The craftsmen that Ang Lee personally visited this time are all the most skilled craftsmen, and they are all important talents of the Tang Empire.

Such respect for these senior craftsmen, naturally because of the existence of these craftsmen, for Li An is extremely important, in the many machines that Li An has successfully developed, these senior craftsmen have made great contributions, if there is no help from these craftsmen, even if Li An has the ability, it will not be successful, just like a good woman is difficult to cook without rice, without excellent craftsmen, everything is impossible.

Since these craftsmen are so important, the treatment to be given to them is naturally very high, and only in this way can more talented craftsmen be stimulated to join in, so as to be able to build better and more advanced machines.

In the interior of a machine, most of the dead metal parts, because the performance of metal is the most outstanding, is an important material for making machines, but not all machines need to use metal, on the contrary, sometimes, in order to reduce the weight of the machine, some lighter materials will be used, such as wood is a very important material.

In many of the machines of later generations, wood is almost no longer visible, it is all metal and a small amount of rubber, in addition to plastic products, wood has been completely eliminated.

But in the era of Datang, many machines are inseparable from wood, and even more inseparable from excellent carpenters, such as Datang's train carriages, most of the materials are made of wood, and only the positions that need to be reinforced will use metal supports, the reason is that Datang needs too many places to need steel, which is really unaffordable, and wood resources are relatively sufficient, in addition, the steel industry is relatively heavy, and wood is relatively light, which can reduce the weight of the train carriage and reduce energy consumption.

There are a lot of machine bases, with heavy wood, inlaid with a layer of metal on it, and some smaller machines, or machines with higher tolerance requirements, when using wood, it is necessary to consider the expansion of wood, which is very demanding for carpentry, ordinary carpenters are simply difficult to control, at least in the research and development, the more skilled carpenters, the more able to provide the best solution, this is the meaning of the existence of senior carpenters.

In order to meet the needs of the aristocracy, some patterns must be carved on the surface, which can only be done by skilled craftsmen, and it is difficult for ordinary craftsmen to do it, so high-tech carpentry is also the object of Ang Lee's respect.

This Zhao carpenter is a craftsman with excellent carpentry skills, and this telegraph box is made by this Zhao carpenter, which can be regarded as a great achievement.

"Husband, the blacksmith Li's family just now is prosperous, and life is prosperous, but this Zhao carpenter's family still had a few broken houses when he came last year, I don't know if it has improved this time?"

Yan Ruyu said.

Li An has a little understanding of the families of these craftsmen, he knows that Carpenter Zhao's skills are very hard, but his family background has not improved much, and among all the senior craftsmen, Carpenter Zhao's family background is the worst.

It is said that Ang Li has always taken care of the high-level talents under his command, and the treatment given to Carpenter Zhao is not low, but why is Carpenter Zhao's family not good? Li An couldn't remember this clearly, after all, he had been outside for the past few years, and he hadn't been back to Chang'an City for a long time, and he didn't know much about many situations, and even Yan Ruyu didn't know much about the family situation of these craftsmen.

"Does Madame know why Carpenter Zhao's family is so poor?"

Li An looked at Yan Ruyu and asked.

Yan Ruyu smiled, looked out of the car window slightly, and said, "The concubine doesn't know very well, but she knows that there are many brothers in the Zhao carpenter family, and he is the eldest brother of this group of brothers." ”

In this way, Li An has already understood the general, and can even be said to understand everything, which shows that Yan Ruyu is not really unclear, but just said it on purpose.

A big brother has many brothers in the family, and this big brother loves his younger brothers more, and it is an unprincipled love, so this elder brother is very likely to be seriously dragged down and his quality of life greatly reduced.

According to the later generations, this elder brother is a standard brother demon, a terrible character who sacrifices himself unprincipled to achieve his younger brother, and also a husband who makes his wife extremely resentful, of course, in later generations, in addition to male brother demons, there are also female brother demons, which refers to the sister taking her husband's money to supplement her younger brother.

The brother demon seems to be quite loving, and loves his brother very much, but in fact, it is based on the premise of harming his own interests, which will make his life very difficult, and he is very sorry for his wife and children.

Since ancient times, all kinds of brother demons have been criticized, and there were more male brothers in ancient times, and in later generations, female brother demons gradually gained the upper hand and became the object of public opinion criticism.

In the mouth of the female brother-in-law, these words often pop up, such as, 'I only have such a brother.'" ''He's my own brother, what can I do?'' ''Blood is thicker than water, and I have to help him.'' ''I don't want my parents to work too hard. ’

That is to say, in the eyes of these female brothers, her mother's family is the real relative, but the sharing of marital property is a matter of course, for example, they will say, 'I use my money to make my parents, my brother live better, if you object, you are selfish and indifferent, ruthless and unjust!'" ’

They are the porters of property, emptying their husband's family to subsidize their mother's family, the younger brother has to pay for school, the younger brother has to pay for buying a house, the younger brother has to pay for marrying a daughter-in-law, the younger brother has to pay for buying a car, the younger brother has to give money for giving birth to a child, and the younger brother has to give money for the child to go to school, and moreover, money must be given.

The reason why this kind of person exists is related to the special education they received since childhood, they have been instilled with this idea of helping their younger brother since they were young, and their parents have told them since they were young that their younger brother is the only blood in the family, and they must protect him, be good to him, and provide him with good food and drink.

You can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, and you can't pull up a person who wants to climb into the pit, and a person with a weak personality is very easy to be kidnapped by morality, so it is difficult to get out and become a demon who helps his brother.

In the eyes of the older generation, daughters are always going to get married, and only sons can inherit the family business and inherit his surname, so they attach great importance to their sons, and they can't wait to give him all the good things, take care of him, and don't let him suffer any grievances.

