Chapter 77 If it really exists, how could I not know it?

However, this did not stop him from thinking.

Perhaps, as the young man in front of me said, the people of Xianyang City are the first to know some important information because of their proximity to the city. If this is true, the impact will be disastrous!

He paid close attention to the people on the street, and as his thoughts surged, another question came to his mind.

"Young man, from what I see on these streets, not everyone is preparing to reclaim wasteland, right?"

“I see people from all walks of life!”

The First Emperor was full of doubts. It was a rare opportunity for him to meet a poor nobleman who knew some "inside stories", so he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to get to the bottom of it.

Sima Feng seemed a little impatient. His good intention of giving three dou of rice made him feel as if he was begging them to receive it under the other party's barrage of questions.

He suppressed his temper and responded, "Father, I will not say anything more now that I have answered this question. You can go and find out the rest yourself. You should just take these three dou of rice and leave."

The First Emperor nodded slightly and waited for his answer.

"Of course, there are indeed people from all walks of life on this street, and the Thirteenth Young Master has made an indelible contribution behind this."

Sima Feng went on to speak, praising the Thirteenth Young Master again.

"The Thirteenth Young Master is extremely intelligent and kind-hearted. He is truly admirable."

"We have discussed privately that if the Thirteenth Young Master had displayed his talents a few years earlier, we wouldn't have suffered for so long."

After hearing this, the First Emperor wondered if Sima Feng was too obsessed with the Thirteenth Prince.

When I personally led the army to conquer the country, I never heard anyone praise me like this.

However, at this moment, hearing others praising his Thirteenth Young Master, he felt a little relieved in his heart. After all, he is my son, and it is reasonable that he inherits my merits.

However, when he thought of the boy's unfilial acts of tampering with the imperial edict, killing loyal ministers, and stealing the Qin dynasty, the First Emperor was still furious and could not let it go.

Putting aside the turmoil in the Emperor's heart, Sima Feng continued to talk about the Thirteenth Prince's deeds...

After he praised the Thirteenth Young Master's good deeds, he found that the old man opposite was staring at him intently, and was obviously quite interested in it.

So he further narrated: "This Thirteenth Young Master not only solved the problem of food and clothing for our farmers, but also opened up a brighter way for those who were well-off and had no worries about food."

"It gives people like us more ways to make a living and more places to use our talents!"

"Working there, the wages are very generous, enough to buy high-quality new rice, which is many times better than the old rice I gave you here."

"You can learn a skill and earn a good income, who wouldn't want to get involved?"

The First Emperor asked, "What kind of a better way out do you mean?"

Sima Feng smiled and asked back: "You may not believe it yet?"

"Let me tell you, the reason why I missed the first wave of the nobility craze and came out to donate grain two months late was because..."

"I have been studying for the past two months, especially learning carpentry from a master!"

Sima Feng revealed with pride.

The Emperor was surprised when he heard this: "What skills can you learn in two months?" "And you even took a master as your teacher?"

Sima Feng proudly gave the answer: "Speaking of my master, I'm afraid you will be surprised to hear that he is a newly promoted master craftsman. His skills are far better than that of the talented girl Mo Ningshuang of the Mohist School. He is none other than the famous Master Lu Ban!"

However, the First Emperor was confused and shook his head to indicate that he had never heard of Lu Ban. He asked in confusion, "Who is Lu Ban? How could she be a genius woman who surpassed the Mohist school?"

"Which remote village are you from?"

Sima Feng looked at the confused face of the First Emperor and couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

In the past two months, the research and development and production of a series of agricultural tools and daily necessities led by Yuanban has aroused great repercussions among the people.

With Ying Che's approval, Master Lu Ban not only brought three thousand craftsmen, but also recruited apprentices in Xianyang City to expand the scale of production.

The craftsmanship of Lu Ban's works, whether furniture or farm tools, far surpassed that of contemporary times, and his reputation had long spread throughout Xianyang City and even within hundreds of miles.

Even Mo Ningshuang of the Mohist School came many times to ask for advice and learn.

Therefore, almost everyone who has something to do with daily life knows the name of Lu Ban.

Rumor has it that nowadays Master Lu Ban rarely does the work himself, and most of the work is done by his apprentices under his guidance.

The furniture and farm tools made by Lu Ban himself have been sold at sky-high prices due to their exquisiteness, and are rarely seen in the market.

There are even rumors that the entire set of furniture in the Thirteenth Prince's mansion was made by Master Lu Ban, which made the princes and nobles in Xianyang City envious.

After Sima Feng's detailed explanation, the First Emperor finally understood Lu Ban's identity.

This master craftsman, who emerged during his retreat, was known for his superior furniture-making skills, and also showed extraordinary talent in making agricultural tools.

Ying Zheng looked calm, but he was secretly thinking that the young carpenter's words were quite exaggerated.

He nodded slightly, and said perfunctorily, "Well, go on."

Ying Zheng had already made a judgment in his heart about what Sima Feng said. He knew very well that young people were often eloquent and would inevitably exaggerate.

"A man without any beard on his face cannot do things with confidence."

This proverb flashed through his mind at this moment.

The Mohist school, a powerful school famous among all schools of thought for its mechanical arts, has a new leader, Mo Ningshuang, who is indeed a remarkable woman with extraordinary talent and outstanding innovation in the field of Mohism.

There are even rumors that his achievements have surpassed those of the contemporary Mohist masters, and that he and the equally outstanding little girl from the Nong family are known as the new generation of twin stars of the Hundred Schools of Thought.

Sima Feng claimed that Master Lu Ban had suddenly appeared in two months and had made a figure like Mo Ningshuang willing to become his disciple and learn skills. Naturally, Ying Zheng was skeptical about this.

When Ying Zheng heard Sima Feng's slightly embarrassed confession that he had not received Lu Ban's true teachings, he could not help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a barely perceptible smile. As he had expected, this boy's words were full of water.

Sima Feng went on to recount his experience at the East Suburb Lumberyard, mentioning the few hundred regular workers who stood out among thousands of people, and how they were selected to work in a secret military factory to build mysterious military equipment.

After hearing this, Ying Zheng sneered in his heart. If these so-called "top secret military equipment" really existed, how could he, the king of a country, not know about them?

Iron is the army's most powerful weapon. What kind of secret treasure can a carpenter create to win the battle?
When Sima Feng mentioned that he could make the curved plow independently and praised its effectiveness, Ying Zheng remained calm on the surface, but ripples were forming in his heart.

(End of this chapter)