Master Kong Zhongni

Chapter 186 You Are The First Chess Master? (4K3)

The iron-making blast furnace stands in the iron-smelting workshop in the south of Tuqiu City.

At this time, dozens of craftsmen are intensively preparing for the first iron smelting.

Gan Jiang held a copy of the blueprint left by Zai Yu in his hand. He frowned and looked at the written description on it, muttering in his mouth.

"Is this even possible?"

After finishing speaking, he squatted on the ground to pick it up again, dipped his fingers in some red mud, and said doubtfully.

"This is refractory clay? Using it to build a blast furnace can increase the temperature of the furnace?
It is understandable for me to fill the pottery to increase the temperature of the furnace, after all, there are craftsmen who do this in Yuedi.

But where did Zaizi know about this refractory clay?

Also, can filling the blast furnace with chalk ash really help to precipitate impurities? "

Mo Xie emerged from behind him, stared at the drawing for a few moments, and replied.

"Whatever, since Zaizi asked to do this, you just do it.

Didn't Zaizi say that?Follow his request, if you can't make iron essence, it's his fault, not yours.

Since Zaizi is so confident and won't pursue our mistakes, what else do you have to worry about? "

The general sighed: "Although Zaizi said so, we are eating other people's salary after all, so how can we not do our own thing well?
Zaizi is a dignified doctor, but he often visits the iron smelting workshop, and even helps build the blast furnace himself.

Now that the blast furnace is complete, if I can't make iron essence, when Zaizi comes back from Qufu, what face do I have to meet him? "

Seeing that her husband was so sad, Moye could only comfort her with soft words.

"It's not difficult, anyway, Zaizi has at least a few days before he returns from Qufu, enough to start a few furnaces.

Let's refine it for two furnaces according to Zaizi's method first, and if it fails, we will change to our own method.

Although the iron essence cannot be smelted according to the Yue people's method, at least some iron can be obtained first to explain to Zaizi, right? "

Gan Jiang nodded worriedly: "It's the only way to go now."

After finishing speaking, he directed to those craftsmen from Qi State.

"Everyone is invited by Zaizi from Linzi to sit as guests.

How Zaizi treats everyone these days, I think you all have some experience.

I need your help in smelting iron essence this time, please speed up your pace and quickly fill the blast furnace with charcoal and chalk ash according to Zaizi's instructions. "

When the craftsmen of Qi State heard the words, they also echoed one after another: "Master, don't worry, I will do my best when I wait for the food king to receive the favor of the king."

The words of the craftsmen are not false, many of them are sincere.

Many of them are criminals who were convicted in the Qi State. If it wasn't for Tian's rescue and Zai Yu's shelter, their survival would be a problem.

They thought that after saying goodbye to the rich Linzi, coming to Tuqiu meant suffering.

But what they didn't expect was that although Tuqiu was not as prosperous as Linzi, there were not a lot of tradable commodities in the market.

Caravans from Lu, Qi, Song, Wei and other countries gathered here. While purchasing books, coal tar and other items here, they also brought various commodities.

Although these commodities may not all come in handy, as far as the types of commodities are concerned, they are indeed varied.

And the monthly salary that craftsmen received in Tuqiu was even higher than that in Linzi.

Although money is not omnipotent, but without money is absolutely impossible.

Once the craftsmen arrived in Tuqiu, they lived a life of adequate food and clothing, and all their children were arranged to receive education in Tuqiu Township School.

Without any worries, their enthusiasm for work will naturally increase.

Many people are even thinking about whether they should call their relatives and friends in Linzi to live in Tuqiu.

While chatting, the craftsmen carried the materials needed for iron smelting, and finished the work at hand in a short while.

Following the general's order, the flint rubbed and splashed sparks, igniting the charcoal fire in the furnace.

Several craftsmen were sitting by the stove, agitating the chimneys produced by the Tuqiu carpenter's workshop, and a steady stream of air was injected into the stove, pushing the flying flames to a new height, and the black smoke also flowed from the chimney. emerge.

Standing by the stove, the general stood with his right arm exposed and tattooed dragon patterns. He clasped his fists together and prayed to God: "Dragon! Give me a helping hand!"

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At this time, Zaiyu didn't know that the general was so worried that he needed to ask God to worship Buddha in order to make iron.

After Zaizi rushed to a few drinking games, today's schedule is still full.

He was sitting in the pavilion with a chessboard in front of him, and the player who played against him was also an old acquaintance.

Mengsun Heji picked up the white piece, looked at the intricate situation on the chessboard, observed for a long time, then shook his head and abandoned the piece, laughing loudly.

"My son, I didn't know that you have studied so deeply in the way of playing chess.

With your current chess prowess, it's not too much to respect you as a national player! "

Although Meng Sun Heji is the head of the Meng family, he is just an individual after all, and people have hobbies.

