episode_0298

“Branch leader? So, an order came directly from the headquarters of Jangheung Sangbang to make profit by raising food prices by fifty times in cities that were severely damaged by floods. Are you saying the instructions were given that clearly?”

Roughly one of the ways to win an argument.

Expand interpretation. Use your opponent’s argument.

Distort and specify the other party’s argument and then nail it down.

And persuade the audience, not the other party.

At Cheong’s question, the crowd’s eyes turn wild.

“No, that’s not it.”

“Then what is it? Since Hyeonseung came in person, according to custom, the amount of gold and silver to express his sincerity was a small amount? If you want to make a profit by spending a lot of gold and silver like that, shouldn’t you take a vicious business like collecting IOUs, selling your daughter as a maid, selling your son as a slave, and trying to ruin the family’s seed?”

The branch manager was speechless.

Because I really thought so.

It was a sophistry that the Qing interpreted in its own way and used force to make a loud noise, but in reality, this was what the merchants were planning to do in the face of floods.

At a time when not only Jangheung Sangbang, but all merchants were immersed in such sweet dreams, Cheong completely threw away the cold water.

It is said that the saying that a cow catches a mouse while backing up is a phrase used at such times.

The corners of the crowd’s eyes sharpened like awls and turned black.

The shape of the eyes is essentially the shape of the heart, so the crowd’s mentality is sharp and they are on the verge of finding someone to stab.

“Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Hyeonseung Nari said that that thing happened to be passing by. In the first place, a merchant called in Daein Hyunseung to ask something, and that didn’t make sense… … ”

Cheong did not raise his voice and press against him, saying it was a lie or something.

Hyunseung happened to be passing by.

There is no need to complain about lies that a three-year-old child will not believe.

Because the crowd listening will be even more shocked.

Of course, from an official standpoint, he only tried to subdue the crowds that gathered on the way when Daein Hyeonseung was passing by, but he never received gold or silver from his superiors and personally attacked the police.

If Hyunseung had said that, not everyone would have believed it, but they would have had no choice but to believe it, but a branch leader did not have the authority to force the people to believe.

“Still, Jangheung Merchants told us to sell fifty times as much grain to villages hit by floods to make a vicious profit. So that’s how the order came down?”

“No, no! Never like that.”

“Then did the branch manager make that decision?”

“Oh my, how could a single branch manager have such authority?”

“Oh my. Branch manager. The girl spoke gently with a good expression. Do you think she was very easy-going and funny? There were no orders from above either. The branch manager has no authority. Then what is the reason why the price of grain has increased fifty times?”

“That’s… … ”

The branch manager was desperate, unable to find anything to say.

In fact, this is like a merchant’s magic skill.

I do not have authority, so please contact the headquarters.

Do you want to inquire with the headquarters? But the main team probably doesn’t know anything about it.

Then where should I inquire?

I don’t know either. The customers take care of themselves and work hard.

Even if a problem arises, no one takes responsibility because there is no one in charge.

This is the completion of a world where only merchants are not hurt.

In this case, even if the customer becomes angry, he or she has no choice but to give up since the individual cannot deal with the superior.

However, if you gather people together, it will be an attempt at treason, which is prohibited by national law, and you will likely be hanged.

However, if you ignore all of that and rush in, what can a single branch of the upper chamber do right now?

“Ah! this. sorry. It seems I’ve completely misunderstood something. From the beginning, you said that Jangheung Trading Company would make profit by raising grain prices, as if it had already been decided. no way. Isn’t it right?”

“That, I mean, that… … ”

The branch manager was sweating profusely.

If it is true, someone has to take responsibility, and if it is not, then the grain has to be handed over at a low price.

“ character. I came to buy grain. The entire amount you have. How long have you been watching, or rather, how long have you been watching?”

“Well, now is not the time to sell grain. Not for sale, not for sale.”

“Ah. When so many people have nothing to eat due to floods in the city, why not pile up a mountain of grain and sell it? Why?”

“It is a matter for the superiors, so I cannot tell outsiders… … ”

What is an observer again?

Cheong made a sound of wind escaping.

“Ah. So, Jangheung Sangbang is going to hold all the grain and watch people starve to death? Is this also the team’s decision? Just watch until we all starve to death? and. Did you hear this? Are you going to watch until you all starve to death?”

Then, murderous intent slowly began to appear on the faces of the crowd.

“Oh no! How could that be possible!?”

“Then is this your decision, branch manager? Are you going to cook a meal by yourself, eat delicious food, and enjoy the sights while everyone else is starving?”

“Well, I don’t have that kind of authority… … ”

Cheong tilted his head.

“Branch leader? So what kind of authority do you have? If the branch manager has no authority over the branch, is this a dream position where he just sits and receives monthly salary?”

“I can’t teach you the internal rules of the company-”

“But. We’re trying to borrow some grain from the grain warehouse, but does the branch manager have the authority to stop it?”

“Well, that’s no different from robbery!”

“Robbery? I told you I would borrow it. Are you deaf? Of course, I can’t tell you how long I will pay it back, but I can’t even write you an IOU.”

“How is that any different from robbery!”

“Um, okay, should I call it robbery? So what can the branch manager do? Would you go and block it with your body?”

“It’s a crime and illegal! How can you say such outrageous things when the law of the land clearly exists?”

“Ah. I don’t know. everyone! They say they won’t even sell the grain here, but just store it until it rots, so wouldn’t it be better for someone to eat it? I and Seomuncheong will take full responsibility! Let’s go borrow some grain!”

Everything must be done in moderation.

They don’t like this, they don’t like that, they make all kinds of excuses, and they don’t want to suffer any loss until the end. So what kind of bastards are there?

