Yang Ling lit a few incense sticks for Lu Wei, and looked at his spiritual position, and his heart was also a little heavy.

He expected that Wu Zhi might cause trouble.

But unexpectedly, the chaos was so big.

Lu Wei, a craftsman who has always been a good man, was beaten to death by him!

When Yang Ling finished mourning and had just walked out of the mourning hall, everyone surrounded him again.

"General, Craftsman Lu died with his eyes open!"

"If the general refuses to stand up for us, who in the world is willing to stand up for us?"

Yang Ling was originally worried about Cao Pi's suspicion and did not want to interfere in the craftsman's workshop.

But when he thought of Lu Wei who died tragically and the look of the expectant eyes of the craftsmen, he still relaxed!

"If you want to ask for an explanation for Craftsman Lu, it would be easier!"

Yang Ling looked around everyone present and asked softly,

"Do you want to unite and never surrender?"

"We are willing!"

Everyone said in unison.

In the eyes of high-ranking officials such as Wu Zhi, these people are just ants.

But although the ants are weak, they also have the courage to fight to the death!

"That's good!"

Yang Ling focuses on the key points,

"From now on, you will follow my instructions and go on a collective strike!"

...

The next morning.

Wu Zhi hummed a small song and came to the craftsman's workshop staggeringly.

Wu Zhi had heard of the craftsman Lu Wei who was seriously injured and died after being punished by a stick, but he did not take it seriously.

In his opinion, a mere craftsman would die if he died.

When other craftsmen see Lu Wei’s fate, they will probably be afraid and work better!

However, Wu Zhigang sat down in the hall and saw several confidants running in in a hurry.

"Great craftsman, something big is wrong!"

"What happened? Is it so panicked?"

Wu Zhi asked casually.

"The craftsmen didn't come to work today."

"What?"

Wu Zhi was slightly stunned and immediately realized that the craftsmen must have felt resentful when they saw Lu Wei being beaten to death, so they united to strike!

"A bunch of lowly people really gave him a face!"

Although he cursed like this, Wu Zhi also found it a bit tricky.

Sima Yi has already rushed to Jingzhou and is about to start a war with Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

If the craftsman workshop strikes at this critical moment and affects the supply of ordnance, it will be troublesome!

Wu Zhi thought about it and ordered his confidant,

"Go, tell the craftsmen immediately that as long as they are willing to come back to work, their wages will double!"

"If you don't want to come back, you will be punished as a violation of the government order and you will be imprisoned at that time!"

"In addition, you also find ways to recruit other craftsmen!"

Several confidants took the order and left.

According to Wu Zhi's instructions, he first found several prestigious craftsmen and promised a lot of money, hoping that they could call on others to go back and continue to work.

But no matter how much the trusted people talked, the few craftsmen did not loosen.

Wu Zhi was so angry that he directly ordered to arrest the craftsmen.

As a result, it was almost the same as stabbing a hornet's nest. The craftsmen who had originally striked all gathered outside the craftsman's workshop and asked Wu Zhi to release him!

Seeing that the situation was a little uncontrollable, Wu Zhi was furious and simply ordered to imprison all the craftsmen.

It’s just that it’s easy to lock it up, there is still no one in the craftsman’s workshop, and the weapons cannot be produced.

Although Wu Zhi offered a high reward, he wanted to recruit some craftsmen.

But you must know that all capable craftsmen entered the craftsman's workshop early and are now squatting in prison.

The rest is either because of poor ability or when they see the consequences of other craftsmen, they are unwilling to come and respond.

After a few days, Wu Zhi only recruited two or three craftsmen, and he could not maintain the operation of the craftsman workshop.

Just when he was worried, Cao Pi sent eunuchs to let him enter the palace.

Wu Zhi did not dare to delay and immediately stood up and went to the palace.

Cao Pi was discussing matters with his ministers. When he saw Wu Zhi coming, he couldn't help but frown and said,

"I just received a letter from Zhongda, saying that the ordnance he wanted had not been delivered for a long time. Why is Ji Chong?"

"This... Your Majesty, that, the construction period is a bit urgent. I hope Your Majesty will be given a few more days..."

Wu Zhi stammered and said authentically.

Seeing that he looked nervous and a little insincere, Cao Pi knew in his heart that there was something else in it.

Just as Cao Pi was planning to let other court officials retreat and asked to understand, he saw Xu Duling Man Chong strode in,

"I pay homage to your Majesty!"

"Is there anything wrong with Xu Duling?"

Cao Pi said in confusion.

Man Chong glanced at Wu Zhi and then said in a deep voice,

"Report to Your Majesty, today there are dozens of family members of craftsmen coming to the yamen to beat drums and complain about their grievances."

"They sued the great craftsman Wu Zhi, saying that he seized a group of craftsmen for no reason, so that the craftsman workshop was paralyzed!"

Hearing this, Cao Pi was shocked and looked at Wu Zhi in disbelief.

"Ji Chong, tell me honestly, what is going on?"

Faced with Cao Pi's questioning, Wu Zhi was sweating coldly for a moment.

He didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he quickly told the story all the time.

Although Wu Zhi's words were all inclined to him, Cao Pi was not a fool, so he could understand the truth.

"Is this how you are managing the craftsman's workshop?"

Cao Pi's face turned pale and he scolded angrily.

He never expected that Wu Zhi would be so chaotic after becoming a great craftsman, which would make the craftsman's workshop messy!

"This is all my fault. Please... Please forgive me for your sin..."

Seeing Cao Pi so furious, Wu Zhi was also panicked and begged for mercy quickly.

"Your Majesty calmed down, the great craftsman was anxious to do his job for you, and then he made trouble."

"Yes, I think that the great craftsman is loyal to His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will forgive you."

Fortunately, Wu Zhi had a good relationship with Chen Qun, Zhu Shu and other court officials, so the others quickly pleaded for him.

"I will deal with you again when I go back!"

Considering the relationship between the two and Wu Zhi was also doing things for him, Cao Pi snorted coldly and did not intend to punish him for the time being.

The most urgent task at the moment is to solve the chaos caused by Wu Zhi first.

"What can you do to get the craftsman's workshop to run again?"

Cao Pi looked at the court officials.

When everyone heard this, they all looked embarrassed.

Now Wu Zhi has aroused public anger, and a group of craftsmen would rather be arrested and imprisoned than go back to continue working.

In such a difficult situation, no one is willing to trek into this muddy water.

Seeing that no one said anything, Cao Pi's brows became even more and more frowned.

At this moment, he noticed Jia Xu standing in the corner and asked,

"Mr. Wenhe has a solution?"

Seeing Cao Pi ask him a name, Jia Xu hesitated for a moment before standing up and whispering.

"Report to Your Majesty, there is a saying that the person who tied the bell must be untied."

"If the general who can be invited comes forward, this matter will definitely be resolved successfully!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the hearts of all the court officials were stumbled.
Chapter completed!