After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 174 Hiring a Monkey

Mao Tao interjected and asked: "By the way, wasn't Songyang Mansion founded by a prince with a different surname at first? How did it become Marquis of Songyang now?"

"Oh, that's because the system was changed in the middle of our country, and rewards without meritorious service will be reduced to hereditary. There were two Songyang Palace Masters who were mediocre, and their titles were lowered. It was not until the first emperor came to the throne that the system was changed back. It's complicated to say Anyway, Marquis Songyang will also be hereditary in the future, and he will not change it unless he commits a serious crime."

To solve the problem of repairing broken knives, He Lingchuan put forward new requirements to Deputy Liu:
Buy Dan furnace.

He will major in "Ziwu Jue" in the future, and he will need special medicines and special preparations. It is difficult to buy ready-made pills, and most of them will have to do it himself.I heard that pill furnaces are also divided into many levels, and a good furnace can increase the success rate by more than [-]%.

Same as last time, Assistant Liu agreed, and then asked He Lingchuan: "Do you know how to make alchemy, or do you have such a master around you?"

"Pure novice. Don't I plan to buy a stove and go back, learning and thinking now?"

"The way of alchemy is difficult to learn. The scientific name, medicinal properties, heat, and techniques can't be achieved without practicing for three or four years, and countless medicines have to be refined in the middle." Assistant Liu said with a smile, "It's really uncomfortable."

He Lingchuan could hear the voice behind his words: "I'm sure I'm not the only one suffering?"

"Cultivation is long, and the big men don't want to distract their energy. I suggest you hire a medicine ape to go back."

"Medicine ape?" He Lingchuan wondered, "What is this? A monster?"

Sure enough, there are new things everywhere in the prosperous country.

"Yes, there is a Taoist sect called Qianxinliu, which is full of fire apes. It also has branches in our country, and it is especially famous for alchemy. Customers in need can pay a lot of money to hire medicine apes to make alchemy for themselves. make drugs."

"How's the level?"

"It's alchemy masters, and it's often worse than that. I heard that Sun Guoshi used to have several medicine apes in his family."

He Lingchuan laughed: "Sun Fuping is really a gold-lettered signboard. Anyone who has anything to do with him will make money."

Deputy Liu hurriedly waved his hands: "Now this can't be said publicly."

"Then take me there."

"It's just that the price is a bit high, and the medicine ape hired back must be offered as an offering. It should not be taken lightly, let alone regarded as a slave, otherwise it can leave at any time."

Mao Tao raised her chin: "Money is a trivial matter, as long as it is worth it."

"The word 'thing' cannot refer to Yaoyuan in person, otherwise it will turn against you." Deputy Liu reminded, "I have seen people who angered Yaoyuan. Lean."

Co-authored to raise another little monkey, so you have to be careful when you speak?He Lingchuan and Mao Tao looked at each other and shrugged.

The carriage turned around and headed north of the city.

Passing by the market, Mao Tao, who had been watching through the curtain, suddenly said, "Hey, isn't that the lamp next to the manager Lao Mo? He is pasting something on the wall."

He Lingchuan poked his head and saw that it really was the boy at home, A Deng, who was pasting a notice on the poster wall, followed by two supporting sergeants.

Deputy Liu immediately called to stop the carriage.

There are people coming and going in the market, and when the officials have news to announce to the whole city, they will come to this place to post.But on the other hand, only official articles are allowed here, not any cat or dog can post things indiscriminately, otherwise they will be caught and slapped twenty times, and if the impact is worse, they will be thrown into the classroom.

To be able to come and post here, the young servant of the He family must of course obtain official approval.

The wording of the proclamation is very large, and the top three words are still bold and bold. Mao Tao murmured:
"Seeking merit order?"

There are not many words, and He Lingchuan read it with two eyes. The main idea is that He Chunhua, the new governor of Xiazhou, is thirsty for talents, and wants to recruit local sages to go north to fight against the rebels.Regardless of background or eclectic background, anyone with real talents in marching, millet management, combat, and internal affairs can come to take the exam.

Most of the common people don't know two Chinese characters, so Ah Deng, a young man from the He family, has to act as a preacher, reading the recruitment order to everyone, and then answering questions.

He Chunhua's target group is not these people, but he hopes to use their mouths to spread the news as soon as possible. After all, the support army's stay in Shihuan is limited.

The crowd of onlookers is getting more and more. He Chunhua is an official from out of town. He seldom heard of it before.Seeing that the road was getting more and more congested, He Lingchuan let the carriage get on the road as soon as possible.

Mao Tao was puzzled: "Master He, why don't you bring some people over from Heishui City, they know the basics, and you want to 'seek talents' here instead?"

When He Chunhua went north, he had five or six staff members by his side, but he only brought Mo Zhe Jingxuan with him.Talents in internal affairs and logistics are even more pitiful.

"A small place with few talents, right?" He Lingchuan rested his arms on his shoulders, "After all, this place is at the feet of the emperor. Are there any people here?"

He remembered that his father always complained about the lack of manpower, and he had to do everything by himself.This time he went to Xiazhou, He Chunhua wanted to set up his own team in the shortest possible time, and the key was to prepare for a rainy day and reserve talents.

After all, there are enemies in the north, and there is not much time left for He Chunhua and Xiazhou.

"I hope my father can recruit suitable talents as soon as possible."

