Chapter 27
“Father is curious. He wants to know the value of the elixir sent by the Grand Merchant of the Taihu Trading Guild. To be honest, I came here out of curiosity myself.”
Dan Woo-sung replied to Chief Administrator Lee Hwa-eon’s question.
“I too find it hard to gauge its worth.”
He didn’t even mention the term ‘Gongcheongseoyu’. Lee Hwa-eon asked with a surprised expression.
“Is it that expensive? Truthfully, Father seems troubled by it. While the Seopung Trading Company has been with us through thick and thin from the start, the Grand Merchant is different. He believes we must repay them, whenever the time comes.”
Dan Woo-sung nodded.
“Since it is something beyond price, repaying it with money is not the right way either.”
“Then what should we do?”
Dan Woo-sung pondered deeply before responding.
“It doesn’t matter if there’s no headquarters or no tangible entity. It doesn’t matter much whether the elder of Taeho Trading Company or Father takes the position of chairman. Traditionally, large trading companies like ours typically maintain their own escort units. But there are also merchant groups, like Seopung Trading Company, that lack the resources for that. Let’s establish a Merchant Union under your leadership, including Taeho Trading Company, who sent us the elixir.”
“Huh? This is getting serious, Brother.”
No. We can start small, just including a few friendly factions like our business partners and Taeho Trading Company. Instead, wherever the location, let’s invite a few prominent figures and hold a modest banquet. You handle that. After all, we need to announce to the surrounding area that the Merchants’ Union has been formed. Since we received something difficult to repay with money, we have no choice but to repay it with something other than money.”
