sent Guo Dong's house away, and Steward Wang took advantage of the noon effort to find Gao Zhen's shopkeeper and put forward Guo Dongjia's ideas.

"Although he is bold, he has a little shallow knowledge of business matters, and a few words shocked him."

Steward Wang boasted and smiled: "He also asked me why I didn't buy and sell honeycomb coal." ”

Gao Zhen is calmer than the king's steward, and he speaks more sincerely.

"The honeycomb coal market, fierce competition, high work intensity, low profits, is the leftover to make a small amount of money, ordinary workshops to earn a well-off industry, we do not end up with the power of people, really may not be able to do it."

"That's right, then Guo Dongjia is also the No. 1 honeycomb coal in Beiping, and the profit is less than 1,000 taels a year."

"He has no identity, no capital, and no followers, and this achievement is already a dream of many people."

"Speaking of which, I think of someone." Gao Zhen suddenly laughed.

Steward Wang looked curious.

Gao Zhen said with a smile: "Xu Ning, the shopkeeper of the engineering team, he used to want to come to our outer cabinet to work, hoping that through his own efforts, he could get twenty or thirty taels of silver a year." ”

"Haha."

Steward Wang couldn't help but laugh.

There are many people who take twenty or thirty taels of silver a year in the outer cabinet, especially at the level of stewardship, and the guaranteed silver alone is twelve taels a year.

According to the current sales volume, there are several that can pay a one-time dividend of hundreds of taels at the end of the year.

However, it is not easy to gain a foothold in the outer cabinet, and not everyone can take on this job.

"If Xiao Xu's shopkeeper really stayed in our outer cabinet at the beginning, with his ability, it would indeed be a problem."

"Talented people, as long as they are willing to endure hardships, can endure, and can persevere, there will always be a chance, and the time is just sooner or later." Gao Zhen sighed.

Steward Wang nodded, he agreed with this truth.

Many of the apprentices on the outer cabinet are like this.

Some people can't find a way, they will just bury their heads in hard work, but in the end they can only leave the outer cabinet and return to the factory as a worker.

There were also some smart people, but they didn't persevere, they couldn't stand the setbacks, they couldn't stand it, and they left the outer closet.

Only those apprentices who have found the right way and can persevere in the end, will eventually become more and more handy on the outer cabinet.

"Dozens of honeycomb coal mill owners, most of them relied on luck and foresight to enter this industry, just go with the flow."

Those who really have the heels and capital, such as the mine owners, they made honeycomb coal at the beginning, but none of them are still doing it, and they all handed over what they had in their hands.

Those who succeeded the honeycomb coal workshop were either clansmen, relatives, or friends from the mine owner's clan, or workers from the original workshop, etc.

"A small number of people have a long-term vision and can see the direction of the industry, but there are also a lot of shortcomings, but the Guo Dongjia, although not knowledgeable, is still stronger than others on the whole."

Steward Wang commented.

"The little prince wants to organize the honeycomb coal workshop owners, I'm afraid it will be difficult, but the little prince said that he wants to organize the mine owners, although it seems that there is a lot of resistance, I think it is much easier."

"No matter how difficult it is, you have to do it well, this matter has always been followed up by you, but I told you in front of the little prince, whether you can grasp it or not depends on yourself."

Gao Zhen painted cakes with her hands.

Steward Wang restrained his smile and nodded solemnly.

"I'm doing my best in this matter."

Gao Zhen patted Steward Wang's shoulder, "China Heavy Industry is our future, and what position we can stand in can only rely on ourselves in the end." ”

"I won't forget the cultivation of the shopkeeper."

Afternoon.

Gao Zhen no longer came forward, and Steward Wang presided over the meeting, and he began to talk about specific affairs, such as the formation of the Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce.

"In order to encourage honeycomb coal mill owners, bold attempts, and bold development of the market, China Heavy Industries came forward to establish a honeycomb coal chamber of commerce."

"The standard for membership is more than 10 workers."

……

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, they didn't recruit outsiders, among them was a young man, with a dark complexion and a look of loss.

Their family started making honeycomb coal, but my father never agreed to recruit people from outside, for fear of being learned by others and getting into trouble.

The honeycomb coal market is getting bigger and bigger, but they are still a family of three, with two truckloads a day.

It is necessary to produce and sell in the city, and the output is always so much, and it has gradually become the bottom of the existence.

On the contrary, my father was happy and happy that the family had living money.

The young man gritted his teeth, and when he went back this time, he had to convince his father no matter what, that he had to recruit workers and that he had to expand the scale.

There are also people who are just as happy.

For example, Guo Dongjia's face was filled with uncontrollable joy.

Although it is not directly hung in the name of the nobleman, it is not much different if it is hung under the name of China Heavy Industry.

In his opinion, the Rausch Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce is to be co-opted by nobles.

How good it is to be co-opted, he has a heel.

Many worries dare to continue to do it.

"The purpose of the Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce is to assist merchants to expand business routes, summarize business problems, and make appeals to the government."

"Let the honeycomb coal industry become a good for the people and the country, achieve sustainable development, make profits, and provide a good environment for honeycomb coal mills."

"At the same time, it is also necessary to bring the honeycomb coal industry into a benign track and eliminate some hidden dangers, such as problems in the source of labor."