Among the three Huan, Ji Sunsi likes cockfighting like his father Ji Sun Yiru, Shusun Zhouchou likes shooting and hunting, and Mengsun Heji likes playing chess.

He even specially raised several well-known chess players from Lu State, and asked them to teach him how to play chess.

There are not many people in the state of Lu who know about this matter, but Zaiyu is just one of them.

As for why Jae Yu knew?
Who made Mengsun Heji, the son of Mengsun Heji, Zaiyu's younger brother?
The little brat didn't have a doorman, so Zaiyu bought him off with anything he could get.

Nowadays, Zai Yu may not be clear about Meng's confidential tasks, but he already has a pretty clear understanding of Meng Sun Heji's hobbies and personality traits.

Zaiyu's visit today also saw that Mengsun Heji likes to play chess, and deliberately used the game to arouse Mengsun Heji's interest.

Sure enough, seeing such a master as Zai Yu, Meng Sun Heji couldn't help but want to compete.

Mengsun Heji asked: "My son, I have raised a few good players in my house on weekdays. I wonder if you are interested in competing with them?"

Zaiyu laughed softly: "Anyway, there is nothing to do today. If Mencius likes it, then let's compare it. But my chess skills are not deep. If I accidentally lose, I hope Mencius will not laugh at you."

"Hey! You are too modest. From my point of view, your chess strength is comparable to theirs. It's hard to say which one wins and which loses."

After finishing speaking, Mengsun Heji smiled and told the servant beside him, "Go, call Yiqiu!"

Zai Yu was drinking water, when he heard this, he almost choked himself to death.

He coughed repeatedly, startled Mengsun Heji hurriedly asked: "Are you okay?"

Zaiyu waved his hands again and again, he picked up the silk towel that was on hand to wipe off the water stains around his mouth, and smiled reluctantly: "I just didn't expect that the well-known Yiqiu was actually a diner under your door."

Mengsun Heji said in surprise, "I didn't expect you to have heard of his name!"

Zaiyu slandered in his heart: "I've heard of his name before, Yiqiu, isn't this the first chess master?"

Yiqiu, the best chess player in the whole country. —— "Mencius Gao Zi [-]"

Zaiyu originally wanted to play chess with Mengsun Heji, so he got it right away.

But I didn't expect to get Yiqiu out.

Are you playing dirty with me?
Zaiyu thought left and right, closed his eyes slightly, and his thoughts immediately drifted to a thousand years away.

In the library, Chen Tao woke up suddenly, took out his mobile phone from his trouser pocket, opened the software, and switched to the seventeen-channel ancient notation mode.

When he came back to his senses, Yi Qiu had already come to sit down in front of him.

Zai Yu stared at Yi Qiu who was dressed in plain clothes, only to realize that this was a young man about his age.

Mengsun Heji said, "Yiqiu, you must do your best today."

Yi Qiu nodded slightly, then bent his knees, sat in front of Jai Yu, stretched out his hand and said to Jai Yu, "Please!"

Zai Yu also replied, "Please!"

After a while...

Yi Qiu looked at the plate full of white chess pieces, the sweat dripping from his chin, and the hands that held the chess pieces trembled slightly.

"No, it's impossible...Three sets in a row, why are there three sets in a row..."

Meng Sun Heji stared wide-eyed at the situation on the chessboard, opened his mouth wide, and could hardly speak.

It was clear that Yiqiu still had the upper hand at the last moment, but for some reason, the situation was turned upside down in just one move.

The reason why he asked Yiqiu to come out to play chess with Zaiyu earlier was because he felt that losing Zaiyu's three games in a row was a bit embarrassing.

That's why I want to ask Yiqiu to help me find the place.

But now it seems that in the three games between him and Jaeyu, it wasn't that Jaeyu didn't let him go, but that he was still so strong after letting him go.

Judging from the three games of chess played by Zaiyu and Yiqiu, Zaiyu's strange number of chess moves is simply beyond Meng Sun Heji's imagination.

As a veteran in the chess world, not to mention that he has played against all the well-known chess players in the Lu Kingdom, at least he is a master of the Qufu school.

But even though he has watched countless chess games in his life, this is the first time Meng Sun Heji has seen Jae Yu's style of play.

If you have to use two words to summarize Jae Yu's chess style, it would be erratic and unresolved.

Playing and playing, I don't know how Yiqiu lost.

Yi Qiu's hand suddenly loosened, and Hei Zi fell down. He bowed his head sadly and said, "I lost again."

Losing is not terrible, the terrible thing is that you don't know why you lost.

What's even more frightening is that Jae Yu didn't know how he won. Anyway, he won, and he was almost paralyzed.

Yi Qiu looked up at Zai Yu desperately, as if the Zai Yu in front of him was not a man with a height of eight feet, but Mount Tai standing on a wall.

That was a height that he could never surpass in his entire life.

Yiqiu tremblingly asked: "Dare to ask Zaizi, what kind of move is this, what kind of style of chess is this?"

