Black Corporation: Joseon

Episode 984: The Clear-Eyed Madman (9)

‘No, the emperor is creating something called an encyclopedia! We are looking for people who will participate in this!’

After a while, when this rumor spread throughout Seoul and the entire empire, people gathered in small groups and murmured.

“Encyclopedia? What is that?”

“I don’t know. But since His Majesty the Emperor said it was made, it must not be an ordinary item.”

“Hmm… is that really true?”

“Isn’t Tae Sang-tae behind you?”

For the people of the empire during this period, ‘Emperor’ and ‘Tae Sanghwang’ were the same words as ‘Shinhoe’.

-There is nothing wrong with what His Majesty the Emperor and the Great Emperor do!

-Even things that seem vain and cause a lot of loss to us right now, when we look at them over time, they are all for the benefit of the people.

-Conclusion: You, the guy who criticizes the events they are doing, has a hole in his eye. Or a smug idiot.

They were people who showed almost ‘Shinan’-like trust. And a few days later, notices related to this were posted on bulletin boards in government offices throughout the empire.

-‘Encyclopedia’ is not really an ordinary item.

-If I participate, my knowledge can be recognized!

“What does this mean again?”

The rumors that flowed from people who came to see Jobo also moved the educated class of local regions with heavy hips. After seeing Jobo, the local educated people gathered at a nearby Daru and talked.

“…So, I guess this ‘encyclopedia’ can be seen as something similar to a collection of historical records.”

“I think it would be more appropriate to think of it as a concubine’s house that was put together accordingly, rather than as a house for auspicious people.”

“Right.”

The local literate class, who were discussing the identity of the encyclopedia in Jobo, concluded that an encyclopedia was closer to a collection of Confucianism. And the first reaction from the local literate class was negative.

“I don’t know if participating in a concubine house that is not a concubine house will really help me achieve the ‘clean name’ I want to achieve.”

Gyeongjajip and Yujip were traditional book classification methods in the East. It was a compilation of the scriptures of the scriptures, the history of the Four Books, the Hundred Disciples, and the Buddhist writings on subjects such as Buddhism and Taoism, and divided them into collections.

The Yujip was a list of books classified according to the classification of the Gyeongjajajip and the list of books that did not fall under the classification criteria of the Gyeongjajajip. This is why local literate people reacted negatively.

‘If you’re putting together a family of a lucky person, you may as well be putting together a family of a deceased person. ‘Is this really something that requires knowledge?’

* * *

Although the empire was already showing signs of an early capitalist society, the local educated class still showed signs of conservative and rigid Confucianism. People like Han Myeong-hoe – those who took up positions in the center – laughed at this behavior of the local educated class.

“These guys are openly playing with money!”

As they say, the main source of income for the local literate class was ‘capital investment’. The ‘Adventure Capital Safe’, created in the early days of the market, grew in size and its name changed to ‘Equity Trading Safe’. The ‘adventure capital investment’ that I first started with has turned into one of the tasks handled by the equity trading safe.

And the local literate class was enjoying economic prosperity through the profits earned from this share trading treasury. Through the active application of the royal land ideology that ‘all the land in the empire belongs to the emperor’, there were no landowners in the empire. Landowners did not own the land, but ‘borrowed the land from the emperor and entered into labor contracts with the peasants.’

Accordingly, landowners had to pay land tax as a kind of rent, and contracts with tenant farmers had to be concluded using an ‘imperial court contract’ on the battlefield in front of a battlefield officer. After the harvest was over, it was natural to pay income tax.

Local literate people who could not find enjoyment in ‘agriculture’, their traditional source of income, naturally entered the capital market. As the empire grew actively, the local literate class was able to maintain a stable economic well-being. These were the people who enjoyed the Shingeokbang created by King Sejong the most.

However, as they failed to advance into central politics, partly by choice, they fell further into ‘Confucianism’ and ‘Confucianism’.

* * *

But not all local literate people were like that.

“If you are simply compiling a collection of benefactors or a collection of convicts, there is no need to attach a room to it. All you have to do is print the list in the record office. Something is a bit strange.”

They walked back to the room and began to examine the contents in more detail. And they noticed the hidden meaning between sentences.

“This is not just a classification!”

“An encyclopedia does not simply refer to 100 items! It literally classifies and organizes all knowledge in the world in all fields!”

“All the knowledge in the world!”

Those who realized the hidden meaning between the sentences began to see a heat similar to madness shining in their eyes.

“My name should not be left out of such a great task!”

At the same time, Han Myeong-hoe and the ministers were having similar conversations.

“Although I already tried and got rejected, I can’t shake the feeling that the sentences are too vague. I’m worried that people who see that room will understand it properly.”

Han Myeong-hoe responded to Lim Sun-wook’s words in a carefree tone.

“This is a sentence that His Majesty wrote along with the state of affairs, so what can we do?”

“But it’s too vague.”

“Do you still not know their intentions?”

Im Sun-wook, who thought for a moment about Han Myeong-hoe’s comment, placed his hand on his forehead.

“Are you going fishing again?”

Han Myeong-hoe drank black bean tea and spoke calmly.

