Shinong, industry and commerce, the four people, the country's stone people.

It is a person who is not an official, an official who is not a businessman, a farmer who is a businessman, a farmer who is different from another state, who is a farmer and a farmer, who is a man and a man, who is skilled in his words and deeds, and who is a businessman who speaks a few words.

Since the founding of the Great Xia Taizu, he has issued several edicts saying that the four people are equal, but the thousand-year-old system can not be changed in a word.

Therefore, in the first hundred years of the founding of the country, the four people of Daxia are still the same as in the past, the scholars are the first, the peasants and workers are the second, and the merchants are the last.

In fact, judging from the current national conditions, it is still necessary to suppress businessmen, because often behind the wealthy businessmen and magnates are high-ranking officials.

Merchants pursue profits, and the people of the Central Plains are very fond of buying land, if they are not suppressed, let alone the change of dynasty in two or three hundred years, with the speed of collusion between officials and businessmen to annex land, the imperial court can survive a hundred years should be thankful.

However, there is a rather special class among the four people, the worker.

In "Shangshu Tai Oath", King Wu of Zhou denounced one of the charges of King Shang: "The suburbs are not cultivated, the temple is not enjoyed, and the strange skills are used to please the woman." ”

In fact, King Wu of Zhou said that he used excessive skills to create luxury goods such as carvings and carvings.

The starting point is also to avoid the ruling class's playthings from becoming extravagant and corrupt, and for the sake of the country's social welfare, so it put forward the theory of "strange tricks and tricks".

However, the direct result of these four words is that the status of the workers' class is gradually declining. Moreover, since this concept was put forward in the "Shangshu Tai Oath", the scientific and technological development of the Central Plains Dynasty was deeply influenced by this concept.

Especially after Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone", Confucianism began to become a prominent science.

However, some corrupt Confucians have a one-sided understanding of Confucius's thoughts on technology and Confucianism's exposition on the theory of "strange skills and tricks", and begin to regard science and technology as a "small road" for "art to become a success", thus setting up many artificial obstacles to the development of science and technology.

Since then, the study of science and technology has been subordinate, and there are very few scholars among the craftsmen, while traditional scholars have only studied the subset of classics and history and literature.

In this way, an extremely strange phenomenon has been created, in which the Central Plains society and technology have developed rapidly, but basic science and theoretical science have failed to make breakthroughs.

To describe it in three words, it is biased!

Even in the court, there is a clear embodiment, for example, the Ministry of Industry where Jia Cong is now working, before Jia Cong stirred up the Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry and even the officials of the Ministry of Industry were often called by the dignitaries in the court to work for him, or the kind of prostitute for nothing.

If you do a good job, you don't even have a word of praise, and you can beat the craftsman to death at every turn, and the low status can be imagined.

It wasn't until Jia Cong stirred up the Ministry of Industry that those craftsmen who were faintly placed at the end of the four people had a relatively stable life.

Later, there was a breakthrough in the connection of craftsmen in the firearms workshop, and the emperor saw that these craftsmen were all treasures, and only after a paper edict did he legally elevate the status of craftsmen, so that those high-ranking officials and nobles in the court did not dare to call the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry at will.

However, these are not enough, according to the rules of Great Xia, craftsmen cannot divide the land. No matter how hard the peasant family is, there is still land to grow grain for export, and the artisan households can only rely on that pitiful salary if they want to support their families. With the little money allocated by the Ministry of Works, the craftsmen could not even afford rations.

Therefore, Jia Cong thought of the story of Chengfei brand washing machine and ice cream in the 504 factory in his previous life, and asked the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to make artillery and muskets while making fireworks.

Not to mention, they are all playing with gunpowder, artillery and muskets, and fireworks are naturally good. The colorful fireworks of the Ministry of Industry soon swept the north and south of the river, and the silver was pulled to the Ministry of Industry by car, which caused other ministries and temples to complain that the Ministry of Industry was using power for personal gain and competing with the people for profit.

However, after Jia Cong's "cordial and friendly" exchanges with several officials, these remarks disappeared from the surface.

The Ministry of Industry has methodically expanded the road of innovation, and has saved a lot of money in just one year.

