"From now on, your salary and benefits will be reduced to 30% of the original level."
"As for those heating bills and high temperature bills, they are all cancelled!"
As soon as these words came out, the craftsmen suddenly became commotion.
None of them expected that Wu Zhi would cut their benefits as soon as he took office.
"Great Craftsman, this...how can this be done?"
The speaker was Lu Wei, the master craftsman in the craftsman's workshop.
He was proficient in civil engineering and was a famous craftsman long before the craftsman's workshop was established.
In the craftsman's workshop, besides Huang Yueying, he has the highest prestige and the most respect from everyone.
"I'd like to hear what you can do about it?"
Wu Zhi looked at Lu Wei sideways and said coldly.
"The treatment of the craftsman's workshop was determined when it was established."
"The general said that in the future it will only increase and not decrease..."
Before Lu Wei could finish speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Wu Zhi.
"This time, that time!"
"Now that Yang Ling is no longer in charge of the craftsman's workshop, I have the final say here!"
"My rules are rules, understand?"
Seeing that he was so arrogant and inhumane, the faces of all the craftsmen were full of anger.
But because of Wu Zhi's identity, they had no choice but to swallow their anger!
Seeing that the craftsmen did not dare to say anything, Wu Zhi nodded with satisfaction.
"If you ask me, 30% is too much!"
"But because you have made a lot of contributions to the court, I will give you 30%!"
"You have to work hard to repay His Majesty's kindness, do you understand?"
Everyone responded listlessly,
"Understood……"
"That's pretty much it, let's get down!"
Wu Zhi waved his hand.
After the craftsmen left, Wu Zhi couldn't help but smile proudly.
In his opinion, Yang Ling was too used to these low-born thugs.
They just know some strange tricks and give them a salary comparable to that of the imperial court officials. This is simply breaking the rules!
Cutting the wages of craftsmen by 70% will save a lot of money.
We will set rules for them later, but if the test fails, the craftsmen will be responsible for the wasted materials.
In this way, the expenditure of the craftsman's workshop can be greatly reduced, and His Majesty's instructions can be successfully completed!
When the time comes, His Majesty may not know how he will reward himself!
…
The General's Mansion.
backyard.
"As soon as Great Craftsman Wu took office today, he cut off 70% of our salary."
"And I also heard that he plans to order that if the test fails, we will be responsible for all the wasted materials. This is too much!"
Lu Wei said with an indignant look,
"General, Mrs. Huang, we all hope that you will come back and continue to be in charge of the craftsman's workshop."
"I appreciate your kindness. It's a pity that this is His Majesty's edict, and there is nothing I can do about it."
Yang Ling spread his hands and said with some regret.
"If Gong Lu feels that he can't stay in the craftsman's workshop, he might as well resign."
Huang Yueying on the side suggested,
"He can't stop you and prevent you from leaving, can he?"
"What Mrs. Huang said is absolutely true!"
Lu Wei hesitated for a moment and nodded heavily,
"If Master Wu continues to go too far, we will leave together!"
The two sides talked for a while, and Yang Ling comforted Lu Wei before letting him leave.
"Husband, this Wu Zhi is too crazy!"
Huang Yueying frowned slightly, with some dissatisfaction in her beautiful eyes.
After all, she had created the craftsman's workshop by herself, and she was naturally unhappy when she saw Wu Zhi making a mess.
"If he didn't act recklessly, he wouldn't be Wu Zhi."
Yang Ling smiled disdainfully.
Although Wu Zhi in history was quite talented, he was not a good person.
Relying on Cao Pi's favor, he became domineering and domineering.
Not only did he humiliate Dong Zhao, but he also took revenge on Cui Lin, the governor of Youzhou, who did not curry favor with him. He even humiliated Cao Zhen and Zhu Shuo, both important ministers of the imperial court, at the wine table.
Cao Zhen was so angry that Zhu Shuo drew his sword and struck the ground!
Such behavior disgusts the world.
So much so that when Wu Zhi died, he was posthumously named Chou Hou.
"Then my husband really doesn't intend to interfere in this matter?"
"In today's situation, if you get involved, you are just asking for trouble."
Seeing that Huang Yueying was a little unwilling, Yang Ling smiled and comforted,
"Don't worry, if Wu Zhi continues to act like this, it won't be long before there will be big trouble in the craftsman's workshop."
"His Majesty will definitely find us by then and let us continue to take responsibility."
Yang Ling was very confident about this matter.
Although Wu Zhi is talented, he knows nothing about things like mechanism skills.
Cao Pi asked him to take charge of the craftsman's workshop, showing that he was a layman leading an expert.
If Wu Zhi honestly followed the system set by Yang Ling, there would be no trouble.
But he insists on messing around, it would be strange if nothing happens!
…
A few days later, Xu Du Palace.
"Your Majesty, after my hard work these days, the cost of the craftsman's workshop has been reduced by nearly half compared to before!"
"I am very confident that it can be reduced to 30% of the original price!"
Wu Zhi replied respectfully to Cao Pi.
"Ji Zhong really did not disappoint me. It would be wisest to leave the craftsman's workshop in your hands!"
When Cao Pi heard this, he couldn't help but said happily.
The cost of the craftsman's workshop has been reduced, which can save a lot of money and use it to renovate Luoyang.
In addition, it can also give Yang Ling a blow.
When Yang Ling was in charge of the craftsman's workshop, he spent a lot of money.
But now that Wu Zhi has taken over, the expenses have been reduced so much at once.
This is enough to prove that Yang Ling is incapable of doing things!
But Sima Yi on the side frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.
Although he, like Cao Pi, wanted to reduce the cost of the craftsman's workshop, he never thought of cutting it so hard.
If it is suddenly reduced to 30% of the original value, will there be trouble in the craftsman's workshop?
But seeing Cao Pi's happy look, Sima Yi still didn't express his hidden worries.
"Oh, by the way, Ji Zhong, someone in the army reported a few days ago that the three-eyed gun is extremely easy to explode. I hope the craftsman's workshop can improve it."
Cao Pi slapped his forehead and ordered Wu Zhi.
"This is easy to say, I'll take care of it!"
Wu Zhi patted his chest and responded.
"That's good!"
Cao Pi nodded with satisfaction.
After concluding the discussion, Wu Zhi hummed a little tune and walked out of the palace.
At this moment, Sima Yi quickly caught up from behind.
"Ji Zhong, please stay!"
Wu Zhi heard the sound, turned his head and looked over, and said with a smile,
"What's the matter with Zhongda?"
"As for reducing the cost of the craftsman's workshop, can you ensure that there won't be any trouble?"
Sima Yi asked in a deep voice.
"What kind of trouble can a group of lowly people cause?"
Wu Zhi said disapprovingly.
"You have to be careful. The ordnance produced by the craftsman's workshop is related to the combat power of our Wei army. Don't be careless!"
Sima Yi warned.
"knew!"
Wu Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile,
"Zhongda, are you jealous of my great achievements, so you came here to pour cold water on me?"
