Zhao Lin asked knowingly, "Who is so poor and stupid that he dares to pay a thousand taels for this thing and still can't come up with it?"
Shopkeeper Wang laughed dryly and said, "That young master is a little short of money."
Zhao Lin was too lazy to waste time talking to him and said, "Three hundred taels for one price. If you succeed, take it. You can continue to fool that stupid young man. If not, you can keep it and wait for the right person."
Shopkeeper Wang was a little hesitant.
To be honest, three hundred taels of silver is not a small amount of money. The materials used in this armor are not very high-end. The main cost is the labor, which requires the blacksmith to hammer it out one by one. One thousand taels is purely an exorbitant price, which is used to fool a fool like Wang Ziyao.
But if I really sell it for three hundred taels, if Wang Ziyao finds out, he will definitely smash the store.
Anyone who is treated like a fool would get angry.
After all, Wang Ziyao is the son of the general's mansion.
Seeing Shopkeeper Wang like this, Zhao Lin guessed his concerns and said, "Don't worry, I'll just say one thousand taels of silver for a set. You don't want my cousin to buy it for me, do you?"
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Shopkeeper Wang thought about it and nodded in agreement.
If Bai Shicheng really comes, he might not even get three hundred taels of silver.
How many good things do these young masters have?
Only that idiot Wang Ziyao is easy to fool.
And after selling this set to him, I can make another set and sell it to Wang Ziyao.
It’s not a loss anyway.
A complete set of armor, swords and spears, and Manager Wang also gave some shields and other items, a total of four hundred taels of silver.
Zhao Lin slapped the banknotes on the table and asked his servant to call a carriage to move the things onto it.
"You have good craftsmanship. Make me a gun."
Before leaving, Zhao Lin said to Shopkeeper Wang and asked for paper and pen to write down the data.
Shopkeeper Wang took it and looked at it, frowning immediately. "It's 12 feet long, with a spear head 1 foot 6 inches and 8 points long, and a blade 2 inches wide. It's made entirely of fine steel, and it needs to be strong and tough. Sir, if it were made entirely of fine steel, it would be very heavy, at least 30 to 50 kilograms, and it wouldn't be very useful."
Sudi's expression changed slightly.
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Just follow the instructions. Whether it works or not is my business. As long as it's done well, money won't be a problem."
"Okay, since you're impressed by our craftsmanship, we won't let you down. It's just that the price is a bit higher because it's made of fine steel, and it needs to be hammered by our men. It's at least this much."
Shopkeeper Wang stretched out a hand with his five fingers spread out.
"Fifty taels? Not expensive." Zhao Lin said.
"Five hundred taels," said Shopkeeper Wang. "It's forged entirely from fine steel. The steel alone is quite a fortune, and adding the labor, to be honest, I can only earn you a small salary."
Zhao Lin calculated for a moment and said, "Okay, five hundred taels is five hundred taels. How long will it take?"
Shopkeeper Wang said, "Your requirements are quite high. Even if all the blacksmiths in the shop were to work on it, it would still take seven days."
"Okay! Here's a deposit of one hundred taels. I'll come pick up the gun in seven days."
Zhao Lin threw over a hundred-yuan silver note and turned to leave.
"Sir, take care."
Having made a big deal, Shopkeeper Wang was very happy and attentively saw Zhao Lin off in the carriage.
After watching the carriage go away, Shopkeeper Wang's face darkened. He waved to a waiter and said, "Go, follow the carriage and see if it's a relative of the Bai family."
Shopkeeper Wang is cunning and shrewd. Business is business and he has to make the money he should make, but the armor trading can be a big deal or a small matter. If it is really a relative of the Bai family, then it's fine, but if it is someone else, he has to be careful.
The clerk followed the carriage for a while and saw it enter a luxurious courtyard in the outer city. He asked around and heard that it was the home of Zhao Lin, a talented poet who had been very popular recently. His face suddenly changed and he hurried back to tell the shopkeeper Wang.
