Episode 659: This time we also brought firewood, and a lot of it. (5)


    As the cohesion of thework became increasingly weaker, there was a lot of resentment left between professors whose rtionships were fractured due topetitions between professors for mastery.


    In the past, sharing research results with each other regardless of country of origin or residence would have beenmon. But at some point, this sharing decreased.


    The scope of professors sharing their knowledge and research results was broadly limited to colleagues working together in the same country or school.


    And as thework weakened, student exchanges began to gradually decrease in scale.


    * * *


    Meanwhile, professors who had fallen behind in the battle for masters struggled to turn this around and made a decision.


    The move they thought was to contact political leaders.


    And the political leaders they met readily epted their demands.


    For example, Charles VII of France went so far as to say this out loud.


    “We, French people born and raised in France, work for the benefit of another country! This is treason!”


    Charles VII, who said so, banned French craftsmen from leaving France.


    Charles VII’s decision received strong support from the French. This was because, after experiencing the Hundred Years’ War, a strong sense of belonging to ‘the mothend of France’ and ‘the French’ was established among the French. This was because of the enormous benefits that woulde if the steam engine waspleted faster than other countries.


    Under the strong orders of Charles VII, craftsmen who had made contracts with schrs from other countries had to break their contracts and return to France.


    And as a reaction to France’s decision, foreign craftsmen staying in France were also ordered to return to their countries.


    Many historianster summarized this period as follows:


    -The phrase ‘Study has no borders (Vestibulum non finibus sapien)’ was changed to ‘Study may have no borders, but schrs do (Etsi scientia fines non habet schres faciunt).’


    Many areas began to close, except for the traditional form of exchange, the presentation of papers and discussions about them.


    * * *


    The changes did not end here.


    As political leaders from around Europe began to get involved, the form of research began to change.


    -For more efficient research, we must follow the empire’s behavior.


    Under this decision, research institutes created by Hyang and facilities imitating Area 51 began to be established in European countries.


    And schrs who entered the research institutes and development facilities created in this way were able to conduct research with abundant support from the country.


    Soon, political leaders around the world discovered another use for theseboratories.


    -Ideal for shutting up noisy guys!


    Regardless of field, schrs needed research funds to conduct their research.


    In order to obtain funding for this research, they sought out wealthy merchants and nobles, such as Cosimo, and asked for their support.


    However, once you enter a research facility created by the government, you will no longer have to worry about research funding issues.


    Because of this, many of the most powerful schrspeted to get into these research facilities, and once they did, they tried desperately not to be pushed out.


    And soon, schrs were able to learn something important.


    -To avoid being pushed out, results are important, but keeping your mouth shut is even more important.


    And soon the leaders noticed this and began to use it properly.


    * * *


    In this way, as research facilities created by the country and private research facilities sponsored by aristocrats and wealthy merchants mushroomed, research on steam engines in Europe began to elerate.


    After going through all kinds of trials and errors and even experiencing personnel issues, European schrs encountered another wall.


    -It is difficult to make a proper steam engine with bronze.


    -No, it can be made, but it is difficult to make amercially meaningful steam engine.


    -The answer is iron. steel. steel. steel. Iron is the only answer.


    Schrs and craftsmen who reached that conclusion began to focus on iron-making technology.


    -A way to producerge quantities of iron more easily and cheaply.


    “You must obtain this technology first!”


    Schrs and craftsmen from various European countries began researching iron-making technology simultaneously with the study of steam engines.


    In the course of such research, increasinglyrger st furnaces were created and ore preprocessing technology was refined.


    But European schrs once again encountered a wall.


    It was a fuel problem.


    Until this time, the fuel used in steel mills was wood and charcoal. In order to mass-produce high-quality iron, high-quality charcoal was needed.


    And to supply this fuel wood, European forests began to be cut down indiscriminately.


    Wood was a resource that had many uses other than fuel.


    The problem was that it took a long time to grow to a size that could be used properly.


    ordingly, schrs and craftsmen began research to find alternatives to fuel wood, and political leaders searched for easier methods.


    It was the use of force to take control of forestnd.


    The religious conflict that had caused the sacrifice of many people had barely subsided, but the mes of conflict began to re up again.


    * * *


    “What is better than wood….”


    French schrs who were struggling to find an alternative to fuel wood soon recalled a forgotten memory.


    “Now that I think about it, didn’t the empire use coal, not fuelwood, as fuel to power the iron horse?”


    “ah! It was like that! Wait… wouldn’t it be possible with coal?”


    “Do you think so too?”


    Schrs who remembered the forgotten coal obtained it and began experiments.


    Schrs and artisans who confirmed the results of the experiment pped and rejoiced.


