Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 349, Artisan School

Liu Jin was very fortunate that he did well in the exam and got the number one scholar. He was admitted to a place like the Imperial Academy.

If the exam is not good, like my two students, because Huang Jinquan is in the top three, he will be sent to Renzhi County directly. , it can be regarded as staying in Beijing, I am busy every day, and I am so tired that I am dying.

The key is that the two of them are tired, and the appreciation is not as fast as my own. I just need to stay in the Imperial Academy for a few years with peace of mind. Up to the sixth rank, and then promoted to the position of the fifth rank of the Bachelor of Attendance.

Then he went to work in Zhan Shifu, like Wang Shouren's father, Wang Hua, who is almost a fourth-rank official at this time, and if he comes out of Zhan Shifu, he is basically a servant of the sixth department, and at this time he is a third-rank official Yes, if everything goes well, it will be the rhythm of the six ministers and re-entering the cabinet.

It is almost impossible for Huang Jinquan and Tong Yuan to make such a smooth rise to the top. They are both officials of the seventh rank now, and it is not known how long it will take to rise up step by step.

Liu Jin likes the work in the Hanlin Academy of the Imperial Academy very much. It belongs to the typical kind with few things to do, close to home, and quick appreciation.

The leisurely Liu Jin can also do all the things he wants to do well.

On the south side of the capital, Wangjiazhuang is only a dozen miles away from the capital.

The entire large area of ​​land around Wangjiazhuang is all Liu Jin's land. Of course, this land was previously owned by British Duke Zhang Mao, and Zhang Mao later sold it to Liu Jin.

At this time, the area around Wangjiazhuang was extremely busy. Thousands of laborers were hired by Liu Jin. There was a long queue of four-wheeled carriages transporting reinforced concrete and building materials, and several huge factories were under construction.

This is the place Liu Jin plans to use to build a textile factory. Wangjiazhuang is close to the capital and has convenient transportation. It relies on the capital and backs the entire North China Plain. The capital itself is also very close to the border area. In the future, it can continue to come from The raw material of wool is obtained from the grasslands, and it is perfect to set up a textile base here.

Wangjiazhuang realizes that in a group of courtyards that have been built, hundreds of skilled craftsmen have been hired by Liu Jin with high salaries. At this time, they are constantly studying the blueprints of new spinning machines and looms brought out by Liu Jin to create new spinning machines. and looms.

"Old Liu, isn't it too slow to build spinning machines and looms like this? These hundreds of people can't make many spinning machines in a day. When will we be able to fill up our factory?"

Liu Jin accompanied Zhu Houzhao to inspect here. Zhu Houzhao looked at the few spinning machines that had just been manufactured, and he was rarely dissatisfied with their speed. There are hundreds of people, and this speed is too slow.

The key is that Liu Jin's salary and treatment for them is really good.

Like here at Tianjin Shipyard, Liu Jin also set up grades for these skilled craftsmen, and conducted regular assessments and re-education, and their remuneration was also linked to these. The higher the grade, the better the remuneration.

But even if he is an apprentice, Liu Jin still pays three taels of silver. If he can be awarded the title of master, even the lowest level 1 craftsman has a monthly money of five taels of silver.

In addition to the monthly money, plus many other benefits, it can be said that Liu Jin turned these humble craftsmen over at once.

Whether it is a blacksmith who blacksmiths, a carpenter, or a cement worker on a construction site, as long as he enters the industry under Liu Jin's command, all of them are included in this system.

This is also the reason why Liu Jin can recruit many craftsmen casually now, because the salary offered by Liu Jin is too high, which has formed the effect of a thousand gold and bones. Every time Liu Jin needs someone, as long as one Shout out, craftsmen from all directions are willing to gather here.

Now there are already craftsmen from Shandong, Shanxi, and Henan who have come to the capital to give birth. It is naturally the best to enter the industry under Liu Jin's command. If you can't enter, you can also enter other workshops and factories. Craftsmen are needed everywhere. People, the treatment is much better than before.

"Your Highness, they have just begun to study these spinning machines and weaving machines. They will manufacture some samples first. After they are familiar with it, they will use the assembly line production method. By that time, it will be almost here."

Liu Jin smiled and said, then thought for a while and added: "But what you said is correct, Your Highness, they are indeed too slow."

"Although each of these craftsmen has relatively rich experience, most of them are illiterate, illiterate, and rely on their own experience to do things."

