Volume 1 The Figures of the Capital Chapter 18 Great Craftsmen
"Isn't it a surprise?"
Emperor Liang looked at Lu Bai with a somewhat smug look.
It turned out that the "master of the world" who talked about the scriptures with Zhuang Yi was actually the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, which greatly surprised Lu Bai, and it is no wonder that Emperor Liang knew so much about himself, it turned out that he had been living in the past ten years, under the nose of his father, whom he had never met.
To be precise, it may be that since this father ascended the throne, he has been living under his nose.
After all, when Emperor Liang and Zhuang Yi were together, they were really like a worldly master who did not eat fireworks in the world, but at this moment, the person sitting on the main seat of the Qinzheng Hall had the momentum of looking down on the world, and his body seemed to exude an unstoppable edge.
The temperament is completely judged by two people, and perhaps the cultivation has reached the realm of Jindan Immortals, which is not something that common sense can bind in many ways.
"I really didn't expect it, it looks a little incredible, I thought that His Majesty and Zen Master Prajna should have a very tense relationship, right......"
Lu Bai is neither humble nor arrogant, he does not face the pressure of an emperor at all, perhaps deep in his heart, he does not really see the other party as an emperor, but as a person as equal to himself.
"Zen Master Prajna is a very interesting person, who is both Buddhist and Taoist, and seems to have a little bit of something else. ”
Lu Bai thought about it for a while, what else is the so-called, probably the thinking of Zen Master Prajna that is different from this era!
Lu Bai couldn't see what this emperor thought of Zhuang Yi's thoughts, maybe he thought it was a threat, or maybe he thought it was a development direction, but now that he was deep in Liang Kyoto, it would be better for these things to be less revealed.
At least in Lu Bai's own view, if you want to implement these ideas, you must first change the material base, the economic base determines the superstructure, and only by pushing the Great Liang Dynasty into an industrial society can you really get the fertile soil for propagating new ideas.
"Chengfeng, I don't know what you think about the situation today?" Emperor Liang put down the fold in his hand, suddenly looked at Lu Bai, and then got up and walked to the bookshelf on the side, picking up an ancient book that looked very shabby.
That book made Lu Bai a little confused, in this Qinzheng Palace, although it was not as good as the imperial study, but every book was carefully bound, and the dilapidated ancient book looked a little out of place.
"The national strength of the Northern Jin Dynasty is now in a strong period, and it occupies the Central Plains, although it is said that my Liang has been on a continuous northern expedition over the years, but in addition to recovering some lost territory, it does not occupy much advantage, and there is a demon clan in the south, although the conflict between the two sides is not much, and there is even a certain degree of mutual interaction, but after all, the fox emperor Ji died in the territory of Daliang, as for the Tianhai City where the Northern Jin Dynasty and the Great Liang handed over in the East China Sea, although the power is not large, but it is the most developed place in the world, merchants gather, and there are very close business contacts with overseas, the most important thing is that there are the most cultivators in the world, with extremely skilled craftsmen......"
Lu Bai said a lot of rambling, but obviously the emperor in front of him was not satisfied, many people knew what Lu Bai said, but what this emperor wanted to know was not only limited to the surface.
Moreover, he was not very satisfied with Lu Bai's evaluation of Tianhai City, especially those craftsmen, in his opinion, they were just the lower class of people in this world, how could they reach a point where they were comparable to cultivators?
"You value those craftsmen so much?" Emperor Liang questioned, staring at Lu Bai's eyes.
"Although these craftsmen may not seem remarkable now, they can produce terrifying power if they are developed to the extreme......"
Lu Bai didn't explain much about this, after all, the limitations of the times could not give this emperor too much imagination, just like the people on the earth thousands of years ago, they couldn't imagine what the world would be like after a thousand years.
"Even if those strange and ingenious skills are developed to the extreme, how terrible can they be? Could it be that they can defeat thousands of troops?"
This emperor still finds it difficult to accept Lu Bai's statements, in his opinion, those things are at most to build houses, build ships and the like, how can they be comparable to thousands of troops.
"There may come a day, but we shouldn't be there then. ”
Lu Bai still didn't let go, and he still didn't echo the emperor's statement, but it was also impossible for him to reveal about the two spaceships that crashed in the East China Sea and the Northwest Snow Mountain, after all, the stakes were very high, and it was impossible for him to talk so much to an outsider, although this person was his father in this life.
Although the two are father and son, in this era, especially the imperial family, the father-son relationship is only a blood connection, which does not mean that the two sides have an absolute interest relationship.
"Don't be ashamed. ”
This emperor was a little angry at Lu Bai's statement, he didn't expect this Lu Bai to be so stubborn, and he dared to contradict himself, although the other party said that he was his illegitimate son, although he said that he promoted him to be the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, but after all, a courtier is a courtier.
