The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 44 Craftsmanship?slave!
Coming out of the palace, Chen Jingke went straight back to the Taoist temple.In fact, he really wanted to take a tour of Chang'an City and see with his own eyes what the largest and most prosperous city in this era looked like.

But there are a lot of things going on at the beginning of Zixiao Temple, it's really not the time to hang out, let's talk about it after a while.

Back in the temple, he didn't go back to his yard to rest, but found Yang Tianlu non-stop: "Come with me to the outer courtyard."

On the road, he said to a little boy who passed by: "Let Zhang Ruiguang, the head of the warehouse, go to the outer courtyard to find me."

The Zixiao Temple is divided into a front yard and a back yard. The front yard is where the gods are worshiped, and the back yard is where they live.

But there is a separate courtyard behind the backyard, called the outer courtyard.It is a place specially reserved for the establishment of schools and workshops, and it can also be used for the family members of Guannei Taoist priests to live.

Let me just say here that Taoist priests do not prohibit marriage and childbirth, only the Quanzhen sect prohibits marriage and childbirth.

The outer courtyard and the backyard are separated by a high wall, and only one door is left for passage, and casual passage is not allowed unless necessary.

Through this door, the two came to the outer courtyard. Chen Jingke looked around and found a house in the corner and said:
"Tomorrow, the Supervisory Committee will send ten craftsmen and their families to tidy up this place. The front will be used as a workshop, and the back will be used as their residence."

Yang Tianlu asked a little strangely: "I don't know what kind of workshop the real man plans to build? I can prepare in advance."

Chen Jingke didn't hide it from him, so he told about the printing workshop.

Yang Tianlu was very shocked, and praised: "The real merit of this method is immeasurable. All scholars in the world will be grateful for your kindness."

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether they are grateful or not. It is serious to build a workshop and print a few more Daoist scriptures."

Yang Tianlu shook his head secretly, he felt that the little real person was still too young and put the cart before the horse, and accumulating a reputation among scholars was far more important than spreading a few Taoist scriptures.

But he didn't say much. After the popularization of printing and the benefit of scholars, Chen Jingke will also gain prestige. It's just a matter of time.

The two discussed how to establish and operate the workshop and how to accommodate their families.

Yang Tianlu said: "There are too many Taoists in Guannei, and they can't do many things. You might as well let some family members of the craftsmen go to Guannei to do some chores."

"It can not only alleviate the shortage of manpower in the temple, but also give them an additional source of livelihood. I don't know what the real person wants?"

Chen Jingke naturally wouldn't object: "Your idea is good, I agree. But you must carefully select who to let in, and you can't let bad people get in."

Yang Tianlu said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will personally watch this matter. And these craftsmen are all craftsmen. Since the empress sent them here, she must also transfer the household registrations."

"At that time, their children and grandchildren will all be members of our Taoist temple. As long as they are not insane, they will not dare to make trouble."

Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Wait, what household registration? What kind of children and grandchildren are Taoist people? Aren't they craftsmen?"

Yang Tianlu knew that he didn't know much about the situation in Datang, so he introduced the details of the craftsman's family.

After hearing it, Chen Jingke was surprised at first, then silent.He knew that there were craftsmen in ancient times, and that the status of craftsmen was not high, but he never thought that the situation would be so bad.

In a word, slaves.

Carpenter registration does not allow farming, doing business, serving as an official, practicing medicine... and even learning other skills except for the crafts stipulated in the household registration is not allowed.The descendants of carpenters can only learn carpentry, and blacksmiths can only learn blacksmithing.

Their household registrations are generally affiliated with state agencies such as the Ministry of Industry, General Supervisor, Military Weapons Supervision, and Metropolitan Water Supervision, and they work for the state and receive wages.

Eating country food, doesn't it sound great?
But in fact they are slaves, except for the tasks assigned by the state, the officials of this department can use them at any time.

Not only the department, but also the dignitaries in Beijing and China can call them away to work for free with a single sentence.Dare not to go?Any crime can ruin their family.

There is endless work, and the money and food can't even fill the stomach.When encountering greedy bosses, it is common to not receive rations for several months.

It is true that they are slaves.

The eldest grandson Wugou transferred the household registrations of these ten craftsmen to the name of Zixiaoguan, so their ancestors have been slaves of Zixiaoguan's sect for generations.

No wonder Yang Tianlu would say that these people dare not cause trouble, their lives are in the hands of others, indeed they dare not.

This cruel reality once again made Chen Jingke realize what class is, and at the same time, he was deeply grateful that he met Sun Simiao, otherwise he would not dare to imagine the end.

The status of craftsmen is low, and technological breakthroughs are not taken seriously, which is extremely detrimental to the long-term development of a country.Chen Jingke secretly made up his mind that if possible, he must find a way to improve the living conditions of the craftsmen.

While talking, Zhang Ruiguang, the head of the warehouse, came over.

The head of the warehouse is not just as simple as managing the warehouse, but also in charge of the procurement of some materials.Chen Jingke asked him to come here to purchase the materials needed for printing.

"Paper, ink, carving knife, wood...I bought all these things this afternoon, and I will use them tomorrow morning."

Zhang Ruiguang didn't dare to neglect, and said, "Here, I'll arrange for someone to buy it."

After arranging everything, Chen Jingke was free instead. After running back and forth for a long time, he was a little tired, so he returned to the side yard where he lived to prepare to rest.

As soon as he opened the door and entered the courtyard, he heard Yuzhu's applause. He walked over suspiciously and found out that it was Yi Nu who was dancing the sword.

The sword is not about a foot long, but it fits surprisingly well with her petite body.Her exquisite figure tossed and moved in a small space, and the dagger was played with flowers.

Chen Jingke doesn't know martial arts and can't judge whether her swordsmanship is good or bad, but he is sure of one thing, the movements are very graceful, it's more like dancing than sword dancing.

"Okay." When the dance reached the exciting point, he couldn't help applauding along with it.

It was only now that the two girls realized that he was back, and hurriedly saluted, "Really, you are back."

Chen Jingke nodded as a greeting, and then asked Yi Nu, "Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

Just after exercising, Yi Nu's pretty face was rosy and panting slightly, and there was a thin layer of sweat on the nose: "This is not a sword technique for murder, but a sword dance for viewing. I learned it from my mother in the palace. Do real people think it looks good? "

Chen Jingke praised: "It's beautiful, it's nothing more than a visit by Mrs. Gongsun."

Yi Nu asked curiously: "Is Lady Gongsun also a sword dance master?"

It was only then that Chen Jingke realized that he had made an oolong, and quickly made amends: "I have never seen a famous sword dancer I have heard of before."

Then he changed the subject and said, "Should Sword Dance have special clothes?"

Seeing that he didn't want to say anything and didn't dare to ask, Yi Nu replied: "Yes, I have a special set of clothes in the palace, but I didn't bring them out."

Chen Jingke said: "What kind of clothes? Wouldn't it be enough to have someone make a few more sets?"

Yi Nu glanced at him, then lowered his head and said, "Does the real person like to watch it? If you like it, I'll let someone do it and dance for you every day."

Chen Jingke always felt that something was wrong with her, but he couldn't find the reason. It could only be attributed to his overthinking, and said: "Okay, let someone do it."

After chatting with the two maids, he got up and told the two girls, "Don't let anyone approach my study."

After that, he entered the study and locked the door from the inside, then took out his travel bag from the cabinet.

He was going to take an inventory of all his belongings.

(End of this chapter)