The next day, Xia Jing took a small team of guards to prepare to go to the iron workshop, and as soon as she left the mansion, she saw King Qian and Mr. Zhang standing at the door.

"The princess is going to go out, where are you going?" When King Qian saw Xia Jing coming out, he greeted him with a smile, so that people could know at a glance that he was waiting here on purpose.

Xia Jing saw King Qian greeted him warmly, and she was slightly stunned, a little uncomfortable.

After coming back to her senses, she looked them up and down, "I have something to do when I go out, you two are robbing the guards of their jobs, standing guard here?" ”

When King Qian heard this, he looked left and right, and in order to show that he was not here to rob the guards of their jobs, he hurriedly stepped forward two steps, some distance from the guards.

Mr. Zhang smiled and arched his hand to Xia Jing, "Weichen is here to wait for you here with the prince." ”

"Wait for me?" Xia Jing was slightly surprised, "Wait for me to have something?" ”

Mr. Zhang looked back at King Qian, and explained with a smile: "Here's the thing, the prince and Weichen have always been curious about the princess's iron workshop, so they want to take advantage of the free time to go around today, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Xia Jing nodded, "Yes, I happen to be going to the iron workshop today." ”

"Thank you, Princess, then we'll be together."

Mr. Zhang happily turned around and beckoned King Qian to get into the car together.

A piece of wasteland in the northeast corner of the north of the city has now changed its appearance, and what was once a wasteland is now an iron workshop.

The workshop is large and surrounded by a high wall, which is strong and protected from the prying eyes of outsiders.

King Qian had been looking around since he came in, and the blast furnace in the smelting workshop was taller than the furnace of his Soldiers' Workshop, and its scale was not inferior to his Soldiers' Workshop.

"Princess, I'm afraid that your furnace of molten iron is the amount of two furnaces in this Wang Bing's workshop, you really have so much iron ore refining when you build such a big furnace?"

The main thing is to make so many pieces of iron and what do you want to do when you come out?

Xia Jing glanced at a row of blast furnaces, and said with a smile: "Nowadays, iron products are not popularized among the people, of course, the more the better, even if you can't use it now, but you can always be prepared for storing a little more, and when it can always be used in the future, how can you be too much?" ”

King Qian: "."

He didn't have too much, he was just worried that his princess was more ambitious than himself, and he was even more afraid that he wouldn't be able to control her.

Mr. Zhang was not familiar with smelting technology, but when he entered the workshop, he was attracted by the craftsmen working in the workshop.

He looked at all this in front of him in shock, "Princess, the craftsmen in your workshop are in a good state of mind, and they seem to be very active and energetic in doing things. ”

Upon hearing this, Xia Jing glanced at the workshop and pointed to a craftsman: "This is the single blacksmith in our workshop, and the others are either his apprentices or his peers who have invited him." There are also peers invited by peers. ”

At the beginning, he signed an employment contract with a single blacksmith, and Xia Jing let him be introduced to work in the workshop if he had peers or friends, five taels a month at the master level, and one or two months for apprentices.

In ancient times, this salary was considered a high salary in the lowly industry of craftsmen.

To put it mildly, the seven-grade officials of the imperial court are only two or two months old, and the cost of cultivating a scholar in ancient times is very high, especially if you go to the imperial examination to pass three levels and kill six generals, it can be said that it is very rare to go to the palace examination.

Since 10,000 people can only achieve a jinshi by crossing a single-plank bridge, only Xia Jing dares to be the first to be the blacksmith who is higher than the county order.

Mr. Zhang opened his mouth in surprise and asked, "How much money do you give them for a month, or do they mean that they work for you for free?" But no, they wouldn't have been so active if they had worked for free. ”

When Xia Jing heard this, she couldn't help but be speechless, "Of course I paid the salary, I am not like your government to engage in overlord clauses, craftsmen do not pay wages for doing things, they are considered to be in service, and they have to bring their own dry food to help you work, so they can be forced to do things actively to have ghosts." ”

As soon as they heard this, both King Qian and Mr. Zhang did not understand.

King Qian asked: "The craftsmen who work for the imperial court are considered to be in service, and haven't they all come over like this for thousands of years?" Why do you still pay them, if it is not good in your own name, then why don't you attach this workshop to the name of the government? ”

Xia Jing looked at him as a matter of course, so she shook her head, "It's impossible to generate enthusiasm if you let people work for free, since you want the horses to run and don't want the horses to eat grass, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?" ”

Mr. Zhang interjected: "However, if you do what you say, won't it increase the burden on the government?" ”

"The government doesn't want to increase the burden, so let the people increase the burden?" Xia Jing's face became serious, "If the burden on the government increases, it must be proactive to reduce the burden, rather than by squeezing the people to reduce the burden." The people have been forcibly expropriated and extorted for many years until they are overwhelmed, do you think they will turn against you? ”

King Qian: "."

