Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 811

Episode 811: The stars fall. (5)

The content of freezing incense filled almost 1/3 of the 6 volumes of Japsangnok.

The contents were roughly summarized as follows.

-If you look at the appearance of an adult person, it is difficult to find what they looked like when they were young. Of course, there are some things that do not change throughout life, such as the appearance of moles or ear flaps, but other external appearances change significantly over time.

-Are only people like that? The same goes for not only beasts but also loyalists.

-If you look at the growth of bugs, frogs, fish, etc., this change is clear. Can you imagine a butterfly or moth with wings when you see a caterpillar crawling on the ground and trees and gnawing on leaves?

Can you imagine what a frog or toad looks like when you see a tadpole swimming in the water?

-The same goes for plants. Can you imagine the appearance of a giant tree just by looking at the tiny cotyledons rising from the ground?

-What is the reason for this change in people, animals, bugs, and trees? Isn’t there some law or reason we don’t know yet?

-According to stories handed down from ancient times and those who believe in God, everything is according to the providence of the Supreme God. However, it is not the duty of the noblemen to believe this as is and move on.

-Also, just as people grow and change in appearance and behavior, isn’t this world also changing in appearance as it continues to grow? So, will the world hundreds or thousands of years from now be the same as it is now? Or will people and all things in the world look the same as they do now after a much longer period of time has passed, which is difficult for ordinary people like me to even imagine?

“Whoa~.”

After reading the entire contents, Hyang let out a long sigh. Hyang, who was staring blankly at Japsangrok, suddenly became tired and burst into laughter.

“Abama is the culprit? When women hear this, they swear at it. I got stoned…”

Hyang, who burst out laughing at Sejong calling himself a culprit, immediately covered his head and fell into trouble.

“But where do we assign this? “The institute does not have a biology department… and considering the philosophical considerations that follow, the academy cannot be left out…”

Hyang, who was wondering which department or academy to entrust to, was able to make a decision.

“I can’t help it. The Department of Biology was established at the research institute. The reason is to find ways to properly raise poultry and livestock and eliminate sea animals and pests that are harmful to people. Next… I’ll have to hand it over to this academy and create a new grade… as well. Hmm… the name is…”

Hyang, who was thinking about a name for the new grade, soon found an appropriate name.

“Unexplored… Unexplored… Good! “Imagine the grade!”

In this way, new departments and new grades were created. Among the existing grades, a higher grade was created than Ugong Yisan, the highest rank.

There was some basis for deciding that the scent was ‘unexplored’.

All of the things that have been listed as Ugong-i-san so far have been extremely difficult. However, they all had one foot on traditional knowledge that had been passed down since ancient times.

However, this miscellaneous idea reminiscent of the theory of evolution had no such basis.

It was necessary to create concepts and theories completely from nothing.

Of course, in a similar case there was a heliocentric theory, but those who argued for the heliocentric theory had existed since the days of ancient Greece.

Because it was a completely different case, the fragrance was given a new class called ‘unexplored’.

Hyang, having overcome such difficult times, turned the pages of the book and sighed.

“Whoa~. “It’s a mountain beyond a mountain.”

-I saw craftsmen in the 51st district devise ways to make magnet iron.

-Magnets are many useful items, including compasses. But… (sigh)

“Let’s skip the prologue…”

That’s when the scent started to focus.

-A magnet has a positive and negative pole, and when the different poles face each other, they stick together.

-But when you look at cases like this, there is a characteristic. A small magnet sticks to a large magnet. If they are of similar size, they will pull and stick to each other.

-Maybe all things in the world are like that?

-Water flows from top to bottom, and a rock thrown upward always falls to the ground.

-But isn’t this phenomenon happening because they are pulling each other? Isn’t it just that this land is so large and heavy compared to all things in the world that everything falls to the ground and people and animals all live with their feet attached to the ground?

“Is it ‘the Emperor’s Magnet’ and not ‘Newton’s Apple’?”

Hyang muttered with an expression of bewilderment and soon decided on a grade.

“The level of difficulty is imaginable. Assignment is between the Department of Physics and the Department of Industry and Science. Hmm… Lee Soon-ji must be happy.”

Unlike the history before Hyang intervened, Lee Sun-ji was still alive and actively carrying out research activities.

“I think it’s because I did a job that suited my aptitude…”

Hyang, who remembers suffering from depression while living in the 21st century because he was forced to do a job that was not his aptitude, thinks this is the reason why Lee Sun-ji’s lifespan increased. did.

After that, many of Sejong’s miscellaneous thoughts were recorded in Volume 6 of Japsangnok. However, since they were really simple miscellaneous items or not very difficult, I was able to easily clean up the incense.

“It’s not sweet or salty… no. “Is it salty and salty?”

Hyang, who left his impressions and looked relaxed, held the 7th volume of Japsangrok in his hand.

“Huh! Huh…” Hyang

, holding Volume 7 in her hand, took a deep breath with a very nervous expression on her face.

“This was a salt farm from the beginning, right?”

