Chapter 200 – Chapter 40 (5)

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It was a bad year, so there were fewer people than before, but rich families who enjoyed taste and high-ranking officials on vacation accompanied women in luxurious clothes under the pretext of enjoying taste.

By the way, most of them are holding a fan, not because it’s hot, but because it’s a fashion item that acts like a luxury watch in modern times.

“Huh-huh. I’m back, evil sheep.”

And, this time, Jincheon, who came to Akyang where Dong Dongho is located, not to find work, but to have fun, had a look of new emotion.

“It definitely gives off the feeling of being a neutral area. Both the political faction and the Sa faction keep their momentum going around, right?”

For some reason, Im Ha-yeon looked around as if she was curious with an excited expression and tone.

As mentioned before, Akyang is also used as a resort for high-ranking officials and conglomerates, so it is a place where Murim people cannot recklessly sharpen their swords.

Even when Jincheon-do made a mess of a gambling place in order to find Haomun, he did his best to make a gambling place in a dark place as messy as possible and there were no deaths.

“Ha-yeon must have been around here and there, but why is she so happy?”
“Even if they came, it was all because of work. Besides, I had no intention of making a lover or anything like that at the time.

After answering Cheon Hye-woon’s question, Lim Ha-yeon hugged Jin-cheon’s arm and rubbed her head against his arm and shoulder.

“But it feels good to come with Jinrang~”

Ha-yeon Lim, who is cute and brash, but becomes a cat who wants to be cute in front of Jin-cheon and wants attention somehow, was busy feeling Jin-cheon’s body temperature.

“Master, what are you going to do now?”

Seo Yu-ran, who had been to Akyang several times, but it was the first time to come to enjoy it like a vacation, felt puzzled about what to do from now on.

“Of course, since we came to Dongting Lake, we should enjoy boating. Oh, don’t worry. It’s not the ‘boating’ we did in Guangdong, but we’ll have a normal boating.”

Since ‘boating’, which was enjoyed in Guangdong, is played on a minimum weekly basis, it takes too much time for Jincheon’s party to receive an offer from the Northern Heavenly Palace.

However, it would be better not to do it at all, as it would be rather uncomfortable to do it awkwardly.

“Let’s think about building a reputation first. Then we’ll play properly.”

Aww!

“Haha…♡”

Seo Yu-ran grabbed her own breasts tightly and shrank her body with a nasal sound at Jin-cheon’s caressing her like rice cakes.

Anyway, busy days will continue when I enter Bukcheongung, so Jincheon, who decided to enjoy it leisurely before that, made a dissatisfied expression that the day was still bright.

She had heard that, as far as she knew, boating on the Dongting Lake should be done in the evening and at night to see the most beautiful night view.

Even boating during the day feels tasteful, but if I were going to do it, I wanted to enjoy a proper taste.

“Well, in that case, shall we wait until the end of the day? At Yueyang Tower.”

Of course, when she didn’t have money, she would have passed the time by wandering around, but Jincheon, who had properly taken care of the smuggling business, headed to Yueyangru.

Yueyang Tower is a five-story building with a geographical feature that allows you to see Dongting Lake at a glance.

At first, people flocked to it for that reason, but among those people, famous poets, writers, scholars, politicians, etc. Came to Yueyangru and left sijo.

For this reason, it has become a tourist destination not only for those who enjoy art, but also for those who have eaten sesame seeds.

Of course, the higher the floor with a good view of the East Lake, the higher the price, and each floor is almost twice as expensive.

“Maybe it’s a bad year, I don’t see more people than I thought.”
“Because the price of food must have gone up in the aftermath of the Great Famine. It’s not a very good time to be extravagant.”

On the way to Akyangru, Baek Cheong-ha showed a strange look at the fact that there were fewer people than he thought.

It has become a complex and subtle expression that others feel pity for while being happy to be able to enjoy luxury at a time like this.

“These people are pitiful, so we should enjoy luxury.”
“Yes?”

Jincheon realizes that Chun Hyeun and Seo Yuran, both from the political faction, also have similar thoughts to Baek Cheongha, and opens her mouth to lighten the burden on them.

“Because money goes round and round. If we spend our money freely here, it will be used to buy new food and goods, right? Then the sellers who receive the money will also try to buy the daily goods they need. As proof, the people here don’t have much They don’t look like they’re going to die.”

Jincheon pointed to the residents of Akyang, referring to basic economics from her elementary school textbook.

It is certainly a luxury place, so the residents tightened their belts in preparation for the winter, but at least I didn’t feel the gloomy atmosphere that I was going to starve to death.

“If you donate money because you’re poor, people depend on it. That’s why you have to enjoy luxury to make people eat and live. Everyone understands it, right?”
“…Thank you, Commerce.”
“Thank you, master.”

Cheon Hye-un and Seo Yu-ran thought that Jin-cheon deliberately gave such a cumbersome explanation for them, and expressed their gratitude.

Certainly, after hearing Jincheon’s words, I felt that the remorse in my heart had disappeared even though I was acting a little extravagantly.

