Because of the problem of mixing the old and new monetary systems, the unit of "Wen" still exists, and everyone is not used to calling it "points". According to the new monetary standard, if one yuan is equal to the original one tael of silver, fifty wen is equivalent to five cents, of course, in fact, it cannot be directly converted in this way.

However, the salary of fifty wen a day, only one or two five official silver for a month, the actual conversion is not one yuan and five jiao of the current new currency, this is because the circulation of the new currency is not too high, so the value of the currency has increased slightly, if it is placed at the end of the Ming Dynasty, this salary will make many people rob their heads, but now......

The salary of a strong man in the prime of life is twice as high as this, and the skilled have to double it again, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, who can still value this little salary? And this is only the price on the construction site, if you know how to do the craft, the price in the workshop is even higher.

But even if the wages are so high, labor shortages are inevitable, so in order to tap human resources, but also to save expenses, businessmen and factory owners naturally implement the apprenticeship system, groups of children only 12 or 13 years old, attracted by the beautiful vision of learning a trade to support their families, into various shops and workshops.

Naturally, the prince and his entourage also saw these child laborers, but no one regarded this phenomenon as a human rights violation. Second, because of the labor shortage, the treatment of these child laborers is not too bad, so no one thinks there is anything wrong with this matter, but Jiang Tian, as a traverser, his bottom line is higher than in this era, so he issued an order to make three chapters of the law on the entire labor market.

Because it is a temporary contract, the content is very simple, the first article is that the employer has an unshirkable responsibility for the birth, old age, sickness and death of employees during the work period. Article 2 is that both parties to labor have equal rights, and corporal punishment and scolding are not allowed. The third is to have at least two days of paid leave per month.

These three articles seem very simple, but they are a bit ahead of their time in this era, mainly because they cannot be physically punished and paid leave, which makes many capitalists complain, but before they can protest, the labor shortage makes them have to use more favorable conditions to recruit people. Besides, as long as the wages are high enough, no worker complains about this.

Speaking of this phenomenon, it is absolutely unbelievable in other regions, but here in Tianjin, it is logical, and the incomprehensible prince has to ask Jiang Tian for advice: "I understand the mind of Mr. to treat the people preferentially, needless to say, these Japanese laborers are also handled in one piece, but why can only Tianjin implement it?" ”

Jiang Tian stood up and pointed to the cement road outside the shed: "Because I have a Cotai Avenue here that can make you rich!" Because I don't have apportionment and unspoken rules here! If you want to make a lot of money, you have to expand production, which is determined by the contradiction between supply and demand. ”

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, this truth is understood by Chinese in later generations, in fact, the ancients of this era also understood, but they did not have the ability to change the pattern of the world, that is, it was impossible to build roads to get rich. But Jiang Tian gave them this opportunity, and the cement road leading directly to the harbor and the canal wharf was not only hard and smooth, but also made the speed of carriage traffic faster, and the carrying capacity increased, even if it was an old-fashioned two-wheeled and double-wheeled single-wheeled carriage, the carrying capacity was much higher than before.

At the same time, because of the tax reform and the crackdown on monopolies, ordinary businessmen also have the opportunity to exert their strength, and the prosperity of industry and commerce will inevitably lead to the prosperity of the relevant tertiary industry, and all industries are expanding rapidly, which makes the manpower even more strained.

If this method could be used to resettle the displaced people in the world before the chaos in the late Ming Dynasty, the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty may not be affected by the Xiaoice River period, and there would not be so many peasant uprisings, but unfortunately history has no ifs.

In this time and space, Jiang Tian knows very well how to stimulate the development of industry and commerce, especially when he understands that under this system of "almost nothing" commercial taxes, why after the evolution of capitalism, he can formulate a local system to promote commercial prosperity, as long as the capital is invested, he has his own way to make society mobile.

