Take the mall to Datang

Now laborers are in great demand, coachmen are even more in demand, and carpenters and blacksmiths are in high demand. As long as they are available, they are paid quite well, and these changes also indicate that the working class has a little spark.

At the same time, many big aristocratic families also saw the opportunity, and soon there were aristocratic families engaged in such workshops. What they did was only make wood embryos for the Carpenters Union, such as making embryos for wood, processing wood and other work.

In this way, after part of the processing work was subcontracted, the production speed of the carpenters alliance's carriages began to increase, which also allowed Zhang Xingzhi to find a new type of business model. The comprehensive strength of the Carpenters Union.

A month later, the assembly of a hundred horse-drawn carriages was completed, and at the same time, the first batch of iron was also refined into refined iron by the Military Weapons Supervision and was being shipped to Cangzhou.

In the Ministry of Industry, Yan Lide focused all his work on the manufacture of carriages, and the first batch of hundreds of carriages from the Carpenters Union had already been delivered to the Economic Development Department. This made him unable to sit still, and immediately began to pay attention to the Carpenters Union. The current trend is mainly because the production speed is really amazing.

Originally, Yan Lide wanted to surprise Yuan Shan when there were enough carriages, but he did not expect that the production speed of the Carpenters Alliance was too fast. The Ministry of Industry sent people to investigate the situation before, and the number of people was really incomparable, but When so many carriages were delivered, Yan Lide felt that something was wrong.

So I found Yuan Shan to talk about this matter, and now the only person who can help him is Yuan Shan who is also in the officialdom.

"The manpower invested by the Ministry of Industry is three times that of the Carpenters Union, but the production is still worse than them. What is the production process of your Ministry of Industry?" Yuan Shan asked.

Then Yan Lide started to talk, and Yuan Shan immediately understood after listening to it, so he said: "The key reason is the assembly line. The production method adopted by the Carpenters Alliance is division of labor and cooperation, which means that the craftsmen are divided into different groups. To be responsible for processing each part of the carriage, and adjust the number of personnel input according to the difficulty of processing and output, so that workers always make the same part and practice makes perfect, and the adjustment of the distribution ratio of personnel will speed up the production progress."

After hearing this, Yan Lide suddenly realized, and asked in amazement: "Could it be that this is how Yuanjia Workshop worked in the first place?"

"Yes." Yuan Shan said.

"Yuan Pushe is such a strange person. He can come up with such a workshop method. It's Yan who cherishes himself with his broom. I'm really ashamed." Yan Lide said.

It’s no wonder Yan Lide was so surprised, just like the carpenter’s alliance, it didn’t develop because of Zhang Xingzhi’s joining. Zhang Xingzhi learned these things at the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, and gained a lot after applying them in practice. grades.

And these things are just some small means of management. The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are usually responsible for the royal project. There is no such concept, so in the final analysis it is the reason of the different working environments.

Chapter 522 Service and miscellaneous corvee

Tai Chi Temple.

At the court meeting, Li Shimin asked, "What else is there?"

Yan Lide stood up and said, "I have something to say."

"speak."

"I suggest amending the two items of 'serve' and 'miscellaneous corvee' in the tax law. If the court collects corvee for too long, it may harm the interests of the people, which is also not conducive to the court's tax revenue." Yan Lide said.

As soon as the words came out, the court immediately started discussing that this was a big deal, and the recruitment of corvee was mainly for economic support, and the ministers were all thinking about what Yan Lide was going to do today.

Li Shimin is also a little confused, what is the reason for changing the time of corvee, and what does it have to do with the interests of the people.

"Why did you come to such a conclusion, let's talk about it." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, at present, Chang'an Chang'an employs workers with a minimum wage of five renminbi per day, and the minimum wage for hired workers in a month is 150 renminbi, and the shortest period for the imperial court to recruit corvee is one month. According to common sense, it takes two months for the people to pay rent for work, that is to say, two An ordinary hired worker can earn [-] Wen per month. If the imperial court enlists corvee labor for two months, the loss of [-] Wen can feed a family for more than half a year. Give the corvee system a contract employment system." Yan Lide said.

"Contract employment system, what is this?" Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty, this is a system for the protection and restraint of the interests of both parties. To sign this contract for the people who are eligible for corvee service, the imperial court needs to pay some wages every day during the working period, and the construction period is often limited. The excess time will be paid by wages. Subsidies, so that the court can subsidize the common people with a relatively small amount of money, and the consumption caused by the common people can also promote the economic development of our dynasty." Yan Lide said.

"Promote economic development?" Li Shimin must have just ordered it. This Yan Lide must have heard something from Yuan Shan. After all, no one except the Ministry of Economic Development would mention the word economic development.

Then think about it, in fact, it really deprives the interests of the people, but under this system, corvée is an important part of supporting the imperial court. It is abolished when it is said to be abolished. As the emperor, he would like everyone in the Tang Dynasty to work for him. Well, it's a bit of a fantasy to pay wages.