When she arrived at Yueyangru, she witnessed a five-story building with a luxurious combination of gold and red.

“Wow…”
“And…”

Red is one of the favorite colors of the Chinese.

Since it is the color that exorcises ghosts and symbolizes wealth and power, officials below a certain rank could not wear red clothes.

In addition, the famous Forbidden City in China has the meaning of ‘a castle where you cannot enter except in red’.

Therefore, it is common for most stores to paint the pillars or exterior parts of the building in red to pray for wealth, but Yueyang Tower went one step further and painted the entire ceiling in golden color.

Even the harmony of gold and red is amazing, and the elegant appearance was enough to put pressure on those who approached thinking, ‘Ah, I can’t even boast about this place for a reasonable amount of money’ thinking ‘this will be enough’.

“Then let’s go in.”

However, Jincheon, who is aware of a larger and grander world heritage, went inside leisurely, thinking ‘I’m doing something’.

“Ah… Let’s go together!”

Seeing the appearance of Yueyangru, the hardened women hurriedly followed Jincheon.

Upon entering the entrance on the first floor, I could see many people having a luxurious meal and enjoying themselves noisily.

“Welcome, sir! Where shall we take you?”

A jeomsoi who discovered the Jincheon party approached with a polite look unlike the other guest cups.

“Fifth floor.”

When Jincheon nodded her head and said that she would go to the 5th floor, Jeom So-yi checked Jincheon and the women’s clothes for a while and asked her to wait for a while with an expression of ‘I’m back again’.

After a while, Jeomsoi returned with an information board.

“The price list for the fifth floor, sir.”

A wide-eyed price appeared there.

This is because 30 to 40 silver coins come and go for each food.
Some lavish food even demanded gold.
No matter how luxurious the food is, this is too expensive.

For reference, one silver coin during this period was enough for a family to live on for several years.

Later, the Ming Dynasty, which thought, ‘Since merchants engage in smuggling anyway, let’s get tax by officially approving it’, got the silver that came in through smuggling through official transactions with foreign countries through merchants’ taxes, and the value of silver fell.

But now, because of the anti-ban order, silver obtained through smuggling and successful smuggling traders such as Shim Gyeong-seo are monopolizing silver imported from abroad.

“These days, the price has risen due to the bad harvest, so if you come back next time…”

Jeom So-yi made an excuse for a bad year so that the other party would not feel bad, and guided Jin-cheon to the hole through which he would escape.

But,

“Is it cheaper than I thought? Go to the 5th floor.”
“…Yes?”

For Jincheon, this was a level that he could pass on with a smile.

It was not enough to carry out smuggling in Guangdong, but in the absence of Haenampa, he attacked the pirates who were rampant, took away ships and supplies, and received a certain amount of money and handed them over to Shim Gyeong-seo.

Thanks to this, Shim Gyeong-seo, who obtained a number of boats that took a long time and money, was able to enjoy a win-win relationship benefiting together as she got the opportunity to expand her wealth.

Anyway, I’m not joking, the amount of money that could buy a castle wasn’t too expensive for Jincheon, who was sleeping on the battlefield.

“I… I’m sorry, but from the 3rd floor onwards, you have to pay in advance, and you get 1 gold coin as an entrance fee…”
“Oh, that’s really talkative. You said you would understand.”

In the end, Jincheon, who was annoyed at Jeom Soi’s constant treatment of him as a beggar, raised his spirits slightly and handed him a gold coin, forcing Jeom Soi to shut up.

“Sorry…Sorry, then I will guide you to the 5th floor.”

Jeom So-yi led her to the 5th floor, thinking that she was a rich Moorim person in the spirit of the chauvinistic Jincheon.

Certainly, the number of people inside decreased exponentially as each floor went up.

To be precise, the 1st and 2nd floors were full of people, but from the 3rd floor, you could see an empty space, and on the 4th floor, more than half of the tables were empty.

And on the long-awaited 5th floor, a handful of men and women dressed in luxurious costumes were laughing and trembling.

“Welcome, are you all in your company?”

On the 5th floor, Jeom So-yi, who had been specially trained to entertain high-ranking officials, approached Jincheon and his party politely.

“Right.”
“Then let’s put a table together.”

Jeomsoi on the 5th floor guided Jincheon and his party to an empty window, and then she attached a table so that seven people could gather together.

“Here is the order table. If you have chosen what you would like to order, please let us know.”

So, Jeomsoi returned to her original seat and prepared to entertain her guests.

‘Then what shall we eat? There seem to be quite a few types of food that I don’t know about.’

When Jincheon chooses the food written on the order table with the worry of ‘what to eat’ that will never disappear from this world,

“Wow…”
“Wow…”
“Ha…”

The women of Jincheon, who saw the whole of Dong Dong Lake from the 5th floor of Yueyang Tower, were all busy exclaiming.

The ever-open giant Dongdong Lake was six times the size of Seoul City, and she boasted of its vastness.

To be honest, it is inferior to the vastness of the sea seen in Guangdong, but the true value of Dongting Lake is not the vastness, but the beautiful scenery created naturally.

