As the saying goes, people who are shameless are invincible. For Li Er at this moment, what is the use of having so much face?
Anyway, as long as you gain your own benefits, everything else is just a cloud.
Seeing these things, Li Er couldn't help but sigh again.
After you get all these things, you can arrange to go to Chang'an City and ask officials from the Ministry of Industry to imitate them.
In this case, it won't take long for them to imitate it.
Li Er is still aware of the Ministry of Industry's counterfeiting speed. It can be completed in as little as one month.
Therefore, the top priority now is to get this set of repeating crossbows back to Chang'an City.
"I said, Lao Li, didn't you just say that you weren't interested in this thing?
How come, less than a moment later, you are interested in these things again?"
"Hey, dear brother, look at this moment and that moment.
If you say this, can the two of us continue to communicate happily?
I was young just now and didn't know much about these things.
Now that I understand it thoroughly, if I don’t seize the opportunity, will everyone laugh at me if this news spreads?
As I said before, prepare 500 sets for me.
I want all the equipment on the accompanying team. With these weapons, I don't have to worry no matter how far the caravan goes.
Dear brother, please give me, Lao Li, full authority to make arrangements for this purchase."
"Ah, Master, Shopkeeper Li needs 500 sets. I'm afraid the materials we currently have are not enough."
"It's okay, Uncle Niu. Since Lao Li wants 500 sets, you can just build them.
I will provide you with the materials you need."
Li Er was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two of them.
What does it mean that there are not enough materials, and you still need to provide them?
But when I thought about it, I didn't take this matter seriously.
"Blacksmith Niu, tell me directly how much this crossbow costs.
You have also seen the relationship between me and my dear brother, please be honest with me and don’t give me a high price." |
Having been in Zhuangzi for such a long time, Li Er also knew some things.
Everyone in their Zhuangzi performs their own duties. It is easier to ask your own wise brother about some things than to ask other people in their Zhuangzi.
The blacksmith smiled awkwardly, showing his two rows of big yellow teeth.
"Shopkeeper Li, to tell you the truth, I really don't know the price of this repeating crossbow.
Because our Zhuangzi has not sold it yet, you are the only one and my young master has full authority to make the decision."
Haha, if my virtuous brother had full authority to make the decision, then things would be much easier to handle.
Li Er raised his head and looked at Zhao Mu expectantly.
He is already planning to marry his daughter to him. Do I still need to say something about this relationship?
Tell me, you are so high and low, why don't you take it easy?
"Uncle Niu, now that Lao Li is considered one of our own, there is no need to sell it at such a high price.
Each one costs 200 taels of gold."
"200 yuan, dear brother, these things are really expensive, but the quality is really good."
"Lao Li, maybe you heard it wrong again. I didn't say 200 taels of gold, but 200 taels of gold."
Each handful is sold for 200 taels of gold, for a total of 500 taels, totaling 100,000 taels of gold.
"Ah, what? A repeating crossbow costs 200 taels, dear brother, how come this is more expensive than what I sold before?
I said, dear brother, you said the wrong price, right? I'm timid, so don't scare me."
"The young master is asking for 200 taels of gold. Are we asking for too little?
We totally lost money on 200 taels of gold."
By spending time with his young master often, this person's experience and knowledge will continue to increase.
Previously, let alone gold, even dozens of dollars would scare me.
Today the unit of measurement for gold is nothing more than drizzle.
Especially since they are all blacksmiths who make repeating crossbows, and they are well aware of the complex structure inside.
Those parts that have never been seen before, even if they gather everyone's wisdom and want to build them, they can't create them.
To put it bluntly, those parts have a price but no market.
Today, each handful was sold for only 200 taels of gold. It must have been a bit of a loss. I looked up at the group of them again, feeling secretly in my heart.
The young master is really interested in shopkeeper Li.
What's the meaning?
Hearing the conversation between the two of them, Li Er looked confused.
Why does it feel like, according to what they want, they still take advantage of it?
If these 200 taels of gold were used to make ordinary repeating crossbows, tens of thousands of them would have been made.
You can't just attack these black people by one person. You have to change your strategies and policies appropriately, right?
"Shopkeeper Li, it's not me. I have been with my young master for so many years.
All I see are young masters twirling other people's wool, but no one dares to nap my young master's wool.
You are the first person to take advantage of my young master, you really got a big deal this time."
Those words were full of envy for Li Er, but I just didn't know what the relationship between shopkeeper Li and the young master was.
The young master actually willingly let him roll his hair!
What?
After hearing him finish these words, Li Er opened his mouth so wide that he could even swallow two eggs.
I would like to ask you, do you still have heavenly principles? Do you still have royal laws? Do you still have laws?
Just for this serial crossbow, I was charged 200 taels of gold for each one, and in the end, I said I was taking advantage. Why do I feel like they are saying the same thing again?
"Brother, I can't afford these 100,000 taels of gold."
In this case, I simply stopped pretending and just showed my hand. I couldn't afford it.
"No problem, I'll make an exception this time. You can pay a deposit of 10,000 taels first.
The remaining 90,000 taels can be repaid in installments, and only 10,000 taels need to be repaid each year."
"No, dear brother, you may have misunderstood me. What I mean is that I don't want to buy so much!"
"Oh, tell me how many you want to buy?"
"I want to buy 10 of them!"
"I won't sell 10 pieces. To buy this thing, I have to start with at least 100 pieces.
What we sell now is arms, not Chinese cabbage. It doesn’t matter if you can buy Chinese cabbage at a pound and a half.
Tell me, are you kidding me about buying arms, one or two? It’s not enough for me to arrange for people to build them.”
Li Er looked at Zhao Mu with a resentful look on his face. This wise brother meant that he was going to get killed this time!
"That's all, dear brother, if that's the case, then I want 100."
"100 pieces, each retail price is 500 taels of gold, totaling 50,000 gold.
If not, we can also provide you with installments. The rest of the 10,000 deposit will be divided into 5 years, so you don’t have to worry about it.”
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"Brother Xian, didn't you agree that a handful of gold would be worth 200 taels? How come it's doubled again?"
"A handful of gold costs 200 taels, which is the price you pay for 500 taels.
If you buy 100 pieces, there will definitely be a price of 100 pieces."
I was riding a horse, and Li Eryi only felt a strange charm for a while.
It's just that I don't know how to describe this weird smell. Is this the legendary trick of being tricked and counting money for others?