I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 204 Concerns
For such a future, Zhou Zhen is also very fascinated.

If you can see in this life that everyone is like a dragon, and everyone in the world regards Tiangongyuan as the holy place of life, even if you lose the bet, so what.

The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and he wished he could see such a future soon.

After such a joking adjustment, the two of them no longer had the tense and awkward situation before.

Start talking freely.

"Your Majesty, I still don't understand the classification of craftsmen."

Li Tian told the two of them that he had heard that the worker hierarchy had undergone some magical reforms in his previous life.

"The level of a craftsman can be simply divided into four levels: craftsman, craftsman, craftsman, and master craftsman. Each level can be divided into one, two, three, up to seven levels, and level seven is the highest."

"A craftsman's level gradually increases with the increase in working years. As long as he passes the annual assessment, he can be promoted to the next level."

"If there are individuals with outstanding talents who have made outstanding contributions, they can be promoted to a higher level as appropriate."

Although Yang Rong is a bachelor and one of the four major cabinet ministers in the dynasty, he may know more about the affairs of the upper class, but he is not as clear about the affairs of the lower class as Zhou Zhen.

He said with some doubts, "Your Majesty, dividing the levels of craftsmen into so many levels will be a bit complicated and cumbersome."

In this regard, Zhou Zhen understood it all at once, and explained to him,
"Elder Ge doesn't know something. Even if a craftsman has been engaged in crafting in his previous life, he can hardly do anything else."

"Begin as a teacher at the age of fifteen or sixteen, until you are seven or eighty years old, you can do it for five or sixty years."

"As long as their skills continue to improve, their level will naturally increase year by year. It only takes a mere 28, less than 30 years, to be promoted to the level of a master craftsman, which is less than half of their working years. How can they feel that it is too long!"

Li Tian nodded approvingly,
"Zhou Shilang is right. In this way, no matter how talented the craftsmen are, as long as they work diligently, their salaries will increase year by year, which will not only greatly mobilize their enthusiasm.

It can even make those who have been bored with this industry for many years reluctant to leave..."

"Ah, isn't this binding people to the identity of a craftsman?"

Li Tian spread his hands, "There is no other way. It is not easy to train an excellent craftsman. You may not understand Zirong, but Zhou Shilang is very clear."

"In the future, the salaries of craftsmen will exceed that of ordinary officials. It is also predictable. If these people have money, they will buy land and real estate. If they become rich, the work institute will not be worth the loss!"

Ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty were different from people in later generations. What would they do when they had money? Of course, they would buy fields and land.

Yang Rong slapped his hands suddenly, as if enlightened,
"That's right, who would want to work hard all day long when you have money! Your Majesty's idea is indeed second, and the salary will increase year by year. In this way, those craftsmen with extraordinary skills can't bear to leave, and they can be tied down live.

The old minister is ashamed that he failed to comprehend His Majesty's deep meaning at the first time, and please His Majesty punish him. "

Li Tian smiled slightly.

How could you punish him for such a trivial matter?
"Zirong, you're just blind to Mount Tai, what's wrong with you?"

But Yang Rong still blushed with shame, shook his head and laughed wryly at himself, saying,
"Hey, the old minister is really old. Both his thoughts and experience are not as good as before. Fortunately, His Majesty is lenient and let the old minister serve you... The old minister is really... really..."

As he spoke, he began to moan and sigh.

Li Tian also smiled wryly, and comforted him,

"What is Zirong talking about? The reform has just started, and there are more things in the court, and I need you cabinet ministers to share them for me. I won't allow you to say such things again, otherwise, I will really be angry. "

Yang Rong was just sighing for a while, how could he really want to let go.

After Li Tian's consolation, he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, thanking Dade for his way of worshiping to the end,
"Thank you Your Majesty for your kindness, the old minister will definitely do his best..."

"Okay, it's getting late, if you have any questions, hurry up!"

Yang Rong sorted out his emotions for a long time before recovering.

"The old minister still has a little worry, and that is the issue of pension money that His Majesty mentioned."

"Your Majesty, you also know that the court's taxes have been reduced year after year, and even the basic maintenance has begun to be stretched."

"After all, the craftsman group will be a very large number in the future. If they are even paid their salaries after they retire, it may cause great pressure on the court's finances!"

Because it was the least problematic place, he still brought it up.

Li Tian could only continue to explain to him impatiently,

"I believe Zirong, you also know that the cement research is about to be successful!"

Yang Rong nodded and said, "Yes, Zhou Shilang personally demonstrated it that day, so the old minister will naturally wake up."

"Then let Zhou Shilang explain to you why!"

Zhou Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and then he understood what Li Tian meant.

He said loudly,

"Elder Ge, I'm afraid you just know the benefits of this fetish cement, but you don't think of its potential commercial value."

"How do you say that?"

"Cement can be used not only to build bridges and pave roads, but also to repair palace walls and build border defenses. It has so many uses that I can't even talk about it in a day and a night."

"Ge Lao, you can compare cement with three-component clay. If cement completely replaces three-component clay, how much value will it generate."

Cement hasn't really entered the market yet, and Yang Rong really doesn't know what the price will be.

But he knows the triadic clay, that thing is expensive, even the wealthy family has never heard of anyone who would use it to pave roads and bridges.

If the cement is really so miraculous and completely replaces the position of the three-component clay, Wang Shao said, there will be at least a few million or even tens of millions of taels of income a year.

Thinking of this, he suddenly trembled and exclaimed,
"Is this thing so valuable?"

Li Tian smiled and said, "That's not all. In the future, I will pave the cement roads all over Daming, and I will use them for more purposes. In the next ten or twenty years, the amount of this thing will probably make you jump in surprise, Zirong." Maybe."

Before Yang Rong woke up from the shock, Li Tian continued,

"This is only the income that cement can produce. In the future, there will be glass, saponins, etc., none of which are worse than cement. Tell me, will the Tiangong Academy still lack money? Is there any money for craftsmen? Pension money will be issued!"

Although Yang Rong didn't know what Li Tian just said about glass and saponins, the shock of cement alone was already strong enough.

He smiled wryly, "Old minister understands, understands!"

(End of this chapter)