After Ye Ziliang left, Xia Lingxuan relaxed and fell on the bed. There were too many things happening today, and he still had to deal with them.
After shaking Erlang's legs twice, a figure suddenly flashed in his mind, causing Xia Lingxuan to get up immediately, gave instructions to the boy outside the door, and sat back upright.
"Help my prince bring Niu Dazhuang!"
Hearing that he had been personally summoned by His Highness the Crown Prince, Niu Dazhuang's face turned red with excitement. He quickly sorted himself out and then summoned his servants to rush to the residence of the Crown Prince.
"The little man and the bull are big and strong, meet His Highness the Crown Prince!"
Niu Dazhuang knelt down, stammering a little, and Xia Lingxuan couldn't help but feel amused.
"Dazhuang, I have called you here to fulfill the reward you promised to the people."
The prince clapped his hands, and a servant next to him immediately walked out with ten taels of gold. The gold shone brightly, making Niu Dazhuang's suddenly shrunken pupils look golden.
"This, so much?"
Niu Dazhuang is an honest man. He has never seen so much money in his life.
But he didn't get greedy at all. Instead, he waved his hand in a hurry and said, "Take it back quickly, it's too much."
Xia Lingxuan looked at the craftsman in front of him and confirmed that he was not lying. He thought highly of it and spoke slowly.
"It's not much. Some of it will be used to fulfill the promise I made that day when I moved to Mu Lixin. The rest will be used to build a papermaking workshop. From now on, I will rely on you as the technical support for this papermaking workshop. To put it simply, you will Lead people to manage and lead people to produce.”
"Wha, what, let Xiao manage it?"
Niu Dazhuang became nervous and began to stutter again. He never dreamed that the prince would let him manage the newly built papermaking workshop.
"Your Highness, you are just an ordinary person. He only knows some technical work. How can you manage a workshop?"
"I'm not asking you to take full charge of the management by yourself," Xia Lingxuan reassured, "You just need to use your skills well and teach others well."
Hearing this, Niu Dazhuang tilted his head and thought, it seemed to make sense.
"But if you are young and don't know anything, even if you don't know a single big character, it will bring trouble to the prince and make others laugh at him."
"Dazhuang, your experience in papermaking is recognized by this prince. Now that there is a lack of talent, are you unwilling?" Xia Lingxuan asked directly with a straight face.
Niu Dazhuang opened his mouth slowly, but could not speak.
It wasn't that he didn't believe it, but he was really shocked and dumbfounded.
Growing up, people around him commented on him as being honest to the point of being stupid, and only burying his head in work. His parents and wife all thought he was honest, and no one ever said he was smart.
Now not only does someone recognize him, this person is also the current distinguished Crown Prince. For a moment, Niu Dazhuang felt a fire burning in his heart.
"Thank you, His Highness, for your appreciation!"
With a "bang" sound, he fell to his knees and kowtowed.
Niu Dazhuang never thought about getting ahead in his life. He just wanted his wife, children, and children to recognize him, like other men. This was his biggest wish over the years.
But now, he has a feeling that his wish is right in front of him!
"Then just keep these ten taels of gold and make good use of it," Xia Lingxuan was somewhat affected and said with satisfaction.
"The younger ones will be distributed to them when they return, and the rest will be used in the papermaking workshop. I will never be greedy for a penny!"
"I believe that you are a great person, and I have to rely on you to make paper," he encouraged me again.
"That's right! When it comes to papermaking, no one can compare to me!"
He patted his chest proudly and promised. At this moment, Niu Dazhuang returned to his honest appearance, completely forgetting that the person standing in front of him was the prince who could control his life and death.
Seeing his appearance, Xia Lingxuan's thoughts relaxed a lot. Having seen so many people who tend to follow the crowd, Niu Dazhuang's true nature is really commendable.
Thinking of this, he saw Niu Dazhuang's coarse linen clothes covered with patches, and felt unhappy.
Xia Lingxuan knew that the people were poor, but he had been a prince and had a noble status. He hadn't had this intuitive feeling for a long time. Now it is obtained from Niu Dazhuang.
"Dazhuang, after you divide the money, you can buy two sets of clothes. It will all be according to the prince's wishes."
"Ah? This can't be done! The money is going to be used to build a workshop, how can you let Xiao Xiao embezzle it privately?"
After all, when Niu Dazhuang saw Xia Lingxuan in gorgeous clothes and then saw himself covered in patches, he subconsciously retracted his hands into his sleeves.
His slight movements did not escape Xia Lingxuan's eyes.
Knowing Niu Dazhuang's temperament, if he offered to give it away, the other party would definitely not accept it.
It seems that the strategy can only be changed.
"From now on, you will be in charge of the technical staff of the papermaking workshop. You will be equivalent to a small leader. Have you ever seen a leader wearing rags? In the future, when others see you standing next to this prince, they will think that this prince is stingy. If you don’t pay wages to your subordinates, then no matter how much I want to recruit people, those people won’t be willing to come!”
When Niu Dazhuang heard this, he thought about it in his uncomplicated mind and suddenly felt that what he said made sense.
"You help me with my work. If you do well, you will be rewarded. In addition to giving the money to the common people and using it in the papermaking workshop, it is your share. It is reasonable for you to use your own money to buy clothes!"
After hearing this, no matter how stubborn Niu Dazhuang is, he can't find anything to say to refute.
After convincing Niu Dazhuang, the two began to talk about the future of the papermaking workshop.
Xia Lingxuan put forward a lot of suggestions, and Niu Dazhuang became more and more excited as he listened. He began to imagine that he would become an excellent papermaking master in the future.
At this time, an announcement came from the concierge. It turned out that ten pieces of dust-changing grass had arrived from the Wang family of the Imperial Medical Office.
Xia Lingxuan touched his chin. If the Wang family hadn't sent something at this time, he would have almost forgotten the good thing of dust-changing grass.
"Just send it directly to Niu Dazhuang's residence. From now on, you can go directly to Niu Dazhuang for such small matters!"
When Niu Dazhuang heard this, he immediately felt a sense of responsibility. His Highness the Crown Prince valued him so much that he even handed over something as precious as the dust-changing grass to him.
Being able to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is truly a tribute to his great ancestor.
"Dazhuang, I will keep you in mind when I get something good in the future. You have to work hard."
Xia Lingxuan patted Niu Dazhuang on the shoulder. Niu Dazhuang was so excited that he almost fainted. It was not only his own ambition that had a chance to be displayed, but also His Highness the Crown Prince's expectations for him.
Different from the prince's happiness, Wang Heyuan, who was far away in the Wang family, looked livid at the moment.
The huge piece of land in front of him was full of pits and holes, showing that some plants had once been planted here, but they had been dug up without leaving any roots.
This piece of land is planted with the dust grass that the Wang family transported to the Prince's Mansion.
