"As we all know, rum is made from sugar cane waste."

"The sugarcane residue itself is not very valuable, and the rum made from the sugarcane residue is even cheaper."

"Although rum has not been sold in large quantities to the outside world at present, as a producer, I estimate that the price of this rum is only one-third of that of ordinary liquor at most."

"The cost of these two things adds up to 800 copper coins, not even a tael of silver. I think even the box with the things is more expensive than these two things. ”

Hu Changan's words are not false.

You must know this packaging, but Hu Changan personally went to ask the most famous painter in Ying Tiancheng to design it!

I'm afraid this design fee is much more expensive than new soap and rum!

Xue Xiang listened, and curiously played with the gift box in his hand.

Since what Hu Changan said is true, then he is relieved.

Although the law is strict now, it is not guilty of talking about small things that are less than a tael of silver.

The more he looked at it, the more Xue Xiang liked this gift box.

You know, it's a premium version of soap and rum!

Ordinary soap, the feel is already very good.

Add milk and petals, tsk tsk.

His wife and daughter will love this thing very much!

Besides, this rum, Xue Xiang has long wanted to taste it!

A few months ago, when Hu Changan had just offered rum, Xue Xiang was hungry.

He is also a good drinker, and even His Majesty praises the wine, how delicious it must be!

Thinking of this, Xue Xiang also accepted the gift box unceremoniously: "Hu Shilang, then I will accept this gift box with a smile today!" Thank you very much for your kindness. ”

Looking at Xue Xiang's satisfied smiling face, Hu Changan was also in a good mood.

Get the boss on the first day, excellent!

When he came to the Ministry of Industry, Hu Changan took down a lot of gift boxes from the carriage that had been parked there a long time ago and distributed them to his colleagues.

Colleagues originally refused to accept it, but when they heard that the cost of this gift box did not exceed one or two silvers, they all laughed at it.

Up and down the Ministry of Works, there was a joyful atmosphere.

This gift is not expensive, but it is a novelty!

When everyone was happy, Xue Xiang took Hu Changan to visit the research institute under the Ministry of Industry.

The Ministry of Engineering is not only in charge of the nation's engineering construction, but also works part-time in engineering research and development.

All the advanced technologies can be prototyped in the Ministry of Industry.

As soon as Hu Changan came to the Ministry of Industry, Xue Xiang naturally wanted to take Hu Changan to see the technology here.

Based on Hu Chang'an's intelligence, maybe there are some ideas for improvement!

Although the Ministry of Industry ranks at the end of the six, it is one of the six, and the style is naturally not small.

There are many kinds of houses, and even the craftsmen's sheds are spacious and bright.

Although it is not as good as the workshop built by Hu Changan, the facilities of the Ministry of Industry are very advanced in Daming.

At the first stop, Xue Xiang took Hu Changan to the ironmaking workshop.

This is the core of the Ministry of Industry.

All the weapons of the guards and armies in Yingtian City are produced here.

Next to the hot stove, several tall craftsmen are beating the iron in full swing.

Seeing that Xue Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, was coming, several people hurriedly nodded their heads, but the work in their hands did not stop.

After all, forging iron is such a thing, and it must be shaped when the iron is at a high temperature, and once it stops halfway, it will cost you a good knife.

Seeing this, Xue Xiang and Hu Changan also understood very well, but just waved their hands casually and motioned for the craftsmen to continue.

Of course, it is impossible for the huge iron-making area to go ungreeted by them.

After a while, a smiling steward greeted him: "Xue Shangshu, why did you suddenly come to inspect our iron-smelting area?" This is ......"

"My name is Hu Changan, and I am a newly appointed squire from the Ministry of Industry." Hu Changan hurriedly introduced himself.

Seeing this, the steward hurriedly introduced himself: "Oh, it turned out to be the newly appointed Hu Shilang, congratulations." I am the manager of Jiang who is in charge of the iron smelting area, and I will take care of it in the future. ”

"Definitely, definitely." Looking at the enthusiastic eyes of Steward Jiang, Hu Changan also responded with courtesy, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

Seeing that the introduction was almost over, Hu Changan asked Steward Jiang curiously: "I don't know how many things can be produced here in a month?" ”

After listening to this, Steward Jiang replied respectfully: "Back to Hu Shilang, we mainly produce knives here, and we can produce about sixty knives a month to supply the guards and troops of various families in Beijing. ”

What?

Only sixty knives are produced in a month?

Hu Changan couldn't help frowning.

This efficiency is inevitably too low!

In a huge iron-smelting area of the Ministry of Industry, only two knives are produced a day, which is simply a waste of taxpayers' money.

Even if the level of production in ancient times was low, it was not so low, right?

Hu Changan looked at the stoves on both sides and was quite puzzled: "Steward Jiang, why is it that such a big place only produces two knives a day?" ”

"Aren't there five stoves here? Why is only one furnace turned on now? ”

Before Steward Jiang could answer, Xue Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, solved Hu Changan's doubts: "Hu Shilang, you don't know something, the workers here, we can't send them!" ”

What?

There is still such a thing as the Ministry of Labor sending workers who can't send workers?

Looking at Hu Changan's uncertain eyes, Xue Xiang replied with a wry smile: "These workers are all skilled craftsmen summoned from all over the world. ”

"Originally, when the Ministry of Industry was first established, they were all very hardworking and competing to work, but after a period of time, they began to be lazy."

"Although this supervision system is aimed at us officials, it does not care about their group of workers!"

"And since our court has recruited them, their household registration has fallen on our Ministry of Industry, so far they have been from the Ministry of Industry for generations, and they have been from our Ministry of Industry for generations."

"Hu Shilang, think about it, you can't control it, you can't be dismissed and dismissed, these craftsmen are even more uncles than uncles, and it's impossible to ask them to work."

"If it weren't for the influence of the outside world, these craftsmen would not be able to make two knives a day!"

What Xue Xiang said was called a heartache.

Xue Xiang has been unhappy with this matter for a long time.

But as a small Ministry of Works, he was powerless to change the system set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

So, everyone can only do it like this.

Hu Changan listened to it, and he knew it in his heart.

Good guys, isn't this a common problem of legendary Chinese companies?

You can't beat or scold employees, you can only beg to work.

Now that Hu Changan has become a waiter in the Ministry of Works, these trends will come to an end!