"Oh, aren't you curious about what the news is?"

Ruan Mingyu also took a sip of tea, raised it and said with a smile, "I can't hide it, I can roughly guess what good news it is." ”

The fourth prince was interested and asked, "Then tell me, what is the good news?" ”

"This year is Your Majesty's 50th birthday, and it is the time when the four seas are leveling, and the Wanshou Festival will be grand. There are not enough people in the palace to create a bureau, so they must be found outside the palace. Ruan Mingyu said eloquently, "The good news of His Royal Highness is that either there is an order to take care of it, or the palace is going to recruit people." ”

The fourth prince stroked his palms and laughed, "No wonder the people in the mall say that you are a ghost and spirit, and they can't hide anything from you." Then guess again, is there an order coming, or is it going to recruit people? ”

Ruan Mingyu drank tea and smiled calmly: "If you take care of the business of the Jingbao Pavilion, it is not the first time that the Four Princes have taken care of it. It's a great grace for the Treasure Hunt, but it's not good news for you. Therefore, it is speculated that the Division is planning to open the door to recruitment. ”

"Exactly! However, the exception is the Bureau of Treasures. The fourth prince put down the teacup, "The Sizhen Bureau, which is in charge of jewelry manufacturing, is not only beckoning ordinary craftsmen, but also recruiting shops outside the palace to cooperate with the palace." To put it bluntly, it is to interrupt Si Zhenfang's monopoly on the supervision of jewelry in the palace. This right is given to the winner's store.

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"Really?!" Ruan Mingyu's fingers squeezed the teacup hard, his face full of unbelievable surprise.

The fourth prince laughed proudly: "Brother Ruan, if you try harder, you will crush the lotus pot of this secret color porcelain." After so many years of inheritance, the various crafts in the bureau have already bred inertia and burnout, and the mother concubine is trying to take this opportunity to screen a group of available people. mentioned it to his father, and his father also agreed. I'm going to do it in April. ”

Ruan Mingyu got up and bowed to the end to the four princes, "Thank you, Your Highness, for lifting up!" ”

"I know you have some good cards in your hand, so prepare for it. Another drink. ”

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The matter of the Imperial Palace's manufacturing bureau to recruit craftsmen soon spread throughout the capital's large and small handicraft workshops. However, not everyone can sign up.

This recruitment does not accept applications from individuals and small workshops, and must be a large enough store, submitting five to ten sets of works for selection by the Division. Only the shops that have passed the customs can select two craftsmen to participate in the assessment.

Second, the craftsmen who have passed the assessment can not leave the owner and enter the palace manufacturing bureau. If there is not much work in the palace, you can still go back to the original owner to work.

For a while, craftsmen in various walks of life were eager to try, and major stores also began to select skilled craftsmen to participate in the assessment.

And the most eye-catching thing is the assessment of the Sizhen Bureau, which began on April 18. It's because this treasure bureau is not only testing the craftsmen, but also the strength of the major jewelry stores, and the jewelry stores are about to compete for the power of the treasure bureau in the palace!

"Young Master!"

On the second floor of the backyard of Jingbao Pavilion, in front of the special duty room of the big owner, the bamboo door curtain was lifted. Ruan Mingyu raised his head slowly, daring to act so recklessly in the Jingbao Pavilion, the entire store was surnamed Li.

The person in front of him ran red, and his breath was not even even. Hurriedly came in and asked, "Is it true that the Treasure Pavilion has a chance to enter the palace workshop?" ”

Ruan Mingyu leaned back in the chair and looked up at her leisurely, "It's not the Treasure Hunt, it's that all the qualified craftsmen in the capital can participate in the assessment, and it's not that the Treasure Pavilion enters the palace, and the Treasure Pavilion also has to participate in the competition." ”

"Same meaning." In Li Jingshan's eyes, there is no more powerful jewelry store in Beijing than Jingbao Pavilion, as for herself...... The assessment of the Treasure Hall is also recognized as the most rigorous in the entire jewelry industry. The court's assessment will never be worse than this.

She propped up the table with both hands and looked at Ruan Mingyu across the table, "Young Master, I want to go, is it okay?" ”

Ruan Mingyu deliberately annoyed, "What, could it be that the Jingbao Pavilion has treated you badly?" Can't wait to find a new owner? ”

"Nope. I didn't abandon the Treasure Hunt," Li Jingshan argued, "I read that the notice said that it was just borrowed, and I still go back to my original owner to work as an errand in my spare time." I, I just want to see the specifications and standards of the imperial system. ”

After she finished speaking, she raised her head and met Ruan Mingyu's sly smiling eyes, only to know that she had been tricked. Gu couldn't be annoyed, and asked in surprise, "Can I go?" ”

"According to the strength and scale of the Jingbao Pavilion, the imperial court has allocated three places to participate in the assessment. It stands to reason that the masters of the Zhentang should have been selected to participate. ”

Ruan Mingyu stopped teasing her, and said seriously, "It's just that I go to the palace to do work, not to mention the hard work, but I earn much less than outside." And the status of ordinary craftsmen in the palace is low, but the responsibility is even greater. ”

Therefore, most of the famous craftsmen were reluctant to enter the palace. Have you figured it out? Ruan Mingyu's words revealed reluctance, "When you enter the palace, although you are still nominally a craftsman of Jingbao Pavilion, you also have to sign a 'deed of sale', and if you want to cancel it, it is not easier than in the store." ”

Li Jingshan hesitated and asked, "You...... Don't want me to go? ”

Ruan Mingyu almost blurted out "I'm not reluctant", but when she saw Li Jingshan's cautious appearance, her heart softened, and her words were changed to "If I say that I don't want you to go, will you be willing to stay in the Treasure Hunt?" "Dream Island Library

"Yes!" Li Jingshan did not hesitate, "It was the Jingbao Pavilion that shaped me today. I can't be ungrateful. As long as the Treasure Court needs it, I'll be there at any time! ”

"......" Ruan Mingyu didn't expect her to answer like this, she was moved and jealous. Ban Yan said depressedly, "It wasn't because of me......"

