After returning to the manor, Li Yang summoned everyone to the conference hall as usual, and wanted to discuss the matter of running a college with everyone, and by the way, listen to everyone's thoughts, and when everyone arrived, Li Yang told everyone about his idea of running a college: "Brothers, today I and the second child went to the Dadoushan Coal Mine to go around, I don't know if I don't know, I am shocked, I didn't expect that the workers in the mine would have children, as old as thirteen or fourteen years old, and as young as ten years old, The purpose of inviting you brothers here today is to work out a unified standard for hiring workers to prevent this from happening in the future."

Gao Yuan: Hiring children to work is nothing new, we don't dare to say anything else, but in Taizhou, as long as there is a slightly larger workshop-mine, almost all of them will hire some children to do odd jobs, and there are nearly 20 children in my quarry

Li Yang: We don't care about other places on the plateau, but in the north of us, as long as our brothers run a business, we are not allowed to hire children to work, and the minimum age of hired workers is set at 18 years old

After hearing about it, everyone privately summed up this is indeed the case, after all, children do not have a certain degree of autonomy like adults, and the body is also relatively fragile, in case of a bump, it is really hard to say, so everyone also agreed not to hire children to do odd jobs in the future, I think that I can bear to let the children come out to work should also be forced to make a living, we can't cut off people's jobs, although the children can't be used, but they can let the adults in the family come out to work, as long as they want

Li Yang: Children are carrying on their shoulders the development of the north in the next few decades, and I want to set up a academy so that children in the north can study

Han Juzheng: Brother Li, this is a good thing for Alan County, the worldly torrent has been hard to stand, if you want to get ahead in this year when you have ambitions and everything is difficult to achieve, I am afraid it is more difficult than climbing to the sky, and reading is also a way out for children

Yuan Kui: Although I haven't read any books, I know that those scholars in the north of Zhejiang have always regarded themselves as superior and looked down on our croppers

Gao Yuan: If a few Jinshi-Bangyan can come out in a few years, it will be considered a glorious ancestor

Li Yang: Everyone agrees that it is so decided, is there any specific statute on the official side of Juzheng Academy?

Han Juzheng: Brother Li has two kinds of academies in Zhejiang, one is the official academy and the other is the private college, the official academy is founded by the local government, the students are mainly the children of some powerful and wealthy families, the official college is to educate the students according to the etiquette-music-shooting-royal-book-number, while the private college is founded by the private people, the students are some poor children, and the education is also inconsistent, the government has no specific regulations for private colleges, but it will be difficult to run a college

Li Yang: Tell me about the difficulties in Juzheng

Han Juzheng: Brother Li, we are all people who have studied hard, and we have been studying hard for more than ten years, just to become a Feihong once, and for ordinary people, studying is also a lot of expenses, I am worried that after the college is established, few students will come to study

As long as our children in the north go to school in the college, we will not charge a penny, not only do we not collect money, but also provide them with lunch at noon, and when they complete their studies, they will participate in the township test-continent test or even the palace test, and the coils on the road will be provided by the Alan Chamber of Commerce

This land in the north has raised us so that we people have a little success, and our brothers have the obligation to return to our hometown, and I will let the second child get you 10,000 taels of silver first, you can save some money, and the academy built in Alan County must not be worse than the official college

Gao Yuan: Yes, if we want to rectify it, we will do it best

I and the Korean drama are people who have read books for a few years, and they are both showmen, Alan County wants to set up an academy this time, Han Juzheng is a hundred willing, and he will be more attentive than any of us to leave this matter to him

Li Song: The boss and the other caravans are going out to do business, so I will buy some more books for the academy and come back

Li Yang: As soon as you talk about books, I think of a thing that will be indispensable for children to read and write in the future, so let's build paper mills in each village while we still have some spare money

The main projects include barracks, school field, large forging workshop, college, paper mill, coastal fortress, and improving the living environment of the mine, which requires the recruitment of a large number of people and craftsmen, and this year's wages are higher than in previous years, and the people are 40 yuan a day - 60 yuan a day for craftsmen, and the farmers can just take advantage of this leisure time to earn some money to supplement their families

