Dragon's Origin

Chapter 276: A Timeless Masterpiece (Part 1)

These three brushes were made from the same material as the hammer Wang Sheng carved, all from Earthly Deficient Gold.

They had formations on them that could change their weight.

Grandmaster Lu picked up one of them, this time prepared, so it didn't slip from his grasp.

However, a brush weighing a thousand catties still surprised him.

After a careful look, Wang Sheng handed the brushes to Old Tie and the others for their turn to examine.

These people were all experts, though not as freakishly strong as Wang Sheng, lifting a thousand catties with one hand was no problem for them.

"The brush material is good, and the formations are not bad either."

Grandmaster Lu was the first to speak, unafraid of offending Wang Sheng, he said directly, "For cultivation?"

Such heavy brushes must be for cultivation.

Ordinary writing wouldn't require something so heavy.

Forget a brush weighing a thousand catties, even the one weighing a hundred catties was a bit exaggerated, the one with normal weight was more appropriate.

In fact, Grandmaster Lu had already given a very blunt evaluation of these three brushes.

He only said the brush material was good, and the formations on them were not bad, but he didn't mention the brush's craftsmanship or the hair of the brush tip.

His implied meaning was already very clear, that these were not worth mentioning.

It was only because the materials and formations were good that Grandmaster Lu didn't say it so bluntly, to avoid needlessly offending someone.

"To be honest, seniors, I plan to start a business."

Wang Sheng motioned for Mei'er to step forward: "It's the Qian Sheng Yuan that Mei'er just mentioned, mainly dealing in exquisite and top-quality cultural items.

In the future, Qian Sheng Yuan will be mainly managed by Mei'er.

She was originally the young owner of Baoqing Yu Tang, but now she has left Baoqing Yu Tang to work for me."

Mei'er obediently bowed to the grandmasters, this was a rare privilege.

With Wang Sheng's introduction, she could directly talk to the grandmasters when she came to Linglong Pavilion in the future.

The so-called high-end and low-end customers of Linglong Pavilion were no longer a restriction for her, she had essentially jumped out of that system.

"Cultural items? What do you plan to do?"

Old Tie was weighing the brush in his hand and asked when he heard Wang Sheng's words.

"Mainly brushes, ink, paper, inkstones and related items."

Wang Sheng explained what he wanted to do in one sentence, then smiled and pointed to the brush in Old Tie's hand, saying, "However, these things, exquisite items are easy to find, but top-quality and unique items are not, so I came to ask for your help, seniors, to see if you can find some related grandmasters to customize a few items."

After Wang Sheng said this, everyone looked at each other, seemingly unsure of how to talk to Wang Sheng.

In the end, Grandmaster Lu couldn't help but jump out, after all, his relationship with Wang Sheng was the closest.

"If you want to make inkstones, I can help, I can carve a few for you."

Grandmaster Lu's words were filled with barely concealed wry smiles: "But if you want to make top-quality brushes, ink, and paper, I'm afraid it's not that easy.

To be honest, in recent years, the production of these items has reached a very awkward point.

Everyone wants to create better things, but they don't know how to do it."

"In fact, everyone knows that if you want to make better things, it's nothing more than better materials and better craftsmanship."

Grandmaster Lu continued with a wry smile: "But for these items, everyone is trying to find a good direction.

Take the brush for example, craftsmen usually use the hair of a unique short-tailed rabbit to make the bristles, like yours, but this can only barely be used for writing.

You should know from writing that it's not that smooth, right?"

Wang Sheng nodded, the brush made for him by the old Daoist was indeed not so easy to use.

Wang Sheng thought it was because the old Daoist had put effort into the brush handle for his cultivation, but he didn't expect it was really related to the brush bristles.

"Those cultivation experts care especially about the weapons and protective gear on their bodies, and they respect us enough."

Grandmaster Lu continued, "But some scholars stubbornly look down on us craftsmen, thinking they are superior.

Therefore, sometimes we are too lazy to waste our brains and skills on them, and just make something that can be used.

This has also led to very few grandmasters in this industry, at most barely reaching the level of a master."

"Only in the Heavenly Craft Workshop, because they make tributes for the Imperial City, are there a few who make brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.

In other places, there are few, almost none."

Grandmaster Lu turned to Mei'er: "Baoqing Yu Tang sells everything, but there aren't many goods in this area, right?"

Mei'er was naturally familiar with the goods of Baoqing Yu Tang.

Seeing Grandmaster Lu ask, she nodded quickly without thinking.

It was only Wang Sheng, who claimed to have ten thousand ideas in his head, who wanted to do a cultural items business, so Mei'er followed him without hesitation.

If it were someone else, this business would have been rejected by Mei'er long ago.

"The other items are the same.

Apart from a few uses for paper, important records are all on tanned animal skins."

Grandmaster Lu turned back to Wang Sheng: "Not to mention ink.

Some large families directly use some strange animal blood for writing.

If ordinary ink is used for writing, it has to be re-copied every few decades, otherwise the color will slowly fade."

"I see!"

Wang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was just a lack of good ideas and good craftsmanship, Wang Sheng wouldn't have to worry at all.

Grandmaster Lu's words also made Wang Sheng understand why Lingxu Old Daoist had to recopy the scriptures of the Old Lord Temple every few decades, it turned out to be a problem with the ink.

Mei'er had already started to laugh.

If these were the problems, then these businesses would definitely be fine.

Wang Sheng didn't dare to say anything else, but he had countless clever ideas, and he would definitely come up with good solutions.

Sure enough, the next moment, Mei'er heard Wang Sheng's expected words.

"If it's just these, I do have some ideas."

Wang Sheng smiled at Grandmaster Lu: "Please help me find a few experts in these industries, and also find a skilled carpenter.

Maybe we can research together and come up with a batch of unique things."

Such a big tone?

Grandmaster Lu's face showed suspicion.

Not only Grandmaster Lu, but even Old Tie and the others were the same.

Everyone was a craftsman, who didn't know that it was impossible to do too much at once?

If Wang Sheng said that calligraphy and carving were in the same vein, then he still had to tinker with brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, wouldn't that be too unprofessional?

If this continued, he shouldn't even think about becoming a grandmaster!

"Master, don't be fooled by him."

Mei'er seemed to have figured out the thoughts of the grandmasters.

These grandmasters were actually very easy to get along with, and their thoughts were relatively simple.

As long as she understood their pulse, she could definitely make them feel comfortable.

Seeing everyone's eyes turn to her, Mei'er covered her mouth and chuckled: "His head is full of clever ideas.

The methods for making snow sugar and refined salt were all figured out by him."