"Brothers, the ancients said: The grace of receiving a drop of water should be reciprocated by a spring, not to mention that Gongzi Xie recreated me with kindness, so turn around and leave, don't you feel ashamed?" Lin Bai said categorically, making those who were in a hurry to leave all their faces flushed, and they were a little ashamed.

"However, Gongzi Xie said it himself......"

"Everyone has their own ambitions, and Lin will not stop him, but just ask a few brothers to stay, listen to Lin ask Xie Gongzi a few words, after listening, if you still want to leave, Lin will not stop you, how about it?" His words were so loud that people couldn't refute them, so they all nodded their heads in agreement, including those who were leaving.

Xie Hong has been watching so indifferently, whether someone is leaving or someone is sneering, he is not moved, but Lin Bai, who has always been inconspicuous, suddenly stood up, but it made Xie Hong's eyes light up, is it finally waiting? He began to look forward to it.

"The little one dares to ask Mr. Xie, what are the things you want to make in the workshop you want to open? What kind of craftsmanship is required? ”

"There's so much to do, so to speak. I need more skills, but in my workshop, skills are not limited, you can learn if you don't know, you can study together if you don't have a place to learn, teach each other, learn from each other, in short, as long as you are willing to specialize, craftsmanship is not a problem. ”

"Childe, do you mean that when you enter the factory, you can't hide your own craftsmanship?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Exactly." Xie Hong nodded, this No. 1 craftsman in Xuanfu was really extraordinary, and the questions he asked were all directed to the core.

Except for Lin Bai, who spoke, all the craftsmen looked at each other, and the craftsmanship could not be passed on, this is a rule passed down from generation to generation, even if everyone will not be a craftsman in the future, but this craft cannot be passed on to outsiders! Passing on art in private, where do you put your ancestors? Who would dare to do such a bad thing?

The people who want to leave have more and more confirmed their thoughts, and those who were hesitant also feel that it is better to go, the workshop conceived by Xie Gongzi is too evil, and there has been no such rule since ancient times.

"Childe wants to ......" Lin Bai's reaction was different, he suddenly wanted to say something excitedly, but he forcibly suppressed himself, and asked again: "Dare to ask Childe, will the craftsman who said to be 'stepping on the rainbow' for your mansion at the Lantern Festival Conference also be in the workshop?" ”

The eyes of the others looking at Lin Bai were a little strange, Master Lin asked like this, could it be tempting?

"Yes, Brother Zeng will be the chief craftsman of the Chemistry Department."

The craftsmen who made gunpowder were all in their hearts, and they also began to be tempted, that Mr. Zeng's craftsmanship was far beyond the people present, and everyone was still thinking about apprenticeship. If he goes into the workshop, doesn't that mean ...... Brother Lin really has insight, which is beyond our reach.

Lin Bai was unmoved, and continued to ask without pause: "Gongzi Xie, you just said that you want to hire small people, so do you mean that you have to pay small people's wages?" ”

"Of course, it is a matter of course that you are paid for your work." Xie Hong replied as a matter of course: "As for the specifics, let me briefly say it, that is, a fixed salary plus commission." ”

There are so many fresh words and new truths of Gongzi Xie, and the craftsmen are all confused. Everyone knows that the matter of working and paying wages is also divided into people, if it is a registered craftsman, the things are good, and then meet a kind customer, it is possible to get some rewards, but under normal circumstances, it is good to have a little oil star in the meal.

As for the chemical department, the fixed salary and commission, everyone is completely ignorant.

"What did Childe say......" Lin Bai obviously didn't understand, so he asked again.

"What about the fixed salary, it is for you to support your family, tentatively five taels a month......" Xie Hong held his forehead, thought for a while before saying a number, and then said without waiting for someone to react, and then said: "What about the commission, there are many kinds, there are piecework commissions and commissions for researching new projects, specifically, hehe, I haven't thought about it yet, to be determined." ”

Five taels! Most of the craftsmen didn't listen to what he said later, and they couldn't understand it anyway, but they could hear the five taels in front of them clearly. Five taels, or a month, wouldn't that year cost sixty taels? Not to mention being in Xuanfu in the past, even if you go to the legendary Jiangnan, you don't know what year or month you can get if you want to earn sixty taels.

Zhang Yang's jaw is about to fall, five taels a month? In the border army, even cronies can't get so much silver in a month. Five taels, he is a captain of the army, and a month's salary is only this amount, and he will often be in arrears, is this Lord Xie crazy? Such a high wage for a group of lowly craftsmen!

