Detective Ori Hides the Status Window - Chapter 209



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209. Brothers’ Kingdom (1)

In the 18th century, without telegraphs, railroads, or steamships, everything was slow.

As the Dutch and American colonies were not enough, the British Opium Crusade, which attempted to lure France into France using Indochina as bait, and Emperor Qianlong’s preparations for a war to protect humanity issued by edicts in various places would take time, at least on a yearly basis.

Of course, the eye of the typhoon does not know the typhoon. Kim Unhaeng was working hard to save money in Pyeongan Province.

Just as Chungcheong Auditor Lee Il-je did in the past, the governor must travel around the district annually to detect corruption and inspect warehouses.

Basically, Dalpo is a difficult task. However, for Kim Unhaeng, just a few days were enough.

Instead of a dignified procession of thanks, Kim Un-haeng would often appear suddenly, accompanied only by a servant. ‘A giant man carrying a bow’ became the fear of the entire Pyeongan Province leader.

“Well, if you come here without even sending the gate, the procedures will be…” … .”

Kim Un-haeng, who only becomes a pragmatist at times like this, shouted loudly.

“The cries of the aggrieved people can be heard all the way to Pyongyang, so what kind of general in the world would send a gate to the bandits and go to subdue them?”

Corrupt leaders were dismissed and sentenced to hard labor. His ill-gotten gains were returned to the treasury account (account holder Kim Un-haeng).

As is usually the case when it comes to public officials, the people of Pyeongan Province also welcomed it.

“Previously, the governors and military horsemen took hundreds of soldiers with them just to be brave, and every time they passed by, there was nothing left, but now the governor is very considerate.”

“When Sato was serving as a secret inspector in Hamgyeong Province, he ordered Heomsan Junryeong of Yukjin to get out of the way and rode off, and it was said that even lightning followed him. It wasn’t exactly nonsense!”

In any case, North Korea’s governance has developed that way because it suits the tastes of the North Korean people. Another citizen was also talking excitedly.

“It’s worth it. Didn’t you hear about the Manpojin incident? “I heard that he was exploiting the land by planting potatoes on empty land under the pretext of feeding the soldiers, and he fainted when the governor’s arrow pierced the potatoes he was holding!”

Manpojin Cheomsa Lee Han-pung (李漢豐) is a talented military officer who later rose to the rank of military officer and master of command.

It was not a bad attempt to increase the military supply with potatoes, nor was it a bad idea to choose the area near the production area of ​​’Daehongdan Potatoes’, which are famous even in modern times. However, it was Tong Tong’s mistake not to pay the patent fee to Prince Potato Kim Un-haeng.

“But why is the kiln so fast? “I happened to have a chance to take a look, but the dust was flying around and a few horses were already gone.”

“Ah, isn’t that because Jangdong Kim Mun has been receiving regular blessings from generation to generation at Mt. Inwang in Seoul? The famous shaman Yeon is also here. How can a person know everything about the countryside that no one knows about? “If all the vengeful spirits run to Yeon-i and appeal, Yeon-i will tell the governor.”

“Discussing national affairs with a shaman?”

Janban’s legitimate concerns about having read some of the text were soon ignored by those around him. Because she is a noblewoman from Pyeongan Province who cannot even dream of advancing to the central government, it is difficult for her to be respected if she does not have money and land.

“If it’s to eradicate Tamgwan-ori, why not? “Isn’t it true that a hundred years ago, our governor, Cheolsan, appeased the vengeful spirit of a wronged sister (referring to the exploits of Jeon Dong-heul, which became the motif of Janghwa and Hongryeonjeon)!”

Far from undermining the authority of the auditor, this had the opposite effect.

Like the mantra, ‘I hope for prompt processing in accordance with the law [急急如律令]’, East Asian religions were deeply influenced by the bureaucracy established early on.

Therefore, exorcism is usually performed by invoking the ‘governing’ god or by having the ‘higher god’ submit to the ‘lower god’.