Now the only question is whether the existing management method is capable of the next reform, because the original Confucian governance of the country raised the merchants as fat pigs, but all the benefits brought by killing pigs went into private pockets. The reason why the vigorous reform in the original time and space was brilliant was that there was an urgent need for reform in the whole country at that time, and the courage to take the first step was bold, and other places learned from the experience of others.

And in this time and space, the only two people in the world who have the will to reform are Zhang Tao and Jiang Tian, even if someone knows that they want to change the law to become stronger, but what to do is inconsistent, especially after Zhang Tao canceled the privileges of the literati, a few people of insight did not dare to stand up, so this Tianjin Wei can only be handed over to Jiang Tian.

Therefore, if Lord Jiang wants to reform, he must find allies to support him, and at the same time, he must also have a large amount of money to invest, which is not an investment of millions or even tens of millions, and it is not enough for Emperor Zhang to invest his own private money, so Jiang Tian can only use the method of attracting investment.

Because of the smooth road, led to the development of industry and commerce, the original vacant land in the new city also followed the rising tide, the first to follow the investment of several major business groups, because of Jiang Tian's guidance, the location of the land is the best, only the appreciation of the land has exceeded the original number of shares, which is greatly beyond the expectations of many people, but also let more people look at the red heart.

Watch as the carriages off the gallop, each loaded with a variety of goods, as they pull into the shops along the street, the raw materials go farther to the workshop areas, and more trains converge on the former canal wharves to load ships north or south.

Looking at all this, the prince suddenly had a feeling that the world of great rule was in front of him, and he couldn't help asking: "Mr. originally advocated the abolition of the Cao Cao and the change of the sea, and I don't know how many people inside and outside the court criticized Mr. for impeachment, but looking at it today, this canal is even busier than before. ”

The corners of Jiang Tian's mouth twitched slightly: "I don't know what the intention of those people who impeached me is, let's just think they are worried about the country and the people, after all, didn't Li Zicheng of the former Ming Dynasty also rebelled because of the abolition of the post station......"

Now the river yamen is gone, and the canal is no longer occupied by official ships, but it is for the businessmen to see the business opportunities, you must know that although this gallop is easy to walk, it is still only limited to Beijing and Tianjin, so many state capitals and cities along the canal, if they can be connected by the canal, its money is really unlimited.

Zhang Huan frowned and thought for a long time: "But now that this river has not been repaired by the government, how can it be used for a long time?" ”

Jiang Tian is even less worried about this problem: "If the official family does not repair, there are people who will repair it, as long as it is profitable, there is no worry that no one will do anything, but I am afraid that when the time comes, the yamen where the gates are located will take the initiative to take out money to maintain it, because it can collect customs fees from merchant ships." Besides, even if no one repairs the river, there is still a road to be built! ”

In the past, no one was willing to do this, because in addition to the special river yamen in charge, the main runners on the canal were also official ships, and once the grain season came, other private ships had to avoid it, which gave birth to the use of official ships to smuggle business. Now the whole country has to promote the new tax system, and the amount of profits and taxes to be paid each year is already a matter that cannot be capped, and if the localities want to get excellent in the evaluation, they can't find a way to make money.

This is also another labor shortage that Jiang Tian is facing now, that is, there are too few subordinates who can understand and implement the new policy, and now he does almost everything himself, so the reform is only carried out in the line from Tianjin urban area to Tanggu, and it is beyond the reach of the whip. So he was more concerned about the training of new officials than the speed of road construction.

Lin Yi almost lived in the house of his old classmate Jiang Weiqing during this time, because of the arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince, Lao Jiang was so busy every day that his feet did not touch the ground, even so, after returning home every day, he would rather not get close to his wife who had just married for less than two years, and also light a few candles in the guest room to help Lin Yi make up for his lessons.

This is enough to move the old boy Lin Yi, when his family was not in decline, he didn't dare to light candles at night, at most there was a dim oil lamp. I can listen to the old classmates say that since the arrival of Master Jiang, the salary of the clerk has been regularized, although the previous fees and filial piety are gone, but the serious salary and subsidy are counted, there are as many as ten taels of silver, and now they have been exchanged for silver dollars with higher value.