"You go down!" Emperor Liang waved his hand at Lu Bai with some disappointment.
Lu Bai left the palace stupidly, he did not return to the Privy Council as soon as possible, nor did he return to his mansion that he had never entered, but ran to the Ministry of Industry, which can be said to be the most superb place in the entire Liang craftsmanship.
He has some immature ideas in his heart, and wants to realize it with the help of the highest technology in Daliang, after all, if there is no support of the industrial base, even if he has a lot of rich theoretical knowledge, it is difficult to exert his strength, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!
Although in the shipbuilding industry, the craftsmanship of the girder is not as good as that of Tianhai City, but in other aspects, the craftsmanship of the girder is still the most exquisite in the whole world.
"It turned out to be Lord Lu, how could you have the leisure to come to the Ministry of Works?" Lu Bai, who was personally received by the Ministry of Works, was not because of how big Lu Bai was, but because Du Jianming and Lu Shangnai, who had been friends for many years.
"There's something I want to ask Master Du for a favor. ”
"Lord Lu said it was okay, Du did his best. ”
"I want to ask the Ministry of Engineering to help me make something, the materials are ready, as for the other costs, I will personally bear the cost, I will not take advantage of you. ”
"Lord Lu is polite, I don't know what Lord Lu wants to make?"
Du Jianming was also very curious about what it was that was worthy of this Lord Lu, who was already known in Beijing before he arrived in the capital, to come to the Ministry of Industry in person.
The most important thing is that Lu Bai doesn't want to be because of his own affairs, and the Ministry of Industry's favors, and to go a little deeper, Lu Bai doesn't want to use public weapons for private use, and uses the power of the Ministry of Engineering to meet his personal interests.
"I've already drawn the drawings, and the materials will be sent by the Privy Council later, so if you don't understand something, you can send someone to call me. ”
Lu Bai took out a roll of rolled drawings from his sleeve and handed them to Du Jianming very solemnly, Du Jianming also took it very seriously, he knew very well that what made this Lord Lu attach so much importance must be extraordinary.
"Lord Lu, don't worry, the Ministry of Engineering will definitely help you make this thing. ”
Du Jianming is still very confident, after all, their Ministry of Industry can basically be regarded as the first in the world, not only superb craftsmanship, but also very complete types, there are tens of thousands of craftsmen alone.
"Then there's Master Laurdu. Lu Bai thanked Du Jianming, and then saw the carriage of the Privy Council rushing over: "Lord Du, the materials have been pulled over, without further ado, let's go over together! I also need to explain many details first." ”
"Okay, then Lord Lu will come with me!"
The Yamen of the Ministry of Industry is a place for officials to work, and some of the great craftsmen are in the workshops near the West Market, and some of them are simply outside the city, which is also re-planned after His Majesty ascended the throne.
As soon as he walked into this big workshop, Lu Bai heard the sonorous sound of smashing iron, the craftsmen here are all treasures of the Ministry of Industry, many of them are responsible for researching and improving new processes, and when it comes to mass production, it is by another group of craftsmen.
It's like a research institute of the Ministry of Industry, and it controls the world's most cutting-edge craftsmanship.
"Li Gong, it's time for you to show your strength. It can be seen that Du Jianming still respects this Li Gong very much, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry pay more attention to these craftsmen than other officials.
Du Jianming shouted that this Li Gong was an old man in his forties and fifties, full of silver hair, but his eyes were extremely bright, and this person was in good spirits.
"What do you command, Lord Du?"
"Here's a drawing, can you see if you can make it?" Du Jianming handed over the drawing.
Through Du Jianming's words and deeds, Lu Bai changed. In the opinion of the officials of this feudal dynasty, the officials of the Ministry of Industry were obviously more receptive to these seemingly obscene and ingenious crafts than other officials, but in fact they had a great effect.
Although many officials and emperors attached great importance to the weapons produced by these crafts, in their opinion, they were just tools they used, and it was impossible for them to respect these craftsmen as much as Du Jianming.
"Master Du, who drew this drawing?" Li Gong was speechless with excitement after looking at my drawing again, trembling all over, and even grabbed Du Jianming's hand and kept asking.
"What's wrong? ”
Du Jianming was also taken aback by Li Gong's reaction, he had never seen Li Gong like today for so many years, so excited and out of shape.
"This is really amazing! The old man has been immersed in this for decades, but he has never seen such a wonderful design, and he can't even think of it......
Du Jianming was also confused, took the drawings in Li Gong's hand, and after he saw the things drawn in the drawings, he was also shocked, very gaffe, he really didn't expect that Lu Bai would make this kind of thing, it was too unbelievable.