Chapter 82, Good Ordnance

Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi followed the owner of the wood store into the backyard of their store and saw that there were sawn wood in various shapes, which were placed everywhere, but they were placed according to a little bit, and the ground was full of wood chips and shavings. The air is also filled with the smell of wood, which is a little refreshing.

"Go," the boss pointed to a carpenter who was working on a waterwheeler, "He is a carpenter who designed a variety of furniture for our store."

Zu Zhao looked at a thick man with a dark face and a large beard. Judging from his appearance, he was indeed not a handsome man, and he looked very rough.

However, looking at his hand, although his fingers are also thick, they are very flexible. He shuttles freely between the cracks of the boards. He looks very focused and doesn't seem to feel that there are many people in this small store. He only paid close attention to the work in his hand.

If he doesn't have a job in his hand and is busy with it, it's not too much to say that he is in a fixed state. Only two words "forget me".

Zu Zhao couldn't help looking at him in that state.

What is the most rare thing in the world, talent! What is more rare than talent?! He is a person who can concentrate on all his enthusiasm to do one thing.

"General, that's right, he is Ma Jun." Chen Youzhi whispered in Zu Zhao's ear.

The boss didn't hear his words clearly, but when he saw Chen Youzhi whispering in Zu Zhao's ear, he knew that he either liked the things in it or had any comments on the carpenter. Indeed, when he first saw the carpenter, he didn't have a good impression. The main reason was that he had no good impression. However, after he showed his hand, the boss fell in love with him, so that later he asked him to delve into any strange ideas. The boss selflessly provided him with all kinds of wood he needed.

"You are really good at craft. I heard from the boss that you made those desks outside?" Zu Zhaohui's eyes are like a torch, and he will not judge people by their appearance like a boss. At first glance, he saw that this is a rare talent, which is the previous step.

Unexpectedly, Zu Zhao's question did not change the horse to look up. As if he didn't hear it, he was still immersed in his work.

Seeing this, Chen Youzhi hurriedly took a step forward and wanted to scold him, but was stopped by Zu Zhao. Then he took another step forward and repeated what he had just said a little louder.

Ma Jun came to his senses and raised his head quietly. Seeing that the comer were two gorgeously dressed people, he didn't get up immediately to say something good, but continued to manipulate the things in his hand and said naively, "Yes, I did it. I'm very happy to be liked by two guests. I would be happier if you could buy it.

Zui Zhao laughed and said, "I'm sure I've bought it. I also heard from my boss that you are now studying waterwheelers, which are used to provide irrigation for the people. I don't know how the research is going?

Ma Jun said, "Mingren is not talented, but he is still a little uncertain. I'm afraid it will take some time before it is completed. Are the two guests interested in this wheeled vehicle?

Zu Zhao and others naturally know that the word Mingren is naturally Ma Jun's word.

Z Zhao said, "Yes, when I heard that there was a waterwheeler, I was very curious and immediately asked the boss to take me to have a look. However, you should have drawings for designing this kind of thing. Can you show us the drawings? This is basically the purpose of his trip. If he had this thing, it would be much more convenient. It is bound to win.

Ma Jun is a bold man. He didn't pinch at all and said, "Since the two guest officials are interested, it's okay for me to show you." After saying that, he slowly got up, said a few words to his boss Xiahou, and walked into his room. Soon, he took out a little yellow white cloth and slowly unfolded it in front of Zu Zhao and the others.

Zu Zhao and others crowded forward to watch. Sure enough, they saw various picture of various waterwheelers on it, and most of them were like those waterwheelers that Zu Zhao had seen in modern times, and several pictures looked very sci-fi, like spaceships. The pictures on it are all agricultural equipment.

People who don't understand these pictures probably just look at a picture, but Zu Zhao is different. He has learned a lot from the future. Although he is not his major, he can understand this drawing. Ma Jun's talent and advanced thought really brightened his eyes, but he did not show it too much.

"You are really talented. If this thing is successful, it will be very beneficial to the people's planting and irrigation. At that time, you will definitely get rich." Zu Zhao said admiringly.

Ma Jun smiled and said, "The world is in chaos, thieves are everywhere, and the people are not living. I can only have a mouthful of food and a piece of clothes to avoid the cold. If there is a place to stay, I feel at ease, and I can't ask for anything to get rich. I think the two guest officials are gorgeously dressed and must be rich. But you are not farmers. Why are you interested in this waterwheeler?

