The Evil Martial God Chronicles - Chapter 140
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Legend of the Evil Martial God
Chapter 140
Jang Pyeong, Vice Leader of Jinmu Trading Company.
It was Jeok Rihyeon who brought him home when he was dying from illness, treated him, and saved his life.
After that, Jang Pyeong became a loyal subordinate who would do anything for Jeok Rihyeon.
Jang Pyeong was also excellent at business, but strangely, he refused to take the Trading Company Leader position.
When asked why he refused the Trading Company Leader position, his answer was that he wasn’t worthy of sitting in that seat.
So in the end, he was placed in the Vice Leader position and given authority equivalent to a Trading Company Leader.
Even so, he never once abused that authority carelessly and always followed the Trading Company Leader’s opinions.
Only when the Trading Company Leader chose the wrong path would he use his authority to minimize the damage.
“Jang Pyeong. You know my son, right?”
At Jeok Rihyeon’s words, Jang Pyeong smiled and looked at Jeok Wigang.
“Young Master. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. I wonder if you remember me.”
“I remember you. You used to buy me sweets often when I was young.”
“Haha. You do remember. To think you’ve grown up so much already. I heard the news too. That you even passed the state examination.”
“Yes.”
“But what about an official position?”
“What official position? I need to help with family affairs.”
“You studied so hard and passed the examination – don’t you find it regrettable?”
“Not at all.”
“My. How admirable. If it were me, I think I’d find it too regrettable to do such a thing.”
“Family comes before official positions.”
“But what brings you here today?”
At Jang Pyeong’s question, Jeok Rihyeon cleared his throat and spoke carefully.
“Ahem! Well, it’s nothing special… Wi Gang says he wants to try developing Jinmu Trading Company. I’m thinking of entrusting it to him.”
“Oh! We’d welcome that. Who would refuse when a talented person who passed the state examination joins the trading company? Moreover, as the eldest son of the family, he should take charge of managing something. You’ve thought well. However…”
“Why, is there something that doesn’t sit well with you?”
“It’s not that… The trading company’s current situation isn’t very good, so I’m worried we might just make things difficult for the Young Master unnecessarily. I feel apologetic about it.”
“Why should you feel apologetic? All of this is entirely the responsibility of me, the overall supervisor.”
“Oh my. What fault could the Gate Master have? You trusted and entrusted it to us, but it’s the fault of this incompetent fool who couldn’t manage the trading company properly.”
Jeok Wigang, who had been listening to the two men’s conversation, stepped forward.
“Since the trading company is in a difficult state, that’s why I stepped forward. Don’t worry. From now on, the trading company will prosper continuously without any hardships.”
At Jeok Wigang’s confident words, Jang Pyeong laughed heartily.
“Hahahaha! You truly are the Young Master! I will assist you well and make Jinmu Trading Company the greatest trading company in the Central Plains.”
At Jang Pyeong’s words, Jeok Wigang smiled and said.
“Please take care of me from now on, Uncle Jang.”
“What? Un, Uncle? Please just call me mister like before.”
“I can’t do that. Uncle Jang is no different from family to us. Right, Father?”
“Of course! Naturally. I don’t know about others, but Pyeong is no different from our family.”
At the two men’s words, Jang Pyeong spoke with a grateful expression.
“I’m deeply moved that you say such things. But uncle, Young Master?”
“That’s enough. I’ll call you Uncle from now on, so please take care of me.”
“Y, Young Master.”
“My friend, do you think you can break our Wigang’s stubbornness? Even I can’t break it. So just accept it.”
At Jeok Rihyeon’s words, Jang Pyeong shed tears and bowed his head.
“Thank you.”
“Please take good care of our son from now on.”
“Don’t worry. I will do my best to assist him.”
***
Jeok Wigang became the Trading Company Leader of Jinmu Trading Company.
Jang Pyeong gathered the trading company executives and kindly introduced him.