Xia Jing snorted coldly, and said: "If the government has a heavy burden, find a way to solve the problem, just like the cleaning up of hidden households, re-measuring the land, and registering in other areas of Lingnan that are still being implemented, and when this decree is implemented to the end, then the taxes of the government will increase exponentially in the autumn of this year." ”

"In the same way, the people work for the government, the government pays the wages, and with the money for the work, then the people can improve the life of their families, so slowly accumulated, and the people's lives are rich, then will they still think about going against you?"

"You remember, the squire is not rich when he is rich, the people are rich, and the people are rich, and the people are rich, and the country is rich, probably the country is rich and the people are strong."

Xia Jing's words were deafening, and directly shattered the three views of King Qian and Mr. Zhang, which subverted their cognition too much.

From childhood to adulthood, they have understood that the imperial power is prepared to protect the royal family gentry and officials, and they have never heard anyone talk about it, and the interests of the people should come first.

King Qian was a little excited when he came back to his senses, and hurriedly asked, "How can we make the people rich?" Could it be that if the service is paid, the people will be rich? ”

Xia Jing glanced at him, "Stupid! ”

King Qian choked, and then blushed, no woman dared to say that he was stupid in front of him, Xia Shi was challenging his bottom line!

Mr. Zhang was watching anxiously from the side, for fear that the couple would quarrel, so he hurriedly came on the scene and asked, "Princess, what should you do according to your wishes?" ”

Talking about the livelihood of the people, Xia Jing had a little patience, "According to the current situation of Dayu, it is a problem for the people to even eat, how can they be rich?" It is too early to talk about prosperity, and what is urgently waiting to be solved at present is the problem of food and clothing for the people. ”

Mr. Zhang was a little excited when he heard this, and he nodded again and again, "The princess is right, it's just that Weichen really doesn't know what to do to solve the people's food and clothing." ”

Xia Jing thought about this question in her mind for a while, and then said: "This question is a bit profound, but in short, it is a variety of grains, a variety of mulberry and hemp, more weaving, and vigorously developing productivity." Only the more materials produced, the people will not have to worry about not having food and clothing. When people are full of strength and strength, they will want to forge ahead, and Dayu will have vitality. ”

King Qian pointed to the craftsmen working in the workshop, "Just like them, they can eat enough when they get paid, so they have the strength to do things actively?" ”

Xia Jing nodded: "That's pretty much it." ”

During the following visit, neither King Qian nor Mr. Zhang asked any more questions, and both of them were carefully observing the craftsmen at work, and it was not difficult to see from their subtle expressions that they were very satisfied with their current lives.

I am satisfied with life, and I have the motivation to do things.

Maybe this is the vitality that the princess just said.

Until the two left, Xia Jing didn't accompany them, because she came to the iron workshop to deal with something, and it was impossible to accompany them to delay time.

After leaving the iron workshop and getting into the carriage, King Qian thought about the state of the craftsmen in the war workshop, and compared it with the iron workshop, the difference was too obvious.

Let him sigh for a while: "Maybe what the princess said is right, Mr. thinks we should change the status quo of the Lower Soldiers' Workshop?" ”

Mr. Zhang smiled, "Lord Wang really wants to change the status quo of the Bingjian Workshop?" ”

"Well," King Qian continued, "if the status quo does not change, perhaps in the near future, there may be shoddy incidents in the Soldiers' Workshop. ”

Craftsmen who work hard are not rewarded, and there may be shoddy things.

Don't think about it, if the food and clothing of the craftsman are not solved, this kind of problem will definitely appear.

Mr. Zhang affirmed, but also raised the actual problems to be faced, "The prince's idea is very good, but you have to consider the actual situation, the silver in our official warehouse can be useful." These things need to be solved urgently, and the spare money here is impossible for you to embezzle. ”

King Qian shook his fan, "This king knows what you mean, since the silver in the official warehouse is not available, then we will also learn from the princess and Xiao Wu, and pull out all the recruits recruited by the garrison to hone and temper, so that they can adapt to what the cruel battlefield is like." Don't wait to go to the battlefield, you will vomit and be weak when you see the bloody battlefield. ”

"It's okay, then do what the prince said, and we'll try it out for a while to see if there are any changes." Mr. Zhang agreed, but there was room for his words, so as not to lose the face of the prince when he got it.

For the sake of silver, the two pulled out recruits to suppress the bandits and discussed the details.

Speaking with a dry mouth, King Qian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, but before the teacup was put down, the carriage shook a little, and all the tea in his hand spilled onto his brocade robe.

