Breaking the Cartel (5)

This world is not a fairy tale or a novel.

So it does not end with all the villains being wiped out and all the good people living happily ever after, as depicted in fairy tales and novels.

The situation I was facing now was exactly like that.

Much as I wanted to use this opportunity to wipe out every last sijeon merchant magnate, if I killed them all...

Joseon's commerce would become paralyzed in an instant.

Just as a person dies if their heart stops even briefly, the repercussions would deal an enormous blow to Joseon's economy.

Even successful companies frequently go bankrupt and suffer losses they cannot handle—or collapse altogether—because a payment for goods is delayed just once, for only a single day...

Joseon, with a population of nearly ten million, would be no different.

"Ha, my feelings are really complicated."

I had been unable to sleep at all, so I arrived at the State Council much earlier than my usual time to report for duty, and no one was here yet...