Chapter 302: The Capital Competition Gathers Craftsmen

The green grass shops the dwellings, the light song returns to the swallow, and the north plumbing is urgent.

The day is getting warmer and warmer, the swallows go home, the stream is soft, and as a heavy rain falls, the people in the spring ploughing are relieved.

The capital has become more prosperous at this time, and there are people who want to go out to choose the tour group they want to enter, and those who participate in this year's spring festival are busy paying homage to the door, and the place of the fence also sings a new poem from time to time, or is praised by everyone, or some people secretly belittle.

Families who want to save some food rations also take their children to pick wild vegetables, and after the rain, there are more people picking mushrooms, and storytellers are still looking for suitable subjects.

The new animals in the zoo attract many curious people to watch, and the flowers are placed in the east and west markets, with cars and horses coming and going, and the wine and food are fragrant, giving people a sense of prosperity.

But today these kinds of things are not the most important, to say that the most important thing is the excellent craftsmen from all over the country who have come to the capital after a lot of competition, and they will participate in a month-long competition.

The craftsmen, who were not valued at ordinary times, finally ushered in the spring of their own industry, and the imperial court arranged a large enough place for Shui Yunjian to take out 20,000 yuan of money to buy materials and reward the best craftsmen in all walks of life.

The craftsmen came from all over the world, and they all thought that their skills were good, and each of them had at least a small invention or improved a certain artifact, and the money they came from the government or local merchants after the invention and improvement was taken out.

It's not that the government and businessmen don't want to monopolize this money, but this time the matter is too big, and if you don't send good craftsmen to the capital, you will lose a chance to become famous, especially the magistrates, who grasp it the most, and hope to be able to enter the eyes of the court, think of him as a small magistrate, and give him a position.

Some craftsmen from all over the country have been on the road since last year, and they are thinking about what they should be able to improve or make new things along the way.

Arriving in the capital one after another, they were placed in the place provided by the water and clouds, and they were waiting for today's style to open the ratio.

Many discerning businessmen have set their sights on the artisan competition, in anticipation of finding good craftsmen to recruit their respective traders.

It's a pity that after they knew what Shui Yunjian had to choose first, they could only give up the best craftsmen and turn their attention to the inferior people again, the competition couldn't compete with Shui Yunjian, not to mention that the wages given when soliciting couldn't compete with Shui Yunjian, even if it was the same money, even if it was a little more, the craftsman would choose Shui Yunjian.

Everyone knows how abundant the infrastructure and supplies for research are in the water cloud room, and the water cloud room is famous enough, so there is no need to worry about being deceived, and the craftsmen who come to the capital as long as they think that their level is high enough, they all aim to enter the water cloud room.

For the first time, the people who saw the craftsmen taking the imperial examination were curious, and they also gathered in the east of the capital, which is the place for the competition.

The imperial court has sent officials to be in charge, at this time, He Zhizhang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Wei Shu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and Luo Bin, the little eunuch sent by Gao Lishi, and the people under each leader announced the start of today's competition.

Because there are many craftsmen and all aspects involved, it cannot be carried out at the same time, and there are not enough places, so in order to attract people, the first day of the competition is a warm-up, and the content is to make strange things, which can make people feel new and fun.

One by one, the tool tables were erected, and the various materials were placed in fixed places according to the categories, and the craftsmen who participated in the project nervously and confidently looked left and right, and successively instructed their apprentices to fetch all kinds of materials, some using wood, some using copper and iron, and some even using animal fur and bones.

The time of the competition starts in the morning and lasts until noon, when everyone eats, the food of the craftsmen is provided by the champion building, and the people in the capital and the surrounding families who are not so good are given a chance to make money.

After a month, you should be able to make a lot of money, and then you will pay back the money of the proud house, which is very humane, and of course it has also attracted a lot of complaints from restaurants and restaurants that are not allowed to enter.

In the East Market, in addition to the place for the people to watch, there are also specially built stands, which are for officials and people of the family to watch, and the privileged class always have different treatment.

