Chapter 144 Does the craftsman also have a good level?

When he entered the arsenal again, the heat wave inside had made Ma Chao a little unbearable.

It was June, and it was already the hottest time of the year. Fufeng is to the north of Beidi County. Although it is a bitter cold place, Fufeng County is to the east of Xianyang County, Shaanxi Province. At this time, the summer is still a little unbearable. What's more, there is a forged house in the arsenal, where iron, water and hot air are already like steamers, so hot that people can't stay.

However, the slaves of this arsenal have never complained. I am even a little grateful to be able to come to Ma's Arsenal. Ma Chao just stepped into the door of the research and development institute, and Zheng Hun, the superintendent of the craftsman, and Pu Yuan, the superintendent of the blacksmith, have come out with a group of craftsmen. Today, the two newly promoted by Ma Chao have been almost responsible for the technology, R&D and production affairs of the arsenal, leaving only personnel and management, which are still presided over by Han Feng. Ma Chao is quite proud of this: know people and make good use of them...

In ancient times, the status of these craftsmen was very low, and there was no clear official position, but Ma Chao decided to distinguish experienced craftsmen from ordinary craftsmen to increase the sense of responsibility and honor of all craftsmen here. Therefore, Ma Chao specially asked the women in the prison camp to sew 2,000 work clothes and put them on these craftsmen. And these work clothes are also particular about materials. In general, according to the soldier hierarchy, these craftsmen are graded according to their contributions and skills, and hammers, wooden cones and other objects are embroidered on the work clothes to indicate the level of craftsmen with color.

For example, Zheng Hun's work clothes were sewn with good silk, and there were hammers and wooden vertebrae sewn with white thread between his chest, indicating that Zheng Hun was a carpenter and blacksmith. White represents the silver level, such as the soldier's gold, silver, copper and iron medal, which belongs to the highly skilled second-class master. In Puyuan, there is only one sign of a hammer between the chest, which is also sewn with white thread.

Under them, there are already several team leaders with red hammers and wood vertebrae, but the material of those team leaders' work clothes is just ordinary cloth. The red copper logo means that they are all third-class craftsmen, and there are also ordinary craftsmen with black iron logo made of sackcloth. Next, they are slaves who don't even have work clothes. Those who can wear work clothes show that they are already free, and they also receive salaries from Fufeng County Finance. The higher the grade, the better the welfare benefits.

Ma Chao almost laughed when he saw the two who greeted him, because although the two were already management, because of the need for testing or supervision, the white work clothes on their bodies were not clear, and even their faces were covered with black and gray, and the clothes of the craftsmen behind them were all small under their men. Team leader.

"I've seen the young master!" Zheng Hun, Pu Yuan and those craftsmen saw the horse over coming and quickly saluted respectfully.

Ma Chao smiled. The two were basically familiar with themselves, but bowed. But the team leaders under them still looked like they were going to kneel down and kowtow. Ma Chao came forward to stop them and laughed, "Guys, since you have already helped the officials of Fufeng County, you won't kneel down, just arch your hands."

Ah? These team leaders are all stunned, official positions? Do you want to be an official? But when I saw Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan's natural appearance, I didn't believe it at all.

One of the bold blacksmiths asked, "Young master, are you still an official of Fufeng County?" He has always thought that he is just a craftsman. Compared with ordinary ordinary people, he is just good at ordinary craftsmanship. Even those who have just separated from slavery have a hint of inferiority towards those flat-headed people psychologically.

"Of course it's an official!" Ma Chao smiled cheerfully and said, "If you don't care about other places, you are officials in the three counties of Fufeng, Xinping and Beidi, and you are also very important officials. Otherwise, why should you give you a salary equivalent to nine-grade officials?"

The blacksmith's lips trembled a little, and several team leaders around him also blushed and breathed: "There are still salary collars? Young master, aren't you here to find someone happy?"

Huh? Zheng Hun, Pu Yuan, etc. were the first to leave slavery. Haven't they received their salaries yet? Ma Chao doubted: Zheng Hun, Pu Yuan was a blacksmith's supervisor three months ago, which is equivalent to the grade of an eight-grade official. Why haven't you received your salary for so long?

