At that time, Wu Zhi's Liangshan army and horses will be attacked from both sides.
Maybe, even so, it's not the worst.
What if the Jin and Liao armies took advantage of the civil strife in the Song Dynasty and waited for an opportunity to go south?
Then let alone Wu Zhi's Liangshan army and horses, even the entire Song Dynasty may be wiped out because of this.
When Wu Zhi thought of this, he immediately shook his head vigorously, trying to get this unrealistic idea out of his mind.
Because this so-called plan, let alone being implemented, is quite scary just thinking about it in my mind.
Thinking of this, Wu Zhi could only sigh helplessly.
Where is the money, where is the money...
If there is no money now, not only the simple grenade cannot be made, but even the perfume previously promised to the queen cannot be made as soon as possible.
At that time, if the queen is still unwilling to let him go and wants to push him into the cleansing room and cut him off, what should we do?
In the following days, Wu Zhi was not in the mood to think about anything else.
I was just thinking about what other more profitable business I could do.
But after much thought, he didn't have a better idea in mind.
After all, almost all transactions require start-up capital.
And what he needs to solve most urgently now is that he doesn't have much money left.
Just like that, half a month passed in an instant.
On this day, time also came for the blacksmith selection day.
Noon that day.
Hundreds of blacksmiths gathered outside the door of Zhugui Hotel.
Although these people were dressed differently, they all held a broken iron wheel in their hands.
Some blacksmiths are more skilled in craftsmanship, so the iron wheels they make not only look good, but also use very solid materials.
On the other hand, the iron wheels built by apprentices who lacked sufficient skills and experience were a bit unbearable to look at.
Not only is the wheel hub uneven, but the bracket responsible for supporting the outer edge is also full of rust.
Viewed from a distance, except for the external shape, which can barely be seen as a wheel, the rest are far from the requirements Zhu Gui made that day.
At this time, Wu Zhi, who was standing in Zhu Gui's shop, and Shen Kuo and Li Jie, who were standing next to him, still had smiles on their faces, but their hearts were already ups and downs.
Obviously, the scene in front of them also made these three people a little disappointed.
However, the three of them, adhering to the spirit of coming and going, still wanted to try their luck among the group of blacksmiths.
So after briefly recounting the requirements for wheels, the three of them walked towards the group of blacksmiths.
Wu Zhi and the three of them, while checking whether the wheels were qualified, would also glance at the makers intentionally or unintentionally.
If those producers were young, Wu Zhi and the other three usually wouldn't have high hopes.
After all, this kind of thing is relatively rare in this period.
Moreover, the three of them also put forward very high process requirements for the manufacturing of bicycle wheels.
Therefore, those blacksmiths who can complete the work under many restrictions are usually experienced old blacksmiths.
For those apprentices who entered the industry later and are not very young, it would be impossible for them to complete such high-demand ironwork in such a short period of time.
In one morning, Wu Zhi, Li Jie, and Shen Kuo had already reviewed the masterpieces of hundreds of blacksmiths.
But no one's work can catch the eye of these three people.
After the three of them had lunch, Wu Zhi decided to go back to the mountain first.
Because he no longer had much hope in the audition for a blacksmith.
At this moment, only Shen Kuo and Li Jie were left to carry out the subsequent selection activities.
at dusk.
When Wu Zhi frowned and was about to return to his residence.
Shen Kuo and Li Jie, however, were full of joy and ran to Wu Zhi carrying a big iron wheel.
"Brother, brother, hard work pays off."
"After several rounds of screening between us brothers, we finally selected a blacksmith with excellent skills for us on Shuibo Liangshan."
When Wu Zhi heard this, he felt happy immediately.
And when he took the big iron wheel from the hands of Shen Kuo and Li Jie, he couldn't help but be surprised by the ingenious craftsmanship and clicked his tongue in surprise.
Now, as far as the big iron wheel presented in front of Wu Zhi is concerned, its manufacturing level is not much different from the 28-year-old bicycle wheels that Wu Zhi saw in his later generations.
At least in appearance, it has been able to be restored to its original state.
Although in terms of details, there are still some flaws and shortcomings.
For example: the wheels are still several times heavier than the 28-inch bicycle wheels of later generations.
And at the axle, it is not tight enough and can easily cause loosening problems.
But even so, it has greatly exceeded Wu Zhi's expectations.
After a brief exchange with Shen Kuo and Li Jie, Wu Zhi learned that the blacksmith was waiting outside the village gate.
I couldn't help but feel a strong love for talent in my heart.
At this time, he no longer had the leisure to continue talking about bicycle wheels with these two people.
Dangjiu dragged the two of them and hurriedly walked outside the gate of Dazhai.
Then, I saw a big man with a beard, standing at the gate of Dazhai looking around.
But I saw this person, he was about thirty years old.
He is quite tall, over 1.8 meters tall.
He has very little hair and is not much better than those who are monks.
In addition to the dense scars on his head, there is also a red band.
A pair of slightly bloodshot eyes were filled with the color of wind and frost.
He was dressed in coarse linen clothes and was holding a large iron rod in his hand.
If Shen Kuo and Li Jie standing aside had not told Wu Zhi that this man was a highly skilled blacksmith.
Then Wu Zhi would definitely think that this person is a wealthy person in the world.
As soon as Wu Zhi walked up to the man, Shen Kuo, who was standing aside, introduced the two of them one after another.
"This is the leader of our village on Shuibo Liang Mountain, and we call him the leader of Wu Zhiwu Village."
"And this person is Tang Long, the blacksmith with the best craftsmanship after a day of selection."
"Brother Tang Long, his ancestors all made a living by making weapons."
"His father also served as the magistrate of Yan'an Prefecture."
"It's a pity that after his father died, this brother ended up living in the world after using up all his family wealth due to his gambling nature."
"Because this brother is good with guns and sticks, and because he has pockmarks all over his body, people in the world call him Leopard."
Of course, the above were all said by Tang Long when several people were chatting with each other on the road.
It can be seen from this that Tang Long, who is called the golden leopard, is also a straightforward person.
And this kind of character is exactly what Wu Zhi likes.