A few days later, the palace passed through the palace of the palace, and the uncle and the king of Jin discussed secretly in the inner hall:

"King, there is news that someone has found traces of Master Wu Shu sent by the Gong Gong in the countryside of the capital Pingtang Territory, and the king should order someone to go there quickly and invite Master Wu Shu to come to the capital to teach."

"The Ligong faction has always been friendly with various countries, and if you invite him to enter the city, won't other masters and disciples of the Ligong faction go to other countries to preach and teach, and what benefits can I have in the Jin Kingdom."

"The king doesn't know, Master Wu Shu is a man in equipment, and he is very good at building a warship and a boat siege tool, if he can ask Master Wu Shu to build a sailor warship for the Jin Kingdom, it will be no less than adding another 300,000 manpower."

"What's the difference with other masters, it's just that other masters can't build warship equipment."

"Definitely. There are specializations in the art industry, and there are many capable people in the Ligong faction, each with their own strengths. Master Wu is a skilled craftsman in warship machinery, and he is unsurpassed in the Central Plains. If you can invite the master of Wu Suan, the army will attack the country, and the surrender of the Xianguo will be just around the corner. ”

"According to Xiangguo's words, how to invite the master to come to help, if it is a gold and silver beauty, this king will never hesitate."

"Wu Shu is a good person, the king can send people to give him good wine, and then wait for time, Master Wu Shu will come."

"Oh, it's that simple? What if the master tastes the widow's wine and doesn't come? ”

"Categorically not, taking people with short hands and eating people with short mouths, Wu is thin-faced, and accepting the king's wine, how can he abandon it, and it will not become a laughing stock when it is passed on to the Ligong faction. Just for the sake of face, Master Wu will undoubtedly come. ”

"That's good, the widow immediately chooses a doctor, picks the best palace wine, and sends it immediately."

"Wait." Uncle Kuo stopped, and then said: "The king must send alcoholics to give wine, otherwise Wu Xuan will not go to the appointment, but may refuse the king's gift of wine." ”

"Oh, why is that?"

As the saying goes, a friend is a confidant. Wine is a good drink, but also a temperament, must find a person who can speak well and drink alcohol. ”

"Well, the widow will follow Xiangguo."

King Dayue of Jin turned around and suddenly remembered Baili Yan, so he continued:

"Xiangguo, how is the recent movement of the Proton Mansion of Giguo?"

"The old man was about to report this to the king. Recently, there have been reports that Gongzi Yan squatted on the roof for days, even if the heat was scorching, and he would not go to the ground, even at night. He is behaving more and more perversely, not knowing what he wants. ”

As he spoke, he took out a rounded board from his sleeve pocket with Arabic numerals and scales, as well as three movable wooden poles.

"Your Majesty, please see, this is Gongzi Yan's handmade utensil, with ghost talismans painted on it."

"Oh, show it to the widow."

King Jin took the simple sextant instrument handed by his uncle Kuo, held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time, except for the unknown symbols of the ghost drawing talisman, there was no other mechanism on it. Seeing this, King Jin smiled:

"According to the widow, Gongzi Yan is really stupid, what is the use of this thing."

The old man also felt strange, so he asked the craftsmen in the palace to take a closer look, the craftsmen did not know what they meant, and it was difficult to guess.

In addition, Gongzi Yan went to the street two days ago, and ordered the steward He Kuan to buy obsidian and some hare, sheep intestines, and pig intestines, and later learned that Gongzi Yan ordered the sergeant to grind the obsidian into a sharp dagger, and then ......"

Uncle Kuang wanted to speak and stopped, as if he had something to think. King Jin was surprised and asked:

"What then?"

"Then the hare was disemboweled, and then sewn it with silk thread."

Uncle Kuo explained the reason, and King Jin laughed back:

"Hehaha...... The widow heard it right, the open intestine can be sewn up, I think this son must be crazy. However, Gongzi Yan has always been as timid as a mouse, why did he suddenly dare to hold a sharp blade in his hand and dare to blade a hare? ”

"This is exactly what the old man is puzzled about, it is said that Gongzi Yan not only killed the hare, but also played with the dead rabbit for several days, which is very strange."

