Lim Sang-ok studies Chinese to become an interpreter.

When Songsung tries to deal with Chineses for ginsengs,they have no interpreter.And so they asks Sang-ok to be their interpreter.Sang-ok takes part in the deal.The deal is successful.After the deal,Da-nyung says to Sang-ok,"Will you join us as an interpreter?"But Sang-ok is going to become an interpreter,so he refuses that offer.

Sang-ok's father gives up to become an interpreter.He will start the business.He rents 500 nyang from his friend,Deuk-joo,head of Mansung.

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Sang-ok gets tiger fur.

Sang-ok and his father are hired as house handlers by merchant groups,Songsung, to China.

In 1799,tiger fur is contraband.Sang-ok passes without finding it.

In Yanjing,Sang-ok meets vice envoy of the group and receives a book written with Chinese.

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At a border,sulfur on Sang-ok's horse is found out.Sulfur is illegal,but beforehand Sang-ok heard from Joo-myung,the head of Songsang,that they had a permission from the government.
Joo-myung lies,"I didn't tell Sang-ok that."Sang-ok and his father are arrested.

Two are sentenced to death because of treason.Just before Sang-ok's execution,Sang-ok is saved from the execution.Sang-ok's father is beheaded.Sang-ok becomes a government slave.

It's in 1800.Sang-ok escapes from a working field.

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Sang-ok is hired at a brassware shop.The head of the shop says to Sang-ok,"If you are a leader,you are free from a slave.So work hard." Da-nyung comes to the shop.

Sang-ok goes to Songsang in order to deliver brassware with the shop owner.

Sang-ok meets his younger brother.When Sang-ok escapes with his brother,he is hit by a gun.

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Sang-ok is going to be taken to a mine.On his way to the mine,Sang-ok is saved by subjects of a man(pirate) along with Sang-ok.The man says to Sang-ok,"Will you go with us?" Sang-ok refuses that.Sang-ok escapes with Chae-yeon.

All slaves are released by the King's order.

Sang-ok returns to the house where he lived. There Sang-ok meets his mother again.

Sang-ok meets Hong Deuk-joo.

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Sang-ok says to Deuk-joo,"I want to be a merchant.Would you teach me about business?" Sang-ok works for a brassware shop of Sam-bo.

Sang-ok goes to sell a lot of brassware.

Sang-ok returns to the shop.He says,"I sold all."

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Sam-bo asks Sang-ok,"How did you sell them?" Sang-ok says,"I went to a village where a lot of rich men live,but I couldn't sell them. I heard a lot of people had a stomachace because of salty water. I went a clinic.There I exchanged all brassware for medicine. I sold medicine."

Chae-yeon becomes a member of the clown group.Park Joo-myung asks Chae-yeon to pour wine. Sang-ok is angry and goes there.Sang-ok meets Joo-myung and says to him,"I get revenge for my father." Da-nyung hears that.

A secretary of Mansang,Jeong Chi-soo, goes to sell brassware.He sold all. He exchanged brassware for old cotton.He sold old cotton.

Sang-ok finds out that his younger sister,Sang-hee, is a prostitute.Sang-ok needs 50 nyang to save Sang-hee.

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Sang-ok says to Sam-bo,"If you lend me 50 nyang,I tell you how to earn 1,000 nyang." Sam-bo refuses that.

Joo-myung opens a brassware shop. The shop owner is Kim Tae-chul.

Sam-bo finds out he may be dismissed,so he hears Sang-ok's idea."Brassware is made of tin. We buy all tin."

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Sang-ok decides to make a smith shop in order to use tin.

Songsang has a government delivery so they need tin. But there is no tin.They try to postpone the government delivery.Joo-myung is angry,"Deliver merchandise until deadline."

Tae-chul comes to buy tin Sang-ok has. Sang-ok earns 1,000 nyang.Sang-ok gets back his sister.

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Joo-myung shows Deuk-joo ginseng and says,"We want to deal all trade." Deuk-joo refuses that. Deuk-joo has grown ginseng for 10 years.

Sang-ok goes to China in order to sell ginseng.

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Burglars Joo-myung hired ruin Mansang's ginseng fields and kill workers.Sang-ok is attacked.

