The reason why Gao Zhixing said that there are many craftsmen in Lu is not groundless.
After all, Lu Ban and Mozi, the two famous originators of craftsmen in history, were both born in Lu and spread their skills there.
Although hundreds of years have passed, it still does not prevent their descendants and their disciples from spreading the skills of the two top craftsmen in this place.
Especially in the Luban lineage, almost every generation would produce one or two masters who specialized in serving the imperial court.
The people who are helping Li Shimin build Zhaoling now are the descendants of Lu Ban.
Compared with the Luban lineage, the Mozi lineage seemed a bit out of place.
These guys don't serve the country, let alone anyone. They just play for themselves.
Either they work behind closed doors, or they retreat into the mountains and forests without caring about worldly affairs.
And if you want to ask the reason, it is simply because these guys have always adhered to the principle that true craftsmen are never burdened by fame and fortune.
For the same reason, Lu Ban has always had more descendants than Mozi.
Moreover, the Luban lineage's status among craftsmen is far superior to that of the Mozi lineage.
Of course, this is not because Mozi's lineage is weak in strength.
The main reason is that talents wither away too quickly, and some people simply don’t have time to pass on all their skills, and they are gone.
As a result, more and more Mohist skills have been gradually lost over the years.
Even after the era when Li Chengqian lived, the Mohist's mechanism skills had become legends.
…
It’s noon today.
Li Chengqian and Hou Junji entered Tengzhou City.
Li Chengqian lifted the car curtain and looked around curiously.
In front of the not-so-high city gate of Tengzhou City, there was a line of people entering the city that was half a mile long.
"Good guy, Tengzhou is so lively..."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but be a little surprised when he looked at the huge team queuing up to enter the city.
The same is true for Hou Junji: "I can't believe that such a small city The pool is so prosperous, and so many people line up to enter the city."
To be honest, Tengzhou City is not that big. It can be regarded as a county town even if it is taller than the sky.
Even many people in Chang'an City have never heard of such a place.
But it is really surprising that there are such people in the county.
Li Chengqian sighed and said: "Sure enough, sometimes we really need to go out and see the world."
As the carriage approaches.
Li Chengqian could see a little more clearly.
I saw that about half of the people in the team were craftsmen carrying large and small packages.
All of them were wearing civilian clothes and carrying small backpacks filled with various tools, which made them look particularly conspicuous.
Seeing this scene, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel suspicious: "These people seem to be craftsmen from all over the world."
"yes……"
Hou Junji couldn't help but said with some doubts: "His Majesty has obviously posted an imperial list inviting craftsmen from all over the world to gather in Chang'an City, but why are there so many craftsmen in Tengzhou now?"
Hou Junji's eyes were full of confusion and he murmured: "Is it possible that these people have begun to ignore the world and don't care about fame and wealth?"
The carriage stopped at the end of the procession.
Li Chengqian and Hou Junji got off the carriage.
A slightly plump and dark-skinned craftsman standing in line in front of him seemed to have heard their conversation. He turned around, faced Li Chengqian and Hou Junji, and bowed his hands.
Upon seeing this, Li Chengqian and Hou Junji did not hesitate and quickly returned the courtesy.
The craftsman stood up straight and said with a smile: "Is this your first time in Tengzhou?"
I saw that this guy had a kind face and seemed to be very talkative.
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Yes, we have only heard of Tengzhou before.
I didn’t expect it to be so prosperous.”
"And it seems that all the craftsmen in the world are here..."
"You are overthinking this."
The craftsman smiled and said: "Although Tengzhou is prosperous on weekdays, there are not so many people, let alone so many craftsmen."
"It's only because of some special events in recent days that so many craftsmen have gathered in Tengzhou."
"And it's not just the ones in front of us. Now craftsmen from all over the world are also flocking to Tengzhou."
After speaking, he pointed to himself and said: "For example, I am a carpenter who ran away from a ravine and came here to see the world."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian was a little confused and said: "Wait a minute, you said there is something special in Tengzhou? What is it?" ??
"ah?"
The craftsman was a little surprised and said: "You two don't know about such a big thing?"
nonsense.
Why do I know why I need to ask you?
Li Chengqian couldn't help but cursed in his heart.
But he still had an open-minded look on his face and said, "We are all new here and don't know anything."
"Alright alright."
The craftsman sighed softly: "The reason why Tengzhou City has gathered these craftsmen these past few days is simply because the Molu War is about to begin."
"The Moru Controversy?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you talking about the Lu Ban family and the Moh family?"
"certainly."
The craftsman's face glowed brightly and he said: "This day is a big day for us craftsmen."
"The Mohist family and the Luban family will use their top craftsmanship to compete on this day. As long as we can learn a thing or two from it, we will have no regrets in this life."
Hearing this, Hou Junji slapped his forehead with a look of astonishment on his face: "So that's it. What do you mean, Your Majesty..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Chengqian covered his mouth. .
Hou Junji also realized that he had made a mistake, so he quickly closed his mouth and smiled apologetically at the craftsman.
In order to change the topic, Li Chengqian looked around and said, "So, are there anyone from the Lu Ban family or the Mo family here?"
After all, he came here just to find craftsmen.
For him, the battle between Molu and Lu was simply a good opportunity falling from the sky.
If you can take this opportunity and find a craftsman that you can use, it will be an blessing from God.
Just as the craftsman was about to speak, a guy on the side said directly: "Old Zhang, don't talk too much."
Hearing this, the craftsman quickly shut up, glanced at Li Chengqian, stopped talking, and concentrated on waiting in line to enter the city.
afternoon.
Li Chengqian and Hou Junji finally entered Tengzhou City.
The streets of Tengzhou City are busier than imagined.
There are many shops on the street and there are many tourists on the street.
People all over the street are walking in the same direction, and craftsmen account for about half of them.
Hou Junji and Li Chengqian randomly chose a shop and ordered some side dishes.
Xu Shi all rushed to see the Molu dispute. There were not many people in the shop and it seemed a bit deserted.
Wait until the dishes are served.
Li Chengqian said while picking up vegetables: "Apart from anything else, we really got a big deal this time. We were able to catch such a scene."
Hou Junji chuckled and said, "Yes, otherwise His Highness is very lucky. If someone else bumps into you in a daze, you may not be able to do this in your lifetime."
After finishing speaking, Hou Junji said directly to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, shall we go and see it?"
"Of course."
"You said this is an opportunity that you will never catch up with in a lifetime, why don't I go?"
Li Chengqian put some vegetables into his mouth and said, "Today I want to see how powerful the Mo family and the Lu Ban family are..."