Sima Yi was stunned for a moment and almost lost his temper.
This Wu Zhi is really amazing!
You can take charge of the craftsman's workshop because I spoke in front of His Majesty. How dare you say that I'm jealous of you?
"Okay, just be careful! I'm going back to pack my bags and prepare to go south!"
Cao Pi has appointed Sima Yi as the General of the Southern Campaign to succeed Yang Ling and continue his campaign against Sun Quan and Liu Bei.
Sima Yi was too lazy to talk to Wu Zhi any more, so he turned around and walked away!
Wu Zhi snorted coldly and walked straight out of the city.
The craftsman's office outside Xudu City.
It was working time at this time, but all the craftsmen had nothing to do. They were either drinking tea and resting, or gathering together to chat.
The reason for this is entirely because Wu Zhi ordered that any test failure resulting in wastage of materials will be borne by him.
The craftsmen were afraid of taking losses, so they chose to fish.
When Wu Zhi walked into the yard and saw the craftsmen being lazy, he became furious.
"You are living on the salary of the great Wei Dynasty, but you are so delicious and lazy to cook!"
The craftsmen were startled and quickly stood up and saluted Wu Zhi.
"I've seen the great craftsman!"
"From today on, if you dare to be lazy again and I catch you, you will be fined!"
Wu Zhi gave a cold command, then his expression softened a lot, and he said calmly,
"His Majesty just ordered that the three-eyed gun is very easy to explode. He asked you to think of ways to improve it. Do you have any ideas?"
The craftsmen looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word.
To improve, you have to experiment multiple times.
In this case, there is inevitably the possibility of failure.
But if it fails, the craftsmen have to bear the losses themselves.
It's not impossible to let them bear the same treatment as before and let them bear it a few times.
But now the treatment of craftsmen has been reduced to only 30%. How can they afford it?
When no one responded, Wu Zhi looked gloomy.
He glanced around and finally landed on Lu Wei.
"Artisan Lu, I will leave this matter to you. There must be a result within seven days!"
Before Lu Wei could speak, Wu Zhi walked away!
After he left, a group of craftsmen gathered around Lu Wei.
"Gong Lu, what should we do?"
"Master Craftsman Wu, isn't this forcing others to do something difficult?"
"It's just that compared to the general and Mrs. Huang, he really doesn't understand anything!"
Lu Wei sighed and reassured everyone,
"Everyone, please stop talking and quickly find a solution to get down to business!"
After everyone complained, they dispersed and began to think of ways to improve the three-eyed gun!
…
Time flies by like a white horse, and seven days pass in a flash.
On this day, Wu Zhi sent someone to call Lu Wei and other craftsmen to the lobby.
"Artisan Lu, now that the deadline has expired, I wonder how you have improved?"
Lu Wei looked embarrassed and whispered,
"Reporting to the great craftsman, we have made no progress..."
After hearing this, Wu Zhi became furious, slapped the table and shouted,
"His Majesty personally ordered this matter, but you guys have made no progress?"
"Please calm down, great craftsman. The main reason is that the test failed and we need to bear the losses. As a result, the craftsmen are a little timid and dare not let go..."
Before Lu Wei finished speaking, he saw Wu Zhi's eyes widening angrily.
"What do you mean by this? Do you blame me?"
"The great craftsman calm down, how dare the villain blame the great craftsman?"
Lu Wei panicked and quickly explained,
"We just hope that the great craftsman can modify the regulations!"
"The regulations cannot be changed, not even in this lifetime!"
Wu Zhi rejected Lu Wei's request.
Just kidding, he had just reduced the cost of the craftsman's workshop and received praise from Cao Pi, how could he possibly revise it back?
"I'll give you three more days. If you can't get it out, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Lu Wei was also a little annoyed that Wu Zhi was so incompetent.
He suppressed his dissatisfaction and said in a deep voice,
"If this is really the case, forgive the villain for being incompetent and unable to do this!"
"Can't do it? Why can you do it when Yang Ling is in charge? Is it possible that you are teasing me on purpose?"
Wu Zhi's face darkened.
"When the general was here, he didn't act like this mischief like the great craftsman!"
"That's right, if you follow the general's system, we can do it!"
A group of craftsmen complained dissatisfiedly.
As a close confidant of Cao Pi, Wu Zhi was naturally extremely hostile to Yang Ling.
Hearing that the craftsmen praised Yang Ling so highly, his face became increasingly ugly.
Seeing that something was wrong with the situation, Lu Wei hurriedly said,
"Great craftsman, please forgive me that I am old and unable to do anything. I would like to resign as a craftsman. I ask the great craftsman to agree."
"Do you think the craftsman's workshop is run by your family and you can come and leave whenever you want?"
Wu Zhipi glanced at Lu Wei with a dead smile and said coldly,
"Disobedient to your superiors and disobeying government orders! Come here, drag Lu Wei down, and he will be punished for thirty years!"
As soon as these words came out, all the craftsmen were in an uproar.
Lu Wei was also shocked and quickly begged for mercy,
"Great craftsman, the villain realizes his mistake, please forgive me, great craftsman!"
Wu Zhi intended to use Lu Wei to scare the monkeys and scare the craftsmen, so how could he show mercy?
Several wolf-like sergeants rushed into the hall and dragged Lu Wei outside the hall.
In front of all the craftsmen, they raised their military sticks towards Lu Wei.
"Pah! Pah! Pah..."
Lu Wei could still scream in the first few blows of the military stick.
But after thirty military batons passed, he no longer screamed, and even his breathing became weak!
Wu Zhi glanced at the craftsmen beside him who dared not say a word, and felt secretly proud in his heart.
"If you don't do your best, Lu Wei will be your fate!"
"Carry him down, I will see the results in three days!"
Everyone did not dare to say anything, and quickly stepped forward and lifted Lu Wei down.
Lu Wei was already old and weak.
When a group of craftsmen carried him down and took him to the medical center in Xudu City, he had already died.
The matter quickly spread to Yang Ling's house.
Upon hearing that Lu Wei was beaten to death by Wu Zhi, Huang Yueying, who had worked with him for many years, was immediately so angry that her pretty face tightened and her eyes turned red.
"Husband, that Wu Zhi is going too far!"
Yang Ling could only hold her catkins and comfort her with a few words.
Apart from that, there was nothing he could do.
"Artisan Lu was also a decent man during his lifetime. Let's go burn incense sticks for him."
The couple tidied up for a while, then left the mansion and headed to Lu Wei's residence.
Lu Wei's coffin was parked in the lobby, and his children were all wearing sackcloth and mourning, and were crying.
Seeing Yang Ling's arrival, Lu Wei's children and other craftsmen surrounded him.
"I've seen the general!"
"General, you must seek justice for Craftsman Lu!"
"Yes, Craftsman Lu will never die with his eyes in peace!"
Everyone looked sad and shouted.
Yang Ling waved his hand and said comfortingly,
"I'm here to express my condolences today. We'll talk about other things later!"
