"Lord, what did you call us here this night?" Chen Gong asked first.

"I went out for a few days this time. A quarry opened by a merchant in Teng State had agreed to settle the wages monthly, but it was delayed and the owed more than four months. When the craftsmen asked for wages, the merchant had a dispute. The merchant instructed the servants to beat the craftsmen and was killed, causing one death and many injuries. This matter itself is very simple, but it is also a pity that the gentry class should not be like this. It is a rule to have faith in words. With the development of Xuzhou's industry and commerce, a group of people will become rich. How to restrain and clarify the relationship is already in front of us."

Chen Gong slapped the table: "These upstarts should formulate some laws and strictly restrict them."

Yu Ji shook his head: "No, no. The law is the bottom line of morality. If a person claims to be law-abiding, he will definitely be a scumbag. The constraints of the law cannot be fundamentally resolved, but must be resolved from a moral level."

"Oh, Master Yu's proposal is quite novel, but morality is relatively empty. Do you have any specific methods?" Wang Min asked.

Yu Ji touched his beard and said, "How can a monk know about this? He has to go to Confucius. For example, Sang Quan, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness, and he did not abide by any of them. If he was kind, he would not work as a craftsman. If he was trustworthy, he would pay wages on time, so morality is still very useful."

"Empty morality can only restrain people with good moral character. Some people have very bad qualities. Don't believe in the spirit of gentry. Some local tyrants and evil gentry regard the poor as worse than pigs and dogs. They must formulate strict laws to restrain them." Du Zi Teng spoke.

Everyone spoke freely and discussed for a long time.

Yu Ji advocated that morality should be promoted more through moral constraints. Wang Min and others advocated that laws should be formulated and laws should be clear and binding.

Lu Bu finally made a decision: "The law must be formulated. With the increase of handicrafts, there must be constraints between craftsmen and their bosses, and there will be no order without rules. A fair contract system can be established. The craftsmen sign a contract with their bosses, which stipulate whether it is a monthly or a quarterly contract. A few of them have annual contracts. When expiration occurs, they must be implemented according to the contract. While formulating the law, moral publicity must be increased so that these new workshop owners can learn from the spirit and demeanor of the gentry."

Chen Gong nodded: "This method is still very comprehensive. I will arrange to inspect the workshop tomorrow to study the details of the contract. At the same time, I will find more craftsmen to learn more about it and see everyone's opinions. As for the moral norms, please think about it and see how to formulate it."

"Okay, hard work is listed as a list. Xuzhou's development cannot be separated from the common efforts of everyone, and no one is perfect. If sharp criticism disappears completely, mild criticism will become harsh. Xuzhou cannot have only one voice, but listen to multiple voices."

Chen Gong touched his nose: "Since the lord said that, I will criticize him. As the governor of Xuzhou and a magistrate, he is not suitable for handling such trivial matters, so he has to leave it to his subordinates."

Wang Min disagreed: "How can this be a trivial matter? For craftsman Liu Si, it may be cut off if he changes his personal deal."

Different opinions are still common, and it is normal to disagree with each other.

In the south of Xuzhou, 30,000 acres of potatoes in the military farm have turned yellow, and the villagers have started to harvest them one after another.

There are still fifteen to twenty days left before the wheat harvest, and this period is a relatively leisurely time.

The annual river rest and restoration are about to begin again. The old Taoist Yu Ji speculated that this spring is dry and rainy, but heavy rain will occur in summer.

Heavy rain is most likely to cause floods, rivers, sewers, and drainage culverts that must be cleaned in advance.

For this reason, Lu Bu exchanged 2 million bags of cement from Xuzhou and Teng Kingdom, which are all good treasures and are generally reluctant to use them. Only some important areas will use cement. After all, since last year, the bridges built in various places have been very useful for cement pouring.

The operation started from Xuzhou City. The first thing that was open to sewers was open. These days, they used open trench sewers, and rest was still very simple. The tactics of the sea of ​​people depended on people to pile up.

The areas where the city walls and foot are not strong are reinforced with cement and blue bricks. The most important point is that any river channel that is likely to pour water into Xuzhou City is reinforced, and embankment guards are stationed to prevent damage from hostile forces.

It is relatively easy to clean the rivers outside the city. After all, they just sorted out last year. They mainly rested and rectified the places that were damaged by the floods in the summer of last year, and strengthened them firmly. The soil should be cultivated and the tree should be planted.

On the north side of Xuzhou City River, the river water is 1.5 meters high from the embankment. According to common sense, there is no problem. However, many things cannot be considered based on common sense, and they can be increased by three feet.

Use bluestone cement as the stone weir and rammed earth as the dam to increase the river embankment.

Tens of thousands of civilians work on construction sites, and thousands of wheelbarrows and racks have played a huge role. They used baskets to carry soil, but now they can be pulled by using cars. The efficiency is several times faster than simple labor.

Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Hao Meng, Wang Min and others, whether they are from the army or in the yamen, go to the embankment to work for a while every day to set an example for the people.

The propaganda team told everyone why the river was built through opera and storytelling and other forms that the people like to hear.

Each county has recruited more than 200,000 strong men to rest and rectify the river. As for each village to repair the river next to its own village, it is not included.

Just as Lu Bu was building a large-scale construction to repair the river in Xuzhou, Yuan Shao from Jizhou and Gongsun Zan from Youzhou also entered a tense confrontation stage.

Gongsun Zan and his cousin Gongsun Fan, because they got the sweetness of the deal between Lu Bu and the Wuhuan people, had great strength and expanded their military strength. Gongsun Zan, with a strong military force, headed south and headed straight to the north of Jizhou.

It scared Yuan Shao so much.

However, at this time, Gongsun Zan was no longer the Gongsun Zan during the period of attacking Dong Zhuo. After obtaining Youzhou, he was arrogant and extravagant and unkind and did not treat the people well, and the people began to be disloyal.

Gongsun Zan's army of 30,000 went south. Yuan Shao immediately sent general Ju Yi to lead an army of 40,000 to meet the enemy when he got the news.

Ju Yi is a very good person in the war. He first dug a hole on the ground, and the soldiers hid in the hole with their shields. He sent someone to lure the enemy, but Gongsun Zan didn't know that there was a fraud and fell into the trap.

With Ju Yi's order, the ambush troops went out together, caught Gongsun Zan off guard, and the forces retreated back to Shunkou.

It is said that the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan is nothing to do with Lu Bu, but Lu Bu's horse trade was interrupted.

Lu Bu is not happy, just fight with two people, why did you cut off the trade route?

Lu Bu became angry and secretly mobilized three thousand cavalry of Zhang Liao army to go north to Teng Kingdom.

Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Hao Meng, Cao Xing and others secretly prepared 8,000 cavalrymen and hid in Teng Kingdom.
Chapter completed!