As the saying goes, if you say above, you will break your leg below.

At present, the laws of Daqin are strict, almost all aspects are bound by laws and regulations, civilians abide by the law, and officials are the same, you must know that in order to force the spell, the Qin State has killed a lot of people, including the royal family, and Gongzi Qian has been cut off because of the law, these are still vivid, and now many evil laws of Daqin have been terminated in the hands of Lü Buwei, and after Chen Xu came to power, a batch of large-scale abolition and modification of a batch, but under the vigorous promotion of Li Si and other Legalist disciples, However, the tradition of the Great Qin Law has not weakened in the slightest, but has become more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

There is a strong law, but at present, under Chen Xu's reform, the three provinces and six ministries have some separate meanings, the vigorous development of commerce and the traditional workshop system of state-owned enterprises has been unable to adapt to the current market development, private enterprises adopt a completely market-oriented management mode, self-financing, everything can be solved with money, but like the experimental factory and the silk factory, these state-owned factories, still use the ancient forced labor system, the factory workers are recruited from the private recruitment of female workers, according to the law, these people are allocated a pound of rations every day in accordance with the lawHowever, because of the special situation, the rations of the factory workers were increased to two catties, so that the factory logistics had room to operate, and the excess grain money was used to purchase oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, meat and vegetables, etc., so as to meet the dietary standards of three dishes and one soup in the household.

But if according to Chen Xu's purchase of river shrimp, a large amount of oil and salt can be used to make delicious meals, and occasionally one or two meals are no problem, but if the regulations are formed throughout the year, there will inevitably be a big hole, and there is no way to make up for it, because the silk factory does not have independent financial control at present.

Chen Xu naturally understood the director's words, sat on the chair and stroked his chin in contemplation.

As the saying goes, money can make ghosts grind, but without money, nothing can be done, so he can naturally write to the first emperor to ask the Shaofu to increase the financial allocation to the silk factory to improve the quality of life of the workers, but Daqin now needs too many places for the imperial court to spend, and there are more and more subordinate factories, which not only can not fundamentally solve the problem, but will cause a huge financial burden to the imperial court.

A large number of state-owned factories in later generations were slowly raised in this way, without innovation, without burden, and everything was produced in accordance with the requirements of the state, and later the state could not afford it, so it could only be sold, which not only caused a large number of state-owned assets to flow arrows, but also caused a large number of workers to be laid off, and the laid-off workers of the state-owned enterprises whose iron rice bowls were broken were extremely miserable, causing the whole of China to mourn, some of them were separated from their wives, some of them hanged themselves, and some of them were cynical......

Chen Xu now no longer needs to cross the river by feeling the stones, and he is deeply aware of the disadvantages of state-owned enterprises, if he cannot completely marketize the enterprises, he will inevitably slowly enter a dead end in the future.

Although the current silk factory has just begun to prepare, it already has a very rigid enterprise system and management method of state-owned enterprises, not that the top management of the factory does not want to do a good job, but there is no way, because the law is too strict, no one dares to touch it.

Although most of the state-owned factories in Chen Xu's plan will be slowly marketized in the future, and the factories need more free financial rights and a more flexible management system, the current situation is an urgent need to solve the problem of increasing food expenses and some better welfare benefits, so that the factories can retain excellent employees as much as possible, otherwise under the temptation of the private silk factories with a lot of money, maybe a year later, all the skilled workers will run out.

"Director Liao is telling the truth, Ben Hou also knows the difficulties of the factory, but as the saying goes, there are always more ways than difficulties......" Chen Xu thought about it and slowly spoke, and at the same time his eyes swept over everyone's faces.

"Ben Hou can't write to the imperial court to ask for more funding for the factory, your silk factory's current investment is very large, two catties of grain a day is also Your Majesty's special kindness, many workshops and mines are still implementing the standard of one catty of grain, and they are all men, female workers eat less, so they can leave money and grain to use on dishes, all the imperial court has its own laws, Ben Hou can not overcome, so if you want to improve the living standards of workers and improve welfare, you can only find your own way......"

"Master Hou, we can't change the extra money except for the official rank of a few hundred stones a year?" A middle-aged steward couldn't help but complain.

"There are two ways to alleviate the financial situation, one is open source, the other is to throttle, since the throttling has been done to the extreme, then there is only one way to open source, so you have to find your own way to make money, find more ways to improve living standards and welfare, is it possible for a group of big living people to suffocate urine? Ben Hou saw yesterday that in addition to the third phase of the silk factory that is being expanded in the east, there is also a large vacant land on the river bank in the southwest, and Ben Hou feels that there is still a lot to be done if this land is used well......"

"Master Hou, that's a wasteland, and there's nothing to ...... except weeds and thorns," a steward cautioned.

"It is because it is a wasteland, Ben Hou said that there is a lot to do, now there are more than 1,000 female workers in the factory, and more than 200 other logistics management personnel, in addition to commuting to work on weekdays, you can carry out some amateur production activities, you can organize workers to reclaim the wasteland to plant some melons, fruits and vegetables and onions, ginger, garlic mustard and other crops, which can not only provide a lot of ingredients for the canteen, but also save a lot of expenses every year......

"Hey, Master Hou's proposal seems to be ...... wide."

A group of executives had their eyes lit up almost at the same time, and they all began to communicate and discuss left and right in surprise.

"Not only to plant fruits, vegetables and ingredients, but also to dig a lake to raise fish, plant some mulberry trees on the shore, and then raise some chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep, to form a natural and harmonious farm, which can not only meet the food expenses of the factory, but also provide a place for workers to enjoy leisure and entertainment...... It would be a shame not to make use of such a good place with abundant water and plants! ”

"Master Hou, farming and fish farming are simple, but I won't ...... large-scale breeding of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep."

