Chapter 25 Admission to the Conference
There was a small episode before the palace gate. Wang Li greeted Zhu Ru. At the Duke of Zhao and Long Yang Jun and his party, they watched Wang Li come in first and sigh. All their eyes fell on the wooden box behind Wang Li.
Wang Li's thousand iron guards were all outside, and only the driver Wuyan came in. At this time, the wooden box he was carrying was undoubtedly the treasure that Jin Yao was going to take out to compete.
It was not big or beautiful, but everyone knew what kind of treasures there were in the box.
"I didn't expect that Jin Yao would know the treasures that the national master and Yanran had just arrived in front of the palace. It's really worth it to attend the treasure appraisal conference this time." After Wang Li entered, the ministers and ministers also entered the special palace.
"It's not just a worthwhile trip. I heard that the national master originally wanted to raise medicine for this, but now the national master and the royal family's business is getting better and better. He is no longer short of that money. He no longer needs to hold a treasure appraisal conference to sell the treasures he had worked hard to buy."
"But since the words are spoken, the national master must keep his promises no matter what. Therefore, the treasure appraisal meeting will be carried out as usual. But the king said that the national master originally wanted to hold three treasure appraisal meetings, but now it is only held once. After this time, there may not be such a grand event again."
"It's O. Only once will there be no such grand event again. No one of you is allowed to compete with me for the treasures that Master Jinyao took out."
"You dream, all the treasures taken out by the national master are rare treasures. One piece is enough to pass on the family. How can you get them all?"
"Yes, I am ready to take out all the money and cloth in the cellar in the mansion. How many more do I need?"
"Haha, sorry, I did the same. Not only that, for this treasure appraisal conference, I sold both manors in the city to Mr. Guo Zong, and I have much more preparation than you."
Wang Li and Wu Tingfang walked in front of the journey. His five senses were extremely sharp. The crowd was full of discussions, but it sounded funny. Yao knew that these treasures were just something that was within reach in modern times. When thrown into this era, even these precious manors and fields were sold.
However, these modern handicrafts are unprecedented in this era. From the perspective of rare things as precious, they are really rare treasures. They can buy them now, and they can sell them with the same value, but they will not lose money.
"Shifang." When we arrived at the door of the palace, Wu led Wu Yingyuan to have a passionate conversation with another wealthy merchant in Handan Guo Zong. Seeing Wang Li coming, Wu hurried over to say hello.
"Grandpa!" Wu Tingfang didn't see Wu for a while, and ran to Wu like a bird. Wu looked at his granddaughter lovingly, and as Wu Tingfang and Wang Li came hand in hand, he felt that the most successful business he had ever done in his life was this.
"National Master." Guo Zong rushed forward and bowed slightly to Wang Li. Seeing that his face was flushed, he seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Mr. Guo, can the new smelting technology be successful?"
"The steelmaking furnace is not that fast, but according to the steelmaking technique given by the national teacher, five pots of steel have been produced. It is unimaginable that in the past, Guo Zong wanted to get steel, which was made of hundreds of forged."
"Guo Zong never thought that Jing could be made from one pot at a time, and after making it into a long sword, its sharpness is no worse than the hundred-forged sword. And after many proficiency, the steel made is even better than the hundred-forged steel."
"Guo Zong was still a little suspicious at this time, but at this point there was no doubt. Guo Zong went to preside over the construction of the steelmaking furnace in person." After hearing Wang Li's question, a hint of excitement suddenly appeared on Guo Zong's face, and he talked to Wang endlessly.
"Oh, Mr. Guo, as long as this type of steelmaking furnace is successfully built, it can be continuously built after it is completed. I am afraid that your iron ore and the blacksmith you make are not enough!"
Wang Li laughed and said, "It is not modern high-tech to say that his steelmaking technology with Guo Zong is just a matter of fact. Guo Zong said it was actually a crucible steelmaking, which was a try to win the trust of him."
Moreover, as long as the steel produced by the crucible method is effective, the steel produced will usually not be bad, but this kind of steelmaking method cannot form a scale.
The highlight is undoubtedly the steelmaking furnace. This steelmaking furnace sounds very high-tech, but in fact it is not a high-tech. Wang Li took out an old thing fifty years ago and a revised version of the local steelmaking method.
The original local steelmaking technology can really make steel, but the steel made is worse and the scrap rate is high. The advantage is that it is much better than the steelmaking methods in the Warring States Period, and it is easy to achieve scale.
And the so-called revised version is a method that Wang Li only obtained after asking about it.
It turns out that in this modern era, there are also "new-style steelmaking" to collect broken iron materials and then make steel. The steel made is actually a carefree and is used as inferior products.
In the eyes of modern technology, these steels are undoubtedly inferior steel and belong to the category of anti-counterfeiting, but it is different from the Warring States Period. Wang Li gave Guo Zong this technology. For this technology, Wang Li spent a lot of effort on whether it was obtained or handed over to Guo Zong.
