At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 351, Ten times profit and Chen Ping’s inspection

April 10, the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, Spice Island, Yongning Town Pier.

Ding Lei and others were shocked to find a sea ship appearing on the sea level. They were sure that this was not the ship used by the South China Sea Fleet to replenish supplies for them. After all, it was not easy to dispatch the South China Sea Fleet. The imperial court could not be so wasteful by sending only one sea ship. come over.

But they were still very excited to welcome him. After all, on such an isolated island, the arrival of any newcomer would make them extremely excited, and soon the ship approached the dock.

The leader walked up to Ding Lei and saluted: "A certain Ji Yu belongs to the Duke of Guangyang. This visit to Spice Island will disturb the general."

"The Duke of Guangyang!" Ding Lei suddenly realized. No wonder someone with such great ability came to the Spice Island.

"Spices are everywhere here. The shopkeeper can organize people to pick them. Just pay attention to the savages on the island. Of course, we also have some spices in the warehouse and can sell them to you, but the price~~~"

Ji Yu took out a letter with the seal of the Taiwei's palace and the seal of the South China Sea Fleet general's palace and said: "This time, a certain person brought 200 immigrants who wanted to settle on Spice Island. According to the court's policy, General, you have to give a certain amount to a certain person." 200 stones of spices.”

Ding Lei immediately picked up the letter and read it carefully. The general meaning of the letter was to encourage private fleets to help the imperial court immigrate. Each immigrant brought to the Spice Island would receive a stone of spices. The last part of the letter is stamped with the official seal of the Taiwei and the general of the South China Sea Fleet.

Ding Lei said, "Since it is an order from the Taiwei's Mansion and the South China Sea Fleet General's Mansion, I will definitely comply with it."

This is a good thing for Yongning Town, where spices are almost endless, but Han people are extremely scarce. It is a better thing for the court to use this method to increase immigrants.

Hu Hai had finally caught up with the east wind. When the Duke of Guangyang arrived in Kuaiji County, the Feihai Shipyard had just been renovated, and all its initial capital had been almost spent.

Ji Yu's ship not only brought 200 immigrants, but also brought a large amount of food, various ironware, and thousands of pieces of cloth and silk. Ji Yu sold all these things to Yongning Town, and the price was about the same as that of the big man. In exchange for Ding Lei's spices, he paid a pound Sold spices worth 10 shi to Ji Yu for 300 yuan.

As Jiang Ming's order was issued, the craftsmen opened the sluices, and the water in the canal outside the shipyard quickly flowed in, driving the sea ships to be slowly lifted out, and then they were pulled out of the shipyard by trackers.

It’s no wonder Boss Wu was so excited. A month ago, the fleet of Duke Guangyang returned from the Spice Island, bringing back 6 kilograms of spices. These spices were immediately listed in the Kuaiji County Goods Exchange and were sold out in less than a day. The short sale cost more than 5000 million yuan. After paying taxes, the Duke of Guangyang received 3500 million yuan. However, the Duke of Guangyang only spent more than 300 million yuan on purchasing ships and various supplies and hiring manpower.

Then Hu Hai followed Boss Wu to the Agricultural Bank of China to transfer money, and the subsequent 100 million money was also transferred to Hu Hai's account.

Then Boss Wu murmured to himself: "Finally it's finished, and a certain family can go to sea."

At this time, Kuaiji County is already crazy and restless. Everyone is talking about sea trade and everyone wants to go to Spice Island.

Everything was completed so smoothly that even Hu Hai couldn't help but applaud, and then said to a merchant next to him: "Boss Wu, you can take this ship away. I wish you all the best and return with a layer of spices." Kuaiji County, returning home in fine clothes."

On July 20, the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, in Kuaiji County, Danyang County, Feihai Shipyard.

Although the imperial fleet can also earn hundreds of thousands of gold, these money belong to the imperial court. The imperial court itself earns hundreds of thousands of gold from taxes and the young government every year. Therefore, even if the people in the world know that the imperial court is making money, the sensation caused is nothing. big.

Then Ji Yu's fleet briefly stayed at Spice Island for five days, replenished clean drinking water and various vegetables, and returned to leave again.

Boss Wu looked at the ship and said excitedly: "I also congratulate Boss Zhao on getting rich."

After all, there is always a layer between us and the court, and no one can calculate how much the court spent, how much it earned, or how much real profit it made.

Everyone can only vaguely feel that it is very profitable for the imperial court to go to the Spice Island, but no one knows how much money they make.

