The next day, the open space in front of the Ministry of Industry was full of people. Li Mu moved a chair and sat on the high slope, looked at the people below, nodded to Yu Wengui, and signaled that he could name him.

Yu Wengui took the roster, starting with himself, first calling the names of the officials, and then in the order of the conscription, in turn. Yuwen Gui pointed out that one didn't come, and Gongsun Kang wrote down a name next to him. It took an hour and the roll call ended. Gongsun Kang handed the list that had not yet arrived to Li Mu and said, "Report to the lord, the officials who have not arrived: Qian Zhen, the director, Wang Yuan." There are seventy-three craftsmen who have not yet arrived, and they are all following the two masters......"

"I'm going to repair the garden for Zhao Guogong, right?"

Gongsun Kang nodded awkwardly.

Li Mu waved his hand to let him stand aside, got up to face the hundreds of craftsmen in the open space, and said, "In recent days, this official has been entangled in miscellaneous chores, and today I got free. Call everyone over today, as soon as I come, I want to get to know each other, this official, Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, was appointed by His Majesty as the Ministry of Industry Langzhong, responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of Industry! There is another little thing that I want you to know. Those who have not arrived today will henceforth: officials, no longer officials of the Ministry of Works, craftsmen, and craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, they will be sent to the border city of Dingxiang to help the local displaced people rebuild the city. ”

Suddenly there was a discussion, and everyone didn't expect that this young Ministry Langzhong would do such a big thing as soon as he took office. The abolition of two directors of the Ministry of Works and the distribution of seventy-three craftsmen are unprecedented!

Yuwen Gui and Gongsun Kang were also startled, the two glanced at each other, Yu Wengui leaned closer and whispered: "My lord, Qian and Wang are in charge, but go to Zhao Guogong's Mansion to help, this is ......"

Li Mu glanced at him and said, "Are they officials from the Department of Industry of the Tang Dynasty or domestic slaves from the Zhao State Mansion?" As the director of the Ministry of Industry, this official was not summoned twice. is so arrogant, despises his own officials, despises the court, and doesn't take my Tang Dynasty officials in his eyes, what's the use? Dare to mention Zhao Guogong? This official dares to assert that this matter must be done by the subordinates in the Zhao Guogong Mansion and the power of the people, and the Zhao Guogong is the humerus of the country and the pillar of the Tang Dynasty, how can he do something fake for public benefit? Hugh is talking nonsense, insulting Zhao Guogong's name! ”

Yu Wengui choked firmly, opened his mouth, did not speak, and returned to his original position. glanced at Gongsun Kang, and both of them showed helplessness. They thought that Li Mu had softened, but they didn't expect him to hold back a big move, but they couldn't figure it out, what did Li Mu rely on, he dared to tease the tiger whiskers of the eldest grandson Wuji, was he tired of being alive?

Li Mu faced the craftsmen who had not yet recovered from the shock, and continued: "The major event that this official is going to announce today is closely related to everyone. It is said that the new official takes office with three fires, and the official likes to be neat and tidy, so he will not burn them one by one, just come together, everyone listens! ”

Li Mulang said: "The first thing is that the official wants to reform the Ministry of Industry. I know that everyone who comes here is to serve in the conscription, there is no salary to pay, food and housing are not good, not only have to bear the construction tasks of the imperial court, but also have to be pulled out to work for nothing. From today onwards, the situation is about to be very different, and I am pleased to tell you that in addition to the imperial court, you can not be forced to do anything other than the imperial court. ”

"The second thing is that the official has to evaluate the craftsmen. These Japanese officials have drawn up a charter to divide craftsmen into three types. One is a force, the second is a technician, and the third is a technician. Forcework, as the name suggests, is a person who can only contribute and does not know the way. A mechanic is a person with a skill, carpenter, blacksmith, etc., can be regarded as a technician. The technician, on the other hand, can be regarded as a foreman, not only a technician, but also a worker who can lead the worker to complete the task. ”

"You may wonder why you make such a distinction. Now I will tell you that because the Ministry of Industry is about to build it, and the shanty house where you live will soon be demolished and rebuilt, the official will build a craftsman's workshop here, modeled after the system of the workshops in the city, for the craftsmen to live. Depending on the class, the house is different. Laborer, four households and one hospital, technicians, two households and one hospital, technicians have their own hospitals, do you understand? ”

Referring to the matter of repairing the house, Yu Wengui had to speak, and said: "My lord, this is not easy to say, this building a house requires money, and now the Ministry of Industry is poor, where is the money to repair ......"

Before Yu Wengui's words were finished, he saw Li Chongyi behind Li Mu, carrying a bag from behind him, opening it and falling to the ground, and I don't know how many copper coins there were. Yuwen Gui's mouth immediately closed, people have money, what else do you say?

"The third thing, this official wants to lead everyone to make money!" As he spoke, Li Mu took out a picture from his arms and unfolded it so that everyone could see it clearly: "Here, Chongrenfang." The place where I drew a circle has now been purchased by a wealthy man in Longxi, and it will be demolished and rebuilt today. The official took over the sale, and it was also used as a craftsman assessment. From this day onwards, all craftsmen are divided into three batches. One group is responsible for conscription, one group is responsible for the construction of the Ministry of Labor, and one group is responsible for working in Chongrenfang. Rotate daily and be assessed. Except for the first time to work for assessment, you must be on the spot, other days are voluntary, you have a salary to work, and you don't have a salary to get if you don't work, it's that simple! ”

One of the craftsmen was bold and asked, "My lord, I don't know how to pay this salary and how much to do a day's work?" ”

"Good question!" Li Mu continued: "Tentatively: three meals, 100 wen per day for laborers, 150 wen per day for technicians, and 300 wen per day for technicians!" This is the base number, and it depends on the situation! ”

"Daily Baiwen!" The craftsmen broke out again, they came to Chang'an to serve in the conscription, they didn't intend to make money, if the government can give a coil when they return, it is all a matter of burning high incense, and now there is a daily wage of 100 Wen. You must know that most of these people come from small places, and the consumption in their hometown is not as high as in Chang'an, and some places in a hundred can buy two or three buckets of rice.

Li Mu took everyone's looks in his eyes and said, "Here I want to remind you that only when you contract outside projects, you can make money. You are here to serve as a conscript, and you still have to do the work you deserve. For example, the tasks assigned by the imperial court, the construction of craftsmen's workshops, etc., are not paid. But don't worry, as long as the official is in office, he will be guaranteed three meals when he goes to work, and even if the official himself pays for it, he will meet this minimum standard! ”

There's nothing to say about this, everyone is here to serve in the conscription, and when Li Mu didn't come, he didn't have a penny and did it. Besides, the construction of the craftsman's workshop is also for the craftsmen to live, who can have an opinion.

"Good! After the matter is finished, let Gongsun take the roll call, and the person who names will be assessed today, and he will set off later! ”

After speaking, Li Mu said to Yuwen Gui and Gongsun Kang: "Select one-third, bring the tools, and wait for Gongsun to take them to Chongrenfang." The rest of the people, according to my request, will be arranged by the outsider. ”