"Because I want to buy your waterwheeler, I want people to use your waterwheeler." Zu Zhao said with a smile, "This thing is bound to make the harvest in the people's land go further, and it is not too much to say that it is a living device."

As soon as he said this, Ma Jun and his boss Xia Hou Fir both looked at Zu Zhao in surprise. Listening to his speech, they were not like ordinary merchants who only knew how to fight for money, and they were guessing who they were. At this moment, a shopkeeper ran in and shouted, "Boss, no, a team of guards surrounded our shop."

"What? Could it be that there are other officers and soldiers coming to grab our timber? I heard that the lord of Liaodong County is a person who loves the people very much. How can it be like this? Is it possible that there are really no good officials in the world in the name of the country? Xiahou said angrily, but did not know that the legendary master was standing in front of him alive.

Ma Jun said aside, "Boss, don't worry. Things may not be what you think. I heard that the Lord is now an official and a general who has sent troops to Silla for more than half a year, and Lord Chen, who acts as the county guard, is also a good official. The guards outside may not be theirs.

The boss said, "No matter how smart the official is, there will inevitably be corrupt people. If they don't want much, just give it directly to them so as not to cause trouble. Alas, these days, business people don't have the luxury of not being touched by the officials, okay? Just ask for stability.

Zu Showa and Chen Youzhi looked at each other and understood in their hearts. It was estimated that the guards saw that they had not go out for a long time and were worried about their comfort, so they came to have a look. However, the merchants were always brutally searched, so they were a little afraid when they saw the officers and soldiers.

However, Zu Zhao is not going to explain, let alone speak for the officials, because now is a good opportunity--

After sighing, the boss said to Zu Zhao and Chen Youzhi, "Two guest officials, please wait here for a moment. I'll go out and see what's going on."

"It's okay, the boss is at his own." Zu Zhao nodded slightly, "I'll just discuss this waterwheeler with Master Ma again."

The boss got Zu Zhao's words and retreated.

After the boss went out, Zu Zhao gave Chen Youzhi a wink and asked him to go out and let the bodyguards retreat. After all, this conversation still needs a quiet environment.

Chen Youzhi was interested and followed the boss out. As soon as they left, Zu Zhao talked with Ma Jun again and said, "Now it's a troubled time. If you have such skills, why don't you join the army and find any eunuch, you can get along well in it."

Ma Jun smiled and said, "What can I do with them?" The marching is to go back and forth. It's not appropriate for me to take root.

"If you can give Master Ma an environment, can you do the same work in the army as it is now?" Zu Zhao narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile at the corners of his mouth was meaningful.

Ma Jun was stunned, and then scratched his hair and said, "In the army? What should I do in the army? I can't command the war, and I can't kill with a knife. Will they let me deal with this wood every day?

Zu Zhao smiled and said, "It's just to let you deal with these wood, and you will have thousands of people to command."

Ma was stunned, looked at Zu Zhao and said, "I don't understand what the guest officer means."

Zuzuo smiled and said, "Of course you understand what I mean. It's a troubled time. Today, the thieves occupied a city, and tomorrow the court will send someone to hide the city. There is a saying that it is easy to attack the city and difficult to defend the city. Why is it like this? Because there are siege equipment, but the defense of the city is often not used. You are so proficient in carpenter's work, I expect that you must also have studied siege equipment. If I guess correctly, there should be a lot of design drawings of siege equipment hidden in your room.

Zu Zhao's words really stunned Ma Jun. He stared at Zu Zhao, as if he wanted to see who he was.

Because Zu Zhao's words are completely correct, that's right. He does have a lot of research on siege equipment and has tried to go to the army before, hoping to contribute his strength. However, those generals thought that he was contributing to the war and was almost killed many times. After that, he no longer recommended his things to the defenders, but work in the timber shop and concentrate on some tables, chairs and agricultural utensils.

But now, Zu Zhao has said what he loves most. He seems to have met a bosom friend, but he is also afraid. What if one is a person who comes to test and wants to catch himself to kill his head?! In troubled times, all ridiculous things are possible.

"Who the hell are you? From the time you were very interested in waterwheelers, I knew that you were not an ordinary person, ordinary merchants or ordinary people, and could not be interested in waterwheelers at all. Now that you are so interested in siege equipment, you must be a military leader. Those guards outside, if I guess correctly, should be the people you brought. Ma Jun couldn't help analyzing Zu Zhao all over.

