Volume 1 The Journey to the Mortal World Chapter 5 The Su Family's Blacksmith Shop (1)
Passing through the dark alleys at the back gate of the outer mansion of the Gao Wangfu, I came to the streets of the north city of the First Emperor City.
The shape of the First Imperial Castle is a square when viewed from the sky, and the whole is described in font like a "hui" character. Towering walls on all sides.
The imperial palace of the Qin State is located in the very center of the First Imperial City, and is also surrounded by high and strong walls, known as the Imperial City.
The area due north was inhabited by a noble family of the Qin state, known as Beicheng.
Directly south is the area inhabited by the people of the Qin State, called Nancheng.
Directly west is the military camp of the Imperial City Guards of the Qin State. It's called the West Side.
Due east is the commercial street of the First Imperial City, called Dongcheng.
After listening to Wang Fugui's introduction to the layout of the First Imperial City, Gao Yao knew in his heart that his destination for leaving the palace this time already had a general direction, standing on the streets of the North City and looking at the Imperial City in the center of the First Imperial City, he couldn't help but sigh, such a layout is really convenient and neat.
If this is in modern times, such a city layout, not to mention intercontinental missiles, even artillery can be accurate strikes, pointing where to hit, thinking of this, Gao Yao suddenly laughed, and Wang Fugui, who was next to him, laughed stunned, and didn't understand what Gao Yao suddenly laughed at.
Gao Yao also found that his laughter was a little abrupt at this time, turned around and said It's nothing, let's go, go to Dongcheng.
Coming to the Dongcheng area of the First Emperor City, the shops on both sides of the street have been opened, the shouting on the roadside, the pedestrians and people are endless, and it is a peaceful and down-to-earth scene.
The aroma of the buns went straight to the nose, making the smeller can't help but move his index finger.
Gao Yao was naturally no exception, turned around and smiled at Wang Fugui, waved his hand and said with a smile: "The world is big, the meal is the biggest, let's go, fill your stomach first." β
Wang Fugui also smiled after hearing this, followed Gao Yao to the breakfast stall on the side of the road, found a clean table, and the two of them sat down.
The guy from the breakfast stall came over and asked, "Two guest officers, what should you eat?"
Gao Yao smiled and said, "Here are two steamed buns, and here are two bowls of porridge." β
When the man heard this, he shouted to the guest officer to wait a moment, and turned to get breakfast.
After a while, the buns and porridge were placed in front of Gao Yao and Wang Fugui, and the two of them looked at the hot breakfast in front of them, smiled, and began to eat.
More than ten minutes later, Gao Yao put down the bowl that had drunk the porridge in his hand, took out two copper coins from his arms, put them on the table, and said to Wang Fugui, who had already finished breakfast: "Fugui, let me the pen and paper you brought." β
Wang Fugui took out the pen and paper he brought and handed them to Gao Yao, and asked curiously, "Big brother, what do you want these for?"
Gao Yao took the pen and paper, spread it on the table, drew some graphics on the paper, and did not have a detailed answer to Wang Fugui's question, but said mysteriously: "You will know in a while, first help me think about where the largest blacksmith shop in the city is." β
Wang Fugui thought for a while and replied: "Then go to the Su family's blacksmith shop, in the First Emperor City, in addition to the Li family who supplies the royal family, only the Su family's blacksmith shop forges the best quality, and many little generals' personal weapons and armor will be forged by the Su family's blacksmith shop." β
Gao nodded, put away the paper and pen and said, "Lead the way." The two of them walked towards the Su family's blacksmith shop.
With Wang Fugui leading the way, the two of them quickly came to the Su family's blacksmith shop.
The Su family's blacksmith shop is very famous in Dongcheng, and as soon as you enter the door, you can feel the heat inside and see the endless stream of guests coming in and out.
Gao Yao and Wang Fugui came to the counter and found the shop guy who received the guests.
Gao Yao didn't wait for the shopkeeper to ask, he directly took out the Qin Quan Order from his arms and showed it to the latter, and said, "I want to see your shopkeeper." β
The shopkeeper saw that it was Qin Quanling and immediately said, "Two distinguished guests, please wait a moment, I will call our shopkeeper immediately." He turned around and walked into the back hall to call the shopkeeper.
