Chapter 0288 Jade Workshop
A surprise greeting brought Ye Qing back to reality.
"Great Witch, An."
"Your jade has a lot more than last time, and it's much better! Congratulations, congratulations!"
A middle-aged man wearing a wide and large cannabis clothes came over and greeted the great witch enthusiastically.
He dressed properly and had a clean body. It can be seen that although he was not a powerful man, he was not an ordinary producer who relied on his physical strength to make a living.
Ye Qing guessed that this should be a low-level manager.
The great witch responded and introduced to Ye Qing:
"This is the owner of a jade workshop, named Dong. He is very good at finding and discovering jade mines."
Ye Qing looked at this man named Dong with great interest.
This is a prehistoric boss.
I don't know how different it is from the bosses in later generations.
Dong was surprised to see that the great witch was very respectful to Ye Qing, but after carefully examining Ye Qing's clothes, he was shocked.
The attitude of neglecting Ye Qing's jade ornaments immediately became frightened.
This kid is not an ordinary person.
The bright yellow silk clothes he wore were hidden under the leather armor, which were not something that ordinary people could wear.
He didn't know silk at first.
Because more than three months ago, silk did not exist in the Dayu Kingdom.
But three months ago, Prince Yao returned from the Jiangbei battlefield and brought back silk, the upper class of Dayu Kingdom saw silk, which was extremely gorgeous and exquisite, cloth that could be used to make clothes.
Although he was not a high-class person, he often dealt with the high-class person, so he was fortunate to have seen silk from an old customer.
The silk was so beautiful that he couldn't let it go.
However, he couldn't afford it, even if he had enough wealth to buy silk, he couldn't.
He didn't know where Prince Yao got the silk from.
He has no delusions.
This is not something that a person like him with a low status can have.
Didn't see that the only members of the king's royal family and the Witch King family can wear silk?
Other nobles can only watch it.
His mind was thinking quickly.
Which family will this child be?
At the same time, he did not dare to be negligent in his actions, and immediately saluted Ye Qing very respectfully and said:
"Dong, I've seen this noble man."
Ye Qing said with a smile:
"You have to be polite. The great witch said you are a jade workshop owner. I don't know where your workshop is. Can you take me to see it?"
Dong was flattered and said quickly:
"It is natural for the noble man to see it, but I am afraid that my workshop will be simple and messy, and will stain the noble man's shoes!"
"It's okay, just take me there!"
The great witch also said:
"Don't be afraid, this is the king of the Fengfeng Kingdom. He is easy to talk to and is a good person. You should lead the way!"
Dong was very excited and immediately said:
"Since the two nobles do not dislike me, Dong is very honored, please go here!"
As he said that, he led the way.
A large group of people walked out of the city wall with the cave for hundreds of meters and came to a location.
More than a dozen thatched huts were built here.
There are dozens of people working hard in front of the door.
There are several thatched huts next to the thatched huts, and there are many jade rough stones piled up in the thatched huts.
Ye Qing looked at it carefully.
I discovered that this workshop is not only a place to work, but also a place to live.
He saw a fire pit in the hut, various food and drinks, pottery, and other daily necessities.
There are also some children who were playing but saw a large group of people hiding in the hut.
There are also some women, some spinning and weaving cloth, some repairing and making clothes, and some use pottery jars to prepare for cooking from the river channel outside the city wall.
Dong He scolded the two dogs who kept barking when they saw outsiders coming, and invited Ye Qing and the Great Witch to enter a big house and let him entertain him.
Ye Qing refused.
What he wants to see is how these craftsmen make jade, and those politeness will be spared.
Dong smiled smirked, not knowing how to respond.
The great witch comforted him:
"The Lord of the Fangfeng Kingdom, unlike other nobles, don't be afraid. Just look at your jade workshop. If he is happy, there will be benefits that you can't bear."
Although Dong didn't know where the King of Fangfeng came from, he still believed in the words of the Great Witch, so he no longer struggled with the hospitality issue and took Ye Qing and the Great Witch to a place where several craftsmen were working.
This is the place to cut jade and make jade blast materials.
"The jade raw stone has a layer of useless skin on the surface and needs to be removed. The craftsmen here are responsible for removing the jade skin and dividing the jade into appropriately sized pieces."
Ye Qing saw several craftsmen holding a small round stone and carefully tapped the jade rough stone. Every time he knocked, some stone debris fell, revealing the crystal jade inside.
"This is just some bad jade, so the jade skin will be removed like this. If the jade skin is removed like this, the jade skin of a good jade will not be smashed like this, but you have to grind it slowly."
"Of course, no one in a small jade workshop like me would hand us over good jade, and we cannot process those noble ritual instruments for sacrifice or burial."
Ye Qing looked at the other people again, and they were dividing the jade.
Judging from their division method, Ye Qing was very moved.
They fixed the jade, then took a rope and cut it back and forth on the jade. Looking at their feet, there were many broken ropes that they abandoned. The difficulty of this can be imagined.
A rope sawing and cutting wood is a metaphor for a small force, as long as you persevere, you can accomplish something that is difficult to do.
A broken rope is already a great thing, and it is worth using it as an example of motivation.
What kind of difficult state should be like for the rope and sawing stone in front of you?
And such a job is not an exception, but just a normal and common job.
The endurance and perseverance of these craftsmen is beyond the reach of Ye Qing.
Ye Qing asked with emotion:
"How long will it take if a piece of jade with a big head separates from the middle?"
"It takes one or two months for a skilled craftsman."
"This is my craftsman speed. The fastest craftsman in the Dayu Kingdom, such as the craftsman in the jade workshop of the Witch King and the King, is much faster."
"It is said that their cutting method is different from ours. Do they use wheels or foot pedals... Alas, I haven't seen it before, and I can't say it."
Ye Qing's expression moved.
This should be an original device.
For Ye Qing, even if he didn't see this device, he could easily know its principle.
With history, this giant gave him tiptoe. He could make several such devices at will.
However, there is nothing that Ye Qing is worth showing off.
However, for people of this era, the invention of this device is no less than the creation of the world.
Although ropes are still used, the changes in operating methods have greatly improved work efficiency.
This is an original invention that is summarized and summarized from actual labor without any knowledge theory.
This is very remarkable.
It contains countless sweat and wisdom.
So great!
Chapter completed!