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Naturally, skilled craftsmen who can make crossbows are needed, otherwise it will be too slow.

"Now recruit carpenters in Chang'an."

In the end Shu An said quietly, there is no other way.

In the past, if the Ministry of Industry had someone familiar with the crossbow machine, it would be fine to borrow it, but I didn't expect it.

If you borrow the words of the carpenters from the Ministry of Industry, then you have to learn how to make crossbows again. In this way, it is better to recruit some carpenters yourself.

Mix the sugar slowly by yourself, so that the borrower will not have to return it after learning it.

And maybe there are some master carpenters among the people, such as Qu Yuanli before.

"Yes, sir!"

Laifu said without hesitation, this matter seems to be more urgent.

"Well, send another person to Yangzhou to have a look."

"Maybe the carpenters that Yang Guang took away before were some capable people."

In the end, Shu An still did not give up on the carpenters that Yang Guang took away.

After all, Yang Guang still needs to repair dragon boats, etc., so he probably won't let those carpenters go, and will definitely take away most of the talented carpenters.

Even if there is a glimmer of hope, don't give up. You must know that apart from the ballista, the shipyard still doesn't know what's going on, and there are many places that need carpenters.

Chapter 445 Master and Apprentice Reunion, Imperial Decree

next day

The reward for Xue Rengui also came out, and he was promoted to the second rank, which did not surprise many people.

The main reason is that Xue Rengui is much younger than expected, although his appearance is enough to make many people ignore his age.

"Sure enough, there are only two levels, not three levels."

"The higher the title, the more difficult it is to be promoted."

"That's right. It's good to have a second level. You need to know which one of those princes is not experienced in many battles."

......

Sure enough, Changan soon changed the direction of the discussion, and of course the words sounded a bit sour.

An Beibo, from now on, will be Xue County Duke, which is already comparable to the absolute number of people.

If anyone in Chang'an is the most jealous, then it must be Zhang Liang, and the reason is very simple.

The young man he was embarrassed at the beginning, has reached the same title as himself in just over a year.

The most important thing is that this young man is still in the hands of the holy family. If Zhang Liang was still the county magistrate before, then maybe this would not be the case.

But now, Zhang Liang almost broke everything in the house, but no matter how resentful he was, he could only swallow it first.

There are many people in Chang'an who feel emotional, and another upstart has risen, and Xue Rengui is not that kind of person without roots.

In the academy, Xue Rengui's figure appeared early, and rushed over as soon as the morning was over.

"The student has seen the teacher!"

Xue Rengui is very respectful to Shu An, or in his heart, he already regards Shu An as his living parents.

"Congratulations, Rengui, you are already a first-class honorable man in Chang'an."

Shu An said with a hint of joy on his face, obviously happy for his disciple.

"Everything is entrusted to the teacher, Hong Fu. Without the support of the teacher, Rengui would have reached the position of county marquis at most."

Xue Rengui also showed a rare smile on his face and said, after all, he is still a little young.

Even if Xue Rengui wanted to conceal his inner excitement, he still didn't do enough on the surface.

Fortunately, Shu An didn't care, after all, being young also has the advantage of being young, and Xue Rengui did have a qualification to be proud of.

Of course, Shu An still somewhat agreed with Xue Rengui's words. If it was an ordinary person, the title would probably be raised by one level.

Even if there is a monstrous contribution this time, it is very difficult.

"If you don't work hard yourself, then it's useless for anyone to support you."

Shu An shook his head slightly and said, he still chose to encourage his disciples.

"By the way, teacher, this is an imperial edict from His Majesty to the students."

However, Xue Rengui didn't get entangled in this topic, instead he talked about another matter.

Before this matter was not announced above the court, but was rewarded privately, even Xue Rengui was a little curious.

Curious about what kind of reward His Majesty will give his teacher, it must not be too bad.

"This is what I asked for as a teacher, but I guess this emperor is too embarrassed to say it."

As if seeing Xue Rengui's curiosity, Shu An took the imperial decree and said.

Of course, Shu An was the first to look at this imperial decree, he wanted to see which shipyard an emperor rewarded him.

"Changle Shipyard?!"

Shu An murmured softly, with a strange expression in his words.

Although he knew that Li Shimin would definitely keep an eye on it, he never expected to give him the Changle Shipyard.

In this era, it can be said that the shipbuilding technology of the Sui and Tang Dynasties is at the forefront of the world, and the best shipyard is naturally Yangzhou.

After all, this is where the Grand Canal passes, and with Yang Guang's previous stay, many things have been preserved, but at present they all belong to Datang.

"I didn't expect this emperor to be so narrow-minded."

Shu An couldn't help but shook his head and said, obviously he understood the emperor's thoughts.

Li Shimin must have thought that Shufu was going to enter the shipbuilding industry, so he was given an unknown small shipyard.

Even if Changle is mentioned now, many people in Chang'an may not know where it is.

