In Su Jing's courtyard.
Zhu Biao has been polishing for five consecutive days, and his hands are full of lenses.
He was so devilish that he was completely stunned.
Even if Zhu Biao is a very patient person, this matter is still very important.
But sitting down with high intensity and concentration all the time can easily make people feel bored.
Of course, a large part of the reason may be the work of polishing lenses. Just like that, you may feel a sense of accomplishment at the beginning, but later it will be a mechanical and repetitive work.
Five days!
Zhu Biao finally stopped what he was doing and stopped polishing.
After counting the number of available lenses, it was enough to assemble ten telescopes, which was enough for the time being.
It’s not that Zhu Biao had to make the lens tube himself, the core of the telescope is still the lens.
After a while, Zhu Biao assembled ten telescopes.
Then he checked and debugged one by one, carefully adjusting the defective areas, and it took him another half a day to get everything done.
Although it is still not as good as the one Su Jing gave him, in general, it has reached 89%.
Zhu Biao was also quite satisfied with this.
"Finally finished!"
Zhu Biao stretched, then turned around to tell Su Jing the good news.
However, only then did Zhu Biao realize that Su Jing was not there.
No, it seems that he hasn't appeared much in the past few days.
Zhu Biao was so focused earlier that he didn't even notice it. Looking back now, Su Jing seemed to have just told him that he had something to do these days, but didn't mention it at all.
Zhu Biao was confused and went out to find Gong Weilang who was secretly protecting him. He handed him ten sealed telescopes and learned Su Jing's current location from Gong Weilang.
paper mill.
And during the five days that I was polishing the lenses, I was always at the paper factory.
Zhu Biao suddenly became confused as to what Su Jing was doing in the paper factory these days.
According to Zhu Biao's daily knowledge, Su Jing was vigorous and resolute in doing business, and her methods were extremely high.
Even if there is something to deal with, it can only be done in three strokes, five divisions and two divisions.
I have never been in a paper factory for five days in a row like this.
Forget it, just go and take a look and you’ll find out.
Zhu Biao had no intention of learning more from Gong Weilang, after all, he could see it himself.
Not long after, Zhu Biao arrived at the paper mill.
It was already approaching evening, and it was almost time for dinner.
In the huge factory building, rows of workers neatly surrounded a small square platform, and on the square platform was the impassioned Su Jing.
"Everyone, today is the fifth day of training. I want to ask you, what is our goal?"
Su Jing shouted to the people below.
"struggle!"
The workers responded with high spirits and their voices were extremely uniform.
"Then what are we going to do?"
"effort!"
"What's our future like?"
"bright!"
"Can we do it?"
"able!"
A series of exciting questions and answers directly pushed the emotions to the highest point.
Su Jing's face was rosy, and the workers below were also extremely excited.
At first glance, it looked like some illegal gathering.
"Okay! It's dinner time now. Let's all eat in an orderly manner as usual. After dinner, I will continue to talk about corporate culture with you in an hour."
Su Jing said to everyone.
Upon hearing this, the workers lined up in an extremely neat queue like well-trained soldiers and moved towards the canteen.
During the whole process, there was no quarrel, no pushing, just orders and prohibitions.
All these scenes were seen by Zhu Biao.
He couldn't believe what he saw. If he didn't know that Su Jing only stayed in the paper mill for five days, he even suspected that Su Jing had secretly trained these workers for more than half a year.
No.
An ordinary general cannot train such soldiers in one year.
What on earth is Su Jing doing?
Does he have any thoughts of rebellion?
impossible!
As soon as this idea arose in Zhu Biao's mind, he immediately rejected it.
It's not that he knew how powerful his father Zhu Yuanzhang was, and there was no possibility of success in the rebellion.
But after staying with Su Jing for a long time, Zhu Biao knew very well that Su Jing could not have any thoughts of rebellion.
Su Jing is not a person who can rebel.
But the scene in front of me was really too shocking.
"Niu Yi, why are you here?"
Su Jing came down from the platform and walked towards Zhu Biao. Her rosy face just now returned to normal.
Injecting chicken blood on employees does not mean injecting chicken blood on yourself. It should be freely retracted and released.
"Master Su, the student's telescope has been prepared and sent home. I happened to have nothing to do, so I thought of coming to see Master Su."
Zhu Biao answered truthfully.
Su Jing was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "Oh, everything has been done. Yes, my hands are quite skillful."
This is not because Su Jing is being polite, but because she really thinks it's okay.
After all, he had done the polishing of the lenses himself.
All I can say is that Zhu Biao's patience is quite good, and his craftsmanship is also good.
"Master Su is so complimentary. It's all Master Su who taught me well."
Zhu Biao said immediately.
Su Jing waved her hand and said, "Stop talking about this, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet, Master Su."
Zhu Biao replied.
Su Jing smiled and said: "That's just right. Let's go to the staff canteen to eat together, just in time to give me some advice."
After saying that, Su Jing took Zhu Biao to the staff canteen.
Zhu Biao was also very curious as this was the first time he heard about such a thing as an employee canteen.
I saw workers lining up neatly under a row of windows to get food.
Whether queuing for food or eating, everything is very neat and quiet.
Even the army is nothing more than that.
