In Kyoto, when the palace guards posted an imperial notice at the city gate and in a conspicuous place in the streets and alleys, people soon gathered around.
In the early years, it was actually rare to see imperial lists posted.
When the late emperor was in power, he only searched for famous doctors and applied it once when he was treating a certain little princess in the palace.
Later, when His Majesty opened the School of Calculation, he often posted notices like this to look for folk craftsmen. To this day, the people are no longer surprised by this.
A passing scholar had already interpreted the content on the imperial list, which aroused everyone's discussion.
This time His Majesty wants to recruit highly skilled blacksmiths within the Panorama Kingdom. It is said that they will provide food, accommodation and introduction to wives, and those with families will also be allocated a one-door courtyard in Kyoto City. In addition,
You can also receive monthly subsidies from the state.
If you are a well-known master craftsman, you may even find a position in the Academy of Sciences. From then on, you will shine on the lintel, reach the sky in one step, and smoke will appear on your ancestral graves...
In short, as long as you have a certain skill, you can live a good life in Kyoto and Jingguo. Even if you are an old farmer, as long as the land is better than others and the harvest is more than others, there are also some officials who come from the Academy of Sciences.
People are willing to call you sir and ask you questions humbly...
An official in green shirt looked at the imperial list posted on the city wall, then looked at a book he had just bought, and sighed leisurely.
What he has in his hand is this year's imperial examination secret papers, which he spent a lot of money and many connections to buy.
A blacksmith was able to get a package of food, housing, and marriage. Unfortunately, he failed the imperial examination, was crowned at such an age, and had not yet married, and had never even touched a woman's hand...
It can’t be said that he hasn’t touched him before. When he was buying vegetables yesterday, the vegetable seller even touched him...
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel 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 forging iron, so what is the use of reading this book?
After walking a few steps quickly, he turned around and walked back. He picked up the books on the ground, patted the dust on them, and carefully put them in his arms.
You still have to read books. Even if you fail to pass the exam and become a blacksmith, who has a brighter future between a blacksmith who has read books and a blacksmith who only knows how to make iron? There is no need to even think about it...
What's more, this thing cost a lot of money...
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Tiejiang Xu is an ordinary blacksmith in Kyoto. He originally had a name, but his neighbors have been calling him "Tiejiang Xu" for decades. He himself can't remember how long it has been since anyone mentioned his real name.
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He had just returned from walking around the city wall, and naturally he had learned the latest news. He had been looking forward to it for a long time, and the blacksmith's spring was finally here...
Carpenter Wang next door entered the Academy of Sciences two years ago. Although he only worked as a handyman for the master craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry, he also built a courtyard for two yards this year and arranged a marriage for his silly son. The bride will be married this year.
, the life is enviable.
The old gangster who sells erotic pictures diagonally across the street has the ability to read people's lips and know what they are saying. Now he is living a very comfortable life. It is said that he is a teacher at the Academy of Sciences and has a group of disciples under him. I even heard him boast that he has continuously
Your Majesty has taught you...
Blacksmith Xu's son is still young, so he is not in a hurry to get him engaged. As a blacksmith, he has no extravagant hope that being his majesty's husband can earn more money and make the family of three live more comfortably. This is all his long-cherished wish.
He glanced at his son who was playing outside the door. He didn't make any iron. He leaned back comfortably on his chair and took a sip of the good wine he had just bought from the wine shop. He had already signed up for the job on the imperial list and was now waiting for the notification.
…
Outside the door, several young children were running happily in the streets.
"Eat my Fengshen Kick!"
"I can Pai Yunzhang!"
"I have the Snow Drinking Knife!"
"I also have a peerless sword!"
…
The world of children is always carefree. They are not yet old enough to study. What they think about every day is probably eating and playing, and maybe sneaking to Goulan to listen to stories...
