Chapter 20: Wu's Military Industry (I)
The birth of Wu's military industry is an extremely important event, and it can be said that it is of milestone significance. Wu's military industry has changed the history of weapons, and since then, there has been one more type of weapon, that is, firearms!
Since the advent of gunpowder, good craftsmen have been studying firearms, and by the time of the Great Song Dynasty, there has been good progress, and artillery and rockets have appeared. However, it is the Wu military industry that really makes firearms carry out actual combat.
Wu's military industry manufactured a large number of firearms, broken bows, and slashing knives...... These sharp weapons. It was these sharp weapons that the army of the Great Song Dynasty used to conquer the Quartet, exalt its prestige thousands of miles away from foreign lands, and write the glory of China!
- "The Great Song Dynasty Weapon Spectrum: Lu You"
No accumulation of steps, no thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate trickle, you can't make a river!
Although Wu Ji wanted to go to Xiongzhou to set up an arms factory, that was not what Wu Ji could do at the moment. If you build bombs in Guixin County first, you can not only make money, but also accumulate them, and when the time is ripe, it will be much more convenient to go to Xiongzhou to set up an arms factory.
Big things are accumulated from small things, and if you want to run an arms factory prosperously, you have to start small and make the necessary accumulation!
"That's it!" Wu Ji finally made up his mind to do it first.
Just as Wu Ji turned his mind, the shopkeeper Qiao shook his head, looked anxious, and turned back. He walked very slowly, trembling with each step, as if it were a great sin not to be able to get the blacksmith out of the shop.
"Shopkeeper Joe, please stay!" Wu Ji hurried to catch up.
"This is ...... Please forgive me for being clumsy and not knowing the face. Shopkeeper Qiao stopped, looked at Wu Ji, and felt very embarrassed and puzzled.
"In Xia Wu Ji." Wu Ji hugged his fists and saluted, and went straight to the topic: "Shopkeeper Qiao wants to sell the blacksmith shop?" ”
"Hey!" Shopkeeper Qiao sighed and said: "This blacksmith shop is my hard work for many years, although it is not as good as the big blacksmith shop, it is still passable, and the family's food and drink depend on this." However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, my father has a chronic illness, and I want money for treatment, and I can't raise money, so I have to grit my teeth and prepare to sell the shop out. ”
Shopkeeper Qiao sighed as he spoke, looking unwilling.
"Shopkeeper Qiao is really a filial son, disrespectful!" Wu Ji's good impression of this shopkeeper Qiao increased greatly, and he gave another salute and said, "I don't know how much silver Shopkeeper Qiao plans to sell?" ”
"This ......" Shopkeeper Qiao hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth fiercely: "Five taels of silver, this is the lowest price!" Wu Daguan is intentional? ”
"Exactly! Can Shopkeeper Joe give me a look? Wu Ji directly admitted his intentions.
Shopkeeper Qiao looked at Wu Ji for a while, and said with a slight hesitation: "Wu Daguan has intentions, and he should obey his own orders." However, this is related to the life of the old father's surname, and I can't make a mistake, and I don't know ...... Wu Daguan."
He saw that Wu Ji was thin and weak, and he was worried that Wu Ji would not be able to pay. Wu Ji can't afford to pay, his father's illness is hopeless, and as a filial son, he can't help but be in a hurry.
"Shopkeeper Qiao doesn't have to worry, as long as I am satisfied, I will pay you on the spot." Wu Ji understood his intentions and understood them very well.
"That's good! That's good! Wu Daguan, please here! Under Qiao Dayuan. Suddenly, Shopkeeper Qiao's spirit soared, and he was busy leading the way.
Wu Ji followed him forward and asked about something. From Qiao Dayuan's mouth, I know that this blacksmith shop is quite famous in Guixin County, and it has a good reputation. There are two blacksmiths in the shop today, one is Qiao Dayuan, and the other is Zhang Daniu, the blacksmith he hired. This big bull is an old iron iron, and his skills are not bad, he has been invited for more than ten years.
Soon they came to the blacksmith's shop, which was small and moderately located, and was a place to do business.
A man in his forties, short and strong, with a body of muscles, like iron bumps, and his clothes stained with a lot of iron filings and oil, were looking in front of the blacksmith shop, and at a glance he knew that it was another blacksmith, Zhang Daniu.
As soon as he saw the shopkeeper Qiao coming, Zhang Daniu hurriedly greeted him, and said with a worried face: "The owner, do you really want to sell it out?" You're out, what can I do? Change owners, don't need me! ”
He was afraid of losing his job. In a small place like Guixin County, work is particularly expensive, and without it, his life will be very difficult, and he has to worry.
"Hey! If you don't go out, what can you do? The old father is anxious to wait for money to cure the disease! Brother Zhang, I owe you a debt, I really can't repay it. Qiao Dayuan looked at Zhang Daniu, with a helpless face, very sorry.
As soon as he heard this, Zhang Daniu stopped speaking and sighed helplessly. Even he, if he changes to Qiao Dayuan's situation, he will do the same.
"This is Wu Guanren, who came to talk about the shop. Brother Zhang, welcome well. Qiao Dayuan said, making a look at Zhang Daniu, he was creating an opportunity for Zhang Daniu to be courteous. If Zhang Daniu can continue to work here, he will have less apologies.
