Li Daliang let the two of them into the house, and said a little embarrassed: "The house is simple, see and laugh, sit down, don't be too restrained." ”

Li Mu looked at the furnishings in the house, it was really very simple, there was a bamboo shelf on the north wall, on which books and official documents were stacked, there was a table on the west side, a chair, two chairs on the east side, and there was a wooden wedge on the south wall, on which Li Daliang's official uniform was hung.

Li Mu and Wang Hu sat down according to their words, and Li Mu said: "Where do adults come from, there is a way that 'Si is a burrow, but I am Dexin', the character of adults is obvious to all, and those jokes are even more ridiculous." ”

"Si is a burrow, but Wu Dexin?" Li Daliang chewed this sentence carefully, clapped his hands and smiled: "Good words!" Who's saying that? ”

Li Mu opened his mouth and almost blurted out the three words Liu Yuxi, when suddenly a thought flashed in his head, feeling that something was wrong. Liu Yuxi seems to be a person from the late Tang Dynasty, who can know him when he mentions it now, coughed embarrassedly, and said: "There is a proverb in the border city, and the lower officials don't know who said it." ”

"Great meaning, great meaning!" Li Daliang picked up the pen and wrote this sentence on the paper, saying: "One word has done everything I think in my heart, and I am not alone." As he spoke, Li Daliang put down his pen and said, "When I went to court the day before yesterday, I had heard about your deeds. is young and can make so many contributions, he is really a young talent. Your Majesty has arranged for you to serve in the Ministry of Industry, and although the conditions of the Ministry of Industry are not as good as those of the other five ministries, it is also the pivot of the country, and the responsibility is heavy, and you must not be careless, so you should pay more attention to it. ”

Li Mu hurriedly got up and saluted, and said: "Don't hide it from Lord Shilang, I only learned about the appointment yesterday, and I really don't know much about the position of Langzhong in the Ministry of Works, and I hope that Lord Shilang will solve my doubts." ”

"Of course," Li Daliang motioned for Li Mu to sit down, and said eloquently: "I'll talk to you from the beginning." The Ministry of Industry is one of the six departments, with: one person of Shangshu, three products; The waiter is one person, and he is under the fourth grade. The Ministry of Industry is in charge of Shanze, Tuntian, craftsmen, and the affairs of paper, pen and ink. There are four of them: one is the Ministry of Industry, the second is the Tuntian Division, the third is the Yu Division, and the fourth is the Water Division. Each division has one of them, from the five grades; There is one person outside the staff, from the sixth grade. The Ministry of Industry is the head of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of the construction decree and the general affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Tuntian is in charge of the decree of Tuntian in the world. Yu is in charge of the affairs of Yu Heng and Shanze in the world. The Ministry of Water is in charge of the decrees of the world's rivers and ponds, in order to guide the ditch and the dam, etc. There are three directors in the Ministry of Industry, and two directors in the rest of the divisions, all of whom are from the nine products. ”

After listening to Li Daliang, Li Mu gasped, it turned out that Langzhong of the Ministry of Engineering was the director of Datang's Engineering Construction Department! If this is left in the future generations, how big an official it must be, and how fat it will be. But look at the current Ministry of Industry, why is the gap so big!

Li Daliang said again: "You are Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry, so you are naturally in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. Duan Lunduan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, does not directly manage the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. If there's anything, just tell me directly. The Ministry of Industry is the head of the four departments, and you are the county marquis, and now all the officials of the Ministry of Industry, except for me, are all under you. However, the four ministries and departments are in charge of their own duties, and it is better to participate less in other matters except for the affairs of the Ministry of Industry. ”

Li Mu nodded and said, "Lord Shilang's instructions, the lower officials have written it down." I don't know if I will come to the official office every day to sit in the court after I leave the official, or ......"

