Please ask me to be the emperor

Zhao Lizi was lucky enough to escape, so he had to leave the Chongyang Town Inspection Department temporarily.

It is impossible to get money. Now Zhao Lizi only has a few hundred pennies in his hand. Where can he find the money?

The people Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai knew well were either in Mengjin north of Luoyang or Yanshi east of Luoyang. By the time Zhao Lizi went back to withdraw the money, Huang Shoucai might not have known how long he had been imprisoned.

The night was long and there were many dreams, and Zhao Lizi did not dare to stay too long.

In fact, at this time, Zhao Lizi could easily catch up with the rebels as long as he went upstream and reached Lushi County, and then it would not be too late to return to rescue Huang Shoucai.

It's just that when going from Yongning County to Lushi County, you need to pass through the Chongyang Town Inspection Department and the Gaomenguan Inspection Department.

Once Zhao Lizi was bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the well rope for ten years. He was afraid that a similar situation would happen again in the next inspection department.

He had no choice but to retreat to Yongning County and touch the heavy baggage, which contained only a few hundred coins.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the exchange ratio between copper coins and grain silver ranged from seven to eight hundred to one thousand yuan, which could be exchanged for one tael of silver. The copper coins in Zhao Lizi's hands probably could not be exchanged for even one tael of grain silver that was not fine enough.

There was no other way, so Zhao Lizi had no choice but to ask around the city to see if there were any profitable part-time jobs available.

In this era, there was no division of labor and cooperation like in later societies, and most people were still used to being self-sufficient. Zhao Lizi searched for a long time, but could not find a short-term job where someone was willing to pay more than one or two grains of silver.

When Zhao Lizi was sighing, an old man saw that he was pitiful and pointed out: "Boy, there is a blacksmith shop in the west of the city. The master there tried to recruit two apprentices several times, but he couldn't. I must be short of manpower. You are here." Go and ask, maybe it can be done.”

Zhao Lizi was ill and went to the doctor indiscriminately, so he thanked the old man and went all the way to the west of the city.

After walking for more than a hundred steps, I heard the clanging sound of iron. Zhao Lizi looked up and saw an old blacksmith shop on the street. There were sickles, axes and other items hanging at the door of the shop.

Zhao Lizi walked up to it. The door of the shop was open, and it was steaming inside. A master in his forties was working hard on a piece of red-hot iron.

He then asked: "Master, are you looking for part-time workers? I can endure hardship, I can endure hardship, and I have a lot of strength."

"Here!" The blacksmith looked up at Zhao Lizi and said, "Ten cents a day, including food and accommodation, one knot a month."

Zhao Lizi did a mental calculation and found that it was only 600 coins a month, which was not enough, so he bargained for a higher price. You are too short."

"Yes, one or two grains of silver a day will keep you clean every day!" The blacksmith replied coldly, "I'll give you this shop, and I'll help you!"

Zhao Lizi was young and was choked by him and was speechless. After a long while, he said with a smile on his face: "Master has such a bad temper. I'm a little short of money! I wonder if you can hit him with a short knife?"

The master's eyes widened when he heard this, and he shouted: "With this temper, you can do it if you want to do it, and leave if you don't want to do it. What do you mean by using a short knife? Just play hard if you can't reach an agreement?"

"Cough, cough, cough!" Zhao Lizi was shocked by this guy. He had such a bad temper, but he hasn't been beaten to death yet, which shows that he has two brushes!

"No way!" Zhao Lizi explained quickly, "I originally wanted to go to the mountains to find my relatives, but I heard that there are many bandit kings in the mountains, so I was afraid of missing something."

"I asked around and found out that I need some silver to find a bodyguard. Now I can't find the money, so I have to think about making a short knife for self-defense."

"That's right, but I can't fight!" The master refused directly.

Zhao Lizi only said that the master had seen the way, and asked a little guilty: "Why is this? I have never heard of not sitting down when there is business."

"Recently, a customer has ordered a lot of sickles and axes. I can't finish them even if I work from dawn to dusk. How can I find the time to make daggers with you?" the master said with a smile.

It turned out that the rebel army was clearing up wasteland at that time, and there was a severe shortage of farm tools, so people went everywhere to buy and order them. This Yongning County is not far from Lushi County. The prices of agricultural tools and tools have begun to rise, and blacksmiths cannot make them.

How did Zhao Lizi know that this was a good thing done by his lord and he was tricked? He had no choice but to beg: "My relatives at home are old and we cannot afford to delay. Please ask the master to take care of me."

Zhao Lizi persuaded the master to make a short knife for him at the cost of helping him in the blacksmith shop for a few days.

So, after three or four days of delay, Zhao Lizi finally got a sharp wrist-removing knife made by the master blacksmith.

The so-called "wrist-removing sharp knife" means that a sharp knife is used to break down the thick and thin objects on the wrist. Another way of saying "wrist-removing sharp knife" is that there is no hand guard.

In short, this wrist-tip knife has the characteristics of long tip, thick back, thin blade and short handle. It is easy to carry with you and is about one foot to one foot two in length.

It looks like a dagger, but only has one edge. It is a weapon that is good for stabbing and dividing, but not good for chopping.

This thing can be used as a daily tool, and it can also be used to kill people and steal goods. It is quite close to the nature of a simple knife.

Zhao Lizi kicked the sharp knife, found a rag and wrapped a few stones, and returned to the Chongyang Town Inspection Department.

He was young and energetic, and he had been in the rebel army for a long time. When he saw that ordinary methods could not rescue "River God" Huang Shoucai, he suddenly became murderous.

When he arrived at Chongyang Town, he happened to see the patrolman from a distance, so he waved to the man to come over.

The inspector didn't know there was any fraud, and realized that this person was an associate of Huang Shoucai. He greeted the two archers, followed them secretly, and walked over in a swaggering manner.

Seeing him coming, Zhao Lizi put his hand into his arms and whispered: "Master, I have all the money, when will I release my friend?"

The inspector was greedy for the money, so he quickly approached and said, "Give me the money, and I will have the 'River God' released!"

Zhao Lizi was shocked when he heard this. He reached out and took out a knife, and pierced the inspector's leg with one stroke. The inspector was caught off guard and had no armor or weapons, so he suffered a heavy blow.

The two archers following him were surprised when they saw that the patrolman was injured and rushed over to rescue him.

How could it be too late? The patrol inspector was immediately held hostage by Zhao Lizi. He asked sternly: "What happened to Huang Shoucai, you thief? If you tell any lies, I will kill you!"

The inspector was shocked when he heard this. He didn't know where the flaw was, and quickly denied it: "You hand over the money with one hand and hand it over to the people with the other. You are unethical and have broken the rules!"

Zhao Lizi sneered: "You didn't believe Brother Huang when he announced his family status before. Now that you call him 'River God', you must have believed it. In this case, Brother Huang has quite a history with the officials in the county." , how dare you take him?"

At this time, the inspector realized that his title of "River God" had left out the details, and that he was a murderous bandit. He quickly begged: "It's none of my business. It's just that this matter is between me and the county magistrate." 50-50 split. But after I reported it, the county magistrate said that the 'River God' was a wanted criminal and needed to be escorted to the mansion for trial."

"Afterwards, the county Zhongdian Shi personally led the government officials to pick up the 'River God' Huang Shoucai and went all the way to the county. Until now, I don't know whether this person was taken to the county or to the government."

"If you are brothers, please go quickly. Don't hurt my life, lest I delay my journey, fail to rescue, and ruin the life of the 'River God'."