Southern Song Dynasty military god

Chapter 387 Relying on conscience, condensing the soul of the country
Zhang Niu is a stonemason, his father was a stonemason, his grandfather was a stonemason, so he is also a stonemason.

In this era, craftsmanship is often passed down from generation to generation. Being a stonemason is actually not a noble profession, and it can only support a family. Compared with later generations, this kind of support is not even considered well-off. But Zhang Niu can only be a mason because he only learned this craft.

Of course, if his grandfather had the money to let his father study or his father had enough money to let him study, then maybe a scholar could be born in their family and eventually enter the court to serve the emperor, so that he would not have to continue to be a stonemason, what a pity This is just a hypothesis, the reality is that his father, his grandfather and him, three generations, are all in Liujiazhuang at this time, building the city.

However, they all came voluntarily. In fact, Liu Jiazhuang did not force anyone in this matter. According to Liu Wei's request, they just distributed the advertisements for recruiting craftsmen throughout Yizhou. It has attracted craftsmen like the three generations of Zhang Niu's family.

Just because of the salary of the leader in Liujiazhuang, he has to work hard for three days in other places a day. Zhang Niu's family is not willing to miss such a good thing.

Seeing that the holiday is about to come, the three generations of Zhang Niu's family are all happy in their hearts, just because they plan to go home this year to buy wine generously, cut up meat, and pull cloth and so on, so that the family will be happy. Those women and children are happy and have a happy Spring Festival.

However, when Zhang Niu heard Liu Wei's unintentional emotion, his heart was suddenly touched.

"Father, didn't you say that if we wait until the city is completed, our wages will be enough for us to buy a house in Liujiazhuang?"

"Well, it should be enough. Didn't the scholar come to study a few days ago? Although we still have to pay taxes after buying the house, there is a lot of work in the city. As long as we are skilled and willing to do it, let alone Paying taxes, finding a wife for you in a few years and then buying a house, that's not a problem!"

Zhang Niu's father is called Zhang Qingquan. This name was given by Lao Zhang when he spent two dollars on bacon and asked a scholar in the village to give it to him. When Zhang Niu was born, his family was really reluctant to change his name with two dollars of bacon. up.

"Buy a house, ask for a wife?" Zhang Niu is in his 20s this year, because his family's conditions are not good, and as a mason, he runs around all day, so the matter of asking for a wife has been delayed year after year. Come down, the whole family is also anxious about this matter.

"Father, if that's the case, then I won't go back after the Spring Festival!"

After a moment of silence, Zhang Niu suddenly spoke.

"Not going back? What are you going to do? Your mother misses you so much!"

"Father, it will take about ten days to go home from here, and it will take another ten days to come back at that time. Have you calculated how much wages you can get if you use this time to work? Since our family wants to buy If you want to move the house out of the ravine, why don't you hurry up and do more!"

It's rare for Zhang Niu to have such a brain. In comparison, Zhang Qingquan is not as good as his son.

While the two fathers were talking, Lao Zhang, who was sitting next to him smoking a pipe, squinted his eyes and said, "Qingquan, Niuwa, what he said makes sense. Listen to Mr. Liu, he hopes that we can enjoy this Spring Festival." If there are three generations of our family here, if we can keep two of them, as long as we work hard, we may be able to do the work of three or four people. We can work for two days a day. After working for four months, it’s a good deal!”

After Lao Zhang said this, the dissatisfaction with his son on Zhang Qingquan's face just now disappeared immediately.If this is the case, Zhang Qingquan's plan to buy a house seems to be one step closer, and it is still a big step!

"Father, shall I talk to the foreman? Let's talk about the Spring Festival. Daniel and I will not go back. Your old man will go back for a holiday?"

"Fart! If you want to go back, you have to go back. I am the master here. Can you be like me, just holding a cigarette stick and pointing around every day to complete the work? Your monthly salary is the same, and I am two!"

What Lao Zhang said is really not exaggerated at all. Based on technology and experience, among the stonemasons at this construction site, no one can surpass Lao Zhang, so Lao Zhang has become the "technical guide" of this construction site. There are very few labor-intensive jobs, but the wages are not low.

In order to build this city, Liu Wei is also willing to spend a lot of money. Whether it is for technicians or labor, the wages given by Liu Wei have far exceeded the industry standard, and a large number of guards have been sent to the construction site from time to time. Understand that any corruption and embezzlement are not allowed.

In the case of three generations of Zhang Niu's family, there are many construction sites. After all, these days, handicrafts are passed down from generation to generation. , to outsiders.

