Chapter 19    Weapon!

"Hey, you're dead, you're dead, you're dead, blocking the rebound, side-strike, you're side-strike, you're dead again!"

"Master, I have died more than twenty times this morning?"

"Haha, if you can't die, then learn it well. As long as you learn this fighting technique, no one will bully you in the future."

"Master, I still can't learn it!"

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In the early morning, Li Zhao practiced fighting skills in the small ancestral hall, raising his hands and feet, and waved killers. The one he practiced was Baifu, because he really couldn't find anyone else.

Baimo people are very smart and good at inquiring about news. After a little training, they are just a first-class intelligence agent. Unfortunately, they are not a material for martial arts practice. Li Zhao taught him for several months, but the result is a vain of picking up tofu with hemp ropes!

However, as he was "killed" more often, Baifu learned several life-saving techniques: monkeys climb trees, black dogs drill holes... Especially with a lazy donkey rolling, the ones rolled quickly and far away, and even Li Zhao couldn't catch up with him.

The same thing is said: punch someone, and you will be defended!

He kicked butler Huang to destroy his face in front of many guests, and then cheated Li Chong and Li Fei brothers, making them feel in pain for the rest of their lives. With the vicious heart of this family, he will definitely take revenge wildly.

Since Li Zhao dared to cause trouble, he was not afraid of their revenge. However, for safety reasons, he still had to be more cautious. Therefore, he had not gone out in the past few days and hid in the small ancestral hall to practice fighting skills and iron sand palms.

However, just practicing skills is not enough. You also need to prepare a few self-defense weapons, preferably the one that is small, sharp and easy to carry. In this way, if you encounter danger, you can pull out the self-defense as soon as possible.

"Baifu, there is a good blacksmith shop nearby. Which kind of weapons can be built?"

"If you go back to your master, there will be one in Wu'an County. The entire street is full of blacksmith shops. You can create all kinds of weapons and customize them according to the preferences of the guests!"

"Okay, let's go!"

The Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts, and the local government implemented the "domestic military system", so it was allowed to build weapons by private blacksmith shops, but there were certain restrictions, so they could only create short weapons such as swords and swords; long spears, battle axes, crossbows, armor, horse armor... and other heavy weapons are contraindicated items. If someone builds them privately, they will be punished for the crime of treason and beheaded all over the family!

In addition, swords can be made, but not everyone can wear them. In addition to professional soldiers, only three types of people are qualified to wear swords:

One is an official, the second is a noble, and the third is a literati and poet. The rest are not allowed, otherwise everyone will not be able to hold a knife on their waists, and if a disagreement is made, wouldn’t the world be in chaos?

Li Zhao had no official position and did not pass the exam. He was a idle royal family and was a little nobleman at least, so he had the right to wear swords and swords!

The matter of saving lives was urgent. The next morning, the two of them entered the city again. This time they did not ride in a ox cart, but rode a horse.

In this era, there are no cars, and the fastest way to travel is to ride a horse. However, Li Zhao and Baifu can't ride a horse, so he had to buy two slow horses from the market for 20 jin of money, one with yellow hay and the other with green hair!

A slow horse is a stupid horse, short and not fast, but it is better because it is gentle and obeys commands. It is a good choice for beginners to ride.

Recently, Li Zhao has been practicing riding hard while practicing literature and martial arts. He has made great progress and can already run a few laps in the wild!

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"Dingdang!-Dingdang!"

In the northwest corner of Wu'an County, there are all weapons shops, at least thirty or forty stores, and each name is louder than the other: Shenbing Pavilion, Tianbianfang, Libian Tower... they are almost bragging to the sky.

There are also many guests here, mostly gorgeously dressed nobles, or scholarly scholars. They wander around and choose their favorite swords. Someone picks the ones they like, and they have to pull out and dance in public to win a few cheers!

But anyone with discerning eyes can see that most of these noble young men practice flirting, which is beautiful but has no lethality!

"Little customer, what do you want to buy?"

"dagger!"

"Okay, please go up to the third floor, and you will find all kinds of daggers. If you don't meet the requirements, our store can also make a special make for you!"

I picked the largest weapon shop and walked in. It was a three-story building with a large interior space. The first floor sold swords, the second floor sold swords, and the third floor was filled with short weapons, mainly small daggers.

The guy in charge of the entertainment did not boast, and it was true that there were all kinds of styles:

The ivory-handled dagger is as white as snow, and is also inlaid with rubies as big as fingernails, shining!

The light red sandalwood-handled dagger with a strong fragrance is almost catching up with a small incense burner!

There is also a golden dagger. After being unsheathed, it shone golden light, almost blinding people's eyes!

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Li Zhao wandered around, and while opening his eyes, he shook his head frequently and didn't like a single one!

These daggers are indeed very beautiful and expensive. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are works of art. Unfortunately, they can only be used as playthings and cannot be used to kill people!

Not only daggers, but also other swords and swords. They are either inlaid with gold or jade. They are decorated very gorgeously, but the material of the blade is very ordinary and not sharp. Some of them simply don’t have a blade. They can only be used as an ornament when they buy it.

