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    EP.313 Fire in Jangan

    Jangheung Sangbang is the best Sangbang in Shaanxi.

    And the methods by which merchants show off their wealth are not much different in the past present or future.

    If you put up a large majestic building on a very expensive piece of land and put up a great sign everyone in the world will come and think that it is a really popular house.

    And where will the best merchant in Xi’an be located?

    So at the end or beginning of Jangan Street a huge wall was built and connected endlessly so it was just a stone’s throw away (about 30 minutes’ walk) from the place where the Qing government gathered and chatted.

    So when they heard the appeal that Jangheung Sangbang is bad and they are people who should be killed there were some people whose complexion changed and they rushed out so they ran straight and passed through the side door of Jangheung Sangbang out of breath.

    Of course the larger the organization the more stringent the hierarchy becomes.

    When it comes to Jangheung Sangbang it is impossible to reach the owner of the shop through a single direct line.

    “We’re in big trouble!” Now to the author…”

    The author’s people are rumbling the strong words are pouring the carpenter is crying and Jangheung Sangbang you bastards!

    “What the heck something really big has happened. It’s not the right time for me I need to let you know right away…!”

    And then again.

    “Something big has happened! Now to the author…”

    “what? “What the hell is going on?”

    And then again.

    “This is a big deal! Now to the author…”

    As I passed on the story from word to mouth if Cheong had known he would have laughed at me and said that I was playing a game of word-of-mouth like something you would see on some TV show.

    However there is a strict reporting system and no matter how urgent the situation is it can be a problem that can turn into a disadvantage later so of course you should report it to a superior to take order.

    Otherwise only you will suffer a loss.

    Thus the vice-chancellor who had heard the news by word of mouth was able to climb the stairs of the Ark and see the Lord Sangbang’s face with difficulty.

    “What are you making a fuss about? “Is there a fire in a warehouse somewhere?”

    Sangbangju Nammun Seongsam who was stroking a precious orchid with affection asked earnestly.

    In fact Nam Moon Seong-sam believes that since there are dozens of warehouses it would be a shame if one of them caught fire but it is not something to make a fuss about.

    “That’s because people are flocking to the author now.”

    “Why are they rushing in and attacking us?”

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    “Yes! “That is…”

    Nam Moon Seong-sam who was cleaning the orchid due to the circumstances hastily explained by the vice-chancellor ripped off the leaves of his beloved orchid.

    “what!? “It’s not a water management business so call Hae-ah right away!”

    Nammun Seongsam was only fifty-four years old if he were young if he were old he was old but on the outside he looked like an almost eighty-year-old man.

    When he took over the family business he was only a small merchant on the outskirts of the city but now he has become the best merchant in Shaanxi Province known to everyone. The hardships he endured in just five years after thirty years have made him look old.

    What I suffered when I was young is now that I have a bone disease. Even though I use all kinds of good tonics and have a dedicated clinician take care of it these days when it rains my whole body goes numb and I can’t stand sit or lie down and I’m groaning.

    So he gathered his children together and declared that only the best merchant among them would become the owner of Jangheung Commercial so that each and every one of them would show results and he was preparing to retire.

    And currently the child with the greatest achievements was the youngest daughter Nam Moon-hae.

    I managed to win the flood control project and far surpassed my brothers in construction projects. In fact not only my brothers but also Jangheung Sangbang broke the highest amount earned from a single project so much gold that I brought two carts filled with gold not including silver.

    So as soon as I heard it I understood the situation.

    Oh my the child was so greedy that he ended up causing great trouble.

    Of course it is also an obvious story that anyone in the world would know if they were not a seasoned merchant who had experienced all the hardships of life.

    It was then.

    -Please explain to the superior! Explain!

    – Explain yourself!!! Explain yourself!!!

    – Explain Jangheung Sangbang! Explain!

    – Explain!!! Explain!!!

    The floor trembled from the girl’s loud voice and the loud chorus of the crowd that followed it.

    Even at this very moment there was news coming up one by one through the frustrating reporting system: it was a report that a crowd of people from Jangan Street had gathered in front of the gate.

    If it is such an urgent matter it is worth skipping the waist but the fact that rigid reporting procedures are followed even in such important matters can be said to be the fault of the superiors who have always emphasized and placed importance on top and bottom procedures.

    If you skip the procedure just because it’s urgent you’ll be scolded but how can the horrible people of the Central Plains violate the one thing they see in their own eyes?

    However time expired before the news reached the ears of the merchant.

    No matter how magnificent the manor is the wall is not a castle wall and the gate is not a castle wall so it cannot stop the footsteps of a world-class expert.

    Fortunately there was no unfortunate incident in which Cheong had to retreat while marching vigorously.

    It was purely because of good luck.

    Originally the center of Jangan Street was said to be an intersection but the roads extending up and down were inferior in terms of width and scale compared to the left and right sides so from the beginning the probability that either the right or left side of Jangan Street would lead to the correct answer was 50/50.

    So by the time we reached Jangheung Sangbang with a group of people on our backs we had already heard the news and found that the gate was tightly closed and the gatekeepers were pulling out their windows.

    “Hey let’s meet the Lord Sangbang-”

    “Please go back.”

    What is this guy saying he wants to go back before he even finishes speaking.

    Cheong ignored him and continued what he said.

    “I do. “Could you please open the door?”

    “It’s impossible. Please go back. “If you don’t die…”

    The gatekeeper who had been speaking tremblingly suddenly trailed off. What if you don’t die? how?

    Cheong’s eyes sparkle as he never misses an opportunity.

    “What if I don’t go back? “How do you do it?”

    What are you going to do?

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    Are you going to stab me with a spear in front of so many people?

