In the afternoon, Guocheng and Zhu Youzhen wanted to go out first, but Concubine Li Zhuang packed a cart of things for Zhu Youzhen, and they were delayed for a long time. The car has a wide variety of things, from mattresses in summer to stoves in winter. Concubine Li Zhuang also said that the time is too tight, and there are still many things that have not been brought, and after packing up next time, I will find a car to send it over. This made Guocheng sweat profusely while admiring Concubine Li Zhuang's motherly mentality, so he had to let Concubine Li Zhuang slowly clean up, just waiting for Wang Chengen.

After a while, Wang Chengen came with silver, all kinds of papers, and some ragged craftsmen. As soon as he saw Wang Chengen, Guocheng's eyes were about to fall out. The beggars came to visit in a group, Wang Chengen was not ashamed of me, why did he get a lot of beggars to come, it seems that he is still looking for the most miserable beggars, because the clothes are generally older and more worn than the one Guocheng had at the beginning.

Guocheng felt uncomfortable, and Zhu Youzhen was also angry: "Wang Banban, why did you find these...... These...... Such people come. ”

Zhu Youzhen was afraid of provoking Guocheng, so he did not say the word "beggar".

Wang Chengen didn't understand why Zhu Youzhen was angry, and hurriedly explained: "Your Royal Highness, this is the skilled craftsman that the prince asked me to choose." Look at this, Zhao Da Tie, the most famous carpenter in the Ministry of Industry, this is Qian Xiaosaw, the most famous blacksmith in the Ministry of Industry......"

Before he finished speaking, Guocheng and Zhu Youzhen both laughed, Zhao Datie is a carpenter, and Qian Xiaosaw is a blacksmith, is it the other way around.

Guocheng smiled: "Are you the carpenter with the worst skills, so you chose a name in advance, and then something went wrong to shirk your responsibility?" ”

Zhao Datie Zhengse said: "The villain is a serious carpenter, but the villain likes to strike iron since he was a child, so my father gave me this name." I'm not afraid of the son's surprise, although the villain has good carpentry skills, he has higher iron-making skills. ”

Qian Xiaosaw didn't wait for Guocheng to ask, and said first: "The villain is the same, he likes to do carpentry work since he was a child, and carpentry is better than ironworking." ”

So why don't you switch them?

Zhao Datie said: "We are craftsmen, I am a carpenter's household registration, and I can only be a carpenter for the rest of my life." ”

Qian Xiaosaw said: "I am a blacksmith, and I can only be a blacksmith for the rest of my life. ”

Guocheng suddenly woke up, this is all to blame for the artisan household system created by Zhu Yuanzhang. In order to facilitate management, Comrade Lao Zhu divided the people of the world into civilian households, military households, and artisan households, among which artisan households were also subdivided into blacksmith households, carpenter households, and stonemason households. Comrade Lao Zhu firmly believes that dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the sons of mice love to make holes, and he doesn't care about the hobbies of dragons, phoenixes, rats, and so on. Therefore, your fathers are blacksmiths, and your children and grandchildren are blacksmiths, and even if you can't lift a hammer, you are also a blacksmith.

Guocheng said to them: "Then when you work here, change it, Zhao strikes iron, you come to strike iron, Qian Xiaosaw, you come to pull the saw." ”

Zhao Datie and Qian Xiaosaw were so excited that they didn't know what to say, happiness came too suddenly, and they almost wanted to slap themselves to see if they were dreaming. Guocheng saw that they were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "How simple the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were, they did not suffer from gains and losses for the weight of their work, but were willing to use their own specialties in their work." Such people, give them a platform, how much creative power they can show. ”

Wang Chengen saw that Zhu Youzhen's anger had subsided, and led the group to the Wenchang Palace Hutong.

