The urban pattern of the Song and Yuan dynasties is according to the Li Fang system, the city is divided into a number of closed grid patterns, one of the closed grids is a workshop, and the craftsman workshop is also an independent street, with three vigorous characters on the upper floors, the craftsman workshop.

The artisans' workshop is unusually withered, and on both sides of the street, there are dilapidated thatched houses, and the living standards of the craftsmen can be seen. The streets are unusually deserted, there are no pedestrians, only workshop work, miscellaneous displays in front of thatched houses, a gust of wind blows, blowing the worn-out windows whining, shavings into rolls, blown by the breeze to roll all over the street, the worn-out flags swaying lonely in the wind, more and more desolate.

"Is this the Artisan's Workshop? Why can't you even see a figure? Hao Shisanzheng secretly wondered in his heart, and suddenly, there were several dull muffled sounds at the end of the street, as if it was a thunderbolt on a sunny day, which really frightened Hao Shisan's entourage, only Hao Shisan's own knowledge was that this was the power of the legendary fire-potion.

Hao Shisan walked a few steps, and finally at the end of the street, he saw a crowded crowd, a few caftan brown craftsmen, who were holding velvet to light the long lead of the "bamboo tube", and the lead came to the end. A few barefoot children, running around with their ears covered in fear and excitement.

The big red word of happiness is pasted on the window lattice of a blacksmith's house, and the cheerful rhythm played by the sheng taro suona adds a bit of festivity to the atmosphere.

Under the door, an old man's bronzed skin, like the bark of a dead tree with blush on his face, how to look, how to look like a freshly unearthed dry corpse, he greeted the visitor with a smile on his face: "Joy, joy, thank you for the little old man and the young son, quick, please inside!" ”

Hao 13 heard clearly, the reason why the entire artisan square streets and alleys were empty, it turned out to be to participate in the wedding of this old man and young son, and now there are many people here, it is a good place to select talents, hurriedly stepped forward with a long bow, put on a kind face and smiled: "Hao 13, the head of Shouzhou of the Red Turban Army, said hello to the old man!" ”

The little old man changed color, his body trembled, and he "muttered" in his heart, the dignified governor of Shouzhou, actually said hello to the little old man, he lived to be sixty-three years old, and he had never seen such an official, could it be that the notices of An Min on the street were all fake? The youngest son's newlywed wife did not follow the old system of Meng Yuan, with the permission of Daru Huachi, could it be that this person is a beast? Got the idea of beating the bride?

The old man trembled and knelt down, kowtowed with a trembling voice and said: "The grass people don't know that the chief steward has arrived, and they can't meet them from afar, the little old man deserves ten thousand deaths, and the sins deserve ten thousand deaths!" ”

"Oops! Ah! Hao Shisan hurriedly took a few steps forward, and his powerful big hand held up the old man's thin shoulders: "Kill me, kill me, your old man is older than my father, but I can't stand your old worship—what do you call the old man?" ”

Hao Shisan, but heard the old man's voice tremble and said, "The little old man is called ......" and there was no follow-up.

What does this old man mean? What is it called? Obviously reporting a simple question of a name, how can it still be played in suspense? Obviously want to play the new head of the Red Turban Army Anfeng Road? Hao Shisan looked at the old man suspiciously.

The old man also seemed to see Hao Shisan's doubts, but he didn't know where Hao Shisan's doubts were, and added: "The little old man is called ......, and today's wedding of the youngest son Jiao Lu, thanks to the personal presence of the chief manager, the little old man's hut is full of flowers, and the little old man's cottage is full of splendor, and it is full of splendor!" ”

At this time, a fat woman walked out of the door, Hao Shisan felt familiar, it was the obese woman who was rescued in the Daru Huachi Mansion two days ago, her name was Ma Ya, and her husband was a craftsman named Jiao Yu.

With a happy smile on her face, the fat woman hugged the old man and said, "Father-in-law, this is our good manager, it was he who rescued his daughter-in-law from the clutches of Daru Huachi, and I became your daughter-in-law!" ”

Hao 13 stepped forward and asked, "Today is your marriage?" "But it doesn't look like it, how can there be a reason for a bride to come out to welcome guests in ancient times?

Ma Ya said shyly: "My wedding with Jiao Yu has already been held, and today is my uncle's happy event. ”

This old man is not called, but Jiao Zuo, he has two sons under his knees, the eldest son is called Jiao Yu, that is, the craftsman that Hao Shisan saw in the Dalu Huachi Mansion two days ago, and the second son of the old man is called Jiao Lu, who is today's groom.

"Since we have caught up with this happy event, I won't bother with the wine!" Hao Shisan postponed, pointed to the monkey behind him and said, "Zhang Thirty-one, take me to give me a gift of two taels of silver!" ”

The old man Jiaozuo and his daughter-in-law were sincerely afraid, how could they accept the gift money of the chief manager, and after some excuses, they couldn't resist the position of the chief manager, so they had to reluctantly accept it.

The old man knelt on the ground again, and said with tears in his eyes: "Little Lao'er is sixty-three years old, the loess is buried to the neck, I never thought that I could see such a parent official who is happy with the people today, the eldest son Jiao Yu entrusted your Hong's grace and released it to my daughter-in-law, and the second son was able to get married today thanks to your abolition of Mengyuan's harsh government, and I also heard that you want to give food to the people of Shouzhou, the chief manager, you are a living Bodhisattva." ”

Hao Shisan pulled up the old man with tears in his eyes, "Old man, don't you dare to say that, I am serving the people, and I must do it wholeheartedly."