"Ah, you don't have to come every day. If you don't know about the affairs of the Ministry of Industry, you can hand it over to Lang Yuwengui. He is proficient in all matters of the Ministry of Works, and he will never go wrong. Saying that, Li Daliang handed Li Mu a list that had been prepared a long time ago, and said: "This is written with the names and resumes of the officials of the Ministry of Industry, wait for you to go to the Ministry of Industry and wait for a while, they know that you are coming, and they will come to ask for a meeting." ”

Li Mu put away the list and was about to ask him the most curious question, that is, the official office of the Ministry of Industry, why was it so poor, when suddenly there was a knock at the door, and someone shouted: "Lord Shilang, we are about to leave, and we are here to say goodbye." ”

"It's coming!" Li Daliang answered, turned around and took down a box from the shelf, and did not shy away from Li Mu, opened it in front of him, and took out a few strings of copper coins from it. I saw Li Daliang take the money, came to the door, opened the door, outside the door were more than ten craftsmen carrying packages, he handed the money to the head of the hand, and said: "Although this money is not much, but it can also be supplemented, you should be more careful along the way, after returning to your hometown, begging the literate person to write a letter to me, let me know that you have all arrived home safely." ”

"Thank you, squire, thank you, you're such a nice person!" More than a dozen craftsmen knelt down and kowtowed, Li Daliang quickly got out of the way, helped them up one by one, and said: "You have come thousands of miles to Chang'an to serve in the conscription, it is very hard, it is not easy, my meager heart, it is really nothing, you take it back, buy some grain and rice seeds, live a good life, kneel down and worship me I really can't afford it, it's not early, hurry up, let's go!" ”

The craftsmen thanked them again and again, and Li Daliang was sent out for hundreds of meters before coming back. Li Mu somewhat understands how the Ministry of Industry has no money, and dares to feel that the boss of the Ministry of Industry is a philanthropist, and the state does not give money for the conscription issued by the state, and he takes the money to make up for it...... Alas! A person must be a good person, but in the long run, it is not a solution!

Li Mu held the problem in his heart, said goodbye to Li Daliang, and under his guidance, came to a house on the east side, which was similar to the house where Li Daliang lived, and was not as big as the warehouse of Cao Guogong's mansion.

Li Mu pushed the door into the house and saw that there were already people waiting in the house. Seeing him come in, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and then they both got up and saluted. Li Mu nodded, sat down in the main seat, took out the list given by Li Daliang and looked at it, then looked at the two people in the room, frowned and said: "Lord Fang Cai told me that there is one foreigner in the Ministry of Works, and three people in charge, why are there only two of you, where are the remaining two?" I don't know if this official will take office today? ”

The two glanced at each other, and a middle-aged man in his early forties got up and arched his hand, and replied: "Report to Langzhong, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials and Works, Wailang Yu Wengui, next to him is Gongsun Kang Gongsun, and Wang Yuanwang is in charge, Zhang Jian and Zhang are in charge, and they are entangled in affairs, and they have not been able to come to meet the adults, please forgive me." ”

"Troubled?" Li Mu picked his eyelids and said, "What business?" ”

"Uh......" Yu Wengui hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Zhao Guogong's mansion repairs the garden...... The two directors went to help. ”

"Repair the garden?" Li Mu furrowed his brows and said, "Is it His Majesty's will to let them go?" ”

Yuwen Gui cleared his throat and reminded in a low voice: "My lord, Zhao Guogong is the uncle of the current country, and he is here without His Majesty's will, and he is in charge......

The corners of Li Mu's mouth hooked up a hint of arc, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or laughing, and said: "The housekeeper of the Zhao Guogong Mansion came to say, and called the two directors of my Ministry of Industry to repair the garden...... Very good, very good! After speaking, Li Mu didn't say anything, picked up the pen and blacked out the names of the two principals on the list, then put them in his arms and called Wang Hu to leave.

Yuwengui and Gongsun Kang glanced at each other, neither of them spoke, as for what they were thinking, I am afraid that only they know it.