Although there are advantages to chaos, she just made glass, and trading requires a relatively safe and stable environment. It is very difficult for her to make money with such chaos outside.
Fu Tinghan had people prepare a lot of materials. With the accumulation of materials for free, the craftsmen's glass blowing skills became increasingly sophisticated. With his continuous adjustments to the formula, the workshop can now blow different types of glass.
One of them is comparable to the exquisite glass products of today.
It is as clear as crystal, yet shining with luster. Some craftsmen specially added some colors when firing and cooling it. The blown-out glazed horse has a hint of brownish red floating over it, and its front hooves are flying, making it even more handsome.
Not to mention Ji Yuan and others, even Zhao Hanzhang and Fu Tinghan were surprised by such a beautiful glass product.
Zhao Hanzhang looked at the glazed horse that was carefully presented and asked: "Who blew this?"
The sound made the craftsmen's hearts tighten. Porcelain maker Ding immediately knelt down and said with some fear: "Yes, it's a small one."
Zhao Hanzhang glanced at the faces of other craftsmen and leaned forward, "Is it really you?"
A young man who had been standing silently at the back knelt down with a plop, "Girl, it was the younger one who did it, not my father."
"You are very talented," Zhao Hanzhang said, touching the crystal-clear glazed horse: "Besides horses, do you know how to play anything else?"
The young man was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Zhao Hanzhang did not mean to blame, he hurriedly said: "As long as there are patterns and some molds, small ones can be blown out, but..."
He glanced at Fu Tinghan timidly and whispered: "It's just a glass of water."
"Then study more and try to improve efficiency," Zhao Hanzhang said: "In the future, as long as every craftsman makes progress in his skills, I will definitely reward him."
Zhao Hanzhang kept his word and asked the boy directly, "Do you want land or money?"
The young man couldn't help but look at his father,
The porcelain maker Ding asked anxiously: "Are you going to lease the land to us?"
"Since it is a reward, it will naturally belong to you directly," Zhao Hanzhang said: "I can change your slave status to craftsman status, and the land awarded to you will belong to you."
The porcelain maker Ding was so excited that his hands trembled slightly. He pulled his son and kowtowed repeatedly, "Thank you, miss. You guys are willing to ask for the land."
Zhao Hanzhang nodded slightly to Uncle Cheng and asked him to do this.
The craftsmen standing behind the porcelain maker Ding were also a little excited. If they had a breakthrough in their skills, wouldn't they also be rewarded with fields?
The land is secondary, the most important thing is that the slave status can be converted into a craftsman status.
The craftsmen's eyes became firm, and their hearts were filled with ambition.
The craftsmen bowed and retreated. When they got outside, they surrounded porcelain maker Ding and his son. They were full of envy and said, "Old Ding, you are so good. You've jumped over the dragon's gate now."
The porcelain maker Ding also laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyesight. "No, no, I don't have much ability. I have to rely on Ding Yi to keep up with me."
"It's a show of strength. I thought that people like us would only be slaves for three lifetimes. I didn't expect that the girl was so generous and directly gave us the craftsmanship."
"You think, if we still make great achievements after becoming a craftsman, will the girl let us go?"
These people were all craftsmen before, but for various reasons they were sold into slavery, and their whole family became slaves as well.
From the day they became slaves, they have been thinking about changing back to craftsmen, but how easy is it?
The owner spent so much money to buy them, how could he let them go so easily?
Although the slave status cannot be easily changed into a craftsman status, the status is much more free. The most important point is that the craftsman status cannot be bought, sold or killed at will.
Uncle Cheng also came out of the house and took out their personal deeds and handed them back to them, "You can follow me to the Yamen to change your household registration sometime. Before that, we have to sign a living deed."
He asked with a smile: "Do you want to sign for ten years or twenty years?"
Porcelain maker Ding and Ding Yi looked at each other and asked, "What about the wages..."
The craftsmen also became quiet and listened with their ears pricked up.
"The girl said that if you sign the contract for ten years, you and your son will be paid three ounces a month each, and your family members can rent ten acres of land with half your quota. If you can improve your skills in the future, or
If you teach an apprentice, the minimum reward will be five ounces of gold or two acres of land."
"If the contract is signed for twenty years, the subsequent conditions will remain unchanged, but the salary per person per month will be at least four tons, and the salary can be increased in the future based on the number of years."
The craftsmen couldn't help but whisper among themselves, and whispered to Ding Porcelain Craftsman: "Just sign for twenty years. We are craftsmen. Even if we don't work for the girl, we will be recruited by the Yamen when we go out. If the time comes, they will
If we sell it to others, it will be miserable."
"And even outside, you can't earn more than four ounces a month, and you can still rent land cheaply."
Not all family members can learn their skills. Some children just don’t have the talent. What should we do then?
Naturally, we can only cultivate the land.
But the actual situation is that as slaves, the land they farm belongs to their masters. They can only work for free and receive a small amount of rations every month, so they will not starve to death;
As craftsmen, if they rent land, the rent they need to pay will be about half to 10% higher than that of Liangji.
The craftsmen don't understand why, but it has always been like this among the people. Even for military service, craftsman status is longer than good status, not to mention that they have to register with the Yamen and be ready for recruitment at any time.
Although they earn more money than ordinary people and live a better life than them, they also pay more.
So Zhao Hanzhang did the opposite, reducing their rent and giving them fertile farmland, which completely turned their hearts towards her.
Although according to regulations, the yamen could also recruit craftsmen who had signed the contract, but due to human relationships, the yamen had to go through Zhao Hanzhang first.
If Zhao Hanzhang did not agree, given the influence of the Zhao family in Runan, they would probably escape the hard labor of being recruited by the Yamen.
This is one of the reasons why craftsmen like to look for big families to rely on.
The craftsmen all swallowed nervously and looked at porcelain maker Ding.
After thinking about it for a moment, Ding Porcelain Master also felt that it would be better to follow Zhao Hanzhang, so he said: "We signed a contract for twenty years."
Uncle Cheng nodded in agreement, "Then you go back and pack up, and come with me to the Yamen tomorrow to cancel your registration and register."
Porcelain maker Ding responded excitedly, turning his head to look at his son with bright eyes.
The craftsmen gathered around the porcelain maker Ding and left, "Old Ding, is your cousin in Xiping County going to change his status to a good person? You have also changed your status to a craftsman. Maybe you can ask your cousin to help you move around in the future.
Your family can also be transformed into a good family."
"Yes, yes. If we become good citizens and pay less taxes, we won't be recruited at will."