Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

When the entire Western Regions fell into infinite terror against Ming Dynasty, the hinterland of Ming Dynasty showed the vitality of all things competing for development.

Because the Ming Dynasty was in the period of building infrastructure such as railways and roads, government-run steel factories sprung up like mushrooms in various places.

Then came all kinds of related industries, such as mining, coking, processing, transportation and so on.

Therefore, the economy and society of Ming Dynasty avoided hundreds of years of detours and directly transitioned from agricultural civilization to semi-agricultural and semi-industrial civilization.

The reason why it is semi-industrial is mainly because Daming has a vast territory, and the prosperity of the Jiangnan area is only half of it when it is averaged by the entire Daming.

Because of the unprecedented prosperity of the market, the population in the Jiangnan area has once again ushered in explosive growth.

Not only has a large number of foreign populations been absorbed, but the number of local newborns is also increasing day by day.

Coupled with Zhu Yunxi's continuous subsidies before he ascended the throne, and his policy preference for childbirth, the entire Jiangnan region ushered in a period of rapid population explosion.

But even so, it still can't quench the near thirst.

Now several important industrial cities in Daming are facing a serious shortage of labor, and it is difficult to find labor.

Not to mention that the officials of the Ming Dynasty have never seen this phenomenon, not even the previous dynasties have seen it.

Therefore, while lamenting Xinjun's foresight and foresight, he began to guide the policy of population growth many years ago, and at the same time, he was in a state of desperation, busy where to recruit workers for the government-run factories under his rule.

Lao Zhu stayed on Zhongshan for two months, and seeing that the King of Hades didn't come to take him in, he gradually became more courageous.

First of all, he was dissatisfied with the living environment, so he ordered people to tidy up the small courtyard in the middle of the mountain and turned it into a palace in the middle of the mountain.

Secondly, he was also tired of seeing the scenery of Zhongshan Mountain, and wanted to go down the mountain to see the fireworks in the world.

Therefore, after looking at a sunny morning and confirming with Qin Tianjian that there will be no strong wind and heavy rain for a few days, Lao Zhu finally walked out of the mountains and came to the bustling capital.

However, as soon as his carriage drove out of the Zhongshan area, when he was still six or seven miles away from the capital, he saw the sound of people on the side of the road, at least tens of thousands of people gathered.

Lao Zhu got out of the carriage immediately when he heard the excitement outside, and led a few guards dressed as farmers to join him.

How could he have imagined that just as he showed his head, he saw a few people stepping forward holding a sign.

"Several villagers went to the city to find work, right?"

"Come to our Wang's Oil Factory!"

"Our Wang's Youfang manages food and housing, and we still have three old men's money every month!"

As soon as Lao Zhu heard "old man's money", he subconsciously lowered the brim of his hat, fearing that people would see that he looked like the old man on the Daming silver coin.

"Fellow villagers, don't listen to Wang Mazi's nonsense. Their oil mills are tired and dirty, so come to our soap factory!"

"The work in our soap factory is not to mention easy, and the monthly salary is two yuan more than his old man's money!"

"I, I, I... Our steel factory recruits workers, and the monthly fee is ten yuan for the old man!"

The steel factory is rich and powerful, and all the people holding signs in the surrounding area shut up with a loud voice.

But their shutting up was only temporary, and after a short period of astonishment, one by one began to complain in a low voice.

"What's the matter with the government, didn't they say that this is a light industry recruitment area, why did they let in a steel factory?"

"Who says it's not? Now, who in Mandaming can win the steel plant?"

"It is said that they don't need to take out the steel produced by their steel factory, and our Daming government bought it all!"

When Ren Yazi from the iron and steel plant heard this, he couldn't help being humble.

"Oh, it's not as good as you say, and the price given by the government is not high!"

"One catty of high-quality steel is only a few copper plates in net profit."

The owner of the soap factory next to him curled his lips in disdain when he heard this.

"We believe in your ghost!"

"Don't pretend we don't know, your iron and steel plant can produce several thousand catties of molten iron in one furnace, even if you only earn one penny per catty, that's thousands of pennies!"

"Furthermore, which steel factory does not have ten or eight furnaces, and at least tens of thousands of net profits will be made that day!"

"Besides, your net profit excludes all costs such as labor and coal, which is much more than our small workshops..."

After an explanation from a sensible person, the people around who had just a little sympathized with the steel factory immediately cast envious and jealous eyes.

However, the reason why they hate the steel factory is that the steel factory recruits too many workers, which can cost tens of thousands. Who can beat them?
Many counties in Daming have less than 1 people!
Their one factory is one county!

