Return of Mount Hua Sect - Chapter 545
The second son of the Sahaesanghwe Merchant Association.
A man who should have walked a merchant’s path, not a sword warrior’s path.
Jo-Gol took a low deep breath.
Although he abandoned his path as a merchant, his knowledge of trade was never shallow because of his living environment. It is no exaggeration to say that he was unrivaled among Mount Hua’s disciples who came to the North Sea together.
There was no way he didn’t know how important this position was now.
He sat down with a firm promise that he would make sure to turn this deal in favor of Mount Hua Sect.
But…….
After entering the meeting to discuss the transaction details, Jo-gol could not help but suffer from fundamental doubts.
‘Did I really need to come in here?’
“Noooooo!”
Chung Myung was screaming with a glaring eye “You don’t seem to understand, but how does that solve the problem?! There’s only Hancheol left to sell it in the North Sea. What kind of money will you make by selling it like this!”
“B- But Dojang……. One doesn’t find Hancheol that much. If it were so easy to mine, wouldn’t the North Sea have become rich in the past?”
“Then you can mine a lot and become rich from now on!”
“Tha- That’s easier said than done…..”
Chung Myung glared at Han Yi-myung, who was sweating profusely.
“Old man! No, General-nim!”
“Yes?”
“Then when does the Ice Clan get rich?”
“…….”
Han Yi-myung lost his word and shut his mouth.
“There’s nothing I can do if we just talk like this! Hasn’t the Ice Clan been poor all this time!?”
“The- There’s nothing we can do about it…..”
“General-nim.”
“Yes?”
Chung Myung said with a firm face.
“Of course it’s not General-nim’s responsibility. It’s an inevitable problem for the environment in the North Sea.”
“That’s right.”
This is what Han Yi-myung wanted to say.
The North Sea is a barren place.
It is not easy to overcome the brutal cold and even more difficult to work through the cold.
Why wouldn’t the North Sea people want to dig more Ice Crystals and Hancheol? There is only a limit to manpower.
“But it’s not like there’s no way. We’ll put a martial artist in the mine.”
“Do- Dojang.”
A look of bewilderment crossed Han Yi-myung’s face.
“Although the Ice Clan is said to be responsible for the livelihood of the North Sea, its root is a sect in the end. If we divert those who learn martial arts from the sect to another place, our foundation will collapse.”
“Ah, right. That’s true.”
Chung Myung took Han Yi-myung’s words with a grain of salt. And gave a meaningful look.
“By the way, General-nim.”
“What?”
“What are you going to pass on to future generations?”
“…What do you mean?”
“What will General-nim do when you die and Clan Leader has to completely rule the North Sea by himself?”
The words shook Han Yi-myung’s eyes.
“At that time, the Ice Clan is also a place where a warrior’s pride must be protected, so will General-nim going to tell Clan Leader not to lose the warrior’s spirit and to survive?”
“…….”
Han Yi-myung clasped his fist slightly.
For him, Seol So-baek was not an existence that a single word could define.
The Clan Leader he should serve, and the one who he should fully devote his allegiance from the previous Clan Leader… … Above all, he was his beloved son.
They’re not connected by blood. But he was his own child, who he fed and carried on his back. Rather, he was more affectionate because the blood did not relate.
“Are Genera;-nim going to hand over this poverty to Clan Leader? Saying that it can’t be helped?”
“That…….”
Han Yi-myung bit his lips with a troubled face.
“I can’t do that…..”
“Right!”
Chung Myung clapped his hands as if he was right.
Seeing him swaying Han Yi-myung like that, Jo-gol smiled.
‘What kind of negotiation is this?’
He has never seen such a negotiation in his life.
Originally, in the transaction between the sects, there was a competition to not lose even a single coin. While saying all sorts of nice things to not hurt the other person’s face, it’s basic to sharpen many blades in your head with knife-like calculations.
But this is…….
Then Chung Myung raised his voice again.
“What do you want to pass on to future generations in the first place?”
“…….”
“Good martial arts? High honors? The pride of being a member of the Ice Clan?”
Then he snorted openly.
“Good. Everything’s good. But what’s the use of all that when you can’t even make a living?
It would be good for future generations to pursue honor with pride. But you shouldn’t ask your descendant to starve for that!”
“…….”
“Even if it’s hard for me right now, my child shouldn’t be hungry! Isn’t that the role of the predecessor?”
Han Yi-myung nodded firmly with a calm face.
“There’s nothing wrong with what Dojang says.”
“Therefore!”
Kwaang!
Chung Myung smashed the table.
“Put your pride aside for a moment.”
“…….”
“A martial artist has pride. And it is something that a martial artist should concern about. Yes, I understand that. But…….”
Chung Myung’s eyes were quite serious.
“A father has no pride.”
Han Yi-myung closed his eyes.
‘What would the former Clan Leader say if he were here?’
Perhaps he did not agree to this negotiation. He put the pride of the Ice Clan above all else.
The same is true for Han Yi-myung. If he had received this offer just a few years ago, he would probably have turned it down without a second thought.
But now he knows. Pride and self-esteem sometimes have no value whatsoever.
Didn’t he realize it by raising Seol So-baek with his own hands?
“Dojang.”
Han Yi-myung looked directly at Chung Myung and said, “I’d like to ask you one question.”
“Yes, just ask.”
“I understand that Dojang is trying to make a profit through the Ice Clan. I know that I cannot dare to question it from the standpoint of someone who received the grace.”
A sigh came out of Han Yi-myung’s mouth.
