In Kyoto, when the imperial guards in the palace posted a list of posters at the gate of the city and in conspicuous positions in the streets and alleys, people soon surrounded them.
In the early years, it was rare to see the imperial list posted.
When the first emperor was in power, he only searched for famous doctors and only posted it once when he was treating a little princess in the palace.
Later, when His Majesty opened the School of Mathematical Sciences, he often posted notices like this, looking for craftsmen from the folk. Today, the common people are not surprised by this.
Scholars passing by had already interpreted the content on the imperial list, which aroused a lot of discussion among the people.
This time, His Majesty is going to recruit highly skilled blacksmiths within the scope of the Panorama Kingdom. It is said that they will include food, lodging, and introduction of wives. You can also receive a monthly subsidy from the state.
If it is a well-known master craftsman, it is even possible to find a position in the Academy of Sciences. From then on, the lintel of glory will rise to the sky, and smoke will rise from the ancestral grave...
In short, as long as you have a certain skill, you can live well in this capital and Jingguo. Even the old farmers who cultivate the land, as long as the land is better than others, and the harvest is more than others, there are also some officials from the Academy of Sciences. People are willing to call you sir, and ask you questions modestly...
An official in green shirt looked at the imperial list posted on the city wall, then at a book he had just bought, and sighed leisurely.
What he had in his hand was the secret paper of this year's imperial examination, which cost him a lot of money and a lot of contacts to buy it.
A blacksmith, who can still get the treatment of including food, housing and marriage, it is a pity that he failed the imperial examination, and at the age of crowning, he has not yet married, and he has never even touched a woman's hand...
I can't say that I haven't touched him before. When I was shopping for vegetables yesterday, the aunt who sold vegetables even touched him...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling sad, he threw the book in his hand to the ground, and strode away.
Ten years of hard work is not as good as ten years of blacksmithing. What's the use of him reading Lao Shizi's book
After walking a few steps quickly, he turned his head and walked back, picked up the books on the ground, patted the dust on them, and carefully carried them in his arms.
You still have to read books, even if you don’t pass the exam and become a blacksmith, a blacksmith who has read books, and a blacksmith who can only forge iron, who has a brighter future, don’t even think about it...
What's more, this thing cost a lot of money...
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Xu Tiejiang is an ordinary blacksmith in the capital city. He originally had a name, but the neighbors around him have been calling him "Xu Tiejiang" and "Xu Tiejiang" for decades. He doesn't remember how long no one mentioned him. Real name.
He just came back from the city wall, so he naturally learned the latest news. He was looking forward to it, and the spring of the blacksmith was finally here...
The carpenter Wang next door entered the Academy of Sciences two years ago. Although he only worked as a handyman under the masters of the Ministry of Industry, he also built two yards this year and booked a marriage for the stupid son of the family. The bride will marry this year , life is enviable.
The old hooligan reselling erotic pictures on the opposite side, with the ability to know what others are saying by looking at their lips, is now living a very comfortable life. It is said that he is a teacher in the Academy of Sciences, and he has a group of disciples. He even listens to his bragging. Your Majesty has taught...
Blacksmith Xu's son was still young, so he was in no hurry to make an engagement for him. As a blacksmith, he never expected to be His Majesty's husband, earn more money, and make the family of three live more comfortably.
Glancing at his son who was playing outside the door, he didn't hit the iron, leaned comfortably on the chair, took a sip of the good wine he just got back from the wine shop, he has already signed up for the recruitment on the imperial list, and now he is waiting for the notice …
Outside the door, several young children were running happily in the streets.
"Eat me a Fengshen leg!"
"I can dispel the cloud palm!"
"I have the Snow Drinking Knife!"
"I still have a peerless sword!"
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Children's world is always carefree. They are not yet at the age of school, and what they think about every day is probably only eating and playing, and maybe sneaking to the Goulan to listen to stories...
Goulan is the most magical place in their hearts. There are monkeys waving sticks and hitting the 33rd heaven, there are various gods and gods they have never heard of, and there are many heroic deeds of martial arts masters and chivalrous heroes...
