Shi A stood respectfully below, with a humble look on his face, and said: "My lord, Hu Bo has sent news that Ju Shou and Hua Xin have contacted businessmen and are ready to negotiate the purchase of weapons."
Wang Can waved his hand for Shi A to sit down and said slowly: "As for the weapons, I have asked Pu Yuan to lead the craftsmen in the workshop to work hard to forge 30,000 new Han knives. The weapons can be sold at a price they can
The price will be whatever the price is. They are experts on how to sell these 30,000 Han knives. They can decide for themselves and just tell Hu Bo the news."
Shi A cupped his fists and said, "Lord, I have something to say, and I won't be happy if I don't say it."
Wang Can smiled and said: "Ask!"
Shi A said solemnly: "The weapons forged by Master Pu can be said to cut iron as well as clay, and the forged Han knives can blow hair and break hair. Although selling it to Cao Cao can make a lot of money, the Shu Kingdom is not short of money. If Cao Cao's soldiers
Equipped with 30,000 Han knives, it will definitely be a big trouble and it will be detrimental to us!"
Wang Can showed an intriguing smile on his face and said, "Come here."
Hearing this, Shi A hurriedly walked to Wang Can.
Wang Can picked up a sword on the desk, drew it out of its sheath, and said: "This sword is the new Han sword forged by Pu Yuan and his craftsmen, specially sold to Cao Cao. There are two most common war swords next to it.
, you take an ordinary sword, show the blade, let me chop it, and let you see the condition of the new Han sword."
"promise!"
Shi Ayi did as he was told, drew his sword and stood attentively.
"Watch it!" Wang Can raised his knife and slashed it down.
"Crack!!"
The silver-white sword light slashed down, and the ordinary sword in Shi'a's hand broke.
Shi'a's face changed greatly and he exclaimed: "My lord, even the Han sword we use is only of this level. If the new Han sword forged by Pu Yuan is sold to Cao Cao, wouldn't it help Cao Cao's strength? No,
Absolutely not. Even if we have the Han sword to block it, we cannot sell it to Cao Cao."
Wang Can ignored it and said, "Pick up another ordinary sword and try again."
An idea flashed through Shi'a's mind, thinking that the problem might be with the second ordinary sword. He picked up the ordinary sword, showed the blade, and stood next to Wang Can.
"clang!"
Wang Can slashed with his sword again. The new Han sword collided with the ordinary sword, but the ordinary sword was not broken.
"Crack! Crack!"
On the contrary, it was a new-style Han sword. There were cracks on the blade and it became several pieces.
When Shi A saw this situation, he was stunned and said in disbelief: "My lord, this new Han sword is so amazing. It can easily break the first ordinary sword, but when it collides with the second sword
, it was actually broken. Selling such a weapon to Cao Cao will definitely be of great use, my lord is wise."
At this time, Shi A thought it would be great to sell weapons to Cao Cao.
Once on the battlefield, it would be enough for Cao Cao to eat a pot.
Wang Can smiled and said: "This new type of Han Dao was not what Pu Yuan thought of immediately. It was one of Pu Yuan's countless experiments before forging the Han Dao. It has the sharpness of the Han Dao and can cut iron like clay, but it does not have the sharpness of the Han Dao.
The toughness of the Han sword cannot withstand collisions."
Shi A frowned and said: "If it is during delivery, wouldn't it be easy to be discovered?"
Wang Can said: "Tell Hu Bo this matter and let them figure it out on their own. If they can't sell these fragile new Han knives to Cao Cao, just arrest Hua Xin and Jushu directly. But Hu Bo is a businessman, I believe he can
success."
Shi A cupped his fists and said, "Yes, I will go and notify Hu Bo immediately."
Wang Can waved his hand and Shi A retreated.
…
Two days later, a group of people came from a mountain village thirty miles north of the city. These people were three businessmen under Hu Bo's command. They were led by spies and came to the mountain village.
Entering the village, the three of them came to the thatched cottage where Jushou and Hua Xin lived.
Hua Xin waved his hand and said, "You three, please take a seat!"
The three businessmen were not polite and sat down in a neither humble nor condescending manner.
Jushou smiled and said: "Three of you are smart people. They must have guessed our identities. We are indeed people sent to Chengdu by the King of Wei. We are sincere in purchasing the Han knives used by the Shu army."
, please introduce the three of you, mainly to talk about how the three of you can obtain weapons, this is the issue we are most concerned about. "
Jushou's eyes were like daggers, scanning the three of them, trying to see their flaws.
The three of them are people who have been in shopping malls for a long time, and they have met all kinds of people.
It was extremely difficult for Ju Shou to find any flaws in the three men. Hua Xin also stared at the three men intently, but unfortunately the three men's expressions remained calm and did not change.
The first person sitting on the left snorted and said in a deep voice: "Do you want to buy weapons? Or do you want to find out our details! If our details are leaked, you can threaten us, but this is not good.
