Chapter 5: Self-knowledge)
Chapter 5: Self-knowledge)
The top of gold has grown.
Neither the speed nor the scale was small..
It has really grown beyond recognition in the last few years..
Usually, if you have a lot of money, bugs attract you..
In addition, robbers also came..
The merchant stopped it with money..
People in power were recruited by giving bribes, as is often said..
With a strong background, there were few people who could mess with it..
Of course, there were some who were blinded by greed and did not know how precious their lives were..
But was stopped by the escort..
Although he was outstanding in terms of power, wealth, and military power, the owner of the top tier did not rest here..
That greed was like the ocean.
However, I was never blinded by greed and unable to judge right and wrong..
I did not take excessive action to obtain a more complete and certain fortune..
Additionally, merchant merchants did not indulge in pleasure or indulge in extravagance, but mostly used it as a means of making money..
Ordinary rich people would spend their money recklessly and end up ruined, but the golden top was an exception..
“Since ancient times, money is something that goes around and around..
It's much better to spend money on making money than getting drunk or satisfying your sexual desires. But people don't know that.”
“Hahaha!”
Lee Uichae laughed, showing his bulging belly..
It was the laughter of a typical greedy merchant..
Looking at the money in front of me made me hungry instead of full..
I wanted to quickly fill this hunger.
Hunger and greed are Lee Eui-chae’s driving forces..
“That laughter is still the same, Sang Sang-ju.!”
It was then.
I heard someone's voice outside the door..
“omg! This voice!”
Lee Uichae jumped up from his seat..
The money I had between my clothes fell and made a loud noise..
He was so obsessed with money that he was called a loyalist by those around him, so he dropped all the money he was holding..
This means that something surprising and important has happened..
“large, large?!”
Kwaang!
The door opened roughly and Lee Ui-chae came out..
I forgot to put on my shoes and ran in a panic with socks on..
“That's the king... … really.”
Joo Seocheon saw that and smiled bitterly..
* * *
The table is full of all kinds of delicacies..
Starting with mountain ash brought from a nearby mountainous region, fresh fish from Balhae (魚倉) called fish, seafood such as raw fish and grilled fish, and meat such as pork that would only be seen at a banquet were served..
“Oh my, it's been a really long time since I saw you..”
Lee Uichae kept bowing and laughing..
Even though five years have passed, it's still the same.
“Please raise your head first and speak. Shouldn't we at least make eye contact and talk?.”
Joo Seocheon shook his head left and right as if he couldn't stop him..
Only then did Lee Uichae raise his head..
“This was to prove that respect for Daehyup has not changed over time, so please understand..”
Lee Uichae rubbed his palms..
“By the way, both Dae-hyeop and So-hyeop have grown into really handsome men even though we haven't seen each other in a while. As soon as I saw this statue, I was mesmerized..”
“It's surprising how people don't change this much..”
Zhuge Succession couldn't help but be amazed..
Yi Ui-chae treated Ju Seo-cheon and Zhuge Succession with great hospitality..
In order to comfortably share secrets that only the three of you know, no servants or maids were brought in..
The work of the Saman Shintu is still confidential..
While we were filling our bellies, we chatted about what had happened, but we had previously communicated through letters about important things..
During the meal, we talked about the situation in the martial arts world and the affairs of the upper management..
After finishing the meal and clearing the table, I got to the point..
“Top note. We're going to need some weapons in the future..”
Lee Eui-chae’s mood changed at Joo Seo-cheon’s first words..
The sly smile disappeared, and the eyes narrowed slightly..
Still, a faint smile remained on my lips..
“If you say it's a weapon……?”
Geumui Sangdan has also dealt with weapons for a long time..
There is no way Joo Seocheon doesn’t know that..
That's why I expressed doubts.
“I don't know the exact time, but war will break out in the not too distant future..”
Lee Uichae widened her eyes as if she was surprised by his words..
Zhuge Sheng next to him was not very surprised..
Before coming here, Ju Seocheon explained it to me in advance..
‘The evil demon's tomb was flooded. It's no longer at a level where it can be restored. But that's not the end.’
The seven major forces of the Tomb Investigation Team are no coincidence..