After listening to the story in the hook bar, several partners played their favorite roles with each other, and recreating the stories they heard was a trick they never tired of doing.
What they are acting at the moment is a new story released by Goulan, the plot in "Feng Yun".
Fengshen legs, cloud-dispelling palm, Xueyin mad knife, peerless sword...
Each of them has a dream of being a hero in their hearts, to learn peerless martial arts, to act chivalrously, to punish the strong and eliminate evil, to wield swords in the rivers and lakes...
That's what the story says.
Of course, since you are a hero, you must have a weapon at your fingertips, a martial art move that sounds powerful, and a horse. The horse must be beautiful, preferably tall and big. Zhang Xiaohua from Yuanwai's family will ride the same horse as her...
Zhang Xiaohua is at Zhang Yuan's house. She doesn't have any handsome horses or weapons. I don't know where the "worship sword villa" the old man said is. I heard that there are many peerless magic weapons there. If I can get one...
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"Brother Huang, don't be angry..." Shouning played with the dagger in his hand, looked at Li Xuan, and said, "Mr. once said that simplicity is beauty. Look how simple and crisp this dagger is. The scabbard is so simple. , how smooth the curve of the blade is..."
Simple is beautiful, of course Li Xuan understands this truth.
However, when Shouning comforted him with these words, could he not walk around, so that the gems on the scabbard of the long sword she held in her other hand made him unable to open his eyes.
Li Xuan looked at her with a serious expression, and asked, "How about we change?"
Shou Ning was startled, and said in surprise: "But Brother Huang, this sword is for women..."
"I don't dislike it." Li Xuan looked at her and said, "That simple and beautiful dagger is for you."
"Brother Huang, are you serious?"
"seriously."
"No change."
The pretty woman left without saying a word, turned around and left, and walked out of the hall without looking back once.
Li Xuan sat back down again, looking at the dagger on the table and getting angry.
I thought it was a unique magic weapon—I was not mistaken, it was indeed unique. Among the three gifts he sent, this one was the most special, the simplest, and the most shabby...
the shortest.
He has self-knowledge in his heart, so he won't compare himself with Mingzhu, so as not to humiliate himself, but Shouning...
Thinking of the girl just now...
Forget it, Shou Ning is no match, he is still humiliating himself.
Thinking about it this way, I actually felt a little more comfortable in my heart.
Then he opened another letter.
"Baijian Villa, a group of peerless soldiers..."
After reading the letter, he probably understood what Li Yi wanted to do.
If he is a shepherd, then the officials and dignitaries in Kyoto are the fat sheep raised by his family.
A few years ago, he used those colored glazes to shed a layer of wool on these fat sheep. Now that new wool has grown, he is here again.
I am the emperor, and those people are my subjects. Although it is easy for them to make money, they cannot be fooled by him over and over again.
If it wasn't for the Academy of Sciences and several big projects needing funds, if it wasn't for his second child who was about to be born, and if it wasn't for Mingzhu not letting him spend the money in the treasury, he would never agree with Li Yi to do this.
He walked outside the door and said to a guard: "Tell them, 28 points is not enough, at least 37 points!"
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Kyoto, the gate of the city.
Several carriages came from a distance, and before entering the city, they were stopped by the guards at the city gate.
One of the leading generals stepped forward and asked, "What's in the car?"
A man smiled and said, "Some goods."
"What goods?" The general lifted the black cloth covering the carriage, opened a box and took a look, his expression changed.
He opened a few more boxes, his face sank, he took a few steps back, and waved his hand. Seeing this, the guards behind him immediately surrounded the carriages.
Then the general stepped forward and asked, "Do you have the imperial seal?"
It is a serious crime to smuggle weapons, let alone such a large number, if there is no imperial seal, these people must be taken for interrogation immediately.
"Of course there are." The leader nodded, took out something like silk from his sleeve, and handed it over.
After the general inspected it carefully, he waved his hand, and the guards behind him withdrew.
Several carriages drove into the city gate, and the general was still a little worried, so he stepped forward and asked, "Where did these things come from?"
In front of the carriage, the man turned his head and said with a smile, "Baijian Villa!"