Chapter 136
The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Trading Company Chapter 136
Chapter 136. You Reap What You Sow (6)
The head of the Namho Trading Company wondered what was going on.
He thought that the Miga Trading Company had brought all of their customers to the Namho Trading Company.
However, one day, the Miga Trading Company suddenly lowered the price of medicinal herbs.
It was a quarter of the original price.
He heard that some trading companies were selling medicinal herbs at a third of the price.
Upon hearing this news, the captain of the Namho Trading Company thought that the young man who had become the acting captain was crazy.
So, most of those who had switched to the Namho Trading Company went back to the Miga Trading Company, but he wasn't too worried.
“They must be making a last-ditch effort.”
At that moment, he heard someone's voice outside his office.
“Captain, Chief Administrator Seo is here.”
“Send him in.”
Chief Administrator Seo entered the office and immediately got to the point.
“Captain, the deficit is growing faster than expected. At this rate, we won't even be able to hold out for half a year as originally planned.”
It was only natural, as they continued to buy medicinal herbs that couldn't be sold.
“Don't worry. Mi-ga Trading Company said they would only sell medicinal herbs at a discount for a month. After that, they will resume trading with us.”
Nam Ho-sang, the captain of the trading company, continued.
“Due to circumstances at the Miga Trading Company, it is impossible for them to sell medicinal herbs at such low prices for more than a month.”
“I see.”
However, when the month of the Miga Trading Company's sale was almost over, Nam Ho-sang's second-in-command rushed over with a worried look on his face.
“Captain! We're in big trouble!”
“What's going on?”
“Look at this!”
It was a piece of paper with something written on it.
[In order to repay your support for Miga Trading Company's special sale, we will extend the sale for another month.
Seeing this, Nam Ho-sang felt a sharp pain in the back of his head.
“Ugh!”
He grabbed the back of his neck and staggered.
“Are you okay, Captain?”
“How is this possible?”
“It seems that Eunhae Trading Company has invested funds.”
“Eunhae Trading Company! You bastards! Have you no conscience? This is too much!”
Namho Trading Company's captain shouted in anger.
Seeing this, the second-in-command muttered to himself.
“It was you who did something unscrupulous in the first place...”
After shouting loudly for a while, Nam Ho, the head of the trading company, calmed down a little and said with a frown.
“The new acting head of the Miga Trading Company. He's not an ordinary guy after all.”
“What?”
“No matter how much money he has, an ordinary person could never do something like this.”
“So you're saying that it wasn's the captain of the Eunjo Trading Company who did this, but his acting captain? I heard he's not even 20 years old.”
“It's definitely him. You think Eunjo would do something like this? That's ridiculous! If that were the case, I wouldn't have even thought of engaging in a price war in the first place!”
“....
He thought for a moment and then ordered his aide.
”Call the Chief Administrator.“
”Yes."
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Nam Ho, the head of the trading company, sat in his office and sighed.
The Chief Administrator, who had just left, gave him a pessimistic outlook, saying that the situation would not last more than three months at best.
That was when the special sale at the Mi-Gwa Trading Company was only scheduled to last until the end of this month.
“Three months...”
However, the crazy acting head of the Mi-Gwa Trading Company had no intention of ending it there.
“In the end, this trading company will have to go under before he'll be satisfied.”
In a battle between trading companies, one of us has to be destroyed before it's over.
“Why did I do that?”
He wanted to beat up his past self who started this fight.
“It's all because of my greed...”
He couldn't stand the Miga Trading Company for rejecting his collusion proposal.
And he wanted to take all the profits from the medicinal herbs that could be obtained through the brokerage.
That's why he started the fight, but the result was disastrous.
His mistake was overlooking the influence of the Eunhae Trading Company, which stood behind the Miga Trading Company.
However, he had a good reason for doing so.
He knew the pride of the Miga Trading Company.
The head of the Miga Trading Company would have timidly asked for help, saying, “Please help us a little...”
