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Chapter 10 Daming Demolition Team

The next day, early in the morning, Guocheng led a group of craftsmen to start the reconstruction work. He took a brush and dipped it in red sand, wrote a big word for dismantling on the wall, and drew a circle outside. After drawing, he took a few steps back, admired for a while, nodded. The word was written very well, much better than a dog crawling.

The craftsmen nodded and said, "Young Master, your name is so beautiful." While saying that, he was about to vomit.

"It's over?"

"What do you mean by your son?" The craftsmen were confused and asked us to appreciate the words "Your dog" in the morning. After reading it, we also praised it. What else do we want?

"What words are written on it?"

"dismantle……"

Sun Tieniu suddenly remembered what Guocheng said yesterday. Without saying a word, he raised an iron hammer and smashed it against the wall.

Guocheng said: "Okay, Tienniu, you are the captain of the carpenter team, and your monthly money will double. Be careful, the pillars of the wall cannot be smashed."

Everyone was so envious that their eyes were almost falling out. With just knocking, they earned 17 taels and 70 yuan more a month. It was really enviable, jealous, and hated. At the same time, everyone also understood that Guocheng ordered the must-do personality.

Guocheng picked up his pen, walked to another wall, graffitied it on it, and drew a detachment. This time, before Guocheng asked, Li thundered the iron and rushed forward and made a hammer.

Guocheng was a little sorry, and thought to myself, you let me appreciate my words, so I can also appreciate my words. Now, with one hammer, the words will become **. What I know is that you typed it out, and those who don’t know even say that there is something wrong with my pen. I pity my wolf pen for one pen every pen. In fact, if the wolf pen is powerful, I will probably cry too much. It’s not that Li’s thrust the hammer on the iron, but that it’s too slow. Such an ugly word, how can I say that it was written by myself?

"Okay, you are the captain of the Blacksmith Team, and your monthly money will be doubled."

"Okay." Li Daoyi got more and more intense.

Everyone followed Guocheng more and more, fearing that they would miss the opportunity to get a promotion and salary increase.

Turning over a pillar, Guocheng picked up a pen and dipped it into cinnabar. As soon as he wrote a word for dismantling on the wall, everyone rushed up. The fastest run this time was Qian Xiaozhao. It seemed that people with high skills were indeed smarter. However, Qian Xiaozhao was not very lucky. He just wanted to smash it down and was hugged by an old man. The old man said, "Child, such a good wall cannot be smashed."

It turned out that the sound of smashing the wall had already alarmed the people in the alley. Although they knew that new neighbors had been moved in yesterday, no one cared too much. But they didn't know that this group of people had made a fuss in the morning. When everyone saw this neat and beautiful wall deformed and collapsed under the hands of the thugs, they sighed in their hearts. They thought that the family just wanted to open the door a little wider, but they broke all the walls, so everyone became more and more suspicious whether the family had a head. When they smashed the third piece, a warm old man finally couldn't help but go forward to stop it.

Qian Xiaozhao struggled hard. Although the old man was not very strong, he successfully slowed down Qian Xiaozhao's speed. With a "bang", another hammer took the lead in having an intimate contact with the wall.

"Old man, you have reduced my salary by half." Qian Xiaojue said dejectedly.

The old man recognized that this group of people were craftsmen, and it was mostly the master's order to smash the wall. He felt a little "shock" and asked, "How much is half?"

"Half is..." Qian Xiaoju was about to say 1 tael and 7 coins, but suddenly saw Guocheng staring at him. Thinking of the rules he heard yesterday, he hurriedly shut up.

Guocheng nodded and asked the person who smashed the wall: "Master Gao's name is what kind of craftsman he is."

"I dare not, the villain Zhou Ping is a bricklayer."

"Okay, you are the captain of the bricklayer, and your wages will double."

Qian Xiaoju didn't argue with the old man because he found that if the hammer was smashed by him, his wages might not be doubled. The young master of the country is choosing a captain of a craftsman. Sun Tieniu has become the captain of a carpenter. How could he become the captain of a carpenter again? As the saying goes, there are no more days, how could two captains appear in a team?

Next, Guocheng wrote the word "demolition" on all the walls located in Wenchanggong Hutong. The craftsmen rushed forward and "bang" to tear the wall. When they wrote the last word "demolition", the hammer on the wall was a small hand. After a closer look, it turned out that Zhu Youjian was also joining in the fun. Guocheng hurriedly grabbed it and said, "A Jian, you can't do this job."

Zhu Youjian opened his round eyes and asked, "Why?"

Guocheng thought that he would provide scientific education to Ajian. Guocheng looked around and saw that there were many broken bricks on the ground, so he stacked the bricks one by one.

"A Jian, please knock on the middle of this pile of bricks, be careful not to hit the foot."

