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

Chapter 525: Their respective bright futures

This Legalist model made Xu Fan feel both familiar and unfamiliar. Some of it was similar to Shangji Economics, but not exactly the same. Some of it was similar to Apple's industrial chain management model, except that it was not Apple that dominated it all but the Legalist officials.

As far as the current situation is concerned, this dominant economic model is extremely suitable for the current situation of the Han Dynasty and has developed extremely rapidly. The Legalists also extended this model to the linen and cotton cloth industries, which were both very successful. The cloth industry in Chen County almost doubled, and the annual production capacity exceeded 10 million pieces, becoming the center of the Han Dynasty's textile industry.

Xu Fan could only sigh. The Legalists were indeed the most powerful protagonists since the Warring States Period. Their governing experience was far better than that of their successors. They were able to seamlessly connect from an agricultural society to an industrial society. How much tuition fees were saved! You have to know that the tuition fees paid by industrial countries in later generations could be piled up into a mountain of gold.

What is particularly amazing is that the rapidly developing industries of the Legalist Chen County were tied to the equal-field system of the Han Dynasty. They recruited craftsmen on a large scale in the countryside, but had a requirement for these craftsmen: after getting a job, they had to return the land of the Han Dynasty to be redistributed by the court.

In the Han Dynasty, having land could provide food and clothing, but the income of farmers was obviously not as good as that of craftsmen. The larger the industry in the county, the more this was the case. A farmer in Chen County could earn 3000 coins a year, but on average it was less than 1500 coins a month. This was not for one person, but for a household of seven or eight people. Excluding the elderly and children, even if only the young and strong people in the countryside were counted, their monthly salary was less than 2 coins. In Chen County, the general base salary of craftsmen was 3 coins, and the general salary was coins. Therefore, the income of one craftsman was equivalent to that of an entire household. Craftsmen in Chen County were generally dual-income families. Even the older fathers could make reasonable use of their income and earn to coins a year for retirement. The income of all craftsmen in Chen County was about - times that of farmers.

At the same time, craftsmen can also increase their salaries by improving their skills. Their salaries increase every few years. However, it is very difficult to increase income in rural areas because the land is fixed and the income is also relatively fixed.

Therefore, the farmers in Chen County were willing to hand over their land if they could get a job as a craftsman. Under the series of policies of the Legalists, the farmers in Chen County were either transformed into craftsmen or persuaded to go to the south of the Yangtze River for reclamation. The land conflicts in the countryside were improved, and the scene of one narrow village with five people managing a hundred acres of land appeared again in Chen County. At the same time, they organized the farmers in the industrial chain to increase their income, which enabled the entire Chen County to achieve a well-off society.

It was also the first time that the number of craftsmen in Chen County exceeded the number of farmers. Due to the booming industry, Chen County, which had originally been lagging behind, developed rapidly again and caught up with Chang'an City and Kuaiji County. It can even be said that if Kuaiji County had not discovered Tianzhu and had the Tianzhu market as a plug-in, Chen County could even have regained the throne of the second largest county in terms of economy. As for Chang'an City, we will not compare it here. After all, with only one city in the country, it is already a GM.

At this stage, Chang'an, Kuaiji County, and Chen County are the three first-tier cities of the Han Dynasty. The annual fiscal revenue of these three places exceeds 16 billion, accounting for a quarter of the Han Dynasty's finances. Sanchuan County has been overtaken by Kuaiji County in light industry, and its heavy industry cannot compare with Chang'an and Chen County. In this fierce competition, it has been left behind and become the leader of the second tier, while Nanyang County, Linzi County, Shu County, and Handan County follow behind Sanchuan County. The remaining counties and prefectures of the Han Dynasty, in the words of later generations, are third-tier. Having enough food is not a problem, but don't think about getting rich. Every year, they rely on the financial payments of the court for infrastructure construction.

The rapid development of Chen County in the past five years has made the surrounding Han officials itchy. The Han officials like the model of official-private partnership very much. Under this model, their power is unlimited, they can decide the rise and fall of an industry, accelerate the development of the industry, and achieve political achievements. This is simply the most perfect system in the world.

At this time, the Han officials of the Han Dynasty also liked the Legalists much more. No wonder the First Emperor relied on the Legalists to rule the world. They could really formulate systems that made people feel comfortable, and the Legalists were indispensable if one wanted to get things done.