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If Mansang does nothing,Mansang's black market is gone and Mansang will go into bankruptcy.

Deuk-joo tries to deal with Joo-myung for ginseng,but Joo-myung doesn't meet Deuk-joo for a while.

Joo-myung shows the condition that Mansang goes to Yanjin.Sam-bo and Sang-ok go to Yanjin.

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On Sam-bo and Sang-ok's way to Yanjin,there are policemen in order to catch black market merchants.Sam-bo is captured.Sang-ok saves Sam-bo.

They arrive at Yanjin.There is a rumor that law ginseng has poison,so they can't sell ginseng.

Sang-ok sell all ginseng thanks to a poem written by Wu Weiye.

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Jeong Chi-soo decides to work for Joo-myung.

A man who bought ginseng from Sang-ok gives Sang-ok 200 nyang and says,"Get start your business."

Sang-ok saves a prostitute with 200 nyang.

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Sang-ok returns to Joseon.

A rumor that Sang-ok saved a prostitute spreads all over Uiju.

Joo-myung prohibits Chinese from coming to Joseon ports.Mansang is at a loss.

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A rumor that Sang-ok embezzled spreads.Sang-ok explains the situation to Deuk-joo.

Deuk-joo says to Sang-ok,"Work as a secretary at a main office. I'll give you 10 days in order to think about the solution of the present situation."

Sang-ok takes three ideas to Deuk-joo.

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Sang-ok negociate with a procurement envoy in order to sell silk. The envoy asks for bribe.The head of Mansong refuses bribe. Da-nyung,the representative of Songsang,also refuses bribe.

The envoy gives up bribe and make Songsang and Mansang compete the price of silk.

The first bid is that Songsang is 12 nyang and Mansang is 12 nyang per role.

The second bid is that Songsang is 13 nyang and Mansang is 15 nyang. Songsang wins.

Sang-ok made a commitment with Da-nyung that Mansang takes silk to Songsang and Songsang buys the silk with 13 nyang.

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Sang-ok finds out there is an interpreter examination in Hanyang.Sang-ok goes to sell paper in Hanyang.Jeong Chi-soo knows that.

Sang-ok gets paper with usual double price.

Jeong Chi-soo pretends there is a war and tries to call off the exam.The price of paper falls down.

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Sang-ok sells all pieces of paper.Sang-ok knows that officers tell beacons are wrong and tries to cancel to sell them,but he can't.

Mansang receives a billing letter from Songsang,but Mansang can't pay.Mansang asks Songsang to postpone paying. Songsang says to Mansang,"If you can't pay after one month,I get your port trading right."

Chi-soo tries to sell fish in Onjin.

Sang-ok finds out Doo-cheol's betray and punishes him.

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Da-nyung says to Sang-ok,"I can't get you out of my mind."

Chi-soo tries to buy all fish,but is refused at first.Chi-soo shows higher price and can buy all fish.A route to Hanyang is only by ships.

Sang-ok buys all ships.Chi-soo sells all fish with low price because fish is rotten.Sang-ok carries fish to Hanyang with ships.

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Deuk-joo decides to give Songsang the port trading right.Just then Sang-ok returns.Sang-ok pays 2,500 nyang.

Sang-ok becomes manager.

Sang-ok goes to Hanyang for merchandise allotment of envoy march.

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Sang-ok meets Da-nyung and says to her,"I'm loving with you."

Songsang puts sand in rice which Sang-ok carries.Sang-ok and Deuk-joo are arrested.

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Sang-ok and Deuk-joo are interrogated about embezzlement of rice.

Sam-bo goes to meet Sang-ok and Deuk-joo.Sang-ok admits innocent crime in order to protect Deuk-joo and Mansang.

Songsang spreads a rumor that Deuk-joo stole rice of government.People attack stores of Mansang.Deuk-joo is released.

Chae-yeon goes to meet Joo-myung.

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Chae-yeon asks Joo-myung to let Sang-ok release.Sang-ok is released.Chae-yeon leaves Uiju.

Mansang prepares for envoy march.A governer tells Mansang to take out of envoy march.Mansang loses the port trading right.Mansang goes into bankruptcy.

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One year passes.

Sang-ok works for Yoosang.

