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Moreover, the black armor that was forged can be concealed by the black armor from the imperial tomb that was stolen last time.
The copper armor made of windmilled copper is different. Once it is produced, it will be seen as a sign of the Zhang family's dishonest and cunning business practices, which is a matter of credibility.
As long as it's not the 'Bronze Armor', even if Miao Jiang comes knocking on his door in the end, Zhang Xiaoshan can still deny everything.
The product comes with after-sales service, but returns are not accepted.
How many are mixed in with them?
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when!
A broken blade, with obvious traces of steel-cladding at the cut.
Even Wei Zhuang, Chi Lian, and the others were shocked when they saw Tang Hengdao in front of them, not expecting the Zhang family to spend such a huge sum of money.
This is a precious sword that can cut through iron like mud, and it's a mass-produced one at that.
Its value is self-evident.
If a master of the same level were equipped with such a knife, they could completely crush their opponent.
This is the advantage of a fine sword.
"This is a transaction that Lin'er discovered in the secret room of Tianji Tower while following Madam Dongming."
The Dongming Sect traded a total of 437 such precious swords with the Zhang family, and another 383 from Master Mei's workshop on Ghost Street, bringing the total to nearly 800 precious swords that could cut iron like mud.
The swords were made of Wootz steel and wrought iron. The fact that such a fine sword could be forged in such a short time is remarkable, demonstrating the exceptional skill of the Dongming School.
First, the forging method uses the most advanced steel-cladding method;
Secondly, there's the issue of materials. Two top-tier materials were used to forge a precious sword that could cut through iron like mud, and the success rate was already extremely high.
The style of this knife is the same as the one used by the Blood Droplets last time.
Clearly, the Zhang family is preparing to expand the Blood Droplets, which will inevitably make this deadly weapon even more terrifying.
Chi Lian slowly explained the information about the knife to the group of assassins.
This message came from Lin'er, the most mysterious assassin in the quicksand, and she also brought out a broken sword.
Even when broken, parts of it are still incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through iron like mud.
The reactions from the crowd were varied.
Greed? Fear? Indifference?
At this point, the terrifying power of the Blood Droplets had become a rival to their Quicksand.
The Quicksand only takes money to do things, while the Blood Droplets work for the Zhang family. Once the Blood Droplets make a move, it must be because someone has offended the Zhang family.
"What does this prove? The Flying Guillotine doesn't compete with us for business, so what does it have to do with us!"
Yin Fu sneered. The Zhang family was terrifying; it was best not to provoke them.
The Flying Guillotine is called an assassin, but in reality, it is a suicide squad.
Unless they want to confront the Zhang family, they are not rivals at all; at most, they are rivals of roughly equal strength.
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As for provoking the Zhang family? Wei Zhuang wouldn't be so foolish as to do that.
"The meaning of 'commander' is that we can order these weapons from Ghost Street."
The Zhang family should still have a considerable amount of Wootz steel. Quicksand could spend a lot of money to buy some and form an elite assassin group.
This assassin group specializes in wiping out entire families and eliminating top-tier experts.
Most importantly, this group of assassins has become a sharp weapon in our hands, allowing us to attract business on a large scale.
"That's a good idea. I'll be the leader of this assassin group."
"So you're going to pay too? A sword like that would probably cost a thousand gold pieces to acquire."
Moreover, the Wootz steel was obtained by the Zhang family at great expense from the Persian headquarters; it is a top-tier forging material, and the Zhang family would not easily relinquish it.
One sword is worth a thousand gold pieces; a hundred swords would be worth ten thousand gold pieces.
Moreover, the conditions with the Zhang family are at least at the level of Wei Zhuang.
Therefore, the Wolf King's initial excitement immediately faded; he was not going to be a sucker.
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"Lady Dongming has become one of the three families on Ghost Street, and she needs a breakthrough."
This order from Liusha might be an opportunity. As for the treasured sword? That depends on Lady Dongming's abilities. If she can get it, money is no object.
Otherwise, as a second choice, a straight steel sword would also suffice.
Wei Zhuang didn't want to talk to the Zhang family, but Lady Dongming was different.
In Ghost Street, distribution channels are the most important thing, and few forces can compare with Quicksand.
As for the Zhang family's order, it's far too high-end.
On the contrary, quicksand is more in line with the interests of the Dongming Sect; quicksand is the true Jianghu (martial arts world).
Most importantly, Wei Zhuang coveted the forging tool that Zhang Xiaoshan had given to Lady Dongming.
According to Lin'er, with this powerful weapon, the weapons forged by the Dongming Sect would undoubtedly be even stronger, so why bother buying a rare treasure sword that even the Zhang family possesses?
If it's available, that would be best, since you get what you pay for.
They, the Quicksand, are not short of money, so naturally they want the best of everything.
However, Ghost Street is not without its own weapons. For example, in Master Mei's workshop, even a single thousand-times-forged iron knife can cost hundreds of silver dollars.
Tang Dynasty straight swords made using the Baogang method are even more valuable, worth at least a thousand taels of silver.
Besides its extremely high craftsmanship, the success rate of making such a precious sword is also very low, and the price of a thousand gold pieces for one sword is by no means an exaggeration.
"I'll place the order tomorrow!"
"Also, send this broken sword over."
"Sir, this..."
