Chapter 156: Incompetent and a Strange Talent
Wu Neng blushed with shame and took out a few sheets of paper from his pocket.
"I do carry a few sheets with me for use when I go to the toilet."
Luo Li took it like a treasure and examined it carefully. The original pulp and color, the paper surface was slightly wrinkled and soft, not smooth, and it felt good.
[I have found a treasure again! This incompetent is really a strange talent!
I don't need to spend time and effort on experiments after acquiring the workshop. This only needs a little improvement, and it will be a finished product of toilet paper with different grids.
Luo Li suppressed her joy and asked calmly, "Brother Wu, what kind of raw materials does your family use to make paper?" "
There are two kinds: wood and straw. I couldn't make good paper after I took over. I always couldn't control the proportion of the stone powder that needed to be added."
"Luo Er, how much silver did you negotiate for the purchase price?" Luo Li asked, looking at her second brother.
Luo Wenhao, who was called Luo Er by his sister, muttered indignantly in his heart, "He asked for 16,000 taels, and I raised it to 11,000 taels for him."
Luo Li raised her hand and hit her second brother on the head with a piece of paper.
: "Luo Er, you are so cruel! People's ancestral paper-making workshop was sold at a loss with great reluctance, but you still kept lowering the price. Have you ever considered their feelings?
You are such a black-hearted profiteer!"
He turned around and smiled at the stunned Wu Neng, "Let's go with brother Wu's price, 16,000 taels of silver!
Brother Wu, how about we sign the contract now?"
"Okay! Okay! Thank you, Mr. Luo, for your generosity and righteousness!" Wu Neng nodded excitedly in agreement.
After signing the transfer document, Luo Li handed it to her second brother, coaxing him with a smile, "Second brother, please go to the government office to transfer the transfer contract.
I will change your identity and establish a good name for you as soon as possible, okay?" I would
do anything to be the real son of the Luo family and the upright second son of Luo. Luo Wenhao immediately took the contract document with joy, "You must keep your word and can't go back on your word!"
"Second brother, as long as you listen to me, I will clear your name as soon as possible."
After getting the promise from his younger sister, Luo Wenhao ran out with the document happily.
Luo Li looked at Wu Neng, who was holding the banknote with a sad face and shaking hands, and thought that this person still cared about his father's hard work.
[It's good to care! If you care about this family-inherited papermaking workshop, you will be willing to work hard for me. 】
: "Brother Wu, let's make another deal.
You help me manage this papermaking workshop, with a monthly salary of 100 taels, and I will give you a half-percent share commission of the papermaking workshop's profits. How about that?"
Wu Neng's eyes widened in disbelief!
Not to mention the half-percent share commission, a monthly salary of 100 taels, where can you find such a good thing? If it's true, the three of us mother and son won't have to rely on this silver note to eat up all the money.
: "Mr. Luo, I... I'd love to have it. But my papermaking skills are really too poor! If I lose money by selling your paper to the manager..."
Luo Li waved her hand angrily. "It's okay! As long as you agree, we will sign the employment documents immediately."
Wu Neng, who had just signed the property sale document, signed the coolie sales document with trembling hands. She
gratefully kept his copy and said, "Mr. Luo, I, Wu Neng, will do my best to serve you in the future!"
Luo Li, who was very satisfied, handed the document to Yu Li behind her with satisfaction.
"Wu Neng, throw away all the added stone powder. Just follow the original process and make the paper as soft and absorbent as possible. Make a batch of paper according to this standard and store it in the warehouse until I have time to check it.
Attention! This matter must be kept strictly confidential. Except for you, the workers in the workshop cannot know this secret.
If this matter is done, I guarantee that you will be rich and prosperous in this life, and enjoy a life of wealth and glory!
If this is messed up and this business secret is leaked, your life will be in danger!"
Luo Li's temptation and threat of painting a big cake made Wu Neng excited and happy, but also frightened and panicked.
He patted his chest and swore to promise that he would never leak a single word of this business secret!
...Wu Neng walked downstairs in a dream-like trance, full of confusion, joy and fear.
Luo Li was extremely satisfied with today's unexpected gains, and drank the tea in the cup with great pride!
"Let's go! Go back to the palace to rest, and let Tingting make a delicious dinner to celebrate!"...
The King of Qin was also arranging the affairs of the capital before leaving.
He inspected the Mo Yun Cavalry Camp outside the city and arranged the personnel to stay in the capital.
This time when he went to Jiangnan to investigate the case, he was not facing a local official who held great power and could mobilize troops. It is more convenient to go to Jiangnan by water, and he does not need to bring too many Mo Yun Cavalry elite soldiers and personal guards.
Deputy Commander Wu Xing led 2,000 Moyun Cavalry to guard the capital, while Yun Yi brought 20 Shadow Guards and 500 elite Moyun Cavalry soldiers to escort.
The King of Qin thoughtfully brought Mo Ming, the only woman among the Shadow Guards, and assigned her to be responsible for the personal protection of the princess.
