Chapter 340: The Steam Engine Brings Reform Opportunities
The top-down reform in the Assassin's Mansion has made the operation of the entire Meizhou more efficient, and the decentralization of power under the sound system will not only not weaken Zhao Yuan's control over the entire Meizhou, but will also allow Zhao Yuan to have a clearer understanding of all aspects of Meizhou from the reports of various departments.
The workshop army camp outside Meizhou City is not far from Zhao Yuan's new Zhao Mansion.
In the workshop army barracks, in the past few days, in addition to the sound of soldiers training, there is also a strange sound that does not stop morning and night.
This sound is even more pronounced in the quiet of the night.
"Fifth brother, since you have discovered a big gold mine, why don't you send more people, how can I look at this side, there is no change at all."
"Yes, fifth brother, your heart is too big, and your wealth is moving!"
Coming to the outside of Meizhou City, Zhang Xucong and his long history have become normal.
"Brothers, you can go in with me."
Zhao Yuan sold the guanzi and walked into the barracks with a few people.
"Where's the gold mine?"
As soon as Wang Pinxuan entered the barracks, he looked around.
"In the innermost."
"Fifth brother, you're not lying to us, how can there be a gold mine only in such a few places, although we haven't seen what a gold mine looks like, but we have heard of it."
"Haha, you'll understand right away."
"What's that sound?"
"This voice is what I call the 'big gold mine'."
Zhao Yuan said happily.
"See Lord Thorn, the Four Long History!"
"No need to be polite, I'll bring four long histories to open my eyes."
Zhao Yuan waved his hand and led the four of them into a huge tent, and a large stream of heat rushed towards several people, dispelling the little chill of early winter.
"What is this?"
"Zhao's Steam Universal Power Machine!" Zhao Yuan said happily.
"You've been so happy these days, just because of this thing?" Wan Yunjun asked.
"Isn't it worth rejoicing, listen, what a beautiful sound!" Zhao Yuan ignored the smell of soot in the air and took a deep breath.
"This thing, it is full of power when it looks at it, and it is placed in this barracks, is it a powerful weapon?" Zhang Xucong guessed.
"Let me introduce to you, Yang Te, the only eighth-level master under all the workshop systems in Meizhou, this thing was developed by him leading many senior masters over several years."
Zhao Yuan cordially took Yang Te's hand and introduced Zhang Xucong and the others solemnly and proudly.
"It turned out to be Master Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time." Zhang Xucong and the others still have some impressions of Yang Te.
"Several owners are very good and refreshed, it seems that here in Meizhou, it must be even better than when they were in Gray Plain." Yang Te also said with a smile.
"Don't mention it, I was sold to him by your Lord Assassin Shi, Master Yang, tell us about this thing, your Lord Assassin Shi, but this thing has become a 'big gold mine', wait, why does it look so familiar!"
"You take out a banknote from our Meizhou!"
"It turns out that all the banknotes in Meizhou are painted with this thing, what is the purpose of this Zhao's steam universal power machine?"
"This machine, the role can be great, we Meizhou City large and small workshops, only need to use manpower machinery, after debugging and adaptation, it can replace most of the manpower, and the efficiency of production, according to different industries, less can be increased by thirty or fifty times, more can be increased by hundreds of times!"
"That's it?"
"Don't underestimate this thing, this machine should be regarded as the culmination of all the latest technologies in Meizhou."
"Today, I brought a few brothers to see this thing, mainly to make you have some music in your hearts about some of the changes that have occurred after the massive application of steam engines in Meizhou."
"Wait, fifth brother, are you going to make a big move again?"
Zhang Xucong and several people exclaimed.
"Yes, the current Meizhou can no longer tolerate low-key."
"This machine needs to use a lot of coal, so we have to increase the mining efforts of several coal mines that we have discovered in Meizhou, and at the same time ensure the safety of mining."
"Also, the construction of road infrastructure in Meizhou should also be accelerated, and the financial attributes of Meizhou Qianzhuang should also start to play a role."
"I don't think there is any problem with this steam engine now, except that the airtight gasket needs to be replaced every two to three days, the performance is stable and reliable, and it has been manufactured on a large scale, and then promoted to the entire Meizhou workshop system."
"In addition to these, it is also necessary to distinguish the ownership of all the workshops, most of the workshops that were originally only under the names of a few of us, because of this major change in production, it is no longer suitable for only a few of us, so it is ......"
"Fifth brother, don't worry about us, you can do whatever you want."
"Yes, in this area, we don't take it seriously, in the past few years, we have earned a fortune from these workshops that we can't spend in a few lifetimes, and since we promised you to be the governor of the Assassin Mansion, the growth of personal wealth is no longer our pursuit."
"After listening to me, my brothers said that because all suitable workshops must be upgraded with steam machines, I plan to turn all the workshops that are about to be mechanized into a public-private partnership, and the Thorn Mansion will come forward and borrow a sum of money from Meizhou Qianzhuang to buy half of the shares of all the mechanization and upgrading workshops, and our original shares will be diluted proportionally."
"Why do you want to be under the name of the Assassin's Mansion instead of the name of the fifth brother?"
"I don't need so much money, besides, in the future, Meizhou, all the construction, can't be all paid by me."
"We get it, it's good."
"Okay, then I'll go on to say that the five of us only have forty percent of the shares, and the remaining one percent will be distributed to them according to the ability of the management and technical personnel of each workshop."
"For example, Master Yang Te, the research and development of the steam engine you led, your project team and the people you think will be of great help to you, you will be able to get a part of the 30% shares of the Zhao's Steam Universal Power Machine Workshop that will be established immediately, and I will give you a detailed charter at that time." Zhao Yuan said to Yang Te on the side.
"The steam engine can be successfully developed by Lord Thorn Shi should be the first credit, we just follow the route drawn by Lord Thorn Shi and do some work within our ability, and we can't afford to be a thirty percent share."
"No, you deserve it, it is undeniable that I have indeed played an irreplaceable role in the research and development of this sharp weapon, but the manpower is sometimes poor, and it is impossible for me to manufacture it myself, so you are also indispensable!"
Meizhou is developing, while the ability to earn money is constantly improving, the speed of spending money has not fallen at all, and Zhao Yuan's family foundation has been hollowed out by infrastructure construction in various places in recent years.
Therefore, Meizhou's main source of finance, that is, the various workshops, cannot meet Meizhou's development needs by relying on taxes alone.
The public ownership of the workshop is the best solution that Zhao Yuan can think of.
The system is sound and the rights and responsibilities are clear, not only in the officialdom of Meizhou, but also in the management of each workshop.