The abbot looked outside the window. It was already spring and flowers were blooming. Winter was about to end. Spring was born and autumn was dying, and the seasons were changing, just like the passing of time, quietly.
He said calmly: "Did you send someone to assassinate Yu Wensheng?"
"Do you think an ordinary assassin can kill him? He's not an assassin, but a great gift. I just hope he can be more cautious and don't kill him by mistake." Gongshu shook his head and waved it, only rewarded but not rewarded.
"With his temperament that he would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let anyone go, I'm afraid he would accept your gift, even if it lurks a danger." The abbot drank the fragrant bitter tea in his hand.
At this time, a young novice came in holding a stack of lists.
"Abbot, Gongshu, everyone, this is the directory of the guests, craftsmen and accompanying people of the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild". Do you need to look through it now?"
The abbot glanced at it indifferently, and when he saw the public's eyes fixed on the list of names, he said: "Then take it over."
The young novice respectfully handed over the register. After the host took it, he asked in passing: "How is the situation at the venue?"
"Everything goes well. The craftsmen and merchants from the seven countries are full of praise for the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild's exhibits."
"Well, let the monks keep an eye on the venue. If anyone makes trouble or damages the exhibits, report it to the public loser immediately for handling."
He directly blamed the situation in front of Gong Suiruo and was determined not to cause trouble for himself.
The "Jichun Craftsmen's Union" was originally organized by their public loser. He received "incense money" to provide the venue, but was not responsible for the remaining after-sales issues.
Of course, if they were willing to offer a different price, he could make it happen.
The young novice monk was worthy of being taught by the abbot. He said without changing his expression: "Wu Qi understands."
"Go down."
After Gongshu Jiruo waited for the novice monk to leave, he reached out for the register. The abbot handed it to him and said: "This year is particularly lively. It seems that you Gongshu family will recruit many top-notch craftsmen under your command this time. "
Although the Gongshu family is a family of craftsmen, they have been able to survive for so many generations in the Beiyuan Kingdom and have a pivotal position. Naturally, they have their own way of survival and at the same time they have their own way of consolidating their power.
"There are hundreds of items on display and more than a thousand exhibits. It is indeed more grand than in previous years."
Gongshu Jiruo flipped through the directory, and after reading through the items, he specifically found the page where Yu Wensheng had registered.
He was so confident and arrogant that he didn't even use a fake name.
Craftsmen of Ye State.
The exhibit of the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild" - Panlong Carriage.
Craftsmen: A Qing, Mu Gaoyi, Shi Hetong.
The person accompanying him——Yu Wensheng...
"Why did this person named Ah Qing register first among the craftsmen of the exhibits?" He felt puzzled.
Gongshu Jiruo had stayed in Yu Wensheng's Changxunpo camp as "Master Li" before. He knew that Mu Gaoyi and Shi Hetong were already among the top craftsmen in the craftsman group. On the contrary, this person named "A Qing" Man, he had never heard of it.
But this time, in the registration of craftsmen who signed up for the competition, his name was filled in before Mu Gaoyi and Shi Hetong.
Generally speaking, if a piece of wood is completed by multiple people, the names are sorted according to their contribution.
"Ah Qing?" The abbot came over from the coffee table, glanced at the roster, and his eyes brightened: "That's him. He is the person I just mentioned who has a destiny with the Buddha."
"How is this man?" Gongshu Jiruo suddenly asked.
The abbot said: "Looking at his face, he is stable and kind, but a scar on his eyebrow ruined the perfection of his face. The poor monk originally thought that such a person should be taciturn and fickle, aloof and indifferent to things. But I don’t want to…”
"What don't you want?"
The abbot stopped talking, but did not continue talking about "A Qing". He said thoughtfully: "Looking at Yu Wensheng's attitude towards him, this A Qing probably means that he has the confidence to join Jichun Craftsman this time. The union’s secret weapon.”
Gongshu Jiruo's mind is not on this at the moment.
He was puzzled. Logically speaking, it was impossible for Yu Wensheng to leave Zheng Quchi alone in Fu County. Faced with the revenge of the public losers and the Mo family, without Yu Wensheng to resist him, Zheng Quchi would only be reduced to a lamb and torn into pieces.
But there is obviously no Zheng Quchi in his team...
"Have you seen a woman... or a man about five feet (about one and a half meters) tall next to Yu Wensheng?" Gongshu Jiruo asked.
"Five feet under?" The abbot, Mi Ku, thought about it for a moment and replied, "No."
