The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 98

"Ooh...oh!"

It was not yet dawn.

In the shed area, the big rooster raised in the kitchen was already crowing vigorously, and it was bound to scream like the sun, and everyone woke up.

"Crash."

People put on work clothes, came out of the dormitory one after another, and gathered in the open space.

"Report the number."

"One, two, three, four... twenty..."

In the public house in the distance, there is a group of people.

Zhu Di, Zhu Gaochi, Commander, Qianshi, Tongzhi, Qianhu, the leaders stared from the windows.

"Boss, the military household drills every morning, you can't mess around, you can't tolerate blind instructions." Zhu Di looked away.

There are some changes in the way the team assembles.

"This method is not bad." Chen Xian, the commander of the right guard, took the initiative to speak for Zhu Gaochi.

2000 people.

Which guard is not stained?
Zhu Gaochi suddenly became a fragrant bun, and even Chen Xian, who had the hottest temper, subconsciously began to get close to Zhu Gaochi.

"Isn't it a fucking every day? Will the soldiers complain?"

Among the crowd, Tang Yun, the commander of the Yanshan Central Guard, raised his doubts.

"I still have to work during the day, and the intensity in the morning will not be very strong."

"It takes two quarters for the team to assemble and run. They run for five miles, return to the same route and march for five miles, and return to the camp for two quarters to practice."

"After the end, they will be given half an hour to wash up, and then go to the cafeteria to have breakfast and rest for a while."

"I work for two hours in the morning, one hour for lunch and lunch break, and two hours in the afternoon."

The time given by Zhu Gaochi is a combination of work and rest.

It not only ensures the drill of the soldiers, but also ensures the progress of the engineering team, and at the same time takes into account the lives of the soldiers.

in other words.

It is equivalent to getting up at six o'clock every day, running for half an hour, practicing for half an hour, having breakfast and resting for an hour.

Start work at eight o'clock, work for four hours, eat at twelve o'clock at noon, and take a lunch break for a total of two hours.

Start work at two o'clock in the afternoon, work for five hours, and end get off work at seven o'clock.

From six to seven in the morning.

Thirteen hours.

Humane?
inhuman.

The work of the engineering team is not as hard as farm work.

If farm work is not called work, it is a waste of life.

But the engineering team takes a long time.

So is the factory.

The factory works [-] hours a day, not counting the time for three meals, but there is no lunch break.

The wages in the factory are also lower than those of the military households in the engineering team, one or two taels of silver per month.

Therefore, although the work is easier than the farm work, it takes longer, twelve months a year, except for four holidays every month.

Compared with the sweatshops during the rising wave of migrant workers in later generations, working fifteen or sixteen hours a day, all month long, is more humane.

Compared with the early stage of Western industrialization, it can no longer be called humane.

Civilian households in engineering teams are not mentioned, but military households are given preferential treatment.

Meals and rest are enough for three hours, and the working hours plus practice is a total of ten hours.

For the same general workers, military households have to pay five kuai and silver, and there are also four days of vacation every month.

really.

After everyone heard the words, they all felt good, and no one thought it was abuse.

Some people even praised the little prince for his benevolence.

"It's nothing else, I'm just a little worried, can some military households keep up?" Although Tang Yun gets along well with the eldest son, he will not be sloppy when it comes to military households.

Knowing that the assigned work is no problem, I began to worry about the physical fitness of the military households.

Many military households live in poverty and have poor health.

"will not."

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

"The food in the cafeteria is full of oil and water."

"Go and have a look."

With a wave of Zhu Di's hand, Zhu Gaochi took Zhu Di to the cafeteria.

at this time.

The east has turned white, the soldiers have run out of sight, the sight is getting clearer, and the road conditions on the road can already be seen.

The white mist in the kitchen is like a fairyland.

As soon as everyone entered the door, they could smell the smell of meat, and their eyes lit up.

"And meat?"

"Every meal."

The cooks stopped what they were doing one after another, seeing a group of big shots at a loss, some of them were about to kowtow.

Zhu Gaochi stopped everyone, and said: "Continue to do your own work."

Many people have met the little prince and know that the little prince is friendly to others. People say that the little prince is a good prince, and everyone likes the little prince.

The two stewards naturally knew the identities of these people. Hearing that there was King Yan here, they couldn't help but take a second look.

But the young prince had already explained it, so they endured their timidity and urged the cooks to continue working, so the work of the kitchen was not interrupted.

Zhu Gaochi beckoned and asked the steward to come over and talk about today's meals.

The steward stepped forward tremblingly and stuttered in front of everyone, but it didn't affect everyone's understanding.

"Eat steamed buns, pickles, and stewed pork lung slices in the morning."

"Rice for lunch, tofu and vegetable soup, steamed fatty pork, pork liver fried with yellow flowers, shredded mustard."

"Eat whole grains, bean soup, roasted melon slices, and shredded pork at night."

Hearing this, many of the crowd had complex expressions.

this meal.

Just listening to the name, some people's family is not as good as it.

at this time.

Stewed pork lung slices out of the pan.

The crowd looked.

A pot of thick soup, splashing pork lung slices were poured into the pot, and the fragrance filled the air, some people swallowed.

"It's really oily."

"No matter how poor a person's foundation is, they can live a long life if they are raised for a period of time."

