The heads of the family are gone, but the Ningbo prefect's yamen is still overcrowded, and this time the speaker is Xie Hong, and the audience is a group of craftsmen. [No pop-up novel network]

These craftsmen originally had their own belongings, only a few free, and they had been summoned to Ningbo in order to equip the large fleet. After the fleet set sail, I don't know what kind of considerations, Xie Qian and the others did not rush to dismiss them, but kept those who had the highest craftsmanship among the craftsmen.

Those principals have already done their jobs, and the exact purpose is unknown. However, according to Xie Hong's speculation, the scholars saw the prosperous scenes of Tianjin and Lushun, and got the sweetness from the construction of the fleet.

Otherwise, these people who can go down in history and call for wind and rain in the court are not stupid, just a hint that makes them see the benefits of large-scale production.

Of course, in the way those people considered the problem, it would be impossible for them to copy the policy of Tianjin, and the scale would increase, but the exploitation of the craftsmen would not change, but it would change from the exploitation of slavery to the exploitation of the early stage of capitalism.

But in any case, this can be regarded as a kind of progress, and Xie Hong still fully affirmed it. Of course, after killing people and taking over everything that the scholars had worked so hard for, Xie Hong was of course in a good mood, and he was quite tolerant of that group of dead people.

He was in a good mood, but the craftsmen present were not in a good mood, they were all very worried. Unlike those family heads, in the Jiangnan folk, under the rendering of the scholars, the name of the plague god is to stop children's night crying. At this time, there is no Internet, and it is only natural that there will be this effect.

"Your craftsmanship is quite exquisite, which can be called the pride of Daming...... I wonder who is the shipwright who imitated the flywheel battleship, and who is the one who reproduces the bed crossbow? Xie Hong's voice was soft, and his face was smiling, but the craftsmen were still cold.

This is about to be reckoned, right? The craftsmen looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus that those sharp weapons were likely to cause some casualties to Lushun, so the plague god wanted to catch the few people who had contributed the most to the scholars, and then kill the chickens to show the monkeys.

Everyone's eyes quickly focused on a few places, and the few people who were being watched could only stand up.

This was not a secret in the first place, and when they performed their skills, these people also became the focus, but most of the eyes that were invested at that time were envious eyes, not eyes that contained complex emotions such as pity, schadenfreude, and sadness as they do now.

"The villain is guilty, please Lord Hou a lot, forgive the little one, even if you are a cow and a horse in the future, the villain will repay the great kindness of Lord Hou."

Among the craftsmen of this era, it is rare to see a technical maniac like Dai Ziyan, and even people like Zeng Zheng and Wang Yun are special cases. The most common is this cautious type, among which there are also those who are a little more reckless, and those whose minds turn quickly, who fall to the ground at the first time and cry for help, belong to the latter.

"Everyone, please get up, what is this master's name?" Xie Hong hurriedly stopped, he didn't have time to come down on the stage to help, but the guards on the side could understand his intentions, and someone stepped forward to help.

"The villain's surname is Li, and his ancestor is a craftsman in the former Song Dynasty's workshop, and he learned the method of building a bow and crossbow, and the bed crossbow is the villain's ......"

Craftsman Li was also remorseful in his heart, and he should not have been greedy for the reward if he knew it. Those big officials weren't very reasonable, and they obviously offered a reward of 20,000 taels, and they promised to be happy, but when they finally fell into their hands, there were only 1,000 taels left, and there were still big officials who spoke.

After the bed crossbow was built, the promise of redeeming oneself was not fulfilled, but someone taught himself a lesson with loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, saying that he wanted to call himself into the army as a military craftsman. God, to be a craftsman in the army, it is better to work in the workshops of those big families.

The big families all regard craftsmen as property, so they will not waste them at will, but if they are in the army, they are not even considered property, they can only be compared with livestock, or they are not as good as livestock. It costs at least thirty taels to buy a cow, but it is only twenty taels to buy a craftsman, can this be compared?

The saddest thing is that this is not the end, the fleet of the scholars was defeated, and then the plague god came to Jiangnan to liquidate, and even the Xie family in Yuyao was razed to the ground, and a craftsman like himself could still have a job?

What kind of world is this, I knew that my ancestors shouldn't have learned any craft, what kind of craftsman should I be, and how good it would be to be a farmer in peace?

"I see......"

After introducing himself, Li Jiangren didn't dare to raise his head, but his ears were erect, and his attention was also very concentrated, there was no imaginary thunder and lightning, or warm anger and resentment, listening to the tone of the young marquis, but he was very happy. Could it be that I miscalculated, this Hou Ye is generous? But where does this joy come from?

"What about these guys?" His wait was over, and the gentle voice sounded again, but the marquis turned to the others.

"The villain's surname is Bai ...... The villain's surname is Cheng, and his ancestors have been shipwrights since he was born, and he once worked in the Longjiang Shipyard, and he is an imitation of the villain's flywheel battleship......"

