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- - - - representative 18th century bukhak scholar
      - He has been regarded as one of the greatest thinkers of the so-called "Practical Learning (silhak)" movement.
- - - - "What bastard yangban has eaten away at the government provisions to this extent?"
      - The yangban cried and could not come up with another way. His wife scolded him.
        
        "Your whole life you have liked reading books but that is no help to repaying the government rice debt. You yangban are not even worth a penny."
        
        A rich man in the neighbourhood discussed with his family. He went to the yangban and suggested paying the debt instead and the yangban approved.
        
        "No matter how poor a yangban is their position is high and honourable. Even though we are rich we are lowly, not only can we not dare to go about riding a horse, it is commonly known if we see a yangban, as if we know nothing we crawl in the yard to bow and bend are knees to the extent our noses touch the ground. We face this insult but now that yangban is poor and cannot pay his debt so he is in poor condition. The situation is really that he cannot keep his position, I will buy and possess his position as yangban."
        
        The rich man sent the grain to the government office, the magistrate was surprised so went to find the yangban to ask about the origin of the repaid grain that has been acknowledge as repayment. Unexpectedly he was wearing a military/servants hat and farmers breeches, while prostrating on the road 'I you servant' and did not dare to look up. The yangban was humble and repeatedly bowed his head.
        
        "Sir why are you doing this disgraceful behaviour?"
        
        "I am humble before you. I your servant am not daring to do this. I have already sold my yangban status and repaid the debt. this neighbourhood rich man is now a yangban. How could I borrow a title like before and pretend to be high."
        
        "What an amazing man. while being a rich man he is a yangban. Not being stingy is righteous, helping others in difficult situations is benevolence, hating the low matters and looking up to the high positions is wisdom. If you two privately purchased without a certificate then conflict can arise. I will gather you and the people and make an agreement to be the witnesses, and make a document, certify it and then as the magistrate will stamp it."
        
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        The magistrate called on the scholar class, farmers, artisans, merchants to gather in the office courtyard. The rich man sat to the right of the Hyangso and the yangban stood behind the konghyong.
        
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        magistrate signed it and the Chwasu and Byolgam certified it, and the errand boy stamped it.
        
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- - - - the king would face south
      - choose between these, rid yourself completely of the lowly work and emulate the amazing matters of the past, take on the intentions nobly.
        
        Always if it becomes between 3-5am get up and light a lamp, and come to your senses, look at the tip of your nose, bring your heels together and sit on your bottom, seamlessly memorise the donglaebakui , endure cold and hunger and do not speak of you being poor
        
        hit your teeth together and make a noise
        
        hit the back of your head with your finger
        
        gargle and swallow
        
        when wearing a hair hat, polish it with your sleave, wipe the dirt of so that it shines
        
        when washing your face do not rub with fist
        
        do not excessively brush teeth
        
        call your servants with a long low voice
        
        slowly walk and drag your shoes
        
        copy the classics by writing as small as a sesame seed to have 100 characters on one line
        
        do not carry your money
        
        do not ask the price of rice
        
        do not take of socks
        
        when eating do not go without a hat
        
        do not drink soup first
        
        do not slurp
        
        do not bang you chopsticks
        
        do not eat raw onions (stimulant)
        
        after drinking do not suck beard
        
        do not suck in while smocking so that the check concave
        
        Even if enraged do not hit wife
        
        even if angry do not kick plate (table)
        
        do not hit children with fists
        
        do not threaten to kill your servants
        
        scold the cow and horses, do not swear at the person who sold them
        
        if fallen ill do not call for a shaman
        
        when doing ancestral rites do not order a monk to do the rites
        
        even if cold do not warm hands on brazier
        
        do not spit when talking
        
        do not butcher cows
        
        do not gamble
        
        If the yangban violates these actions file a lawsuit
- - - - Even if you do not have this, even if you are in the country side with the body of a poor scholar, instead you can take dictatorial actions by force and can take way neighbours cow to plough your field first and mobilise the farmers to weed your field first, who would dare to resits you. You can even pour lye in their nose, grab their topknot and pluck their beard, they cannot even dare to resent you,