Sang-ok returns to Uiju in order to built up Mansang. Sang-ok works in a temple.

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Da-nyung says to Sang-ok,"I'm not Joo-myung's real daughter.I was married to Joo-myung's son.He was dead ten days after the marriage."

Sang-ok hears that Wang Zhoshi are looking for Sang-ok.

Sang-ok leaves the temple.

Sang-ok is attacked and told,"Don't meet Da-nyung."

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Sang-ok and Sam-bo head for Yanjing in order to meet Wang Zhoshi.

Deuk-joo returns to Uiju and gathers merchants.

The man who looked for Sang-ok is Zu.He is a high government official.His wife is Chang Meiling,whom Sang-ok saved 5 years ago.

Sang-ok submits documents for selecting merchant groups to deal with ginseng.

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To decide which merchant groups depends on bribe to politicians.

Sang-ok goes to a funeral of Park Jong-gyeong and gives a blank check.Sang-ok asks for fair review.

The result is Mansang passes in the second place and can deal with ginseng.Songsang is in the third place.

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Yoosang can't deal with ginseng.So,Woo Yeo-ran,the head of Yoosang,asks Sang-ok for help.

Workers of Songsang try to replace Joo-myung because of failure of dealing with ginseng.

Da-nyung says,"I want to quit the present job."She opens a silk shop.

Sang-ok becomes the head of Mansang.

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Deuk-joo goes to Shanmen with Doo-kwan.

Sang-ok says to Jeong,"I want you to return the port trading right and stores."But Jeong refuses that.

Jeong Chi-soo sells the right and stores to Yoosang.Sang-ok gets these from Yoosang.

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Sang-ok plans to sell 300 kg of ginseng in Shanmen.

Sang-ok wants to sell ginseng with 120 nyang per 600g,but buyers says,"I can buy them with only 90nyang."Anyone sold a lot of ginseng in the black market trading.Sang-ok has government investigate the black market.

A governor of Uiju comes to Songsang.

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Jeong Chi-soo says to Joo-myung,"I did black market trading."

Governers don't have a clue who did black market trading.

Sang-ok asks Deuk-joo in Shanmen for searching of the culprit.Deuk-joo finds out it's Songsang.

Deuk-joo is killed. Doo-kwan is attacked.

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Sang-ok is very shocked by Deuk-joo's death and keeps in his room and doesn't go out of his room.

Sang-ok receives a letter about black market trading of ginseng from Wang.

Sang-ok concentrates on trading of ginseng.

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A herb market is held in Yangjing.

Songsang builds a factory to process ginseng in order to sell ginseng in the herb market in Yanjing.The factory sets fire. Songsang builds the factory again.

Doo-kwan returns to Uiju.

Sang-ok goes to Yangjing.Sang-ok wants to sell ginseng with 110 nyang per 600g.No customers come.Sang-ok thinks that there is a reason except the price.

Sang-ok meets Wang.Wang says to Sang-ok,"There is a pact not to buy Joseon ginseng."

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A man of Songsang comes to meet Sang-ok.Sang-ok is asked for participating in a meeting.

Sang-ok goes to the meeting.People in the meeting are asked to sell ginseng 70 nyang per 600g.Sang-ok says,"It's in the red.I can't sell ginseng with the price."

Sang-ok buys all ginseng of Songsang.Sang-ok shows 150 nyang.

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Wang is worried that Sang-ok showed high price and comes to meet Sang-ok.

Sang-ok shows new price,160 nyang.No ginseng is sold.

Sang-ok sees the first of 3 difficulty bags.It says "death".

The market is going to end.

Sang-ok begins to burn ginseng.Sang-ok keeps burning a lot of ginseng.Chinese try to stop Sang-ok,and say,"I pay 160 nyang." But Sang-ok continues to burn them.And Chinese say,"We pay 200 nyang."The deal is done.

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Park Joo-myung and Jeong Chi-soo are arrested on suspicion of ginseng smuggle and killing Deuk-joo.

Jeong Chi-soo thinks to take over Songsang.

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Sang-ok has a meal with Da-nyung.Sang-ok says to Da-nyung,"Would you leave Park Joo-myung and marry me?" Da-nyung answers,"I can't."

