Quyang Junfu.

Xiong Wuliang lay on his back on the couch, dazed.

It's noon in the summer, and it's really sleepy.

Xiaoyi knelt in front of Xiong Wuliang's bed, covered her mouth and chuckled, peeled the fruit in her hand finely, and sent it to Xiong Wuliang's mouth: "My lord, is it sweet?" ”

Xiong Wuliang's eyes narrowed slightly: "Sweet." ”

Since inspecting the fiefdom, Xiaoyi has become more respectful to Xiong Wuliang. All kinds of services such as kneading shoulders and pinching legs are very well done.

This kind of life is what the traverser should enjoy!

If only I could enjoy this corrupt life forever.

Damn the Qin State!

"Lord, Shi Er is here." Zhong Hua said outside the door.

Xiong Wuliang used all his perseverance to pull himself out of the gentle township. Xiong Gongzi rubbed his face and reluctantly sat up from the bed.

Xiaoyi blushed and helped Miliang Gongzi up.

Xiong Wuliang smiled and pinched Xiaoyi's face. Xiaoyi's face instantly blushed to her neck, and her voice was like a mosquito: "Childe......"

……

Shi Er respectfully saluted Xiong Wuliang: "Lord, the villain has found all the craftsmen in Quyang City, a total of one hundred people, all waiting outside the mansion. How to start work, please show the lord. ”

Xiong Wuliang bowed: "Good job." ”

was recognized by Xiong Gongzi again, which made Shi Er feel high and full of energy.

Shi Er held his breath and waited for Xiong Wuliang's order.

What Xiong Wuliang is planning in his heart at the moment is the first factory in Quyang County!

Farm tool processing factory!

At this moment, there is no mechanized equipment in Quyang County, and the processing methods of this first factory can basically only rely on the manual work of craftsmen.

But it's a well-known fact that once a product is produced on a large scale, its manufacturing cost decreases exponentially – the larger the scale, the lower the unit price of the product.

Even a simple handicraft workshop is far more productive than an individual craftsman.

Moreover, this factory is not just for processing agricultural tools in Xiong Wuliang's plan.

In the event of a war in the future, this agricultural tool processing factory can completely switch from civilian to military, quickly build all kinds of ordnance in wartime, and mass-produce arrows, catapults, and large siege equipment.

Now the mass production of the plough is practiced and the hydraulic equipment is available, and the processing plant can not only make wooden tools, but also forge iron tools.

Let the Qin people feel what a dimensionality reduction strike is!

"Benjun wants to set up a processing plant to specialize in making Quyuan plows." Xiong Wuliang said after pondering for a while.

"The first workers of the factory are the hundred craftsmen you brought."

"This processing plant, Shi Er, you are in charge!" Xiong Wuliang announced the personnel appointments.

Shi Er was overjoyed, and immediately knelt on the ground: "The villain will not live up to the heavy responsibility of the lord!" ”

All right! It's been in vain to run errands for the son for so long, and finally waited for the reward!

Xiong Wuliang nodded with satisfaction.

This stone is exquisite, and the person is also clever.

The first factory was handed over to him to be in charge, and Xiong Wuliang was also relieved.

The biggest problem at the moment is that the number of workers is too small.

In other words, the working class is weaker......

In Xiong Wuliang's plan, Quyang County is not only one factory, but also an industrial park will be built in the future.

A hundred workers is simply not enough to see.

Xiong Wuliang pondered for a moment, and then pondered: "Shi Er, your factory must recruit more people as soon as possible, no matter how you operate, you must expand the staff as soon as possible - there is no money or food, but the policy will definitely satisfy you!" ”

Shi Eryi was stunned.

In this era, although craftsmen are not considered a cheap industry, few people are willing to become craftsmen.

If the family has a field to manage, who would be willing to do the work of a craftsman?

In this era, except for a few peasant households who worked part-time as craftsmen to earn some extra money to support their families, full-time craftsmen were generally slaves.

After Shi Er was entangled for a moment, he said honestly: "Lord, you also know that there are relatively few people who are willing to do our business, and there are only a hundred craftsmen in the huge Quyang County. ”

"There are only two ways to expand."

"One is to bring in artisan slaves from other places and buy skilled hands from nobles from all over the country."

"The second is to cultivate it in the county."

"Since Gongzi has no money and food to allocate, the first way will not work - if you cultivate yourself, if you don't have money, of course the people will not be willing to go into the factory to work for free."

"In the villain's opinion, the lord might as well give an order - saying that it is to work in the factory, and the agricultural tax can be reduced, which will surely attract some people to work in the factory."

Xiong Wu's conscience secretly praised that this Shi Er was really clever.

Exemption from agricultural taxes, of course.

