Wei and Jin Cooks

   Chapter 246 Craftsmen

  Fu Tinghan watched Zhao Erlang practice guns, and after drawing the gun body that suits him, he handed it over to the craftsman to do it.

   And the people from Chenzhou also brought two craftsmen, oh no, one craftsman and one apprentice.

   Zhao Hanzhang was stunned when she saw them in the front hall of the county government office. She didn't expect that Chang Ning would really persuade the other party to send them here.

   Zhao Hanzhang looked at the two of them and asked, "What's your name?"

   The young man standing at the front bowed and said, "Little Hu Jin."

   Zhao Hanzhang looked at the other.

  The other was actually about the same age as Hu Jin, but he was tall and strong. He also bowed and said, "Little Lu Hu."

The sound of    is like a bell, very loud.

   Zhao Hanzhang looked at him suspiciously, "Are you also a craftsman?"

   It doesn't look like it, but it looks a lot like the warriors in her military camp.

   Lu Hu said in a muffled voice, "The youngest is still an apprentice."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded and asked, "How long have you been studying woodblock printing?"

   Coincidentally, the two of them have been learning engraving for the same age. They both started learning at the age of six, and it has been twelve years now.

  Hu Jin is already a craftsman who can lead independently, while Lu Hu is still an apprentice.

   This is what the steward of Chenzhou said.

   Chenzhou's steward said that although they were willing to send craftsmen to Zhao Hanzhang, they had to ask them what they meant, and at present only these two are willing to come to Zhao Hanzhang.

   Among them, Hu Jin's technique is very good.

   Zhao Hanzhang was moved when he heard the words, but when he looked up he caught a glimpse of Lu Hu bowing his head unwillingly.

   Zhao Hanzhang asked, "I wonder if they have family members, can you send their family members too?"

The steward smiled and said, "Hu Jin's family came with him, and Lu Hu's family is the only one."

   Zhao Hanzhang nodded, and immediately asked someone to arrange their accommodation, which is near the bookstore, so be sure to treat them well.

   She didn't promise anything right away, she was also sensible in management, she didn't mention the gluttonous feast at all, she got up and left after sending the people.

As soon as    and the others left, Zhao Hanzhang immediately went to them and asked, "Are you slaves or craftsmen?"

   Both said respectfully: "We are all craftsmen."

   Zhao Hanzhang was even more satisfied, and asked them to go to Xiping County with their books to settle down. From today, they and their families are her people in Xiping County.

   Zhao Hanzhang took them directly to the bookstore. Of course, it was impossible to start the work directly. She just wanted to ask them about the engraving and printing process, so as to grasp their abilities.

   Lu Hu basically listened, and Hu Jin explained the whole process.

  The key technology of engraving lies in engraving, inking and engraving maintenance. Hu Jin is very skilled. It can be seen that he is indeed a mature craftsman.

   Zhao Hanzhang wrote a line for him to carve.

  Hu Jin knew that this was a test for him, so he didn't panic, he printed the paper on the wooden board, then took out his own carving knife and began to carve according to the traces.

   Zhao Hanzhang asked while looking at it, "Are you literate?"

  Hu Jin paused and said, "I don't know much, only a few."

   "Then do you know the line I wrote?"

  Hu Jin put down the carving knife, took out the piece of paper and said word by word: "Old, son, heaven, next, first, first."

   Zhao Hanzhang was very satisfied and said, "Actually, you don't have to stop."

   She saw that Hu Jin finished engraving the Yangwen, and after processing it, she began to ink and print, and the printed words were not much different from her handwriting.

Her eyes lit up, looking at this freshly printed word, she was very satisfied, "I'll give you two days to settle down at home, after two days you go to the school and pick a few clever students to come and help, and I'll give it to you. Manuscript, you engrave according to it."

  Hu Jin hesitated for a moment and then responded.

   Zhao Hanzhang said with a smile: "Don't worry, you guys will work with me well, I won't treat you badly, the salary is 30% higher than that of the Chen family, you can also put forward any other requirements, if you can satisfy me, I will satisfy them."

  Although Zhao Hanzhang said it very generously, neither of them dared to make conditions.

   The bookstore is also managed by Zhao Qing. Zhao Hanzhang is very interested in the bookstore. The most important thing is that the first book she printed was two enlightenment textbooks that she wrote silently.

   So she didn't let Zhao's control for the time being, and planned to explore it by herself.

   The most important thing is that there are only two people, and they don’t need to be managed.

  As soon as Zhao Hanzhang left, Hu Jin glanced at Lu Hu, hesitated and asked, "Junior brother, do you want to go to my house?"

  Lu Hu turned around and left.

Zhao Hanzhang didn't know what happened between them. She had just tested Hu Jin's skills, and she was very grateful to Chenzhou's good intentions, so she said to Changning, "Go and tell Chenzhou and let him prepare for the gluttonous feast the day after tomorrow. , I'll take him there."

  Chang Ning knew that she was very satisfied at a glance. She answered with a smile and asked, "Would you like to send someone to check on the two?"

   Zhao Hanzhang waved his hand indifferently and said, "There are no secrets in the bookstore."

   Even the technical staff are all from other people, what secrets can there be?

  Chang Ning thought so too, but, "Then how could Lu Hu have no family? You should go check it out."

   Zhao Hanzhang sighed: "Sir, I don't mind checking more, but I don't have enough staff right now."

   Chang Ning stopped talking.

   In the end, his suspicion and caution still led him to find two yamen from the county government office to investigate in Ancheng County.

  Lu Hu...he really has a family, but...ahem, he was separated.

  The news came back very quickly. Just the night before they went to the gluttonous banquet, Fu Tinghan and Zhao Hanzhang heard a sad story of a school scumbag.

"Hu Jin and Lu Hu studied with Craftsman Lu together. Oh, Craftsman Lu is the father of Lu Hu. He has three sons, and they all learned engraving and printing from him, but Lu Hu's talent is very average. After twelve years, even Craftsman Lu has For his own sake, he is also an apprentice."

   Even Zhao Erlang listened, holding chopsticks and listening dumbly, and asked, "Then what?"

"Then he was separated," Chang Ning looked up at Zhao Erlang and said, "their family separated him, and the yamen asked about it and heard that he can no longer be a teacher, so he will have to work as a handyman. The apprentice of the family bookstore was raised since he was a child, and he also has wages after he can get started. I heard that he has not earned a single penny from his family."

   is so pathetic.

  Zhao Erlang thought of himself and sympathized with the other party. He hurriedly went to see his sister, "Sister, will you drive him away?"

   "Why are you driving him?" Zhao Hanzhang smiled and said: "He is not suitable for being a craftsman, which does not mean that he is not suitable for other jobs, but it is because his ancestors did this, so he can only choose this."

  Although there is one less available apprentice, Zhao Hanzhang doesn't feel very sorry. Anyway, it's all her people. This place is not suitable. Just put it in another place.

"There is no one in the bookstore now. Although he has average craftsmanship, he has been an apprentice in the bookstore for twelve years, and his knowledge is always better than the average person. Let him help Hu Jin and train people later," Zhao Hanzhang said: "We We need to cultivate our own manpower here, and we still need to continue to find craftsmen there.”

   This has nothing to do with Chang Ning, he has no such connections, all these things are done by Ji Yuan.

   (end of this chapter)