The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

Chapter 133 Uncle and the Jiang family are back!
The purpose of grading and categorizing craftsmen is to improve the technical ability of the entire worker group. There are not many skilled workers in the current workshops, and most of them are recruited from farmers and fleeing citizens.After classification, there is a competition mechanism, and workers have an incentive to improve their skills.

Subdividing the types of work can allow workers to focus more on improving a certain type of technology during work, thereby accelerating the speed of technology improvement.And promote the subdivision of production links in the entire workshop system, it is best to form a semi-streamlined production model, thereby improving production efficiency.

"In principle, I agree with the craftsman grading and classification standards you have agreed on. However, I would like to make a few corrections. In addition to the evaluation of the craftsmen's own technical level, the evaluation of craftsmen at level three and above must also include the ability to mentor apprentices. .For example, if you want to evaluate a third-level craftsman, you must have at least five apprentices who have passed the apprenticeship test. To evaluate a fourth-level craftsman, you must have ten craftsmen who have passed the apprenticeship test and four or more apprentices who have passed the second-level evaluation. apprentice.

The standard of treatment for craftsmen of level three and above is relatively low. The monthly salary of craftsmen of level three is more than two taels of silver, and the monthly salary of craftsmen of level five and six is ​​about five taels of silver.In addition to wages, there must be other benefits such as room allocation!In terms of status, craftsmen at the third level and above are equivalent to officials at the deputy township head level, which is considered half an official status, and the treatment is almost the same as that of the scholars in Dazheng before.

In addition, the division of work in blacksmithing is not detailed enough. In addition to the division of labor among the major blacksmiths such as blacksmiths, cast ironsmiths, utensil-making blacksmiths, and precision craftsmen, each craft should be further divided into three to four small craftsmen.Blacksmithing is a big business, and it will also be the most important trip among all kinds of craftsmen in my five battalions in the future. It must be established with a more professional division of labor. "

Compared with the machinery industry that later generations engaged in, the current division of labor in blacksmithing is too rough, and the rough division of labor is not conducive to the rapid progress of the industry and the iteration of technology.At the same time, artisans in this era are not enthusiastic about the dissemination and diffusion of technology, and must be guided by policies to break the bad habit of artisans engaging in technological monopoly.

Using status and actual interests to encourage craftsmen to actively participate in technology diffusion and train more skilled workers is what Song Yingkui most expects to see.

As long as you have a team of thousands of real skilled workers under your command, are you afraid you won't be able to deal with other forces?Others want to expand their territory and increase their population to increase their competitiveness. We don't want to get involved with them. We have to take the road of high-quality development.

In addition to grading and dividing the work of craftsmen, the next step is to enhance the cultural knowledge of the craftsmen and to eliminate illiteracy among the current workers.It is also necessary to speed up the pace of standardized production and truly lay the foundation for the systematic development of the industry.It will take two to three years to make Wuying a model industrialized town, so that it can truly become a force with roots.

It's the fourth month of the lunar calendar, and the spring plowing work of the people in Wuying has been completed. The period between now and July and August, when summer grain is harvested, is a relatively idle period for farmers.

The land reclamation and channel renovation work carried out at the beginning of the year has also entered the middle of construction.The diversion canal along Chuanzi has been filled with water, and now there are only two major projects left: Goujiahe and Liujiaying.

"The wasteland reclamation work should stop for the time being and start again in autumn. Apart from the aqueduct projects of Goujiahe and Liujiaying, other manpower needs to be concentrated on two things. One is to build a batch of brick and tile houses in Yanchuan City as soon as possible. , to solve the housing problem of the people in the city. The second one is to renovate the roads from Wuying to Shiping and from Wuying to Yanchuan, so that the roads in our Wuying territory will be wide enough for large carriages to run.

It is not enough to rely on the refugees in Yanchuan City to do these two projects, and all the strong labor force of the Fifth Battalion must be mobilized.Of course, these strong laborers cannot be used in vain, the town guard will give them iron money in lieu of wages.With the iron money from the guarding mansion, all the people of the five battalions can buy things in the military supply business. "

Because of the resumption of business, Song Yingkui's cash flow is now abundant.But in terms of the rights and interests of substituting iron coins for real money, he still wants to keep it for a while.It is almost impossible for a person who has benefited from printing money to let him play with real money honestly.

Since the implementation of the system of replacing real money with iron coins, there is another unexpected benefit.People who get iron coins have higher consumption motivation than those who get copper coins. This stuff has the effect of stimulating consumption.

After all, iron money is a currency with little reputation. People who receive iron money wages don't dare to put more money in their hands.The sooner you spend it and replace it with something real, the more confident you will be.

In the military supply store, food is purchased in a limited amount, but there are also unlimited items, such as some ironware, which are very popular.Because military suppliers sell them out, they will be slightly cheaper than the market price.Some smart people even saw business opportunities, bought ironware from military suppliers with iron money, and then resold it at the market to earn a little difference.

In Wuying Market, in recent days, there have been quite a few stalls selling ironware and small vendors who have made a special trip to the market to collect scattered ironware!Wherever there is profit and there is a price difference to be made, businessmen who come here for profit are indispensable.

Regarding this phenomenon, Song Yingkui turned a blind eye to it, and didn't take it seriously. He just took it as a benefit for soldiers and workers.Or it is right to send the product directly to them to offset the wages.

Since this is the mentality, why not send them products directly?Wouldn't it be easier to do so?This is of course different. After getting the currency, you can go to the military supply company to exchange things. There is a lot of choice.With the gradual formalization of various industries, the products of military supply firms are becoming more and more abundant. In addition to self-produced things, there are also many goods purchased from outside.

It is precisely because the goods of military supply companies are becoming more and more abundant that the reputation of iron coins is getting stronger and stronger. Apart from not daring to keep too much of them in their hands, the people of Wuying usually regard them as the same as copper coins currency equivalent.Sometimes in private transactions, iron money will be used instead of copper money!

"My uncle? How could they be at Shiping Pass? Could it be a mistake?" While Yanchuan City and Carpenter Qin were planning the layout of the buildings in the city, a strange message came from the sentry at Shiping Pass .It is said that there was an old man who claimed to be the uncle of the guardian, and wanted to enter Shiping and enter the Fifth Battalion with seven, No. 80 people.

"The person who came did say that he is your uncle. He said that he is the patriarch of the Jiang family, named Jiang Yunsheng." Facing Song Yingkui's doubts, the sentinel gave an affirmative answer again.

"Go to Wuying Street and look for Jiang Xiaohu, and tell him that the official asked him to go to Shiping Pass to identify his family. If it is indeed Jiang's family, he should be brought to Yanchuan City immediately." Didn't the uncle bring his family to Has Qin Zhou gone to the Second Uncle?Why did you bring your family to Wuying again?Could it be that something big happened in Qinzhou?

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