Even though he had already determined that the little beggar was playing a prank and had come, Xiao Cheng decided to ask the man clearly. He grabbed the little beggar's collar and came to the man.

The man was about forty years old, with a shaved beard and a ravine face, and it seemed that he had experienced centuries of vicissitudes.

The man exuded an unpleasant smell, and his dirt-filled hair was stranded on the top of his head, which was a real dreadlock.

"Hey, I heard you were a carpenter before?" Xiao Cheng pinched his nose and asked loudly.

The man glanced at Xiao Cheng and shook his head carelessly.

Seeing this, the little beggar immediately shouted loudly: "You are lying to others, you are obviously the case. I have seen you have made a lot of fun things with your own eyes."

"Boy, you dare to cheat the court's money. Are you crazy?" the man said in a calm tone.

Originally, Xiao Cheng didn't believe the little beggar's words, but when the man spoke, he felt a kind of elegance that was not the lower class people, and his reaction was too calm. Xiao Cheng was at least wearing the uniform of the imperial staff. Ordinary people either stayed away from him or were respectful. In the eyes of the man, Xiao Cheng felt that there was no difference between him and the little beggar.

"The court now needs a large number of craftsmen. If you are really a carpenter, but you hide it without revealing it. If you are discovered, you will be sued just like refusing to serve in the military." Xiao Cheng looked at the man and said in a threatening tone.

"Didn't your court's Ministry of Works raise tens of thousands of craftsmen? You still need to collect carpenters from the people?"

After hearing the man's answer, Xiao Cheng was sure that even if he was not a carpenter, he would not be an ordinary person. With his ability, he would never be able to live such a down-and-out life. The reason for this was that he either encountered some major changes or was a guilty fugitive.

"Since you know this, you must also know the court's recruitment advertisements. If you are really a carpenter, it is a great opportunity to improve your life. As long as you do well, you can still take up a position in the Ministry of Works. However, if you do not cooperate, you may face imprisonment."

According to the original intention of the Ministry of Works, craftsmen were required to participate voluntarily. I originally thought that if they offered such a high salary, the carpenters would inevitably participate enthusiastically. In fact, there were indeed many people who signed up, but Ji Wuyun's requirements were too high, and he could not choose one out of 10,000 people.

There was no choice but to set indicators for each place. Each place was assigned a carpenter quota that had to pass Ji Wuyun's interview. They were only given three days in total. So far, it seems that no place can complete the task.

Cuilin County has also been assigned an indicator. If they can complete the indicator first, they will definitely receive the focus of the court. It is just around the corner to get rid of the hat of a poor county.

Almost every county-level official has the idea of ​​seizing the initiative in this matter, so they show their magical powers, some go to the mountains and forests to find hermits, some look through the county annals, and search for possible carpenter families. Even if they have moved out of this county, they will send people to invite them back very grandly.

Of course, when they meet those craftsmen with strange tempers, they have already had no worries about food and clothing because of their outstanding craftsmanship, so the high salary of the court is not very attractive to them. Moreover, they still have the idea that being with the king is like a tiger in their bones. They would rather be a commoner than betray the court for that little salary. When they meet such people, they will take coercive measures.

"If I can be a small stool, do you think my life will be so difficult?" The man asked Xiao Cheng in a teasing tone.

"Hmph, you are lying! Sir, you must believe me. Where I live, there is also a wooden man carved by him. If you don't believe me, I can show you." The little beggar said confidently.

"Did you really have a little wooden man carved?" Seeing that the little beggar's tone did not look like a lie, Xiao Cheng looked at the man with his eyes curled up and asked in a threatening tone. If he was a little nervous, Xiao Cheng planned to notify the guardian to arrest the guy.

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Chapter completed!