Chapter 836 The Compassionate Prince

"Thermal expansion and contraction are nothing. These craftsmen are the ones who are truly capable."

Zhao Xu was not moved by the praise, but sang praises for these craftsmen.

The craftsmen had probably never seen such a noble man before, and they were a little excited to see him being so kind.

"The tools here look old and nothing new."

Zhao Xu grabbed a craftsman's hand, looked at it carefully, and sighed: "Look..."

This was a dark hand. The skin on it was as rough as tree bark. It was cracked in many places, but there was no bleeding inside. It turned out that those cracks were old wounds and had long since dried up.

The craftsman was embarrassed and wanted to withdraw his hand, but Zhao Xu shouted: "Don't move!"

Manager Li scolded from the side: "This is the king, can you do whatever I ask you to do?"

The craftsman looked up in fear and glanced at Zhao Xu, trembling all over.

"This hand..."

Zhao Xu rubbed this rough big hand, feeling sour in his heart, and his eyes turned red.

"Is this the hand of a craftsman?" He was a little angry, "Look at this hand, it is the weapon that protects the home and the country, but what did they get?"

He turned his eyes, looked at Manager Li and sneered, "Look at you... you're such a tender-skinned person, you're still having breakfast already. Isn't there anyone who cares about your slacking off in business?"

An official followed and immediately expressed his stance: "I will punish this person when I turn around."

"Penalty?"

Zhao Xu picked up a hammer, weighed it, and said to the craftsman: "You hold the knife blade, and I'll hammer it."

"I don't dare, my king, I don't dare."

The craftsman was panicked. Zhao Xu frowned and said, "I can't control you anymore or what?"

The craftsman had no choice but to put a red-hot knife blade on the table.

clang!

Zhao Xu was beating and beating.

His tapping was a bit scattered and the landing point was a bit erratic. Shen An would probably be called a novice.

Dang, Dang, Dang!

The beating continued, and the craftsman gradually became immersed in it. He held the knife embryo with a clamp and actively followed Zhao Xu's beating rhythm.

The two gradually cooperated and understood each other.

The craftsmen on the side stopped their work and looked at this side silently.

This is the prince of the Song Dynasty, the future crown prince, but he actually works with us. Who would believe it?

Zhao Xu was hammering hard and his speed began to slow down.

If this kind of work is not done regularly, even the arrival of strong men will be in vain.

"Slow down." The craftsman whispered: "Steady, one step after another, don't change."

All work has a rhythm. If your rhythm is messed up, you will naturally consume more energy.

Those who know how to do it will take the initiative to find a rhythm that suits them, while those who don't know how to do it will rely on brute force to do it, and in the end they will be defeated.

Zhao Xu felt extremely tired. Just when he wanted to give up, he felt strength coming out of his arms again.

This time he felt a little more relaxed, and the rhythm of his tapping came out.

"It's like practicing swordsmanship."

He suddenly realized something, and the subsequent tapping became much easier.

When the red light of the blade gradually dissipated, this round of beating was over.

Zhao Xu put down the hammer and realized that he was covered in sweat.

"Very hard!"

He stretched out his right hand and there were several bumps at the base of his fingers.

This is bubbling.

Wang Chongnian said nervously: "Your Majesty, I want to invite the doctor to come and take a look."

Zhao Xu smiled and said: "I used to get blisters when I was practicing swordsmanship, but now it seems that I have neglected to practice. This is not a big deal. When the time comes, I will get some hair to penetrate it, and it will be fine in two days."

The craftsman looked up and said in surprise: "Does your Majesty even understand this?"

Everyone was a little surprised, thinking that a noble man like him would use such vulgar methods to deal with blisters on his palms?

Zhao Xu smiled and said, "Yes, this method is better. Leave your hair on and wait until it is almost dry before taking it out, so that it will not be sealed again."

expert!

This sounds like someone who has dealt with blisters many times.

The craftsmen felt immediately at home.

He sighed: "I just beat it a lot and it got blisters. You keep pounding it every day but there are no blisters... The palms of your hands are all calloused... It's a pity that no one cares about it. Come on."

"Your Majesty."

An official came forward.

Zhao Xu ordered: "Go to An Xiang and tell me that it was me who told you to. Get all those newly made gloves..."

The official was confused, raised his head and asked: "Your Majesty, gloves..."

"Just go!"

Zhao Xu frowned slightly, exuding some dignity.

The official went in a hurry.

"Why are there not enough people?"

Zhao Xu suddenly asked.

Manager Li said subconsciously: "I don't want to come."

"Why don't you come?"

Zhao Xu's questions didn't stop.

"Young man...I don't know."

Manager Li's forehead began to sweat.

"It's not that you don't know, you're complicit!"

Manager Li shouted his injustice, and Zhao Xu said coldly: "That crystal hoof is expensive, but you can afford it. But the food box under the table belongs to the Pan Lou Li family. The Li family's food is not cheap. , how can you, a manager, get the money to eat? Huh?"

Manager Li didn't expect that Zhao Xu just looked outside the door and discovered something was wrong with him. He said in shock: "The villain is greedy, so he gritted his teeth and ate it once."