The agricultural tax on the fiefdom has been cut from 40 percent to 10 percent.

Thirty percent is not needed, and the last one is not bad!

Thinking of this, Xiong Wuliang bowed his head and said: "According to what you said - the decree is that those who voluntarily come to work in the factory will be exempted from paying taxes at this age." ”

Now the treasury is empty, and that's all it can be.

Xiong Wuliang understands that paying taxes to top the work can only be an expedient measure.

After surviving this difficult time, the workers still have to be paid.

In any case, the processing plant must be built now, and mature workers must be trained as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the factory is not a Pixiu that only enters and does not leave.

Once the tools are built, the plant will be able to produce arrows at full capacity.

This kind of consumable is definitely hard currency in the war-torn Warring States.

The nobles of the Chu State were allowed to have private soldiers, and when the time came, Xiong Wuliang could sell these arrows to the nobles of the Chu State, as long as the price was low, he would not worry about not being able to sell them.

It can even be exported to dump countries.

If the price is high, even if it is sold to Qin State, Xiong Wuliang can accept it!

At that time, the processing plant will be able to bring continuous income to the fiefdom.

……

Shi Er took Xiong Wuliang's appointment and left proudly.

Before leaving, he solemnly promised that within three days, the factory would be put into production; Within a month, it was guaranteed that the number of workers would be expanded to more than 200.

After the deportation of the people, it was already afternoon.

Xiong Wuliang took a bite of food casually, and then went back to the bed and lay down.

A few days ago, I patrolled the entire fiefdom, and it was really tiring! I feel hollowed out!

Very weak, sometimes after overwork......

Xiaoyi obediently came to Xiong Gongzi's bedside.

"Then pinch my legs." Xiong Wuliang smiled.

Xiao Yi blushed and agreed, knelt in front of Xiong Wuliang, stretched out two jade hands, and kneaded Xiong Wuliang's calves with jade-like fingers.

Xiong Wuliang glanced at Xiaoyi's hand, and once again confirmed that this girl was definitely not from a farmer's family.

In the Yue Kingdom, at least after a small aristocracy.

Xiong Wuliang half lay on the bed, admiring the full body curves wrapped in Xiaoyi's clothes, and sighed with satisfaction.

Xiong Wuliang is not a very hard-working person, but he has to go to great lengths to build a fief in order to change history...... Perhaps after eliminating the threat of the Qin State, Xiong Wuliang could lie down.

Wouldn't it be beautiful to listen to a little song like this now and immerse yourself in the gentle countryside!

Damn the Qin State!

……

A few days later.

Xiong Wuliang and Zhong Hua went to inspect the processing plant.

Perhaps because of the haste in which it was set up, the processing plant looked shabby – the simple sheds had no shelter from the elements.

It is not so much a factory as a small workshop with a very low registered capital.

Fortunately, there is no need to think about keeping warm in the summer, and if it is placed in winter, the factory environment can be choking.

There is no labor law anyway......

"My lord, this is the current situation at the processing plant." Shi Er bowed down to lead the way.

"In three days, there are 130 workers in our processing factory, of which 100 are skilled and 30 are apprentices."

"After adopting the assembly line production and performance appraisal system you proposed, the production efficiency has been greatly improved!"

"At present, the processing plant can produce 500 sets of quyuan plows per day!" Shi Er's voice was not lacking in pride.

Xiong Wuliang nodded, indicating that he was basically satisfied.

A day to produce 500 sets of Quyuan plows, then a week is enough to make the entire fiefdom all the Quyuan ploughs replaced.

This is also thanks to the assembly line production process, which breaks down the entire production process into many links, each of which is relatively simple and accessible even to apprentices, which greatly reduces the requirements for the quality of craftsmen.

The production capacity is already sufficient, so the most important thing in the factory is to train more workers as soon as possible.

In Xiong Wuliang's plan, within this year, the batch of workers trained by the processing plant will be the core, and the adobe brick factory and textile factory will be built one after another.

The importance of the adobe factory is undeniable - the adobe bricks produced could be used to improve the living conditions of the people in the fiefdom and, more importantly, to strengthen the city's defenses.

As the core of Quyang County, Quyang City is just rammed earth, which makes Xiong Gongzi very insecure.

You must know that in history, next year the state of Chu will comprehensively promote the plan to annex the Yue state.

It is true that Xiong Wuliang wants to go to Yue Country to plunder, but he can't give up the garrison work of the base area because of arrogance.

Quyang is next to Yue Guo, and maybe it will be harassed.

If there is a reinforced adobe city wall as protection, Xiong Wu's conscience will be much more steady.

As for the textile mills, it is even more important.

By retrofitting the textile equipment, Xiong Wuliang is confident that he can achieve ten times the efficiency of the existing textile process – and even more so if hydraulic equipment can be used.