Zhu Youjian knocked the brick with a hammer, and the brick fell without any suspense. It was not Guocheng's previous reminder that he would be hit by the brick.

"A Jian, you are still young and not tall, so you can only hit the middle of the wall. If the bricks on it fall, it will definitely hit you. Come, let's go in and let you see something more fun."

When Wang Chengen saw Guocheng successfully dissuading Zhu Youjian from smashing the wall, a big rock finally fell to the ground. The old Zhu family's stubbornness is famous. The more he persuades, the more he becomes more excited. So Wang Chengen was uneasy when he saw Zhu Youjian smashing the wall, but he was helpless.

The three of them walked into the room, Guocheng took out a hand towel, Wang Chengen smiled and said, "I have hundreds of hand towels."

Guocheng threw the towel into the basin: "Eunuch Wang, twist a hand towel and see what's the difference between it and the hundreds of hand towels you."

Wang Chengen tried to twist a hand towel, which felt very good. It was not as smooth as his hand towel, and the amount of water flowed down was also very high. He said happily: "This hand towel, this hand towel, the young master of the country, please give it to our family."

Guocheng said: "It's done, and each person gives you ten. A Jian, please wash your face with it."

A Jian washed his face with a hand towel. After washing, he felt that his face was much cleaner, and all the greasy and dirt were gone. He held the hand towel and couldn't let it go.

Zhu Youjian and Wang Chengen carefully observed the hand towel and found that the size and texture of the hand towel were no different from that of the ordinary hand towel, except that there were many protruding cotton threads on it. It turned out that the secret of absorbing water and washing it clean was all on the cotton thread.

"This is a new style hand towel I designed. I call it a towel. Eunuch Wang, there should be many family members of craftsmen yesterday. Please arrange some female red girls to make this towel later."

"Okay. But after we make this towel, many people may learn to make it. The craftsmanship of the towel is not complicated. I am afraid that if more people learn it, our goods will not be easy to sell."

"This doesn't matter. The mountain people have their own tricks. Just arrange for people to do it, but keep the secrets well and never let a towel go out." Guocheng then took out a piece of soap, "My second invention is related to it."

Zhu Youjian and Wang Chengen almost snatched the soap and looked at it all over again. Zhu Youjian asked, "Nothing special."

"Who said it was special?"

"Didn't you just say that your invention is this?"

"Yes, yes, what you said just now." Wang Chengen agreed.

"I mean it is related to it. Have you said that my invention has been made? I made two things in one night, and you think I am a god."

Zhu Youjian solemnly stated: "I don't think you are a god, I just think you are the most wonderful person in the Ming Dynasty."

Guocheng said: "The soap we use now doesn't smell very good. If we add the fragrance of flowers to the soap, will it cause market stirring?"

Wang Chengen said: "What the young master means is to crush the petals and add soap? This is a good idea."

Guocheng said: "The smell of petals is too much. I plan to extract the sesame oil from the flowers and add soap so that the fragrance will be strong. Moreover, this sesame oil can also be made into perfume. Spray a little on your body and it will not dissipate for a long time."

When Wang Cheng heard Guocheng talk about perfume, he lost his composure and held Guocheng's hand, tears in his eyes: "You must make the perfume, remember to give me a bottle, no, I'll buy one."

It turns out that after the eunuch was cleansed, it became a big problem and often sucked, so he often had a smelly smell on his body. He usually wore a sachet to cover the smell, but it was very troublesome to change the spices inside the sachet. If there was perfume, it would be so convenient to sprinkle a little on his body.

Guocheng said: "You are A Jian's companion, that is, my companion, and the first bottle of perfume is yours."

Zhu Youjian said, "Brother Guocheng, what about me?" This little guy was jealous.

"The second bottle of perfume and the first piece of soap."

"How do you extract sesame oil?"

"This has to be a special tool. I'll call Chen in and make the tool out."

When Guocheng came to the gate, he actually didn't need the gate anymore. The walls had been completely removed and there were doors everywhere. However, Guocheng still opened the door and walked out. This was not because Guocheng was stubborn and did not know how to adapt, or that he was pretending to be B. But Guocheng knew that it was the Ming Dynasty and medical technology was underdeveloped. If he jumped over the rubble, accidentally cut his feet and got tetanus, he would die unjustly.

The demolition work went smoothly. Inspired by monthly money and broth, the craftsmen were enthusiastic about their work and did things very quickly. However, it is no wonder that destruction is always faster than construction. The pleasure that humans get from destruction activities is much higher than construction. Otherwise, why did Qin Shihuang burn books so happily, and Xiang Yu set fire to the Afang Palace so proudly. Now the craftsmen demolish the walls, maybe they are satisfying their desire to destruction.

