Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 792

Episode 792: Noblemen go to Shinji. (4)

Lee Jing-ok personally led the operation, also known as ‘Operation Gamdeok,’ to reduce the weight of obese soldiers. Lee Jing-ok improved performance by checking the results every day and coordinating areas for improvement and areas for strengthening.

“Interesting…”

Lee Jing-ok smiled slightly as he checked the strength of the obese soldiers.

Was it to maintain a heavier body than others? The muscle strength of obese soldiers was considerable. However, even if it was significant, it was not enough to be called ‘business’. He was just good at lifting slightly heavier loads than others. The ability to carry it long distances or walk or run for long periods of time was inferior to that of soldiers of normal body type.

Lee Jing-ok, who was looking at the report again and again, muttered softly.

“Let’s just wait… The situation said something about this. What was it? Hmm… Hmm… Yes! “Agility, endurance, and survival skills!”

* * *

To ensure the success of the ‘Creating a Healthy Pig’ operation for Sejong, Hyang carefully observed Sejong’s actions.

“In times like this, the position of crown prince is very good.”

Hyang was 8 years old at the time. It was when he had just been installed as crown prince. In order to make the plan right, Hyang stayed close to Sejong and watched his every move.

“Why does the Crown Prince stick next to me? “Isn’t this the age where you should focus on math?”

To Sejong’s question, Hyang bowed her head and answered.

“Abamama’s wisdom is recognized and praised by both the great and small ministers and the people. In the future, we must continue this Joseon Dynasty following in Abamama’s footsteps. “Is there any better form of mathematics than learning by observing everything that Abamama does?”

“ha ha ha! guy! “Your mouth is the best in the world!”

Sejong laughed out loud at Hyang’s answer. But I didn’t forget to warn him next.

“It’s really nice to hear the crown prince’s words. However, what a ruler should be most careful about is keeping people close to him who only say good things about him. “The crown prince must keep this in mind.”

“I will keep this in mind!”

“That guy…”

Sejong couldn’t hide his smile as he saw Hyang bowing his head in response. Although they gave him a stern warning, the cute child respected his father and wanted to learn from him, so there was no one who disliked him.

And the crown prince, who was evaluated to be superior to most of the guests, came forward to learn from him, and there was no way he would dislike him.

Hyang, who followed King Sejong and observed him, came to a conclusion.

“As expected, endurance and weight are the issues…”

The clearest example was when drawing a bow at the archery range.

King Sejong, like Naegumwi, was good at pulling the battle bow. The problem was that after 3 rounds (or 15 shots), my arms started shaking. Considering that it was customary for Naegumwi and military officers to fire at least 10 to 50 rounds a day, endurance was clearly an issue.

However, Sejong did not get tired easily when enjoying his favorite game.

“Is it okay to walk? “Your lower body muscles seem to be fine…”

Hyang, who was analyzing Sejong’s condition, suddenly looked into the distance.

“That kid did that, right? It’s called ‘survival muscle.’”

* * *

When Hyang of the 21st Century was a college student, one of his friends who were fanatics of Hyang was severely obese. Anyone who sees it says, ‘Huh? He was a friend who copied the image of the ‘10 nerds’ that was circulating on the Internet to the extent that people thought, ‘That person is a nerd!’

He was a friend who knew that his obesity was a problem, so he put in various efforts.

One day, Hyang saw the friend in question appear with a strange expression and asked worriedly.

“Hey, what’s going on?”

“Oh, I went to the public health center yesterday and got some counseling…”

This is what my friend said.

At the public health center, the doctor told me about my friend’s condition over the body fat test results.

“You are definitely extremely obese, but you also have a lot of muscle mass. “The lower body is especially impressive.”

Looking at the muscle mass for each area shown on the results sheet, the upper body, including the arms, was ‘standard’, and the lower body was ‘excess’.

“…So if I lose fat like this, will I become a muscular man like a bodybuilder?”

The doctor answered his friend’s question with a wry smile.

“no? For that to happen, you will have to exercise separately. “Right now, muscle mass is for survival.”

“Ah…”

The friend who told me what happened yesterday ended with a still strange expression on his face.

“…So my body says, ‘I can’t live like this! ‘I need muscle!’ This means that you have increased your muscle mass. In particular, the lower body gained excess muscle mass, thinking, ‘If you can’t withstand this weight, you’ll be left behind!’” Hyang

patted her friend’s shoulder after hearing her friend’s words.

“Cheer up, friend….”

* * *

In any case, Hyang’s ‘Operation to Make a Healthy Pig’ produced successful results.

King Sejong was not obese, but rather had a ‘good appearance’, and metabolic diseases such as diabetes were also fairly mild.

Sejong himself, who was initially annoyed by Hyang’s persistent interference, saw that his condition was maintained in good condition over time and actively followed Hyang’s advice.

It was the medical doctors who paid attention to these changes in King Sejong. The royal surgeon’s greatest duty was to protect the king’s health. For this purpose, they were medical doctors who even tasted the king’s feces, so they could not miss this change in King Sejong.

