Black Corporation: Joseon

Episode 1056: Aftereffects. (5)

Da Vinci was not the only one like this. 51 Among the craftsmen in Area 52, Hyang and Jang Yeong-sil were ‘walls that must be overcome’ for those who had seen Jeon Jeon-rok and his achievements so far. Whenever young and motivated craftsmen brought in plans or blueprints, calling them ‘novel ideas,’ senior craftsmen gave advice that was not advice as follows.

“What did you think was novel? Before going to the challenge record, first go to the exhibition room and look at ‘Jang Yeong-sil’s room.’ If it’s not in that room, I’ll admit it’s novel.”

“Is that really true? Do you know the story that the studio that Jang Yeong-sil used when she stayed in Shinji was sealed for 60 years? Why was it sealed for 60 years? Think about it carefully. Well~.”

Upon hearing these words, the young craftsmen who were looking into ‘Jang Yeong-sil’s room’ immediately frowned.

“It was already there?”

“I was just a puppy for one day?”

Every time I heard a rumor that ‘young craftsmen are depressed,’ the village called the older craftsmen and complained.

“What if I step on the sprouts that are just growing?”

In response to Hyang’s point, the senior craftsmen explained the reason with an expression that asked what was the problem.

“Don’t you know ‘stepping on barley’? In order for barley to grow well, you have to step on it once in a while. Even those little guys who think they’re so proud will realize that stepping on barley once is not enough and they will try harder.”

“Even small people go through this process at least once. If you don’t go through it once, you will only end up being rude and making big mistakes in the future.”

“And those who cannot withstand that difficult time and collapse are the yellow ones. We have to weed them out early.”

In response to the senior craftsmen’s answers, Hyang had no choice but to step back.

“I understand. But don’t step on it too hard.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

After sending the craftsmen away, Hyang sighed softly.

“It’s that answer every time, and it’s very difficult to refute it because it shows positive results. It’s also seen as a ‘myeonsinrye’…” The

‘myeonsinrye’, an absurdity that was committed against newly appointed officials, was the result of King Sejong. He disappeared by order of . The fact that Myeonsinrye, which had not disappeared despite the endless efforts of the Joseon kings, was able to disappear thanks to the MSG of incense.

It was a government that boasted of a murderous workload, but it was ‘just a problem’ by pushing all the work away. After making it into a bowl of ink, it was thrown into the record office. In the end, Myeonsinrye, which boasted its persistent vitality, disappeared.

* * *

51 If there were Hyang and Jang Yeong-sil as ‘topic understanding tools’ for young craftsmen in District 52, there was Lee Sun-ji at the training high school, especially the industrial-academia research institute.

“Study industry and academia again? Even after all this, I was called a ‘prodigy’ in my hometown! Even in middle school, I was always a member!”

Whenever a researcher with a high opinion of himself and overconfidence of his genius came in, the senior researchers presented various tasks that Sunji Lee had written down.

“Really? Let me try it…”

“Give it to me!”

The new researchers who were so confident soon became discouraged and gave up.

“I can’t solve it.”

“It’s okay. Like I said before, you just have to learn step by step again here.”

“I understand.”

“Call me senior.”

“Al…yes, senior.”

New researchers whose sky-high noses collapsed had to shut up and take supplementary classes. Senior researchers who had experienced this a few times went to the research institute director and pointed out the problem.

“It is unreasonable to have to take supplementary classes when there is not enough time to invest in research right away. Considering the time lost through supplementary classes, it is a loss for both teachers and learners. It is better to raise the level of industry and academia taught at social democratic schools and middle schools.” see.”

“If that happens, there will be no more people applying to industrial-academic research institutes?”

“Ah…”

* * *

Those who entered the contest for wealth and fame did their best regardless of nationality. In the process, there were some novel, novel, and even delusional attempts, but most of them began to converge in a similar way. Hyang, who was looking at the related reports that were steadily coming in, nodded lightly and expressed his impressions.

“It means that everything people think about is there.”

Hyun, who was with him, nodded. The first thing that most challengers had in common was fuel.

“Coal has its limits!”

After learning about the pros and cons of coal, challengers began looking for fuel to replace coal. The first thing that came to mind was charcoal.

“If it’s charcoal, it’s easy to find…”

However, soon after, charcoal was excluded from the list of candidates.

“Charcoal or coal…”

The next candidate that emerged as a strong candidate was alcohol. However, this too was immediately excluded. This was because both the East and the West used grains or fruits to produce alcohol.

“There is not enough grain for people to eat…”

Since everyone was in a similar situation, Ju-jeong was also eliminated as a candidate. In this situation, the people of the empire were the first to choose oil as a fuel. This was because it was already being used as fuel for new external combustion engines for front lines and assault vehicles.

Since the private sector was already accustomed to using it as fuel for stoves and stoves, oil became the most likely candidate. Soon, oil was selected as a fuel in Ming, Japan, and Europe. And the Arabian Peninsula and Persia began to suffer.

