Nu Yalang of Tang Dynasty

After handing over the tea leaves with Shuofang's army, Zhou Jun and Kong You returned to Bachuan Villa.

Zhou Jun said goodbye to Pang Gongguan and Huayue, and then returned to Chang'an.

Kong You received Zhou Jun's order and began to pack his luggage, planning to go to Xiaoguan to deal with the establishment of the teahouse in a few days.

Zhou Jun originally planned to stop by the Tenth Prince's Mansion to visit King Shou Li Hao, but after arriving at the Tenth Prince's Mansion, after some inquiring, he learned that King Shou had gone on a sightseeing tour with his family.

Zhou Jun had no choice but to return home and prepare for the next day's visit.

The next day, Zhou Jun entered the capital court and found that Mr. Xu and Mr. Wei had arrived extra early.

Zhou Jun, who was just thinking about the reason, was called to the inner courtyard of Du Guan Si before he could sit down.

Entering Mr. Xu's room, Zhou Jun found that not only were Mr. Xu and Mr. Wei sitting in the room, but there was also another old man wearing a light crimson official robe.

When Langzhong Xu saw Zhou Jun, he nodded and said, "Master Zhou is here."

Zhou Jun didn't know why he was being called over, so he sang "O" to everyone.

The official wearing a light crimson official robe was quite old, with gray temples, a face full of grooves, and his knuckles were like tree roots. He spoke with a strong voice: "So you are Zhou Lang."

Zhou Jun didn't dare to ask for help, so he quickly said yes.

Officer Wei on the side said to Zhou Jun: "This is Luo Nandou, the young supervisor who will be the prisoner."

Zhou Jun: "I have met Mr. Luo."

Luo Nandou smiled and said to Zhou Jun: "Master Zhou does not need to be polite. I am here for official business of the DPRK."

Zhou Jun heard this and looked at Xu Langzhong and Wei Yuanwai.

Xu Langzhong nodded towards Wei Yuanwai, who said: "Next year on the Lantern Festival, the saint intends to set up a shadow lantern court in the Shangyang Palace of the Eastern Capital, also known as the 'Tai Shang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower'."

"Because the project is so huge, there are a lot of people to be requisitioned. So now the Shaofu Supervisor and the Supervisors are making a list in Kan, so the capital officials will naturally have to help."

Luo Nandou said to Zhou Jun: "I asked the master craftsman in the prison and also told Mr. Xu that I would like to temporarily lend Master Zhou to the Eastern Capital to help with the construction of the Lantern Tower in Shangyuan."

At this time, Xu Langzhong said: "The sage mentioned the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower in Shangyang Palace in the Eastern Capital several times in the court. Naturally, our ministers must do our best and not slack off."

"I also told Young Supervisor Luo that Mr. Zhou is careful in his work and neither arrogant nor impatient. He is the best candidate for this job."

After hearing this, Zhou Jun bowed and humbled himself.

Luo Nandou said: "The transfer orders and official documents have been sent to the capital for prosecution. Tomorrow, Chief Zhou will come to the prison to meet everyone and familiarize himself with the regulations."

Zhou Jun raised his hands and said yes.

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Mr. Xu said to Zhou Jun: "Master Zhou sent Mr. Luo to Laimen. When he comes back, remember to go to Wei Yuanwai to sign the transfer order."

Zhou Jun agreed, and then sent Shaojian Luo to Lamen, Du Guanshi.

In Langfang, Luo Nandou said to Zhou Jun while walking: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank Mr. Zhou very much."

Zhou Jun was puzzled.

Luo Nandou stroked his beard and said, "Luo Anyuan, the son of the Luo family, would have suffered a long time ago if he had not been helped by Master Zhou."

Zhou Jun looked at Luo Nandou and suddenly realized.

Luo Anyuan once mentioned that the adult in the family was the young eunuch who would serve as prisoner. Unexpectedly, it was Luo Nandou who was in front of him.

Luo Nandou turned his head and said to Zhou Jun with a smile: "The Dongdu Lantern Tower is the thought of the saint. It cost a lot of money and gathered the skilled craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. Once it is completed, His Majesty Xin will be pleased and will receive countless rewards.

