Han Ming waited for a while, and there was movement outside the door.

"I don't know which little friend got the 'Ming Sword'?"

The person has not yet arrived, but the voice has arrived. Then, an old man with a white beard walked in.

As soon as Han Ming saw someone coming, he saluted first, and followed Han Ming to learn in style.

"Little friend doesn't have to be polite, old man Lu Shi, I don't know what to call little friend?" the old man named Lu Shi asked.

"The junior Han Ming has come to ask to be a weapon, and I hope that the master will help. ”

Lu Shi waved his hand, "Don't worry, don't worry, come to my hundred refining houses to basically make weapons." If you are in need, we should do it. That's not a problem. ”

"Well, thank you, Master. ”

"I don't know if you can let me take a look at the 'Ming Sword'. ”

Han Ming didn't say much, and directly handed over the sword.

Lu Shi took the sword with both hands, became emotional, trembled his hands, and began to stroke the sword.

Airplanes... Airplanes... Hum, suddenly! Lu Shi pulled out the sword, and the sword made a loud sound. Han Ming stood beside him, watching Lu Shi blow, stroke, play, and dance at Ming Jian, as if he was treating a child.

"This is indeed the Tibetan Sword, exquisite, too delicate. Lu Shi said excitedly while admiring the sword.

After a while, Lu Shi put the sword in place and returned it to Han Ming with both hands.

Han Ming took the sword and asked suspiciously, "What is the Tibetan Blade Sword that the master just mentioned, is it the name of this sword?"

Lu Shi stabilized his emotions, looked at Han Ming and said, "Zang Feng is not the name of a sword, it refers to the quality of the sword. This sword was made by a swordsmith a long time ago. After this swordsmith became famous, he only made seven weapons. But each one is a Hidden Blade level, and since then, all the Hundred Refining Furnace Sword Forgers have aimed to make a Hidden Blade level weapon. ”

"Zang Feng, a sword is also divided into levels. Han Ming heard a new term and was very curious.

Lu Shi saw Han Ming's puzzled look, and patiently explained to him: "Of course, weapons are also divided into grades, we generally divide weapons into five levels, and the weapons made by ordinary craftsmen are blades, and occasionally one or two iron-melting weapons can be created. And the weapons made by a big workshop like our Hundred Refining House are also at the level of molten iron at the most, and a better craftsman can make a thousand refinements, but the one that is really used to press the bottom is the broken edge. And the highest level pursued by all swordsmiths is to create a weapon of the Hidden Blade level, of course, this is not easy. ”

"I didn't expect that there is so much attention to casting a weapon. Han Ming sighed after hearing this.

"Haha, that's nature, no matter what, if you do it to the extreme, you are the grandmaster. “

After hearing this, Han Ming replied respectfully: "Thank you, master, the younger generation has been taught." There is another thing, I heard the master next to me just now say that the Ming Sword is the work of Bai Lian Lu at the beginning, I don't know ......"

Before Han Ming finished speaking, Lu Shi interrupted: "No, no, no, Xiaoyou misunderstood, I haven't been able to make a Tibetan Blade weapon of this level like Ming Jian so far. However, this Ming Sword has some connection with my Hundred Refining Mansion. I think back then, when the Hundred Refining House was not established, my lord was just a sword-casting child, and I was fortunate to witness the top craftsmen extracting the Ming Sword, so as to understand the method and create the Hundred Refining Mansion. Now it has been a hundred years, this hundred years, the original seven weapons have long been missing, some time ago the old man cast a gun in the horizontal place, heard that Jubao Zhai has a trace of the sword, the old man hurried to catch up, and failed to catch up with the auction, so that the sword missed, it was very sad, but I never thought that I met this sword in the little friend, fate. ”

"In this way, the master and I are really a fate. ”

"Haha, okay, let's not talk about that. Thank you Xiaoyou for letting the old man see the legendary Zang Feng and tell me what weapon you want to build, this time, the old man will personally open the furnace for you. “

As soon as he heard that Lu Shi was going to personally build weapons for Han Ming, not only Han Ming, but also the middle-aged man in the room was also taken aback.

"It's... There is Master Lao. Han Ming originally wanted to be polite, but after thinking about it, he still agreed directly, after all, it was the master who personally took action, and the quality must be guaranteed.

