Merchant

I continued speaking. “The numbers don’t add up. I told you, didn’t I? I’m a merchant.” “…” “No matter how I look at it, hiring you is way more profitable for me. Does that clear things up?” “Yes.” “Then, will you accept my offer?” At my words, he respectfully dropped down on one knee. “Understood….

I quickly called out to him. “Over here!” “Ah! Deputy Merchant Lord Eun!” Deputy Merchant Lord Bok Yun came over with a delighted expression, and I stood up and cupped my fists to him. “It’s been a while.” “It really has! It’s been a long time. That trip you took to the North before… judging…

At Father’s question, I tilted my head and answered. “Doesn’t it mean we should earn so much silver it could fill the sea?” (TL Note: Eunhae means Silver Sea) “That’s not wrong, but that actually wasn’t the founding Merchant Lord’s true intention when he created the Eunhae Merchant Group.” “Huh?” “There’s a record passed down…

We left the Golden Rooster Pavilion, patting our overstuffed bellies. I don’t know who the chef here is, but I seriously want them. I should bring my parents here sometime. Except for Escort Guard Jin Yu, to whom I’d given a separate task, everyone else headed toward our original destination. Our destination was the ferry…

The reason I was flustered was the person walking toward us up ahead. Namgoong Gang. He was the Merchant Lord of the Baekcheon Merchant Group. As far as I know, with the Baekcheon Merchant Group, every five years the senior figures of the Murim Alliance gather to review the Merchant Lord’s qualifications. Because the Baekcheon…

As the weather finally cooled, autumn truly settled in. It was the perfect weather to go out for a stroll, but a stroll, my foot… Every single day I was swamped, buried under the flood of work pouring in. “Still, it’s nice seeing you walk around smiling these days.” At Lady Seohyang’s words, I nodded….

At my proposal, the Gyeong Clan Lord nodded. “Alright. If I even turned down that offer, I doubt I’d be able to get up from this seat today.” I immediately wrote out two copies of the investment contract and handed one to him. After we wrapped things up to our satisfaction, I drank my tea…

As soon as the Right Censorate Inspector withdrew from the emperor’s presence, he asked Warrior Jin Yeong for his cooperation. “Right now, we should go straight to the Ministry of Works, confiscate all evidence, and also detain the contractor that built the structure. I ask for your cooperation.” “Understood.” “By the way, where are the…

At that moment, News that several buildings in Beijing had collapsed reached the imperial palace as well. The ones thrown into the biggest panic were the officials of the Ministry of Works. “What the hell! How does a perfectly fine building just collapse like that?” “I– I’m not really sure either…” “And two of them…

“Anyway.” At the Emperor’s next words, I quickly pushed my stray thoughts away. Spacing out in front of the Emperor? Get it together, focus! You never know when he might eat you alive. “This famine is dragging on for quite a while.” “Still, thanks to Your Majesty’s grace, many people are enduring it quite well.”…