Black Corporation: Joseon

Episode 982: The Clear-Eyed Madman (7)

The reason why Hyang gave Da Vinci the job was not just for the unforgiving reason of ‘Let’s suck it up to the end.’

“It would be a waste to waste a talent as talented as Da Vinci so quickly…”

With such a sinister intention, Hyang implemented the ‘Million Dori’ plan to recharge Da Vinci’s vitality. The first step was ‘recording the human body structure’.

* * *

After the Medical Academy was established by Gyeongjang, the medicine of the empire developed remarkably. Traditional oriental medicine based on yin-yang, five life forms, and energy has also developed considerably, but it was herbal medicine and surgery that developed so appropriately that the word ‘explosive’ developed.

With the addition of the ‘Hyang Herb Collection’, which King Sejong reworked, to ‘Distilled Herbal Medicine’, which was compiled during the Northern Song Dynasty and marked a milestone in East Asian herbal medicine, the herbal medicine of the empire is recognized by even high-ranking scholars. progress has been made.

But it didn’t end here. As Daeseoldo and Shinji entered the empire’s territory, the herbal medicine knowledge known by native shamans and shamans was also added. It was not a simple addition. Compared to the herbs listed in Distilled Herbs and Herbal Medicine Collection, we found herbs that could replace them or had better medicinal effects.

Herbalists, who had completed a large database of medicinal herbs, then began researching how to process these herbs to make them more useful.

-If it is a river area of the empire, good medicinal ingredients must be available regardless of time and place.

-For this purpose, methods of processing medicinal materials must also be studied.

To achieve the above goals, herbalists have tried various methods. In addition to traditional methods such as drying or steaming, methods such as powdering or making pills were also tried. That wasn’t all. We also tried complex treatments such as steaming the steamed product again or drying the steamed product again, as well as fermentation, which is expressed as ‘steaming’.

Through these various attempts and trials and errors, the herbal medicine of the empire developed greatly. Although these developments in herbal medicine were remarkable, the medicine that developed even more worthy of the modifier ‘transcendence’ was surgery. In addition to the surgical treatment tools and medicinal materials that had been traditionally handed down, the medical books and treatment tools imported from Europe (especially during the old Roman era) were added, and the imperial surgery field was ready to grow into a giant tree.

Sejong and Hyang’s subsequent active support and guarantee of activities promoted the growth of surgery. And on the battlefield where Joseon was transformed into an empire, surgery became established as a proud field of medicine. However, it was Hyang who contributed the most to imperial surgery and medicine.

This was because incense revived the need for disinfection and sterilization, which existed in Roman times but was forgotten by Europeans as time went by. Sterilization and disinfection were not the end.

It was a fragrance that succeeded in mass production of natural antibiotics using honey and penicillin (called bacterial liquid), which, although of low purity, was still high enough to be used for treatment.

However, his greatest achievement was the importance he placed on medicine and clinics. Until then, being a lawmaker was never a good job. Excluding those who worked for the king and royal family in the palace, most of the lawmakers suffered from hardships. Of course, the biggest reason was that most of the people who visited the lawmakers were poor.

[They do not receive proper treatment fees] Life is difficult] Medicines and treatment fees are expensive] Patients cannot properly pay treatment fees. As this vicious cycle continued, the number of people working in the medical profession gradually decreased. In addition, the perception of the leadership that looked down on medical professionals was also a problem.

The most obvious example was that the royal family dismissed the examination to select doctors responsible for the king’s life as a miscellany. However, Hyang helped King Sejong and actively repaired this part. No, it wasn’t just a matter of tearing it down and repairing it, it was at the level of tearing it all down and building a new one.

First of all, anyone who wanted to work in the medical profession had to pass a national exam and obtain qualifications. And those who passed this test were first given the rank of 8th rank. Although it was an honorary position that did not grant any salary or title, it was a rank recognized by the king and the country.

It didn’t end there. Those who achieved medical achievements, such as new medical techniques or treatments, had them publicly announce them. Once this announcement was officially recognized through review by medical doctors and famous lawmakers, the person concerned was promoted to the appropriate rank. In addition, a considerable amount of money was paid to the parties in the form of pensions. Instead, other doctors could know or learn about the person’s achievements for free.

-This is recognition of the member’s intellectual property. However, since it deals with human lives, the country just stepped in.

Raising the status of doctors was not the end. Hyang and King Sejong established a new military clinic at the military academy. Those who passed the military service and became military doctors were given the rank of 8th rank veterinary surgeon. Afterwards, as he accumulated experience and performance, he continued to be promoted, and over a certain period of time, he reached the rank of Jeong 4th grade, Manho.

As a result of this policy, social awareness of lawmakers gradually increased over time. Thanks to this, people from prestigious families began to aim to become lawmakers, and the options for those dreaming of rising social status increased, making imperial society more dynamic.

As time passed and the county took over full power, starting with Daecheongjeong, measures for the people who needed medical services began to be established and implemented. It was the beginning of a primitive medical insurance service using Hyeminseo and Hojo (later the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of General Affairs).

As a result, the people of the empire became more proactive rather than waiting for death in despair when they got sick.

-No matter when you go, try to use at least one pill.