Zu Zhao laughed and said, "Your Excellency is really good at eye-sighted. You are very researching and good at watching people and things. You are a talent. Don't you think it's a waste of your talent to stay in this wood shop and make some small tables and chairs? Hearing Ma Jun, he roughly guessed his identity and knew that he was from the army. Zu Zhao fell in love with him more and more.

Ma Jun has not met for years. He has been a dull craftsman hidden in this small shop, but today, he has a feeling of meeting a confidant. But he doesn't know whether the person in front of him is good or not. If not, he is likely to use his siege equipment to launch a war. He is unwilling to help such a person.

"I am an ordinary person. I live my life in troubled times. I have never thought about making any contribution. I think you misread me." Ma Jun is still a little hesitant. It's good for his dream to shine into reality, but what if it's not?! The disaster is what he doesn't want. Otherwise, he would not have been willing to hide in this small shop for so long.

Zui Zhao said, "I won't read it wrong. If I misread it, no one in the world can see the right person. I bought your waterwheeler. As long as your research is successful, I will buy it immediately. I can even give you two silver to buy what you need first.

"It seems that you are really an official. Can you tell me what kind of official you are?" Ma Jun asked.

Zuzu Zhao smiled and said, "Princess of Liaodong, Zu Zhao's martyr minister."

Ma Jun was stunned in an instant. The person in front of him was actually the master book of Liaodong. Did the official worship the general of the bandits and give it to the martyrs? Are you really the master?" Ma Jun couldn't believe it.

At this time, Chen Youzhi, who had detached the bodyguard, came in. When he heard the two of them talking about this, he answered and said, "Yes, he is our master, and now he is acting as the county guard. Your Excellency came this time to invite you to be the ordnance chief of our army.

Ma Jun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly knelt down and said, "Mingren doesn't know that the adult has arrived. Please forgive me. Just then, Meng Lang, please forgive me."

Zu Zhao didn't like this kind of kneeling ceremony. First, he gave in sideways, even if he bent down to help him up and said, "What's wrong with you?" Liechen is not talented. I want to invite you to be the Ordnance Department of Liaodong County, specializing in the construction of our army's siege equipment and the development of agricultural tools. Are you willing to help me?!"

Ma Jun said gratefully, "It is a blessing and a great honor to be appreciated by Mingren. However, in this position of ordnance department, I'm so shallow that I don't even know one of the big words. I'm afraid that I will mislead adults. However, I would like to enter that department as an errand boy. After listening to it, I will do my best to help.

Zu Zhao covered his hand and said, "Under the bottom of the world, no one is qualified for this position except you. Don't refuse. As long as you have this skill, what's the matter whether you can't read or not?

"Thank you for your love. I will work for you wholeheartedly." Ma Jun was very happy in his heart and finally had a feeling of keeping the clouds open and the moon.

At this time, the boss also came in. After hearing the conversation between Zu and Ma Jun, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately knelt down and said, "I don't know that the little one is coming. How lazy it is. Please forgive me."

"Innocent. I have now let Ma Jun be my Ordnance Division. Boss Xiahou, you are the most timber merchant in the country. I would like to invite you to join my trade group and become a leader in my trade group. In the future, all business can go through the pipeline, and no one dares to collect taxes randomly. Moreover, you can take people into Silla to buy timber and develop business. I don't know if you would like to join. Zu Zhao looked at Boss Xiahou and said with a smile.

It can be used, no one can be let go!

And Xiahou was also overjoyed to hear this. He had long heard that Zu Zhao had already had a variety of trade groups before he came to Liaodong. Their team had approvals and would not be hindered at all. He had long wanted to join Zu Zhao, but he had been suffering from no opportunity. Now that Zu Zhao has taken the initiative to invite him, he naturally It is the happiest thing. If you are attached to Zu Zhao, it is basically stable!

All of a sudden, there were two more useful people, and Zu Zhao's excitement was no lower than them.

After the boss and Ma knew that Chen Youzhi was next to Zu Zhao, it was another week, because Chen Youzhi has been very popular in the past six months, especially in improving the living standards of residents. Liaodong City became much more prosperous in an instant. Merchants came and went, and the level of bustle was not lagging behind Kyoto. Luoyang.

After Zu Zhao asked them to clean up and arrange, he could go directly to the government office to find him, and then he would give them detailed arrangements and relevant procedures to let them take office.

