"Sacrifice yourself for justice and stick to your wishes." Facing Li Mu's earnest gaze, Ma Zhou's adrenaline surged and he said loudly: "Thanks to the principal's trust, Ma Zhou is willing to die."
"It's not that serious, it's like this..."
Li Mu started from the beginning and told Ma Zhou about the cause and effect. Of course, he didn't mention the potato. From the reactions of Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji and others, he already knew that "three thousand jin per mu" was an almost fantasy figure.
Ma Zhou heard that it would only deepen his distrust, which was completely unnecessary. As for the yield of Zhenla rice seeds, he also said it was lower. He only said that the yield was higher, and did not say that there were two crops a year. Such a situation
The credibility of the whole thing will be even higher.
Li Mu sighed and said: "I'm going to tell His Majesty, Your Majesty doesn't believe me. It's also the excuse you just said. There is no old practice, it's too far away, I can't care about it, and there is no need to care about it. But I still feel that if
There really is such a rice seed, even if there is only a 10% chance of it being true, it is still worth a try. Therefore, I forged the imperial edict and asked my sworn brother to lead the team and follow the Zhenla mission back. The mediation was fake, and I obtained
The rice seeds are real.”
Li Mu stood with his hands behind his hands, the breeze blowing the hem of his clothes, making him look more and more enigmatic: "I once said that I would like to be your majesty's thousand-mile horse and the people's ox. But when it comes to choosing between your majesty and the people, I would rather serve the people.
Do more things. As long as it is for the people, I, Li Mu, will do it at any cost. This time I risked the lives of my whole family... Oh, I only hope for Chenla rice seeds, as the prince of Chenla said, otherwise I
The crime is really serious."
Ma Zhou stared at Li Mu blankly, his eyes red. He asked himself, if he had reached Li Mu's position, with the sun at the top of the sky and the Holy Family in full swing, would he be able to make such a risky decision. After thinking about it several times, the answer was no. Because there was no way at all.
Necessary, Li Mu acted like a lunatic. If the Zhenla rice seed was true, he would have equalized his merits and demerits at best. But if it was false, he would have risked his life. He had no reason to do so.
He won't get any benefits. Just like he said, it's just for the people.
Such noble sentiments, this is what the ancient sages are like. Ma Zhou was moved and said sincerely: "Principal, don't worry, even if the students are messed up, they still have to find a way to get the rice seeds for me, Datang, so that the principal can
There is an explanation before His Majesty!"
"That's very good." Li Mu nodded approvingly, but still did not forget to draw a cake and said, "When you come back with the rice seeds, I will definitely reward you generously."
"Thank you principal for your cultivation." Ma Zhou was also polite and said: "If you can work in the Industrial and Commercial Bureau"
"We'll talk about it later." Li Mu interrupted Ma Zhou and thought to himself, you're welcome. The Industrial and Commercial Bureau is the most critical department among the nine bureaus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. How can you appoint casually? You have to choose again and again.
After picking and choosing, we can finally decide on the candidate. Now that the promise has been made, what will happen if there is no place when the time comes? We must not agree easily.
Ma Zhou closed his mouth angrily and encouraged himself. A person with such noble sentiments must also be a person who values love and righteousness. If things are done well this time, when officials are appointed in the future, he will inevitably be able to do it.
There's a bit of empathy there.
Considering this point of view, Ma Zhou is still very optimistic.
At this time, Li Chongyi's shout came, saying that the furnace and anvil were ready. Li Mu waved his hand to Ma Zhou and let him do what he wanted.
Qiu took off his clothes and only wore a short jacket. He stretched his muscles and began to throw ore into the furnace to prepare for smelting.
Since moving to Fengqiuhuang, Li Mu hasn't forged iron for a long time. When Fengqiuhuang was built, it was just for use as a shop, not as a permanent residence, so there was no special workshop designed. Moreover, forging was too tiring.
Now, Li Mu has never been in a hurry to rush for skill points. If it weren't for the purpose of building an ax for Li Chongyi this time, it would have been possible to delay it for another half a year.
Students and craftsmen gathered around to see how Li Mu worked. Li Chongyi and Dugujiu did not stop them. Li Mu often gave demonstrations to the students, and he was not afraid to watch. His craftsmanship all comes from the system. If
Without his advice, it is basically impossible to learn by just watching. If you can learn it, this person's skills will not be inferior to Li Mu, and there is no harm in watching.
The first thing Li Mu chose to make was horseshoes. The trip to Zhenla Country was a long way and it was difficult to supply horses on the way. Preparing a good pair of horseshoes can reduce the wear and tear of the horseshoes as much as possible. Moreover, the horseshoes made by Li Mu also have additional
Attributes can further improve utilization efficiency.
