840 episodes. After all, merchants!
two days ago.
Henan Luoyang.
gold and silver.
When it became difficult to organize an escort for the guild, Noh Kyu went to see Kwak Yang-in, acting chief.
“Agent, Mr. Please convince the old lord of Geumrindae. They say that the atmosphere in Henan is so vicious that they will drop out of the February trip.”
Kwak Yangin frowned at Nogyu’s words.
Gu Myeong-hyeon is the lord of Geumrindae, but at the same time he was also the third son of the ark.
“Did Gu Myeong-hyeon say something like that?”
“yes. They tell you to appoint someone else as the major shareholder, but shouldn’t you do that considering the fraud of Geumlin University?”
“Is there anyone else who can replace the old lord?”
When even the acting chief seemed to follow Goo Myeong-hyeon’s will, No-gyu screamed loudly.
“Agent Chief!”
“Turn your voice down. I am not deaf.”
“There’s no one to replace you, so how can the scammer at Geumlindae find someone else?”
Then, Kwak Yangin let out a deep sigh and said.
“Look. Let us be honest. Aren’t you and I in a position to follow the command of the ark? And Dae-joo Koo is the third person favored by the ark. Even the ark can’t break the old lord’s stubbornness, so how can we send him up?”
“You have to tell the ark. Shouldn’t there be a distinction between public and private life? Geumwa Sangbang is the continent’s top ten. I am ashamed that others will know.”
“Everyone who knows about Gu Dae-ju’s stubbornness knows.”
“So what? Are you saying you won’t tell the ark?”
“No. It’s useless to tell the ark. I can bet that I am right.”
“ha! Deputy Chief. There are only a few days left until the top departure date. I can’t go if it’s not the old owner.”
“Ugh! Why are you trying to put someone you absolutely hate?”
“You don’t like it? Can I refuse to go up because I don’t like Geumrindae Daeju? Where in the world is there such a dog-like law? No matter how much he is the son of the ark, the captain of the escort refuses to go up?”
“Ugh! This guy is excited. Even though the old lord is acting against his duty, he is still the son of the ark. If that’s the case, we, the subordinates, should know how to cover it in moderation. Do you know that someone is holding back because they don’t have a temper? If you curse the old lord, it will be a loss to you in the end. Why would anyone in the know do that?”
Nogyu let out a deep sigh.
Judging from what the acting manager said, it seems that Dae-joo Gu will be excluded from going up.
“The manager is all good. But if they knew that Gu Dae-ju was missing, would the Geumlindae escorts go up?”
“What if I don’t go out? Do you think they will give monthly salaries to escorts who do not even work at the top? I’ll be able to eat and live well in this midwinter.”
“Yes, my throat is grape juice, so I will have to go out. But, as you know, if the morale of the escorts hits rock bottom in this heinous time, will the going up go well?”
“Please appoint a better master than the old master as the master.”
“Where do you get someone like that right now? Hiring such a person will cost a lot of money, but who will pay for it?”
Gwak Yangin, thinking of something, opened the drawer of Seo Tak and rummaged through it.
After a while he took out a bundle of IOUs and laid them on the desk.
“What is it?”
“Can’t you see? It’s an IOU.”
“Does that help you now? Do you mean take the money and add it?”
“That is a low-level measure. These IOUs were handed over when I took over Jungwon Sangbu in Jeongju.”
“So what?”
“There was something I had my eye on in this IOU. Let’s see... I found it. This one.”
Kwak Yang-in handed out an IOU to No-gyu.
Nogyu took the IOU and examined it, but it was just an ordinary 500 nyang IOU.
“Are you asking Baek Mi-joo to give you five hundred nyang?”
“Tsk tsk! with the head. Look at what is written under the name of Baekmiju there.”
“Wahryongjang? But didn’t Waryongjang perish a long time ago?”
“It’s ruined. But about two years ago, the head of Waryongjang established a military officer in Mengjin County near Luoyang. You must have heard the name too. Waryong Swordsman Yeonmubaek.”
“ah! It was once a famous late index. Aren’t you a master who learned martial arts for ten years in the Namgung family?”
“Right. With that IOU, hire a dragon swordsman. The escorts of Geumrindae would rather like it if Waryong Swordsman went to Daeju instead of Gu Myeong-hyeon. There must be a disciple of his at Golden Lindae. Let him lead the way and meet the Waryong Swordsman.”
“Let’s go.”
It is two days from Jeongju to Opening.
In fact, it was possible to do it in two days with plenty of space, but in a day and a half if I was in a hurry.
Unlike Ha Hu-chan, a soldier, it was a temptation that was difficult to give up for half a day to Teng Won-yong, a merchant.
Xu Huchan glanced at Teng Wen Yong’s face and turned the horse’s head.
If you just go, you will be homeless.
‘He’s a merchant who can’t help but go to school.’
In a precarious situation like these days, you are pushing the top with a mindset.
Considering the movement speed of the upper ranks, it was clear that it would be dark by the time they reached Ganoha.
Then you can’t avoid sleeping on the riverside.
‘Tsk! Only the escort will get tired.’
Ha Hu-chan drove the horse to the rear of the upper deck. .
It was to check the wagons and porters before increasing their movement speed.
After a while, a wagon with a young enemy and a heartache appeared, and he drove his horse close to the carriage.
He glanced at the young enemy lying on top of the luggage and said to his heartache.
“Shim Dae-hyeop. The acting chief told me to just pass by Joongmo-hyeon. I don’t know if I’ll be able to cross Kanoha before sunset, but I’ll try to hurry up. Please forgive me for any inconvenience.”
“Can I cross if I hurry?”
“It would be possible with a wagon, but it’s hard to guarantee because of the porters.”
“Are you saying you can’t cross?”
“haha. You won’t know until you try. The acting chief wants you to cross.”
“Do you think it is possible?”
“It seems difficult. It’s not just horses and carriages.”
“The acting manager would know that too, right? Why are you asking me to just pass by Joong Mo-hyeon?”
Ha Hu-chan shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t know.
The quick-witted heartache waved his hand as if to stop asking.
Ha Hu-chan silently bowed to Sim Tong and Yeon Jeok-ha, then quickly moved to the top aft.
After a while, the movement speed at the top gradually increased.
Suddenly, the body nodded left and right, and Yeonjeokha raised his upper body.
“Old Sim! what’s the matter?”
“I will quickly pass through Jungmo-hyeon in front. I don’t think I can see the acting manager taking a break.”
“Anyway, merchants! Do you not even think about others? So, when will they arrive at the opening?”
“It will arrive tomorrow. It is morning at the earliest and evening at the latest.”
“ah! Come to think of it, did you just pass Hocheonmaeng in Chiliha Village?”
“why? Does anyone know Hocheonmeng?”
“Is there?”
“No.”
“You know, why ask?”
“I’m sorry to hear that, because Confucius-nim is so sorry.”
“Who is sorry? I just do it because I think of it when I was in the middle of the day. Do you not know what they are doing these days?”
“They? If you are talking about the Chilpamun, everyone is living as if they were dead.”
“Those people are very obsessed with the cause and cause, but it seems like they have no self-respect. That’s why you’re desperate for famous schools, right?”
“That’s right. They fought to the death until two years ago, so I don’t know what they were doing.”
It’s when the two of them are in the middle of the chilpamun gossip.
The speeding carriage came to a sudden stop.
Soon after, one of the escorts in the lead rode quickly and ran.
“Big deal! It’s green!”
Yeon Jeok-ha looked at the heartache with a bewildered face at the word greening.
What kind of greenery does it mean, not in the deep mountains, but at the entrance of Jungmo County, which is crowded with people?