I visited several more weapons stores, but the result was similar to the first one, and they sold flashy goods!

What’s depressed is that these swords that are not good at use are bought by wealthy young men and literati and poets, and they are competing with each other to see whose swords are more gorgeous and the inlaid jewelry is more expensive.

Li Zhao was speechless in this situation, but he had a little insight, and he could see the slightest thing!

The Tang Empire today is very similar to these flashy swords. It is powerful, rich and majestic on the surface. In fact, it has long lost the spirit of enterprising spirit in the early days of the founding of the country. From officials to ordinary people, they are addicted to the enjoyment of peace and prosperity, and have no sense of crisis at all.

This is true for Wu'an County, and I'm afraid the same is true for Chang'an City. With such a country and such social atmosphere, it would be strange if there is no big trouble in the future!

After wandering around the street, Li Zhao couldn't find the weapon he liked. Instead, he was a little hungry... Find a place to have a meal!

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Found a mutton soup shop at the end of the street. The storefront is not very big, but it is clean. A chubby cook is busy inside, handling fresh mutton, picking bones, and making soup...

"Two little guests, what do you want to eat?"

"Give four large bowls of mutton soaking steamed buns, put double portions of mutton, and give more money."

"You two, eat four big bowls?"

"Oh, I almost forgot, so let's have eight bowls of mutton soaking buns!"

Everyone says that it’s half a big boy, I’ll eat it to death. This is a good thing for Li Zhao. There are eight bowls of mutton soaked buns, and the two of them didn’t even have the soup left, and they ate it clean.

I had enough food and drink, paid, and was about to leave, something suddenly caught Li Zhao's attention...

"Click...Click!"

I saw a teenage girl chopping wood behind the mutton soup shop. The hatchet in her hand was already rusty, but she split the pine branches as thick as an adult's arm in half, which was not at all difficult to see.

Among the woods, pine wood is a relatively hard type. It is not easy to split it. Either the human body is strong or the knife is extremely sharp. It is obviously the latter in front of you.

"Shopkeeper, please ask, who made this katana?"

"Golden Blacksmith!"

"Oh, where does this golden blacksmith live?"

"The eight miles east of the city - Zhuquezhai, the Jin blacksmith has very good skills. The hatchet he made has not been rolled for several years, and the price is very reasonable. The people around him like to buy his things!"

"Thank you."

Li Zhao's eyes lit up. This golden blacksmith could even cut hatchets so sharply that he would definitely be better at creating weapons.

Immediately left the mutton soup shop and went straight to the eight miles east of the city - Qingluan Village!

Qingluan Village is actually a village with about a hundred families, all of which are ordinary farmers and craftsmen. There is a thick ancient sycamore tree in the middle of the village, almost a thousand years old. It is said that a long time ago, a big green bird fell on it to rest, and then spread its wings and flew eastward!

In mythological stories, phoenixes are divided into five types: the one with green feathers is Qingluan, so this small village is called "Qingluan Village!"

The name is very auspicious, but countless generations have passed, and no phoenix flew out of the grass nest. The villagers are still living a poor life!

No need to inquire, I found the place soon!

Jin Blacksmith lived in the first house at the entrance of the village, a very simple small courtyard, three adobe thatched houses, which were already black with fireworks, surrounded by low walls made of yellow mud, and a white-plank wooden door. The door was covered with a guise representing the blacksmith shop!

"Ding!—Dingding!"

In the yard, a middle-aged man was using Wangwang's red fire to hit a red iron block with a heavy hammer. The sound of the jingle and sparks splashed everywhere, and it looked like a kitchen knife!

There is also a wooden rack at the entrance of the courtyard, which is covered with iron farm tools such as ploughs, hoes, sickles, etc. Villagers come to buy them from time to time. Some pay copper coins, and some don’t have money, so they exchange things such as grain and cloth.

Some people are too poor to take out anything, and the blacksmith doesn't mind, so they still give iron tools to the poor.

Li Zhao walked over, looked at the iron farm tools, picked up a kitchen knife and waved it a few times, touched the sharp blade, nodded with satisfaction, and finally found what he needed.

"Young Master, you have such a good eye. You are not a fan of it. Don't look at our blacksmith shop, but the ironware made is absolutely sturdy, durable, and the price is very reasonable. This kind of kitchen knife costs only twenty cents. If you buy it, you will not bring a rolling blade for three to five years!"

"No, I won't buy a grocery knife!"

"Oh, then what do you want to buy? We have all kinds of farm tools. If you buy more, the price will be cheaper!"

Seeing that the new guest was coming, Jin Blacksmith put down his hammer and came out to entertain him warmly.

Li Zhao looked at the other party and took the initiative to bow and salute: "What do you call me?"

"I dare not be accused of it. I'm Jin Ruifeng. Everyone calls me Jin Blacksmith. I wonder what the guest official wants?"

"I want to bother Master Jin and help create a few weapons!"

"What, weapon?"

Jin Blacksmith was a little surprised. Most of the customers who wanted to buy weapons went to the big weapon shop in the city. No one ever visited his own shop. And judging from the other party's age, he was only fourteen or five years old. What should I do when buying weapons?

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!