Chapter 150 – 151. Demanding Compensation-1

Jining, Shandong Province

“Sunwoo, but where are we going?”

Yo-rang grabbed Seon-wu’s clothes and spoke to her.

Her face was full of questions.

“You know what.”

Seonwoo answered Yorang’s question bluntly.

“Teach me why”

Despite Sunwoo’s brusque reply, Yorang began to ask him persistently, pulling on his collar.

Pod

Seonwoo brushed off Yorang’s touch.

“Ouch!”

The touch was so strong that Yorang let out a short scream.

“Just follow me!”

Seonwoo got nervous watching such a yo-rang.

What do you mean by asking such a trivial question that you can just follow along?

As usual, if I had time to spare, I would have explained everything from beginning to end, but not now.

He didn’t even have time to answer her question.

Seeing Seonwoo’s annoyed attitude, Yorang looked down.

It was intended to ease Seonwoo’s heart, who had a serious expression on his face, but it seemed that he had offended him.

“Sunwoo”

It was then.

The soft voice of the jade spirit reached Seonwoo’s ears.

Seonwoo turned his head and looked at Jade Ryeong.

Her face was frozen cold.

“Even though we are in a position to follow Seon-woo, we are definitely Sun-woo’s companions. But I think such a blunt attitude lacks consideration for Yo-rang and So-jeo.”

She continued her speech, holding on to her cold expression.

It was a completely different feeling than usual, when he maintained a soft impression.

“I know it’s urgent. But wouldn’t it be possible to ask at least the destination as a companion? I was just asking a question, so was it necessary to be so sharp and hurt?”

“…”

“I know you’ve accumulated a lot of resentment. But you shouldn’t release that person to others.”

After hearing what Jade Spirit said, Seonwu fell into thought.

Certainly, he treated Yo-rang with a sharp attitude that was completely different from usual.

She just asked a question, but it was treated as if she was a nuisance.

“I’m sorry. Jade Spirit, I must have been sensitive.”

Seonwoo noticed the mistake and apologized.

It was because the sharp thorns that sprouted from her seemed to have hurt them.

“You should apologize to Yo and Sojeo.”

At Seonwoo’s apology, Ok-ryeong reminded her of the subject of her apology.

“Yorang, I’m sorry.”

Sunwoo turned to Yorang and bowed his head to apologize.

“I’ll forgive you!”

Yo-rang readily accepted Seon-wu’s apology, probably liking her attitude.

Sunwoo let out a sigh of relief.

It was because he seemed to be expressing the anger inside him to the easy-going Yo-rang without even realizing it.

“So where are we going?”

Accepting the apology, Yo-rang asked Seon-wu again.

Seonwoo smiled at her persistence.

She gets annoyed at her like this, thinking she’s stupid.

“We’re going to the Golden Iron Room.”

“Geumcheolbang?”

Yo-rang asked Seon-wu as if he didn’t know.

Why are you going there all of a sudden?

“Why are you going there?”

After hearing Seonwoo’s words, Ok-ryeong asked again.

He said that he would kill Hwang Bo-gang and make him a teacher.

But how could he move to Geumcheolbang instead of Hwangbosae?

Seonwoo’s eyes sparkled at her question.

“I have to make a cause.”

“What if it’s a cause?”

“The reason why the heavenly priesthood and the poison king have no choice but to fight.”

The light in Sunwoo’s eyes began to shine even more.

Yo-rang and Ok-ryeong just looked at Seon-woo as if they didn’t understand him.

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Golden Iron Room

Shandong Province was famous for its large population due to its warm climate and wide plains.

As the population was large, there were also many Murim families, especially Shandong Province, which was famous for the large number of swordsmen of the political faction that revere Hyeop.

And after the Great War of Jeongma, as a huge Murim organization called the Cheonmu League was established in Jinan, Shandong Province, the Murim people gathered more and more in Shandong.

Then, where are the most prosperous places in Shandong Province where there are many Murim people?

Some say.

For the Murim people who wander aimlessly without a home, the inn is the most successful place.

Also, some say

Since the boisterous Murim people like alcohol and beautiful women, Juru, where alcohol and gisaengs are located, is the most successful place.

But not all were correct.

It was none other than Cheolbang that was popular because of the Murim people.

As there were many Murim people, there were dozens and hundreds of fights, big and small, in Shandong Province every day.

And in the process of fighting, it was common for weapons to be broken and lost.

