Wei and Jin cooks

Hu Jin, who had only been promoted from apprentice to craftsman for a few days, blushed and wanted to tell Zhao Hanzhang that he was not qualified to be an apprentice yet, but when he met Zhao Hanzhang's eyes, he was a little afraid to say so.

After this hesitation, he stopped talking, because Zhao Hanzhang said: "As long as you can teach a craftsman with your current skills, I will give you a small share of the bookstore. If you can teach a hundred craftsmen like you, , I will give this bookstore to you, it can be your family heirloom."

Hu Jin opened his mouth wide and looked at Zhao Hanzhang in disbelief, "Really?"

"It's more real than real gold," she said with a smile: "If you really earn this bookstore, I will not move any of its assets including the engravings. I will only take away the one hundred craftsmen, and the rest will be taken away. They choose to follow me if they want to, and if they want to follow you, I won’t stop them.”

Hu Jin's eyes instantly ignited with blazing ambition. Who among young people doesn't have the desire to make great achievements?

Hu Jin is a craftsman. His biggest wish is to become a great craftsman and own a bookstore. That is a dream that even his master would not dare to have. But now, Zhao Hanzhang has put aside the dream and allowed him to see hope. .

Hu Jin immediately said: "You don't have to wait until the next year, the helpers sent by the girl can learn from me."

Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyebrows, nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, let's start with them."

Fu Tinghan suddenly said: "In addition to carving, they still have to take time to learn calligraphy every day. If they don't have time during the day, they come at night."

He and Zhao Hanzhang said: "Go to the Yushan Hall to find children who are good at learning, and ask them to come over and teach them how to read. Start with the simplest things and teach them what they have learned."

Zhao Hanzhang: "Do you want to prepare for movable type printing?"

Fu Tinghan nodded, "Since you have opened literacy classes, more and more people will be literate in the future, and movable type printing will not be so difficult."

Hu Jin was very sensitive and immediately asked: "What is movable type printing?"

Fu Tinghan was not stingy with this knowledge and told him in detail what movable type printing was.

Hu Jin was stunned, "One word, one word engraving? But how do the words form a book? You can't compare them one by one, right? We don't know how to read, so it's not easy to find."

"So those who typesetting need to be literate," Fu Tinghan said, "There is no urgency in this matter. Let them learn engraving first and learn to read at the same time."

Looking at Hu Jin who was in a daze, Fu Tinghan said: "You can join them in the reading class. Movable type printing currently only exists in theory. If it wants to become a reality, you craftsmen will have to study hard."

Hu Jin: "You just told me the key, Mr. Fu Dalang?"

Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "This is one of the few pieces of knowledge that can be concealed unnecessarily."

For the rest, he and Zhao Hanzhang were not so generous.

For example, the glass cube that has been under protection, and the steel that is progressing more and more smoothly.

Fu Tinghan and Zhao Hanzhang walked out together, "I have to go to Wushan to see the blast furnace and steelmaking conditions there."

Zhao Hanzhang: "It's almost the New Year, and the county is very lively. Aren't you going to participate?"

She said: "I also want to visit the county with you. You have half of the credit for the construction of Xiping County."

Fu Tinghan has been behind the scenes. Except for Chang Ning and a few others, even the other officials in the county government do not know what he has done. Zhao Hanzhang wants to make his achievements public.

Fu Tinghan smiled and said: "I can come back to see this event, but I don't want to be watched. You know, I'm not good at communicating with people."

"Okay, then you come back, and on that day we can go out quietly to join in the fun."

Fu Tinghan nodded and went to Wushan the next day.

When he arrived, he encountered the various teams in the morning mountain who were judging this year's winners.

There are many people working in the fields at Wushan, including those who were fined to do hard labor here, there are nearly 500 people.

It was lively with so many people together.

Therefore, Ji Ping, the chief official here, after obtaining the consent of the county government, took out some rice, flour, grain and oil as prizes, and planned to hold an event before the Lunar New Year.

Because they need to guard Wushan, and they are a tribe. They cannot leave the field area without orders.

They cannot participate in county activities.

Ji Ping was quite sorry. He liked this kind of activity, and he felt that Fu Tinghan should also like it, so after he inspected Wushan and solved a few minor problems of the craftsmen, he urged Fu Tinghan to return to the county town.

"As for the young year, the young man should spend it with the girl."

I don't know when, the people around Zhao Hanzhang followed Fu An and called Fu Tinghan "Mr. Fu Tinghan". In order to separate from Zhao Erlang, they all called him "Da Langjun" or "Da Gongzi". .

People outside who didn't know the inside story thought Fu Tinghan was their master.

Fu Tinghan responded and took Fu An back to the county town.

At this time, Xiping County was bustling, even busier than during the Zhao family's Winter Solstice Banquet.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, all construction sites, except for the iron mine at Wushan, are on holiday.

People who were recruited to work in neighboring counties received their last wages. I heard that Xiping County will hold various activities this year. Not only will rice, flour, grain and oil be cheaper, there will also be a competition at the county government, and the winner will receive free rice, flour, grain and oil.

So the villagers who took the money thought for a while, then ran home, took their families, and went to Xiping County to buy new year's goods.

People from other counties came here to buy new year's goods, and naturally people from Xiping County were not to be outdone.

Those who survived the war have been either receiving relief or receiving work-for-work relief since they were rescued. Although they are still hurt in their hearts, they are indeed better off materially than in the neighboring counties.

They also had a lot of wages, so after some discussion at home, they felt that a happy occasion was needed, so they also went to Xiping County to buy new year's goods.

The two city gates of Xiping County were both opened, and people entering the city lined up in a long line. Everyone was carrying baskets or carrying baskets on their backs, some were wealthy, and some were pushing pushcarts. It was bustling and lively.

Master Song's carriage left the city smoothly. It wasn't until they were far away that he lowered the curtains and sat upright.

"Did Master Lang see it?"

Mr. Song nodded and sighed: "Zhao Hanzhang is indeed very clever. He used work for relief and gathered all the savages and refugees scattered in the countryside. The long-term workers and tenants who used to work in our manor were all divided into fields in a blink of an eye. Otherwise, it will go into her pocket and cultivate the official land for her."

"This time people can see her prestige in Xiping County, and no one in the county will disobey her in the future."

The staff also thought so and sighed: "I just wonder what Zhao Ming would think?"

Zhao Ming was looking at the things placed on the square in front of the county government office with great interest. He reached out and picked up an arrow and asked, "How many hits will get a prize?"

Zhao Hanzhang: "Three arrows and above, different numbers, different rewards."

Zhao Ming glanced at the mouth of the pot and threw it out. The arrow fell into the pot with a clanking sound.

See you tomorrow