All the people looked at Liu Hongjian nervously, they knew that even if Hou Ye didn't accept them, it was reasonable, after all, Hou Ye didn't open a good hall, obviously he didn't need so many people, why did he have to do this extra and waste a lot of silver?

But everyone is hoping and eager, after all, this winter is too difficult.

The silence in front of the camp was a little stagnant, and Liu Hong gradually took a deep breath.

"Minzhuang will levy an additional 1,000 people on the original basis, counting a total of 3,000 people who can build walls, and expand the number of craftsmen to 500!"

"Hou Ye is wise!"

"Thank you for your grace!"

Suddenly, the solemn atmosphere was broken, and the cheers of the people and craftsmen were heard all around.

The addition of more than 1,000 people means that most of the people here will be able to survive this winter.

"Don't shout, take out your household registration papers, all line up, line up! The people are strong to the left, and the craftsmen are to the right. ”

There were already several rows of copywriters lined up in front of the camp, and those who were responsible for household registration inspection and artisan household assessment were several principals seconded by Liu Hongjian from the household department and the ministry of industry.

And a pair of equipment, bricks, and grains were directly purchased from the household department, and Liu Honggradually went with a silver ticket, and Ni Yuanlu, the secretary of the household department, was not happy, and praised Liu Honggradually for being sympathetic to the imperial court.

The collection of personnel continued until dusk, and a total of 3,000 people were recruited, including more than 500 blacksmiths, carpenters, stonemasons, knife makers, and casters.

The 3,500 men temporarily settled down next to the Thousand Houses and set up tents to live in.

That evening, Liu Honggradually announced the salaries and benefits of these people.

Three thousand people are five dollars a month of silver, five dollars is half a tael, saving a little can basically meet a family's life, and during the work period is in charge of food, all the people are very happy.

And the treatment of craftsmen Liu Hongjian did not set to death, after all, the type of work is different, the ability is also different, and the death is not conducive to improving the enthusiasm of craftsmen.

Since ancient times, craftsmen have not been reused, only during the Song Dynasty and the imperial court encouraged invention and creation, at that time a large number of skilled craftsmen emerged in the land of China, and clay movable type printing, metallurgy, navigation, and civil engineering were all developed rapidly during the Song Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, the status of craftsmen deteriorated, and life was miserable.

In Liu Hongji's view, if a nation wants to rise, relying solely on the education of saints is completely, and education is the foundation, but what about the education of the Ming Dynasty?

Under the imperial examination system, Cheng Zhu Lixue was very popular in the world, and the literati and gentry were also eloquent, and those who were really immersed in invention, creation, and science and technology could not even eat enough.

This is what it means that the discrimination, oppression, and bullying of craftsmen by bureaucrats, gentry, and feudal ideology led to the germination of so-called capitalism since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and its development in deformity.

After careful consideration, Liu Honggradually graded the craftsmen temporarily.

There are about 300 first-class craftsmen, including blacksmiths, carpenters, tailors, stonemasons, etc., and two taels of silver per month.

There are about 50 second-class craftsmen, including casters and civil carpenters, and four taels of silver per month.

The third-level craftsmen, including about 30 glazers and knife makers, are eight taels of silver per month, and the glazers are mainly considering the research and development of glass in the future.

The third level and above are the craftsmen, and the craftsmen only include the ship carpenter for the time being, with sixteen taels of silver per month, and their main responsibility is to develop new warships and even warships.

But at present, there is not a single craftsman who has come to answer the call, and the implementation of the Ming Dynasty policy of banning the sea has directly cut off the inheritance of several generations of shipwrights.

The master above is a master craftsman, including the research and development of guns, cannons, and gunpowder, and the monthly silver is fifty taels.

Further up is the head of the stall responsible for the overall supervision of each project, because there is no suitable candidate, the three stalls are temporarily responsible for Yan Yingyuan, Chen Mingyu, Feng Dunhou, the three logistics experts.

