Shi Kefa followed Liu Lin to the workshop area.
Looking from a distance, I saw hundreds of people building a wall several feet high.
Outside the wall is another large construction site, which looks like a barracks being built. Shi Kefa has seen these soldiers called guards. At this moment, they are all bare-armed, building barracks and leveling the land.
"These guards will protect the workshop area from now on. You have to apply for entry and exit, and you can only go out after passing the inspection by the guards! If you go out without any reason, you will be expelled from Dahuang Village, or you will be imprisoned in a prison cell. "Here, did you hear that?" Liu Lin explained when she saw Shi Kefa looking around.
Shi Kefa and others all nodded in agreement.
After entering the wall, many people were building houses again. Although it was almost dark, everyone was very energetic, and many people continued the construction with torches.
Liu Lin brought Shi Kefa into a workshop.
Shi Kefa immediately smelled the smell of soap and saw Zhu Youxiao, Huang Xiao, Song Yingxing, and Wang Zheng standing next to a large pot.
"Master Zhu, this is the worker who came in first." Liu Lin took Shi Kefa over.
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
It is currently in an experimental state, so the facilities are simple and cannot accommodate so many people working at the same time.
When Shi Kefa and others arrived, it was really enough. Just after the experiment, Zhu Youxiao and others went into battle in person, and only a pot of dozens of soaps was produced.
"Who among you can read and count?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
Shi Kefa walked forward carefully. He was so close to His Majesty the Emperor, and he was both excited and uneasy at the same time.
"The villain Zuo Xian knows it well."
Zhu Youxiao asked someone to get a pen and paper and said, "I'll dictate it, and you can record it."
"Limestone is heated at high temperature to form calcium carbonate (quick lime), calcium carbonate (quick lime) is added with water to form calcium hydroxide, plant ash is extracted into soda ash (sodium carbonate), and lard or vegetable oil is obtained..."
Shi Kefa's pen was flying, and he wrote it very quickly. The handwriting was very neat. Zhu Youxiao looked at it and pointed out some errors in some words. After all, Zhu Youxiao didn't understand these terms, so it was understandable that Shi Kefa made mistakes. Can be forgiven.
Shi Kefa was so embarrassed that his face turned red.
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said: "The calligraphy is very good. I have worked hard, why did I become a refugee? Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. It sounds uncomfortable to me when I talk about it!"
Zhu Youxiao paused and said: "Zuo Xianzhi, I will put you in charge of this workshop for the time being. You put away this production method, and you will plan the workshop tomorrow, including the deployment of manpower, the construction of the workshop, and the production of soap! Yes! Don’t have the confidence to do well?”
Shi Kefa nodded heavily and said: "I will definitely live up to the trust of the young master!"
Zhu Youxiao said: "This is the simplest soap technology. This kind of soap technology is mainly for civilians, and the requirements are not too high. You see, your production is probably a little better than what we tested. In addition, you have to research and use it for high-ranking officials." A nobleman's soap.
Good job! You are still young and well-educated. This is your advantage here. As long as you do well, you will have more opportunities in the future. Do you understand? "
Shi Kefa drank a bowl of chicken soup poured by His Majesty the Emperor himself, and immediately became energetic and responded loudly! Zhu Youxiao patted Shi Kefa on the shoulder.
Huang Xiao said to Liu Lin: "Sister-in-law Liu, this Zuo Xianzhi is the director of the soap factory, and his salary is according to the director's salary. In addition, you must cooperate fully in the work! This soap factory has a great future, and the sales will definitely be huge. Build it according to the scale of a big factory!”
Liu Lin agreed.
After Huang Xiao and Zhu Youxiao said a few words to Shi Kefa, they went back to the city together.
Liu Lin asked a foreman to come over and said to Shi Kefa with a smile: "Director Zuo, you are really lucky. Master Zhu has taken notice of you all of a sudden. Tell Old Liu what kind of manpower you want, and let him arrange for someone to come." Construction workshop, I will take you to the dormitory."
Shi Kefa had already memorized the production process by heart, and had already made plans in his mind. He immediately told the foreman about the plan, and then followed Liu Lin.
