Chapter 25 Admission to the General Assembly
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There was a small episode before the palace gate, Wang Li greeted everyone, and the ministers of Zhao Guo and Long Yangjun watched in surprise and sigh as Wang Li led the way into the door, and everyone's eyes fell on the wooden box carried by Wang Li alone.
Wang Li's iron guards were all outside, and only the driving hand came in, and the wooden box he was carrying at this time undoubtedly contained the treasures that he was going to take out today.
The chest was not big or beautiful, but everyone knew what kind of treasure it contained.
"I didn't expect to be able to learn about the treasures of the national teacher and Yanran when I arrived at the palace gate today, and it was really worth the trip to participate in the treasure appreciation conference this time." After the king left, the princes also followed into the special palace.
"It's not just a worthwhile trip, I heard that the national teacher originally came to Handan to raise money for refining medicine, but now the business between the national teacher and the royal family is getting better and better, and there is no shortage of money, and there is no need to hold a treasure appreciation conference to sell the treasures he has worked so hard to collect to others."
"But since the words are spoken, the national teacher must be trustworthy no matter what, so the treasure appraisal conference is still carried out as usual, but I heard the monarch say that the national teacher was originally going to conduct three treasure appraisal conferences, but now it is only carried out once, and after this time, I am afraid there will be no such grand event."
"Yes, only this once, there will be no such grand event, and none of you are allowed to rob me of the treasures taken out by the national teacher today."
"You dream, the treasures taken out by the national teacher are all rare treasures, and one is enough to be an heirloom, how can you get it?"
"Yes, I'm ready today. I was going to take out all the money and cloth that was in the cellar in the house. How many more are you going to get? ”
"Ha Lu Ha. I'm sorry, I did the same, not only that, but for this treasure appraisal conference, I sold the two manors in the city to Mr. Guo Zong, and the preparation is much more than yours. ”
Wang Li and Wu Tingfang and his party walked in the forefront, his five senses were extremely keen, and everyone's discussions were in their ears. It sounds funny, God knows that these treasures are just low-hanging fruit in modern times, and in this era, these people even have to fight for valuable manors and land.
However, these modern handicrafts are unprecedented in this era, and from the point of view of scarcity as precious, it is true that they are rare treasures, and they can buy them back today, and they can be sold for the same value in other days, but they will not lose money.
"Ten directions." Go to the gate of the palace. Wu led Wu Yingyuan to talk warmly with Guo Zong, another wealthy businessman in Handan, and watched Wang leave. Wu Shi hurriedly came over to say hello.
"Grandpa!" Wu Tingfang hadn't seen Wu Shi for a while, he ran to Wu Shi like a bird, Wu Shi looked at his granddaughter lovingly, and watched Wu Tingfang and Wang Li come hand in hand, he only felt that the most successful business he had done in his life was nothing more than this.
"National teacher." Guo Zong rushed to the front and bowed his hand slightly with Wang Li, seeing that his face was full of red light, he was in a very good mood.
"Mr. Guo, can the new smelting technique be successful?"
"The steelmaking furnace is not so fast, but according to the steelmaking technique given by the national teacher, five pots of steel have been produced, it is unimaginable, in the past, Guo Zong wanted to get steel, it was all forged."
"Guo Zong couldn't have imagined that he could refine it pot by pot, and after making it into a long sword, its sharpness was no worse than that of a hundred forged swords, and after being skilled many times, the steel made was better than a hundred forged steel."
"Originally, Guo Zong was still a little suspicious, but at this time there is no longer any doubt, and tomorrow Guo Zong will personally preside over the construction of the steelmaking furnace." Hearing Wang Li's question, a touch of excitement suddenly appeared on Guo Zong's face, and he talked to Wang Li endlessly.
"Oh, Mr. Guo, as long as this kind of steelmaking furnace is successfully built, it can be continuously built in the future, and I am afraid that in the future, I am afraid that your iron ore and your blacksmith will not be enough!"
Wang Li said with a smile, he and Guo Zong's steel-making skills are not modern high-tech, the former Guo Zong said a pot, which is actually crucible steelmaking, and he is trying to win the trust with him.
Moreover, the steel produced by the crucible method, as long as the technique is at home, the steel smelted is usually not bad, but this steelmaking method cannot form a scale.
The highlight is undoubtedly the steel-making furnace, which sounds like a high-tech name, but in fact it is not really high-tech, Wang Li took out the old thing from fifty years ago, a revised version of the local method of steelmaking.
The original version of the earth-based steelmaking technique can really make steel, but the steel smelted is poor, and the scrap rate is high, and the advantage is that it is much stronger than the steelmaking methods of the Warring States Period, and it is easy to scale.
And the so-called revised version, this is the law that Wang Li got by asking for it.
It turns out that in modern times, there are also people who use the "new local method of steelmaking" to collect worn-out iron materials and then make steel, and the smelted steel actually looks so-so, and is used to be shoddy.
These steels are undoubtedly inferior steel in the eyes of modern technology, and they belong to the category of fighting counterfeiting, but it is different to get it to this Warring States. It was this technique that Wang Li gave to Guo Zong, and for this technique, whether it was obtained or handed over to Guo Zong, Wang Li also spent a lot of effort.
