Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 1087: Things keep happening… (2)

While Woo continued to compose himself, Hyang and Wan-hyeon were moving on to the main topic.

“Then can you show me how it moves?”

“Of course I have to show it to you!”

Wan confidently responded to Hyang’s request and gestured to the craftsmen. The artisans who saw Wan’s gesture approached the internal combustion engine on display. Wan then explained the craftsmen’s actions.

“To start the new engine, a lever bent in that ‘L’ shape is used. In response to Wan’s explanation, one of the craftsmen raised the lever in question high. Hyang muttered to himself when he saw the crowbar in the craftsman’s hand.

‘Is that something you often see in movies?’

This was because there were scenes in movies and dramas set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries where a similar-looking crankshaft was used to start a car. Domestic dramas and movies also used something similar to this in scenes where a cultivator is started in a rural area.

‘wait. Now that I think about it… some of those scenes were metaphors for pornographic scenes, right? That’s really… Ah! ‘It’s gone too far!’

Hyang, who barely managed to prevent himself from falling into a side street again, hurriedly focused his attention on the demonstration. And as expected, the craftsman holding the crowbar inserted the shaft into the small protrusion that protruded from the new power engine.

“And then we open the switch on the chicle pipe that connects that engine to the fuel tank and send the fuel to the engine.”

According to Wan’s explanation, another craftsman operated the opening and closing device attached to the fuel tank located above the head of the new power engine.

“This makes everything ready to start. Then start!”

“Start!”

The craftsman recited loudly and began to turn the lever.

Squeak, squeal, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak

! Fu pung! Wind, wind, wind!

The lever, which began to turn slowly with a loud, rapid friction sound that was annoying to the ear, soon increased its speed and began to turn rapidly. And in keeping with the rotating lever, smoke came out of the engine’s exhaust port. Then, at some point, the smoke almost disappeared and a haze began to rise along with yellow and blue flames.

Bah bah bam~.

The new engine, properly started, moved with a loud explosion. The power shaft of the new engine had a small pinwheel painted yellow. When the engine rotated properly, the pinwheel rotated quickly, creating an optical illusion as if a yellow circle was still there.

“That’s amazing! “Then what do I have to do to stop that organ?”

In response to the question about the fragrance, Wan gestured to the craftsmen. After confirming Wan’s gesture, the craftsmen locked the switch on the fuel pipe.

Food, etc! Food, etc! Food deuk.

When the fuel was cut off, the new engine stopped making a loud noise. When the engine came to a complete stop, Hyang and Hyeon came forward and began to take a closer look.

“I want to see your face.”

“yes.”

At Hyang’s request, Wan motioned to the craftsmen again. At Wan’s gesture, the craftsmen came carrying a large table covered with a cover. When the cover was removed, there was a model showing the inside of a new power engine in its place.

Wan held up his pointing stick and pointed to various parts of the model, explaining the structure of the new power engine. As Hyang listened to the explanation while looking at the structure of the model, his mind became confused.

‘It’s a little different, but it’s a typical 4-stroke, right? Which came first, the 4-stroke or the 2-stroke? That’s also true, but this was possible even without batteries! Didn’t the first cars have batteries?

As Hyang pointed out, the new engine did not have a ‘battery’ in the imperial language. This was a word that meant ‘a pond containing electricity,’ but results worthy of the name had not yet been produced. Thanks to this, the new engine was equipped with a generator that generated electricity. And the generator was connected to the power shaft. The generator, which ran on power received from the power shaft, supplied power to the igniter.

“Hmm… So there are two ways to stop this organ? Either cut off the fuel or stop the generator.”

“In theory there are two, but in practice we only chose to cut off the fuel.”

“I see…”

Hyang nodded after hearing Wan’s explanation.

“What do you think?”

