After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

As soon as Li Chenan said these words, Peng Dachui looked confused, and Zhongli Ruoshui and the four others looked at him in surprise.

Wu Qin found it interesting, but Zhongli Ruoshui thought this guy was out of tune!
No wonder there is now a rumor in Kyoto that the emperor of Ning State is unreliable, but the words in his words were not disappointment, but ridicule.

After all, everyone likes to make money.

Li Chenan blatantly puts making money at the top of his national policy, which naturally caters to the ideals of the vast majority of people - except for a very small number of literati.

"sit!"

Li Chenan turned back to being a guest and waved to Peng Dachui, "Let's not talk nonsense. The emperor is interested in the fish scale armor that only you can make."

Peng Dachui was shocked again. Such a secret was actually known to the emperor of Ning Kingdom!

Ningguo Imperial City Division is indeed extraordinary!
Then what the Imperial City Division's first secret agent said was definitely not false.

Seeing the shock on Peng Dachui's face, Li Chenan smiled and said:

"Don't worry, he won't steal your skills."

"The Ministry of Industry needs talents like you!"

"I am here to tell you that you have been hired by the Ministry of Industry... The emperor has specially established a new yamen in the Ministry of Industry for you."

"It's called the Armor Forging Department, which specializes in making armor."

"You are the first Sizheng of the Armor Forging Department, and your official position is... the fifth rank! You enjoy a monthly salary of ten taels of silver!"

"Of course, the emperor did not see the fish scale armor you made, so he did not issue an order."

"What you need to do is prove yourself!"

"Master Peng, please sit down!"

Peng Dachui thought to himself that my name is Peng Dachui, not Mr. Peng, and I don’t dare to be called Mr. Peng.

He didn't sit down and asked in a low voice:
"Well... Mr. Lin, how can I prove myself?"

Mr. Lin's sentence made Li Chenan stunned for a moment.

"My surname is not Lin!"

Peng Dachui was stunned: "Didn't your name just now be called Lin Linqi?"

"..."

Li Chenan was speechless. He had no explanation and could not explain it. Peng Dachui thought that this name was too strange. Maybe it was the code name used by people in the Imperial City Department.

"It doesn't matter what my last name is. I'm going to give you two things now. Listen carefully and remember them!"

If you are targeted by people from the Imperial City Division, you will definitely not be able to escape.

There is no money left to run away with.

Peng Dachui no longer wants to live a life of wandering around, not only for himself but also for his wife and children.

Now that I have been known to the emperor of Ning State, and I have received such attention from the emperor... let's take a gamble!
The monthly salary of ten taels of silver is enough for his wife and children to leave this slum, rent a house in a better part of Jade City, and then slowly save money to buy another house.

This can be considered as being able to truly settle down into a home.

Life can be improved in this way, and my son's health and bones will gradually get better.

I have a fifth-grade official status, and my son can be sent to study when he is older.

The future is already in front of us!

There was a light in Peng Dachui's eyes.

Sell ​​this craft to him and bet on the future... If it succeeds, I will be lucky, if it fails, it will be my fate!

He bowed and said:
"Sir, please speak!"

Li Chenan pondered for three breaths:
"First, the emperor is considerate of the people and has not forgotten this place. The emperor intends to recruit a group of strong men here to build the Academy of Sciences!"

"You are more familiar with this place, so it's up to you to handle this matter!"

"Tell them to take care of food and housing for twenty cents a day."

"I'll give you three days to make a census of all the young men in this place. Anyone who is willing to go can be included in the register. The Ministry of Industry will send someone to hand over to you."

"The second thing is that you go with them and make a pair of fish scale armor in the blacksmith shop of the Academy of Sciences and show it to the emperor..."

After looking at Peng Dachui and Li Chenan, he said cautiously:
"Remember, you must make the best fish scale armor, because our emperor wants to try it,"

"Do you know our Ningguo's Hundred Refined Swords?"

Peng Dachui shook his head.

"Look, you're behind the times. That's a sword made with a special smelting method. It's an indestructible sword!"

"Use the Bailian Sword to chop the fish scale armor. If the fish scale armor can block the two swords... Congratulations, the emperor is a skilled man, maybe you can make his wife a shadow." After Li Chenan said these words, Peng Dachui's heart was pounding, but Terrified again.

Because in the past two years, he had been making the most common iron tools in Blacksmith Zhou's shop, he really didn't know what kind of special smelting methods Ning Guo had.

As a professional blacksmith, he believed what the spy said was true, because technology was always improving.

The indestructible sword...

At this moment, he lost some confidence in his fish scale armor.

Seeing the hesitation in Peng Dachui's eyes, Li Chenan said again:
"The emperor named the material used to make the Bailian sword Bailian steel...the emperor invented it!"

"The smelting technology that only Ning Guo possesses is more precious than your fish scale armor technology!"

"The emperor said that after you go to the Ministry of Industry, the technology will be taught to you. You will use hundreds of steel to make fish scale armor. This is only fair."

When Peng Dachui heard this, he felt happy.

Suddenly I felt more and more frightened.

Because smelting technology is the basis of forging!

If you were in a blacksmith family, it would be a treasure passed down from generation to generation!
Put it in a country, it is a secret that cannot be spread outside!

But now the emperor wants to teach himself such a technique...

He suddenly felt a little ashamed, and felt that his mind seemed a little too small.

He quickly cupped his hands toward the south:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Okay, we've finally finished talking about the business. Don't be so formal. From now on, we will all be officials in the same dynasty and serve the emperor."

"Sit down, sit down, let's talk about something else next. Call your wife out. Wash and chop the dog first. It can be stewed when my wife comes back with charcoal."

Peng Dachui went behind the curtain, and after half a cup of tea, he came out with his wife Yang Huai.

Yang Huai said a thousand blessings to Li Chenan and others.

There were three parts joy, three parts nervousness and four parts worry on her face.

She didn't know what the future that fell from the sky would look like.

But as my husband just said, this may be hope.

Even if it's a dead horse, it's a living horse doctor.

She carried her son on her back and went to the stove to get busy, while Li Chenan and Peng Dachui really started to have a family affair.

……

……

Xiao Baozi came back with an ox cart!
The bullock cart is full of charcoal.

Xiao Baozi jumped out of the bullock cart happily, opened the door, shook the snow off his body, and walked in with Fu Feng steps.

"I happened to meet the charcoal seller in front of my house, so I bought his cart of charcoal and cattle."

"It's enough to last your family a whole winter!"

Xiao Baozi has always been generous in his work.

Peng Dachui was shocked, and his wife Yang Huai came over quickly and almost knelt down in front of Xiao Baozi!
This is a timely help!

They need it so much.

After some polite remarks, Xiao Baozi looked at Li Chenan intentionally or unintentionally.

Her mind was no longer here, all she could think about was kneading her buns.

There was a charcoal fire on the stove, and the room became slightly warmer.

Li Chenan was learning the details of this slum with Peng Dachui. The five women listened carefully. Dog meat was stewed in the pot. Time passed quietly. The snow was still falling and the light outside gradually dimmed.

Peng Dachui lit an oil lamp.

There were gradually more footsteps and voices in the street outside.

Those who had gone out to look for work were almost back at this time.

The scent of dog meat wafted in the alley, attracting the salivation of many people. A man and a woman who happened to be passing by also stopped and took a deep sniff.

So delicious!
Especially on this cold winter night!
The two looked at each other and swallowed.

Shen Jiye raised a hand and touched his neck.

Qian Yue looked at the sky and nodded. (End of chapter)