After lunch, the old man took the four carvers to the furniture factory.

In the furniture factory, ten carpenters are in full swing, and the sound of ping-pong is endless.

One of the craftsmen asked curiously, "Butler, what does this furniture factory do?" ”

The old man raised his head and said arrogantly: "The furniture factory, as the name suggests, is to create furniture, which is personally operated by the second young master, over time, the entire Chang'an City people will use the furniture of the second young master, you also saw it just now, the revolving wooden chair of our Guogong Mansion, that is produced by the furniture factory, even after His Majesty tried it, he said again and again, I can tell you, follow the second young master well, the second young master is kind-hearted, and he will never treat you badly." ”

When several carvers heard this, their hearts were shocked.

At the same time, he also secretly made up his mind that he must work hard, not to mention anything else, just 10 yuan a day, which is enough to make many peers envious.

Duhe had a spacious room for a few craftsmen's workshops.

He called the four of them to him and took out "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and put it on the table.

Du Ho asked, "How much time do you think it will take to print such a book?" ”

Several craftsmen picked up the thick novel and flipped through it, and deliberated for a long time.

Finally, one of the carvers replied: "Second young master, if it were the four of us, it would take a month to print it at the earliest, mainly to make engravings, which is too time-consuming, and the engravings needed for such a thick book will probably fill half the room." ”

This guy is not wrong at all.

In this era, engraving printing has just started, and although there has been great progress, the shortcomings are also very obvious.

First, engraving is time-consuming, labor-intensive;

second, a large number of book plates are inconvenient to store;

Third, there are typos that are not easy to correct.

Therefore, to make a carved version of "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is indeed a huge project.

When Du He heard this, he stood up and said, "If I say that a book can be printed in five days, do you believe it or not? ”

All four shook their heads together.

The point is that the book is also too thick.

Du He smiled: "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, the most important thing is that you can do it." Movable type printing? Have you heard of it? ”

Everyone shook their heads.

Du He's face suddenly became serious: "From today onwards, you will be exposed to a lot of new things, these things, which were not available before, for the sake of convenience, you need to sign a confidentiality contract first, if you can't do it, then leave now." ”

Du He clapped his hands, and the old man immediately took the four confidentiality contracts that Du He had already prepared.

The contract simply stipulated that for two months, the four craftsmen were not allowed to leave the furniture factory, and that they were to live and eat in the factory, and that they were not allowed to reveal what they had learned in the factory for whatever reason, otherwise they would be handed over to the government for handling.

All four craftsmen were stunned.

This is the first time I've seen such a rule!

"It's just for safety reasons, not to restrict people's personal freedom," he added. During this period, your family can visit you in the furniture factory. ”

One of the craftsmen stood up and said, "Second Young Master, I don't have a problem, it's just that I need to go back now and make it clear to the family, so as not to worry my wife and children." ”

The other three meant the same thing.

Du He nodded: "Of course, this right is still there." You can go back and figure it out, and then come back to me. Old man, give everyone 10 yuan, even today's salary. ”

A few people said they wouldn't ask for anything.

Du He waved his hand and said, "This is not to buy you, but to delay you for most of the day today, and it is reasonable to pay your wages." ”

The four took the money and left gratefully.

Seeing this, the old man said curiously: "Second young master, why do you treat them like this?" These people are untouchables, it's good to give them food, and they have to pay 10 clerks, is it necessary? ”

Du He glanced at the old man and said: "Old man, this is what you are wrong, people have the distinction between high and low, but there is no difference between high and low, they, like you and me, are all human beings, and they also have wives and children to support, work and eat, and receive wages, which is a matter of course." I don't care what others do, but in my case, the first thing is equality. ”

The old man's eyes widened, and he didn't know if he understood.

……

Wang Erniu was originally a native of Hexi Dao, Zhenguan four years, the Turks went south, occupied a piece of Hexi, Wang Erniu took his wife and a pair of children less than three years old to flee to Chang'an, lived in his uncle's house, sent people under the fence.

In the past few years, although Wang Erniu can carve and is skilled, it is not easy to make a living in Chang'an City, not to mention that there is a family to feed.

As for the uncle who took refuge at the beginning, although he was a small member in Chang'an City, his family had quite a lot of assets, but he was very snobbish, and he gave them a dilapidated house to live in, and he had to collect rent every month, it was hard to imagine that this was a family.

On this day, Wang Erniu came out of the stall early in the morning, and when he was lucky, he could carve a seal for people, and he could earn a few pennies, but if he was unlucky, he didn't open for a day, so he didn't have a penny.

After the stall, a middle-aged man dressed in silk came, claiming to be the housekeeper of the Laiguo Mansion, and needed to find a few craftsmen with exquisite carving skills to work, and when others were still hesitating, Wang Erniu was the first to rush up.

Later, Wang Erniu felt a little dreamy.

He and the other three were first taken to the Laiguo Mansion to meet the famous Young Master Du He, one of the four evils of Chang'an, and after meeting, Wang Erniu found that Du He was not at all the same as the rumored four evils of Chang'an, and he was polite and very polite.

What shocked him even more was that the swivel wooden chair he saw in the courtyard of the Guogong Mansion was shocking enough, and it was actually made by the second young master.

From that moment on, Wang Erniu decided to stay with the second young master no matter what, especially the 10 yuan per day, which was enough for his family to live well.

After getting 10 yuan, Wang Erniu left the Guogong Mansion and did not go home as soon as possible, but first went to the market to buy a pound of meat, some melons and fruits, and finally left 5 yuan.

Back home, Wang Erniu put the meat and melons and fruits on the table, with a smile on his face.

When his wife Zhou saw it, she was shocked: "Erniu, are you crazy?" You spent a lot of money on these things, we can't even eat, how can we still eat meat? ”

Wang Erniu showed a sincere smile and said, "It's okay, I have money now, and I still have 5 yuan......

As he spoke, he took out the copper coin and handed it to Zhou, and then briefly talked about today's events.

Zhou listened to it and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

A pair of children who were dressed in tatters were so happy that they were happy to eat melons and fruits that were rare to eat a few times a year.