Chapter 12 Wan Jiang Pavilion [Request for further reading]
After Wei Yi came to the Sword Forging Department, he learned that if he wanted to participate in the sword making master examination, he needed to pay a registration fee of five taels of silver.
But he didn't have that much silver with him.
He had no choice but to go home, took five taels of silver, and returned to the Sword Making Department.
After paying the money and filling in the information, the registration was completed.
"Go back and wait for the notice!" The clerk with a mole on his chin said in a deep voice.
"Sir, I would like to ask, how long will it take for me to be notified for the assessment?" Wei Yi asked.
"In two days at the earliest, someone will notify you then." The clerk with the wrinkles on his chin said casually.
"Thank you, sir!" Wei Yi cupped his hands, then turned and left.
Looking at Wei Yi's leaving figure, the clerk sneered and shook his head slightly.
"Everyone really wants to be a swordsmith, even a weak scholar signed up, but the writing is really beautiful."
The clerk looked at the registration information filled in by Wei Yi and said to himself.
He immediately turned around and said to the young man beside him who was in a daze.
"Liang Tian, you go to Wanjiang Pavilion later and ask shopkeeper Du when he has time to come over and assist with the swordsmith's assessment." "
Oh, okay, I'll be there right away!" The man named Liang Tian came back to his senses. He came, stayed for a moment, then got up and walked out.
Wanjiange in Qingzhou City is located in the most prosperous east city center, the main store at the intersection of the main street.
In fact, this is just a branch of Wanjiange, with its headquarters in Beijing.
All major cities within the Great Yan Dynasty had their branches.
Wanjiange is a relatively old sword shop in the Great Yan Dynasty. The founder was once a third-grade swordsmith.
Originally, Wanjiange was the only one in Qingzhou City.
However, just half a year ago, the newly emerged Jianfeng Tower also entered Qingzhou City.
The shop is located diagonally across the street.
The background of Jianfeng Tower is not simple, otherwise it would not be possible to open a sword shop in Qingzhou City.
With the presence of Jianfeng Tower, Wanjiange's business will naturally be greatly affected.
However, what Du Yujiang, the shopkeeper of Wanjianlou, did not expect was this.
Just today, two of the three ninth-grade swordsmiths they worked with were poached directly.
Bang -
Du Yujiang had nowhere to vent his anger, so he could only slap his palm on the table and stand up angrily.
"This Jianfeng Tower is really bullying!"
Du Yujiang paced back and forth angrily, his generous palms squeezing loudly.
He is not only the shopkeeper here, but also a seventh-grade swordsmith.
You know, there are only five ninth-grade swordsmiths in the entire Qingzhou City.
Even the total number of ninth-grade swordsmiths in the entire Qingzhou Prefecture does not exceed ten.
There are even fewer seventh-grade swordsmiths.
Counting him and the owner of Tianquan Villa, there were only two people.
As for the fifth-grade swordsmith, there was originally no one here.
In the past, when someone in the city wanted to buy a five-jeweled sword, they would have it customized at the capital headquarters.
After all, even in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, the number of fifth-grade swordsmiths can be counted on two hands.
And now the shopkeeper of Jianfeng Tower in Qingzhou City is one of them.
"The shopkeeper of Jianfeng Tower promised to take those two people as his disciples, so..." Zhang Xingye lowered his head and said with a serious look on his face.
"Hmph, it's strange that the old guy is really willing to teach them. He is just deceiving those two people!" Du Yujiang said coldly.
He knew very well that in this line of work, the disciples were taught to starve their masters to death.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been stuck as a seventh-grade swordsmith for so many years.
Generally speaking, those who are not close relatives of one's own blood or true close disciples will never give everything to others.
Although he said this, he had to admit in his heart that the other party's move was really cruel.
He had no countermeasures at all.
As a swordsmith, he himself can understand.
Everyone wants to go further.
Now there is a fifth-grade swordsmith who is willing to accept them as disciples and give them some advice, which will also benefit them a lot.
Naturally, he joined his camp without hesitation.
In fact, their Wanjiang Pavilion also has a cooperative fifth-grade swordsmith.