Does he know that in this way, he can buy three craftsmen a year for the wages of one craftsman! Crazy, really crazy, Zhang Yang pondered whether to go back and report to the head of the family as soon as possible, this backer is really unreliable.

Lin Bai was also shocked, and only after a long time did he continue to ask, "Childe, do you come and go freely in this workshop?" ”

Yes, yes, this Lin Bai is indeed a talent, and when he asked about the idea again, Xie Hong nodded secretly, "This is the case for the first year, because you will not be exposed to the core technology at the beginning, and if you will come into contact with the core technology in the future, then there will be some restrictions." ”

Xie Hong's previous actions were just to screen out suitable candidates, if he didn't have the intention to improve his craft, it would be useless to keep people. Xie Hong himself is just a craftsman, not a scientist, and if he wants to make scientific and technological progress, he can only give full play to the potential of craftsmen in this era.

Judging from Xie Hong's previous perception, as long as they can be reasonably organized, their intelligence and craftsmanship will not be a problem. Zeng Zheng and Dong Ping are like this, after Xie Hong used the information of later generations to wake them up, now the two of them have far surpassed Xie Hong's half-in related fields, they are like this, and among the others, there should be the same person.

So Xie Hong deliberately let them waver, put all the disadvantages in front and said, if it is a person who is not firm, it is useless for him to ask for it, and if such a person is mixed in, it may have the opposite effect.

Originally, it would have been too late for Zhang Luo to arrive in the capital, but according to Gu Dayong's statement, the environment in the capital may not be very favorable, so Xie Hong made this request by the way when he coerced and lured Zhang Zongbing.

And the so-called hush money guessed by Mr. Zhang, Xie Hong didn't have that mind, he just saw that Mr. Zhang was greedy for money, so he used this to sell his favors, and didn't want to force him to the enemy's side, after all, he has too many enemies to face now and is too powerful, that is the entire scholar class!

In addition, there is also Liu Jin, who can be regarded as an internal enemy, Xie Hong knows that there is a danger around him, and this expected workshop is his foundation. Whether it is the technological innovation in the future, or the desire to continue to satisfy the second brother with novel toys, in the end, it still depends on this workshop.

Xie Hong thought far-reaching, so although Lin Bai asked these questions would hit the positive surnames of the craftsmen, he didn't think it was angry at all, the big waves washed the sand, he said clearly, the craft can not be cared about, but if there is no will and enthusiasm for the craft, it will not succeed, as later generations said: If you don't love this industry, then you can't stand out in this industry.

The freedom to come and go is indeed a great touch to these craftsmen in Xuanfu, the reason why the craftsmen are cheap is because their freedom is restricted, except for working in the workshop, they can't go anywhere, even if they go to other places, as long as they are still craftsmen, their fate is the same.

And Xie Hong's workshop will also restrict freedom in the future, so that they all have bad associations, who knows if Xie Gongzi will backtrack? It's so easy to get free, and you get rid of your lowly pretenses, so why go back to that business? Several craftsmen who had already been very determined looked at each other and made up their minds.

"Master Lin, if you finish asking, I will have to say goodbye to Gongzi Xie."

Thinking of what happened to Lin Bai just now, several people did not hesitate, Lin Bai's fame has gradually risen over the years, and he has also been valued in the General Military Mansion, and there are a lot of rewards, but the result is not that he is not free, the more rewards, the higher the cost of leaving the country.

Don't look at the salary promised by Gongzi Xie is a lot, but when the time comes, he can't get out, what can he do with more silver? It's not a lowly craftsman! We're fed up with that kind of thing, so let's let it die if it's a craft or something.

These people didn't dare to talk to Xie Hong, for fear that he would regret it, so they just said to Lin Bai in an unkind tone. Xie Hong looked at Lin Bai and seemed to want to ask something, but as soon as these people said it, he just sighed and shook his head.

Xie Hong smiled and waved his hand, "A few please." ”

Those few people carefully looked at Xie Hong's expression, and saw that his face did not seem to be fake, gritted his teeth, picked up his luggage and left, afraid that Xie Hong would regret it, and several people were also windy under their feet, walking faster and faster, and the figure was no longer visible after a while.

