PS: Because I went out past the scheduled time, I could not use the saved chapters! I'll make up a chapter when I get back. I would like to thank the six readers for their support of Lazy Yang Yang, Juzai Hui, and Liumangtu Bunny.
The beggar's name was Jiao Wen, and his courtesy name was Changqing. Yang Rui had learned this after chatting with the young beggar along the way. In this era, it was already pretty good for people from ordinary families to have an official name. Those who had a courtesy name usually had a decent background! And this young beggar also had a courtesy name. This situation surprised Yang Rui.
After Yang Rui's detailed understanding, the young beggar's background was indeed not ordinary. Jiao Wen's father was originally one of the top carpenters in the palace. In recent years, Emperor Ling of Han had implemented a donation to the palace. Although he wanted the money from the various levels of the palace, there was still a lot of high-grade wood that flowed into Luoyang. Jiao Wen's father was the one who was arranged to take care of this wood.
The wood obtained by Emperor Ling of Han was a by-product of the "cycle" of benefits, so no one paid much attention to it. They only used it as a tool to fish for profit, so they naturally did not pay much attention to it.
After Jiao Wen's father was arranged to take care of the wood, he changed the way the wood was stored to ensure that it would not deteriorate too quickly. However, it was precisely because of these changes that there was a problem.
Jiao Wen's father was only an artisan. Putting him in charge of managing the wood was just a formality. Apart from managing the wood, he did not have any authority. Thus, the changes he proposed were not approved several times. He could not even get through the eunuch, so Jiao Wen's father had some complaints …
These words reached the ears of a certain eunuch through some unknown channel. Jiao Wen's father caused a disaster. This eunuch actually imprisoned Jiao Wen's father and his entire family just because of a few words he did not like to hear. Not long after, they were all killed. At the same time, all of Jiao Wen's family assets were confiscated! Jiao Wen was the only one who did not return and escaped this calamity.
Fortunately, by the time Jiao Wen returned, the storm had already passed. No one came to ask about this matter anymore. As a result, although Jiao Wen lost all of his family and became a penniless beggar, he managed to keep his life. Until Yang Rui found its location.
Yang Rui brought Jiao Wen around Luoyang Royal City to search for building upgrade blueprints. Due to the various construction conditions, Yang Rui ultimately didn't purchase any building blueprints above special-grade. However, because of Jiao Wen's presence, Yang Rui accidentally found a good item in the carpenter's shop.
"Benefactor, I've seen the wooden box on the second shelf in my father's workshop. Although my level of carpentry is far lower than my father's, I know that this wooden box is no ordinary item. I didn't expect to see it here, but I'm not sure if it's the same as my father's wooden box … "
Under Jiao Wen's suggestion, Yang Rui bought the wooden box. However, the price of the wooden box wasn't as expensive as Yang Rui had imagined. It only cost 10 gold coins, so Yang Rui had some doubts about the value of the wooden box.
"Uh … this wooden box actually belongs to my father!"
After Yang Rui bought the wooden box, he couldn't open it. He handed it over to Jiao Wen for inspection. He didn't expect that this wooden box belonged to Jiao Wen's father. The bottom of the wooden box had the word "Jiao" engraved on it! Looking at it this way, the value of the wooden box shouldn't be wrong. It was just that the seller didn't know the value of the item.
"Does Changqing know the use of this item …"
Seeing Jiao Wen flipping the wooden box over and over again, Yang Rui wanted to ask about the use of the wooden box. Only then did he realize that Jiao Wen's eyes were filled with tears. Yang Rui didn't ask any more questions, so he comforted Jiao Wen and brought him to the inn A pint of incense.
"… I'm sorry to disappoint Lord Blazing Sun. I only know that this wooden box has an extraordinary use. It's a high-level tool for carpentry. My father often treats it like a treasure, but I've never seen him use it. According to my father, one can't use this item before becoming a Master Carpenter. They can't even open this box! Although I know about carpentry, I haven't reached the level of a Master Carpenter … "
On the way back to the inn A pint of incense, Jiao Wen finally calmed down and explained the function of the wooden box to Yang Rui. However, Jiao Wen himself didn't know much about it, so he couldn't explain much to Yang Rui.
Yang Rui had obtained the wooden box very casually, spending only 10 gold coins. Furthermore, he didn't know the function of the wooden box, and it belonged to Jiao Wen's father. Therefore, Yang Rui directly handed the wooden box to Jiao Wen.
"Thank you Lord Blazing Sun for your generous gift. This wooden box actually returned to Jiao Wen's hands. It must be the will of the heavens. If my father knows about this, he should be satisfied!
I, Jiao Wen, thank you Lord Blazing Sun for redeeming me and giving me this wooden box. I hope that Lord Blazing Sun can fulfill my wish. I hope that I can follow Lord Blazing Sun as a servant and follow Lord Blazing Sun … "
Yang Rui didn't expect that Jiao Wen would immediately join him after he handed the wooden box to him. Yang Rui naturally accepted it. Although Jiao Wen wasn't a powerful historical figure like Gao Shun or Zhang Ning, he was still useful. Yang Rui could now check his character information.
