Chapter 407

Episode 407: A short story. (4)

Despite taking on the task, Hyang’s face was not that heavy.

“In the past, there were hardly any cards to use, but now there are quite a few, right? So, first identify the problem part, then solve only that part, and just add some MSG and the situation will be over...”

Hyang, who had come up with his own story, immediately called the eunuch and gave orders.

“Please make a list of the officials who are here now, excluding the ministers and vice ministers.”

“Yes sir.”

When the eunuch who received the order retreated, Hyang, who was left alone in the room, smiled and muttered.

“There’s no need for me to jump around, right?”

After about 2 minutes (about 30 minutes), the naekwan returned with a thick book.

“You got results faster than you expected?”

As Hyang could not hide his surprise at the unexpected result, the eunuch grinned and responded.

“There was a list of officials who served on this trip. Just flip over the first three pages and you will immediately see the list of officials you are looking for.”

“Hoo? “How did you come up with this thought?”

The place where the eunuchs and court ladies were located was evaluated as ‘a place where the most conservative people in the palace gathered’.

But they also had their own reasons for doing so. All events of the king and the royal family had to follow strict etiquette, and those who were familiar with all these etiquette were the court ladies and court ladies. In addition, serving those at the very top of power, such as kings and ministers, in the closest quarters forced them to maintain a strict manner of conduct.

Thanks to this, the eunuchs and court ladies received such an evaluation, and the scent could not hide their surprise. This was because it was not a typical nae-gwan idea, but rather showed considerable flexibility.

In response to the surprised question, the nae-gwan smiled and answered once again.

“This is what I learned while serving you.”

“Ah...”

Hyang looked at the inner coffin in front of him with new eyes. It was an eunuch who always stayed around him as he began his life in the palace. At the time, he was still a young and clumsy naekwan in his mid-teens, but now he was showing off his maturity.

After looking at the eunuch for a moment, Hyang smiled and said to the eunuch.

“Please continue to treat me well.”

“I will do my best.”

* * *

After receiving the list from the eunuch, Hyang began to look at it.

However, it did not take much time for Hyang to find a suitable person.

This was because I found the right people right away after passing the part where the names of the minister and vice minister were written.

“Is Kim Jong-seo here? “Is Hwang Bo-in here too?”

After visiting the famous Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in, Hyang immediately closed the list and called for an eunuch.

“Did you find it?”

“Go and call Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in.”

“Yes sir.”

* * *

After about half a hour (about an hour), Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in, who received a call from the township, visited the township.

The two of them bowed to Hyang and immediately sat down on the chairs across from Hyang.

“Did you call me?”

“That’s right. “You two have some work to do.”

“Is it a hot spring problem?”

When Kim Jong-seo pretended to know what Hyang said, Hyang immediately nodded.

“That’s right.”

“If that’s the problem, wouldn’t it be okay to build a hot spring bath that even ordinary people can pay to enter?”

Hyang shook her head at Kim Jong-seo’s words.

“It’s something anyone can think about. “If it’s just that much, there’s no need for me to call you, right?”

As Hyang’s tone changed, Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in became very nervous.

‘The fact that Sejong and Hyang’s words become shorter means that the evaluation of the person in charge of the task changes. ‘And in a bad way.’

This was an unwavering truth in Joseon’s bureaucratic society.

And even though he is now the crown prince, Hyang’s polite tone of voice has changed. This turned on a warning light in the minds of Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in.

After seeing Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in come to their senses again, Hyang spoke.

“Currency has already been established and the livelihoods of the Joseon people have improved significantly. Thanks to this, in today’s Joseon, the people are very eager to find something that can legally make money. But since the development of hot springs is still sluggish, isn’t it clear that there must be another reason?”

The content written in the report was an investigation into the reasons why hot spring development was slow.

The first thing pointed out was a geographical issue. Most of the hot spring candidates were located some distance away from the village. Because of this, there were problems with transportation and security. Not only that, but because it was such a remote place, attacks by wild animals also became a problem.

The next thing that was pointed out, as mentioned before, was the problem of skin disease patients and leprosy patients who flocked to the area when they heard rumors of hot springs. There were rumors that diseases were contagious among these patients, and problems with public safety arose.

In particular, all kinds of ugly rumors circulated about leprosy patients, including the rumor that lepers would kill children and eat their livers. It was not just a rumor, but something like that had actually happened, so it was absolutely necessary to prevent such people from flocking in.

The last thing pointed out was the issue of hot spring water management. As I said before, if hot spring water entered the rice paddies or fields, farming would be over.

“These parts are definitely a problem....”

After checking the contents of the report, Hyang unfolded the plan next.

The plan included a plan to overcome this situation and develop a hot spring bath.

“Hmm...”

Hyang nodded, looking at the plan for a while, then looked at Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in.

“Thank you for your effort. It was a great help. Thank you so much.”

Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in responded to Hyang’s praise by bowing their heads.

“No. “I just did what I had to do.”

“Then, I’ll have to think about it based on the plan you two have.”

“yes.”

The two paid their respects to Hyang and left the room.

“Whoa~.”

“Haa~.”

The two people who came out breathed a sigh of relief.

“Do you think you’ve earned back the points you lost?”

“I’m glad, I’m glad.”

* * *

Three days later, Hyang reported the plan to King Sejong.

“You completed the plan?”

“Yes, Director Kim Jong-seo and Manager Hwang Bo-in were very helpful.”

“okay?”

At Hyang’s answer, King Sejong and the ministers’ attention turned to Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in. Kim Jong-seo and Hwang Bo-in, who received the gaze of King Sejong and the ministers, slightly lowered their heads.

Sejong, who was looking at the two, opened his mouth.

“I heard that he is truly an outstanding talent. I have high hopes for the help of those two. “Start explaining.”

“yes.”

At King Sejong’s command, Hyang cleared his throat and began to explain.

The description of the scent was as follows.

-Develop hot spring baths by selecting places where the hot spring water is of good quality and has good medicinal properties.

-This development project is carried out by the country. The reason the country is carrying out this project is to prevent problems caused by indiscriminate hot spring development.

-Once a suitable hot spring is found and developed, a royal hot spring bath will be installed first.

-The reason why royal hot spring baths were installed first is not only to manage the health of royal personnel, including the king, but also to increase the value of the developed hot spring baths.

Sejong nodded at the explanation of the scent.

“Not really. “The weight of a hot spring bath that was just developed and a hot spring bath that the king visited is different.”

“That’s right.”

Hyang agreed with Sejong’s words and continued his explanation.

-If the royal family visits the hot spring bath created in this way, a bathhouse is built separately from the fish bathhouse for the people to use.

-Also, a comprehensive entertainment center will be built in this bathhouse so that people can enjoy bathing and entertainment. However, the games that can be played in the entertainment area installed in this bathhouse are limited to baduk.

“why?”

Hyang immediately answered King Sejong’s question.

“Gambling while enjoying a hot spring is an event that costs a lot of money. If done incorrectly, people may abandon their livelihoods and gamble at hot springs. If this happens, families will become devastated and break up.”

Sejong nodded loudly at the explanation of the fragrance.

“I see! So, the people who play around with music and play with sinseon should be limited to those with a lot of wealth!”

“That’s right. Ordinary people should think of it as a short excursion.”

“It’s okay.”

As King Sejong responded positively, another specialty that was famous not only in Joseon but also abroad was slowly taking shape.