65. Bring it and it will be solved.
As soon as Baekse Sangbang Bangju Lee Se-chang met Daehangsu Lee Yeon-bok, he brought up the story he had heard from Geonhwa Sangbang Bangju Yoo Ji-sang.
As soon as he heard what Suryongchae Chaeju had said, Lee Yeon-bok’s face hardened.
“Your Majesty, by the way, I haven’t heard from the ship that left Jeongju four days ago. I was planning on waiting until tomorrow, but I think I’ll have to check with Waryongjang first.”
The wrinkles on Lee Se-chang’s forehead deepened.
If you are coming from Jeongju, you must pass through the territory of Guryongchae. If what the owner of Suryongchae said is true, the accident may have occurred in Guryongchae.
“I guess I’ll have to grab Baek Mi-ju and ask her.”
The two immediately got into the carriage above and rode to Unsa.
Yeonmu Sang and Yeonmu Myung accompanied Lee Se-chang and Lee Yeon-bok to escort them.
It takes about an hour (two hours) to get to the speech.
Lee Se-chang, who had been silently staring out the window, turned his head toward the smoke booth across from him.
“Do you know what’s going on between Waryongjang and the bandits of Nokrim?”
“I do not know.”
“Have you been to Waryongjang recently?”
“I went there two weeks ago and it’s still not over. What’s going on?”
“Haa! To Waryongjang… … . No. You’ll find out soon enough.”
Lee Se-chang ground his teeth inwardly.
It seems that even the Yeons in Baekse Sangbang don’t know about it, so it seems that they intentionally hid it.
Lee Yeon-bok said to Lee Se-chang, who was suppressing his anger.
“Your Majesty, there are currently two routes to Luoyang. One goes through Guryongchae, and the other goes through O Bongsanchae and Jeokpungchae.”
“This is driving me crazy.”
If just one of the top ones breaks, it will leave a hole in our finances for about three years.
If there are two, it will take at least six years. That means it will take a whole six years to make up for the loss.
I was just about to jump up to the top, but when I looked at it, it looked like I was going to collapse like this.
‘Baek Mi-ju, I just… … .’
Lee Se-chang, who had been grumbling, hurriedly got out of the carriage as soon as it arrived at Waryongjang.
As soon as I saw Baek Mi-ju’s face, the emotions that I had been suppressing for a while exploded.
“Listen! I met with Yu Bang-ju of Geonhwasangbang today and heard the sound of the sky falling down, so I need to explain it clearly!”
“Hey, what are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“What are you talking about! Are you really asking because you don’t know? What happened between Nokrim Sanchae and Waryongjang! Why on earth did Suryongchae Chaeju suddenly say something like that?”
Baek Mi-ju’s heart sank, but she ignored it.
“Your Majesty, please speak calmly. What on earth did the Suryongchae Chaeju say?”
“That’s what the Geonhwasangbang said. From now on, any merchants using the warriors of Waryongjang as escorts will not be able to pass through the Nokrim territory. They even said that the general patrol has given orders to plunder. How can that be possible without any major conflicts between Waryongjang and Nokrim? Come on, let me hear your excuses.”
“What does that mean… … .”
“What are you talking about? Are you going to keep sticking your feet out? One of the ships that should have arrived yesterday is missing! There’s another ship that’s heading to Mt. Obong right now. If something happens to these two ships, you’ll take responsibility.”
“Two tops?”
Baek Mi-ju was completely out of her mind right now.
Is it really happening as the thief of Mt. Obong said?
Lee Se-chang, who was used to dealing with people, immediately read something from Baek Mi-ju’s expression.
“Come on! I see you have something on your face! What is it? What on earth happened between Waryongjang and Nokrim? You need to know what happened to come up with a solution! If you keep lying, I will never forgive you!”
Baek Mi-ju, who had been hesitating, sighed as if the ground was collapsing.
“Since you have eyes to see, please come inside first. I will explain in detail what you are curious about.”
“Okay. Take the lead.”
Baek Mi-ju guided Lee Se-chang and Lee Yeon-bok to the guest room.
“Ha! Have you two ever heard of the name of the Luoyang Five Heroes?”
Lee Se-chang and Lee Yeon-bok shook their heads at Baek Mi-ju’s unexpected remark.
What if it’s a famous drone?
