The leaders of Zhangjiazhai had enough to eat and drink, and were arranged in the guest room in the front yard. Li Mu's Zhuluhou Mansion was large, but there were few people, and there were many vacant rooms. It was more than enough to accommodate the Zhangjiazhai group, and there were so many people.
They can all live in it.
It was late at night, but none of the leaders could sleep. Everything that happened today aroused their nerves. Three thousand guan of money, eight hundred taels of silver, stewed mutton in a small pot, mutton soup in a big pot, iron frame
Roasted whole lamb, Li Chongyi's inseparable giant ax, and the three cups of wine he drank tonight. Any one of them opened the eyes of these country bumpkins who have lived on the border for a long time.
This is what a man should do!
"Old Hu," the man who spoke in a strange and sinister manner spoke. His surname is Li, and his name is Li Yi. He is a leader of Zhangjiazhai, and his brother is a leader of Zhangjiazhai.
Zhangjiazhai has seven surnames: Hu, Li, Zhou, Jiang, Qian, Zhao, and Zhang. The Zhang family is the leader of the village. The other six surnames each have a leader, and there are several leaders under the leader. The regulations in the village include ten people.
A group has a leader. Each surname has a different number of leaders. For example, the Hu family has seven leaders, while the Zhou family has only three. The other families also have between four and five. Don't
Although you look down upon these dozens of people, you must know that this refers to the young men who can mount a horse and fight. One surname can produce forty or fifty young men. In the sparsely populated Longyou, it is already very prosperous.
There are more than 2,000 people in Zhangjiazhai who rely on these people to protect them.
"What are you doing?" This boy from the Li family always speaks in a weird and eccentric manner, and everyone doesn't pay much attention to him. But when he is out and about, he is the same person, so it is not appropriate to say anything.
"I think... our eldest lady, and that Marquis, they... can't tell!"
"You think so? I think so too!" Before Lao Hu could answer, the person next to him rushed to say.
Longyou is desolate. Apart from going to the city when going out to do business, there is no other entertainment. Even if you enter the city, the so-called entertainment is just the things that men and women do. This kind of sexy gossip,
What can arouse their interest the most.
Old Hu was older than them, and had passed the age where he would get excited when mentioning such things. Hearing this, he said: "What nonsense are you talking about? I didn't hear what the Marquis said. Is he doing it to repay his kindness?"
"Why don't I believe it? Tell me, what kind of kindness is worth more than 3,000 guan? More than 3,000 guan cannot be loaded in an ox cart. If I have so much money, Huanghua girl can buy thousands more. Let's
That eldest lady is quite good-looking, but her temper is just like that of a man. Why do you want to marry a man? Is he just looking for a fight?"
Someone joked and interjected: "Maybe the Marquis of Chang'an City is good at this, I don't know!"
"Just talking... Go to bed early, I have to go to the West Market to buy food tomorrow."
Old Hu said something and became quiet. After a while, everyone still didn't fall asleep. One person said: "Old Hu, we didn't drink enough wine today. It doesn't cost much to buy food. How about we tell Mr. Hou?"
He said, before we leave, let's buy some wine to take back and give it to the leaders of each family to taste, what do you think?"
Lao Hu half-squinted his eyes and said: "Don't think about good things. Didn't you listen to what the concierge said just now? Two hundred jars of this wine are produced every day. Today, for the sake of the eldest lady, the Marquis is giving us a taste.
.The nobles in Chang'an City don't have enough points, you still want to buy...is it your turn?"
"It's not like we won't give you money! You also said that the eldest lady has face, so why don't you ask the eldest lady for help? I won't ask for more, just twenty cans."
"Twenty jars?" Lao Hu sneered and said: "You are really willing to give up. How much can you afford to drink with three guans per jar? Just buy a jar with two jars and take it back to your leader to try. If you buy that
many……"
"I just want to buy twenty jars. If you don't want to buy it, forget it. I will talk to the eldest lady myself."
At this time, Li Yi spoke angrily and said: "Old Hu, be obedient and listen to the sound. I think you are an old fool. He doesn't want to drink by himself. He wants to do business!"
"Buy or sell?"
As soon as these words came out, the ears of all the leaders stood up. To be able to become a leader, no one is short-sighted. After listening to this guy Li Yi's sinister words, they all understood immediately. Yes, it's a business!
Three guans of money per altar is indeed very expensive, but who is the object of the score? Ordinary people naturally think it is expensive, but from Longyou to the west, there are Xue Yantuo and Gaochang, to the southwest, there are Tuyuhun, Tubo, those kings, nobles and slave owners, but
There is plenty of money.
When they were doing fur business, the horse bandits in Zhangjiazhai also came into contact with many caravans from these places, so they knew some of the conditions there. They only needed to contact these caravans and they could sell three cups.
Come at a sky-high price!
The more I thought about it, the more interesting it seemed. Several people sat up, looked at each other, and nodded heavily.
Lao Hu said: "Tomorrow we will go find the eldest lady together. Even if we risk this old face, we have to buy a car. If the Marquis is merciful, we will not sell any leather in the future. We will make a fortune just by reselling this wine!"
"
"Yes! Let's go together!"
Several people high-fived each other, and the plan was decided. They all had their eyes on the bull's eye, looking forward to the dawn, as they had no time to think about sleeping.