The sound of clanking iron sounded, Li Mu picked up the hammer, activated his skills, and his whole body entered the state instantly. With the blessing of the system, the impact point of each of his hammers seemed to have been precisely calculated, the strength, angle,
They are all impeccable and rigorous like a machine. Once an expert makes a move, he will know if something is wrong. The students are not experts, but after spending so many days in the valley, they have still developed a little bit of eyesight. When they see Li Mu's flowing movements, they can compare with their own.
With his clumsy look, he knew the difference in his heart.
When I think about Li Mu's seventeen-year-old age, compared with his own age in his twenties, I feel even more ashamed.
The craftsmen, especially the blacksmiths, all stared at Li Mu's movements with bright eyes. This kind of "reaching a state of perfection" in blacksmithing can only be seen in old blacksmiths who have been working hard all their lives, and
Many of the old blacksmiths who have reached this level are no longer able to wield a sledgehammer due to their age, and they have to take a break after a few hits. How could Li Mu keep working like this?
Li Mu has entered the state, and can no longer receive any information from the outside world. At this time, his muscles and bones have begun to move, and his body has warmed up. Li Mu took off his shirt, and his well-defined muscles trembled with his blacksmithing movements.
His hair caught everyone's attention, focusing on his eight-pack abs.
Changsun Chong looked down at his belly and sighed. Although he had lost more than forty pounds during this period, it was nothing compared to Li Mu's figure.
Horseshoes are only the primary creation of the system, and the improvement in proficiency is limited. But fortunately, they are used in large quantities. After making 500 horseshoes, the proficiency has been improved a lot. Li Mu glanced at the progress bar while drinking water.
It was only a little bit closer to being upgraded. I gritted my teeth and made another hundred pieces, ready to give them to the Zhenla mission to prevent them from slowing down the progress.
The eighth horseshoe from the bottom was finished, the proficiency level was just full, and [Forging] finally reached the advanced level. Li Mu felt as if there was a surge of power pouring into his body, and then several system prompts appeared in his mind.
[The player's two secondary positions have been upgraded to advanced levels and the attribute panel has been opened.].
[The player's leather-making skill has been upgraded to advanced level, and his agility +10.].
[The player's forging skills are upgraded to advanced level, and the strength is +10.].
[The player's two sub-jobs are upgraded to advanced levels and special skills are enabled: imitation.].
[Imitation: special skills, collect ten elements and imitate a new skill.].
It was the first time that five system prompts appeared at once. Li Mu couldn't digest so much information for a while, and his physical strength was also exhausted, so he asked Li Chongyi to clean up the stall, wipe his sweat, put on his tiger fur and return to his tent.
The craftsmen and students who were watching had dispersed long ago. It was already late at night, and they would have to work tomorrow. Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien were still awake. They had been waiting for Li Mu to come back, and they set up a stove next to the tent.
, and also heated up the food, leaving it for him to fill his stomach.
Li Mu's physical strength reached the bottom, and he didn't care about what he was eating. He took it and stuffed it into his mouth. After seeing his physical strength increase to eighty, he slowed down and took a sip of the soup, which almost made him choke.
die.
Bai Qiaoqiao patted Li Mu's back gently and said distressedly: "We can't do this tomorrow. We have to eat something first. Blacksmithing is nothing else. It's a strenuous job. It's always like this, and the body can't bear it."
Li Mu choked down the steamed bun in his mouth and said: "It's okay, it's just that I haven't forged iron for a long time, so I'm a little rusty. Chongyi's trip is all because of me. As the eldest brother, I can't go with him, I have to do it for him.
He can do something to feel at ease. Okay, after eating, let's go to bed."
"You." Bai Qiaoqiao sighed, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't. She just shook her head and took away the leftover soup that Li Mu had eaten.
Taking advantage of Bai Qiaoqiao's break, Li Mu leaned into Li Zhien's ear and asked, "Why are you here? Are you suspicious again? I said I was in the valley, so I must be in the valley, so Xiaojiu
I told you, why don’t you believe me? With a jealous little person like you watching, what can I do?”
"Master, you have unjustly accused me to death." Li Zhien pouted and said, "Madam has to come this time. I tried to persuade you, but I didn't stop you."
"Madam?" Li Muhu asked, "Seriously?"
"Can I still lie to you? If you don't believe me, just ask my wife."
"Alas," Li Mu immediately said with a face full of emotion: "Madam is still thinking about me. She is worried that I won't be able to eat or sleep well, so she came here to stay with me. A certain concubine didn't have such a consciousness, and even persuaded me.
"Ah?" Li Zhien pursed his lips and said nonchalantly: "The master is partial. I said I came because I was jealous, but my wife came because she was thinking about her. It's so unfair. What should I do?"
Li Mu stuck out his tongue and did not answer. Li Zhien leaned against him, and Li Mu hugged her back, buried his head in her arms, rubbed her gently, and stopped moving.
"Owner?"
Li Zhien thought that Li Mu would be gentle with her for a while like before, but Li Mu didn't, he fell asleep. Because he was too tired, he played 600 horseshoes today, which was already beyond his limit.