"No?"
Gongshu Jiruo didn't know that Zheng Quchi was no longer the same person as before.
She is now Ah, Zheng Quchi, Qing. She not only wears Fu Rong's special inner height-increasing insoles, she also exercises hard whenever she has free time, practices the art of bone softening, and takes a lot of medicinal supplements. , the person immediately lifted up a lot.
A rough estimate shows that she has grown from an initial height of about 1.4 meters to about 1.5 meters tall. In addition, she wears shoes that are ordinary on the surface but are actually 7 centimeters taller inside. She is at least 1.6 meters tall. How many.
Precisely because her current pseudo-height is only slightly shorter among men, but no longer as straight and abrupt as before, no one attacks her with her height anymore and calls her short.
"impossible……"
Could it be that Yu Wensheng secretly sent her somewhere else and didn't take her with him?
But no one trusts people like him. Gongshu Jiruo Ben is convinced that Yu Wensheng will only feel at ease if he keeps important things with him. But now there is no one here who suspects Zheng Quchi.
"You are looking for such a short person. The poor monk has not seen it, but speaking of it, among them, only Ah Qing is slightly shorter, but his height is far from the five feet you mentioned."
"You mean that Ah Qing?"
"It's him. If there are no accidents, he should be the top craftsman of their Ye country's exhibit."
Gongshu Jiruo continued to turn to their entries: "Pailing Dragon Carriage..." He was slightly surprised: "It's actually a horse carriage?"
The abbot was happy, and he said: "Is this a trick in front of the public losers? Beiyuan Kingdom has top-notch craftsmanship in making cars, but their Ye Kingdom now brings a carriage to the exhibition. Which country are they planning to embarrass? ?”
Gongshu Jiruo knew Yu Wensheng better than the abbot. He said: "Yu Wensheng is not stupid. This proves that he thinks their Ye Kingdom's carriage can stand out."
The abbot pondered for a moment after listening, and then he called the young novice: "Wu Qi, go to the venue and see which exhibits have aroused great interest among the merchants so far, and which exhibition area is the most popular."
Wu Qi nodded: "Yes."
——
Wu Qi arrived at the venue soon, but he found that there seemed to be less people than before he left. No one cared about some of the exhibits on the ancient shelves, especially the "color"-based art objects here, so he Then he curiously asked the fellow monks stationed nearby.
Wu Qi's round head looked left and right, and asked: "Brother, weren't there many people here before? How come there are so few people here after just one visit?"
Brother Wu Monk told him: "People who were not interested after watching the show ran to the large equipment exhibition area."
Wu Qi's eyes widened: "Oh, is there anything special over there?"
The venue was so big that Wu Qi had been busy working and had never visited all of it, so many of the exhibits were unclear.
Brother Monk's face was cold and stern, and he replied: "I have been stationed here, and I don't know the situation there. You can go and see for yourself."
"Okay then, thank you, senior brother, I'm leaving."
Wu Qi trotted all the way, fearing that he would miss something. When he came to the spacious booth on the west side, as soon as he approached, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.
I saw dozens or even hundreds of people gathered around a booth. They were crowded and noisy. The scene looked like they were trying to grab some treasure.
When Wu Qi saw this, he remembered the abbot's explanation and hurried back to report.
This is definitely what the abbot said, and it has aroused great interest among the merchants. It is the most popular exhibition place.
Mi Ku saw Wu Qi coming back so soon, and when he heard what he reported again, he was a little surprised.
He said: "Those merchants are also well-informed people, why would they cause a scene of siege and looting just because of an exhibit?"
Gongshu Jiruo asked Wu Qi: "What is the exhibit?"
Wu Qi replied: "There were too many people at the large equipment exhibition hall. Wu Qi felt that he couldn't squeeze in, so he hurried back to report first."
"Where is the exhibition site?" the abbot asked.
Wu Qi was very familiar with the location of the venue because he and his fellow disciples of Wu’s generation had arranged the venue. He recalled it for a moment and then revealed the specific location.
Miku flipped through the list, checked the registered positions of the major exhibits, and finally placed his finger on the "Pailing Dragon Carriage".
Miku looked slightly startled.
"If that's the case, come and see."
When Gongshu saw him looking strange, he walked over and saw the "coiling dragon carriage" that Miku was referring to.
Both of them looked very surprised at this moment, and then became solemn and suspicious.