Along the way, Guocheng studied the map of the house and planned the appearance of the children's paradise in his mind. In the previous life, Guocheng was not married, but he helped his colleagues take the children for a few days and went to the children's park, so he knew the facilities in the children's park. Except for some electric toys that could not be copied in the Ming Dynasty, most of them could be built with the technology of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why Guocheng wants to build a children's park for Zhu Youzhen is that the ostensible reason is to let Zhu Youzhen grow up happily in the children's park, but in fact, he also wants to accumulate contacts for him. In the plan, this children's paradise is open to the public, of course, a certain fee needs to be charged, and the people who come to play are generally the "second generation", what the "rich second generation", "the second generation of officials", etc., establish friendship in games and play, and gradually broaden the network of contacts.

Guocheng was thinking about it when a crisp call interrupted his thoughts.

"Little brother, you also moved here to live."

Guocheng looked at it and turned out to be a guest child. Zhu Youzhen jumped out of the car, said hello to Ke Qingqing, and the three of them chatted.

"What, you're going to build a children's playground here?" Ke Qingqing exclaimed, "Can you let me go in and play too?" ”

"Are you a child? Children can go in and play. Zhu Youzhen said with a smile.

Ke Qingqing pouted and said, "The two brothers bullied me......"

Guo Chengqi said: "Why did you bully you?" ”

"Children, boys, children, and little boys, together they mean little boys, and it is clear that we girls are not allowed to enter."

Guocheng smiled: "You misunderstood me and Ah Jian, Tong is a child, not a little boy, and a child refers to a child under the age of 12." Otherwise, how can you explain the virgin boy and the virgin? ”

"Oh, and when will the children's playground be built?" Ke Qingqing replied with disgust.

Guocheng looked at the door of the house and muttered: "Half a year if it's fast, and a year if it's slow." ”

Zhu Youzhen said: "It's built, the first one invites you to come in and play." ”

"No," Ke Qingqing laughed and rushed into the old house, "I'll go in early to play." ”

The old house was deserted, the vegetation was lush, and a leaf fell on Ke Qingqing's head, which frightened her into a clever and ran home with a smoke. Guocheng and Zhu Youzhen couldn't help but smile at each other.

Wang Chengen came over and said, "The emperor's grandson, the young master of the country, the old slave will bring someone in to clean up first, and you two will wait at this door." It's been a long time since no one lived here, and it's very dusty, so I'm afraid of choking you. ”

Guocheng pointed to the map of the old mansion and said: "Clean the innermost rooms, the outer rooms will be renovated and demolished, and cleaning is a waste of time." Also, clean up the weeds in the garden, I'm afraid there will be worms inside, and it will be bad if you bite the emperor's grandson. ”

Wang Chengen nodded and took people to sprinkle and sweep, Guo Cheng and Zhu Youzhen walked around the old mansion accompanied by the guards, and now this is really a big house, and one side of the entire Wenchang Palace Hutong is this house, so in addition to the gate of the old house, this side of the alley is full of walls. On the opposite side is a small door next to each other, so I think it's a small house. After a long time, Wang Chengen came out and invited Guocheng and Zhu Youzhen into the house.

Zhu Youzhen changed the environment, felt very novel, ran in and out, like a little monkey, full of energy; The craftsmen staggered one by one, and some simply sat on the ground. Seeing that they looked weak, Guocheng felt angry in his heart and asked, "You haven't eaten?" ”

"Ah, I really haven't eaten, what's the matter?" A carpenter named Sun Tieniu replied casually.

Guocheng was about to scold, but saw that the craftsmen all had dishes, and the pity in his heart rose, this is the craftsman of the Ming Dynasty, this is the outstanding craftsman of the Ming Dynasty, and many heirloom products can be created in the case that the problem of food and clothing for these people cannot be solved, so he sighed: "Take care of the rice, and eat it later." ”

Sun Tieniu didn't ask what to eat, he shouted loudly, there is food to eat, there is food to eat, when everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and their waists straightened.

Guocheng knew that he had just moved to this old mansion today, and he would definitely not be able to prepare meals for so many people, so he ordered people to boil broth and buy steamed buns. The stove was ready-made, so after a while, the fire was lit and the smell of meat slowly wafted in the backyard.