Old Zhu listened to the conversations of the people around him, with surprise and shock written all over his face.

Are wages so high in Daming now?
He remembered that when he first became emperor, as long as he had enough food, he could recruit craftsmen by giving a few copper coins.

Now these people give such high wages, can they still make money?

Old Zhu was puzzled, but he couldn't bear to say anything. He kept wandering around in the crowd, listening here and looking around.

Old Zhu was very old, he looked like an old man, so naturally no one would attack him.But the guards who followed him pretending to be peasants were stopped by several waves of people.

If they hadn't been so tall and strong, they might have lost the emperor a long time ago.

While watching the plight of the guards, Lao Zhu chatted with the people around him with a smile.

Just as Lao Zhu was dragging an old farmer about his own age to inquire about the growth of this year's crops, he was suddenly grabbed by a man's teeth.

"Don't go, old man, are you interested in working in our workshop?"

Old Zhu was surprised when he heard this, and asked in a strange voice.

"Have you thought about it, are you sure you want someone my age in your workshop?"

"want!"

"Our workshop is different from others. We specialize in pasting paper boxes for match factories, and all the workers are female workers..."

"We are not female workers, why are you dragging us!"

"Old man!"

"We didn't ask you to paste paper boxes, we wanted you to type!"

"Think about it, when a female worker sleeps at night, there must be a watchman in the yard to help take care of the yard?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he was a little moved. He really wanted to find a place to stay for a few days, and take a good look at the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty created by his grandson.

"How old are we? I'm afraid we won't be able to do it if we're blind and deaf?"

"Even if the bad guys really come in, we can't beat them at our age!"

When Ren Yazi heard this, he quickly said with a smile.

"Old man, don't worry too much, what we want is your age!"

"Think about it, we are all young and beautiful female workers here, so we don't feel at ease if you let us recruit young offspring!"

"If we hook up with the female workers in the workshop, let alone one less worker, we might have to pay for the wedding."

"It's different when you're old. Even if you have the heart, you don't have the ability anymore, hahaha!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately became unhappy. What does it mean to have the heart but not the ability?
He was able to bear it for a while yesterday, he made up Concubine Guo Hui so much that he couldn't get out of bed!
This man dared to underestimate us, let's let him see what it means to be old and strong, what is the spirit of dragon and tiger!
"When do we go to work?"

"Old man, don't you ask how much the monthly money is?"

Old Zhu Hao said dryly.

"Do not ask!"

"You look at it!"

"Hey!"

"We just like the open-minded old man!"

Lao Zhu followed Ren Yazi to the matchbox workshop, but he scared the guards behind him silly.

"Head, what shall we do, should we tell His Majesty the Emperor!"

"It must be told!"

"However, I'd better tell Lord Tiger about this matter first, and let him make a decision."

"middle!"

Several people discussed and made a decision, several people followed Lao Zhu, and one person quickly ran back to the carriage, and informed Master Hu of the news that Lao Zhu was taken away by Ren Yazi through the mobile radio.

Erhu immediately reported to Zhu Yunxie after learning about Lao Zhu's affairs. Zhu Yunxie saw that Lao Zhu had such a leisurely mood, and quickly gave a reply, "As long as the old man is happy, the old man can do whatever he wants."

After entering the matchbox workshop, Lao Zhu couldn't stop looking at the second-floor dormitory building in amazement.

"I never imagined that I could live in such a nice house with just a cardboard box?"

The owner of the workshop was proud and humble when he heard the words.

"The old man has won the prize!"

"It's not that we're bragging, let alone our dormitory, even if it's placed in the Xuanwu Lake Industrial Park, it's considered first-class!"

"You used to live in a better place than the female workers. You have a single household and you don't have to climb stairs!"

"Oh?"

Lao Zhu said with great interest, with his hands behind his back.

"Show us!"

"Uh uh..."

When the owner of the workshop heard this, and looked at Lao Zhu's behavior, he suddenly had the feeling of facing Mr. Qianhu from the household registration department of Wucheng Bingmasi.

"Old man, what did you do?"

"What about us?"

"We are farmers, and by the way, we raised more than [-] pigs!"

"Pig raisers..."

"Your temperament is not like..."

Old Zhu asked with a smile when he heard the words.

"Then what do you think we are raising?"

The owner of the workshop joked.

"We think you look like a dragon breeder, how could you be so extravagant, hahaha!"

Old Zhu also laughed when he heard the words, thinking that the owner of the workshop was really right, didn't he raise a five-clawed golden dragon for Daming?

