Ming Dynasty: My father Yongle, Forever Reigns Over Mountains and Rivers

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Liu Bian and Song Zhong were stunned on the spot, unable to speak for a long time.

Can these lowly craftsmen really become officials in the court?

is it possible?

Although they are illiterate and have little knowledge, they still understand the same truth after living for most of their lives.

If you want to become an official, you can only pass the imperial examination.

Civil servants all advance through the imperial examination, and those who are not in the imperial examination will not be able to get an official position!

This is the rule of the imperial court, and it is also the shackles that restrict humble merchants like them.

There is no fairness in this life. Everyone is divided into three, six or nine grades when they are born. If nothing happens, it will be like this for generations.

These craftsmen, because their ancestors were craftsmen, they were also craftsmen from birth. After the death of their father, their sons will succeed them, and they will always serve as servants!

The whole family, old and young, must participate in production, and they have been involved in production for generations. Not to mention their humble status, their income is pitifully low. Apart from the meager wages paid by the government and the occasional clothing reward, there is no other income at all.

Even so, those wages and clothes will be misappropriated by others, and eventually they will end up hungry and cold, and they can only sell their children to others as slaves!

When he thought of this, Liu Bian couldn't help but his eyes turned red, and he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Zhu Gaoxu was confused when he saw this. He didn't understand why this guy suddenly went crazy.

Old Liu Tou wiped away his tears and said: Your Majesty, we humble people can now have enough food and clothing, and even save money to marry a wife. These are all your great kindness. We Never forget!

We are already satisfied with the prince. We don't need to become officials, let alone those officials!

Song Zhong nodded in agreement. As a carpenter, he often participated in the construction of palaces, so he had a lot more knowledge than Liu Bian.

Your Majesty, we are very satisfied with our current life. There is no need to compete with those literati for food, otherwise we are afraid that the good life we ​​have finally lived will be gone in the blink of an eye!

We know that you, Your Majesty, are targeting us, but you are a tough kid. Your Majesty, if you really anger those civil servants, we will suffer a lot in the future!

Zhu Gaoxu was startled when he heard this and was speechless for a long time.

He didn't expect that these craftsmen's fear of officials had been engraved in their bones!

Song Zhong's words are not difficult to understand. To put it nicely, he means that he will have enough food and clothing, but to put it badly, he will be afraid!

This is not cowardice, but real fear!

They were afraid that after creating a path for craftsmen to become officials, they would encounter hostility from the gentry officials and deliberately made things difficult for them craftsmen!

If this is the case, the subsistence life that they have finally obtained will naturally be gone.

Although the Royal Manufacturing Bureau is directly subordinate to the emperor and is not subject to the control and control of other departments, the minds of these craftsmen still remain in the time when they were subordinate to the Ministry of Works and were slaves!

This is not possible!

If Ming Dynasty wanted to take the road of becoming a powerful country, it was indispensable for these craftsmen and technical talents of great powers.

But cultivating great craftsmen is not just a matter of words. We must give them a stable living environment so that they can devote all their energy to research and development and innovation, and pass on their exquisite craftsmanship!

If given the choice, Zhu Gaoxu really wanted to turn the privileges of scholars into the exclusive privileges of craftsmen of great powers!

You don’t have to worry about food and clothing, you don’t have to worry about your livelihood, you just need to keep researching and innovating!

It’s not impossible, it’s just that it can’t be achieved for the time being, and it needs to be done step by step!

Now, what he needs to do is to reverse the pathetic thinking of these craftsmen!

Prince Han looked at Liu Bian and Song Zhong, touched his chin and thought for a moment, then stepped forward to help him up, and then said: As you said just now, the King of Hell is easy to meet, but the devil is difficult to deal with. I am just a prince, sooner or later. I will leave the imperial capital and go to the feudal vassal, and I will not be able to look after you all the time. If no one will support you then, what will you do?

As soon as these words came out, Liu Bian and Song Zhong's expressions suddenly changed.

After all, Prince Han is not the current prince, but a prince. Sooner or later, he will leave the imperial capital to join the feudal vassal.

Then, wouldn't this Royal Manufacturing Bureau be restored to its original state?

They have only lived a good life for a short time, is it going to end here?