Mr. Zhou does things with great care."

Zhou Jun understood in his heart that Luo Nandou's words were actually hinting that he wanted to give himself some credit.

Zhou Jun sang "Nai" to Luo Nandou and thanked him again in a sincere tone.

Luo Nandou smiled, patted Zhou Jun on the shoulder, and left.

One day later, Zhou Jun went to report to the supervisor.

Before going, Zhou Jun also learned a lot about the craftsman management system of the Tang Dynasty.

The management of craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty originated from the Sui Dynasty, but it was more complicated than the management of music records.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were four main departments that managed construction craftsmen, namely the Ministry of Works, the Shaofu Supervisor, the General Supervisor and the Sinong Temple.

The official projects of the Tang Dynasty were divided into two categories. One was the orders issued directly from the palace, such as the construction of royal gardens, palaces, palaces, etc. The other was public projects, such as the construction of Imperial College, roads, and city walls.

etc.

The former was initiated by the palace, and the Ministry of Industry did not participate in the management and was only responsible for measurement and acceptance. This is the case with the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower in Dongdu.

After talking about engineering classification, let’s talk about craftsmen.

Craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty can generally be divided into four categories: master craftsmen, official craftsmen, private craftsmen and slave slaves.

The so-called craftsmen refer to those top craftsmen with superb skills. They have salaries, and a few of them even have official status. They can be said to be the leading figures among the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty.

The so-called official craftsmen refer to craftsmen who are directly controlled by the government. They receive monthly salary from the government. Once the government has construction requirements, they must participate immediately.

The so-called private craftsmen are craftsmen who are not bound or restricted by the government. The government recruits these people, usually through rent transfer, discount or exemption, or through monetary employment.

The last category, captive slaves, are the captives and official slaves in Sinong Temple, Yeting Bureau and state capitals who were born as a result of war, confiscation and surrender. They were responsible for the coolies in the entire official project.

and the role of labor.

As for Zhou Jun, who is in charge of the Dongdu Lamp Tower project, he is in charge of the fourth category of people.

After entering the general's prison, Zhou Jun reported his official status.

There was a subordinate who led him along the side corridor towards the inner courtyard.

Along the way, he passed many workshops, which contained a variety of unfinished and completed architectural models, and even thumbnails of landscapes and terrains, which opened Zhou Jun's eyes.

When he arrived at the workshop in the inner courtyard, Zhou Jun saw Luo Nandou among a group of craftsmen, facing a half-meter-tall statue, saying something.

Looking closer, Zhou Jun could see the statue clearly.

I saw that its appearance was the Dharmakaya of Taishang Xuanyuan True Immortal, with a lotus disk underneath, surrounded by clouds and mist, pearls, jade, gold and silver, and colorful silk ribbons.

It was just a miniature model. When Zhou Jun saw it, he was amazed. He thought it was unique in craftsmanship and extraordinary in momentum.

When Luo Nandou saw Zhou Jun coming, he smiled and waved: "Master Zhou is here."

Zhou Jun walked over and sang "O" to Luo Nandou.

Luo Nandou pointed to the craftsmen around him and said: "These are all the craftsmen of Dongdu Lantern Tower."

The craftsmen saluted Zhou Jun one after another, but one of them did not move, just looking at Zhou Jun up and down.

The man was wearing a blue official robe, but his body was covered in dust and ink, and the original shape of the official robe was almost invisible.

When Luo Nandou saw this, he pointed at the man and said to Zhou Jun: "This is the master craftsman who will be the prisoner, Mao Shun."

When Zhou Jun heard the word "great craftsman" and saw this man wearing official robes, he knew that he was the head craftsman.

Taking the initiative to walk up to Mao Shun, Zhou Jun bowed his hands and saluted, and the former returned the salute.

After Zhou Jun saluted, he recalled Mao Shun's name and immediately remembered this person's identity.

Master Mao Shun is a descendant of Mao Baluo, Shang Fangcheng of the Wu Zhou Dynasty. The latter once designed and built the Tianshu Tower for Wu Zetian and is known as the legendary craftsman of the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

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