The people at the bottom are the easiest to deal with, especially for these poor artisans. After coming and going, Zhengliang became familiar with these craftsmen.

There are a total of eight artisan families living here. Three of them were firesmiths, three were archers, one was a firesmith, and one was a swordsmith. Among the eight artisan households, Zhang Qian's household is an archer household, but the inheritance is about to be broken. Artisan households are required to inherit their father's business and are not allowed to leave their nationality and change their business, so if they give birth to a son, they must inherit their household registration. If it's a daughter, you don't necessarily need to inherit it. However, ordinary commoners would not marry the daughters of craftsmen, so the daughters of these craftsmen were usually married to the sons of other craftsmen. It is rare for Zhang Qian to marry a scholar like this, and I don't know how Lu Dao's parents met at the beginning, and such a marriage was decided. The other seven artisan households all have sons, and they are destined to remain artisans. What's even more tragic is that these families have been implicated because of the case of stealing and selling weapons in the warehouse, and they have lost the main labor force in the family, leaving young people like Tie Niu who have not yet reached the age of 20; On the other hand, like that middle-aged Uncle Zhang, he was not only injured, but also deducted his wages under various pretexts by the head of the workshop. It can be said that they have been driven to a dead end.

Let's take a look at the identities of these people. In fact, they were not masters of the production of weapons. The people who really mastered these production techniques were some wealthy craftsmen. But even so, they had to rush to Kyoto every year to serve. As mentioned above, the Ming Dynasty was very strict in the management of weapon production. This is especially true for the management of the production of firearms. Firearms are generally produced centrally.

Since the production of weapons was concentrated, of course, those craftsmen from all over the country had to go to these places to serve. Once they left, the homes of these artisans were miserable. The wages that had been deducted under various names were deducted again, and the wages that eventually reached the craftsmen's homes could not even support their families. Soon, these craftsmen will send people to Beijing to serve. As a result, all the people were saddened.

After receiving such a piece of information, the political conscience said that his opportunity had come.

What's missing in the realm right now? What is most lacking is talent, especially those who manufacture and maintain weapons. At present, the terrain of the territory is still small, and it has not attracted the attention of some big and powerful people. Once it is noticed in the future, and the Luo family's weapons rely heavily on imports, it will be easy to be controlled by others. So. Masahiro has always wanted to establish his own weapons factory.

But it's not easy. First of all, there is a lack of talent. When it comes to talents, there are indeed a lot of Kyushu Hakata, but those people either belong to a general trend, or they are a strong man themselves. Please don't move at all. Forcibly loot, people would rather be killed than do things for you, and even if they are willing to do things, they will cope with it. This is indeed not a long-term solution.

Although these craftsmen are mainly responsible for one part of the production of weapons, or even only responsible for repairing damaged weapons, this is enough. After recruiting them, first of all, the maintenance of weapons in the territory was guaranteed, and secondly, they could also be allowed to study slowly, combining the characteristics of the weapons of the Ming Kingdom and the characteristics of Japanese weapons, and developing weapons suitable for Luo's unique weapons. Everything is not done in one step. It is enough to have a foundation of self-reliance.

Since suddenly there was talk about the upcoming trip to Kyoto to serve. Everyone's mood suddenly fell.

"Ahem", the political conscience said that the time has come for him to launch a verbal offensive, "Everyone, can you listen to me?" ”

"Brother Luo, but it doesn't hurt to say it," said Uncle Zhang, a middle-aged man.

"Have you ever thought that one day you suddenly have a field of your own?" Masara said. …,

After hearing Masahiro's question. The people sitting around all raised their heads to look at Masaliang.

"Although this field does not belong to you, as long as everyone obeys the law. Even the owner of the land can't just take it back," Masaro continued.

"What's the difference between this and the Zhuangzi outside? It's not the same as being someone else's slave and working hard to plant the crop. At the end of the day, almost all of them were handed over to the landlord," someone said immediately.

"No, in the field mentioned below, you only need to pay taxes once a year, and then no other taxes will be collected, and there are all kinds of labor-for-work organized by the landlord, and there is always a salary to be paid," Masato said, shaking his head.

"Even if we collect taxes once, wouldn't it be the same if we collected all our food at once?" Someone else said. Masayo's words have completely caught the attention of these people.

"No, the first year may be a little more, eight out of ten, but the second year it will be seven out of ten, and the third year will be six out of ten. If you have other skills, you can even get the treatment of seven out of ten or even ten for Liu in advance", Zhengliang said the tax policy of the Luo family's territory.

"Is there such a place in the world?" This time it was Uncle Zhang who spoke. After all, what Masahiro said was really what Phil thought. In Daming, even ordinary farmers have to deal with all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes. Although the taxes mentioned by Masahiro are more severe in the first year, there is only one kind of tax, and the taxes are decreasing every year, and there is even a salary for servitude. It's just something that only happens in this world.

"Yes, there is," Masahiro nodded affirmatively.

"Even if such a place really exists in the world, what does it have to do with me? We have long forgotten the farming skills left by our ancestors," someone sighed and said.

"Hehe, there is also a need for people with a skill, and the salary is generous, and the annual salary is at least fifteen stones, and at the same time, the family can also receive the field cultivation and enjoy the treatment of six out of ten", Masahiro immediately threw a bombshell.

Fifteen stones a year, and now these craftsmen get a year to convert it into grain, which is less than five stones, and the difference is too big. If you add these and cultivate some fields, you can live a "well-off" life. Everyone thought to themselves, and their eyes couldn't help but turn green.

In fact, they got one thing wrong. The stone system used in the Ming Dynasty is different from that of Japan, a stone in the Ming Dynasty is more than 100 catties, while a stone in Japan is about 50 catties. But when converted, the treatment given by Zhengliang is still good. If these people are willing to accept the solicitation, the Luo family will indeed make a lot of money.

"Brother Luo, who are you?" Uncle Zhang, who had seen the world, heard something from Zhengliang's words, and said to Zhengliang quite meaningfully.

Zhengliang smiled slightly when he heard this. (To be continued......) ……，