Ma'am help, the general is in trouble again

Chapter 182
On the carriage, after the seven people sat down on the left and right, they just looked at me and I looked at you, and none of them spoke for a while.

It was not obvious in the open air and spacious place before, but once a group of strangers are placed in a relatively small enclosed space, an invisible sense of restraint is formed.

She Niu had to count Zheng Quchi, and she was the first to break the silence.

"Everyone, how about this cushion? I asked the embroiderer to sew the stuffing with cowhide. The sitting feeling is soft but hard, hard but soft, especially suitable for long journeys."

Jin Yue immediately found a common topic: "What's in it, don't tell me, sitting on this cushion is indeed much more comfortable than other carriage cushions."

He raised his buttocks, sat down hard again, and repeated several times to test the feeling.

The inside is made of coconut palm, cotton cloth and cotton, which is durable and solid. Not only does it not collapse for a long time, but it also has strong support.

Of course Zheng Quchi would not tell them easily: "The material, we have to keep it secret for the time being."

At this time, Mu Xixi looked at the small table in the middle of the seat where the coffee table or fruit plate was placed: "Isn't this a coffee table? Why does it seem to be able to be pushed and pulled at will?"

He grabbed the raised edge of the desk, used it as a handle, and pulled it outward.

"This is a small table for temporary office or eating, but if you are tired, you only need to drag it out at night, lean against the seat on the other side to fix it, and then put these detachable cushions on it, and you can lie flat Come down and sleep well."

Folding boards, coupled with the design of pulleys, are very common in modern times, but this is the first time they have seen them, and they are amazed.

"Interesting, it's so interesting. When you drag it hard like this, it will slide out completely. It can also be used as a bed board. Let me take a look and put it all in. The table is only one foot (about 30cm) centimeters, but once it is pulled apart, But I can lie down the height of a big man."

"Yes, cold dew at night, beasts in the wilderness, storms and snowstorms, it is safer for people to stay in the carriage. The bottom carriage can not only seat eight people, but also sleep many people."

"What is this, why is there a piece of wood on the seat?"

"Sometimes people in the car will inevitably encounter dangerous situations, such as being chased, the carriage is damaged and the car is suddenly stopped, or the car is turned over when it hits something. At this time, as long as people hold on to it firmly, they can stabilize themselves Minimize damage."

They are like children entering a treasure house to search for treasure, touching here and touching there, a hundred thousand reasons linger in their hearts.

After searching every corner of the car, the few of them suddenly opened the window and saw that the carriage had traveled a certain distance, but during this process, they were deeply immersed in curiosity and exploration, and they did not notice a particularly large movement.

The carriage moved forward at a slow speed, only a little faster than human power, but it really achieved the feeling of "keeping the glass upright" she once said.

"Ah Qing, can you tell the carriage to go faster?"

The three of them were more cheerful than the other, sticking out their heads, feeling the wind speed.

"Yes." She said to Wei Yao who was driving the car outside: "Brother Wei, please speed up."

"no problem."

After Zheng Quchi finished explaining, she saw that the merchants of the four surnames were all interested in each other, and she also remained quiet for a while without her further introduction.

But before he could calm down, he felt two eyes with different feelings, staring at her closely all the time.

One is a matter of fair defeat, he is like a precision machine, trying to dissect her body and take a close look at it, making every detail of it.

One is the abbot Miku, this young abbot has a face that saves all sentient beings, but it is only blinded by the naked eye, she always feels that he is like a greedy wolf, always has a fierceness that is ready to prey at any time.

But after all, this is just a feeling of emptiness, and it is not accurate, but at least she can be sure that this abbot Miku is not as kind and compassionate as it seems on the surface.

...I'm so annoying, I still have to chat.

She cleared her throat, avoiding the two of them deliberately, and said to Mucha, the merchant from Kucha, "This is just a showpiece. It was completed in a hurry and needs a lot of improvement. You see, the ceiling lamp that was supposed to be designed on the car, The side cabinet and the backrest of the cloud have not been added, if the buyer can afford enough money, he can make any request as much as possible, and I can meet it.”

"Your carriage is not only thoughtfully designed, but even the interior layout is thoughtful. I don't know, this craftsman Ah Qing, what level do you belong to among the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom?" Muha cupped his hands and asked curiously.

The person sitting in this car, the organizer must already know that she is the craftsman behind the Panlong carriage, and these four big merchants, if there is no accident, will definitely be her biggest partner in the future, Zheng Quchi will not hide it, Take this opportunity to develop a good relationship with them.

