Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 42 Take the First Step

With doubts about the keyboard man, Emperor Chongzhen began to think about the content of the conversation just now after cutting off the communication.

It was like this every time, the conversation with Liu Weichao, even if he didn't provide loyal ministers and good generals, and didn't provide formulas for future generations, those words have very big meanings, and they are worth thinking about.

This night, he thought about it very late again before going to bed.

Early the next morning, he did not review the memorial first as he was used to in the past, but drove the Royal Glass Factory.

As soon as he arrived, no matter if it was the craftsmen or the servants in the palace who oversaw the work, they were all startled and knelt on the ground in panic.

They all knew that the emperor placed great hopes on this glass factory, hoping to make more money.

Coming here at this time must be very urgent about the glass factory.Nine times out of ten, it's just to watch the progress, to urge the progress, and maybe to go crazy and punish a group of people.

However, this time, they were wrong. Emperor Chongzhen's performance even made them feel a little dumbfounded.

After Emperor Chongzhen inquired about the progress of the glass factory, instead of getting angry, he called the craftsmen in charge of each step and said to them: "I want to know, do you have any difficulties? The matter of building the glass factory As long as you have any difficulties, you can tell me. If I can solve it for you, I will solve it for you on the spot!"

What he said, even if he didn't say it to those ministers in the cabinet, or to the nobles of the royal family, everyone was dumbfounded at once.

Seeing them in a daze, Emperor Chongzhen thought he didn't understand clearly, so he said it again.

Unexpectedly, a large group of people hurriedly begged for mercy, saying that there was no problem, they must work hard, and they would never neglect.

"..." Emperor Chongzhen was speechless, of course he understood that these craftsmen felt that he was talking ironically, which was a precursor to the thunderous anger.

After thinking about it for a while, let them talk. After the scene gradually quieted down, Emperor Chongzhen tried his best to be as kind as possible and said: "In front of so many people, I can speak well and speak well, how can I not count my words?"

After a pause, looking at the puzzled and terrified faces, he said again: "I want you to work hard, but I also know that doing anything can't be smooth sailing, so I'm here to solve the problem, Solve the problems that prevent you from doing things, and then let you do your work well. So, do you understand?"

Perhaps feeling the sincerity of Emperor Chongzhen, a young craftsman suddenly gritted his teeth and said loudly: "The grass people's family has run out of food, and it depends on younger brothers and sisters to dig some wild vegetables outside the city every day to survive. I implore Your Majesty to help." !"

Craftsmen working for the royal family are actually a kind of service.Not only do they have no wages, but they also have to bring their own dry food.

Therefore, many craftsmen will flee and become people who do not exist on the household registration, take shelter of the powerful landlords, and become hermits.Of course, they will definitely be exploited by the powerful landlords.

There are also craftsmen who have a little money, and they will pay and let other craftsmen serve instead.

In ancient times, unless it was some craftsmen with top skills, they might be able to become guests of scholar-bureaucrats. For most craftsmen, they were very low-level people.

Obviously, the craftsman who spoke was also forced to do nothing, thinking of fighting, he was the first to speak.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he didn't answer right away, but asked other people: "Is there anyone else in the same situation as him?"

When the others heard it, they couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay.What does the emperor mean by asking this question?
Shouldn't it be to ask clearly first, and then arrest and deal with them together?

For a while, no one dared to speak.

When the young craftsman saw him, he was already desperate anyway, and immediately said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, at least half of the people in the Caomin group are hungry! And he, he, he...their group There are too!"

Hearing his words, the craftsmen he pointed at were all frightened and wanted to deny it.

However, Emperor Chongzhen had already said first: "Then I will announce something. You work in this glass factory, and I will pay you wages. And after selling money every month, I will reward the best and hardest working according to the specific situation." People. For the specific reward situation, we have to look at the situation first. As for the wages, I will pay you in advance. How?"

This is also after he ransacked the house, he has money in his hand.Otherwise, it would be impossible to be so generous.

Still the same sentence, a penny can't beat a hero.Without money, many things cannot be done.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw these craftsmen all showing incredible expressions.

Afterwards, the young craftsman reacted first, and immediately kowtowed, with a high frequency, and said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, no, no, no, my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

When the other people heard what he said, they suddenly came back to their senses, and they were all overjoyed. They quickly kowtowed and shouted in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

I don't know why, when Emperor Chongzhen heard them chanting this slogan, he felt more sincere than those courtiers chanting this slogan!It sounds like a lot of benefits!
Afterwards, he asked someone to bring out a large basket of copper coins, right in front of him, and began to distribute wages.For those who are extremely difficult at home, they even agreed to pay an extra month's wages.

Emperor Chongzhen could clearly feel that the vitality of the glass factory seemed to be getting more and more prosperous as more craftsmen received money.

After sending out all of them, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the supervisor's servant to collect the craftsmen's problems, and if they could be solved, they must be solved, and if they couldn't be solved, they should be reported to him.

In addition, he thought that the subordinates might deceive the superiors, and remembering Liu Weichao said that he had to rely on the strength of the masses, he ordered: "I will come here in person, and if there are any problems, I can also respond to them at that time." !"

In this way, we can put an end to the situation of deception.

For the glass factory, he can't do more for the time being.It is simply unrealistic to let them read and write.I can only walk step by step, and I will talk about it later.

After leaving the glass factory, Fang Zhenghua, the eunuch on duty, came to report that officials from the six ministries of the cabinet, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and so on had requested to see the emperor.

"Long Live Lord, they are all here for Dongchang." Fang Zhenghua reported here, a little hesitant, but in the end he said the truth, "They said, Long Live Lord has forgotten the Wei Ni Rebellion during the Tianqi period. They also said Indulging the factory guards and re-establishing the West Factory is a prelude to the lack of virtue of the Long Live Lord, which has attracted the opposition of all people in the world, and it is reasonable to call for the Long Live God to do something for the people of the world and benefit the people of the world!"

(End of this chapter)