In front of the entrance of Longshan Restaurant in Yidu City, Qingzhou, a notice of recruiting craftsmen and helpers was posted.

"Erlongshan Baozhu Temple has recruited craftsmen and helpers again! You must not miss this time, and you must go as soon as possible!"

"Really, what are you waiting for? Go quickly!"

Seeing the notices posted everywhere in Yidu City, many craftsmen and young men saw it, and their faces showed joy. They were all ready to clean up and went to Erlong Mountain to report.

Just as these people were about to leave, a sound suddenly sounded behind them.

"Come and have a look. The Li family has recruited people. Whether it is a stonemason, blacksmith or carpenter, as long as we have craftsmanship, our Li family wants it. The wages are not low. If you want to come, come quickly. If you are late, you will not have this opportunity!"

Hearing the shouts, the craftsmen who were all ready to leave, couldn't help but stop and look back.

I saw a wooden sign at the entrance of Longshan Restaurant, a table was placed. Several servants from the Li family were erecting a piece of white cloth with a notice of recruitment written on it.

Seeing that the wages were only 1 tael a month on the notice, many people glanced at the corner of their mouths.

"Just this little wage, I still want to recruit people. Let's dream!"

...

In the front hall of the Li family, Li Yan held a tea bowl and asked, "How is the recruitment of craftsmen going today?"

Previously, several major families wanted to cooperate in building houses, but they couldn't agree on land banking. Now they all built their own businesses. The Li family bought a large piece of land five miles away from the city, and they bought all the stone and wood. They were waiting to recruit enough craftsmen to help them start work!

Hearing Li Yan’s question, the housekeeper didn’t know how to answer for a moment. “That… the situation is not very good!”

When Li Yan heard this, his face darkened and he put down the tea bowl heavily, and the tea soup splashed everywhere.

"What happened? In the past, as long as my Li family wanted to recruit people, they would rush to come to the door. How could they not recruit people?"

The housekeeper said with a bitter face: "They think that the wages are low and refuse to come!"

Li Yan said with disbelief: "Is it still a tael of silver low?"

The housekeeper said helplessly: "One or two or five out of Baozhu Temple in Erlongshan, all..."

Li Yan shouted: "It's in Erlong Mountain, and it's in Yidu. You don't have to go so far to get such a high wage. What else do they want?"

Seeing Li Yan getting angry, the housekeeper didn't dare to talk back. However, he thought to himself: Although Erlong Mountain is far away, they provide accommodation and also book a meal with meat at noon. Of course, they prefer to go to Erlong Mountain.

Seeing that the butler dared not reply, Li Yan shouted unhappily: "I have bought all the stones and wood, so I can't just panic! Since they dislike the wages, please add more money! We will pay one or five!"

The manager was relieved when he heard this. If Mr. Li insisted on not letting go, he really didn't know how to complete the recruitment site task.

"As long as you increase your wages, I believe you can recruit many craftsmen!"

Li Yan glared at the butler and shouted, "Then go and do it quickly! As soon as you recruit good craftsmen, you will start construction immediately and start construction on wasteland outside our city!"

The butler hurriedly bowed and shouted, "Yes, I'll do it now!"

Yesterday's recruitment notice has been torn off and a new one has been posted again.

Many people watched, and some people said, "Ha, then the Li family is finally willing to raise their wages!"

"If his family refuses to increase their money, who will help his family work!"

"That's right, Gu Han is dying. It's still the masters of Baozhu Temple who are really willing to cherish us people. The wages are high. Not to mention, the lunch meal also comes with fat meat, and the people who eat it are full of meat, so they have the strength to work!"

"However, the wages paid by the Li family are not low now. It's still good if you don't have to go to such a far place if you don't have to go."

"You are stupid, what kind of virtue is the Li family? You still know. Think about their usual style. What if you finish your work and their family is reluctant to give money? Go to the government to sue him!"

"this……"

"If you want to say, it's better to go to Erlong Mountain. There are living Buddhas and prisons, and no one dares to deduct our money! And have you heard that we craftsmen are prone to tuberculosis because they inhaled too much dust. In order to prevent everyone from getting sick, the stewards specially asked people to make a lot of masks and distributed them to the craftsmen. Alas, the masters under the living Buddha will really think about us!"

"That's right, it's better to go to Erlong Mountain to save more worry. Just work hard!"

When many craftsmen heard this, they felt that the same was true. The Li family had a bad reputation and even their own shopkeepers had to be squeezed, let alone outsiders.

It’s better to go to Erlong Mountain to worry more!

In the front hall of the Li family, Li Yan sat in the front seat, staring at the butler with a slanted eye. "I have increased my wages, and I should have recruited a lot of people today!"

When the housekeeper heard this, he was so scared that his forehead was sweating. He lowered his head and looked at the floor tightly, but he didn't dare to make a sound.

Seeing that the butler had no answer for a long time, Li Yan had a gloomy face. "Didn't you add more money? Why? Can't you find someone?"

The butler carefully raised a finger and said, "Taigong, you have recruited someone!"

"How many people have been recruited?"

The butler carefully raised a finger, "One!"

"One! What are you doing for food? The wages have increased, so why are you recruiting only one person? Are you not working hard?"

"No, official, you have to believe that the young people are really working hard."

