"How many couples are there?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

Zhou Shifeng hesitated for a moment, and guessed uncertainly: "About one or twenty." ”

I don't know if the little prince will be angry, everyone subconsciously looked at the nobleman, and they were worried in their hearts.

"There are so many." Zhu Gaochi was stunned, how long has it been since the factory recruited workers.

Hearing what the nobles said, Zhou Shifeng and the others' faces changed, but fortunately, they were more conservative and didn't say anything bigger.

was about to open his mouth to make amends, and he would come forward to send away those couples, but when he saw the nobleman laughing, Zhou Shifeng suddenly couldn't figure out the nobleman's mind.

"Then provide a couple's room." Zhu Gaochi agreed.

What's wrong with the space occupied by the couple's room?

So many new couples, even if they are not young, they have to have children when they get married, and a family has to have at least two or three according to the few.

What does it represent?

The population under his own rule has increased by dozens because of his own factories.

Dozens of mouths today, dozens of mouths tomorrow, dozens of mouths the day after tomorrow, the number accumulated over time is considerable.

And it is an industrial family, which is not the same as an agricultural family.

In an agrarian society, the population has reached the peak of what can be accommodated by the acreage, and the growth of the population in the future is not a good thing.

The economy, consumption, tax revenue, etc., on the contrary, will decline per capita, and the national strength will be weak instead of strong.

Only the development of industry is different, the population absorbed by industry represents consumption, tax revenue, and economic improvement.

Now the workers of China Heavy Industry, they reproduce, with their current wages, can create wealth for the Ming Dynasty, not drag it down.

The speed of land expansion can never keep up with the reproduction of population, and it can reach its peak in three generations, and only industry is the solution.

Zhu Gaochi was happy in his heart, the others breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhou Shifeng was a little unhappy, he said it just now, he should say it bigger.

It's too late to change your tune now, will it create a bad impression on the nobles?

"Is there anything forced?"

The virtue of some men is excited when they see widows and divorced women, and the same is true of the office of later generations.

In the current era of conservative customs, women who work in factories must be unable to open the pot at home, and the men in the factories naturally feel strong psychologically.

Zhu Gaochi is willing to increase the population, but the premise is that both men and women are willing, not forced.

"No, no." Zhou Shifeng shook his hand again and again.

Zhu Gaochi was a little suspicious, and urged: "You go to investigate this matter yourself, will some women be forced to bow by the overlord, and the raw rice is cooked into cooked rice, and they dare not make a noise, so they can only give in helplessly." ”

The people in the public house were speechless.

Is this true of all nobles? At the age of fourteen, he understands human nature so much, and when it comes to men and women, he looks so experienced.

Seeing the nobleman's tough attitude, Zhou Shifeng hurriedly reassured him, and then said worriedly: "But if a couple's room is provided, the four-person room will become a two-person room, which is a little insufficient, but I am afraid that it will be ......."

"What do you think should be done?" Zhu Gaochi threw the problem back to Zhou Shifeng, and took so much money from himself every month, and he had to do something.

Zhou Shifeng quickly sorted out his head, and the head was the way.

"Some workers can continue to live in their homes temporarily, and the construction of the second batch of dormitories should be started earlier." Halfway through speaking, Zhou Shifeng paused and proposed a bad move.

"Many people in the engineering team are working outside, and the demand for dormitories is not as high as in the factory, so we can assign more indicators to the factory for the engineering team."

I was afraid that the people from the engineering team would hear it and be angry and want to scold my mother on the spot, Zhu Gaochi shook his head, and sure enough, there were contradictions everywhere.

I don't know who in the engineering team provoked Zhou Shifeng and made him have a bad idea.

"Do what you say, I'll go over there to urge you personally." Zhu Gaochi recognized and took the initiative to solve some problems.

The engineering team and the factory are two sets of teams, and Zhou Shifeng's appearance has little effect, in order to solve the problem of the couple's room, Zhu Gaochi is willing to go down in person.

"When will Zhang Dehui come back?" Before leaving, Zhu Gaochi confirmed.

Recently, I have to be distracted by the affairs of the guard, and I may not come to the factory for a few days, but I have not seen Zhang Dehui for many days, and I have to discuss many things with him.

Zhang Dehui is busier than himself, not only has he been in the factory for a long time, but he has heard that his mother-in-law has come to the factory, and he suspects that he is raising people outside.

"Zhang Dongjia has been going to Baoding for five days, according to his arrangement, if there is no change, he can come back the day after tomorrow." Zhou Shifeng remembers clearly.

Zhu Gaochi calculated his time, so he explained to Zhou Shifeng: "Then let's come back the day after tomorrow, you see Zhang Dehui and tell him, otherwise we are afraid that we will not see him again." ”

"Provincial." Zhou Shifeng agreed.

Leaving the public house, Zhu Gaochi deliberately went back to his place before going to the engineering team next door, only to see that Zhu Gaochi and the two brothers were already bored.

When I saw my eldest brother, it was like meeting a savior.

"Big brother, let's go back?"

"You guys wait a minute, we still have some things to do."

"Big brother won't go back, let's go back by ourselves." Zhu Gaoxu said indifferently.

"Then don't follow us next time."

In the past, it was his business for Zhu Gaoxu to run around, but this time he brought it out by himself and took responsibility, so he definitely wanted to watch him go back.

Zhu Gaosui wrinkled his little face, staring at the second brother nervously, hoping that the second brother would take him away happily, it was so boring here.

It's really boring to follow the eldest brother, and I'll never come back next time.

Zhu Gaoxu actually stayed honestly.

Seeing that the second child was not making trouble, Zhu Gaochi's heart softened, "We'll be back soon." ”

The teenager is curious about everything, thinking that the world of adults is full of wonderful, and he will be disappointed after contact, and he understands what it means to be boring.

Zhang Quan didn't know that Zhu Gaochi was going next door, so he stayed to guard the two masters, and Zhu Gaochi walked alone on the road of the factory.

In front of the factory building, there is a large open field, which has been compacted and sprinkled with broken stones, so that it will not become mud on rainy days.

In the gatehouse, the entourage of Zhu Gaochu and the two brothers was gambling money, Zhu Gaochi frowned, but he didn't make a sound, and walked straight out.

Before you know it, a person is outside.

Looking at the waterwheels of different sizes on the river and the houses on both sides, I was shocked to realize that I was alone.

Something that never happened.

No matter where the original owner went, he was accompanied by at least three or five people, or he felt that there were too many people, so he gradually only took Zhang Quan.

The engineering team had three large courtyards and thirteen houses.

Four rooms are used as various warehouse storage tools, one accounting room, three public rooms, three livestock rooms, and two miscellaneous rooms.

"That figure is so familiar." Xu Ning drank tea and took a breath by the window.

"It seems to be the little prince."

Xu Ning immediately put down the teacup and ran out.

"What about the people around the little prince."

Xu Ning ran blue.

"I was about to come to you, but it just so happened that you saw us first." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.