The huge difference between one thousand guan and 10,000 guan immediately stunned the officials present.
Should you spend 10,000 guan on a blueprint, or 1,000 guan on a finished product?
This is something you don't need to worry about.
For the finished product, buying ten units would cost ten thousand guan. If they had the drawings, they could make a hundred or a thousand units.
After the finished product is made, it can be sold to others. I believe those businessmen will be happy to pay for the imperial court.
However, 10,000 yuan is not a small amount of money, and the highest-ranking official they have present is a staff doctor. Moreover, the purchase of the drawings is definitely not from one of their departments, because everyone needs to use the stamping device.
The officials discussed it in a few words. The official who spoke first looked at Chen Kan and cupped his hands and said, "Please give me some time. Can I wait until I return to the capital to report to the superior officer before making a decision?"
"sure."
Chen Kan nodded. He couldn't do anything like buying or selling by force.
The left and right are just water-powered stamping devices.
Moreover, the main purpose of collecting money is to send a signal to these officials.
If the country likes something, it is better to pay for it instead of taking away the fruits of other people's labor. Otherwise, how many craftsmen are willing to make new things?
A group of officials hurried back to the capital.
The entire valley is also very different from its original appearance.
It took ten days to transform the entire valley. In Chen Kan's opinion, the price was well spent.
At least now, it seems that the entire nameless valley has the flavor of an industrial park in later generations.
Although most of the buildings here are made of wood, after applying a layer of quicklime, no stains can be seen in the pure white. Coupled with the quicklime anti-corrosion, the service life may not be worse than the brick wall structures of later generations.
On the basis of the renovation, Chen Kan also divided public facilities such as rest areas, canteens, and parks.
Although the factories of later generations were called deadly assembly lines, it should not be said that the assembly line working mode is indeed an operating mode that can maximize work efficiency.
Today is the first day of completion of the valley. Chen Kan asked Li Shi to summon all the craftsmen.
Then he asked his personal guards to move a few wooden boxes from home.
Chen Kan knows very well that if you want someone to work for you wholeheartedly, the most important thing is to solve his worries.
As for craftsmen like Baochaosi, their only worry is their families.
The court's deceptive craftsman household system not only deprived them of their ability to make money, but also imposed the pressure of their survival on their families.
If we don't solve this problem, it would be a fantasy for these people to work in the Baochao Department with peace of mind.
But it was impossible for Chen Kan to pay them wages.
Once Chen Kan sets this precedent, it means that the shortcomings of the craftsman household system are completely exposed.
The court will never allow such a thing to happen.
Based on Chen Kan's understanding of this group of officials in the Ming Dynasty, they would rather the craftsmen become completely extinct than pay them a penny.
To challenge the entire state machine alone is to enter the toilet with a lantern and seek death!
It is not that simple to completely change the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty.
So what Chen Kan could do was to pay the craftsmen in Zhu Di's name.
When a king and father reward his subjects, they are gifts, and no one can fault them.
But if Chen Kan dares to say that this is the salary paid to the craftsmen, the people in the court will attack him tomorrow, and even Fang Xiaoru will not be able to protect him.
The craftsmen, led by Lao Hei and Lao Xie, stood quietly in the square. These more than 300 people were the capital of Baochao's business.
Li Shi, Wang Fang, Liu Kun, and three high-ranking officials from the Baochao Department stood behind Chen Kan.
"The new Baochao Department has been established with the joint efforts of everyone."
"I have seen everyone's hard work during these ten days."
"I know that many of you have reached the end of your strength."
"Just three days of rest is not enough for everyone to return to normal."
"But there is no way, the development of the country cannot be separated from you."
"The Ming Dynasty cannot lose you either."
Chen Kan's routine speech did not arouse the emotions of the craftsmen.
Chen Kan didn't take it seriously either.
The fact that these craftsmen are still standing here today shows the greatest respect for him, the Marquis.
If Chen Kan were in their position, once Shangguan dared to let him go home, he would dare to run to the ends of the earth.
Even if Shangguan doesn't let him go home, he will find a way to escape to the ends of the earth.
As for coming back and continuing to work, that's impossible.
Chen Kan didn't talk nonsense and waved to Zhang San on the side.
Zhang San understood, and he and a few guards carried several wooden boxes to Chen Kan.
"Your Majesty understands your hard work and asked me to prepare a small gift for you."
Regarding this kind of kindness to others, Chen Kan would never borrow it from others.
Therefore, after carrying the box in front of him, he opened the lid of the wooden box himself.
Since ancient times, no matter what the nature of the job, the most exciting time is when money is given out.
Now is no exception.
Many of these craftsmen have worked for the imperial court for ten or twenty years in vain. During this period, not to mention money, they even had to bring food from home.
