Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 111 Ben Gong apologizes to the craftsmen on Daming's behalf!

Long Wenguang saw this strange trumpet yesterday, and it is a "magic weapon" that can make people's voice extraordinarily loud.

"Princess took out this magic weapon, is she going to reprimand us and other officials loudly?" '

Long Wenguang couldn't help thinking this way.

The ambassadors and deputy envoys of the Bureau trembled, thinking that the weird trumpet was the magic weapon that the princess wanted to use to punish them.

All the craftsmen and petty officials in the Military Weapons Bureau were nervous, fearful and curious.

Aunt Zhu climbed onto the three-foot-high stone platform, looked around at the crowd, and turned on the loudspeaker.

"Everyone."

Her suddenly louder voice scared the craftsmen and clerks who were seeing the effect of the loudspeaker for the first time.

If it wasn't for being in the military bureau, there were many soldiers around, and Zhu Wei was a heroic girl, and she wasn't vicious, maybe they would all want to run away.

The unknown, the unknown, is always scary.

The same is true for the old Wangtou, who even held the hands of the two sons subconsciously, planning to escape together, or to protect his sons from harm.

Seeing that the big guys didn't move, he didn't move.

However, what Aimee Zhu said and did next shocked the old Wangtou even more.

Or shock.

"Today, I want to apologize to you and all craftsmen across the country on Daming's behalf, and say sorry!"

The loud and crisp words haunted the entire courtyard, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, Princess Daming and Aimee Zhu, the supervisor of the state, bowed deeply to hundreds of craftsmen!
All of a sudden, no matter the officials, soldiers, or craftsmen with the largest number present, they were all stunned, as if petrified.

After Aimee Zhu bowed for three breaths and stood up straight again, no one recovered.

Aimee Zhu looked at the craftsmen, and continued with a loudspeaker in a clear voice: "Your ancestors, whether they were captives from the old Yuan Dynasty or other enemies of the Ming Dynasty, are now Chinese.

It has been 270-[-] years since the Taizu expelled the Tartars and established the Ming Dynasty, and more than ten generations of craftsmen have served the Ming Dynasty.

Or making military weapons, or building palaces, or building bridges and embankments, or spinning and embroidery, or making ceramic vehicles and boats... It can be said that there are craftsmen in all kinds of crafts in the Ming Dynasty!

However, Daming never gave the craftsmen the status they deserved, nor did they praise the craftsmen, nor did they even let the craftsmen get enough food and clothing!

But to this day, when the mountains and rivers of Daming are broken and the sun and the moon are crumbling, there are still many craftsmen who are recruited to make weapons for the Ming Dynasty, produce wealth, suffer from hunger, and work hard.

The craftsmen treat me like this, Da Ming, if my Da Ming can't even guarantee the basic rations of the craftsmen, then why is there any need to exist?
Therefore, the palace has decided that starting today, under the rule of the palace, the registration of artisans will be abolished, and artisans will pay taxes and serve the same as ordinary people in good families.

Where the government needs craftsmen to do their work, they should be hired at market prices and not forced to do so.

Those who violate this order will be severely punished! "

Although the old king was shocked by the princess bowing to the craftsmen before, his ears were not deaf, so he heard all the words the princess said later.

What the princess said was easy to understand, but it was precisely because of this that the old Wang's eyes became moist when he heard it.

He remembered that his grandfather said that his family was a craftsman of the Yuan Dynasty who was captured by the Taizu at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

Since then, more than ten generations have been living in Sichuan, and they have struggled to reproduce.

Every month, he needs to serve in the Military Weapons Bureau. After more than ten generations, it is unknown how many knives, arrows, and armors have been made for Daming.

But no matter how much they do, no one can look down on them, and no one will even look at them.

Only when there is a problem with the weapons they made, will they be found out by officials to question them.

On days like this, not only do you not have enough food and clothing, but your heart is also too bitter to express.

The only hope is probably that the family can produce a seed of study, test a scholar, raise people, so as to change the lintel.

It's a pity that his old Wang's family's talent for blacksmithing has been passed down from generation to generation, but none of the seeds of reading have ever emerged.

Sometimes the old Wang thinks, maybe his old Wang family committed sins in the previous life, so they have to suffer in this life.

He never thought that anyone would understand their suffering, let alone remember the contributions they made to Daming.

As for the high-ranking princess who was born in Zhu Ming's royal family, he would never have dreamed of bowing and apologizing to him and countless craftsmen like him for this.

But today it actually happened.

It happened right in front of his eyes.

The girl who could make the ambassadors and deputy envoys who usually ruled their life and death kneel in fear with a single question, really thought that they had done something to Daming, really understood them, and was really apologizing to them for Daming!
After apologizing, he heard the princess say that under her rule, the craftsman registration will be abolished, and the craftsmen will be the same as the people of good families. If the government finds craftsmen to work again, they must be hired at market prices. The old Wangtou even suspects that his ears have something wrong.

