Traveled through Daming, but was punished by the old Zhu Shizu

Liu Xiu said, "This time it's not for drinking, but for drinking."

"Drink?" Although old Zhu drank alcohol in his life, he did not drink too much, and the older he got, the less he drank.

"Yes, I want to make some fruit wine, which not only can be drunk by women, children, old and weak, but also has the effect of prolonging life."

"Drinking alcohol can prolong life?" Zhu Yuanzhang was surprised, why did he say this like a magician?

"Exactly. This method is simple, just use fruit instead of grain. The steps are the same. Use plums to make plum wine, and use grapes to make wine."

"Interesting." Lao Zhu nodded, and looked at Shen Wansan, "You go to the government to ask for someone directly, just say we let you. Immediately. Start doing it."

Hearing Lao Zhu talking to him directly, Shen Wansan knelt down on the ground and said tremblingly,

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Seeing that the carriage, sugar production, and wine production were all explained, Liu Xiu also breathed a sigh of relief.

I can't chew more than I can chew, so I'll get these things done first before talking about anything else.

Liu Xiu looked at the rest of the craftsmen and said with a smile, "Just a few things first."

The rest of the craftsmen were annoyed when they heard the words, complaining in their hearts why they were not the professional counterparts? !

Liu Xiu smiled, "There will be opportunities in the future. Are you willing to become craftsmen of the Liu family? Two taels of silver per month, and 24 taels a year. I initially plan to divide craftsmen into nine levels. Raise the monthly coin."

"Except for these basic salaries, I will reward you with money depending on the importance of what you innovate, and the rest are the same as the Liu family, including food and housing."

A thin craftsman with a scar on his face stepped forward and asked,

"Sir, what is innovation?"

"Eh..." Liu Xiu thought for a while, and said, "Do you have any weird ideas in your head? Making out what you think in your head is innovation."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. As craftsmen, what they have to do is basically the same standard. How can they be given the opportunity to innovate?

So when Liu Xiu said this, everyone was still a little dazed,

"Can you do anything?" Scarface asked doubtfully.

"Yes, anything can be done. But it must be something that has never been done before!"

Everyone was silent for a while, Liu Xiu also waited patiently,

It's a joke, these craftsmen who have been working for more than ten years have already reached the point of perfection in their craftsmanship. How could it be possible that they don't have any ideas in their heads?

It's just that they deliberately suppressed it.

And if you want Daming to develop rapidly, it is definitely not enough to rely on Liu Xiu alone.

For things like salt and sugar, Liu Xiu can tell a thing or two. No matter how complicated things are, Liu Xiu can only give a general idea, and the rest has to be understood by the craftsmen.

"Master, I want to work with you!" Scar said firmly, taking a step forward.

"Me too!"

"I want, too…"

"Master, accept me!"

Liu Xiu waved her hand, "No hurry, I'll give you three days to think about it, and you can bring any friends with special skills over by then."

After sending all the craftsmen away with great difficulty, Liu Xiu sat back and let out a sigh of relief.

"Food and lodging included? You still pay so much money every month? You, a craftsman, are earning more than our officials."

Chapter 256 Factory Location

"Forehead…"

Hearing this, Liu Xiu laughed awkwardly and wanted to deal with it.

During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, there were two watersheds in the allocation of salaries to officials.

One is in the seventh year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu may also feel that the salaries of officials are too low, so he decided to give land to civil and military officials at all levels,

This policy was abolished less than a year after it was implemented, because Lao Zhu felt that such a policy would lead to competition between officials and the people for land.

The other is that in the 13th year of Hongwu, after the Hu Weiyong case was investigated and the prime minister system was abolished, the salaries for officials were adjusted again.

Instead of distributing salaries with grain, it was changed to distributing grain mixed with banknotes.

There was a saying in the history books that said,

Since ancient times, the official salary system has been thin, and there has never been such a person.

That is to say, no official salary in any dynasty can be so low!

It's okay for the salary itself to be low, but this group of officials can't even get this little salary,

Lao Zhu still had to fold his salary back and forth. This month, the food was issued, and the next month, the banknotes were issued, and the next month, the food and banknotes were mixed together.

