After a moment, Luo Guanlin lowered his eyes slightly and said, "Your Excellency has already thought it through. I am just worrying too much."
"No, your concern is crucial, and it reminds me not to be careless." Chang Suining said honestly, "Even if the government-run workshop is built, I can use all the craftsmen who master the latest skills, but the risk I just talked about is still there, it's just reduced from 70% to 30% to 40%."
Luo Guanlin also said in a sincere tone: "If it is 30% or 40%, then this risk is worth taking."
If appropriate measures are taken to support it, this 30% to 40% can be gradually reduced.
The most important thing is, as she just said, the current Dasheng needs to take this risk - if the skin is gone, where will the hair be attached? Moreover, although she built a separate artisan school, she also built an agricultural school. As the current decision-maker of Jiangdu, her attitude will directly affect the people of Jiangdu. The existence of the agricultural school can show that she still values agriculture.
Wang Yue also thought through this, and suddenly understood what Luo Guanlin said yesterday: "Everything she does is calculated."
"Now we know that what the Lord wants is that while Jiangdu is booming, each place can still do its own business." Luo Guanlin felt much more at ease and said, "It is great that the Lord has this intention and has made arrangements in advance. If we act with intention, we can better balance the situation."
Finally, he said for the first time: "Although you are young and act too boldly, you can take into account the long-term pros and cons... This is rare."
Most people can't find the balance between these two. He himself doesn't think he has the ability to do it, but she has grasped it very well... Is this talent? But why did this talent fall on a girl from another family? Luo Guanlin felt an unspeakable sense of loss and regret.
There was a hint of curiosity in Chang Suining's eyes: "Sir, are you praising me for being smart?"
Luo Guanlin said without looking away: "...Your Excellency has always been smart, this is a well-known fact."
"But it's rare for you to praise me." Chang Suining nodded confidently: "To be praised by you shows that I am indeed quite smart."
As she spoke, she suddenly thought of something, smiled, and said, "I also feel like I have grown smarter recently. It seems that the blessing is quite effective."
Wang Yue took the opportunity to ask, "What is the blessing you are talking about, sir?"
Chang Suining's eyes were full of smiles. "I have a close friend who wrote to me before the Qiqiao Festival, wishing me good health and wisdom."
After being stunned for a moment, Wang Yue couldn't help laughing.
Luo Guanlin felt that the good friend that Chang Suining mentioned was also a strange person - who could be so narrow-minded as to think that she was not cunning enough?
Wang Yue made a few jokes about this, but Luo Guanlin did not respond. He often reminded himself that in the past three years, he only did what he should do and resolutely refused to have any emotional relationship with this temporary lord.
Therefore, Luo Guanlin forced the topic back to official business: "Your Excellency just mentioned the government-run workshop. The plan is to let the craftsmen who have graduated from Wuer Academy work in the workshop in the future. So, your Excellency intends to let them work in the form of military service?"
Historically, craftsmen in government-run workshops were mostly conscripted by the government as corvée labor, which literally means that they were not paid for their work and it was compulsory.
However, Jiangdu was in a difficult situation after the war, and Chang Suining had previously advocated reducing the corvée labor of civilians.
Chang Suining: "We will recruit some of the prisoners, but only the captives I brought back from Bianshui. I will have people select those who meet the requirements and send them to work in the workshop."
Previously, she had saved the 80,000 captives and brought them back to Jiangdu. Most of them are now serving in various places. When their service is over, or there is an amnesty, they will be returned to their hometowns.
"As for the craftsmen who have graduated from Wuer Academy, I will give them preferential treatment on top of the market wages for craftsmen." Chang Suining said, "But there will be corresponding restrictions. Anyone who has graduated from Wuer Academy must work in the workshop for at least three years. Those who have mastered secret skills will be given more preferential treatment and can be given full-time positions so that they can be passed down from generation to generation. The corresponding restrictions will also be stricter to prevent the possibility of the skills being leaked without authorization."
For example, in smelting workshops and shipbuilding workshops, the manufacturing technology is of great importance and sufficient confidentiality measures must be taken.
If there is any success and the results can be promoted and used, she will not let Jiangdu monopolize it. She will also share it with the court and various states according to the circumstances. However, some things can only be circulated among government officials and cannot be leaked to the public to prevent them from falling into the hands of people with ulterior motives or foreign races.
Luo Guanlin nodded. He was worried just now that if her state-run workshops also adopted the method of civilian service, such coercive means would breed new class contradictions between officials and civilians, which would be equivalent to going from one extreme to another.
She is willing to treat the craftsmen well and to impose restrictions with a combination of leniency and strictness, which is very good.
