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Taejonbirok Volume 3 Episode 14
Chapter 21 – Finding Lazy Talent (2)
"yes?"
Hadae-bong tilted his head with a dumbfounded expression.
“So……Your Majesty.”
I have been living as a merchant for twenty years.
If you were to discuss the most important thing to a trader, some would say trust, some would say speed, and some would say investment.
But Ha Dae-bong was a man who came to a different conclusion during his long life as a merchant.
Clear sound.
To put it simply, it means that you have to listen carefully to what is being said.
In order to survive without suffering losses in a world where there are so many people rolling around trying to make a contract that benefits them by twisting it here and there, you have to be able to read the conversation well and properly identify the traps hidden in the words.
That was how to survive in the upper world where the devils of hell swarmed.
That's why Ha Dae-bong has always been a person who tries to understand what others say, and he has been able to follow that rule without difficulty up until now.
But now, Ha Dae-bong was tilting his head, not understanding what was being said over there.
“Could you explain what you mean again?”
Then, Wei Yanho, who was lying on the chair almost as if he had melted, made a face like he was going crazy with annoyance.
'Then why don't you try to understand the words better from the beginning?'
You come here in the morning and turn people upside down, then you start spouting off incomprehensible words, and then you get annoyed because you don't understand them.
If it's not a secret, just do it!
But who was the person in front of me?
He is the one who carries a golden sword with the symbol of the Censorate engraved on it. No matter how important the position of Censorate is, if such a golden sword is given to each Censorate as a symbol, it will only end up gathering dust in the national treasury, and the situation will even arise where the Emperor is forced to go on a weight control diet.
So, this young man in front of me must have been of a fairly high rank in the royal court.
'Is he royalty?'
Even if he had learned to read and write while in his mother's womb and had passed the state examination at the age of ten, it would have been excessive for a position that could be achieved at this age. So, it would have been impossible for anyone who was not a member of the royal family.
Even if he wasn't royalty, he would have been of equal status. Ha Dae-bong knew his place well, and he knew that it was easier to die by jumping off a cliff than by yelling at an inspector who was suspected of being royalty.
“Hehe, I’m a bit slow at talking.”
“I think so.”
“…….”
Hadae-bong endured the greatest humiliation a merchant could endure, with a big smile on his face.
'If it's dirty, it has to be successful.'
Ha Dae-bong looked at the little child next to Wi Yeon-ho, engraving the eternal truth in his heart again.
'What is that?'
I don't understand why they brought a young child who hasn't even lost a single hair yet. The clothes he's wearing seem to be a doctor's uniform, but how can a child like that wear a doctor's uniform?
And what's with that fidgety face?
'I don't understand, I don't understand.'
Ha Dae-bong gave up trying to understand and asked honestly.
“Could you say that again?”
“Ugh.”
Wi Yeon-ho groaned and continued speaking.
“So, the kid here is the son of Seongsujang.”
“Is this the Holy Water Temple?”
The head of the lower body started calculating automatically.
“That… is that the head of the family that used to be a prestigious school and had a lot of money, but now has no money to even afford to boil soup and insists on seeing patients?”
Sigh.
Jinsoah's head fell at a right angle again.
“You speak harshly in front of others.”
“Oh, sorry. This is an objective evaluation.”
“That’s true.”
Sigh.
Jin So-ah's head dropped further. I was worried that her neck might break.
“So I understand that you are the head of the Seongsu Jang, but what are you doing here?”
Ha Dae-bong's face darkened as he spoke.
“If you are asking this young man to lend you his credit, absolutely not. Even if it is your request, I cannot do it.”
"really?"
“Taking on a debt that cannot be repaid is tantamount to declaring ruin as a merchant. I cannot do that even if a knife is put to my throat. Rather than lending money to the Holy Water Market, I would rather lend money to Gae-gye.”
“……Is this an evaluation worse than that of a beggar?”
“A beggar will at least beg.”
Sigh.
Jinsoah's head dropped even further.
“Hey, my neck is breaking.”
"sorry."
I don't know what she was sorry about, but Jin So-ah kept saying sorry.
“That’s a typical debtor’s reaction. He probably didn’t even owe the money. Tsk tsk, how pitiful.”
It's a shame, but money wasn't something to be traded on sympathy.
“Anyway, that’s not why I came……”
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"yes."
“Try investing.”
"……yes?"
"invest."
Hadaebong's face began to rot.
Investing?
How is this any different from asking for money with nice legal documents?
“……It’s difficult, Your Majesty.”
"why?"
“If you just ask me to lend you a certain amount of money, I will give it to you. However, if I lend you money in the name of investment and you fail to recoup it, it will tarnish my reputation and my credibility as a merchant will fall to the ground.”
“You can just get it back.”
“How can I do this?”
Ha Dae-bong's mouth was turned towards Wi Yeon-ho, but his eyes were turned towards Jin So-ah.
It looks like he's telling me to lend him money, but how am I supposed to get my money back if I lend him money?
It was absurd.
“Tsk tsk, this is why.”
Wi Yeon-ho shook his head.
When Wei Yanho glared at him with a face full of complaints, Ha Daebong lowered his head in embarrassment.
“Excuse me, sir.”
“I am a bachelor.”
