After getting up, Zhu Youzhen was still immersed in his dreams, immersed in the dreams he compiled for Li Chunye.

If you don't put in more effort than ordinary people, no matter how beautiful the dream, no matter how brilliant the prospect, the dream is just a dream, either forgotten or broken, and there will never be an intersection with reality.

Zhu Youzhen is working hard to fulfill his dreams and the historical responsibility he bears, although this historical responsibility is completely the pressure he puts on himself. After breakfast, Zhu Youzhen rarely didn't go out, so he sat in the main hall of the palace and summoned a few people who were extremely important to him.

"See Your Highness." The four of them lined up and knelt in front of Zhu Youzhen, their heads lowered to their chests.

"Get up! You are all people who believe in the royal palace, don't pay attention to these forms. Zhu Youzhen's face was neither smiling nor cold, this was just a normal report, and it didn't have to be too serious.

"Yes, Your Highness." All four of them stood up, and under Zhu Youzhen's repeated requests, they sat on the stool with half of their buttocks.

These four people are now Zhu Youzhen's hope. They are Kong Zhen, director of the cement factory, Qian Hu, director of the brick kiln factory, Li Shen, director of the glass factory, and Li Cheng, director of the three factories.

In order to distinguish it from other factories in Daming, according to Zhu Youjian's meaning, all factory supervisors are called factory directors. Kong Zhen, Qian Hu, and Li Zhong are all no more than thirty years old, and only Li Cheng is slightly older, and he is forty years old. Although they were all given important responsibilities by Zhu Youzhen, and now they are all in charge, they can't let go in front of Zhu Youzhen, as if a primary school student has met a teacher.

"Kong Zhen, tell me first, how is the production of the cement plant now?" Zhu Youzhen is most concerned about the cement plant, which is his cash cow, and the expansion of the new factory and the improvement of the treatment of the Siwu Battalion are mainly based on the profits of the cement factory. Moreover, the first avenue from Jingshi to Shanhaiguan was not easy to fight, and even the emperor spoke for him, and he didn't want this avenue to be shut down because of the lack of cement production.

"Back to Your Highness, with a small budget, with the current output, it will be provided to the Ministry of Industry to repair roads, and a military academy will be built, there must be a gap. In addition, some big families in Beijing got the news from somewhere and wanted to order cement to build houses, but the small ones did not dare to agree. Speaking of cement, Kong Zhen gradually relaxed, and his tone revealed a little confidence. He was originally just a slave of the Xinwang Mansion, but because of Zhu Youzhen's attention, he was promoted to the director of the cement factory. Although he is still a slave in front of Zhu Youzhen, he has a large number of workers under him, and the sense of achievement and self-confidence is not comparable to before, and since becoming the factory director, Zhu Youzhen's remuneration has tripled.

Kong Zhen has followed Zhu Youzhen for many years, and he is still clear about the family background of the Xinwang Mansion, although Zhu Youzhen is the prince, but there are not many fiefs now, and the income mainly comes from the supply of the Zongren Mansion, and the emperor and queen sometimes give some rewards. But there are many servants and maidservants in the Xinwang Mansion, and Zhu Youzhen does not have much savings. His remuneration was increased, mainly because of the profitability of the cement plant in the future. Cement is indeed a good thing, as long as it can be produced, there are merchants and large households to buy, and now there is such a good opportunity, but the output of cement cannot go up, it is a pity.

"Well, you're doing a great job. Cement is a strategic material, and priority is given to road construction and military academy construction, and large families want to build houses, which will be talked about later. "If you have money to make, who will be hot? However, Zhu Youzhen feels that the top priority now is to build a slave and make some contributions to Shanhaiguan first. Cement is now a seller's market, there is only a problem of production, there is no problem of sales. Not to mention that it is used to build roads in various places, the money from the big households in Guangjing to repair the house can make them count the money until they have hand cramps, and the gold and silver piles to the top of the roof beams, "As for the production is not enough, the scale can be expanded and the output can be doubled." ”

"Your Highness, if you expand the scale, you will have to recruit more craftsmen, and the silver invested in the early stage is not enough......" Kong Zhen thinks that Zhu Youzhen has no money now, and to expand the scale, it is necessary to increase investment. His remuneration has increased, and he cannot but think about the owner.

