The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 279 Performance Appraisal and Shipping School

Seeing that everyone responded well, Zhu Linming continued: "This shipbuilding must be done as soon as possible, so in addition to renovating the shipyard, you must follow the new system.

"Let's talk about the salary first."

When the craftsman heard the word "work money", he immediately pricked up his ears.

"All craftsmen will be divided into different levels according to the type of work, and the higher the level of craftsmen, the higher the wages."

Zhu Linmei also signaled to the soldiers to distribute the craftsman grading standards that had been prepared to the people in the house, "Because of time constraints, the first grading will be handed over to the villages, and they will be classified according to this standard. The Ministry of Industry will re-evaluate after half a year. If the village grades its craftsmen too high, the Ministry of Industry will punish them.”

The clan elders in each village have their own literate clansmen around them, and whisper the standard for them: "... carpenter.

"Elementary. Proficiency in using knives, axes, saws, chisels, etc.... Familiar with the types, properties and uses of wood. Familiar with the prevention and remedy of wood deformation, as well as wood preservation and drying... Can understand patterns, process wood according to patterns, and be proficient Using weighing and measuring tools... Proficiency in processing wood such as straight, round, and curved, and drilling, pushing grooves, cutting, and tenon joints...

"The monthly salary is one or two or eight dollars."

"Intermediate level. Master all the skills of junior craftsmen. Able to make samples and process complex internal structures according to requirements...Can lead junior craftsmen to lay down, wire, and process large-scale ship parts...Proficient in iron and wood fitting processing... …

"The monthly salary is three taels."

"Advanced. Master all the skills of intermediate craftsmen. Can lead other craftsmen to model the whole ship, combine parts, check for errors and repair leaks...can command craftsmen to lay new ships and enter the water...

"The monthly salary is six taels."

"Grandmaster……

"Twelve taels a month."

"Grand Master...

"The monthly salary is 25 taels."

Looking at the wage figures, these elders all stared brightly - a grand master earns 25 taels of silver a month, 300 taels a year!God, this one person is enough to feed the whole village!
However, when they thought of the "independent drawing of a full set of standard industrial drawings", "proficiency in the internal structure of boring, drilling, grinding, and forging machines", "the ability to command craftsmen to complete the construction of sliding rail berths and gantry cranes" and so on, they would make the whole village People filtered it again and found that there was really no one who was qualified.

But the high-level craftsman standard, they think there are no less than ten people in the village who can meet it.Even if these people add up, they still have an income of more than seven or eight taels a year. It seems that the village will no longer have to live a hard life, and some clan elders even start to consider whether it is possible to renovate the clan ancestral hall.

Zhu Linmi coughed dryly in the host's seat, and then they reacted, hurriedly and respectfully expressed that they would definitely classify the craftsmen as soon as possible, and they would not show favoritism.

Zhu Linming nodded in approval, and continued: "In addition, the shipyard will implement a performance-based wage system in the future."

"Performance?" The craftsmen were suddenly at a loss.

Zhu Linmei briefly explained the meaning of performance, and finally said: "In general, it means doing more and getting more.

"What you saw just now is the wages you get for working five hours a day. If you continue to work after work, you will get more wages. In addition, there are other rewards for completing the tasks assigned by the Ministry of Industry ahead of time."

The craftsmen in the room couldn't help nodding their heads when they heard the words. It seems that as long as they are diligent in their hands and feet, the days to come will definitely be better.However, they also understood another meaning of His Royal Highness Co-Prince—if they were lazy and slippery, their wages would also be reduced.

The handicraft industry in agricultural society is inefficient. Although the main reason is the backward production technology, the lack of management system is also an important factor.

Zhu Linmei estimates that if only the two systems of craftsman classification and performance wages are implemented, and nothing else is changed, the efficiency can be increased by at least [-]%.

You must know that management is a professional discipline in later generations, which shows how much the industrial society attaches importance to it.

Although Zhu Linming only knows a little bit about it, even the simple management plan in the research institute where he works can produce miraculous effects in the seventeenth century.

After the craftsmen calmed down, Zhu Linming said again: "In addition, in order to train more craftsmen as soon as possible, I plan to build a shipping school in Yongbeili to teach shipbuilding skills. I also hope that each village can select some outstanding craftsmen. Talent goes to teach."

As soon as he said this, everyone in the room bowed their heads and fell silent.

In this era of lack of intellectual property protection, whoever leaks the craftsmanship is likely to starve to death.Therefore, craftsmen inherit their father's skills from their sons, and would rather lose them than teach them to outsiders.

Zhu Linming expected this kind of reaction, and continued: "The Ministry of Industry has now added a 'Patent Department', and you will register your unique skills with the Ministry of Industry, and anyone who uses these skills in the future will pay you money as compensation. .

"In this way, you don't have to worry about losing your skills. If you go to the shipping school as a teacher, the court will be responsible for settling down, and the salary will be double that of working here."

Patent Division?The craftsmen were moved, if anyone had to pay for using the skills they registered, wouldn't they be sent money while lying at home?

At that moment, some people wanted to sign up, but they were stopped by the village elders with stern eyes, so they had to stop.

Zhu Linming waited for a while, but still no one responded, knowing that the matter of the patent has not been pushed away, and it will be difficult to gain people's trust.

But he was not in a hurry, just smiled and said: "Since everyone doesn't want to leave their hometown, then I have no choice but to go to Nanyang to find craftsmen to teach. It just takes some time."

When he said this, the craftsmen suddenly became anxious.

The Nanyang craftsmen had a lot of contact with the barbarians, and their shipbuilding skills were definitely superior to these people. If the assistant king could really find Nanyang masters, then the court would naturally look down on his own skills.

It's better to go to the shipping school to earn some money while the craft is still worth some money.The minds of the craftsmen who were suppressed by the clan elders just now became active again.

Zhu Linming would never rush them. In the future, he will definitely go to Southeast Asia to search for excellent shipwrights, but he will not be able to quench his thirst. In a short time, he will have to rely on these Ming craftsmen to teach them their skills.

So he skipped the matter of the shipping school, and continued to talk about the business of the shipyard, "By the way, there is someone who can make a barbarian Galen ship... oh, it's a plywood ship."

Because European-style Clark ships or Galen ships have multiple decks, they are significantly different from Ming ships, so the Ming Dynasty intuitively called them plywood ships.

The craftsmen looked at each other, and after a long while, a well-known clan elder bowed nervously: "His Royal Highness, the assistant king, previously suppressed the captives... Ah bah, it's Zheng Ni, who brought two craftsmen from Dongfan, it's really Can build plywood boats.

"When Zheng Ni fled, the two foreigners disappeared. I'm afraid no one can make it now."

Zhu Linmei frowned, and then asked the clan elder, "The two of them can't make a whole boat. Is the craftsman who made the plywood boat with them still here?"

"Return to Your Highness," he pointed around, "these people have all been dealt with."

　Thank you for being brave and Einstein for your generosity, thank you very much for your support, thank you!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)