It wasn’t a name that could be heard even up to the level of the ark and the agent.
“It is a group formed by the children of five military officers in Luoyang to cooperate.”
“Tch! What does that have to do with the green forest?”
Lee Se-chang chided him as if telling him to get to the point quickly.
“Those kids went to the martial arts world despite their family’s opposition. Then they got into a fight with Oh Bong-san-chae, and they were all taken hostage.”
“So?”
“My daughter was also one of the Five Heroes of Luoyang. She was held hostage in Mt. Obong.”
Lee Se-chang, who had been grumbling, just listened quietly when the story about Nokrim Mountain Vegetables came up.
“But one of the bandits from Mt. Obong started to harass our daughter in particular. While other military officers paid two hundred nyang as ransom, Waryongjang had to pay a whopping one thousand nyang.”
“Wow! You’ve prepared a thousand nyang?”
Lee Se-chang, who was fully aware of Waryongjang’s financial situation, must have been curious about it even in this situation.
“Fortunately, one of the families of the Luoyang Five Knights offered their help. I thought it would end like that… … My daughter came and said that the bandit had threatened to ruin Waryongjang. When I heard that, I couldn’t believe it. There was no grudge between Waryongjang and Nokrim, so there was no way that could happen. So I thought that the bandit had said that in a fit of anger.”
“… … .”
Lee Se-chang and Lee Yeon-bok looked at Baek Mi-ju with blank expressions.
If what she said was true, it would be difficult to hold Waryongjang responsible.
Lee Yeon-bok asked as if confirming.
“Are you sure there wasn’t anything else that could have caused conflict with the Green Forest? Think about it carefully.”
“Not at all. As you know, Waryongjang has never been active in the martial arts world. The only ones who are active in Baekse Sangbang are the Cheongryongdae and Baekhodae. If there had been a conflict with Nokrim, it would have reached Bangju and Daehangsu first.”
Since what she said was true, Lee Se-chang and Lee Yeon-bok could not refute it.
Lee Se-chang, who had been thinking deeply about something, opened his mouth.
“It must have been like being struck by lightning while sleeping for Waryongjang, but what can you do now that it has come to this? You have to clean up the mess.”
“Could it be that the top is delayed by something else? Honestly, I still can’t believe it.”
“First of all, I have given orders to the other upper classes to bypass the Nokrim Mountain Village. I am concerned about the upper classes that departed from Jeongju and Tapha, but we will only know once they arrive.”
Lee Won-bok, who was listening, added an explanation.
“The upper group coming from Jeongju should have arrived yesterday, but there’s still no news. The lower group will pass O Bong San Chae within a few days… … .”
In that moment, Baek Mi-ju’s face hardened.
“I don’t know about Jeongju, but Obongsanchae might be interfering with the upper part. Can’t we send a message to the upper part of the lower part to take a different path? Oh, maybe it’s too late… .”
Lee Se-chang said, pressing his temple with his left hand.
“It’s too late. It would have been nice if I had heard that a few days earlier… … . Even if the green forests in other regions are like that, why didn’t you tell me about O Bong San Chae?”
Lee Se-chang glared at Baek Mi-ju.
At least I could have avoided the Obongsanchae, but I didn’t even get the chance.
“As I told you… … I thought the thief made the threat in anger.”
“shit!”
Lee Se-chang slammed the table so hard that it made a ‘bang’ sound.
For a while, the three of them were silent.
Suddenly, Lee Se-chang asked.
“By any chance, was there something unspeakable between you and Nokrimdo?”
He thought that the rift between the speaker and the thief was caused by Waryongjang’s opposition.
It doesn’t make sense that a woman was held captive in the Nokrim Mountain Forest for so long without any incident with the thieves.
At that moment, Baek Mi-ju jumped.
“That would never happen! If you knew the family of Luoyang Wuxia, you would never think of such a thing. Even though the bandits took Luoyang Wuxia hostage, they could not treat it lightly.”
“What on earth happened to the family of the Five Knights of Luoyang?”
“In addition to our child, there are children from the Palseonmun, Daeyeonmun, Chilyangmun, and Uicheonmun.”
“If he is the son of a gynecologist, then surely not?”
“That’s right. Lee So-min, the third daughter of Gunjageom. Now do you understand why Nokrim couldn’t do whatever he wanted to them?”
Lee Se-chang raised no further doubts.