He Lingchuan shook his head, and instantly put this concern behind him.

It's none of his business, leave it to He Chunhua and He Yue to have a headache.

Soon, the carriage drove up a hill.

The mountain peak is very delicate, with an altitude of up to [-] feet. At this time, it is covered with silver, and it is common to see branches shaking and snow falling.

The carriage was blocked by an archway and stopped there.

It's not that the groom doesn't want to drive up the mountain, but that the archway is only six feet high, but it's so wide that it takes up the entire mountain road.

This archway is really wicked, as if it is going to buy road money.

He Lingchuan saw several uniquely shaped stone urns standing on the stone archway from a distance, but when he got closer, he realized that it was not a stone, but a big gray monkey with a very similar color to the stone!

They shrank their heads and stood on the archway, dumbstruck, when someone approached, they said in a low voice: "Qianxinliu House, come and walk!"

Assistant Liu got out of the car and handed some pieces of crispy candy to an old monkey with graying hair, which would be distributed to the other monkeys, before he cupped his hands and said, "I haven't seen you for three days. This time I want to congratulate the governor of Xiazhou." My lord's eldest son hired a pharmacist!"

He does not call the monkey an ape, but a pharmacist.

"Do you often refine medicine?"

"Naturally." He Lingchuan answered, "On average, once every two or three days."

Practicing "Ziwu Jue" requires the fresher the yin-yang powder he takes, the better, so that the medicinal properties can be maximized.He Lingchuan himself wished that he could make a furnace and eat it for half a month, but if he had a helper to refine the medicine, this requirement should be easily fulfilled.

Deputy Liu explained to him: "Controlling fire and refining alchemy is an important practice of the fire ape. Qian Xinliu hopes that all the fire apes sent out will be brave and diligent in their practice." Then he turned to the old monkey, "In the building, which pharmacist has empty?"

"It's not a coincidence for you to come here. A big pharmacist from out of town just came over and hired twelve of them at once." The old monkey sugar man scratched his back, "Now there is only one pharmacist left."

Immediately, Mao Tao whispered to Deputy Liu: "Isn't someone picking the leftovers?"

The hair on the old monkey's head was all white, and not only was he not deaf, but he was very keen. At this moment, he widened his eyes and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid!"

Deputy Liu coughed lightly: "Tang Man, both parties must negotiate on an equal footing, neither lying nor cheating. Is there anything special about this pharmacist?"

Employment is a two-sided matter. One needs to be contended for, and the other needs to be acquired. They must understand each other.

"The alchemy is excellent, and there are very few failures. He is the best among all the fire apes here."

If the refining medicine is broken, it is called a broken furnace.The cost of high-level elixir is very high, and a broken pot may cost tens of thousands, 10,000+ taels of silver.

Deputy Liu tentatively asked: "Is that eating too much?"

"No no."

"Is it because they don't like cleanliness and have a strange smell?" Monkeys have a smell, and if they don't take a bath, they will get worse. Some people can't stand it.

"How is that possible!" Tang Man glared, "Lingguang doesn't have any of the bad things you think. He is the most hardworking, smart and dexterous kid here. It's just that he happened to be out, so he wasn't hired away."

The old monkey jumped to the ground: "Come here, I will show you to see it."

The archway was very low, and He Lingchuan couldn't jump over it directly in front of these thousand-hearted monkeys, so he had to bend down and slip through.

The monkeys watched with smiles, and some grinned.

Human beings have to bow their heads when crossing the archway, which satisfies the bad psychology of these monkeys.

There are only a few buildings on the mountain, which are large and empty.He Lingchuan looked up and found that there were tree houses tied to several big trees, and there were shadows shaking on the nearby branches.

Yes, monkeys like to stay in trees.

The sugar man yelled a few times towards the tree, and soon there was a chirping sound in response, and then an ape climbed down the tree and landed on the branch in front of everyone.

This monkey has a lighter coat color than other monkeys of the same kind, and it also wears a bamboo hat on its head.

He Lingchuan saw that it was thin and nimble, with exceptionally clean fur and quick eyes. It was not like ordinary monkeys wandering around, but locked on to He Lingchuan after scanning the crowd, as if knowing that he was the key point.

Tang Weng introduced He Lingchuan's identity to it, and the latter immediately asked:
"Your name is Ling Guang?"

The monkey nodded without scratching its ears and cheeks, looking as calm as a human.

"Mr. Tang Weng recommended you to be my medicinal ape. I have some herbs here, how about you help me refine them into Qianding Pills?"

Lingguang knew that this was his own entry test, so he jumped to the ground without knowing where he took out a stove that was smaller than a palm and placed it on the ground.

The stove gradually becomes larger until it is as high as the shoulder of Maotao.

Then it reached out to He Lingchuan.

As far as the ape is concerned, its palm is very clean, without any sand and leaves.

After receiving the medicinal materials, it quickly grabbed a few handfuls and threw them into the stove, unlike He Lingchuan who measured them carefully and dared not make any mistakes.

Then the monkey blew on the bottom of the stove, and with a "huh", the stove burst into flames.

No wonder it is called the Fire Ape.

Next, the monkey controlled the fire from big to small, and the color of the flames from deep to light, and threw in some medicinal materials from time to time, so fast that others could hardly see it clearly.

(End of this chapter)