"It's simple, you take my warrant to go to the county town, and let the agricultural college in the county town arrange a teacher and a few interns to help guide you, remember, you have to pay them a salary, and you can figure out this money yourself!"

"This is natural, Hou Ye rest assured, as long as they are willing to come, we can still squeeze out this money from the logistics, as long as we wait until the farm is opened, there will be money in the future......," the director nodded happily.

"Okay, the open source law Benhou has already pointed out to you, the rest of you go to manipulate yourself, remember, the sooner this matter is better, as for that vacant land, I will go to Guangling County Decree later and allocate it to your factory for permanent use, as long as the farm is good, then the factory will be able to eat fish, meat, poultry and eggs every day, and if you can't finish eating, you can sell it for money, and some of the money can be used to improve employee welfare, hold some entertainment awards on weekdays, distribute some prizes, etc., only in this way can we ensure the vitality and cohesion of the factoryBen Hou handed over the silk factory to you, I hope you don't let Ben Hou down, let alone let His Majesty down, Ben Hou will leave Guangling tomorrow to go to Wuzhong, but also to inspect the Hangzhou Silk Factory and the coastal seaport wharf project, today is over, you wait for yourself! ”

After saying that, Chen Xu also stood up and prepared to leave, and a group of executives could only send Chen Xu outside the factory gate together.

"Well, public affairs are important, you don't have to send it far away, remember the words of Ben Hou, in his position to seek his own government, there are always more ways than difficulties, and, if next year's finances are abundant, remember to go to the East China Sea Enamel Factory to order a batch of enamel dishes and tea jars of the same specification as a welfare to all employees, and remember, the development of new silk products is urgent, the application of jacquard machine is the future of the silk factory......"

After getting into the carriage, Chen Xu gave some advice before leaving, watching Chen Xu's carriage go away in the bright sun under the escort of a group of guards, a group of factory officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I heard what Hou Ye did before, and I thought it was all an exaggeration, but this time I saw it with my own eyes, and I realized that the rumors were true, and even more admired by someone!" The factory director stroked his beard and looked at it with emotion.

"What Director Liao said is that compared with Master Hou, we are really like frogs at the bottom of the well, and we are shallow!"

"Yes, I thought that weaving a lot of silk was a credit, but I didn't know the real intention of Lord Hou, so I tested the factory...... It turned out to be such a ......"

"Confucian scholar Meng Ke once said: Shame and courage. Although a person who doesn't like Meng Ke, but he has to admit that this statement is indeed reasonable, this time he has to mention it in person, and I feel that my mind is much more understanding, and I want to seek his government in his position, you should remember it! ”

"Yes, I'll arrange for someone to reclaim that wasteland as soon as possible, and at the same time go to the county town to invite the teaching students of the Agricultural College......"

"That's it, go back and discuss, without further ado, and start manipulating ...... tomorrow"

After a group of officials tiptoed to see Chen Xu's carriage disappear, the turnaround factory began to plan and arrange according to Chen Xu's instructions.

And Chen Xu, who left the factory, was also emotional.

This time, I started from Qinghe Town to inspect the southeastern counties, and the places I passed along the way were very different from those of five years ago.

Five years ago, the Oriental Road had just been repaired, and the new commercial law had just been implemented, and at that time, he accompanied the first emperor to tour the southeast, and the situation of a hundred wastes waiting to be rebuilt along the way was vivid. Along the way, the common people he saw were all ragged and yellow-skinned, and they were not much different from the villagers of Xiaohe Village he saw when he just woke up, and most of the rural towns along the way were crumbling thatched houses, and Daqin's poverty was really beyond his imagination.

It turned out that under the rule of Qin Dada, who was known as the first emperor of China, who was known as the prosperous era of China for 2,000 years, the appearance of poverty made Chen Xu feel that his heart was dripping blood.

Now, five years later, and a full eight years have passed since he crossed over, and the situation seen on this inspection can be said to be earth-shattering.

Along the way, no matter how many of the houses in the villages and towns have been renovated, the roads are smooth and the farmland is neat, the biggest change is still the county seat and the county seat, there are hardly a few old thatched houses, in addition to all kinds of shops and gardens can be seen everywhere, the market grain, cloth, pottery and agricultural and sideline products are also very sufficient, the common people can hardly see too much unclothed situation, most of them are clean coarse cloth and linen clothes, most of them have also taken off the appearance of yellow face and thin muscles.

Everywhere they passed, there was an endless stream of pedestrians, cars and horses, caravans driving goods, mountain people carrying burdens, people pushing wheelbarrows, and seeing Chen Xu's mighty luxury team, all of them walked with a smile and courtesy, although they didn't know that the car was the world-famous Qinghe Marquis and his wives and concubines, but they all maintained enough courtesy and respect for the nobles who traveled this line.

In the face of the nobles of Great Qin, all the people showed respect from the bottom of their hearts for the first time.

Five years ago, the First Emperor toured the southeast, but he was attacked by more than a dozen bandits along the way, and nearly 1,000 bandits were killed by the forbidden army.

This is the change of the people after Chen Xu vigorously promoted the reform.

Those who win hearts and minds win the world.

The people gave a lot but asked for very little, and only a small amount of satisfaction and peace was needed to make them grateful to Dade.

After several years of economic development and heart-to-heart efforts, the results have been immediate, and both the disciples of the hundreds of schools and the common people of the merchants have a new understanding of Daqin, and they have willingly begun to promote the development of Daqin in a more prosperous and powerful direction.

And this is Chen Xu's biggest gain from this tour of the southeast.