But if you want to imitate Jianfeng Tower's approach, you can't do it. Not to mention whether the fifth-grade swordsmith is willing to come to Qingzhou City.
Just asking people to accept disciples is probably difficult to do.
So I'm really going to suffer a loss this time.
"Shopkeeper, it's bad!"
At this moment, Wang Shouyin also walked in quickly and said with an ugly face: "Zhang Huye also canceled the cooperation with us!"
Hearing this, Du Yujiang felt angry The blood was rising, and my head was buzzing. I couldn't help but close my eyes and look up, pinching my temples with my hands.
I am really afraid of what will happen.
Now it's good, the three ninth-grade swordsmiths who cooperated were all poached.
You must know that the ninth-grade swordsmith is actually the main strength of their sword shop.
Because apart from ordinary swords, jeweled swords have the largest audience and the largest sales volume.
It is also the most profitable category.
Although he can also create a jeweled sword himself.
But it would be really embarrassing for a majestic seventh-grade swordsmith to forge a jeweled sword.
The most important thing is that if this incident spreads, it will have a big blow to their reputation of Wanjian Tower.
He, Du Yujiang, is afraid that he will also become the laughing stock of the industry.
At this moment, another boy walked in from the door, bowed and said: "Shopkeeper, official of the Sword Forging Department, I have something to talk to you about!" Hearing the boy's words,
Du Yujiang opened his eyes and calmed down a little. Breathe calmly.
Temporarily rejecting Zhang Xingye and Wang Shouyin, he immediately said to the boy, "Please come soon!"
Not long after, Liang Tian came in and slightly cupped his hands and said, "Shopkeeper Du, I wonder if you have time in the near future to help invigilate the ninth-grade cast test?" Sword Master's Assessment!"
"The Ninth Grade Swordsmith's Assessment is from our blacksmiths in Qingzhou City?" Du Yujiang asked with some surprise.
This is good news for him.
If the other party can pass the assessment, then wouldn't I just be able to take him under his wing?
Compared with those old swordsmiths, this newly tested swordsmith is naturally easier to win over.
Moreover, as an invigilator, I am on a first-come, first-served basis.
When the time comes, he will imitate Qiu Xuanji of Jianfeng Tower and accept him as his disciple to win over people's hearts.
"Yes, he is the blacksmith of our Qingzhou City." Liang Tian said.
"I don't know who he is, can you tell me?" Du Yujiang asked again.
"This is not very convenient!"
"Okay, no problem. I have time in the near future and I will listen to your company's arrangements at any time!"
"Well, okay!" Liang Tian cupped his hands and immediately turned around and left.
Du Yujiang sat on a chair and pondered for a long time.
He basically knew all the powerful blacksmiths in Qingzhou City, and even cooperated with many of them.
The person most promising to become a ninth-grade swordsmith is Wei Tieshan.
But this person is already in jail, and I don’t know who will take part in the assessment this time.
"I hope this person really has the level of a ninth-grade swordsmith!" Du Yujiangxin said.
He was very worried that the opponent had not reached the level of a ninth-grade swordsmith, so he came to take part in the assessment to try his luck.
After all, this kind of thing has happened before.
Du Yujiang stood up, walked to the window, and his eyes fell on the sign of Jianfeng Tower diagonally opposite.
"Dumou has been living in Qingzhou City for so many years, spent so much money, and raised so many people. If he loses to you, wouldn't he be making a fool of himself!" Du Yujiang said unconvinced.
However, at this moment, Wei Yi was also on the street downstairs.
He looked at Wanjiang Pavilion and then at Jianfeng Tower.
These two largest and most famous sword shops in the city may be the owners of his cooperation in the future.
Wei Yi knew very well that after becoming a swordsmith, he could sell swords.
But personal power is limited after all, and you still need to build your reputation when you are new to the company.
Cooperating with such a well-known sword shop is the easiest way to make money and the fastest way to gain fame.
After all, they already have a brand effect, reputation and credibility, and a large number of customers.
Now that I am in urgent need of money, it is the most convenient thing to cooperate with one of them.
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