Chapter 24: The Inner City Undercurrent
Li Zhifan didn't have much money in his hands now, so he directly bought a car of dilapidated weapons, although it was slightly more expensive than ordinary broken copper and iron, but he could afford the price for the time being.
Seeing that his son had someone bring a cart of worn-out weapons early in the morning, Li Nianci was very puzzled, and finally couldn't help asking: "Zhifan, now we don't have enough money, the consumption in the city is too high, we don't want to spend money indiscriminately until we have a stable income, your car of worn-out weapons shouldn't be cheap, right?"
"It's not particularly expensive, this is a specially selected well-quality worn-out weapon, three hundred taels of silver per car, but don't worry, I will be able to earn it back soon!" Li Zhifan said very confidently.
"Oh my God! these things cost three hundred taels!" Li Nianci felt distressed for a while, three hundred taels was enough to buy a lot of supplements, and she didn't understand why her son had to spend money on it.
"Three hundred taels is already very cheap!" Li Zhifan knew in his heart that he would soon be able to turn this pile of waste into a mountain of gold and silver!
Li Nianci shook her head and sighed, she didn't understand what her son was thinking, since the money had already been spent, it could only be like this.
At this time, Li Zhifan had already carried more than a dozen swords into the room, and this time he was not going to disassemble the equipment, but to strengthen the equipment!
Although it is easy to make a lot of money by dismantling equipment, the risk is also very high, after the incident of the wind and fire ants last time, Li Zhifan no longer wants to make things too noticeable, so it is most suitable to strengthen ordinary equipment!
Li Zhifan threw a rusty short knife into the Qiankun Rebuilding Furnace, and the Taiji Diagram in eight directions worked rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it was strengthened by +1 success.
When this short knife is taken out, it has become brand new, the lines are particularly clear, and it looks no different from the newly created one!
Li Zhifan slashed at the wood twice, the effect was the same as an ordinary sword, nothing special, but even so it was earned, because a short knife like this also needed more than a dozen taels of silver to buy!
Li Zhifan continued to strengthen this short knife, and the effect of +2 was stronger than +1, but if this kind of knife was put on the market, it was not very competitive.
So Li Zhifan continued to strengthen, and it was not until +5 that he reached the expected value in his heart.
Moreover, the short knife after +5 has changed significantly in appearance, because a large number of impurities have been eliminated before, so this short knife looks lighter and slender, which is obviously different from those swords sold on the market.
"Haha, this is qualified! This knife should be able to sell for a hundred taels of silver, right?"
Li Zhifan didn't continue to strengthen, because if the quality of the knife was too good, it would cause him a lot of trouble!
In the morning, Li Zhifan strengthened nearly two hundred swords, and if they were all sold, it should be easy to sell them for more than 10,000 taels of silver.
In the afternoon, Li Zhifan directly loaded these swords into the carriage and pulled them towards the market in the east of the city.
The market in the eastern part of the city is a very lively wholesale market, although it is a little remote, but there is an endless stream of people buying and selling things from morning to night, but most of the people who come here are buyers of shops and some people who do not have a lot of money, because the rich people do not bother to come to such places to bargain.
When Li Zhifan came, there was no good position, he could only set up a stall in a remote corner, but the smell of wine was not afraid of deep alleys, and when those swords were taken out, it quickly attracted a group of people to come and watch.
"Little brother, how did you sell this sword?" someone asked curiously.
"One hundred taels of silver, refuse to bargain, and start with ten!" Li Zhifan said with a smile.
"Is your sword made of silver?" someone joked.
Li Zhifan didn't answer, and the old god was sitting on the side with his eyes closed.
Many people think that Li Zhifan's offer is too expensive, so they shake their heads and leave, but there are also people who know the goods, they want to buy it, but they don't have much money, so they keep negotiating the price, hoping to lower the price.
However, at this time, a man in a brocade robe came over and said directly: "Little brother, I want all the things!"
When he heard this, Li Zhifan sat up straight suddenly, and then said with a smile: "This big brother has a good eye! This batch of my goods is really genuine! You must have earned money by buying it!"
"It doesn't matter if you make money or not, as long as the thing is easy to use, if there is a sword of this quality in the future, you can send it directly to the Zhao family in the inner city, how many we want!" After the man finished speaking, he took out two silver bills of 10,000 taels, and at a glance, he knew that this person's identity was not low!
"Hey, I can't find such a big silver ticket, do you have a silver ticket with a smaller denomination?" Li Zhifan asked with a smile.
"You don't need to look for it, just treat it as the freight for the little brother, and I hope that the little brother will transport all these swords to the Zhao family in the inner city!" This man is not afraid that Li Zhifan will run away with a silver ticket, because no one dares to be so bold in Jianye City!
Li Zhifan smiled and nodded, immediately loaded these swords into the carriage, and then headed towards the inner city.
As Li Zhifan walked, he wondered in his heart, why did the Zhao family suddenly need weapons so much? Could it be that something big was about to happen?
Because he didn't know much about the four major families in the inner city, Li Zhifan could only think about it by himself.
Li Zhifan's carriage soon arrived at the gate of the inner city, and the guard on duty today happened to be the one who kicked him away last time, and he recognized it at a glance!
"Stop! The inner city is forbidden, and the inferior are not allowed to enter!" the guard still looked arrogant.
"Hehe, the watchdog is still so arrogant!" Li Zhifan said with a sneer.
The guard frowned, and then looked at Li Zhifan's appearance, and at this time he also remembered what happened before.
"It turned out to be you, a little! I didn't kick you to death that day, and it was your fate! Today I actually came to find death again! I'm really stupid! I'm going to send you on my way!"
The guard at the door walked over with a spear as he spoke, and this time he had to teach Li Zhifan a hard lesson!
Li Zhifan snorted coldly, and without hesitation, he pulled out a short knife from the carriage, and cut off this person's spear directly with a pop!
"What!" The guard at the door was startled, but he didn't expect Li Zhifan to actually cut off his spear with one sword!
Several other guards were also startled and hurriedly surrounded them with weapons!
"You kid is going to rebel! Brothers! Chop up this little cub!"
As soon as the guard's voice fell, Li Zhifan directly showed a token, which was the token given to him by the man of the Zhao family before, and it was also to make it easier for him to enter and exit the inner city in the future.
"Elder Order!" all the guards present recognized the token, and all of them knelt down in an uproar! Because this is not a token that ordinary people can have, only the elders in the upper echelons of the four major families can have.