Zai Yu picked up the lacquer cup and took a sip of water, his tone revealing an indifferent calmness.

"This style, I call it, the Great Harmony of Heaven and Earth."

"Heaven and Earth Datong?"

Yiqiu was greatly shocked.

Meng Sun Heji asked hurriedly.

"My son, I don't know if we can replay the game? Forgive me for being stupid, I don't understand any of the three chess games between you and Yiqiu. How did you win?"

"Oh!" Zaiyu said, "There is no one else, but you are familiar with it."

"Only hands familiar?"

Mengsun Heji heard the words: "But Yiqiu has to play several games with others every day, and he is not unfamiliar with his hands? Why are you still better than him?"

As for Yiqiu, he did not refute at this time, but listened attentively to Jaeyu's advice.

As for Jae Yu, although he didn't know how he won, he didn't come here today to play chess, but to fool Meng Sun Heji to guard against Yang Hu.

Zaiyu said: "It is true that Yiqiu is also familiar with his hands. If I insist on saying that I am better than him, I am afraid that I have an overview of the overall situation."

"How do you say this?"

Zaiyu said: "I don't know if Mencius has ever heard a saying? It's called breaking and continuing, but accepting chaos. Breaking and continuing, there must be troubles later.

Yiqiu's chess strength is actually not inferior to mine, but he can't match me because he doesn't know how to choose!
When playing chess, don't just focus on temporary gains and losses, but also consider long-term interests.

If there is hesitation when a decision should be made, there will be trouble.

Obviously have made a decision, but instead of breaking the ties with it, it will bury disaster.

This is exactly how Xingqi works. The situation was good at the last moment, but because of a wrong decision, it led to the ending of "one careless move, and the whole game is lost".

At that time, Duke Xian of Jin wanted to borrow a way from Yu State to attack Guo State, so he presented Yu Jun with a treasure of thorns and a good horse from Qudi.

When Jun Yu saw Baobi and the good horse, he was a little moved, so he wanted to lend a way to Duke Xian of Jin.

Gong Zhiqi remonstrated: "This is impossible!"Our relationship between Yu State and Guo State is like lips and teeth. If there are no lips, the teeth will feel cold. Yu State and Guo State are now forming a state of interdependence.If the way is borrowed to the state of Jin, then the state of Guo will perish in the morning, and our state of Yu will also perish that night.

Jun Yu didn't listen to Gong Zhiqi's persuasion, but still lent the road to the Jin army.

So Xun Xi led his army to attack Guo State.On the way back to the division, the Jin army captured the state of Yu along the way.

This is the principle of coveting immediate benefits while planting disasters for the future.

The long embankment of thousands of feet collapsed because of the caves built by ants.

The one-hundred-foot-high house burned down because of a leaking chimney.

Therefore, it is said that the country cannot be careless in its choice of advance and retreat, and it cannot be careless in its choice.

The rise and fall of a country can still be affected by a decision, let alone playing chess and dealing with affairs?

Once upon a time, a villager in the state of Song got a piece of jade and offered it to Zihan, but Zihan refused to accept it.

The villagers said: "This is precious jade. It should be your utensil and should not be used by a villain like me."

Zihan said: You regard the jade as a treasure, and I regard the jade that does not accept you as a treasure.If I accept your treasure, then we all lose our own.

The villagers said: "My status is humble. If I don't dedicate the precious jade to you, I'm afraid I can't continue to keep this precious jade."

Zihan then asked craftsmen to help him carve uncut jade into tools, and sold them in the market, and gave the money from the jade sales to the villagers.

After the people of Song State learned of this incident, they praised his virtue one after another, so the people all came to attach themselves to him, and the Le family of Zihan was able to continue in Song State for a long time.

This is not focusing on immediate benefits, but on long-term virtues and virtuous reputations, so the favor has been continued to Fuze's future generations.

Now you are the Minister of the State of Lu, leading a big family like the Meng family.

If you can take Zihan as an example and the demise of Yu State as a warning, then let alone learning how to play chess well, your kindness can bless you not only for a small way like playing chess? "

Mengsun Heji is also a smart person. Hearing this, he winked at Yiqiu.

Yiqiu hurriedly got up and left.

After he left, Mengsun Heji came to Zaiyu and saluted him respectfully.

"You have always enjoyed the reputation of being a virtuous person. I should have realized that your visit is for such a trivial matter as playing chess. Why don't you be incompetent? I am willing to accept your advice."

When Zai Yu heard this, he smiled and said, "The day before yesterday, I went to a garden in the suburbs..."

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PS: This chapter says that there seems to be something wrong. Most of this chapter says that I can see it in the background, but it cannot be displayed in the text.After asking the editor, it will be restored on the [-]th, so please bear with me for now.

　How on earth did you ask for a monthly pass?
　　Ah!Without him, only seek familiarity!
　　——Excerpt from "Zaiyu's Diary"

　　
　
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