Because all materials and goods were purchased in Kuaiji County, almost everyone in the business and political circles of Kuaiji County knew the cost of Guangyang Duke. The posters made ten times the profit in one trip. This caused an extremely sensation. Huge, even beyond the imperial fleet.

"Open the gate!" Jiang Ming yelled.

With this money, Hu Hai purchased wood, canvas, ropes and other shipbuilding materials. Jiang Ming and other craftsmen worked hard for two months to finally build the first sea-going ship that cost 2000 materials.

In the next few days, Ding Lei and the others were surprised to find that Han's ships would arrive almost every ten days, and each warship would bring hundreds of people to Spice Island. He finally didn't have to worry about the shortage of manpower, and the development of the entire Spice Island was on the fast track.

But after the news spread that Ji Xin had made ten times the profit, a huge amount of money was thrown at Hu Hai, just to get the sea-going ship that did not have a single plank in his shipyard.
Boss Wu is a local, and his textile factory happens to be next to Feihai Shipyard. When he learned that Hu Hai had hired master craftsmen from the court to transform the place into a shipyard capable of manufacturing sea-going ships, he immediately placed a deposit of 30 yuan. The first sea-going ship of Feihai Shipyard was ordered.

But this time the Duke of Guangyang's sea-going ship really showed them the profits of maritime trade. One trip to the sea can bring ten times the profit. Who can resist such a temptation.

On the evening of July 20th, Feihai Shipyard.

The shipyard was brightly lit at this time, and this round table was placed here. There were more than a dozen dishes on the table, basically all hard dishes, and there were several jars of rice wine underneath.

Hu Hai picked up his wine bowl and said: "Without your hard work, our first sea-going ship would not have been built so quickly. I announced that everyone will receive an extra month's salary as a bonus."

More than 40 craftsmen cheered in unison: "Thank you very much, boss."

"Eat and drink well, everyone. If you follow me, Hu Hai, there will be many good days ahead."

"Long live the boss!" All the craftsmen cheered and started eating.

Hu Hai came to the table at the top of Feihai Shipyard.

Hu Hai said to Jiang Ming: "Boss Wu has already called me for the follow-up payment, and all the 130 million yuan has been received." Then he whispered to Jiang Ming: "We made 80 yuan on this ship, and you will make a profit on it." 8, what I said is right, working with others is not as good as being your own boss.”

Jiang Ming said excitedly: "Boss Zhao is a dragon among men, and a certain fly follows his tail."

He has earned 8 yuan in just two months. If he builds ships at this efficiency throughout the year, he can earn nearly 50 yuan a year.

The pillar on the side asked: "Brother Hu Hai, our order has been up for three years, and people still keep ordering ships from us. What should we do?"

Now Hu Hai also has a happy worry, that is, insufficient production capacity. He can only build six sea-going ships a year, but now he has orders for hundreds of ships, which cannot be completed at all, so that he dare not continue to take them. After all, it is completed If he can't get the order, he will lose money.

Jiang Ming thought for a while and said, "We can buy the surrounding land and build two more docks. Then we go to the countryside of Wu County to recruit a group of farmers with carpenter income, so that the production capacity can be tripled."

Hu Hai frowned and said: "Shipbuilding is a technical job. Can ordinary farmers do it? We are a sea-going ship. If something happens at sea, there will be no place to escape. When the ship capsizes and sinks, we will not only make a profit If you don’t get enough money, you have to pay for it with your life and property.”

Although Hu Hai likes to make money, he has not forgotten the lessons he learned when he became the shopkeeper.

Jiang Mingdao: "In the past, a Mohist master came to our shipyard to give lectures and taught us some carpentry techniques, assembly lines, standardized parts, division of labor and cooperation, etc. The imperial court's shipyard was transformed in this way. It used to take two months to manufacture a ship. After being transformed by the Mohist family, a sea-going ship does not even need a month.

I asked a master Mo Zhu to learn about the principle of the assembly line, which is to simplify complex processes so that newcomers can quickly master the skills. "

"Our shipyard can also use running water. The newly recruited carpenters can do some simple work, and let them do only one process, so that they can quickly accumulate experience. The experienced craftsmen are responsible for the technical work, and someone is responsible for the final check. This is the most effective way. It may be a little slow at first but the efficiency will increase quickly.”

Now that Feihai Shipyard has 10% of Jiang Ming's shares, how can he watch the money slip away from his hands? If Feihai Shipyard's shipbuilding production capacity is tripled, his annual salary can exceed one million.

