After the successful completion of the first "Daming General Education Basic Examination" in Mengxian County, the immediate direct impact was not great.

Because the exam was confidential, even if the exam was over, the people involved were not sure if it would be made public, so they didn't discuss it when they didn't want to be on the spot.

However, the state of the members who took the exam has changed significantly.

Hao Jizhi and his wife were particularly energetic, and they saw that their brother shouted more affectionately.

Laughing all day long, when exercising cooking skills, checking hygiene, and taking inventory of the front and back kitchens, I am also more attentive and careful.

When many people I know saw Hao Jizhi, they greeted him and joked:

"Why is Chef so happy? Are you going to be a dad? ”

Hao Jizhi just smiled happily and didn't say anything, but when he was with his daughter-in-law at night, he worked harder.

As a result, more than ten days later, the daughter-in-law's menstrual affair did not come.

Hao Jizhi was even happier.

At the same time, the second exam is finally here, and this time the exam is directly public.

After the first examination, after the first salary was paid, announcements were posted on the bulletin boards of each factory.

It explains the existence of the "Daming General Education Basic Examination" and the treatment after passing the exam.

The scope of those who can take the test is "adjusted according to the situation", and the scope of this test is "those who have outstanding work ability among Koreans and Ho people."

Since most of the workers are illiterate, when the announcement is posted, the management directly notifies the specific individuals who can participate through the workshop director, squad leader, and line leader.

And let these managers who have already taken the exam interpret it for themselves.

These managers who have taken the exam before are surrounded by people during their breaks, asking questions about the process and difficulty of the exam, and some people are purely practicing their speaking.

In this way, the test-related things spread quickly.

The workers quickly understood the importance of the exam.

It is possible to change the identity and income, or to completely change the fate of the exam.

The heat of related things quickly overwhelmed everything else.

Those who are qualified to take the exam this time are very excited to prepare for the exam.

Every day when I rest, there are people everywhere who speak in a tone and say the indigenous mantra of suffocation.

I also worked extra hard when I worked, because I was able to be selected this time because of my "outstanding work ability".

Let the line leaders explain, and everyone knows that in fact, it is to see whether the work is hard and careful.

The first group of people to be selected are capable and meticulous people.

Those who were not eligible to take the exam this time also worked harder.

Because the line leader and the announcement have said that the exam will be held irregularly in the future.

The selection method is still based on the ability to work as the core criterion.

They all look forward to the next time they take the exam, they can be selected, they can be qualified to participate, and they can get the treatment of Daming.

The scope of the second exam was enlarged to five hundred, and the examiner was no longer Lin Zexu himself.

Lin Zexu seconded a batch of documents from the Royal Railway Company, Zhu Jingyuan also sent out his handmaidens and servants who could read, and Guan Tianpei's soldiers who could write were also sent over.

The exam is the same as the first time, except that it is taken in multiple rooms at the same time.

The speed of the exam is still relatively fast, it only took one day to finish, and the pass rate has been reduced to about 95%.

Twenty-eight of the more than 500 people were brushed down.

The pass rate is lower than that of the original management, mainly because the number of people who took the exam this time is more than native.

As Zhu Jingyuan expected, the natives already knew a lot of indigenous languages.

When you are nervous, it is easier to pop up words or have an indigenous dialect accent, in which case you will be eliminated directly.

However, on the whole, it is still the vast majority of passes, and the pass rate of the indigenous ones alone is more than eighty percent.

After the exam, the whole factory area was very lively.

Most of the workers who passed the exam called their friends out for dinner.

Others take their families shopping, go to the cloth store to buy silk or rayon fabrics, and prepare to go back to make new clothes, or go directly to tailor shops and ready-to-wear shops to order or buy new clothes.

Ten days after the end of the second exam, Lin Zexu went to Zhu Jingyuan again to report:

"Your Highness, so far, the results of the General Education Examination have been very good.

"Before and after the second general exam, the production efficiency of the whole factory has improved very significantly.

"According to the feedback from the grassroots level, the fluency of actual production management has also improved.

"The workers who have passed the examination are very enthusiastic to cooperate with the management and statistical work.

"Workers who take the exam but pass each time they seem to be more enthusiastic, which may be the effect of learning from the pain.

"Workers who did not take the exam also have a significant increase in enthusiasm, and almost all of them are looking forward to the next exam.

"At the same time, sales in canteens, restaurants, ready-to-wear stores, tailor shops and other markets have also increased.

