You can never have too much money. Learn these techniques, and turn every coin into many more! Technique On…
You can never have too much money.
Learn these techniques, and turn every coin into many more!
Technique One: Turning People into Profit
The Nine Mortal Ways always has plenty of people but often lacks money. How can you turn people into profit? The answer lies with the Masked Troupe.
The Masked Troupe disciples need an audience, and their reputation depends on word of mouth. Your contacts in the Nine Mortal Ways can fill these roles. Simply gather your peers and negotiate with the Masked Troupe disciples. For example, if one ticket costs ten wen and a hundred people attend, that's a thousand; a single positive review can be worth five wen, so a hundred good reviews could bring in five hundred.
Success depends on good negotiation skills and setting fair prices. Taking a share of the proceeds will ensure a steady income.
Technique Two: Finding Value in the Wilderness
This kind of "gold" isn't literal gold, but it can be just as valuable.
Wildflowers on barren hills and weeds growing between rocks all become treasures when you have the trained eye to recognize them.
Where to train your eye? Visit a clinic on the outskirts of Kaifeng.
Pretend to be an apprentice and learn how to identify useful medicinal herbs. Collect them and sell to Silver Needle. This way, you learn a skill and earn money—and with good relationships, you might even save on medical fees down the line. In other words, your medical expenses end up being covered by the healers you work with.
Technique Three: Doubling Your Earnings from a Single Opportunity
Opportunities to earn twice as much don't come often, but they do exist.
During rainy seasons, explore damp, shadowy areas where you're likely to find oddly shaped mushrooms. Pick the edible ones to sell at the market. Hold onto unfamiliar or strange mushrooms and sell them to pale, somber passers-by—likely Hollow Vale disciples who collect poisonous mushrooms. Feel free to set your price.
Be careful not to mix sales between regular customers and these collectors. Getting caught by the Kaifeng Prefecture could mean serious trouble, with no one coming to your aid.
If you're smart enough, you have probably accumulated some savings by now and don't need to learn more.
But if you're eager to keep learning, I do have additional secrets. Look for the next volume!