Sun Tieniu moved his nose and praised: "It's so fragrant, you can eat two more bowls of rice with this fragrance later." ”

He didn't know that the broth was for them. Because the status of craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty was too low, the living conditions were very difficult. They had to do their labor every year, going to work before dawn every day, working under the supervision of officials, and not finishing until late at night. Do you think you can earn an annual salary of 180,000 yuan for such a job? There was not a penny of silver. Of course, you can't say that the government will let you work for nothing, and occasionally give you a little salt, food, and clothes, so don't use the idea of exchanging these things for money, of course, except for those who have practiced Bigu and can not eat the fireworks of the world. There are no idlers in the artisan households, not to mention that men go to the government to do work, and women must also go out to work, otherwise they will immediately run out of cooking. The children of the artisan household are also of great use, and in difficult times they can mortgage it in exchange for some firewood and rice. In the Wanli period, the life of the craftsman is somewhat better, with a little monthly money and 6 yuan of silver every month to ensure that you will not starve to death.

The steamed buns were bought, piled on the table, like a high snow-capped mountain, and the broth was also served on the table, a big pot. All the craftsmen stared at the food on the table, and they were about to stretch out a hand in their eyes to grab the steamed buns, if it weren't for the guards guarding them, they would have rushed up a long time ago.

Guocheng pulled Zhu Youzhen to stand on the table and asked the craftsmen loudly: "Do you see the food on the table?" ”

The crowd shouted, "See! ”

Guocheng and Zhu Youzhen covered their ears at the same time, they didn't expect that they still had so much strength, and it seemed that they were not hungry enough.

"Do you want to eat it?"

"Yes!"

"If you want to eat, now line up one by one, two steamed buns per person, and a bowl of broth."

No whips, no shouts and scolding, the craftsmen quickly formed a straight line, straighter than a ruler, and it seems that the power of steamed buns is comparable to the atomic bomb of later generations. The top three are Zhao Datie, Qian Xiaosaw, and Sun Tieniu in order, and it seems that the craftsmen with good craftsmanship are also smarter.

Zhao Datie chatted with Guocheng for a few words, and he was an acquaintance, so he boldly asked: "Guogongzi, I have a lot of food, can I take a few more steamed buns?" ”

"No, the first three days are rationed, and after that, you can eat as much as you want, and you can eat as much as you want." Guocheng said secretly, I will sue you, am I almost killed because of overeating?

After a while, all the craftsmen finished eating, took back the bowl and looked, the cook was happy, this bowl simply did not need to be washed, it was spotless, and the oil flowers were all scraped clean by them with steamed buns.

While the craftsmen were eating, Guo Cheng told Zhu Youzhen that these craftsmen were great talents and that they should try their best to keep them. The so-called retention is nothing more than three ways: treatment to retain people, career to retain people, and feelings to keep people. They agreed on the treatment of these craftsmen here.

Guocheng pulled Zhu Youzhen back onto the table, there was no way, the two of them were too short, and the people standing behind the ground couldn't see the two of them at all.

Zhu Youzhen raised his voice and said, "Are you comfortable eating?" ”

The craftsmen replied in a chaotic manner, "Yes, yes." ”

"Do you still want to eat?"

This time, the voices were in unison: "Yes!" ”

"Do you want monthly money?"

The scene was quiet all of a sudden, everyone didn't understand what His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun meant, if they didn't give the monthly money after eating, they would rather starve to death than eat this meal, after all, they were the breadwinners of their families, and they couldn't ignore the whole family for the sake of their own selfish desires. Some pessimistic people are even wondering how to take out the food they have eaten.

Guocheng saw that everyone had misunderstood Zhu Youzhen, and hurriedly added: "The monthly money has nothing to do with the rice, even if you can eat better than Zhu Bajie, as long as you can work beautifully, you will also receive the monthly money." ”

Everyone is at ease, although I don't know how much money the emperor can give himself, but there is no lack of compensation. When Shicai came out of the Ministry of Works, the officials of the Ministry of Works had already told them to go to the Ministry of Works on a monthly basis to receive their salaries, and they were paid here again. The Ministry of Industry routinely gives 6 yuan, and even if half of it is given here, it adds up to 9 yuan. Everyone couldn't help but smile, and they were already planning to buy new clothes.