"
Jushou shook his head and said with a smile: "Three gentlemen, you are in Chengdu, and we are also in Chengdu. I can have someone denounce you, and you can also denounce us. We are all in the same boat. Besides, we are
Preparing for long-term cooperation does not happen overnight, so you three don’t have to worry. I want you to introduce your identity to see if you have the ability to obtain weapons. Please forgive me for any offense I may have offended."
Hua Xin looked at the three of them, a coldness flashing in his eyes.
It's disgusting that three profit-seeking businessmen are uttering such arrogant words!
The first businessman thought for a while and said generously: "Everyone cooperates with each other. You want weapons and we make money for mutual benefit. I will introduce myself. My surname is Wu. I am a distant relative of Mrs. Wu in the palace and a relative of my uncle Wu Yi."
, you can call me Mr. Wu. As for the way to obtain weapons, it is not from the place where weapons are forged, but directly from the army."
Jushou stared at Mr. Wu, his eyes sparkling, and his heart burst into laughter.
Wu Yi's distant relative is definitely a good chess piece worth using.
The second businessman said: "My surname is Xun. I am a member of the Xun clan. The way of making weapons is the same as Mr. Wu."
Hua Xin's eyes lit up and he asked: "Mr. Xun, does Xun You know about your affairs?"
"idiot!"
Mr. Xun looked serious and yelled loudly: "The patriarch is in charge of the military department and is loyal to the King of Shu. If he knew that I was selling weapons to make money, he would definitely skin me. Can you agree? Huh, why did the King of Wei send a fool like you? You are so stupid."
"
Hua Xin's face turned red and she glanced at Mr. Xun bitterly.
It was only when such a thought flashed through his mind and he blurted it out that the embarrassing thing happened.
Jushou was not angry. He looked at the last person and asked, "Who is sir?"
The third businessman said in a deep voice: "My surname is Pei, and my brother is Pei Yuanshao. The rest of the business is similar to Mr. Xun and Mr. Wu. They all get weapons from the army."
Hua Xin felt much safer and asked: "Is there an official named Pei under Wang Can? Who is Pei Yuanshao?"
"fool!"
Mr. Xun cursed again and said in a deep voice: "Thankfully you are the person sent by the King of Wei to Chengdu to take charge of the overall situation. I don't know what you are capable of doing. If you want to investigate the news, you don't even know the basic things about the King of Shu. Pei Yuanshao and Zhou
Cang was the earliest general who followed the King of Shu. When the King of Shu was assassinated by court officials in Chang'an, Pei Yuanshao was killed to protect the King of Shu. You don't know such a well-known thing, and I don't know what to say about you."
Hua Xin blushed and wanted to get angry on the spot.
However, when he thought of having to beg others and buy weapons, Hua Xin had to suppress his anger. However, Hua Xin remembered Mr. Xun and must make Mr. Xun look good if he had the chance.
Jushou thought about it and vaguely remembered this incident.
Jushou and Hua Xin looked at each other, nodded slightly, and recognized the identities of the three of them.
It's a pity that Jushou and Hua Xin didn't know that only the names of Mr. Wu, Mr. Xun and Mr. Pei were real. The backgrounds of the three of them were all compiled by Hu Bo. The three people were indeed named Wu, Xun and Pei, but they were not related to Wu.
Yi, Wu Ran, Xun You, and Pei Yuanshao have no connection at all. They were made up for the purpose of making weapons.
Mr. Wu said: "May I ask you two, how do you call them?"
Jushou said: "My surname is Ju, just call me Mr. Ju. This one's surname is Hua, just call me Mr. Hua." Jushou pointed to Hua Xin and introduced him directly.
Mr. Wu said solemnly: "This is my first time here. Let's make friends. I brought fifty Han knives as a token of respect and gave them to you two. You two will go out with me to try out the weapons."
Mr. Wu got up and walked outside. Ju Shou and Hua Xin quickly got up and followed him outside.
There are three boxes in total in the yard.
The three boxes belong to Mr. Wu, Mr. Xun and Mr. Pei respectively.
Mr. Wu didn't say anything. Mr. Xun opened the box and intervened: "Mr. Hua, as a token of respect, I also brought some gifts. There are a total of ten Han knives here for Mr. Hua as a gift."
As if to disgust Hua Xin, Mr. Xun spoke again.
Hua Xin thought to himself: Damn, this guy is so thick-skinned, he can handle ten Han knives.
Mr. Pei then said: "Mr. Hua, I have also brought ten Han knives for Mr. Hua to check whether they are genuine or not." As he spoke, Mr. Pei personally opened the small box containing the Han knives, revealing ten bright Han knives.
Knives. These Han knives are not new Han knives forged by Pu Yuan, they are all genuine.
Hua Xin took a look and said in his heart: Mr. Pei's face is also very thick-skinned.
Jushou looked at Mr. Wu's fifty Han swords, and then at Mr. Pei and Mr. Xun's ten Han swords. The corners of his mouth twitched, and he thought to himself: As expected of a businessman, he never pulls out a dime.
However, Jushou believed in the identity of the two people even more.
