There were two markets in the capital, the East and the West, selling a wide variety of goods. It was the largest market in the vicinity of the Jing Kingdom.
Of course, apart from the row upon row of shops and the endless stalls on the streets, there were also all kinds of strange things.
For example, a chicken with three legs, a bird without legs, a stone man with words on its body, a fox that could talk, and so on …
Of course, the imperial court did not allow foxes to talk, and the people were not allowed to dig stones from the river. However, there were still people who laid a piece of white cloth in a corner of the street and sold some valuable antiques that were unknown whether they were real or fake. There were rich people in the capital, and there were also rich people who were interested in these things.
The capital's West Market.
After the market opened at dawn, the shouting continued until the market closed at night.
"Glazed statue blessed by Master Sandalwood, five taels of silver for one …"
"The chair that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla sat on, one hundred taels of silver …"
"Selling a knife, a treasured knife passed down from my ancestors, able to cut copper, iron, gold, and jade. The original price is ten thousand taels, now only five thousand taels, only five thousand taels …"
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There were all kinds of things for sale on the streets of the capital. A while ago, someone was selling underwear worn by His Highness Gyeong Of Silla. Later, it was confirmed that it was not Gyeong Of Silla, and the seller was arrested and sent to prison for fraud …
Sometimes, the people would gather around to watch the excitement, to see what was so special about the chair that His Highness Gyeong Of Silla sat on, to see if the Buddha statue blessed by Master Sandalwood would glow, to see if the treasured knife passed down from my ancestors could cut iron like mud, and so on …
A man with a long knife at his waist walked up to the man selling the knife and asked, "This knife of yours, is it really as good as you say?"
The man smiled, "A treasured knife is a treasured knife. In front of everyone, if I lie to you, I'll give you five thousand taels of silver for free …"
Hearing this, the man smiled, drew out the long knife at his waist, and said, "This knife of mine is just an ordinary one, you can try …"
The man also drew out the knife in his hand, handed it to him, and said, "You can try it yourself …"
The man looked at him and suddenly said warily, "If I break this saber, you won't ask me to pay for it, right?"
"How could that be …" The man shook his head and pointed at the crowd. "Today, everyone here is a witness. If my family's treasured saber is broken by this brother, I don't need him to compensate …"
Seeing this, the man no longer hesitated. He held two sabers in each hand and chopped down.
Clang!
After the sound of metal clashing, the saber that he brought with him broke, but the man's family heirloom saber was not damaged in the slightest.
He stared blankly at the broken blade on the ground with a pained expression on his face. He then looked at the man and said, "How dare you sell weapons privately and break my family heirloom. I'm going to arrest you and bring you to the authorities!"
The Jing Kingdom was very strict with the control of weapons. Without the permission of the government, it was illegal to sell weapons. Of course, the regulations in this area had always been very lax. However, if it was investigated carefully, the man's act of selling knives on the street had indeed violated the law.
The man looked at the big man who was stunned on the spot and said, "It's fine if I don't arrest you, unless you compensate me with this knife …"
…
The man who sold the saber snatched back the saber and grabbed the man to beat him up. Some of the crowd stayed to watch, while others shook their heads and left.
Recently, there were many people selling ancestral treasured sabers and swords on the street.
A few days ago, there were even people selling Snowguzzler sabers and peerless swords. They had heard too many stories in the brothel and were obsessed.
This man actually knew how to use the trick of injuring himself to gain the confidence of others. It was a pity that his appetite was too big. If it was really a divine weapon, it would be worth it. However, there was a 90% chance that it was just a clumsy scam.
Among the people who stayed, some of them could not help but come forward to verify it. The man was quite generous and seemed to be very confident in his family heirloom saber. He did not refuse anyone and looked very confident …
Gradually, people were surprised to find that this saber seemed to be really unusual.
When ordinary sabers came into contact with it, they would either break in two or be cut. Although it could not be said to be able to cut iron like mud, it could really be regarded as a treasured saber …
This kind of divine weapon was very popular in the martial arts world. Many rich families in the capital also liked to collect them …
In the crowd, a man who looked like a servant looked at the man and said, "The one selling the saber, take your saber and follow me …"
"Alright!" The man's face lit up. He immediately put away the saber and followed the servant into a big house.
The crowd knew that this man's saber had caught someone's eye …
This five thousand taels of silver was a little too easy to obtain …
When the crowd dispersed, another voice came from the crowd.
"What family heirloom saber? Didn't you buy it? Didn't you see that the saber is brand new …"
"Nonsense, this kind of divine weapon must have been made by a master. How could an ordinary shop buy it …"
"It's the newly opened shop in front. It's called Sword Greeting Villa. It's said that the signboard was personally inscribed by His Majesty. You will know once you take a look …"
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A new weapon shop called "Sword Greeting Villa" opened in the capital. All the weapons sold were divine weapons. Moreover, the signboard was personally inscribed by His Majesty. It was a guarantee of credibility …
A big signboard was erected in front of the shop.
Limited stock, first come, first served …
The sabers and swords in the shop were all first-rate divine weapons. They were famous for being peerless swords, Hero's Sword, Blazing Qilin Sword, Snow Guzzle Saber …
Someone came because of the shop's reputation. He used a random saber in the shop to clash with a famous saber made by a master. In the end, the famous saber was chipped while the other was undamaged …
Once the news spread, the entire capital was in an uproar.
In just a few days, the name "Sword Greeting Villa" spread throughout the capital.
According to the story in the brothel, Sword Greeting Villa had the world's best swordsmithing technique. They could forge divine weapons that could cut through iron like it was mud …
Originally, people thought that this was just a made-up story. Now, it seemed that this story was not completely a story …
For a period of time, countless nobles and officials who loved collecting rare treasures swarmed over, and the martial artists who longed to own a peerless divine weapon could no longer sit still. It was said that even the current emperor had bought a few of them.
In less than three days, all the weapons in Sword Greeting Villa were sold out.
Even so, there was still an endless stream of people coming to ask about it every day.
In the capital, when the door of Sword Greeting Villa was about to be trampled by people, in the faraway Shu State, in the chaotic land, Li Yi was peeling an apple for Zui Mo.
Peeling an apple with an ordinary knife was fine. Using a peerless sword to peel an apple would be too conspicuous, and it would easily hurt his hand. After peeling the apple, he wanted to feed it to her personally. Coincidentally, Ruoqing and Ruyi went in, so he was chased out.
Li Yi felt that he was not very popular now. Sometimes, Ruyi would sleep with Zui Mo, and sometimes, Ruoqing would sleep with Zui Mo. Sometimes, the three of them would sleep together, as if he was the only extra.
So be it. Having a harmonious family was much better than having a harem on fire. What else could he be dissatisfied with?
Li Yi took a bite of the apple, walked back to his room, and picked up a document.
Although they were now able to mass-produce the divine weapons in the eyes of the world, there were too many people under them. For a long time, the supply would not be able to meet the demand.
Of course, good things should be equipped for their own people first. Except for the batch that was transported to the capital, there was no outflow for the time being.
Two days ago, Li Xuan had sent a letter saying that a hundred skilled blacksmiths were already on their way. There were too many people who had signed up, so he had even conducted a selection test to select the best hundred blacksmiths and send them over.
Li Yi wanted these blacksmiths not only to forge swords. In terms of smelting and forging, they were definitely much better than these laymen. He also hoped that they could take a big step from theory to practice and come up with something more practical.
Halfway through eating the apple, he looked up and saw Fang walking over from a distance. His face was a little ugly. He looked at Li Yi and said, "Young master, there is news from the Wu Kingdom, there is news from the Wu Kingdom …"
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