Zhu Youzhen said: "Each person's monthly money is—"

The scene was so quiet that you could hear a pin falling to the ground

"1 tael 7 money"

A burst of thunderous applause rang out, and everyone was simply overjoyed, in this way, I am afraid that the annual salary will not be 2o taels, let alone buying new clothes, even if you eat meat every three or five times.

Guocheng waved his hand and said: "The salary will be calculated from today, the salary on the 15th of each month, less than 15 days will be calculated as half a month, and less than 3o days will be calculated as 1 month." In addition, you can also bring your family members to do things together, the woman's salary is halved, the monthly money is 8 yuan and 5 cents, and children under 16 are not allowed to help, but they can study with the emperor and grandson. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, it was difficult for artisans to make a living, not to mention studying, even food and clothing were a problem, and now the emperor and grandson not only increased the wages of these craftsmen, but also gave their children to study. All the craftsmen couldn't help but bow to the ground and thanked the emperor and grandson for his grace in unison.

Zhu Youzhen said: "You can take one day off every ten years. ”

Guocheng added: "But you can't concentrate on the same day off, you have to stagger it. ”

The crowd was even happier, and although they were all adults and didn't know how to sleep too much, they were very tired when they got up early and touched the dark every day.

Guocheng went on to add: "Holidays cannot be accumulated, and if they are not taken, there are no rewards. ”

Zhu Youjian said: "The working hours have also been adjusted, every day at four o'clock (now 8 o'clock) to work, four o'clock at noon (now 12 o'clock) to rest for an hour, four minutes before work (now 14 o'clock), and four minutes (now 18 o'clock) to rest." The daily work is 4 hours. ”

Guocheng added: "We provide three free meals a day, the time is three quarters in the morning, four quarters in the afternoon, and five quarters in the unitary hour, and there will be meat every three days, but everyone should pay attention to go to the canteen on time to eat, and do not wait for the obsolete." ”

Zhu Youzhen also said: "If you work hard to do the facts, after the project is completed, I will leave you here and continue to work." ”

One good news after another blew everyone up and was overjoyed.

Guocheng said with a stern expression: "If you want to stay here and do things, you must abide by four rules: first, you must not reveal to anyone where you are doing things and what you do; Second, you must not disclose your salary to anyone; Third, orders and prohibitions, let you do whatever you want, do not object, do not have difficulties to do, there are difficulties, and overcome difficulties; Fourth, obey management. If they violate, they will be expelled from the construction site at least and sent to the official for severe punishment. If you don't want to do it, you can quit now. ”

Of course, no one quits, just kidding, where to find such a good job, doing things here is simply a golden job. When I came out of the Ministry of Industry, I felt that I had changed from doing things for the emperor to doing things for the emperor's grandson, and I was very embarrassed. Now I am very happy, I am in charge of food, money, and I can still let my children study, and I really don't want to leave.

The scene was jubilant, except for one person, that was Wang Chengen. Originally, buying stewed meat and buns was like digging a piece of meat in his heart, but Guocheng dug up one piece after another as if he was addicted to digging, and Wang Chengen seemed to see the silver ingots grow legs one by one and walked out.

Back in the back room, Wang Chengen complained to Guocheng and said: "You really don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, the emperor has already said that he will pay the salary of the craftsman, and you also received 1ooo taels of silver less, why do you give them a monthly payment again?" Although the emperor rewarded 7ooo taels of silver, we didn't make any money after all, and when the money runs out, what will you do? ”

"Don't worry, as I said, as long as I am here, the emperor and grandson will only think that there is more money, not less money."

"Bragging again."

"How can you brag, I went to the palace today and got 7ooo taels of silver, and when you counted the quantity, the sweat came out."

Wang Chengen was stunned for a while, and Guocheng said again: "Princess, tomorrow these craftsmen should bring a lot of family members, you pick some people to be cooks, pick some people to clean the courtyard, and then pick some good needlework for me, didn't you say that there is no entry, I'll let you see it tomorrow, I-Guocheng is going to start making money, hahaha......"

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