The shamans of Geumsusan Mountain in Pyongyang and Yaksan Mountain in Yongbyeon, who held out until the end, worshiped a powerful mountain spirit who was said to be able to foresee hundreds of years into the future, but as winter passed, they too came to acknowledge the Nietzschean apocalypse conveyed by Yeon-i. The shrines of all Shaman Safety Planning Department branch heads were each equipped with a gold-lined dows.

It was truly a spiritual centralization of Pyeongan Province. It is a bonus that many Sosu shamans gave up their day jobs and joined the military as part of the Chwita Army.

However, Neo-Confucian scholar Kim Un-haeng simply admired Yeon-i’s speaking skills and resourcefulness. After comparing the ledgers with Sehwa, Kim Unhaeng said happily.

“At this point, I wouldn’t be embarrassed to go up and report it. “It’s Lunar New Year soon, so it would be better to go to Seoul at least once.”

This is because Kim Un-haeng must travel to Seoul diligently to avoid suspicions that he is the second Lee Gwal. Sehwa smiled meaningfully.

“A stone that sticks out gets hit. “Wouldn’t it be better to speak somewhat ‘modestly’ for fear of being envied by small people?”

“Indeed it is. “Your virtue in awakening arrogance is very profound.”

So, on New Year’s Day the following year (1764), Kim Un-haeng, Grand Duke of Northern Korea, briefly brought his family to Seoul.

Kim Unhaeng’s financial performance, which he ‘humbly’ underreported by removing performance fees, was nevertheless unprecedented. Of course, it is natural since there is no precedent for Pyeongyang Gamsa carrying out large-scale smuggling and plundering of its own people.

Lee Hwon was very happy. This was because it was possible to silence the government’s complaints about how long Pyeongan-do would be left as a feudal princely state.

Lee Hwon cried out while meeting the prime ministers.

“The strange incident of a soldier dying at the hands of a villain was not unusual. The same goes for recent troubles in the country. “Only an extraordinary person can repair a corpse whose harmony between yin and yang is greatly shaken.”

So who is the extraordinary talent that can be hired? The answer is the person who is doing it right now.

“Until the public sentiment in Pyeongan Province softens and the barracks become stable, Kim Un-haeng’s duties will all remain the same.”

It sounds like ‘we share the pain until the economy improves.’ If there is a subject who says no, that person will be the next Grand Duke of the North. Because Lee Hwon is not a tyrant who ignores the advice of his subjects.

And if you do not achieve the same results as Kim Un-haeng, you will have to experience Myeongmyeong Bogam’s maxim that the tongue is the ax that cuts the body. Even Woo Myung-eung decided to exclude Pyeongan-do from Joseon territory in his mind from now on.

* * *

Meanwhile, the news of Kim Un-haeng, the leader of the Haedong Alliance, who had arrived in Seoul, soon spread throughout Changan.

People who wanted to meet Kim Un-haeng but had difficulty deciding on a long-distance trip to Pyongyang flocked in like a cloud, using the holiday as an excuse to pack various items.

And among them was a boy of about thirteen years old.

He was the illegitimate son of the late Dongbu Monk Park Pyeong, who helped Kim Un-haeng against Chae Je-gong in the past, and the future Master of the Four Great Schools of Silhak, Park Jega.

The reason why the mother and son were kicked out after Park Pyeong died three years ago was not due to the wife’s speculation, as Kim Un-haeng thought when Park Pyeong asked for his son. His wife died before Park Pyeong.

The reason is not absurd.

This is because Park Pyeong recklessly took someone else’s house and gave it to his concubine Lee.

When Park Pyeong’s crime was discovered after his death, he was kicked out of the in-laws’ house in order to avoid being accused by association. Taxidermy and his mother were almost exiled to Hamgyeong Province.

However, even though Kim Un-haeng abandons his blood relatives (his older brother), he does not abandon his political comrades. When Kim Unhaeng bought the house, the property was suddenly treated as a normal transaction.

When the three years of mourning and the Damje (禫祭) were over, it was natural that Mr. Lee, who had always been interested in his children’s networking and education, gave an order to his son.