The reputation of the Gao-Yuan-Li family is not bad in the north, the villagers don't have to worry about not getting money for their work, the wages of the people and craftsmen are 10 days a settlement, as long as the day is over, the money will be sent to them, the construction of the barracks and the school is specifically responsible for Gao Yuan and Yuankui, Han Juzheng is specifically responsible for the construction of the academy - Li Song is responsible for improving the living environment of the mine and establishing a paper mill, and the head of Guanshan and Hai Perak Longchuan are responsible for building coastal fortresses and coastal defense camp stations. This has also significantly increased the demand for materials such as wood, stone, iron, and green bricks

The things at home have been arranged, Li Yang decided to go to the Chuzhou camp, this time I can come back from the national capital alive, the general has helped a lot behind the back, I went to the state to express my gratitude, and the second is that I have a private matter that I want to ask the general to help, to visit the general, what gift should I bring?

Heng Yan saw me walking back and forth in the yard with my hands behind my back and asked: Husband, I see that you have been wandering around here for a long time, have you encountered any difficulties again?

Li Yang: I want to go to Chuzhou, but I don't know what to bring as a gift

Heng Yan: There are so many soldiers under General Fujun's command, why don't you give him some ordnance?

Yes, why didn't I think of this, so I took Heng Yan in my arms and kissed her on the cheek: Madame, you are still smart

Hengyan sprinkled Jiaojiao in my arms and nodded at my nose with her hand: You are stupid

As soon as the next day dawned, I asked people to load 100 crossbows and 10,000 crossbow arrows into the carriage and set off for Chuzhou, and when I arrived at the checkpoints outside the Chuzhou camp, there were obviously many more checkpoints than before, so I stopped the carriage and walked towards the camp alone, before I could get to the front guard, he screamed and startled me, "Stop-here, the barracks are heavy, and idlers are not allowed to enter."

Li Yang: The military envoy is a businessman named Li Yang from Yanzhou, and the general ordered some goods from me before, and I sent them over

The guard looked at me and then looked at the carriage behind me: you brought the carriages behind

Li Yang: That's right

Guard: Then you can wait here for a while

After a while, Changjin and the guard came to the outside of the camp, and when Changjin saw that it was me, he greeted the guard on the side: I know this person, let him in

After speaking, he waved his hand at me and motioned for me and the carriage to enter, and when I arrived at the big tent, the general Lei Qi was sitting on the handsome chair and reading an ancient book, and Changjin clasped his fists with both hands to the general and saluted: The general has brought

Lei Qi raised his eyebrows slightly and closed the ancient book in his hand: Why are you in trouble just a few days after I came back

Li Yang: General Caomin came back and brought you a gift

When Lei Qi heard this, he became interested: Let me see what gift you kid brought me

So I looked at Changjin: General Chang, thank you for your hard work, and the gift is in the carriage, and it is inconvenient for me to take it

When Changjin heard this, he walked out of the tent and passed me, and as he passed me, he was still muttering: What kind of gift is quite mysterious

When Changjin saw the crossbow on the carriage, he couldn't put it down, and before anyone came back, he heard him shouting softly outside, "Good things - this is really a good thing", and when he returned to the big tent, he was holding a crossbow and a few crossbow arrows in his hand, he ran to Lei Qi's side with an excited face, and put the crossbow and crossbow arrows on the copy in front of him

The crossbow is 2 feet in length, composed of four parts: crossbow arm - crossbow bow - crossbow machine - crossbow string, the crossbow arm is made of high-quality cedar wood, after repeated soaking and drying, there is an arrow groove in the middle, the crossbow is 3 feet wide, and two pieces of stainless steel are used for each other's horns, which can greatly increase the tension, several strands of leather rope are twisted into a crossbow string of chopsticks, and the crossbow string is connected to the crossbow

Lei Qi picked up the crossbow on the table and looked at it back and forth, left and right, he pulled the crossbow string casually, and it was only a little distance, he looked at me and Changjin with a surprised face: Ah, and this crossbow is quite strong

