Datang Longya

Chapter 297 Auction (3) Alloy Sword
The words of the old man moved the hearts of the businessmen and ministers below. Not to mention the fact that most of the buildings in the Tianxia Wenyuan are made of cement. Although they look strange, their sturdiness cannot be doubted.

After all, it was a seven-story building!

Changsun Wuji said leisurely: "Old Yuan, this cement is very important. The old man thinks that it is better for you to take photos among our courtiers. These businessmen have nothing to gain. Once... right!"

Changsun Wuji didn't say the whole thing, but everyone understood what he meant. It was nothing more than fear that the businessman would spread the cement and even the formula.

Hao Wencai is in a good position, just behind Changsun Wuji, other businessmen are frightened by his status as the Duke of Changsun Wuji and dare not speak, only he opened his mouth: "Mr. A shameless businessman is also a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, so it is absolutely impossible for him to do anything against his will!"

Changsun Wuji turned his head, his face was displeased: "Who are you, you dare to answer the old man's words?"

Hao Wencai stood up and cupped his hands to his eldest grandson Wuji: "I am Hao Wencai, a merchant from Taiyuan, named Wuxun. Of course, I am a person from the Tang Dynasty first! Since I am also from the Tang Dynasty, why can't I accept Zhao Guogong's words?"

“Interesting~”

Leng Feng and Li Shimin in the private room couldn't help but straighten their upper bodies and look at Hao Wencai. This businessman has a little ink in his stomach, and he has a kind of arrogance and eloquence like Lin Xiangru.

He did not use his identity as a businessman, but as a "person from the Tang Dynasty" to talk to Changsun Wuji. In this case, even if it is Li Shimin who is talking to him, he must be taken seriously.

Sure enough, Changsun Wuji stood up, stood opposite Hao Wencai, and said seriously: "Hao Wencai, right? You should know that this cement is of the same level as military equipment, and it is not something outsiders can get their hands on. Why do you want to bid?"

Hao Wencai said earnestly: "Because of convenience, Zhao Guogong doesn't know that there are not only coal mines in my family, but also white stone mines. In the past, some people liked to use white stones for building walls. Now white stones can make cement. What I lack is only a formula!"

There is a good reason for this. The raw materials needed for the fire kiln are nothing more than coal and white stone, and everyone has them, which is more convenient than anyone else.

Changsun Wuji was also taken aback, so it would be better to share this recipe with him!

Hao Wencai was not stupid either, he looked at old Yuan and said, "Master Yuan, since you didn't mention the reserve price for this auction item, you're going to get a commission. how?"

Hao Wencai supplied the coal and white stones himself, and paid for labor at his own expense, but only [-]% of the cost was already a considerable compromise. Others might not have dared to cut themselves such a big knife!

The merchants kept silent, they didn't have a coal mine and a white stone mine, even if they spent a lot of money to get this formula, it was useless.

Seeing that there was no competition, Lao Yuan smiled and said: "Qi San's words, we are really making a lot of money in Tianxialou, but making such money will cause anger and resentment, so only two parts of Tianxialou are required, and the other is handed over to the imperial court. Shopkeeper Hao What do you think?"

Before Hao Wencai agreed, Fang Xuanling spoke up: "Hao Wencai, you think it over, you can take this business, but just now Zhao Guogong also said the pros and cons, so the court must send someone to intervene, you can think it over ?”

Hao Wencai said indifferently: "It's nothing more than supervision. Since I dare to accept it, I am naturally not afraid of the imperial court sending people to watch."

"It's so good!" Lao Fang turned around and didn't say any more.

Seeing that no one was talking anymore, Lao Yuan didn't even say anything about "the first time", and directly hit the small wooden board with a hammer: "Deal! Shopkeeper Hao, please stay for a while, Lao Yuan will discuss the formula with you."

Hao Wencai nodded, and sat down after bowing his hands to his eldest grandson Wuji.

The atmosphere brought by the second auction item was still not very enthusiastic, but when the third auction item was placed on the auction stage, the generals in the front row Qi Qi couldn't wait to stand up.

The reason is that the third auction item is a sword!

A sword isn't quite right either, it's a magical sword to be precise!
Lao Yuan opened the long wooden box, and took out a sword from inside. The whole sword was extremely thin, with no scabbard on the outside, just wrapped in a layer of cowhide. , and the tip of the sword fell softly and touched the auction platform.

This is a soft sword!
All the generals usually use solid horizontal knives, and soft swords are just heard of. How long have you seen such strange weapons with your own eyes!
Therefore, Li Jing was the first to rush to the auction stage, intending to take a closer look at the weapon, and several generals moved after him, looking longingly at the soft sword in Lao Yuan's hand.

The old man chuckled: "Everyone, this is a weapon accidentally forged by a blacksmith who was an ex-general. The sword body is as soft as a snake, but its hardness is no less than that of a horizontal knife. My master said that this weapon is most suitable for Tie it around your waist and use it as a belt, once you are attacked, hehe, you can pull it out and use it immediately! The base price is [-] guan!"

After finishing speaking, Lao Yuan handed it to Li Jing who was the closest. Li Jing didn't dare to pull it out, but just held it for a test.

"This thing is not bad. I remember that there was such a line in Liu Kun's "Rewards to Lu Zhan Poems" in the Jin Dynasty: "What does it mean to make steel and turn it into soft fingers?" The northern and southern periods were chaotic. The soft sword The refining method is also lost, and I also want to defend myself, do you still have it?"

Li Shimin is very interested in this soft sword that can be used as a belt!
Leng Feng said helplessly, "No more, just this one."

Speaking of which, Tie Sheng did experiment with what he said would be mixed with different metals. When he researched it, he wanted silver and gold, and Leng Feng satisfied him. Although he had never heard of silver alloys and gold alloys, maybe I really have it!
A few days ago, this guy accidentally made this kind of alloy, and he planned to build such a sword in high spirits. After working tirelessly, he forgot what he mixed into it, damn it!

Li Shimin rubbed his fingers, looked at the generals outside, and was about to ask Long Ying to go out to intercept it, but Leng Feng said: "What's the use of that thing, you already have a pistol, isn't a pistol better than a soft sword? "

"Eh..." Li Shimin was taken aback, that's true, the soft sword is just a little more fun, and there is no pistol that is easy to use.

"One thousand strings!" Li Jing quoted the price after thinking for a while.

One thousand guan is a huge sum of money, if he hadn't returned from the expedition for a short time, he would not have been able to afford this price.

Li Xiaogong smiled slightly: "One thousand and one hundred guan!"

(End of this chapter)