Chae-yeon returns to Yanban,the highest status.

When a meeting of Songsang is held,Joo-myung and Da-nyung are taken away.Jeong Chi-soo becomes the head of Songsang.

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Sang-ok and Mi-geum,a daughter of Deuk-joo, get married.

One year passes.

A man,Hong Dae-Soo, comes to Sang-ok.Hong Dae-Soo becomes a secretary of Main Office of Mansang.

Joo-myung and Da-nyung hire workers in order to find gold in mines.

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Hong Dae-Soo tells Sang-ok a plan to lend money to poor people with low interest.

Da-nyung carring gold is attacked by pirates.Hong Dae-Soo saves Da-nyung.

People who can have salt fields are only royal family.Songsang get salt field.Sang-ok buys salt from Songsang.Pirates get salt of Sang-ok.

Sang-ok is arrested in guilty of saving pirates.

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Sang-ok is released.

Mansang heads for Yanjing in order to sell ginseng.Sang-ok stays in Uiju.Mansang people are attacked by pirates.Pirates take them as hostages.

Sang-ok goes to save them with a ransom.Sang-ok says to pirates,"Build a hotel in Shanmen with the money.Protect us on the way to Yanjing.So pay for protecting us."

Hostages are released.

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In Uiju,Sang-ok and Da-nyung meet.Da-nyung says to Sang-ok,"There is a rumor that Hong Dae-soo is a traitor."

Sang-ok has Sam-bo investigate about Dae-soo.The result is what Dae-soo said was a lie.

Hong Dae-soo tells Sang-ok treason.

Sang-ok opens a second letter. It says "Pot".Sang-ok says to Hong Dae-soo,"I will stand in my place." Hong Dae-soo can't kill Sang-ok.

In 1811,Hong Gyeong-rae(Hong Dae-soo) rises in revolt.

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Sang-ok knows that people who gave Hong Gyeong-rae money will arrest.Da-nyung also gave
money to Hong Gyeong-rae.

Da-nyung is arrested.

Joo-myung collapses.

Hong Dae-soo is hit to death.

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Da-nyung disappears.Sang-ok hears from a beggar that Da-nyung was dead.

At Jeong Chi-soo's mines,5,000 nyang are found out.

Joo-myung apologizes to Sang-ok that he killed Sang-ok's father under a false accusation.

Sang-ok meets the king and takes rewards.

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The King appoints Sang-ok as Taecheon's governor.

Joo-myung and Hwang become slave.

Sang-ok goes to Taecheon.In Taecheon,taxes are expensive and so,there are a lot of people to escape and become slave.

Sang-ok tell people to raise lacquer tree and open a store of lacquer industrial arts.

Da-nyung is at Pyeongyang's meeting as a prostitute.

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Mi-geum,Sang-ok's wife,is pregnant.

The King appoints Sang-ok as Magistrate of Gwaksan.

Sang-ok takes Da-nyung to Gwaksan.

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Sang-ok wants Da-nyung to free from government slave.

Jeong Chi-soo blackmails Sang-ok into giving stores because Hong Dae-soo was the secretary of Sang-ok.Sang-ok refuses that.

Sang-ok holds a meeting of shop owners.Sang-ok will get down from the head of Mansang.

Jeong Chi-soo tips off that Hong Dae-soo was the secretary of Sang-ok.

Sang-ok is interrogated.

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Managers of Mansang is arrested.

Sang-ok admits the crime. Managers are released.

Merchants and people sign a petition to ask for release of Sang-ok.

Envoys of China come to Joseon and tell Joseon to prepare 3,000 kg ginseng in a month. Sang-ok says,"I'll try."

The king orders to reinvestigate people who cooperated with Hong Dae-soo and traitors.

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Sang-ok is released.

Songsang makes a forged check of Mansang.

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Jeong Chi-soo makes counterfeit Japanese silver.

Sang-ok says to Jeong Chi-soo,"Stop your business."Jeong Chi-soo kills himself.

Da-nyung takes over Songsang.

The king appoints Sang-ok as Deputy of Gwaksan.Sang-ok takes a cup and reads letters on it.
Sang-ok writes a resignation letter and returns to a merchant.

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