Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 976: Clear-Eyed Madman (1)

After rejecting the proposal for ‘Land Battleship’ submitted by Da Vinci, Hyang put his hand on the image and sighed.

“Haa~. Maybe they should have just put him in the drawing office instead of Area 51…”

When I first met Leonardo da Vinci, I was filled with anticipation.

‘Da Vinci, Da Vinci! That da Vinci!’

Da Vinci’s position not only in art history but also in the world of nerds was in the heavenly world. It was Da Vinci who drew out sketches that stimulated the imagination of enthusiasts, such as tanks, helicopters, and rocket-propelled battering rams.

‘The parts that went too far can be coordinated through the craftsmen of Area 51 and the Engineering Research Institute. The most important part of da Vinci is his imagination. All you have to do is get your imagination right!’

Hyang, who calculated this way, succeeded in the operation to catch Da Vinci by using part of the Daejeonrok as bait.

‘done! Welcome to Deokhu World!’

* * *

Da Vinci’s actions, having been lured into Seoul by Hyang, seemed to be following Hyang’s plan. The first thing da Vinci made was a harpsichord.

This was an order given by Hyang to Crown Prince Wu, who said, ‘I will make a quick song that will touch the hearts of the people.’

“These are all my sins, so what should I do? And since I’m serious about this, not entertainment, I need to help.”

That’s how Da Vinci made a harpsichord and presented it as a gift. Of course, this harpsichord was not 100% Da Vinci’s work.

“You mean Clavicembalo? Of course you can make it.”

“Please do me a favor.”

‘Harpsichord’ in English was an item that was not unfamiliar to Da Vinci. This was because the primitive harpsichord had already appeared in 1397, and improvements had continued throughout that time. I also added a spoonful of incense to it. Even in the 21st century, Hyang’s virtuous spirit was wide-ranging, and thanks to that, he was able to learn to play the piano, albeit at a rudimentary level.

To be exact, it was a pipe organ. It was because he fell in love with the pipe organ played by the villain in a movie he loved. With the introduction of Hyang, who knew how to play the piano, albeit at a rudimentary level, the harpsichord made by da Vinci came to have a much higher level of perfection than other harpsichords of the same time.

When the harpsichord was made and presented, not only Hyang and Hyeon-woo, but also the Duke of Anpyeong and the musicians of Jangjagwon all gathered to see the new instrument.

“I heard that the crown prince had great intentions. So I made it in the hope that it would be helpful.”

“Hoo~.”

“Huh~.”

Onlookers both high and low exclaimed in exclamation at the wonderful carvings on the body of the harpsichord. Duke Anpyeong, who had been carefully observing the structure of the harpsichord, looked back at the incense and asked.

“Do you make a sound when you press those wooden boards in a row?”

“That’s right.”

“Should I say Geum (琴)… or Gyeong (磬)?” ‘

As expected, you are Gosu-ro!’

Looking at Duke Anpyeong, who was looking at the structure like an expert and considering the identity of the instrument, Hyang was inwardly impressed and asked,

“Should we say somewhere in the middle between the two? “It’s a European instrument, so it’s hard to match it to our standards.”

“That’s true. How do you play it?’

“It’s like this.”

Hyang, sitting on a chair in front of the harpsichord, played the ‘Chopstick March’.

“and!”

“ah!”

While almost all of the onlookers were admiring the powerful notes of the harpsichord, the Duke of Anpyeong was admiring in a different way.

“The left and right hands can produce notes of different heights at the same time! Are you saying that nonghyeon, which only those who have learned the gayageum or geomungo for a long time can play proficiently, is possible by pressing those wooden boards at the same time?”

“That’s right. And it’s called a keyboard, not a wooden board.”

“It’s a keyboard… When a closed note is played, it uses key keys and the table that holds the keys together makes it a keyboard. It’s a good name. But why did you make this instrument?’

To Duke Anpyeong’s question, Hyang looked back at Wu and answered,

“Isn’t it good that you can play the tune easily and quickly if you just learn the playing technique? I even made a score that goes well with it.”

Hyang held out the staff paper he had made and explained how to use it. As he played the harpsichord and explained how to use it, Duke Anpyeong let out a series of exclamations.

“Indeed! This is a sheet music suitable for European instruments! I think you can use this score for melodies that cannot be notated with Jeongganbo or that are not easily recognized!” ”

That’s right!”

While Hyang and Duke Anpyeong were exchanging words like that, those who were watching behind them shook their heads without realizing it.

‘No matter how much a grandfather loves his grandchildren…’

‘They even make musical instruments for the world?’

And Hyang, the person involved, had similar thoughts.

“At first, I was thinking of making a simple guitar…” In

a drama that 21st Century Hyang watched when he was young – a classic even at the time – the main character, who was an unknown composer, played the guitar and composed a song. It was the scent that made me think of the guitar while recalling the scene I was playing. But after a while, I changed my mind.

“Hold on? You’re not a dirt spoon, you’re the crown prince, right? Guitar doesn’t suit me! The scene where he scribbles on sheet music while playing the keyboard! It’s a scene fit for a crown prince!”

In this way, the harpsichord was the winner.

“A piano would be better, but you don’t know its structure, right? Then let’s go with this!”

It was the result of the well-known ‘grandfather’s love for his (great-)grandchild.’ As a side note, this incident once again left Hyang’s name in history.