Zhang Da Niu understood, hurriedly greeted him, sang a fat promise to Wu Ji, and said: "In the next Zhang Da Niu, I have seen Wu Daguan!" Wu Daguan, the big man is here, the tent is shining, and I ask you for more guidance. ”
Wu Ji heard it in his ears, and laughed a little, but he didn't go to your house as a guest, where did he come from?
seemed to realize that there was something wrong with his words, Zhang Daniu was embarrassed, blushing, unable to speak.
Qiao Dayuan hurriedly took over the conversation and excused Zhang Daniu: "Wu Daguan, Brother Zhang is stupid, but his heart is good, he is real, diligent, down-to-earth, and hardworking, as his name suggests, just like a tireless scalper." ”
"Yes, yes, I'm a scalper!" Zhang Daniu smiled gratefully at Qiao Dayuan, and a word for him at this time was tantamount to adding weight, and there were many chances to get a job.
"You're good!" Wu Ji picked up a kitchen knife, which was very dazzling.
"That's it! Is that! Zhang Daniu straightened his chest, quite proud, and then was curious: "How do you know that my skills are good?" You haven't seen me strike iron? ”
"That's enough!" Wu Ji shook the kitchen knife in his hand and put it down.
In the shop, there are either kitchen knives, wood knives, farm tools, and nothing else. Whether it is a kitchen knife or a wood knife, it is bright and sharp, and you can see at a glance that the skills of the iron striker are good.
"Your skills are good, and it may not be impossible to keep you. It's just that I still have some conditions, as long as you can abide by it, even if you are one. Will it be cast? Wu Ji admires Zhang Daniu's skills very much.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Zhang Daniu nodded hurriedly, stunned: "However, it's not as good as Qiao's shopkeeper!" Joe's shopkeeper casting, that's a good one! The thickness and size are almost the same, and it is difficult to see the difference. ”
is really an honest person, even after saying this, he is not afraid of losing his job. Qiao Dayuan hurriedly touched him, and Zhang Daniu unexpectedly stopped his mouth.
"Shopkeeper Qiao, I took a look, the knives, farm tools, iron ingots, materials, and shops you have here, add up, give you five taels of silver, it's a bit ......" Wu Ji's words were only halfway through, and Qiao Dayuan hurriedly interrupted.
"Wu Daguan, five taels of silver is the lowest price. If it weren't for my father's serious illness, I wouldn't have gotten out anyway. Qiao Dayuan was very anxious and kept rubbing his hands.
"I mean, five taels of silver is too much for you. I see that you are a real person, you have a good heart, and you are a big filial son, I can't bear to lose you, so I will pay you seven taels of silver. "Wu Ji has a lot of good feelings for this Qiao Dayuan.
Qiao Dayuan's filial piety is very favored by Wu Ji. Think about Wu Ji, in another time and space, his parents died unexpectedly, even if he wanted to fulfill his filial piety, it was impossible. Wu Ji can lose others, but he will never lose a filial son like Qiao Dayuan.
"Seven taels of silver?" Qiao Dayuan's eyes widened, and he was speechless in surprise.
Historically, there has been a bargaining price, only the share that is lowered, how can there be a share of self-price increase?
"You, you, you ......" Zhang Daniu was also speechless in surprise.
"What I am doing is: People respect me for a foot, and I respect people for a foot! If someone presses me a foot, I will pay him back! Wu Ji looked at Qiao Dayuan and said, "It can be seen that the shopkeeper Qiao is a real person, and I will not suppress your price with a clear conscience." That's it, Shopkeeper Joe, I need a good casting hand here, your casting skills are good, and you can use it. After your father's illness is cured, you still come here, and then work as a shopkeeper and take care of the shop. ”
It's a way out!
As soon as the shop went out, the family's livelihood was difficult, Qiao Dayuan had a headache for this, but he didn't think about it, Wu Ji actually gave him a way to live, he didn't react for a while, and he was speechless.
"Really?" After a long time, Qiao Dayuan came to his senses.
"That's right! If you agree, I will pay you, and you will be healed of your father's illness first." "Wu Ji thinks about Qiao Dayuan everywhere, and filial piety comes first!
"Xie Wu, the big official! Xie Wu Daguanren! Qiao Dayuan snorted, knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Wu Ji, extremely hard, and hit his forehead on the ground, making a thumping sound.
Wu Ji not only gave him a fair price, relieved his urgent need, but also left him a way to live, his gratitude to Wu Ji in his heart is indescribable, only by kowtowing hard, can he express his gratitude.
"Get up, please!" Wu Ji helped Qiao Dayuan up, took out the silver, and paid Qiao Dayuan.
Qiao Dayuan hurriedly signed a sales contract with Wu Ji, received the money, and after thanking him a thousand times, he hurriedly went.
"Wu Daguan, you are really a good person! Good guys! Zhang Daniu looked at everything that happened, a little incredulous, and praised Wu Ji from the bottom of his heart. A good person like Wu Ji is really difficult to meet.
"Master Zhang, help me get a brand, this shop has to be renamed." Wu Ji instructed while looking at the shop.
"Name change?" Zhang Daniu was stunned, he hadn't reacted yet, he was stunned for a moment, and finally understood, he hired Wu Ji, and was overjoyed: "Xie Dongjia!" Xie Dongjia! The owner, how do you want to change your name? ”
"Hmmm! Let's call it Wu's military industry! Wu Ji thought about it for a while, and immediately had a result.
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