Goulan is the most magical place in their hearts. There are monkeys waving sticks to reach the thirty-third heaven, gods and gods from all walks of life that they have never heard of, and many heroic deeds of martial arts masters and knight-errants...
After listening to the story in the hook bar, several partners play their favorite roles for each other and reproduce the story they heard. This is a trick they never tire of.
What they are acting out at the moment is the new story launched by Goulan, the plot of "Wind and Cloud".
Each of them has a heroic dream in their hearts, to acquire unrivaled martial arts skills, to perform chivalry and justice, to punish the strong and eliminate evil, and to wield swords in the world...
That's what the story says.
Of course, since you are a hero, you must have a handy weapon, a martial arts move that sounds very powerful, and a horse. The horse must be beautiful, preferably tall and big, so Zhang
Only Zhang Xiaohua from Yuanwai's family would ride the same horse as him...
Zhang Xiaohua is at Zhang Yuan's house. She has no handsome horses and no weapons. I don't know where the "Sword Worship Villa" that the old man mentioned is. I heard that there are many peerless magic weapons there. If I can get one...
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"Brother Emperor, don't be angry..." Shouning played with the dagger in his hand, looked at Li Xuan, and said, "Sir, he once said that simplicity is beauty. Look at how simple and simple this dagger is. The scabbard is beautiful.
Simple, the curve of the blade is so smooth..."
Simplicity is beauty, and Li Xuan certainly understands this truth.
However, when Shouning comforted him with these words, could she stop walking around so that the long sword she held in her other hand and the gems on the scabbard flashed so hard that he couldn't open his eyes?
Li Xuan looked at her with a serious expression and asked, "How about we change?"
Shouning was startled and said in surprise: "But brother, this sword is for women..."
"I don't mind it." Li Xuan looked at her and said, "That simple and beautiful dagger is just for you."
"Brother Emperor, are you serious?"
"seriously."
"No change."
The pretty woman said a few words, turned around and left, walking out of the hall without looking back once.
Li Xuan sat back down again and became angry when he looked at the dagger on the table.
I thought it was a unique magic weapon - I was not wrong, it was indeed unique. Among the three gifts he sent, this one was the most special, the simplest, and the shabbiest...
Shortest.
He was self-aware in his heart, so he would not compare with Mingzhu to avoid humiliating himself, but Shouning...
Thinking of the girl just now...
Forget it, Shouning can't compare, he is still humiliating himself.
Thinking about it this way, I felt a little better.
Then he opened another letter.
"Sword Worship Villa, a group of peerless magic weapons..."
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 in his family.
A few years ago, he used the glass to make these fat sheep shed a layer of wool. Now that new wool has grown, he is here again.
He is the emperor, and those people are his subjects. Although it is easy for them to make money, they cannot let him fool him again and again.
If it weren't for the fact that the Academy of Sciences had several major projects in need of funds, if it weren't for his second child being born soon, and if it weren't for Mingzhu not letting him spend the money in the treasury carelessly, he would never have agreed to what Li Yi did.
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, city gate.
Several carriages came from a distance and were stopped by the guards at the city gate before entering the city.
One of the leading generals stepped forward and asked, "What's in the car?"
A man smiled and said: "Some goods."
"What cargo?" The general lifted up the black cloth covering the carriage, opened a box and took a look, his expression changed.
He opened a few more boxes, his face darkened, he stepped back a few steps and waved his hand. Seeing this, the guards behind him immediately surrounded the carriages.
The general then stepped forward and asked, "Do you have the imperial seal?"
Smuggling weapons is a serious crime, not to mention the quantity is so large. If there is no imperial seal, these people must be arrested and interrogated immediately.
"Of course there is." The leader nodded, took out something similar to silk from his sleeve, and handed it over.
After carefully inspecting it, the general waved his hand and the guards behind him retreated.
Several carriages drove into the city gate. The general was still a little worried and stepped forward and asked: "Where did these things come from?"
In front of the carriage, the man turned around and said with a smile: "Sword Worship Villa!"