For about three minutes, a middle-aged man who was about 40 years old, could be more than 1.7 meters tall, and had a very strong physique, took the guy just now to Gao Yao and Wang Fugui.
The middle-aged man's voice was very thick, and when he came to Gao Yao, he first hugged his fists and saluted, and then said: "The contemptible person is the shopkeeper of the store, my name is Su Lie, the two distinguished guests are here today to recognize the store, please follow the two distinguished guests to the back hall, and the contemptible people are warmly welcomed." With that, he raised his right hand and made a gesture to guide the way.
Gao nodded and said, "Lead the way." The two followed Su Lie to the back hall of the blacksmith's shop.
After the guests of honor were seated, the maid served tea, and Su Lie poured tea for Gao Yao and Wang Fugui respectively, and said: "The two distinguished guests came to our store today, if you have any orders, the store will do its best." β
Gao Yao took a sip of tea, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed: "Good tea, it seems that Shopkeeper Su is also an elegant person." β
Su Lie glanced at the teenage boy in front of him in surprise, the other party's stability and actual age were very inconsistent.
Su Lie said with a smile: "Childe has an overreputation, elegant people can never talk about it, I am a rough person, I don't have many hobbies, except for forging, I only have to drink tea, let Childe see jokes." β
Gao Yao smiled after hearing this, and then said: "Shopkeeper Su is too modest, I came this time to hope to be able to forge some protective gear, the shape is forged according to the shape of the bracers, two wrists, each weighing 20 kilograms, two legs and wrists, each weighing 30 kilograms. β
After hearing this, Su Lie asked, "Dare to ask Gongzi if the forging of this protective gear is used to boil the body." β
Gao nodded and replied: "Shopkeeper Su, that's right, I do use it to boil my body, the only thing that bothers me now is that forging these protective gear is very simple for the Su family's blacksmith shop, it can be said that any blacksmith shop can complete it, and the main purpose of my coming to the Su family's blacksmith shop is to be able to use these protective gear flexibly." β
Su Lie also asked curiously: "Please explain your needs in detail." β
Gao Yao continued: "Shopkeeper Su should be able to roughly judge my age, and I hope that these protective gears can still be flexibly changed to the right size and continue to be used as I grow older and my body shape changes, and the weight can also flexibly increase with the increase in my physical strength." β
Su Lie didn't speak after hearing this, just lowered his head and frowned in contemplation, Gao Yao didn't disturb Su Lie, leaned on the chair, and quietly sipped tea.
Su Lie turned countless methods and plans in his mind at this time, and they were denied by himself one by one, Gao Yao's requirements were something that Su Lie had never thought of before, and no guest had mentioned it, for nobles, only one or two sets of age-appropriate weight-bearing protective gear were needed to boil the strength of the body, and as he grew older, he would naturally practice the martial arts secrets provided by the family, and there was no need to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body in the weight-bearing protective gear.
Su Lie raised his head and glanced at Gao Yao suspiciously, this young man holds the Qin Quan Order of the Palace, and his status must not be low, why do he have such an idea?
Su Lie decided to ask Gao Yao, and said: "Dare to ask Childe, the contemptible person really doesn't understand, please tell the truth to the childe, I think I don't need such a protective gear as a childe, and even if the son needs it, it will not be because of poor money, if it is due to the interest of the childe, the method that the contemptible person can think of is really too demanding on the metal, and the metal with strong ductility is needed, so the cost is even higher, please solve the doubt." β
Gao Yao smiled calmly after hearing this, thinking that this shopkeeper was really a real person, and said with a smile: " Shopkeeper Su is worthy of being an expert, the analysis is completely correct, Shopkeeper Su thought about it carefully, it is really not necessary for the children of nobles, but most of the people of Daqin are poor people, the people have no opportunity to learn martial arts secrets, and there is no condition to forge weight-bearing protective gear suitable for age and physical strength, if this kind of protective gear I propose can be realized, and the cost is only twice the cost of forging ordinary protective gear, it can be forged and produced in large quantities, and there is no need to measure the size according to everyone's age and body type, what does the shopkeeper Su thinkοΌβ
After hearing this, Su Lie felt that the young man in front of him was simply whimsical, but after thinking about it, if this idea could really be realized, it would represent a huge wealth, not the wealth brought by the nobles, but the wealth brought by ordinary people.
