The old Taoist glanced at the sedan and said with a smile:
"Then is Beggar Su as sharp as Bai Yutang's knife? If I hadn't helped him, by the time he made up his mind to block the knife, the young Marquis would have been dead long ago."
Cao Bin felt cold in his heart and said:
"Did you throw him under Bai Yutang's knife? What is your relationship with Bai Yutang? Do you take human life too seriously?"
The old Taoist smiled and said:
"I just kicked him. Fang Qiqi kept saying that he wanted to repay your kindness, so I will fulfill him! Didn't this also make the young marquis famous as 'Little Mengchang'?"
Seeing the strange looks in their eyes, he didn't care and said with some pride:
"As for Bai Yutang, he has learned the art of mechanism from me for several years. He can be regarded as my half apprentice."
The sedan chair said angrily: "It turns out that you are the culprit. Bai Yutang is your apprentice. As a master, you must have instigated him."
As he spoke, he increased his strength with his hands and squeezed the old man's neck until it was deformed.
The old Taoist struggled quickly and said helplessly:
"My mother, Tette, was wronged. I warned him not to mess with the court, but he didn't listen to me."
Only then did Cao Bin understand the reason why he took action. No wonder he was afraid of the bloody disaster and refused to let himself out.
So, he waved his hand to let the sedan go and continued to ask:
"Then why do you keep wandering around my mansion? Do you have other purposes?"
The old Taoist glanced at Shi Qian, grinned and said:
"Little Marquis, I'm much more capable than this little thief. Why don't you give me the same wages and I'll do the same with you?"
Shi Qian made a sound and said, "What are you capable of? Why didn't you get caught by me?"
Cao Bin looked at him strangely and said with disgust:
"Brother Shi is loyal and has the ability to jump over the edge. What do you have?"
When Shi Qian heard Cao Bin's praise, he straightened his back immediately.
The old Taoist bowed his waist and said flatteringly:
"What's the point of jumping across houses and ridges? At best, you're just a thief."
"My old Xia is proficient in Qimen Dunjia, mechanical arithmetic, Western eight-treasure turning screws, and is capable of all kinds of construction."
"When it comes to the ability to build institutions, I, Lao Xia, dare to say that I am second, and no one dares to say that I am first!"
"Let's just talk about the Marquis's mansion. If you leave it to me to transform it, I'm sure it will be a trap at every turn and traps everywhere."
"The young Marquis is no longer afraid of assassins..."
Cao Bin couldn't figure out Lao Dao's real purpose, but his ability really made Cao Bin's heart move.
In Three Heroes and Five Righteousnesses, Bai Yutang admires Bai Yutang's mechanism skills.
Whether it was Zhan Zhao trapped in the formation or three explorations into the Sky Tower, they all demonstrated the power of his mechanism skills.
Seeing Cao Bin's hesitation, the old Taoist quickly took out a palm-sized wooden lion from his sleeve, tinkered with it for a while and said:
"Let the little Marquis see what I can do."
As he spoke, he pressed his finger, and the lion roared, then jumped up and began to shake its head.
Finally, the lion suddenly spit out a fireball the size of a fist, then stopped and stood still like a puppet.
The old Taoist looked at Cao Bin eagerly and said: "Little Marquis, is it fun?"
Shi Qian curled his lips disdainfully and said, "Is this considered capable? Are you treating the young Marquis like a child?"
Cao Bin became interested. Although this puppet lion looked simple on the outside, it must have many mechanisms inside. Only with some mechanical foundation can it be so flexible.
However, his abilities were obviously used in the wrong place.
This wooden lion is fun, but he made it all by hand, so he doesn’t know how much effort it took.
Blindly pursuing novelty and ingenuity does not bring out the original function of the machine at all. If it can be used in people's livelihood and military equipment, it will be of immeasurable value.
Cao Bin temporarily put aside his fear of being an old Taoist, nodded and said:
"It's quite interesting. From now on, you can stay in the house and worship me like Shi Qian."
Xia Laodao suddenly became happy and quickly bowed respectfully and said:
"Thank you, Mr. Marquis."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said, "I'm warning you, if you collude with Bai Yutang and want to do evil, I will not spare you."
Xia Laodao hurriedly patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, little Marquis. If that little monkey wants to overthrow my old man's job, he and I will be at odds with each other!"
Cao Bin was speechless and asked someone to take the Zhuge Liannu he had redeemed, handed it to the old Taoist and said:
"See if you can imitate this thing!"
The old Taoist's eyes lit up, he quickly took the serial crossbow into his hand and said:
"Could this be the legendary Zhuge Liannu? Hasn't it been lost? Where did the young marquis come from?"
Cao Bin shook his head and said:
"Don't worry about where it comes from. Just copy it. If you can succeed, I will reward you one thousand taels of silver."
As a crossbow, its range must be at least fifty steps to be considered qualified.
In fact, the craftsmen of the Song Dynasty could also produce repeating crossbows, but their range and power were not satisfactory, and the process was complicated, so they could not be used for military purposes.
Not to mention iron armor, even leather armor cannot penetrate it, and the price/performance ratio is really low.
The repeating crossbow that Cao Bin exchanged from the Time and Space Mall can shoot through leather armor within seventy steps, and the bullet speed is extremely fast, so it is precious.
As a martial arts disciple, Cao Bin will fight on the battlefield sooner or later, so now he should be prepared for a rainy day.
Xia Laodao held the crossbow and looked at it over and over again for a long time:
"The material used to make this crossbow is very rare. I'm afraid it won't be easy to copy."
Cao Bin waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about the materials, I can arrange for someone to find them for you..."
In the following days, Cao Bin finally understood Xia Laodao's purpose of seeking refuge with him.
This guy is simply lazy. He hired two maids himself and used the excuse of insufficient materials to enjoy himself leisurely every day.
As long as Cao Bin didn't give orders, he wouldn't be bothered to move for a whole day.
Where is the job here? He clearly found someone to take advantage of and come here to support him in his old age.
Seeing him like this, Cao Bin's mind was full of black threads. In a fit of anger, he arranged many research and development tasks for him.
Tell him clearly that if he can't make anything useful, let him pack up and get out.
And Cao Bin himself began to be busy with Wasi affairs.
After more than a month of construction, Caodu House has begun to take shape.
In the first phase of the project, Cao Bin plans to attract customers with gambling houses and theaters as the core.
People in the Song Dynasty liked gambling, and they took pleasure in gambling no matter what they did.
Cao Bin came up with poker, mahjong and many other new things.
With these things, Cao Bin believes that he will be able to attract a large number of customers.
However, there is no such thing as patents in this era. Even if Cao Bin develops these game projects first, he will not be able to stop others from imitating them.
The fresh gameplay may give Caodu Washi an advantage, but it cannot overwhelm other Washi in one fell swoop.
Therefore, Cao Bin’s focus is still on the theater.
As long as you cultivate a group of core actors, you can create a fan effect and make Cao Duwasi's competitiveness everlasting.
What made Cao Bin most happy was that for some unknown reason, Master Li actually agreed to perform a trial performance on the opening day of the theater.
With the blessing of her being the first person in the industry, Cao Bin believes that his own restaurant will surely become an instant hit on the opening day...
