Lianggong Sword Shop is one of the three major weapons shops in Bianjing. It occupies two acres of land on Yu Street. It occupies such a large area in Yu Street, where every inch of land is valuable, which is relatively rare. This is also because Lianggong Sword Shop has the background of the Cao family.

The Song Dynasty's ban on weapons basically followed the Tang Dynasty, namely the "five soldiers" of bows, arrows, knives, short spears, and shields. Other weapons and equipment were prohibited, especially military weapons such as spears, armor, and crossbows.

But it is not a generalization. Generally speaking, the north of the Yellow River is relatively loose, while the south is stricter, but the strictest is Kaifeng Prefecture. Except for military soldiers and public servants, only students of Tai are allowed to carry bows and swords, while ordinary civilians are not allowed to carry weapons.

In other words, weapons can be placed at home to prevent thieves, but they are not allowed to be taken on the street. This is also a recognition of the slackness of the early ban. However, the ash wax stick is the only weapon that ordinary people are allowed to carry by Kaifeng Prefecture.

The Lianggong Sword Store usually only sells swords and bows and arrows, sells a large number of white wax sticks, and also sells a small number of knives. Generally, the imperial guards come to buy it.

Li Yanqing walked into the sword shop with his hands behind his back. There were no customers in the shop. A guy was sleeping soundly on the table, and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth. He saw that the business was very bleak. Li Yanqing looked at the shop and saw that the walls around the shop were full of various bows, swords and swords.

At this time, the shopkeeper of the sword shop came out of the inner room and saw Li Yanqing. He was stunned for a moment. He reached out and slapped the client hard on the back of the head, cursing: "I know how to sleep all day, and you have driven away many guests!"

The guy was so scared that he quickly stood up. The shopkeeper pushed him away and greeted him in person and smiled, "What do you want to buy if you want to buy?"

Li Yanqing thought for a while and said, "I want to buy a good bow!"

Li Yanqing will accompany Zhao Kai out to hunt tomorrow. He doesn't want to carry a copper bow and iron arrow. Just carry an ordinary bow and arrow, but he has already used the bow more profoundly, and he doesn't even look down on ordinary bows.

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "There are many people buying bows and arrows recently! Are the young officials also going to attend the bow and horse conference?"

Li Yanqing was stunned, "What kind of bow and horse conference?"

"Don't you know that the little officials? The bow and horse conference is once every three years, which has been almost a hundred years. However, it used to be a military competition. From the last time, folk warriors were also allowed to participate. It was usually held in August. The Ministry of War's documents had just arrived a few days ago, so there were a lot of people buying bows and arrows these days."

“What are the benefits of participating in the bow and horse conference?”

"You can get rich by getting promoted! What other benefits can you do? Every time you get ten, the top three are promoted to two levels, and the latter one is promoted to one level, and there is also a reward for money. If a small official is interested, you can go to the Ministry of War to register."

Li Yanqing thought to himself that it would be best to go back and ask the master for this matter. He asked again: "When will the registration be closed?"

"It's only July, it's still early!"

At this time, the guy brought in more than a dozen good bows, but none of them were skewed. Usually, they picked the bow first, then skewed the strings to try the feel. The shopkeeper glared at the guy again and scolded: "When you should be active, you are not active, and when you should not be active, you run faster. Do you know whether the little official needs a step bow or ride a bow? How many bows do you need?"

The guy lowered his head and whispered: "I've taken a few handfuls!"

"Get out of here, let's talk when I finish asking!"

The shopkeeper scolded the guy, then smiled and explained to Li Yanqing: "This guy is too stupid and always makes the business bad. You can't do it without scolding me!"

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "I want a two-stone bow!"

The shopkeeper was surprised and said, "Young official is actually able to drive two stone bows, it's amazing!"

"I just have a few pounds of stupid strength to make the shopkeeper laugh!"

The shopkeeper thought for a while and said, "There are also small shops with two stone bows, but I have a few words to say in front. The bows and arrows in the shop are all made by good craftsmen, and the worst is the standard bow used by the army. The price of an ordinary step bow in the county shop is 1,500 yuan, two thousand yuan for riding bows, one thousand yuan for a pot of arrows, and one pot of arrows in the customs shop costs 2,000 yuan for a small official. As for the bow, the cheapest riding bow in our store is 1,000 yuan for riding bows, which is the five-dou riding bow specially used by the imperial guards."

Li Yanqing knew it, and the shopkeeper said it was right. Tangyin County was the price. It was mainly because the Song Dynasty successively implemented the Baojia method and the Bow and Archery Society, which led to a sharp increase in the prices of bows and arrows in various places. Until today, the price of bows has not fallen. It takes two or three years to complete a good bow. Of course, the price is expensive, and Li Yanqing is mentally prepared enough.

"How much does it cost to ride a bow for two stones?"

The shopkeeper did not answer him. After a while, he returned to the inner room and then came out with two dusty wooden boxes. "To be honest, the small official has only three bows in total, two stones. The last time it was sold one seven years ago, and it was bought by the veteran general and military division. The other two were not sold. It has been almost ten years since it was placed. This is the rule of the store for these two bows. Only when it can be opened can it be sold. The small official will demonstrate it to me later, otherwise I will not sell it."