No matter what meeting is held, the members of the seven major forces do not change..
It's because the hand of Amcheonhoe is in control..
There is a hidden Ganja who can attend meetings not only in the Murim League and Sadocheon but also in the Demonic Cult..
We did everything we could to ensure that war started..
I was convinced that they would find another opportunity to incite them and start another war..
Plan so that even if you fail in the first place, you can replace it with another alternative..
It was one of the scary things about Amcheonhoe..
“It's war, it smells like money. You will need not only weapons but also medicine..”
Lee Uichae narrowed his eyes and grinned..
he is by no means a good man.
It was a caution that anything was good as long as there was a little bit of morality and it could make money..
Of course, I won't do anything evil that would violate the laws of heaven..
The minimum duty must be maintained.
Otherwise you lose trust.
For merchants, trust is both life and money..
As much as I want money, I pursue efficiency..
That is a merchant named Sangwang Lee Uichae, the owner of a gold merchant..
“Is there anything else you need? I would like you to tell me in relatively detail..”
“Do you really believe what your brother said??”
When Zhuge Heir saw Yi Yi-chae not having any doubts, he asked curiously:.
Even he, his sworn brother, asked for a detailed explanation of what he meant when Joo Seo-cheon first explained it to him..
But Lee Uichae had none of those things..
There was a bit of doubt in my eyes, but that soon went away..
“Sniff. It smells like money. My sense of smell has never been wrong. More than anything… … There was nothing wrong with what the Daehyup said so far. By acting as instructed by the Daehyup, he was able to make a lot of money..”
The relationship is only linked to money, but for Lee Eui-chae, money is everything..
More important than any words or evidence.
Other than that it doesn't matter.
Money is more important than life or family.
It was the center of everything in the world and held everything in its arms..
The rest may not understand, but that doesn't matter.
Because it was important to Lee Uichae..
The king of merchants pursues profit, and also values the basic 'equivalent exchange' and 'trust' of merchants above all else..
That thing about him is so famous in the future..
History proved it.
That's why I could trust it and leave it to you..
Knowledge is power..
“It won't be that difficult to get gold, tools, and medicine. So, I guess I should pay attention to people..”
Lee Eui-chae got exactly what Joo Seo-cheon wanted..
“Among them, military personnel are especially needed. It doesn't matter if you're a ronin, just recruit them. It doesn't matter if your martial arts skills are poor, so fill it with people you can trust and control..”
“Managing people is this Sosang’s specialty. Didn’t they say that money can control demons? Please just leave it to me..”
* * *
There has been a change in the grand plan of Amcheonhoe..
Originally, it was planned to use the evil demon's tomb as an opportunity to open the end to the war, but things went wrong and it was not planned..
But it's not completely over.
The Tomb of the Demon Demon is no longer useful, but that doesn't mean there aren't other ways..
If given the opportunity, he could instigate war using planted ganja or wind catchers..
“Release the emergency and replace it.”
So I prepared the opportunity again..
It would be used in other schemes, but this was the priority..
“to whose?”
“blood monk)!”
“Unbelievable!”
“Hoo!”
Admiration came from everywhere..
“Isn’t this very different from the original plan??”
“Shaolin Temple will move.”
Hyeolseung is a person from 400 years ago. He was originally a monk at the Shaolin Temple, but he was kicked out after committing a renegade..
He was originally a promising genius in Shaolin Temple..
If you learn one thing, you will know ten, and you will realize your true intention..
Even the Jungwon martial arts team saw him and praised him, calling him an unrivaled genius, and he lived up to everyone's expectations..
It didn't take long for the blood monk to learn everything and he quickly grew to prominence..
As time passed and there was no one left to teach him in the Shaolin Temple, he was allowed to enter Janggyeong Pavilion..
Janggyeonggak was filled with not only Buddhist scriptures but also martial arts secrets owned by the Shaolin Temple..
The blood monk absorbed the permitted martial arts like a soaked cotton plant..
Among them, there were martial arts that were not interpreted..
Thanks to this, the great feat of being able to interpret some of the difficult and incomplete martial arts of Shaolin Temple was achieved..
