After the groundbreaking ceremony was completed, Wu Jia dispelled the doubts of King Wu, and the construction of Gusutai was officially launched.

According to the process, the first step is to find a senior craftsman who will be responsible for all the technical aspects of the entire project.

With such a person, we can come up with a general plan and move on to the next step.

The ministers of the DPRK and China are good at official business, and they can fight wars, but they are not good at all for construction projects. Including the commander-in-chief Bo Yao, they don't know anything about technology.

So Bo Yao sent a large number of personnel to visit and search for various parts of Wu State, issued notices, and recruited engineers and technicians.

There were quite a few technical engineers who applied for the job, but they were frightened when they were asked to take on the task of being a chief engineer. I have never heard of such a project, and I can only do a little specific work with my own technology to earn a living.

The final result was that he searched all the corners of Wu and did not find a candidate who could be the chief engineer.

Bo Yao was worried, there was no way, so he had to discuss with Fan Li, Fan Li was his assistant, and he naturally had to discuss with Fan Li if he had something.

"Brother, this whole thing is stuck at the beginning. I can't find the chief engineer, how can I repair this one? ”

Fan Li said: "You must find such a person, otherwise how can you explain to the king?" The king trusts us so much to entrust us with such an important matter. In the end, we said that we could not find the chief engineer, how can we say this to the king? ”

Bo Yao scratched his head: "I can't pinch an engineer out of dirt, can I?" ”

Fan Li said: "Don't be in a hurry about this, it's useless to be anxious." We also need to report to the king, explain the situation, and tell the king that we are not idle. Otherwise, the king said, "What is the matter with these two men?" Why hasn't there been any movement at all? ”

He said, "My brother is right, and we will report to the king." ”

When the two saw King Wu, they said that they had not found the person in charge of the overall technology. King Wu said, "Didn't find it? You're going to tell me this? What do you mean? Are you looking for it? ”

Bo Yao hurriedly knelt down: "The king forgives the sin, but the minister is ineffective." How can you not look for it? We're going to keep looking. ”

King Wu said, "Then what else do you say? Keep looking! Have you asked those craftsmen if there are such people in Wu State? They know better than you. ”

Bo Yao said: "The minister inquired, and there are only two people in Wu who can take on this important task. ”

King Wu said, "Which two people? ”

Bo Yao said: "One is called Wu Ban and the other is Gongsun Zhi, they are both Lu Ban's apprentices. ”

King Wu said: "This is terrible, just invite them to come, be kind to them, give them more money." ”

Bo Yao said: "It's useless, then Wu Ban used to work in the iron workshop in Gusu City, not long ago, the workshop caught fire and burned Wu Ban to death." ”

King Wu was stunned for a moment: "How can it be so coincidental, isn't there still Gongsun Zhi?" Go find Gongsun Zhi. ”

Bo Yao said: "I went to look for it, Gongsun Zhi is gone." ”

King Wu said, "Gone? What do you mean? Where did he go? ”

Bo Yao said: "Gongsun Zhi used to work in the iron-smelting yard, but he suddenly disappeared not long ago. At that time, he was working on a bellows for iron smelting. Everyone hadn't seen anyone for a few days, so they went to his hut to have a look, and the person was gone. He was never seen again, and he disappeared. ”

King Wu said, "How can this happen! ”

Fan Li said: "The minister knows why he disappeared. ”

King Wu said, "Why? ”

Fan Li said: "Now between the government and the opposition, they all regard studying and becoming officials as superior people, and craftsmen are looked down upon and earn less money, so ah, people with high craftsmanship can't be retained." ”

King Wu said: "To build Gusutai, it will take a lot of craftsmen, and we must keep them, treat them well, and give them more money." ”

Bo Yao said, "The minister will do it." ”

Fan Li said: "According to Dazai-sama, that Gongsun Zhi is missing, maybe not dead. That is, he ran away somewhere else. It's easy to do if he's not dead, we can definitely find him, and just bring him back. ”

Bo Yao said: "What Master Fan said is right. Wu Ban burned to death, and we can't do anything about it. Gongsun Zhi is missing, he must still be somewhere, let's go look for him. Isn't it okay to please him? ”

King Wu said, "That's all the way it goes." ”

Fan Li said: "I want to send a shrewd and capable person to find him, if he is not in Wu, he will go to other vassal states to find him." Talk to him quietly, talk about it, and quietly bring it back to Wu. Don't alarm others with this kind of thing, because if you alarm others, you won't be able to bring it back. Some countries would rather kill Gongsun Zhi than let him serve the Wu State. ”

Bo Yao said: "Who in the court can go to find Gongsun Zhi? ”

King Wu looked at Fan Li, looked up and down for a while, and said, "Young uncle, the widow thinks that this matter has to work hard for you." ”

Fan Li seemed taken aback: "Me? ”

King Wu said: "You are doing this properly, you have this ability, you found Xi Shi and Zheng Dan for the widow, and you will definitely be able to find Gongsun Zhi." ”

Fan Li showed hesitation: "But ......"

Bo Yao said: "Brother Shao, the king's affairs are more important than Mount Tai, so don't shirk it." ”

Fan Li said: "Fan Li works for the king, of course, he will never give up. However, there is no clue where this Gongsun Zhi went, and the minister doesn't know how long it will take to find him. ”

King Wu said: "There is no time limit for this matter, you only need to bring back a chief engineer to the widow." ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, the minister's decree is that Gongsun Zhi can't be found, and the minister also promises to bring back a chief engineer to the king." ”

The matter was settled like this, and Fan Li had to leave Gusu to find an engineer for Wu Guo.

In the evening, Fan Li saw Zimei and said, "Zimeijun, you tell Xi Shi that I am going to leave Gusu for a while, tell her to take care of herself and deal with things calmly." ”

Zimei said: "What is Fan Jun going to do again?" ”

Fan Li told him about going out to find an engineer. Zimei smiled: "You just got Wu Ban and Gongsun Zhi away from Wu State, will you go to them again?" ”

Fan Li said: "It's definitely not appropriate to come to them. Wu Ban, in particular, is already dead and can no longer show up in the country of Wu. ”

Zimei said: "Then who are you looking for?" ”

Fan Li shook his head and said, "I really don't know who to go to." ”

Zimei said: "Whatever, go out for a spin, just as a tour of the mountains and rivers." ”

Fan Li said: "No, this will be sincerely for King Wu, we must find a skilled craftsman to come back, otherwise how will Gusutai be built?" ”

Zimei said: "I also go with you, and I am so happy to be with you." As he spoke, his face turned red.

Fan Li said: "That's good, with Zi Meijun to accompany you, the journey should not be lonely." However, the matter on the Wu Palace's side, can it be done without you? ”

Zimei said: "You don't have to worry about this, I will naturally arrange it." ”

Fan Li said: "In this case, let's go together." ”

Zimei said: "When does Fan Li plan to leave?" ”

Fan Li said: "I plan to leave tomorrow." ”

Zimei said: "Fan Jun, tomorrow you go first, out of Gusu City, you will meet me." ”