The three major stalls are directly responsible to Liu Hongji, but what about our An Guohou Liu Hongji? Responsible for the money!

Each level is elected by the craftsman to nominate three foremen, the foreman is present at the meeting, responsible for collecting and giving feedback to the craftsmen to many opinions and suggestions.

In order to encourage invention and creativity and increase the motivation of craftsmen, craftsmen who have contributed will enjoy special treatment.

For example, because of the invention of the spinning machine, the carpenter Fang Jingzi received the salary of the master craftsman as a first-class craftsman, and there was also a bonus of 2,000 taels of silver.

All craftsmen can leave the country if they have worked here for five years without gross negligence.

This is also Liu Hongji's ultimate killer feature, even if the craftsmen themselves get out of their nationality, most people can only rely on their own craftsmanship to live, and if you talk about treatment, Liu Hongjian is confident to keep these people.

The greatest temptation of leaving the nationality for these craftsmen is that future generations can freely choose their careers, or take the imperial examination, or do business, or do their old jobs, and they have suffered all their lives as craftsmen, and no one wants this suffering to be left to their children.

Of course, there must be rewards and punishments, and those who are passive and slack off eat boards and are punished with monthly silver; Those who steal and play tricks eat the board and are fined with moon silver......

The most serious punishment of all is the leakage, not so much because of Liu Hong's gradual emphasis on the workshop, but because of the importance he attaches to advanced inventions and drawings.

All craftsmen, no matter who they are, no matter what merit they have had, once the leaker cuts out his tongue, he will spend the rest of his life in the edict of Jinyiwei.

The sexual blessing came too suddenly, and all the craftsmen who passed the assessment did not react for a while after listening to the regulations read out by Liu Hongji.

Before this, scholars could make a fortune through the imperial examination, and soldiers and warriors could kill the enemy and become marquis, but craftsmen had no way to rise, and could only endure bullying by keeping the work in hand.

Liu Hongjian read out the regulations, not to mention the abundance of moon silver, you can leave the country after five years of work, and the children of the family can ......

"Master Hou's great grace, my grandson will be repaid with his liver and brain!" A middle-aged man with a thick figure threw down the carpentry box in his hand and knelt down to thank him.

"Yes, Hou Ye is really a good person, I have a daughter in my family to be in the boudoir, and I am willing to send my daughter to the Hou Mansion for Hou Ye to send......."

"Hey, Lao Zhang, you are a second fool, Master Hou is rare for your crooked melons and cracked dates......"

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"Master Hou, will we be criticized by villains for doing this." Yan Yingyuan frowned.

A large number of craftsmen are recruited, and such a generous treatment is given, what do the people in the Ministry of Industry think? What do the other craftsmen think?

Using disengagement as a bargaining chip is bound to cause a series of adverse reactions, have these Hou Ye taken it into account?

"Humph! It is unreasonable for craftsmen to rank at the bottom of the ninth stream, and the hereditary artisan household system is even more outrageous.

Originally, I was doing this, firstly, to let these craftsmen put aside their worries and do things with all their hearts, and secondly, to create a precedent for the employment system.

Artisan households and military households are all disadvantages, and they must be slowly pried up, as for those officials, let them jump around! Don't be afraid! ”

Liu Hong gradually put down his words coaxingly, choking Yan Yingyuan speechless.

"I'll leave the matter here to the three of you, give priority to building a cellar and greenhouse for potatoes and sweet potatoes, and start work together with our research institute, and if you have anything, you can send someone to find me in the house."

Liu Hong's face gradually turned cold, whether it is agricultural or military, this mess is related to the development of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and nothing can be sloppy.

Whoever stands in the way, who goes home to rest the food, there is no room for anything, Liu Hong gradually believes that the emperor will be on his side.

"Yes, Master Hou!" Yan Yingyuan no longer had any scruples, and received the order in a deep voice.

"Mallet, lead the horse, let's go home!"

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