Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 558 Exchange
"How do you know I have the [Flying Divine Thunder]?"

Li Zhu said: "Since you are willing to sell [Flying Thunder] to Song Jiang, why can't you sell it to us? If it weren't for [Flying Thunder], how could Song Jiang easily capture Wanzhou?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "Song Jiang has accepted the amnesty and offered a high price, so it's fine to sell it to him. But such a powerful weapon for the military and the country cannot be easily sold to you. Let's not talk about this matter."

Li Zhu heard this and said anxiously, "Sir, the imperial court is suppressing us, so they can tolerate you occupying the state. If we are destroyed, it will not benefit you at all. If the price is not right, I am willing to increase the price to buy it."

Zhao Zhen just refused.

Li Zhu had no choice but to say, "Whatever you have to say, I will agree to it. I only ask you to sell the pattern to me when I return. We have been with you in Huaixi, and we have heard a lot about your preferences. When I came here, the King of Chu also asked me to bring a gift of congratulations, which is now left outside the city. I will take it and present it to you. Please take a look at the gift, and we will come back to discuss it."

After saying that, Li Zhu said goodbye and left.

About an hour later, Li Zu came with twenty or thirty men, and drove over a group of musk deer and more than ten loads of large and small boxes and cages.

Looking at the musk deer under the platform, Liu Hui Niang quickly asked everyone to move away.

Chen Liqing asked, "What are you hiding from, sister?"

Liu Hui Niang said, "Don't you smell the fragrance below? This is musk deer, which produces musk and is good at causing abortions. We must not smell it too much."

After hearing this, Chen Liqing did not dare to argue, and hurriedly went down Guanrong Pavilion with Liu Huiniang and others to take shelter in the upwind direction.

Li Zhu walked up to Zhao Zhen who was coming down and said, "Sir, these musk deer are produced in Huaixi and can produce musk, which is the most precious. When we came here, we asked this group of soldiers to pretend to be merchants selling musk deer and sent them here with great difficulty to show our gratitude. In addition, there are one box of Xuan paper, one box of Hui ink, one box of She inkstone, one recipe of Jiuyun Spring Wine, two Lingzhi White Jade Pomegranates, two old Yunwu Tea trees, one stone of Nine-leaf Yunxiang Grass, and one stone of Frosted Onion Seeds. They are all rare things for you, Sir."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen made a rough calculation and concluded that these things were worth about 30,000 to 50,000 strings of cash, which might be exactly what Li Zhu wanted to exchange for the [Flying Divine Thunder].

Zhao Zhen asked someone to accept the gift, and then said to Li Zhu: "Since Taoist Li is so sincere, I will not hide it from you. I naturally have the [Flying Thunder] pattern, but I can't give it up for 30,000 strings of cash. Do you know how much Song Gongming paid to get the pattern?"

"Appreciate further details."

"Two hundred thousand strings of cash. If you want it, you also need two hundred thousand strings of cash."

"What?" Li Zhu shouted in surprise.

"Others may not know this powerful weapon, but Taoist Li knows it, right? Although it can only hit 200 steps away, any soldier in the army who is not at the second rank will be killed if hit, or injured if touched. It is invincible in sieges and field battles. Why do you think Song Jiang spent so much gold and silver? It's because he wants me to use this weapon to beat people who can't resist." Zhao Zhen said.

Assistant Li said: "This..."

"Sir, I came here in a hurry and did not bring so much money. If you trust me, please give me the design first and let me return to Fangzhou to make up the money."

Zhao Zhen said, "I wonder how much money you have left. It can't be just what you have now, right?"

"No, the wealth I brought with me adds up to more than 100,000 strings of cash."

Liu Hui Niang then said, "Even if the gift that Taoist Li sent earlier was worth 50,000 strings of cash, we still lack 50,000 strings of cash. There is a hidden treasure on you, so you can use it to pay for it."

