Chapter 324 Climbing Up
As soon as Yun Fu came back from school, she started thinking about what to do next.
If we start setting up papermaking workshops, pen making workshops, ink making workshops and inkstone making workshops now.
That will inevitably require a large amount of manpower and material resources to build.
The current development of the eighth and ninth grade districts, as well as the remaining manpower, are far from reaching this level.
So, Yunfu considered it over and over again.
It was decided to put the four treasures of the study, namely pen, ink, paper and inkstone, together and set up a joint workshop, collectively called "Four Treasures Workshop".
In order to better facilitate the two areas, everyone works in the workshop.
Yunfu decided to build a "Sibaofang" in the eighth and ninth grade districts respectively.
The resources of the two regions are different.
There are many forests around the eighth-level area, and there are rich resources of various types of trees.
It just so happens that making paper and ink requires a large amount of wood resources.
In the ninth-class area, there are relatively more mountains and stones, so it can be responsible for making pens with smaller workloads and inkstones made of stone.
Develop according to the characteristics and advantages of each region to achieve rational use of resources.
Once you have a preliminary idea, the next step is to put it into action.
The first step, naturally, is to gather people in the eighth and ninth grade areas.
Yunfu’s recruitment requirements are not high this time. There is no limit on gender or age. Anyone who is willing to work can come.
When everyone heard that Yunfu County was setting up a workshop to teach them how to make precious things like pens, ink, paper and inkstones, they were very excited.
At the beginning, many people were hesitant and had doubts.
"Even if we could create some precious things in this shabby place, who would use them? We should spend our time planting more fields and raising more chickens."
"That's right, those papers and pens can't be eaten as food to fill your stomach when you're hungry."
But some people hold different views.
"If it were anyone else, I'd think this idea would be unreliable, but that's Princess Yunfu! I don't know anything else, but I know that following her will definitely be the right thing to do!"
"That's right, that's Princess Yunfu! She definitely won't harm us! I want to sign up!"
"Then I'll sign up too! I don't want to miss such a good opportunity."
"I heard women can sign up too!"
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Well, under Yun Fu's personal charm and prestige, people from the two areas were quickly recruited.
All the staff are here.
The next step is to prepare various raw materials.
Yunfu divided the people into groups, with each group responsible for collecting different raw materials.
Several groups of people work simultaneously, which effectively improves work efficiency.
For example, one group of people was cutting down wood for papermaking; another group was cutting down pine trees for ink making; and still others were responsible for mining stones for inkstone making.
Jin Lu was familiar with the forests around the eighth-class area, so he took over the task from Yun Fu and led everyone into the forest to cut down trees.
His brute force came in handy at this time.
Jin Lu worked very hard. With his thick and strong arms, he swung the axe and cut down a tree in just a few strokes.
Seeing him sweating profusely and working so hard, the people walking by daringly teased him, "Master Lu, why are you working so hard? Take a break. This tree won't grow legs and run away on its own."
"He's different from us. He works so hard because he wants to perform well in front of the princess and the general, ask to marry Miss Qi Xu, and use this relationship to climb up the social ladder."
Because of the previous poisoning incident by Qi Zhen in Xijin Village, Aji's only relative, his brother who depended on him for survival, was bitten to death by those poisoned monsters, so he was filled with deep hatred for Jin Lu.
But since that incident, Jin Lu gave up his position as the village chief, left Xijin Village, and stayed in Nanhuo Village.
Because of my weak body, I am not qualified to work in the mining area of Nanhuozhai.
It just so happened that Princess Yunfu's workshop was recruiting people, so he took this opportunity to sign up to join Sibaofang, wanting to be closer to Jin Lu and find an opportunity to avenge his brother.
Why should Jin Lu be deceived by a woman for her beauty, but the entire Xijin Village should bear the consequences with him?
He will never forget the tragic scene before his brother's death.
There was not a single piece of good flesh on his body, and the flesh on half of his face had been eaten away by the villagers who had been poisoned and turned into monsters.
And the culprit behind all this is the man in front of him - Jin Lu!
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jin Lu looked up with an unhappy face. He recognized him and remembered what happened in his home. He raised his clenched fist into the air and then retracted it.
Aji shrank his neck when he saw that he didn't attack him.
At this moment, the arrogance has become even more arrogant.
"Master Jin, I hit the nail on the head, so you're angry and embarrassed? Oh, no, you're not the master of Xijin Village anymore. You're showing off in front of the princess and the general, hoping to climb to a higher position! You definitely don't care about the position of master."
"Shut up!" Jin Lu didn't feel anything about these words, and it didn't hurt.
But he didn't want these unpleasant rumors to reach Qi Xu's ears through everyone's mouths.
"What if I don't shut up? Just kill me! I'll go downstairs to find my brother. Even if we become ghosts, we two brothers will come back to find you." Aji glared at him fiercely, his eyes full of resentment.
Facing the crowd, he continued to fan the flames: "If others work hard, they might even become a family with the Princess and the General. What can you get if you work hard?"
"That Miss Qi Xu has high standards and won't look down on a bunch of ugly bastards like you."
Jin Lu didn't attack him because he felt guilty towards him, but he should never touch the only weak spot in Jin Lu's heart.
"I told you to shut up! Didn't you hear me?" Jin Lu raised his big hand and grabbed Aji's neck. He lifted him up like a chicken and pressed him against the tree trunk. "Don't let me hear Miss Qi Xu's name from your mouth again, otherwise, I will beat you up every time I see you! Guess how many punches your small body can withstand from me."
Jin Lu wasn't good with words, but today, in order to prevent others from implicating Qi Xu in the matter, he said a few words: "Listen carefully, Miss Qi Xu is my benefactor. I helped her and sent her supplies simply to repay her kindness. I, Jin Lu, know my background very well. I know I'm not worthy of Miss Qi Xu, and I dare not have any inappropriate thoughts."
"As for why I work so hard now, it's probably because I don't want to live the rest of my life like a puddle of mud."
These are what Jin Lu really thinks.
He was nice to Qi Xu out of repayment, and he also knew that he was not worthy of such a beautiful girl.
The reason why I work hard has little to do with Qi Xu.
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