The technology of producing iron nails has been improved quite slowly, but the papermaking machines can already operate with a clattering roar.

Tie Jinqi said: "At present, the paper mill makes dead money, each machine can produce 2,000 catties of output per day, and if several machines run together, all the dead money can be made in a day, but the ingredients are not in supply, and the current is still stable 3,000 catties of dead money per day." ”

Wang Lanling didn't expect that the money was so popular, not only in Xieshan County and Jinshan County, but also in several nearby counties.

Although the imperial court restricted the movement of people, business in the county was not affected, and it was even many times better than in previous years when business was not allowed.

When the people of Xieshan County sold iron tools to the county town and surrounding counties and towns, they also sold some dead money at the behest of Hu Wangxiang.

The appearance of this dead money is very good, especially the feel and pomp when counting money, which is very stylish!

In this era, coins were scarce, and most people could not count money like bank tellers.

And a thick pile of dead money, a pile of dead money worth a million dollars, can be bought for only five cents, which is a good and cheap sacrificial item for many people.

The price is big enough, 10,000 a piece!

Affordable, 100 tickets are only five cents!

It feels good, it doesn't stick to your hands, and it makes a sound when you count pia~pia!

It is not easy to imitate, and ordinary small workshops cannot produce this kind of pure white paper with a slight sense of friction.

Even if it can be produced, it is not comparable to the low price under industrialization.

It's only been a month, and even the state capital has been infected, and whoever dies will find someone to buy some of this dead money.

On the contrary, there are not many people who buy quilts and nails, which makes Wang Lanling, who is vigorously developing the textile industry, feel depressed.

"My lord, if you want the quality of paper to go up, the ingredients must be less, and now we need more people to process it in our paper mill, and we also need people to cut wood and process raw materials."

Wang Lanling was very unhappy, he nodded and said: "Well, you can do this kind of thing, making money is to better improve our technology and strength, don't indulge in making money." ”

"Yes!" At present, we are short of manpower, although it is now machine pulping and cutting, but the chemical procedures such as handling and some alkaline water are all used by labor prisoners selected from the quarry. ”

Wang Lanling said: "I know this, is there any problem? ”

When I was defending against the bandits, I arrested a lot of people, and then these people confessed some people, and they were all arrested.

Some of the most vicious people were shot outright, and some of the rest were assigned to quarries and mining areas.

The female dependents and thieves of some bandits were arranged to farm, shepherd, pick dung and weave, and they would not be released if they were not reformed.

Those who do well in the quarry will be transferred to slightly easier positions, such as paper mills with high chemical pollution.

"There is still not enough manpower, and there are still many people in short supply, especially those who are literate and numeracy, and have no problems with their ears and mouths. ”

Wang Lanling said helplessly: "This kind of person is lacking in Heishui County, don't talk about it here, if it really doesn't work, let's find some more people, but still improve the quality of iron tools, and now these iron things have delayed the progress." ”

Tie Jinqi looked at Wang Lanling and said, "My lord! If you want to build a steel mill, you also need people! Now there are not many idlers in our county, except for those who grow grain and build houses and repair things! If you build a steel mill, then you can only find a way from those electricians and the old women in the village! ”

Wang Lanling leaned back in his chair, clasped his hands in front of him and thought.

"The 100,000 people in the county are indeed few, alas! If only we had tens of thousands of idlers in Heishui County! ”

It was also after arriving in Shanhai County that Tiejinqi became more and more aware of the benefits of having more people.

"My lord, there's no way to conjure up so many people now!"

Wang Lanling shook his head, "Yes, there are two ways to come quickly, the first is to catch horse bandits and do hard work, and the second is to recruit farmers from nearby counties, towns and villages to come and work." ”

After hearing this, Tie Jinqi said: "I'm afraid that the first one is dangerous, and it won't be good if we lose people ourselves, and if the second one is to recruit people, don't we still have to give money?" ”

This man's ideological consciousness is still not high enough.

Wang Lanling explained: "To make money is to spend money, otherwise what is the purpose of making so much money? Be a miser? Write a notice to recruit people. ”

Iron Jinqi agreed, "I'll go now." ”

After Wang Lanling left, he was about to finish here, and when he went home to accompany the child, he walked in alone.

Gao Wangshan said, "My lord, the new Ya is going to be empowered today, do you want to go and see it?" ”

Because of the development, Wang Lanling decided a long time ago to change the place of the yamen to another place, and this is to be used as a school.

Empowerment is to pour cement on the roof of the building, and at present, only one layer is being built, and the partition between the first and second floors is being watered, and then it needs to be built layer by layer.

Wang Lanling said: "You can just watch there, I don't understand the things of architecture, and the past is also a mess, but these are the places where we will work in the future, and the quality must be passed!" ”

"Yes!" Gao Wangshan agreed, and continued: "There is not enough stone on the quarry's side, and there are also people who dig sand from the river, and lime and stone from the mountains, which have been reduced a lot these days, and I am worried that it will affect the progress. ”

Wang Lanling sighed, "I know, now let's be steady, I'll figure out a way to deal with manpower." ”

At present, the development of Shanhai County is inseparable from the population.

The more the population, the faster the development, and concentrate the full strength of the peasant workers and technicians to do big things!

Now there is no other way to either go to the snowy mountains in the west to catch bandits, or to hire people in the cities, villages, towns and villages in the east.

Wang Lanling is inclined to catch bandits, because not all peasants like to work, people farming land belongs to farming, and when they are suddenly exposed to work that requires a moment of idleness, they will also refuse.

For example, Hu Zhong's herdsmen refused to become workers.

It is not easy to adapt herders and farmers who are accustomed to slow life to factory life.

Shanhai County has been in a dangerous situation for a long time, and Wang Lanling relied on his prestige and lure to trick into the factory, so he still handed over a lot of hard work to those bandits and horse bandits.

Even in a broken place like Muzhou, everyone can eat enough, and the biggest threat is beasts and humans, not a matter of food and clothing.

Therefore, expecting these people to change their mentality and work overtime can only promise heavy profits, and Wang Lanling does give a lot of preferential benefits to the people of Shanhai County.

This includes, but is not limited to, providing subsidies for lunch, education, hot water, clothing and shoes.

People who are accustomed to living a quiet life will basically not stay and continue to work, Wang Lanling can only focus on poor places, in those backward areas that are willing to come and work hard.

"A worse place than Shanhai County...... Is there really one? ”

Guo Shujiu walked in and said happily: "My lord! Tao Kun led the team to escort sixty bandits back, and they should have arrived in the afternoon! ”

Wang Lanling was overjoyed, and there were new people in the quarry to join!

"Good! Very good! Very good! ”

You don't need to be shot, you can send it directly to the quarry for labor reform, and if you die, burn some dead money for them to be entangled!