A few days after the New Year, a group of hundreds of chariots and horses came to Lancheng under the escort of soldiers, and saw Zhang Junzheng and several people waiting under the city gate from a distance.

Most of the people in this group were men with thick hands and feet, ranging in age from seventeen or eighteen to sixty or seventy, and all of them had tired faces. Although I arrived at my destination, I didn't feel much excitement, but I was uneasy.

"Second uncle, it's been hard to travel all the way. Zhang Junzheng took Zhang Heqi and Zhang Heju to greet him, and said to an old man with white hair and tired spirit who got down from the carriage.

This group of people is the craftsmen of the Zhang family, many of them are in the manufacturing industry have a face of the figures, after Zhang Junzheng failed to gamble, received a letter to discuss and went to Lancheng, many ways, after a month to arrive.

The old man didn't answer, he first looked up at Lancheng, which was close at hand, and then said, "Let's go into the city." ”

Turning his head to a big man riding on a horned ox next to him, he said, "Thank you Captain for sending me all the way, come here, and present the things." ”

As he spoke, someone brought a plate of silver ingots.

"These days, I have to work hard for you, and I would like to invite you to drink a little bit. The old man laughed.

The big man looked at the plate of silver ingots and waved his hand to let them go. "The escort of you was ordered by Lord Duhu, otherwise I am afraid that you will not be able to reach Lancheng. ”

Ignoring the group, he led everyone to roar away.

After a while, Zhang Junzheng took everyone to the house that had been prepared a long time ago to settle down, and then the old man took six or seven other people to sit in a room with Zhang Junzheng.

"I've already read the letter, you can elaborate on it. The old man asked.

Then Zhang Junzheng told the details of the gambling situation, and after finishing speaking, he carefully took out a heavy box from the cabinet and put it on the table, and after opening it, there were torsion springs of various sizes.

"Second uncle, you see, this is what he made. ”

Several people around the old man didn't wait for him to speak, and immediately couldn't hold back and took out the torsion spring from it to observe it carefully.

The old man observed for a long time before he sighed: "Amazing, I can't imagine that there are people who are better than the thousands of craftsmen of my Zhang family." Now that the gambling contract has been lost, then I am willing to gamble and lose, and my Zhang family works for this person. But after all, this matter involves the safety of thousands of people in my Zhang family, in your opinion, how about this person?"

Zhang Junzheng thought for a while before he said slowly: "Although it looks ordinary, there is something in the belly. ”

"That's not a bad rating. ”

"This person looks ordinary, not very outstanding. But the means are indeed very vicious.

Not to mention anything else, the title of poisoner alone is earned by the lives of I don't know how many people.

And the mechanism manufacturing is also extremely proficient, last year Great Xia attacked, if it weren't for those extremely powerful mechanical equipment, Great Xia would not have been defeated so quickly, plus Yun Guo made a move, maybe the situation would be completely reversed.

His uncle already knew about forging, dyeing, and brewing, and he also founded the Zizhu School to teach mathematics and other knowledge. ”

"These old men already know, and they are indeed amazing people. The old man nodded. "You know what the old man wants to know, so many people in the Zhang family have their lives on him, it's not okay to be careful. ”

"There's one thing that the second uncle shouldn't know. He made a trip to the Land of Skyview last year and returned with thousands of immigrants from the Hao Kingdom. He made a royal glass shop and a spice shop, and those immigrants from the Hao Kingdom worked in it. There are also a few in the Zoo and the Imperial Palace.

I have inquired with those immigrants from Haoguo, but I have very little information. Judging from his actions, it seems that he wanted these Hao immigrants to live with the ancient people. ”

It seems that he prefers to use people other than the Gu Clan, after all, he is not from the Gu Clan. The old man said.

"As for the heart, it doesn't look like a cold person, but the most important thing is to see if our Zhang family is valuable. Specifically, the second uncle has to see it with his own eyes. Zhang Junzheng said.

"You always have to see each other when you come, so you can arrange it. The old man said.

In fact, before they entered the city, Ren Baqian already knew about their arrival, and when he received the greeting post the next day, he met a few people in the teahouse.

In addition to Zhang Junzheng, there is also his second uncle Zhang Zishan, several old craftsmen of the Zhang family. Seeing Ren Baqian so young, although everyone already knew it, they still muttered in their hearts, how could a person learn so many things at such an old age.

"Governor Ren, old man Zhang Zishan, the first time we met, this time it was to discuss the matter of my Zhang family. When Zhang Zishan saw Ren Baqian, he got up and greeted him.

Ren Baqian nodded and sat down opposite everyone.

"The old man is a rough man, he doesn't know too many things, and he can't speak, he just wants to know that Governor Ren is going to settle my Zhang family, what can you give us to the Zhang family?" Zhang Zishan went straight to the point and put his position lower.

Ren Baqian laughed, and his eyes turned on the faces of several people: "Willing to gamble and lose, is it too late for you to ask this now?"

After Ren Baqian finished speaking, several people's faces immediately changed color.

Zhang Zishan's face changed at first, and then said: "Governor Ren misunderstood, my Zhang family is not bargaining, I want to know how we will be placed, after all, it is a matter of thousands of lives in the Zhang family, and there are many words within my Zhang family, I just hope that Governor Ren can say something clear, and we also have points in our hearts." ”

"Old-timers aren't rough people!" Ren Baqian said with a smile.

"Dayao lacks everything, talents, and ordinary skills, so you are naturally useful. What you Zhang family understands, you have to bring over and make this industry out.

But in Da Yao, not in the Cloud Country, I can't bring any of your Cloud Kingdom over again, it's impossible to control all aspects, because the best things are in my head.

For specific practices, in each industry, there must be a certain number of ancient people involved in it, and both sides contribute their own money and efforts. Among them, the ancient clan needs to account for seventy to ninety percent, which doesn't seem like much, but if there are too many, I'm afraid you will be blinded. And it's a whole country, and only the two of us are doing it, and what does that mean? It's a monopoly, a monopoly on a certain industry in a country. Of course, this will be released slowly in the future, but that will be for later. ”

"If I do this, in a few years, I'm afraid that my Zhang family will be swallowed alive. Zhang Zishan said in a deep voice, and the other people's faces were not good-looking.

According to Ren Baqian's words, it is equivalent to the Zhang family handing over all the technology and occupying a small part of each industry, and after a few years, when these industries develop in Dayao, the ancient people will eat these industries thoroughly, then there is really nothing to do with the Zhang family.

"I said that the best things are in my head, not in your hands, don't think too highly of yourself. Ren Baqian said unhurriedly. In fact, he understood the Zhang family's worries in his heart, but he was not forgiving at all.

This Zhang family, you still have to knock on them more to let them understand their position. This Zhang family, a hundred years of pride, always forget that the best technology is here, always remind them of their own time.