Franchise God - Chapter 57



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Chapter 13: This is what you need to do to farm (2)

Ha Su-yeong went around to every house in the village and informed each and every one of them that their families had been arrested on charges of habitual stealing of forest products.

The villagers trembled at the sight of Ha Su-yeong walking around with about 50 strong bodyguards behind him.

“Hey, Mr. Gatekeeper. Can’t you just give me a break? After all, we’re neighbors.”

“Are you trying to rip off your neighbors, and when that doesn’t work, are you making them smell like stale manure, and then you invade their private land to steal the crops they’ve lovingly grown?”

“Boy, the gatekeeper!”

“Don’t talk to me. Go find the prosecutor and write a petition or something. It’s already out of my hands.”

The villagers cried and clung to him, but Ha Su-yeong shook them off so coldly that it almost seemed cold-hearted.

Normally, if someone were to cry so loudly, their heart would be weakened at least a little, but there was no sign of that at all.

Captain Ma Dong-sik of the security service was impressed by Ha Su-yeong in many ways.

After exploring the village and reporting all the arrests, Ha Su-yeong returned to the Seoraksan mansion.

“Thank you all for your hard work. You can go back now. You worked hard.”

“Are you sure you didn’t serve in the military? Your posture while searching was unusual….”

“I didn’t go. I’m a pitiful active-duty 1st-class subject who is trying to find a way to avoid being dragged away in the future.”

“I heard that the military has improved a lot these days. You can use your smartphone in the barracks and there are no more absurdities.”

“I know. But I don’t have much time to pursue my dream… Well, this isn’t important, so let’s stop.”

All the bodyguards who completed their mission returned to Seoul.

Ha Soo-young immediately called Jeon Seong-ryeol and told him in detail what happened today.

-Poohahaha!

After listening to the details, Jeon Seong-ryeol burst into laughter and was delighted.

-You really matured it well and then exploded. I’m amazed at how you came up with that idea.

“If I want to live in a harsh community by farming, I have to show them that my humanity is more harsh than theirs.”

-That’s quite a quote. I should write it down somewhere.

“How’s the quantity of Golden Silk Umbrella Mushrooms? Are they in short supply?”

-Not enough. Seriously.

Jeon Seong-ryeol answered immediately, as if he had been waiting for those words to come out.

– It really peaked this week. A whopping 20 million units were sold in one week! 20 million units!

“wow.”

-Do you know how many tons of Golden Silk Umbrella Mushrooms it would take to make 20 million of them?

“We’d need about 1,600 tons. One pack of ramen contains 80g.”

-And how much do you send per week?

“It’s about 1,500 tons. I also have to rest on weekends…”

-Will there be a shortage of supplies or not?

“It’s not enough.”

-You know that you have to pick and send pine mushrooms to Makemiya Investment, right? Are you doing that properly?

Seongryeol Distribution has now left Jeon Seongryeol’s hands and has been reborn as Prime Distribution Company.

Accordingly, the delivery of pine mushrooms has now become a task that Ha Su-yeong must take full responsibility for.

Jeon Seong-ryeol is now an outsider in that job.

“To be honest, I’ve been so busy with the Golden Umbrella Mushrooms lately that I haven’t been able to properly pay attention to Songi. I’m sorry.”

-Isn’t there any way to increase production? I can provide as much manpower as you want.

“No, we can’t. The details of how we lowered the cost of cultivating yellow oyster mushrooms are confidential. We won’t even register a patent.”

-But if I don’t register a patent, won’t it be taken away later??

“It’s not like they’ll accept a patent application for something you didn’t develop. As long as I can prove that I developed it, the patent will be mine anyway.”

-Still, it would be better not to create unnecessary fights.

“The important thing is that even if you want to copy the cultivation method, you can’t. So, you can rest assured.”

-Can I really trust you? Our company relies on one yellow mushroom for everything, so if something goes wrong…

“When have you ever seen me talk nonsense? Trust me. Even if someone kills me, they won’t take away my cultivation secrets.

Even if I tell you outright, you won’t be able to follow along.”

-Okay, then I’ll believe you.

“Anyway, the current factory size is limited to this extent. Even if we wanted to produce more, isn’t it already at its limit? That’s why Vice President Jeong Seo-hee also suggested expansion.”

-That’s right. In fact, it’s a tough task to make 20 million units a week.

“Then, even if I supply more mushrooms, it won’t be of any use for the time being. Soon, mushroom production will increase dozens of times.”

Seongryeol Jeon was shocked by those words.

-Dozens of times more than now?

How is that possible?

“It’s simple.”

Ha Soo-young added with a grin.

“It’s American-style mechanical farming.”

-Wow, American style. You’re even flying an airplane?

“yes.”

-… … To that small Seoraksan Mountain? By airplane? Are you serious?

“Are you serious?”

* * *

“4 billion?”

“Yes, to be exact, it is 4.0825 billion won. This is the amount confirmed in suspect Park Chung-won’s account details.”

Ha Soo-young hired a lawyer and filed a lawsuit.

It shows a strong will to never let this matter pass by easily.

He is not a lawyer who receives preferential treatment, but he is a competent lawyer with a refined career. This should be enough to deal with a group of country thieves who do not have any special background or money.

“Park Chung-won took about 3 billion won of it and distributed the rest to the residents.”

“Can I get it back?”