Since the year before last, Han officials from Yingchuan, Jiujiang, Hengshan and other counties have submitted petitions requesting the expansion of the pilot program of public-private partnership to their counties, but all were rejected by Xu Fan on the grounds that the conditions were not mature. And this rejection has lasted for three years. Maybe some of the Han officials below don't understand the emperor's intentions anymore?

This was to warn the Legalists, or to show that they did not like the partnership between government and private sectors, so they wanted Zhou Bo to ask the emperor for his opinion again.

Zhou Bo also wanted to promote this model to the Han Dynasty. After all, he was the initiator of this model, and the successful promotion of this model would also be his political achievement, and it would be more effective than reducing agricultural taxes.

Xu Fan thought for a moment and said, "After the proposal is submitted this year, Jiujiang County and Hengshan County will be included in the scope of the government-private partnership. Zheng Qi will be appointed as the military supervisor of Jiujiang County and Xie Yu as the military supervisor of Hengshan County. They will promote the government-private partnership in Jiujiang and Hengshan counties."

Jiujiang County and Hengshan County are two small and invisible counties in the Han Dynasty. They are also extremely unlucky, sandwiched between two first-tier counties of the Han Dynasty. The local young and strong people are almost all absorbed by the two counties, and the merchants are almost all absorbed by Kuaiji County. With the double buff, the annual assessment of the two counties is not very good, so they have the greatest motivation for reform.

Zhou Bo said happily: "Yes!"

Although only two small counties were added, it is a good start.

April 28th, the 24th year of the Han calendar.

The feudal lords from all over the Han Dynasty began to mobilize their forces and move them to Linzi County.

On the same day, Zhou Zhang bid farewell to Xu Fan. He planned to take charge of the New World himself. Although Xu Fan tried to persuade him to stay, saying that he was too old and could not stand the hardship of traveling and pioneering, he decided to stay in Chang'an City.

But Zhou Zhang told Xu Fan that his eldest son had grown up crooked, so he could only teach him himself. He planned to spend the rest of his life teaching Zhou Ce himself.

Zhou Zhang had already made up his mind to leave, and Xu Fan couldn't persuade him any more. No one could say much about such family matters, so he could only let Zhou Zhang look at Xu Aimin.

May 18th, the 24th year of the Han calendar.

More than 2 feudal lords of the Han Dynasty became the second batch of princes to migrate to the New World. Together with the fleet of the Northern Yinzhou Governor's Office, they formed a huge fleet of hundreds of -ton sea-going ships, transporting more than people who wanted to make a fortune, and headed for the New World in a mighty manner.

October, the twenty-fourth year of the Han calendar.

There are two major events in this year's Han Dynasty Sage Conference. First, the list of counties with reduced agricultural taxes will be expanded by ten more counties. The richest counties in the Han Dynasty, such as Neishi, Chen, Kuaiji, and Sanchuan, will be included in the list of counties with reduced taxes. Since then, a small half of the counties in the Han Dynasty have started to reduce agricultural taxes, and nearly half of the farmers in the Han Dynasty will benefit from this policy.

The second is the official-private partnership model that the Han officials had been talking about. The emperor was finally willing to expand the pilot program, but to their disappointment, the second batch of pilot programs only had two small counties, Jiujiang and Hengshan. The emperor was so cautious, and some of the pilot programs were like old women's foot bindings, long and smelly, which disappointed the Han officials who had been waiting for five years.

At the meeting of princes, thirty feudal lords of the Han Dynasty applied to the emperor for permission to transfer their fiefdoms to the New World.

Because within this half year, Cao Xing and his team discovered two large silver mines. In half a year, the New World supplied 60 kilograms of silver and 3 kilograms of gold to the Han Dynasty. Now the New World has become the hottest shipping route for the Han Dynasty, and countless merchants have flocked to this new land of wealth.

How could the feudal lords who remained in the Han territory bear it any longer? This was not a new continent at all, it was a continent made of silver. The number of gold and silver mines was so large, and the production capacity was so great, it was unprecedented. If they missed this opportunity, their descendants would blame them for hundreds of years.

So after the meeting of princes, there was a third group of princes who went out to sea to build vassal states.

In the twenty-fourth year of the Han calendar, at the end of December, Chen County.