The four Shadow Guards sent to the Luo Mansion also continued to stay and be responsible for the safety of the business base. Four Shadow Guards were left in the King of Qin's Mansion and the Luo Mansion respectively, and Mo Yan was responsible for unified command.
The poor Mo Wen was left in the Big Foot Women's Army Camp because of his outstanding ability and was deeply appreciated and trusted by the princess, so he continued to be responsible for training those female soldiers.
After arranging the candidates to stay in the capital, the King of Qin came to the depths of the Moyun Cavalry Camp, a heavily guarded secret weapons research camp.
Wu Xing was a calm, steady and resolute young man, but at this moment his eyes were shining with excitement!
He handed a peculiar bow to the prince. "Prince, this is the magic arm bow developed by Li Dingxin! It can be operated by a single soldier, with a very high hit rate, and can penetrate iron armor from 300 steps away!" King
Zhao Defang of Qin took over this peculiar magic bow.
The bow is three feet and two inches long, the string is two feet and five inches long, the bow body is made of mountain mulberry wood, the sandalwood is saltpeter, the hemp wire is the string, and the iron mechanism hides a mystery.
"Okay! I will try its power myself."
Arriving at the spacious shooting range, King Qin Zhao Defang stepped on the bow, strung it, aimed at a big willow tree more than 300 steps away, and shot an arrow!
The arrow hit the tree trunk, pierced through the tree trunk which was thicker than an adult's waist, and flew into the bushes in the distance!
"What a good bow!... This is a magic weapon! With this magic arm bow, the men of our Song Dynasty will no longer be afraid of those cavalrymen in the north!..." The King of Qin's eyes were red with excitement. "
Your Majesty, you have divine power!... No matter how strong the ordinary soldiers are, at this distance, the arrowhead can only penetrate three inches into the wood, and it will definitely not penetrate out." Wu Xing praised!
The King of Qin returned the magic arm bow to Wu Xing, his face solemn! : "Ever since Li Jiqian rebelled and lost Xiazhou, the Song Dynasty has no place to raise horses.
When facing the enemy's cavalry, our infantry is really at a disadvantage!
This magic arm bow is a powerful weapon to restrain the enemy's cavalry. We must keep it secret and speed up mass production.
After our Song army is equipped with this magic weapon, the powerful army of Western Shu will be built. Not to mention keeping the enemy out of the country, recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and destroying Liao and Western Xia is just around the corner!"
The prince's ambitious and aspirations also infected Yun Yi and Wu Xing with a surging tide!
If we can follow the prince and lead the iron-clad soldiers to drive out the Tartars, and kill the enemy in the rear to destroy its imperial court, that is what a passionate man should do!
The prince is a wise and brave leader with great talent and strategy. He should have led us brave and fearless men to fight on the battlefield, make achievements, and expand the territory!
However, he was recalled to the capital by the current emperor, and his military power was taken away to become an idle prince. He was also assassinated many times. Who can guess the mastermind behind the assassin? How can this not make the subordinates angry and unwilling?
Fortunately, the prince has changed his mind and wants to fight for the throne. The three thousand Moyun riders finally have the opportunity to gallop on the battlefield.
Yun Yi and Wu Xing followed the prince excitedly and walked into a tall and spacious workshop.
Thirty or forty craftsmen were busy with their work. The King of Qin waved his hand to them, and the craftsmen had to greet the prince with their eyes and expressions and continued to work.
A middle-aged man in a gray robe was sitting in front of a wooden table with his head down, concentrating on fiddling with the device in his hands.
The King of Qin stood with his hands behind his back, watching silently behind him.
After half an hour, the middle-aged man raised his head with a look of joy on his face.
He shouted excitedly! : "It's done! This mechanism is three times more advanced than the original one."
Wu Xing then spoke, "Master Li, the prince has been here for a while."
The middle-aged man then realized that there was someone behind him. Seeing that it was His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, he hurriedly stood up and saluted!
"Your subordinate Li Ding has met His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin!"
The Prince of Qin stretched out his hand to stop him, "No need to be polite!"
"Li Ding, you have developed such a magical weapon as the Shenbi Bow, and you are truly a meritorious official of the Song Dynasty!
It is not the time for me to promote you yet, so I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold first.
I promise that you will be an earl in the future."
Li Ding's eyes were red with gratitude!
: "Your Majesty, if you hadn't saved me from the iron cavalry of the party's men, I would have died long ago.
Li Ding is not greedy for gold and titles. It is my blessing to be able to serve you, Your Majesty!"
The King of Qin patted him on the shoulder, "Li Ding, you will be the director of this weapon research and development camp! You are responsible for mass production of this divine arm bow as soon as possible, so that it can be equipped to the military camp as soon as possible."
: "I will definitely not let Your Majesty down!"...
When the King of Qin returned to the palace, the moon was already high above the willows.
He didn't get to eat the celebratory dinner in Ningxin Garden. When he hurried to Ningxin Garden from the tunnel, the princess had already rested after bathing.
After waiting in the tunnel for half an hour, the King of Qin had to return to Chunfengju with a lost mood.