Shopkeeper Wang's expression remained unchanged, he simply asked, "Are you sure?"
The waiter said, "I saw the carriage go in with my own eyes, and I asked around, and it's absolutely correct."
"You are so good, Wang Ziyao. Everyone said you were honest, but it turns out you are so cunning."
Shopkeeper Wang was a little annoyed.
Originally, he could have cheated Wang Ziyao out of one thousand taels of silver, but now he is down a full seven hundred taels.
The key is that Wang Ziyao will definitely tell Old Man Wang that it will be difficult to do business with the General's Mansion in the future.
"Poetic talent Zhao Lin? Humph, you're just a scholar who can only write poetry and lyrics. How dare you take advantage of me? Let me show you how I can trick you."
Shopkeeper Wang gave a malicious smile.
Didn't Zhao Lin want a spear made entirely of fine steel? Then give him a good fight. If he can't do it himself, don't blame me.
…
Wang Ziyao's face turned green when he saw the full set of armor and weapons that Zhao Lin brought back for four hundred taels of silver.
"That old bastard Wang Qingsheng, he's one of us, but he cheated me like that. I'm going to tell my grandfather about him."
Zhao Lin consoled him, "Don't be angry. People like you are being cheated anyway, so why not let someone you know cheat you?"
Wang Ziyao looked at Zhao Lin unhappily: "Is there anyone who comforts others like you?"
Zhao Lin laughed out loud.
Sudi then asked, "What do you want a spear made entirely of fine steel for?"
Zhao Lin said: "I will use it on the battlefield in the future."
Sudi shook his head. "The spear is twelve feet long and made entirely of fine steel. It must weigh at least forty to fifty kilograms. You can't wield it."
Zhao Lin said, "You'll get used to it. By the way, Dashan, what weapon do you use? I'll get you one later."
"Use heavy weapons on him, axes, hammers, whatever."
Without waiting for Zhang Dashan to answer, Wang Ziyao spoke first.
Zhao Lin nodded.
Zhang Dashan was born with supernatural powers, and ordinary weapons are really not suitable for him. I will get him two hammers, like the Wenggu Leijin Hammer used by Li Yuanba, and match them with heavy armor, which will definitely be a powerful weapon on the battlefield.
Wang Ziyao also thought of this, and put his arm around Zhang Dashan's shoulders and said, "Brother, come to the battlefield with me. With your physique and martial arts skills, you can definitely fight a general."
Zhang Dashan smiled innocently and said, "I'll listen to Brother Lin."
Zhao Lin said: "Dashan will definitely go to the army, but he wants to go with me."
Wang Ziyao said dissatisfiedly: "I don't know when I will go with you, why don't you just go with me? By the time you go, he will be a general."
Zhao Lin smiled but said nothing.
He didn't agree to let Zhang Dashan and Wang Ziyao go because he was worried that Zhang Dashan was too naive and would be cheated.
The army is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones.
…
Jiang Yichen finally had 50,000 taels of silver delivered.
After Jiang Cha handed the banknote to Zhao Lin, he snorted heavily, glared at Wang Ziyao fiercely, turned around and walked away with a twist of his waist.
If Wang Ziyao hadn't been making trouble here, Jiang Yichen would not have given the money.
He was really afraid that Wang Ziyao would take his old man to the Jiang family to ask for money. That would be a joke.
These two rough guys are capable of doing this.
"Here are your ten thousand taels."
Zhao Lin took out a silver note worth ten thousand taels and handed it to Wang Ziyao.
As for the money for the set of armor and weapons, it was only a few hundred taels, which was considered as funding from Zhao Lin.
Wang Ziyao was not polite and quickly put it in his pocket, saying happily: "Now I have an explanation even if the military book is exposed."
Zhao Lin pulled out another ten thousand tael silver note and said, "Send this to Zhu Wanting for me. It's my apology."
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