    “I finally found it!”


    “Hurry and report to His Majesty the King!”


    * * *


    “Great! “It is truly magnificent!”


    Charles VII was greatly pleased after receiving the schrs’ report. Charles VII, who greatly rewarded the schrs and craftsmen who discovered this, gave an order to his subjects.


    “Tell the prospectors to look for coal mines in addition to iron mines!”


    “Yes, Your Majesty!”


    Charles VII, who gave such an order, thought about something for a moment and then added an order.


    “If necessary, you can cross the border.”


    Prospectors who received orders from the king began investigating not only all over France but also beyond the border.


    * * *


    Whilepeting fiercely with each other, each European country tried to stand in line with the empire.


    ‘A country that produces many high-quality luxury goods.’


    Before the professors’ visit to the empire, the perception that came to mind among European leaders when they thought of the empire – Joseon at the time – was as above.


    Of course, ording to the letters sent by the monks, it was a very developed country, but the general trend at the time was that the leaders regarded this as just an exaggeration.


    However, after the professors returned, this perception waspletely overturned.


    In particr, after learning that the doors to industry and academia and other overwhelmingly advanced academic fields were wide open, leaders in various European countries tried to take the lead more secretly and more passionately.


    -We must send talented people to learn advanced studies and bring them back!


    However, due to the battle currently taking ce in Egypt, it was impossible to make a direct line with the empire.


    ordingly, the leaders and their messengers from all European countries – excluding Genoa and Spain, which were parties to the war, of course – secretly visited the Medici family.


    Cosimo showed mixed emotions as he epted the bribe disguised as a gift they had brought.


    “Huh… this is how things change.”


    In the past, he would have given them bribes disguised as gifts, but the situation was reversed.


    In any case, since he had received a lot, Cosimo ryed the business to the empire through Giovanni.


    And the answer that came back from the Empire was an entire warehouse of the ship filled with test papers, sealed answer sheets, and 10 officials in charge of grading.


    The city’s response sent through officials was simple and clear.


    -I will ept those who have excellent test scores.


    “I don’t know if they have a lot of courage… or if they are confident that the leaks through them are not that big of a deal.”


    Cosimo, who was shaking his head while checking the fragrance’s answer, soon moved on to the next thing.


    “But since I got the answer, I guess I should move.”


    Cosimo delivered his response to the leaders who had wronged him and also conveyed this fact to the University of Florence.


    Soon, European universities became noisy once again.


    * * *


    College students were eager to study in order to qualify as international students for the Empire.


    And the residents of the vige around the university who saw this looked amazed.


    Cambridge, Ennd.


    In a pub where residents of Cambridge, where Cambridge University is located, gather, the topic these days was ‘University students have changed.’


    “What’s up with gowns these days?”


    “I heard they did it so that I could be selected as an international student going to the Land of Flowers.”


    The resident who spoke in response to his neighbor’s answer snorted.


    “joy! “I’m just as good as usual!”


    * * *


    During this time, the rtionship between European universities and the towns where they were located was quite poor.


    Students and residents shouted at each other, calling each other nicknames such as ‘Gown’ and ‘Town’.


    This was because they moved as separate beings while living in the same space.


    Usually, universities were established with the support of the church, so they were subject to churchw rather than the civilw of the city in which they were located.


    Also, because the professors and students spoke only Latin, residents in the same room had no way of understanding what they were saying. And this made the rtionship between both sides worse.


    Lastly, problems arose from an economic perspective as university students and professors formed guilds to manage their interests.


    As these things piled up, the rtionship between college students and residents became bitter.


    * * *


    Meanwhile, in Seoul, ministers who had epted the town’s decision to ept international students were worried.


    “Wouldn’t it be better to ask Your Majesty to reconsider?”


    Hwang Hee shook her head in response to Kim Jong-seo’s question.


    “Isn’t this decision made in anticipation of something like this already happening? No need for inventory. Rather, it is wise to think about how to fulfill the orders given by His Majesty.”


    The order that Hyang gave to Hwang Hee and the ministers was summarized as follows.


    ‘Whates in is up to you, but whates back is up to me.’


    What I added to that was this.


    ‘Don’t show it.’


    Kim Jong-seo pondered over Hyang’smand and sighed.


    “Whoa~. In some ways, it is a good thing that the number of people working at the research center is increasing. “There are many research tasks that urgently need to be resolved for the empire.”


    “yes! “If you look positive, good things always happen!”


    Saying that, Hwang Hee muttered to herself.


    ‘You know when you see me, right? ‘I feel so relieved to have given up on resigning!’


    On the contrary, it was Hwang Hee who tried to ignore the fact that her subordinates were bing more and more annoying.