"Crazy, this son must be crazy, how can there be any reason to play with dead things. Xiangguo, what do you think? ”

The old man thought that Gongzi Yan was unusual, making unexpected moves, and it was difficult to know what was wrong. However, it is better to be careful, there should have been heard in the Proton Mansion that the envoy Zhang Qi mentioned the escape with the steward He Kuan, and Gongzi Yan has been acting differently day after day, it is very likely that Zhang Qi's plan is the king, and the king has to guard against it. ”

Uncle Kuo talked in detail for a long time, and finally suspected that it was a trick deliberately arranged by Zhang Qi, in order to find an opportunity to get out of the city, but in fact, Bai Liyan was honing his surgical skills.

Bai Liyan's body had just taken over, and Wei Xian found that his tongue was stiff and he could only speak the local dialect, making it difficult to speak Chinese. The hands are also very tender, and there is basically no problem with major and minor surgeries before. After taking over Bailiyan's body, he felt more and more powerless, and his hands were obviously much rustier.

In these years, the merchants had no status, the peasants were lowly households and even subordinates and slaves, the prince's relatives and relatives were intriguing for the land fiefdoms, and they could be killed at every turn, and there was no way to become officials. To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter that it's difficult to get into the upper class without a backer, but only the craftsmanship is popular.

Baili Yan thought about it, but he still had to go back to his old business.

Just when the King of Jin and Gong Shukuo were discussing secretly, Bai Liyan was sharpening his knife and sharpening his scalpel in the firewood room.

Modern scalpels are basically high-grade stainless steel, mechanical blades, the cutting edge is not generally fast, it is very fast, and it can really blow hair and break hair.

In the early years, the scalpels were all obsidian, a silicoid weapon from the Stone Age, which was hard, sharp, and had a certain toughness. Modern high-quality scalpels can also be seen in high-grade obsidian, and its feel and incision effect are unparalleled.

I cut another rabbit before, but the knife was not good, so I had to continue sharpening the knife.

only listened to the sound of the firewood room, and after a while, He Kuan quietly entered:

"Shizi, your handmade plank disappeared a few days ago."

"If you don't see it, it's gone, it's not a big deal."

"But the old man suspects that there is an internal response in the mansion, and he has always felt strange before, why does the King of Jin know the situation of the Proton Mansion well, and today it seems that it must be the internal response that took away the objects of the prince."

Regarding the fact that the sextant was taken away, Bai Liyan knew that it was a bit tricky to deal with.

It was Cai'er, the maid of the Proton Mansion, who took away the sextant, who was only eighteen years old and was from Chen Guoren. Just because his father committed a crime in Chen State, he was confiscated into the army, and the mother and daughter were punished as slaves. Cai'er was bought from the slave market by Dr. Chen Guoyi, and then married as the daughter of the doctor and sent to the home of a famous family in Qiguo. That is, four years ago, he was selected into the palace and sent to the Jin Kingdom as a maid, and his life experience was very tortuous.

Bai Liyan went to see the slave market recently, and the ingredients come from complex sources, including prisoners of war, criminals, and the families of criminals, and many serious crimes can be used as slaves and soldiers. If he insisted that Cai'er did it, with the current royal law, the master has the right to lynch the servants and slaves to death, and He Kuan will definitely do it.

At the same time, if you really do this, it is equivalent to telling the king of Jin and the uncle of Xiangguo that the people of Qiguo have dug up the internal response, not only can they not solve the problem once and for all, but the Jin State may also use lure and threaten others to coerce others.

In view of this, Bai Liyan pretended not to know, and let He Kuan pay attention to himself, as for Cai'er's matter, knowing is better than not knowing, Bai Liyan plans to find an opportunity to marry her.

Thinking of this, Bai Liyan continued:

"Uncle He, if the thing is gone, it will be gone, it is not a vital thing, let him go."

"The old man will be strict with his family in the future, and assign a special person to strictly guard the prince's bedroom in the library pavilion."

"That's fine."

Bai Liyan tried the knife, which was extremely sharp, and then stood up, washed the three obsidian knives, and wrapped them in cooked cowhide for later use.

