The big cake was so exciting that the wife who was far from her in front of her was even more touching. Cui Ling and others learned that the King of Yan had prepared women for them, and they were like bulls in heat, and they even wanted to go to America now.

Li Jie was also a little amused when he looked at the scene in front of him. He had prepared a lot of rhetoric to convince these craftsmen, but he didn't expect that just a wife would completely change their position. If he had known that the effect was so good, he would have used wife to promote it directly when he was recruited, so that there would be more people than he had recruited now.

In fact, the reaction of these craftsmen is normal. After all, the social status of craftsmen is low and only higher than that of merchants, but they are not as rich as merchants, and their status is not as good as farmers. Although the income of craftsmen is high now, the overall living standards of the Ming Dynasty are improving, and many women are unwilling to marry craftsmen.

Therefore, craftsmen can only marry among craftsmen, but in order to have a better life, some women from craftsmen still prefer to marry merchants, or even farmers. In this way, there are more bachelors among craftsmen. If they live on the border, craftsmen can also marry women from other races, but if they live in Central Plains and other places, these craftsmen can only be bachelors.

The ancients all emphasized that there were three types of unfilial piety, and that without a descendant was the greatest. These craftsmen generally had no education and did not pursue life much. A warm-hearted wife and children were their ultimate ideal in life, so marrying a wife may be more important to them than life.

Of course, not everyone just wants to find a wife. For example, Liu Si, who had married a wife, but his wife died and he was unwilling to marry again, so he lived alone. However, people like him often have greater ambitions, so when he heard Li Jie telling the situation in America, he was also very moved.

Taking advantage of this popularity, Li Jie also told Liu Si and Cui Ling again about the American things. Of course, he mainly chose some nice things, such as the abundant minerals and vast fertile land in the Americas, as well as some interesting things that happened when exploring the Americas.

For example, when the fleet exploring America first arrived in the Americas, due to different customs, many crew members married local women in a daze. For this reason, many crew members simply settled in the Americas, and they were also the first batch of Ming people to settle in the Americas.

Every sentence of what Li Jie said seems to touch the itch in the hearts of Cui Ling and others. Although they know that going to America may face many difficulties, and it is not easy to come back in the future, they still have a yearning for America.

Although Li Jie only chose some good aspects, he was not considered to deceive these craftsmen. After all, what he said was the facts. After years of development, going to the Americas is no longer as dangerous as before, so many of the previous worries of these craftsmen were actually redundant.

Of course, the conditions in the Americas must be much harder. After all, everything has to start from scratch, so these craftsmen will definitely be much more tired after they arrive in the Americas than in the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Di is a person with clear rewards and punishments. As long as you can reflect your own value, he will definitely not be stingy with rewards.

And more importantly, when Zhu Di went to America this time, the population was definitely the biggest problem. Zhu Yunxi promised Zhu Di to support him within ten years. In addition to the people in Goryeo, he would only be one million people dead. If Zhu Di wanted to quickly gain a foothold in America, he had to dock with this million people, which was also his basic base.

So at that time, Zhu Di will definitely take good care of his basic position. As long as he has hands and feet, he doesn't have to worry about starving to death. What's more, Zhu Di will also encourage childbirth. For men, he can conceive multiple women at the same time, so it is certain to encourage men to marry more. If the number of women is insufficient, it is likely to intermarry with local women, so it is normal for a man to marry multiple women.

When the banquet ended, Li Jie said to Liu Si and Cui Ling again: "I have told you the situation in America in detail. I also hope that after you go back, you will tell other people about this news, and hope that the misunderstandings like the previous ones will not happen again in the future!"

"Thank you, the prince. I will tell you when I go back and let you understand the hard work of the court!" Liu Si and Cui Ling and others also patted their chests and promised that after Li Jie's heartfelt conversation, they had already let go of their biggest concerns.

Seeing that these craftsmen had been persuaded by him, Li Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he encouraged the people a few more times before sending them back to the camp in person.

At this time, other craftsmen were full of food and food, and many people even drank. Li Jie also asked them to send them to the camp for rest. Perhaps after tomorrow, some changes would occur in the entire camp.

Looking at the craftsmen who were going back one after another, Li Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he turned his head and looked at Master Wei who was following him, and then said, "See, these craftsmen don't ask for much. If you were patient and explained a few more words to them, the previous thing would not have happened."

"The lower official is dull. If the prince consort had not woken up, the lower official would have been a big mistake!" Commander Wei immediately admitted his mistake.

"You are not dull. I have known the officials of the Ministry of Works. Your evaluation has always been good. Smart and capable is a rare talent. However, after you have been an official for a long time, you have been infected with too many habits in the officialdom. You think you are superior as an official and don't bother with these lowly craftsmen, so this kind of thing happens!" Li Jie pointed out the problems with Master Wei without hesitation.

"What the prince-consort taught is that the subordinates will make corrections in the future. If there is another mistake, the subordinates will definitely apologize to the court in person!" Master Wei said again with a guilty look when he heard this.

"Well, more people will come to Dengzhou to gather in the future. Like these craftsmen, they will take a boat to sea to reach America. It depends on your performance at that time!" Li Jie did not blame the other party too much, but then turned around and left after hitting the other party a few words.

That night, Li Jie's words spread rapidly throughout the craftsman camp through the mouths of Liu Si, Cui Ling and others, which also triggered a round of heated discussion among the craftsmen. People were discussing the situation in the Americas everywhere, and even if it was just some information about catching winds and shadows, they were also very vivid.

Of course, in this heated discussion, some people were still worried about the future, but in general, most craftsmen have changed their minds and began to yearn for their trip to America. This change has also quickly stabilized the entire craftsman camp and no longer had the tense atmosphere before.
Chapter completed!