Numerous Murim people visited Cheolbang and purchased their own weapons.

Even though the inn or bar in Shandong Province earned an enormous amount of income, it was inferior compared to the iron room.

To that extent, in Shandong Province, Cheolbang made enough money that it would not be overshadowed by the expression “Sweeping money with a pitchfork.”

And since there was an organization made up of these numerous iron chambers, people called them Golden Iron Chambers.

At first, it was just a small organization formed by the members of the Murim people who were persecuted without being paid properly and gathered one by one to protect their interests.

However, as all the Cheolbangs in Shandong Province joined the Geumcheolbang, they came to hold power equal to that of the Murim family.

It was a group of iron bangers holding the largest amount of money in Shandong Province.

There was no way anyone could dare to treat him carelessly.

If Cheolbang belonging to Geumcheolbang was persecuted by the Murim people, Geumcheolbang used all its wealth to condemn the Murim people, and did not hesitate to stand up as a group and stand up against external pressure from the Murim family.

In addition, they controlled the distribution of arms and weapons in Shandong Province by adjusting the price of arms and weapons through price fixing and volume control.

A small group gathered to protect interests has grown into a huge political organization.

If someone gets out of their sight, they will have to give up their activities in Shandong.

And Cheolmu-deuk, the ark of Geumcheolbang, the leader of such an enormous group, was very uncomfortable right now.

It was because of unexpected guests.

“So you’re saying you’re from the Tang family?”

He looked at them with a sad expression.

Those who came to him were a man and two women.

The man was a middle-aged man with a cold impression, and he was wearing two women’s veils, so he couldn’t identify them.

“That’s right. I came a long way to talk to the ark.”

A middle-aged man with a cold impression responded to his question.

“I have nothing to say about suspending our business. It was a decision we made after careful consideration and we are willing to pay the penalty accordingly.

Cheolmu-deuk continued with a careless attitude at the middle-aged man’s words.

He was very uncomfortable with this situation and did not like it.

Why did you come all the way here to do something that has already been done?

Geumcheolbang had already decided to release Tanga from his hands and was not willing to reverse it.

Whatever he says

“Can you tell me why?”

Despite Cheolmu-deuk’s rude attitude, the middle-aged man asked again with a polite attitude.

“Is there any particular reason? It’s just that the Tang family’s weapons are no longer needed from the perspective of Geumcheolbang.”

“Hmm”

Seon-woo, a cold middle-aged man who saw his attitude, fell into deep trouble.

Seon-woo visited Geum-cheol’s room in the form of Dang Jin-cheol.

With the intent to kill the spirit of the Golden Ark.

Fortunately, I was able to have a conversation with the Golden Ark right away, as if I had heard the message that he was from the Tang family.

However, the golden ark did not seem to know the face of Dangaju.

Far from being downhearted, he maintained a very cocky demeanor.

No matter how much the Tang family’s prestige has weakened, it was a very arrogant attitude to have in the ark of a single iron room.

Sunwoo frowned.

Judging from the attitude of the Ark, it was because Geumcheolbang did not seem to have stopped the transaction due to external pressure.

“Can you reconsider once again? If another external pressure comes in, Danga will be your shield.”

However, Seonwoo suggested it again just in case.

It was because I thought that although he was taking such an arrogant attitude, in reality, he might be acting out of fear of King Hwang.

“Put”

However, Cheolmu-deuk, who heard Seon-woo’s words, laughed.

“You seem to be misunderstanding something, listen carefully.”

Cheol Mu-deuk looked at Seon-woo and continued speaking with ease in his respectful tone.

It’s probably proof that you look down on the warrior of the Tang family in front of you.

Iron Muduk twinkled his eyes.

It was because I thought that I should tell the stupid unmanned person who doesn’t know anything about this world what kind of place Geumcheolbang is.

“Geumcheolbang, in the end, is a completely different place from the general ironbang. It can be said that it is an alliance of all ironbangs in Shandong, but what kind of people are exerting external pressure on Jincheolbang? No one! No one can put pressure on us. We have the money and technology to do so.”

Cheolmu-deuk shouted loudly.

A look of pride was on his face.

His expression must have been the pride of himself standing upright in front of the warrior of the Tang family.

“It is our will to stop dealing with the Tang family. Of course, there was an offer from the Hwangbo family, but we chose it.”

“Why did you make that choice?”

Sunwoo asked him as if he didn’t know.

Danga’s arms were in high demand, enough to be sold out just by putting them on the shelf.