The only thing the court gave them was the mountain spring water behind the valley.
Greed has begun to fill the eyes of many people.
But more people were excited.
Could it be said that this Marquis wants to make up for the food and salary that the court has owed them over the years?
All the craftsmen just looked at Chen Kan quietly.
Seeing this, Li Shi opened the roster in his hand, looked at the craftsmen and said with a smile: "A group of killers, this is because your majesty is considerate of you. Each person will receive twenty taels of silver. I will take it from the person whose name is read. No." If you claim too much, don’t claim falsely.”
As soon as these words came out, some craftsmen couldn't help but burst into tears.
They have always been the only ones to send money to the court. When did the court send money to them?
You're not dreaming, are you?
"He Acai~"
Li Shi began to read the names along the roster.
A somewhat honest middle-aged man walked out of the crowd tremblingly amid the crowd's pushing.
"Little...little man is here!"
Li Shi said dissatisfied: "Look at what I am doing, just getting money."
Chen Kan took out two silver ingots from the box. Seeing He Acai's look of disbelief, he smiled and put the silver ingots into his hand.
Then he told him: "You have to take the money well. If you lose it, you will have no chance to get it again."
He Acai's hands were shaking a little. He didn't know why, but he always felt that these two ingots of silver were extremely heavy, and for a moment he felt overwhelmed.
He has not touched silver for many years.
"Thank...Thank you, Mr. Hou!"
A strong old man couldn't control his tears all of a sudden.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Chen Kan corrected him seriously.
He Acai quickly changed his words: "Yes, thank you, thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
When the other craftsmen saw that He Acai actually received the money, they couldn't hide the envy in their eyes.
Li Shi was also a little sad. He had stayed in this small yamen for more than ten years and got along with these craftsmen day and night every day.
He knew very well how hard the lives of these craftsmen were.
Looking at Li Shi's appearance, Chen Kan couldn't help but remind him: "Next one."
Li Shi woke up from his dream: "Next, Lin Ergou..."
...
There were more than 300 people, and each person had 20 taels of silver. In total, more than 6,000 taels of silver were spent.
But Chen Kan felt it was worth it.
Because for the first time, he saw genuine smiles on the numb faces of these craftsmen.
Of course, the most important thing is that all the money belongs to Zhu Di, not him.
No matter how many flowers he spends, Chen Kan will not feel distressed.
After distributing the money, Chen Kan looked at the three officials from the Baochao Department with a smile.
"There are still three people who haven't posted yet."
Li Shi was stunned for a moment, and then pointed at himself in disbelief: "Master Marquis, there are also lower... officials?"
"Of course there is. As I said, this is a gift given to the Baochao Division by His Majesty. Why, aren't you from the Baochao Division?"
"Xiaguan, this, I..."
Li Shi was so excited that he could not speak coherently. Until Chen Kan stuffed two ingots of silver into his hands, he still had an incredulous expression.
"Master Wang, Master Liu, what, do you want me to bring it to you personally?"
The two of them were excited and shook their heads quickly: "If you don't bother me, Lord Marquis, I can do it myself."
Everyone got the money, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.
Zhang San on the side saw this, and a look of disdain flashed across his face.
He muttered: "Twenty taels of silver makes me happy like this. I'm going to make a living."
Then he unconsciously showed a look of pride.
Because after following Mr. Hou for more than half a year, he has achieved financial freedom!
"Okay, now that the money has been distributed, let's talk about how to make the treasure banknotes."
Chen Kan's current words are more effective than the imperial edict.
The craftsmen quickly suppressed the excitement on their faces and looked at Chen Kan enthusiastically.
"Lao Xie, Lao Hei!"
"The villain is here."
"You are still in charge of the banknote paper and banknote printing workshops."
"Li Shi..."
Chen Kan quickly divided the more than 300 people present into fifteen groups.
Each group consists of twenty people, each responsible for different procedures.
Compared with what Chen Kan saw when he first came to Bao Chao Division, separating each link individually can undoubtedly greatly reduce everyone's work intensity.
As for how to operate and run in, that will happen after work starts tomorrow.
"From now on, I will go to work at the hour of the day and finish at the hour of the day. I will take an hour's break at noon. I will take care of two meals a day. I will take a bath on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. If you need to ask for leave for something at home, you can just ask Li Shi."
After announcing the last order, Chen Kan waved his hand: "It's over!"
Eight to six, eight-hour work system, with two days off per month.
Any of these conditions would have been unimaginable to them ten days ago, but now, Chen Kan has turned these things into reality with just one sentence.
Chen Kan could even see a hint of enthusiasm for himself in their eyes.
Chen Kan believes that they will burst out with work enthusiasm far beyond their imagination.
