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Volume 14 Volume 32 Chapter 20 The Master Craftsman

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    Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and there are basically few people on the streets of Youzhou City early in the morning at this time.

    The soldiers guarding the city still stood at their posts. When Zhang Tie entered the city gate, the soldier only glanced at Zhang Tie and allowed Zhang Tie to enter Youzhou City without even questioning him.

    In Taixia, the golden basin hand-washing ceremony is also a very solemn ceremony. This ceremony is a symbol of "complete retirement, washing hands and never drying up". Generally speaking, there are two types of people who will hold this ceremony. One type is Taixia.  Important figures in Xia's unofficial non-governmental organizations. When these figures retire, they will hold such a golden basin to wash their hands. This ceremony represents a clean break with the past and grudges. The second type is some of Taixia's high-level professions.  For example, swordsmiths, rune refiners, appraisers, etc., these people perform the golden basin hand washing ceremony, which means that they will never return to their old profession again, and they have the meaning of sealing their swords and retiring into seclusion.

    No matter they are the first type of people or the second type of people, they have one thing in common, that is, those who can perform the golden basin hand washing ceremony are famous and respected in the local area or industry.  If he is an ordinary cat or dog, he just washes his hands, stops doing it, slaps his butt and leaves, naturally no one will miss him.

    Wang Wu is a local snake in Youzhou City. The altar owner who washes his hands in the golden basin in the mouth of the local snake, the person who can know his movements in time and can make Zuo Zuo give Wang Wu the brain-breaking pill, is naturally in this Youzhou City.  If that person was in another county, they wouldn't be able to respond as quickly.

    Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year and the beginning of a new era in the 900th year of the Black Iron Calendar, I have to say.  This day is indeed a good day to wash your hands in a golden basin.

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    Zhang Tie was just like taking a walk, strolling alone on the streets of Youzhou City.  The map of Youzhou City appeared in his mind, and some areas on those maps.  Just as Zhang Tie was removing them from his mind piece by piece, Zhang Tie's pace followed an optimal route that was instantly sorted out in his brain, slowly strolling through the remaining areas.

    Although Youzhou City is large, the planning of this city is very organized. After excluding the Jiatian planting area, excluding the location of government agencies, and excluding ordinary residential areas and concentrated areas of industry and commerce, there is nothing left.  It's not that big.

    The snow has stopped today, the sun has begun to show its smiling face in the sky, and the weather is not bad.

    Zhang Tie walked alone in Youzhou City for more than two hours before he knew he had found it.

    That place is less than fifteen kilometers away from the Huaiyuan Guild Hall. It is close to Fengyang Lake in Youzhou City. The lake is surrounded by ten miles of willow embankments. The surrounding scenery is good. Here.  It is also the place where rich people gather in Youzhou City. What attracted Zhang Tie's eyes was the extremely prominent manor in this rich area, just the manor and courtyard.  It covers an area of ??almost more than 700 acres, and the high vermilion wall outside the manor occupies one-third of the street outside.

    It¡¯s the New Year¡¯s Eve.  And it's just dawn, and many shops are not open today.  But just outside this manor, there was already a lot of traffic.  A large number of neatly dressed servants began to work outside, receiving the arriving guests.  There are also airships that fly directly into the airship landing field behind the manor, land, drop people off, and then fly away.

    In the entire Youzhou City, today is the busiest place.

    "Today is the day when the master washes his hands in the golden basin. There are not only a thousand but also eight hundred guests. They are all well-known and distinguished people. Everyone should be more alert and don't make any mistakes. After today's busy day, Butler Zuo said that every day  I will reward you with three gold coins." A man who looked like a steward shouted at the side door outside the manor, instructing the servants to deliver the prepared food from the outside into the kitchen of the mansion from the side.  Among them, the golden basin washed hands and went to the back. Naturally, you can't let the guests watch your performance on an empty stomach. It is reasonable for the people in the back to eat and drink, "Jiang Si and the others who went to Linjiazhuang to pull fresh venison are back."  without?"

    "not yet?"

    "Take two people along the road to have a look. Run quickly. The kitchen is still waiting. There are two dishes tonight that will use venison and deer blood. Don't delay!"

    "yes!"

    Hearing this, Zhang Tie turned around and walked into a teahouse next to him.

    The business of this tea house is just like that of a tavern and restaurant. Even if it is a Chinese New Year, they still open the door to make money and operate normally. Zhang Tie came here neither too early nor too late, but there were already many people in the tea house.  .

    Those people formed a circle up and down the mountain around the patio in the teahouse, eating refreshments in the teahouse, nibbling melon seeds and peanuts, and listening to a man in a robe and mandarin standing on the table in the middle of the teahouse holding a hand in front of a small table.  The fan is telling stories vividly, ohNo, in Taixia¡¯s words, the stories adults listen to on such occasions are not called stories, but storytelling.

    As for the patio, the roof is half-sealed, it is light and breathable but does not leak water or snow. There are some green plants in the patio that are full of life. Listening to stories in this kind of place is also a unique experience.