Hu Hai said: "Leave the matter of transforming the assembly line to Master Jiang, and we will fully cooperate with you."

Zhu Pei was a little puzzled and said: "My boss, sea trade is now ten times more profitable. Since we can build sea ships, why don't we transport spices ourselves?"

Hu Hai said: "Don't look at those people who are engaged in sea trade now. They are all nobles of the Han Dynasty. We want to seize food from the tiger's mouth. How can we have such ability? Boss Wu just now, don't look at his fat head and big ears. But the person behind him is Ye Teng, the internal historian. Only with this relationship can he dare to engage in sea trade. If we go to sea rashly, who knows what will happen. "Hu Hai's shipyard has just been renovated, and his good brother Guan Hong. I went to the door and chatted with him about tax matters, seemingly asking him not to evade taxes. But what he meant behind the scenes was that he should not sell his ship indiscriminately. If he broke the rules, it would be difficult for his shipyard to continue operating.

At this time, Hu Hai realized that although there were dozens of so-called "private sea ships" heading to the Spice Island, there was a dignitary standing behind each of these "private sea ships". The head soup of the Spice Island was obviously left to Their.

Hu Hai immediately said that he did not dare to mess around. Guan Hong saw that he was so smart, so he introduced a group of customers to him. His first ten ships were all found by Guan Hong. For this, Hu Hai spent 10 yuan in food stamps. At the same time, he said that in the future, Guan Hong would pay an agency fee of 1 yuan for each ship introduced to him.

Guan Hong nodded with satisfaction and left when he saw that Hu Hai, a young man, was so smart.

"Who has a better background? If it weren't for that stubborn old man at home, we could have joined the sea trade." Zhu Peiyou said angrily: "I don't even look at what time it is now. I still want to be like the four great princes of the Warring States Period." People, but they don’t know that the world is now dominated by the Han Dynasty, and the emperor cannot tolerate people like Mengchangjun.”

Whether he is a saint or not, others don't know, but he still doesn't know. I just want to make a name for myself and become the top knight among the four princes of the Warring States Period. But his background was not as good as that of the four great princes of the Warring States Period. He could only make up for it by virtue of his morality. From this aspect, he was extremely successful.

But after all, the Han Dynasty is not the chaotic Warring States Period. Even if I have his current reputation, he still has to act in accordance with the laws of the Han Dynasty. He cannot call the wind and rain like the four princes of the Warring States Period and change the situation of the world at every turn.

Hu Hai continued: "The shipbuilding industry can earn more than double the profit, which is already a very good industry. Don't look at the crazy people going to the Spice Island now, but the profits of spices have fallen very fast, and their good days have only been a few years."

Now the price of spices has dropped to 900 yuan per catty. Thinking that there are still dozens of sea ships rushing to the spice island, Hu Hai is not optimistic about the prospects of spices.

The words are divided into two parts, outside Wu County.

Wang Dao led all the senior officials of Kuaiji County to meet Chen Ping, who was inspecting the truth.

Xu Fan has always been very strict with the Han Dynasty. He even had the idea of ​​​​fixing the rules of imperial inspections to deter local officials from illegal activities. This year he sent the fake image Zhang Liang to inspect Hebei and the fake image Chen Ping to inspect the Central Plains. The land of Jianghuai.

Watching Chen Ping's motorcade approaching slowly, Wang Dao felt extremely complicated.

Back then, he and Chen Ping joined the emperor together. Chen Ping was just an ordinary scholar, but he was Master Kong's eldest disciple. His development should have been better than Chen Ping's.

It's a pity that the reality is not what he expected. When he became the county magistrate, Chen Ping had already become the county guard. By the time he became the county guard, Chen Ping had become the illusion of the imperial court, and his status was far beyond his comparison.

"Your Majesty, Wang Dao, pays homage to the Prime Minister!" After Chen Ping's carriage approached, Wang Dao led the senior officials of Kuaiji County in salute.

Chen Ping got off the carriage and helped Wang Dao to smile and said: "The imperial court has given an order. There is no reception required for this inspection. You can just act as usual. The emperor hates such red tape the most. He says that such behavior is a waste of time and energy, and he denounces it. It’s formalism.”

Wang Dao's face suddenly became embarrassed, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Chen Ping said calmly: "You all go back to deal with official business. Commander Wang will lead the Prime Minister to see the development of your Kuaiji County."

Other high-level officials in Kuaiji County could only salute and say: "Promise"

Then Chen Ping said: "Go to Wujun Shipyard."