Or something is wrong with your brain.

But he pinched his ears and patted his head, and nothing seemed wrong.

Looking at the other craftsmen around, they were all just like him, full of disbelief.

So, he finally realized that the princess really said these words!
He couldn't hold back anymore, muddy tears gushed out of his old eyes.

He couldn't help kneeling down with a plop to the girl standing on the three-foot stone platform, sobbing and shouting: "Princess~!"

The old Wangtou knelt down and shouted, as if he had ignited a series lead wire, and the other craftsmen present also came to their senses, and they couldn't help but kneel down to the girl on the three-foot stone platform, crying call out--

"Princess!"

"Thank you princess!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, Princess!"

"The princess is such a good person, with great kindness and great virtue, the grass people will never forget it..."

All of a sudden, there was crying in the front yard of the Military Weapons Bureau.

Some craftsmen even cried and laughed like crazy.

Long Wenguang and other officials also came to their senses and were at a loss for a while.

It's okay for small officials. Officials such as Long Wenguang know how big the abolition of craftsmanship is and how much impact it will have.

But now that Aunt Zhu's words have been spoken, it's too late for them to stop them.

It must be known that when they admitted that Zhu Wei was appointed as the supervisor of the country, they treated her as the prince.

You are not joking, let alone in front of so many people, how can you take back what you have said formally and publicly?
Therefore, he could only look at Aimee Zhu at a loss.

On the contrary, the ambassador and deputy envoy of the Bureau breathed a sigh of relief.

Aimee Zhu issued this order, but she didn't mean to blame them too much.

Just as many craftsmen were crying or laughing to vent their emotions, Zhu Wei came down from the stone platform, went to the ambassador and the deputy envoy, and said: "Next, I will tell you one thing. If you can do it well, it will be considered You have committed crimes and performed meritorious deeds."

The two immediately said: "Please tell the supervisor, we will do our best."

"Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Jian Guo."

After the two got up, Auntie Zhu asked: "What do you think, after the implementation of the decree I just made, how much monthly salary will a craftsman have to pay to keep him working in the Armament Bureau?"

"This..." the bureau ambassador hesitated, and said: "Most craftsmen do short-term work outside, even if there are occasional long-term workers, the salary is not certain.

In addition, in terms of short-term labor only, craftsmen will also receive different salaries due to different types of work and different skills. "

The ambassador of the Bureau said that seeing Zhu Yuliu's eyebrows frowned, he hurriedly said: "However, according to my humble experience, most of the daily wages of various craftsmen in Chengdu Prefecture are around 5 cents silver."

Aunt Zhu frowned and said, "Five cents a day? That's one or two or five cents per month?"

The deputy envoy said: "Report to Jian Guo, craftsmen are not able to find jobs every day. If they are unlucky, they may not be able to get jobs for ten and a half months."

Auntie Zhu nodded slightly, then waved back, "Li Zuo, come here."

The young scholar with simple and honest appearance and rough skin came over.

This person is Li Zuo, who is a member of Li Yan's clan like Li Ren, and has a reputation as a scholar.

After joining the Hongniangzi Department because of Li Yan, he showed a certain talent in making weapons and management skills, so he has been responsible for repairing and managing various weapons in the Hongniangzi Department.

Aimee Zhu said to the ambassador and deputy envoy of the Military Weapons Bureau: "Li Zuo is the newly appointed by my palace to work in the Military Industry Division of the Military Affairs Department of the Jianguo Mansion. From now on, your Military Weapons Bureau will be subordinate to the Military Industry Department of the Jianguo Mansion."

She then said to Li Zuo: "After Ben Gong's inspection today, you will stay in the Weapons Bureau and understand the craftsmen's thoughts on salary with the two of them.

Based on one tael of silver as the criterion, according to the different types of craftsmen and their skills, a document on the salaries of craftsmen in the Military Arms Bureau was drawn up.

By the way, the salaries of craftsmen in the Armament Bureau are not only fixed monthly salaries depending on the type of work and technology, but also bonuses are paid according to their work pieces.

How to set and calculate the bonus is also something you should consider.

After thinking about it, I also wrote it on the document, and presented it to Bengong three days later. "

"Yes!"

Li Zuo responded together with the ambassador and deputy envoy of the Armament Bureau.

Fortunately, Li Zuo knew about this appointment before he came to the Military Weapons Bureau with Zhu Yuxi.

But for the ambassadors and deputy envoys of the Military Weapons Bureau, Zhu Yuxi's words undoubtedly made them feel like a blessing in disguise.

(End of this chapter)