This was the changed mindset of the people of the empire. As a side note, the achievements created by the cooperation between King Sejong and Hyang caused headaches for later historians – all historians who study the period, regardless of nationality.

“If you ask me to choose my greatest achievement, which one should I choose? Politics? Military? Culture? Education? Society? Damn it! I can’t do it!”

“Why did I make this period my major?”

It wasn’t just historians. Students who want to become historians, students preparing for entrance exams, and those preparing to become civil servants all worked hard on this.

“Oh my god! They chose this period as a separate subject instead of national history!”

“Damn it! It also has the highest points!”

“I want to be a technical civil servant, but why! why! Why!”

* * *

Imperial medicine made great progress regardless of field, but there were problems that needed to be solved. One of the biggest problems was the textbook. All of the oriental medical books that have been handed down to date, regardless of internal medicine or surgery, have only sentences. It was full of pictures.

Of course, there were pictures here and there, but the quality of the pictures was so pitiful. This was also the case with European medical books. The pictures included in medical books that were copied rather than printed did not serve as materials properly. It was an absolute majority.

This was because most of those who drew the picture had no medical knowledge. No, the person who first drew the picture may have drawn it based on medical knowledge, but those who copied it later did not, so they could not copy it properly.

Of course, the medical center Petitions asking for a solution to this problem kept coming from the military clinic, and the local government sent painters from the Dohwaseo to the dissection room. However, the results were almost impossible to obtain.

Assuming that 10 painters were sent, 5 out of the 10 who received the order resigned. They protested fiercely. Even though they used ‘Hwangmyeong’ as a weapon and tried to coax him, 3 out of 10 people resisted until the end, and in the end, 7 people had no choice but to go.

Then, all 7 people drew pictures just fine until just before dissecting the body. Afterwards, the lawmaker raised a knife and cut the corpse. When they started to cut open the stomach, three of the seven people disappeared on the spot. As the dissection progressed, the painters disappeared, and at most one artist remained until the end. And the drawings made by the artist who remained until the end were not helpful academically. “It would be suitable as a prop for a monster…” That’s why the scent was sent to Da Vinci. This was because Da Vinci had already been in and out of the dissection room in Italy. But I wasn’t sure

about

the scent either.

‘”I created it. It’s hard to be confident because there’s more than one butterfly effect.”

Hyang, who wasn’t sure, was satisfied with pushing Da Vinci into the dissection room through the strings.

“I guess I’ll just have to hope that da Vinci is that Da Vinci….”

And then into the dissection room. Da Vinci entered and proved himself:

“Some crazy person has entered the dissection room!”

* * *

Da Vinci, who entered the dissection room as an observer, was calm at first. All I had to do was sit down near the dissecting table and quietly sketch the dissected bones and muscles. However, as time passed, da Vinci began to show a lively behavior that shocked not only the medical students taking his classes but also the lawmakers he taught.

“If this continues, I won’t be able to record properly! Stop for a moment!”

Da Vinci stopped the dissection and meticulously recorded the proportions and dimensions of the skeleton using various measuring tools.

“Would you mind lifting your arm up there for a moment? As if you were extending your arm.”

“Huh? Huh? You mean like this?”

“That’s right! Stop right there! Stay where you are!”

Da Vinci adjusted the posture he was dissecting and immediately sketched the location and appearance of the bones and muscles.

“Considering that it is already a stiff body…”

Da Vinci’s eccentricities did not stop there.

“I want to dissect this young man’s body!”

“What right do you have? Consider yourself lucky that you’ve seen me until now!”

Two days later, da Vinci presented a document with the emperor’s name written on it, and he was able to perform the dissection he wanted. Lawmakers and students were horrified by the sight of Da Vinci holding several knives, dissecting them with such meticulousness that they could be considered obsessive, and sketching them one by one.

“That is madness, madness…”

However, as time passed, professors and lawmakers at the Medical Academy who saw da Vinci’s sketches ran to Hyeon and begged him to publish a medical book based on da Vinci’s drawings. Da Vinci, who heard Hyun’s command, immediately responded by bowing his head.

“I accept the Emperor’s command. It is truly an honor to have my drawing featured in a book that contains the truth of medicine.”

He answered willingly and walked away, but Da Vinci was a little worried.

“But can I save my sketch properly?”

When I mentioned this concern to a craftsman from Area 51 who happened to be visiting his studio, the craftsman responded with a chuckle.

“Did you take a quick look at the bills you receive on payday?”

“huh?”

Hearing his father-in-law’s words, Da Vinci took out a bill from his wallet and examined it carefully. Da Vinci, who was looking at the bills here and there, shook his head and muttered.

“You got another shot…”

Da Vinci asked his craftsman as he examined the pattern on the bill, which was printed meticulously and precisely to prevent counterfeiting.

“I respect the craftsman who created the typeface with such precision even though it is such a complex design. The same goes for the person who created the design.”

“The person who created the design was a painter from the drawing board, and the person who made the letterpress was our predecessor craftsman from Area 51. But the person who created and taught the technique was…” The

craftsman paused slightly and pointed to a portrait hanging on one side with a grin. . Da Vinci looked at the portrait that only had its final touches left and let out a long sigh.

“Ha~. Is it that person again…?”