However, the Eunhae Trading Company was the Eunhae Trading Company.
As soon as they learned of the difficulties faced by the Miga Trading Company, which traded medicinal herbs with them, they immediately appointed a representative to replace the head of the company.
Of course, this was not because of the Eunhae Trading Company, but because of Eunseoho.
In Eunseoho's previous life, the Eunhae Trading Company had failed to respond properly.
However, the head of the Namho Trading Company, who had no way of knowing this, was left with a bitter taste in his mouth, saying, “The Eunhae Trading Company is the Eunhae Trading Company.”
“Hoo...”
He let out another deep sigh.
“Should I clean up the trading company before it's too late?”
He never wanted to experience the feeling of his stomach churning and his blood running cold again.
He felt like he wouldn't live to see another day.
“Eunjo-san must have felt the same way.”
Having experienced it himself, he felt inexplicably sorry for him.
Just then,
he heard the voice of his servant outside.
“Captain... You have a visitor.”
“A visitor? I don't have any appointments today.”
“Well... It's someone from the Miga Trading Company. They say they are the acting captain...”
At those words, he jumped to his feet.
“Who?”
* * *
I was at the Namho Trading Company.
To be precise, I was in the reception room of the Namho Trading Company.
Hoorok.
Mmm, the tea is delicious.
As I sat there silently enjoying my tea, the head of the Namho Trading Company asked me,
“So, why are you here?”
Instead of answering, I looked at the head of the Namho Trading Company.
Looking at his face, he seemed to have been through a lot of mental anguish.
In my past life, Hyung-nim worked hard to clean up this place.
My father was the head of the Eunha Trading Company, so he couldn't leave his post.
My grandfather said he would go himself, but Hyung-nim went instead, thinking that my father might be shocked.
Later, when I talked to Hyung-nim, he told me what happened at that time.
“Your aunt and the captain of the police station... Even though they were alive, they looked like they were dead.”
In the end, your aunt and Hyung-nim also fell ill and died before long.
Remembering that, I didn't feel sorry for the head of the Namho Trading Company.
I put down my teacup and said, "Don't worry.
“There's no need to be so nervous. I just came to make a proposal to you.”
“A proposal?”
“We're both busy, so I'll get straight to the point. Would you consider joining our Eunhae Trading Company?”
The direct proposal left Nam Ho speechless, and he couldn't answer right away.
“What's the reason?”
It took him a while to open his mouth.
Still, as a merchant, the head of the Namho Trading Company was better than my uncle.
When I asked my uncle to delegate his position as head of the trading company to me, he yelled at me, asking me what I was talking about.
Coming to the Namho Trading Company and making this proposal was already part of my plan.
That meant I had my father's permission.
If I wanted to ruin Namho Trading Company, I could have done so easily.
If that happened, Miga Trading Company would become the only herbal medicine broker in Gijoo City.
Honestly, a monopoly is dangerous, even for the sake of stabilizing the price and supply of herbal medicine.
If something happened to the only remaining trading company, it would be a very difficult situation for merchants who need to procure herbal medicine immediately.
And we must not attract the attention of the Martial Alliance.
As someone who must keep the Martial Alliance in check and destroy it, it would not be good for me to attract their attention with something like this.
Furthermore, from the Martial Alliance's perspective, the Mi-Gwa Trading Company, which has become a monopoly, could be a tasty target.
Even from the government's perspective, price hikes caused by a monopoly could be seen as unpleasant.
In fact, the government intervened in my previous life.
Therefore, on the surface, it must still appear to be a two-power structure.
If my uncle had committed suicide this time, just like in my previous life, the Eunhae Trading Company would not have forgiven the Namho Trading Company.
However, this time, I intervened before that happened, so what happened back then exists only in my memory.
To be honest, I wanted to destroy them completely, but I have a goal of becoming the world's best trading company.
And I also have a goal of destroying the Martial Alliance.
That's why I decided to gain as much as I could from this situation.