"This dragon-coiled carriage belongs to Yu Wensheng and the others..." Mi Ku suddenly smiled. He raised his broad sleeves and straightened his clothes: "You are right, Yu Wensheng is indeed not to be underestimated. Not only is he not stupid, he is also extremely powerful. Now I am very curious about what is so special about this dragon carriage, why don't we go and take a look?"
Even if Gongshu is true, he is also curious. As a Gongshu, he naturally has his own skills that he is proud of. He does not think that there are people in Ye country who can surpass them in car building.
He considered it for a moment and then said, "Okay."
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Speaking of which, the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild" has been running for decades, and it is able to hold such a grand event every year. In addition to the attractive prize money for the finalists, it is also the winner of this conference, and can ask for a "lottery" from the public losers. .
Although there is no clear definition of what this "lucky prize" is, in history, every winner has asked the public loser for the drawings of the equipment that they have admired for a long time.
The blueprint of Gongshujia can be said to be worth a thousand dollars, because with this blueprint alone, as long as one understands it thoroughly and can complete it completely, he can basically gain both fame and fortune in the end.
Therefore, being able to get the top spot in the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild" is what every craftsman dreams of.
But because of this, it is not easy to become the leader and winner of the "Jichun Craftsmen Association". The competition is too great, and only the top ten can be shortlisted.
Just think about it, just like this year's "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild", there are thousands of exhibits, but in the end only ten can be shortlisted. The competitiveness generated by this is so great that there is no need to hesitate.
A thousand makes ten, and ten makes one.
Among thousands of products, only one person can be the best with one weapon.
Some of the exhibits are quite special. In order to prevent voters from not understanding their meaning, people will be specially arranged to explain them in front of the exhibits.
Most of the functions of large-scale equipment cannot be displayed one by one at the exhibition hall due to space constraints. Therefore, personnel are assigned to introduce them to others in detail in order to attract votes.
The merchants who can appear here are all well-connected and well-connected people from the Seven Kingdoms. They are all very shrewd and do not let go of eagles when they see rabbits.
Therefore, if there is nothing special about putting the "spring reward money" they hold tightly in their hands into your own pocket, don't even think about it.
As Miku, the abbot of Wujue Temple, said, these merchants are all well-informed people who have traveled far and wide. Although they were all attracted by the dragon carriage built by Zheng Quchi...
The luxurious configuration, the luxurious enjoyment, and the top-notch appearance, that... In short, looking good may not necessarily mean it is really good, it must have real practical value.
Some of them "consumed" impulsively, but others still maintained a cautious attitude and asked various questions to the introducer.
"Master craftsman, did you design and build this carriage?"
"Yes, I just asked those two people. They said it was designed by a person named A Qing. Are you that A Qing?"
"Are you craftsmen from Ye State? Or are you just craftsmen who were recruited by Ye State with a lot of money? I really don't believe that people from Ye State can still have such craftsmanship.
Zheng Quchi was surrounded by people. She saw that these merchants were approaching menacingly, like hungry green-eyed wolves.
But she is not afraid of the occasion. Of course, she must first deny her identity at this moment.
Because at the "Jichun Craftsmen's Guild", craftsmen cannot take the initiative to sell their exhibits to merchants. What is important is a voluntary investment.
Once one's identity as a craftsman of the exhibits is revealed, at the very least, it will disrupt the order of the venue and fail to abide by the rules of the "Jichun Craftsmen's Union". At the most serious level, it will be easy to be cheated by someone with intentions, eventually causing heavy losses.
You must know that profiteers and profiteers are not just for fun. There is no business without profiteering. Without the "Jichun Craftsmen's Union" operating behind the scenes, ordinary craftsmen will directly negotiate business with merchants, and they will be cheated to death.
It must be said that the reputation of the "Jichun Craftsmen's Union" as a middleman has always been good in the industry.
"You heard wrong. My name is not Ah Qing, but I can answer any questions you have about this dragon carriage."
"We are the craftsmen of the Ye Kingdom, without any adulteration. And this Panlong carriage was also designed and manufactured by the craftsmen of the Ye Kingdom. No craftsmen from other countries assisted or participated in the whole process!"
She chatted with the businessmen, thinking that she was just a tool to answer their various difficult questions.
All the merchants were in disbelief after hearing her claim to be a "craftsman of Ye State", and many of them even felt like cold water had been poured over them, losing their previous excitement and enthusiasm.
What kind of things are made by the craftsmen of Ye State? How can they, who travel to and buy from various countries, not know clearly?
(End of chapter)