Blue waves glistening in sunlight.
Lotus flowers embroidered on the waves.
Many kinds of birds come and go over the lake.
Even the scenery of boats floating leisurely on a lake like the sea.

Unlike the wide and expansive Guangdong sea, Dongdong Lake, where all of this was made into one, boasted the best scenery exquisitely designed with the power of nature.

The women of Jincheon, who were the first to see this scenery leisurely, all became the expressions of witnessing something beautiful.

‘I’m glad you came.’

Jincheon was able to find the meaning of having come this far just by looking at their facial expressions.

Everyone was having so much fun, so I felt worthwhile as the person who brought them along to play.

‘By the way, the view is definitely superb.’

Looking at Dongdong Lake from Akyangru in Jincheon-do, I realized why this place is a famous tourist destination that is still eaten in modern times.

‘I must go to West Lake next time.’

And next time, Jincheon, who decided to go to the West Lake of Hangzhou, which is also a world heritage in modern times, decided to go to the West Lake when the war on the Sapa side was over and enjoy the arts.

“Thank you, Jinrang.”

Lim Ha-yeon, who was momentarily mesmerized by the scenery of Dong Dong-ho, lightly leaned her face on Jin-cheon’s shoulder.

“I’ve been here many times for mission reasons… But this is the first time I’ve ever felt this place so beautiful. Without you, I wouldn’t have known the value of this place in my entire life.”

Seeing her lovely figure, Jincheon stroked her hair without saying anything.

So when everyone spends time in the scenery of Dongting Lake for a while,

“Chemm.”

Behind Jincheon and the others, someone made his presence known by clearing his throat.

“Looks like it’s my first time here. I was also mesmerized by the scenery of this place at first.”

Jin-Chun felt him approaching them, but she was deliberately ignoring it because she didn’t want to ruin the romantic atmosphere.

‘What bastard dares to…’

Jincheon manages to endure the fact that her expression almost got distorted towards the person who broke their mood.

As she turned her head, a handsome young man dressed in an elegant military uniform greeted Jincheon and his party.

“My name is Dokgomujin. If I had come here, I would have known my name, but I don’t know because I don’t have enough knowledge.”

The handsome man smiled kindly and asked for Jincheon’s introduction.
Other people don’t know, but Jincheon could see it.

‘This bastard?’

The image of a man who introduced himself as Dokgo Mujin and slightly rolled his eyes as if scanning his women.

Jincheon was momentarily angry at the sight of him clearly targeting his females, but Seo Yuran responded faster this time.

“That’s rude. If you’re a Murim, don’t you know what it means to reveal your identity in Akyang?”

Although he is wearing a mask, Dokgo Mujin flinched and hardened his face when he showed the sense of intimidation as a swordsman.

It is said that Yueyang and Hangzhou are located along famous lakes, but there are cases where high-ranking officials and rich people often come for a vacation.

In some cases, the royal family often came for a vacation.

In such a place, the Murim people decided to make a tacit rule because the problem would become serious if they fought.

That is, Yueyang and Hangzhou do not introduce anything other than their names.

It was because of the thought that there would be no reason to fight in the first place if you didn’t know about Jeongpani and Sappani.

‘Oh, was there such a rule?’

Of course, it was an unspoken rule that Jincheon heard for the first time in his life.

“Haha, I didn’t ask the question well. I just wanted to know the name.”

Dokgomujin, whose face hardened for a moment, changed the question and asked for only the name.

Jincheon hesitated for a while, not wanting to break the pleasantly ripe atmosphere thanks to the scenery of Dong Dong Lake, although he wanted to tell him to stop right away.

He was Jincheon, who unknowingly had a surprisingly weak side when it came to dealing with women, but he did not feel this change in himself and decided to treat her with the utmost respect.

“It’s Jincheon.”
“I’m Cheon Hye-woon.”
“I am…”

The other girls didn’t want to cause a fight here, so I gave them their names appropriately.
Of course, Seo Yu-ran and Lim Ha-yeon used appropriate pseudonyms.

Upon hearing the introduction of Jincheon and his party, Dokgo Moo-jin had a disapproving look on his face.

‘What? Don’t you know about me?’

Although he did not say which family he was from, he uses the name Dok-go in the middle court, and if he can come to a place like this, of course, only the Dok-go family, the first generation of the Murim family, will be there.

However, when Dokgo Moo-jin introduced himself and sent an atmosphere asking him to disappear quickly, he was embarrassed inside for a while.

At first, all the women Jincheon was with were beautiful and had a unique charm, except for Seo Yu-ran, who was wearing a cotton thread. Rolled

‘I don’t remember. But if you’re going around with women like this, you’re probably not from a normal family…’

Some were similar to famous people (Im Ha-yeon, Seo Yu-ran), but had completely different last names.

Besides, if she was right, she wouldn’t be one of the young man’s women like Jincheon.

Anyway, the eyes of Dokgo Mujin, who became interested in the women Jincheon took care of, began to take on a dark look beyond her pupils as he looked at their bodies.