"Boy, you mean, you want to change all this? Do you have the ability to do so?"

The old man's voice was calm and composed.

He was shocked by Chen Xuan's thoughts, but he was not the kind of young man who had just entered society. It was impossible for Chen Xuan to impress him with just a few words.

"Why not?"

Chen Xuan smiled, confident and sunny.

As the chosen one with the system, is there anything he can't do?

"Old man, I still say the same thing. Follow me, and I can give you the peaceful and prosperous world you desire. If you are willing, I can treat you as a guest of honor. If you are not willing, that's fine too. I will send someone to escort you out of the city. As long as I am here, no one dares to stop you."

Chen Xuan spoke each word with a sonorous and powerful voice.

Having said so much, if this old man really doesn't want to follow me, Chen Xuan will not force him anymore.

The old man's dozen or so disciples immediately looked at him eagerly.

Some people showed anticipation on their faces, hoping to stay, believing that Chen Xuan had the strength to fight the prefect.

Some people looked anxious and couldn't wait to leave the Barbarian City. They were very worried that the old man would agree to stay.

The prefect has eight thousand soldiers and horses!

Moreover, among the twenty-four border cities, many of the governors of other cities are friends of the governor of the Barbarian City. If they ask their friends to borrow some more troops, how can Chen Xuan confront them head-on with the few people he has?

So don’t get involved in this mess!

Old Man Li's face was full of admiration. He looked at Chen Xuan with a playful expression, "Boy, I'll follow you for a month to see if you really have the ability or if you're just talking big. If you can show me that you can achieve something within this month, I'll use all my life's knowledge to build any weapon you want."

"But I have to say this first. If I find out that you are just a talker, I will take my disciples and leave immediately!"

This is a promise to stay.

Chen Xuan suddenly smiled: "No problem."

"Master, think twice!"

Immediately, one of the older disciples felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. It would have been fine if he didn’t run away immediately, but why did he choose to stay?

Do you really want to confront that prefect head-on?

"Asshole, do I need you to teach me how to do this?"

The old man glared at the apprentice who was trying to persuade him, scaring the latter so much that he shrank his neck, lowered his head and dared not speak. It seemed that he was still very majestic in his daily life.

"Boy, my people can't follow you for nothing. I have more than a dozen disciples. You have to take care of their food, drink, and shelter, right?" said the old man with his head held high.

Chen Xuan nodded: "Of course, I can support them and pay them ten taels of silver per person per month."

Hearing this, all the old man's disciples' eyes lit up instantly.

Even the disciples who wanted to leave Barbarian City couldn't help but look up with surprise.

Ten taels per person per month is much more than what they earn by working as iron in this blacksmith shop.

After all, there is not business every day for blacksmiths, and the old man has more than a dozen people to support. It is good enough if each person can earn one or two taels of silver a month.

Chen Xuan gave them ten taels of silver right away, which was truly a conscience act.

"Mr. Chen, you've paid us so much money. Apart from sleeping and eating, I'll work as a blacksmith for you every day. Even if the hammer smokes, I'll still work as a blacksmith for you every day!"

Someone immediately spoke excitedly.

After all, money is the most effective thing. I heard that giving them so much money directly brought them back to life.

Chen Xuan immediately pressed on, saying, "Ten taels of silver per month is just your basic salary. If you can forge a weapon, even a small one, I'll give you a subsidy of one hundred coins."

"For each medium-sized weapon, I'll give you a subsidy of 500 coins."

"For each large weapon, you will be given a subsidy of one thousand coins, which is one customary coin."

One tael of silver is a customary sum.

If they work hard every day, they might be able to earn dozens of taels of silver each in a month.

This is a price that goes against the will of heaven and earth!

"Mr. Chen, are you serious?"

For a moment, some people couldn't believe it, because Chen Xuan was so conscientious and the price he offered was so tempting.

"Of course it's true, but there's a prerequisite. That's the quality of the weapons you craft. As long as the quality is good enough, I guarantee you'll have enough money!"

Chen Xuan smiled and spoke.

It’s just money. What he lacks least now is money.

Even if he has no money in the future, he still has plenty of ways to make money.

"Thank you, Master Chen!"

Immediately, his disciples couldn't help but express their gratitude.

"I say, kid, you want to poach all my disciples and followers, right?" Old man Li immediately puffed his beard and glared.

Chen Xuan immediately laughed and said, "Old Senior, not only do they receive a monthly salary of ten taels, you also receive one, but yours is in gold."

Old man Li was stunned. This kid is really generous.

He is really short of money now. After all, he has offended the prefect, and many people are afraid to ask him to make iron. If he wants to make a kitchen knife, he has to go to the blacksmith shop next door to find someone to make it. But he has so many people to support, and he has little money left in his pocket.

"Boy, I don't care about money, but since you insist on paying me for my work, I can't refuse your kindness."

The old man spoke carelessly.

Chen Xuan smiled and said, "That's what I should do."

Then, he looked at the various knives and iron blocks in the blacksmith shop and the boiler, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"These things are the result of my hard work in Mancheng. I have to find a way to move them away." Old man Li said seriously.

If you want to forge weapons, various tools in a blacksmith shop are indispensable, especially the boiler for burning molten iron.

But there were only a dozen people in their blacksmith shop, and even with two grown men, Chen Xuan and Liu Jinyu, it was definitely not enough. There were too many things in the blacksmith shop.

"Okay, I'll have someone carry it away later."

Chen Xuan nodded.

Everyone in the blacksmith shop must follow him to the outskirts of the city, so these tools must be taken away as well.

There is no other way. The city is still the territory of the prefect Zhang Tao. Chen Xuan can only develop in the suburbs of the city. When the time is right, he will rush into the city and take control of the entire barbarian city!

"Let's leave the city now."

Chen Xuan said that he didn't have the heart to go anywhere else now. He wanted to bring the people in the blacksmith shop to the outskirts of the city safely first. He wanted his manpower to become more and more sufficient and stronger.

Soon, they went straight out of the city. The soldiers guarding the city had learned their lesson and would make way for Chen Xuan when they saw him, for fear of getting into trouble.

After they left the city, one of the soldiers couldn't help but say, "That Chen guy is finally gone, but why did they kidnap another person?"

"By the way, that kidnapped guy looks familiar?"

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