"That's it. We'll also line up. There aren't many workers right now. We'll be here in a moment."
Su Jing said with a smile: "But when the scale expands later, the canteen will have to expand accordingly."
Zhu Biao followed Su Jing silently, observing everything around him.
Neat wooden tableware and a square dinner plate can hold all the meals.
There are not many dishes, just three, but one of them is a meat dish.
this.
Zhu Biao couldn't believe it.
Although he is a prince, he is always well-dressed and well-fed, and he has no shortage of good food and drinks when he is with Su Jing.
But he still understands the living conditions of ordinary people.
Eating meat has always been an extremely luxurious thing.
Even in the prosperous Lishui County, the people are richer than other places, and eating meat is a very happy thing.
And there is meat in Su Jing's staff canteen!
"Master Su, how much do they have to pay for this meal?"
Zhu Biao asked curiously.
Su Jing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "No, no money, as long as you are a worker in the paper mill, you can just go to the window to get food."
free!
Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly widened. This was too exaggerated!
"Master Su, aren't you joking with the students? Are these meals provided for free?"
Zhu Biao was completely shocked.
In this era where food is the most important thing for the people, having enough food is the lifelong pursuit of most people.
Su Jing's place is simply paradise.
While they were talking, it was time for the two of them to have dinner.
"Two servings."
Su Jing said something to the aunt who was serving food at the window, and then got two full meals.
After carrying the food, they came to a dining table and the two of them sat down.
Zhu Biao looked at the portion of the food in front of him and couldn't help but wonder what Su Jing was going to do.
Even in the army, it's nothing more than this.
Is this really a rebellion?
Otherwise, what businessman would do this?
Zhu Biao shook his head and threw this idea away.
It's better to listen to Su Jing before confirming.
"Actually, it can't be said to be free."
Su Jing said to Zhu Biao: "There is a saying that you must remember, the free thing is the most expensive."
Is the free one the most expensive?
Zhu Biao was taken aback by Su Jing's words and couldn't understand. He also said honestly: "Free and expensive, aren't they opposites? Students can't understand."
Su Jing smiled, not surprised.
He looked at Zhu Biao and said, "This is probably your first time seeing the staff canteen."
Zhu Biao nodded and said, "Yes, Master Su."
Su Jing continued: "On the surface, if I build an extra staff canteen, I will definitely spend a lot more money. This will only increase my investment."
"But think about it, if we eat in a unified canteen like this, employees' eating efficiency will be greatly improved. If they eat faster, they will have more time to work."
"At the same time, I can also recruit more high-quality employees. After all, providing a meal is quite tempting."
“Better employees, more working hours, means higher output, which means higher profits.”
“The staff canteen looks like I’ve increased the investment cost, but it’s actually for the ultimate benefit increase.”
"So, do you understand?"
After some detailed explanation, Zhu Biao's doubts were somewhat solved.
But not quite.
He looked at Su Jing and said: "But Master Su, for this kind of thing, you don't just need to pay a little more to hire them. If you don't have enough working hours, you just need to work overtime."
"With more money, I don't think these people will have any complaints."
Good guy.
After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Su Jing called him a good guy.
I originally thought that a wave of "sweatshop" operations would exploit these workers too much.
But now it seems that I am just overthinking it.
This disciple of his, who was quite concerned about the people, could actually say such things so confidently.
It can only be said that I am far from being oppressed, no, I should be a living Bodhisattva!
Think about it, considering the level of productivity in ancient times.
There is a staff cafeteria that provides meals and meat dishes. All you need to do is work, then this place is not much different from heaven.
Zhu Biao's words sounded like a landlord who was exploiting people, but in fact he was thinking about the people.
There are more landlords who are desperate to exploit the people without giving them money.
"Niu Yi, what you said is not wrong."
Su Jing looked at Zhu Biao and said: "For these workers, maybe all the problems can be easily solved with just a little increase in wages."
"Your teacher and I can't be regarded as simply being kind. This still has to be connected with the paper mill."
Paper mill?
Zhu Biao was stunned and asked doubtfully: "Master Su, what is the reason for this?"
He doesn't understand, really doesn't understand.
Su Jing said calmly: "Papermaking technology requires not only technology, but also physical strength. It can be said to be labor-intensive and laborious."
"The reason why I add meat to the food is to give them the strength to work."
"You say give them more money, but for these workers, if you give them more money, they may not be able to eat well."
"If this continues for a long time, workers will be eliminated quickly if their bodies cannot withstand it. The cost of training a new worker is not low. Technology takes time to accumulate."
"Once someone is replaced, it will also have an impact on the quality of the paper produced, and the decrease in yield will directly affect my income."
"In the short term, you can save a lot of money, but the cost is actually paid in the future."
"The business I build must develop stably and sustainably, rather than exploiting workers. That is destined to fail in the long run."
Su Jing didn't want to kill those landlords who sucked the blood of the people, it was just pure oppression.
Such businessmen are blood suckers.
Stable and sustainable development, exploitation, long term
These words echoed in Zhu Biao's mind, and he felt that Su Jing seemed to be talking about the paper mill, but actually she was talking about the Ming Dynasty.
The current Ming Dynasty is just like a giant enterprise.
(End of chapter)