“Your mother will give you anything, so just focus on your studies. As before, you must not forget the grace of Captain Tagubong and diligently greet him, while at the same time making friends with the famous people who come in and out of his house. “It’s especially good that the governor’s eldest son (Kim Yi-hwan) is the same age as you.”

Park Jega resolutely replied that he would do so and retreated.

There is a reason why I had to be resolute. Park Jega actually didn’t want to go to that house. In particular, she was most afraid of the eldest son of the house whom his mother spoke of last time.

But how can he disobey the orders of his mother, who only cares about him? Park Jega bought snacks from Kaoru Bakery in Namdaemun using the cotton her mother used to weave at Kimmun in Jangdong.

Since the name of this snack shop went to Captain Tagubong, offering the snacks purchased here would be a double benefit to Kim Unhaeng. He could indeed be said to be a future Silhak scholar.

However, what blocked Park Jega from entering Jangdong was the late Jisoo of the family that destroyed Silhak.

“It’s been a while. Where are you going? Looking at what he’s holding in his hand, does that mean he’s going to my house for the first year of the year?”

Lee Hwan Kim spoke in an unnecessarily friendly manner. When Park Je-ga nodded his head hesitantly, Kim Yi-hwan spoke as if he was giving important information.

“But my father is not there right now as he has entered the military. So give it to me and follow me. What’s wrong with your expression? I will definitely convey this to my father. If you give it to a servant, someone like Jangbok will eat it. “The scholars who are close to her maternal uncle (Hong Dae-yong) are now gathered at my uncle’s (Kim Jeok-haeng) house, so let’s go there.”

As can be seen from Mr. Lee’s occupation, Sehwa was helping the taxidermist and his mother make a living.

This is because it is difficult for Kim Unhaeng to communicate directly with the family since it is Gwasu’s house. So, using that as an excuse, Kim Yi-hwan would invite Park Jega out to play and do a lot of different things to him from a young age.

Although Park Je-ga was anxious, he followed Kim Yi-hwan at his mother’s urging. If the ‘celebrities’ her mother spoke of are there, then it has value.

Kim Yi-hwan took Park Je-ga to the pharmacy, said something to his uncle for a while, and then went back. Kim Jeok-haeng, who had become quite emaciated, only motioned for people to come in without saying a word.

And instead of Kim Ihwan, the Park Jega made Kim Ga Dae Hwan Dan for Baekryeon Bridge export at Chunbae Yakbang.

However, there was no need for Park Jega to feel like he had been scammed.

As Kim Yi-hwan said, several ‘famous scholars (bastards)’ including Lee Deok-mu, who was ‘close to Hong Dae-yong’, were also gathered there.

His mother, Mr. Lee, would have wanted to hang out with a legitimate son from a prestigious family, but considering Park Jega’s age, it was inevitable that he would be attracted to people who had similar sorrows as him.

Moreover, if it is Lee Deok-mu, Park Je-ga has also heard of that name. Park Jega quietly joined in after staring blankly at the rare sight of scholars sitting around making medicine as if making songpyeon.

“Isn’t the scholar Hyeongam, famous for his erudition? “How can you be doing your life’s work here?”

Deokmu Lee smiled.

“I didn’t know that a boy like this would know the name of a book-reading fool like me. I don’t know either. “Her wife pushed me to earn something, so I came here thinking I could at least get a position as a pyeongseongwan, which is embarrassing because I was familiar with Seongho’s Everything Gossip, but she sent me here and I’m helping with the work.”

Other scholars were similar. These people were gathered by Kim Unhaeng, who came to Seoul and checked the production status of Baekryeongyo Export Kim Ga Daehwandan, and was enraged by the sluggish production.

If you were a bastard, working in a pharmacy would not be so reprehensible, and since you were a scholar who had read the scriptures in your own way, you could protect the reputation of Kim Ga-dae Hwandan. There was also a boy named Yoo Deuk-gong (柳得恭) who was similar in age to Park Jega.

Jega Park hinted to Deokmu Lee that he should stop doing this and go out.

