Xudu Palace.

"Zhongda, how did you discuss the construction of the Luoyang Palace?"

Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi under the court.

When Sima Yi heard this, his face was filled with embarrassment.

"Back to Your Majesty, now that the treasury is tight, I am afraid it will be a little difficult to squeeze out the treasury to build the palace."

After Cao Cao ordered the capital of Xuchang, he carried out a large-scale construction of Xudu.

But despite this, Xudu is still a small city.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne as emperor, he was not satisfied with staying here.

So he intended to move the capital to Luoyang.

It's just that after Luoyang was burned down by Dong Zhuo, if it wants to be the capital, it must invest a lot of manpower and material resources.

But at present, Cao Pi not only has to reward Sima Yi, Chen Qun and other courtiers, but also has to go to war with Sun Quan, Liu Bei and others.

Although with the help of Yang Ling, the treasury is now full, but there is not enough money to renovate Luoyang.

"I know that there are some difficulties in this matter, but it is because of the difficulties that it seems that Zhongda is capable."

Cao Pi smiled and groaned.

Sima Yi thought about it, and then said,

"The minister has a few suggestions."

"Zhongda, please speak."

"Please issue an edict to re-measure the land and count the population. In addition to this, clean up the redundant staff in the DPRK and China, and cut expenses, especially the artisan workshop! ”

"Oh? Why is that? ”

Cao Pi said with some doubts.

"Your Majesty doesn't know, the minister has checked the expenses of the court in the past few days, and found that the expenditure of the craftsman's workshop accounts for almost half!"

Sima Yi explained.

"Could it be that Yang Ling is corrupted?"

Cao Pi was suddenly furious.

In his opinion, no matter how much money the craftsman workshop burns, it will not burn to such a point!

"Your Majesty is angry, although Yang Ling is a little hateful, but he runs a Moutai and perfume business, and he can't look down on this little money."

Sima Yi paused and continued,

"If we can cut the expenditure of the craftsman's workshop to one-third, and make up some other places, it shouldn't be a problem to renovate Luoyang."

Cao Pi nodded,

"Okay, you go and invite Ji Zhong quickly!"

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi left with his hand.

After a while, he turned back, followed by a dark-skinned and thin literati.

"Minister Wu Qian, meet Your Majesty!"

"Ji Zhong doesn't have to be polite."

Cao Pi smiled,

"I called you here today, I guess you already know what is going on, right?"

"The minister knows, Your Majesty is for the craftsman's workshop, right?"

Long before Yang Ling handed over the craftsman's workshop, Cao Pi sent someone to inform Wu Zhen and ask him to return to take charge of the matter.

"It's good that you know. The elite ordnance such as the Lingyue Repeater Crossbow and the Three-Eyed Gun used by our Great Wei army are all from the craftsman's workshop. ”

"I am in charge of such a confidential place, and you must not let me down!"

Cao Pi admonished.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister will take care of it!"

Wu Zhen is solemn and authentic.

"That's good!"

Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction and followed,

"But I have a request, and I hope Ji Zhong will agree."

"Your Majesty's words are serious, as long as Your Majesty speaks, the minister will definitely finish!"

"Zhongda, you tell Ji Zhong about it."

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi on the side gave up his hand to receive the order, and said to Wu Zhi with a chuckle,

"The cost of the artisan workshop is very large, which has affected the finances of the imperial court. Your Majesty means that I hope that after you take over the craftsman's workshop, you will cut your usual expenses without affecting the normal operation! ”

"I thought it was a trivial matter, wrapped up in me!"

Wu Zhen smiled disappreciatively.

He has always been well-versed in learning and quick thinking, and when he said this, Cao Pi was relieved.

"In this case, please Ji Zhong!"

……

There are two offices inside and outside the craftsman's workshop, the inner part of the city is responsible for administrative work, and most of the outside of the city are used for testing and manufacturing.

After Wu Zhen said goodbye to Cao Pi, he swaggered to the office where the craftsman's workshop was located in the city.

Knowing that the new chief had arrived, everyone in the government office came to pay their respects!

Wu Zhen squinted his eyes, looked them up and down, and said lukewarmly,

"Why don't you see Master Huang Craftsman?"

The Huang master craftsman in his mouth naturally refers to Huang Yueying.

Huang Yueying is proficient in mechanical techniques, and the craftsman workshop was created by her, plus Yang Ling's relationship is there.

Therefore, Cao Cao has always appointed her as the highest official craftsman.

"Returning to Zhonglang General (Cao Pi is the emperor, Ren Wu Zhen is Zhonglang General), Mrs. Huang has resigned from the position of a master craftsman."

A craftsman cautiously authenticated.

"Resigned?"

Wu Zhen was a little surprised, but immediately sneered,

"Good resignation, a woman came out to show her face, and she also served as a court official, what is it like?"

"Madame doesn't know how to be polite, doesn't her husband understand either?"

The craftsmen present were not fools, so they could naturally hear that he was yin and yang Yang Ling and Huang Yueying.

They all lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to gasp!

"Okay, I called you here today to tell you that from today on, I will be the master craftsman for the time being, and I will have the final say in everything in the craftsman's workshop!"

"Understood?"

Wu Zhen looked at everyone with a majestic face.

"Understood!"

Everyone replied in a sparse manner.

"It's good to understand, then who, the master book, bring me the accounts of the craftsman's workshop in recent years!"

Wu Zhen commanded.

The master of the craftsman's workshop did not dare to delay, and took the order to leave, and it didn't take long for him to hold a thick pile of accounts and put them on the desk in front of Wu Qian.

Wu Zhen picked up the accounts, flipped through a few pages casually, and his eyes widened instantly.

"You people's fortunes are even comparable to the captains of the bosses?"

Yang Ling knows that science and technology are the primary productive forces.

He is not stingy with the craftsmen of the craftsman's workshop.

Not only do they give them a lot of money, but they also have other incentives.

For example, there will be rich rewards for inventing new ordnance, improving existing ordnance, etc.

In addition to this, there will be a high temperature subsidy in the summer and a heating fee in the winter.

Even if their family members are sick and their children go to school, Yang Ling will help solve it.

The sum of the miscellaneous money is comparable to the officials of the fifth lieutenant of the Northern Army of the imperial court, the lieutenant of Si Li, and other officials who are more than 2,000 stones.

Under such a generous salary, a group of craftsmen worked extremely hard, which made Cao Wei's ordnance always innovate!

It's just that in Wu Qian's opinion, this is too much.

Although the craftsman workshop is a subordinate institution of the imperial court, whether it is Wu Zhen, Sima Yi, or Cao Pi, they all feel that these craftsmen are inferior!

However, Yang Ling actually gave inferior people a salary comparable to that of a courtier.

How can this not shock Wu Zhen!

No wonder the Artisan Workshop costs so much!

This Yang Ling is really too much!

Wu Zhen frowned, and he had already made up his mind in his heart that he would first start from the treatment of the craftsmen!

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at the craftsmen in the hall.