The era of all the princes

Chapter 41 Considerations
About two hours after Liu Yan left, Sigou came over with a greeting from the craftsman. This efficiency made Jiang Sheng give him a blank look. This dog must have wasted time by talking around, but the good thing is still I managed it for myself, the number of artisan households is almost the same as the system shows, and there are basically no omissions, which proves that although the personality is a bit exaggerated, they still know the importance of things.

The group of craftsmen seems to be somewhat united and they know each other. The leader is an old man in his 60s with dim eyes and trembling when he walks. Jiang Sheng hurriedly asked people to sit down.

This old man is probably the only senior craftsman left in the village. Jiang Sheng has read the information. He is not only good at blacksmithing, but also has experience in construction work. He even participated in the design of river construction. He is an extremely rare talent. After seeing the information at that time , Jiang Sheng not only shouted luck, after all, the old man is the priority to be slaughtered in the rules of life, and it really depends on luck that this kind of old craftsman can survive.

"You're welcome, Mr. Hong, sit, sit..." Jiang Sheng warmly greeted the old man to take his seat.

"Thank you sir..." Mr. Hong replied flattered, and then looked around cautiously.

It is said that Mr. Xiaojiang has the means of a god. He didn't really believe in this at first, but after seeing this barracks built out of thin air, he became more and more shaken. First-class, if you do it yourself, even if you have enough manpower, it may take half a year!
Mr. Xiaojiang can make this thing in the middle of the night, except for the legendary method of moving the Mountain Hercules, he really can't think of how to do it.

"I heard from Hou Xiaonian that Mr. Hong once worked as a craftsman in the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court?"

"Craftsmen, who live in the capital, nine out of ten households have been conscripted as laborers. It's nothing glorious..." Old Hong waved his hands and smiled.

"Since he has a serious job, why did Mr. Hong come here later?" Jiang Sheng asked curiously.

"I can't support my family..." Master Hong smiled wryly and shook his head: "My lord doesn't know how low the wages of workers are, especially those like us who can build houses. The imperial palace and the cemetery have to hire us. One is not good. I have to lose my head, the key is that this kind of deadly work is worth it, the wages are not as good as a butcher earning money, but if there is any way, they hide their household registration and work as private workers for landlords and outsiders. A few are willing to stay of?"

"So that's how it is..." Jiang Sheng nodded. The situation is probably similar to that of ancient times in many worlds. According to Penguin data, all feudal dynasties in Central China don't pay much attention to craftsmen, but they are inseparable from them in daily life, and often appear This very unequal pay relationship.

Most of the officials of the Ministry of Industry did not know about fortifications, and the skilled artisans under them were squeezed severely, so that most of the skilled craftsmen would be wooed by some private forces instead.

These craftsmen hide their household registration and go to work for the landlord. Although the treatment is good, but because they have no household registration, they are basically slaves, and they can be manipulated at any time...

"That's it. I want the old man to organize and reopen the blacksmith shops in the village, and then open two carpentry workshops. The old man will take the lead in organizing the craftsmen and distributing the fortifications. What do you think?"

"Eh..." Master Hong was taken aback for a moment, then hesitated like Liu Yan and asked, "Your Excellency, do you want to open that silver mine?"

"Silver mines will definitely be opened in the future..." Jiang Sheng didn't hide it, and said directly: "You can also see that there is no shortage of fields on our island, but there is a shortage of living materials, such as quilts and cloth for clothes in winter. The most important thing is the cattle, we have so many fields, how can this few people manage? The cattle are expensive, how can we get them without opening silver mines?"

As soon as the words came out, the artisans who were originally against the silver mine looked at each other and said nothing. Master Hong nodded: "Your Excellency is right, that's the reason, but... you will also share it with us. Tian, ​​if we go to do construction work, what will Tian do?"

Jiang Sheng: "That's why I called you here to discuss. I want to talk about sharing the fields with the craftsmen brothers later."

"How is this possible?" A bunch of craftsmen were in a hurry!

"Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient..." Jiang Sheng waved his hand to interrupt everyone's complaints, and Langsheng said: "The field will not lose half an acre of you. Everyone in the village can witness this. There is no shortage of fields here. They are farm tools and farming fortifications." Jiang Sheng pointed to the foot of the mountain: "Master Hong is also an old craftsman, and he should also know that the water flow in our place is very good. If we build a few waterwheels in a few places, In the future, the efficiency of farming will be much higher, and someone has to do it.”

Everyone looked at each other when they heard the words, and their faces were a little tangled, while Mr. Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, my lord has already spoken, let's just do it...but..." The old man looked at Jiang Sheng: "You can't be hungry when you work, you have to Take care of the food!"

"Look at what the old man said!" Jiang Sheng smiled with satisfaction: "I'm not the blood-sucking court, how can I treat the artisan brothers badly? I promise that during the working period, everyone will take care of the food and receive additional supplies. How about five shimilu, half a bolt of cloth, four liang of salt, and four liang of sugar?"