Some others who were hesitating to wait and see, seeing this, were also very moved, and one of the leaders hugged his fists and saluted: "Gongzi Xie Gaoyi, villains, etc., are really grateful, but there is a training on the ancestors, and the family craftsmanship cannot be passed on......" Saying, his face was already red, but his tone was firm.

"It's okay, if that's the case, please take care of yourself." Xie Hong looked around slightly, everyone's expressions were in full view, knowing that there were still people who wanted to leave, he didn't leave any difficulty, smiled faintly, and waved his hand to signal that these people could leave on their own.

I was completely disappointed in the craftsman's profession just now, and there was no need to reluctantly stay. And now these are the so-called diehards, it is not easy for these people to want to transform, Xie Hong knows in his heart, and he is too lazy to waste that effort, words are powerless after all, and when the atmosphere of Daming changes, they will still go with the flow.

Originally, Xie Hong didn't have many people with Zhang Zongbing, he just proposed to ask for the families of a few generals in Xuanfu, and he didn't mention it in the army, so there were only a dozen or twenty people in total, and there were a lot of family members. But as soon as these two groups of people left, they also took their families with them, and the rest of the people seemed to be sparse.

The remaining craftsmen looked at each other, and they were all a little strange in their hearts, but Guo and Yang, who happened to start talking, didn't leave, and then asked each other about the origin.

"Brother Yang, why didn't you leave?" Master Guo has a fast mouth and a quick response, so he took the lead.

"Alas," Master Yang sighed and said in a low voice: "Brother Guo, Gongzi Xie has a good reputation, and his attitude towards us is not bad. I pondered, he is a kind person, he will not deceive us, and there will be ......"

Master Guo smiled and teased, "And there's the salary, right?" ”

Master Yang's face flushed, and he retorted: "Sixty taels a year!" And what kind of commission do you have, you have caught up with the main affairs in the yamen, even if you are a personal soldier of the General's Mansion, you can't get so much money, Lao Guo, dare you say that you are not tempted? You're not here for this? ”

"Tempted, of course tempted, but I'm really not just here for this." Master Guo smiled bitterly: "What do you think, what are we capable of?" Wouldn't you know how to do your craft, even if you are not a craftsman, what can you do to support your family? You also need silver to buy a field, and now the field is not cheap, besides, the crops are fine, can we take care of them well? ”

"Brother Guo makes sense...... Master Yang nodded silently.

"You think, in the end, eighty percent of the people who leave still have to do handicraft work, and in a few years, wait for the government to audit again......" Master Guo shook his head and sighed.

Master Yang shuddered, and then sighed with palpitations: "Brother Guo, you think far, it's okay, it's okay." ”

After a while, the people who left one after another walked away, and although the remaining seven or eight people had different thoughts and expressions on their faces, they were all firmly unwilling to move, obviously not planning to leave.

The world's prejudice against craftsmen is deep-rooted, and even the craftsmen themselves agree that Xie Hong is not an immortal, and there is no way to change this situation in a day or two, but he can select people who are relatively visionary or love crafts, and then slowly influence them, starting from Xie Hong's own side, and gradually expanding his influence.

Those who are still willing to stay now are somewhat related to Xie Hong's goals, so although there are not many people, Xie Hong is very satisfied, which is more than he expected, he nodded and said, "You must be planning to follow Xie Mou, right?" ”

"The little ones are willing to serve the childe." The voice of the response was not loud, but it was very neat, which shows that although these people are still apprehensive in their hearts, they have made up their minds and should not be easily shaken.

"Hmm." Xie Hong bowed slightly, pointed to the Gu Wangfu behind everyone, and said: "It will take two days to enter Beijing, let's live here for the time being, it's a little hasty, and the conditions are a little simpler, let's make do with it first." ”

Although Xie Hong's own family is big, Zhengde is there, and there are a lot of brocade guards guarding him, which are already full, and with Zhengde, it is inconvenient for outsiders to live in. So Xie Hong thought of the palace, originally this place was for Zhengde to live, it was a pity that he didn't stay idle, Xie Hong waved his hand, Zhengde was also full of care, and it was arranged like this.

A group of craftsmen were taken aback, no matter how ignorant people were, as long as they were in Xuanfu, how could they not know about the palace? These people never dreamed that they would stay in the palace one day, even if they went, they would live in a thatched hut similar to a horse shed, and now, listening to what Gongzi Xie meant, it seems that everyone will live in it as a guest, and what are the conditions of the palace being poor...... These people are hesitant and don't dare to move, don't we be mistaken? Seeing that they were hesitant, Xie Hong knew that they all had concerns, so he simply walked through the crowd and walked in first.