Speaking of this constraint called "use for one's own benefit", Wang Yue couldn't help but ask: "In this case, should the students in the Literature Institute and the Mathematics Institute also be given certain constraints in the future so that they can stay and serve Jiangdu?"
If this is true, Wang Yue feels that it is reasonable. After all, Wueryuan was built with real money from the pocket of his governor, and those precious books must be taught to the world. After investing so much time, effort and financial resources, if the talents cultivated cannot be used by themselves, wouldn't it be a waste of time?
If what Guan Lin said is true, the governor must have calculations in everything he does, then it is inevitable to impose appropriate restrictions on those literati.
However, the temperament and value habits of literati are different from those of craftsmen, so how to restrain them and the right degree need to be carefully controlled.
When Wang Yue began to think, he heard the girl say in a relaxed tone: "I have no intention of restricting the Literature Institute and the Mathematics Institute."
Wang Yue was stunned for a moment before he asked, "What if they go somewhere else after they finish their studies?"
Chang Suining: "Most scholars value loyalty and friendship between teachers and students. If conditions permit and I am not too bad, I believe many people would be willing to stay in Jiangdu."
"Your Excellency is right, but there are always some people who have ulterior motives, and money and benefits can also tempt people..." Wang Yue said, "If you don't restrain them, there will be many who will defect to others."
"Then let them submit." Chang Suining said without any concern: "Even if three out of ten can be used by me, the rest are scattered everywhere, and I already have a great advantage."
She said: "Literature is different from other things. Literary energy is like water. Only when it flows can it be integrated and benefit the world. Even if they cannot be used by the 'small self' for a while, they will always be used by the 'big self'. So why not let them decide where to go by themselves?"
Meeting those slightly smiling eyes and hearing these words, Wang Yue was suddenly stunned.
Everyone is touched in different ways. Sometimes people themselves are not aware of what touches them until that touch suddenly appears in a very accidental manner.
At this moment, the "small self" and "big self" mentioned by the girl were beyond Wang Yue's expectations. This feeling was like he had accidentally pushed open a door and saw a sacred place of Peach Blossom Land. He was still surprised and looked in the direction of a figure and her finger. He saw that outside the Peach Blossom Land, the misty clouds dissipated like a curtain, revealing even more vast and majestic mountains, rivers, lakes and seas.
Wang Yue felt that he should say something and take the opportunity to praise and flatter the emperor, but for some reason he was stuck in a daze and could not speak for a long time.
He has means, foresight, vision, talent, the will to protect the country, and the heart to keep the people safe, but he does not flaunt himself...
What’s more valuable is that she is still so young... If she is still like this now, there is even more to look forward to in the future!
Even though she is a girl, she is so outstanding, what else is there to complain about?
Isn't this the master he dreams of meeting? After lying down for half his life, he finally meets a wise master!
Wang Yue even felt his eyes getting hot.
If the Lord can maintain the status quo, his mind does not slip, and his heart does not lose... Such a lord, let alone three years, even thirty years, three lifetimes, he is willing to follow! He is different from Luo Guanlin. Once he, Wang Yue, identifies a lord, he will be loyal to him!
Although fear of making new choices is also a reason...
But his excitement and admiration at this moment were definitely not fake!
There was a brief gap and Wang Yue was unable to hear clearly what Chang Suining said.
"… Whether it is Wueryuan or the four major workshops, the remaining many details still need to be gradually improved."
As Chang Suining spoke, he stood up and faced Wang Yue and Luo Guanlin: "All I have done is to choose a path, but along the way, there will be thorns and wolves blocking the way. If I rely on myself alone, I am doomed to be unable to move forward -"
When the girl raised her hand, the wide sleeves of her scarlet official robe fell in front of her, leaving only a pair of dark and bright eyes.
She bowed to Wang and Luo and said, "I will still rely on your help in my journey."
The girl's attitude was not flattering or humble, but rather modest and sincere.
There are too many people she needs to rely on. The officials in Jiangdu, the people in the governor's office, and even her subordinates in the army are all her support during her journey.
Luo Guanlin slowly stood up and raised his hand to return the greeting: "This is our responsibility, not enough for you to perform this ceremony."
Beside him, Wang Yue finally came to his senses, stood up, raised his hand, and said in a trembling voice: "Wang Shan is willing to cut thorns and kill jackals for you, and I am willing to walk this path with you!"
Luo Guanlin turned around and saw tears in Wang Yue's eyes.
“…”
Wang Wangshan is old, but he acts like this?
