I can copy the abilities of machines

Chapter 8: Setting up the game, the second move

For three months, Li Zhen took Fugui to travel all over the country, setting up traps to reap profits wherever he went.

They sell pigeons, firewood, calligraphy and paintings, porcelain, etc.

He sells whatever is abundant there.

This plan was extremely successful in the current environment, and in just three months, Li Zhen made a huge profit of 10,000 taels of silver.

However, there is still a huge difference between ten thousand taels of silver and one hundred million taels of silver.

So three months later, Li Zhen moved to a big city.

He had previously done business mostly in villages or county towns, but now that he had enough capital, it was time to collect money from wealthy businessmen in the city.

The first big city Li Zhen went to was called Fengdu City.

Fengdu is a big city with a vast territory, abundant resources and most importantly, a large population.

It’s still the same technique, the same strategy, original flavor.

The key word in this game is greed. Faced with such high rewards, no one can resist being tempted.

Another three months passed, and after passing through three big cities, Li Zhen pocketed another 100,000 taels of silver.

Up to now, more than half a year has passed and the total income is 110,000 taels of silver.

These 110,000 taels of silver are not a small amount, but they are still far from the 100 million taels of silver in the mission.

So Li Zhen planned to take the second step.

That’s right, the previous six months were just his first step, aimed at accumulating capital.

The second largest city - Jinyun City.

On this day, an important figure came to Jinyun City. It was said that he was Lu Ning, the illegitimate son of Prince Lu from the capital.

This Lu Ning, the team entering the city was huge. There were no less than fifty maids alone, and hundreds of slaves. The whole team was more than a hundred meters long, which was quite spectacular at first glance.

When the guards of Jinyun City heard that the people were from the capital, they did not dare to stop them and let them pass. For this, the gatekeepers were rewarded with a few taels of silver.

"You don't know, the adults are very generous."

“And don’t you see, those maids are prettier than my wife?” the guard boasted in the teahouse.

Such a whole team attracted the people of the whole city to stop and watch, and it caused a sensation in the whole city.

Everyone knows that a big shot has come to Jinyun City.

It is said that Lu Ning came to Jinyun City and spent fifty thousand taels to buy the Jinhu Villa by the West Lake.

This so-called Lu Ning is naturally Li Zhen's pseudonym.

He also asked Fugui to prepare an invitation worth 10,000 taels and send it to the Lord of Jinyun City.

That night, the Lord of Jinyun City arrived at Li Zhen's mansion.

The Lord of Jinyun City is named Hong Jinshan, a somewhat plump man who obviously lives a life of luxury.

"It is a great honor for my humble place to have Lord Hong come here." Li Zhen raised his glass.

"Mr. Lu, you are too polite. I heard that you are the descendant of Lord Lu. I wonder if you take it seriously." Hong Jinshan asked directly after drinking a glass of wine. This was also the main reason why he came to the banquet tonight.

"It's all nonsense from outsiders. My father, oh my father told me not to talk nonsense outside and that rumors outside should not be taken seriously." Li Zhen said ambiguously.

This left Hong Jinshan a little confused.

However, when he looked at the calm Li Zhen, he immediately felt that the man in front of him was extraordinary. If an ordinary person met him, he would not be at a loss, but at least look at him with flattery.

"I don't know what Mr. Lu is here for in Jinyun City this time. If you need my help, you can tell me now." Hong Jinshan is also a straightforward person. After all, he has accepted 10,000 taels of silver from Li Zhen.

This was no small amount of money. Suddenly getting so much money was a bit hot in his hands.

Even if it's not for the prince's sake, this money is enough for him to help take care of some things secretly.

"To be honest, my father asked me to come here to do business, and I hope Lord Hong can be more accommodating."

"Oh, business, what kind of business is it?" Hong Jinshan was very curious.

Looking at Li Zhen opposite him, he just felt that the other party was not short of money at all. He was so rich but still thinking about making more money. I'm afraid that the money he made was not a small amount.

If he makes a lot of money in his own territory, then he will definitely get a share of the profits.

"I can't tell Lord Hong what I'm doing for now, but since Lord Hong asked, I have to tell him. After all, this is your territory, and it's only right that I give you a share." Li Zhen also spoke out.

When it comes to things like interests, it's best not to hide them. If you speak out openly, people will look up to you.