"Uncle He, this son is going to the farmer's market and the library, so that after the rabbit meat is cooked, it will be shared with everyone to eat."

"No, the old man immediately arranges the carriage and horses."

"The carriage and horses will be exempted, and the son of this world will go on foot."

There is a special car in the Proton Mansion, which is the kind with the lowest specifications, ranking in the king, the prince, the king, the marquis, the Xiangguo, the Jiuqing, the Shangqing, the minister, the general, the doctor, the doctor, the doctor is only one level higher than the businessman, it is very uncomfortable to sit, there is no shock absorption, of course, there can be no shock absorption, a small stone can make you seven meat and eight vegetarians, rather than taking a car, it is better to walk.

Put away the knives, and the two entourages on He Bandan followed Bai Liyan out.

Located in the eastern part of the city, the Proton Mansion was the commercial and administrative center of the city, and was the boundary where the nobles and wealthy lived, while the commoners with status lived in the western part of the city. The so-called commoners with status generally refer to the family members of hired workers or miscellaneous laborers who work for the powerful and wealthy, as well as other civilian groups with certain knowledge and skills.

At present, the common people generally do not live in the city, but outside the city, and those who can live in the city are government-run and private workshops, craftsmen, and the families of the upper class.

However, with the development of productive forces, the population increased, and the number of civilians who entered the city to make a living increased one after another, so the west of the city gradually became a gathering place for the common people in the city, as long as they did not sleep on the streets at night, most of them were left alone. In the north of the city is the palace, and in the south of the city is the large camp, and the garrison and the capital army are stationed in the south of the city.

As a rule of thumb, other cities will probably not exceed this layout.

As the core of the whole city, the east market is relatively sound in social facilities, the agricultural market is the vegetable market, the grain market, the livestock market is more developed, there are so many libraries, craftsmen and various handicraft workshops in the east market, the west market has a higher grade, and the objects of business are also nobles and rich people.

Walking on the way to the library, He Kuan asked in confusion:

"Shizi, if you want to buy books, just tell the old man, why should Shizi go in person."

"Uncle He doesn't need to ask more about the proposition of this son, but there is something I want to ask Uncle He. Which of these libraries has the largest collection of books and is the most prestigious? ”

"As far as the old man knows, the largest bookstore in Pingtang is the 'Jin Juku', and if you talk about fame, it has to be the same bookstore."

"What's the difference between the two?"

"The Jin school is the Jin State School, and the nobles of the Houmen are eager to visit it, and the gentlemen hired are all masters of the Jin Kingdom. The same book garden for the Liang country set up the world academy, in the early years for the Liang Dynasty school, after the rise of the heroes, the same book garden is not as good as before. ”

As the name suggests, "Jin Juku" is a private school set up by the Jin State in the national capital, which is equivalent to the highest private institution, and those who can get admission qualifications must not only have money, but more importantly, they must have an identity, and they must have a relationship without an identity. If you enter an institution like a national school, you will probably be able to mix up an official position in the future.

In this era of unlimited education popularity, in addition to self-study, apprenticeship, and family tradition, private schools in various places are the only schools, and they are full-school systems, as long as you don't make mistakes, you can read until you graduate.

In those years, there were no public schools, and private schools were paid for and fed by their own money and food, which led to very few people who could afford to go to school, and the scarcity of books hindered the spread of knowledge.

As for the Tongwen Garden, it was a private school once set up in major cities across the country in the Liang Dynasty, which was similar in nature to a chain of private schools, and had to pay for and pay for food by itself. After the decline of the Liang Dynasty's national power and degeneration into the Liang State, Tongwen Yuan became a symbol of the Liang Dynasty's continued existence in various places, and it no longer had the privilege of sending talents to the Liang Dynasty.

Whether it is a private school, a college, or a library, in addition to reading, you can also sell books, but the price is very expensive.

In addition, there are martial arts halls, craftsman workshops to recruit apprentices and martial artists, anyway, in this year, there are many people who want to learn a skill, and there are very few people who have the opportunity to learn, because apprenticeship is to pay for food, and money is relatively less important.

Except, of course, the skills of manual labor.