In the end, medical doctors had no choice but to find incense. Hyang, who had accumulated various medical achievements, including the treatment of the bean sprouts, came to have a strong influence in the medical field.

* * *

“Hmm… What did the situation do at that time…”

Lee Jing-ok visited military doctors as well as royal doctors, found out the method used by Hyang, and applied it to Operation Gamdeok.

During this process, the biggest objection from obese soldiers was diet.

“General! Are we Uma? “Why do I have to eat only grass every day?”

“Isn’t there meat at least once a day?”

“How can chicken meat and fish meat be meat?”

“If you don’t want to eat, starve.”

“General!”

“Do you think you can eat well on the battlefield? Especially the place we need to go is not one where supply is easy! “Do you think you can eat meat for every meal in a place like that!”

“….”

The soldiers who were complaining about Lee Jing-ok’s words fell silent. But Lee Jing-ok’s criticism continued.

“What did the old sage emphasize over and over again? Isn’t it moderation and moderation? Are those who want to follow in the footsteps of the sage, learn and establish doctrine, and are dissatisfied because they cannot overcome their appetite? “How can you still call yourself a nobleman!”

“….”

“I apologize. “I showed my disgrace.”

In response to Lee Jing-ok’s criticism, the soldiers apologized for their mistakes and silently raised their spoons.

Afterwards, whenever the soldiers complained about the meal issue, Lee Jing-ok criticized them by citing ‘supply’ and ‘nobility’, and the soldiers had to keep quiet.

However, Lee Jing-ok did not always use the whip.

“The situation said, ‘If you are angry, appease me,’ right?”

Lee Jing-ok faithfully followed Hyang’s teachings.

The Imperial Army, like its officials, was assessing service ratings. Promotion was achieved by combining this rating, the physical strength test, and the points obtained through the functional test for each branch.

This applied to all ordinary soldiers as well as executives. In the case of ordinary enlisted soldiers, there was a difference in pay based on this score, and promotion to general was decided. And if you accumulated more points there, you could be promoted to a low-level military officer like Jinmu.

Lee Jing-ok followed Hyang’s teachings and offered carrots to the obese soldiers.

First, among obese soldiers, additional points were given to those who faithfully lost weight.

It wasn’t just the obese soldiers. It was impossible for the executives of the conquest army to manage each and every obese soldier. Therefore, regular soldiers with standard body types were paired with obese soldiers and had them move together. And if obese soldiers got extra points, their paired soldiers also got extra points.

“And if the points accumulated in this way accumulate above a certain level, the parties involved will receive great benefits. Those who want to work at Shinji’s Social Democratic Institute will be given priority in allocation, and those who want to acquire land in Shinji will get a larger piece of land where they want!”

Lee Jing-ok, who declared to the soldiers, immediately raised a document.

“This is not just something I say. “It is something that His Majesty has permitted!”

The soldiers’ eyes began to sparkle as they heard Lee Jing-ok’s shout.

Operation Gamdeok was carried out successfully with the proper use of carrots and sticks.

When the departure schedule for the first team was finally decided, Lee Jing-ok nodded with a satisfied expression.

“Now you can be considered a soldier! “At first, I was worried that it would only prey on those crazy people!”

However, when he arrived at Chosi after a nearly two-month voyage, Lee Jing-ok exploded.

“These! “You just ate it on the boat!”

Many of the soldiers who had lost weight had regained their physique.

The yo-yo phenomenon occurred because I was eating all the time on a boat with limited space and not moving properly.

“Half of the points you have accumulated so far will be deducted! We will conduct special training on the way to Haenggung Palace! “I will give you points again based on the results of that special training!”

The soldiers gritted their teeth at Lee Jing-ok’s results. However, because it was their own situation, it was impossible to file a complaint.

Therefore, the soldiers had to do their best in the special training that followed.

The problem was that the intensity of the special training was considerable.

Soldiers were able to lose a lot of weight by receiving training such as ‘Run 10 li next to an iron horse running at a low speed.’

But later, just thinking about it became a memory that made me grit my teeth.

* * *

“…That is why, as soon as I arrived at the outpost, I immediately sent an order to headquarters. “Soldiers belonging to the rear will have to do their own training on board the ship and their food intake will be restricted.”

“Is that so…”

Hyang trailed off with a slightly embarrassed expression at Lee Jing-ok’s explanation.

‘I heard you’re tough after all!’

Lee Jing-ok continued speaking, not sure if he knew the inside of the incense or not.

“Still, thanks to the circumstances and His Majesty’s concern for Area 52, we have been able to relieve a great deal of burden. “This is because it would have been several times more difficult if we had had to transport weapons and explosives to be used by the conquering army.”

Hyang responded to Lee Jing-ok’s words with a confident face.

“Don’t worry about weapons and organs. It’s not that bad compared to this magazine. “How is the training of the soldiers?”

Lee Jing-ok also answered Hyang’s question with a confident face.

“As long as we receive weapons, we can set out for conquest right now!”

“is it? Trustworthy! “Then let’s start with the transportation plan and check it again!”

“yes!”

With this, the empire’s invasion campaign against the Aztecs began to get into full swing.