Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 261

The prince personally participated in the competition, and the emperor came to observe in person, and all the craftsmen were all happy and encouraged.

At this moment, they all realized that the emperor attached great importance to them.

At this moment, they even felt that the trade of craftsmen had been sublimated in an instant.

The reason why Taichang came here was really to encourage these craftsmen and let them understand how important the trade of craftsmen is to Daming.

As for Prince Zhu Youxiao's participation, it was just an accident.

However, in this way, the craftsman must be more encouraged.

It was only about half an hour after the carpenter's first skill assessment, and Zhu Youjian had already stopped his work, put the small bench he made on the ground, and signaled the judges from the Ministry of Industry to come and inspect it.

The bench he made is really nothing to say, not only is it flat and stable, but also integrated, and all the joints are smooth and smooth, without a trace of gap.

The official of the Ministry of Industry who judged took a closer look, and then couldn't help admiring: "Your Highness, what you have done is better than the example we put out. I dare you, please leave this bench, Your Highness, and let us serve as a A model for future competitions."

This thing can be taken away after it is made, and it can be regarded as a small reward for each carpenter who participated in the competition, and a small addition to their home.

It's just a small bench, Zhu Youjian naturally doesn't care.

He nodded slightly, then put away his tools and walked towards his father and younger brother.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian, the king of letters, got up quickly, pulled him over and sat on his chair, squeezed his shoulders, and praised: "Brother, you can do it so fast."

Zhu Youjian said indifferently: "It's just a small bench, it's nothing."

The relationship between these two brothers is so good. They both lost their mothers when they were young, and there was no father's care at that time. As for their grandfather, they didn't even bother to look at them.

The relationship between the two brothers who have been dependent on each other since they were young is really not ordinary.

A small bench is really nothing, as long as a carpenter with solid basic skills can make it, so, after a quarter of an hour, almost all the carpenters present passed.

However, the number of people participating in the second round was less than half.

What's going on here, don't most carpenters want to be promoted to the second level?
of course not.

It's not that they don't want to be promoted to the second level, after all, the wages can be doubled if they are promoted to the second level.

The problem, this second game is too difficult for them!

The requirement for the second session was to make a Taishi chair, and the material, size and time were specified.

Taishi chairs are generally made by carpenters, but making a Taishi chair is not that simple. Even if the materials are ready-made, it will take at least half a day to make it without a particularly experienced carpenter.

Question, the time specified by the Ministry of Industry is half an hour.

This is really too difficult for ordinary carpenters.

If it's just difficult, everyone will try it.

The problem is that the Ministry of Industry also stipulates that if you fail this competition, you will not be able to participate in next year's competition, and you must practice for another year before you can participate.

It is precisely because of this regulation that most of the carpenters have given up. They will definitely not be able to pass the test this year. If they participate indiscriminately, they will have no chance next year.

Therefore, most of the carpenters decided to hone their skills for a year, and then participate next year when they are sure.

Prince Zhu Youjian naturally doesn't need to think about these, he must participate in every game, unless he is sacked!

This round was indeed much more difficult than the first round. If you want to be promoted to a second-level carpenter, it is not so easy to get twice the salary every month. In the end, at least half of the participants were eliminated.

It's not that they can't do it, they just can't do it within half an hour.

This directly led to a decrease of [-] to [-]% in the number of people participating in the third round, because the third round not only stipulated materials, sizes, and time, but also required the use of mortise and tenon structures, and the butt joints must be seamless.

The object made in the third scene is not very complicated, just a square table of the Eight Immortals, but this mortise and tenon structure is too time-consuming, let alone half an hour for an ordinary carpenter, even if it takes half a day. It fits perfectly!

No way, most carpenters know they can't do it, so they can only practice for a year before talking.

Taichang wants to improve the status and income of these craftsmen through the rating of craftsmen, but it doesn't mean that he wants to raise wages for people indiscriminately!

Without real skills, it is difficult to raise wages.

Therefore, this competition becomes more and more difficult as you go to the back.

The third game is just an Eight Immortals table, only need to use the mortise and tenon structure.