"Ha Lu, there are also two percent of the steel smelted by the national teacher, and it doesn't matter if the craftsmen are not enough, I Guo Zong can't sell the iron directly, the steel of the good Lu, now people want to buy it, how many warriors can't get a good steel sword?"
"That's fine, Mr. Guo, I'm afraid that the monarch will have a big deal with Mr. Guo in the near future, but Mr. has to be well prepared, and the whole business is at least tens of thousands of long swords of steel, or even more."
"But when Mr. Guo's steel production goes up, the price of steel with the country can be moderately lower, and once this business is completed, Mr. Guo can probably estimate how much there is."
"Tens of thousands of swords and even more." Guo Zong was shocked when he heard this, and then he was ecstatic: "Thank you for taking care of the national teacher, in the past, my Guo family was often limited to limited ability and could not take care of such big things, and some would take it together with the Zhongshan Xu family and several other major iron smelting families." ”
"This time, I, Guo Zong, will definitely be able to win most of the money or even more, and all the steel materials will be provided by me Guo Zong, the national teacher, you will wait to hear the good news, and tomorrow Guo Zong will personally organize the construction of a steelmaking furnace."
Zhongshan Xu family? Wang Li thought about this family that had not appeared in the Qin Shi Lu Realm.
"Mrs. Xu?" Suddenly, a name popped up, and Wang Li was stunned.
It turned out to be this Zhongshan Xu family, Zhongshan refers to the Zhongshan country that was destroyed by the Zhao State, and now it is the land of Zhao, Zhongshan Country is rich in iron ore and iron materials, and it can be said that it was the first country to use a large number of iron weapons during the Warring States Period, and such a country will not lack iron smelting families.
And Mrs. Xu is particularly famous in history because she involves one thing, even more famous than Guo Zong. Decades later, the dagger used by the prince of Yan, Dan, to assassinate the King of Qin was the dagger of Madame Xu.
This Mrs. Xu sounds like the wife of a person surnamed Xu, but in fact, it is not, this gentleman's surname is Xu, Mrs. Ming, is a big man, and he has become a famous iron-smelting and sword-casting master for future generations.
"Then congratulations to Mr. Guo." Wang Li looked around and saw that there were more and more people, so he immediately bowed his hand to Guo Zong: "It's not early, I'll go in and prepare first." ”
With a greeting, Wang Li stepped straight into the door of the palace hall.
The building of King Zhao's palace is generally high in the whole Handan, and the palace looks relatively grand, especially the lobby, the whole hall is supported by pillars made of big trees that can not be held by one person, and the pillars are thick and high, so that this kind of hall can be built without reinforced concrete.
This is also one of the characteristics of palaces in the feudal era, but with the passage of time, the more later, the more difficult it is to see this kind of palace hall, just because that kind of big tree has long been cut down by the emperors of all dynasties to build palaces.
I saw that in this tall and wide palace hall, just like in the Zhao Mo Guild Hall, the tables and chairs were visited in an orderly manner, and a high platform was also set up at the front door, which was already imitating the tables and chairs that had been placed on the podium of the Zhao Mo Guild Hall last time.
At first glance, he knew that he should stand on it later, and everyone could see it, but this podium was relatively large, with four vertical rows on his left and right, and two rows of twenty tables and chairs on the left and right, all facing him from the side, obviously King Zhao and the special guest seats.
Wang Li's eyes fell on the left and right directions of the main hall again, but just like Zhao Mo in the past, the partition walls on both sides were demolished, and the tables and chairs were full of seats.
Wang Li had a conversation with Guo Zong in front of the door, and at this time the special guests had already taken their seats, and more treasure hunters entered the venue one after another, Wang Li led Wu Tingfang and Ji Yanran to help them find seats.
"National Teacher!" "National Teacher!"
Wang Li walked all the way with beauty, from time to time someone got up to greet him, he bowed his hand slightly one by one, and during the period, all kinds of envious eyes gathered from all directions, obviously because he was envious of him alone and four beautiful women.
In addition to these gazes, there were also many noble ladies who looked at Wu Tingfang's brocade clothes in a daze.
At this time, the brocade robes worn by Wu Tingfang and them were all designed by Wang Li according to the classic palace costumes of later generations, and they were cut and sewn by the proficient tailor Xiaomei.
Although Wu Tingfang's beauties did not show any jewelry or anything like that, just their beauty and clothes were extremely attractive. Several beauties are already beauties with extraordinary temperaments, and at this time, they are wearing new clothes, which will take their beauty to a higher level.
They all look beautiful and graceful, just walking in all directions, looking forward to life, showing luxury. Just looking at the good effect of what they wear, I don't know how many noble ladies want to cut a set of clothes.
When the beauties were seated, and the meeting had not yet opened, the ladies around them suddenly did not care about anything else, and they all gathered around, or asked about their clothes, or asked about their treasures, and from time to time let out bursts of exclamation.
At this time, Wang Li separated from Zhumei, and led Wu Yan to carry the box to the podium, waiting for the opening of the treasure appreciation conference.
Sitting on the podium, Wang Li closed his eyes slightly.
This treasure appreciation conference is of great significance to others, and even as an unprecedented event, but to him, it is nothing.
At this time, Wang Li's mind was no longer here, but what he cared more about was the smiling and proud martial arts world. (To be continued.) )