It Became a Symbol of the Bronze Age - Chapter 296



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Episode 296. For the Black Horn (4)

Half a month has passed by in the blink of an eye while I was making various preparations.

Although it is only half a moon, nature has changed its appearance a lot.

“It looks like the mountain is on fire.”

The ginkgo and maple trees are in full bloom.

Both are native to East Asia. In particular, the maple tree is native to Korea and Japan in East Asia.

“Oh my, please don’t say such things….”

Jingo speaks up from the side.

Come to think of it, this is an archipelago, and the volcanic area is right in the middle of Sakurajima Volcano.

In Korea, it is a metaphor to say, “It looks like the mountain is on fire,” but it is quite ominous by the standards of the archipelago. The mountains in the archipelago are often on fire for real.

“Have you seen the volcano?”

“…If you live here, you can’t help but see it. It comes up five times a day.”

Wow, how on earth did people think to live here?

No, I disagree.

At least I live here because I’m sure Sakurajima won’t ‘explode’.

If that weren’t the case, I think people would have all left a long time ago and it would have become a ruin like Pompeii.

Anyway, the important thing is.

It’s autumn now.

And as Korean students learn in science class, the wind blows from south to north in spring and summer, and from north to south in fall and winter.

“The wind is blowing south just in time.”

“This is a good time to leave. Do you know the way?”

“Yes, we received help from refugees.”

“Okay. Then let’s go.”

Asadal finally set sail after a long wait, leading three Phoenician merchant ships.

Phew-!

The sound of a horn is heard in the distance.

“Raise the flag!”

The tricolor flag, which is the symbol of Asadal, fluttered toward the south, as if telling us to run out right away.

***

The Phoenician merchant ships, which had set sail with the southerly wind, entered the black current.

Leaning crookedly, to one side.

“…I think I’m going to get motion sickness from being tilted all day.”

“If you came on a flat-bottomed boat… it must have been very difficult. Flat-bottomed boats are greatly affected by ocean currents.”

“…I guess so. How many more days do I have to go like this?”

“According to the refugees, it takes about a day.”

The Ryukyu refugees who had been shipwrecked in the archipelago served as good navigators.

Since they were well versed in ocean currents, they had the ability to guess roughly ‘what current’ they were riding.

“They said they came riding on the black current that is now beneath our feet.”

Black current.

Black swan in the 21st century.

That is, the ocean current called the Kuroshio.

It is also quite familiar to 21st century Koreans. When the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident occurred, the Kuroshio Current story was on the news dozens of times a day.

And this Kuroshio Current circles the Korean Peninsula in a large clockwise direction. It comes in from South America, passes through Indonesia, arrives at Ryukyu, and then heads from Ryukyu toward Japan.

The drifters who came to the archipelago at this time also likely rode the Kuroshio Current relying on pieces of wood and the like, and most of the ships of Western merchants who drifted to Joseon during the Joseon Dynasty are also likely to have shipwrecked near southern China and arrived on the Korean Peninsula riding the Kuroshio Current.

Then, at first glance, you might think this way.

‘Then, to get from the archipelago to Ryukyu-Taiwan, do I have to go against the ocean current?’

Said.

Of course, it’s not impossible.

The boat also catches the wind well, and if the oarsman rows until his arms cramp, it will be possible.

But this is fucking hard work.

And in sailing, there must be no such thing as ‘hard work’. Ocean sailing in this era is something that can only be carried out under favorable conditions.

So, if there was no other way than to go against the Kuroshio Current… I would have given up on Ryukyu and Taiwan from the beginning.

But I didn’t do that.

In the first place, the Phoenician merchant ships in Asadal are not ‘going against’ the Kuroshio Current.

“Break through! Cut through!”

The Phoenician merchant ships of the present Asadal are ‘straight ahead’ through the Kuroshio Current, rather than ‘going upstream’ with their bows at an angle.

As if crossing a crosswalk on a black asphalt road.

The reason is simple.

The Kuroshio Current is an ocean current that flows from Indonesia to Japan and flows along the coast of Japan.

But what if we could get through this and sail for a day?

“I see it! Over there, a whirlpool!”

“It’s a black vortex!”

“Turn around and get out! Then, a southbound current will appear.”

“Don’t get too close, keep your distance!”

“Well, I’m just taking the obvious.”

A vortex zone like the one you see now appears.

So what is the vortex here?

It is a phenomenon in which water ‘circulates’.

So, it’s a roundabout at sea.

‘It’s a turning point with the Kuroshio countercurrent.’

Part of the Kuroshio Current changes into the Kuroshio Countercurrent near the coast of Japan and flows toward the Philippines.

This whirlpool zone is a phenomenon that occurs when part of the Kuroshio Current changes into the Kuroshio Countercurrent.