Taking advantage of the darkness, the two walked for more than a mile and came to a residential area. There were small courtyards here. Although they were not big, the surrounding trees were green and very quiet.
"These are the living areas for factory directors and other supervisors. This is the house of Mr. Song from the steel factory and glass factory. This is the house of Mr. Wang from the steam engine and textile machine factory. The ones over there that have not yet been completed belong to our Mr. Huang and Mr. Zhu. The house, next to the young master's house, is my home, and my man is the supervisor here..."
Liu Lin made an introduction, opened a courtyard door, and led Shi Kefa in.
The yard is not big, but it has everything you need, including a kitchen, bathroom, living room, study room, master bedroom, and guest room.
"The remuneration at the factory director level is really good. Ten taels of silver a month, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all included. This is a net profit of ten taels of silver! There is firewood, rice, oil and salt in the kitchen. If you are hungry at night, you can make it yourself. There are four taels of silver in the bedroom from inside to outside. Set of clothes. There are factory regulations and other books in the study. Get familiar with it gradually! Director Zuo, our Dahuang Village has just been built. The treatment will get better and better in the future. There will definitely be more and more people who want to be factory directors. More! You have to work hard!"
Shi Kefa was shocked when he heard this. This treatment was really great!
He sent Liu Lin away politely.
Holding the light in hand, he entered the study.
There were very few books on the bookshelf, only three. The first one was a factory regulation and was very thin. Shi Kefa quickly took it.
This factory rule was specially printed by Huang Xiao. Compared with the hundreds of rules in later generations, this one is much simpler, but for the people of the Ming Dynasty, it is also a rule that spans the ages.
The more Shi Kefa watched, the more shocked he became! He had previously thought that managing a workshop was a very simple matter, but after reading this manual, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
In Shi Kefa's view, the employment and management methods here are really great. Everything has rules and regulations, ranging from workers' clothing and behavior to factory construction planning...
Shi Kefa couldn't sit still anymore and went out towards the construction site. The plan he had just taken for granted now seemed out of date.
Under the moonlight, Shi Kefa walked towards the construction site. Looking around, he saw that the houses of Wang Zheng, Song Yingxing and others were all without lights. They were obviously working overtime in the factory. Shi Kefa was inexplicably moved!
Shi Kefa found Foreman Liu, proposed revised construction requirements, and went to work with the workers in person. He was busy until after midnight snack, and then everyone changed shifts and another group of people took over.
Shi Kefa worked hard all day today and couldn't stand it any longer, so he had to explain and returned to the courtyard.
I went to the closet to get some clothes, then went into the bathroom and took a shower.
"Why does this soap have such a refreshing fragrance and the coolness of mint? That's right, His Majesty asked me to study the soap used by dignitaries. Isn't it this style?"
Shi Kefa sighed and thought to himself: "This is just picking up the wisdom of others. I can't be considered as researching it myself. I can only improve it from the type of fragrance and style of packaging!"
Thinking of this, Shi Kefa cheered up again. After taking a shower, he felt much more relaxed and not sleepy anymore. He went to the study again, and there were two books, which he hadn't had time to look through yet.
One primary school Chinese and one primary school mathematics.
The content was simple, but it made Shi Kefa frown. He knew every word, but he had no idea what the strange symbols on each word were like tadpole script!
There are also many strange symbols in mathematics, which Shi Kefa was not troubled by.
He took out a pen and paper, copied down the corresponding numbers in the graph, and then counted according to the numbers. He soon understood the meaning of symbols such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
After he did the calculation, he suddenly realized that this way, the calculation was faster and more accurate!
"Are these the same set of chemistry books? Although elementary school mathematics is simple, the calculation methods and symbols are very practical! This is the first volume, which means there are more advanced ones! This is for elementary school, well, it is There must be something more profound for enlightenment!”
Shi Kefa suddenly woke up, stopped writing, and went to read the Chinese language again. This time he thought about it for a long time before sighing and putting down the book! You really can’t do this!
He was a dignified judge, but he couldn't understand it. This made him a little ashamed, but also a little hopeful. How could he learn this?
