Take the mall to Datang

Yuan Shan also took the accounts and said: "The current production capacity is enough. If you expand blindly, there will definitely be troubles in the future. You should spend a little money to let Yuanjia Workshop make a few steam engines and send them over. You can't make up for it too much in terms of personnel. That's enough for production needs."

Dugu Ruolan asked: "Why, wouldn't it be good to expand the scale?"

Yuan Shan heard Dugu Ruola that you were very interested in this matter, and that the secretaries around him were quite complete, so he explained: "This problem is mainly about machinery and labor. Think about it, if our sewing machine What will happen if you take it to the textile factory?"

"It will increase production!" Lan Lan said.

"The sewing machine has been imitated!" Qin Qing said.

"The Yuan family will make a lot of money!" He Ye said.

"Get the sewing machine to the cotton mill, and the price of cotton clothing will drop!" Dugu Ruolan said.

"..."

Everyone expressed their opinions, and Yuan Shan continued to say after listening: "It's all reasonable, but it's not a trouble, but the impact of the application of machinery. The trouble I'm talking about is that the use of machinery will reduce many people's job opportunities. , Think about it, there is no difference between a bearing factory and a sewing machine. They are both machines. It is enough for a few people to take charge of one machine in shifts, and the output is all obtained from the production equipment.”

"What does it matter?" Dugu Ruolan asked.

"Obviously, you didn't think about the key point. The reason why you say it is a contradiction between machinery and labor is because the use of machines does not require so much manpower. But what is the situation of each workshop now, except Yuanjia Workshop What are the characteristics of other businessmen's industries?" Yuan Shan said.

"Master Hou, Caiyi knows that other merchants have a lot of workshops. Take the Cotton Chamber of Commerce as an example. There are now more than [-] textile workers, and the cloth and garment industries have covered more than a dozen major industries. State capital." Caiyi said.

"That's right, if you think about it, if the sewing machines are used by female workers, the Cotton Chamber of Commerce will still need so many female workers to work, assuming that the demand is equal." Yuan Shan said.

"Husband, it turns out that's the case. On the other hand, if the demand remains the same or continues to decline after adding more machines, it will be a big trouble to have so many employees. But wouldn't it be fine to fire the redundant people?" Dugu Ruolan said.

"It's a very direct way to dissolve the employment relationship, but have you ever thought about the impact that so many workers' sudden unemployment will have on Chang'an? It's unknown, but there will always be a lot of trouble, so the Yuan family The industry will not do such a thing, everything is planned according to the market demand, don't blindly expand the scale." Yuanshan said.

If it is carpenter workshops, blacksmith workshops and other jobs that require a lot of people, you don’t need to consider these issues, but industries like bearing factories that only rely on products to make money have to consider. Although the bearing factory is very busy now, the market demand The quantity is very large, but it also involves a problem of production cycle and production cycle. Even if it is possible to make thousands of bearings a day, what is the use? .

"Husband, I understand, today I learned a new skill from my husband." Dugu Ruolan said excitedly.

"By the way, husband, the matter of the bearing factory has been settled, and there is also the ceramic workshop. Since the ceramic tiles fired by our ceramic workshop were applied to the Chunmanyuan Song and Dance Hall, many merchants and shops have received a lot of orders. Now they are firing The order has been delayed for two months." Dugu Ruolan said.

"There is no way around this. The current output is really too low. It took a long time to get the wall tiles for the Chunmanyuan Song and Dance Hall. We can only build a few more cave dwellings. Let's find someone to do it immediately. This kiln factory needs to be expanded at least three times in size." Yuan Shan said.

There are not many businesses in traditional industries, and this kiln factory is one of them. Compared with cement kilns, this ceramics did not make much money before, and even the capital could not be paid. Later, it was barely maintained by firing some living utensils. After the time met the needs of the Yuan family, it was stopped directly. At first, this thing was built for the purpose of cultivating sentiment. After it was started, the benefits were average, but since the tile was born, this situation has completely changed.

Yuanjia ceramic kiln has become a cornucopia. Many merchants want to obtain the technology of firing ceramic tiles. Yuanshan also received visits from many merchants, but in the end they did not sell this technology.

"Husband, I have one more thing to say." Dugu Ruolan said.

"You can say anything you want," Yuan Shan said.

"The monthly salary of the Yuan family's hired workers has always been the highest in Chang'an City. Even the monthly salary of maids and maidservants is more than three times higher than that of other houses. Although the Yuan family has a big family and a big business, it may cost more every month if it continues like this. If it goes on like this, the employees in the Yuan family industry will be proud." Dugu Ruolan said.

"Well, this matter can be studied. The monthly fee of the Yuan family is higher. At first, there were some poverty alleviation situations. Now, a project requires thousands of people. Tens of thousands of people invest in this. This labor cost It is indeed very expensive, and it is actually possible to pay according to Chang'an's employment standards. In addition, the meat welfare of Yuan's employees is already the best in Chang'an, so from now on, we will maintain the current monthly salary. We will make specific adjustments when the average salary in Chang'an becomes higher," Yuan Shan said.