And Liu Wei's emotion on the construction site also attracted many people who thought like Zhang Niu.It's not that they are unwilling to go home for the holidays, but there are also various reasons that make them want to stay in their hearts.

There is always interaction between people.Artisans need to communicate with craftsmen, and craftsmen and foremen will also communicate with each other. Soon, the ideas of craftsmen and even labor will gather at the foremen of each section, and then the foremen will think this should be a good thing. They reported it layer by layer, and it was in the hands of Gao Yuniang.

"Part of the craftsmen and laborers are willing to stay and continue to work, so they don't stop working during the Spring Festival?"

Hearing the news, Gao Yuniang was surprised at first, but later she was overjoyed!She hurried to find Liu Wei and told him the good news!

And when he heard the news, Liu Wei was also very surprised!Just because in Liu Wei's concept, even if it is a war, there will be a truce during the Spring Festival. After all, no one wants to command a group of soldiers who just want to go home for the New Year to go to the battlefield.

"Good thing! How could they have such an idea? Very, very good, let me think about it, since the workers themselves have this wish, then add a little more stimulation!"

"Huh? What stimulus?"

"From the [-]th to the ninth day of the new year, all workers who insist on working on the construction site can get double wages!" This trick, Liu Yi learned from later generations, is just double salary, not as good as triple salary in later generations Such an exaggeration is not to say that Liu Wei is ignorant of his wages. You must know that Liu Wei's salary itself has far exceeded the industry standard.

"Ah, so, is the double salary for ten days too much?" Gao Yuniang, who is in charge of the family, frowned involuntarily after hearing Liu Wei's words.

"It's just an extra ten days' wages. Well, this news should not be announced through official channels, but the rumors must be released. In a few days, I will go to the construction site again. If you think about it, those who are willing to continue working without going home There will be more, then our construction period."

"Not only will it not be extended, but it may be shortened? Well, if the construction period can be shortened, it will be worthwhile to pay more wages!"

Of course, Gao Yuniang will settle this account. The sooner the city is repaired, not only will the Liu family and the Gao family be at ease, but more importantly, Liu Wei's plan will be implemented sooner.

The goal of controlling Yizhou City has been achieved through the garrison in four directions.And the next goal of Liu Wei is to closely link the city of Liujiazhuang with the city of Chengdu.

Today, the imperial court's attitude towards Liu Wei is very ambiguous. It stands to reason that even if the imperial court does not send troops to suppress such an obvious rebellion, it should first remove Liu Wei from his post and make a notice, but wait until today. On the other hand, there was no movement at all, as if Liu Wei had been completely forgotten.

If it was someone else, he would definitely be worried about this, worrying about whether the court was secretly plotting something.But Liu Wei is not, he is not worried about any conspiracy by the court, since the day he defeated the golden marble and returned to Chengdu, he and the court have been on opposite sides, and there will never be a day of reconciliation.

there is always a solution to a problem.No matter what measures the court will take in the future, Liu Wei believes that it will not be able to stop his rise day by day.

With his sword pointing at the world, Liu Wei needs a stable rear, a rear that can continuously produce blood, and a city is an indispensable condition for people to be stable.

Yizhou Prefecture was originally the wealthiest prefecture in the entire Bashu, and Chengdu County is the most prosperous and most populous city in the entire Bashu. As long as Yizhou and Chengdu County can be captured, then the entire Bashu can be truly controlled. Just around the corner.

Sitting in Bashu, you can look wildly at the world. This is Liu Wei's plan.

And the key point of this plan is the completion of the brand new Chengdu City. With this solid city, whether it is Liu Wei or the soldiers in Liu Wei's army, they will have no worries when they go out.

According to Liu Wei's request, Gao Yuniang quickly released the news about the double salary for ten days during the Spring Festival through various channels.

For a while, the entire construction site became buzzing, and almost everyone was discussing the matter of the double salary.

Such a thing as double salary is rare in the first place, and it is also a very new thing.Some of the people on the construction site have worked all their lives and have never encountered such a good thing.

"Have you heard, it's such a good thing to work for ten days and receive 20 days' wages, tsk tsk, I don't plan to go back, so who, you want to go back, and send a letter to my family when the time comes, saying that I want to go back." Wait until the city is completed before going back!"

"Shall I send a message for you? Tsk, you know how to make money, I don't know! I plan to send a message for me when you go home!"

"Only those who count as two days from the [-]th to the [-]th day of the new year, and have to work from now until the end of the Spring Festival, we don't want this money, we still want to go home!"

All kinds of voices, as the news spread, made the construction site lively.

(End of this chapter)