Li Zhu heard this, gritted his teeth, took out a red sandalwood lesson tube, a tortoise shell, and three Kaiyuan copper coin mothers from his bosom, and handed them over. He said, "This red sandalwood lesson tube and three Kaiyuan copper coin mothers were obtained by me from a Taoist temple. I have worshipped them for a long time, and they are very effective in fortune-telling. This white tortoise shell was also found by the king from the Xijing treasury after he broke into the state. These three items are worth 30,000 strings of cash." As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Huiniang said, "Why is the Prime Minister's used thing so valuable? Let's not worry about it for now. Even so, I still need 20,000 strings of cash. I wonder if you have any treasures to pay for it?"

Li Zhu was silent for a moment after hearing this, and thought to himself: It seems that Zhao Zhen is just as the rumors say, he has no ambition and only cares about women and money. I will give him the golden sword, and wait for the king to defeat Song Jiang and enter Bianjing. Then I will clean up this place, and then we can make a decision.

Pretending to be extremely reluctant, Li Zhu stamped his feet and said to Zhao Zhen: "I met a strange man in Jingnan, who taught me the Golden Sword sword technique and a book of Zi Ping Secrets. With this sword technique and the ability to read hexagrams, everyone called me the Golden Sword Master. Today, for the sake of the king, I will give up this sword and this book. How about the remaining 20,000 strings of cash?"

Zhao Zhen nodded after hearing this and said to Li Zhu, "Sir, you are truly a man of great integrity and selflessness. I am honored to meet you today. I will give you this [Flying Divine Thunder] pattern in exchange. Although it has some shortcomings, I will not make a fuss about it for your sake."

After that, he said to Liu Hui Niang, "Hui Niang, go get the improved pattern."

After hearing this, Liu Huiniang said, "Sir, this improved [Flying Thunder] can strike 220 to 30 steps. I'll sell it to you. If Song Jiang knew about it, he would probably resent you."

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "No need to say more. For your sake, sir, I will make it easier for you."

Upon hearing this, Li Zhu hurriedly thanked him. He took out an ancient book from his bosom and said, "The golden sword is stored in the knife-grinding pavilion. You can take it yourself."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said to Li Zhu, "I have no intention of claiming to be alone. First of all, although the emperor is stupid, he is not short of loyal people. Now that the army is divided into three groups, it is still able to win victory after victory. It shows that the court still has its foundation. I am glad to see you today and I have something to say. If there is any problem, you can bring your people to my place for refuge."

After hearing this, Li Zhu just nodded and didn't say anything.

Soon, Liu Huiniang brought the design and handed it to Zhao Zhen, who did not even look at it and passed it to Li Zhu.

Li Zhu took the drawing, unfolded it and took a look. He saw that it detailed the size of each component of the [Flying Thunder] gun mount, as well as the style of the gun.

Seeing that the markings were clear and it would not be difficult to make it according to the design, Li Zhu was about to leave Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen said, "Don't worry. I have a Flying Thunder in my village. I'll let you practice with it. I'll have someone fire it and demonstrate it to you."

Li Zhu was delighted when he heard this.

Zhao Zhen ordered them to move outside the village. Soon, a soldier pushed a [Flying Thunderbolt]. Zhao Zhen said, "Sir, choose a place and see if the Thunderbolt can hit it."

After hearing this, Assistant Li randomly chose a direction, walked 220 steps, and drew a circle the size of a tabletop with his feet.

When Li Zhu came back, Liu Hui Niang had already calculated it and asked someone to step on the pedal. The thunder flew away and landed right in the circle. It turned out that this [Flying Thunder] could hit a distance of 300 steps. Song Jiang had seen the power of [Flying Thunder] and [Underwater Continuous Cannon] before, and he insisted on buying the pattern before leaving.

Zhao Zhen didn't want to reveal it, but Liu Huiniang modified the key and the axis, so that it could only move 200 steps, and sold it to Song Jiang for 200,000 strings of cash.

After seeing Li Zhu off, Zhao Zhen said to Liu Hui Niang, "Hui Niang, you urged me to sell the blueprint to Song Jiang, but did you plan for today?"

Liu Hui Niang smiled and said, "Sir, although everyone calls me the Female Zhuge, I never expected this day to come. I wanted to sell this Flying Thunderbolt that can strike 200 steps just to plunder Song Jiang a little more, so that he wouldn't use the looted money to bribe the dignitaries in the court."

(End of this chapter)