Zhu Youzhen found that Kong Zhen's eyes were very bright, although the light in the main hall of the palace was a little gray, but he could see that Kong Zhen's eyes were shining, as if these eyes could shine by themselves.

If he was born three hundred years later, with these eyes, I don't know how many beautiful cuties will be fascinated. "You can find the craftsman yourself, of course you need silver to expand the scale, and you will find the housekeeper to pay three thousand taels when you go back. You don't have to worry about the money, the Ministry of Industry will soon start building roads, and they will pay part of the cement first when they take away the cement. "Zhu Youzhen wants to thank the Japanese invaders, if there is no Japanese invaded Shandong, he will not make military achievements, and the emperor's brother will not reward him with gold and silver. Last time, the emperor's brother decreed, not to mention pearl agate or anything, there were 20,000 taels of silver alone, plus 1,000 taels of gold, and 10,000 taels of silver, a total of 30,000 taels. The emperor's brother's money came at a good time.

"Yes, Your Highness, the little one will do the same." Kong Zhen bowed his head and replied, since the prince gave the silver, then there is no problem in expanding the scale, there are a large number of craftsmen in Jingshi who are unemployed, if they are given a job, it will be their god.

"Hmm. In addition, the most important thing in the factory now is production, and production is inseparable from the efforts of workers. The wages of the workers could not be lower than those employed by the merchants of the Kyoto Division, or even higher than theirs. These craftsmen pin their hopes on the factory, we can't let them down, we have to let them live better than before, better than others, and their lives are better, so that they can produce cement with peace of mind. Zhu Youzhen's words were not only to Kong Zhen, but also to Qian Hu and Li Zhong, only when the workers truly identify with the factory from the heart, they will not be lost. If there is a large-scale job change of workers, the factory has to retrain skilled workers, which will not only increase the cost, but also the time problem.

"Yes, Your Highness. According to His Highness's arrangement, the small one has already paid the workers in advance for a month's payment, and they are all very satisfied. Although Kong Zhen didn't understand why Zhu Youzhen was so good to the workers, Zhu Youzhen was the real owner, and he only managed the factory on behalf of Zhu Youzhen, and Zhu Youzhen said so, so he had no reason not to do it. As for the reason, of course he couldn't figure it out, but it didn't matter, there were too many things about Zhu Youzhen that people didn't understand, for example, how could he make cement, red bricks, and glass, and how could he train soldiers.

"And the accounts. All income and expenditure should be recorded in detail, and I will arrange for Li Cheng to supervise it. Li Cheng is not involved in the management of the factory, but he can check the accounts at any time. Speaking of this, Zhu Youzhen's face was extremely cold, and the softness he had just accumulated gradually faded, he didn't want moths to appear in his factory: "The profits of the factory must be taxed to the household department, if the accounts are not clear, the household department will suspect us of making false accounts, which is a crime of killing." I arranged Li Cheng to be the director of the three factories, not because I don't trust you, but because I spur you on, and even more so to protect you. "Zhu Youzhen does not believe that relying on people's self-discipline can eliminate all desires, although they are now promoted and reused, grateful to themselves, due to the increase in income, will not fight the idea of the factory, but as time goes by, a large amount of money passes through the hands, and people's greed will annihilate all morality.

Zhu Youzhen believes that loopholes can be plugged in the system. First assume that everyone is greedy, and then establish a corresponding system to put the devil in the Leifeng Tower, so that every greed will be punished, so that they dare not reach out to the evil.

Relying on one's prestige, one can be suppressed for a while, but never for a lifetime. Zhu Youzhen's purpose in opening the factory is not only to collect money now, but also to let the people of the Ming Dynasty live a good life, not to create a few rich people.

"Thank you for the reminder, little one." The sharp increase in Kong Zhen's economic status is entirely due to Zhu Youzhen's support, and he is only the spokesperson who takes Zhu Youzhen in the factory, and Zhu Youzhen's words are naturally regarded as holy decrees.