……

When we take a break at the venue.

Steward Wang was surrounded by eight or nine honeycomb coal mill owners, who kept asking about specific matters.

More honeycomb coal mill owners honestly stay in their original positions and don't care about other things.

In their opinion, it is a good thing that they are not qualified to join the Chamber of Commerce, and it would be better if they could leave sooner.

If it weren't for the fact that honeycomb coal technology belongs to China Heavy Industries, and because of the concerns about the identity of nobles, many people would not come, and the day would be wasted and the work would be delayed.

"There are no mandatory requirements for whether to join the Chamber of Commerce, but if you join the Chamber of Commerce, there will be specific regulations, and there are conditions for joining and conditions for exiting, not to enter if you want to, and to leave if you want to leave."

The king's steward said the ugly things ahead.

Some people hesitated, some people were happy, and they took the initiative to say: "It's good to have requirements, and if there are requirements, it means that you pay attention." ”

The rest of the people suddenly realized.

"I hope everyone will join in, do business together, and rely on the Chamber of Commerce in the future, let go of their hands and feet, and do a big job."

Guo Dongjia is the most active, and his performance seems to outsiders as if he is cooperating with Steward Wang.

"I really hope you don't miss this opportunity."

Snakes have snake paths, and rats have rat paths.

Guo Dongjia knows his ability, and what he can grasp in front of him is this industry, like the coal industry, he would like to, but he doesn't have the ability now.

But if you do a good job in the honeycomb coal industry, you can still make money.

When he has enough capital and accumulates relationships, when that time comes, what can't he do?

Steward Wang glanced at Guo Dongjia with praise.

This guy is really good.

"For the employment issue, the government will definitely ask about it, and the chamber of commerce can help cover it up, but it is not a long-term solution."

"You are all businessmen, you deserve win-win cooperation, we and the government too, too many hidden households, will make the rest of the people suffer more servitude, the government will not agree."

"But the Chamber of Commerce can come forward and talk to the government about this matter."

"How do you talk about it?"

"Pay."

Hearing this answer, everyone hesitated, how much money they only earned in a year, and how much money they could afford.

"The Chamber of Commerce has the advantage of coming forward, you can negotiate it in batches and meet the needs of the government with the least amount of money."

"I think it's a good idea."

Guo Dongjia began to cheer again, and continued: "I don't dare to talk to the government, where do I have this qualification." ”

"And even if I talk to the government, the government will open a mouth and guarantee the price according to the number of workers, and I can't afford it."

Steward Wang nodded, took it and said, "The Chamber of Commerce will make full considerations, that is, to protect your profits, and discuss this matter with the government at the lowest price." ”

"The price is too low, can the yamen agree?"

"You can't look at it that way." Steward Wang shook his head, "The Chamber of Commerce directly bought out, and it also solved a lot of effort for the government, and the government is willing." ”

In short, it is to reason with the government.

Ordinary people can't sit down with the government to reason, even the coal yard owner does not have this qualification, but China Heavy Industry has it, so the Chamber of Commerce also has it.

……

Day 3.

Gao Zhen took Steward Wang to Zhu Gaochi's office to report on the affairs of the day before yesterday and the first version of the articles of association of the Chamber of Commerce.

"A total of eight workshops are willing to join the Chamber of Commerce, with a total of nearly 200 workers, including 50 in Guo Dongjia's workshop."

Steward Wang did not have yesterday's publicity, and his attitude was low-key and serious in front of nobles.

Zhu Gaochi flipped through the charter.

It mainly depends on the money paid by the chamber of commerce, and according to the number of workers, a sum of silver is paid to the government uniformly, and it is exempt from forced labor.

It is a bit similar to the reform of the Jiajing Wanli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, a whip law.

The Jianghuai region is economically rich and has a high per capita income, so the people are unwilling to serve forced labor, and the losses brought by forced labor are too great.

A whipping law is to combine the field tax, forced labor, and miscellaneous taxes together, and collect them together according to the silver.

This greatly simplifies the tax system and facilitates the collection of taxes. At the same time, it makes it difficult for local officials to cheat, which in turn increases fiscal revenue.

It is also the initiative of the local people in the Jianghuai region of the Ming Dynasty after the development of the commodity economy to a certain extent.

It seems that the development of industry in Beiping has achieved results, so there is also a trace of this demand.

"It's a good idea."

In the Ming Dynasty, the taxes were different from place to place, including summer taxes and autumn taxes, as well as local miscellaneous taxes, as well as forced labor.

The yield per mu of fields in the north and south is also different, and the price of grain is also different.

Just take an approximation, the average of an acre of land is five cents to one penny of silver, and Jianghuai is a special case, which may be as high as one to two cents.

The total tax on ten acres of land, not counting forced labor, is roughly five dollars to one tael.

The workshop is naturally calculated by the number of workers, and according to the plan of the outer cabinet, the price will be pressed down with the government.

A worker should not exceed two pennies a year.

Zhu Gaochi thought that the government could agree, first of all, he could sit down with them and reason.

Secondly.

In later generations, the price of buying a new house is higher than the price of buying a new house in an intermediary, and the intermediary still has money to earn, which is the reason.

(End of chapter)