"Young master, you take care of everything every day, and you may not know much about some states. It's not that Lord Han deducted a certain salary, but it's only June, and it's still half a year before he receives the salary. Naturally, he hasn't received a salary at this time. Zheng Hun was a smart man. Seeing that Ma Chao looked unhappy, he immediately thought that Ma Chao might blame Han Feng and hurriedly explained.

"annual salary system?" Ma Chao shook his head and continued to say, "This can't be done. You used to be slaves and don't have any savings at all. How can you get your salary at the end of the year?"

Thinking of Han Feng's busy situation, Ma Chao did not want to criticize Han Feng, because after all, this was not Han Feng's fault. The main reason was that the ancient system was too simple, and there were no special accountants and cashier personnel at all.

"When someone goes back, he will discuss with Meng Da and Han Feng. The monthly salary system is unlikely, but he has to receive salary quarterly, otherwise how can you live?"

"I can live, I can live!" It was still the bold blacksmith who said gratefully, "The young master's house is kind-hearted. He has food and clothing here, and there will always be some meat for three days in ten days. There are also houses to live in, which are much better than before!"

"What about marrying a daughter-in-law? What about raising a baby?" Ma Chao smiled. The requirements of these people are really low, and he can't help stimulating them again: "Work hard, and you will rise to the silver level in the future, as well as fields and your own houses, and even invite servants and servants. If the salary is slow, how can you explain it when you go home!"

Ma Chao wanted to make a joke to stimulate the enthusiasm of these people's work. But when these people heard Ma Chao say this, they were all stupid. The bold blacksmith reacted quickly and knelt on the ground and shouted, "Young master benevolence, the little man will be sold to the young master in his life. If anyone dares to be lazy and not work hard in the future, I will chop him!"

Although the team leaders behind them have different words of gratitude, they are all grateful to Ma Chao. It made even Zheng Hun and Pu Yuan burst into tears.

"Get up, get up, didn't you say that before? Now that you are an official of the Ma family, you don't have to worship anymore. Ma Chao is also a little sad. These craftsmen are so simple and touching.

"The villain, the villain received the salary and will definitely send a generous gift to General Huang first!"

After appeasing these craftsmen, Zheng Hun suddenly said this.

Ma Chao was surprised and later learned that Zheng Hun was not a slave before, but planned to take refuge in Yuzhou. Unfortunately, he was trapped by thieves and sold to the slave market, just in time for the ugly brother Huang Yuan to buy a large number of slaves, so Zheng Hun, who is skilled carpenters and blacksmiths, was naturally bought by ugly brother first.

I never thought that in just three months, I had become the owner of a house and a field, and even became an official of the Ma family and could still receive salaries. In addition to thanking Ma Chao in his heart, he naturally thanked Brother Chou a little: Without him, he would not have his current status! Originally, my ugly brother still had a trace of hatred, but now he has already disappeared.

"Zheng Hun, I can warn you that our Ma officials are not interested in this kind of thing. If you dare to be the first to form a gang and bribe the officer, I will definitely not forgive you!" After thinking about it, Ma Chao said again, "Although you are already an official of the Ma family, you must not think that you can bully the people in the future. If you do something to protect each other and form a party for personal gain, since you can turn over, you can also let you return to the original point!"

These people have a lot of thoughts and many experiences of being oppressed and whipped. If you put all your heart on this, Ma Chao is definitely not happy to see it: "You are only responsible for the affairs of this arsenal. Although the grade is the same as those officials, you are still bound by the law. Even someone dares not dominate on one side. If you use crooked eyes, no wonder you didn't remind you at this time!"

"Don't worry, these are saved." Pu Yuan was the first to take the lead in responding, and most of the remaining craftsmen trembled.

"I just want to express my gratitude..." Zheng Hun still wanted to say more, but he was pulled by Pu Yuan.

"These are okay, but someone just wants to know their duties. You can't underestimate yourself, and you can't be arrogant. Do you understand?" Ma Chao also felt that he had made a fuss, but it was still necessary to wake up properly.

However, seeing that these craftsmen were a little afraid of themselves at this time, Ma Chao laughed and quickly said, "Don't worry, as long as you work hard for the Ma family, the Ma family will naturally not wait for you. So, take someone to see how the javelin is made?