"You are all those who believe in the king's house, and if you have a share of the king's house, you will have your share. If you have any difficulties, you can drink and say directly. Zhu Youzhen also knows that if you talk about merit, these factory directors pay much more than the workers, whether it is time or energy, so it is normal for them to be paid high. If the rewards and punishments are not clear, these factory directors have little motivation, and they will never manage these factories well by themselves.

"Yes, Your Highness. The little ones understand. The four of them replied together, Zhu Youzhen's words were said to the four of them, the same thing, no need to say it four times.

"Qian Hu, how is the brick kiln factory, has the red bricks been produced?" The production process of red bricks is the simplest, and Zhu Youjian estimates that there should be no problem with the production, and the key is the output.

"Back to Your Highness, the red bricks have been produced, and the quality should be fine. However, red bricks need to go through a drying process, which is particularly time-consuming, and it is not possible to produce them on a large scale at this time. Qian Hu was really troubled by production capacity, although he thought about it day and night, but Zhu Youzhen urgently needed a red brick military academy, and he didn't have time to verify them one by one. was summoned by Zhu Youzhen this time, and he had long wanted to tell Zhu Youzhen that he didn't know what this almighty prince could do.

"Oh. Don't worry, the site of the military school has not been completely leveled. Moreover, you can prepare red brick blanks in large quantities and dry them in batches. "Zhu Youzhen's later generations were engaged in scientific research, and there was no research on specific technologies. In later generations, due to the increasingly detailed division of labor in society, there was no intersection between those engaged in scientific research and those engaged in technology. Often, when scientific research results are obtained, the drawings are thrown to engage in technological development. If the drawings are wrong, it is the responsibility to engage in scientific research, and if the drawings are fine, but there is a problem in manufacturing, they must pursue the responsibility of technology.

"That's all there is to it." Qian Hu is also stupid, even Zhu Youzhen has no way, and he, a person born as a thug in the palace, has no way, he may not have the ability to improve the process in his life.

"Li Zhong, how is the glass research?" If Zhu Youzhen wants to produce cement and red bricks because of the need to build roads and military academies, then the production of glass is entirely for making money, and without strong financial support, whether it is the research and development of firearms or the training of the four military battalions, it is just empty talk. Now the main income of the Ming household department is spent on the military salary of Liaodong, and the ability to squeeze out funds to build the first avenue has already made Li Qiyuan, the secretary of the household department, have a headache, and expect him to spend a lot of money on the firearms bureau, so it is better to kill him. The Ming Dynasty is now caught in a cycle of no money to improve firearms -- the war in Liaodong is unfavorable -- increasing the strength of Liaodong -- increasing Liaodong's military salaries -- and the household department is even more out of money.

"Your Highness, although some glass has been produced, according to Your Highness's requirements, all of them are unqualified." Li Zhong was very depressed, and he didn't dare to look at Zhu Youzhen, as if he had lost to a Japanese player in a must-win table tennis match. There are three factories in Xinwangfu, and the cement plant is on the right track, which is about to win a large amount of income for Xinwangfu; The brick kiln factory also produced qualified products, and now it is only a matter of expanding the scale, but his factory is dragging its tail.

"Ao, Li Zhong, don't worry. The production of glass is the most complex and demanding, and it is right to do a few more tests. But in any case, the substandard glass must not be allowed to leave the factory, and the royal brand must not be smashed. Seeing the chagrin on Li Zhong's face, Zhu Youzhen comforted, he couldn't help much, he just knew the simple principle, knew that glass would definitely be produced, and that's it." Did the message of the glass leak out? ”

"According to His Highness's instructions, the information leaked a little, and they are all big merchants in Jingshi. However, it didn't say that we produced it, they all thought that we bought it from Fujian, but it hasn't arrived yet. ”

"Li Zhong, you did a good job." Zhu Youzhen finally showed a satisfied smile, as if a large amount of silver was smiling at him.

After Kong Zhen and the others left the Xinwang Mansion, Zhu Youzhen immediately revised a letter and handed it to Wang Mujiu, the captain of the special combat team: "Send it to Jizhou immediately, and be sure to see me." ”