Chapter 51 The trip to Gemuzhou
A puppy was jumping happily on the flat ground in the yard, and stopped to roll a few times from time to time. Occasionally, he raised his head and shouted a few times, but the sound seemed hoarse and ugly. When he looked at it carefully, it was not a real dog at all, but it just looked similar. It turned out that the puppy's head, torso and four legs were made of wood.
This is a wooden mechanical action puppy made by Lu Chong. After the puppy's body and head are colored, it looks vivid and cute. However, the sound is completely made by the blows of the mechanical film, so the sound is dull and ugly.
After Lu Chong repeatedly observed it, after several adjustments and modifications, the sound made began to sound better. Lu Chong made the puppy add more movements, which made it more subtle to imitate the puppy's movements in reality.
In addition to making objects flying in the air, Lu Chong also began to think about objects on land, even objects that can move in the water. After these can be successful, we will also develop a comprehensive object in the future. This comprehensive object that can not only fly in the air, run on the ground, and dive in the water. This is an ultimate challenge in the making of wood tools.
Most of the objects currently produced by Lujia Lufang are still carved objects and exquisite mechanical wooden boxes. In fact, the Lujia has a strong advantage in large and medium-sized assembled objects and some giant assembled objects. Lu Chong intends to set up other winding paths, focusing on small and medium-sized action objects and flying objects, and also developing towards more aggressive military objects, which can avoid head-on conflicts with Lujia wooden tools.
While thinking, when he heard someone knocking on the yard door outside, Lu Chong put away the wooden dog, walked out of the room and opened the front yard behind the door. He saw the Wang brothers standing eagerly in front of the door, especially Wang Duo, who was still full of fatigue, but had a slight smile on his face.
Lu Chong hurriedly let the two of them into the house, soaked two cups of hot tea and handed them to them. Wang Duo said, "I heard Wang Feng say you want to see me just now, so I rushed over immediately, afraid that Brother Lu will be anxious."
Lu Chong said, "Brother Wang has worked hard. I just want to wait until Brother Wang gets done here and go to some places in Gemuzhou with you to check it out. In addition, it is about the trading shop."
Wang Duo nodded and said, "Okay! I am responsible for being a guide for Brother Lu, so I will definitely let Brother Lu return with all my might. As for the trading shop, I will basically understand clearly. I will explain it to Brother Lu."
After saying that, he took the teacup and drank it slowly, and said: "That's right. I wonder if Brother Lu has heard a proverb from the six major states of Ningguo. It is the south alchemy, the north to make tools, and the east to west to Fan alchemy?"
Lu Chong nodded and said, "I have heard of this by accident. It is said that the two states in the south are controlled by the Yue family and the Wang family, the Song family and the Cheng family in the north are controlled by the metal refining tools, while the Qi family and the Fan family in the east and west are controlled by the mining and refining of gold and stone."
Wang Duo said in a little surprised: "Brothers Lu are indeed knowledgeable. It is true that the six major states not only have military and political rights, but also have the three most needed resources for cultivation in business. Only they have masterful figures to refine the highest level of the three resources."
Lu Chong pondered for a moment and asked, "Don't your Wang family also occupy a seat?"
Wang Duo said helplessly: "Our Wang family is very powerful in Gemuzhou and has spent a lot of energy to cultivate talents. However, there are not many outstanding geniuses. Seeing that the time for the state master to change in one hundred years is coming, I can't continue."
When Lu Chong heard this, he looked at the Wang brothers carefully. He did not expect that they trusted themselves so much, regarded themselves as true friends and brothers, and also had to remember this friendship. So he said, "Thank you for your view of this, Lu Chong will definitely live up to what he wants."
The Wang brothers were also very happy. Wang Duo said: "In fact, the influence of us outside disciples is much smaller. This time we were lucky enough to get a key to open. The trading shop is located in Pushan, about 80 miles away near Tucker City."
Lu Chong was a little surprised and said, "It seems that every state has a trading shop. Have they agreed with each other?"
Wang Duo nodded and said, "Yes, the key to open is made of masters from the Jinshi family. The maze of the transaction is arranged by the masters of refining weapons or masters of gold and stone. All the income in the transaction is stated according to the agreed distribution ratio. The buyers targeted are all maritime wielding techniques. This also facilitates the control of the six major families and the contact between the future relationships. The transaction is conducted once a month. Twenty keys can be allocated within each major family, and 200 yuan will be sold to each state."
Lu Tong smiled and said, "I wonder how much coins Brother Wang has spent on this?"
Wang Duo replied: "It costs three gold coins for people outside to buy through channels. I only used one gold coins from my core disciples, but I made it clear that Brother Lu doesn't have to give me coins this time, which is for my brother's gratitude to Brother Lu, otherwise I will be very sad for my brother."
Lu Zong said cheerfully: "Since that's the case, brother will agree. When will we set off? Please inform me after we make arrangements?"
Wang Duo returned: "Then it's about ten days! As soon as the matter is handled, you can set off." After the three of them discussed some details, the Wang brothers said goodbye and left.
Lu Chong estimated the time it would take to arrive in Gemuzhou this time, and planned to move the main production location to Gemuzhou if he established a cooperation model with the Zhao family. What he lacked the most now is a master who knows how to make the production. Although there are many masters in the Lu family, he can only avoid it and cannot use it. It seems that he must also start to cultivate some people who follow him.
After Lu Chong went to the wooden shop in the town to meet Master Lu Weixin and Butler Jiang Yunxiang, he felt relieved when he saw that everything was normal in the shop, so he explained some things to them and left.
Lu Chong took this time to rush to Songyang City, met Zhong Ao in the old house in the west of the city, told him that he planned to go to Gemuzhou, and asked him to introduce two trustworthy guys to himself. After that, he came to the production room in the backyard, and saw that many various mechanical films had been collected, he began to make wooden flying objects.
Not long after, Zhong Ao brought two young people with strong and cautious bodies. Zhong Ao introduced that they were all people who followed him for many years, one was Zhongli and the other was Zhong Jian. They had met Lu Chong several times before and were very respectful to Lu Chong.
Lu Chong talked to them for a while and thought they were two good candidates, so he told them that they might encounter danger this time, so he gave them some of the made two-wing cones, flying needle box and flying needle small wooden balls for self-defense.
Ten days passed quickly. When Lu Chong brought Zhongli and Zhong Jian back to Dongguang Town, Wang Duo had already prepared to set off in the town.
Wang Duo arranged a total of six carriages, one carriage in front and behind, filled with ten guards accompanying him. The second carriage was Wang Duo and his escort captain, and the third carriage was specially prepared by Wang Duo for the three of Lu Chong. There were two carriages in the middle filled with goods.
The group left Dongguang Town in a mighty manner. Under the control of the experienced and capable coachman, they quickly bypassed the Dark Valley Forest and then entered the territory of Gemuzhou.
Since entering the boundary of Gemuzhou, the air has become cold and dry. The mountain shape is lower than that of Liuyunzhou, but it is more overlapping and steep. There are dense bushes on both sides of the mountain road, and the carriage is like driving in a beautifully scenic path.
Chapter completed!