During the Warring States period, cloth was a hard currency not inferior to salt, iron, and grain.

Once the textile mill is established, Quyang County's finances will no longer be a problem.

……

After inspecting the farm tool processing factory, Xiong Wuliang was basically satisfied.

Although there is no salary to pay, the craftsmen have a positive attitude towards production.

The 'performance management system' has a precedent that if the performance is evaluated for several months in a row, it can free the artisan from slavery - this is very attractive to the artisans, and it is natural for them to work hard.

As for the farmers who came to work as temporary workers, they were also motivated by the tax reduction.

"Are you satisfied, my lord?" Shi Er diligently brought herbal tea to Xiong Wuliang and Zhong Hua.

Xiong Wuliang took a sip of herbal tea, feeling a burst of comfort in the hot summer.

"Good job," Xiong Wuliang praised: "Keep working hard, this son didn't mistake you, and I will continue to reuse you in the future." ”

got the flatbread painted by Xiong Wuliang, and Shi Er was full of joy.

Xiong Wuliang secretly thought——

What restricts the speed of development of the fiefdom at the moment is the number of workers!

With Xiong Wuliang's talent in infrastructure, as long as there are enough workers, Xiong Wuliang can come out of an industrial park by hand, and any ceramics, bricks, cement, and even iron and steel making can be slowly put on the agenda!

As soon as he thought of this, Xiong Wuliang said to Shi Er: "In terms of recruitment, we must continue to vigorously publicize!" ”

"The speed of training craftsmen is still too slow!"

"In the processing plant, it is necessary to promote the old with the new - the old craftsmen and apprentices are mixed, which can speed up the growth of apprentices!"

"Tell the craftsmen - as long as you bring out a skilled hand, it will be counted as a winner!"

Shi Eryi patted his head: "Childe's clever plan, why didn't the villain think of it!" ”

Xiong Wuliang bowed his head and signaled that Shi Er could retreat.

At present, this is all Xiong Wuliang can do.

Fortunately, the fiefdom developed rapidly, and the agricultural industry was on the right track.

Judging from this situation, Xiong Wuliang also has a trace of confidence that he can fight with Bai Qi in the future.

……

"Childe, the villain still has something to report," Shi Er arched his hand: "Your little man-made waterwheel in the former daycare has already made the first sample." ”

So fast! Xiong Wuliang was overjoyed when he heard this!

None of us in the room knew better than him what hydraulic equipment meant to Quyang County – and that was the beginning of industrialization.

In this era, there were no faucets and rubber pipes, and irrigation of farmland was carried by buckets.

Not to mention fatigue, the irrigation effect is also extremely poor.

A waterwheel with uncomplicated workmanship can replace the farmer's daily irrigation steps, which are extremely tiring and difficult to perfect.

With adequate irrigation, grain production will be greatly increased.

And if the waterwheel is added with forging equipment, then water power can be used instead of manual mass production of farm tools, weapons and armor!

And the benefits of the watermill are not just short-term benefits!

Take, for example, the use of water wheels to irrigate fields: once farmers are no longer responsible for their daily irrigation, they will have plenty of free time.

Farmers who have more free time will naturally find ways to use their free time to earn some extra money.

For example, farmers can use their free time to raise silkworms and plant some fruit trees, which are precious GDP.

And if the peasant households use their free time to work in the factory, they will not worry about the number of workers!

"Sample of a waterwheel, where is it now?" Xiong Wuliang asked.

"Returning to the sovereign - it has been sent to the bank of the Huaishui River, and I plan to test it tomorrow, but I never thought that the sovereign would come to inspect it today." Shi Er said honestly.

Xiong Wuliang glanced up at the sky.

From Quyang City to Huaishui, it will take about half a day.

Before dark, it's too late to make a round trip.

In this day and age, it is still quite dangerous to travel in the dark.

However, the waterwheel is too important for the future development of Quyang County, and it is almost a source of power to replace manual labor for a long time in the future.

Xiong Wuliang hesitated for three seconds, and then said to Zhong Hua beside him: "Uncle Zhong, immediately take ten personal soldiers and go to Huaishui with me." ”

Zhong Hua was stunned, he didn't expect this little boy to attach so much importance to the waterwheel.

Since Xiong Wuliang came to Quyang, he has been busy almost every day - and then I think of the rumors in Yingdu that his son-in-law does not learn and has no skills, and only wants to have fun......

Sure enough, hearing is false, seeing is believing!

Zhong Hua didn't waste time, and immediately said yes. Not long after, Xiong Wuliang, Shi Er, Zhong Hua and ten personal soldiers set off from Quyang City and went straight to Huaishui.