"This year's labor shortage is still widening compared to last year. Datou is also a mine, a metallurgical factory, a textile factory, and a silk reeling factory...... Especially in the silk reeling factory, is there a shortage of 50,000 female workers this year? ”

"Close to 60,000, 54,000 shortfalls. This year, Huangzhou mulberry should also be able to rise, and the new mulberry fields and silkworm houses in Anzhou and Suizhou have increased by 17 percent compared with the same period in the 18th year of Zhenguan. At present, Wuhan has two shifts, and the amount of whale oil is also high, and the silk reeling factory is seriously short of people. ”

Hearing the report of the staff, Zhang De nodded, and was also a little serious, "There will be a lot of pressure this year, here in Jiangxi, since Fang Xiang is going to be used in Wuhan, he still has to compare Zhenguan for 19 years." You know whether the big project can be fast or not, and now you can only say that you can work together, and we have no other way than to forge ahead. ”

"Observe at ease, or you will be disappointed by observation!"

The staff, adjutants, and subordinate officials in the conference hall have expressed their attitudes, and after the big and small goals are set, the "dedication" will naturally become stronger with the atmosphere of the team.

Different from the gradual precipitation of officialdom in other places, because the style is very different from other places, in the officialdom of Wuhan, "thinking change" has always been the mainstream. The middle- and lower-level officials who look at it internally are somewhat "schizophrenic". The concept of "home and country" has changed from a single object of allegiance to an abstract concept.

The reason why it is said to be "schizophrenia" is because the officials who came out of the Wuhan officialdom will look out of place once they are seconded elsewhere, and the style of the Wuhan department is very strong, and because of the relatively excellent technical ability, it will appear even more "maverick". This kind of experience is not bad for the "native" Wuhan people.

But for the Wuhan officials who have "passed" to the present day in the Wude Dynasty, this is a bit too eye-catching, and it is very different from what they have always adhered to.

Zhang De did not guide this situation, this kind of "schizophrenia" will only get stronger and stronger, which he is happy to see, and it is also the original expectation.

The Zhenguan Dynasty, which was supposed to be "the peace of the country and the people", was artificially interfered with because of the indiscriminate entry of a certain earth dog, and it became a "world of great disputes", but this kind of "struggle" is very different from what the scholars and doctors have always thought.

"For Wuhan, the government is not worried. In the past ten years of official training, the ability of our Wuhan officials is in the eyes of the government. The people's knowledge is limited, and they can't see the clues, but the princes of the dynasty, such as Fang Xiang, Du Xiang and other heroes in the world, also know in their hearts. Further, His Majesty the Emperor, everyone here is also on the selection list of the Inner Government, and it is unknown whether they will be transferred to Luoyang for appointment one day. ”

While laughing, Zhang De stretched out his finger and nodded, "You see, 'Huangzhuang' is short of crops, poaching people from Wuhan, Liaodong is short of engineering teams, poaching people from Wuhan, Yangzhou is short of shipyards, poaching people from Wuhan...... The outer court and the inner government said no, but the body is quite honest. ”

There was a burst of laughter from the entire conference hall, apparently unspeakable.

"As the governor of the government, I am glad to see you go out of Wuhan. But going out does not mean that you can be a high-ranking official and settle the account, it is important to shine on the lintel. But we still have to remember that after years of overtime in Wuhan, is there only the word 'future'? Someone asked me before, what is the origin of Duanmuyuan from the north, and why do I value it so much? ”

Zhang De's fingers were retracted and clenched into fists again, "What is the origin of Duanmu Pingzhi, I will only say one, with his talent, the Anbei Metropolitan Protector and Fang Xiang have been recruited several times, and the emperor has also been registered, and Xue Gong, who supervises Liaodong Chidao, has also recruited him several times, but Renzhi is not here." ”

"In one sentence to describe Duanmu Pingzhi, 'After the incident, the clothes are gone, and the merit and fame are deeply hidden'. I'm not saying that Duanmu Pingzhi is not famous, but for him, fame serves his 'ambition'. ”

When everyone heard this, they were all stunned.

Zhang De continued: "My expectation for you is also a sentence: don't sell yourself as a slave for fame. ”

The desire for fame can be a tool or a driving force, but it cannot be an end. Lao Zhang is not persuading them not to be famous but to have "ideals", on the contrary, Lao Zhang just hopes that they will have both "fish and bear's paws". That is fame, and ideals are not to be put down.

In this case, even if you kick your legs temporarily, your ideal may not be realized, but at least you still have fame in hand, right?

But if there is only fame, then the "sage time" of life will come too quickly.

Even ordinary people can understand a truth in simplicity, making money in order to make a good life for their families, and making their families comfortable in order to make money, are two different things, even if the form of expression is the same.

"Remember the teachings of the envoy!"

Although the officialdom environment in Wuhan also has a relationship between superiors and subordinates, the degree of strict hierarchy is not as ferocious as elsewhere, such as the situation of the upper officials calling the lower officials like slaves and maids in the capital, and I dare not say that it is eradicated in Wuhan, but it is expressly forbidden to resolutely crack down.

This has nothing to do with personal dignity, it is purely a hierarchy, but according to other systems, there is no way to make Wuhan "barbaric growth".

Although "wild growth" is not a good thing, in this year, "wild growth" is definitely not better than the "step-by-step" gentle appearance around it.

After the meeting, many bureaucrats themselves were also pondering, of course, even the old birds who began to fight in the Wude Dynasty were also thoughtful, after all, when they came from the turbulent era, when they were teenagers, how could they not have pondered "cleansing the turbid world". Even after becoming an official, I will think about whether I will be able to make meritorious contributions in the future?

Regardless of whether or not there was an engineering dog that messed into the Tang Dynasty, the first thought of these bureaucrats was probably to teach or write a book after retirement in the future......

It's just that I never expected that the career of teaching and writing seems to be far away, and as soon as I turn around, why do you say that I have been working in Wuhan for ten or eight years?

"Last year, the Black Tooth Department said that the cattle manager was very good at smoking in North Korea Province, and now the men in North Korea Province take turns to work, and they are forced to make a living, and women sell it to become a trend, but the price has also risen a lot."

"Silla maids are in demand now, and if the price is too high, I am afraid that there are few people who are willing to redeem them. If the water and soil do not accept the last one, it is a blood loss. ”

"Now it's just a matter of finding a way."

"'Cape slaves' are not successful, a few are okay, as soon as there are many people, there will be epidemics, and a boat died last time, and all the corpses were thrown into the East China Sea to feed the fish. I'm scared of this scene, and as far as I can see, I'm still thinking about the near. ”

"It is not possible to go to Jianghuai to recruit workers, and Huaiyang is also nervous about employing people now."

"The Duanmuyuan that the envoy said is now in 'Hunan', why not think of a way from 'Hunan'?"

"You can't help it for a while, right?"

"It's not necessarily, I've heard a few things, if it's proper, why don't we go to Xiangxiang County and go to 'Hunan' to see the market."

"What's the matter?"

Because of the short-term labor shortage, Wuhan is a little tossed. In the past 20 years, the whole country has been quite busy, and the "big projects" have generally started in various places, and it is impossible to buy overseas slaves at a low price as before.

The price is slightly compared with the other, it is better to lease nearby, but recruiting workers is also an abrasive errand, whether the labor can be used in a place, and the Wuhan bureaucrats will not be able to pay the difference if they do not go to the field.

It's probably a coincidence, Zhang Degang mentioned Duanmuyuan, and in order to recruit workers afterwards, the officials of several departments almost went to Changsha before and after, and then transferred to Xiangxiang......