Looking at this carpentry workshop of more than 100 people, Zhu Hongsan didn't expect the benefits to be so good. However, he knows that this model will develop rapidly in the early stage, but the bureaucracy and rigidity unique to state-owned enterprises in the later stage will seriously lag behind.

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and asked the Lu foreman: "Foreman, how much money can you earn when you do other jobs in this workshop?" ”

Foreman Lu said: "If it is all outside work, you can have an income of one hundred taels of silver per month." ”

One hundred taels is a lot for a carpenter. Zhu Hongsan nodded, and then asked, "Foreman, how about I give you this workshop?" ”

The foreman Lu was stunned and didn't react. Tie Niu on the side said, "Lord Wang, what did you say?" Give him this workshop? ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "This is called the contract system." That is, I gave the right to operate the workshop to Foreman Lu, and he set what to produce, and handed over the contract fee to us every year, and it will be owned by him after three years. ”

Only then did the foreman react and asked, "This nobleman, how much is the contract fee you said?" ”

Zhu Hongsan thought for a while and said, "How about three thousand taels in three years?" ”

The foreman had a total of one hundred taels a month, that is, three years for nothing, but after three years, he was the boss of this factory, and it was worth it.

Foreman Lu then asked, "What about the other production tasks in the factory?" ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Other tasks, such as the handle of this gun, will give you money. But keep in mind that you are not the only one, when the time comes, there will be a bidding meeting for what the factory wants to produce, and the carpentry factory will use whichever one is low price and good quality factory. What do you think? Foreman, have you figured it out? ”

The foreman looked down and thought about it, although the competition would be fierce at that time, but the temptation to think that he would be able to be the boss in three years was too great. The foreman gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, this nobleman, I have contracted this factory." ”

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "You don't have to be like going to the execution ground, you will thank me in a few years." ”

Zhu Hongsan deeply feels that he has too few people now, and now the stall is too big to cover everything. It is better to outsource some unimportant departments to reduce costs and form a large number of vested interest groups. This is Zhu Hongsan's main purpose, only when most people stand on their side, their careers can be successful.

These contractors may be just small businessmen and craftsmen now, but given time, they will surely grow into towering trees.

In addition to this factory, Zhu Hongsan said to Tie Niu: "Tie Niu, see it, you go back and contract out these unimportant departments as much as possible." For example, carpentry workshops, tailoring workshops, rice grinding workshops, textile workshops, etc., if they can't be contracted, they will be directly given to the workshop foreman, so that they can bear their own profits and losses. ”

Tie Niu asked, "Is this what all workshops do?" ”

Zhu Hongsan shook his head and said: "Of course not, like artillery and musket workshops, steel mills, and gunpowder factories can't be contracted, this thing can only be in our hands." ”

Tie Niu nodded, indicating that he would start handling it when he went back.

The next thing to look at is the musket workshop. The musket workshop is now many times larger and has more than 5,000 workers. There are a total of three production lines in the workshop.

Zhu Hongsan looked at it from the beginning, how an iron rod was drilled into an iron pipe. Then the handle is installed, finished, the projectile and trigger are installed, and finally it becomes a finished musket.

It was the first time that Yan Qingshan, who was on the side, had seen a musket made like this. In the past, he saw that one person was responsible for all the processes in the manufacture of muskets, and it would be good to produce one in a month. It was beyond his comprehension to see that it took less than an hour for a musket to go from rod to finished product.

Zhu Hongsan looked at the stunned Yan Qingshan and asked, "Father-in-law, how much can we sell this musket?" ”

Yan Qingshan said: "The official bird's gun is one hundred and thirty taels of silver, and your workmanship is much better than the bird's gun, so it will cost one hundred and fifty taels to two hundred taels." ”

Zhu Hongsan smiled and said, "Tie Niu, you tell my father-in-law how much it will cost us to produce." ”

Tie Niu heard that this was Zhu Hongsan's father-in-law, and he also knew what Zhu Hongsan was, there were many wives and concubines in the family, and there were many cheap fathers-in-law, so he didn't take Yan Qingshan in his eyes. smiled and said: "Listen up, our musket costs five taels of silver." ”

Yan Qingshan was taken aback, he picked up a musket, looked at the steel pipe, and then looked at the workmanship, it only cost five taels of silver.