Wang Dao saluted and said: "Promise"

The group went straight to Wuxian Shipyard.

Different from Hu Hai's small shipyard, Wuxian Shipyard is the largest shipyard in the entire Han Dynasty. The entire shipyard is built on the coast of Wuxian County. There are 7 docks and thousands of craftsmen, large and small. It can be said that this is a shipbuilding shipyard. city ​​of.

When Chen Ping came, it happened to be that Wu Jun Shipyard's first 5000-ton sea-going ship was launched into the sea.

Zhuo Hong, director of the shipyard, asked Chen Ping to order the gate to be opened.

Chen Ping said: "Open the gate!"

The turbulent water began to enter the dock, and soon the huge 5000-ton ship slowly sailed out of the dock.

Chen Ping looked at this giant-like ship and sighed: "The mirage of the First Emperor back then was nothing more than this."

Zhuo Hong shook his head and said: "This sea ship is still inferior. Back then, the mirage was said to have tens of thousands of stones, just like a palace on the sea. However, our ship was specially used for whaling. The keel has been reinforced, and it should be stronger than The mirage needs to be higher.”

Chen Ping said with interest: "So this is a whaling ship!"

Chen Ping paid more attention to the whaling industry than the spice industry. In his opinion, no matter how much money could be made from spices, they were luxury goods after all and would only have limited impact on the national strength of the Han Dynasty.

But the whaling industry is completely different. A whale weighs hundreds of thousands of kilograms. Among them, whale meat, whale oil, and even whale bones can enhance the national strength of the Han Dynasty. The whaling industry added millions of kilograms of meat to the Han Dynasty a year. , which is equivalent to adding tens of millions of kilograms of grain to the big man. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the foundation of the country.

Chen Ping then visited the Wuxian Shipyard under the leadership of Zhuo Hong. He looked at all the shipyards and saw that the keels were laid and half of the ships were built.

Zhuo Hong said proudly: "Our shipyard has 7 docks and can launch 5-6 sea-going ships almost every month. The revenue exceeds tens of thousands of gold and the profit exceeds three thousand gold. Our shipyard's efficiency and income They are the tallest in the whole Han Dynasty.”

No wonder Zhuo Hong is proud. His shipyard's income exceeds that of most counties, and with the boom in maritime trade, the shipyard's profits are still increasing rapidly.

At this time, Shen Tupu, the Mohist following Chen Ping, shook his head and said: "Your shipbuilding technology is still the craftsmanship of the pre-Qin assembly line. Several years have passed, and you haven't thought about improving the shipbuilding technology and improving efficiency?"

Zhuo Hong's face became ugly when he heard this. Due to the rise of sea trade, the importance of Wuxian Shipyard has increased, and his status as the director of the factory has also risen. Now in order to get a sea-going ship, even if he is the Duke of the country, Che Hou's family members all treat him with respect. He has not heard such unpleasant words for a long time.

Chen Ping said: "This is Shen Tupu, a disciple of the Mohist family. He has transformed the production line for rail carriages. It is said that after his transformation, the rail carriage factory can produce one rail carriage every half the time of burning incense."

Zhuo Hong was surprised and said: "So you are Lord Shentu. I have been reading your book "Workshop Management" for a long time, but I didn't expect to see you today."

Shentu Gong was not only a Mohist, but also the director of the Dahan Carriage Workshop. When he was the director, he improved the efficiency of the carriage workshop several times. The income of the craftsmen increased significantly, but the workload did not increase.

After the construction of the first wooden rail in Han Dynasty, he built the first wooden rail carriage production line, which improved the efficiency of producing wooden rail carriages to the extreme. Half a stick of incense can produce a rail carriage, which caused a sensation in Chang'an City.

Xu Fan specially inspected the Dahan Carriage Workshop and found that the factory system and assembly line model set by Shen Tupu were very close to those of later generations.

So Xu Fan asked him to write down his work experience and promote his efficiency-improving management system throughout the country.

So he wrote "Workshop Management" with five core ideas.

The principle of work quotas is based on the study of working hours and movements to formulate a scientifically based "reasonable daily workload" for workers.

2. Standardization principle. Enable workers to master standardized operating methods, use standardized tools, machines and materials, and standardize the working environment.

3. Abilities that are suitable for the job. To improve labor productivity, first-class workers must be selected for the job.

Fourth, planning functions are separated from execution functions.

The salary and salary should be sufficient to meet the psychological expectations of workers.

(End of this chapter)