Bang, bang, bang...
Xu Fenglei took several bites vigorously, and couldn't help feeling a little frustrated when he saw that the rock-solid naan bread could barely open a gap.
Take another look at the young man standing aside——
Good guy!
With just a few clicks, the entire naan pancake was almost finished!
"Boy, you have such a strong tooth...are you here to drink cake?"
Xu Fenglei was stunned for a moment, then silently handed over the naan cake in his hand.
"I just took one bite of this...do you want more?"
The young man did not hesitate. He moved his throat and slid the cake down his throat, then reached out and took the cake from Xu Fenglei.
Bang Chi Bang Chi...
He started building again, and he didn’t even bring anyone to drink water!
"You are really awesome, I admire you..."
Xu Fenglei gave a thumbs up.
Looking around, the workers were all nibbling quite neatly, but none of them looked like the "ruthless pie-eating machine" in front of me.
Now, he suddenly understood... why this guy's salary was only 60 yuan...
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the foreman who had just been hiding in the food shed running up to him in a menacing manner.
Beside him was a middle-aged man wearing dark green official uniform.
Behind him, there were a group of strong men holding long whips and wearing small hats.
"The chief is here, the chief Zhao is here!"
"The overseers are here!"
"Everyone stop, don't eat, and salute Master Zhao!"
Uh-huh!
In an instant, all the workers in the food shed stopped eating. Some of those who wanted to drink soup did not dare to drink it. They choked and rolled their eyes!
"Mr. Zhao, this is the beast, committing murder with a sword!"
The foreman pointed at Xu Fenglei and said,
"His sword was pressed against my neck just now! He acted without any scruples and didn't take the king's law seriously! Today he can hurt his subordinates, but tomorrow he can assassinate His Majesty!"
"Brothers, please arrest him and send him to Jingzhao Mansion for questioning!"
When it comes to his boss, the foreman is just adding more fuel to his jealousy, almost calling Xu Fenglei a traitor!
"Big...brother..."
There was fear in the young man's eyes, he pulled Xu Fenglei's hand and whispered,
"Go quickly, go quickly... they are going to send you to the government..."
"There is a small road behind where you can hide in Andefang. I..."
"Forget it, I'll run with you!"
He looked at the naan cakes on the dinner table with a bit of reluctance in his eyes, but in the end, he firmly held Xu Fenglei's wrist.
If you don’t want your job, run away first!
"fine."
Xu Fenglei held down his thick arm and said with a smile,
"No one in Chang'an City can let me escape."
"Just keep eating your pie."
Young man: "?!"
He raised his head and glanced at the man in front of him, hesitated for a moment, and finally picked up the cake in his hand and continued to nibble...
Although he didn't know where this elder brother got his confidence, he instinctively chose to believe it.
Snapped!
With a flick of the long whip, the supervisors behind the foreman all looked cold.
"catch him!"
As a loud shout came out, all the supervisors stepped out and started to launch!
The workers were silent and stared intently.
And at this moment, something unexpected happened.
"you!"
Mr. Zhao staggered and almost fell down.
"Mr. Zhao, you...what's wrong with you? Why are your legs weak?"
The foreman hurriedly stepped forward to help him and said diligently,
"I'll help you, I'll help..."
boom!
One second he was smiling flatteringly, and the next second he got a big slap on the face!
"Ah! You..."
The foreman looked dull, covered his face and said at a loss,
"Why did you hit me?"
Director Zhao ignored him and rushed forward quickly, staggering and kneeling in front of Xu Fenglei.
"I didn't know that I was coming, so I missed your welcome from afar. I hope that I will forgive you. Please forgive me..."
He knelt on the dirt, bowed his hands repeatedly, and said tremblingly.
All workers: "!!"
They were shocked because they had never seen such a scene——
The boss, who is usually aloof and in charge of all resource allocation and life and death power on the construction site, would actually kneel down in front of others!
This attitude is nothing like that of a slave who has been a slave for ten or eight years!
Supervisors: "!!!"
They were even more shocked because they heard a terrifying word——
Minister!
In the Tang Dynasty, only the six ministers were called that!
The person in front of me...could he be the Minister of Industry? !
That must be their boss’s boss’s boss!
Thinking that they had just raised their whips to arrest people, all the supervisors shuddered in their hearts and were so frightened that they dropped the whips in their hands.
The foreman: "!!!"