Accordingly, Shaolin Temple entrusted the Yeokgeun Sutra, the best and unrivaled Buddhist martial art, to a blood monk and expected him to interpret it..
To conclude, I was unable to interpret the reverse view..
No, it is true that it could have been interpreted but it was not interpreted..
The blood monk had great curiosity and greed for martial arts, and eventually touched the taboo..
It was the magic book sealed in Janggyeonggak..
This unrivaled genius not only mastered the book of magic arts, but also created a new martial arts technique by combining magic arts with the magic arts..
“Blood myopathy)!”
As training in magic arts wasn't enough, I committed a crazy act of combining reverse magic with magic arts..
No matter how much they had done to help Shaolin Temple, this was not something that could be defended..
Needless to say, it was apostasy, and they had to be locked up in prison for the rest of their lives out of concern that their military exploits would be leaked..
For reference, in Shaolin Temple, if a monk is reduced to an apostate monk, the muscles and veins of the limbs are cut off and the dantian is abolished..
Because the blood monk knew the truth, he ran out of the Shaolin Temple without hesitation, and the Hundred and Eight Arhats followed him..
What happened after that became the greatest scandal in the history of Shaolin Temple..
It was because most of the Hundred and Eight Arhats were harmed by blood monks..
In the first place, he was a blood monk who was said to be an unrivaled genius in martial arts, and he absorbed the secret level of Jang Kyung-gak..
At that time, as well as in the history of Shaolin, there were few people as strong as the blood monks..
Afterwards, he requested help from the Murim Alliance and other political factions, but ultimately failed to kill him..
“If it becomes known that the Blood Root Sutra is true, the hundred and eight Arhats will surely come forward. They may be a bit annoying, but since they are the opposite of the demonic cult, they will definitely create an unpleasant atmosphere. War will break out without any effort..”
“indeed. Excellent choice..”
“However, be careful as the variables are large. Unlike the Nainseong authentic text, the Blood Root Sutra is not a gold ball..”
From the Shaolin Temple's point of view, it was a magic skill similar to a gold skill, but the demonic power did not regard it as a gold skill..
If you practice Blood Root Sutra, you will become a Shaolin expert, but it doesn't really matter since you can rely on the Demon Emperor..
Anyway, if you practice magic, you will not be welcomed in the righteous or evil sects..
“Suddenly, I don't know who the hell it is, but I'm not going to catch that guy who ruined everything and kill him easily.!”
There are about 300 warriors under the command of the Geumui Sangdan..
Among them were ronin and jeongpain..
It was very diverse, starting with people from small and medium-sized clans, and even people from the Murim League..
Lee Uichae divided them into one army, two armies, and three armies of 100 men each..
The three soldiers were really just ronin who were hired only for money without any conditions..
It was brought here recently by order of Ju Seo-cheon..
This group was a warrior stationed at each point of the Geumui Sangdan..
His background was better than that of the three armies, his martial skills were stronger, and his salary was better..
The workers were elite..
The Stormtroopers took the lead, divided the unit into columns, and worked with Lee Uichae's limbs..
In addition, even though Il-gun was inferior to Lee-gun in martial arts, they were as trustworthy as Galpungsikgaek..
He needed money more than anyone else, and it was not for his own self-interest, but for people as precious as his family..
“Are there unavoidable circumstances, and are they using that to make them loyal? But it's not mandatory. If it's a threat, it's a threat, but if it's not, it's really amazing work..”
Joo Seo-cheon was once again impressed by Lee Eui-chae's abilities..
“Top note. I will take command of this army for the time being..”
The three armies have not yet built trust..
I could have escaped if other forces gave me money..
In addition, there is a high possibility that Ganja will be added by a merchant that is hostile to the Geumui merchant..
So, we decided to strengthen the power of Lee, who is relatively trustworthy at the top and is quite good at martial arts..
Lee was confused when he first heard the command of the Sangdanju..
No matter how old they were, they were astonished that a kid under the age of 30 would train them..
Even though it was a name for top-tierism, it was difficult to accept..
There was opposition from many quarters..
“Lord, no matter what you say, this isn’t too much.?”
“It's not that I don't know the reputation of the Hwasan faction, but isn't the author too young??”
