Chapter 21: A Drop of Water That Stirs a Great Wave
If you don't push yourself, you really don't know how far you can go. This really makes sense, and Shelley saw it in Hans. Looking at the four residents of Wule Town standing in front of her, she gave a thumbs up to Hans on the side in surprise.
"Hans! Yes, my brain is really bright. ”
Shelley had asked him to talk to the 500 residents who met her needs about the job on his behalf, and when he put forward Shelley's conditions, no one refused the temptation, and all of them should have taken the job.
It stands to reason that Hans should have brought all 500 of them over for Shelley to arrange, but he suddenly realized that if he did, he would definitely put more work on the princess. And there are so many people at once, if something happens, they may not be able to suppress it with their two dozen or so guards.
So he thought of a way that would not waste time and was safe, that is, to select four of the best representatives in their respective fields from among the people, and let them meet the princess on behalf of the people, and finally they would relay the results of the meeting to the people.
Unbeknownst to Hans, this method existed in the pre-Shelley world, a system called workers' representation. Although Hans's method is still very flawed compared to that, it has made a prototype after all.
Shelley was very pleased with this kind of willingness to use his brain to think about things, so he praised Hans without hesitation.
Facing the princess's appreciation, Hans scratched his head with a smile and said, "This is all learned from the princess." ”
"Okay, don't be a sycophant, at the end of this month, you will be given an extra 10% salary increase, which is considered a reward."
"Hehe, thank you, Your Highness the Princess." After speaking, he said to the four people around him, "I have already told you about the matter before, so you can introduce them to Her Royal Highness the princess separately." ”
There were three men and one woman, the men were blacksmiths, carpenters, and vegetable farmers. The women are tailors. The four of them are the most skilled people in their respective fields in town. According to them, most of the 500 people also learned their trades from them.
Shelley understood the information of the four people, but there was a small problem, that is, their names were too long, and two of them had names that were longer than those of Yuan Dayuan II.
Shelley, who said he didn't want to remember his name, finally gave them an easily recognizable abbreviation with the consent of the four of them. The women's name is Ah Suan, and the men are divided into Lao Cai, Lao Mu, and Lao Liu according to their occupations.
"Huh? Your Royal Highness Princess, may I ask why the name of the blacksmith is not the same? Nika on the side couldn't help but ask.
"There's no way, if it's really called Lao Tie, it will still be picked up later, so it's better to simply call Lao Liu."
Nika is full of question marks, is there something wrong with this?
The four of them have always been respectful since they saw the princess, if it weren't for the fact that Shelley's conditions were too tempting, they didn't want to face the nobles, let alone a princess, even if it was a down-and-out princess, for them, it would be like a beast.
However, when they actually met the princess, they were not only amazed by her beauty, but also by her attitude. Shelley not only did not have the shelves of the so-called aristocracy, but also personally brought them seats. At first, I also asked them very kindly about their family situation, how they lived, whether there were any difficulties and other daily problems.
Where are the arrogant aristocrats they know, who are clearly the girls next door who love to talk about homely things. Unconsciously, the four of them also relaxed their nervous bodies and minds, and began to chat with Shelley without reservation.
In fact, Shelley did this not only to hear the living conditions of the residents of Wule Town with his own ears, but also to let them relax a little, so that when they talked about business for a while, they would not be afraid to say anything directly.
Seeing that everyone was almost able to talk to him normally, Shelley brought the conversation back to business: "I believe that Hans had already told each of you my terms before you came, and here, I promise once again that everything he said is true, and that I will hire you at a minimum of 30 copper coins per month, and that there is no upper limit on the remuneration I give to those who perform better." And for the first time, I will also pay you 15 copper coins in advance as agreed, do you think there is any problem? ”
Since it was the princess who said it herself, the four of them finally let go of their last worries and said that they had no problem.
"Well, since you also happen to be people who have a certain say in your field, then I will give you the profession of workers' representative, in addition to speaking directly to me on behalf of others, and also responsible for the coordination of your respective personnel. I know that many of you below you should be flexible and transferable, so depending on the amount of work scheduled, you can discuss with each other about transferring. Of course, if you are asked to do more of this work, the remuneration of the four will naturally increase. In this way, the basic salary for the four of you is 50 copper coins, which is also not capped. ”
As soon as they heard this, the four of them grinned with a smile on their ears. Suddenly it will rise by 20 copper coins, not to mention the work arranged now, even if it doubles for them, they are willing.
Since there were no problems, Shelley took out the sheepskins she had prepared in advance, which were the design drawings and instructions of the production equipment she needed them to build in the near future. The main ones are as follows.
Papermaking needs a large boiling pot, a pulping hammer, a paper suspension, a paper bamboo curtain, a hot wall for dry paper, and scissors that can cut a knife of paper.
The beehives used for beekeeping and the various accessories inside can be used to throw the honey out of the honey throwing bucket.
Silkworm racks for silkworm raising, ancient silk drawing machines for silk drawing, and textile machines that can improve the weaving speed.
Ploughs and hoes used in agriculture. Oil press rack for oil extraction.
Everything mentioned here, in the world before Shelley, was an obsolete ancient device. None of the electricity used in actual use requires manual operation, although it is far from the fully automated equipment in the previous life, but for this world, it is enough to increase the production speed by hundreds of times.
When Shelley explained the construction of these things to them, he explained the points that need to be paid attention to, and the details that must not be mistaken, and in order to make them understand more thoroughly, Shelley directly introduced the usefulness of these things to them.
“…… In fact, in the early stage, Lao Liu and Lao Mu had the most work, and after these things were made, Ah Sew and Lao Cai had the most work. Therefore, you must arrange the five hundred people reasonably, and when Lao Liu and Lao Mu lead people to build equipment, Ah Shu will teach the knowledge about silk to the following in advance. As for Acai, I still need to introduce you to new crops, so you'll need to go out with me alone after that......"
Seeing that Shelley kept talking, not to mention them, even the entourage on the side looked at her like a monster.
If you really take out all of these things, they don't have the technical content to make them, but who would have thought that the effect of these things would be so huge? With their eyes, they couldn't even believe that anyone could come up with these ideas.
To be honest, when Shelley discussed with these four people what they were good at, they were somewhat arrogant in their hearts, and even thought that a pampered princess could understand?
But the truth is so slap in the face, Shelley not only knows these things very well, but also knows more things than them, so that in the end, it becomes them asking Shelley questions.
The discussion lasted four or five hours, and Shelley crammed all the knowledge they needed to say into their heads.
Although much has not yet been digested, for them, this initiation was not only exposed to a bunch of new things, but also opened a magnificent door for them to realize for the first time that human intelligence can reach such heights.
At this time, they looked at Shelley, where is the princess, this is clearly the god who brings divine guidance to mankind.