Before Zhengde came, the palace was also guarded, and these people went to see the excitement during the Lantern Festival, so there was no one to guard it. At this time, there were guards standing at the door with bright clothes and waist swords, and the craftsmen had also spent time in the army, and when they looked at the appearance of these two guards, they knew that they were not ordinary.

Ordinary border soldiers, how can anyone dress so brightly? And there is a pattern on the jacket, even if it is the personal soldiers of the adults, they are reluctant to wear it like this, right? And the demeanor of these two guards is also different from that of the border army, not fierce, but proud and cold murderous, this is the palace guard, it is really different.

The onlookers saw that there was no more excitement, and they were about to disperse, but they were biased against Gongzi Xie, who had just been the wronged leader, and went to break into the palace again, and everyone's energy came up. This Xie Gongzi's feelings are really crazy, he bought a craftsman to be a good person, but he bought twenty smaller ones, and more than half of them went, and he went to break into the palace again, and he was not taken down for a big crime of disrespect?

"Your Excellency!"

Before these people could open their mouths, Xie Hong had already entered, but the two majestic guards were all respectfully saluting, and Xie Hong just nodded lightly. So, almost everyone who watched the excitement bit their tongues, and who made them grin and want to laugh.

"It turned out to be a brocade guard, look at the jacket, look at the knife...... No wonder, there are rumors that Lord Xie is a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, I didn't believe it originally, but this look, it's really true. Someone in the audience screamed.

"Jin Yiwei can bring people into the palace? Can you still stay? Some people also asked, didn't you see that Master Xie's companion had already gone in with the craftsmen?

"Then we don't know...... the first exclaimed, and the man was also at a loss.

The people outside couldn't keep their tongues down, and several craftsmen who were the parties were even more confused, today was really a magical day, inexplicably got out of the country, and was hired by Gongzi Xie in a daze, and promised to give everyone a salary that they couldn't think of, and finally went into the palace in a daze, and they had to stay!

Are we dreaming? These people can't figure it out, what kind of luck did they take, they actually turned over like this, no, not only turned over, climbed such a big tree as Xie Gongzi, it couldn't be more correct, the person who just walked away is really a mouse.

rejoiced in himself, and despised the people who left, but the doubts in his heart became stronger and stronger, and in the end, it was Lin Bai who raised the doubts.

"Gongzi Xie, no, the owner, forgive the villain for being presumptuous, the owner has been treated so kindly, the villain is grateful, and he should try his best to reciprocate, but ...... The villain really doesn't know in his heart, why does the owner treat me so kindly? ”

Xie Hong was stunned when he heard this, and then he smiled: "Where is there any favor, it's still the same sentence, you should be paid for your work, and you should be respected if you have the ability, Xie is just doing what he says." ”

Lin Bai was stunned, he had imagined in advance how Xie Hong might answer, or win people's hearts, maybe it would be beneficial, but he didn't think that Xie Hong's answer would be such a light sentence, it didn't seem to have any weight at all.

But when he carefully pondered the taste, he suddenly became excited, yes, the work should be paid, and the craftsmanship should be respected, isn't this what the craftsmen yearn for the most? It's very simple, but it's never out of reach, even if Xie Hong said so, Lin Bai still couldn't believe it.

His lips trembled, his hands that had always been stable were trembling, and he asked a question that he wanted to ask before: "Dare to ask Mr. Xie, Mr. Zeng, who is doing 'stepping on the rainbow', has seen it, I don't know what kind of master the piano maker is?" ”

"Well, I can't be called a master, and Xie is just a craftsman." Xie Hong smiled slightly, after such a long time, he had always thought about this sentence in his heart, and this was the first time he had said it publicly.

In the past, Xie Hong was also concerned about the problem of this craftsman, but now it doesn't matter, whether it is friend or foe, anyway, many people understand it in their hearts, and they also have to rely on, so they don't have to continue to scruple, they can stand up openly.

"The one who made the piano was Xie, and like everyone, Xie was also a craftsman." Xie Hong smiled proudly and repeated again.

The famous Xuanfu made many big names have to look sideways Xie Gongzi is actually a craftsman? Can craftsmen really be respected, or even extraordinary? The craftsmen were shocked, but their hearts were surging like stormy waves, no matter what, it seems that they have really chosen the right path, with a terrible person!

(To be continued)