“However, I’m the General of the Ice Clan, and as Dojang said, I’m still responsible for completing the whole Ice Clan that the Clan Leader will rule. So I dare to ask you.”
His eyes on Chung Myung were as serious as they could be.
“Are all these deals really helpful to the Ice Clan?”
Chung Myung grinned.
“My principles are one.”
“…….”
“Blood for those who made me bleed, and grace to those who have done my favor.”
Chung Myung’s face, which answered seriously, was unusually trustworthy unlike the usual.
“I don’t need a relationship that’s vaguely made up of Righteousness and friendship. I need relationships that are truly for each other and that can be helpful to each other. If each other is in danger, a real friend-like relationship that can run past everything.”
“…….”
“If the North Sea is in danger, Mount Hua will come running like this time.”
Han Yi-myung nods slowly.
“Then what about the North Sea?”
“I don’t think it’s up to me to decide. It depends solely on the choice of the Clan Leader.” “Ah, yes.”
“But….”
Han Yi-myung smiled slightly, nodded, and reached out his hand.
“It will never happen that I block the Clan Leader’s choice. What pretext could stop him from going to the aid of a close friend?”
Chung Myung grinned and held Han Yi-myung’s hand.
“Well thought out.”
The two held hands tightly and looked at each other’s faces.
The two, who exchanged such firm eyes for a while, sat down again.
“Humm.”
Han Yi-myung made a slight sound of pain as if he were a little worried.
“The problem now is to convince the warriors well and put them to work. They too have pride… … .”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that.”
“Huh?”
Chung Myung grinned triumphantly at Han Yi-myung, who looked at Chung Myung as if he was wondering what that meant.
“From now on, I will teach you how to deal with people.”
“…….”
“A warrior’s pride or whatever, it’s a problem because they care about those things in the first place. So, you just have to beat them first…..”
Jo-Gol laughed as Chung Myung began his special lecture.
‘In the end, it comes to this.’
Dark clouds were flowing into the North Sea Ice Clan.
“Keuu!”
Chung Myung’s face, which ran out of the door, shone in the sun. Baek-ah, who was on his shoulder, also stretched out his body as if he were sunbathing, making an expression that would never be seen again in the world.
“It’s over!”
“… … Poisonous guy.”
Eventually, Chung Myung doubled the volume of transactions Han Yi-myung offered. As long as the contract has been stamped, the Ice Clan must bring Ice Crystals, Hancheol, and other specialties to Mount Hua.
Of course, the purchase price was higher than expected, but Jo-gol knew it was not done without consideration for the Ice Clan.
‘In other words, he’s going to keep picking and eating.’
You don’t have to consider the other party’s circumstances when you take profits in the short term, but you must give benefits to the other party when making continuous transactions.
That way, you can continue to reap more profit without breaking the deal.
“But what are you going to do with the supplies?”
“For what?”
When asked by Jo-Gol, Chung Myung said nonchalantly, lowering his stretching arm.
“Now that Ice Crystals has dried up in Jungwon, many people will want to buy it even if it’s a thousand gold. Leave some for us to use, and sell the remaining to those nobles.”
“What about Hancheol?”
“It’s Hancheol, the Tang Family will buy it expensively.”
Chung Myung giggled as he recalled Tang Gun-ak’s expression had made when he saw Hancheol.
“They even tasted Hancheol while we were making Hancheol swords that time. Wouldn’t it be frustrating to learn how to make a weapon with Hancheol, but you can’t do anything because they don’t have any material?”
“That’s right.”
“But put Hancheol in front of him. I’m sure his eyes will be overturned.”
“Y- You said you were friends with the Tang Family. Are you trying to sell it to a friend at a high price?”
“Tsk tsk tsk tsk. Look at what a man from a merchant family says. It’s wrong, it’s wrong.”
‘No… Chung Myung.’
‘Merchant or whatever, isn’t it a matter of humanity? Yes?’ “Sahyung doesn’t know anything!”
“…….”
“The closer someone is, the more they need to be certain about financial transactions. If we give him a discount half-assedly, wouldn’t he be emotional later? I’m not doing this to make some money! It’s a matter of relationship and trust!”
“…… Shame on you.”
Whether Jo-Gol mutters bitterly or not, Chung Myung just giggles. Then, he suddenly looked straight and stared at Jo-Gol.
“This is a secret to So-so.”
“…….”
“Ahem!”
Jo-Gol shook his head as he looked at Chung Myung heading to the group residence with his belly sticking out.
‘Anyway, that swindler.’
And quickly followed after him.
Chung Myung walked leisurely and suddenly glanced at the distant sky.
“This is it.”
“Huh?”
“All the problems in the North Sea begin with the fact that this land is far from Jungwon and barren.”
“…….”
“If they conduct an unbreakable trade and continue to earn grain and goods, they will change.”
“…….”
“Then the kid will be a little more comfortable.”
At the end of his speech, Chung Myung added, ‘I wish I could make some money while I’m at it,’ and walked before him.
Jo-Gol looked at Chung Myung’s back and ended up smirking.
‘Anyway, he’s an unstoppable guy.’
There were many times when he didn’t understand what Chung Myung was thinking.
But…….
‘What about it?’
The unmanageable Saje’s path will never go against what he thinks. He was sure of that. It got thicker as time went by.
“Let’s go together, Chung Myung…….”
“Ah!”
“Yes?”
“No matter how hard I think about it, I don’t think that bastard Seol Chonsang hiding only Ice Crystals. Shall we dig a little bit more? We have to shake it off properly so we won’t regret it!
We have to do our best, of course.”
“…….”
‘No.’
‘Sometimes I think he’s a little off.’
‘A little too much…….’