Since Jangheung Sangbang was in charge of flood control work, shouldn’t they take at least the slightest responsibility for the incident, regardless of whether the cause of the flood was design, poor construction, or poor operation of the floodgates?

If you try to make a profit from grain, you have no choice but to hit them with an iron fist of anger.

“Wait! You can’t do this, please!”

The branch manager ran out without even wearing shoes and blocked Cheong’s path.

Cheong said with a smile on his face.

“Branch leader? Would you like us to have a word?”

The branch manager said he had something he hoped to talk about separately.

It’s already a situation where you can achieve whatever you want by relying on the crowd, so why bother talking about it separately?

For example, requesting gold and silver separately and providing grain.

Or ask for a line at Jangheung Commercial.

Even if you don’t go far, Sangbangju is in a relationship with Baocheongsa in Shaanxi Province, and if you try to get in line with the government office, wouldn’t it be a very direct line?

Well, the eye can only see things, so that was exactly what the merchant thought.

But from the first word, it was a catastrophe.

“How much grain would you like? I can offer you up to twice the market price.”

“Daehyeop, please take a look at my situation. Shouldn’t there be at least ten times more?”

“Are you going to leave ten times as much to the people who are now beggars due to the flood?”

“Ten times more, but still… … ”

Cheong responded by talking to himself.

“It’s strange. That’s not something a human bastard would say. Is there a monster or devil sitting in front of me? As a member of the Taoist clan, I have no choice but to cut down the monster that is disturbing Royalty.”

“Double, I’ll give you twice… … ”

“Yes. Geultaran, check the quantity and contract, um. Since I don’t know much, Guttaran takes care of it.”

“Yep, lady. Is there any possibility? We will make sure not to miss a single grain.”

“Yes. huh. It is said that work becomes easier when you hire smart people.”

“Gasp. Glory, glory again! The glory of three lifetimes, or even a thousand lifetimes, how could it be so undeserved… … ”

Geultaran started crying and slowly got up and bowed loudly.

Only then did the Heavenly Majesty, who had returned to the world, speak words of praise in person, and the emotion was like a miracle on a cosmic scale, as if heaven and earth were turned upside down.

The Bijakbu agents who are active outside the Demonic Cult are fanatics who have been brainwashed since childhood, which is equivalent to torture.

The branch manager looked fed up with that.

Could it be that she is a very noble woman?

That’s why Hyunseung is defeated in an instant, and when a government official resigns, he or she is a world-class expert or a more valuable person.

“By the way. I heard that Jangheung Commercial was in charge of the flood control work. I’d like to meet the person in charge.”

“That’s… … ”

“If you say you don’t know again, can you really get angry? Do you want to die? Do you want to see my hungry moonlight sword quenching its thirst with blood? ah. If I run out of breath, I won’t be able to see it anyway.”

Now it was outright a threat.

However, there was only the branch manager, the office, and one fanatic in the office.

Where can the branch manager complain?

“That’s not true, because there is no one in particular who can be said to be in charge of the construction.”

“No, Gangeon broke out, but there is no one in charge? Does that make sense?”

“Originally, the water control officer manages and supervises, so he/she should take responsibility and reveal negligence, but the water control officer only has a name and does not actually exist.”

hmm. The heaven and earth in the central region is truly a mess.

Cheong changed the question, thinking that the midfield was going well again.

“Hmm. So, what is the biggest benefit of flood control work at Jangheung Commercial? Lesson? Anyway, since he earned a huge amount of gold and silver through flood control work, there must be someone who just got promoted thanks to someone else. Who is that?”

“That’s… … ”

The branch manager noticed again.

Instead of urging him on, Cheong quietly placed the most beautiful hand in the world on the sword handle.

“The person who won and led the project was Lady Jun Samwol, Bangju’s daughter. Thanks to that contribution, he inherited the distribution network in Hanam… … ”

“No, then you should have said that earlier. Did you take the construction job and even lead it? So, is she in charge or who is in charge?”

“Responsibility is another story… … ”

The word that merchants hate most in the world is responsibility.

This is because the word ‘responsibility’ contains all the things merchants hate the most, such as refunds and post-processing.

Therefore, the superiors try to avoid having anyone in charge, and either use the contract subject vaguely or put the boss in charge. Various measures have been put in place, such as complicating departments, organizing tasks similarly, and creating an endless cycle of deferring responsibility to each other.

“Hmph. That’s it. And if there are construction officials, I tell them everything. There must be a carpenter, and who was in charge of the master carpenter? Who procured the materials?”

“Well, I don’t know. It’s not that I’m hiding it, I really don’t know anything. In the first place, such a large chunk of work should not be handled by the headquarters, so what would a branch leader like me, who is stuck in the countryside, know?”

“What do you know? Did they bring in workers from all over the country to do the construction? Isn’t it true that the king took a little bit of everything and ate it?”

I once worked as a construction worker before working in an industry in my hometown, so I thought the physiology here would be the same whether it was Joongwon or Hyundai.

It’s hard to say, but if you think of it as just a job introduction fee, it’s not that unreasonable.

Of course, it depends on how much you eat.

“Of course, but didn’t all the major positions come from the headquarters? I just acted as an intermediary and took a little money. Well, if it’s a list of workers, it’s probably stuck somewhere. If you want, I’ll find it for you right away.”

It seemed like he really didn’t know anything about construction.

In the first place, the merchant’s evil deeds were barely enough to kill him, so it was difficult to see him as being involved in such a large disaster.

Looking at the way he is doing it, there is no possibility that he was originally a good person but got hit with a bad karma bomb and ended up like this.

Rather, it is considered acceptable to not exceed 100 points.

If I had 300 points of bad karma as soon as I saw it, I wouldn’t have said anything.

I would have just led the crowd and looted it properly.

Cheong sighed and said.

“What are you doing? I don’t find it right away and bring it back.”