With a calculation in his mind, Li Yuan stopped teasing the Black Whale Hammer, exited the secret realm, and fell asleep soundly.

The morning in Daocheng was also quite lively. Under the wisps of cooking smoke, there were many pedestrians on the street, mostly going to work. On the road, I also met a few blacksmiths recruited by the blacksmith shop.

Duobingpu is located on the left side of Minghua Street, which is a relatively prosperous street in the outer city. Although the area is not as large as that of Zhelong Mansion, it is considered a large store on this street.

Li Yuan arrived very early, and the blacksmiths in the forge had not yet started work. Liu Zheng got up early and was looking at the accounts in the backyard. When he learned that Li Yuan was coming, he hurriedly went out to greet him.

"Brother Li."

Liu Zheng came quickly and ordered the shop assistants and apprentices to buy breakfast.

"How is business at the shop?"

Li Yuan asked casually. He was used to being a hands-off shopkeeper. Apart from paying out and collecting money, Liu Zheng did most of the chores.

"Here are the store's expense accounts and staff list in the past six months."

Liu Zheng took out the account book and handed it over. Li Yuan read it while he reported on it.

It is said to be revenue and expenditure, but in fact most of it is expenditure.

It had only been a few days since the blacksmith shop was actually opened. For several months, it had been recruiting blacksmiths and apprentices, building forging rooms and other facilities, and purchasing various iron materials.

Apart from that, the prices of several shops are not enough to be covered by the profits of the blacksmith shop in one or two years.

If it weren't for the huge demand for weapons, Li Yuan felt that it might be faster to make money by doing other businesses, but of course, this would have to exclude himself.

In Daocheng, all kinds of expenses are very high, and the value of famous weapons is also rising. With his current skill in forging weapons, he can earn at least ten prosperous shops a year if he really works hard.

"It's okay to have a slight loss. There was not much business when we first opened, but it will be fine after that."

Li Yuan put down his account books and put down the few sharp knives and famous utensils he was carrying. These were the fine products he had made with his own hands and could be used as treasures for the town shop for the time being.

"Everything in Hengshan City is expensive. Personnel expenses and purchasing iron materials are more than 50% more expensive than when we were in Zhelong Mansion."

When it comes to losses, Liu Zheng feels very sad.

"That's different. Huizhou is one of the largest mines on Hengshan Road, and with the Shenbing Valley taking care of all the materials, it's naturally cheaper. But you don't get this kind of treatment in Hengshan City."

Li Yuan is not very proficient in business. In his previous life, the business of the small supermarket he ran was very poor, so he could barely make ends meet.

In the past few years, he has been able to make money by doing business in many places. Firstly, it is because his blacksmithing skills are good, and secondly, because his status is high enough.

In fact, the same is true when you come to Hengshan City.

If he were not a disciple of the inner sect of Longhu and did not have the "ancestor's approval", no matter how talented Liu Zheng was in business, he would not have been able to establish himself so quickly and buy several prosperous shops at market prices.

"That's true."

Liu Zheng actually knew it from his heart, but when it came to complaining, how could he appear to have done something wrong if he didn't complain?

Li Yuan didn't care much about his little Jiujiu. The two chatted for a few words, with Liu Zheng reporting and Li Yuan giving instructions.

"Do you want to expand?"

Liu Zheng was a little surprised.

"Well, the location of the shop needs to be increased several times from the current basis. As for the recruitment of personnel, the blacksmiths need to be recruited, and the apprentices also need to be recruited. Well, let it be known that I will occasionally come to give guidance to the apprentices and let them know in private."

Li Yuan did not explain, only gave instructions.

These days on Chun Gang Peak, he is not just blacksmithing, he is also familiar with the operation of Chun Gang Peak. He is very interested in the assembly line style of blacksmithing.

For ordinary warriors, the more special the weapons, the better, but for him, the more similar the weapons are, the higher the success rate of combining weapons.

"This, I understand."

