Chapter 19 The Great General Trains Waste Wood

The rumbling convoy went all the way.

The procession of more than a dozen wagons neighed and drank, and at once it drew everyone's attention.

Many of these people have been here for a few days, but today is really the first time they have seen such a big scene, and they are all curious.

It's just that the man sitting next to the coachman in the lead carriage is more attractive to them.

Most of the people who have been to this cottage have heard the legend about this man, and for them, this is also a man of the hour.

Lu Ming.

An inconspicuous poor scholar.

I heard that because I came here to post at the earliest, I was received by the general and has been introduced as a staff member since then, although I haven't been awarded an official position, but I can often walk around the general is 10,000 times better than a petty official!

The story of such a step to the sky is naturally cooler than that Shuangwen for them, which has attracted the envy of many people, and they all hope that they can become the second Lu Ming one day.

But Lu Ming himself didn't know about their envy.

Or rather, don't really care.

On that day, I had a hearty conversation with the general, from noon to the waning sun, and Fang Jue hated to see each other late.

Just like the general said, whether it is a talent or a mediocre talent, if there is no worldly tempering and hanging above the nine heavens, then nothing can be done.

Therefore, since the day he became a staff member of He Jin, he has always been more diligent than when he was studying, staying up in the middle of the night from five watches, and in just a few days, he has a comprehensive understanding of the affairs of the army and the Gyeonggi battalion.

And now, the reason why he is driving the carriage is also one of the simplest little jobs.

"It takes an hour to go around the city wall from Beijing for half a week, and if the car is not loaded with heavy objects, but only carries people, the time will be reduced by three percent. If the access is wide open when it is confidential, it can be reduced by half...... If you gallop outside the city walls......"

Lu Ming calculated the time of the route in his heart, groped for a more efficient route, and before he knew it, the convoy had arrived in front of the gate of the barracks.

It wasn't until the cart's pack horse slowly stopped that he realized that he had become the center of attention.

But Lu Ming didn't care, and he didn't have time to greet these people, he just told the sergeant to open the door, and a group of people got busy. The logs and cubes were unloaded from the cart and then loaded into the camp in carts.

……

"This is Lu Ming?"

"yes."

"It's not that this general, who has been favored as a personal aide, why is he so vulgar and in the company of some subordinates?"

"That is, I have been studying for decades, and I don't want to seek the avenue. On the contrary, he started to make a living by driving cars and carrying goods, which is really insulting! ”

"I saw that the general Corporal Lixian was fake, and it was true to humiliate us and other scholars, how could this be reasonable, how could it be reasonable."

“……”

After all, this group of people was coming to Lu Lu, and such a murmur naturally fell on his ears.

If you only say that he is okay, He Jin is really kind to him, and he is not allowed to be polluted by others.

Thinking of this, Lu Ming put a piece of wood in his hand on the car, and then turned around to face the person who had just screamed the loudest.

"This virtuous man, do you know how much wood and how much food can be pulled by this carriage? How much does the march consume after a full load? ”

The man didn't expect him to ask such a question, but he wanted to refute but was speechless, so he had to snort coldly, pretending to be arrogant and not looking away.

"If you don't know, go and ask. If you don't even know this minimum thing, and you still want to be an official in the general's camp, I'm afraid it's a fool's dream. ”

This reason could not be more obvious, but only a few people in the crowd retreated in shame, and more were resentful and accusatory.

In a short time, more than half of the crowd dispersed, leaving only thirty or forty still in place.

"Mr. Lu is right, you have to endure hardships to become a master, you can't even do this little thing, and you can do something big."

The newcomer who claimed to be mixing soup and rice among the three people at the table just now was the first to stand up, and directly rolled up his sleeves to help unload the goods.

Driven by him, everyone who was still hesitating just now was also ruthless, and rolled up their arms and sleeves to do it.

Although some of these guys are weak and weak, and some of them are still helping, they are much better than those who walked away.

Lu Ming looked at them like this, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

As soon as the general sent someone to explain his distress and sent him a message back to the camp through the main gate, he probably knew what was going to happen.

Now out of tacit understanding, I didn't need to explain how to perform this play, and immediately screened half of these people.

It's just that......

Seeing that there were less than forty percent left, Lu Ming shook his head, feeling that there seemed to be room for improvement.

……

When He Jin finished dealing with the business at hand and left the big account, he was suddenly surprised by the changes in front of him.

On weekdays, when I walked out of the camp, the noise in my ears disappeared, and even the bustling grass house at the door seemed extremely deserted.

At the gate of the camp, there were more than a dozen young people dressed as scholars, listening to the command of an old man dressed as a shopkeeper, sorting wood and numbering accounts.

Not far away, Lu Ming was holding a large parchment roll, carefully sketching something with a stool on it.

It was a drawing he made, and it was used to record every number, pattern, and step needed to build a car.

The old man was invited by Mr. Lu, and it is said that after being a famous craftsman, his craftsmanship is extraordinary.

The design of this new car comes from the written records in ancient books and the three of them have been discussing and arguing for several days.

After the discussion was established, they put into trial production, and I believe that with the talents of these two people, the finished product can be obtained in a few days.

He Jin thought about it, signaled the guards not to alarm Lu Ming, walked to the table, and looked at his steady pen hand with a brush to outline the straight lines of thin hair.

I don't know how long it took, a picture was drawn, Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief and put down his pen, only then did he see the general who had been standing beside him, and hurriedly wanted to get up and salute, but he couldn't stand up with a numb leg.

"General, Ziyuan is rude."

He Jin didn't care, just looked at the picture curiously, but said: "Don't be polite, Mr. Lu's skills are really extraordinary." By the way, those people ......"

Lu Ming knew what He Jin wanted to say when he hesitated, and said with a smile: "I was driven away." ”

He Jin raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "Oh? How simple is it? ”

Lu Ming said casually while sorting out the picture scroll: "There are three great thoughts of people, greed for money, good ease, and fear of death. ”

When He Jin heard this, he praised him, "That's right, after trying this set, the foundation is good and you can see it immediately, Mr. is really talented." ”

The general laughed. Lu Ming put down the drawings in his hand, "I hope to forgive my sins." ”

"Hey, sir, you're out of sight. Those who have ulterior motives, leave him to do anything! ”

"Wood has knots, but it can also be a vessel. However, rotten wood cannot be carved. ”

After the two finished speaking, they looked at each other, and then burst into laughter, causing a burst of surprised eyes.