Pick up a princess to be your wife

Upon seeing Li Mu leave, the shopkeeper immediately returned to the money exchange, his smile instantly turning cunning.

"Shopkeeper, what kind of person is that kid? I've never seen him before," a servant asked, stepping forward.

"Who knows? Who cares?" The shopkeeper took out a silver ingot and handed it to the servant, "Here's your tip."

"Thank you very much, shopkeeper." The servant accepted the money with both hands and thanked him repeatedly.

In this back and forth, he not only made a profit of nine thousand taels, but the young man didn't even want a thousand taels back.

Isn't this like getting ten thousand taels of silver for free?

"Shopkeeper, I think that kid is acting a bit strange. I'm afraid he's coming to cause trouble," the servant said.

"Look at him, dressed in coarse linen clothes, does he look like he has ten thousand taels of silver? He probably picked it up somewhere." The shopkeeper smiled slyly.

"He doesn't look like he has ten thousand taels of silver. The shopkeeper has struck it rich this time," the servant said with a smile.

"What do you mean by getting rich or not? I wouldn't dare put this money in my own pocket; it all has to be handed over to the owner," the shopkeeper said.

The servant smiled and agreed repeatedly.

Both of them knew perfectly well whether the money was for the employer.

After leaving the money exchange, Li Mu immediately went to find Li Ertie.

Li Ertie has already found a shop and is just waiting for Li Mu's money to arrive so the pawnshop can open.

"What's the background of Zero Money Shop?" Li Mu asked.

"The largest money exchange in the Great Yan Dynasty, bar none. It's said that the owner behind it is a certain vassal king," Li Ertie replied.

Li Mu could indeed find Zero Bank in his memory, but the information was not specific.

It turns out that behind this Zero Money Shop, there was actually a feudal lord in charge.

It's true what they say, big businesses bully their customers.

"Which vassal king?" Li Mu asked.

“Only the person behind the scenes probably knows this,” Li Ertie replied.

“Now that Wu Fengxian’s rebel army has occupied half of the Great Yan territory, Zero Money House is still standing strong. This prince must be quite powerful,” Li Mu said.

“Since he is a vassal king, he must rule over a region. As long as the Great Yan Dynasty exists, Zero Money Shop will not fall. A vassal king is not something that a merchant family like the He family can compare to,” Li Ertie said.

“I went to collect my silver notes today, but the shopkeeper only gave me one thousand taels of silver, saying that the notes I gave him were only worth one thousand taels,” Li Mu said.

"what?"

Li Ertie was wondering why Li Mu would ask about Zero Money Shop; it turned out he had been tricked.

Zhou Wanfu had just fallen when another bank, Zero Bank, came along and interfered.

He used to be stagnant, running his own small business, and naturally there weren't any major obstacles.

“In this world, even taking one step forward is fraught with thorns. These beasts are simply going too far,” Li Ertie said angrily.

“Hell is empty, all the devils are here,” Li Mu said.

"You didn't bring any money back either, are you just going to let it go like this?" Li Ertie asked.

Now that things have come to this, Li Mu has a fairly clear understanding of the basic rules of this world.

Without any skills or abilities, you'll only be bullied.

“What we lost today, we will take back tenfold. Don’t think that Zero Bank is backed by just one feudal lord, or even by the Heavenly King himself, he can ride roughshod over us,” Li Mu said in a deep voice.

"As expected of you, you're quite imposing," Li Ertie said.

“You can’t get the money back by talking; you have to take action. How many people does Zero Money Exchange have?” Li Mu asked.

"I only know that the manager of Zero Money Shop is named Ge Desheng. I don't know how many people they have, but it seems that they are secretly protected by military personnel."

Zero Money Exchange is very secretive and never gets involved in the disputes in Luyang County. My knowledge of them is limited; perhaps I should go find Manager He to inquire about the specifics.”

Li Ertie replied.

"Let's go, and borrow some money from her while we're at it," Li Mu said.

Li Mu has lost his initial investment of 10,000 taels of silver and needs money.

To be precise, it requires antiques.

Li Mu and his companion arrived at Jubaoge and met He Xianzhi.

Li Mu briefly explained his experience and what he knew.

"I can't tell you who the mastermind behind Zero Bank is; that's someone the He family can't afford to offend," He Xianzhi said.

The mastermind behind Zero Money Shop was indeed a feudal lord.

Now that the Great Yan has lost power, the separatist forces are even stronger than before.

"However, I can give you some information. Every fifteen to thirty days, Zero Money Shop will escort silver money out of the west gate and travel northwest along the official road."

There will be about two hundred armored soldiers secretly escorting them, all elite troops. Among them is a military captain, whose identity I don't know. In short, they will be difficult to deal with.

He Xianzhi said.

"You're telling me all this because you want me to rob you, aren't you?" Li Mu asked.

"what?"

He Xianzhi was somewhat surprised.

She simply told Li Mu the information she knew; she never actually intended for Li Mu to rob him.

The enemy's two hundred elite troops are simply not someone that ordinary people can handle.

She didn't know how Li Mu killed Zhou Wanfu, but those elites were not a rabble.

"Don't do anything foolish. You can't possibly be a match for them," He Xianzhi said with some concern.

Li Mu had learned a lesson from his previous dealings with Zhou Wanfu.

If someone bullies you once, they will continue to bully you as long as you don't stand up for yourself.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—that's the way to survive in this world.

“Miss He, I would like to borrow some antiques from you,” Li Mu said.

"How much?" He Xianzhi asked.

“I’ll lend you an antique worth 20,000 taels, and I’ll repay you 40,000 taels in the future,” Li Mu said.

“Okay, sign the receipt.” He Xianzhi agreed.

Li Ertie was somewhat surprised; Li Mu's influence was truly growing.

When I asked He Xianzhi to borrow some antiques, he immediately agreed.

Li Mu signed an IOU with He Xianzhi and received antiques worth 20,000 taels of silver.

She roughly knew what Li Mu wanted to do.

This guy is going to fight to the death.

For He Xianzhi, this deal was either a 100% profit or a complete loss.

But she felt that Li Mu's destiny was extraordinary, and this deal couldn't possibly be a loss.

If Li Muneng rises to prominence in Lingnan Road, He Xianzhi will have one more safeguard.

She has also been investigating what kind of connections Li Mu has, but hasn't found anything.

After acquiring the antiques, Li Mu was about to leave when He Xianzhi brought out a batch of newly acquired antiques for Li Mu to appraise.

At noon, Li Mu and Li Ertie had lunch at Jubao Pavilion before leaving.