While speaking, many craftsmen in the craftsman workshop rushed to hear the news, many of them were sent back to their wives and daughters, and when they saw Hao Shisan, they were like seeing the sun through the clouds, and they called "Lord Qingtian", and they knelt down in a big way.

Hao Shisan had to "intimidate" everyone, and then those who knelt down to say thank you were all beheaded, so that everyone bowed down and stood aside.

"I came today, there is a little matter, although we are now Shouzhou City is now recovered, but, Mengyuan's court will definitely not be reconciled, if my Shouzhou Red Turban Army wants to preserve the fruits of victory, let Shouzhou City control our hands, we must build a hundred victorious army, this manager wants to train a firearms army, can any of you understand firearms, and are willing to serve the Shouzhou Red Turban Army?"

Everyone's eyes focused on the body of the old man Jiao Zuo, and the old man stepped forward and took a long look: "Lord Steward, Mr. Jiao knows a little bit about it, I don't know what kind of firearms Lord Steward wants?" It is to have fire guns, earth-shaking thunder, fire thistle terrestris, pear flower guns, as long as the adults command, the little old man can do it. ”

"Old man, are you still overworked, even when you're old?" Hao Shisan didn't expect everything to go so smoothly, but looking at the old man's weak body, he really couldn't bear it.

The old craftsman Hu Jiao Zuo said: "The chief manager can rest assured, my ancestors once made assault muskets for the Southern Song Dynasty court, and the manufacture of firearms is the ancestral craft of our Jiao family, and now the dogs Jiao Yu and Jiao Lu have completely inherited the craftsmanship of the little old man", and said to the fat woman next to him: "Daughter-in-law, quickly call your husband out." ”

Ma Yatui said that Jiao Yu was accidentally cold and inconvenient to see people, but he couldn't resist his father-in-law, and before long, he pulled a young man with a round-necked robe out.

I saw that the young man, with several bruises on the sockets and bridge of his nose, as if he had been beaten, bowed down and said, "Craftsman Jiaoyu, I have seen the chief manager." ”

Hao Shisan saw that the talent he was looking for was so depressed, and he hurriedly asked with concern: "What's the matter with your face?" Did you get into a fight with someone? Speak up, and this manager will call the shots for you. ”

Jiao Yu was already cowardly, and he was full of grievances in his heart, but he didn't know how to answer. The family is unfortunate and marries a fierce woman, you can't say that you have suffered domestic violence, let alone confide in the embarrassment in the room, you can't say that you don't want to have sex with your daughter-in-law, and you are subdued by your daughter-in-law by force, right? Where does he Jiao Yu still have the face to meet people?

He subconsciously swept his wife, the woman's eyes were glaring, very fierce, Jiao Yu's body instinctively trembled: "Back to the manager, it was the villain who accidentally fell by himself", he said a lie as if he didn't believe it, and repeated: "It was the villain who accidentally fell." ”

Hao Shisan has seen the reason for the matter from the collision of Jiao Yu's and his wife's eyes, the feeling is that Jiao Yu doesn't like this wife, and refuses to do that with the on the wedding night, and is succumbed to the's weapon, and it is inconvenient for Hao Shisan to ask about the husband and wife.

"Do you know how to make firearms?" Hao 13 asked.

"The villain has his father's family heirloom, and the firearms are indeed made some, I don't know what kind of firearms the adults want, the villain must do it!" Jiao Yu only promised.

Jiao Yu had already said this in person, and Hao Shisan was even more convinced that the artillery battle set off by the children just now must have come from the hands of the Jiao Yu brothers.

Hao Shisan was overjoyed, patted Jiao Yu on the shoulder and said: "Don't call yourself a 'villain' in the future, I will assign you two centurions to be your helpers, and you will be the centurion of my firearms craftsman's workshop, you don't have to go to the battlefield to fight, you are only responsible for making firearms, and the monthly salary refers to my soldier centurion, you can agree!" ”

Jiao Yu fell to the ground with an ordinary sound: "The villain is willing to serve the death force!" ”

"Jiao Baihu, please hurry up" Hao Shisan pulled up Jiao Yu and added: "I will give you ten ten-master and a Fu Baihu establishment, you can appoint and elect by yourself, you have confirmed, report to Mu Youcai, the chief of the Shouzhou Governor's Office, pay the salary on a monthly basis, and the funds needed to make firearms can also be directly asked to him, or even directly ask me." ”

Jiao Yu, a craftsman who is equivalent to a slave at the Mengyuan Gate, suddenly jumped into the dragon gate, not only became an official of the Shouzhou Red Turban Army, but also had his own authority to appoint and dismiss officers.

Hao 13 announced to everyone again: "You craftsmen can recommend yourself to Jiao Baihu according to your own ability, but after all, the number of places is limited, you can build useful equipment for the army and the people according to your own craftsmanship, and recommend yourself to the governor's mansion, I Hao 13 will reward you according to the function of your equipment, regardless of weapons and armor, siege equipment, as long as it is powerful to the military and people of Shouzhou, I will reward you and appoint an official position!" ”

Hao Shisan also knew the miserable fate of the craftsman in Mengyuan, and he was attached to the local Daru Huachi, and he had no land or savings, and said: "Each craftsman can receive two copper coins in advance for scientific research funds, and if it is not enough, you can also apply for additional applications." ”

The craftsmen all cheered!

Jiao Yu has nothing to envy, we make good things, and we can still compare with him Jiao Yu.