Is this also one of the means to consolidate his favor? But this "means" worked very well. Chang Suining saw this and personally stepped forward to help Wang Yue, who bowed deeply but did not move.
"Since I am so lucky to have your favor, I will definitely live up to your kindness."
When Wang Yue heard this, a tear rolled down his eyes and he raised his sleeve to wipe it.
"..." Luo Guanlin on the side turned his head silently, unwilling to take another look.
After Chang Suining left the meeting room, Yao Ran stepped forward and saluted.
"Have you met him?" Chang Suining asked.
"Yes." Yao Ran followed Chang Suining half a step behind and whispered, "I originally said they were two young boys, but I found out after seeing them that the older one was a girl. After she met me, she dared to tell me her full name - Yuan Miao, from the Yuan family of Luoyang."
The Yuan family of Luoyang who was nearly exterminated by Li Xian.
Chang Suining suddenly realized, and the face of a girl about fourteen or fifteen years old flashed through his mind.
"Since she didn't seem to be lying, I asked her to wait at the side door with her younger brother. I wonder if you recognize this person, sir?"
Chang Suining nodded: "I recognize it."
At that time, when she was doing disaster relief outside Xingyang City, she accidentally saved Yuan Miao who was being hunted by Li Xian's subordinates.
Afterwards, the entire Yuan family was demoted to commoners and sent away from Luoyang. Yuan Miao asked Zheng Chao to bring her a letter to thank her.
At that time, the little girl said in the letter that she and her younger brother wanted to migrate with the tribe... Why did he come to Jiangdu to look for her at this time?
Did the Yuan clan members encounter some accident?
Chang Suining soon met Yuan Miao and his sister.
"Yuan Miao has met Governor Chang."
When he saw Chang Suining, Yuan Miao first pulled his brother to kneel down and kowtowed to Chang Suining.
Chang Suining looked at the brother and sister who were kneeling and kowtowing, his eyes fell on the boy's right hand which was missing two fingers, and said, "No need to perform such a grand ceremony, stand up and tell me why you are here."
Yuan Miao was dressed like a man in a grey, ill-fitting robe. He had lost a lot of weight and his skin had become darker. In just half a year, the last trace of childishness had disappeared from his eyes.
One can tell at a glance that he has suffered a lot in the past six months.
Yuan Miao did not say any meaningless complaints, but simply explained his experience to Chang Suining truthfully.
Most of her family members were used to a life of luxury and could not bear the hardship of migration, and there were many internal conflicts along the way. Because the main branch of the family was almost completely slaughtered, only she and her younger brother were left. She stepped forward to mediate the conflicts several times, but those people were not convinced and instead hated her for it.
On the way, they passed a small town, which had been raining for several days. One night, a tribesman tricked her into leaving the inn where she was staying, and conspired with others to knock her out in order to sell her.
Fortunately, her younger brother was alert and informed the tribe members in time, so she was barely rescued.
But after she woke up, the tribe member did not receive any punishment worth mentioning. The elders of the tribe were either silent or impatient with her "aggression" and said coldly: "The tribe is in such a state now, do you still think you are the eldest daughter of the Yuan family!"
Yuan Miao suddenly understood that the former noble families were now migrating in the chaotic times, like rats crossing the street, often encountering robbery, bullying and humiliation. She and her younger brother could not bring any help to the impoverished family, but were instead a burden.
A burden is not entitled to preferential treatment.
After that incident, the last layer of dignity seemed to have been torn off the clan. The situation of her and her younger brother became increasingly difficult. The young member of the clan who had wanted to sell her for twenty taels of silver would often provoke her and vent his anger.
Once, she and her younger brother only got half a moldy cake.
The younger brother was sensible and comforted her instead, saying that they would soon reach their new home and everything would be fine there.
Will it get better? Yuan Miao doesn't think so.
She and her brother had been homeless since their grandfather, father, and mother died. Instead of being able to protect them, the remaining tribesmen resented them even more because of their father and grandfather's past mistakes and the unbearable predicament they faced.
Thinking about what she had heard along the way, Yuan Miao finally made a decision: she wanted to go to Jiangdu.
The younger brother said: [Sister, but there are Japanese soldiers over there! ]
She said: [But there is also a governor there. ]
So she ran away secretly with her younger brother.
No one from the Yuan family came to chase them.
The real difficulties are on the way to Jiangdu.
Yuan Miao did not mention the difficulties along the way, but knelt down in front of Chang Suining again with tears in his eyes: "... I can also roughly read and write, I am willing to do anything, and I can learn anything! I only ask that you give me and my younger brother a place to stay!" (End of this chapter)
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