He was completely stupid and his brain stopped thinking.
Who am I and where am I?
What's going on? !
The whole place was silent except for the sound of the young man eating the cake.
Bang... Bang...
"You recognize me?"
Xu Fenglei stood with his hands behind his back and looked down from a high position.
He was a little surprised.
I can't even go to the Ministry of Industry several times a year. Even the two Yan brothers can't see me a few times, let alone the officials below.
How could this little boss recognize him at a glance?
"Replying to my minister... That day my minister returned in triumph, and I had the honor to accompany Yan Shilang out of the city to greet him, so I recognized him."
Director Zhao wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried his best to keep his voice from trembling.
Xu Fenglei suddenly realized.
Oh yes, on that day, the emperor personally greeted him, and naturally all the officials in Chang'an were present.
"Get up. I, the Tang Dynasty, do not like to kneel down. You are an official of the imperial court, not my slave."
Xu Fenglei ordered.
"Yes Yes."
Principal Zhao stood up, but his eyes were still lowered, not daring to look directly.
"What are you afraid of?"
Xu Fenglei said lightly,
"What are you feeling guilty about?"
Director Zhao was sweating profusely, and the cold sweat on his forehead could not be wiped off.
"Back...back to my lord, the people under my command are ignorant and have offended you, my lord. Please punish me!"
He looked back and said sternly,
"Don't take this piece of shit away yet!"
"yes!"
The supervisors jumped up, and before the foreman could react, they were tied up and kicked to the ground, like a chicken about to be bled!
The foreman only reacted at this moment. Knowing that he had offended a powerful man, he suddenly urinated and urinated, curled up on the ground and cried loudly:
"Shangguan, have mercy on me, Shangguan, please have mercy on me!"
"It's the little one who can't see Taishan. It's the little one who deserves to die! Shangguan, please spare my life!"
Xu Fenglei glanced at it.
"I don't have time to waste on him. Find out what dirty things he did on the construction site, and then we'll just handle it in accordance with the rules and regulations."
He didn't even bother to look at such a small character, let alone take revenge. It was just a matter of losing status.
"Yes, yes!"
Xu Fenglei looked at Mr. Zhao and said calmly,
"It's you, I have a few questions to ask, I hope you can answer them well."
"...Excuse me, Minister." Chief Zhao was shocked and responded respectfully.
There was an attentive supervisor who had already brought a stool for Xu Fenglei, and even prepared one for the young laborer on the side.
The young man hadn't fully reacted to the matter. After the supervisors' earnest invitations, he sat down stiffly.
He looked at Xu Fenglei and the speed of eating the cake slowed down...
"According to the budget given by the Ministry of Works, how much does a worker earn per day, and how often does it take to pay?"
Xu Fenglei asked.
"Replying to the minister, the wages for big workers are 120 yuan a day, for small workers 80 yuan a day, and for night workers, the wages are doubled."
Director Zhao responded honestly,
"According to previous rules, wages were paid every six months or even a year. This time, Shilang Yan ordered that wages be paid once a month."
Xu Fenglei snorted lightly.
“What is big work and what is small work?”
He pointed to the young man beside him and said,
"Like this kid, I just saw him doing more work and working harder than most people on the construction site!"
"Why can he only work as a laborer and get so little pay?"
"What's the point?"
"Uh... This must be because he is under age. The lower-level officials classify workers according to their age. Those over 20 are major workers, and those below 20 are minor workers..." Director Zhao saw Xu Fenglei's unkind expression, but he could only Bravely reply.
Snapped!
Xu Fenglei grabbed the whip of the supervisor next to him and threw it on him!
"What a piece of bullshit you are!"
He said angrily,
"What are the differences based on age? Aren't those who work on the construction site divided according to the amount of work and the amount of labor?"
"The Ministry of Industry pays you to recruit workers, and there is only one criterion - hire those who can work, and don't hire those who can't!"
"They all do the same job, how big or small is it? Is it possible that you took kickbacks on all the money here?"
When this old boy asks for money from the Ministry of Works, it must be calculated based on head count. It will never be divided into 120 for big workers and 80 for small workers.
Whose pocket did the remaining 40 Wen go into?
Just think about it with your toes!
Xu Fenglei became furious when he thought that the money approved by the court and the money from his own bank went into the pockets of such people.
"Don't dare! Don't dare..."
