Le Shu agreed; she was looking for something to do anyway, so this was perfect.

"Su Peisheng, go and call Jiang Liangcai here."

“Zha”

Seeing that Chang Gege was about to command the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works, and the master was indulging her, Su Peisheng felt that nothing could surprise him anymore.

As soon as Jiang Liangcai heard his master call him, he immediately came over and knelt down as soon as he entered: "This servant greets the master, may the master be well, and greets Princess Chang, may Princess Chang be well."

Yinzhen was in charge of the Bordered White Banner, while Jiang Liang was a Han Chinese bannerman of the Bordered White Banner. His father was a craftsman, and so was he. He also entered the Ministry of Works and found that craftsmen had a difficult situation and it was not easy to make a living, so he worked hard to improve himself.

There was nothing wrong with him calling him "Master".

"Get up!"

Jiang Liangcai got up and said, "Does Master have any orders for me? Please give your orders, Master, and I will do anything to fulfill them."

Although the tone was somewhat ingratiating as a show of loyalty, that was the prevailing attitude, and Yinzhen was used to it.

Le Shu was similar; people in the mall, in order to make money, spoke much more "artfully" than Jiang Liangcai.

"You don't need to die ten thousand times. The honeycomb briquettes we're making this time were first made by Chang Gege. Just now, I took Chang Gege around and she discovered some. It just so happens that I and Chang Gege are on the estate these days, so you'll just have to listen to Chang Gege's orders."

Jiang Liangcai was taken aback, then immediately looked at Le Shu: "Yes, this servant will follow Chang Gege's orders."

Then Jiang Liangcai asked again, "Where is the Thirteenth Master?"

"The thirteenth brother is in charge of external coordination, so there's no conflict."

"yes."

Jiang Liangcai was mainly worried that having two superiors would make it harder to work. As for the fact that Le Shu was a woman from the inner quarters, Jiang Liangcai didn't think it was a big deal.

If you want to rise above others by being someone's servant, the first thing you have to do is be obedient.

They have the ability, but they don't listen to orders, and nobody knows how to use them.

Yinzhen was satisfied with Jiang Liangcai's attitude and decided to focus on cultivating him.

Le Shu smiled and looked at Jiang Liangcai: "I'll leave the rest to Lord Jiang."

Jiang Liang lowered his eyes and said repeatedly, "Your Highness is too kind to this servant. Please just call me by my name. If there is anything you need, Your Highness, just give me your orders and I will obey them."

"Alright, I won't stand on ceremony with you then. I just noticed that your task assignment was a bit unreasonable. We need to get the honeycomb briquettes done as soon as possible. The sooner we get them done, the fewer people will freeze to death. Go and gather all those people together and have them write down what they are good at and what they want to do. Register them. This afternoon, I will conduct an assessment and then reassign the tasks."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will arrange it immediately."

"Go down."

"This servant takes his leave."

As soon as Jiang Liang came out, he immediately made arrangements. After listening to what Le Shu had said, he knew that she wasn't brainless.

Did Jiang Liang only realize the unreasonable aspects of the task assignment?

He knew that some things were beyond his control, but there were also different levels of craftsmen, even among them.

If he wants to change things, he can change a small part. But if he changes everything, people will probably resent him when he does his work, and he'll become passive and uncooperative, which would be fatal.

If we don't make changes, the efficiency might be a little lower, but it's still better than being passive and unproductive after starting work.

Jiang Liang had no worries if his master did this.

In the afternoon, Le Shu took Su Peisheng's apprentice, Su Daqiang, to a courtyard. There were many courtyards on the estate, and they were quite large, but they were not well-built. The courtyard could accommodate more than a hundred people.

Le Shu looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, I am Princess Chang from the Fourth Prince's residence. I will give you a test. If you have any ideas or disagree with Jiang Liang's assignment, you can come and take the test. If you answer well, you can get a different job."

The crowd looked at each other in disbelief.

Some of the craftsmen weren't necessarily more capable, but they simply lacked connections; changing jobs was far from easy.

Kele Shu meant that they really could, and many people were smitten.

There was fear, fear that her words wouldn't carry weight. Her status as a woman, even as a mistress, made these people, whose patriarchal views were ingrained in them, doubt her words.

Another reason is the fear that those "old hands" will come back to cause trouble.

They couldn't help but look at the few people with a domineering style with some fear.

Jiang Liang had told Le Shu in advance about the bullying phenomenon in the team, so it would be strange if there wasn't one.

She continued, "You only get one chance. Also, I'm telling you, your performance will be recorded. Fourth Master will personally check it. Don't worry about being too outstanding and attracting jealousy. Here, as long as you want to work hard and improve, no one can stop you."

After she finished speaking, those who were already attracted became even more attracted.

After Le Shu finished speaking, she didn't let everyone express their opinions. She directly arranged for someone to register the list of people who wanted to "make progress." There were exactly twenty people on the list.

It's good to have it, but I'm afraid of not having it.

Organize these twenty-odd people together, then give them a test; the rest can continue doing what they were doing before.

In the evening, Le Shu was busy grading exam papers, while Yinzhen and Yinxiang were busy calculating the budget.

Everyone is very busy.

The next day, Le Shu brought the test paper to Jiang Liangcai. Although she had set the test paper, she wasn't sure she could actually provide the standard answers. Professional matters should be handled by professionals.

The results of the exams weren't determined until noon.

Then Yue Shu swiftly and decisively reassigned the craftsmen.

Her actions naturally provoked dissatisfaction from many people. Those who took the exam wanted to switch to a less physically demanding job that required mental effort. As they improved, they naturally wanted to take over other people's positions.

However, since Le Shu was their mistress, they couldn't afford to offend her, though they had their share of complaints about her.

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