Next, Han Ming began to draw a map of the weapon, then agreed on the size and handed it to Lu Shi. However, when Han Ming heard the price of making these weapons, his heart almost jumped out.

According to his current monthly salary, it will take at least ten years to pay for these weapons, and this is only one of them, but he has built six of them, one of them, one of him, one of them, one of the three battalions under his command, and one of Han's left, if it goes on like this, he can't afford to sell him.

"That master, I don't have a lot of money on hand, see if you can ......"

Before Lu Shi could speak, the middle-aged man behind him said angrily: "Little brother, you just don't know how to lift, Lu Chang personally opened the furnace to cast weapons for you, and many people in the capital can't ask for it, you are too expensive." ”

"Eh, don't be presumptuous. Lu Shi stopped the man and continued.

"I understand Xiaoyou's words, but you get what you pay for, and the things we produce in Bailianlu have always been worth what price. Since Xiaoyou is in difficulty, I think so, I will build two Breaking Blade-level weapons for you, and the other four will be forged by the disciples, and the price is also cheap, what do you think?"

Lu Shi had already said this, what else could Han Ming say, so he had to nod his head and agree to come down and go crazy, Han Ming had been thinking about how to make the most money in the fastest time, although Lu Shi had already given him the biggest discount, but now it seems that he still can't afford it, and he has to find a way to get the money.

When he first came here, he wanted to make a lot of money and travel the world, but fate was such a coincidence that he had no choice but to get to where he is today.

Now, it's time to force him to realize his original idea. However, when it really came to this moment, he realized that he had no clue. Han Ming, who was in a depressed mood, kept his head down and thought on the road, and followed him honestly, he also felt that Han Ming was in trouble, but it was obvious that he couldn't help Han Ming.

"Commander Han?" suddenly a woman's voice sounded from behind.

Suddenly, he heard a woman calling himself, but Han Ming didn't react yet.

Looking back, I saw a woman in a purple Luo skirt, dressed luxuriously but not enchanting, generous and decent.

Han Ming looked familiar at first glance, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, and he looked puzzled. After thinking about it for a long time, I really couldn't remember, so I asked, "I'm sorry, I don't know if you are?"

"Little girl Cui Ying, we met in the auction house of Jubaozhai. Come to think of it, I'm afraid the commander doesn't remember. ”

Han Ming patted his head and immediately reacted.

"Oh, you're the strong woman. I remember. ”

"Strong woman, hehe" Cui Ying heard Han Ming's words, covered her mouth and chuckled: "Commander Han said that she laughed, the little woman is just a weak woman who is a businessman, and she can't be a strong person." ”

"Haha. Han Ming couldn't explain to her what a strong woman meant, so he had to smile awkwardly.

"I wonder what Miss Cui is looking for?"

"I wonder if the commander can appreciate his face and have a meal with the little girl?" Cui Ying did not respond positively to Han Ming's question.

Han Ming knew that this Cui Ying would not come to him for no reason, and it happened that he was short of money now, so he could see if he could get some oil and water from her, so he agreed to Cui Ying's request.

Along the way, Cui Ying showed her talent as a businessman, chatted with Han Ming very happily, and in a short time, she understood Han Ming's preferences thoroughly. Of course, it is not excluded that Han Ming himself wants to tell her.

A few people came to Fengxian Building, Han Ming stood in front of the building, and felt a little emotion in his heart, the last time he came here, he met Ye Die, I don't know what chance he will have this time.

went upstairs and went directly into the private room on the top floor, and after a few polite words, Cui Ying said straight to the point: "Brother Ming, you must have guessed that the little girl would not come to you for no reason." ”

Han Ming took a bite of food and nodded.

To tell the truth, the food in Fengxian Mansion is really authentic, Han Ming can't help but eat a few more bites every time he comes, his way of eating is already very elegant, and the crazy one next to him directly picked up the plate and poured it into his mouth. Han Ming also stopped him a few times with his hand, but he didn't use it, thinking that the old man from the countryside was uneducated, so he didn't stop the madness, but he thought in his heart that he wouldn't take him out again next time, so as not to be embarrassed.

"Brother Ming, let's be honest, this time the little woman did encounter some trouble and needed Brother Ming's help. “

"Oh, you dignified Miss Cui Family, what other difficulties do you need to find me?" Han Ming stopped his chopsticks and asked.

