Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 271 Employment Guidance

After settling Huangfu Duan, Zhao Zhen said, "Brother Shi Qian, I have an ancient tomb to explore, and I need you to come with me. As for brother Duan Jingzhu, go to Black Tiger Temple Town to lead the infantry and guard against Yun Tianbiao and his men in Jingyang Town. Although it is as peaceful as before, I still feel uneasy."

Duan Jingzhu said: "Don't worry, sir. I will be extra careful."

Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, go by yourself. If anything goes wrong, you can send someone to report to the military advisor. I have instructions for the military advisor."

After hearing this, Duan Jingzhu also took his leave.

Shi Qian asked, "Sir, I wonder which tomb you want to open?"

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen laughed and said, "Brother, what are you thinking about? How can we dig graves?" Then he repeated what he had said before.

After hearing this, Shi Qian asked impatiently, "Sir, when do we set out?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Tomorrow morning, all the brothers should tie up their clothes properly and come to the training ground to collect them."

After hearing this, everyone responded and went back to prepare.

After Zhao Zhen and the others left, he sent someone to invite Wu Yong, Zhu Wu, and Xiao Rang. Zhao Zhen said, "Brothers, tomorrow I will take Liu Tang, Du Qian, Song Wan, Shi Qian, Tang Long, Pei Xuan, Dong Laodao, and Hu Sanniang to the main world. I will leave Liangshan County in your care."

Xiao Rang asked, "How long will it take, sir?"

Zhao Zhen said, "At least ten days, at most fifteen or sixteen days. I plan to let Song Wan and Du Qian replace the brothers Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi. After all, the navy cannot be separated from these two brothers for long. After I leave, please trouble brother Zhu Wu to go to brother Chao Gai in Dulonggang. I am still worried about Yun Tianbiao in Jingyang Town. Brothers, please be careful when deploying troops."

After hearing this, the three of them all responded.

Zhu Wu said, "Sir, Song Wan and Du Qian are both brave, but they lack tact. Why not bring brother Zhu Fu with you?"

Zhao Zhen said: "Okay, let's take brother Zhu Fu with us."

After a few more discussions, they dispersed.

Zhao Zhen also made some preparations, and the next day he brought everyone back to the main world with the fish he wanted to sell and the products from the workshop.

After settling down, Zhao Zhen took Hu Sanniang to meet Ji Qingwan and her group first.

Ji Qingwan saw Hu Sanniang and said, "My husband, is this the sister of the Hu family I mentioned last time? She is taller than you."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Sanniang is not only beautiful, but also has excellent martial arts skills. The Seven Star Sword Technique that Minghan and Mingdan learned is also practiced by Sanniang since she was a child. Now she has reached the third level."

After hearing this, Ji Minghan and Ji Mingdan looked at each other and said, "So sister is so amazing."

Zhao Zhen said: "This time, I have prepared short swords for you two, imitating Sanniang's sun and moon swords." As he said that, Zhao Zhen took out two pairs of short swords and handed them to the two.

Ji Minghan and Ji Mingdan took the knife and drew it out of the scabbard. The mirror-like blade was cold and gleaming with cold light. The two of them couldn't help but say, "What a good knife."

Zhao Zhen said, "This was made by my brother Tang Long who came with me. It is made of Guanghan iron mixed with a small amount of Xingxing iron. It is cold but light and agile, and is most suitable for you two to use. The scabbard is made of elm wood and covered with a whole piece of green water python skin. It feels slightly cool. This sword is of the third level. There are also two war horses, one is called Red Flower Eagle and the other is called Snow Dot Eagle. They are both first-level BMW horses that can travel a thousand miles a day. If you two intend to go to the battlefield, you can't be without these three treasures of a good general. For armor, you two have the third-level [Fire Rhino Leather Armor] and [Tasseled Phoenix Wing Helmet]. Now with the third-level Sun and Moon Double Swords and the first-level war horses, it is considered complete."

Ji Minghan and Ji Mingdan thanked Zhao Zhen with a smile, and walked up to Zhao Zhen with courage, leaning forward and kissing him on the cheek. Zhao Zhen ran outside to look at the horses while he was laughing. Zhao Zhen turned to Ji Qingwan and said, "Madam, please tell us to have a banquet tonight. We haven't seen you brothers and the two brothers from the Ruan family for a long time, so we need to have some time to make peace. Here are four pairs of short swords, which are also imitations of the Sun and Moon Swords, but the materials used are inferior, using inferior cold iron and other materials. They are only of the second grade, and are prepared for Wang Wang and the three sisters of the Black Ant family. Madam, please deliver them to the four of them."

Ji Xuan suddenly asked, "Husband, are all these knives made by this master craftsman named Tang Long?"