“You look okay. What I’m a little worried about is when I restart an engine that stopped working… This is the same for other engines…”

Engines that go into the acetabulum – steam engine and Stirling engine – Occasionally, fires would stop in the sky due to accidents. In the event of an accident like this, repairing the engine and starting it again was almost impossible, no matter how damaged the engine was. Therefore, crew members boarding a bhikkhu must have a parachute.

“It is inevitable that restarting will be difficult, but the unfortunate event of stopping mid-movement is unlikely to happen easily. “We tested it, and even if we kept moving it non-stop until the life of the organ expired, that didn’t happen.”

“So how long does the organ last?”

“50 hours (approximately 100 hours)…..”

“huh?”

“her!”

Hyang and Hyeon both looked dumbfounded at the hesitant answer.

“Isn’t it too short?’

Wan hastily responded to Hyang’s point.

“I’ve finally come out of the shell. You can’t ask a child who can’t even crawl yet to run, right? Well, it is said that as soon as the Buddha was born, he walked the Three Jewels and attained ‘self-respect for all children in the world’, but he is not the spark of this institution, is he?”

“That’s right.”

Hyang nodded at Wan’s words and smiled bitterly inwardly.

‘Buddhism is still criticized…’

* * *

The policy of pro-Confucianism and suppression of Buddhism, which had been strictly implemented since the founding of Joseon, continued even after it became an empire. Of course, they did not suppress it outright, but they created a ‘religious law’ and managed it very meticulously.

And among the people of the empire, especially among the leadership of the main paper, Buddhism was still ‘looked at first.’ What’s interesting is that Catholicism was added here not long ago.

After receiving the surrender of the Vatican during the Italian Unification War, Catholics were able to obtain the right to missionary work. However, ‘religious laws are strictly observed.’ There was a prerequisite, but as time passed, Catholicism was gradually expanding its power. In this situation, the leadership of the Imperial newspaper combined Catholicism and Islam and ‘discarded them all’.

“Did you hear? They say that the one God that Catholics believe in and the one God that Islam believes in are the same God.”

“But weren’t Catholicism and Islam bitter enemies? ‘Are you calling each other infidels?’

“So it’s funny. This is why religion is scary. Being a poor person is the norm…”

The Confucian scholars of the noble class, who played a leading role in the founding of Joseon, were Shameless. No, I hated religion itself. From shamans and monks who worship all gods to Buddhism, Islam, and the most recently introduced Catholicism, they were all seen as ‘harmful acts of insensitivity’. And Hyang, including the Confucian scholars of the nobility, was ‘scamming everyone’.

“joy! Is that why they made such a fuss later by talking about ‘serious behavior’?”

It was a criticism of the dogmatism of the leaders and Confucian scholars of the late Joseon Dynasty in history before the intervention of Hyang. In the end, Hyang gathered famous scholars and Catholic monks and had them join the Institute of Science.

“I don’t know if there will be delicious bibimbap or dog food, but let’s fight hard. So, create a philosophy that will be helpful to the empire!”

* * *

‘ah! I got sidetracked again! ‘Maybe it’s because it’s almost time to go, but I keep getting sidetracked.’

Hyang, who was determined to get sidetracked again by Wan’s command, asked Wan again.

“But have you tried mounting it on a flying frame? Do you think it’s useful?”

Wan answered Hyang’s question honestly.

“I haven’t tried it yet. Honestly, there is still a long way to go. It certainly has many advantages over steam engines or new external combustion engines, but it is still heavier than the power it produces. “We need to improve some more.”

“How do you plan to improve?”

“Not only do we need to improve the performance of the new power engine that has just been completed, but we also need to redesign the blade.”

“Hmm, I see… But the biggest problem is the budget?”

“Yes, budget.”

Hyang and Wan, who mentioned ‘budget’, looked at Hyun at the same time. Hyeon, who was attacked by the gazes of the two people, let out a long sigh and opened his mouth.

“Phew… Yes, I will prepare the budget before the senior committee.”

“After all, you are the emperor.”

“I’m just grateful.”

“But there will be a lot of opposition. “It looks like your ears will hurt a lot.”