The stands are divided into A, B and C positions, the height is different, the supply of telescopes is also different, and there are also differences in eating and drinking, the best position on the top is vacant, reserved for Li Longji, regardless of whether he comes or not, the location is indispensable, in case he goes to Dongshi on a whim to take a look.

The craftsmen were busy, and the little eunuch Luo Bin walked back and forth, his eyes were rolling around, afraid that someone would cheat, but he was repeatedly told by Gao Lishi that nothing could go wrong, because the competition was not only to make the capital more lively, but also to select talents for the Zhang and Wang families.

He Zhizhang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, didn't seem to be thinking about the game, sitting in a good position in the stands, holding a telescope to look at the prosperity of Dongshi, it seemed that he was about to write a poem.

Listening to the squeak of sawn wood and the clanging of iron, Wei Shu, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, also yawned boredly, he really couldn't understand why a craftsman's competition should send his own waiter to preside, a bit overkill.

Just as he was squinting and preparing to take a nap, a group of people came from under the platform, each with knives on the periphery, and two people were surrounded inside, and they did not greet others, but entered through another special closed staircase, and then heard the footsteps all the way up, directly to the top.

Wei Shu is a spirit, no longer sleepy, just now I felt why the person with the knife is so familiar, it turned out to be Jin Wuwei, and it was the imperial guard who followed the two people up, mother, the emperor actually came, needless to say, one of the two people is Shengshang, and the other is Gao Lishi.

Well, it doesn't seem to be overkill, no, you have to go down and go around, don't continue to sit on the stage, in case the emperor thinks that he is not satisfied, it will be troublesome.

Before going down, Wei Shu kindly touched He Zhizhang next to him, "He Shilang, do you want to go down and have a look?" ”

"Oh, yes, that's what I mean." He Zhizhang was also happy, there was such a big movement just now, it was impossible for him not to hear it, the poetry in his heart was sublimated at once, and he began to do practical things, such as art forms, which are higher than life, but come from life.

Li Longji sat in the best and highest position, watched under the telescope, and said to Gao Lishi: "Lux, the craftsmen below are a big help to the Feiteng plan, help me see which one is the best." ”

How do you know who is better, and you haven't compared it, everyone seems to do things differently, and I don't know what kind of rules people use to judge.

When I was in a hurry, I suddenly saw that one of the craftsmen below seemed to have seen it, recalled it carefully, and remembered that Liu Zhirou's distant relative, I heard that he had been with the Zhang family for a long time, and I don't know why he came to participate in the competition this time, and then looked at the place written in the competition sign, which actually represented Fengzhou.

Seeing this person, Gao Lishi had a bottom in his heart, and said to Li Longji: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the person sitting there may be the best in this game, Your Majesty, please take a look." ”

Li Longji looked at Gao Lishi's point, and asked puzzledly: "Can Lux be able to anticipate things first?" ”

"How can the minister have that ability, this person has seen it, a distant relative of Liu Zhirou, who was from the Ministry of Industry some time ago, has been with the Zhang family, and the minister estimates that he can learn a lot of skills, but I don't know why he appeared on behalf of Fengzhou." Colliers explained.

"Oh, it turned out to be Liu Qing's relative, with the Zhang family, yes, how is Liu Qing doing?" Li Longji felt that since he was from the Zhang family, he must be very powerful, and suddenly remembered Liu Zhirou, who was no longer in office, and asked.

Hearing Li Longji's question, Gao Lishi smiled before answering, "Hehe, Your Majesty, Liu Zhirou is busy with moving, and when he meets people, he says that Xiaobao and Juan Juan are white-eyed wolves." ”

"Why? Xiaobao and Juan Juan gave him less things? Where do you want to move? Li Longji's curiosity was aroused.

