In August of the eighth year of orthodoxy, the former site of the Yushan bandit village.

The former "town eight directions" nest was burned to ruins by Liu Juntao's fire, and it is no longer visible what it looked like at the beginning. All that remains is scorched earth and some crumbling adobe walls, which seem to tell the story of the original scene.

Liu Juntao strolled through it, inspecting this former bandit village, followed by five or six masons and carpenters.

I saw that these craftsmen kept writing and drawing with the charcoal pen in their hands, and from time to time they would discuss something with each other.

And Liu Juntao will also stop from time to time and tell the craftsmen behind him some things, and the craftsmen will quickly record Liu Juntao's instructions, for fear of missing a word.

In the distance, Tang Yu was discussing something with his subordinates Cui Ning, Xu Ping, and Ma Lijun, and several people were discussing with Tang Yu from time to time, and they were also holding charcoal in their hands, writing and drawing.

At this time, Chang Hongdao, who had been promoted to the general general, was preoccupied with guarding outside the ruins of the bandit village, and the accompanying 85 guards had already surrounded the place, and even the only road down the mountain was guarded layer by layer, and not even a single hare could escape.

"I really don't know why Mr. Lian suddenly wants to come here, and he still brings these craftsmen and people from the Ministry of Commerce, is it possible that there are any valuable objects in this ruin?"

Chang Hongdao pondered secretly in his heart, turned his head and glanced into the ruins, only to see Tang Yu talking loudly with several stewards of the Ministry of Commerce.

"Master Ma!"

"Minister!"

Because Tang Yu is the head of the Ministry of Commerce, people in the Ministry of Commerce generally call Tang Yu a minister.

It is said that as soon as Liu Juntao heard the people from the Ministry of Commerce call Tang Yu like this, he directly squirted out a sip of hot tea, and suddenly had a feeling of confusion.

"This ruin was originally the old nest of the Yushan bandit town, and it was later exterminated by our Lian Zong. Now Mr. Lian wants to make use of this place and build a workshop for firing glass and brewing liquor! After it is completed, this place will be presided over by you, Master Ma! ”

Ma Lijun was excited when he heard this, he didn't expect that his opportunity to be alone would come so soon.

Moreover, in the Ming Dynasty at this time, glass is also glass, which is an extremely luxurious thing, Liu Juntao and Tang Yu handed over this glass workshop to Ma Lijun, which shows their trust in it!

I saw Ma Lijun's eyes slightly red, and he clenched his fists and said: "Please rest assured, minister, I will definitely recruit glass craftsmen and brewers as soon as possible according to the plan, as long as the workshop is completed, I will get these two things out in the shortest possible time!" ”

Tang Yu patted Ma Lijun on the shoulder and said, "Okay! In addition, there are a few more things to keep in mind! ”

"Minister, please speak, I must keep it in mind!"

"First, these glass craftsmen and brewing masters you are looking for must bring their families, and they only need apprentices and not masters!"

"Second, Lian will always let Chang Hongdao and Chang General lead people to be stationed here, and no idle people can enter. Therefore, you have to say in advance to those recruited glaze craftsmen and brewing masters: the treatment of our Yushanji is absolutely attractive, but you must work here for five years, otherwise you don't want to get out alive! ”

"Third, after the workshop is completed, Ma Ye should not be in a hurry to start work, everything will wait for the news of General Lian. The glass and liquor we want to produce are different from other places, far better than other places, and how to make them will always come to teach you in person! ”

After listening to Tang Yu's words, not only Ma Lijun was a little stunned, but even Xu Ping and Cui Ning next to him were also monks who couldn't touch their heads.

Workshops elsewhere are rushing to ask for masters, so as to ensure that the quality of things is good and the number of finished products produced is large, why do you only need apprentices? And you have to bring your family?

At this time, Ma Lijun asked directly: "What does Mr. Lian mean?" Also, will Mr. Lian still burn glass and brew fine wine? ”

Tang Yu said with a smile: "Don't ask in detail, just follow the arrangement of President Lian, and recruit the apprentices needed by the workshop as soon as possible!" ”

However, after finishing speaking, Tang Yu looked at Liu Juntao and the others who were still wandering around in the ruins, and his heart was also a little empty: "What kind of medicine is this selling in the gourd?" Could it be that Mr. Lian is really a god descending to earth, knowing everything and knowing everything? ”

Thinking of this, Tang Yu also sighed slightly, and then said to Cui Ning and Xu Ping: "Cui Ye, Sister Xu, when the workshop has output, the caravan and shops you are responsible for will distribute our own things." And according to Mr. Lian's meaning, the two of you must also sell the goods from the workshop in silver, and in the future, you and Ma Ye will settle accounts separately and cannot be mixed up. ”

Cui Ning and Xu Ping glanced at each other when they heard this, both of them were veterans in the business field, and they immediately understood what Liu Juntao and Tang Yu meant.

