Episode 103
Change of idea (3)
“Are you here?”
Yeon Ho-jeong took control with moderation.
“I see you, old man. “This is Yeonhojeong.”
“That was a manly greeting.”
Pyeonilgang was still the same.
Although I only saw him once, I was impressed by his unique generous atmosphere and kind eyes. Is that why? Even though it had been quite a while since I had seen it, it felt familiar and comfortable as if I had seen it yesterday.
“But who is the wife next to you? “Have you made a promise to the future?”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s face was distorted like a crumpled brass vessel.
Why do you keep misunderstanding and making such a fuss? Is this fun?
“no. “I am a friend.”
“Oh really?”
Mukbi took a step forward and lowered his head.
“It’s called silence. Nice to meet you.”
Pyeonilgang smiled.
“What a gentle woman you are. Nice to meet you. “Please call me a comfortable old man.”
“Ah yes.”
“But…”
Pyeon Il-gang’s eyes sparkled.
“Huh, it’s unique, isn’t it?”
“yes?”
“I have met countless warriors, but it has been a long time since I saw such a well-trained archer.”
There was surprise on Mukbi’s face.
I left my bow and quiver of arrows behind. Before that, he didn’t even show any signs of having learned martial arts. However, Pyeon Il-gang recognized his main weapon at a glance.
‘You’re amazing.’
He is an unusual old man. Although he had little experience, the eyes of an old man who had worked with iron and fire all his life were as sharp as those of any expert.
“But what brought you here?”
Yeon Ho-jeong handed over the ax that was hanging on his shoulder.
“It’s gotten to this point.”
“hmm?”
Pyeon Il-gang examined the ax blade and the spear pole.
There was surprise on his face.
“her! “Is this godfather already this bad?”
“I am sorry.”
“Is there nothing to be sorry about? When you use a weapon, it is natural for it to become flawed and break. However, this godfather is not just a heavy weapon. “Good iron is made with great passion by good craftsmen.”
Pyeonilgang clicked his tongue.
“It’s dark in my world, but I’ve heard your name often lately. “You said you had a big fight against that Nine Jus famous family?”
Yeon Ho-jeong smiled.
“Did you hear?”
“Isn’t the Nine Zhou famous family a family that was called the greatest martial family in the world until it was publicly accused? There must have been many amazing experts. “But even if I bumped into those experts, it wouldn’t have hurt me this much already.”
Pyeonilgang nodded.
“It looks like your skills are very rough.”
The more you look at it, the more unusual it becomes.
It is said that a good craftsman is a friend of a warrior, but even craftsmen who have reached the highest level do not know many things about a warrior. There is something called knowledge that only unmanned people know.
But Pyeonilgang was different. By looking at the traces on the weapon, he was able to infer the user’s resistance characteristics at a glance.
‘He’s an amazing person.’
Extensive knowledge, extreme insight, and thorough craftsmanship.
He is a true craftsman who has trained everything to the ultimate level. I thought I knew why my father called me Shin-gong (神工).
“He possesses a rough inner strength that can cause such damage to a 80-geun soldier…”
Pyeon Il-gang thought for a moment and nodded.
“Good. “I will make a nice axe for you.”
In fact, this loan was something that Pyeon Il-kang had modified from an existing one.
Since it was a well-made weapon, it was enough to be called an infantryman.
However, it is a bit weak for Yeon Ho-jeong to use. Pyeon Il-gang planned to use this opportunity to create a new weapon.
Yeon Ho-jeong lowered his head.
“thank you. “How long will it take?”
Pyeon Il-gang smiled broadly.
“Are you planning to go out into the world again?”
“That’s right.”
“For a famous warrior, in addition to everyone’s praise, there are also enemies who seek fame. “I must receive it before I leave the country, right?”
“If that happens, there is nothing better.”
“Are you in a hurry?”
“I thought it was urgent, but then I had something to do. “The sooner the better, but I try not to rush.”
“It’s a good attitude. I will make a weapon that suits you perfectly. “It will probably take two months.”
Two months.
If it was long, it was long; if it was short, it was short. However, if a craftsman like Pyeon Il-gang took two months to work on it, it would not be an ordinary item.
Yeon Ho-jeong tapped Muk-bi’s shoulder.
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“And is there a bow that would suit this friend?”
“A horned bow?”
“yes. The stronger the tension, the better. “Because archery with destructive power is excellent.”
Pyeonilgang shook his head.
“There is a bow, but I don’t think this woman can use it.”
“Is that so.”
“I’ll just ask someone who knows. “I will be able to receive it when the axe production is finished.”
Mukbi folded his back.
“Thank you, grandfather.”
“Hehehe.”
Grandpa?
When the wife and daughter saw him for the first time, they called him ‘Grandpa’ instead of ‘Shin-gong’.
Everyone had a hard time with him, but it didn’t seem like this woman. The friendly name made me feel better.
“Is there anything else I need to order?”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes lit up.
“I would like you to make a loop at the end of the ax pole.”
“ring?”
“Yes, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the center of gravity…”
“That’s not a big problem, but is it because you have something else to write about?”
“I’m thinking of putting chains on it.”
Pyeonilgak’s eyes widened.
“Chains? “On the tip of a heavy axe?”
“yes.”
“…Hehe, I can’t even guess what kind of martial arts you use.”
“Because I’m such a person with no common sense.”
“That means you know how to handle chains.”
“That’s right.”
“A chain…a chain. “A steel bar that can withstand the internal strength that can damage even an 80-gun giant soldier…”
Interest arose on Pyeon Il-gang’s face.
“I understand. “Let me keep that in mind.”
“thank you.”
“I’ll send someone over when it’s roughly finished. “I’m going to be busy starting today.”
Just like that, the two people who came out of the blacksmith shop on Pyeonil River walked down the street.