However, it is because I did not understand them who drew a line with the party price even at the cost of such a loss.

“Of course, isn’t it to prevent the party’s monopoly?”

To Seonwoo’s question, he replied as if asking if the golden ark was natural.

General ironsmiths did not have the technology to make a large quantity of high-quality weapons like Danga.

As soon as their eyes are high due to the good quality and cheap weapons of the Tang family, the soldiers who have become high will naturally not pay attention to the anti-iron products, and the anti-iron weapons will gradually disappear.

So, naturally, there is no choice but to receive and sell weapons from the Tang family.

In other words, if the price of sugar is raised or the supply is stopped, they have no choice but to accept it as eating mustard with tears.

Iron rooms run by artisans who have polished and honed their skills for decades are degraded to become subcontractors to the party.

Geumcheolbang made every effort to prevent this from happening, but there was no way.

Dangga was a place where nothing was missing, from money to military power, to the extent that it was called the first generation in central plains.

There was no way that such a place could compete with technology.

There was no choice but to limit the purchase of weapons as much as possible and tout products for iron prevention.

In the meantime, Danga was attacked by the Demonic Cult.

Cheolmu-deuk sang joy.

Although I had a long business relationship with them, it was a car that I regarded as a thorn in the eye.

It was impossible not to be happy that they lost their reputation as the best in the midfield.

And Geumcheolbang saw an opportunity.

An opportunity to cut the deal with the party.

And it wasn’t long before that opportunity came.

Hwang Bo-sega made them an offer they could not refuse.

If you stop trading with Dangga, it is a proposal that you will share it after stealing Dangga’s technology.

Cheolmu-deuk readily accepted their proposal.

It was an opportunity to get their technology as well as the thorny sugar price and suspension of trading.

There was no way I would miss such a golden opportunity.

In the end, Geumcheolbang abandoned his loyalty to Danga, a longtime business partner, and turned around.

Not because of external pressure, but voluntarily.

When I asked him if there was any external pressure, he only sneered.

“Until now, the Tang family didn’t know much about commercial morality, but they only knew how to fill their stomachs, and they didn’t think about the circumstances of other merchants at all.”

Cheol Mu-deuk shook his head and continued his words.

“What do you mean by that, don’t you think Danga provides high-quality weaponry cheaply?”

“That’s the problem. Since we provide high-quality weapons at a low price, isn’t it inevitable that iron-clad items lose their competitiveness?”

“What kind of nonsense is that! If competitiveness goes down, wouldn’t it be possible to do research to improve technology in iron mills or lower prices?”

“Tsk tsk, you really don’t know what to do. The Tang family monopolizes weapon manufacturing technology, so how can you develop it?”

“Isn’t that something that should be studied in Cheolbang? How can the Tang family also share the new technology developed after hundreds of years of research with Cheolbang?”

Seonwoo continued talking as if it were nonsense.

Isn’t the Tang family’s art of making weapons their own essence, created after hundreds of years of research?

But how do you share such a new technology with others?

“That’s why there is no commercial morality, so how can they monopolize technology to survive? The authors of the faction of name and color.”

After hearing Seonwu’s words, Geumcheol Ark clicked his tongue and continued.

“Anyway, we have no intention of doing business again. We’ll take care of the penalty, so go out on your own.”

Cheolmu-deuk interrupted the conversation in a very rude manner.

Maybe it’s because I don’t want to listen to him anymore.

“Whoa”

Sunwoo let out a deep sigh.

It’s because I thought it was wrong to restore the relationship again.

“Good.”

Soon, Seonwoo opened his mouth while looking at the golden iron ark.

“I’ll take the penalty instead.”

“Heh, ask for the amount you want. Whatever the amount, I will gladly give it to you.”

Seeing Seonwoo’s attitude as if he had given up on everything, Cheolmu-deuk was delighted.

It was because I thought that this leech-like Dangga had finally stepped down.

“Four hundred thousand nyang.”

Seonwoo shouted in a determined voice as he saw such iron mudeuk.

“What… What!?”

Cheolmu-deuk was surprised to hear the amount Seon-woo spit out and asked back.

Because he wondered if he had heard it wrong.

“Four hundred thousand nyang!”

At his question, Seonwoo glared at Cheolmu-deuk and shouted again.

It was a resolute attitude, as if there was no will to compromise at all.

Upon hearing Seonwoo’s words, Cheol Mu-deuk’s face began to look embarrassed.