"Preparing to move to Baoxin County first, I wrote to Xiaobao and Juan Juan, the two of them did not agree, saying that it was warm and warm, so they did not give the boat to pick up, as a result, Liu Zhirou couldn't stop wandering around in the recuperation area behind Deyi Hospital, and when he met someone he knew, he mentioned that many ministers who went to check his body avoided him."

Colliers laughed again.

Li Longji understood, and laughed twice, and said: "There is such a thing, it seems that his body has not been well recovered, thanks to the Deyi Hospital, otherwise he fell ill last time, and the palace would not be able to come up with good things to save his life, it is estimated that he also wants to live for a few more years, so he has to go to Xiaobao and Juan Juan." ”

"Yes, many officials are ready to leave office with the Zhang and Wang families, Xiaobao and Juan Juan have written to the minister, to build a large villa area in Sanshui County, ready to settle the people who are in the fun, the minister is also anxious, and all the officials can't go to Sanshui County to live in the end."

Colliers continued to give a briefing.

Li Longji pondered for a moment and said: "This matter is easy to do, they all think that the medical conditions of the Zhang family are good, and the food is also good, so not everyone can go, officials above the fifth grade can go after leaving office, and under the five grades, it depends on what has been done, and only those who have made great contributions to this dynasty can pass, and the officials on the five grades should also see how they left their posts, and they did well in office, allowed, and did not do well, and refused, as for the cost ......."

When it comes to money, Li Longji doesn't know who should pay it, the court is all out, and he is reluctant to let the officials pay it themselves, and that little money may not be able to afford it.

"Your Majesty, Xiaobao mentioned this point in his letter, saying that money is a trivial matter, and he wants to gather the outgoing officials together to discuss the major affairs of the country in their spare time, which is called a think tank, but if it is useful for the people, it will not be in vain for the wealth invested by the two families."

"Money is a trivial matter, and only the two of them can say such things, so you can take a look at this matter and wait for Zhang Zhong to return to Beijing as an official."

Li Longji was in a happy mood, and asked Gao Lishi to take care of it, and then he would give Zhang and Wang two family policy compensation, and the money must not be taken out.

In the process of the two turning the topic around, the craftsmen of the following competitions also made their own things one after another, and the excellent craftsmen who came out of various states across the country were indeed better than ordinary craftsmen, and there were craftsmen who specialized in making carriages, and now they have researched a gadget.

It is divided into two parts, the first part is placed under the axle, like a small slot, and the other is on the top of the car, there is a jar, the jar is filled with car oil, with the rotation of the wheel, every once in a while, a drop of oil will be dripped from above, if there are more, the small groove below will be caught, so that the people who drive the car are much more convenient.

This small invention is very practical, especially for people with cars and horses, a little farther, the driver can not always catch the car, and then busy oiling the axle, even if there is now a bearing with very poor quality and speed, this design is still easy to use, not to mention that the bearing is not everyone can afford to use.

There are also people who make automatic feeding and water for livestock keepers, using buoyancy and gravity changes to induce boxes containing feed and water, as long as the animals have almost eaten the water and feed, the boxes can be opened and things can be released from the inside.

The invention is good, but the people who feed the animals in the crowd do not appreciate it at all, it is not easy to have an animal at home, they are treated as a baby, how can they use such a thing to replace themselves to feed, and when feeding, you can also talk to the animals by the way, and see how uncomfortable the animals are.

There is also a craftsman who studies in addition to the security device, under normal circumstances, thieves enter the house at night, one is to go through the window, the other is to go through the door, Ken not everyone has a window, that can only go through the door, the door has a latch, you have to use a thin thing to go through the door, little by little.

The design of this anti-theft is to connect a rope to the back of the door latch, and a bell is tied to the other end of the rope, when the door latch is dialed to a certain extent, one is the thief to pull it up with difficulty, and the other is that the bell will ring.

This design has six links, interlocking, the cost of things is not too high, if it is mass production, a set is only forty yuan, the bell can be selected by yourself.

As a result, he was sentenced to zero, the idea is good, but it is useless, if you really want to lock the door, just add a card behind the latch, or just tie the bell to the door.

