Yang Ling lit a few sticks of incense for Lu Wei, and looked at his spiritual position, and his heart was also a little heavy.

He expected that Wu Zhen might make trouble.

But I didn't expect this mess to be so big.

Lu Wei, a craftsman who has always been a good man, was beaten to death by him!

After Yang Ling's condolences were finished, as soon as he walked out of the mourning hall, everyone surrounded him again.

"General, Craftsman Lu is dead!"

"If the general refuses to stand up for us, who in the world is willing to stand up for us?!"

Yang Ling was originally worried about Cao Pi's suspicions, and did not want to meddle in the affairs of the craftsman's workshop.

But thinking of Lu Wei, who died tragically, and the expectant eyes of the craftsmen, he still loosened!

"If you want to ask for an explanation for Craftsman Lu, it's easy to do!"

Yang Ling looked around at everyone present and asked softly,

"Are you willing to unite as one and swear to the death?"

"We do!"

Everyone said in unison.

In the eyes of Wu Zhen and other dignitaries, these people are just ants.

It's just that although the ants are weak, they also have the courage to fight to the death!

"That's good!"

Yang Ling nodded heavily,

"From now on, you will listen to my orders and strike collectively!"

……

Early the next morning.

Wu Zhen hummed a little song and swayed to the craftsman's workshop.

After the craftsman Lu Wei was scolded by the cane, he was seriously injured and died, Wu Zhen had heard about it, but he didn't take it to heart.

In his opinion, a mere craftsman is dead when he is dead.

And when other craftsmen saw Lu Wei's fate, they must also be afraid, so they can work better!

However, as soon as Wu Zhen sat down in the hall, he saw several cronies rushing in in a hurry.

"Great craftsman, something is wrong!"

"What's wrong, so flustered?"

Wu Zhen asked nonchalantly.

"None of the craftsmen came to work today."

"What?"

Wu Zhen was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted, it must be the craftsmen who saw Lu Wei being beaten to death, and they were resentful, so they united to strike!

"A group of lowly people, it's really giving him face!"

Although he scolded so much, Wu Zhen also felt a little tricky.

Sima Yi has already gone to Jingzhou and is about to start a war with Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

If at this juncture, the artisan workshop strikes and affects the supply of ordnance, then it will be troublesome!

Wu Zhen thought about it and instructed his cronies,

"Go, tell the craftsmen at once, that if they are willing to come back to work, the wages will be doubled!"

"Those who don't want to come back will be punished for disobeying the decree, and they will be imprisoned when the time comes!"

"On top of that, you're also trying to recruit other craftsmen!"

Several cronies took the order.

According to Wu Zhen's instructions, he first found a few prestigious craftsmen and promised a lot of money, hoping that they could call on others to go back and continue to work.

But despite the cronies' words, several craftsmen did not let go.

was so angry that Wu Zhen directly ordered to arrest those craftsmen.

As a result, this is similar to stabbing a hornet's nest, and the craftsmen who were originally on strike all gathered outside the door of the craftsman's workshop to demand that Wu Zhen release them!

Seeing that the situation was a little uncontrollable, Wu Zhi was so angry that he simply ordered all the craftsmen to be imprisoned.

It's just that it's easy to lock up, and there is still no one working in the craftsman's workshop, and the ordnance can't be produced.

Although Wu Zhen offered a high reward, he wanted to recruit some craftsmen.

But you must know that all capable craftsmen have entered the craftsman's workshop early, and now they are squatting in prison.

The rest are either incompetent, or they are unwilling to come to the recruitment when they see the fate of other craftsmen.

After a few days of work, Wu Zhen only recruited two or three craftsmen, and he was unable to maintain the operation of the craftsman's workshop at all.

Just when he was worried, Cao Pi sent a eunuch to let him enter the palace.

Wu Zhen didn't dare to delay, and immediately got up and went to the palace.

Cao Pi was discussing with the ministers, and when he saw Wu Zhen coming, he couldn't help frowning and said,

"I just received a letter from Zhong Da, saying that the ordnance he asked for has not been delivered for a long time, why is this Ji Chong?"

"This ...... Your Majesty, that, the construction period is a bit urgent, and I hope Your Majesty will grace it for a few more days......"

Wu Zhi is authentic.

Seeing that he looked nervous and a little insincere, Cao Pi knew in his heart that there was another hidden meaning in this.

Just as Cao Pi was about to let the other courtiers retreat so that he could ask for an understanding, he saw Xu Duling striding in.

"Your Majesty!"

"Is there anything wrong with Xu Duling?"

Cao Pi said suspiciously.

Man Pet glanced at Wu Qian, and then said in a deep voice,

"Your Majesty, today there are dozens of craftsmen's families who have come to the yamen to beat drums and voice grievances."

"They are suing the great craftsman Wu Zhen, saying that he detained a group of craftsmen for no reason, so that the craftsman's workshop was paralyzed!"

Hearing this, Cao Pi was taken aback, and looked at Wu Zhen in disbelief,

"Ji Chong, you give me an honest explanation, what is the situation?"

Facing Cao Pi's questioning, Wu Zhen broke out in a cold sweat for a while.

He didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he hurriedly told what had happened and told it one by one.

Although Wu Zhen's words are biased towards himself, Cao Pi is not a fool, so he can naturally understand the reason.

"Is that how you bastard?"

Cao Pi's face turned pale, and he reprimanded angrily.

He never thought that after Wu Zhen became a master craftsman, he would be so messy and stir up the craftsman's workshop into a miasma!

"It's all the minister's fault, please...... Please forgive your ......"

Seeing Cao Pi so angry, Wu Zhen was also panicked and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty is angry, the master craftsman is in a hurry to do things for His Majesty, so he made a mess."

"Yes, the master craftsman is loyal to His Majesty, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive."

Fortunately, Wu Zhen had a good relationship with Chen Qun, Zhu Shuo and other courtiers, and others also hurriedly interceded for him.

"I'll clean you up when I go back!"

Considering the usual relationship between the two, and Wu Zhen also doing things for himself, Cao Pi snorted coldly and did not intend to punish him for the time being.

At present, the top priority is to solve the mess made by Wu Zhen first.

"What can you do to get the Craftsman's Workshop back up and running?"

Cao Pi looked at the courtiers.

When everyone heard this, they were all embarrassed.

Now that Wu Zhen has aroused public anger, a group of craftsmen would rather be arrested and imprisoned than go back to work.

In such a tricky situation, no one wants to wade into this troubled water.

Seeing that no one was silent, Cao Pi's brows became more and more furrowed.

At this moment, he noticed Jia Xu standing in the corner on the side, and asked,

"Is there a way for Mr. Wenhe?"

Seeing Cao Pi ask himself by name, Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, then stood up and said softly.

"Back to Your Majesty, there is a way to untie the bell and tie the bell."

"If the general can be invited to come forward, this matter will be resolved satisfactorily!"

As soon as these words came out, the hearts of all the courtiers jumped.

In fact, their thoughts are the same as Jia Xu's.