But Deokmu Lee shook his head.

“What I originally meant was not money. I plan to wait for Professor Hong Dam-heon (Hong Dae-yong) and meet Westerners through his introduction to broaden my knowledge. “Only Noron prominent people come to the Jangdong Kim Moon purge, so it would be better here.”

Hong Dae-yong resigned from his official position after completing his duties as Deputy Minister of Police.

Kim Un-haeng did not recommend Hong Dae-yong to the next government position for fear that he would cause another mishap, but that was a short-sighted opinion. Hong Dae-yong, whose status was freed, was demonstrating his influence by taking on a role similar to the chairman of the Foreigners Support Association in Joseon while Kim Un-haeng was in Pyongyang.

Park Jega felt curious.

“Can I go with you? “I heard that Western teachers act as storytellers in the Eastern Palace. Are there any other Westerners?”

“Why not? Teacher Damheon makes friends with scholars regardless of their academic background, so a child as intelligent as you will be pleased. Westerners, well. I don’t know everything, but… … .”

Lee Deok-mu’s explanation, which started like that, fascinated Park Jega.

Joseon’s foreign recycling business is now fully established.

The Hongmo people, including Yusanul (Youst Nal), mainly established themselves in the field of shipbuilding.

Although they were not yet in a position to build ships of the line, the Dutch were solidly laying the foundation for the lumber industry and navigation technology to support them. Currently, only the Dutch, who were most trusted by the Joseon government, were able to take on ship-related projects that ‘might run away’.

In the case of the British, they mainly went back and forth between the Wangsimni SIT and the military unit.

Unfortunately, Admiral Hyde Parker died suffering from anger and depression. However, Captain James Cook lived affluently by steadfastly creating maps of the entire Joseon Dynasty. Greenwich scholars who came to observe Venus also received the protection of Hong Dae-yong for his sense of physiognomy.

Naturalists were mainly welcomed by laymen. It was rumored that influential ranking officials, including Noryangjin Park, had already decided to receive a taxonomic opinion (as they wanted) from Daniel Solender or Joseph Banks and were providing negative funds.

However, what Deokmu Lee did not know was that among the British, the best treatment was given to painters, not scholars.

They devoted themselves to their work as members of the now well-established doujinshi publishing company, the Training Guidebook Inspection Bureau.

Although Jeong Seon passed away, his classical background paintings remained as prints. Below, the competition between Byeon Sang-byeok and British painters unfolded. Sydney Parkinson, who first drew the world to know about the existence of Australia’s indigenous people, has now drawn a different kind of naked people.

Lee Hwan Kim was his fan. In fact, Kim Un-haeng’s decision to put his son in a pharmacy meant that he would not give him a chance to replenish the lost fanzines by going to Hun-guk while he was in power, but in a way, even that was a frustration to Park Jega, a Silhak scholar.

Most Russians are active in the local military in Pyeongan Province. Since no one expected the Huns to have academic achievements, their position could be said to be stable.

However, there was only one member of the Russian expeditionary force, Mikhail Lomonosov, who was worth one of the ten best scientists of his time.

The air wing [воздухобежной, a type of helicopter prototype using a spring device] that Lomonosov desperately recreated received enthusiastic support from the Wangsimni SIT, including Lee Deok-ri.

The activities of Lomonosov, a quite political scientist, did not stop there. He assured that he could make expensive colored glass if only he had the equipment and people to support him, and Park Ji-won, a Jeju pastor who had previously planned to import glass bottles from Beijing, showed interest.

Not only Park Je-ga, but even Yoo Deuk-gong was quietly approaching and listening. At the end of his words, Deokmu Lee took a long breath.

“If it weren’t for Captain Kim Ta-gubong and Chundang, when would there have been a time like this in the world?”

When the two boys agreed, Deokmu Lee lowered his voice slightly.

“I don’t just covet novel pranks. “You may have heard, but right now, Qing Zhou (Emperor Qing) is invading every country in the four directions except Joseon, causing war.”

It was something no one told a bastard. Park Je-ga and Yoo Deuk-gong swallowed their saliva.

