The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 (Scripted, Korean)
Genres: Drama, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2015-09-23
Ended: 2016-02-18
Network: KBS2
Country: KR
Airs on: Wednesday, Thursday
Air time: 21:55
Runtime: 70 minutes
In late Joseon, a poor man named Chun Bong-sam inherits a decrepit inn and honestly works his way up to becoming a powerful merchant. As tradesmen clash against the bureaucratic powers that attempt to oppress them by rigging bad deals, Bong-sam never loses sight of his humble beginnings as a peddler even after achieving great success and eventually shapes the way that industry and business are done in his time.