However, while listening to Jang Pyeong’s introduction, the executives wore expressions full of dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Jang Pyeong frowned.
“What’s with these people? What are those expressions in front of the newly appointed Trading Company Leader?”
Only then did people relax their expressions at Jang Pyeong’s words.
“Everyone seems nervous since it’s their first time. Young Master. Ah, no, Trading Company Leader.”
“It’s fine. Since I’m young and inexperienced yet became the Trading Company Leader, everyone must have many complaints. Rather than talking about doing well a hundred times, I’ll show you directly and earn your recognition.”
“Hahaha! You’re truly remarkable. I, Jang Pyeong, will fully support and assist the Trading Company Leader.”
“Thank you.”
“Now, everyone introduce yourselves to our Trading Company Leader.”
At Jang Pyeong’s words, the man dressed in scholarly robes who had been sitting at the front stood up from his seat and introduced himself.
“I am Chief Administrator Jang Taero, who oversees the administration and logistics of Jin Mu Trading Company.”
Starting with Jang Taero’s introduction, people began standing up one after another to introduce themselves.
“I am Song Daeyu, the Intelligence Chief who analyzes information and commercial territories.”
“I am Han Yurim, the Accountant who manages the Trading Company’s account books.”
After everyone finished their self-introductions, a man of enormous build stood up last and greeted with a cupped fist salute.
“I am Ha Muhyeon, Chief Escort Leader of Jin Mu Trading Company.”
Jeok Wigang asked Chief Escort Leader Ha Muhyeon.
“How many escorts do we currently have?”
Ha Muhyeon sighed and replied.
“The number of remaining escorts is less than thirty. Not only escorts, but we only have five escort leaders who should command the escorts. It’s barely enough to organize a single trade expedition.”
“As expected, that would be the biggest problem.”
“That’s right. If a Trading Company cannot conduct trade expeditions, it’s fatal for the Trading Company.”
“I understand. We need to deploy escort leaders and escorts first.”
When he spoke as casually as a child pulling candy from a pouch, Ha Muhyeon frowned and said.
“It’s not such an easy problem that can be solved just by recruiting people. Escorts are guards who protect cargo, and not just anyone can do it. Moreover, escort leaders who must command such escorts need experience from many trade expeditions. Only then can they respond quickly to unexpected situations. Since we can’t easily find such talent, it’s not a problem that can be filled in a short time.”
“I’m not speaking lightly either. Jin Mu Trading Company is the place that supports Jin Mu Sect. I can’t think of it carelessly.”
“If you’re not thinking carelessly, that’s fortunate. I offered advice because you seemed to speak too lightly, Trading Company Leader.”
“Well, it might have sounded that way. Thank you for such advice.”
Ha Muhyeon felt somewhat pleased that Jeok Wigang accepted his advice without taking offense.
“I’m the one who should thank you for listening to my humble advice.”
“I told them to come here by tomorrow, so Chief Escort Leader, please see and judge for yourself.”
“Tomorrow? Are you saying you’ve already recruited people?”
“Yes. It’s the most urgent matter.”
“Th-that may be true, but didn’t I just tell you? That it’s not a problem that can be decided so easily.”
“That’s why I’m telling you to see and judge for yourself.”
Ha Muhyeon retracted his positive impression of Jeok Wigang from just moments ago.
At the same time, he lamented inwardly as the future of Jin Mu Trading Company seemed to grow dark.
An immature fool sitting as Trading Company Leader, how much will he stir up the trading company.
Right now, there’s nothing I can say.
Even opposing would be useless.
Since Jang Pyeong, the real power behind Jinmu Trading Company, is supporting Jeok Wigang.
The other executives may have complaints, but they’ll follow along.
“Understood. When the escorts the Trading Company Leader called arrive tomorrow, I’ll examine and judge them myself.”
“Take them and put out the urgent fires first. You said there are four trading expeditions that need to depart immediately.”