A large tea stain was left on the light-colored brocade robe, and King Qian's face was completely blackened.

Today's light-colored brocade robe was specially worn to accompany Xia Jing out, now it's okay, there is no need to see people.

Mr. Zhang noticed King Qian's face, lifted the curtain before him and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the coachman's aggrieved voice came in, "Report to the prince, there was a young lady who blocked our way, so that the little one had to brake urgently." ”

So everything is the fault of this woman who stands in the way.

Mr. Zhang frowned slightly, looked towards the front of the carriage, only to see the woman blocking the way, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"How is she?"

King Qian wiped the tea stains on his body slightly, heard his muttering, and asked with anger, "Who?" ”

Mr. Zhang turned around, "It's the girl of the Mu family." ”

"The Mu family?" King Qian didn't remember which Mu family it was for a while.

Mr. Zhang explained: "It was the Jingzhou Mu family who came to Lingnan with us halfway when they fled, and their eldest lady and our princess were fellow villagers. ”

King Qian was stunned, but he was covered in tea stains, and he still didn't have a good temper and said: "Since the princess knows, why doesn't she go to the princess to find this king?" ”

Mr. Zhang raised his eyebrows: "." How does he know this, and the most important thing is how to answer this?

Fortunately, King Qian didn't want him to answer, but glanced out of the car.

At this glance, it happened to be opposite to Mu Guangzhen's eyes.

This expression of desire and resignation directly made King Qian stunned, and it took a while to come back to his senses before he remembered who this girl was.

Isn't it the girl I saw at the princess's place last time, it seems to be at that time

After such a while, King Qian thought a little too much.

"The people's daughter Mu Guangzhen has seen the prince, and she collided with the prince today, and I hope the prince will forgive her sins."

King Qian looked at Mr. Zhang.

Mr. Zhang understood in seconds, cleared his throat, and asked, "I don't know what Miss Mu's intention is to stop the prince's carriage?" ”

Mu Guangzhen heard that the voice was wrong, and raised his head in surprise to look at the carriage, and found that the face of a thin old man was revealed at the door of the carriage.

She didn't know how to react for a while, she didn't expect that there would be someone else on the king's car.

"Girl, girl!"

Mr. Zhang's brows were furrowed, and he was very dissatisfied with Mu Guangzhen who was in a daze, although the prince was a prince and a king, he was also very busy.

This time I came out to take time out of my busy schedule to accompany the princess, how could I have time to deal with other women?

Mu Guangzhen saw the ceremony: "I've seen Mr., is it a little woman, I have disturbed the prince and Mr., in order to make amends, can you invite the two of you to have a cup of tea?" ”

"Huh?" Mr. Zhang pointed to his nose, stupid.

He turned his head to look at King Qian, "Lord Wang, are the women of Lingnan so unrestrained?" ”

Even he, an old man who is half-cut into the ground, doesn't let go?

King Qian glanced at Mr. Zhang's gray hair, which was thinner than his own, and couldn't help laughing.

After a long while, he hid the smile in his mouth and said aloud to the outside of the carriage: "Okay, the reparation will be saved, we will take the first step if we still have something, and the girl will respect herself." ”

As if he had been hit, Mu Guangzhen took two steps back, and said gloomily: "The people's daughter was abrupt today, delaying the prince's trip, and I hope the prince will not go to his heart." ”

When King Qian heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, what he said, it doesn't matter to people, he will never go to his heart.

As for the color of the women outside the carriage, they are not as good as the maids in the palace, and he really can't look down on such appearances.

Well, thinking that the princess also has the intention of matching the two of them, this thing really can't be forced.

As long as you live up to her kindness, I hope that the next time I explain it to her, she will not be angry.

If Xia Jing knew about King Qian's mental activities, she would definitely question him, "This concubine is not a pimping bustard, when did she reveal what she wanted to match you?" ”

King Qian was aggrieved, and pointed his fingers: "The last time I met you, didn't you bring the mother and daughter of the Mu family, and the daughter of the Mu family revealed a little meaning, and you didn't object at that time?" ”

"Lord Wang!"

Mr. Zhang can't understand King Qian's thoughts, the daughter of the Mu family is waiting for you to reply coquettishly outside, why are you in a daze!

King Qian settled down and said to the outside of the car: "Don't delay any longer, go back to the palace immediately!" ”

This was clearly said to the coachman.

That night, Xia Jing learned about King Qian's affair today, sneered, and didn't pay attention to it anymore.

Her guards have caught a lot of bandits and come back, and it takes a lot of energy and time for these bandits to be adapted into their own guards, so how can she have time to deal with this kind of peachy news.

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