However, Guocheng still found that he was not qualified as the commander-in-chief of demolition. He had never been a leader before, but now he suddenly became an official, and his work was not thorough enough. Guocheng's purpose of demolishing the wall was to transform it into a transparent fence, which not only allowed the children's playground to be ventilated and breathable, but also allowed people outside to see the facilities inside and attract customers for the children's playground. But before the fence was finished, Guocheng spun off the wall. He wrote the word "demolition", and now the retribution has come. Guocheng and Zhu Youjian's residence have now changed from a back house to a front yard, as if it had become a little Aries without the protection of shepherd dogs. Guocheng cannot scold him because it was his own order; Guocheng cannot be angry because the craftsmen strictly follow his requirements; Guocheng cannot cry, because he is the backbone of Ajian and the craftsmen.

Guocheng cleared his throat and said, "My masters, you have done a very good job. Zhou Ping, you lead the mason to apply lime on the pillars of these walls, then transport the broken bricks and stones to the backyard, and build a wall in the backyard. Sun Tieniu, you lead someone to build a circle of temporary buildings along the inner side of the wall with wood. You count it, there are a few craftsmen here, just make a few rooms, and try to let all the craftsmen and their families live in a few days. Li Datie, you build the iron furnace, let the blacksmiths work day and night, make the iron fences and fix them between the two. Note that the height of the iron fence is higher than the original wall, sharpened on it, and made into a spear-shaped gap. The gap between the fences is tight, so that three-year-old children cannot get in. Li Datie, you set it up and come to the inner room to find me, so that it should be fast."

The masters agreed and scattered, with only five people standing there, at a loss. Guo Chengqi said, "Why don't you do things?"

They said, "We are tailors."

Guocheng patted his head. Thinking of it, he did ask Wang Chengen to ask for some tailors at the Ministry of Works, and said, "Come with me, you have more important tasks."

The five people followed Guocheng into the inner room. When Wang Chengen and Zhu Youjian saw it, they happily said, "Are the craftsmen who make tools here?"

The tailor was stunned and stood there. Guocheng hurriedly said, "I asked Li to raid the iron to arrange the blacksmith to do things. These people are tailors. Let them manage the towel factory."

"Does the towel factory have anything to do with the east factory and the west factory? Master Guo, this factory cannot be done randomly, it must be explained by the emperor." Wang Chengen shook all over, remembering the viciousness of the factory guards.

Guocheng remembered that the "factory" of the Ming Dynasty was a spy agency established by the emperor and could not be used randomly, so he said, "I was wrong. It was not a towel factory, but a towel making bureau."

Then Wang Chengen happily took the tailor to talk about the towel. Of course, he must have threatened these five tailors before and must not leak the secrets. He heard the five tailors rolling their eyes. Do you think we are five-year-old children? Why do you talk nonsense everywhere? No matter how much money you give, we won't say it. Of course, no one has been bribed us at a high price so far.

After a while, Li Dati came in with sweat all over. It seemed that he attached great importance to Guocheng's orders and hurriedly assigned the work of Dati came in.

Zhu Youjian said: "How is your skill in Li Mai Tie?"

Li Dawei smiled honestly and said, "I dare not say that the world's number one, but as long as I have a picture, I can shoot it out. From casting to forging, to chimneys, to ear-cutting spoons, to civilian iron plows, and military muskets, I am proficient in everything."

Guocheng was secretly happy and thought to himself that he had dug up the treasure. The blacksmith said he would have to stay. In the future, the blacksmith would be able to be eliminated, and he would be able to fight against Jiannu.

Guocheng used the method of extracting sesame oil by distillation. He placed the petals in a large pot and boiled them, distilled the sesame oil and water out, and took several times until all the water was evaporated to Li Dawei. So he told Li Dawei about the appearance and function of the distiller.

After hearing this, Li Datie pondered for a while and said, "Is this the same tool as the steaming wine?"

Guocheng was surprised. He didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty would have distilled liquor. Fortunately, he wanted to invent distilled liquor to sell it. It seems that the technology of the Ming Dynasty has developed rapidly, and it is not as good as the Ming Dynasty. I don't know the advancement of the Ming Dynasty. In the past, it always showed that the dynasty was corrupt and backward, and the people's lives were difficult. In fact, excluding the poverty caused by natural disasters in the late Ming Dynasty, the lives of the people were very freehand. Some foreigners' travel notes said that the people's faces were full of hope, and the people's faces were recorded in the travel notes of foreigners in the Qing Dynasty. The people's faces were very different from those recorded in the travel notes of foreigners in the Qing Dynasty. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were very unlucky. The factory guards were in charge and the wages were low. It was all blamed for Zhu Yuanzhang. He was too good to calculate, so the corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty were really killing them.

Guocheng said: "It should be the same. You can call one first."

Li Dawei said, "I'll give it a try, tell me the size."
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