As the Spring Festival approaches, the entire Han Dynasty becomes unusually lively. Speaking of the Spring Festival, Xu Fan is a little willful. In the Qin Dynasty, the first day of October was the New Year's Day. In the first few years, Xu Fan was extremely uncomfortable with it. This era was a warm period for the world. The climate in Guanzhong in October was not much different from summer. Spending the Spring Festival in the 30s really made Xu Fan feel a sense of time and space confusion. Later, in the eighth year of the Han calendar, Xu Fan asked people to re-establish the calendar and stipulate that the first day of the first lunar month every year is the New Year's Day. This made Xu Fan's spring become normal.

During the spring, Chen County was busier than most other places. Batches of New Year goods were pulled out from the warehouses and factories in Chen County, and then subcontracted to various factories, and finally distributed to the craftsmen in each factory. Factories with good performance received more. Factories with poor performance received less, but in addition to these benefits, basically every worker would receive an extra month's year-end bonus.

The workers brought back large and small bags, and some even used a wheelbarrow to load New Year's goods. This was also the time when the workers in Chen County competed with each other. The craftsmen who received more supplies walked with their heads held high, while the craftsmen who received less supplies could only lower their heads and give way when they met craftsmen with better benefits than themselves.

Although this kind of year-end bonus is not uncommon in Dahan, it is not a mandatory requirement. Some stingy factory owners will only give out some worthless goods, so don't even think about the year-end bonus. Only those factories with high income and good welfare benefits have this kind of bonus.

Because of the government-private partnership in Chen County, although small workshop owners and small industrialists still existed, such as barber shops, restaurants, pubs, and theaters, which were all privately run, Chen County, in the words of later generations, was dominated by government-run businesses. Therefore, spontaneous welfare became the rule recognized by all factories in Chen County. Even small workshop owners had to give their apprentices a red envelope as a token of their appreciation, otherwise no one would be willing to stay with them.

Xiliushifang, Chenjun’s seventh textile factory.

At this time, the steam engine inside the factory has stopped working, and the roaring sound of the past has quieted down. The craftsmen are wiping the steam engine, cleaning the coal ash where it needs to be cleaned, and wiping the engine oil where it needs to be wiped. Craftsmen throughout the factory are busy cleaning, making the factory that has been in operation for a year look brand new.

In the evening, more than a dozen banquet tables were set up in the factory, with more than a dozen dishes on the table. They were not empty, but all delicious dishes such as fish and meat.

Factory Director Zhao Yun came to the podium and said with a smile: "I won't be pretentious. This year, our textile machine production capacity has increased by nearly 80%, and the profit has doubled. I have already requested the county governor's office that each of us receive two months of year-end bonus this year as a reward for everyone, and the county governor has agreed."

"Good job, Director!" the craftsmen below cheered. This was equivalent to an extra 4,000 coins for each of them. The most important thing was that it gave them face.

If they go back to their hometown, other people only pay one month's salary, but they get two months' salary. This alone is enough to make them the focus of their hometown and give them enough face.

Zhao Yun said: "Next year we will continue to work hard. The New World has become an economic hotspot in the Han Dynasty. A few months ago, various princes purchased goods worth billions of dollars in the Han Dynasty. Linzi County will surely develop rapidly like Kuaiji County. Our workshop will send employees to Linzi County. If we can get a cloth order from a princely state, it will not be a problem for us to double our cloth production capacity next year. At that time, I will propose to the county's Shaofu to issue a half-year year-end bonus. The court advocates more work, more pay. The higher the profit of the factory, the higher the income we will get. In a word, if the textile factory makes money, everyone makes money."

The craftsman was excited to hear this and said, "The factory director is right. I will continue to work hard next year and get a half-year year-end bonus."

Zhao Yun said, "Okay, let's eat. After we finish eating, go home and celebrate the New Year. After we have rested, we will continue to work hard next year."

"Good!" all the craftsmen cheered.

Chenjun, the headquarters of Mohism, although the New Year is coming soon, classes are still going on here.

Tian Yang said to a group of Mohists: "The interests of us Mohists and craftsmen are closely related. It can be said that without craftsmen, there would be no Mohism. The emperor has high hopes for us and hopes that we Mohists will become advanced among craftsmen and be able to preside over industrial production, industrial management, and industrial upgrading.

If they cannot do this, the craftsmen will not be able to control their own destiny and will become slaves like the three generations of the past, and the tenants in the agricultural era will become the objects of oppression. Don't think that we craftsmen have a good life now, this is just the dividend of industrial development. In counties with vast land and sparse population, tenants can also eat at the table, and the landlords have to serve good wine and good food.

But if we are complacent and do not try to control the means of production, the labor force will become worthless after there are too many people. Forget about drinking and eating meat. If we work all year round without a break, we may even owe money to the landlord.

