Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 982

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’.

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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).

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...?”