Chapter 60 Long-term goals
After getting the snake shed, Shi Lei had already gone to find the new strong bow and used magic gold to create a pair of beautiful rings for himself.
In order to be able to use as you like, there is no decoration on a pair of rings except for a circle of grooves that are deliberately left in the middle to facilitate hooking the bowstring.
The surface has been chamfered and polished, which looks very simple and elegant. However, the mysterious texture and dark gold color of the magic gold itself make this pair of small things not lacking in beauty at all.
Think about a simple little finger ring in my previous life, so-called Damascus steel can be sold for thousands or eight hundred yuan. Now, it is definitely not an exaggeration to take out the pair of small things in Shi Lei’s hand to sell for eight thousand yuan. This does not take into account the bonus of the master-level craftsmanship of the blacksmith.
Shi Lei gradually pulled out his bow and felt it carefully. This power must be as strong as six stones.
The force is so fierce that Shi Lei is like this. If someone else is killed, he will not be able to pull the bow. Of course, if his arms are not long enough, it may become a kind of constraint for others.
Under the distressed look of the hunter uncle, Shi Lei carefully relaxed his strength and slowly returned to his original position.
Shi Lei was reluctant to let go of the hollow string to have a good time. Although this baby strong bow is unparalleledly strong, it is a new bow after all. Putting the hollow string will cause some damage to the bow body and several other parts, and may even leave hidden injuries, which will definitely not be done.
"Where, the arrows I made for you are not those fooling things for old blacksmiths. You can save some effort." Uncle blacksmith handed Shi Lei a few arrow bags that had placed different arrow clusters respectively.
"Especially this part is all used. I finally made a bet from a fat monk and made a six-track wooden arrow shaft. The arrow feathers are the feathers of the golden eagle that I had worked hard to collect.
This is the real eagle-feathered arrow, a powerful weapon used to shoot far away. If possible, try to reclaim it after using it, and use one less." The blacksmith patted one of the largest arrow bags carefully and said earnestly.
The six paths of wood are generally straight, and all of them are six paths that are long vertically. The structural strength is far greater than that of ordinary trees. In addition, the wood is tough and grows slowly, so it is particularly difficult to break. Even if it is broken vigorously, the slanted stubble will be as sharp as the blade.
But after removing the bark, the wooden part will be particularly smooth, neither light nor heavy, and it is most suitable for use as an arrow shaft.
Among the arrow feather materials, the carved feathers from the golden eagle are also the most advanced material. Not only is they dense, but they have the effect of suppressing wind during flight. It is said that the wind brought by this thing is also harder than others. This wind alone is enough to hurt people invisibly, but this is a special effect that other arrow feathers cannot achieve.
"Okay, you can try it out if you want to shoot a few arrows."
He brought all the guys, of course, the most important thing was to get the strong bow he had just obtained. After thinking about it, Shi Lei barked Dafu and his dogs together, and brought the two Yu Linglong sisters who were eager to try, and then came to the outdoor venue where weapons often test the power.
After setting up his posture, Shi Lei gradually tested various arrow branches according to the principle of near to far, and more importantly, he became familiar with the feeling of this bow.
Traditional archery techniques emphasize bow mounts like boxing. The whole body must be flexibly, hold the chest and bend the arms, and then the force starts from the ground and strengthens the whole body. This way the force emitted is large enough and saves enough effort. Instead of the Western type, which simply rely on the force of the arms to pull it.
If you carefully study the archery masters that are famous in our history, it is not difficult to find that they are basically masters of boxing, or are used to use long spears, weapons that must know how to use force. No one is a purely fierce man who likes to swing a hammer to open a scoop.
Several targets at close range are naturally no problem for Shi Lei. Each arrow hit the bull's eye just in time, and it did not shoot very deeply. This is Shi Lei's understanding of his grasp of strength.
He released the rock eagle and asked it to drive out some small animals. Shi Lei got into the hunting habit again. Fortunately, Dafu and others ran away happily and picked up all the prey.
Under the admiration of the two little girls, Shi Lei packed up all the things with satisfaction and went back to wait for a delicious dinner.
"Dalang, the tea you mentioned has been investigated clearly. Currently, most of the tea is sold by Shu people. There are also some people who like this thing in Chang'an, but most of them are brewing tea and have not seen tea drinks."
After the Yu Linglong sisters packed the tableware and walked away, the butler explained his investigation results to Shi Lei.