"My name is Zheng Qing. I'm a craftsman of Ye Kingdom. I'm currently rated as a craftsman. I don't know how to call the four great merchants?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, it turns out that you are already a craftsman—" Mucha's expression froze in vain.

What did she just say? !

The other three people stuck their heads back quickly, and stared at Zheng Quchi with wide eyes at the same time.

"What did you just say?! Are you a craftsman? Did I hear it wrong, or did you say it wrong?"

This matter cannot be hidden from anyone, and she also generously admitted: "You are not mistaken, and I am not mistaken. Is this so surprising? I used to live alone in the deep mountains to study, ignoring common affairs at the foot of the mountain, and became a teacher. It was only later that I found out that being a carpenter has to be assessed and graded.”

She rationalized all the doubts in her body, and then created that she had lived in the mountains for a long time and was ignorant of the world in order to practice her skills so hard, so as to dispel other people's inquiries about her various life experiences and origins.

When they heard her words, their faces were full of "I don't believe it, I don't believe it, I don't believe it...", they all thought she was joking.

It wasn't until Zheng Quchi took out the craftsman's first-class sign and placed it in front of them that they had no choice but to believe it.

Chen Bai looked at her and was amazed: "Zheng Qing, are all the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom as good as you? I haven't been to Ye Kingdom for a long time, and I always heard people say that the things in Ye Kingdom are inferior to each other. It's ugly, so our Chen family's caravans never pass through Ye Kingdom, but you can produce woodware at the level of a master craftsman at the level of a craftsman, so I think I might be deceived."

You can't take this seriously, you can only say that Chen Bai is deliberately praising Zheng Quchi.

He also knew that before, these merchants belittled and mocked the craftsmen of Ye State in various ways, and offended people to death, so now they have to say something nice to make amends.

"Among the artisans of the Ye Kingdom, there are some outstanding ones and some inferior ones. It cannot be denied, but I am average at best."

To be too modest is to be arrogant.

"It's unusual."

"superb."

"It's pretty scary."

"Dry!"

The three of them turned their heads and looked at the Kucha businessman who never followed closely.

"Okay, are you swearing?!"

Mucha stroked his beard, and gave them a blank look: "What you say has the same meaning as what I said, so why am I just scolding people?"

"You Kucha, is this how you praise others?"

"Of course not." Muha straightened his collar and said, "I'm just expressing my inner shock. However, although the carriages we make in Kucha are not as good as those in Ye Kingdom, at least in terms of shipbuilding, that It’s beyond your reach.”

"What's so great, our Nan Chen's Six Arts and Five Books, as well as pen, ink, paper and inkstone, are famous in the Seven Kingdoms!"

"The architectural complexes of our Hongsheng Kingdom, such as the pavilions under the lake of Qixing Lianyue Lake, and the fence scenery of Chunhong Changlou, are all amazing!"

"Then our Julu's climbing ladder and Jiugonglu tripod are also famous all over the country?"

These few people are comparing here, Zheng Quchi's heart is swaying when they hear it, wishing to get into their minds to appreciate these scenes, objects and utensils.

However, she kindly reminded them: "Are you so embarrassed to say this in front of everyone?"

After they paused, they realized where they were and who was beside them.

Immediately, the four of them glanced at Gongshu Jiruo with embarrassing expressions.

Gongshu looked at people calmly, and he said: "Every country and every family has outstanding people, and there are also talents who are skillful and skilled. Although I accept everyone's compliments as a master craftsman, I dare not think that I am omnipotent, and I can't use it as my own." One wins one hundred."

At this time, Chen Bai said sincerely: "Where is it, I heard that Gongshu everyone made a thousand-machine crossbow, a ten-thousand-bone fan, a climbing ladder, a flying swallow cart, and countless other arts and weapons. All top notch."

"That's right, our Yue family is also fortunate to have a collection of tarsus mallards. I heard that the Beiyuan Kingdom's mallard army defeated the Kucha fleet with this equipment."

The businessman in Kucha heard this, and his expression was not very good: "The weapons and siege equipment in everyone's hands, Gongshu, are all top-notch in the country. I was defeated in Kucha, but I was defeated by these powerful weapons. It is not Beiyuan country."

"Tch, just keep your mouth shut."

After listening to all kinds of anecdotes and anecdotes from them, Zheng Quchi said: "Beiyuan, what he is best at is probably war equipment like giant deer."

Her words were like a piece of ice dropped into boiling water, and the atmosphere immediately cooled down.

If Gongshu heard the words, he looked at her.

Zheng Quchi smiled, making it unclear what her real intention was.

"That's right."

He didn't deny it.

Zheng Quchi once heard that when a country vigorously produces and hoards weapons, it is preparing for war and achieving the goal of aggression.