"This... this... what is this..." Mr. Hong stood up in shock, and the other craftsmen also looked at Jiang Sheng with flushed faces.

"Is this treatment satisfactory?" Jiang Sheng asked with a smile.

"My lord values ​​it so much, it really makes me feel ashamed!" Elder Hong immediately took the lead and knelt down. This treatment is almost enough for the official salary of a ninth-rank official. He never dared to think that a craftsman would receive such treatment one day. !
Everyone hurriedly bowed down. If this kind of treatment is true, what else is there to do?Wouldn't it be nice to live by your craft?

"As soon as the old man is old, don't kneel down..." Jiang Sheng helped him up with a smile, and then said: "But the old man also knows that the salt and sugar harvested this time are always limited, and he wants to maintain this Remuneration, we must return to the Central Plains for trade, so we not only have to open silver mines, but also have to build ships!"

"My lord is right, my lord is right!" Everyone responded one after another, as long as the benefits promised just now can be fulfilled, why not?
For the next afternoon, Jiang Sheng was discussing the fortification issue with him.

First of all, the terraced waterwheel project must be arranged immediately, then various farm tools for farming, and then the blacksmith's weapons.

Mr. Hong raised the issue of blueprints and molds. The theory of waterwheels is not difficult, but it is best to have corresponding blueprints if you want to make waterwheels with better craftsmanship. do it.

Then Mr. Hong said about the crossbow bolt mold that there was no other way.

"My lord's hand crossbows are well-made. At first glance, it looks like the craftsmanship sealed by the imperial court. I can't do it with my old ability, especially the forged steel craft of my lord's arrowhead. I have never seen it when I was working in the Ministry of Industry. This kind of forging Steel craftsmanship is generally a family secret, and it is basically impossible to copy it..."

For these problems, Jiang Sheng told the other party not to worry, he would solve them himself, and after arranging for each to prepare, he began to think about the future direction.

The problem that Mr. Hong said can actually be solved in the basic building, because although the penguin is black, it still provides support for novices. The basic building, including blacksmith shops and carpentry workshops, has free drawings and molds, and they are all available. selected.

There is no need to worry about some basic manufacturing problems, but Jiang Sheng also knows that the development of power has basically taken shape by now, and it is not enough to rely on the basic technology system of Penguin to speed up.

The technology system provided by Penguin is a general direction, and there are not many that can be used directly. For example, for example, the problem of improving plant varieties in agriculture.

According to the rules of the metaverse, foreign species cannot be directly transplanted. For example, penguins cannot directly provide more efficient crop seeds, but can only improve local agricultural products, but cannot directly export varieties of crops from other worlds.

Jiang Sheng couldn't understand this point, why even weapons can be sent in directly, but crops can't?
But this is the rule, there is no way, so if you want to increase the production, you need a special scientific research department, which requires a private company. Private companies with advanced biotechnology can quickly carry out genetic improvement according to your local varieties. And the quality of the crops themselves has improved rapidly.

This is the benefit of cooperation. Various black technologies of private companies can help your forces speed up faster.

And choosing a company is a major matter. According to the Penguin Rules, a pioneer can only choose one company. If the other party does not breach the contract, once the contract is bound, the contract cannot be easily terminated.

That is to say, you can basically not regret the choice, so you must choose the company that best suits your situation.

Jiang Sheng roughly calculated that his power is isolated overseas, has rich natural resources, can avoid external forces, and will have a stable development period if he is not exposed, so he needs a more comprehensive company.

First of all, agricultural science and technology should not be weak, and we should not waste our abundant natural resources. Only by increasing food production can we attract more people and strengthen our own power.

Then there is HNA technology. Since I started as an island country, an excellent navy is naturally necessary, so this company's sea-going technology must not be poor.

Then there is medical technology. The enhancement of soldiers is inseparable from advanced medical technology, especially gene enhancement technology, but there are very few companies that are good at this kind of technology, and they are all at least a hundred years old. When negotiating with such companies, the other party often asks for a higher price. .

Finally, there are companies that are good at research and reform of exercises, and such companies are even rarer...

Of course, there is also the preparation of a talent pool, which is also a major consideration for pioneers in choosing a company.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng opened his email, and there were almost three or four hundred invitation letters on it. Jiang Sheng carefully collected the information of these companies on the Internet, carefully screened it, and selected about four or five companies that were most suitable for him. The expected company, replied, and it was almost midnight when all this was done.

Only then did Jiang Sheng come to his senses, remembering the agreement with Liu Yan, he got up and walked towards the altar without hesitation.

I must go back first to finalize the matter of the cooperative enterprise. I am afraid it will take three to five days to go there, and I have to leave a crony to take care of everything in the cottage.

Liu Yan is a very good pre-selection, and regarding the use of fragments of the Great Desolation, I have to try it tonight!
　Ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket
　　
　
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