"Oh, I understand. It seems that we have to do the promotion of this new product. Uncle, go back to Mengshanliao and order more fried tea leaves. It is best to order them and wrap all the tea trees in the entire Mengding Mountain area.
All the tea leaves belong to us so that we will not struggle to get out the fried tea, but will instead let others take advantage of it.
Then, I will do it again according to the method of promoting folding fans. Find more famous literati and poets to make them fall in love with this kind of elegant thing.
In addition, using our access to Chang'an, we can make such tea appear in the homes of those nobles, and the name of fried tea will be made.
Don’t forget to talk more about the history of Mengding Mountain, especially the seven ancient tea trees, but the ancestors of all tea trees, it is OK to say that it is a spiritual tree that exists since the beginning of the world. In short, when people mention Mengding Tea, they must highly praise it.
When necessary, send some tea from ancient trees to the palace. We must decide the name of the world's number one immortal tea." Shi Lei hammered the palm of his hand and said firmly to the butler.
"No problem. We don't lack these channels. Just say that they are our specialty, Dalang, you respect the elders of each family. It's embarrassing to say a few good words to each family. Including the one in the palace, there is absolutely no shortage of such incense. Don't worry." The butler nodded and said affirmatively.
Shi Lei nodded suddenly and realized. He almost forgot this. Even though he stayed in such a corner, he could not forget his contact with the noble family. Giving some gifts during festivals is also a matter of course.
"I have further plans for tea, but now we have too little capital and can't make a big scene. And I plan to see the attitude of the above person toward this thing first, and then decide whether to continue to take this step, because we have to connect with those nomadic peoples.
Let’s talk about this again.” Shi Lei hesitated for a moment, waved his hand, and did not continue talking about this question.
"How is the caravan going?" Shi Lei was concerned. The caravan has been away for quite a while this time. It is said that the things are lighter when they go, so the speed should not be so slow.
"I have already sent a few messages before. It was supposed to be here at this time, but I transported a lot of food on the way back. You know the weather in Shu. In order to prevent these foods from getting moldy on the road, they took a lot of effort to take care of them.
Moreover, this road is difficult to walk, and a section of the mountain road was washed away by rain, which delayed several days, so the person who came back was slower." said the butler.
"It doesn't matter if you're slower on the road, the most important guarantor is fine." After seeing the butler signaling that there is no problem, Shi Lei continued to ask: "By the way, how are the placement of those who go out to do business?"
"All of them were settled, and they were scattered all over Yizhou City. As soon as all kinds of novel food appeared, they were warmly welcomed by the locals, and their business was so busy that they couldn't open the formation.
Later, many locals saw that they were very profitable and learned to make these foods. However, their skills were not up to standard, so they relied on the cheaper sales to retain some customers.
Besides, our people are obviously bigger than them, and they all use the signatures you made by Dalang, which is easy to recognize. The guests can easily distinguish between us. This is the authentic one, so they all prefer to come to our stall.
There are many people who have tried it out and many repeat customers left behind, so the business is becoming more and more prosperous.
The news sent from the last trip said that after the reputation was launched, a large number of merchants had already followed the caravans from Chang'an to do business." When the butler said this, he was inevitably full of energy. Shi Lei was also very happy. It seemed that his idea could still help the merchants under him.
"How do people who go to Chang'an stay?" The current transportation and accommodation conditions are definitely not as convenient as future generations. It is not that easy to settle down when you first go to another place.
"Idiot Shitou, they are originally men in Guanzhong. Besides, there is a village next to Chang'an. Can these guys not even find a place to stay?" said the butler, laughing.
Shi Lei slapped his forehead, but his thinking had not changed yet.
Do a group of guys from Xuanjia Army still need to worry when they arrive in Guanzhong? This is also a mess of concern, and Shi Lei himself shook his head and laughed.
After seeing off the butler, Shi Lei happily waved his fist.
The situation of the farmers is moving in a good direction. Now even the poorest families in the village have a full meal, it is definitely not a problem. From time to time, they can adjust their lives with some meat, eggs and fish.
This also played a great role, so Shi Lei also felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.
But these are definitely not the end. The current situation has only reached the primary standard in Shi Lei's mind. Solving the food and clothing problems of all the merchants is just the responsibility of his own head of the family.
Shi Lei’s goal is to let all the farmers live a wealthy life and make the subordinates of other nobles envy and jealousy and hate it, so that they can be worthy of these families who have always been guarding by their side.
Chapter completed!