Modern people who traveled through the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 79 The Blacksmith's Gratitude
Zhao Han sat under the shade of a tree and watched Cheng Chumo's training for a while. Although their training was very strenuous, they were not far behind. Zhao Han didn't see what he wanted to see, and felt bored, so he planned to go to a blacksmith to make iron pots up.

Zhao Han came to the place where Goudan and the others built their workshop and saw a group of people working in full swing. Zhao Han also saw that Ma Yi was also helping with the work. Zhao Han nodded with satisfaction in his heart, thinking that Cheng Yaojin had found one for himself. Nice butler.

Although Ma Yi is the son of the old housekeeper of Cheng's house, he doesn't have the arrogance of other housekeepers. They all say that they are third-rank officials in front of the prime minister's door. You can see how arrogant the butler is without giving face. At first, he was worried that the butler Cheng Yaojin found for him would do the same, but now it seems that he is overthinking. Those who do it will not feel that they are housekeepers and look down on others.

When Zhao Han came, Ma Yi saw Zhao Han coming, but he didn't put down his work right away. When he was done, he ran to Zhao Han and asked, "Boss, didn't you go to the training base to see the young master and the others? Why? Came here so soon?"

Hearing Ma Yi talking to himself, Zhao Han came back to his senses, and said: "Oh, Cheng Chumo and the others trained well, so I don't worry about them anymore. I came here to ask you, have the blacksmiths started to smelt iron ore?" ?”

"If you go back to the boss, the blacksmiths have already started smelting iron ore. There is a simple workshop built somewhere to the west of the workshop. Why don't you take the boss there to have a look?"

Zhao Han heard from Ma Yi that the smelting had already started, so he planned to go over and have a look, and tell them how to make the iron pot by the way.

Zhao Han asked as he walked, "Ma Yi, you are the housekeeper of my house now, why do you work with them?"

Hearing Zhao Han ask himself this question, Ma Yi thought he had embarrassed Zhao Han, after all, the housekeeper also represented his master's face.

Ma Yi quickly knelt down and begged for mercy: "Damn the young one, the boss, I know I was wrong, I just thought I was fine, so I planned to help the craftsmen build the workshop early, the young one has embarrassed the boss, please punish the boss."

Zhao Han was confused by Ma Yi's sudden kneeling. He was listening to Ma Yi's explanation. Then he came over anyway, then pulled Ma Yi up from the ground with a smile, and said, "Who says I blame you? Is it? It’s very good of you to be able to get along with the servants, it’s very good, remember to keep it up in the future, not only will I not blame you, but I will reward you.”

Ma Yi didn't expect that Zhao Han didn't blame him, so Ma Yi felt relieved now, and when he heard that Zhao Han wanted to reward him, he quickly waved his hand and said to Zhao Han: "Boss, don't do anything, the little one didn't do anything, it's all It’s what the little ones should do, as long as the boss is satisfied.”

"Your boss, I am a person who distinguishes rewards and punishments. If you do well, I should reward you. There is nothing to say, but if you do something wrong, I will punish you, you know?"

Seeing that Zhao Han had said this, Ma Yi had no objection, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, thank you boss for the reward, but don't worry, boss, if the little one really did something wrong, you don't need to talk to the boss, and the little one will punish himself. "

Zhao Han nodded in satisfaction, and then gave Ma Yi ten taels of silver, ten taels of silver is equal to one hundred copper coins, Zhao Han was really generous this time, Ma Yi took the silver with trembling hands, this is Ma Yi's first Being rewarded for the first time, don't mention how excited I am.

"Thank you boss for the reward, but boss, you...have you given too much to the little one, the little one is a bit..."

Zhao Han laughed, and said to Ma Yi: "I, your boss, is so generous for the first time, so you can take it at ease. Work hard in the future, and you will be rewarded."

Ma Yi said excitedly: "Boss, don't worry, I will work hard and never let the boss down."

Zhao Han and Ma Yi walked to the blacksmith's workshop while they were talking. Before entering, Zhao Han felt a wave of heat rushing towards his face. Zhao Han frowned, thinking in his heart that the weather is already very hot. Forging iron, how did the craftsman suffer?
Zhao Han walked into the blacksmithing workshop, and when Zhao Han came in, he felt that the place was hotter than the sauna room. Although Zhao Han has been circulating the internal energy in his body, it also made Zhao Han feel uncomfortable all over. Zhao Han had no choice but to let Ma Yi order it to go on , and asked all the craftsmen to stop their work and come out to gather. He had something to say, Zhao Han couldn't stand the feeling in the workshop, so he had to retreat.

After a while, Ma Yi came out of the workshop with the blacksmiths. Zhao Han looked at the blacksmiths all shirtless and sweating profusely as if they had come out of a sauna.

Zhao Han coughed, and then said to the blacksmiths: "Now tell you something, from now on, you don't have to work during the day, and work at night, the weather is too hot during the day, so that you don't get sick from heat stroke, I will let someone give it to you." You have brought wires from your workshop, and you also know that the electricity I made can make the night the same as the day, so that you can work at night, and it will be cooler at night, and because I am very satisfied with your performance, every day People reward five hundred Wen."

Originally, the blacksmith wondered why the uncle asked them to come out, and thought that he had to order other tasks for himself. The craftsman complained in his heart. The weather is already very hot, and he must not be able to bear it if he asks himself to do an extra job. , but the craftsmen heard Zhao Han say that working during the day turned into night, and each person was rewarded, which surprised the craftsmen.

These artisans were all bought from the Renya market. To put it bluntly, Zhao Han owns his own life. No one would care if he killed himself. Originally, artisans were very nervous when they were bought, because When they were in the Renya market before, they heard that some craftsmen were bought back, and the master beat the craftsman to death when he was unhappy, and the higher the status, the worse the temper of the master.

Because people with high status don’t care about money, they just buy them after being beaten to death. At that time, they heard that buying them was for the son-in-law, and they were all worried to death, fearing that they would be beaten if they didn’t do well. But now there is no incident of the son-in-law mistreating him. Instead, he rewarded them and let them not have to work during the day and work at night. The craftsmen were moved to tears.

The craftsmen were all crying excitedly. No one answered Zhao Han's words, but Zhao Han didn't say anything. He also knew that the craftsmen were at the bottom. Now that someone could care about them, they would definitely be excited. Then go on.

Zhao Han waited for about 5 minutes before the craftsmen came to their senses. Qiqi knelt down to Zhao Han, and said, "Thank you son-in-law, thank you son-in-law for your kindness."

Seeing so many people kneeling down to him, Zhao Han found it inappropriate, so he hurriedly said, "Okay, get up, I'm not used to others kneeling down to me, as long as you do your best, you won't be short of rewards. Maybe I'll take you off your slave status in the future."

The craftsman originally heard Zhao Han say that he was not used to kneeling for him, and everyone helped him up, but when he got up, he heard Zhao Han tell them great news. He didn't expect that they would still have a chance to get rid of their slavery. The rewards are good, and the craftsman is so excited that he wants to kneel down again.

When Zhao Han saw this, he hurriedly said: "Don't kneel first, I told you, you have to do a good job, so I will take off your slave status. In addition, who is the best blacksmith among you? I have something to give to him. He typed it out."

(End of this chapter)