“Huh? How old are you?”
Ha Dae-bong cried out in frustration.
“What does age matter? If you’re not married, you’re a bachelor!”
“Why are you losing your temper?”
“I’m sorry. It’s a sensitive subject…….”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded with a face that showed he understood everything.
“Anyway, since you’re doing that now, aren’t you the branch manager of this small branch?”
Hadae-bong's face trembled.
Branch manager of a small branch?
If you were the branch manager of the Galaxy Battlefield Hubei branch, you would be in a position that could not be ignored even in the upper world. Do you think that position is small?
Even if you don't know the difference, it's something you can't say if you have even a little bit of thought.
“I think you’re saying this because you don’t know, but at least in the business world, he’s a person who is well-known.”
“Even so, he’s still a salaried worker.”
“……Are you ignoring salaried workers right now?”
How many people in the world are working for a lot of money!
“With that kind of experience and skill, isn’t it funny that he works for other people’s money? Seeing him sucking the blood of the common people, if he had used that money to do business, he could have made a lot of money.”
Hadae-bong kept his mouth shut without answering.
It was the thing that had been worrying him the most recently.
Although he was earning money that was comparable to that of branches in big cities such as Hebei, Gaebong, and Luoyang, his status was not as good as theirs. Furthermore, no matter how hard he worked, all the money he earned went to the upper echelons, and his salary did not increase much, which was also dissatisfaction.
“Look. Can you see this?”
“Because I have eyes too.”
“What does it look like?”
“A foolish congressman’s child?”
Wi Yeon-ho shook his head firmly.
“No. It’s a lump of money.”
“Your Excellency.”
Wi Yeon-ho said with shining eyes.
“Listen until the end.”
"yes."
Wi Yeon-ho raised his hand and pointed at Jin So-ah.
“Of course, he looks like he doesn’t know anything, he looks clumsy, and he doesn’t look like he has anything in real life……”
“……Does it look that way?”
Jin So-ah lowered her head with a face that seemed deeply hurt.
“Of course it looks like that!”
But Wei Yanhu was merciless.
“If you think about it, he is the eldest son of the Seongsu family that has continued to carry on the medical profession for generations, a child prodigy who achieved great heights in medicine at a young age, and a true doctor who has devoted himself to patients without taking any money or taking care of his own body.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Hadae-bong stuck his mouth out in a gruff voice.
It was a good thing, but it had nothing to do with Ha Dae-bong. He was trying to make money, not do charity work.
“And the old man……”
“I am a bachelor.”
Even as important words were exchanged, Ha Dae-bong did not miss any sensitive words.
“He’s a man who has been in the business world for decades and is good at sucking money out of people who don’t have it. You won’t find many people as vicious as you in the whole world. I can guarantee that.”
“……Thank you for the compliment.”
I don't know if it was a compliment or an insult, but it was definitely not a wrong thing to say. Even among his colleagues in the upper world, he was known as a man with two faces and two hearts.
Wi Yeon-ho pointed at both people at the same time.
“If you look at them individually, they’re all trash, but…….”
“Oh, that’s harsh.”
“If you put them all together, the combination is amazing.”
"yes?"
Hadae-bong tilted his head.
What does it mean when you say the combination is the best?
“Think about it. If you were in charge of the Seongsujang and running it, would things be in such a mess now?”
“No way.”
Hadae-bong shook his head violently.
The power of the name Seongsujang cannot be ignored. No, to be precise, the power of the name is enormous.
If we limit it to Hubei, the city of Yi-ga is Seongsujang, and Seongsujang is Yi-ga. Even if we talk about the whole world, Seongsujang is a place with a name recognition that can easily be counted on one hand.
It's not easy to get into a place like that. Even if you just run it roughly, it'll feel like money is pouring down from the sky.
“This side has medical skills, but no operational ability. What should I call operational ability? It’s almost… um, what should I call it, that…”
“……That’s enough.”
Jin So-ah couldn't bear to hear what was going to happen next and covered Wei Yeon-ho's mouth.
I've been hurt enough already. I can't take it anymore.
“But instead, there are medical skills and recognition. What if you combine that with your operational skills?”
Hadaebong's eyebrows began to twitch.
The smell of money began to emanate from Wei Yanho's words.
"surely……."
I can't quite grasp the concept, but this is definitely money. If you can't smell it, you can't make a living as a merchant.
“That’s a money story.”
Hadaebong's face became serious.
Ha Dae-bong, who had become a merchant in an instant, locked eyes with Wi Yeon-ho.
“I understand what you are saying, Your Excellency.”
"also."
Wi Yeon-ho nodded while lying down.
I thought that if it was a low-level person, he would understand what I said, but as expected, if I pretended, he would understand what I said properly.
Ha Dae-bong said with a big smile on his face.
“So what about capital?”
“Capital?”
“Yes. It’s the initial investment. I think the picture will come out if I just have that.”
Wi Yeon-ho nodded as if it was obvious and said.
“There isn’t any.”
"……yes?"
“That’s what you should pay for.”
“Me?”
"yes."
Looking at Wi Yeon-ho, who was smiling without a single doubt, Ha Dae-bong also smiled happily.
“It was nice meeting you. I won’t be seeing you off.”
And the room was gone.