But Yan Lide's account is worth studying. After all, what Yan Lide said at the beginning was not to harm the interests of the people, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it in terms of long-term development.

"This matter will be discussed later, the court is like this today, let's go." Li Shimin said.

After the meeting, the little eunuch stopped Yan Lide.

"Yan Shangshu, Your Majesty invites you." The little eunuch said.

"See Your Majesty!" Yan Lide said after seeing Li Shimin.

"Excuse me, you and my ministers don't need to be so polite." Even though I said this, as a courtier, I knew it was not true.

Yan Lide knew why Li Shimin asked him to come here. Corvée is a kind of tax law collection, which is very important. It is not something that can be changed just by changing it. He said it today because he wanted to attract attention.

"I've heard about the Ministry of Industry. I didn't expect the Ministry of Economics and Development to save a large part of its funds. This is thanks to you, Lide." Li Shimin said.

"Sharing His Majesty's worries and saving the treasury for the imperial court is a matter of duty." Yan Lide said.

Li Shimin was very touched when he heard this, and immediately said: "Today, I will stay in the palace for dinner, and we two should have a good chat."

After chatting for a while, Li Shimin asked: "The corvee matter is a big deal. You must know that Baigong is a very important support part of the dynasty. Paying the money will put a lot of pressure on the treasury."

"Your Majesty, I think that all tax laws can be paid in currency, so that it doesn't matter whether there is corvee or not. At that time, workers can be hired to do things. Besides, people's lives can be improved if they have money. Isn't this a good thing?" Yan Lide Said.

"I think this theory is more like that kid Yuan Shan put forward. He thinks about how to make money and make more money every day." Li Shimin said.

Yan Lide was a little speechless, this is really the case, no matter who thought that the word "money" was the first thing Yuanshan thought of, he didn't make a sound. Those who listened to the preaching thought it was very reasonable to put forward something.

Yuan Shan did not go to the court meeting. The reason is very simple. His Ministry of Economics and Development does not need to participate in the court meeting every time. This was approved by Li Shimin and everyone agreed after coordinating with the six ministries. Definitely could be the seventh.

"Yuan Pushe, the miners in other state capitals have to hold some time to transport them due to the problem of transportation capacity. It may take a lot of time." Yu Jingming said.

"How about this, let the horse-drawn carriages of the Ministry of Economic Development go directly to the state capitals, and then let them directly send them to Cangzhou, and the freight involved will be borne by the Cangzhou Shipyard." Yuan Shan said.

Yu Jingming didn't say anything. He was in charge of the work of the Ministry of Economic Development, so when considering issues, he would still focus on the interests of the Ministry of Economic Development.

When it comes to freight, Cangzhou Shipyard may have to spend a lot of money for this, and in addition to the existing fleet, it also needs to hire a fleet from Chang'an to complete the ore transportation, so the Chang'an fleet began to carpool again.

When the ore is transported, it will be brought back with kelp products, which is a win-win situation, and it is also a great use for the carriage.

Because of the transportation capacity, businessmen from Luoyang also set up carpentry workshops in Luoyang under the help of Zhang Xingzhi. The wealthy businessmen in Luoyang took the lead in building carriages. The businessmen in Luoyang were even crazier than those in Chang’an City. The production has already started within a month, and the various parts suppliers have a clear division of labor, and the speed and productivity are faster than that of the Carpenters Union.

However, they were constrained by Yuanji's bearing factory. The bearings they needed had to be supplied by Chang'an. The shipping cost increased some costs, but the purchase price of the Ministry of Economic Development did not change, which caused the merchants to lose a little profit. But this is nothing compared to the big head.

The joining of Luoyang businessmen made Yuan Shan never expect that this could be regarded as driving the industry. The carpenters in Chang'an including the Ministry of Industry are already saturated, and it is a very good time for Luoyang businessmen to join in.

In this regard, officials from the Ministry of Economic Development also sent special inspections to Luoyang. For the convenience of transportation, the horses were purchased from Luoyang. a start.

The Ministry of Economic Development ordered a huge number of carriages, which is why Luoyang merchants were willing to join in.

In the beginning, Zhang Xingzhi came into contact with Luoyang merchants in order to expand the scale and increase production, but he did not expect that these merchants were far crazier than he imagined. Then Zhang Xingzhi's reputation in the carpenter circle became bigger, but the actual benefits However, some were separated.

Chapter 523 Machinery and Manpower

With the joining of Luoyang merchants, the number of carriages in Chang'an increased.

The problem of insufficient transportation capacity in Chang'an was quickly resolved, and the transportation pressure of various mining areas was also resolved.

Marquis Mansion.

Dugu Ruolan is checking the recent income of the Yuanjia property with the accounts.

"Husband, the bearing factory's income this month is 30 guan, and it also earned 20 guan after excluding costs. It's just that the employees reported that the production was insufficient due to the increase in supply. The employees of the bearing factory have been working overtime frequently recently. Is it okay to continue like this? " Dugu Ruolan said.