Then Lei Qi used 5 points of strength to pull the crossbow full, he hooked the crossbow machine with his hand, only to listen to the sound of the crossbow string, and brought a gust of light wind to blow through his ears, Lei Qi played with the crossbow in his hand and repeatedly wound it several times and shot at the side: this crossbow is good, but I don't know how powerful it is

Changjin watched from the sidelines and also had a playful heart: the general should not go to the school field to try the power of this crossbow

Lei Qi stood up with the crossbow and "walked" After speaking, he threw the crossbow in his hand to Changjin, and after waiting for the school field, Changjin pulled the crossbow full and aimed it at the target in front of him: What is the range of the crossbow of the Li family master

Li Yang: 300 steps

Changjin whispered to the soldiers on the school ground: Put the target to the position of 300 steps

After the target is placed, Changjin will aim the crossbow arrow at the target, only to see his index finger hook the crossbow machine, only to listen to the sound of the crossbow arrow straight out of the target, Changjin is also an expert in making the bow, 300 steps away, the crossbow arrow is only a little bit of the bull's-eye, Changjin waved his hand, and the two soldiers trotted all the way to carry the target over

Changjin saw that the arrow of the crossbow arrow had completely hit the bull's-eye, and he shouted: The Li family master didn't expect that this crossbow could have such great power 300 steps away-yes, it's a good thing

Li Yang smiled slightly: The power of the crossbow can also depend on the tiger power of the long general

After hearing this, Changjin laughed loudly and nodded at me with his hand: Master Li, you are really good at talking, no wonder the general, he admires you so much

Li Yang: General Chang, this crossbow can shoot through armor within 200 steps, don't you try it

Changjin was happy when he heard it, and he didn't believe my words and joked: "Master Li, this crossbow is really good, but I don't believe it can have such great power."

And Lei Qi looked at me with a serious face: this crossbow can really shoot through iron armor at less than 200 paces

Li Yang: General-General, Facts speak louder than words, let's try it

The soldiers on the school field took off their armor, put it on the target and lifted it to a distance of 200 steps, Changjin was an arrow against the target, and the crossbow arrow shot out quickly, only to hear a muffled sound, and the crossbow arrow actually nailed the armor firmly to the target

Thunder Rider: Won't you just send me one of this crossbow?

Li Yang: General Hui, this crossbow grass man has brought you a total of 100 crossbow arrows with 10,000 arrows

Lei Qi looked at Changjin: This kid is too picky, he tossed all the way to send 100 crossbows, and there are tens of thousands of soldiers in this state camp, what do you have to do

Changjin followed to help: Who said it wasn't, the Li family would send you more, even if it was 1,000

Lei Qi: Ah, yes, I can equip a team of 1,000 people out of 1,000

Watching the two of them singing and squeezing themselves together, I could only sigh helplessly: There are really not so many generals and grass people in their hands

Thunder Rider: And how many crossbows are equipped with your militia group?

Li Yang: The militia of the Great General Caomin is only equipped with 100 crossbows

Lei Qi: Even if you kid still have a conscience, this gift is good, and I am very satisfied

Ordinary bow and arrow range within 150 steps of power is generally only shot at the vital point will be killed by one hit, usually the two armies will first engage in a few rounds of shooting to consume troops or suppress the enemy's offensive, who can master the long-range advantage to consume the opponent who will grasp the initiative on the battlefield, a battle down the most casualties are often head-to-head melee combat, 150 steps and 300 steps This range can be doubled, and the distance of 150 steps on the battlefield can consume more enemies, The more enemies you die on the battlefield, the better your side will win, and the power of being able to shoot through armor within 200 steps is really attractive

Thunder Rider: How much silver are you going to sell for this crossbow?