    Of course, many people are also looking at the grand scene of the manor outside, and then discussing in a low voice or with a bit of amazement what is going on in the manor not far outside.

    "Sir, welcome, welcome, please come in!"

    As soon as Zhang Tie walked into the teahouse, an excited waiter in the teahouse immediately walked up with a smile on his face and greeted Zhang Tie warmly.

    Zhang Tie moved his hand and flicked a silver coin over.

    ¡°Find me a quiet private room upstairs where few people will disturb you, and then bring me some of your specialty refreshments!¡±

    The waiter quickly grabbed the silver coin, then twisted his neck and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Private room No. 17, Tianzi, on the third floor, we have a distinguished guest!"

    Zhang Tie went directly to the third floor. Another waiter came to the stairs to greet him. He directly welcomed him to a private room on the third floor far away from the patio. He opened the door of the private room and took Zhang Tie inside.  .

    This private room is only about 20 square meters. It is fully equipped with a soft seat and coffee table. There is also a window in the room, facing the manor outside. Zhang Tie is very satisfied.

    "Sir, what would you like to order?"

    "Just have some of the tea and refreshments that you are famous for here!" To be honest, Zhang Tie, who was visiting an entertainment venue like Taixia for the first time, didn't know what to order, so he just gave vague instructions.

    "Okay, let's see how you look. This is your first time coming to our teahouse. The cost of private rooms in our teahouse is different from that of private rooms outside. Here, we charge an extra 50 copper coins per hour for private rooms. You are here  You can stay until the teahouse closes, no problem. Let me explain this to you first. Our teahouse operates with integrity, and we do not deceive everyone!¡±

    ¡°Okay, no problem, let¡¯s go!¡±

    The waiter left, and after a while he came to the room with a pot of tea and several dishes of refreshments. After setting these things, he asked Zhang Tie if he needed anything else. When he saw Zhang Tie nodded, he left.  After going out, he also helped Zhang Tie close the door of the private room.

    Zhang Tie leisurely took a piece of tea snacks and ate them while listening to the discussions of those in the teahouse. When the tea snacks on the plate were finished and the comments were similar, Zhang Tie finally knew that what was happening here today  What is the origin of the "altar master of Tongtian Sect" who washed his hands in a golden basin?

    ??The man who washed his hands here in the golden basin today has a surname of Jiang, and everyone calls him Mr. Jiang. This man is not an unknown person in Youzhou, or even in the entire Northeast Governor's Mansion.

    According to the guests at the teahouse, Mr. Jiang comes from a family of blacksmiths. He has been helping his father in the blacksmith shop since he was eight years old. He has shown extremely high casting talent since he was a child. When he grew up, he became even more incredible. He was twelve years old.  He became a master craftsman's apprentice at the age of sixteen, surpassing his father in skill. By the time he was twenty, he had become a copper hammersmith. In the remaining more than a hundred years, Mr. Jiang became a copper hammersmith.  The master continues to advance, and goes further and further on the road of rune refiner, step by step becoming a silver hammer craftsman, a gold hammer craftsman, a mithril craftsman, and a secret talisman craftsman. Forty years ago, Mr. Jiang even advanced to the master level.  Master craftsman.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? A person who advances to become a master craftsman, no matter where he is, is famous. Even in Taixia, such a person will not be a nameless person.

    Before becoming a master craftsman, Mr. Jiang served as a young eunuch in Tongzhou's general prison. After becoming a master craftsman, Mr. Jiang Yezi became the general commander in Tongzhou's general prison, in charge of a state's general construction.  After that, he served as the general of Tongzhou for nearly twenty years before Mr. Jiang resigned and regained his freedom.

    In the years since Mr. Jiang resigned, he has not been idle. On the contrary, his reputation has become more prosperous, and he often produces fine products. And because Mr. Jiang's main focus among the rune weapon refiners is weapon casting, and he is particularly focused on sword casting, then come to Jiang.  There is an endless stream of people making weapons for Lao Yezi every day, which has allowed Mr. Jiang to make many connections over the years, and his reputation has spread far and wide.

    Mr. Jiang¡¯s hometown is in Youzhou. After the city was established in Youzhou, Mr. Jiang moved to Youzhou City and settled down.

    At the moment, most of the properties in Youzhou City¡¯s Craftsman Street belong to Mr. Jiang or his disciples and grandsons. You can imagine Mr. Jiang¡¯s influence and power in Youzhou City.

    Last year, at the age of 149, Mr. Jiang Zizi announced that he would wash his hands in the golden basin this year and no longer touch the tools of refining and casting. He wanted to cultivate his moral character and understand the principles of nature, so that he could take a further step in the art of rune refining in his lifetime.

      Today is the day when Mr. Jiang holds the golden basin hand-washing ceremony, and the entire Jiang Mansion is busy.

    Great Craftsman¡ª¡ªThe Zhang family, which is famous in the Weiyi subcontinent for its rune-refining skills, only has one great craftsman now!

    Knowing the origin of this person, Zhang Tie instantly became excited, because Zhang Tie knew that this time, he accidentally caught a big fish (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better updates of the novel.  Faster!
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