"The villain's surname is Xu, he is an ironworker, and he is from Sanming, Fujian, and the fine iron of the battleship's drive device is the ...... created by the villain with the craftsmanship passed down from his ancestors."

All the craftsmen did not dare to slack off, and they all introduced themselves according to the model of Li craftsmen, at the beginning, because they were too nervous, they were still a little stumbling when they spoke, and they did not dare to say more with trepidation.

But when they got to the back, they saw that the smile on Xie Hong's face was getting stronger and stronger, and their minds began to liven up, and among those negative rumors, it was said that this Hou Ye was born as a craftsman. Originally, everyone didn't believe it, the Ming Dynasty was founded for more than 100 years, and the former Song Dynasty also had a history of hundreds of years.

Now don't talk about craftsmen, even martial artists, if there is no great feats, the marquis can only be a mirror, if you want to be knighted, you can only rely on the imperial examination on the right path, or how to say that there is a golden house in the book?

can look at the posture in front of him, this Hou Ye seems to have a good attitude towards the craftsman, and the rumors may not be untrue.

"If you want to make fine iron, the key is quenching, and in the ancestral craftsmanship of the villain, there is a know-how here, and this process is ......"

Thinking like this, the blacksmith Xu from Fujian was also full of spirits, and told his own craftsmanship and even some secrets, he pondered, if the other party was a craftsman, most of them would be interested in other people's secrets. However, under normal circumstances, this thing cannot be passed on to the outside world, or even to men and women, but now that the surname is at stake, it is impossible to take care of it.

"Okay, no need to say any more, Ben Hou understands." Xie Hong clapped his hands and interrupted Blacksmith Xu's narration, the reason why he asked these people to introduce themselves was just to verify some guesses in his heart.

Many secret techniques that I thought had been lost a long time ago were actually lost among the people, and from the Zeng family and the Dai family, Xie Hong had already made a lot of discoveries. The reason why these secret skills are not known is that the world despises the craftsmen, and the other is because of the long-standing tradition of the craftsmen in China, that is, the skills are not passed on.

Xie Hong did not know when or why this tradition was formed, but there is no doubt that this tradition also hindered the development of the Ming Dynasty. Because of the low status of the craftsman, he can only live a precarious life, and he may not have lost his inheritance at any time, and the stunts of one item are lost.

On the contrary, in Europe at this time, due to the invasion of the Mongol Tatars, the religious power was greatly weakened, and then the Renaissance led to the development of science and technology.

However, during the Zhengde period, this gap was not obvious, and many technologies still existed. After the establishment of the patent office in Tianjin, in just half a year, thousands of patents have been declared, and hundreds of them have been approved.

That is Tianjin, but here is the Jiangnan that gathers the most and most brilliant craftsmen in China, just from the narration of these people, Xie Hong has already felt the weight of China's thousand-year-old heritage, what he has to do now is to completely release this power and push the Ming Dynasty to the peak.

"I called everyone here this time because Benhou has something to tell you, first of all, Jiangnan will become the second area to promote the New Deal, after the operation of the New Deal, all the original bad habits will be broken, for example, the grading system of Shinong Industry and Commerce will become history, no one will be cheap anymore, no matter what field, capable people should be respected."

One stone startled a thousand waves, and the craftsmen were completely unprepared for Xie Hong's words. Tianjin's new policy was not in force for a long time, and its main impact was limited to Hebei, Shandong, and Gyeonggi, and is now spreading to Henan and Jiangsu, which are poorly known to the people of Jiangnan due to the blockade of the scholars.

However, the meaning of the latter words is different.

As a craftsman, as a target of discrimination, there is no one who does not hate the system, and no one who does not want to change it. But that is the ancestral system, it is the law of the imperial court, who can disobey it, the craftsmen never dreamed that there would be such a day, someone told them that the craftsman will not be discriminated against in the future, and should even be respected.

The heads that had been lowered were all raised suddenly, as if a long wind was blowing, and there was a wave in the crowd, and the faces of the craftsmen were full of surprise, and their emotions had not even had time to transform into joy.

"Secondly, the Royal Academy will set up a branch in Jiangnan, the first one to be established is a junior college in the science and engineering department, and you, you are the first batch of students who are about to enroll, after studying in the academy, you are the protégés of the Son of Heaven, and you will serve the Son of Heaven in the future and contribute to the take-off of the Ming Dynasty......"

"Then, Gangnam will set up a patent office...... will set up a guild ......" The huge courtyard was quiet, only Xie Hong's clear voice was echoing, and the craftsmen also felt overwhelmed, they couldn't fully understand what was happening now, but they clearly knew one thing, that is: the sky had changed.

The spring breeze finally blew across the south bank of the river, and it was the benevolent light of the great tomorrow.

(To be continued)