"According to the results of the actual investigation and inquiry, the canteens and restaurants are mainly for people to entertain and have dinners.

"Some people who passed the exam invited their relatives and friends to dinner.

"There are also colleagues who invite those who have passed the exam to dinner and inquire about the details of the exam.

"There are also people who have passed the exam at the same time, and they have dinner by themselves to enhance the relationship.

"In terms of clothing, many people think that they are Ming people, so they have to have clothes worthy of their status."

After Zhu Jingyuan listened, he said something different:

"I didn't expect that in addition to improving work efficiency, it can also increase market vitality.

But it is also reasonable that the identity has changed, and the requirements for the image are different.

"Now it seems that this policy is working very well."

Lin Zexu also nodded and said:

"Yes, it seems to be going very well at the moment, but the impact of this policy is long-term.

"As for the long-term effects, students thought it was too early to assert ......"

Zhu Jingyuan nodded with a smile and said:

"Shopkeeper Lin is right, we should indeed be cautious and continue to make long-term observations.

"Then this kind of exam, according to the current plan, will be held once every two months, a small number of times.

"It didn't take long for a group of people to change their identities and gain a better social and psychological status.

"Then they can enter a state of high spirits, and the ability to work and spend rises at the same time.

"This state should also lead to an increase in other people's emotions and spending power at the same time.

"At the same time, continue to observe and count the problems that may arise in this state."

Lin Zexu also agreed with a smile:

"Students understand."

Lin Zexu said goodbye to Zhu Jingyuan and went back to continue his work.

After that, Lin Zexu basically followed the direction discussed with Zhu Jingyuan and held an exam once a month.

The range and scale of the workers examined has expanded.

After three months in a row, with Zhu Jingyuan's permission, the scope of the examination was expanded to include road builders.

Since the workers who built the railways and roads were mainly recruited by the Royal Railways, they did not necessarily stay after finishing their work.

Therefore, now it is only for workers who are willing to become immigrants and continue to stay in the Mozhou area of the Great Food Country in the future.

In fact, this policy is also increasing the willingness of workers to stay.

At the same time, the number of immigrants from the surrounding areas of Dongming is also increasing.

Because half a year has passed, the situation around Mengxian County and the eastern part of Mozhou is spreading outward through various channels.

Edo Castle, Fugui Restaurant.

A middle-aged postman rode a bicycle to the front of the restaurant.

The postman tied up his legs, quickly pulled out two large envelopes from the mail bag, and ran quickly into the restaurant.

came directly to the counter and said to the man inside very familiarly:

"Hao Boren, your brother's letter to your father, and the money, your brother really sent it in Mozhou."

Hao Boren is the eldest brother of Hao Zhongyi and Hao Jizhi, and he was obviously very happy when he heard the postman's words:

"The second one has a letter? Sent money? I'll call me Daddy right away! ”

It was not the first time Hao Zhongyi had sent a letter, he had written a letter not long after arriving in Mozhou, but he had not sent money at that time.

There was a rope next to the counter of Fugui Restaurant, and Hao Boren pulled the rope continuously and quickly.

After a while, Hao Fugui, the father of Hao Zhongyi's brothers, a middle-aged man who was a little blessed, walked out quickly:

"What's the urgency? Is the bell ringing so anxious? ”

The postman immediately handed over Hao Zhongyi's letter, and at the same time reminded him that there was still 600 silver bills in the mail.

When the postman counted the banknotes clearly and handed them to Hao Fugui, Hao Fugui and Hao Boren, father and son, were a little stunned.

"Six hundred silver bills? The two of them have only been there for less than a year, and they both have a family to support, how can they have so much money left? ”

"Mother, my brother is really making a lot of money now!"

Under the postman's urging and reminder, Hao Fugui's father and son woke up from their shock.

Hao Fugui checked the authenticity of the banknotes very carefully, and finally signed the remittance slip to confirm.

After the postman left, Hao Fugui carefully collected the money, and then opened the envelope to read the letter.

Not long after reading it, Hao Fugui's eyes widened:

"Little Er, this ...... I can earn more than 100 a month, which is really worthy of my blessed son......"

Hao Boren leaned next to his father, looked at the words on the letter from behind his shoulder, and couldn't help but cry out in shock:

"The second child is too capable, he has hundreds of people under his command, oops, he has also seen the king of big food!

"According to Xiao Er, this king is really a good king, a living bodhisattva."

Hao Fugui looked at it for a while, then sighed again and said:

"It is indeed a good king, or the son of our majesty...... Than our Edo...... Ahem......

