Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 653 Abolition of Craftsmanship
"How many of the registered craftsmen and apprentices under the Armaments Cleaning Department can read and write more than 800 words?" After inspecting the manufacturing bureau of Xishan General Assembly Park, Zhu Youxiao came to the storage area and looked at Seeing all kinds of artillery neatly arranged in front of me, I felt very sad and sighing in my heart.

With the passage of time and the expansion of the war, a group of strict-standard intensive handicraft manufacturing clusters (military-related), under the overall coordination of the Shaofu and led by the Military and Qingli Division, began to develop in Beizhili and Liaodong. , Shandong, Shaanxi and other places have taken root, which will inevitably increase the production of standard firearms and ordnance.

It was precisely this that made Zhu Youxiao mention the thing he cared about most to Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and other people accompanying him, which was literacy.

If we want intensive handmade manufacturing to flourish throughout the Ming Dynasty, we must have a certain scale of off-the-job groups to support the framework of emerging industries. And among the off-the-job groups engaged in various fields, there must be a group of highly qualified people. It takes a talent echelon.

After all, what Zhu Youxiao wants is a standardized industrial field. With continuous development, Ming Dynasty can move towards a new stage with less detours.

That is primitive industrialization!

Only by entering this stage can it be possible for Ming Dynasty to move towards industrialization. This is a chain within a chain. It cannot be shortened or circumvented by personal will. If you take any less step, it will be incomplete, and then there will be Big trouble arises.

Zhu Youxiao would not do stupid things to encourage others.

"Oh my God, there are only so many types of Hongwu heavy artillery. This is an absolute killer weapon on the battlefield!"

"Yes. When will the army under our control in the Ming Dynasty be able to install various types of heavy artillery in batches? Wouldn't it be invincible in the world?"

"That's for sure! Let alone Jianlu, even foreigners such as Mongols and Japanese pirates. If anyone dares to challenge my great power, they will be beaten on the battlefield!"

When Zhu Youxiao asked Song Yingxing and others his questions, Zhu Yujian, Zhu Youjian and other people who came with him saw the various artillery neatly arranged in front of them, and they all couldn't hide their excitement and rushed over.

Outside the area where the ropes were pulled up, they observed the various artillery pieces in front of them at close range. Although they were all well-informed descendants of the royal family, in such an occasion, especially when they saw so many artillery pieces, All of them seemed to have nothing but excitement.

"Your Majesty, the Arms and Civil Service Department is currently in production and under construction in the military industry in the northern Zhili territory. There are a total of 79871 registered craftsmen and apprentices at all levels."

After looking at Zhu Yujian and the others, Song Yingxing bowed to Zhu Youxiao and said: "There were 800 people who passed the literacy assessment held in various places and passed the 7971-word level. All of them were rewarded with 5 taels of silver. At the same time, we recruited the talent echelon of the Bei Qing Li Division in Beizhili."

"Any corresponding industries that are newly built or expanded will be selected first from this echelon and sent to the above industries to assume management at all levels."

"Why so little?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly and said: "In the schools built in Huangzhuang all over Beizhili, regardless of whether they are orphans, orphans or abandoned children, there are more than 800 people who have read and written 5 words, many of them Those who performed well were admitted to the Shaofu Academy and even the Royal Military Academy in advance."

"minister…"

Song Yingxing was speechless for a moment. There was nothing he could do about this matter. The military industry that was being built in Beizhili all set up literacy classes in corresponding residential areas. In order to take their work and rest into consideration, classes were even held at different times. This allows more craftsmen and apprentices to attend literacy classes at any time.

But this matter cannot be solved by force.

"Could it be that many of them don't go to literacy classes until they can read and write 100 words?" Seeing Song Yingxing acting like this, Zhu Youxiao seemed to have thought of something. "Your Majesty is wise."

Song Yingxing lowered his head and said: "According to the previously established rules, if you want to stay in the military industry system for a long time, in addition to the various assessment mechanisms established, you must also read and write 100 words."

"At first some people didn't take it seriously, but after the corresponding assessment began and a group of people who failed to meet the standards were eliminated, these registered craftsmen and apprentices in the northern Zhili border became interested."

There is a long way to go.

Zhu Youxiao sighed in his heart. He wanted to promote literacy among the Ming craftsmen, not only to expand the talent echelon, but also to open up a promotion channel for them. Unfortunately, most of them did not have such enterprising spirit.

After all, after a hard day's work, being able to earn enough money to support a family every month, or even save some money every month, is already very satisfying for most people.

"The situation of the shipping, heavy industry, light industry, mining, coal industry, etc. departments is not much different from that of your armament clearance department." After thinking for a moment, Zhu Youxiao frowned slightly.

"There are even some civil servants who have registered craftsmen and apprentices who are not as good at literacy as your armaments and civil servants. How can we expand the scale of the industry if this continues? How can we select personnel to serve as managers at all levels? Not to mention the research and development level! !”

Song Yingxing, Jiao Xu and the others looked at each other and lowered their heads.

They knew the profound meaning of what the emperor said.

Any industrial field that is planned to be established in the northern Zhili territory, as long as it is related to the departments under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, not only needs to meet daily production, but also takes into account the responsibility of talent training. After all, since the first year of Tianqi, the emperor has made several reports to Liaodong, Shandong, Shaanxi, etc. dispatched personnel to prepare for the establishment of corresponding industries in corresponding places.

Not long ago, Chen Qiyu was appointed as the governor of Guangdong. The department under the Shaofu was ordered to select a group of personnel and rush to Guangdong with Chen Qiyu to prepare corresponding industries such as shipbuilding, military industry, and smelting.

"I plan to abolish the craftsman status."

While everyone was thinking a lot, what Zhu Youxiao said shocked everyone, "If you want to promote the development of intensive handmade manufacturing and cultivate more professional talents, craftsmen will not be able to survive for generations." The system of denationalization must be gradually abolished!”

The craftsmanship system, a system that restricted development, was passed down to the Tianqi Dynasty. Apart from various disadvantages, Zhu Youxiao found no advantages at all.

According to the Ming system, craftsmen were subdivided into three categories: official, military and civilian. Official craftsmen were under the control of the government, military craftsmen were under the control of the army, and civilian craftsmen who were not in important professions. Compared with the last category, whether they were official craftsmen , or military craftsmen. Not only are their personal freedoms greatly restricted, but they even face ruthless exploitation, which also leads to many bad things happening.

If we want to continue to expand the scale of craftsmen and cultivate more talents, these backward systems and regulations must be abolished.

Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has successively decided to abolish the apportionment of Liao salaries, never increase taxes, and exempt the lower class groups from receiving preferential policies. From now on, Zhu Youxiao must introduce policies for specific groups in a targeted manner. The corresponding relief policy will not only further reduce their pressure, but also allow them to live with dignity!

Only when this person has dignity and can make money with his hands can he think more. Otherwise, they will always be short-sighted. After all, this is how it is in this life. No matter how hard they work, they can still give something. What benefit do they and their descendants bring?

(End of this chapter)