Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 158 Artisans of the West

The little fat man's "Black Saburo" aroused Li Buqi's thoughts again.The Wang Po in Water Margin said that if a man wants to attract a woman, he must have Pan An's appearance, donkey-sized goods, Deng Tong's money, good temper and leisure time.

Among these five items, Li Buqi is very confident about the big black crotch, and at least has more money than Ximen Qing. His temper towards women must be counted among the best in this era, and he can squeeze out some spare time. It's just that this "appearance" is really an eternal pain in his heart.

It is really sad to see the appearance of this life, he has not looked in the mirror seriously for a long time.Touched by the little fat man today, he finally picked up the mirror and took a look, only to be stunned.

In the mirror is a face with Chinese characters, thick eyebrows, big eyes, high nose bridge, slightly cold lips and chin, this is a handsome boy.Where did the original potato face, small eyes and pimples go?

After thinking about it for a while, Li Buqi understood.This body was in puberty a few years ago and went through a stage that seems to be called growth obesity.During this stage, the body will become fat as if blown up due to the action of hormones, the face will also grow out of shape due to the flood of hormones, and even the skin color will turn dark.Fortunately, most people return to their original appearance as the hormones ebb after puberty.

Li Buqi wiped the newly polished bronze mirror again, and took a closer look at the face and was very satisfied.Although it can't be said that he looks better than Pan An, he can at least surpass Hu Jun.Probably because of concentrating on studying this year, without the wind and sun, my face seems not so dark.It's a pity that the bronze mirror is not as good as the mercury glass mirror after all, it can't reach the level of detail, and it can't let Li Buqi appreciate his own beauty.This made Li Buqi very regretful, and he made up his mind to make the mercury mirror as soon as possible.

The face problem was solved, and I was in a good mood all night.I can't sleep happily at night, everything is ready, I just want to have wedding candles in the bridal chamber.I hate that the damn feudal etiquette is too cumbersome, even if the links such as accepting, asking, and accepting are compressed to the shortest interval, it will take nearly two months.Alas, I will be sleepless all this time.

I didn't sleep well at night and woke up a little late in the morning.When Li Buqi lazily finished his breakfast, the person at the door came to report that there was a group of sea merchants outside asking to see Li Buqi. The interpreter said that the craftsman Li Buqi asked the sea merchants to look for had already been found.

Haha, good things come in pairs, Li Buqi hurriedly asked someone to bring the sea merchants in.After a while, a dozen people came in, and a young man saluted him first. The interpreter introduced him as Saif's son Seputin.Li Buqi asked Saifu why he didn't come. Saiputin said that his father was seriously ill during the last voyage.

"Dear officials, these are the craftsmen you want. These three masters are experts in making ironware. They can make whatever you need." The interpreter continued to translate.The four craftsmen pointed out by Seputing hurriedly saluted to Li Buqi. Li Buqi noticed that two of the brown-eyed craftsmen saluted differently. They took off their hats, one showed flaxen hair, the other showed Red hair, obviously European.

Li Buqi stopped the interpreter, pointed to the craftsman and asked Septim, "Are these two Byzantines?"

Septim expressed his sincere admiration for Li Buqi's keenness: "Dear officials, it's amazing that you can tell at a glance that this is a man from the Byzantine Empire. He is a prisoner of war who used to be a Byzantine Craftsmen in the imperial army. Their skills are very high. My father said that officials must like to collect novelty things, so I bought them at a high price."

Li Buqi said: "Thank you for your father's kindness. I have always been generous to my friends. I hope they get what they pay for."

Then Li Buqi asked the two craftsmen: "Where is your hometown?"

The flaxen-haired craftsman replied: "Constantinople." This pronunciation is similar to the transliteration, so Li Buqi stopped without a general translator.Then the red-haired artisan said, "Venice."

Hehe, yes, even if these two people have average skills, it will be helpful to understand the situation in Europe.So Li Buqi waved his hand to signal Seputing to continue introducing others.

"Ah, wise man, these are three craftsmen who make and use cement. But my father understood that using cement to build buildings requires experienced architects, so we hired a competent architect, Ann Thrall. My father paid a great price to convince him."

Li Buqi said: "This is indeed my negligence. Thank you for helping me think of this. My thanks will definitely satisfy you."

Li Buqi said with a smile.Now is the stage of buying horse bones with thousands of dollars, and Li Buqi doesn't mind paying more.Compared with the technology that can be obtained as soon as possible, money is really nothing. Who made Li Buqi have money to squander?And what Li does not pay is not necessarily money.

Li Buqi generously announced that the remuneration of craftsmen and architects would be paid in copper coins and gold. As long as they served Li Buqi for ten years, they could return to their hometowns and live a luxurious life.

Apparently, this kind of promise moved the people who came to Da Song to try their luck, and their eyes became extremely eager, wishing to prove their worth to Li Buqi now.

In order to make these people serve him wholeheartedly, Li Buqi ordered a car to be prepared immediately to take these people to Chunze Prison.When Li Buqi ordered to open the finished product warehouse of the glass workshop for Seputing to pick, everyone's glasses were spent.

The best glassware, even if you have money, you can't buy it. What is the glass made in Italy in comparison?And among them are completely Persian-style utensils, which can be sold at sky-high prices when shipped back to the Middle East.

Not only that, but also the newly experimented cloisonne handicraft, of course it is called "Qingli blue" now.This is Li Buqi's gratitude to his friends.The relationship with the businessman is so straightforward, as long as the accounts are settled, everything is easy to talk about.

Li Buqi's boldness directly shocked these craftsmen who had never seen the world.According to their understanding, the richest caliphate and the emperor of Byzantium did not have so much wealth. Who would worry about not being paid ten years later?

Now Septim only regrets not getting the lavender, otherwise he will make a lot of money.But Li Buqi quickly comforted his wounded heart, telling him that as long as Li Buqi could find "Elements of Geometry", the works of Archimedes and various natural science books and scholars who could explain these knowledge, Li Buqi will also buy at a high price.For a moment, Septim's eyes were full of small money.

After Saiputing dragged several carts of glass and Qingli Lan away, Li Buqi stayed in Chunze prison for a few days to arrange the use of these Western craftsmen, inspected the work of Chunze prison, and also wanted to put the newly compiled The job of commanding the Zhenwu Army has been arranged.The commander, capital, and ten generals of this command were all drawn from the original command, which is much easier than when all personnel needed to be selected and trained.

Then Li Buqi rushed back to Bianliang in a hurry, because the Fu'an Bank opened on an auspicious day, and he always wanted to show up.

The bank finally identified eight major shareholders. In addition to Li Buqi, there were three cloth merchants headed by Cui Wangxi, and four maritime merchants headed by the Yang family in Mingzhou.

25 guan is not a large amount in Bianliang. Although each of the many nobles and important ministers in the capital may not be able to come up with so much cash at once, the amount of family property definitely exceeds this value.Therefore, no one expressed much concern for this bank, but was rather curious about the membership business of the bank.Now everyone is concerned about Li Buqi's marriage.

The Li family finally offered an engagement to the Zhao family, and an auspicious date was also agreed upon. The Li family's new house had already been decorated with lights and festoons, and everyone was waiting to see how lively the Li family's wedding was.

(End of this chapter)