Lu Yuan couldn't sit still anymore. He stood up and walked to the table. He asked Shen Jing, who was working side by side, "Brother and sister, do you mean to say that it looks better after coloring? Does it look more like it?"
"certainly!"
Shen Jing held her head high, her face full of pride.
During this era, paintings were relatively simple in color.
The three primary colors and the three primary color theory as mentioned in later generations have not been created, the colors produced are also very single, and the paintings drawn are even less different.
Yu Tiance introduced the types of coloring while adjusting the colors.
Lu Yuan was confused and could not understand what Yu Tiance said about red, yellow, blue and green, purple and orange, so he could only watch quietly from the side.
After about an hour, it gradually became dark, and Yu Tiance also finished painting.
Lu Yuan didn't drink a sip of water, didn't say a word, just stared at the exquisite paintings in a daze, sighing endlessly in his heart.
"It's so beautiful! It's so beautiful!"
Yu Tiance took out a scroll, placed the dried painting on the scroll, and bowed with his fists: "Mr. Lu, although this painting is not expensive, it is my brother's heart. Please accept it."
Isn’t this valuable?
According to a rough estimate, this painting can be sold for at least three hundred taels!
I originally thought that Yu Tiance would ask him for some money, but unexpectedly, it was given to him for free.
"Is it really for me?"
"Of course, Brother Lu, can you draw it so well that you can give it to others?"
Hahaha!
The next second, Lu Yuan laughed loudly: "Brother, brother, I don't know what to say. I am here to express my position today. In the sixteen counties of Chang'an Prefecture, if you encounter any trouble, just come to me." Brother!"
readily!
Relationship, this is a complete connection!
At this time, the waiters who delivered dinner entered the room carrying more than a dozen dinner plates.
Perhaps it was the arrangement of the shopkeeper, the round table was filled with more than a dozen dishes, and several jars of good wine were also brought.
The manager of the Yuelai Inn bowed and said: "Mr. Lu, you are here to welcome us. The shop is full of glory. We have prepared some wine and food to show your respect."
Ha ha!
"Shopkeeper Luo, there's no need to be so polite."
Seeing this scene, Yu Tiance became even more curious.
What is Lu Yuan’s identity?
He no longer serves as an official, but officials are still full of respect for him.
Not long after, Xinfeng County Magistrate Zeng Yu also came to Yuelai Inn.
Just as Yu Tiance was about to kneel down and worship, Zeng Yu interrupted his movement with a wave of his hand.
"Sir, since you are here, you don't have to pay homage. What I hate the most is red tape. He calls you brother, and you are naturally my brother. If you don't wear official uniform, you don't have to be rational."
Yu Tiance didn't know whether to nod or shake his head.
It was said that this was a drinking party between friends. The two people on the opposite side were both important people, one was a county magistrate, and the other was an unknown identity.
Being too restrictive will give people a bad feeling.
If you let it go too far, it will appear disrespectful.
In this case, we must adopt the Chinese way of "Golden Mean", take half of each, don't be too presumptuous, and don't be too restrained.
After a few people took their seats, Lu Yuan rolled up the large landscape painting, carefully put it into the painting tube, and handed it to Zeng Yu.
"Wen Chao, give this painting back to you. I have my own painting."
Wen Chao is the name of Zeng Yu.
Ancient people had surnames, given names, and characters.
In the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, etiquette is very important.
When you call yourself, you usually use your first name.
For example, how can Yu...
Or, add a "some" character to the surname to refer to yourself.
When elders address younger generations, they must address them by name.
Men's twenty-year-old crown should be chosen by elders or famous local people.
If you are a Taoist or an idle scholar who travels around the world, you will usually give yourself a title. For example, Li Bai and Bai Juyi all have titles.
If a junior calls an elder by name or title, it would be disrespectful.
"Tiance, look, my husband doesn't appreciate the paintings you gave me now that he has new paintings. He loves the new and hates the old!"
Hahaha!
As soon as the words were spoken, several people burst into laughter.
After two more bottles of wine, the faces of the three of them were all flushed.
Lu Yuan filled a bowl of wine, raised it and said, "Tiance, are you reaching the age of weakness this year?"
Um!
"Yes, Mr. Lu, I am exactly twenty years old this year."
oh?
"Can there be any words?"
The original owner's father was the county magistrate, and he had already chosen a nickname for him. He used the nickname of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, which was also the nickname of General Tiance.
"Mr. Lu, I don't have a name, I only have a character. If Tiance is brave, how about you give me a name?"
"That's exactly what I meant!"
Lu Yuan slapped the table, and after a moment, he said in a rough voice: "Your paintings are really worthy of praise, so why not just use the word 'Jia'?"
Chia?
The surname is Yu, the given name is Jia, and the courtesy name is Tiance!
Yu Tiance stood up, bowed, and said respectfully: "Jia, thank you very much, Mr. Lu, for the name!"
Speaking of this, Lu Yuan asked curiously: "Tiancei, things are rare and valuable, so paintings cannot be produced desperately. But pencils are different. Since you have the ability to make them, why not make them in large quantities? In that way, You can make money even while lying down. Moreover, you can bring many people to make money with you!"
It's not that Yu Tiance has never thought about setting up a factory.
I also thought about becoming a business tycoon in this era.
But the laws of Dayu stipulated that merchants who were rich but not noble could not participate in the imperial examination.
No matter how rich you are, at the end of the cold winter, you still have to go to the government office to do one month of corvee service, or go to the county camp to do one month of military service.
No matter what he said, he wanted to win the title of scholar, first cut off the corvee service, then pass the imperial exam, then cut off the military service, and then go about business, earn money and enjoy life.
That's what I think, but I can't say that. When facing officials, I must show a positive attitude.
"Brother Lu, Master Zeng, I also want to build a factory, but I am a scholar..."
There is no need to speak too clearly, both of them understand.
After a while, Zeng Yu's eyes lit up and he said: "Since you can't build a factory, why not build it in the name of Xinfeng County? You develop the factory as my disciple and lead the people to get rich. Although the profit money belongs to the Ministry of Household Affairs, you You will only get years of service. But you have to know that your name will be known to the emperor!"
Use my skills to make money for the court?
You worry about the factory every day, how can you be so carefree?
But Yu Tiance agrees with the last point.
Since ancient times, how many people have wanted the emperor to know about themselves, but after all their hard work, they have failed.
If the tax revenue of Xinfeng County is doubled, the emperor will definitely know his name.
Moreover, he not only creates pencils, but also glass, steel, high-purity liquor, mahjong machines, tea, etc.
There are so many novel products in later generations, and any one of them is enough to change the lives of people in this era.
"Sir, if you agree, I will start building a factory after the results are released. I am confident that the entire Xinfeng County will be rich!"