"Oh, give me a share, what do you mean?" Hong Jinshan became more and more curious.

"I am planning to do a big business. How big is this business? Let me tell you, Lord Hong. In the future, this business will not only be done in Jinyun City, but also in other big cities. By then, the whole world will be doing this business. Do you think this business is big?" Li Zhen asked back with a confident smile on his face.

"Big." Hong Jinshan nodded when he thought of what Li Zhen said.

He looked thoughtful, but he obviously couldn't think of any big business. After all, many businesses are now monopolized by the powerful, and it is not easy to open up a new way to make big money.

"This is business from above. I can't say more for now. I can promise you to join my business. This is my greatest sincerity to you."

"Oh, how to join." The two conspired.

When Hong Jinshan left, the 10,000 taels of silver in his pocket, which had not even warmed up yet, had returned to Li Zhen's hands.

"With such high profits, I'm not afraid that you won't jump in." Li Zhen looked at Hong Jinshan who was leaving, shook the silver bills in his hand, with a satisfied expression on his face.

Sure enough, the next day Hong Jinshan came to see Li Zhen again with a few of his cronies.

After getting to know each other, each of them left 10,000 taels of silver.

The news that Hong Jinshan visited Li Zhen at night and brought people to participate in Li Zhen's business soon spread.

This was of course spread secretly by Li Zhen.

So when people heard that Young Master Lu Ning was going to expand his business, and that if they participated now, they could share in the huge profits, this rumor spread more and more in Jinyun City.

Within a month, the door of Li Zhen's Jinhu Villa was visited frequently.

The wealthy businessmen in Jinyun City, like fish smelling blood, all rushed to him.

A month later, the first profit was distributed by Li Zhen, which was as much as five-tenths of the principal and half of the profit.

This is not what profiteering is.

And you can get another 10% commission from the referral.

The more you refer, the more you get.

Using a big banner to engage in pyramid schemes.

Rebates at every level.

That’s right, Li Zhen brought his methods from Earth here.

No one can break this routine even in the 21st century, let alone here.

As the profits were distributed layer by layer, those who received the dividends became even more crazy, recruiting people from everywhere and making additional investments.

Those who had been sitting on the sidelines finally couldn't resist the temptation and started to jump in.

Ordinary people, well-off families, wealthy families and tycoons, no one could escape and all joined in.

In just the second month, Li Zhen put almost half of the money in Jinyun City into his own pocket.

"Master, I just finished the calculation. Now we have a total of 10 million taels of silver!" After Fugui finished the calculation, he felt dizzy and felt like he was dreaming.

It has only been half a year and my master has become so rich.

This is much richer than during the most glorious times when the master was still alive.

"Not bad, but not enough." Li Zhen nodded and said.

It is still a long way from the goal of 100 million taels of silver.

"Master, although we have so much money now, our daily expenses are also very high, and our income is already less than our expenditure. I'm afraid we will lose money in a few days." Fugui reminded.

He couldn't help but feel worried.

The rumors outside were very convincing, and they were very sure that their master was doing big business, but only he understood that Li Zhen actually did nothing.

Only he knew this secret, but knowing it made him panic.

If this gets out one day, the master will be beheaded.

"Don't worry, it's time to expand." Li Zhen comforted.

A few days later, Li Zhen took Hong Jinshan and several other wealthy businessmen to the next big city - Tianshui City.

Using the same method, with the testimony of several people and the inducement of huge profits, not surprisingly, another big city fell.

With the precedent of Jinyun City, Tianshui City spread even faster, and in just two months he amassed more than 10 million taels of silver.

After Tianshui City slowed down, Li Zhen continued to set out for the third city.

When there was only one month left for the mission, Li Zhen had already expanded five more cities and was finally about to complete the mission.

At this time, his assets had reached a terrifying amount of more than 90 million taels of silver.

But it was at this time that his incident happened.

The news of the flag-waving incident reached the ears of Prince Lu in the capital.

"Mr. Lu Ning is now well-known to everyone, especially the rumor that he is your son."

"Your Majesty, have you really never heard of this person?"

"No." Prince Lu shook his head.

"How dare you to use your name to defraud others!"

So from that day on, bad rumors about Li Zhen began to spread.

They said he was a liar, not the descendant of Prince Lu, and was a fraud.

(End of this chapter)