Liu Zheng raised his hand and said yes.

"As for the crafting of weapons, in addition to the common swords, make more hammers, preferably of the same style."

Li Yuan reached into his arms and actually took out a drawing from the palm space. This was something he had drawn casually before coming. It looked like a six-edged hammer with a long handle.

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"Ah, Hammer Soldier?"

Liu Zheng was startled. Hammers were not as easy to sell as swords, but doubts swirled in his mouth and turned into questions:

"How much?"

"Um……"

Li Yuanxin made some calculations. One seventh-level hammer weapon requires three sixth-level famous weapons. By analogy, he needs 2,187 low-level hammer soldiers.

Seven hands means...

"The more, the better."

Li Yuan didn't calculate it with his fingers, but he knew that this would require a huge amount of money. Even if he made it himself, using artificial iron materials, it would still be money.

Not to mention, the divine fire furnace requires not only incense, but also gold and silver as firewood.

However, compared to incense, this is a minor problem.

High-level incense is no easier to get than magic weapons...

"ah?"

Liu Zheng was a little confused.

"If you don't have enough money, you can come to me at any time to withdraw it."

Li Yuan took out five thousand taels of silver notes, added one thousand taels of gold notes and handed it to Liu Zheng, thinking in his mind, it would be great if he could build a few mines.

"yes."

Liu Zheng took the banknote and suppressed his doubts, thinking about how to get the job done.

Normally, if you ask about the quantity, and the other party answers "the more, the better", then the quantity must not be a small amount.

"Brother Liu, please worry about me."

The shopkeeper was naturally very comfortable when he handed over his hands. Although he had paid for it, Li Yuan was in a good mood and took out a booklet from his arms:

"This is the booklet I have written these days. It is a little bit of my experience. You can look through it when you have nothing to do, and give a copy to Peiyao and the others..."

"Thank you, Brother Li."

Liu Zheng looked solemn and took it with both hands.

"Bring these thousand taels of gold tickets to Peiyao. Don't stop collecting the skins, bones, and blood of spirit beasts. If there are finished boots, get them too."

Li Yuan spent money like water and didn't feel distressed at all, which made Liu Zheng a little stunned.

He heard that before leaving the valley, the owner of the valley had given him a sum of gold and silver. Now that he thought about it, it was probably a huge sum.

"Well, that's all."

Li Yuan gave all the instructions he could. Liu Zheng was memorizing them silently, but later he had to take out a pen and paper to write them down.

"call!"

After sending Li Yuan away, Liu Zheng took a deep breath and realized that he was actually sweating.

"Brother Li's aura is getting heavier and heavier."

Liu Zheng was envious and a little awed. Even though he had been following Li Yuan all these years, he still felt that he could no longer see his back.

"This is also the best opportunity for my Liu family to rise to prominence!"

Liu Zheng made a decision in his mind and opened the booklet left by Li Yuan. He had no confidence in his martial arts talent and did not think that this notebook could help him.

But after opening it, I couldn't help but feel excited.

"The correspondence table between the White Ape Pile Kung Fu styles and the Ape Six Breathing Methods..."

"The small circulation of Qi and blood, all the nodes of the large circulation, and the order..."

"The order and tips for entering the power..."

…

"this?"

Liu Zheng straightened up subconsciously and widened his eyes.

All martial arts secret books, as understood by the people of the past, are all so mysterious that one can look at the clouds and mist, but those with excellent understanding will not be able to understand their meaning.

But the booklet left by Li Yuan is different.

This is no longer easy to understand. It is not just pure vernacular. It even determines which breathing method corresponds to which posture of Zhuang Gong and when the breathing method changes.

How Qi and blood circulate, every step is listed.

"Here, even if he is a fool, he can become stronger by following the pictures, right?"

Liu Zheng had already stood up. He was holding this booklet, and he was pleasantly surprised and quickly immersed in it.

…

"If this doesn't work, then there's nothing I can do."

looking back
To be continued...