Hyang immediately responded to Hyun’s complaints.

“Only when a usable power engine is created can a flying machine that can be used properly be created. “Wouldn’t it be possible for a drone frame to be created only when such a flying machine comes out?”

“ah!”

At Hyang’s words, Hyeon’s expression suddenly changed.

‘right! Only when a truly usable blade comes out can we make a blade model that matches its size! If you make clothes carelessly and end up with clothes that don’t fit your body, you will become a bastard!’

Hyeon, who realized that his virtue could be threatened, opened his mouth with a stern expression.

“We will do our best to pass the budget. “If necessary, I use martial arts.”

“I believe it.”

When Hyeon mentioned Kwon Do, Woo, who was behind him, joined the conversation.

“If His Majesty, who will soon be elected, uses authority, he may receive unnecessary criticism. Wouldn’t it be better for me to ascend to the throne and handle the matter?”

It was clear that a huge budget would be spent on improving the new power engine to be able to use it properly. And without even a plan for how long it will be implemented. Of course, the entire budget will not be executed at once, but the problem was that it was not possible to specify the ‘by date’ mentioned above.

Of course, it was clear that if Hyeon pushed ahead with this, words would come out.

‘I am committing a foolish act in return for my abdication!’

This wasn’t a good thing for Wu either. ‘I left the work to the emperor for his own convenience! It was inevitable that word would go around.

“I will step in and prepare and execute the budget.”

Hyun smiled at Woo’s words and opened his mouth.

“It’s not that I don’t know why the crown prince is saying such things out of concern. But this is what Jim has to do.”

“Haona……”

“Does the crown prince know the term ‘myeonsinrye’?”

“yes. “I know that Emperor Won – Sejong – strictly controlled this and eradicated it.”

Hyang and Wan, who were listening to the crown prince’s answer, whispered softly.

“It was a long and boring fight, wasn’t it?”

“Thanks to you, there was no shortage of people at the records office.”

“What is that damn ‘custom’…”

“That’s right.”

* * *

King Sejong banned the ritual of meeting people, and anyone who violated it had to be punished by being thrown into the record office. However, this tradition of Myeonsinrye went into hiding in the shadows and continued persistently until the era of Hyang and Wan.

“Did the Emperor’s name and the laws of the nation seem ridiculous to me?”

“Here comes the custom!”

“okay? Then I’ll make it a ‘practice’ to not even dream of Sungcha!”

“Myeonsinrye again? Is it customary this time too? Not only will I send you to the records office, but I will also expel you from office, and I will make sure that the family of the criminal will not be able to see the past for the next 100 years!”

The purpose of deleting an official position was to take away the person’s current rank and rank and to render all the experience and achievements he had accumulated so far into nothing. If this disposition was taken, the person involved would have his or her career erased and would not receive any of the various benefits, including pension, provided by the country after retirement.

It was a huge punishment to lose the benefit of being buried in the Imperial National Cemetery after death, although it was a pension. This was because he lost ‘the honor that would be with the emperor even in death.’ This was not only personal honor, but also family honor. In addition, the ‘100-year ban from public office’ was a punishment that influenced the rise and fall of the family.

Nowadays, the discrimination between industrialists, farmers, and industrialists has long since disappeared, and we have entered an era where there are so many great magnates that even a decent nobleman would bow his head first. However, for many noblemen, the highest goal was to pass the civil service exam and enter the civil service. Because of this background, the ‘100-year ban from office’ was a humiliation that brought down the family.

If such a punishment was received, King Munjong took measures to completely exclude the person concerned and his or her family from the genealogy. The purpose of this measure was to avoid being ‘banned from appearing in the press’ and to remove the shame. Because of this, there are often people who lose everything and make extreme choices. However, from the emperor to the people, there was not a single person who felt pity for them.

* * *

“But why are you suddenly bringing up the Myeonsinrye?”

“Think of the first three years of becoming emperor as a royal ceremony.”

“yes?”