“Okay, if you just get through this, you’ll be fine. Just do it like you always did.”

Geoguroo said it was nothing and then beat the drum to the beat.

Boom- Boom- Boom- Boom- Boom- Boom- Boom!

This is what happened on Line 1, and something similar happened on Line 2 in Adalar.

Jingo’s third line was a bit different.

“Once you get through this, you’re done! And when you come back, you’ll be greeted by countless treasures and a magnificent banquet!”

Jingo, who was leading the third line, shouted at the top of his lungs.

The giant giggled.

“Why are you making such a fuss?”

“Well, doesn’t Jingo know Asadal well?”

In fact, whirlpools are dangerous.

Just as you can get stuck in a roundabout if you get too close to the curb, you shouldn’t get too close to a whirlpool.

My stomach is stuck and I can’t get out.

but.

To a sailor on the Korean peninsula, telling him that “whirlpools are dangerous” is like telling a cook that “fire is dangerous.”

It is a perception that if you have a certain level of knowledge, it is something that can be quite harmless.

“I’ve seen this a lot since I was little.”

“That’s right. We’re not kids.”

The Asadal veterans of the third ship grumbled after hearing Jingo’s order. If this were the central plains, Jingo’s words would have been reasonable.

Because the Central Plains people, who are mainly active in rivers, perceive whirlpools as a disaster.

However, it was different on the Korean Peninsula.

“…If you can’t see the whirlpool, won’t you not catch any fish?”

“yes.”

These people on the Korean Peninsula, unlike the Central Plains people, were very accustomed to whirlpools. It couldn’t be otherwise.

In Mongolia, the ‘good grasslands’ are, ironically, places where many wolves live. Wolves are animals that live in environments very similar to those of humans.

The Korean Peninsula is similar. To Korean sailors, the ‘whirlpool zone’ also meant a place where a lot of fish could be caught.

for example.

In the East Sea region, there is a region where warm and cold currents mix. Naturally, when the two currents meet, numerous whirlpools occur. There are similar sea environments near Jeju Island in the South Sea and in the West Sea.

And usually these areas are called landscape gardens.

Or it is called a golden fishing ground.

Because it is the point where two ocean currents containing different nutrients meet, there are a lot of fish and they are easy to catch.

The people of the Korean Peninsula have been catching whales and fish by pulling boats into these waters since the Neolithic Age, a very long time ago.

‘If possible, use boats on rivers. The only people who sail boats on the sea are pirates and soldiers who are trying to stop pirates.’ The perception of whirlpools is bound to be different from that of the people of the Central Plains.

therefore.

“Cheer up! It’s dangerous, but you can do it….”

“…I already got through it.”

“…what?”

“This is just a piece of cake. If it’s a narrow strait or bad weather, that’s another story… If you can’t avoid these kinds of weather whirlpools… You can’t make a living as a sailor.”

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The tumble of currents and currents is a familiar experience to them. They crack jokes and break through this whirlpool.

“…Uh-huh.”

Jingo suddenly felt embarrassed. It was as if he had said something like, “Horses are dangerous, so be careful when riding!” in front of a ten-year veteran groom.

Anyway, leaving Jingo’s side behind.

The Asadal people, who had successfully made a great turn around the whirlpool zone, looked down at the sea and laughed.

“The current flows south!”

“It’s a countercurrent!”

The direction of the ocean current has changed.

Unlike when crossing the current, now that we were on the current, the boat didn’t rock or anything.

It is riding on the Kuroshio countercurrent.

Why does this backflow occur?

I don’t know the detailed principles. I’m a liberal arts major.

However, I know the result.

‘Nagasaki has become the best port.’

It reaches South China and South Asia through the Kuroshio Countercurrent.

It reaches all of Japan through the Kuroshio main stream.

It reaches the eastern part of the Korean Peninsula through the Tsushima Current.

Through the Yellow Sea Current, it can reach not only the western part of the Korean Peninsula, but also northern China.

These four ocean currents are all within a day or two of reaching Nagasaki.

This is Nagasaki, an area where you can literally dock your boat anywhere in the vicinity.

It was not for nothing that the Japanese pirates marched their ships everywhere, east, west, south, and north.

‘Perhaps, it may be a region as valuable as the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine… no, even more so.’

To use a metaphor, should we say that it’s like holding a portal gun exclusive to East Asia?

In the history of the original, the owners of this portal were the Japanese pirates, or the foot fetish needle merchants (who especially liked the shoes of the powerful), so the Korean peninsula suffered a lot.

Nagasaki is now the land of Asadal.

This is so sweet.

“You’ve worked hard, oarsmen. Now we’ll go with the wind and the current, so take a rest.”

On the boat, the raftman jumped around excitedly, encouraging the twelve oarsmen.

