The tables and chairs in the conference room are made of yellow pear, the surface is polished and shiny, and the floor is paved with marble slabs.

Whether it is the windows or the beams, the materials are precious, and they look extraordinary.

The whole meeting room was spotless.

The honeycomb coal mill owners, who have not yet left the original class, have patches on their bodies.

They are so afraid that they don't even dare to sit down, for fear of making their chairs dirty.

Among them, the workshop is the largest, and the profit in a month is only more than 100 taels of silver, and it is only more than 1,000 taels a year.

One thousand taels of silver, even if it was the coal yard before the birth of the steam engine, Dehui, could be thrown out without blinking.

And it's not just about the silver, there are also huge differences in status, and the qualifications of each industry are different.

The main mine has the identity of a scholar, such as a child, a Xiucai, or a well-known scholar in the family.

As for lifting people, the lifting of people in the early Ming Dynasty is still more valuable, and the gold content of lifting people will not be reduced until the middle of the period, and some coal owners have begun to have the identity of lifting people.

For example, the owner of the coal yard who left historical materials and was raided by the eunuchs in the Apocalypse Dynasty is a meritorious person.

However, this low gold content is aimed at the national level, at the level of the six departments and three divisions of the central government, and it is very useful to put it in the local area and raise the identity of people.

The owners of honeycomb coal are not talents, nor are they children, but just small business dealers.

Whether it's the size of the business or the social status, there is a chasm between the two.

"With the breakthrough of the coal industry, honeycomb coal has also made great progress, and the number of honeycomb coal workshops in Beiping City has increased from zero to 55, with more than 600 employees, and has become an important force to promote the development of the coal industry."

"Yanwangfu has provided strong support for the development of the honeycomb coal industry, canceling the door tax, canceling the door tax, and drawing taxes."

"According to the statistics of the guys in the outer cabinet, the honeycomb coal workshops are mainly concentrated in Beiping, north of Baoding Mansion, Qingxian County, Hejian Prefecture, and Renqiu."

……

"The focus of the next stage of China Heavy Industry is to fully promote the coal industry and rapidly promote the eight prefectures, 37 prefectures and 136 counties of Beiping."

"In order to drive the coke industry, iron smelting industry, honeycomb coal industry, forging industry, etc., to create a new production chain."

"According to its own positioning, as well as the scale and strength of China Heavy Industries, we will determine the smooth implementation of the plan, so we will support a group of businessmen with a high pattern, long-term vision and courage."

Gao Zhen read the manuscript word for word.

He revised this manuscript many times, and according to the requirements of the little nobleman, he finally wrote a general draft.

Many people listen to it in a fog, and some people actually understand it, but they don't want to believe it, or don't dare at all.

There are also people who listen carefully, and their expressions become more and more cautious.

Midday.

These people ate in the factory canteen, and the utensils in the canteen were boiled in hot water.

"It's a good meal."

"Zhonghu Heavy Industry, I have long heard that the food here is very oily and watery."

Many of these honeycomb coal mill owners are still involved in labor, and the profits of honeycomb coal cannot support their extravagance.

"I heard that you employ more than 50 people, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid."

The middle-aged man with short beard and round eyes said with a smile.

"Then you dare."

The man asked in a curious whisper, "We are all hidden households, usually three or five people are not afraid, if there is such a big movement, if the government is provoked, are you not afraid of a lawsuit?" ”

"Hold up the bold and starve the faint-hearted."

"Our business is originally an ascetic, and we are called an owner outside, but in fact we are a fart owner."

"But who let us have no capital and no heels, and we can have this business of living and living, it is already the blessing of our ancestors."

"And the technology of honeycomb coal, in the end, is a little nobleman, and we can be regarded as doing things for the little nobleman, although the little nobleman doesn't want our money."

"Don't miss this opportunity, work hard, otherwise you won't miss the opportunity." The middle-aged man persuaded.

He is really not afraid of competition from others, but hopes that there will be more and more workshops like him, so that he will not appear to stand out from the crowd.

Otherwise, if it collapses one day, he will be the first to finish.

"Let's take it easy."

"We are a small family, and it is good to be able to live without worrying about food and clothing."

Someone at the table said.

While chatting with his peers, the middle-aged man kept staring at another place, and when he saw someone getting up, he quickly put down his chopsticks.

……

"The king is in charge, the king is in charge......"

Guo ...... Guo Dongjia? The manager of the outer cabinet remembered who the person in front of him was, it was the owner of the largest honeycomb coal factory.

The vast majority of those with less than 10 workers are working as a family, and these workshop owners are not businessmen in the eyes of Wang Steward.

However, the person in front of him, although the business is not big, is a little courageous, so the attitude of the king is more polite.

In terms of the number of workers alone, this person is about to catch up with nearly two percent of the steam engine factory.

However, the profit between the two cannot be mentioned at all.

"Are you done eating? The meeting room can be rested. ”

"After eating, the food is really good."

"Just eat it." Seeing that Guo Dongjia was following him, Steward Wang stopped, "Is there anything wrong with Guo Dongjia?" ”

The middle-aged man rubbed his hands, his face full of embarrassment.