In the Qin State, all the people aspire to become nobles, glorify their ancestors, and ascend to the sky in one step, and the fastest shortcut is to exercise a strong body to become a soldier of the Qin State and make meritorious contributions.
Gao Yao watched the expression on Su Lie's face continue to change repeatedly, and continued to smile and said, "I have a way to do it, but I need to cooperate with Shopkeeper Su. β
The expression on Su Lie's face froze, and he looked at Gao Yao in dismay.
Gao Yao said directly without selling Guanzi: "The idea I just put forward can be perfectly realized, in comparison, the benefits brought by the realization should be very clear, the way of cooperation is that I provide the method of forging, all the costs, personnel, and customers are responsible for you, and we share the benefits of the harvest." β
Su Lie thought for a while, if it could be realized, the wealth in it was unimaginable, not only could he get a huge fortune, but also the fame of the Su family's blacksmith shop was the most important thing.
Su Lie is definitely a real person, and said to Gao Yao excitedly: "Childe, I have agreed to the conditions, and I also agree with the way of cooperation, this idea was put forward by Childe, if there is really a way to do what Childe said, the benefits of Childe account for eighty percent, we account for two percent, what does Childe think." β
After hearing this, Gao Yao shook his head with a smile and said, "Shopkeeper Su is too polite, just split the income between us and half of the money." β
Listening to Gao Yao's words, not only Su Lie was stunned, but even Wang Fugui, who was sitting next to Gao Yao and didn't speak, couldn't help but stand up and said urgently: "Big brother, you are." β
Gao Yao waved his hand at Wang Fugui, signaling him not to be excited, and to sit down with peace of mind. said to Su Lie: "Shopkeeper Su, don't be excited, I need to get a promise from you, when I need your help in the future, I need you to do your best to help me, I can't have a trace of reservations, of course, in return, when the opportunity is ripe, I will remove the three words behind your Su family's blacksmith shop." β
Su Lie's heart beat wildly after hearing this, of course he understood what Gao Yao meant, and asked in a trembling voice, "Dare to ask Gongzi about your identity?"
Gao Yao took out the Qin Quan Order from his arms again, pointed to the word "Wang" on it, and said softly: "My surname is Gao." β
Su Lie completely understood, his expression was cloudy, and finally he nodded fiercely as if he had made some kind of determination.
Gao Yao smiled with satisfaction and said to Su Lie: "Shopkeeper Su, you will be glad of your decision today, let's talk about the protective gear first." After speaking, he put the drawings he had drawn in the morning on the table and pushed them in front of Su Lie.
Su Lie also relaxed at this time, picked up the tea that had been cold from the table in front of him, and drank it in one gulp. Picking up the drawings and looking at them carefully, the more I looked at them, the more fascinated I became, my face and eyebrows danced, and my body began to dance.
Gao Yao and Wang Fugui looked at each other and smiled, without disturbing Su Lie at this time.
After half an hour, Su Lie put down the drawings in his hand unsatisfied, and said to Gao Yao with an excited expression on his face: " Childe, this is amazing, how did you come up with it, make a cloth coat, make a good pocket of the right size on the coat, in forging a uniform weight of iron, the only difference is that you only need to forge different weights of iron, put the iron into the pocket of the coat, use the rope to fix the appropriate size on it, if the person using it is older, you can adjust the tightness of the fixed rope, you need to increase the weight, you only need to change the iron of different weights, this design is simply too perfect, too flexible, Childe, you are such a geniusγ β
Gao Yao smiled slightly, and thought in his heart, where is this his genius, it can only be said to be a reference, and it is completely changed by imitating the principle of sandbags in his previous life.
Gao Yao didn't tell Su Lie this, and asked the latter: "Shopkeeper Su, is there any discrepancy between the cost and my calculation, after all, you are an expert." β
After hearing this, Su Lie said to Gao Yao: "Childe, wait a minute, I'll call someone to prepare lunch first, I'll calculate, and I'll report to you after lunch." β