“
Title: Jiao Wen
Name: Evergreen
Aptitude: A Rank
[Rank: Special Carpenter]
Loyalty: 80
Talent: Advanced Carving
Profession: Carpenter
Reputation: 500
Identity: Mountain City Liegeman
Merit: -500
Level: 48
Force: 30
Intelligence: 71
Politics: 15
Command: 10
… …
… …
Money: 0 gold coins 0 silver coins 90 copper coins
… … "
Jiao Wenzi had inherited his father's profession, and his Carpenter rank had reached Special Rank. This was the first time that Big Mountain City had obtained a Carpenter that surpassed Advanced Rank. He would be able to construct many items, including Daggerboats. At the same time, he would be able to assist in upgrading many high-level buildings. Most high-level buildings required a Carpenter to upgrade.
Moreover, Jiao Wen also had an Advanced Carving Talent. Although he wasn't sure what it was used for, it should be related to the Carpenter profession. Perhaps it would come in handy in the future. All in all, Jiao Wen's overall stats were very useful.
The only regret was that Jiao Wen couldn't use the wooden box that had been passed down in his family. Otherwise, Yang Rui guessed that this wooden box must have a special use, and Jiao Wen would be even more useful.
Even so, Yang Rui was still very satisfied. Under Cheng Yu's guidance, Yang Rui had basically picked up a Special Carpenter for free. It could be said that it was a big gain. Currently, the number of craftsmen in Mountain City was still very short. The shortage was even more severe than the shortage of military generals, especially high-level craftsmen like Jiao Wen.
By the time Yang Rui had bought enough blueprints to upgrade the buildings, he brought Jiao Wen back to the inn A pint of incense. Cheng Yu and Sun Qian, who had stayed in the inn, had already rested. The two of them got together and chatted. The content of their conversation was mostly about the pros and cons of the current imperial power.
Of course, Yang Rui was happy to see this happen. The better the relationship between the two, the higher the chances of Yang Rui winning over Sun Qian. Therefore, at night, Yang Rui called Cheng Yu and Sun Qian over for a few drinks to improve their relationship. The next morning, Yang Rui brought Cheng Yu and the others back to Mountain City with Sun Qian.
Cheng Yu had once used the life of the Liegeman in Mountain City to question Sun Qian's words. He had clearly stated that all the Liegeman in Mountain City lived the ideal life that Sun Qian had imagined. Although these words were mostly used by Cheng Yu to provoke Sun Qian, when Sun Qian really arrived at Mountain City and saw the densely planted sweet potatoes and Liegeman working everywhere in Yang Rui's territory, he was already half convinced.
In the end, Sun Qian, Yang Rui, Cheng Yu, and the others strolled around Mountain City. They discovered that there was a bountiful harvest of sweet potato eggs everywhere, and the granaries were more than enough … Sun Qian was completely convinced by Cheng Yu's words.
"Zhong Decheng didn't lie to me! Although Mountain City isn't very prosperous, and can't be said to be very rich, everyone has food to eat, and everyone lives in peace and contentment. In this era of famine, it really is an existence like a paradise! Sun Qian is impressed! "
As he spoke, Sun Qian slightly cupped his hands towards Yang Rui, expressing his admiration towards Sun Qian. This action could be considered as a substantial change in Sun Qian. Previously, Sun Qian had always interacted with Cheng Yu, but his relationship with Yang Rui wasn't that close.
After seeing the situation in Mountain City, Yang Rui simply brought Sun Qian, Cheng Yu and the others to the pirate camp. Then, they took a fast boat and arrived at Yang Rui's newly acquired territory — — Reed Tang Village.
Yang Rui's purpose in coming here was to place the newly acquired carpenter — — Jiao Wen, who was in charge of building the dagger-boats. When Yang Rui obtained the dagger-boat blueprint from Remnant Number One, because he didn't meet the two requirements of an advanced dock and an advanced carpenter, this very useful blueprint had been kept in a shelf.
Now that he had Jiao Wen, his carpenter level had met the requirements, and Yang Rui had also purchased the advanced dock upgrade blueprint. Soon, he could upgrade this building and meet the requirements to build the dagger-boats! Of course, another reason why Yang Rui brought Sun Qian to Reed Tang Village was to show him the achievements of his territory.
At the same time, Cheng Yu and Gao Shun had never been to Reed Tang Village, including Zhang Ning, who was the first to be conquered by Yang Rui. Even though Yang Rui had mentioned the other territories to her, she had never been to Reed Tang Village. After coming here together, these people had a new understanding of Yang Rui's territory.
After seeing Reed Tang Village, Yang Rui brought Sun Qian and the others to Jiangji's Wutun Town and showed them his territory.
Zhang Ning didn't have much of a reaction because she already knew about the existence of these territories. However, Cheng Yu, Sun Qian and Gao Shun were greatly surprised. They knew that Yang Rui had so many territories, and they had a better understanding of Yang Rui's strength. Their trust in Yang Rui also increased by a lot.
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