“Oh my, I thought my arm was going to fall off!”

“I can finally get some rest!”

Breaking through the whirlpool feels like a chef’s cooking. It’s not uncommon to get hurt by the fire, but that doesn’t mean it’s not hard.

And now that you’re on the current, you don’t have to keep rowing like you did before.

“Hey! Hey Inma! Put the oar away and rest! The oar is flowing away!”

“Oh, right! Okay, I got it!”

“Thank goodness. If I had missed that, I wouldn’t have been able to keep my cool!”

Apart from a minor bummer where one guy lay down too quickly and almost lost his oar, nothing much really happened.

“Hmm, but then again, when we change direction later, don’t we have to hold the oar again?”

“What are you talking about? Just use ‘key’. If you have that, you can roughly get the direction right without having to change direction every time with the oar.”

“Oh, right. That’s right. The key holders must have a hard time.”

“…Well, didn’t they just sit down and rest while we were working hard? Have a drink!”

“Well, that’s true. Hehe.”

“Eat in moderation! There’s no answer if you get drunk and have an accident!”

“Do you want to play Yut Nori? Or Janggi?”

“Good luck. I’ll catch the tiger. Give me the lead.”

“Why are you catching Beomjok when you are better at it? You catch Asadal and I catch Beomjok.”

“Anyway, just do it.”

This also means that the ship is stable enough to play Janggi and Yutnori.

“If I don’t do this, time won’t pass by….”

It is also a way to relieve boredom. There is a reason why sailors are addicted to gambling and alcohol.

“Ugh, I want to go to land quickly.”

“What are you going to do with the money this time? Are you going to spend the night with the beauties of the harbor?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

“It’s not fun. Then?”

“The girl I have in mind is in my hometown….”

“Kwaaak!”

The old man suddenly stood up and covered his colleague’s mouth. Because of that, the old man who was talking couldn’t say, ‘… but I plan on formally confessing once this is over.’

“Are you… crazy?”

“What did I… Huh!”

Only then did the old man realize his mistake.

That when you’re doing something dangerous, you should never talk about your hometown, your marriage, or your daughter’s wedding.

This is also a fact that appears in the . (Shindansugi is not true? How about trying to say that the Bible was a lie in the Middle Ages?)

“…You saved my life.”

“okay.”

In that way, the life of a sailor is at stake.

Perhaps it saved the lives of the entire ship.

“So, back off a step. Isn’t this Mokpo guy after my chief?”

“I don’t like it.”

One move failed.

At that moment, at the back of the ship.

“Break the key. It seems like you’re going too far out to sea.”

“All right!”

As the three helmsmen slightly turned the position of the ‘rudder’, which was five times larger than a normal oar, the angle of the boat gradually changed.

“Is this okay?”

“Okay, take a rest.”

“Then let’s have a little drink too….”

“Let’s switch and have a drink.”

“thank you!”

like that.

Swish- Swish-!

The three ships that were hit by the north wind and even the current.

Without any help from the oars, he started to move naturally towards the south.

***

While the sailors were taking a break, getting drunk and chatting, playing Yut Nori, gambling, or a mixture of the two.

I talked to the geuguru in the cabin.

“Can this route be operated all year round?”

“Ugh, it seems difficult. The oarsmen are quite tired even though they have received a fair amount of wind. Even if this route is completed… I guess we will only be able to go down in the fall and winter when the north wind blows. As for going up, it doesn’t matter since we can ride the black current.”

“Hmm, then what about the fast-moving one?”

“If it were a fast ship… with many oarsmen and three triangular sails, it would be possible to head to Heukgak Island even in a headwind. However, in the case of a merchant ship designed around a square sail, the only way to do it is to time it.”

It’s a bit unfortunate, but there’s nothing we can do about it.

For ocean voyages that do not follow the coast, such as those to North China, the timing of the wind is always important.

It has been less than 200 years, even by 21st century standards, since humans have been able to cross the ocean without worrying about winds and currents.

“Anyway, is it possible to fly fast?”

“Yes.”

But, since military force is possible, I don’t think it’s something to worry about. I asked.

“By any chance… what about Pungbaekseon?”

“Isn’t that too much?”

The giant said firmly.

“As I said, the bottom of the Pungbaekseon is wide, right? If you try to cross the ocean currents with it, you’ll end up flying hard even in four months….”

I took it to mean that if you don’t want to be attacked by the ‘Mongols’, don’t even dream about it.

It was a good thing I created Dromon.

Time passed like that.

After about two days.

“Look to the right!”

“Right? From the boat? From the oarsman?”

“It’s the no-job standard! You can see the island!”

Over there.

Tiny islands appeared above the sea.

‘…at las!’

It was the Ryukyu Islands.

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