Not far from where they lived was Li Mu's studio, and the lights were still on. Li Chongyi was lying on the straw mat, snoring loudly. Li Mu yawned and put the 'primary armor piece' he had just completed on his hands.
aside.
This is the thirtieth 'Basic Armor Piece' he completed tonight. After completing this one, the item name just changed from red to yellow. In other words, if he continues to do it, he will not have to gain one skill point. Li Mu said
After learning the pattern of the 'Elementary Leather Wristband', he blew out the candles, woke up Li Chongyi and asked him to go back to his room to sleep. He himself lay down in the room next to the studio.
Practicing skills is a boring thing. Even if the money is enough now, the necessary time still needs to be consumed. Moreover, Li Mu still doesn't like the items made with basic skills. After making these armor pieces, he doesn't know where to arrange them.
, it's a pity to throw it away. But... there is really no use for it.
The description of this armor piece in the drawing says that the armor piece can be sewn into clothes to enhance defense. Li Mu’s understanding is that this thing can be sewn into clothes, so that when someone cuts or stabs them, they can
It plays a protective role. Just like when he was assassinated here, if there was such a piece of armor on his butt, the dagger thrown from the waist of the water snake would not be able to pierce it. This thing is made of three layers of cowhide, and it is still strong.
But in Li Mu's opinion, this thing is somewhat impractical. Is it ridiculous to have two armor pieces sewn on the buttocks of the dignified Marquis? Let's not talk about whether it is beautiful or not. It will make you feel uncomfortable wherever you sit. If you are marching and fighting
Well, getting a piece of this thing might have some effect...
Suddenly Li Mu's eyes lit up, yes! This thing can be given to the army! When he followed Li Ji's army back to Chang'an, he saw what the soldiers were wearing. Except for the elite cavalry and Modao team, the armor on the other soldiers were all
They are very crude, and most of them don't even have half-body armor. If these armor pieces are provided to them, they will definitely be of some use.
Of course, these thirty armor pieces are a drop in the bucket, but what if they become large-scale? What if a munitions factory can be established?
"It's interesting..." Li Mu thought for a while, then felt sleepy, wrapped himself tightly in quilt and fell asleep.
The next day.
Early in the morning, several leaders came to Zhang Tianai and told her what they were thinking. Zhang Tianai didn't want to agree at first, because Li Mu had already helped a lot, and she was embarrassed to speak, but these people pressed hard, and she really had no choice, so she
I mentioned it while eating breakfast, thinking that if Li Murian agreed, he would agree, and if he didn't, that would be it.
It was a coincidence that Li Mu had already intended to develop the unexpected market in Chang'an. It was a good thing to let people from Zhangjiazhai bring some to make a name for himself. As soon as Zhang Tianai said it, he agreed, but the quantity was limited.
The family only sold ten jars, and he also gave Zhang Tianai twenty jars as a gift to her father to taste, so there were eighty jars of wine.
Judging from the current supply and demand situation of Ba Shang Winery, if eighty jars of wine were suddenly squeezed out, according to the rules set by Li Mu, he would have to come forward in person. It happened that Li Mu had just tinkered with the 'Zhuangyuan Red' and was about to go to the wine shop.
As soon as he went to the brewery, he asked Lao Hu to bring an ox cart and follow him to the Bashang Winery. The others asked Ergou to take him to the West Market to buy food.
After leaving the city gate and crossing Ba Bridge, within a few miles, I saw ox carts in front of me one after another. Li Mu had not been to Ba Shang Winery for a while, so he was shocked to see such a scene.
He led the people past the queue, and suddenly a person in front blocked his way.
"Stop it, stop it!"
Li Mu pulled the reins and looked down at this man. He had a pig-loin face and was extremely ugly, but he looked like a shrewd person. Li Mu didn't know what he did, so he asked, "What's the matter?"
"Are you from out of town? Don't you know the rules?"
Li Mu frowned slightly and said, "What are the rules?"
I saw this man yelling and said: "Bashang Winery has a limited number of drinks every day, first come first served, you have to queue up to buy wine. If you don't want to queue up, you have to have a drink ticket and know what a drink ticket is.
What?"
Li Mu really didn't know, so he asked curiously: "What is a drink ticket?"
"I want you to see something." Pigloin Face took out a piece of paper from his arms and unfolded it for Li Mu to see. On the paper was a wine jar with five fingerprints in the middle. Pigloin Face smiled proudly and said, "Look
Have you reached these five fingerprints? This represents five jars of wine. With this wine ticket, you don’t have to queue up. Go to the place where you receive the wine, give the wine ticket to the steward, and you can get the wine after paying the money."
After saying that, Pork Loin Face stretched out his hand and gestured: "One drink ticket for five altars, always the same price!"
After listening to Pigloin Face's explanation, Li Mu knew where this thing came from. Suppressing his anger, he said: "Whose fingerprint is this? Does it work? You are not trying to trick me, right?"
"Whose?" Pigloin Face smiled when he heard this, and his voice rose in vain: "I'll scare you to death if I say it. Zhuluhou has heard of it. Do you know that his wife's surname is Bai? This fingerprint is Bai Chun, Zhuluhou's father-in-law.
Do you think it’s useful to take care of Mr. Bai’s fingerprints?”