"Master, what are you writing here?"

Guo Mansion, in the study.

Liu Baiwei went to her daughter and complained to her, but their father didn't play with them, and they were alone in the study, not knowing what to write.

Suddenly, I couldn't help but be full of curiosity, and hurriedly came to the study.

Sure enough, his master was lying on the table for the first time, writing something seriously on his face.

"Make a hierarchy for craftsmen, and write something good for Tao Yiping and Yang Ting!"

Hearing that it was about craftsmen, Liu Baiwei lost interest.

She knew that her master valued craftsmen, but since she grew up in the pile of Confucian classics, she really didn't pay attention to it.

"Han'er and Shen'er complained to the concubines, you don't like them anymore, and you don't play with them anymore!"

"You two are careful!"

Guo An looked angry, "We are trying our best to train craftsmen with higher skills and make more interesting toys for them!"

These two little cubs dare to falsely accuse me......"

"Dad, what you said is true?"

Without waiting for Guo An to finish speaking, two small heads poked out of the door.

Guo An said with a doting face, "When did I lie to you two?" ”

"Mother, let's leave quickly, don't disturb Dad!"

"Exactly, mother, let's let my father train us a craftsman first, and then come to my father to play after the training......"

Guo Han and Guo Shen hurriedly took Liu Baiwei by the arm and walked out.

In the study, Guo An smiled softly and continued to write with his head down.

Two days later.

Guo An took the thick craftsman level plan he wrote down and found Zhu Di.

At this time, Zhu Di was teaching homework in front of Zhu Gaochi.

Seeing Guo An coming, a trace of surprise flashed on Zhu Di's face.

"Did Guo Qing come to look for us once, but he was tired of staying at home?"

As for Zhu Gaochi, his face was overjoyed.

"I've seen the teacher!"

Influenced by Guo An, although Zhu Gaochi is also very fond of Confucian classics, he is not as obsessed with Guo An as he remembers.

On the contrary, Zhu Gaochi was a lot naughty and mischievous.

So much so that now in the face of Zhu Di's teaching, Zhu Gaochi is a little difficult to deal with.

"His Royal Highness didn't follow those Confucian masters to study Confucian classics?"

For Zhu Gaochi's eyes, Guo An just laughed and didn't help him.

However, Zhu Di's face was dark.

"This rabbit cub has been worshipping Guo Qing as a teacher, and now he is getting wilder and wilder, and he is not good at meditating, and he is learning Confucian classics with those Confucian masters!"

"That's not going to work!"

Guo An hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Gaochi's face was anxious, "Teacher, you said that those Confucian Highnesses have no practical value!" ”

Zhu Di stared at Guo An tightly, he already regretted a little that he let his eldest son worship Guo An as a teacher!

Guo An's face remained unchanged, nodded slightly, met Zhu Di's gaze, and said slowly: "Your Highness, the minister did say this...... However, His Royal Highness the Prince obviously did not understand the meaning of the minister! ”

Zhu Di said: "Then Guo Qing needs to tell a good story!" ”

"Obey the command!"

Guo An hurriedly responded, and then looked at Zhu Gaochi.

"Your Royal Highness, I said before that Confucian classics have no practical value. However, there is virtual value! ”

"Virtual value?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi were suddenly full of doubts.

Guo An continued: "Although the Confucian classics cannot be like the craftsmanship of craftsmen, they can produce all kinds of utensils that are beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, and they cannot be like martial arts, but they can charge into battle, expand the territory, and defend the country.

However, the Confucian classics allow His Royal Highness to learn a lot of the deeds of the ancients and sages, and understand a lot of truths.

Moreover, now Confucianism is the mainstream, and all civil officials everywhere are Confucians.

In the future, after the Yan Wangfu attacked Goryeo and the Wa Kingdom, it was inevitable that a large number of scholars would be needed to serve as officials.

Then, when debating with those civil officials and Confucians, His Royal Highness the Prince can quote scriptures and make those Confucians happy and convinced!

Otherwise, if His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has read few Confucian classics, and when he quarrels with those civil officials or Confucian people, he can't quarrel, it will be a bit embarrassing! ”

Zhu Gaochi said with a nonchalant face: "Teacher, if there are civil officials and Confucians who quarrel with me, I will directly order someone to beat them!" ”

“……”

Zhu Di's face was even darker.

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Royal Highness, there is a way for a gentleman to do not move his hands, and the prince should be based on benevolence and righteousness. ”

Zhu Gaochi said again: "However, didn't the teacher say that quarrels are just children's jokes, and who to listen to in the end still needs to see who has the most strength and who can beat whom!" ”

"Shaft!"

Zhu Di's eyes were directly round, "If you have no force and no brains, you will also die under the conspiracy of others!" ”

"The child knows his mistakes, and the child must follow those masters to learn the Confucian classics!"

Seeing Zhu Di angry, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly admitted his mistake and was very sincere.

Guo An's eyes narrowed slightly, how did he feel that this kid Zhu Gaochi did it on purpose?

Zhu Di said angrily: "Tomorrow, let's take the test again, if your kid's homework is still like this, within two months, don't think about going out again!" ”

"Dad, don't worry, the child will definitely study the Confucian classics hard, and he will definitely not quarrel and lose!" Zhu Gaochi hurriedly said.

"Zhuzi, let you study the Confucian classics, but let you open your mind, who let you quarrel?"

"The child got it!"

Zhu Di's eyes glared directly, "Vertical!" Would you like to try our whip? ”

At this time, Zhu Gaochi didn't dare to skin it again, his expression was straight, and he said respectfully: "Dad, the child knows his mistake!" ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Di snorted coldly and looked at Guo An.

