Transportation Reform (6)

Kim Mandeok, promoted from Junior Ninth Rank to Senior Eighth Rank in just a little over a year.

His eldest son, Kim Manseok, was sailing to Uiju aboard Kim Mandeok's bokseon, the Manseokho.

"Brother-in-law, you rotten bastard. May you step in dog crap on the road."

Because of Kim Daebung, he had inherited all the foundations his father had left behind in Jinhae, and at a young age had become the leading merchant in Jinhae County.

Once his father had moved into Hanyang, he had gone from being a merchant with a place in the city market to advancing into government office as well, so the family's momentum had exploded in just four years.

So although the temple had once been one he rarely visited, from some time ago he had started going faithfully every week, and he gave generously in offerings while praying for Kim Daebung's peace and promotion, and for the family's business and his father's official career to all improve.

But now, he couldn't simply be grateful to his brother-in-law anymore.

He had promised the king that, without even informing his father, let alone asking permission, he would spend the family's entire fortune on a matter of state.

Of course, he knew it was because he was certain it would eventually come back as a huge sum of money...

Even so, the fact that he had promised in front of the king to use the entire family fortune without even telling his father, who was on Jeju Island, left him deeply displeased...