Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

After a small episode, the empress and the others soon came to the Ministry of Industry to embezzle the money originally used to purchase the so-called Longquan Lingshi, and set up camps for the laboring people.

The tents of the laborers are still simple and simple, except for some change of clothes and a large quilt shared by several people, there are only long tables, benches, braziers and other things.

Basically, except for things related to food and clothing, there are no extra utensils.

Conditions are still quite rough.

After all, the imperial government conscripted and dispatched laborers to let the people come to work, not to let them come to enjoy life, so it is naturally impossible to let their residences be the same as the inn outside.

Even if Lu Chen wants to help them, he will not put the cart before the horse, but just make up for the treatment that the court should give them, at least they will get something for their work.

So don't expect great tents.

But even so, the labor camps at this time are still different from before.

If you take a closer look, you will find that the tents here are extraordinarily strong, no matter how the cold wind blows outside, there is no sign of swaying, and it will be blown down immediately when the wind is slightly stronger than before, and there are air leaks everywhere Compared with the camp tent, it is completely different.

Moreover, the inside of the tent was clean and tidy, without the rotten smell from the tents that had been used for a long time.

The clothes are washed every three days, and the quilt is no longer a thin layer, at least not like before. Only these old men can hug each other for warmth to survive the cold night.

After arriving at the camp, the empress walked directly to a bench, not disliking the slightest bit that this was the place where the laboring people usually eat and rest, and didn't care if the surroundings were dirty or not, she just sat down with her clothes on.

"Lu Qing, and everyone, please sit down too."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Lu Chen nodded, and sat directly under the empress.

The other lower head and the Empress are naturally no one dared to sit, so Zhang Xuan and Wang Qi honestly joined Zhao Dahu and dozens of people who were assigned to this tent, found some benches nearby, and sat on the ground one by one. Morning back.

Naturally, it is impossible for thousands of laborers to squeeze into one tent.

After worshiping the empress, except for the laborers in this tent, the other laborers went to do their own things.

"Tell me, how did you do it?"

The Empress looked at the people behind Lu Chen with a gentle smile on her face.

"Why did you work for nine hours a day? According to the original schedule, it would take a few days to complete the project. However, Lu Qing's new regulations have reduced the working hours by half. It is reasonable to say that the progress of the project should be greatly affected. Even overdue, why did you finish the work ahead of schedule?"

Lu Chen also turned sideways, looking at Zhao Dahu and the others, with obvious doubts and inquiries in his eyes.

He was also a little puzzled.

Sufficient food and normal work and rest, after the recovery of physical fitness, coupled with gratitude to him, the work efficiency will definitely increase, but according to their previous performance, or based on the previous judgment of the human limit of the working people, no matter how they break out, It shouldn't be so outrageous.

This was finished several days ahead of schedule.

Under the questioning eyes of Lu Chen and the empress, the people did not speak immediately, but collectively looked at the worker closest to Lu Chen, Zhao Dahu from Taihe County where Lu Chen's fiefdom was located.

Obviously, Zhao Dahu is not just an ordinary worker among them.

At least at the level of a team leader.

Being watched by so many people, Zhao Dahu was a little nervous.

After a while, he took a deep breath, and then slowly said: "Returning to Your Majesty, the reason why we were able to finish the work so quickly is actually all thanks to Mr. Lu."

As he spoke, he clearly couldn't read the big characters, but he clearly uttered the regulations in the new regulations formulated by Lu Chen one by one. While talking about the benefits of these regulations to them, his words were full of gratitude.

Ever since Lu Chen left the Promise Palace that day, almost all the laborers began to work desperately. Even if those mediocre officials didn't supervise them very much, none of them was lazy, not even a little slack.

Everyone wanted to work hard to repay Lu Chen's great kindness to them.

Even if Lu Chen hadn't strictly stipulated that the working hours should not exceed four and a half hours, those petty officials would drive them out of the construction site and not let them work. They didn't even want to leave the construction site until they couldn't move.

No matter what, Lu Xianggong cannot be held accountable for not completing the project on time. A rare and good official like Lu Xianggong deserves to be promoted to a nobleman by his prince.

As long as Lu Xianggong is promoted and remains in a high position, it will definitely benefit ordinary people like them.

All they can do for Lu Xianggong is to work hard and finish the project as soon as possible.

So, with this in mind, almost everyone can't wait to go to work every day. Even if there is no supervision, they will go to the construction site in advance, and the time for eating and toileting should be shortened as much as possible, cherishing every minute and every second of working. time.

Abundant physical strength supports their high-intensity work. Every time they go to work, almost all of them are breaking through their limits.

Especially craftsmen.

Lu Chen attaches great importance to skilled workers and treats craftsmen very well. In addition to the same basic treatment as ordinary farmers, he also pays extra wages to workers, and also sets up a reward and punishment system and a performance system. The better the craftsman's craftsmanship, the more The more exquisite things come out, the greater the quantity, the more money you get.

So the craftsmen soon became harder than ordinary laborers.

All kinds of things, all the people who were conscripted into labor labor worked together, and the project of the Wuji Palace came to an end soon.

After listening to Zhao Dahu's narration, the empress gradually revealed a clear expression after thinking about it for a while.

And she finally understood how brilliant Lu Chen's new rules and regulations, which many people regarded as extremely prodigal and childish, were brilliant.

In fact, the reason is also very simple.

If you want the horse to run, you can't let the horse not eat grass.

This principle is a matter of course for most monks. After all, it does not benefit them. Why do these powerful beings work for your old Jiang family?

But it is not necessarily the case for labor, or people who are essentially prostituted by the court.

In the concept of many Daxia courtiers, the common people should be subject to hard labor and work for the court for free.

Through the system of servitude, the imperial court can save a large amount of financial expenses every year. Anyway, it does not need to pay the labored people to work, but only needs to provide them with some rations.

But the Empress was keenly aware that doing so apparently saved money and would be beneficial to the imperial court, but in the long run, it was not necessarily so.

In order to achieve something, something has to be given.

The system of labor labor, on the surface, does save a sum of expenses for the imperial court, but in fact, it overdraws the power of the people, which is the foundation of a country, and the money and food saved on the surface not only may not fall into the national treasury, but may even fall into the national treasury. It may be used to cause civil uprisings due to excessive squeezing of people's power, and more money and food will be spent to send troops to suppress them, which is not worth the candle.

However, Lu Chen did the opposite of ordinary officials, not paying attention to superficial interests, but focusing on the long-term.

Show kindness to the people, give them the treatment they deserve, eliminate the dissatisfaction and resentment of the people, and at the same time arouse their enthusiasm and let them spontaneously work for the court.

In this way, both the court and the common people benefit, and those who lose their interests become harmful moths to the country.

In the blink of an eye, the empress thought clearly about the powerful relationship between them, and immediately, she looked at Lu Chen with more reverence.

Break the rules, have a long-term vision, and make outstanding achievements repeatedly

This is a real talent for seeking a country.

The most valuable thing is that he is still so loyal!

Lu Chen didn't pay much attention to the empress's increasingly strange eyes, and didn't know what kind of mess she was thinking about right now.

Because the doubts in his heart have not been resolved.

Lu Chen stared at Zhao Dahu, and asked word by word: "Is that all?"

Being stared at by Lu Chen, Zhao Dahu was startled for a while, but after he realized it, he hesitated for a moment, and then gave a wry smile.

"Master Lu really knows everything, and he can't hide anything from you."

After a pause, he suddenly sighed and said slowly, "As you expected, Mr. Lu, there is actually another reason why we finished the project so quickly."