"In a short period of time, we can still deal with one or two, but if we want to truly innovate and make breakthroughs, this will not work. We still have to focus on the future and establish a specialized artisan school."

Here, Liu Jin realized that his development path might be wrong. Even if he has golden fingers, what he can do is limited. More attention should be paid to the cultivation of talents.

Like Tianjin Maritime Academy, it is necessary to set up a special craftsman school to train craftsmen and R&D talents, and finally to the step of training scientists.

Apart from the Tianjin Maritime Academy, whether it is the Tianjin Shipyard, the Miyun Iron Works, or the Tianjin Cement Plant, it is just an internal training and education system, not a specialized school. Workers are trained.

Although the effect is also very good, Tianjin Shipyard has been very successful and has trained a large number of excellent shipbuilders, laying a solid foundation for the HNA industry.

But education should actually be started from the baby, cultivated from the baby, and educated from the most basic things. The most important thing for a tall building is the foundation.

As far as the present is concerned, Liu Jin has clearly given the blueprints, and these hundreds of craftsmen have also studied a lot of geniuses, but the manufacturing speed is still very slow. Many times, when these craftsmen make parts, there is no way To achieve uniform standards and specifications.

For the same thing, there is a difference between what Master Zhang made and what Master Li made, and there is no way to use each other. This is enough to explain the problem. If you want to industrialize, this will not work.

In the final analysis, it is still necessary to educate from basic things, because Master Zhang and Master Li are both adults and have their own experience. They rely on their own experience to do things, and the things they make are natural. There is a difference.

"Artisan school?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he was slightly taken aback.

This artisan is a lowly person, but the school has been a sacred place since ancient times, a place for teaching and educating people. The scholars are all noble, even those who can't pass the exam for fame are coaxed by bullshit.

Now that artisans and schools are linked together, and a special artisan school is to be built, are you sure you can recruit students?
Are you sure you won't be strongly opposed by Shilin?
What are you planning to teach at the artisan school?
Four Books and Five Classics?

Or teach blacksmithing, or teach carpentry or something like that?
All of a sudden, a lot of things came out of Zhu Houzhao's head, and he felt that this idea was not realistic.

If it is teaching the Four Books and Five Classics, what is the difference from a traditional private school? If it is teaching blacksmithing, carpentry, etc., it cannot be called a school. Shihlin will not allow you to call people with the name of a school blacksmith.

"Old Liu, your idea is not realistic, is it?"

After thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao said.

"My initial plan was like this. We will first set up some affiliated schools, such as Miyun Iron Works. We will run a Miyun Iron Works school. As long as they are the children of factory employees, they can come to study for free and include a lunch."

"The content taught in this factory school is different from ordinary private schools and academies. We don't teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and we don't teach the Spring and Autumn Days. We divide these courses into specific subdivisions."

"It can be roughly divided into five courses: Chinese Studies, Mathematics, History, Geography and Natural Studies!"

Liu Jin nodded, and after thinking about it, he made a preliminary statement of his plan.

"I know mathematics, history, and geography, but what about Chinese studies and natural studies?"

Zhu Houzhao listened carefully, thought for a while and asked.

"Guoxue is actually literacy, teaching them to read and write, but what we teach is not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but also poetry, songs, and so on."

"As for natural science, it is a subject that studies nature. To be precise, it is the predecessor of the artisan school, such as studying how to make better steel, increase steel production, or study how to dye cloth. , how to make more cloth, etc."

Liu Jin thought for a while and replied that natural science is actually the predecessor of science. There is no scientific term now. After thinking about it, it is better to use natural science instead.

"This is interesting, but if you don't teach the Four Books and Five Classics, and don't take the imperial examination, are you sure someone will send your child to study?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, thought for a while and came to a very critical question.

"We can recruit workers. As long as they come out of the school, we can make them apprentices in various factories. It is equivalent to the predecessor of craftsmen. When the time comes, we will set up a craftsman school. As long as they graduate from it, we will recruit them with high salaries. read?"

"For most children from ordinary families, it is good to be able to read and write. Do you still expect to take the imperial examination?"

Zhu Houzhao’s problem is very realistic. People are profit-seeking, and they will not do things that are not beneficial. If you can’t take the imperial examination, no one will study. It’s better to help work and earn money if you have the time to study. practical point.

Even in later generations, some people still think that reading is useless.

　Is reading useful?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)