He couldn’t carelessly talk about something that even the third daughter of Gunjageom was involved in. If he made a mistake and became an enemy of Uicheonmun, it would be difficult for him to make a living in Luoyang.
By the way, you even took the daughter of the astronomical scholar hostage?
The more I think about it, the more daring they are.
“Huh! They say the thieves of Obongsanchae are gentle… … . So it was just a rumor after all.”
Lee Se-chang, who was talking to himself, asked Baek Mi-ju.
“What do you plan to do from now on, Mrs. Baek?”
“Ha! I don’t know. I’m so surprised right now that my head is blank.”
Lee Se-chang diligently calculated the profit and loss.
Since it is obvious that the two top players will return empty-handed, they must find a way to recover the damage.
The only thing that comes to mind right away is Gong Hyeon-yo from Samjinsangbang.
If we take that away, it’s clear that the time it takes to recover from the damage will be cut in half.
“Let’s do it this way.”
As Lee Se-chang slyly spoke, life returned to Baek Mi-ju’s eyes, which were on the verge of death.
She had no choice but to accept whatever Lee Se-chang asked for.
“Warongjang has no choice but to let go of his role as the top escort. Then, all that’s left is to manage Baekse Sangbang’s business premises. Isn’t that right?”
“yes that’s right.”
“As you know, the current business is not large enough to deploy both the Blue Dragon and White Tiger divisions. In addition, we will have to wait and see, but we will lose the top two divisions. I think it goes without saying that the responsibility for this lies with Waryongjang.”
Baek Mi-ju nodded her head weakly.
“In order to repair the damage suffered by the two upper ranks and continue to keep the warriors of Waryongjang, expansion of the business is essential. If we bring in the Gong-Hyeon-Yo that Samjin Sangbang has, all problems will be solved.”
As the long story ended, a sigh escaped Baek Mi-ju’s mouth.
It was like saying, ‘Please let Waryongjang bleed.’
“Ha! I would like to do that too, but the situation is not favorable. How long has it been since the damage was done to the disciples in Yeoju… … ”
“If I can’t bring you the Gong Hyeon Yo, I will have to send my disciples back home. I plan to hire only ten people to manage the business. Of course, I plan to pay them a monthly salary of one nyang.”
Baek Mi-ju’s breathing became ragged as she panicked.
That meant that ten nyang of silver was his entire monthly income.
‘After giving about 500 questions to ten people… … .’
The income from Waryongjang drops to five nyang of silver.
That money isn’t enough to feed the forty warriors who are at Waryongjang and the fifty soldiers of Sangseungdae and Jamryongdae. In the end, Waryongjang will have to send away all of his disciples. Just thinking about it makes me feel like my heart is breaking.
“Madam Baek, if this continues, we will have to send them all out anyway. We have worked hard to raise them, so you are going to cook them and give them to me as dogs? If you just bring me the Gong Hyeon Yo, I can protect the Cheongryongdae and Baekhodae. What are you going to do?”
“ha…….”
When Baek Mi-ju hesitated, Lee Yeon-bok intervened.
“Madam Baek, since the cause is on our side, no one can criticize us. The Samjin Sangbang has increased in number by bringing in ronin, but how can they compare to Waryongjang?”
Lee Se-chang has a relaxed expression.
He knew that Baek Mi-ju would accept his offer. There was no way she, who dreamed of becoming a great martial artist, would release her disciples!
“Okay, but that’s not possible right now. Let’s talk again after checking the owner’s condition.”
“Let’s do that. But don’t make us wait too long. If the three-strikes-out situation gets any worse, we might just give up.”
Lee Se-chang secretly pressured his opponent.
Baek Mi-ju, who understood what he said, clenched her molars.
I can’t tie a thread to a needle and thread it because it’s urgent. The priority right now is to treat Yeonmu Baek’s injuries.
***
Bobonghyun.
Hagachon.
At dusk, a dignified-looking old man and a pretty young lady entered the village. They were Yi Ui-jeong, the Sword Master of Heaven, and his granddaughter Yi So-min, who had set out on a journey to seek revenge.
“Grandpa, that mountain is Mt. Obong. Since it’s late, let’s stay at the inn today.”
“Haha. Okay then.”
The two walked to a nearby restaurant to satisfy their hunger.
Wuxia,