"Why can't you recruit people?"

"They... they dislike our Li family. Some of the Li family's previous in charge of things were not clean and deducted their wages! They were all a little scared and dared not come!"

Li Yan was stunned when he heard this.

He instructed the craftsmen to deduct the wages of the helpers. Now he heard that the craftsmen despise the reputation of the Li family and were unwilling to come.

He looked red with anger and scolded, "What should I do now?"

The housekeeper said helplessly: "You can only increase your wages a little more, and then wait until the craftsmen trust us before they can lower it!"

“How much does it need to be improved?”

"One or two!"

"Okay, increase the wage by one or eight, but if you can't recruit craftsmen this time, you don't have to come back, go find another family by yourself!"

...

When I heard that the Li family raised their wages to one or eight, many craftsmen decided to go to the Li family this time!

As soon as the situation in Yidu City came out, other families who could not find craftsmen also raised their wages.

News of the major families raising wages quickly reached Cao Zheng's ears through Longshan Restaurant.

Cao Zheng said in the Baozhu Temple of Erlongshan, "There are now all major families who have increased their wages, and there are fewer craftsmen coming to Erlongshan. Do you see if we need to increase our wages too?"

Lu Zhishen heard this, sitting on the table, touching his bald head. "How many craftsmen have we recruited now?"

Cao Zheng flipped through the account book in his hand and said, "Including the previous ones, there are now a total of 1013 craftsmen and 2119 helpers!"

Lu Zhishen frowned and said, "If there are so many people, should they raise their wages before? If they don't raise their wages, what should they do if they have any opinions?"

Cao Zheng said helplessly: "If you don't improve, you're afraid that you won't be able to recruit people. If you don't have enough staff, you're afraid that you're going to build a house in five months, which is impossible!"

Lu Zhi pondered for a while and said, "Anyway, the houses are sold, so it's not for anyone to be sold. Cao Zheng, you and Jiang Jing discuss a system and process. We can do this in the future... like this..."

Although I often hear some incredible ideas from the temple, today's idea is really incredible.

Cao Zheng said a little unbelievably: "Steacher, is this really feasible?"

"Of course! Believe me, do it boldly when defending!" Lu Zhishen said confidently.

These ideas have been verified by time and are absolutely feasible.

Seeing Lu Zhishen's confident look, Cao Zheng thought that none of the ideas proposed by the temple before were fulfilled. "Xiaoke discussed with Brother Jiang Jing and discuss a system as soon as possible!"

...

It’s time to get off work at noon on the Erlongshan construction site.

Two hundred people were scattered as a stronghold and walked into a wooden shed built with bamboo.

Li Mu and several coworkers lined up to receive the meal and sat on the bench to eat.

Work will start in the afternoon, and there is no other place for everyone to go. After dinner, they sit on the board and chat.

Li Mu looked at the newly dug foundations outside the wooden shed and sighed, "I went to see the Weilong House. It's really a good house. I don't know when we can buy a house here."

Li Yang, a fellow villager next to him, nodded repeatedly and said, "Who doesn't want such a good house? Besides, if you buy a house here, your children can study here in the future and take the imperial examination in the future. If your ancestors show their virtues and pass the exam, you can become a master!"

On the other end of the table, another fellow villager Li Pingshan shouted: "Oh, but I can only think about it. These houses have been bought for people a long time ago!"

Li Yang shouted: "No, I heard that 4 houses are not enough to divide. Now many people ask Master Zhishen to build a few more buildings. Master Zhishen also agreed, and the new plan is to build another 8 buildings!"

Li Mu heard a hurry and said, "Really, do you really need to build 8 more buildings?"

Li Yang spread his hands and said, "Why am I lying to you? Now he is recruiting craftsmen to help him again!"

Li Pingshan looked at Li Yang and Li Mu with contempt and said, "Why are you so excited? A house costs 20 taels of silver, do you have 20 taels of silver? Without silver, no matter how many houses there are, they don't care about our business. After all, these houses belong to those officials and officials!"

When Li Mu heard this, he was so excited that he felt lost. "Hey, if I had saved money for two years in the evening, I could save so much money. But this house was probably sold out in less than a month. How could it be our turn!"

Li Yang grabbed his head and said, "Why don't we go and talk to the master and ask them to leave us a few houses!"

Li Pingshan mocked, "You are really delusional. Even if Master Zhishen cherishes us, he is willing to leave a house for us. But you don't think about it. These houses are not the money paid by the masters, but the money paid by the officials of Qingzhou. Just the virtues of those officials, I want them to keep them for you for two or three years before they can be sold. It is simply impossible!"

Hearing Li Pingshan's words, the craftsmen present sighed.

Seeing other emotions, Li Pingshan shrugged and said, "Forget it, don't think too much. It is precisely because of the Baozhu Temple that those aristocratic families are kind to us, willing to give us such a high wage and can eat a meal of meat. If it were the past, let alone eating meat, I would be afraid that the wages would be great, so I would give one or two taels, and I might not get the wages! Now it's done!"

Li Mu said in a low voice: "I don't want to do it anymore, I'll start working later. Find a shade of trees, take a rest and start working!"

Just as the craftsmen and helpers were about to get up, a voice sounded. "Do you want to buy a house?"
To be continued...