Zhu Hongsan looked at this old hat and said, "Let's go and see the artillery workshop, you will be even more surprised after reading that." ”

Iron Bull led the group to the artillery workshop. This place is Liu Dali's pipe, Liu Dali stepped forward to introduce, from the production of the steel fan, to the casting of molten steel, and then to the final grinding.

Yan Qingshan watched the artillery turn from molten steel into a murderous weapon emitting blue light, and he said, "Son-in-law, the power of your artillery can't be too big, the caliber is small, how many steps can it hit?" ”

Liu Dali said: "There are exactly ten new guns to be tested today, please go to the shooting range outside to have a look." ”

Five miles away from the artillery workshop is a small hill, which is the artillery range.

When Zhu Hongsan and his entourage arrived, the workers were already ready for test firing. Zhu Hongsan ordered the test launch to begin.

The worker first fired three times with the maximum charge, and then cooled down and fired five times in a row with the normal charge, and if there were no cracks in the gun body, it was qualified. Finally, the testers and the builders of each gun engraved their names on the gun, so that they could be held accountable in the event of an accident with the gun in the future.

Yan Qingshan didn't expect that this small cannon could hit the range of five miles, you must know that five miles is the power of the imperial court's 10,000-pound Hongyi cannon. The small cannon in front of him is less than a thousand catties, and it is so powerful.

Zhu Hongsan said: "The cost of this artillery is one hundred taels of silver, father-in-law, can you think of the fleet you will lead in the future, a hundred guns on each ship, and a salvo of thousands of guns in the entire fleet?" ”

Yan Qingshan's face was flushed by the scene described by Zhu Hongsan, and his tank-like figure rolled in front of Zhu Hongsan, grabbed Zhu Hongsan's hand and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, when will I be equipped with such a big ship." ”

Zhu Hongsan said with a smile: "Father-in-law, the ship is easy to handle, you have also seen the artillery and muskets, and the production is simple." It's mostly sailors. Even your 1,000-strong pirates can equip a ship. ”

Yan Qingshan said: "If you really can't do it, go to the sea to catch it, now there are pirates in the South Seas." I still have a few people with Zheng Zhilong, so I can't let them bring someone over. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Now our strength is not good, and Zheng Zhilong can't turn his face yet." Father-in-law, don't you think it's okay, you can take people along the Pearl River estuary for the past ten days, and find a place where you can build ships and use as a port. And when they saw that there were pirates in that place, they ate them that were few, and enlarged their manpower. I'm here to solve the problem of ships. ”

Yan Qingshan nodded excitedly. Suddenly, he said: "But it is difficult to get a boat, a small boat cannot go to sea, and a big ship is not easy to build." ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Is the main difficult part of the ship the keel? ”

Yan Qingshan nodded and said, "The keel of the ship is very important, it is best to grow a century-old spruce wood, and it must be naturally air-dried for half a year before it can be made." As for the planks, it is easy to get it, pine and oak will do. Other ash, tung oil, and hemp rope should be prepared. ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said: "If you don't have it, go and rob it, don't forget that you are pirates, there must be many shipyards along the Pearl River Estuary, and I will rob them under the banner of my Chu Palace." Whoever dares to stop you will beat me, and I will carry you if something happens. ”

Yan Qingshan laughed and said: "This relationship is good, then we won't be an official army." After Yan Qingshan finished speaking, he took his leave and took people to the banks of the Pearl River Estuary to check the terrain and rob the shipyard.

Watching Yan Qingshan take people away, Zhu Hongsan said to Liu Dali: "Dali, go, go and see the ductile iron workshop." ”

A group of people saw a large number of knives and farm tools produced in the ductile iron workshop. Liu Dali said on the side: "Master, this kind of cast iron is very hard, and the knives made are very sharp, but if they are blunt, as long as they are sharpened with a whetstone, they will be as good as ever." Now the caravan has been sold to Guizhou, Yunnan for a generation, and I heard that there are also knives produced by us in Nanzhili. But this cast iron can only be used once, and when it is melted again, it becomes very brittle, and it can be interrupted with stones. ”

Of course, Zhu Hongsan knew the characteristics of ductile iron, but he didn't come to see the production.