Cui Ning said in a deep voice: "In other words, in the future, whoever has the ability of the three of us will eat meat and make money, and those who don't have the ability to break the capital can't rely on others to live!" ”

Tang Yu nodded and said, "That's right! In the words of Mr. Lian, it is the capable and the mediocre! Only in this way can our Ministry of Commerce make a lot of money! Mr. Lian said well, in the future, our Ministry of Commerce will not only do business, but also do business, and only in this way can we become stronger and stronger. ”

Xu Ping seemed to think of something, and asked: "Then in the future, the liquor and glaze produced by our workshop will sell well, and what if the vendors from other places want to come and get a piece of the pie?" Will our workshop sell it to them? ”

"This situation has already been thought of by Mr. Lian!"

Tang Yu said with a smile: "If there is a door-to-door business, why don't we do it?" However, Mr. Lian also said that even if someone else came to buy it, the price that the workshop sold to them would not be higher than the two, so it could be regarded as a help to the two! ”

Xu Ping was relieved and said with a smile: "Okay! In the future, our Ministry of Commerce will have three cash cows, namely private salt, liquor, and glass, and we will definitely be able to make money! ”

Tang Yu was also in a good mood when he heard this, looked at Liu Juntao with a smile, and said secretly: "Thanks to Mr. Lian, if it weren't for Mr. Lian, it is estimated that Yushanji would have been wiped out by bandits a long time ago, where would there be a good day today!" ”

At this time, Liu Juntao led a group of craftsmen to the innermost part of the ruins, pointed to an open space and said: "This side should be planned separately to build a row of rooms, just like the houses in the camp of my Yushan Guards, there is only one gate left in this courtyard!" ”

"This ruin will be used as a distillery, you have to find a way to bring in water from the mountain spring near the left and build a cistern here!"

"The workshop at the foot of the mountain is a glazed workshop, and three kilns will be built in the workshop."

After Liu Juntao finished speaking, he paused, so that the craftsmen beside him had time to write down their instructions.

"The two workshops on the mountain and under the mountain have to build a walled wall like Yushanji, and a ditch must be dug outside the wall, and the antlers of the horse will be arranged."

"In addition, you have to widen the existing path so that it can pass through carriages! And build a hut every mile for the young men of the garrison to live in! ”

Hearing this, the craftsmen were stunned, and everyone secretly said in their hearts: "Where is this building workshop, it is clearly building the camp of the official army!" ”

However, these craftsmen didn't have the courage to say it, they just honestly wrote down Liu Juntao's words.

At this time, an elderly craftsman asked, "Mr. Lian, there is something I want to explain to you in advance. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

The old craftsman said: "According to Mr. Lian's plan, these two workshops and the surrounding houses need to be built, and the money and grain cost a lot, I have roughly calculated, at least a thousand taels of silver!" I don't know ...... about this money and food."

Looking at the old craftsman's speechless appearance, Liu Juntao smiled and said: "You can rest assured, I will not lose a penny of wages, and I will send you half of the wages first, as long as your craftsmanship is good!" ”

"Please rest assured, our craftsmanship is well-known in Dong'e County! Rest assured, by this time next year, we will definitely finish building the workshop! ”

After the old craftsman finished speaking, he was looking at Liu Juntao with a smile with the rest of the craftsmen around him, and suddenly saw Liu Juntao's face gloomy, and they were all shocked, and they didn't know that it was that sentence that angered Liu Juntao.

"Will it take a year to build these two workshops? When I renovated Yushan Market, I didn't do such a big project for a year! ”

The old craftsman wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly said: "I always know something, although the renovation of Yushanji before seems to be a huge project, it is carried out on the original basis, and it is not time-consuming. And these two workshops are built on flat ground and high-rise buildings, without a little foundation, all of them have to start again, not to mention that Lian always won't let us go home, we have to live here, and the time really can't be shorter! ”

Another craftsman also said: "Mr. Lian, it's August now, and winter will be in a few months, and as soon as it freezes near this fish mountain, we can't work, so we can only wait until the spring of next year to continue to work." So, it really takes a year to get full! ”

Liu Juntao stared at several craftsmen and thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "What is the salary that I negotiated with you in the Yushan Market and Commerce Department before?" ”

"That's about five cents a month per person."

"Good! Remember, we're going to build the workshop for a year! ”

"Thank you, Mr. Lian!"

"We're going to finish it on time!"

Liu Juntao waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet!" ”

Several craftsmen were stunned when they heard this, thinking that Liu Juntao was going to regret it again, and were about to speak, but they were interrupted by Liu Juntao.

"For a year, as long as you can finish it ahead of schedule, I will be rewarded! Finish two months ahead of schedule and double your wages each! Finish four months ahead of schedule and your wages will triple! And so on! How is it! ”

"Mr. Lian is serious!"

When the craftsmen heard this, their faces were red and their necks were thick, and even their breathing had become heavy.

"I, Liu Juntao, have always been good at talking!"

"Good! We did it! ”

The craftsmen agreed almost in unison, and then they all left Liu Juntao aside and began to discuss when to start work.

It is estimated that if a few people hadn't come over with their men, they would have done it on the spot now.

The people were busy until the afternoon of the same day, when the craftsmen were ready to settle down in the ruins, and when their men arrived the next day, they would immediately begin work.

Liu Juntao also left Chang Hongdao behind and began to garrison here.

Just when Liu Juntao was about to go down the mountain, he suddenly saw Liu Zi'an rushing over in a hurry.

Seeing this, Liu Juntao couldn't help frowning.

"What's going on?"

"Mr. Lian! The Chen family replied! ”