“For now, we’ve placed a seizure order on the suspects. It looks like most of the money that Park Chung-won distributed to the residents can be recovered. They all put the money in a safe deposit account instead of spending it.”

“Are you saying it’s not Park Chung-won?”

“I’ve already spent about 500 million won.”

“I guess you made a purchase that can’t be recovered.”

“He squandered his money by frequenting Gangnam’s entertainment district.”

“Phuhat!”

Ha Soo-young burst into laughter without realizing it.

It’s funny and shocking to think that a country bumpkin who suddenly came into a lot of money would go back and forth to Seoul and frequent bars.

“I looked into Park Chung-won’s other assets, and they don’t seem to add up to 200 million won. So I think it would be best to assume that around 300 million won is impossible to recover.”

Even if you want to receive money, you can’t receive it if the other person doesn’t have it. That is the eternal truth.

“That’s okay. It’s rather a shame. It would have been better if the other thieves had spent a lot of money and not recovered it.”

“yes?”

The 40-year-old lawyer opened his eyes wide, not knowing what this meant.

Now I was wondering what nonsense this young client was talking about.

“If you keep holding on to debts that cannot be repaid, you can continue to harass them as a creditor, right?”

“That, that kind of…….”

The lawyer now realized what Ha Soo-young meant.

This refers to a retaliatory method of harassing others by making them delinquents with small amounts of debt and blocking their financial transactions.

I’m not interested in getting my money back.

It’s just more interesting to keep bothering you for a long time.

Is this the kind of mindset you have?

“You have to hold the leash so that you don’t get in trouble while farming. What if you get all the money? People are forgetful creatures. They are scared at first, but after some time, they only think about the losses they have suffered. Then they forget the past and attack again. Then I get tired periodically.”

“Oh, I see.”

“Well, that could be the case. I hope that everyone will reflect on their hardships and distance themselves from me, but I don’t think everyone will do that.”

“…….”

The lawyer suddenly felt that this young client was poisonous, and he trembled slightly.

“Since it is recognized as habitual theft of forest products and theft at night, the sentence is 1 to 10 years in prison. However, considering that they are elderly people in the countryside and this is their first offense… it is likely that they will receive a suspended sentence.”

“If a suspended sentence is handed down in the first trial, the prosecution will not appeal any further, right?”

“That’s probably true. In the prosecution’s eyes, this case isn’t serious enough to warrant hanging on to until the end.”

“They keep harping on about forging a commendation as if it were a civil war, but they just let this slide.”

“yes?”

“I just wish the prosecution would drag me through the third trial and harass me, but I feel bad because they say that’s unlikely to happen. I talked to myself for a moment.”

Ha Soo-young added, stretching.

“Anyway, it seems like we’ve successfully settled down in farming. Please continue your hard work, lawyer.”

“Oh, yes. Okay.”

Attorney Kang Chang-sik had a hard time getting a handle on the young client’s personality.

* * *

“One hundred million, one hundred million!”

Ha Soo-young, who visited the Seoul office for the first time in a while, had a meeting with Jeon Seong-ryeol and Jeong Seo-hee.

In that place, Jeon Seong-ryeol was more excited than ever and expressed his joy to the fullest.

“We’ve finally surpassed 100 million units in sales!”

“Wow, congratulations.”

“I think President Ha, you should be receiving congratulations, not giving them?”

“I get congratulated when I get my dividends.”

When Ha Soo-young immediately responded, Jeong Seo-hee was speechless and then chuckled.

“So what will you do? Do you want a quick celebration, or will you hold out for a while for the greater good of the future?”

If there are 100 million units, the cumulative sales will be 100 billion won, and the operating profit will be 8 billion won.

Ha Su-young’s current stake is 46%, so his share when dividends are paid will be 3.68 billion won.

“It’s not even 3.7 billion won, so even if I receive the dividend, I won’t be able to buy even a small store in Cheongdam-dong.”

“Then should we hold off for a while?”

“That’s right. Rather than accepting that now and piling it up, it would be better to grow the company further. How much capital do we have left now?”

“I have about 20 billion won left. I plan to use that to build a large-scale factory. I plan to do so on a scale that will also take overseas exports into consideration.”

“They’re going to pool all their capital and operating profit and put it into building a factory. They’re also thinking about looking into bank loans. Their financial statements are very good and their outlook is bright, so they should be able to get loans easily.”

“If you take out a loan wrongly, you could end up in big trouble later.”

“Why is this a big deal? Our company is doing so well right now. The bank isn’t stupid, so how can they not know that?”

“We don’t have any connections, connections. Later, if a large corporation or politician who wants our company pressures the bank and suddenly has to recover the funds, we will go bankrupt in an instant.”

Jeong Seo-hee agreed.

“You’re right. There’s a reason why they say that a black ink is a black ink.”

“But this isn’t the era of military dictatorship, so it’s impossible to just arbitrarily seize private companies…”

“But it’s better to play it safe in the beginning. Even now, Taeyangsim and other food companies are keeping an eye on us. We don’t know what will happen. It would be better to issue corporate bonds. Maybe three to five-year bonds.”

“But Mr. Ha, didn’t you say you wouldn’t participate in management?”

“Oh, that’s right. You two keep trying to sneak me into management meetings. I like dirt and sunlight. Don’t ever try to drag me into this world. Got it?”