Li Jingshan blushed and whispered, "In my heart, the Treasure Pavilion is yours......"

Ruan Mingyu was stunned, and then laughed, how could this person be so cute?

He pulled the man into his arms, "If you want to go, then go." Anyway, no matter where you go, you're my person. ”

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Having said that, a notice was posted in the Jingbao Pavilion, which screened the craftsmen who were willing to enter the palace to participate in the election, and organized an in-store assessment, and finally selected Li Jingshan and two other craftsmen to participate in the palace assessment.

On the eighth day of the fourth month, one hundred and eight craftsmen elected by the major jewelry shops in Beijing participated in the assessment in the workshop of the palace treasure bureau, and after the assessment of multiple names such as material identification, design drawings, handicraft operations, etc., finally 30 craftsmen were selected for the palace treasure bureau.

Among them, the three craftsmen recommended by Si Zhenfang were all selected, and only Li Jingshan was selected in Jingbao Pavilion. However, the head jewelry presented by Jingbao Pavilion took the lead in the selection of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and received more than half of the votes in favor.

When Lan Guifei saw this result, she was angry at the beginning.

"Is it your Internal Affairs Office that manages the Treasury Bureau, or is the Treasury Bureau in charge of your Interior Affairs Bureau?! You asked for the jewels of the Treasure Chamber, but you didn't want their people? Together, those jewelry fell from the sky, can't it? ”

Father-in-law Shi, the head of the Internal Affairs Office, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Niangniang is angry." The selection of jewelry heads and craftsmen is carried out anonymously, and before the book is opened, everyone does not know which store and people and things are selected. ”

"Besides, the Sizhen Bureau doesn't have the courage to dare to stuff people in the eyes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites and Industry."

Lan Guifei thought for a moment, and felt justified when she thought about it, shook the fan twice, and said in annoyance, "Then what do you say about the current situation?" ”

"According to the old slave's opinion, why don't you let the two of them compete alone?" Shi Gonggong had already thought of a countermeasure, "It's like a competition in the rivers and lakes, let the representatives of these two factions compete in the same field and compete in a showdown." ”

When Lan Guifei heard this, she came to her senses: "I have only heard of spelling piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, swordsmanship and martial arts, but I have never heard of spelling and making jewelry." Tell me, how can you compete? ”

Shi Gonggong smiled and said: "Naturally, it is Niangniang who comes up with the problem and lets them solve it." The old slave just said more, who knows. Or," he bowed his head, "you can discuss it with the adults of the Ministry of Works." ”

"It's fine. If you don't see a good game, it's better to try three games and win two games, then you can join the Si Zhen game. You can consult with the adults and draw up a charter. I'd like to see what this jewelry-making contest looks like. ”

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Ruan Mingyu came out of the palace and came out, his brows lightly locked. Although he knew the results of this assessment, if he wanted to say that the Si Zhen Bureau was not secretly making trouble, the ghost would believe it. After all, there is still room for maneuver, so it depends on the next confrontation with Si Zhenfang.

"Shopkeeper, you're back." The shop staff hurriedly greeted him.

"Gather all the major leaders to the council hall and discuss important matters!"

When all the leaders entered the conference hall, they all found that the atmosphere was different from usual, and the young owners who always had a three-point smile on the corner of their mouths had a rare solemn look.

Seeing that everyone arrived, he didn't greet politely, and went straight to the point, "Since more than 100 years ago, Jingbao Pavilion lost to Si Zhenfang in the competition for entering the palace, and for many years, our Jingbao Pavilion has been suppressed by them. More than 100 years later, we finally have the opportunity to raise our eyebrows and compete with them again. Ladies and gentlemen, whether we can wash away the shame and regain cooperation with the palace is not only the key to the future development of the Treasure Pavilion, but also the battle of honor for our Treasure Pavilion to regain its majesty! It's a matter of success or failure! ”

The morale of the people was stirred up by these words, and they shouted with the enemy, "Wash away the shame of the past and reinvigorate the majesty!" ”

Ruan Mingyu picked up the teacup on the table and poured several cups of tea, "Ruan Mingyu is here to thank you for replacing wine with tea." He will succeed in the day, I will set a banquet in Huixian Lou and celebrate everyone! ”

Everyone picked up the teacup and saluted Ruan Mingyu.

After drinking a cup of tea, Ruan Mingyu continued: "The competition process with Si Zhenfang has come out. Free design, proposition design and on-site design three competitions. The first one was on April 18. ”

There are still eight days to prepare. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The free design link is to show your best skills, work together to do it, and always be able to gather the power of the treasure pavilion to come up with a pinnacle work. However, Ruan Mingyu's next sentence surprised everyone.

"The palace requires that if you want to be selected for the palace this time, the craftsmen of the two shops will compete."

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