When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 120 Xiaozhi, come and try it
Liu Bei and Fa Zheng walked and talked together.

"My Lord, I think we should find a teacher for Chao and Dai."

"Teacher Xiaozhi is right, but I think we should find a teacher for Xiaozhi as well."

"."Fa Zheng's mouth froze, and he thought to himself that it was not good, and he had eaten the melon on his head. He quickly said: "My lord, I don't need it. I can read the book by myself."

"Xiaozhi, you are reading the Art of War. You should also read and study the classics."

Fa Zheng wanted to say something, but unfortunately they had already arrived in front of the fortification hall.

At this time, the gate of the Works Hall was open, and people were coming and going. There were so many people that they even broke the door frame. The noise was so loud that Liu Bei and Fa Zheng, who were standing outside, could hear the commotion inside. This was not just a reflection of the Works Hall. During this period of time, Liu Bei's subordinates were all very busy. It was just that the function of the Works Hall was too important. The officials in charge of farming came to urge the farm tools, the officials in charge of equipment came to urge the weapons, and even the officials in charge of pig farming came to urge the pig slaughtering knives and fences.
With the help of their personal guards, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng stepped into the fortification hall. The fortification hall was very large, almost the largest building in Wuyun County. Being inside it, one could feel the bustle of the place even more. Officials of all ranks were running around. They shouted "Lord" to Liu Bei, but when Liu Bei turned around, they were often nowhere to be seen.

In the fortification hall, the front yard is responsible for reception and record keeping, while the back yard is the gathering place for craftsmen.

Liu Bei saw and remembered the busyness of the officials. In the absence of a Gongcao, his personal guards took over this responsibility and recorded the meritorious officials one by one.

Liu Bei and Fa Zheng pushed open the gate.

The craftsmen were busy in full swing, with clanging and banging sounds heard continuously.

There were skilled old craftsmen passing on their experience to students, there were craftsmen who were not good at speaking demonstrating directly with a wheel hammer, there were also craftsmen pointing at students' mistakes and yelling at them, and of course there were even more craftsmen who were rushing to finish the work.

"No, you can't do this!"

A roar attracted the attention of Liu Bei and Fa Zheng.

In a corner of the backyard, several craftsmen were arguing with each other, their faces red, almost shoulder to shoulder, face to face, and they were about to fight.

"What did I do wrong? The gear grinding pit should be divided into four areas!"

"Fuck you! It should be divided into six areas!"

"It's all wrong! It's all wrong! It should be divided into eight districts!"

"Pah, it's District 10!"

The sharp-eyed Liu Bei spotted the object that caused the controversy at a glance, the stone mill.

The stone mill was invented by Lu Ban, who found two relatively hard round stones, chiseled them into shallow grooves, and put them together to make the simplest stone mill. After that, in addition to pounding rice, people also had the option of grinding grains into powder and paste. Otherwise, a certain King of Huainan would not have been able to make tofu.

Talking about stone mills, they have actually been evolving all the time. In the Western Han Dynasty, the grinding teeth of stone mills did not have a uniform shape. It is only now that they have gradually developed into a commonly accepted type with diagonal divisions. But the number of divisions has become a new problem, especially for these skilled craftsmen. No one is willing to give in to the other, and each has their own set of reasons.

The oldest craftsman among them noticed Liu Bei and his men and bowed hastily, "Pu Yu greets the Lord!"

This voice stopped the arguing crowd. They bowed to Liu Bei and said, "Greetings, my Lord!"

"No need to be polite!"

Liu Bei waved his hand, walked to the craftsman and asked what happened.

The craftsmen were happy to share their insights with Liu Bei and ask for his opinion.

They did this not only because of Liu Bei's identity, but also out of respect for Liu Bei's ability and his attitude towards them.

The Lord of the Mansion gave us food and money, and treated us like officials. He never ordered us around. Even officials would look at us with admiration when they learned that we were working for the Lord of the Mansion. This was something that we could never imagine in our dreams. Who wouldn't respect such a Lord of the Mansion from the bottom of their hearts? Not to mention that the Lord of the Mansion was also an expert in craftsmanship!
This idea is a true reflection of the inner thoughts of most of the craftsmen in the courtyard. If Liu Bei only had a good attitude and treated them well, they would at most be grateful, but would not share their own opinions or ask for solutions.

"I see."

After listening to everyone's description, Liu Bei nodded, expressed his own views, pointed out the shortcomings of the first two, and affirmed the latter two. He proposed two ways to improve the existing stone mill, one is a water-powered stone mill, and the other is an animal-powered stone mill.

There are even two different plans for hydraulic mills depending on whether the water flow is fast or not.

"It can be improved in this way! You are worthy of being the Lord of the Mansion!" The craftsmen were convinced and their faces were full of respect.

Fa Zheng, in particular, puffed out his chest, his face full of pride, as if the craftsmen were praising him.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was used to it. He coughed lightly and asked the craftsmen to modify the stone mill.

After hearing Liu Bei's commission, the craftsmen were no longer willing to stay where they were, especially Pu Yu, who screamed and hugged the millstone, chiseling with all his strength.

In a short while, the stone mill was repaired.

"Thank you all."

"My Lord, if you say that, isn't that embarrassing for us?"

"Yes, yes, Lord Fu, we are the ones who should be thanking you!"

"Master, do you want me to carry it?"

The guards moved the millstone to Liu Bei's courtyard, attracting the attention of the county residents. Everyone speculated about the millstone.
"Why did you bring the millstone here? What is the Lord going to do?"

"Is it tofu? The Lord wants to make tofu?"

"What tofu? Do you think the Lord of the Mansion is you? There must be something else behind it!"

More and more people gathered to watch, and in a blink of an eye, the gate of the courtyard was blocked.

Seeing this, Liu Bei ordered his guards to continue grinding flour. He walked out of the door, and everyone gradually quieted down.

Liu Bei smiled at everyone and said, "Everyone, today I am going to cook a dish. I don't know if it will be successful the first time. If it succeeds, I will definitely teach you. If you fail in front of me, won't it just add to the jokes?"

The moment the words fell, the crowd became excited again.

"Master, I won't laugh at you!"

As soon as this person expressed his opinion, another person scolded him, "Idiot! The Lord wants us to disperse!"

Liu Bei nodded. "Let's all go."

Everyone looked at each other, then dispersed.

After returning to the courtyard, although Liu Bei was injured, he still tried the improved stone mill, which indeed saved a lot of effort compared to before.

after a while.

All the wheat taken from the treasury was ground into flour, and Liu Bei summoned all the chefs in the county government.

Then, Liu Bei rolled up his sleeves himself. With the method taught by Zhen De's mother still ringing in his ears, he mixed the dough in front of them, kneaded it, and rolled it into small strips, reminding them of precautions while making it.

After rolling the noodles, Liu Bei set up a clay pot, heated the pot, fried some fat, and beat a few eggs. He was very heroic.

Fill it up with water again and boil it.

Liu Bei handed the first bowl to Fa Zheng and said with a smile.

"Xiaozhi, come and try it."

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