Wang Zhan was also surprised that it was actually him who was looking for him. He stood up and saluted, "I am Wang Zhan, the head of Zhouji Department!"
The middle-aged man was also stunned. The dignified ninth-grade boss was actually selling candy porridge. He suddenly realized that it had been two months since the court had not paid his salary. This boss was forced by life.
At this moment, Wang Zhan's wife suddenly screamed. It turned out that the rogue Liu Hong took the opportunity to touch Wang Zhan's wife when he paid and left.
Wang Zhan could no longer suppress his inner anger. He rushed forward like a leopard and knocked Liu Hong down. He raised his fist and hit him, "I'll beat you to death, you bastard!"
The middle-aged man's face sank. He just happened to see the scoundrel touching Wang Zhan's wife.
He winked at the men behind him, and three of his men rushed over, separated Wang Zhan and the scoundrel Liu Hong, and dragged Liu Hong to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man said coldly: "Cut off his left hand and drag him away.
, don’t scare the children.”
The scoundrel Liu Hong's eyes suddenly widened. When he saw the other party pulling out a knife, he was so frightened that he shouted in horror: "You know your mistake, please spare me!"
"Brother, uncle, please spare me this time!"
The middle-aged man pursed his lips in hatred, and his two men dragged the rogue away like wolves and tigers.
Wang Zhan finally calmed down and stepped forward to salute, "Thank you sir for your help!"
The middle-aged man looked at the frightened child hiding in his mother's arms, then at Wang Zhan's wife, who was virtuous and gentle, and at the old woman.
The middle-aged man sighed and said to Wang Zhan: "I have something to do with you. This is not the place to talk. Let's go to your house to talk!"
Wang Zhan guessed that the other party was looking for him to build a ship or something, so he nodded, "Okay, please wait a moment."
Wang Zhan and his wife hurriedly closed the stall. The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Let my men help you close it later!"
"I'm so sorry, sir, please!"
The two of them walked into the rented house in the alley one after another. It was dimly lit, with low courtyard walls and two dilapidated thatched houses. In Luoyang, where rents are expensive, this is the only place where you can afford a lot of money.
Wang Zhan was really embarrassed to let the middle-aged man enter the room, so he quickly took out two small stools and said, "The room is too messy, I'm really embarrassed!"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Let me introduce you first. I am Yang Shaohua, the general manager of the Qi Palace in Beijing!"
Wang Zhan was shocked. The other party was Yang Shaohua. He had heard of the name before.
"It turns out to be Manager Yang. Sorry! Sorry!"
"You're welcome, please sit down!"
Yang Shaohua asked: "Who was that bastard just now?"
"He is a scoundrel who also lives in this alley. When I first moved here, he was very enthusiastic and I thought he was a good person. Later, he molested my wife. I realized that this person was not well-intentioned, so I found a few boats.
The craftsman beat him up and kept him honest for a few months. In the past two days, he started harassing my wife again, and you saw it today."
"Then why not move?"
Wang Zhan shook his head with a wry smile, and Yang Shaohua stopped asking any more questions. He returned to the topic and said: "Today I met Wu Shuling of your Zhouji Department. He told me that you are the number one expert in designing ships in the Zhouji Department. You can design
A ship worth fifty thousand dan, that’s right!”
"My family has been designing ships for generations. I have been talented in this field since I was a child. I drew the blueprint of the Qianshi cargo ship when I was eight years old. My father specially trained me and took me to study with famous teachers. When I was twenty years old, my father became seriously ill.
After his death, the imperial court summoned me to the Du Shui Supervisory Office to replace my father. I worked there for ten years and was promoted to chief."
"Have you read any books?" Yang Shaohua asked again.
Wang Zhan nodded, "I studied at the county school and took the imperial examination. I failed, so I have been studying ships since then."
Yang Shaohua smiled and said: "I am following the order of the King of Qi to invite all the officials of the Zhouji Department to Chang'an this time. Your Wu Shuling has agreed to go to Chang'an to serve as the director of the Zhouji Department. Then the King of Qi is preparing to build the Engineering School. Like Taixue, the Engineering School
There is a Zhouji College. We have no professors. I would like to ask you to be a professor and train students. At the same time, you are also responsible for the ship design of the Tang Dynasty navy. The official position is a sixth-grade doctor. The salary is 50 taels per month and a three-acre house will be provided.
How about it? Are you willing to go?"
"willing!"
Wang Zhan's current salary was only three guan per month, but the other party actually gave him fifty guan per month, as well as a three-acre house and a sixth-rank official. His voice trembled with excitement, "I am willing to serve His Highness the King of Qi in my humble position!"
"Okay! Come to our entrance hall in Chongyefang tomorrow and go through the recruitment procedures. Then I will arrange for you and a group of officials to leave at the same time. Of course, you will bring your family members with you and there will be military protection."
Having said this, Yang Shaohua stood up and took out a bag of silver and put it on the stool, "These fifty taels of silver are for payment. If you still have a large debt or something like that, tell me tomorrow and I will take care of it for you. That scoundrel just now, you
Don't worry, I promise he won't show up again."
Wang Zhan was so excited that he couldn't speak. He thanked him repeatedly. Yang Shaohua walked to the door and met a family coming back. Several of his subordinates took things for them.
"Uncle, are you leaving?" Wang Kunlun raised his head and asked.
Yang Shaohua liked this child very much. He touched his head and said, "Uncle is leaving. We will meet again soon. You are a good boy. You must study hard in the future. I believe you will be successful when you grow up."
"When I grow up, I want to drive a big ship and go to the most remote places to see how big the sea is."
"good!"
Yang Shaohua gave a thumbs up and praised: "If you are ambitious, I believe you will realize your wish!"
Yang Shaohua left with his men. Wang Zhan was still dreaming. His wife stepped forward and asked strangely: "Husband, who is he?"
Wang Zhan hugged his wife, tears streaming down his face, and choked with sobs: "I have turned over, I have completely turned over. Madam, we don't have to live a hard life anymore."
"What are you talking about?" The wife touched her husband's forehead.
"I'm not sick, what do you think this is?"
Wang Zhan picked up a bag of silver and opened it. Inside were five white ingots of silver.
"Ah! So much money." His wife was also shocked.
Wang Zhan's mother walked over slowly, "Dalang, you haven't told us who that person is yet?"
"Mom, he is the representative of His Royal Highness the King of Qi in the imperial court. He invited me to go to Chang'an to be an official at the sixth rank and to be a professor. He gave us a three-acre house and a monthly salary of fifty guan."
The wife was also very excited, "Husband, this is not a dream!"
"It's not a dream, I have turned over, completely turned over."
The old lady wiped away her excited tears and said, "Your father has long said that your talent will be recognized one day."
His son Wang Kunlun scratched his head and said, "Dad, will that bad guy come to bully us again?"
"No, we have to go back to Chang'an. Tomorrow we will pack our things and stay at the inn instead of staying here."
Wang Zhan suddenly thought of something and asked his wife: "Where is the big box left by daddy?"
"Under the bed!"
Wang Zhan immediately returned to the house and pulled out a heavy box from under the bed. This was a relic left by their father. It was the hard work of several generations of the family. There were a total of fifty plans for the ten thousand stone ship, as well as various manuscripts.
After going to Chang'an, he would calm down and sort them out.