Han Ming really didn't know that there were any problems in this world that money couldn't solve, and even if there were, his father's status in the court was not low.

"This is a long story, Brother Ming may not know that the circulation of goods in Shangjing must be checked by the city defense battalion. ”

Han Ming nodded.

"Well, I really don't know this, I leave the specific affairs of the city defense battalion to my subordinates. I don't really know what to do, but what's wrong with that?"

"Originally, there was no problem, but since Brother Ming took office, the import and export tax on restricted bulk goods in the city defense battalion has been increased by more than half. In the past few months, the little woman has been losing money, and now there are dozens of truckloads of goods that have been unable to leave the city for a long time, so she has no choice but to ask Brother Ming for help. “

"Smack!"

When Han Ming heard this, he slapped the table vigorously, so frightened that the crazy hand that was picking up the dish shook a little. Cui Ying and the maid on the opposite side were also frightened by Han Ming's hand.

"This group of bastards dared to do such a thing, don't worry, after I went back, I immediately investigated it strictly, found one by one, and dealt with one by one, and dared to ignore what I said, it's really against the sky. “

Han Ming was really angry this time, but he didn't expect that to this day, there are still people who dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head and commit crimes against the wind, it seems that there are not enough people killed at the beginning.

As soon as Cui Ying saw Han Ming's posture, she immediately stood up and persuaded: "Brother Ming, in the final analysis, don't blame the people in the city defense camp. ”

Hearing this, Han Ming was stunned for a moment.

"What do you mean by that?"

Cui Ying hurriedly explained: "Here's the thing, in the past, when the development of the capital was not large, in order to prohibit the outflow of goods, an export tax was levied, and if the goods were more than five cars, the tax was levied according to 10% of the total value of the goods. Judging from the situation at that time, there were not many things to export, so naturally there was no problem. But later, Shangjing developed bigger and bigger, and there were more and more goods and vehicles imported and exported, and big merchants like us often had a large volume of goods of forty or fifty cars, and if they were levied according to the previous taxes, the merchants would not be able to make a profit. Therefore, the merchants and the city defense battalion had a customary rule that no export tax would be levied, only a chariot and horse tax, but once this regulation was formed, it was not included in the criminal register. ”

"Oh, I see, that is, this export tax was not collected at all before, but was replaced by a carriage tax, right?"

"Yes, that's right. However, since Brother Ming returned from Huotou Mountain, this tax has been collected again. I thought it was Brother Ming's order, but I didn't expect Brother Ming to know about it. ”

Han Ming didn't know, but he knew the reason, thinking that when he first took up the city defense battalion, he showed iron-blooded methods to scare this group of people, and just went to Huotou Mountain to suppress bandits and killed a group of them, and some of these people may be in charge of city defense taxes. The recruits probably heard about Han Ming's iron-blooded methods, and they didn't dare to implement the rules of this agreement, let alone accept bribes from businessmen, so they naturally came according to the tax terms. In the final analysis, this matter still has a lot to do with Han Ming.

"Okay, don't worry, I know about this, let them go when I go back. I will also report it to His Highness, and in the future, unreasonable taxes like this will be crossed off the tax books. Han Ming said with a wave of his hand.

Cui Ying was overjoyed, "That little woman is here to thank Brother Ming." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, a guard walked in from outside the door and whispered a few words in Cui Ying's ear. This person Han Ming knew, and he was the master of battle spirit who shot at the auction that day.

After hearing this, Cui Ying smiled at Han Ming and said, "Brother Ming, you have done the little girl such a great favor, and the little woman also has a gift to give you here." “

"Oh, what is it? You're welcome, it's unreasonable, I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. Han Ming asked modestly as he asked.

The guard handed Han Ming an envelope, and Han Ming opened it suspiciously.

"Brother Ming, the little woman just noticed that Brother Ming came out of the Hundred Refining Mansion, so she sent someone to inquire and learned that Brother Ming had created a few weapons. Brother Ming helped the little woman so much, the little woman couldn't repay it, this bill was a small gift from the little woman to Brother Ming, I hope Brother Ming must accept it. ”

Han Ming opened it and saw that it was a bill for the weapons he had built in the Hundred Refining Furnace, which listed all the weapons that Han Ming had just ordered, and the arrears had been paid in full.

Looking at this bill, Han Ming felt a little remorseful. It's a pity that a few Blade-level weapons were lost.