The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Even if we are preparing now, we will definitely be able to do business in the future." Lao Zhao continued to say to the carpenter in front of him: "When everything is complete and the business is done, it will be too late for you to join. Think about it, the minimum is one tael of money a month. How many carpenters are there in Chang'an City, including the counties around Chang'an City?

This is a matter of too many monks and too little porridge."

"Now that we are preparing, anyone who joins at this time will be a veteran master in the workshop in the future. How can it be the same?"

Lao Zhao advised earnestly.

"Even if I don't go to the workshop, my craftsmanship is well-known far and wide. I can make a lot of money a month and I won't lack work." The carpenter vowed.

He has supported his family with this craft for more than 20 years. From apprenticeship to apprenticeship, he has brought his own apprentices to date, and the money he earns is enough for food and drink.

"Yes, I know you have good skills and you don't lack work." Old Zhao smiled and said, "But it's not like this every month. When things are good, you can earn one guan of money a month. What about when things are bad?"

These carpenters can earn a little when someone asks them to do work, but when no one asks them, they really can't make any money.

He still has a family to support and apprentices to support.

The apprentices he accepted came to learn the craft, and the apprentices came to work for free. They didn't have to pay the apprentices, but they had to take care of their food and drink.

Earning one guan of money a month, that's not all in his pocket, and the expenses are also high.

But if he follows what the man in front of him said and works in the workshop of the Jingyang Palace, the apprentices can save on food and drink, and the one guan of money in hand is real.

Even the apprentices who go there to work will get money.

This is considered a good thing.

Old Zhao saw that he had said almost everything and the carpenter was shaken, so he spoke again.

"Well, since you want to consider it, then this matter will not be forced. After all, our master said that it is not a good deal to rush. You think carefully and I will find someone else." Lao Zhao said: "The choice is also ours. A forced melon is not sweet. If I force you to go there, you will be unhappy. You will not be in the mood to work, and it will also delay our workshop from making money."

After saying that, Lao Zhao arched his hands and turned to walk out the door.

The carpenter wanted to keep Lao Zhao, but he didn't think about whether he should accept the recruitment of the Prince of Jingyang and work hard for him.

After all, how much work can a Jingyang Prince's palace do?

The same is true for His Royal Highness the Prince of Jingyang. Why would he think of setting up a carpenter's workshop if he doesn't want to be a good prince?

What can he do?

"Butler Zhao, if..."

Lao Zhao stopped when he heard his movement.

"What's wrong?" Old Zhao turned around and asked.

"How can I contact you?" the carpenter asked.

"Is that so..." Old Zhao thought for a while: "Go to the Jingyang Wang residence and tell the gatekeeper to let me know."

The carpenter bowed and responded.

He really needs to think about this matter carefully. After all, it is not just his own business. He needs to ask his family and his apprentices.

If he goes there at that time, he will definitely take them with him.

If he abandons his apprentices halfway through teaching them, isn't that just misleading them?

After Old Zhao left, the carpenter hurried back to discuss with his family and called his family and apprentices together.

Old Zhao ran around outside for most of the day and visited all the carpenters in Chang'an City. Some carpenters agreed directly.

The people were decided, but the places were not finished yet. Old Zhao was waiting for news from Ma Shisan.

Ma Shisan has been busy these two days. Although he has not spent any money, he has been looking for a place.

Since it is a workshop, there is no need to worry about whether it is in the East and West Cities.

It is not bad to buy a house in a slightly remote place in Chang'an City. The price is cheap, and most importantly, the place is large.

With the reference of the egg-changing workshop on the farm, Ma Shisan also understood Li Fu's concept, that is, for a workshop, various divisions are still necessary, so that it is clear.

It is best to refer to the egg-changing workshop for furniture workshops.

When Li Fu built the egg-changing workshop and made the architectural design drawings, he planned to use the egg-changing workshop as an example to set a pattern for all subsequent workshops.

Ma Shisan went around and found a suitable place, and then bought it.

However, although this place is large, many houses need to be renovated. Therefore, even if the workshop has a place and people, it will not be immediatelyStart work.

Lao Zhao found someone, Ma Shisan found a place, and reported everything to Li Fu. Li Fu immediately ordered them to get the place ready first.

Carpenters are ready. The doors and windows in the workshop, as well as any tool racks that are needed, can be made by carpenters directly. Anyway, this aspect is just about spending money.

Ask people to clean up the site, and also invite masons to come and renovate some houses. They must be used as dormitories, warehouses, and canteens.

Most of the carpenters Lao Zhao found are from Chang'an City. Dormitories seem to be dispensable for them, but in order to facilitate work in the future, dormitories must be prepared.

Even a place to take a nap at noon?

Those carpenters' apprentices used to live in their master's house, but now there are dormitories, so they don't have to squeeze together.

And the workshop also needs someone to stay at night.

The carpenters and masons went to the new workshop in a mighty way and began to renovate the workshop.

Li Fu had money, and these were things that could be solved by spending money.

The carpenters knew that this workshop would be their place of work in the future, so they were particularly careful when repairing it.

If there were any problems in the future, it would still be their job to patch them up, so it would be better to fix them all at once.

Recently, Li Fu continued to spend money like water.

Whenever money is spent, things will be done faster.

Li Fu took the furniture drawings and handed them to Lao Zhao.

"The furniture workshop has bought a lot of materials now, right?" Li Fu said.

"Yes, because the workshop is being renovated recently, a lot of materials have been imported, but the workshop is almost done, and it is estimated that it will be finished in the next two days." Lao Zhao said.

"It just so happens that the carpenters have work to do." Li Fu said: "Give them this set of drawings and ask them to make two sets of furniture as soon as possible."

"Yes." Lao Zhao responded.