Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 710 The Role of the Factory

In the evening, Chen Quan, who was promoted by the bearing factory, came back and specially hosted a banquet for all Jinshi.

Everyone has already inquired that the most important management personnel of the bearing factory are now paid at the county level.For example, in Tiju, the salary is the same as that of the magistrate, but the minister's money is more than that of the magistrate.The overall treatment should be higher than that of the county magistrate.

The banquet is set under the big tree outside the cafeteria.Several bonfires were lit, and two kerosene lamps were placed on each table, which illuminated as brightly as day.

All the officials sat at the table, watching the people in the cafeteria busy and serving food continuously.The promotion has not yet come, and there is no one in the workshop except Lin Zeng.A group of officials had never participated in such an occasion, and looked around strangely, whispering from time to time.

After a long time, when everyone felt impatient, Chen Tiju finally arrived.Along with Chen Tiju, there were three officials in the field.

Sitting down at the table, Lin Zeng introduced several team leaders sitting together one by one.Chen Tiju was very polite and saluted one by one.

Li Hui whispered to Zheng Gangzhong: "I have lived for decades, and I have never drank in a factory. The atmosphere here is different from other places, and I always feel weird."

Zheng Gang said: "In other places, where have you seen a workshop? Only under the rule of Xuanfu, there are these things."

Li Hui nodded again and again: "Exactly, exactly! We are not familiar with the place under Xuanfu's rule, so we find it strange."

After the introduction, Chen Tiju stood up and said in a loud voice: "I'm Chen Quan, Tiju Bearing Factory. I have something to go to the county today, so please don't blame me for waiting too long! It's rare for you to come here. Prepare beer wine, it's an apology!"

After finishing speaking, he picked up the wine glass and said, "Let's have a drink!"

He raised his neck and drank a glass of wine.

It was hard for everyone to say anything, and they drank the wine in front of them.

Chen Tiju said: "I'm not here during the day, and I don't know if the official Lin has introduced you clearly. The purpose of you coming here to visit the factory is to know how we produce, how we sell, and how we make money. The factory built here , Most of them are very basic and very important, and provide parts for other machines. When it develops in the future, many counties will have workshops in the future. Xuanfu asked you to visit, just to get familiar with it first. "

Everyone nodded, and only then did they realize what they were here for.

Chen Tiju said: "We are a bearing factory here, which provides bearings for various machines. Originally in Xiangyang, due to the geographical constraints there, the scale is small. We started to move here at the beginning of the year, and it started less than a month ago. Official production. Everything is just getting started, on a very humble scale.”

Simple?After visiting for half a day, everyone felt shocked.Where have you seen this kind of place before?Everything seemed so novel.

Chen Tiju said: "Let me introduce the bearing factory to you. Don't visit the factory for a long time, and you don't know what it is. The earliest in Xiangyang, Xuanfu found that many machines use bearings. This thing is the same, but Because there is no factory specializing in the production, there are all kinds of products. Not to mention expensive, once it is broken, it will be very troublesome to repair, so we decided to set up a bearing factory.”

"It was first built in the mountains to the south of Xiangyang. The traffic there is inconvenient and the mountains are rugged, so there has been little development. Before we moved to Luoyang, we could sell about 30 to 50 pairs of bearings a year, about [-] yuan. When we moved to Luoyang, The market has suddenly grown, and the production conditions have improved, so the requirements are of course higher. The Xuanfu Division hopes that we will be able to sell [-] pairs of bearings for [-] yuan in one year."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but gasp.Luoyang is a big city in the world. In its heyday, the business tax was only 50 yuan.Such a factory looks inconspicuous, and it sells for [-] yuan a year.What does such a large number mean?Going up the Changhe River is not just a bearing field.There are several factories of this size.If each family has hundreds of thousands of strings, how many are there in total?
Seeing everyone's expressions, Chen Tiju smiled and said: "Everyone, this is the sales figure, not the money we make. The money we make has to be deducted from the cost. However, all of our sales are cash transactions. If there is no The convenient Xiangyang meeting, I dare not even think about business."

After hearing this, Zheng Gangzhong suddenly realized.Why is it popular under Wang Xiaolie's rule, everyone likes to use it, and it doesn't depreciate?What people see are just appearances, and it is useless to learn them.What really supports the value of the club is the huge production capacity and market behind it.

Without these factories and corresponding markets, what is the use of meeting papers, no matter how exquisitely printed they are?The meeting is issued by the government and protected by the government. Even if it is almost printed, what does it matter?Counterfeit coins will have a certain impact on the club, but will not affect the value of the club.Why is it that the meetings printed by the imperial court are like waste paper in a short time?It's not that the printing is bad, but that the people can't buy anything after taking the time.

A single factory can form the circulation of hundreds of thousands of clubs, and with a few factories, this number is astonishing.

Why did Wang Xiaolie let these officials come to visit?Because for the regime, these factories are very important.They not only promote the development of productive forces, but also promote the prosperity of the whole business.And commercial prosperity will directly bring about an increase in regime income.It can be said that these workshops are very important.

Farming is not very commerce-intensive and even less sensitive to money.Without currency, agriculture can still develop by relying on barter.In rural areas, many small merchants and hawkers rely on barter, and their commodities can be exchanged for grains such as wheat and millet to do business.

The government relies on collecting land taxes from the farmland, but it cannot collect much currency, and it will also cause distortions in the prices of agricultural products, making farmers' lives even more difficult.It is much easier to develop industry and commerce and collect money from industry and commerce.

Chen Tiju said: "In our workshops, Xuanfu said that the most important thing is not to make money, but to provide the society with the machines it needs. With machines, people can work more efficiently. For example, in the past, a farmer could harvest several crops a day. Mu of wheat? At most, it is only mu of land. Now a harvester has been produced, which can be pulled by horses and can harvest [-] to [-] mu a day. With this machine, farmers can plant a lot more land at once.”

After hearing this, the officials below couldn't help whispering and asking each other what the harvester was.

Chen Tiju said: "When it comes to harvesters, I'm just giving you an example. You will go east in a few days, and there will be a lot of agricultural machinery. Besides making cars, where are our bearings sold? It's in these factories. They make more, we sell more bearings."

"All in all, all in all, the most important thing for us is not how much we sell, but how much we can contribute to society. With machines, many things will be different from before. After a long time, everyone will gradually understand."

After finishing speaking, he raised his wine glass and said, "I've said so much, everyone should know what the factory is for, and why Xuanfu asked you to come. Alright, let's drink!"

After drinking the wine in his hand, Chen Tiju sat down without talking nonsense.

Li Huidao: "I spent half a day in the workshop today, and I didn't know what I was doing until Chen Tiju gave a speech at night. If Chen Tiju didn't speak, I would just be dazzled, but I don't know what I'm looking at. Wouldn't it be depressing!"

The rest said yes together.Things are over, enjoy the wine and meat.

(End of this chapter)