Li Yanqing understood his hint that these two bows were very expensive and most people didn't sell them. He smiled and said, "Look at it first!"

The shopkeeper immediately blew off the dust and opened the box. Two riding bows with exquisite workmanship appeared in front of Li Yanqing. One was bronze and the other was pitch black all over. Both bows were carved with beast heads at both ends. Li Yanqing picked up two bows and tried them. The feel was excellent, which made him love it. It could be seen that it was made by famous craftsmen. The whole body was pitch black and the bronze one was leopard head. Relatively speaking, Li Yanqing preferred leopard heads more.

"How much does this leopard head bow cost?" Li Yanqing asked with a smile on his bronze bow.

"This bow is called a cheetah, 120,000 yuan. I can give the small official a minimum price, 100,000 yuan per price. If we don't sell it less than this price, we will give it at most two pots of arrows."

One hundred thousand cigarettes is only 100 taels of silver. This price is not expensive for a good bow. Of course, these two bows can only be regarded as exquisite bows. They cannot be called the best bow. The best bow is hard to come by. For example, the copper bow and iron arrow given to him by the master is the best bow, which is unique in the world and cannot be created casually.

Li Yanqing took out ten taels of gold from his arms and put it on the table, "We'll make a deal!"

The shopkeeper shook his head, "It's not possible to say that the deal is complete now. I'll put strings on the little official. The little official must show me the bow. I can only sell it if I pull the bow."

The shopkeeper took the bow to the inner room and installed the bow string with a special winding tool. The bow string was made of silk silk and was very strong. The shopkeeper also gave Li Yanqing a few spare strings.

At this time, the guy also brought two pots of good arrows. Li Yanqing put on his ring and pulled the bow three times in one breath. Finally, he heard a muffled sound of "Beng!", and his strength was very strong. It was indeed a good bow. The arrow was made of good birch wood, two feet and five inches long, hard and straight, and the arrow was prism-shaped and extremely sharp. Unlike the wind-feather arrows used by ordinary troops, these arrows are all big-feather arrows, which are very lethal and suitable for heavy bows. They are worthy of being the arrows of famous shops.

The shopkeeper then smiled and said, "The little official can draw two stone bows, this is the second person I have met. Congratulations to the little official, we will make a deal!"

He put the bow into the shark leather bow cover and handed it to Li Yanqing, "The little official has put it away!"

Li Yanqing put on his back on the arrow and smiled, "Thank you, and I also want to buy a sword for women."

"have!"

The shopkeeper took out a few swords for Li Yanqing to choose. Considering Xiao Qing'er's figure and arm strength, Li Yanqing picked up a jade girl sword weighing three and a half pounds, and made it with good fine iron. The shopkeeper only costs ten cents of money and was sold and given to Li Yanqing.

Li Yanqing registered his name and identity on the roster, then put away his bow and sword, bowed his fists and turned around and walked quickly. The shopkeeper looked at his back and walked away, looking at the registration book again, and couldn't help but say to himself: "A student who is too young can actually use two stone bows. It seems that this year's bow and horse conference will probably be unexpected."

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The next day, before dawn, Li Yanqing rode a horse and waited next to Liangmen. Liangmen was the west gate of the inner city. Yesterday afternoon, Zhao Kai had sent someone to inform him that they would join forces at Liangmen and leave the capital together.

After a moment, the city gate opened and a team ran out of the city, with more than a dozen hunting dogs in the team. Li Yanqing saw Zhao Kai at a glance. Today, he wore a golden crown on his head, a tight white warrior uniform, a scarlet cloak, a sword on his waist, and a archery bow on his hands, making him look even more heroic. More than 20 guards were tall and burly, and they were all powerful martial arts.

In addition to the guards, Zhao Kai also had three young yamen who accompanied him to hunt. They were all around twenty years old. They were also wearing warrior uniforms, holding bows and swords, with extraordinary appearance. The other one was a little petite figure, and he turned out to be a little girl.

"Li Shaojun!"

Zhao Kai saw Li Yanqing waiting outside the city gate and waved to him happily. Li Yanqing rode his horse to greet him, clasped his fists and said, "Li Yanqing meets His Highness!"

When Zhao Kai saw Li Yanqing coming punctually, he was happy and quickly introduced three companions to him. He pointed to one of them and said, "This is Cao Sheng, the descendant of the famous family, and my best friend!"

Cao Sheng is the little master of the Lianggong Sword Shop and the descendant of the famous general Cao Bin. He is tall and majestic and has a dignified appearance. He glanced at Li Yanqing's cheetah bow, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he didn't say much, and smiled and clasped his fists and said goodbye.

Another young man with a medium figure, although he was wearing a samurai uniform, he looked a little weak, fair skin, thin cheeks, and was around twenty years old. Zhao Kai introduced him to Li Yanqing: "This is Cai Huang, the fifth son of Cai Xiangguo!"

Cai Yan smiled and greeted Li Yanqing enthusiastically. At this time, the little girl next to her was already impatient. "When will the emperor be slapping until it's dawn!"

Gao Yue said
Chapter completed!