* * *

As oil became the most promising fuel for new power engines, countries other than the empire began to look into this oil in more detail.

“So this oil is refined from that black oil?”

This oil was not an unfamiliar commodity to the Ming or European powers. Even as early as the 9th century, crude oil was mined and exported from the Baku oil fields in Azerbaijan. Even primitive refining technology already existed there. Although it was limited to refining crude oil to produce kerosene used for wildfires.

“But the empire refined this crude oil more meticulously? If that’s the case, then we too…”

But the European powers were blocked here.

“Then where do we get crude oil?”

What came into sight at that time were the Iraqi region of the Arabian Peninsula, the Persian region, and Baku in Azerbaijan. Iraq has been a source of crude oil for so long that it is even mentioned in the Bible, and the same goes for Persia. Azerbaijan’s Baku region has long been famous for oil exports.

“Let’s see….No one knows what kind of power engine will come out, but the most likely fuel is oil. So, if you occupy a place where oil comes from, you can make huge profits!”

The European powers who made this judgment called together geographers. Geographers who received orders from monarchs pointed out the three places mentioned above. The monarchs of the European powers sighed after checking the problematic areas on the map.

“Whoa. Ottoman…”

Among the areas in question, Baku was already Ottoman territory. The Arabian Peninsula and Persia were not yet Ottoman territory. However, there was a problem that to get there, one had to cross Ottoman territory.

“If the Ottoman sultan and ministers were not all blind, they would have figured it out to some extent by now.”

“It’s a question of joint venture or war.”

“It’s not easy on either side.”

During this period, the Ottoman Empire was one of the powerful countries. To be more precise, it was the third powerhouse after the Empire of Ming.

“Wait…Empire? Empire?’

‘Where does the Empire get its oil?’

European powers investigated further on the topic of ‘oil and empire’ and immediately found a promising candidate site.

“I think it’s Shinji…”

“Shinji…”

There, the monarchs of the European powers all had similar thoughts.

‘What are the odds that I can drive out the empire from Shinji and take over?’

‘If you look at the Empire’s army, its firepower is powerful, but its size is relatively small. ‘Will Shinji have enough troops?’

“If we do this well…”

The monarchs of the European powers who had thought this far were momentarily shocked, but then shook their heads.

‘The sea is the problem.’

‘If you think about the damn imperial navy and the Atlantic Ocean, even if you send troops, at least half of them will end up as meat for the Daeseongyang. Fighting the imperial army with the remaining half? Then half of it will become fertilizer.’

It was a European power that experienced the strength of the imperial navy during the Battle of Corsica and the development of Gloria. The monarchs of the European powers immediately gave up God.

“Shinji is a self-defeating thief. The moment you touch Shinji, the Empire will do everything in its power to retaliate. The problem is that dealing with the Empire alone is not enough, and there are more than one bastard looking to steal our backs.”

These were European powers that had already stabbed each other several times. It was certain that the moment one became preoccupied with dealing with the empire, one of the neighboring countries would surely attack them.

“The emperor of the empire is a heretic. What if we form a crusade using this as a justification?”

But this too had little chance of coming to fruition. There was no way Portugal, Italy, and Switzerland, the countries with the strongest military power, would respond. To form a crusade there, an order from the Pope was essential. The problem was that the Pope’s authority had already plummeted to the ground.

It was certain that not many countries would respond even if they called for a crusade with the Pope behind them. The monarchs and ministers of the European powers who had analyzed it up to that point let out a long sigh.

“It would be better to go to war with the Ottomans than to go to war against the empire. At least…” Even

so, the Ottomans were by no means an easy opponent. If the empire had the Atlantic Ocean, the Ottomans had the Mediterranean Sea. Although it was possible to invade across the Mediterranean, subsequent supply was a problem. The Crusaders of old also suffered from this supply problem, but now that gunpowder weapons have become the mainstay of the battlefield, maintaining supply lines has become an even more difficult problem.

“What if we use the ‘resurrection of Byzantium’ as an excuse?”

In that case, most of the supply route would have to be overland and only need to cross the Bosphorus Strait. But this was also true for Ottomans. What was even more disadvantageous for the European powers was the subsequent share issue. The most likely supply route was through Habsburg-dominated Austria and Hungary. Even if the project was successful, it was certain that the Habsburgs would seek to take the lion’s share.

“Then what remains is a joint venture, hmm…”

Joint ventures with the Ottomans were not unfamiliar to European powers, especially France, Italy and Portugal. This was because they were still benefiting greatly from Suez.

“Hmm… I think a joint venture would be the best… If we have a closer relationship than we have now, the chances will be even higher, right?”

The monarchs of the European powers, who were pondering the best way, all came up with the same idea when they saw Suez on the map.

“Shall we suggest digging a canal?”