After making it clear, I left this small shop. However, the boss and Ma Jun wanted to send it far away, but Zu Zhao refused on the grounds that it was not appropriate to publicize.

They felt that the master was low-key, calm, capable and insightous, and were very happy to work for such a person.

On the way back to the government office, Chen Youzhi was one position behind Zu Zhao, but Zu Zhao suddenly asked about Zhao Meng's injury.

Z Zhao has also been paying attention to Zhao Meng in Silla, but after all, there are letters and not much to know. Now he wants to know more, and after learning that he is okay, the subsequent letters are mainly based on military information, and Zhao Meng is rarely mentioned. He was worried, and he didn't mention it much. Naturally, he couldn't rest assured.

Chen Youzhi told Zu Zhao that when Zhao Meng was sent back to Liaodong, the wound was seriously infected and it was difficult to breathe. Moreover, because there were various germs in the beast's mouth and teeth, Zhao Meng's infection was directly immersed in the bone. The general doctor was helpless. Fortunately, he finally found the magic doctor Hua Tuo. As soon as he heard that it was Zu Zhao wanted to find him and immediately came to Liaodong.

Later, he looked at the injury and said that he wanted to remove Zhao Meng's carrion with a knife. Because there was a wound on the head, Zhao Meng refused to boil it with numbness and directly removed it with a knife. He also said that Zhao Meng's painful face was pale at that time and he didn't snor. Even Hua Tuo is admired.

When Zu Zhao heard this, he was shocked. It turned out that Guan Yu had done the matter of scraping and healing injuries, not only Zhao Meng had done it long before him, but history has not been recorded. It seems that history has really missed a lot of things, or this history has only appeared before he appeared. It may be triggered. However, what's the matter? He is here, and the world is his.

Always, it cannot be denied that Zhao Meng is indeed a fierce general, which is no less brave than Zhao Yun, so he naturally competes with Guan Yu.

Chen Youzhi continued to introduce that under Hua Tuo's medical treatment, Zhao Meng's injury recovered well, and Hua Tuo also did his best to leave Liaodong County three months ago. After this, Zu Zhao's worries about Zhao Meng's injury also disappeared.

"General, I originally wanted to keep him as a military doctor in our Liaodong to treat our wounded soldiers, but he refused. He said that he didn't even treat the sergeant. Originally, he was disease-free and painless, and he had to fight to get sick. There are so many poor people waiting for him to be treated. Later, it was a pity that I couldn't keep him and let him go. Chen Youzhi said with some regret.

Zu Zhao laughed and said, "No one can keep the magic doctor Hua Tuo. Yes, his purpose is actually not to treat the sergeant. He pays attention to the hanging pot to help the world, so he will not be fixed in one place. Therefore, I asked Han Ye to bring you a letter before Zhao Meng sent it back, so that you will try your best to find Hua Tuo, and ask Uncle Huangfu and Cao Mengde of Luoyang to help. Help, that's why."

"Adults really look at the world, and everything is one step ahead of others." Chen Youzhi praised. The ability and insight of adults always make him awe-inspiring. Many things can always come to the front.

Zui Zhao said, "Don't praise me like this. With your help, I can do something, otherwise it will be useless for me to look at the world alone. Speaking of this, Zu Zhao paused and immediately asked, "by the way, how are Cai Wenji and Feng Luoxue?"

"Feng Luoxue left Liaodong for a period of time and went to Luoyang. Recently, when she learned that the general was coming back, she hurried back to Liaodong. As for Cai Wenji, she is really an adult's right-hand man. She moves almost every day, and she has gone to all the production bases. Chen Youzhi said with a shallow smile, but secretly in his heart.

Zuzuo smiled and said, "This is also difficult for her. Now Luoyang is surging, and the struggle between He Jin and Shichangshi is almost to the point of life and death. Before long, Luoyang is in chaos, the world will be completely out of control. The chaos is coming, and we should also prepare well.

Chen Youzhi nodded and said, "Your excellency is really a magic machine. You are in Silla, but you know the struggle of the Han court like the back of your hand."

Zu Zhao laughed and did not take Chen Youzhi's words, but said in his heart: I won't tell you that I'm hanging over, and my whole body is full of golden fingers.

The two laughed while chatting and returned to the government office. Before their buttocks were hot, they quickly came in. When they saw Zu Zhao, their faces were full of excitement