– The person who developed the world’s first staff notation.

Still to this day . It was the first creation of staff notation at a time when three-line notation or diagonal notation was used.

* * *

Up to this point, it was okay. No, it was okay for Da Vinci until he first encountered all the results of Area 51. However, ‘there is a need to encourage creating something creative.’ ‘ Da Vinci slowly began to run away after seeing the trend of Area 51, the facilities that supported it, and the talented craftsmen.

However, what completely turned Da Vinci into a runaway locomotive was looking at the hidden parts of Daejeonrok and Jang Yeong-sil’s belongings.

” I can’t believe there’s already someone who created such wonderful works! From now on, I will treat you as the teacher in my heart!”

And then the runaway started, and Hyang became a headache. The most frightening thing about Da Vinci was that he would persist until he was convinced. When the

proposal for ‘Land Battleship’ was rejected, Da Vinci He rushed to Sugang Palace and looked for Hyang.

“If there is anything lacking in my proposal, please let me know.”

‘If someone thinks he’s Italian, look at that hot-tempered personality. If you do well, I’ll hit you?’

Looking at Da Vinci’s face full of dissatisfaction, Hyang muttered to himself and explained the reason:

“What are we going to do if we bring a whale that is not even an elephant to land?”

“Yes?”

After listening carefully to Hyang’s explanation, Da Vinci nodded. “My thoughts were too shallow! ”

I’ll come with an improvement plan soon!”

“Even the improvement plan…”

Hyang placed his hand on his forehead as he saw Da Vinci disappear before Hyang finished speaking. But the situation was getting more and more difficult. Da Vinci created it again. The Ministry of Defense, especially the Army, showed interest in miniature land battleships.

“Isn’t it quite useful to put artillery on an assault vehicle?”

“That’s right.”

“Then wouldn’t this land battleship also be useful?”

“Huh? for a moment? Is that so?”

The army, which showed interest in this way, began to support Da Vinci’s proposal. What made things even more troublesome here was that Jang Hang-seon and Lim Sun-wook showed favor to this plan.

“Make the navy’s ships out of iron and make them bigger and more powerful. What is the reason for putting a canvas on it? Isn’t it to block enemy attacks with solid iron armor and repel enemies from a greater distance with powerful artillery? And doing this is to reduce the loss of soldiers, who are precious citizens of the empire. Wouldn’t this be the same for the army?

“It takes a lot of money to make an iron ship, and it also costs a lot of money to come up with a powerful gun to put on it! Still, the reason you spend money is because you can save more money in the end!”

When Jang Hang-seon and Lim Sun-ok, who were most opposed to the uncontrolled expansion of military spending, showed strong support, the county also turned its thoughts in a positive direction.

“Okay. Let’s make a scale model first.”

“I follow your orders.”

Thus began the development of a new land battleship. As time passed and the scale model was completed, all township and county officials and military officials gathered to observe the model.

“Hmm…”

“It looks okay…”

When most of those gathered were reacting positively, Hyang looked at Da Vinci and the developers and asked.

‘I didn’t know I would say this line here!’

“Why did you open a city war on an assault vehicle?”

“yes?”

Da Vinci and the developers just blinked at Hyang’s words, which were a variation of Stalin’s famous words. Once again, Hyang pointed out the problems of the new land battleship in detail.

“Ah…”

“Oh…”

The longer the scent’s explanation continued, the more Da Vinci and the developers became paralyzed and only looked at the ground. This was also true of army officials who were giving positive evaluations.

“……The reason why only one siege gun was mounted on the A-type assault vehicle was because of these problems and limitations. Even if a steam engine that can generate more power using multi-wing propulsion was created, this is an absurdity. .”

In the end, Da Vinci’s land battleship ran aground once again. But we were not completely stranded. A new combat vehicle was developed equipped with a rotating turret equipped with only one gun.

“Of course, there is a limit to the rotation of 180 degrees rather than 360 degrees…” After

seeing the design, Hyang took up a golden pen and wrote ‘Chariot (war vehicle)’ on one side of the plan.

* * *

Da Vinci’s bold challenge did not end here. Da Vinci was impressed by the automata and exoskeleton created by Jang Yeong-sil and designed the ‘Siege Giant.’

-A propulsion unit that is 8 pieces tall (approximately 24m) and has an expanded endless track like an assault car or tow truck. The upper body is made in the shape of a human.

-Huge iron balls are attached to both arms, and artillery and freight cars are mounted on the chest.

-If you swing your arms from the control room located at the head, the iron ball will destroy the enemy’s castle wall.

-The artillery and wagons attached to the chest hit enemies on the castle walls.

“The military already has large cranes equipped with steam engines. They can be used to build bridges, but they can also be used to break down enemy walls by attaching iron balls like the one you mentioned. But why do we have to make these too? They are shaped like people, too? ”

Da Vinci responded immediately to Hyang’s point.

“Of course, this can be done with a military crane. However, it is not as professional, so it is less efficient. The reason it took the shape of a human is because people have been afraid of giants since ancient times.”

“Digging trenches rather than building castles is already the mainstream of war. There is no need for this.”

“Ah…I understand.”

As he looked at Da Vinci’s dejected back, he took a sip of his food with an expression full of regret.

‘Huge humanoid weapons are a dream, but…tsk tsk tsk tsk.’