“That’s correct. Tomorrow I’ll meet them and report whether trading expeditions are possible.”
“No. They can be trusted. Prepare to depart on trading expeditions immediately.”
“Trading Company Leader!”
Ha Muhyeon finally raised his voice out of frustration.
“Look here! Chief Escort! You’re before the Trading Company Leader! Control yourself!”
“Vice Leader!”
Ha Muhyeon felt like he was going to die from frustration.
Then Jeok Wigang’s voice was heard.
“Since you don’t know me well yet, you might feel frustrated. Still, since I’m the Trading Company Leader, could you trust me and leave it to me for now?”
At Jeok Wigang’s words, Ha Muhyeon looked at him for a moment, then soon nodded with a resigned expression.
“Understood. I’ll accept your orders.”
“Then please make all preparations so we can depart on trading expeditions immediately tomorrow. You all know better than I do, but the longer trading expeditions are delayed, the greater the trading company’s losses become.”
Everyone nodded at Jeok Wigang’s words.
It wasn’t wrong, after all.
“Understood. Then we’ll prepare for the trading expeditions.”
“Yes. Please do.”
The executives all filed out, and Jang Pyeong spoke to Jeok Wigang.
“It’s because this is all new to them, so don’t be too hurt by people’s behavior.”
“I’m not hurt though?”
Jeok Wigang smiled broadly.
“It can’t be helped. They don’t know anything about me. But there won’t be such incidents anymore. They’ll probably come to believe everything I say.”
He was overflowing with confidence.
But it was overflowing far too much.
“It’s good to be confident, but when it’s excessive, it becomes arrogance. Trading Company Leader.”
“Uncle Jang, you also don’t trust me, do you?”
“Ah, no. I didn’t mean it that way….”
“I’ll show you. Please trust me and watch.”
“Understood. Trading Company Leader.”
In truth, Jang Pyeong didn’t trust him, but he decided to believe for now.
***
The next day.
Ha Muhyeon looked around at the gathered people with a bewildered expression.
He had come to the place Jeok Wigang told him to go, but fierce-looking men were gathered there.
As soon as Ha Muhyeon saw them, he instinctively felt it.
That all the people here were not beneath him.
So he was flustered.
Because there was no way such people would work as escorts.
Thinking he had come to the wrong place, he carefully asked.
“Ex, excuse me, you wouldn’t happen to be people who came at the call of Trading Company Leader Jinmu, would you?”
At Ha Muhyeon’s question, the people turned their heads sharply and glared at him menacingly.
Ha Muhyeon hastily spoke.
“Haha. I’m sorry. I seem to have mistaken you for someone else….”
“Are you the head escort sent by Trading Company Leader Jinmu?”
“Y, yes, that’s right.”
At Ha Muhyeon’s answer, all the men suddenly stood up and shouted in booming voices.
“We are the escort applicants for Jinmu Trading Company! Please take good care of us from now on!”
“Re, really?”
“Yes! Just leave it to us! We’ll work hard!”
They looked extremely disciplined.
“Escort work is hard labor…. Are you really okay with that?”
At Ha Muhyeon’s question, the one at the front asked with a serious expression.
“Are we perhaps lacking? Everyone here has gathered only those of Super Peak Level realm.”
Super Peak Level, they said.
Indeed, he had not seen wrong.
“Should we have brought someone of Transformation realm?”
In that moment, Ha Muhyeon was shocked.
“What? Wh-what do you mean by that? How could someone of Transformation realm work as an escort?”
“It seems the Chief Escort Master is not satisfied with us.”
“Not satisfied? It’s because you’re too overwhelming.”
At his words that they were overwhelming, The Men finally smiled.
“Hahaha! Chief Escort Master, really. We were nervous. Worried we might fail the test.”
“Then you are hiring us, correct?”
An uneasy feeling washed over him that he might die immediately if he said he wouldn’t hire them.
“Of, of course. It would be an honor for me.”
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