The king's steward is the steward of the outer ark.

This time, he invited the honeycomb coal workshop, or he took people to run from house to house, because the workshop of the person in front of him was the largest, and he was deeply impressed.

Otherwise, how can hundreds of honeycomb coal workshops in Beiping recognize who he is.

"Guo Dongjia is an important participant on the list, if you have any questions, just say it." Steward Wang smiled.

Guo Dongjia hesitated, and finally mustered up the courage.

"Our workshop uses the technology of the nobles, the nobles are benevolent and righteous, let the people benefit, and do not charge our grass people's money, which is really a great kindness."

Steward Wang waved his hand, his face was proud, and he showed off in a boastful tone: "The little prince said that they complement each other, your honeycomb coal sells well, the coal in the coal kiln will not be sold, and the steam engine of the steam engine factory can also be sold well." ”

"And your honeycomb coal is a thing that benefits the people and is beneficial to the country, so it is natural to vigorously support and open the door of convenience."

Guo Dongjia nodded again and again, hearing this kind of words for the first time.

This person was able to talk to the nobleman, and his attitude became more and more respectful.

"The grass people can have a business to support their families, thanks to the nobles, but I have nothing to repay the nobles."

"Where will the little prince need your repayment, if you really want to repay, you will do a good job of honeycomb coal, you are the largest family, maybe the little prince will summon you in the future."

Hearing this, Guo Dongjia became excited.

What's wrong with the honeycomb coal workshop.

He really has no roots, but Guo Dongjia is not convinced.

What others can do, they can do it themselves, they are not worse than others, what is worse is the background, gritting his teeth, Guo Dongjia finally put forward the idea in his heart with trepidation.

"I don't hide it, my workshop has the largest number of workers, just to repay the nobles, but I use all the hidden households, and I have been scared in my heart."

Steward Wang was stunned.

Why do you mention this?

Whose business is useless?

As for Xu Ning, the manager of the engineering team, he used to be an apprentice in someone else's shop, and his hometown was also not registered.

On the official register, there is no name of Xu Ning, and he is also a hidden household.

"The court is not strict about the affairs of hidden households, this is the case for all families, you don't have to be afraid, and it's useless to scare yourself."

"As far as I know, tens of thousands of people have escaped from the health centers in Beiping over the years, and how many of them have been arrested? Even the military households are not afraid, what are you afraid of. ”

"Let's talk about a well-known thing, how many of the people who farm around the guard house are not hidden households? The guard didn't care about it. ”

Guo Dongjia smiled wryly.

"It's different."

"What's the difference?"

"Although the non-registered people who farm around the guard are not under the management of the government, they are still under the control of the guard."

"And the scale of my workshop employs more than 50 people, and the whole of Peking is also the only one, so I really can't hide it."

That's true.

Everyone is the same, the law does not blame the public, and the government is too lazy to take care of it, or it doesn't have the strength to manage it, the whole country is like this, can it be managed?

No yamen is willing to do thankless work.

But this man is really bold.

And after contact, I also feel that this person has nothing to do with it, and he dares to do this, either he is reckless or has some persistence.

Steward Wang smiled and did not speak.

Guo Dongjia gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "Can the honeycomb coal workshop be hung in the name of the nobleman?" ”

Steward Wang was stunned.

Why?

"Guo Dongjia, how much silver can you earn in a year?"

"According to last month's profit, it is roughly more than 500 taels a year."

Guo Dongjia lowered his head and replied in disappointment, the meaning of Steward Wang's words was obvious, his business was not qualified.

"It's not bad for me."

Hearing this, Guo Dongjia raised his head in astonishment, how did he know how much silver he could earn in a year.

Steward Wang shook his hand triumphantly.

"Don't look at me like that, it's very simple."

"There are 30,000 households in Peiping Prefecture, and about half of the population is currently switching to honeycomb coal, and a small part is used for exchange, and the rest are still used to firewood."

"Depending on the size of your workshop, your model is a little different from that of other places, and your profit is smaller, which is easy to deduce."

Guo Dongjia's face was full of shock.

That's a lot of power.

How many people like Wang Guan are there in China Heavy Industries?

"But don't be discouraged, the situation in the city is completely different from that in the countryside, and everything in the city costs money."

"Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar tea, the first thing is firewood. Honeycomb coal is cheaper than firewood, and the benefits are more, and sooner or later the vast majority of residents in the city will switch to honeycomb coal. ”

"In Guangbei Pingcheng, there are 30,000 households, and each household uses two to three loads of honeycomb coal every month, which is more than 30,000 taels of business a year."

"There are the rest of the seven prefectures, that is, 230,000 taels of silver, as for the prefectures and counties, although the single market is far inferior to the prefecture city, but the number is large, nearly two hundred prefectures and counties."

"Then sink to the market, that is, in the countryside, although the people have the convenience of using rice stalks and firewood, but even if they use one-tenth of the money every year compared to the people in the city, three loads a year, you think about how much silver you get."

"Just your honeycomb coal market, hundreds of thousands of taels of silver a year is no longer a problem, and there is a way to make money."

"That's why I organized you to let you understand these truths and make the market bigger as soon as possible."

(End of chapter)