Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 292 Industry
Qian Fan, one of the beneficiaries since Zhu Houzhao took control of the Eighth Bureau, Qian Fan used to be just a craftsman of the Eighth Bureau, but he is still a craftsman now, but the treatment is not the same.At this time, Qian Fan, Bingzhanju was from a sixth-rank master. Although this rank was only implemented within Bingzhangju, it still made countless people envious.

Because this master craftsman from the sixth rank has a Wusan rank, that is, the Zhongxian Xiaowei from the sixth rank, which is the lowest rank of the Wusan rank.

But with this grade, it represents an official status, and it means that no matter where he goes, Qian Fan is the sixth-rank Zhongxian captain of Daming.

Zhu Houzhao once set up many methods of grading craftsmen, and finally thought that the best way is to give official positions, because this is a feudal dynasty, and this is an era of official standards.Whether it is scholars or ordinary people, everyone looks down on businessmen. It is not a day or two, and it is very difficult to reverse it.Although it is very common for scholars to do business in private, in the chain of contempt, businessmen are the lowest level.

The highest rank in the chain of contempt is officials, or scholars. Although it is difficult for a craftsman to give a civil official an official position, there is no problem with the Wusan rank.

A Wu San class represents the promotion of status and the leap of class. If there is no such thing, what will the court use to attract people?In the past few years, the business and trade of Daming has been very prosperous. Because of the existence of Daming Qianzhuang and Qiyizhai, the national trade of Daming has surged. Under such circumstances, the importance of talents is reflected.

Once the household registration system is released, these craftsmen will be in high demand, and the remuneration given outside will be very high. Don't treat businessmen as fools, they all know what it means to be a great craftsman.

The imperial court wanted to keep people, but they couldn't give so much money, so they could only start with their social status. In later generations, many people took the civil servant exam, and even those with good family conditions also took the civil servant exam. Why?Is it because civil servants not only represent wages and benefits, but also social status. Although an official does not earn much, if he goes out, he will have a high status.

Qian Fan is one of the beneficiaries of Zhu Houzhao's experimental system. From the sixth rank of Zhongxian Xiaowei, this is not low in the military.

Qian Fan has also done a good job in these years. Whether it is the research and development of water conservancy stamping machines, the improvement of steelworks, or even the forging of plate armor, this person is very proficient and has put forward many suggestions for improvement. It can be said that he is a weapon expert of Ming Dynasty.Such talents, Zhu Houzhao naturally valued them very much, and the treatment they gave was good enough.

Soon Qian Fan walked in from the outside, a middle-aged man in his 40s, his fingers were covered with calluses due to working all the year round, but he was still in good spirits.

Now that he is an official, it is naturally different from when he was a craftsman. After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Qian Fan knelt on the ground and gave Zhu Houzhao a big gift.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and waved his hands: "Get up! How many times have I said it, there is no need to salute every time."

"Etiquette is indestructible. I was raised by the Crown Prince alone. I dare not forget the kindness of His Highness the Crown Prince." Qian Fan said hastily.

Zhu Houzhao laughed immediately. This Qian Fan really looked like an official, but his gratitude was also real. Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Tell me, what's the matter here today?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, the site selection of the Liaodong military factory has been completed, and I have found suitable iron ore and coal mines, so we can start building steel factories and weapon forging factories." Qian Fan said quickly: "What needs to be done now is We have recruited workers and started building the factory, and if we have enough manpower and money, I can complete the construction within three months."

After hearing Qian Fan's words, Zhu Houzhao immediately smiled, nodded in satisfaction, and said, "That's very good. The new army's three-month training has almost been completed, and there is still time."

"As for the money and food, you don't need to think about it. How much money and food and grass are needed, please come up with a figure, and I will let someone approve it."

Zhu Houzhao is in a good mood. Once the arsenal and the steelmaking plant start construction, then this will be the first project to stimulate the economy of Liaodong. It will recruit a large number of laborers, and the money he invested will also drive a large number of other industries, such as iron ore and coal mining. .When people have money in their hands, it can drive the development of commerce.

This is a virtuous circle, which is why governments in various regions in later generations are willing to come up with various preferential policies for investment.

In one place, if a large enterprise settles down, it will drive the development of an industrial chain and at the same time solve the livelihood problems of countless people.Zhu Houzhao has also tried it before. The steelmaking factories and weapon factories in the capital have absorbed a lot of labor, and the food in the capital camp has made a lot of people's livelihoods, and it is the same in Liaodong.

Not to mention other things, just the daily food for the [-] new troops and auxiliary soldiers is a large sum of money. If you open up the purchase of meat, it will bring livelihood to many people.

You can breed, you can also go hunting, if someone buys it, someone will do it. Zhu Houzhao believes that in the next period of time, the wild animals in Liaodong may suffer.But in this era, Zhu Houzhao naturally wouldn't talk about wildlife protection. In the forests of Liaodong, there are really jackals, tigers and leopards.

All kinds of wild goats are protected animals in later generations, but they are all in groups in this era. For the common people, they are all money.

As long as they can make money, the people will have the motivation to continue working. Of course, there is also a problem here, that is, the money is Zhu Houzhao’s early investment, and the people have benefited, but how to maintain it and how to make a profit is the only way to do it. It is the key, otherwise Zhu Houzhao would not be able to keep investing money. This is the importance of pillar industries.

Of course, these issues that Zhu Houzhao considered had little to do with Qian Fan. He came here today to ask for money. Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, he quickly bowed and said, "I will do it right away!"

Seeing Qian Fan leaving in a hurry, Zhu Houzhao laughed immediately, and said with emotion: "This is the people of Daming, as long as you work hard, you will have everything." Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Liu Jin, and then He ordered: "Let's go, let's go to the Governor's Yamen to have a look. Speaking of which, I haven't chatted with Yang Qing these days."

Zhu Houzhao left the hotel and walked out with his guards. After leaving the hotel, Zhu Houzhao felt two words, that is lively.

Compared with when I first arrived in Guangning, there is a difference of thousands of miles. Before that, Guangning was really a military town, but now it feels like a market, and there are more people on the street. There are also many things.

(End of this chapter)