"Greedy?" Zhao Xu turned to the craftsmen and said, "I know it's not easy for craftsmen, but as long as you can have a stable life, you won't shun them like snakes and scorpions... Tell me why?"

The craftsmen looked at each other, and then exchanged glances, but no one spoke.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

Manager Li lowered his head, seemingly sad, but the corners of his mouth curled up secretly.

Wang Chongnian felt that these craftsmen were really ignorant, "The king asked for the authority to handle this matter in front of the emperor..."

"I have full authority to handle this matter." Zhao Xu nodded appreciatively to Wang Chongnian. It was good to have such a subordinate who found every opportunity to exploit every opportunity. He pointed at Manager Li and said, "I guarantee here that no matter what happens today, he will be dealt with! "

A steward can actually eat Fan Lou's food and wine. If there is no corruption, Zhao Xu would dare to kill him!

Just when Manager Li's expression changed drastically, one of the craftsmen said happily: "Does the king keep his word?"

Wang Chongnian said angrily: "Your Majesty asked for orders from the court to come here today, and the ministers and ministers are also here."

In an instant, the craftsmen were on fire.

"Your Majesty, they are deducting our money and food!"

"We have been withheld for several years, and we have no way to complain if we have grievances!"

"They also brought us work from outside and didn't give us a penny."

"Also, they also took a lot of iron materials privately, and then reported the loss..."

"..."

Zhao Xu looked at Manager Li who was sweating profusely, and said calmly: "What is this? If you are just taking iron materials privately, then I have a bottom line. Withholding money and food from the craftsmen, and giving them outside work It’s all in vain, is this something done by humans? Beasts!”

Plop!

Manager Li immediately knelt down.

"Your Majesty, this villain pleads guilty."

The gap between him and Zhao Xu was really too big. Once they were broken through, there would be no room for resistance.

Zhao Xu put his hands behind his hands and asked, "Who else is there?"

"besides……"

A string of names were reported. Zhao Xu closed his eyes and asked after he finished speaking: "Is there anything missing?"

Manager Li breathed a sigh of relief, lowered his head and said, "I don't dare, the villain."

At this time, he only wanted a lighter punishment and how dare he keep secrets from anyone.

It's just that there are a lot of officials here. This prince is just starting out, so he probably doesn't dare to take them all, but he has become a standout...

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sad, and he actually sat there and cried loudly.

"Your Majesty, they are all here." The accompanying officials had already written down all the names.

"Go and find Zhang Bianba of the Imperial City Division. Just tell me what I said and get people according to the roster."

"yes!"

Do you want to use the Imperial City Division?

Manager Li couldn't help but feel happy again when he thought that those people were going to be unlucky with him. As a result, I blew out a snot bubble when I laughed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is merciful."

The gratitude of the craftsmen is real. "Some people have complained in the past, but Shangguan is on the same side. If the king hadn't come today, we would have continued to suffer."

"Look at the palm of the king's hand, the blisters are getting bigger and bigger..."

"Your Majesty, I am the most experienced."

A craftsman pulled out a piece of his own hair, and it looked black and shiny, but when he looked carefully, he saw that it was covered with dirt and was oily and slippery.

Wang Chongnian blinked his eyes and was about to speak, but Zhao Xu smiled and said, "That's a lot of trouble."

The craftsman carefully penetrated the blisters with his hair. Zhao Xu was still talking.

"Is this hard work?"

"bitter."

Seeing his kindness, the craftsmen also spoke boldly, "What we do is hard work. Every day is hammering and polishing. Once the hands are worn, they become better, and when they are good, they are worn again..."

Everyone showed their hands, which were as rough as old tree bark, and some were even cracked, with blood overflowing and looking black and red.

"I'll figure it out!"

Zhao Xu didn't like seeing the people at the bottom suffering, so he got angry and kicked out all the accompanying officials.

"Go to Mangshan Academy and ask them to get a bed."

"Go get it!"

A group of officials rushed to Mangshan Academy in confusion. After making their request, Wang Yu agreed without thinking.

While supervising their transportation, Yang Yan asked, "Should we tell Taizhao about this first?"

Wang Yu shook his head, "These things have to be used after all. Private ones won't give them to you unless you use money to buy them. Official workshops can give you a few units to try, and if you want them again..."

"Give me money!" Yang Yan suddenly realized, "It's not easy to ask for money when the imperial edict is issued, but we can ask for it!"

"Smart, UU reads www.uukanshu.net and I learned something from someone." Wang Yan patted Yang Yan on the shoulder coolly, having no doubts about Shen An's layout ability.

After the soil machine tool was built, the prime ministers and assistants had seen the results, so it was logical that Shen An should promote it.

But he didn't, he was just waiting for the opportunity.

The time has come.

Zhao Xu's outburst today will inevitably attract the attention of the capital, and by then the effectiveness of the earth machine tool will be widely publicized.

The effect of this advertisement is amazing! And you don’t have to pay!

But how did Shen An come up with such a good thing as a machine tool?

Wang Yu felt that he was unparalleled in intelligence, but he was still intimidated by Shen An's endless knowledge many times.

He looked at the officials who were struggling to carry the bed onto the carriage, and couldn't help but sigh: "In this world, except for Brother Anbei, who can stand shoulder to shoulder with you? How lonely!"