“They say it’s about suppressing thieves, but who would happily follow a solo archer’s dance? But now in our country, aren’t barbarians in all directions denouncing themselves and sharing the Godam theory as Westerners? Looking at it from this point of view, where is neutralization?”

It was fortunate that there were no Westerners here.

However, fortunately, Deokmu Lee’s indiscretion did not continue any further.

“What kind of chatter is so bad? “If this is the case, I won’t be able to get the timing right!”

This was because Kim Jeok-haeng, who would be dragged by his younger brother to the Gamja Villa in the abandoned village if he did not make the medicine quickly, stamped his feet. The Seoul Special Forces got into the holiday spirit again by making balls out of unknown ingredients.

* * *

If I go back too quickly, it seems like I’m obsessed with Pyeongando. So I decided to stay in Seoul for a while.

From New Year’s Day to the first full moon of the first month, the whole of Joseon is in a relaxed holiday mood. Of course, as a Joseon person, most people are with family and friends.

So I also spent time with my family.

“Brother, if you don’t meet the deadline by the time I return, you can just go to peace with me.”

“you! What kind of king are you? Why are you manipulating government positions as you please? “You have crossed the line of duty as a subject!”

“It is my brother’s debt to cross the line. No, you can just make something like goat dung or mud.”

“You guy. It’s a pharmacy in name only, so why should it still sell products that make you sick and cause diarrhea? Although it is not the best medicine in the world, it contains things like honey, pine nuts, and licorice powder. I tried to change it by talking to Westerners. “Please wait a moment.”

Why is this guy suddenly becoming a real doctor?

I got disgusted and left. When my parents are away, I have to call them out and squeeze them.

But my plan didn’t work out.

It was because someone who seemed to be worried about his ugly older brother just like me, so he was my younger brother, called me.

It was Yongdudaegun Lee San, who had been living as if he had never existed until now.

Author’s Note

1. Demotion is a form of North Korean management punishment that deprives people of their positions and forces them to work in difficult ‘production units’ such as farms or mines. In the story, it means that the Joseon version of Cheoljik was sent into exile. There is no similar punishment in Korea.

2. Daehongdan-gun, famous for its potato production in modern times, was Musan-gun, Hamgyeong-do during the Joseon Dynasty. It is different from Manpojin, but it is nearby.

3. The crime of house robbery, called talib (奪入), was committed throughout the Joseon Dynasty. Usually, the powerful would threaten the common people and make up a fake contract with a legitimate transfer, but there were also cases where they would dress up as women, ride a palanquin, enter the house as if they were a guest, and not come out.

King Yeongjo cracked down on this intrusion as tenaciously as he did during the prohibition period. In the Seungjeongwon Diary, there are more mentions of defections during the reign of King Yeongjo than all other kings combined. However, as with Prohibition, its effectiveness is questionable.

Since they were punished if they reported that no one was caught, there are traces that they somehow made it up. In the case of the crime of escape in the 37th year of King Yeongjo’s story, strangely, people who are ambiguously in power, such as ‘Jinsa’, ‘Jeonhyeongam’, ‘Jwasu’, and ‘Seol’, are reported. Then he said, ‘I don’t think he actually has any power, so why not just look at it?’ So it’s a way to pass it on.

In history, Park Pyeong’s sins are acknowledged as is. However, since he himself was dead, there was no way to punish him, and since women and children cannot be sentenced to exile except for certain crimes, Parkje’s slave was exiled to Hamgyeong Province instead.

4. Lee Deok-mu himself was the legitimate child, but since Lee Deok-mu’s father was an illegitimate son, he was of the second-eldest class. Lee Deok-mu was a scholar who was mainly versed in the interpretation of Confucianism, but he was so knowledgeable in many ways that he even wrote encyclopedias such as the Jeonseo of the Qing Minister (靑莊館全書).

5. Lomonosov’s helicopter and colored glass were all inventions he made in Russia. Park Ji-won’s attempt to import glass bottles appeared in episode 144, ‘North School Adventure’.