Yeon Ho-jeong asked.
“how is it? “My house.”
“yes? What?”
“I’m asking if it’s worth staying.”
“Ah yes. great. Just a little…”
“Who is bothering you?”
Mukbi shook his head as if his neck bones were broken.
“Absolutely not. “Everyone is doing well.”
“Then what’s the problem?”
“But… because the servants do what I have to do…”
Yeon Ho-jeong burst into laughter without realizing it.
Servants? Once called a masterpiece.
“They are not slaves. These are people who work for the money they deserve. For them, it’s a job.”
“Still.”
“Of course, I do most of the work myself. However, I don’t think it’s a bad idea to find something that allows you to focus on yourself while they are doing their own work.”
“Something to focus on…”
Mukbi’s eyes sparkled.
“It’s martial arts.”
“Something like that, for example.”
Yeon Ho-jeong said seriously.
“I have yet to see your skills in person. But I know this one thing. “Your martial arts skills are still far from being perfected.”
Mukbi admitted calmly.
“It was a long way away.”
Yeon Ho-jeong remembered what it was like when Muk-bi perfected martial arts during the time of Emperor Heukam.
Absolute archery that has reached divine skill. A fantastic martial artist with no weaknesses, equal in number to the Five Great Gods, with invincible marksmanship that kills all visible areas and bare-handed box fighting in ultra-close combat.
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes brightened.
“Okay then, join me during my training time.”
“Is that okay?”
“It’s a good thing if we can make up for each other’s shortcomings.”
Mukbi flinched.
Yeon Ho-jeong looked at her with a puzzled look.
“what’s the matter?”
“Hmm…”
“What is that nervous expression?”
Mukbi said in a whisper.
“I… so I had no intention of starting a family with a practitioner…”
It was absurd. Now, it’s a mess to keep silent.
“Is this kid kidding? it’s crazy? “When did I ask to marry you?”
“Or it’s not. Why are you so angry?”
“Oh, my blood pressure is three.”
“And when I heard it…”
“After I heard it, what!”
Mukbi spoke hesitantly.
“I think I’m older too.”
“whatever?”
“…It’s just that.”
Yeon Ho-jeong snorted.
“If you want to let go, let go. “Who said anything?”
“If you give me that deathly glare and tell me to let go, who would be able to do so?”
“When did I glare? “My eyes are always like this.”
“I don’t think you need to become an axe-eyed person just because you use an axe.”
“Were you always that eloquent?”
“Because there were few opportunities to talk.”
“There are many opportunities to wash, so wash often.”
“Oh please!”
The two people bickering as they entered the house did not look like lovers, but they did look like friends.
* * *
“Matriarch.”
“hmm.”
“I think we need to expand.”
Yeonwi looked at Lee Baekhyun with cold eyes.
Baekhyun Lee swallowed his saliva without realizing it, but then proudly opened his chest.
“Currently, the branches of Jiangsu are almost saturated. “If we continue like this, we won’t be able to stop the influx of supplies.”
“Jiangsu Province is large. There is no need for the main family to monopolize the trading business. Not just me living, but everyone living. “Coexistence is the shortcut to peace.”
“I also agree with what the head of the family said. But look at this document. Aren’t there already fights taking place here and there?”
“….”
“It’s good for everyone to live together. But for that to happen, coordination and reasonable sharing are needed. There is no need for you to coordinate this matter, but isn’t your family responsible for 70% of the trade business in Jiangsu Province anyway?”
“hmm.”
“They are very rough people. In particular, in Zhejiang, there is no representative faction to coordinate in the middle. “I think it would be better to reach out there and get involved in the trade business of the entire East Sea.”
After thinking for a while, Yeonwi nodded.
“What you say is reasonable.”
“thank you.”
“But I think we need sufficient discussion on this matter. “I told you to go back the more urgent you are.”
Baekhyun Lee nodded with an uncharacteristically serious expression.
“I think so too. “If you rush into something because the situation is urgent, that’s a problem.”
Yeonwi nodded.
“Call the hero.”
Baekhyun Lee smiled.
When something important happens, I call my eldest son. This probably means that he recognizes Yeonhojeong’s abilities.
It was nice to see the trust between father and son.
“All right.”
After a while, Yeon Ho-jeong came in. Seeing that he was drenched in sweat, he must have been training for a while.
“Did you call me?”
“Please sit here.”
“yes.”
Yeonwi explained the circumstances of returning to Yeonhojeong.
“…So a proposal was made to expand the main family’s business to Zhejiang. To be precise, it is preliminary work for symbiosis.”
“Ohh.”
“What do you think?”
Yeon Ho-jeong’s eyes sparkled.
‘It’s Zhejiang.’
If we can expand our business to Zhejiang, we can secure more funds. This means that in times of emergency, it can be used as military funds.
Of course, that’s something you’ll only find out when you go there.
“father.”
“okay.”
“As you know, there is a branch of the Mo Yong family in Zhejiang. “We are making a lot of money through maritime trade.”
Yeonwi’s eyes grew cold.
He did not forget that the Moyong family dispatched Sejak to the family. The son joined hands with the head of the Moyong family to destroy the famous family, but in reality, Moyongse could be seen as an enemy as well.
“That part bothers me too. “I haven’t forgotten what my Moyong family did, but I decided it would be unreasonable to mess with them right now.”
“It’s impossible. “For now.”
“Do you have any other thoughts?”
A confident smile appeared on Yeon Ho-jeong’s face.
And a little bit of anticipation too.
‘Mo Yong-woo.’
He got up from his seat.
“I agree. I think it would be better to do as Manager Lee says.”
“That’s right.”
“But isn’t prior research essential in order to expand the area?”
Yeon Ho-jeong said seriously.
“I will go to Zhejiang myself in two months.”
