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Chapter 24: The Penniless Bandit and the Card Drawing Ceremony of the Shifangchuan Family Master
Borrowing money is usually a test of interpersonal relationships, which is costly and easy to hurt feelings.

According to Fang Yi's rich experience in lending money, when you lend money, you usually have to lower your expectations, expecting that you won't get it back, and you have to endure the complaints and nagging of those who are close to you.

For friends, the best option is to keep your mouth shut.

Disma must have been desperate to borrow points when he asked, and there was a high probability that he had zero points.

The fact is just as Fang Yi thought. Disma can't even get the 100 points required to complete the mission in the reincarnation space and obtain the language foundation.

The unknown language coming from outside the carriage has informed Disma of the consequences of not mastering the language, which is that he will be unable to proceed in the next mission.

It was such a large carriage, and it was obvious that the person he had just spoken to was the only one he was familiar with.

Disma sat in his seat, swinging his legs unconsciously several times because of anxiety. He kept tapping his dagger with his fingers and rubbed his hands repeatedly, but still couldn't make up his mind.

From gazing into the distance unconsciously in a daze to staring at the wooden handle of the flintlock in his hand, Disma longed for a miracle to happen, such as the space giving out 100 points out of thin air to relieve his predicament.

But obviously the reincarnation space did not do that.

As the number of people in the carriage dwindled, Disma's uneasy mood finally reached its peak. The robber hesitated again and again, and finally decided to shamelessly borrow money from Fang Yi.

He was prepared to offer his old service pistol, one of the few valuable items he had, as collateral.

Disma understood that this flintlock rifle loaded with lead bullets was an extremely backward piece of equipment in this magical space.

A single-shot firearm that can be reloaded three times a minute is enough for the enemy to kill the user many times.

Besides, including the loaded one, Disma only had two spare rounds left.

But he didn't expect that Fang Yi didn't take his pistol, but only asked him how he spent his initial points.

He had to recount the "novel" scams he encountered in space.
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When Disma came to the space, although he had read the regulations in the booklet distributed by the space, the space also instilled some knowledge and gave him basic cognition.

But the booklet did not contain any anti-fraud knowledge. The robber was moved by sympathy for a scammer who sold himself to save a child and donated money generously.

After learning that the first mission was very simple, and considering himself strong enough not to need any new equipment, he decided to keep some points.

Then he was tricked by someone pretending to be a space administrator on the street and his remaining points were taken away.

This poor robber obviously lacked knowledge of scams that were beyond his time. Although these scams seemed a bit old-fashioned to people of Fang Yi's era, they were too novel to Disma.

Now he has to ask for a loan and is considering what plan to use to gain people's trust.

Disma understood the rule of "nine out and thirteen back" for borrowing money, so he directly promised a return of 150 points.

As for collateral, the only things of some value on me would be the pendant and the flintlock, or the purse that my employer had given me in advance as part of his salary.

The other party refused the flintlock rifle. Did he want the pendant and purse? But the pendant had special meaning to him and could not be given to him.

Or he could have brought up the previous team-up request, but Dimas didn't want to burden others with his unique mission.

The moment he heard the other party asking him to open his wallet, Disma made up his mind to get points as soon as possible to repay the debt and get back the collateral.

However, he didn't expect that the other party would only take out two worthless copper coins from his wallet and then transfer 100 points to him without asking for any additional rewards.

Only two short words were left.

"I only help people in need, not those in need. For someone like you who is easy to talk to, a symbolic two copper coins is enough as collateral."

"I believe you won't default, and there is no need for the space to earn extra points to establish a contract between us." For the first time in a long time, Disma felt a hint of kindness from the stranger.
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The head of the Sifangchuan family, Sifangchuan Jian, will attend the review ceremony in Juncheng today in full dress. Of course, it is not because there are any important figures in Juncheng who need him to greet them.

Rather, the ruler of Xianjinyi was very interested in the "card drawing game" and couldn't wait to "draw the card".

There were more than 20 fallen nobles in the previous carriage of the Juncheng train, and he was eager to select some of them and recruit some talents into Sifangchuan's army.

Xianjinyi was a fortress for iron smelting and steam engine production, with a rapid increase in population and huge growth in export business.

General Sifangchuan's ambition also grew wildly. He was no longer satisfied with his own little piece of land, but longed for a larger territory and external expansion.

But what first restrained his ambition was not the shogun or the nearby fortress, but people.

He is an educated and physically strong warrior, or a person with organizational skills who can stand on his own.

The almost non-existent education and precarious living environment of this era make strong people and high-quality talents even more scarce.

There is no shortage of mouths to feed, but there is a shortage of warriors who can kill Kabane and people who can manage the team.

So when he learned that there were more than twenty fallen nobles in Juncheng this time, he was ready to imitate the stories in the ancient books he read, act with courtesy to the wise and humble, and show the magnanimity of his Sifangchuan family.

However, the more he looked at these fallen nobles, the more dissatisfied General Sifangchuan became. He even felt that the rooms he had reserved for the hotel in advance were a bit of a waste.

After continuous inspections and conversations, only a few people with warrior qualifications were found, and they were very cold in the face of the Shifang family's courtesy.

The remaining men, though strong, were no different from the illiterate civilians and could only be sent to the guards for training. As for their treatment, Shi Fangchuan had already hinted to the steward to downgrade their hospitality.

These people made the Lord of Sifangchuan City somewhat disappointed, and he felt like a "shipwreck" for his "card drawing" this time.

It was not until Fang Yi appeared that General Sifangchuan's eyes brightened.

In the history books he had read, famous officials and generals all had extraordinary appearances and physiques. Fang Yi stood out so much among these declining nobles.

The upright posture, handsome face, unique temperament, and humble and polite manners all gave Shifang Chuanjianjiang a good first impression of this young man.

After asking him in detail, he found out that the young man not only had unique insights into people's livelihood, but also could understand blueprints and had some knowledge of mechanical design, which made General Sifangchuan very satisfied with him.

The whole conversation was very pleasant, and the young man was very sensible and grateful for the courtesy he was shown.

This made General Sifang Chuanjian feel like he had found a good horse, just like when a very rare card finally came out of the card pool after drawing a few garbage cards, which was exciting.

Moreover, this talented person has no relatives and is not married, which makes General Sifang Chuanjian more confident in further winning him over and keeping him.

However, after showing his dazzling talent, the young man did not accept his invitation to warrior training.

Instead, he and his taciturn follower asked to experience the work of a steam smelter first, hoping to realize his dream of personally participating in the entire process from design to manufacturing to build a gun.

In desperation, General Shifangchuanjian had to instruct the relevant person in charge to treat the two with caution.

Don't let those rude steam smelters leave a bad impression on the "famous minister" in his mind.

At the same time, he asked his housekeeper to set aside a side courtyard in his mansion to specifically accommodate Fang Yi and his entourage.

Fang Yi moved into Sifangchuan's house and will officially start working in the factory tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)