Also, have you ever thought about it, if you don't take advantage of this king to supervise the country, change the craftsman household system, and get more benefits for you? When I leave, your descendants will still Just like you, continue to live a miserable life with no food to eat, no clothes to cover your body, and no wife to marry!

Zhu Gaoxu directly threw out his trump card, which was to plan for future generations!

There are some things that I can do for you now, and I will naturally do it!

For example, improving the treatment of your craftsmen, changing the abnormal craftsman household system, and providing a path for your descendants to become officials... I am also doing these things, right?

Even if the sudden reform will cause you to be ostracized and ignored, so what? Is it worse than when you were treated like dogs by those officials before, and you were so poor and hungry that you sold your sons and daughters?

Upon hearing this, Liu Bian and Song Zhong's eyes instantly turned red, filled with resentment and resentment.

Although the two of them had not married a wife before and had no children, it did not mean that they had never met.

In the Ordnance Bureau compound, there are many craftsmen and craftsmen who are forced to sell their sons and daughters, especially their daughters. Selling them to rich families as maids is better than starving to death!

The two of them had seen the tragic scene of a wife and children being separated countless times!

All this is because of the damn craftsman system!

What you need to do is to lead the craftsmen brothers of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau to fully cooperate with the king in carrying out reforms. I will bear all other consequences, including the anger of the civilized officials!

As soon as these words came out, Liu and Bian looked a little moved and knelt down on the ground again.

His Royal Highness the King of Han's great kindness will be unforgettable in our lifetime!

Okay, everyone, get up. I have something serious to tell you.

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, and after the two stood up, he immediately ordered: Liu Bian, Song Zhong, you two should not go back to the workshop for production in the future. As the quality director of the Second Bureau of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau, you need to take charge of the overall situation. Co-ordinate arrangements.

The first point is to separate out the most experienced master craftsmen and old craftsmen in the bureau. They also do not need to assign daily workload to engage in production. They only need to teach the experience and skills to the craftsmen who are over ten years old...

Hearing this, Liu Bian and Song Zhong were stunned, and their expressions became a little strange.

Song Zhong bit the bullet and explained: Your Majesty, is this method... inappropriate? Those are the special skills of the old craftsmen, and they are the capital of their livelihood. They will definitely not agree to this...

Yes, Your Majesty, teach the disciples to starve the master to death, how can these old craftsmen agree...

When Zhu Gaoxu heard this, he just smiled.

To teach the apprentices and starve the master to death, to put it bluntly, the interests of the masters are not guaranteed. UU Reading www.uukanshu.netｔThat’s why this mentality appears.

However, it is precisely because of this mentality that many of China's advanced and valuable technologies have not been passed down, which is regretted by future generations.

Don't worry, the old craftsman's salary has become a fixed quota, and every time he brings out an apprentice who can independently make weapons, he will also receive a generous bonus. In addition, don't we adopt a piece-rate system? The apprenticeship of the craftsman within five years 10% of the income goes to the master craftsman.”

These experienced and skilled old craftsmen only need to teach their apprentices and develop new weapons and equipment. If the improved weapons and baggage are verified and approved, a separate excess bonus will be issued. You will definitely not be disappointed. !”

The more Liu Bian and Song Zhong listened, the more they felt it was feasible, and they nodded subconsciously.

In this way, the income of the old craftsmen is guaranteed and there is a reward mechanism. They are eager to teach more apprentices.

Second point, I will hire some teachers to teach the children of craftsmen how to read and write. The most important thing is calligraphy. I hope you will not let me down for my painstaking efforts...

As soon as these words came out, their eyes instantly turned red, and they fell to their knees with a thud.

Your Majesty, your great kindness...

Little old man, I would like to thank you for your kindness...

Zhu Gaoxu looked at them helplessly, with thousands of thoughts in his mind.

Where to start when implementing new learning?

Royal Manufacturing Bureau!

After all, the god of firearms is now a staunch supporter of science!

With him in charge of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau, he vigorously promoted science and trained craftsmen's children. I believe that it won't be long before a group of improved Mohist disciples appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

The leader of hundreds of schools of thought, he was once hailed as the most prominent school in the world by Han Feizi, a representative of Legalism, and rivaled Confucianism...

Mo family!

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