On the contrary, there are all kinds of strange things, and the referee was sent by Zhang and Wang, and he spoke very humorously, which made the onlookers laugh from time to time.

One by one, they came over to make people evaluate, and then it was Liu Feitong's turn, he represented Fengzhou this time, his hometown is there, because of Liu Zhirou's relationship, he has not really been able to enter the inner courtyard of Zhang Wang's two families, that is a sale, and Liu Zhirou was a secretary of the Ministry of Industry before he left, and it was easy to leak secrets.

He was not allowed to participate in the real experiments, but a lot of theories were taught to him, and he could use the materials to complete the ideas himself, and he could find people to help him if he wanted to.

As soon as he arrived in front, one of the judges said to him: "Fei Bucket, what do you say you are doing here, how good it is to stay at home, the little boy and the little lady have a new plan, and this time they can also let you participate, come here to compete, since you are here, then we will judge you more strictly than others."

After all, you have learned so many theories, and others are not on the same level, as long as someone has the same score as you, then you will lose and your ranking will be delayed. ”

This person didn't hide it in the slightest when he spoke, and the voice also came out, and when the people around heard it, they felt that it was unfair, how could the craftsmen of the Zhang and Wang families participate in the competition, if the performance was okay, what should others do?

And the craftsmen of the competition are also half cold in their hearts, and the judges are from the Zhang and Wang families, who believes that they say that is like that, someone will definitely cheat.

Unexpectedly, the first one to oppose was Liu Feitong, "This is a craftsman competition, not a level competition, is it because some people have learned a lot, so they have to be deliberately suppressed?" I don't agree, if it's a war on the battlefield, isn't it because one side is well trained that they are not allowed to use better weapons? ”

When the judge heard it, too, it can't be like this, Juxian did not avoid relatives, nodded and said: "It's okay, no matter what level, just look at things." ”

Liu Feitong took out his things in the noisy discussion, a small box, on which there were seven rows of numbers that could be moved up and down, so that people could find a carriage and connect this thing next to the wheel, and as the car advanced, the place where the wheel supported would keep hitting a small piece.

Every time the next piece is hit, the last row of numbers on the box will change the number, and when the last place goes back to zero, the penultimate one jumps forward to become one, and so on.

It's a very interesting thing that the people haven't seen before, and they don't know what it's for.

The content of the discussion has changed from whether it is fair or not just now to what can be done with this thing, Liu Feitong listened to the voice of the people's inquiry, very complacent, raised his head slightly, held his chest high, and did not explain what his things were for, and he didn't even say anything about the referee.

This attracted the attention of Li Longji in the stands, and asked Gao Lishi: "Do you know what it is?" ”

"The minister doesn't know, it's better to order him to say it." Gao Lishi is not an immortal, how can he know the role of this thing, but looking at Liu Feitong is a little unpleasant, just say it, why let people guess.

"No need, it seems that he is not convinced by the craftsmen of the Zhang family." Li Longji waved his hand to stop.

The judges were still waiting for Liu Feidou to say it and evaluate it according to the usual steps, and gave a score tree, but when they saw that Liu Feitong was silent and his face was not good-looking, they signaled to each other and gave a score of six.

The person in front of me who used the hourglass to layer the upper and lower weights to make an alarm clock gave 8.5 points, and this thing actually gave 6 points.

Liu Feitong was stunned at first when he saw the score, and then said dissatisfiedly: "You deliberately suppressed me, why am I a six-point thing?" Do you know what it's for? ”

The people took a look, there was a lot of excitement, and the craftsmen of the two families of Zhang Wang didn't get high scores, could they be worried about each other? Or is it really because what you make is not as good as someone else's?

There is also hope in the hearts of the craftsmen that as long as this person does not directly get ten points, others will have a chance to get the final first place.

The person who was talking to Liu Feitong just now sighed, and asked Liu Feitong in disappointment: "Do you know who we are?" ”