* * *

-Large, hard megaliths break to become rocks, rocks break to become pebbles, and pebbles break to become sand. And when the sand is further ground, it becomes soil.

-You can tell the underlying gemstone from gravel or sand. This is because the properties of the gemstone remain.

-But the soil cannot know its fundamental stone. Because I sleep so well.

-Then, if we continue to break all things into small pieces, won’t they at some point lose their original nature?

-Let’s take iron as an example. Iron sticks to magnets. Iron powder made by cutting and crushing a large iron ingot also sticks to a magnet. However, even if I grind this iron powder further to the point where it is barely visible to the eye, will it still stick to the magnet?

-Then how small is the size at which iron retains its iron nature? And what is it that makes it maintain its nature until it reaches that size? Is it energy? Is it strength?

-If it is force or energy that maintains that nature, how powerful is it? And can’t people use that energy or power?

Hyang, who had summarized the contents up to this point, wrapped her head and glared at Japsang-rok.

‘Why does nuclear physics come out here!’

“Whoa~.”

Hyang sighed long and came to a conclusion.

“The grade is an unexplored imagination. The person in charge is the Department of Physics, Department of Industry, Department of Chemistry, and Area 51 of the Institute of Engineering.”

* * *

After that, Hyang’s hardships continued.

-‘You can’t steal seeds.’ There is a saying, ‘Where beans are planted, beans grow, and where red beans are planted, red beans grow.’ why? Why?

“Is it genetics this time? Wukong Yisan’s mourning and mourning. Assignment: Department of Biological Sciences, Medical Center.”

-Usually ships float and move on water. Can’t we build a boat that goes into the water? If you could go underwater, how would you breathe?

“Even a submarine? In mourning for Mt. Wukong… Wait?”

The scent that was deciding the grade paused for a moment.

“It’s a submarine development, but isn’t the rating too high? “Isn’t it just assigned out of habit?”

Hyang, who was questioning his own judgment, stopped what he was doing and began reviewing again. Hyang, who was writing down a list of technologies and scientific knowledge needed to develop submarines on a piece of paper placed on one side, nodded.

“You set the rating too low. Wukong Yisan adjusted to medium to high….”

After adjusting the grade, Hyang looked towards Shukang Palace and muttered.

“If I could live for another 10 years, I would be even more excited about the future… Of course, scholars will die from overwork…” * *

*

While Hyang and his brothers were busy working, an emissary from Sugang Palace I rushed over.

“Tae Sang-tae is in critical condition!”

At the eunuch’s shout, Hyang jumped up from his seat and screamed.

“this! “Isn’t he safe until morning?”

“You suddenly lost your strength…”

“Oh my!”

Hyang and his brothers quickly started running to Sugang Palace.

When Hyang and his brothers arrived at Sugang Palace, King Sejong’s room was already full of people.

Starting with the Empress Dowager and Emperor Crown Prince Wan, even high-ranking officials stopped what they were doing and flocked to King Sejong’s bedroom.

When Hyang and his brothers arrived, those who came first got up from their seats, bowed, and cleared the way.

Hyang, who was located right next to the bed where Sejong lay, called to Sejong with a face full of sadness.

“Your Majesty…”

Hearing Hyang’s voice, King Sejong opened his eyes with difficulty and turned his head. Sejong, who saw the scent, smiled faintly and opened his mouth.

“Are you here? “I think it’s time to go.”

“no. “You’re just feeling weak now, so you’ll get back on your feet soon.”

“No, I know my body well. Now it’s time to go. Thank you for everything. “I was able to achieve this great feat because the circumstances supported me.”

“no. “It was only possible because His Majesty guided us.”

“Thank you for saying that. There is a letter in the writing table to give to you. “Read only the situation.”

“I will.”

“Could you please wake me up for a moment?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Hyang directly supported King Sejong. Sejong, who stood up with the support of incense, opened his mouth as he looked at the people filling the room.

“I was able to achieve this great feat thanks to your help. Thank you very much.”

“That’s too much praise.”

Wan and the ministers responded to King Sejong’s words by bowing their heads in unison. Sejong, who was looking at the ministers with a smile, looked at Wan and Hyeon.

“I have something to tell your Majesty and the Crown Prince. As I wrote on the main beam of Geunjeongjeon, I and I did our best under the circumstances and achieved satisfactory results. From now on, it is the responsibility of His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and their descendants to protect this empire, so please do your best.”

“I will keep this in mind!”

Then, King Sejong, who emphasized the harmony of the imperial family and loyalty to the emperor, lay down again.

“Now I have to go down a path I’ve never been before. “Are you curious?”

With those words, Sejong closed his eyes and never opened them again.

It was the moment when one of the people who played the biggest role in changing not only the history of Joseon but also the history of the world disappeared into history.

King Sejong’s death was not a simple death.

It was a signal that a generational change in the imperial power class had begun.

And it signaled the end of a chapter of the revolutionary period that later historians called the ‘Great Leap Forward’.