“Just because I am a student from a former school and have trained in the martial arts of the Ascension, I am not an expert. You can clearly see that he is an inexperienced kid, but he will teach us what he knows.?”
The warriors of this army had their pride hurt..
If it's Oryong Sambong, you don't know anything else..
In the first place, the three letters of the name Ju Seocheon are the first..
It's annoying that he's young, but an unknown person has become his superior..
“Everyone, shut up. God of War is here now.”
It was a flattery that almost made me lose my mind..
Joo Seo-cheon, the person responsible, also clicked his tongue in disgust..
“The owner of the business, please attend to other tasks. I'll take care of this place..”
“Sorry, Daehyeop. Because of this humble image,……”
“Ah, kinda!”
Lee Eui-chae, who seemed like he was only going to escalate things for no reason, left..
Joo Seocheon spoke in front of a hundred people..
“It's better to show once than to tell a hundred times.”
“under?”
“So go at it all.”
“What is that?……”
“i go first!”
The Jinan branch of the Gold Medal was magnificently large..
It was not an ordinary mansion.
Dae (大) is added in front.
There was even a training area large enough for 100 people..
I was able to find out how much wealth the top tier of gold had..
Ju Seo-cheon attacked with all his might in front of a hundred warriors belonging to this army..
I was careful not to inflict fatal injuries..
“Kuek!”
He used a sword but did not attack with the blade..
They were mainly beaten with the back of a knife to make them unconscious..
The warriors first wondered what all the fuss was about, but when they realized that Ju Seo-cheon had started a fight, they launched a counterattack..
And what happened next was one-sided violence..
“Wow!!”
“Ouch!”
The warriors of this army are better than the ronin scattered throughout the world..
But it was only slightly better..
The ones that are really great are first-rate, and most are third- or second-rate..
Even if there were 100 people, it was only an exercise after a meal for a master of flower techniques who possessed almost infinite internal strength..
At first, the warriors thought Joo Seo-cheon was crazy and tried to scold him, but their thoughts quickly changed..
In order to avoid being hit and to survive, he did his best to subdue Joo Seo-cheon..
But everyone couldn't do anything and ended up having to kiss the floor..
“Ugh……”
“Oh my, my waist!”
“I broke my arm……”
It wasn't even half an hour before the warriors were lying on the ground and moaning..
Even the congressman who was waiting in advance could not contain his astonishment, but when he remembered that he had come here to work for money, he quickly moved..
Ju Seo-cheon opened his mouth while looking at the warriors receiving treatment..
“From now on, we will train with practical fighting style like today..
Don't worry if your sword chips or breaks, we will support you from the top. The same goes for medicinal herbs. So, let your hearts out and fight in real combat. Understand?”
“This damn kid!”
A relatively sane first-class warrior rushed at me with fiery anger..
“okay. With this momentum.”
Joo Seocheon took a step to the left and easily dodged it..
And he kicked the back of the warrior who passed by..
“Kuek!”
The warrior fell forward and fell to the ground..
The samurai who were receiving treatment were scared when they saw this..
Only then did the fear appear on their faces..
Afterwards, Juseocheon became the bridgehead of the Lee army..
Some warriors were hoping that he might teach them the martial arts of the Hwasan school, which are given to lay disciples..
There is no guess.
In the first place, Joo Seocheon does not have such authority..
“Even though it is a bridge, it does not teach martial arts. From the looks of it, the basics are messed up. let me fix that.”
In times like these, the Hwasan School’s notoriously harsh training methods came in handy..
I trained Lee while recalling the past..
I wake up around dawn and practice the inner gongsim method through meditation, and when I'm done, I run without using the inner energy..
At lunchtime, we had them swing swords in groups..
Those with poor posture were identified and forcibly corrected..
It was a fairly coercive attitude and violence was used, so there were many people who were dissatisfied with it..
“you damn bastard!”
“Practice with that power.”
Of course, every time he did that, he surrendered with violence..
There may be a better way, but I don't have the will to do it..
Since there were so many people in the first place, there was no time to pay attention to each and every detail..
Trained with moderate bullying.
I didn't have to worry, and it was nice because I didn't have to worry..