The owner of the workshop led Lao Zhu to the room with the door open to the outside of the dormitory building, and pointed to the tidy beds, washbasins and other things inside.

"Old man, this is your residence!"

Lao Zhu looked at the furnishings in the room and nodded.

"It's okay to watch!"

The owner of the workshop broke his defense again when he heard this, and wondered what the hell this old man came from.

Let alone a dozen old men in our single dormitory, even a local rich man is enough!
But now the workshop is at the time of employing people, not to mention that it is difficult to recruit female workers, even the old men who work on shifts cannot be recruited.

There are paper workshops nearby, soap workshops, towel workshops, etc. Everyone really wants them. As long as you have arms and legs and can move freely, they will dare to ask for it.

With the quality of the old man in front of him, if he went to them, he would have to pay three old men a month's money!

"Old man, let's take care of the meals in the workshop, you just go to eat together when you hear the call to serve the meal."

"The food in the canteen is mediocre, but at least it can guarantee that there are meat and vegetables, and there is hot soup to drink at the end."

Old Zhu nodded when he heard the words.

"That's not bad!"

"How many times can ordinary people see Hun Xing in a year?"

The owner of the workshop said with a smile.

"You are always right!"

"Although our workshop is newly opened, we are a benevolent owner, and we are afraid that the workers will be treated harshly and people will gossip, so no matter whether it is food or accommodation, it is the best!"

"Master?"

"This workshop is not yours!"

The workshop owner smiled and said.

"Thanks to the old man's praise, we are actually working for others, and we just get a few extra yuan from the old man every month."

"oh oh……"

Seeing that Lao Zhu was so indifferent, the workshop owner thought that Lao Zhu looked down on him, so he hurriedly put a layer of gold on his face.

"Old man, let's tell you the truth, don't tell outsiders!"

"The owner of our workshop is a nobleman in the palace!"

"what?"

"The nobleman in the palace?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he almost burst out laughing, he really didn't know which nobleman in the palace was so free, and actually did such a small business in private.

"Oh, you scared us to death."

"We never thought that such a workshop could involve the nobles in the palace!"

"May I ask which noble person in the palace it is?"

The owner of the workshop shook his head cautiously when he heard the words, and said mysteriously.

"We can't talk about this. When the nobleman comes to the workshop in the future, we will remember to let you know."

"oh oh!"

"Old man, if you are satisfied with the room and board of our workshop, then let's talk about wages?"

"middle!"

"Our workshop has just opened, and we can't give you much. Is it okay if we give you two yuan a month for the old man?"

"middle!"

"Then let's register now. Give us the road guide or the household registration book. We have to make sure that you are from Yingtianfu."

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately became furious.

"What do you mean? If we weren't from Ying Tianfu, wouldn't we even be able to do a watch job?"

"no no……"

"It's Shangfeng's regulations. In order to take care of the elderly in our Yingtianfu, some positions can only recruit people from our Yingtianfu!"

"oh oh……"

Old Zhu didn't have the habit of going out and leading the way, and he didn't even have the household registration booklet.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty, there is still one person, and that is Zhu Yunxi who invented the household registration book.

Just when Lao Zhu didn't know what excuse to make, a rough-faced man in short clothes ran in.

"Uncle, why don't you bring this with you when you go to the city to find a job!"

Seeing Erhu's fat face, Lao Zhu couldn't help but get angry. Since his grandson ascended the throne, this guy has risen all the way. He went directly from the head of the palace guard to the head of the inspectorate, who is in charge of inspections. Officials commit crimes, as well as supervising the masters of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

Now when he saw this guy popping up, Lao Zhu knew without even thinking about it, his whereabouts must have been exposed.

"Why are you here?"

Hearing this, Erhu did not respond to Lao Zhu's questioning, and continued nagging on his own.

"Uncle, the city is different from our hometown now. To work in the city, you must have a household registration book!"

"My aunt asked me to bring it to you. She said that if you are not used to living here, you can go back. Our family is not short of this money!"

When the workshop owner at the side heard this, he immediately understood why Lao Zhu was dragging his feet. Dare is really the one who gave money well.

Old Zhu angrily took the household registration book that Erhu handed over, and saw that the book had a vermilion cover, and the first page inside was written with the words Shangyuan County household registration book, and the second page was his name as the head of the household.

Zhu Liuyi?

Lao Zhu looked at his name with disgust, thinking that when the Ni Sun came back, he had to deal with him severely.

What kind of name can this Ni Sun give himself, why does he have to embarrass himself so poorly?