Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 231 A Different New Year's Purchase
In the legend of the ancient Han nationality, Nian was the god who wiped out the ferocious monster Xi.

For many people, Chinese New Year is actually celebrating the deeds of the god Nian.

However, for many people, Chinese New Year is actually a very headache.

Every household is preparing new year's goods, why don't you prepare some yourself?
If someone bought a few catties of mutton, you should at least cut some pork back, right?
Whether it's comparisons or objective needs, people who have worked hard for a year will definitely have to spend a lot at the end of the year.

This rule became most obvious in the latter half of the twentieth century.

On the contrary, after entering the 21st century, due to the improvement of the overall living standard, the meaning of the New Year to everyone has become less and less.

Even many people don't care so much about going home for the New Year.

Of course, more people choose to celebrate the New Year with their families in other places.

"Old Gao, is your workshop distributing things? Isn't it already a holiday? Why are you still distributing things?"

Gao Song walked in the alley with a basket of things, and he was full of envious looks along the way.

Gaosong used to be the poorest families in this alley.

But in just one year, their family has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The reason for this is that Gao Song entered the glass workshop of the Qin family, and was very studious and motivated. He participated in the literacy class organized by the workshop. In just one month, he mastered more than a thousand Chinese characters. Simple daily writing.

Half a year later, Takamatsu's level of education is no longer that of an illiterate person half a year ago.

Now he is used to buying a copy of "Datang Daily" every day, reading the newspaper like a scholar.

And he was also in the Liuli workshop, and he was successfully promoted to become a small squad leader.

It is said that after the Chinese New Year, he will have the opportunity to improve further.

"Hey, it's not that there are no green vegetables to eat in the winter, our Qin Langjun specially arranged someone to distribute a few catties of garlic sprouts and wombs to each of our craftsmen.

In addition, each person was given a catty of sugar and a few catties of woolen thread. "

Gao Song pretended to be indifferent on his face, but in his heart he couldn't mention how happy he was.

In the entire alley, there is no other workshop or shop where the people are located that have such benefits.

"Garlic sprouts and Chinese cabbage? Could it be that the green things under the wool thread are garlic sprouts and cabbage?"

Neighbor Ren Si looked at Gao Song in surprise.

Garlic?

Cabbage?

These things are usually worthless things, and you can buy a lot of them for a penny.

But it's winter now.

In the entire Chang'an City, there is nowhere to see these vegetables for sale.

To put it bluntly, even if you have money, you have no place to buy it.

Now Gao Song said that the workshop directly sent them a batch of Chinese cabbage and garlic sprouts.

This is truly remarkable.

To put it bluntly, if he sells these vegetables, although the quantity is very small, it is estimated that it can be worth a month or even a few months of his wages.

Off-season vegetables are so expensive in this era.

Except for those honorable and wealthy businessmen who are not short of money, others simply cannot afford it.

"That's right, our lord arranged for someone to use glass to make a warm shed, and plant a lot of vegetables such as cabbage in it, so we have such good benefits.

Ren Si, I reckon that next year our workshop may be recruiting again. You should take a good look at the dictionary I lent you last time. I have already taught you the pinyin.

As long as you study step by step and master the ability to read and write, the possibility of entering our workshop will increase a lot. "

Gao Song and Ren Sisi are childhood friends.

When Gao's family was very poor, Ren Si helped him.

That's why Gao Song was willing to lend the dictionary to Ren Si.

To put it bluntly, in ancient times, anyone who was willing to lend you a book was a noble person in your life.

"Don't worry, I will study hard. You said that I will also enter Liuli to cook at that time. Is there a chance that I can distribute vegetables in winter?"

"Of course! Not only did our Liuli workshop distribute vegetables, but some other workshops also distributed more or less things.

Anyway, if you work in Qin Langjun's workshop, as long as you work hard, you will definitely gain no less than other workshops."

Word-of-mouth is something that is slowly accumulated one by one.

If there is a list of the best employers at this time, the workshops of the Qin family must be on the list.

Qin Xiedao, who is used to the relationship between factories and workers in later generations, is not used to excessively squeezing the surplus value of craftsmen.

So there are often some small favors thrown out to win people's hearts, which can be regarded as the centripetal force of the workshop.

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"Wang De, do you think that Qin Dalang is a prodigal son? I heard that many nobles went to their houses to buy vegetables, but he didn't sell them, but when he turned around, he distributed the first batch of harvested vegetables to the craftsmen in the workshop.

Those craftsmen, many of them turned around and sold these distributed vegetables to others. "

In Datang Palace, Li Shimin's news is naturally very well-informed.

Qin's greenhouse has grown a lot of vegetables this year, so he naturally knows it.

Because last year, Qin Xiedao emptied vegetables in the winter, so Li Shimin didn't find it strange.

But instead of earning money, he distributed the things to the craftsmen, which made Li Shimin a little puzzled.

Even as a wise king in history, some of Li Shimin's thinking is actually limited.

The status of craftsmen was relatively low in the Tang Dynasty.

It can even be said that in the entire feudal society, the status of craftsmen was not higher than that of craftsmen.

Qin Xiedao naturally did not agree with this point of view.

What is a craftsman?
In future generations, they will be scientists, engineers, workers, and the most important force in industrial development.

If the status of craftsmen is not improved, it is basically impossible for Datang's industry to achieve rapid development.

"The Qin family's greenhouse is very large, and they grow a lot of vegetables. Now Qin Dalang just distributes the first batch of vegetables to the craftsmen, and it doesn't mean that all the vegetables in the future will not be sold outside.

The servant felt that there might be Qin Dalang's different considerations. "

Wang De was not familiar with Qin Xiedao, so he would not talk to him in particular.

But he also knew that Qin Xiedao was valued by Li Shimin, so he would not offend him.

"Hmph, what special considerations can there be? I always come up with some special things all day long, which is hard for people to understand."

Li Shimin still didn't understand Qin Xiedao's true inner thoughts, which made him a little upset.

He has always felt that his ability to read people is very good.

But now he finds that he can't see through Qin Xiedao.

(End of this chapter)