"Their Mengxian is really a good place.

"It's not cold all year round, but it's like summer during the New Year, and it's almost like just starting summer at other times.

"There is no miasma over there at all, there are factories in Mengxian County, and there are large areas of fertile land outside.

"There were originally Mo people and savages around, but they were all driven away by the Ming army.

"Wait, what does that mean......"

Hao Boren also saw where his father looked:

"As long as you can speak the official language of the Ming Dynasty, the examiner will not leak the language when asking, and you can be treated with the Ming people.

"The fourth child has already passed the exam, and now the basic salary standard is the same as the second child, and it is more than seventy a month."

Hao Fugui swallowed his saliva, and his fingers trembled a little and turned the page back:

"Xiao Er wants to let the third child also pass, and let the third and fourth children also go over their mother's brothers and sisters.

"He can find someone to arrange a job, as long as he passes the exam, he can also be an ordinary worker with twenty-five silver bills a month.

"The ladies over there are more popular than the men, and there are a lot of bachelors with a lot of wages.

"Big girls and little daughters-in-law can also enter the factory, and there are production lines and factories for special female workers, all of which are female workers.

"Female workers can keep up with the speed of manufacturing, and they can earn twenty-five silver bills!"

When Hao Boren saw this, he shouted directly:

"Hurry up and call my aunt, let her go back to her mother's house to call someone.

"Let the third and fourth cousins pass, don't spend it at home.

"If I didn't have to provide for you, I would have wanted to go to ......"

Hao Fugui glared at his eldest son, can you be the boss and not provide for me? Then he sighed and shook his head and said:

"Now that the men in Edo are running out, it's hard for the girls to find good families.

"The boy who has a little industry in the family is now very selective to marry a wife, and no matter how good a girl is, he has to be a little girl.

"But let the yellow flower girl run so far, what if something happens on this sea."

Hao Boren frowned and said:

"If you're worried, let the parents take their children with them, or let the brothers take their sisters."

Hao Fugui thought for a while:

"Well, I'll go and discuss with your aunt when I go back, and then I'll go to the recruitment office to inquire......"

Hao Boren nodded, and then immediately said:

"Letter, have you read it? Let me take a good look at ......"

Hao Fugui raised his hand:

"I haven't finished reading it, I'll give it to you when I'm done."

Hao Fugui continued to flip through the letter paper and looked at the words on it with a smile.

Due to the long distance, the mailed envelope had to follow the passenger ship, and it took a month to reach the place.

Because of their function as messengers, the early large ocean liners were also called cruise ships.

When ordinary people write a letter, they want to write as much as possible and make everything they want to say clearly.

Because once you come and go, it's a few months.

It's impossible to go on and on with "are you there", "here", "something", "what's the matter", "are you free tomorrow".

This letter was written by Hao Zhongyi himself, but the matter was between him and Hao Jizhi's two families.

The Hao Zhongyi brothers are rich now, and they don't care about extra postage.

Hao Fugui turned a few pages, and suddenly said with a smile:

"The little four families are also here! Xiao Er said that their children will be able to go to primary school for free in the future! ”

Hao Boren was a little impulsive again when he heard this:

"I really want to go."

Hao Fugui glared at his eldest son again, and finally turned the letter to the last page.

There is also a small paper bag at the end with a few black and white photos.

Hao Zhongyi is also relatively wealthy in the middle class, with an annual income of almost 1,300 silver bills, and more than 100,000 yuan converted into modern renminbi according to purchasing power.

It's also willing to find someone to take some photos, especially if you want to write letters to your loved ones thousands of miles away.

Hao Fugui took out those photos, and the top one was a group photo of Hao Zhongyi and Hao Jizhi.

They all changed into new satin clothes, and stood in a very spacious house with a smile on their faces.

Hao Boren couldn't help but praise after seeing it:

"Oops, all of them are fat, they look moisturized, this yard should be the one mentioned in the second letter, the yard where the former big food nobles lived, and now let the second child enjoy the ......"

Hao Fugui also smashed his mouth and said:

"Tut-tut, you can grow fat more than in our hotel, it seems that this Mengxian County is really a good place."

The father and son continued to scroll down through the photos, and there were a few photos in the back where the two families worked and lived.

There are also the streets of the city, as well as the fields outside the city, the docks and big ships by the sea.

After reading it, Hao Fugui sighed and said:

"It's a really nice place...... It's not a lie to us......"