If we craftsmen want to control our own destiny, we need to expand the factories controlled and managed by craftsmen. Just like what the emperor said, craftsmen need to embrace industry and machines more. Therefore, we craftsmen cannot just do the work, but also need to learn how to manage the workshop. "

"Come on, Chen Lei, tell us about your experience in managing a steel plant."

Chen Lei came on stage and said: "Based on some of the experience of Chenjun Iron and Steel Plant, I hope to give you Mohist comrades some inspiration and experience.

First, we need to mobilize and educate craftsmen to participate in technological innovation. Frontline craftsmen are the real practitioners in the factory and are more sensitive to technology. We need to mobilize the enthusiasm of craftsmen, let them learn advanced technology, let technology and practice combine with each other, let them participate in improving machines and processes, and improve production efficiency. Only in this way can we gain an advantage in production competition. "

According to the experience of Chenjun Steel Plant, extensive education was provided to improve the skills of craftsmen and mobilize their intelligence. These front-line craftsmen put forward more than 2 suggestions. After summarization, thousands of suggestions were found to improve the production process. Fifteen of them greatly improved production efficiency, allowing Chenjun Steel Plant to increase its production capacity by % without expanding the blast furnace.

Chen Lei kept talking about his experience at Chenjun Iron and Steel Plant, while the Mohists below were taking notes.

Finally, Chen Lei said: "These are the management experiences of the steel plant. I hope that you will not blindly apply these experiences to other factories without any changes. This may only lead to failure. However, if you digest and absorb them and summarize the experience of your own factory, you can improve efficiency a lot."

"The new world of the Han Dynasty was created by us, so it should naturally be managed by us. We craftsmen should be the masters of the world. I hope you and your comrades will encourage each other."

The Mozi in the audience said in unison: "We craftsmen want to be the masters of the world!!"

For the senior management of Chen County, the Spring Festival is one of their busiest times besides accounting. They have to bring rice, flour, grain and oil to visit the local elderly and the three elders in the village, and then visit the advanced technical backbones and excellent management of the factory. It can be said that the whole Spring Festival cannot be stopped after the visit.

When the people below have finished their condolences, the county governor Dianqing will set up a sumptuous meal in the government office to express his condolences to his subordinates who have worked hard for more than a year. This is also a rare time for the Han officials to relax. After the banquet, everyone will disperse and go home. The county governor's office will stop operating, and only a few Han officials will be guarding it, while the others will have a half-month vacation.

After Dian Qing comforted his subordinates again, he came to Zheng Qi and Xie Yu, who were all descendants of the Legalists of Chen County.

Dian Qing held a glass of sugarcane wine and said to Zheng Qi and Xie Yu cheerfully, "Come, I wish you both a bright future in your official career."

Dian Qing was so happy because this reform made his career flourish. Originally, with his qualifications, he would have to accumulate at least 10 years of experience to become a prefect of the two thousand stone rank, but because of this reform, he became the prefect of Chen County ahead of schedule. When he submitted his report this year, the prime minister had already assured him that as long as the top officials of the court were replaced, he could obtain a position of one of the nine ministers with his merits.

Dian Qing never thought that he, a poor boy from Sanchuan County, could become an official with a salary of 2000 stones in the Han Dynasty within years, and later become one of the nine ministers in the court. He understood that this was an opportunity brought to him by the official reform, so he was grateful to you, the Legalists.

Zheng Qi and Xie Yu also raised their glasses and said, "Thank you, Lord, for your kind words."

Zhang Hui and other Legalists also raised their glasses excitedly and said, "Junior brother also wishes the two senior brothers a bright future."

The Chenjun official-run reform can be said to have untied the restrictions on the Legalists. The Legalists finally had a high-ranking official with a salary of 2000 stones in the Han Dynasty. Moreover, with the gradual expansion of the official-run reform, these Legalist students would also enter the political arena of the Han Dynasty one by one. The Legalists finally got rid of the restrictions since the end of the Qin Dynasty.

Zheng Qi and Xie Yu said: "The government-run reform has just begun. We, the children of the Legalists, still have to work hard and not let Master Li down for his hard work."

"Yes!" said Zhang Hui and other Legalist disciples.

Li Si ultimately did not live past the age of 100 and died of illness two years ago, but he died a worthy death. Before his death, he released the restrictions on the disciples of the Legalists and allowed the Legalists to once again become the mainstream of the Han Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)