Everyone no longer hesitated, and compared to just now, people praised the little prince even more.

"One exercise every day, half an hour of practice, running to lay the foundation for marching, and the practice is mainly to organize the ranks."

"For each class, the military households are responsible for the drills themselves."

"Can you practice well?" Someone raised concerns.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "It's not that I just let it go, there are Qiu Qianhu and the others watching."

Qiu Fu stared unceremoniously at the inquiring person.

Zhu Gaochi turned his head, stood beside Zhu Di, facing everyone, and said in detail: "Every military worker's salary is one, two, five dollars a month."

"The salary of the team leader is one or two or eight dollars."

There are also some people in the guard, Zhu Gaochi will also take the initiative to give money.

Even if they don't want it, Zhu Gaochi has to give it, let alone miss this opportunity. It is a good opportunity to win people's hearts not only for Zhu Di, but also for himself.

For example, Qiu Fu and the others.

They also have to worry about the two thousand military households, and they can't order people around for nothing.

Give them money, they don't want it, Zhu Gaochi changed it to a gift, the price of the gift is neither light nor heavy, just right.

Therefore, the wages paid by two thousand military households per month are around 500 taels.

It needs 3 taels of silver a year.

If you count on the land tax, it is indeed a considerable sum.

But business is different.

If the monthly production of steam engines reaches 4 sets, the factory's monthly profit will be nearly [-] taels of silver.

There is also a coke refinery.

Although the profit is far less than that of the steam engine, the coke refinery has a large volume. When the scale is expanded, it will still make a lot of money every month.

Relying on a monopoly business.

One month's profit can be enough for two thousand military workers' wages for nearly two years.

After the opening of the railway.

All mining areas will use railways to transport coal, and other goods can also be transported, and transportation fees will be charged, which can also earn back expenses.

Not to mention that the railway is a huge profit.

That's how business is.

Although there is a lot of money invested, as long as it is successful, it will earn more money.

The others were secretly speechless.

A few thousand taels of silver a month, and the eldest son threw it out without blinking his eyes. Could it be true, as rumored, that there is a bit of stone turning into gold.

Some people couldn't bear it anymore, and calculated the number of workers in each of the eldest son's factories in their hearts.

Calculated based on 4000 people, wouldn't it cost 8000 taels a month just for wages?

When Yan Wang's mansion was at its most beautiful, it never spread money like this.

What happened to the engineering team was beyond everyone's expectations.

The management team composed of Baishen and military households managed it in an orderly manner.

There are many subtleties, and they are thoughtful and take care of all aspects. There are several truths contained in one small matter.

Zhu Di did this specially. He called all the heads of the guards and made a big move.

He came forward to help the boss solve the matter of the military household going to work in the engineering team, and no one in the Yanshan No. [-] Security Guards dared to oppose him.

But things can't be done that way.

He took the initiative to let the officials of the guard station take a look, let those who are not familiar with the engineering team know that what the palace is doing is a good thing, and thus dispel their doubts.

Seeing that the goal was achieved, Zhu Di didn't stay to watch.

The kitchen is uncomfortable, and the military households who came back also affected them.

Everyone left the engineering team, separated from the prince, and went back to their respective guards. Some people couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder the prince let the eldest son go."

"The eldest son is so promising, of course the prince is reluctant."

"It's not just that." Someone revealed: "I heard that in the palace, the Eldest Young Master sometimes speaks better than the Wang Ye."

"It's impossible, it's definitely a rumor." Qiu Fu didn't believe it.

"It's just that you don't know." The man said with a smile: "Because you offended the prince, the prince may not care about it, but if you offend the eldest son, the eldest son will not rub the sand in his eyes."

"What do you say?"

Tang Yun asked curiously.

The commander's question, the man didn't dare to talk nonsense, and explained in detail: "I heard that once the manager of the eldest son's factory came to the door, and the old eunuch of the palace asked someone for a door ceremony. After the eldest son learned about it, he went straight to personally There was a beating."

Everyone was shocked.

The eldest son has always been kind to people, but he never expected to be the master who can beat people by himself, so he didn't notice it at all.

Moreover, the eunuch was sent by Ying Tian Mansion, the prince usually turns a blind eye, how dare the eldest son do this?

"The prince took action to deal with the aftermath. Not only did he not punish the eldest son, he didn't even scold him."

"No wonder."

Everyone suddenly realized.

With this incident as a warning, no one in the palace dared not listen to the Eldest Young Master.

"According to me, the eldest son made such a big noise, and the Chief Secretary never seemed to ask. This is not like the Chief Secretary's previous style."

"Who said you haven't asked? It's not that the prince came forward, it's just that the outside world doesn't know."

"Besides, the chief envoy will be transferred, and the new chief envoy has not yet arrived, and he will leave. If you offend the prince again, you will be asking for trouble."

"Officer of Flowing Water."

Someone laughed.

As hereditary military officers, many of them looked down on civilian officials.

So who is Peiping Budaosong?

Naturally, it is the palace.

Even the hereditary military officers in the guards had changed over the years.

The commander of the Yanshan right guard is not a newcomer.

Compared with the government.

The generals of the guards were even more convinced of King Yan.

Because King Yan is always there.

(End of this chapter)