Liangyi Palace, study.

"Father, regarding the employment issue of this urban transformation of Chang'an City, Erchen and others have some immature ideas. I'd like to report back to you. Li Chengqian said.

As soon as Li Shimin heard it, he knew that Li You had a new idea. So he asked Li You directly and said, "If you have any ideas, you can say it." ”

Li You said: "Father, the sons and daughters discussed with the prince's brother and the emperor that the manpower needed for this urban transformation of Chang'an City will not be levied from the people.

Last year's drought made life difficult for the people around Chang'an City. Since the imperial court has implemented a policy of appeasing the people and calming them, it should not increase the burden on these people.

So, where did so many workers come from for the urban transformation of Chang'an City?

Erchen suggested the adoption of a recruitment system. Reasonable remuneration standards can be set for the common people in Chang'an City and the people in the surrounding areas, and a large number of workers can be recruited by voluntarily signing up. ”

Li Shimin had a few questions in his heart, but he now trusted Li You very much. He knew that Li You could think about it very comprehensively, and he would have a corresponding solution. So he didn't speak.

Li You continued: "This urban renovation needs to recruit about 15,000 workers. Erchen and others have already calculated that according to the standard that the average income of recruiting a worker is 30% higher than the average income of his agricultural work, the income of Chang'an City's urban transformation itself can fully afford these workers.

These workers are paid and voluntary, and as such, they are certainly much more productive than those who are not paid to do it.

That's the first benefit.

The second benefit. These workers have gone through the whole process of participating in the complete urban regeneration, and they are trained to become skilled workers.

With these skilled workers, they will be able to bring more skilled workers in the future. The technical level of Datang craftsmen will be improved as a whole.

Third, after these workers have been trained, what is their next step?

Datang's urban transformation is not only to be carried out in Chang'an, but also in the whole country. These skilled skilled workers will become sought-after talents in the future. There is no need to worry about their way out.

The imperial court could also manage these workers in a unified manner and participate in the next projects, such as the construction of roads connecting the Tang Dynasty, water conservancy projects, and so on. Datang is in ruins and needs a lot of talents.

It's not just these workers involved in urban regeneration.

The mines, cement factories, tanneries and other large workshops under construction will produce a large number of industrial workers. In the future, these industrial workers will become the backbone of Datang's construction.

These people will constitute a new group of Datang, and they are two completely different concepts from the previous craftsmen and workers in small workshops.

It can be said that what the construction of Datang needs in the future is this group of industrial workers, and everyone looks down on business personnel. The role of agricultural personnel will account for less and less in the process of Datang's development. ”

Li You took the opportunity to popularize the social form of industrial and commercial society to Li Shimin and others.

At this time, Li Shimin was wise and martial, and he was a person who was determined to forge ahead and listen to the opinions of others.

He seriously thought about Li You's suggestion. In the end, it was decided to try out a new employment system in the urban transformation of Chang'an City.

After Li You said this, Li Chengqian remembered a question. He thinks that it is okay to say that this group of workers is used now, after all, there is so much work to be done in Chang'an City.

But how will these workers feed in the future? And where do they go to find work? Who is responsible for arranging for them? Thinking about these things, he felt a lot of pressure.

So, he made another suggestion. He hopes that the institute will be responsible for recruiting workers this time. In the future, these industrial workers will also be handed over to the management of the research institute.

Li Shimin is also worried about the resettlement of these industrial workers in the future. He agreed with Li Chengqian's opinion.

So these industrial workers became part of the research institute.

Li You really didn't worry. In the next step, we must vigorously develop and reform industries, and infrastructure construction will require a large number of qualified personnel. This group of industrial workers is what he needs very much.

So he took up the burden without hesitation.

Li Shimin was very satisfied.

He hoped that the princes and ministers would have such an attitude as Li You. No matter what the problem, you can rest assured that you can leave it to him. Needless to say, no matter what the difficulties are, they will be solved satisfactorily.

"It's a pity, how many talents like Li You can there be in Datang?" He sighed secretly.

Soon after, the imperial court promulgated a notice on the urban transformation of the Great Wall and the non-levy of forced labor. Officials and civilians in Chang'an City and the surrounding areas breathed a sigh of relief.

In rural areas, except for the busy agricultural time, the labor force at other times is idle. Ancient times, unlike modern times, they simply did not have the opportunity to generate income. The news of Chang'an's recruitment of workers caused a sensation.

The first to put forward the policy of appeasing the people and calming down was Wei Zheng. His greatest concern was that the imperial court would levy labor from the people. He raised his hands in favor of such a decision to recruit workers.

He didn't have to think about it now to know who came up with the idea. So, he came to the Qi Palace.

"Your Highness, on behalf of the people of Chang'an City and the surrounding areas, I would like to express my gratitude to you!" Wei Zheng said sincerely.

"No thanks, this is the decision of my father and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I just made a suggestion."

Wei Zheng smiled and said yes.

Li You said: "Lord Wei, you came just in time, I need your help with something." ”

Wei Zheng said: "Your Highness, please speak." ”

Li You said: "The urban renovation of the Great Wall requires the relocation of some workshops in the Great Wall that pollute the city. This may cause people to criticize, and I hope you can support it. ”

There are indeed many polluting workshops in Chang'an City, such as slaughtering, leather processing, winemaking, etc., as well as blacksmith shops, etc., which will cause pollution to the environment.

Li You gave Wei Zheng some knowledge about urban pollution control.

Wei Zheng asked: "Your Highness, those slaughtering, leather processing and winemaking workshops you mentioned, they will emit unpleasant smells and cause pollution to the environment, and the minister also thinks so, but what does this have to do with the blacksmith shop?" ”

Li You smiled and said, "Lord Wei, if you are working in the Imperial City, there is a blacksmith shop near you, and there is a tinkling sound at any time, can you still work peacefully?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "The minister understands, the sound of this iron box shop will also disturb the people. Your Highness, these suggestions of yours are beneficial to the people, and the ministers absolutely strongly support them. ”

On this morning, Wei Chigong was called to the research institute, and Li You gave him a new task. 8)