"Guo Qing came to look for us this time, why did you come to find us?"

Guo An hurriedly said with a respectful face: "Your Highness, Weichen came this time to write a craftsman training hierarchy, please take a look at it!" ”

"Artisan training hierarchy?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned.

"Exactly!"

Guo An said as he took out the pile of paper he had written and handed it to Zhu Di.

"Your Highness, in the future, there will be more and more craftsmen in the various workshops under my Yan Wang's Mansion.

With so many craftsmen, it is inevitable that some of them will be lazy, some will fish in troubled waters, and some craftsmen who work hard but are not discovered......

Wechen wants to develop a set of hierarchical training system for craftsmen, from the first level to the fifth level, and the salaries of craftsmen at each level are different, the benefits are different, and the rewards are different......

Even, some of the craftsmen who can enter the workshop also require a certain rank;

The artifacts that these craftsmen can participate in manufacturing will also be different according to the rank of the craftsman......

If you have the ability, the higher the level of the craftsman, the more salary you get, and the more exquisite the utensils that can be made in Yanwangfu......"

After Guo An finished speaking, Zhu Di was still looking at the craftsman level training system written by Guo An with a serious face.

In fact, since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the status of craftsmen has also improved compared with before.

It's just that because there are few literate people among the craftsmen, and all of them are of low status, no one speaks to them.

Therefore, even if Lao Zhu attaches great importance to craftsmen, craftsmen still can't get on the stage, their status is low, and they are not even as good as farmers.

With Guo An becoming the right long history of Yanwangfu, the status of craftsmen in Yanwangfu began to improve.

Even with it, the status of craftsmen in the entire Beiping Prefecture has also improved.

However, in Zhu Di's heart, he only paid a little attention to craftsmen, and the craftsmen with the highest grade were the ones who were in charge of the seven grades.

Even if Guo An wants to expand the craftsman school, Zhu Di also has a dispensable attitude.

And now, seeing that Guo An has been staying at home and writing such a formal admonition for the first time, Zhu Di has finally become serious.

After reading it, Zhu Di let out a long breath and looked at Guo An with a serious face.

"Guo Qing, are you trying to improve the status of craftsmen in Daming?"

"Your Highness has misunderstood, Weichen has no such intention!"

Guo An was startled and hurriedly explained.

Just kidding, Lao Zhu is still sitting in Beijing.

"Your Highness, Weichen really wants those craftsmen to give full play to their talents, and use the appropriate hierarchy and salary benefits to encourage them to work hard and not be lazy!"

Zhu Di said slowly: "However, the more we look at it, we also feel that these craftsman assessment systems are like imperial examinations. And the craftsman level is to think about the fame of those scholars!

The first-level craftsman is a child, the second-level craftsman is Xiucai, the third-level craftsman is a lifter, the fourth-level craftsman is a fellow, and the fifth-level craftsman is a jinshi......

As for the master craftsmen, they can already teach their children alone, build another workshop, and study and make utensils alone, just like those officials in various places......"

Guo An jumped up directly and threw his hand at Zhu Di again and again.

"Your Highness, Weichen is timid, please keep your Highness quiet. Weichen is only a shallow learner, and when formulating these systems for craftsmen, he does have the intention of learning from the imperial examination.

However, Weichen knows that craftsmen are definitely not as good as Confucian students, and craftsmen are just small craftsmen under King Yan's mansion, and they definitely don't have such luxury! ”

On the side, Zhu Gaochi, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "Teacher, I remember that in the Tang Dynasty, there were two people, Yan Lide and Yan Liben, who entered the office with craftsmanship, and even became an official to the Ministry of Industry.

If there is an outstanding master craftsman in my Yanwang Mansion, I can naturally enter the office as a craftsman! ”

Guo An said: "His Royal Highness, the two brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben are not only skilled painters.

They were all from aristocratic backgrounds, not only good at painting, crafts, and architecture, but also very knowledgeable and politically savvy.

At the beginning, Yan Lide joined the army for the Qin Wangfu Shicao, and took charge of Hejin and built bridges and buildings.

Later, he created six kinds of clothes and sedan chairs worn by emperors and princesses, all of which were elegant and in line with the rules of etiquette.

As for that Yan Liben, the same is true......"

"If you want to take the craftsman as the official, even if your majesty changes the department to the camp, the rank is seven products, and there are two people each of the director, the deputy and the officer, and the craftsmen are the masters.

Some craftsmen are often appreciated by eunuchs because of their technical ability, and they are directly passed on to the officials.

However, it is still out of reach to be recognized by those Confucian officials! ”

As he spoke, Guo An's face was heavy and he shook his head.

After listening to Guo An's words, Zhu Gaochi was shocked, "Teacher, you know Yan Lide and Yan Liben so clearly?" ”

In addition, the Tang Dynasty's painting skills were the best books of the Ministry of Industry, and he had just learned them in the past few days.

Guo An nodded slightly, "We not only know these two people, but we also know that the father of these two people is Yan Bi, the young eunuch in the palace of the Sui Dynasty, and the mother is the princess of Qingdu."

Their grandfather is Yan Qing, the governor of Shangzhu State and Ningzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the prince of Jue Shibao County, and the ...... of thousands of households in Shiyi."

"Teacher, how do you know so clearly?"

Zhu Gaochi was dumbfounded, in his impression, this teacher seemed to know nothing about those classics except for arithmetic and craftsmanship.

(End of chapter)