And the training received by these craftsmen is based on the standardization of manufacturing processes, and when they graduate, they will naturally bring standardized manufacturing methods into their work, so as to gradually reverse the various drawbacks of traditional craftsmen when making things.

Of course, those cutting-edge technologies need to be controlled within the scope of institutions of higher learning such as Gezhi University, after all, technical secrecy must also be taken seriously.

In addition, those craftsmen who are extremely talented and contribute to the improvement of the process must be given their due benefits through patent protection. Of course, they also had to pass on the new techniques they had invented to other craftsmen, so that the overall level of craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty could be continuously improved.

This can also lay a good talent foundation for future industrialization reform.

Soon the carriage stopped at the gate of the Ordnance Bureau, which was completely different from the situation when Zhu Linmiao came last time, the officials of the entire Ordnance Bureau and some officials of the Ministry of Industry had already stood neatly on both sides of the road.

However, Xu Tong, the former ambassador of the Ordnance Bureau, and others are not among them, and these guys who have always been up and down and lose to the Air Weapons Bureau have already been sent to southern Fujian to work as ditch diggers by Zhu Linmiao.

At present, most of the people in charge of managing the Ordnance Bureau are some students selected by Song Yingxing from Gezhi Academy who are capable and willing to serve the country.

In addition, the low-level management is directly promoted by ordinary craftsmen with flexible minds and human duties.

After everyone had saluted, Xiang Feng, the new ambassador of the Fujing Ordnance Bureau, respectfully waved his hand to the main hall and said: "Your Highness, let's take a rest first, the lower official has already prepared tea ......."

Zhu Linmiao waved his hand, "Go to the technical school first, and gather all the craftsmen there." ”

Xiang Feng was obviously not very comfortable with the work style of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King, and was stunned before hurriedly arching his hand: "Your Majesty obeys orders." ”

Half an hour later, more than 700 craftsmen and 60 or 70 officials from the entire Fujing Ordnance Bureau gathered in the New Fujing Technical School.

The workshop was converted from a former bow-making workshop and warehouse, so the area is quite narrow. Everyone could only stand in the open space outside the Yimen Gate to listen to the instructions of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King, and even dozens of people stood outside the door.

Zhu Linmiao saw that Xiang Feng was about to lead the craftsmen to salute again, and immediately stopped: "The Ordnance Bureau is a place where weapons are made, and it affects the efficiency too much to always kneel around like this."

"From now on, anyone who enters the Ordnance Bureau, iron yard and other workplaces, regardless of the size of the official rank, will bow his hand and bow, and he is not allowed to bow down."

Song Yingxing saw Xiang Feng stunned on the spot again, and hurriedly took the lead and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”

Xiang Feng hurriedly led all the craftsmen to say in unison: "Meet His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King." ”

Zhu Linmiao nodded, and then smiled at the hundreds of craftsmen present: "I'll send you some greeting gifts first." ”

There was an immediate whisper below, "His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King gave us a greeting gift?" ”

"Is it a bounty?"

"It's not bad to give some rice......"

Zhu Linmiao continued: "From today onwards, all of you will get rid of your craftsman nationality and change to your civil nationality. ”

As soon as he said a word, the craftsmen who were still talking in a whisper just now immediately quieted down, but they all suspected that they had heard it wrong, and they all turned to Zhu Linmiao to look.

"Not only you, but the entire Ming Dynasty will gradually abolish the craftsman registration system in the future......"

Now everyone heard it clearly, and the pot immediately exploded in front of the door.

"Converted to civil citizenship? I'm a citizen in the future! ”

"Then you won't have to pay the substitute money from now on?"

"Nationality! Nationality! Those three boys in my family can all study the imperial examination! ”

"His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King is higher than the sky......"

The Ming Dynasty was still an agrarian society, and unless it could become an official and become an official, the peasants, that is, the people, were the most socially attained.

Changing from craftsman to civil is a "big leap" in identity.

As a craftsman, he must work for the country free of charge, and when it comes to his shift, he has to honestly report to the yamen to which he belongs. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, the shift system and the name of the work existed, but the craftsmen who took their turn to work had to pay a lot of substitute silver, otherwise even if they didn't work, they had to go to the place designated by the Ministry of Industry to squat.

In addition, the most pitiful thing is that the craftsman cannot take the imperial examination normally! Don't say that you have to work for the country often, and you don't have much time to study, that is, you are rich in learning, as long as you are a craftsman, you must go through layers of approval before you can participate in the imperial examination.

Normally, this approval is not possible.

In the Ming Dynasty, it was everyone's noblest dream to gain fame. But if you are born in a family of craftsmen, you will be deprived of the right to dream.

It was these craftsmen who were able to convert to citizenship, how could they not be excited? If His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King hadn't been on the spot, I'm afraid many people would have rushed out to buy firecrackers to celebrate.

Unlike the excited craftsmen, Xiang Feng frowned and whispered to Song Yingxing: "Teacher, if all the craftsmen are out of their nationality, who will this Ordnance Bureau find to work in the future?" ”

Song Yingxing had already read in detail the reform plan of the Ministry of Industry of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King, and immediately said: "In the future, the employment system will be implemented, and the Ordnance Bureau will sign contracts with the craftsmen and pay them wages to hire them to work. ”

Xiang Feng nodded, but immediately thought of a new question, "If there are craftsmen who are old or don't want to do it, how can we determine whether the newly recruited craftsmen are suitable?" ”

The craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were all recorded, and they would draw people from the book if they needed to do any work, for example, if the record was a carpenter, they would definitely do carpentry work.

However, if you encounter a craftsman who is not skilled, the government has no choice, and it is impossible to fire people. Usually they can only turn a blind eye, but later, there are more and more people who are indiscriminate and passive and slacking off.

Song Yingxing smiled and said: "According to the intention of His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King, the craftsmen will also take the exam in the future." This is called skill qualification.

"After passing the assessment, they will be awarded different levels of qualification documents according to their skills. When you recruit craftsmen to do the work, all you have to do is look at this paperwork.

"And craftsmen with different levels of paperwork are paid differently. If you want to get paid more, you need to work hard to improve your skills and pass a higher qualification.

"By the way, the first skills qualification test will start next month. In the future, the test will be held every six months, and the good and the bad will be judged. ”

Xiang Feng couldn't help but pat his hands when he heard this: "It's so good!" Simple things are done by employing low-wage mediocre people to save money. The important matters are left to the skilled people, and there is no need to worry about slipping through the cracks. ”

"Exactly."

Later, Zhu Linmiao also announced the skill qualification assessment, although the craftsmen didn't know much about it, but they didn't care much when they heard that it was just a school test.

Zhu Linmiao continued: "This qualification document is temporarily divided into five categories: elementary, intermediate, advanced, master and grandmaster.

"Taking a carpenter as an example, the corresponding monthly wages are: one tael and five cents, two taels and five cents, five taels, nine taels and twenty taels."

The craftsmen fried the pan again.

"Did I hear me right? Twenty taels a month?! ”

"Even if it's advanced, there are five taels. In the future, not only will you not have to pay the substitute silver, but you will also have such a high salary! ”

"I just don't know if this skill assessment is difficult......

"Hey, with your Li family's craftsmanship, it's not a problem to take the master's exam."