People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 411: Generosity! Fifty taels of salary a month! !
After calming down, the old man looked at the complete facilities in front of him and said with great emotion, "To be frank, if I had such good facilities, I would have been able to make more fake banknotes."

Everyone laughed when this sentence came out.

But he was not exaggerating, he really had the ability to do so.

After the people from the Tax Inspection Department looked at his things, they found it surprising that he could have such a high output under such simple conditions.

Just for this reason, we have to admire that there are some talented people in this world. These people are quite amazing. Even in very simple environments, they have been able to achieve shocking results.

The captain was very generous: "No problem. I still hope that the seniors can give us more guidance in the future. We young people were a little arrogant before. I didn't expect that there would be a great god like you among the people."

The old man was embarrassed by what he said, "I don't deserve your advice. We learn from each other. I also learned my skills from each other. As long as you don't mind, I will definitely not keep them."

There is some sincerity in this statement.

After all, he didn't teach his son when he wanted to learn it because he saw that he was not a serious person and if his son learned this skill, it might bring trouble to the family.

So instead of letting him get into trouble outside, it is better to let him hate me.

Sure enough, his son left home in anger and went out to work on a boat. He eventually encountered a storm and died in the river. Although the old man was sad, he still preserved his son's bloodline so that his own family line would not be cut off.

This is the persistence of the older generation of craftsmen.

If the apprentice has bad character, they would rather take their skills into the coffin than let the skills be lost.

Of course, many people will say that this is just hoarding one’s own possessions.

Indeed.

Many skills have been lost for this reason.

But we can’t say that this is bad.

Some things, if passed down, may become tools for criminals to commit crimes. Rather than letting them be lost, isn't it better to let them be lost?
Because there are very few people who can abide by their duties, how can you expect those who have the means to make quick money to uphold morality? Isn't this a double moral constraint?

When Princess Ning'an saw that the old man was willing to stay, she immediately arranged for someone to prepare a clean and tidy courtyard for the old man in the center of Ningbo City so that his family could settle down. At the same time, she immediately arranged for his grandson to attend a nearby private school, and the tuition was paid by the Ming Bank.

The old man, his wife, his second son, his daughter-in-law and several grandchildren, entered the large courtyard arranged by the Daming Bank.

Looking at the wonderful environment around me, I couldn't help but sigh.

"At this point in life, there is nothing to pursue. It's really a sudden turn of events. I didn't expect that not only would I escape death, but also someone would pay attention to me."

The old man couldn't control his tears when he thought about the years of wandering around the world and how he didn't even dare go home to visit his parents when they passed away.

If I had not learned this craft and had not been greedy for the quick money, perhaps I could still farm well in my hometown of Bozhou. However, I did not expect that because of this craft, I have been wandering around the world until now. Even though I have been hiding in a remote countryside, there are still people who care about me.

This time, even Lei's own family almost died on the spot.

Thinking about what happened during this period of time is like a dream.

The second son looked at the big house in front of him that he had never dared to imagine in his dreams, and he almost jumped up with excitement: "Dad! Fortunately, you didn't teach me that, and I didn't run away like my eldest brother, otherwise I wouldn't be able to live such a good life today!"

Listening to his second son's words, the old man wiped away his tears and said, "From today on, you must learn from your father!"

what! !

The second son was stunned for a moment, then shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, no! I can't do it. I don't have your skills. Besides, why should I learn that? I remember what happened to you a few years ago. Someone came to you with a knife during the New Year. Luckily we hid in the cellar and escaped, otherwise we would have been killed."

The so-called bandao noodles is a slang term, which means being cut into several strips.

That incident made the second son give up the idea of ​​inheriting his father's legacy. It was too dangerous. Who would have thought that he would be silenced several times because of a skill? It's a headache just thinking about it. The second son is not like the eldest son, who is obsessed with taking evil ways to make a fortune.

He is very self-aware and knows that he is just an ordinary citizen who makes a living by working in the fields. Farming well is better than anything else. As for the things in the underworld, the best enlightenment is to not get involved.

He was very pleased to hear his second son's words. The reason why his second son had always been obedient and stayed by his side, taken good care of himself, and was filial to his parents, and had a harmonious relationship with his wife was because this kid did not fight or compete and never had any unreasonable expectations. His character was completely opposite to that of his eldest brother.

This is why the old man likes the second one very much.

But the reason why he said this today was not to harm his son, but because he was very relieved.

The old man said patiently: "This time is different from the past. The reason why I want to teach you the skills is so that you can carry forward it."

The second son scratched his head and said, "Can forgery be allowed to flourish? If people find out, won't they be killed? Just like the incident during the Chinese New Year two years ago, when you forged a painting and caused people to suffer heavy losses, they hired someone to kill you?"

The second son’s words almost made the old man fly into a rage: You will die if you don’t mention that embarrassing thing!

"Let's not talk about the past. It's not that dangerous. We just want you to learn some skills!"

"I can farm and support my family. Besides, Her Royal Highness the Princess also said that you can apply for a patent with your income. Then our whole family can receive a penny on time for a hundred years. This will be more than enough." The second son was not greedy at all.

The old man was even more satisfied with his second son's performance: "Because the court is so good to us, I must train more apprentices to promote our craft. Don't worry, now that we have the court backing us up, no one dares to come to us with a knife during the New Year."

The second son was relieved after hearing his father say this: "Can you promise? Your two grandsons and your eldest brother's two sons are still young. If I die, no one will take care of them!"

"Don't worry, you are so scared. Now we have Ming Bank as our backer, what are you afraid of? Ming Bank has the support of the Duke. The Duke massacred Jiangnan last year. Who dares to go against him now? Are you going to die?"

