The competition with the Zhang family was decided by Ren Baqian and the empress.
The empress had never interfered in such matters. After all, she knew nothing about craftsmen.
In fact, in her opinion, Ren Baqian was enough.
The technology on Earth was enough for Dayao to absorb.
Although she hoped to see such a grand occasion sooner, she knew that many things had to be done step by step. Therefore, she let Ren Baqian do it.
After informing the empress, Ren Baqian greeted Tong Zhenye.
In the end, Tong Zhengye only watched as Ren Baqian puffed out mouthfuls of smoke from the beginning to the end.
After Ren Baqian finished speaking, Tong Zhenye snatched the steam cigarette and asked how it was used. He didn't mind Ren Baqian's saliva and took a big gulp. Then, he coughed violently.
A large amount of steam rushed into his lungs. This impact made it difficult for Tong Zhenye to adapt to, but he refused to let go after a while. He liked this kind of thing that could show off.
Seeing this, Ren Baqian could only spread his hands. In any case, this thing had already been eaten by Tong Zhenye, and he didn't want it anymore.
Sure enough, early the next morning, Tong Zhenye was already waiting outside the palace. He held Ren Baqian's steam cigarette in his hand and puffed out clouds of mist. Not long after, it was as if he was surrounded by clouds of mist and couldn't even be seen clearly.
Another morning, outside a house in the east of the city, Zhang Junzheng and Ren Baqian met. Both of them smiled, and the content of their smiles was roughly the same.
Ren Baqian and the empress came out of the palace at the same time, but Ren Baqian was one step ahead.
In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the empress arrived in front of the house accompanied by a group of guards. Behind her were Tong Zhenye, Shi Qing, and a few others.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Commoner Zhang Junzheng (Zhang Heqi, Zhang Heju) greets the empress of Dayao."
Sitting in the carriage, the empress looked at Zhang Junzheng and his nephew, nodded slightly, and asked coldly, "Are you from the Zhang family?"
Last year, the three of them gave her a generous gift, but she had completely forgotten about it.
"Yes, I am!"
"Yes, do well in the future. Dayao is going to change, and there will be a place for all of you to use your skills." The empress nodded. Ever since she went to Earth, she had been paying more and more attention to the craftsmen.
The development of Earth had proven the usefulness of craftsmen.
"We will definitely work hard!" Zhang Junzheng was overjoyed. It seemed like Qi Zixiao valued the Zhang Clan very much. Otherwise, with her personality, she wouldn't have said such a thing.
Furthermore, what did he mean by Dayao was going to change?
The empress simply said a few words and alighted from the carriage. Accompanied by everyone, she walked around the residence. This was originally the residence of a Great Xia merchant, but at this moment, the head of that merchant had already been chopped off. Naturally, this residence was now empty.
This mansion was just as the other party had requested. There were two courtyards in the east and west. At this time, everything in the two courtyards had been moved away, leaving only the empty courtyards and a few rooms.
"Since you've seen everything, let's begin." The empress walked around the courtyard and said, "I will be the witness. Tong Zhenye, the Minister of Works, will also be the witness."
"Yes!" Zhang Junzheng immediately replied. "It's just that the Zhang family's technology has never been divulged to outsiders, so Minister Tong can't always watch from the side. Only Sir Tong can enter."
Although he didn't want to offend the empress, he didn't want the Zhang family's technology to be divulged.
As long as the technology was still there, the Zhang family wouldn't decline.
As long as the empress still wanted the products made by the Zhang family, she wouldn't do anything to them.
"You are really careful, but!" The empress said faintly. She then glanced at Ren Baqian and walked out without looking back. "You may begin. I will come back to see the results of the competition after it's over."
After the empress left, Ren Baqian turned to Zhang Junzheng, smiled, and said, "Let's begin! I believe all of you are ready in one month. "
"Of course!" Zhang Junzheng nodded, turned his head, and whispered a few words to Zhang Heqi. The latter then left.