Mr. Zhao received a strong whip, but his face was full of horror. He shook his head hurriedly and said,
"Even if your subordinate has the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, he won't dare to take this kickback!"
Xu Fenglei held the whip and sneered.
"That's not necessarily true. There is a word called greed. Some people are willing to do all kinds of dirty things just to be greedy for money."
He said coldly,
"Let me ask you again, how much does it cost to pay workers for food every day?"
Manager Zhao looked at the naan cakes on the table with an ugly expression on his face.
Snapped!
Another whip was thrown up.
"Say!" Xu Fenglei's voice was an octave too high.
"Yes! It's... 20 Wen." Director Zhao was in pain and could only respond tremblingly.
Xu Fenglei stood up quickly, picked up a piece of naan bread from the table, and hit him directly on the head.
boom!
This muffled sound was more painful than that whip!
"It's 20 cents a day, and one meal is 10 cents! Tell me, these shabby pancakes and a bowl of rotten winter melon soup, are they worth 10 cents? Do you think I'm a fool?"
Xu Fenglei said angrily,
"I think at least half of this went into your pocket, right? Or is it a group of people collaborating to share the spoils together?!"
"Okay, your greed for money has led to my project! Very good!"
"I see, you not only want to eat in jail, but you also want to taste the taste of beheading!"
He is not a prince or minister who sits in a high cabinet and is indifferent to worldly affairs. He does not know about grains or prices.
On the contrary, he understands the purchasing power of 20 cents!
A meal of 10 cents is enough to eat a full meal of wheat rice, vegetables, and occasionally a bit of meat, and two pieces of meat!
Never just buy a bunch of broken naan bread and rotten winter melon!
"Bu Zun, Bu Zun is wronged!"
Director Zhao almost peed and begged for mercy again and again.
"How can a kid be so brave? Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings..."
However, Xu Fenglei ignored his plea for mercy and waved his hand:
"Tied."
Uh-huh.
Several supervisors swarmed up again and tied up the boss of the construction site, Director Zhao.
The workers were stunned by this scene.
Who is this young man? ! Can you control someone's life or death with just a few words?
Even if he is an emperor, that's it, right?
"If there is any misunderstanding, go to the Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment and tell it."
Xu Fenglei clapped his hands and said expressionlessly,
"I don't care if there is no one behind you to share the spoils. When you get to the Criminal Department, you will naturally say what you need to say."
"If you dare to put your ideas on my head, even if I have the cover of the King of Heaven, you will not be able to reap the consequences!"
After that, he gave instructions to several supervisors:
"Listen carefully, there are two things I need you to do now."
"The first thing is to send the two of them to the Ministry of Punishment together, saying that there are corrupt officials in the Ministry of Works, and I asked them to expedite the investigation of the case!"
"Second thing, go to the West Market now to buy mutton and fried skewers. Buy all the meat you can buy. Please have a good meal for all the workers!"
"This meal is mine! They work so hard for the sake of the court and the construction of the country. If they are not allowed to have a full meal and some meat, are they still human beings?!"
After that, he threw out a piece of silver.
When Xu Fenglei was young in his previous life, he also worked hard, so he knew——
It’s really hard to do manual labor without being exposed to dirty oil and water!
Look at how hard these laborers are getting.
They have worked so hard in construction... and no one should be treated badly!
"yes!"
The supervisors received the highest instructions and hurriedly carried out their tasks.
"Master Qingtian, Master Qingtian!"
All the workers fell to their knees and shouted loudly.
They are not fools, they know that the boss among the bosses in front of them is really good to them!
"Master Qingtian...Master Qingtian..."
The young man next to him also knelt down and shouted along with him.
His eyes were still staring blankly at Xu Fenglei, as if he wanted to imprint the other person's appearance deeply in his mind.
"Get up."
Xu Fenglei waved his hand and said,
"No need to kneel, you deserve this."
"I made an oversight. I was too busy to pay a private visit, so I didn't even know there was such a bug in the team!"
He raised his hand slightly and said loudly:
"Don't worry, everyone. As the Minister of Industry, I make a promise to you - starting from today, the days of eating naan bread and drinking winter melon soup are gone forever!"
"With me here, you will definitely have enough to eat! And a decent meal at that!"
"In addition, for those children who work as small workers on the construction site, from now on, your wages will all be mentioned as 120 yuan! From now on, there will be no big or small workers, and all workers will be treated equally!"
(End of chapter)
