanks to this, many male and female officials had to suffer from overwork, not overwork, without a break, not only at work but also at home.

Thanks to this, the population of this site continued to show an upward curve, but it was still far short of the people located right next to it.

And the most representative example of the result of this demographic difference was military doctrine.

While the Ming planned operations based on traditional Incheon tactics, the Empire insisted on operations centered on quantity warfare and firepower warfare.

This was also one of the reasons why the empire placed great importance on artillery since the Joseon Dynasty.

***

Hyang was keenly aware of the problem of population shortage as he looked at the ‘new land development plan’ created by King Sejong and which he was supplementing.

“It may be the butterfly effect that I caused, but Europe may advance west faster than expected. In such a situation , there is a limit to

relying on this paper .”

The problem Hyang considered was as follows:

– The population of this paper continues to increase. Thanks to this, the average age of this paper is getting younger.

This has both good and bad points. -The

good thing is that productivity will increase in the future. And as there are many young people with high sexual energy, the population will continue to increase.

-The bad thing is that everything except this is a problem.

-The average age is young, but on the contrary, various professional This means that there are only a small number of people who have accumulated enough experience in the field.

– Also, the young average age means that the economic base is weak. The standard of living in the empire has already increased significantly. Considering this, there will be a phenomenon of late marriage or avoidance of marriage. You don’t need to go all the way to Korea in the 21st century to see this. Just look at Europe from the Industrial Revolution to the early 20th century. Even at this time, the phenomenon of avoiding childbirth was becoming a social problem

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– If you think about all these situations, read the full text sent by this paper to Shinji. There is bound to be a limit to the supply and demand of manpower.

-There may be many measures to lay the foundation for a new territory prior to European expansion, but the first thing to be implemented is to educate local natives.

“Secondly, even if the country is blocked, people cannot be blocked. “It probably won’t work. Just like in the United States.”

The township even had an active immigration policy in mind for the development of new areas.

However, the region Hyang was thinking of

was Europe.

-Ming is already too familiar with the country and the concept of ‘China First’.

Even if you accept it, only problems will arise.

-Why is there still no ‘Japan-Japanese chauvinism’, but we have become accustomed to the concept of a nation?

-On the other hand, most people in Europe are more familiar with the concepts of territory and city where they live than with the concepts of country and nation.

– In addition, we must also consider the impact of religious conflict, which has already ignited sooner than expected. Because it was faster than expected, the influence of the Catholic Church is overwhelmingly strong. This will force Protestants to emigrate.

-What is interesting is that while Catholicism has a strong conservative focus on traditional agriculture, Protestantism emphasizes commerce and industry.

-If we control the speed of immigration and prevent it from becoming powerful, these Protestants will become excellent human resources.

Just like America.

– The issue of white supremacy can never be addressed at this point.

“And the thing to prevent is slavery. In some ways it is the easiest way, but it has the worst results.”

Hyang

muttered as he crossed out ‘slavery’ written on a blank piece of paper and erased it.

***

As Hyang said, slavery was the easiest solution. By using overwhelming force to enslave the natives and, if insufficient, importing slaves from Africa or other Southeast Asian regions, they could easily and quickly pioneer new territories.

But this was a choice that brought more harm than good.

A traditional agricultural-oriented society would have been able to survive through slavery. But in industrialized society, slavery was a shackle.

This was because slaves had no market value.

In order to cultivate technical manpower, professional education was essential, and it was certain that educated slaves would rebel to escape slavery.

No matter what the situation was, slaves rebelled or threw society into chaos to escape slavery.

Even in history before the intervention of Hyang, there were Spartacus’ rebellion, the Haitian Revolution, and armed resistance such as the Manjeok Rebellion of the Goryeo Dynasty.

Even in the history after Hyang intervened, one of the first orders received after the establishment of the Milwi was to hunt down and kill ‘slayer masters’.

***

After reviewing the plan for a while, Hyang gradually came to grips with it.

“First, let’s start by solidifying the foundation by making the most of the support provided by this magazine. The expansion part is surprising, but the natives and the monopoly are taking care of it, so it’s not something to worry about.”

As Hyang said, the natives who were loyal to the empire were taking the lead in conciliating other nearby tribes and bringing them into the arms of the empire.

They were like this . Passionately conciliating other tribes was the biggest issue of survival.

Even when the empire had just entered the New Territories, most of the indigenous people in the New Territories were primitive tribal communities.

Of course, there were some who built sophisticated political communities such as the Iroquois League. Most other tribes were repeatedly uniting and dispersing at the clan level.

The economy was also centered on primitive farming and hunting and gathering.

Because the natural environment of Shinji was so good, survival was not difficult even under these circumstances, but once in a while It was not uncommon for the clan itself to become extinct if there was a bad harvest or an epidemic.

In such a situation, the empire was a grateful entity that guaranteed their survival. The empire’s officials traveled among the tribes to

solve food problems, and if there was a shortage, this newspaper reported Food was brought from and helped the natives survive.

In addition, the empire’s overwhelming force ensured the safety of their tribes from hostile tribes.

Thanks to this, at some point, the number of tribes that followed the empire began to increase one by one. The problem was that among these noble tribes

, there were subordinates who were hostile to each other.

Imperial officials intervened and tried hard to mediate, but armed conflicts continued to break out among the tribes.

This was resolved by King Sejong’s arrival at Sinji . Sejong

,

who understood Shinji’s situation, skillfully used carrots and sticks.

Using his title and status as ‘the greatest leader of the Thunder Tribe’, Sejong, who was caught in the conflict, made sure that the tribe in question listened to his words. If they did not comply, they provided ample support, and

if they did not comply, the imperial army was dispatched to forcibly mediate. -If they did not follow this mediation plan, they would be exterminated!

The tribes, who knew well the powerful force of the empire, had no choice but to follow the mediation plan, crying and eating mustard. However, Soon most tribes accepted the intervention. The reason they rejected the mediation proposal and held on was mostly a matter of pride.

The next thing that King Sejong used was the appointment of private and educational officials.

King Sejong, who realized that much of the conflict between noble tribes was a clash of pride, popularized his improved Gyeokbang and held open competitions between the tribes. And the warriors of many tribes risked their tribe’s pride in fierce competitions, and the tribe members enthusiastically cheered them on.

Next, King Sejong appointed the natives as officials of the new land through education and gave them instructions whenever he could.

“Think about it. How useless and useless is it to cover blood with blood? How good would it be if, in the arms of the empire, we could judge right and wrong in accordance with its laws and reduce pointless bloodshed?

And as the number of tribes seeking safety in the arms of the empire increases, how peaceful will this land become? How great is it that your tribes no longer have to suffer from the fear of slaughter?” ”

Indeed, yes.” Before you knew it,

the native officials who had been brainwashed by King Sejong were working hard to persuade the chiefs and elders of their own tribes, and the chiefs and elders were swayed by his persuasion. They actively tried to appease tribes that were not wealthy.

Interestingly, the tool that the chiefs and elders used most was the monopoly.