Not long after, carriages covered in black cloth came from the other side of the street and entered the east courtyard. Only one carriage stopped. After opening the cloth, there were ten jars of wine inside. After opening all of them, Ren Baqian took a whiff and sent half of them back to the courtyard.
"Sir Ren, the wine will be brewed for the second time using this as the base. As for the rest, I won't show them to you. "Zhang Junzheng cupped his hands.
"As you wish," Ren Baqian replied faintly.
He didn't need to think to know that the carriages were all related to the three competitions. He hid them so tightly because he was afraid that Ren Baqian would steal them.
Although Zhang Junzheng was cautious enough, he was wrong from the beginning.
Ren Baqian really didn't care about his technology. Who had ever seen a billionaire steal money from a beggar's bowl?
In this regard, Ren Baqian had sufficient confidence in Earth's technology.
Furthermore, Zhang Junzheng had indeed placed too much importance on these technologies and the Zhang family. He even dared to say such things in front of the empress and Tong Zhenye. He would rather take the risk of Tong Zhenye making things difficult for the Zhang family in the future and firmly hold on to these technologies.
He actually dared to do this when the Zhang family was in a bad situation. Did he really think that the Zhang family was indispensable to Dayao, so he was fearless?
"Sir Ren, the time limit is five days. Minister Tong, I will take my leave now. "Zhang Junzheng cupped his hands at the two of them, went to the east courtyard, and closed the door tightly.
"Hmph!" Tong Zhenye sneered. The Zhang family only had eyes for Her Majesty! If Qin Chuan was here, he would have drawn his sword and chopped him.
"Sir Tong, the craftsmen and materials that I want should be here soon." Ren Baqian turned his head and said to Tong Zhenye, who was still standing at the same spot.
"They will be here soon. Sir Ren, you only have five days. The other party has obviously prepared all kinds of tools. You won't lose now, right? "Tong Zhenye asked.
"Take a guess, Sir Tong. Do you want to make a bet? "Ren Baqian changed the topic.
"Seeing that you are full of confidence, I won't argue with you. I'm just saying casually. If Sir Ren loses, it won't look good for Her Majesty. "Tong Zhenye laughed. He wasn't a fool. He knew more than anyone else about the various things that Ren Baqian came up with.
Besides Ren Baqian and the empress, the person who had the most confidence in Ren Baqian was him.
After a while, carts of materials and a team of craftsmen entered the west courtyard. Zhang Heqi even stuck his head out from the top of the wall to take a look. In the end, he saw Ren Baqian looking at him with a smile, so he retracted his head.
Ren Baqian strolled into the courtyard, gathered the craftsmen, took out the blueprints, and began to assign tasks.
These blueprints were made by professionals. According to the limitations of this era and the time constraints, these production plans were already the best choices.
That afternoon, the sounds of assembling items in the Zhang family's courtyard stopped, and thick smoke rose from the courtyard. The next day, the fragrance of wine wafted out from the courtyard, and at the same time, the sound of forging iron could be heard.
In the west courtyard where Ren Baqian was, there was still the sound of hammering and sawing wood. Even the tools weren't ready.
"Fifth Uncle, we will definitely win!" Zhang Heqi and Zhang Heju couldn't help but say as they listened to the sounds in the courtyard next door.
At this time, both the east and west courtyards were busy. Although the east courtyard was busy, everything was in order. The craftsmen of the Zhang family worked separately and didn't disturb each other.
In the west courtyard, it was a mess. One by one, the craftsmen were working on the blueprints given by Ren Baqian. From time to time, they would come over to ask Ren Baqian a few questions. The waste that was thrown away in the courtyard was almost piled up to the top of the wall.
Even Tong Zhenye, who came over to take a look, began to have doubts. He couldn't help but ask, "Sir Ren, why don't we make a bet on whether you will win or lose?"
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