So it's not a problem to say that this little thing is to light a candle, the question is whether Lin Yi can catch up with the timing of this first civil service exam! As an insider, Jiang Weiqing knows very well that in order to quickly fill the gap in personnel, it is impossible for Master Jiang to set too high a threshold in this first examination, so he can only recruit a group of people first, and then choose the best jobs in the future.

"I wonder how Brother Xian is reviewing this new learning?" Jiang Weiqing, who was holding the teacup, blew the tea leaves in the cup: "Although the time is relatively tight, this recruitment examination is probably the easiest, so Brother Lin must not miss this opportunity." ”

Jiang Weiqing still has something to say, that is, your old Lin is almost at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, even if you have a greater grasp of it next year, how many opportunities are there in the yamen for people like you who have been half-cut into the ground?

Lin Yi is also well aware of the pros and cons of this, although he is dizzy when he sees this mathematics and politics, he still grits his teeth and tries hard to memorize or understand, but after all, he is getting older, and he has long lost the intelligence he was when he was young, not to mention that he was not smart when he was young.

Jiang Weiqing looked at his reading notes for this day, and knew that it was simply difficult for him to study on his own: "The cram school before the exam is about to start teaching in the near future, and I have registered a name on behalf of my brother Taiwan, but fortunately, when I bought a house, it was not too far from the yamen for the convenience of running errands, and Brother Lin still lived with me temporarily, and it was more convenient to attend classes every day." ”

It's not that Lin Yi hasn't thought of going to a cram school, but he doesn't know the details of this cram school and is a little hesitant. Second, I am afraid that I will be old and take classes with a group of young people, and my face will not look good. Today, Jiang Weiqing made this master for him, and he knew that there was only one way to go.

This cram school is divided into two classes, because there are too few people who have the ability to teach, so Jiang Tian arranged for the township exam cram school in the morning, and these teachers in the afternoon to teach the content of the pre-examination cram school for civil servants. If you really want to be more serious, the class time of this cram school is even more intense, and it is a challenge to be able to finish everything before the exam.

Speaking of which, Jiang Weiqing also knew what Lin Yi was worried about, and now he was dizzy even with the content of the township exam, not to mention that there was a civil servant recruitment examination behind, he put down the teacup and sighed: "Brother Lin doesn't have to worry too much, it's not a secret that we and other people who are already in the official department are also going to take the job examination, so there are many old officials who are scratching their heads for the exam, so you can also be regarded as an open side, this civil service examination training can be participated in by anyone, and there is no longer a restriction on meritorious origin, so I also signed up for you, junior brother." ”

This is equivalent to Lin Yi having to stay in school all day, as for whether this can improve his exam scores, Jiang Weiqing is not sure, but he knows that the so-called pre-examination training for civil servants is the key, otherwise what if he wins the title of Xiucai?

Lin Yi didn't know why he, a classmate, was so concerned about his own affairs? But he knew that this was of great benefit to his dream, so he had to nod and say nothing.

Compared with Lin Yi's twisted attitude towards classes, many people are paying attention to the upcoming training classes, they may not really be able to put down their bodies and start from the grassroots level, but at least they must know what the topic of the future opening of the course is, even if they want to oppose the new learning, they must first know what the new doctrine is.

So when the day of school comes, no matter which cram school is full. Jiang Tian's official school yamen, which was intended as a classroom, obviously could not accommodate so many people, so he could only vacate the commodity trading center under construction, and use the main hall of the center that had just been built as a classroom, and the tables and chairs were borrowed from many merchants.

In this humble environment, 300 tables and chairs are fanned out in front of a large blackboard that has been improvised and the researchers seconded here by the Naval Research Institute act as instructors, adjusting the students' seats according to their age and height. It wasn't until they were all seated that Jiang Tian walked to the podium.

