Yinzhen asked, "Are these painting techniques difficult to learn?"
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "It's not hard to learn."
She is a prime example of someone who is self-taught; all it takes is a little more effort. Of course, she has also watched quite a few instructional videos.
Yinzhen stated directly: "If this painting technique can be used to apprehend criminals, it will surely bring the most vicious people to justice as soon as possible. If it is not difficult to learn, we can let the painters in the government office learn it."
The portraits of wanted criminals drawn by those artists only bear a slight resemblance; the wanted person might not even be able to recognize them if they stood right in front of him.
Tong Cheng'er hadn't thought of it that way, but after he said that, and considering how much she had read detective stories, she realized that sketching could indeed be popularized in the government offices and would be very helpful in solving cases.
"Later, find a few young people with some basic drawing skills, and I'll teach them."
"Okay, thank you for your help."
Tong Cheng'er shook her head: "It's no trouble at all. Besides, why be so polite with me? If we can really catch the wanted criminal, it will be a good deed."
Yinzhen nodded with a smile.
They had spent quite a bit of time in the study, and both of them were hungry.
Yinzhen carefully put away the portrait Tong Cheng'er had drawn for him, and then the two of them went to eat together.
Inside the Qiqiao Courtyard, the five craftsmen each received a reward of one hundred taels of silver. Looking at the gleaming silver, all five were somewhat incredulous.
The youngest of them said, "Is it really that easy to earn one hundred taels of silver?"
Actually, being a craftsman in a prince's residence wasn't exactly considered poor, but it cost one hundred taels of silver, and they felt like they hadn't done anything special.
You can earn a hundred taels of silver in about ten days.
Some of it is unrealistic.
Dong Cheng, the most composed of the three, spoke up: “Since the Princess Consort has given it to us, it means that what we make is worth the price. The Princess Consort is generous. We must work hard in the future, otherwise there will be plenty of people to replace us.”
The other four nodded in agreement.
That's right. The Princess Consort gave clear and concise instructions on what to do. They only need to use their brains a little. If they do well, they can get so much silver. Naturally, they will do their best.
Otherwise, any one of the twenty-odd craftsmen left in the manor could easily replace them.
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