Daming banknotes, everyone understands it, folks don’t use it at all, its inflation rate is ridiculously fast, and in the later period, Daming banknotes are no different from waste paper.

Although Hong Wunian has not yet reached such a situation, the depreciation of precious banknotes does exist, and Lao Zhu also treats the depreciated banknotes as salary and distributes them as salary.

It is conceivable how bitter the Hongwu officials were.

"Your Majesty, the salaries of your officials are unprecedented, and presumably there will be no future ones."

Liu Xiu smiled bitterly and said.

How could Lao Zhu not be able to tell that Liu Xiu was stabbing him? The old man blushed and said stiffly,

"The money given is not too little, anyway, they will never starve to death!"

Liu Xiu heard the words and said,

You can't die from starvation, but you can't just die from starvation.

If you keep more servants and servants, this amount of money is not enough for everyone to eat and drink. Why don't you say that the officials are not greedy?

However, Liu Xiu can also understand what Lao Zhu is thinking. Lao Zhu is not willing to light candles on weekdays, and he has survived poverty all the way.

So he felt that the officials didn't farm the land, and they didn't do anything. Anyway, they couldn't create material value for Daming, so why send them so much money? !

Enough to eat and drink? !

What bike do you want? !

Even if Lao Zhu's idea is to go through all the emperors, looking at the whole history is quite explosive.

He felt that officials serve the common people, and put this idea into practice,

Although the final effect is unsatisfactory, this concept is hundreds of years ahead.

But Lao Zhu didn't count human nature.

Not everyone has such a high moral level like Lao Zhu, and we cannot force all officials to think so.

Liu Xiu can be sure that if a questionnaire is given to all Hongwu officials now,

Ask them why they are officials,

90.00% of it is for fame and fortune.

As long as it is human, who doesn't want to live a good life?

it's human nature,

But old Zhu had to go against human nature, and the result was that Daming's corruption continued to be banned and intensified!

Lao Zhu's idea needs to be changed a little bit, and besides, it has to be discussed in private.

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed, and he said seriously, "Xiu'er, we just discovered today that these craftsmen are really useful."

Liu Xiu's expression brightened when he heard the words, and he asked curiously, "Why did Your Majesty make such a statement?"

"We thought it would be the same whether craftsmen were there or not. After all, we can't pay taxes to our government like farmers."

"En." Liu Xiu nodded. This is why the status of artisans has always been low in history. The emperors of all dynasties have the same consensus.

Artisans are useless.

Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "But let's turn around and think about it, all the things we use have something to do with them, the plow for plowing the land, the knife for fighting, and even the fucking chamber pot, all have to be made by them! "

"And, as long as they can be more..."

"Innovation." Liu Xiu added.

"Yes! Innovation!" Old Zhu paused, "That's a fucking good word!"

"As long as they can innovate, let the plows plow a few acres more, and make the knives of war sharper, the impact will be huge!"

Hearing this, Liu Xiu's face was full of joy, she suddenly got up, saluted,

"It will be the biggest gain for His Majesty to figure this out today!"

If Daming does not want to be overtaken by the western curve, the most basic condition is that everyone must pay attention to industry and craftsmen.

And in the beginning, it was to start from Lao Zhu,

Da Mingzi's thoughts are enough to affect the whole world!

Old Zhu smiled, "Hey! You've made us feel a little embarrassed! By the way, are you full? Come with us?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Ma Sanbao made a gesture to follow, but was stopped by Liu Xiu, who turned to Shen Wansan and said,

"The matter of the contract must be finished before I come back. Sanbao, this is very important, and you should pay more attention to it."

Shen Wansan and Ma Sanbao said in unison, "Yes, sir."

Liu Xiu nodded and followed Lao Zhu out of the inn.

Old Zhu said directly, "If you want to make these things, how can you do without a place to stand? Is there anything you like?"

Liu Xiu looked sad, "I haven't found it yet."

The place Liu Xiu wants to use is not a house that can be entered several times, but a land that can accommodate several huge workshops.

Although it is ancient times, the land of Wu is also very expensive. Not only is the land expensive, but there is no market for it.

What's more, Liu Xiu's purchase of such a large piece of land will basically not be approved by the government, because it is an act of merger.