Chi Lian looked at Wei Zhuang in confusion, but Wei Zhuang casually stroked the broken blade, and four characters faintly appeared on it—
Never again!
"You can't detect it because your cultivation level is too low to perceive the hidden sword energy within."
I activated my sword energy, and the words above appeared. This young master Zhang's skills—his Pure Yang Finger Force—are indeed refined and profound. He's not just a Grandmaster of Heaven and Man, but at least a peerless master of the unity of heaven and man.
Hiss...
Looking at these words, how could everyone not understand that Lin'er's so-called flawless disguise had long been exposed?
The Zhang family didn't expose them because they didn't want to be enemies with Quicksand.
This wasn't because the Zhang family was afraid of quicksand, but because businessmen value harmony above all else; otherwise, the Zhang family truly wouldn't be afraid of quicksand's power.
Chapter 285 The Recapture of the Dongming Sect and the Emergence of the Bronze Armor
"One hundred precious swords? Granted!"
"Thank you for your kindness, young master!"
Inside Ghost Street!
As one of the three upper families, Zhang Xiaoshan did not refuse Madam Dongming's request.
This order from Liusha is no ordinary order; it's a massive order worth 100,000 gold coins for the Dongming Faction, enough to fully arm an army of tens of thousands.
A gold-plated, sharp longsword; a gold-plated suit of armor covering the entire body.
But this 100,000 gold coins were only enough for 100 long swords.
However, the Woolstone steel was so precious that only the Zhang family possessed it.
Otherwise, the order for quicksand would have to be reduced to a thousand-times-forged iron knife, which was unavoidable.
Wootz steel was initially imported from the Western Regions and is essentially the same as Woolstone.
However, the rarity of wrought iron was merely a technological issue. The Central Plains can now produce wrought iron on its own, and the technology is even more advanced than that of the Western Regions and Central Asia.
But Uzi steel is not an option.
Besides the manufacturing process, the steel itself is a rare resource.
Therefore, if the Central Plains wanted to replicate it, they first needed to find iron ore similar to Wootz steel in order to create steel ingots that resembled Wootz steel.
Good things are always kept for oneself.
Therefore, only a small amount of Uzi steel flows into the Central Plains each year, and no "023" force has ever been able to purchase such a large quantity of goods.
Just like the Zhang family also wants ten ancient ginseng roots that are thousands of years old.
Unfortunately, the Jin royal family had none, and even if they did, they would never give it to the Zhang family.
Therefore, Lady Dongming had no hope for Liu Sha's request; she was merely giving it a try.
However, to my surprise, the Zhang family agreed.
You have to understand that this is Wootz steel, and the Zhang family must have gone to great lengths to acquire it.
Even their Dongming Sect's inventory didn't have many pieces, let alone Zhang Xiaoshan's wave of his hand, which produced a hundred ingots of Wootz steel.
Such curiosity even stirred something in Lady Dongming's beautiful eyes.
She wasn't interested in the young boy in front of her, but rather that the Zhang family must have a way to continuously obtain these things by doing so.
Otherwise, even with the favors of the Quicksand and Dongming factions, the Zhang family wouldn't have gone to such lengths.
Moreover, a hundred weapons forged from Wootz steel would be enough to cause a bloodbath in the martial arts world.
Especially for assassins like Quicksand, this is an even more terrifying weapon in the night.
But matters of the martial world should be left to the martial world; why should we concern ourselves with their affairs?
"In addition, given the current relationship between the Zhang family and the Persian Empire, they can basically operate one or two hundred pieces of Wootz steel every year."
Therefore, the Dongming Faction could also use one hundred pieces of Wootz steel to forge weapons each year as a condition for winning over various parties!
"Is the young master serious?"
Lady Dongming's beautiful eyes darted around as she looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in disbelief.
Wootz steel is not a truly top-tier forging material in the Central Plains, but meteorite iron, black iron, and cold iron are so rare that they are completely hard to come by.
In contrast, weapons forged from Wootz steel, which has a stable supply, are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly practical.
It is even better than the finest wrought iron knife!
Therefore, the arrival of one hundred Woolstone weapons on the market would definitely cause a huge sensation.
"However, the Zhang family also has a condition: the sales rights for all weapons of the Dongming Sect will be handled by Tianji Tower."
"It's natural!"
Lady Dongming nodded without the slightest hesitation.
The Dongming Sect had no desire to get involved in the feuds of the Central Plains, and the Zhang family's business acumen was beyond question; there was no need to worry about them being harmed.
After returning this time, the forging hammer of the 'hydraulic press' will basically be set up, and mass production can begin.
This will bring a lot of trouble to the Dongming faction in the future.
But with the Zhang family in front of them, who would dare to lay a hand on them?
As for Master Mei's workshop, it wasn't that Zhang Xiaoshan gave up on it, but rather that the production capacity of a small workshop is ultimately limited.
After three days of negotiations between the two companies, and after finalizing various conditions, an agreement was finally signed.
The profits will be split 30/70, with the Zhang family receiving 30% and the Dongming faction receiving 70%.
Originally, Zhang Xiaoshan proposed a 50/50 split, with the Zhang family providing materials and coal, and Dongming sending technology as an investment.
But Lady Dongming immediately declined!
It seemed like the Dongming faction was much more relaxed, but afterwards they were completely strangled by the Zhang family.