"Haha, 20% of the steel made is from the national teacher. In addition, it doesn't matter if the craftsmen are not enough. I, Guo Zong, can only sell iron materials directly. Good steel, now I have no place to buy when I go home. How many warriors are unavailable to get a good steel sword? "
"That's good, Mr. Guo, the king may have a big business with Mr. Guo recently, but he has to prepare well. The whole business is at least tens of thousands of long swords of steel, and even more."
"But by then, Mr. Guo's steel production will increase, and the price of the country's steel can be lower in moderation. Once this business is completed, Mr. Guo will probably estimate how much of the profits there will be."
"Ten thousand long swords or even more." Guo Zong was shocked and then ecstatic: "Thank you for your care of the national master. In the past, my Guo family often cannot take on all the capabilities due to limited abilities. Some of them will be taken together with the Xu family in Zhongshan and several other major iron smelting families."
"This time, I, Guo Zong, can definitely win most or more. The steel materials will be provided by me, Guo Zong. National Master, please wait and hear the good news. Ming Ri Guo Zong will organize the construction of the steel furnace."
The Xu family in Zhongshan? Wang Li was thinking about this family that had not appeared in the Qin world.
"Xu Furen?" Suddenly a name popped up, and Wang Li suddenly realized.
It turned out to be the Xu family in Zhongshan. Zhongshan refers to the Zhongshan country that was destroyed by Zhao State. It is now Zhao State. Zhongshan State produces a lot of iron ore and iron materials. It can be said that it was the first country to use a large number of iron weapons during the Warring States Period. Such a country will naturally not lack the iron smelting family.
Xu Furu was particularly famous in history because he involved something, even more famous than Guo Zong. Decades later, the dagger used by Prince Dan of Yan State to assassinate the King of Qin was Xu Furu's dagger.
This Xu Furu sounded like a husband named Xu, but in fact, this king's surname was Xu, and his name was Xu, and he was a big man. With this incident, he became a famous iron smelting sword-making master who was passed down from later generations.
"Then congratulate Mr. Guo." Wang Li looked around and saw that more and more people came, so he immediately bowed to Guo Zong: "It's not too late, so I'll go in and prepare first."
With a greeting, Wang Lizhi stepped into the door of the palace lobby.
The palace buildings of King Zhao are generally high in Handan, and the halls look relatively grand, especially the lobby. The entire halls are supported by columns made of big trees that cannot be filled with. Moreover, the columns are thick and high, so that such a hall can be built without reinforced concrete.
This is also one of the characteristics of palaces in the feudal era. However, as time goes by, the more difficult it is to see such palaces, the only reason is that such big trees have long been cut down by emperors of all dynasties.
I saw that in this tall and wide palace hall, just like in the Zhao Mo Association, the tables and chairs were visited in an orderly manner, and a high platform was also set up opposite the gate, which was imitated the tables and chairs placed on the podium of the Zhao Mo Association last time.
At first glance, you can tell that he should have stood on it later. You can see everything on it, but the podium is relatively large. He has four vertical rows, two rows of twenty tables and chairs on both sides, all facing him from the side, which shows that it is King Zhao and the special guest seat.
Wang Li's eyes fell on the left and right directions of the hall, but like Zhao Mo, he demolished the partition walls on both sides and filled the tables, chairs and seats. Wang Li roughly estimated that there were more than 500 seats in the entire venue.
Wang Li had a brief conversation with Guo Zong in front of the door. At this time, the special guests had already sat down, and more treasure competitioners entered the venue one after another. Wang Li led Wu Tingfang and Ji Yanran to help them find seats.
"National Master!" "National Master!"
Wang Li walked forward with beauty all the way, and from time to time he got up to greet him, he bowed his hand and gave him a little. During this period, all kinds of envious eyes gathered from all directions, obviously he was envious of his four beautiful people who were so gorgeous.
In addition to these gazes, there were also many noble ladies staring at Wu Tingfang and the others' clothes...
At this time, the brocade robes worn by Wu Tingfang and the others were all designed by Wang Li based on the classic palace dresses of later generations, and were tailored and sewn by Jingtong tailor Xiaomei.
Although Wu Tingfang and the beauties did not show any jewelry, they were introduced with their beautiful appearance and clothes. The few beautiful people were originally beautiful and had extraordinary temperaments. At this time, they wore new clothes, which made the beauty even more advanced.
They all look beautiful and graceful, but they are all in a straight face while walking, looking at them with a luxurious look. Just looking at the effect they wear, I don’t know how many ladies want to cut a set of them if they want to be moved.
When Zhu Mei sat down, the conference had not yet started. The ladies around him didn't care about anything else and surrounded him, asking them a bunch of clothes or a bunch of treasures, and burst into surprises from time to time.
At this time, Wang Li and Zhu Mei separated, leading the whisper to the podium with a box, waiting for the treasure appraisal conference to open.
Sitting on the podium, Wang Li closed his eyes slightly.
This treasure appraisal conference is of great significance to him, and even attended as an unprecedented event, but it is nothing to him.
At this time, Wang Li's mind was no longer here, but he cared more about the world of laughter and proud martial arts.
Chapter completed!