Li Yang picked up his fingers and calculated: The general Caomin calculated that a strong crossbow would cost at least 5 taels of silver

Thunder Rider: It's too expensive, it's almost enough to catch up with a pair of armor

Li Yang: General, don't look at it, it's more expensive, it's a penny, you get what you pay for, 5 taels of silver is definitely worth the money

Lei Qi: It's not like you came all the way to let you go back empty-handed, I want 2,000 crossbows with 200,000 crossbows for this kind of crossbow, and you see how much silver you need

Li Yang: The general, the grass people, will give you 20,000 taels of silver

Lei Qi: That's it, let's go and prepare some wine and food at noon, let's not treat people badly

"If it's a general, I'll prepare"

Li Yang: Can the general grass people please do me a favor?

Lei Qi sneered: I knew that your kid would go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and if you want me to help you, say something

Li Yang: When the general grass people were in the Criminal Department, they received some favors from the former squire of the Criminal Department, Lord Dan, and the grass people wanted to ask the general to help find his family to see if there were any grass people who could do their best to get a place

Lei Qi raised his head and thought for a while: You are talking about Shan Xingyu, the former squire of the Criminal Department

"Exactly"

Lei Qi: Then tell me about the favors you have received from him

Li Yang: The general is a little ashamed, the grass people were seriously injured when they were in the criminal department, and the people of the criminal department gave the grass people a steamed bun a day, and when I was hungry, Lord Shan invited me to eat a plate of meat, and the general in that case was not just a plate of meat, it was the life of the grass people, so the grass people wanted to do something for his family and hoped that the general would be fulfilled

Lei Qi patted me lightly on the shoulder a few times: You are doing the right thing, no matter when you get to know about Entu, I will send someone to tell you when I find Shan Xingyu's family

Li Yang: Thank you, General

After a month of hard work, all the houses for the workers in the mine were built, neat blue brick houses are located in five rows on the left side of the mine, the path between the houses and the road leading to the mine are also paved with bricks, there is a long and large house on the west side of the house, which is the workers' canteen, and there is a long house behind the canteen for the workers to bathe, and the mine is surrounded by wooden planks to form a fence

When the house was not built, the workers had already allocated the house, and as soon as the house was built, the workers couldn't wait to move in

The living environment of the workers has been greatly improved, and the Alan firm has introduced a new benefit for the workers, that is, the public holiday, you must know that the current people do not have the awareness of public vacation, and if there is something at home, then they can only ask for leave, but this is to deduct money, so when the welfare of public vacation was first implemented, many workers and the brothers of the militia were worried that the public holiday would not deduct wages, and the brothers of the workers and the militia group were happy after learning that the public holiday did not deduct wages. The day on which this benefit was introduced was set as once a week, Tuesday, and so on, seven days a week, four days off a month, one day a week, and if there was something at home, the four days off could also be strung together

There is also a strict and standardized system of working hours, starting work at 6:30 in the morning to 11:30 at noon, taking a break for an hour at noon, starting work at 12:30 and finishing work at 5:30, and the extra working hours are calculated as overtime for an hour, 20 yuan a day, and can only work overtime for one hour at most, and the wages of the mine have also risen from the original one or two silver to 1,500 yuan

The Alain firm also provided uniform uniforms for the workers, and the forging workshop improved on the basis of the helmet to produce a helmet made of fine rattan weaving, which has the advantage of low cost, easy to produce, and extremely light, which can effectively prevent a certain degree of knocking, which can ensure the safety of the workers to a large extent and avoid accidental injuries

And Taizhou folk have the habit of wearing bamboo shoes, the shoes worn by ordinary people are basically made of straw by themselves, and this kind of straw shoes are not strong and not long to wear and break down and grind feet, so people on the basis of traditional grass weaving gradually broke through the restrictions of raw materials, began to use a very large number of local bamboo to make raw materials, invented a set of methods to process bamboo into bamboo hemp, and with this bamboo linen woven shoes to wear more wear-resistant and comfortable, when weaving in the upper with a rope to tie a piece of iron plate, It can prevent the injury caused by the heavy object of the instep

Alan is definitely the first chamber of commerce in Zhejiang that has strict requirements for the living environment, working hours and safety of workers, which also lays the foundation for the future development of Alan Chamber of Commerce