“You're amazing, Daehyeop.!”
Lee Uichae was happy to see Lee's growth and growth..
In Moorim, power equals money..
As power becomes stronger, there are many benefits..
I couldn't help but laugh when I thought about the benefits..
Joo Seo-cheon had a conversation while moderately listening to Lee Eui-chae's flattery..
“In the meantime, please filter out talented people from the three groups who can join the second or first groups..”
“I will do as instructed. What should I do if I am not suitable??”
“Please give me a reasonable price. The owner of the business is better at dealing with people, so I'll leave it to you..”
“Is there anything else you need??”
“We are planning to add about 200 people here. Please find children who meet the conditions I am talking about..”
First, the child must be around nine to ten years old with no significant physical problems..
It doesn't matter if you're undernourished or hungry..
As long as the limbs are attached and the eyes are visible, that's enough..
There should be no incurable disease.
“And bring in children from poor families. It's better to be an orphan.”
“Are you really planning to raise a separate SS unit??”
Orphans whose family circumstances are not good or who have been abandoned spend their days worrying because they have nowhere to go..
That despair and hunger is more painful than you can imagine..
And most people swear lifelong loyalty, no matter who they are, if they can help them escape that pain..
It would be the icing on the cake if it not only provided them with food, clothing, and shelter, but also taught them how to live, such as martial arts..
“With this number of people, it would be better to open a branch and manage it separately. I think it would be more efficient to build a new building and create a training ground or other environment... … what do you think?”
“I also think that is better. Do whatever you want with the top lord..”
Joo Seocheon smiled as if he had expected it..
“If you do it, according to the faction split, the Daehyup……?”
Lee Ui-chae secretly looked at me and asked..
“Even if you try to subtly tie it with the gold top, it's no use..”
Even though it is a sect, it is for the purpose of managing the warriors belonging to the top, so if you look at it, it is a subordinate sect of the Geumui Sangdan..
Becoming the master of that place meant becoming inextricably linked with the Geumui Sangdan..
If he was a lay disciple of the Hwasan Sect, there was no way he could have been a Jeokjeon disciple..
“Oh my, Daehyeop! I'm really sorry! This little guy was so stupid that he made a mistake! Since ancient times, I thought it was natural for someone like Daehyeop to do the business of ordering, so I stopped.……!”
“How thick is your face? It's almost suspicious that he was wearing a bast mask..”
Lee Uichae is not the kind of person who would be confused by such things..
Even if he acts like an idiot on the outside, it's hard to find someone with more brains than him in the entire midfield..
He is making excuses for his greedy remarks just now by belittling himself as if he was stupid and made a mistake..
“Please leave the door note empty. We will bring in the right people and put them in place..”
Joo Seocheon stood up..
What would you like to name it??
“If it's a clan subordinate to the upper tier, isn't the lord of the upper tier the owner? You can do whatever you want..”
“Hmm, let me think about it..”
Lee Ui-chae smoothed out her generous chin..
‘Top note. I know what name you will choose.’
Joo Seocheon held back the laughter that was about to come out of his mouth..
This is not the first time that a clan appears under the Geumui Sangdan..
To be exact, it will happen in the future.
Lee Uichae had formed his own military force not only to protect the country or guard but also to protect his property..
In fact, bringing in children and training them as guards was something Lee Ui-chae did in the future..
He just told me so that it could proceed more quickly..
‘Set your sights on money and take up the sword.’
Golden sword gate)!
King Sang said, Money is power..
As he said, he made money and formed his own force..
At first, they just hired unmanned workers..
Second, he gathered trustworthy people and appointed them as executives of the sect..
The third was a German martial artist from an important school..
No, it was difficult to call him a German martial arts expert..
I either spent money and bought it somewhere, or I found it and brought it to use..
It was truly a money-based clan..
However, he was looked upon with contempt by the political and social factions for using money to manipulate the souls of warriors and even buying martial arts..
Although the reviews were not very good, thanks to Lee Uichae's methods, the Geumui Sword School grew to a point where it was comparable to the Five Evil Sword School, even if it was not the Nine Schools' One Bang or the Five Generations' School..
“……hmm! Check! I'll do it with a golden sword.!”
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