“He cut the ground by letting people go and spreading rumors about the author, and then set a fishing rod by attaching a room written in ambiguous sentences. If there is someone who knows the hidden meaning of rumors and sentences and applies, wouldn’t it be a person who will be useful in the future?”

“Whoa~.”

Lim Sun-wook let out a long sigh at Han Myeong-hoe’s words.

“The problem is that this is a trick and not the norm. What will those who have properly passed the exam and taken the steps think?”

“So, isn’t that why you want them to start from the middle instead of from a high rank or position? To be honest, those who started from the past and worked their way up are so frustrating. Why bother looking at the law code and precedents when it is an urgent matter that needs to be judged and decided quickly? “Once or twice? Flexibility and rigidity need to be in harmony. If you give priority to one, you will inevitably end up in trouble.”

“That’s true… haha.”

Looking at Lim Soon-wook letting out a long sigh, Han Myeong-hoe added his last words.

‘”Whether it is standard or clever, it is not something that His Majesty has done. The rest is the responsibility of us, the subjects. It is our responsibility to select those who are inherited. It is our responsibility to monitor and filter the work, and it is also our responsibility to properly use those we have acquired.”

“How is it that things just keep increasing…..”

“Whew~.”

The conversation started with worry and ended with a sigh, and Han Myeong-hoe, who was left alone in the office, was struggling to answer one question.

‘It’s strange anyway. No matter how many people were released, the rumor spread too quickly. Of course, rumors spread so fast that the term exponential is appropriate, but they are so fast. Did His Majesty send special people?’

The questions that arose from the rumor that spread faster than expected became increasingly serious.

‘Now that I think about it, there are definitely a few strange things. There have been more than a few instances where His Majesty already gave me a knowing look before I took the route and reported it to His Majesty. Of course, the rumors in the palace are said to be faster than light, but it is strange.’

“Hmm…”

Han Myeong-hoe, who continued to analyze and deduce while tapping the desk with his fingers, came to a conclusion.

‘Your Majesty has a separate organization. It’s also quite competent in terms of information. Not very competent. And they will also be responsible for inspecting the officials.’

Han Myeong-hoe, who was pondering the conclusion he had come to with a serious face, grinned and muttered.

“So what? There’s nothing I can do about it, right? And what are you going to do by making it public? If I just do my job properly and don’t be unnecessarily greedy, it’s okay.”

* * *

The talented people who had been lured by Hyang and Hyeon gathered again in Seoul, and the production of the encyclopedia began smoothly. However, as the work got into full swing, the participants began to worry rather than worry.

“Can I finish this before I die?”

As work progressed, work increased rather than decreased. Thanks to this, starting from the research institute, all referees and reviewers were involved in the production of the encyclopedia. And painters and painters from Italy were put to work on the illustrations. The participants, who were initially worried about the enormous scale of work that would never end, became more enthusiastic about the work as time went by.

-Once completed, it will be a book that no one in the world can compete with!

-As Captain Han Myeong-hoe said, once it is completed, it will become a dragon that will cover the world! A boom that will cover both the East and the West!

While the participants were working with all their passion and passion, Michelangelo was being dragged into the race.

* * *

“Let’s take a look… Isn’t Michelangelo more sculptural than a painting?”

Hyang, who was checking the progress of the illustrations to be included in the herbal encyclopedia and encyclopedia, expressed his uneasiness at the mention of Michelangelo.

“Of course, I know that it is difficult to distinguish between Da Vinci and Da Vinci’s skills, but it is still a bit annoying. I think there is a place where I can put it to better use.”

While Hyang was walking through the garden of Sugang Palace while pondering this, a group of monks came into sight. It was not an unfamiliar sight as the maintenance of the incense and the concubines often invited monks to listen to sermons. Therefore, Hyang, who was trying to walk without thinking, suddenly let out an exclamation.

“Ah! There it is!”

Hyang, who was about to quickly walk to the office, stopped again and laughed.

“Now that I think about it, something similar happened to me when I was young, right?”

Hyang, recalling the memory of the ‘Limited Edition Tripitaka Koreana’, smiled and walked towards Suganggung. Three days later, Michelangelo received the order issued by the prefecture.

“We have to go to a place called Gyeongju?”

“That’s right. If you go there, there are places called Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple. Among them, I need to take a look at Seokguram Grotto.”

“Is this maintenance work? I understand.”

“Oh, by the way! That Seokguram Grotto is a Buddhist temple. Is that okay?”

Michelangelo grinned and answered the official’s question.

“It doesn’t matter. As long as you pay me properly, I can repair the temples of Mecca.”

“Really? Then I can believe it!”

Michelangelo and his disciples, who arrived in Gyeongju after receiving such an order, arrived at Seokguram Grotto under the guidance of an official.

“Oh oh!”

Michelangelo and his disciples, who looked around the inside of Seokguram Grotto, could not keep their mouths shut as they let out exclamations of admiration. When Michelangelo came out after touring the Seokguram Grotto, the official asked:

“Can you do it?”

“I would risk my life for such a masterpiece!”

Michelangelo’s expression was more serious than ever.