Stockpiling arms often means preparing for war.

And the flames of war spread and live endlessly, which means sacrifice and death.

She wants to understand through Gongshu, why hegemony cannot tolerate the existence of other countries. Is war the only solution?

"Why do you have to develop these? Could it be that these war equipment can make the people eat and clothe themselves warmly and not suffer from war?"

Gongshu Jiruo said indifferently: "What do you want to say?"

"Improving people's livelihood and well-being is beneficial to the people, and manufacturing war equipment in large quantities will definitely be beneficial to the country?" she asked him.

He replied: "It may not be beneficial to the country, but it must protect the country."

After Zheng Quchi listened, he reacted for several seconds before he laughed and said, "Yeah, I'm too horny."

The exquisite wooden objects carved by craftsmen who spend countless hours may be smashed with a stick.

So the stick was created, must it be for destruction?

Not necessarily.

It can also meet other people's sticks.

It seems that their country of Ye is quite short of "sticks", and it is not only the industry of Ye country that is beaten when they are backward.

Hearing about the appalling weapons made by Ren Gongshu, if Beiyuan Kingdom really used advanced military equipment to attack Ye Kingdom, would Ye Kingdom's military defense be able to resist it?

Perhaps it is because she has a growing sense of belonging to the Ye Kingdom, and her perspective on issues has also evolved from a personal interest at the beginning to a member of the country, an observer who pays attention to the changes in major events in the world, and weighs the pros and cons of wars.

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After some testing, until the end of the planned route, all the onlookers ran over impatiently, circling around the carriage to check.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, except for the dirt and dirt on the wheels, there was no rollover or road damage?
Seven people got off the carriage, and Gongshu was the first, followed by abbot Miku, merchants with four surnames, and Zheng Quchi in the rear.

Everyone couldn't wait to ask.

"How about it? Just now when we were looking outside, we felt that the carriage was running like clouds and flowing water. How do you feel sitting in the carriage?"

"Yes, yes, we are waiting on it, and we are almost dying of anxiety."

Their mood at the moment is simply polarized. Those who voted hope to say yes, and those who did not vote hope to say bad.

Even if Gongshu answered their questions, he was very calm, but when his eyes glanced over the dragon carriage, he felt strangely radiant.

"My feelings will be put on this carving knife."

He walked to the window of the carriage, squeaked, the wooden scepter fell, one horizontal one vertical one, one stroked one stroke, the iron pen and silver hook were vigorous and vigorous.

They waited for a while before reading out the comments engraved on the carriage, word by word.

Habitat without wind and rain, infinite gallop, life is comfortable.

This comment, I have to say, includes stability, fast and comfortable enjoyment, and the evaluation is extremely high.

Abbot Miku saw that Gongshu had finished carving, so he said: "Everyone, Gongshu, can you borrow the carving knife?"

"Please."

He stepped forward, rolled up his sleeves, concentrating on it for a moment, and then carved out - the arrogant horse and chariot are like water, the river is like a whale, the mountain is shaped like a tiger, and the spring breeze is proud of the horse's hoof.

When they looked at the comments above, they were exaggerated one by one, and each sentence was more praiseworthy.

"it is good!"

"It's really good."

Merchants with four surnames did not engrave characters, so they could only express their feelings through verbal comments.

People with a literary language have meaning in every sentence, and people with little culture have no other words to express except for the word "good".

"Really, is it really that good?" The faces of the merchants turned pale, as if they had received a major blow.

"It's really good, but it's a pity that you are one step too late. Now, you have missed this horse-drawn carriage." Chen Bai said angrily.

His pride made the merchants who didn't vote now just want to beat someone up.

"We made a slip of the tongue, this Ah Qing, you can't help asking us to vote."

"That's right, give it another chance."

They surrounded Ah Qing, their attitude changed 180 degrees from before.

Zheng Quchi asked them, "What do you think of the things made by the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom?"

"It's because we are narrow-minded, Ye Kingdom naturally has good craftsmen."

"That's right. Trees are tall and low, and people are fat or thin. We really shouldn't cover our eyes with a leaf. In the future, whoever wants to say that Ye Kingdom's manufacturing is all defective products, I will definitely go forward and argue with them!"

Zheng Quchi looked at their "sudden awakening" at the moment, and finally showed a sincere smile on the look of wanting to go back to the past and tell him to shut up.

She beamed, and looked at Mu Gaoyi and the others behind.

Seeing them dumbfounded listening to everyone praising the craftsmen of Ye Kingdom, they laughed foolishly, but when they smiled, their eyes turned red.

(End of this chapter)