To be honest, the captain of the Namho Trading Company is a man with potential. It would be a waste to kill him like this.
So, I plan to use him.
It will be a little painful in the process, but that's not my concern.
They got what they deserved.
Now that I've made my move, I might as well kill two birds with one stone, right?
And while resolving this matter, I realized something.
My uncle is also partly responsible for the situation.
Of course, it is true that the captain of the Namho Trading Company used dirty tricks and started a price war.
But if my uncle had put his pride aside and handled the situation well, would my life have ended in such tragedy?
In my opinion, my proud uncle and the greedy Namho Trading Company captain are the same.
But I couldn't answer him directly.
I smiled and said, “I'm going to give the captain a chance.”
“...”
“The problem is that the methods you used this time were dirty.”
“Hm, hm...”
I continued.
“I don't know if you've heard, but the workers and laborers you bribed for your dirty tricks have disappeared, haven't they?”
“...”
“They are now under my protection. I saved them from the Black Dao warriors who were trying to kill them on someone's orders.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Come on, I know what dirty tricks you used.”
“....”
“Why did the trading companies that recently cut off trade with the Miga Trading Company start trading again? It can't be just because the prices are low, can it?”
I continued.
“And I am someone who regularly meets with His Majesty the Emperor.”
“His Majesty the Emperor? Where did you get such a lie!”
“If you think it's a lie, just investigate a little. If you ask the Daesang Trading Company, a salt retailer in Guizhou, you will immediately find out that it is true.”
“...So what are you trying to say?”
“What would happen if His Majesty found out that the captain of the trading company used such a despicable trick and tried to kill those who helped him?”
At my words, the captain's face turned pale.
“I don't know, but I don't think you would die a peaceful death.”
“Is that a threat?”
I smiled at his question.
“Threatening? This is a warning. And how you respond to a warning is up to you, isn't it?”
That may be true, but ‘warning’ sounds a little better than “threat.”
“I came here because I think I can make good use of the Namho Trading Company if I save it before it's too late.”
It had to look fine on the surface.
“If you refuse my offer to join Eunhae Trading Company, then I have no choice. I will see this through to the end.”
With that, I immediately stood up.
Then, the captain of Namho Trading Company urgently grabbed me.
“Wait a minute! I have one question.”
“What would you like to know?”
“Then can the Namho Trading Company be saved? Can the people who work for the Namho Trading Company continue to work?”
I sat back down and said.
“I see you are worried about them.”
“Even though I did something unjust, they are still people who worked for this trading company.”
“Then why did you do such a thing?”
“Kuh!”
“The Namho Trading Company will continue to operate under the name Namho Trading Company.”
I continued.
“The position of captain will also remain unchanged. That is, as long as you follow the rules and do what our Eunhae Trading Company expects of you.”
I took the contract I had prepared in advance out of my pocket and handed it to him.
“Please read it.”
I knew that the captain of the Namho Trading Company would not be able to refuse my offer.
Reporting the captain's despicable actions to the emperor would be like putting a bridle on him.
A bridle to prevent him from running away.
From his perspective, he had no choice but to take my offer.
He knew that if things continued as they were, the trading company would go bankrupt.
“I understand your right to dismiss the captain and the deputy captain. I also understand that you will inspect the financial reports every quarter. I understand that I must follow the advice of the Eunhae Trading Company because I was in the wrong. But what is this?”
The captain of the Namho Trading Company looked at the back of the contract and said.
It was a secret agreement.
It stated that 30% of Namho Trading Company's profits must be sent to me every month.
“Ah, that's my fee.”
“Your fee?”
“Actually, my father told me to take down the Namho Trading Company sign immediately.”
Gulp.
“But I managed to convince him with great difficulty. That's why we were able to negotiate this deal.”
I smiled faintly and continued.
“In that case, shouldn't I get something in return?”
“But 30% of the monthly profits... That's too much.”
“Then will you take down the signboard?”