However, speaking of Shu An, there is a bit of a slap in the face, because Changle is located below Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and is close to Lingnan.

Located in the southeastern coastal area, it coincided with his idea of ​​sailing, but he never said that he wanted to grab the shipbuilding business.

"Teacher, do you want to sell the boat?"

On the other side, Xue Rengui also read the imperial decree, and said with a strange expression on his face.

Because according to what he knows, the shipbuilding industry does not seem to have much interest. If it is an ordinary boat, even ordinary people can make a bamboo raft by themselves.

If it is a big ship, it takes a lot of effort, and it is usually purchased from Datang.

He really couldn't see what this teacher wanted to do, but he did understand why His Majesty didn't read it out in class.

It is true that this reward seems good, but in fact it is almost nothing.

"Selling ships, how is this possible, but the Changle Shipyard has a lot of uses."

Shu An narrowed his eyes slightly and said softly, finally there is a shipbuilding place, it doesn't matter if it is small.

Anyway, as long as there are enough people, it is enough to build ships that can sail.

Naturally, he couldn't see that small benefit anymore, HNA is the real big head.

Then Xue Rengui left in a daze, because when he continued to question, only the teacher had a mysterious smile on his face.

It took a lot of time for the communication between master and apprentice, but Shu An did not leave Xue Rengui to have lunch in the academy.

The reason is very simple, Xue Rengui has just come back for a day, and there are still many things to be busy.

Shu An was already very happy to be able to come to the academy. Of course, Xue Rengui's arrival also attracted the attention of many people.

"Is this Uncle An Bei?"

"Now it should be called County Duke Xue."

"It doesn't look much different from us."

.......

Many students talked a lot, and the envy in the words is needless to say.

Of course, everyone in the world does not envy this Uncle An Bei, but there is only this one in the entire Tang Dynasty.

"If you continue to waste time on meaningless exclamations, then it may not be so easy to become the next Xue Rengui."

Just as this student was speaking, Shu An's figure had already appeared in front of these students and said quietly.

In an instant, the originally chaotic classroom became quiet, and Shu An still had a lot of majesty.

And Su Dashan, who watched this scene from the beginning to the end, also sighed secretly, this dean was right.

The next county magistrate Xue, even Su Dashan, couldn't help but clenched his fists, maybe he has hope too.

In fact, it wasn't just Su Dashan, many students also had a lot of fighting spirit on their faces at this time.

4Chapter 16 The sensational Cuju in Chang'an

After seeing this scene, Shu An couldn't help sighing inwardly. He talked a lot about chicken soup before school started.

Although this student was touched, it was only for a few days, and after that, his fighting spirit obviously decreased a lot.

I didn't expect Xue Rengui to come to the academy this time, and there would be such an unexpected effect.

"It's a pity, Rengui is in an important position, otherwise he could have been invited to give some lectures to these students."

Shu An thought silently, preaching like some successful people.

But think about it or forget it, speaking of it, this is the Chicken Soup Conference.

For any successful experience, at least half of the ten sentences are lies. When a person is successful, then everything he says is right.

So Shu An still decided not to take this initiative, which would easily affect the atmosphere of this era.

"With Rengui's incident over, the Cuju Competition will start to be promoted."

Shu An murmured softly, one hundred thousand guan is not a small amount, even some wealthy families probably have such money.

At the beginning, Shu An was also shocked by the amount of money, but later he felt that the amount was appropriate.

After all, Cuju Words has participated in it for so many years. It can be said that more than half of the aristocratic families in the entire Tang Dynasty still have forces united.

And there is also a relationship for the first time, and there may be reasons for comparison and friendship.

Perhaps this time should be the most brilliant Cuju final. In the future, it is estimated that the amount of prize money will not be so large.

But for ordinary people, it will also be an unattainable number.

As a matter of fact, as Shu An said, within two hours of discussing the topic of Duke Xue, an astonishing news spread throughout Chang'an.

"Cuju final, Datang's strongest team."

"Who will get the bonus of [-] yuan?"

"Various gambling houses have started to offer odds for the Cuju competition."

.....

One after another news is even more dazzling, instantly attracting the attention of the whole Chang'an.

Even ordinary people have heard a lot about it, because this matter also has a lot to do with them.

The reason is simple, half of these Cuju players are from ordinary people, and there is also a team that has attracted the attention of many people.

"It is said that this time there is a team in Jiannan Road, which is completely formed by the people spontaneously."

"They're all from the same village. After hearing about the Cuju competition, they started signing up and went all the way to the finals in Jiannan Road."

"Even though they lost, they still gained five hundred guan. For these people, it is already a lot of wealth."

"Now I am even more qualified to participate in the finals in Chang'an, and have a chance to win [-] guan."

.......

After many teams, it is usually from some noble families. For example, many teams are named after these noble families.

But this team was different, and this was naturally taken as one of the key points of the promotion.

Especially the common people, there is some sympathy, since others can, then why can't they.