Zhao Zhen nodded and looked at Ji Xuan. Ji Xuan continued, "My husband, this master craftsman is so amazing that I want to open a weapons shop."

Zhao Zhen said, "That requires you to collect more iron materials, especially the good ones for the entry level. Liangshan's armaments are still being improved. When he sells them, we can make some weapons and sell them."

Ji Xuan said, "Don't worry, my husband. I'm buying materials smoothly. Recently, someone sent some meteorite iron, cold iron and other items to me. Most of the money in the store has been exchanged for these materials."

Zhao Zhen said, "How are the sales of the books I brought last time? This time I brought back 2000 copies and 2000 copies of Hundred Family Names."

Ji Xuan said, "The books in the store didn't sell well, so Lu Zhuocheng introduced me to a bookshop. He saw that the typesetting, paper, and printing of my books were good, so he gave me a good price and sold them out immediately. In addition, this person ordered another 1000 copies. I thought that if my husband wanted to do book business, he should open another bookshop."

Zhao Zhen said, "It would be good if we could sell wholesale. Right now, the only book in the fantasy world that has been completed is the "Three Character Classic Annotations". As for the others, they are still being carved. If there are more in the future, it won't be too late to open a bookstore."

Ji Xuan said, "My husband, I think we should open a bookstore now. This bookstore needs to accumulate customers. Although we only have one copy of the Three Character Classic now, we can import some books from other places to enrich the bookstore. My husband's fantasy world has also stepped up the printing of woodblocks, starting with enlightenment books. Every year, there are schoolchildren who rely on the books in your bookstore, so there is no need to worry about lack of customers. I took a shortcut and had someone carve a seal. The four characters [Zhao Song Yinfang] are printed on the backs of these 2000 books. How about calling my bookstore [Zhao Song Shufang]? In this way, if someone thinks the books are good, they may come back and buy a set of books. The printing workshop where my husband works should purchase the same paper and the binding should also be consistent."

Zhao Zhen said, "Alright, this Hundred Family Names just meets Madam's requirements. I will go back to the fantasy world and urge them to print out the commonly used books such as Thousand Characters, Rules for Being a Good Pupil, Three Hundred Poems, and Prosody Enlightenment. Madam can start with these enlightenment books for children."

Ji Xuan said, "Husband, I now feel that I should have taken an account book to work. Now I am busy with business."

Zhao Zhen said: "Then find a guiding object and take up a secondary job?"

Ji Xuan said: "These kinds of guides are for exchange, and I've never seen anyone selling them."

Zhao Zhen said, "I have a few here, you can take them to exchange."

"My husband actually has a guide. This is a priceless treasure, even rarer than ordinary treasures. What profession does the guide in my husband's hand belong to?"

Zhao Zhen said: "One copy of the Food Xian Hong Mi can be used once a year as a guide. It can train six cooks a year. This guide is now in the hands of Second Lady Miao. Every year, she can get 300 strings of cash by training cooks. It has never been used as a guide."

"There is also a "Double Cows Picture", which can only be used once as a guide. After using it, you can become a shepherd boy. The age of the user cannot exceed 12 years old. It has two skills: herding and riding cows."

"The third item is called "Xiaochuji·Fengji Pian". It can be used as a guide for one person. In the following year, it can also train four types of beekeepers, with skills in beekeeping and honey collection."

"This last item is called 'Secret Record of Snake Making'. It can also be used as a guide. It can only employ one person. Eight people are trained each year. It can awaken the profession of snake wine and bell doctor. It has three skills: snake medicine, bell doctor, and snake wine. There are also thirteen snake blood wine recipes."

Ji Xuan said, "No wonder everyone says the hero profession is the best. My husband has been awakened for less than a year, and he has already obtained four professional guides. Ordinary people may not see guides in their entire lives, let alone get them. Being a shopkeeper or a businessman is just a livelihood profession, but the "Snake Making Secret Record" does not need to be wasted. It is best to use the "Shi Xian Hong Secret" for these four guides, so that you only use them once. My husband can leave the other three guides except the "Snake Making Secret Record" with me, and I can sell them in the store."

Ji Qingwan said: "What Ji Xuan said is right. No wonder my family wants us to compete to marry my husband. I guess they saw the potential of my husband in the fantasy world."

Zhao Zhen waved his hand and said, "No matter how much potential you have, you have to move forward step by step. Besides, there are also those who fail halfway. Compared with the young men and women from aristocratic families, they always lack the foundation."

Ji Qingwan said: "As long as my husband develops the fantasy world steadily, he will be successful sooner or later. Now they need to be on good terms with my husband."

(End of this chapter)