The fourth scene became the carved doors and windows, so you don't need to think about it if you don't have any carving skills.

The fifth scene is even more difficult. It is a round carved food box. Not only must the carving skills be exquisite, but also a mound machine must be used, and each layer of the food box must be able to be opened easily. This involves a certain mechanism. Craftsmanship!
The sixth, seventh, and eighth games are naturally more difficult, and almost all carpentry skills are used.

This competition lasted for a whole day, and at the end, from the fifth round, all the craftsmen had gathered in the big workshop where Taichang was located, and the number of carpenters who could pass the examination and competition became less and less. .

There were hundreds of people left in the fifth round, a hundred people left in the sixth round, dozens of people left in the seventh round, and a dozen people left in the eighth round!

The skill shown by the prince Zhu Youxiao was really astonishing. He even passed all the way to the eighth round, and also passed the examination and competition of the eighth-level carpenter.

In the last match, he was the only one left!
Because the last thing to do is the red sandalwood dragon and phoenix hollow incense burner.

It is difficult to carve dragons and phoenixes, and it needs to be hollowed out, which makes it even more difficult. Skilled old craftsmen should be able to make it after a few days of careful carving. It is almost impossible to make it within hours.

In the end, the prince Zhu Youxiao actually made it, and it was done so beautifully, which is amazing.

I have to say, he is really the reincarnation of Lu Ban!
This is really not an exaggeration, because Zhu Youxiao has a dragon and phoenix hollow teapot that has been passed down to later generations.

At the end of the carpenter skills assessment, Prince Zhu Youxiao won the honorary title of ninth-level craftsman, which really shocked all the craftsmen in Wubei City.

The next step is to issue rewards and craftsman grade certificates.

The rewards and grade certificates of the first to third-level craftsmen are distributed to the homes of each craftsman by the head of the Ministry of Industry.

The rewards and grade certificates for craftsmen above the fourth level are collected and issued in a unified manner.

The rewards and grade certificates for fourth- to sixth-level artisan households are issued by Wang Zheng, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, and the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, in person.

The rewards and grade certificates of the seventh-level craftsmen are issued by Bi Maokang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, in person.

The rewards and grade certificates of the eighth-level craftsmen are issued by Xu Guangqi, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

The rewards and grade certificates for the ninth-level craftsmen are issued by the current emperor Taichang himself.

On this day, Wubei City celebrated wildly with gongs and drums, dragon and lion dances, bursts of firecrackers.

Since then, the craftsmen of Daming have become even more enthusiastic, and they are full of energy in their work, because they have received due respect and will have a bright future in the future!

You know, the higher the grade, the higher the wages. Not to mention the eighth and ninth grades, as long as they hone their skills, there is still hope for the second, third and even fourth grades.

This level is higher, but the salary has doubled!

Since then, the skills of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty have become higher and higher, far surpassing other foreign countries and Western barbarians, because they are constantly honing their skills in order to obtain higher wages!
After the hustle and bustle cleared up, Taichang returned to the capital with Prince Zhu Youxiao, Xin Wang Zhu Youjian and several trusted ministers, preparing for the New Year.

Unexpectedly, there was a huge piece of good news waiting for him in the palace.

He had just returned to Qianqing Palace, and was about to sit down and rest for a while, but the imperial concubine Wu Wan'er walked over happily, and said shyly, "Your Majesty, the imperial doctor said that I am happy."

Ah!
What?
Taichang couldn't believe his ears, for a moment, he was overjoyed.

To be honest, in the past few years, he has been worrying about whether there is something wrong with his body, because since the Hongwan case, he has not added another prince or princess.

This time, he was really happy.

It turns out that he can still do it!

This year's festival, the palace is very lively.

Taichang was very happy, he held a big banquet every day, and celebrated wildly, not only Wu Wan'er's family was invited by him, but also all the trusted ministers in Beijing were invited by him.

The other concubines were also envious, eager to create a prince or princess to make the emperor happy.

This New Year's Eve is going well, Taichang is just like when he was drafted, every day is indescribable.

(End of this chapter)