The Brother Demon is really disgusting, and he was shouted and killed in later generations, but in the era of the Tang Dynasty, as a Brother Demon, not only will he not be shouted and killed, but he will also become an example for his neighbors, so that many people will be the Brother Demon even if they spend all their money.

Of course, Datang does not have the concept of helping brothers, women marry like spilled water, under normal circumstances, there is rarely too much contact with the mother's family, and it is naturally difficult to be a brother-in-law, especially for women who marry far away, it is even more difficult to be a brother-in-law demon, and in ancient times, a woman who married someone in ancient times even had to change her surname, change it to her husband's surname, and become a member of her husband's family. A woman who marries someone can escape this catastrophe safely.

There is no soil for the existence of female brothers, and men, as elder brothers, should take care of their younger brothers, which seems to be the way it should be, and there is no such thing as helping younger brothers, others will only feel that the elder brother is merciful, and if his wife does not agree, it is not virtuous, and he will be scolded by the world, but there must be a limit to taking care of his younger brother, and his younger brother must be angry, otherwise, he will become a demon who helps his younger brother.

The Zhao carpenter under Li An should be a standard brother demon, which is the most reliable reason Li An can think of.

"Ah Lang, Carpenter Zhao's house has arrived."

The guard opened his mouth to warn.

Li An and Yan Ruyu got out of the car arm in arm, and when they looked up, the gap between Carpenter Zhao's residence and the residence of Blacksmith Li that they had just seen was really a bit big.

There are four courtyards in Blacksmith Li's house, and there are thirty-six large and small rooms together, and this Zhao Carpenter's home has only one courtyard, and there are not many rooms, there are only three tile houses on the front, and two temporary small sheds are set up in the vacant corners on both sides, which should be toilet places, and there are two houses on each side, among them, one is a wing room that can live in people, and the other is a kitchen and utility room, a total of seven rooms, and there are four rooms that can live in people, compared with Li Blacksmith's house, the gap is not ordinarily large.

But Carpenter Zhao's treatment in the R&D center is similar to that of Blacksmith Li, but it is only a little lower than Blacksmith Li.

"The villain meets Li Shilang and meets his wife."

Carpenter Zhao greeted politely, followed by five or six people.

Judging from his age, the old woman is his wife, the young woman is his daughter-in-law, the two young men should be his sons, as for the two very young girls, they are either granddaughters or old daughters, and there are only seven people when they are full, but there seems to be an older old lady in the courtyard, but she is older and a little slow to react, and she did not come out to greet Li An.

"These two little ladies are so cute! Is it your granddaughter? ”

Li An bent down slightly to see the two little girls, but the two little girls were a little scared and unconsciously hid back.

"Come, give you candy."

Ang Lee smiled and took out the candy in his arms.

"Take it! Child. ”

Carpenter Zhao said gently, and then opened his mouth to introduce: "Li Shilang, this older one is the little girl, and the younger one is the granddaughter, this is the dog and daughter-in-law, this is Erlang, unmarried, this is clumsy, by the way, the old mother is old, and she failed to come out to greet Li Shilang, which is rude, rude." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, the elders are respectful, don't be so polite."

Li An said politely, and then calculated slightly, and found that the housing in Carpenter Zhao's house was really very tight, eight people lived in a four-person house, and an average of two people in a room, although it was not impossible to live, but the pressure was really not small.

Zhao carpenter and his wife must live together, son and daughter-in-law also live in one, so, the old mother and the second son can only live in the wing, as for the two little girls, the youngest daughter and the old mother live in one room, the granddaughter can only live with the son and daughter-in-law in one room, relatively speaking, it is still very nervous, if you can have one more room, let the two little girls live alone, the situation will be better, not too crowded, after all, the old lady and the little girl live together is not very good, the little couple and daughter live together is not very convenient, not conducive to having a son.

In addition, Carpenter Zhao's son looks not too young, according to the habits of this era, he should have been married a long time ago, but there is no extra room at home, so he can't let the new daughter-in-law live in the wing room after marrying in! It is estimated that no one's daughter is willing to live in the wing, and Carpenter Zhao's second son was delayed by the conditions of the family.

Although the enthusiasm for houses in this era is not as strong as that of later generations, if there is no house, it is absolutely not possible, and if there is no place to live, life will not be satisfactory.

"Guys, hurry up and move the New Year's goods in."

Li An didn't speak, the captain of the guard directly ordered, this kind of behavior was acquiesced by Li An, after all, the New Year's goods of each family are the same, and the unloading of many will be the same, and the strong labor of the Zhao carpenter's family is relatively small, and they are destined to help, although they are very tired, but when they go back at night, they are also paid, and in the end, the New Year's goods that Li An gave them will not be less than these craftsmen, who will let them be the guards to protect the safety of Li An's family? These people have to be coaxed.

"You're not going to help."

Carpenter Zhao also supported his son to help, the New Year's goods sent by Li An are customary, he naturally does not need to be polite, he must accept them, and the only thing he can do is to let his family help carry them, so that the guards can suffer a little less.

"Li Shilang, please inside."

Carpenter Zhao very politely invited Li An to be a guest.

Li An waved his hand and said, "The official won't go in, the small garden here belongs to your family!" Look at these winter vegetables, they grow well! ”

Saying that, he walked to the small garden of Carpenter Zhao's house, looking at these green vegetables, his heart was quite calm, and it could be seen that Carpenter Zhao was a careful person, and he planted vegetables better than others.

If a house is built on this small garden, the living conditions of Carpenter Zhao's family can be greatly improved, so that their family's housing situation will not be very tight, and even everyone can be assigned a house.