"I heard that the Duke is younger than me, what old man!" The second son was very honest.

"We are just making an analogy!"

The family was having a great time. The next day, the old man brought his son to the Daming Bank. After explaining their purpose, Princess Ning'an was very happy that the old man was going to start taking apprentices.

She first handed over two contracts. "Here is your technology patent application form. Fill it out and it will be filed in the capital in about a month. After it takes effect that month, you will receive a subsidy of ten taels of silver per month for a period of one hundred years. After one hundred years, your technology will be made public by the imperial court, and you will no longer receive silver."

Of course, the monthly amount is not fixed at 10 taels for the next 100 years. If prices rise in the market, the amount will be increased as appropriate every month."

When they heard the value of the contract, both father and son were stunned.

Ten taels of silver a month can be earned for a hundred years.

One year is one hundred and twenty taels of silver, and one hundred years is twelve thousand taels, and they also said that it might increase a little every year.

This is a long-term meal ticket that can support at least three generations.

You know, their annual expenses are less than five taels of silver.

This month's subsidy can make their lives several times better.

Both the father and the son's hands were shaking with excitement.

"Your Highness, there are so many. I, an old man, can hardly believe it." The old man said bluntly.

Princess Ning An said, "According to the Duke's standard for treating talents, people with skills like you should be respected in this way. Our respect for talents will not stop at words. We are very direct, that is, we guarantee that you will have a good life. As for other verbal encouragement, we think it is too empty. Maybe you have to slowly understand our work style."

The old man and his son were surprised to hear about the Duke's style of treating talents.

Of course they were also very touched. The Duke was really sincere.

When dealing with talented people, there is never any talk of friendship or sentiment. I will just throw money at you. This is very tacky, but for talented people, solving their worries and allowing them to develop their skills with peace of mind is the greatest respect for them. As for the rest, it's all nonsense.

The reason why Chen Han did this was simply that he had suffered too much in modern society. Many bosses made big promises to them, blowing empty bubbles without any reality, but they kept complaining every day, asking why they couldn't recruit talents and why the old employees trained in the company were so ungrateful.
The company has clearly provided you with a platform for your growth, so why can't you show some understanding of the company?

I understand that you are a donkey. I am here to earn money to support my family, not to talk about ideals with you.

When you were drinking champagne or red wine, why didn’t you think about us, the office workers who work overtime until we vomit blood?

Chen Han especially hated such hypocritical people, so after the Ming Dynasty, he treated these talents very rudely. I will not talk to you about noble sentiments, nor will I talk to you about building the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Those are things that those who are truly at the top of the social ladder and don't have to worry about food and daily necessities think about. As for those who are still struggling to make ends meet, they can just give them large portions of food so that they don't have to worry about anything.

The old man did need to adapt to Chen Han's style of doing things, but he was indeed very touched.

The benefits stated in this patent application alone made them feel like they were dreaming. They had never seen such a good court institution.

Princess Ning'an hadn't finished yet: "What you need now is to fill in the details of your craftsmanship. We will send a special scholar to fill it in for you later, and you will be responsible for dictating it.

You may be required to describe your craft without reservation. We will also ask three painters to help you draw all the process pictures. I hope you don’t mind. ”

The old man was so touched that he had no objection at all: "As long as you can share my life's earnings with our Daming Bank, you can ask me to do anything!"

Princess Ning'an was very happy to see that the old man was so aware.

The two young assistants beside Princess Ning'an were both top students from the imperial examination system, and they were also very envious.

Although their salary is not low now, with three taels of silver every month, they are really envious of those who actually have an income.

Of course, when they came in, they understood very well that Daming Bank was a place where no idlers were kept. If you had talent, someone would definitely discover it and you would definitely be paid a high salary.

If you're a loser you'll be fired soon.

Princess Ning An then said, "This is the contract that Daming Bank has signed for you to become our chief technical engineer."

The old man obviously didn't understand these professional terms.

Even Princess Ning'an had to spend several hours with Chen Han to understand these terms.

Princess Ning An explained: "Technology means benefits. We call all craftsmen engineers, and chief engineer means leader."

The old man was quite surprised when he heard that he would become the leader of more than 200 craftsmen in the future.

He had visited those people's workshops and saw a lot of sophisticated equipment there, and the operators seemed very professional. He had never seen those professional tools, and now he was asked to be the leader. Isn't this a joke?
"Your Highness, I, an old man, have never seen those things before... You asked me to be the leader, which is a bit..."

As the old man started to speak, the captain behind Princess Ning An laughed and said, "Senior, you will be familiar with all those things in just a few days, but if we don't get familiar with them for a few years, we won't be able to understand your benefits.

Our Duke once said that a hero does not ask where he came from. We are not skilled in craftsmanship. More than 200 people have not been able to do what you have done. Even if the craftsmen under you are not convinced, they dare not say a word. If they are capable, let them make the silver bills that more than 200 people can make by themselves, and they must be so realistic that they can be mistaken for the real thing!"

Princess Ning An was very happy when the captain said this.

"This is the kind of confidence we need. If you have such capable people under you, old man, your pressure will be much less. What we need now at Daming Bank is not a code to distinguish the real from the fake, but to make it impossible for those people to forge the documents as soon as possible. This order may fall on you.

As I said before, opportunities and pressure are equal. If you can accept this pressure, then you will not be ashamed of the 50 taels of salary per month!! "

Fifty taels a month! !

When the father and son heard the salary, they were stunned.

God!
In the past, this amount of money could support a family for ten years in one month.

This was something that the old man and his family had never dared to imagine before.

The old man's hands began to tremble...

(End of this chapter)