"Okay, let's do it according to my husband's wishes." Dugu Rulan said.

"Is there anything else going on today?" Yuan Shan asked.

"That's all for now." Dugu Ruolan said.

Ever since Yuan Shan was in charge of the Ministry of Economy and Development for the imperial court, Dugu Ruolan was in charge of all the properties of the Yuan family, and the secretary group was responsible for the assistance. Today is the day to focus on the family property. Hearing that the matter has been dealt with, Yuan Shan said: "Since Now that the matter has been dealt with, let's have a group dinner today, do you think it's a barbecue or a barbecue?"

Chapter 524 Water Entertainment

At the end of June, Lishan Mountain, Xinfeng County.

Today is the day when the common people's bathing place is open. After such a long period of construction, this is a big project invested by the Yuan family.

The blaster starts making all sorts of noises like it cost nothing.

There is a lot of people, there are a lot of people here today, and the experience price is only ten yuan per person for bathing, which is not a big deal for those who are working now. It is only twenty yuan for a family of three. Why is it because of the common people? Access to the baths is free for women.

This can be regarded as a kind of welfare, but in fact, the price is used to stimulate women to enter the bathing place. Today, there are not many women who come to the opening of the bath, and most of them are middle-aged women from Xinfeng County who are brave enough to come in.

Most of the people who came were men and children.

Before Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie came in, they specially bought swimming trunks sold at the swimsuit stall at the entrance. Needless to say, the material felt the same as shark skin, and Yuanshan bought them from the mall. Take out tens of thousands of swimsuits and sell them. The cost of each swimsuit is about 45 yuan, but the price is as high as more than ten guan, so Yuanshan is using the system mall to collect money crazily.

Bathing, including bathing, steaming, and raining, has long been commonplace for military generals such as Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Zhijie, but the current situation is that in addition to these services can be enjoyed in Yuanjia Manor, common people's baths can also be used now. Enjoy it, and this is even closer to Chang'an City.

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a special day for bathing, which was highly advocated by the court, and most of the common people would respond positively. They were the main consumers in the bathing places of the common people, and the price of simple bathing was not expensive.

But after taking a bath, you can go to the water playground to play. This is the most attractive. Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde found a fun thing in swimming trunks, called rapids.

A slide-like thing hangs over a swimming pool and slides down from it with the current.

"I said, old Cheng, do you really want to go on like this?" Yuchi Jingde asked hesitantly.

"It should be like this, what's wrong with us, you'll know if you try it." Cheng Zhijie said.

"You come first, I'll help you sweep the formation." Yuchi Jingde said.

Qin Qiong on the side came up and said: "I said you two have been sitting here for a long time, why haven't you come down yet, this thing is exciting, I guarantee you will like it."

Speaking of which, Qin Qiong went down the slide again with a life buoy, and yelled a few times as she went down, expressing that she was very happy.

After a while, Yuan Shan came up with a lifebuoy on his shoulders, his whole body was wet, and when he saw the two, he immediately said, "The two uncles are really very elegant. It's been half an hour and you are still basking in the sun here, boy. I won't bother you anymore."

Said Yuanshan sat on the lifebuoy and went down again, and when he slipped into the water, a large splash of water was immediately thrown.

"General Cheng, General Yuchi hasn't gone down yet, this thing is really fun, don't you really plan to try it." Changsun Wuji said after seeing the two of them.

"Old Cheng, go down, what are you waiting for?" Yuchi Jingde said.

"You first, Yuchi, I'm basking in the sun." Cheng Zhijie said.

"Father, why are these two generals basking in the sun here? Don't they play this torrent?" At this moment, the eldest grandson rushed up and asked suspiciously.

"These two uncles of yours are not familiar with water, and they are very timid. Hush so that they don't hear it. We father and son play this." Changsun Wuji said.

"Changsun Wuji, what are you talking about? Who is cowardly?" Yuchi Jingde said, before he finished speaking, he heard Changsun Wuji and Changsun Chong go down one after another.

"Hmph, this eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said that a certain was timid, so let him see how powerful this general is." Yuchi Jingde stood up, holding a life buoy in one hand, and looked at the slide.

"It's just that we can't let him underestimate it." As soon as Cheng Zhijie finished speaking, Yuchi Jingde directly mentioned Cheng Zhijie's life buoy under his buttocks, and then Cheng Zhijie's whole body went down in an instant.

When his eyes were sharp and his hands were quick, he directly grabbed Yuchi Jingde's leg, and then the two of them were like this, one sitting on the lifebuoy and spinning around, and the lifebuoy in Yuchi Jingde's hand didn't know where it flew, and the whole person just slid along like this down.

"Puff!" There were two boulders hitting the shore, and the water splashed all over the bodies of the surrounding people, instantly attracting the attention of the surrounding people.

Just when the two were about to struggle, they found that the water was not as deep as they thought.

"Hahaha, this torrent is really fun. When you go down, it's like waves hitting your body. It's so exciting. I want to try again." Yuchi Jingde said.