At the end of that year, the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry lived in a new house and wore new clothes, and the originally thin dolls became round one by one.

Later, the Ministry of Industry opened a new ironware factory, a textile factory, an ice factory, and a shipyard...... The stalls were too large, and there were obviously not enough craftsmen.

Jia Cong turned his attention to the four major technical schools opened in order to deal with Kaihai, and he didn't know if he didn't know, this question really gave him a surprise.

Six hundred skilled craftsmen, these are rare treasures. It happened that Lin Ruhai was about to step down as the governor of Qincha Jiangnan at that time, and Weng and his son-in-law did not hesitate to put the four major technical schools under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, which was regarded as returning to their parents' home.

After listening to Jia Cong's explanation, the emperor nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, yes, this technical school is a good thing." It just so happened that there were a few craftsmen in the palace, so let these six hundred people ......"

Ha? Is this to rob people?

Jia Cong hurriedly interrupted the emperor's robbery: "Don't Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry is now very short of people, because of the lack of craftsmen in the textile factory, the output of the third-generation loom is not high so far, and the wool sent by Anbei is almost piled up." There are also newly opened shipyards that also need people, and you don't want to have no ships available for sailors in Great Xia. ”

"But I am also short of people here, Wen'an just asked for 4.5 million taels of silver from me to promote the development of compulsory education. Now that your son-in-law has come to me to ask for silver, how long will the inner treasury last? ”

The emperor stretched out his hands and sighed, as if helplessly, and said: "I thought that with these skilled craftsmen, I could use fewer outsiders and save some silver when building the school. After all, in the future, the Inner Treasury will allocate at least 5 million taels of silver to the Department of Compulsory Education every year, and the 100-year plan cannot be lost, and the silver can be saved a little ......."

Hiss! It's waiting for me here!

Jia Cong stretched out a finger distressedly, gritted his teeth and said, "How is Yicheng?" ”

"What Issei?" The emperor pretended not to understand.

"Then two percent!"

"What Xiao Jia Aiqing is saying, I don't understand."

Ahhhh

Jia Cong stomped his feet: "Thirty percent, three percent, no more." However, the minister has a request, and he asks His Majesty to grant it. ”

The corners of the emperor's mouth raised slightly, and he asked with a smile: "Tell me about it." ”

Jia Cong asked for a pen and paper, and wrote a few lines of words. Before presenting it to the dragon case, he explained: "If you want the horse to run, you must naturally give enough forage." In terms of money, ministers can make their own decisions, but if they want craftsmen to continue to study and innovate, they also need to improve their status, such as conferring officials and knights, and His Majesty has to make the decisions about these things. ”

According to the meaning of the minister, craftsmen can be divided into five levels, namely apprentices, technicians, master craftsmen, master craftsmen, and master craftsmen. Among them, the students of the technical school are apprentices, and the teachers are technicians. After that, the master craftsman, the master craftsman, and the master craftsman correspond to the seventh, sixth, and fifth grades respectively, and the court can reward those who have made great contributions to the court. ”

The end of the universe is compilation, and this trick is also extremely appropriate in Great Xia.

The craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are all leading the imperial court to support their families, but there is not enough room for promotion in the past, which leads to those craftsmen often like to keep a hand, or to get by.

Jia Cong had promised the master craftsmen of the firearms workshop and the textile factory that he would have the opportunity to ask the imperial court to grant official positions to those who had made great contributions, which was also one of the reasons why the firearms and textile factories had innovative breakthroughs one after another.

The emperor has just taken away thirty percent of the income of the Ministry of Industry from him, and he has a short mouth, so he doesn't mention when he will wait at this time.

"Highest Five-Grade ......"

It's not too much, and it shouldn't make the DPRK and China dissent too much.

In fact, this is also the highest limit that Jia Cong and Lin Ruhai have reached after several discussions before, and no matter how high it is, it will attract the opposition of the vast majority of officials in the DPRK and China.

"I will consult with the cabinet on this matter, and I will first start to implement it at the craftsmen of the two workshops of firearms and textiles. When you go back, report to those who have made meritorious service in the manufacture of firearms and textile utensils, and I will give them official titles on a certain day to show their merits. ”

"Your Majesty Shengming ......"