Since Jiang Tian appeared, these students, regardless of whether someone commanded them or not, consciously stood up and saluted Jiang Tian unevenly. This is the etiquette that a student should have to the local parent officials, but this time Jiang Tian did not put on a good show like other officials to exempt them from the courtesy, but the same starting gesture was counted as a return gift.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what this Jiang Lord means, until Jiang Tian stood behind the podium, motioned to everyone to sit down, and then said: "Don't be surprised, you give me a salute, I should return the courtesy, this has nothing to do with identity, knowledge, status, this is an ancient system, many Confucian scholars claim to be Confucius's disciples, but they don't even understand the number of etiquette, it's really ridiculous!" ”

This first sentence of the opening sentence first released a thunderbolt to the vast number of Confucian scholars, and there were many people hiding behind to listen and observe, and the prince was one of them, and as soon as he said this, he could only smile slightly bitterly.

"You are here to study for the exam, and all the teachers will give it their all, but your class is only 300 people, but there are as many as 600 students in the afternoon class, so in order to maintain the teaching order, students who have not signed up for the afternoon class, please do not stay here." At the same time as Jiang Tian spoke, the noise of construction was heard from time to time in the distance, but fortunately, there were no electrification tools in this era, and the noise was much smaller than in later generations.

In order to maximize the proportion of training, the tuition fee is graded, and in addition to the basic tuition, there are two additional miscellaneous fees, the difference is that those who pay more money get a stationery bag and exercise book, while those who pay only the basic tuition only have only one textbook. But the amount of money paid is not necessarily related to your seat, the young and small are in the middle of the front row, and the old and bad-eyed are on both sides of the front row, so that the students in the whole classroom can be taken care of.

Lin Yi was not short of money, so he generously paid the full amount, and when he received the stationery, he couldn't wait to open his study set, two pencils and a pencil sharpener, a wolf brush and a dipping pen, and a glass ink bottle, which were all packed in a wooden stationery box, and wrapped in a thick cloth bag, as for those teaching materials, I didn't understand them.

The jerky textbook did not dilute his excitement, and like many teenagers, he slung his schoolbag belt on his shoulder, feeling the envious gaze of many classmates, even if the spine had long been crushed by the years, he unconsciously straightened up. He can now understand what the mood of those people with the title of the gold list is, just because of the four words "Tianjin Official School" sewn on the schoolbag, he feels that he is walking in a tiger's style, not to mention those who have been admitted to the examination of lifting people and jinshi.

At this time, Jiang Tian's speech continued, and Lin Yi pulled his thoughts back and listened carefully: "...... Many people have attacked me for deceiving my teachers and destroying my ancestors, saying that I don't respect the sages of Confucius, but in fact, in my opinion, the person who said this is the real deceitful teacher and destroying the ancestors. You must know that although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism, this Confucianism is no longer Confucianism, don't say that the Dong Zhongshu Ram School is not Confucianism, even if it is Cheng Zhu Lixue, isn't it far-fetched and misinterpreted by later generations? Therefore, the new school of this new dynasty only learns the Confucian scriptures, no longer pays attention to the noise of those people behind, and learns when to learn is to learn and learn, and there is no need to think about taking out a "learning" or "learning" to think about how to make an eight-strand! ”

Although his words have long been widely spread, but the first time these students heard the original speech of the real person, they still felt that they had been shocked a lot.

"So how should the newly learned students govern the country and level the world?" Without them asking, Jiang Tian asked and answered himself, and then said: "Although I am against the eight shares, Cheng Zhu Zhixue has a good saying: learn from things, and apply them to the world!" In the future, you don't have to worry about whether certain learning comes from the Confucian classics, as long as you can help the world, it is good learning, and you have to learn it. This kind of land is learning, this building a house is learning, this road building is learning, even if it is a good piece of paper, a pen is learning, even if the energy is limited and you can't learn the world, you must apply what you have learned to benefit the world, even if you can't get in and out of the phase, you have to benefit one party......"