After a period of melting and combining the pig iron and wrought iron in the pool, they gradually condensed and cooled, and the body exposed in the air gradually turned blue. Li Liang looked at the billet in the pool, excited like a child. Experienced craftsmen can distinguish the difference between steel and raw wrought iron by looking at the color, and Li Liang looked at these cyan billets in the pool, which were obviously the best steel.

This time, the two hearths are all made of this kind of blue steel, which makes the craftsmen in the workshop excited. They fought hard for more than ten days in a row, and what they did was this moment. At this moment, the haze of failure that had accumulated in my heart was suddenly swept away. Even if Li Yanzhi stood beside them silently, these people who were deeply immersed in joy were unaware.

After the cyan billets in both pools had solidified, the craftsmen brought out some of the thin mud that had been prepared in the vats. Several men worked together to lift the vats, which were then dumped on top of the two billets that had already been formed. As soon as the dilute mud comes into contact with the billet that will be formed, a dense white mist will emerge due to the evaporation of water vapor. The entire workshop was filled with this white fog for a moment.

After a while, the white fog finally dissipated, and Li Liang, who was a little sober, finally saw Li Yanzhi standing silently behind the crowd, and immediately stepped forward and slammed Li Yanzhi to the ground: "Sima!" This is done! It's done! ”

Li Yanzhi smiled at Li Liang, who tried hard to remain reserved, but couldn't suppress the true excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Craftsman Li, this Sima is here to congratulate you!" ”

Li Liang was affirmed by Li Yanzhi, and his mood was also a little calmer, so he asked: "Now that this method has been tested, what will I do next, please ask Sima to clearly ...... it."

Li Yanzhi turned his head to look at the craftsmen beside him who were immersed in joy, and then raised his hands and put them together, signaling Li Liang to gather all the craftsmen in the workshop, and then Li Yanzhi looked at the more than 30 pairs of expectant eyes in front of him, raised his hands and folded them in front of him, and then gave a deep salute to the more than 30 craftsmen.

"Sima! I can't help it! Li Liangdeng, who reacted first, was startled, hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, and then said in a trembling voice. It's not that these craftsmen are self-indulgent. It's just that in this era, even the professions they are engaged in have been classified into the scope of others looking down on. The long-term coldness and contempt have also made them accustomed to staring at the ground, or staring at the anvil in front of them, striking the iron billet they are about to forge one by one.

The hustle and bustle of the street market on the side seems to have nothing to do with them, and only when they are about to buy food for their family will they seem to have a little intersection with the world. In their eyes, the treasurers and clerks in the county government are already great officials. Even in the county for so many years, it is not common to see the face of the county magistrate. Now this county government Sima, who is almost at the same level as the county order, saluted them, and for a while let them, the craftsmen who have become accustomed to cold eyes and contempt, deal with themselves!

As Li Liang knelt down, the craftsmen who reacted knelt down in a large area. Faced with such a situation, Li Yanzhi also secretly smiled bitterly in his heart. He stepped forward and half-squatted down to help Li Liang up, then turned his head to look at the craftsmen who were still kneeling together, opened his mouth and said slowly: "From today onwards, I will make my own decisions for you to reward your efforts and contributions!" ”

"The craftsman has a monthly salary of three hundred, one stone and two buckets of grain, and three horses of cloth. The master craftsman has a monthly salary of two hundred, one stone of grain, and two horses of cloth. The craftsman has a hundred dollars a month, a stone of grain, and a horse of cloth. The apprentice has no monthly money, but he can receive six buckets of rice and one piece of cloth every month! This time, Li was deeply pleased to make the method of filling steel, and decided that each craftsman and apprentice would be given one liter of salt! ”

Li Yanzhi's voice fell, and the craftsmen below were already gasping. One liter of salt is enough for the family to last more than a year. Even if these noble salts were placed in front of them before, they didn't dare to have any excessive thoughts. However, this Sima has a mouth, and each person is rewarded with a liter of salt! What a gift!

"Get up! If you kneel any longer, this liter of salt will not be given to you today! There is no monthly money in the future! Li Yanzhi pretended to be full of voice, and said to the craftsmen who were still kneeling on the ground.

Li Yanzhi's voice fell, and the craftsmen who had originally knelt down quickly stood up, and then they didn't care about patting the dust off their knees, but just talked to others about him, as if it was not them who knelt down just now.

Li Yanzhi secretly laughed in his heart for a while, and then said solemnly to these craftsmen: "I don't like to see people kneeling!" Everyone is a person who contributes to the county government, and there is no high or low. What's more, the profession you are engaged in is the lifeblood of our county! The agricultural tools used by the peasants to plough the land, and the swords and armor held by the soldiers, all came from the hands of the kings. If there are no kings, how can there be anything else? ”

Li Yanzhi's words can be described as shocking, and they immediately resonated among these craftsmen. Yes, they shouldn't be despised by others, why do they bury their heads in doing things like this, and become accustomed to the cold eyes and criticism of others?

"In the future, the monthly income of everyone will not be lower than that of those peddlers and pawns in the streets. To say that he is not afraid of everyone's laughter, Li knows the situation of the county government treasury, and there is little money left in the treasury now! Xin Mingfu and I are grateful to everyone for their lives, and we both feel that we should give everyone a monthly salary, in order to let you support your parents and wives. And since then, he has no worries, and he will work wholeheartedly for the county government. If things are done well, Li doesn't dare to say anything else, but he will never be stingy! ”

Li Yanzhi waved his hand, and Qin Dayong, who had been following him left and right, approached with his ear close and listened to the instructions. Li Yanzhi said loudly as if unconsciously: "Dayong, you go to the county government and weigh the batch of salt delivered by the county government clerk and bring it, and you can weigh as many liters as there are craftsmen here!" If it's one liter less, I'll just ask! ”

Qin Dayong didn't dare to slack off, bowed down to receive the order, and then walked out of the workshop quickly. At this time, the craftsmen couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and they exchanged heads and ears.

"I just discussed Lu and discussed reward. Now let's talk about the punishment. Li Yanzhi paced in front of the craftsmen, and then said leisurely: "If the items produced are too poor to use." Or a monthly statistical inspection, who made all kinds of utensils, the number is too small or too rough, according to the usual degraded level. If the utensils made by the master are not up to standard, he will be demoted to an apprentice. If the master does not pass the test, he will be demoted to a small craftsman. As for Craftsman Li, don't do this. ”

Hearing this system for a while, all the craftsmen below felt dizzy. After thinking about it for a long time, he straightened out the joints, and then a craftsman immediately asked: "Why is Craftsman Li not included in the list of derogatories?" What if the utensils he made were not up to the mark? ”

"Craftsman Li can get this steel-filled formula out, who else can you besides him?" Li Yanzhi asked. As soon as this question came out, there was a sudden silence below......