Jia Cong was just about to bow down, but he saw the emperor wave his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to shout long live, when will my Sanchengli be delivered?" ”

Ga~

"When the minister goes back and tells Duan Shangshu about it, he will let the silver be sent to the palace."

Jia Cong can't say if he suffers, and he has lost a lot of money!

Although he knew that as the Ministry of Industry gained more and more benefits, the imperial court would not let the Ministry of Industry and the family enjoy this huge benefit alone, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

He also plans to use the money to expand production!

Forget it, three achievements and three percent, it should be regarded as paying protection money. With the golden signboard of the emperor, others should be relieved to mix.

If you don't believe it, look at Master Lin, after Jia Cong handed over Sancheng Interest, his face turned black, and the household department had been staring at the silver of the Ministry of Industry for a long time.

But fortunately, after the emperor received three percent of the income from the Ministry of Industry, he "lent" Lin five million taels of silver, which made him feel better.

As for the three million taels of silver that Jia Cong wanted, it was cut by 30%, and only two million taels were approved.

The three monarchs and ministers each had their own gains, the emperor and Lin Shangshu made money, and only Jia Shilang lost a lot. If it weren't for the fact that the matter of improving the status of the craftsman was done, Jia Cong would be able to hold the pillars of the Qinzheng Hall and cry.

Taking advantage of the emperor's good mood, Jia Congzuo asked the emperor to open the Royal Academy of Science and Technology in the capital, which was the highest institution in Daxia along with Guozijian and the Royal Military Academy, and cultivated talents in basic science and theoretical science for the imperial court.

The emperor did not allow this matter on the spot, but asked Jia Cong to go back and write a note, which was played through the normal channels of the General Political Division, and he planned to see the reaction of the court first.

After all, no one can decide this Great Xia in one word, even if this person is the emperor.

……

Although the Ministry of Industry has lost Sancheng profits, neither Shangshu Duan Jun nor the craftsmen below have any complaints about this.

This is just the beginning, there is a profit of 20 million taels a year, can the Ministry of Industry keep it? It is bound to be handed over, and if it is handed over to the emperor, it can be settled in front of the emperor, and it will not even be able to see a splash when it is handed over to the household treasury.

As soon as Jia Cong returned to the Ministry of Industry, he discussed with Duan Jun the list of craftsmen's awards, and finally selected ten first-class merits, twenty second-class merits, and thirty third-class merits to play in the center, waiting for the emperor's reward.

At the court meeting on the first day of September, the emperor issued an edict to seal the firearms workshop and textile factory under the Ministry of Industry and Thirty people were appointed as master craftsmen, and the seventh-grade undertaker was awarded, twenty were the craftsman and the sixth-grade Chengzhilang, and ten were the master craftsmen and the five-grade Fengyi doctor.

At the same time, the edict was passed on to the world, and all the people of Daxia were made out of the meritorious and beneficial instruments of the society, and they could be rewarded by the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven would not hesitate to give the official gifts.

For a time, the number of utensils sent by folk craftsmen to the yamen increased explosively, and there were many tools with strange functions that dazzled Jia Cong.

If Jia Cong hadn't found out that something was wrong and stopped the people who kept stuffing coal into the furnace, maybe the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry would have been blown up by this super simple version of the steam engine.

Jia Cong stared at the big guy who kept spewing hot air out for a long time, and ordered: "Take someone to Changping Prefecture immediately and ...... this cow."

The scribe stepped forward and said, "My lord, Niu Geng." This person is a clansman who has not come out of the five suits of the Zhenguo Mansion, and he has a reputation for showing off his talents, and he likes to be curious and clever since he was a child. ”

It is also common sense that he is still a famous showman, or a member of the old Niu family. The family that plays technology can't play with such a big, large steam engine, and the use of iron alone requires huge financial support.

Jia Cong nodded: "Let people go to Niu's house to invite people, be polite, whether our Ministry of Industry can break through again, nine times out of ten it will fall on this Niu Geng." ”

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I fell asleep in the middle of writing last night, and there are still some parts that need to be changed, and another chapter will be sent in the evening to make up for 6,000 words.

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