    “Okay. “Yes I will report it to the government office.”

    “By going through this crowd?”

    “uh. hmm. After hearing it is it like that again?”

    The gatekeeper couldn’t do this or that.

    “So what do you want to do?”

    “Oh my gosh can you please consider my position just once?”

    “No. So as we have no choice but to do let’s try to solve it with our own strength like a martial artist. Now you might get hurt so step back.”

    “Now wait a minute…!”

    What can a mere gatekeeper do in front of a supreme expert?

    Still since I had the courage to at least try to dry it I will be able to raise the noodles later.

    Starlight twinkles and passes vertically through the exact center of the gate.

    In front of a gate or river with a cast iron bar thicker than an adult’s thigh iron bars are useless unless they are weapons carried by an unmanned person.

    “Hi.”

    The doorkeeper who saw the long cotton-shaped sword from the side took a step back in surprise so he assumed that Cheong had moved out of the way and opened the door wide.

    Thus the enemy bastard was defeated!

    Cheong walked confidently through the wide-open gate as if it were all natural followed by a crowd of people whose morale was sky-high.

    However I didn’t know why morale was high and I didn’t know why it had to be high.

    So Cheong took a seat in the front yard which was as wide as the huge manor of Jangheung Sangbang and led the people to do what he had learned from what he had seen and experienced in his life.

    “Jangheung Commercial must explain the irregularities in the flood control project!”

    “Explain yourself!!!”

    Originally people had a habit of giving up thinking after a certain number of people gathered together.

    As a result the crowd that filled the front yard of Jangheung Sangbang was repeating the last words of Cheong’s words unable to really think about where this culture came from or why it was doing this.

    Anyway as the commotion grew he snooped through the wide open door and came in to ask what was going on.

    What’s going on? Was there a feast held?

    It is not a feast but a burning ceremony. Actually…

    No have you seen these damned bastards? Explain!!! Explain yourself!!!

    And so finally the heavy butt-heavy Sangbangju appeared in front of Cheonhwageom.

    Cheong thought to himself as he looked at that figure.

    hmm. This old guy was such an asshole too.

    Judging by Carpenter Jang’s bad business he seems to be an old man who just lived like a dog rather than doing flood control work.

    In fact in commerce reputation contributes to sales and this reputation-based commerce is a very advanced technology that has only been established in modern times.

    In the future of the western region there will be an outstanding propagandist and fabricator named Bur Daehyeop.

    Since you have made a great achievement of changing the breakfast culture of people in the western region through propaganda and fabrication you will be the person who changed the western region people who used to eat a hearty breakfast to eat eggs and smoked pork.

    There was even the famous Goe Daehyeop who was so impressed by Beo Daehyeop that he claimed to be his disciple.

    In any case since reputation and image first appeared in the commercial science of Burr it was a pioneering new world that presented a completely new perspective.

    It can also be said to be a huge achievement that changed merchants’ view of the universe.

    Thus in Qing’s hometown no one doubts the importance of reputation in commerce.

    However there was no such thing in the ancient barbaric and primitive Central Plains so the world’s famous great merchants were inevitably bound to be bastards who took pleasure in exploiting others.

    Of course there is a virtue of merchants called merchants so they emphasize coexistence giving and sharing.

    And like all these virtues I have no choice but to keep emphasizing that merchant bastards are a bunch of messes who don’t co-exist give or share.

    So when Cheong sees Nammun Seongsam’s evil deeds he says “Wow that old bastard is going to kill him!” And you have no choice but to make a decision right away.

    In fact I was worried about the scope of the condemnation since it was something that the girl from Jangheung Sangbang did but now I think I can organize it clearly.

    capital punishment.

    “What are you doing? Aren’t you afraid of the law of the land? “How can they come in like a horde of thieves and act so viciously!”

    hmm. How come everything they say is similar?

    Cheong responded to that.

    “So? ruler. Look here. Twinkle.”

    Cheong raised his sword high and lashed out.

    No matter who saw it it was a cold starlight.

    “Let’s say a bandit leader who wields a sword came in with a group of bandits. What can Lord Sangbang do? Do you want to fight with a sword? Okay if you’re going to attack me now I’ll give you about 100 moves. “You will get your head cut off in just one move.”

    Nammun Seongsam was left speechless by the blatant threat.

    So what are you going to do? What he is saying is literally true. If he leads the crowd like this and starts plundering even the diners gathered in the upper room will not be able to handle it.

    However Nammun Seongsam is a great merchant who built a family so he is of a different class from a gatekeeper who was pushed out after being a parent.

    The weight of the wealth he has accumulated is extraordinary and the accumulated experience is piled up in layers on the skin of his face making it thick and not like a human being.

    “Are you really the leader of a band of thieves? “Do you think the law of the land will leave you alone for four years if you plunder the upper chamber like that?”

    “ah. National law. right. “Did you say you were on friendly terms with Nauri Baojeongsa Shaanxi Province?”

    “joy. “I just admire the elders of Pojeongsa Temple and think of it that way.”

    Baojungsa is the highest official of a province.

    Even if such a high-ranking official is the best merchant in Shaanxi he cannot openly say that he is on friendly terms with a single merchant.

    However the favoritism system is correct.

    It was Nammun Seongsam who answered that way.

    Cheong responded to that.

    “Then call the government forces.”

    “what? Come on it looks like you have some faith but-”

    “But is it okay if I call you?”

    Cheong smiles evilly.

    “If you dare to deliberately carry out the flood control project ordered by the Emperor! What if there is a criminal here who stole and ruined materials to earn gold and silver? “Whether you are a Pojeongsa or Anchalsa won’t you immediately arrest them and hold them accountable?”

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