Daming’s industry is still not strong enough!
Before this, many people may have said proudly that Ming Dynasty is now an industrial power!
But after the war broke out, everyone was dumbfounded when faced with the surge in domestic and foreign orders!
Can you not be dumbfounded?
Military orders were so huge that they far exceeded Ming's industrial production capacity.
In order to meet the surge in military orders, almost all factories began to supply military products first, which directly affected the lives of many ordinary people.
In fact, the impact of the war on the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty was almost...not much, except of course that "a small number" of goods gradually became a little scarce. After all, most of the conscription was based on immigrants, and
For ordinary people, the biggest impact of the war on them is that... the war increased their income.
The sudden increase in military orders caused almost all factories in the Ming Dynasty to suddenly become prosperous. In order to complete the orders, the factories asked workers to work overtime. The surge in overtime pay caused the income of many workers to double in a short period of time.
It has to be said that war is sometimes the best booster for industrial production. The surge in orders and limited production capacity have allowed almost all enterprises in Ming Dynasty to benefit from it. Of course, workers can also benefit from it, like many senior technicians.
, after the war broke out, Li Tieliang's salary more than doubled. Of course, he was very satisfied with this. He worked in the factory for sixteen hours every day, even on weekends.
Eight hours.
"As long as you have money, it will be fine. You can't do it with enough strength."
Whenever his wife and children tried to persuade him to work less overtime, Li Tieliang would reply like this. In his opinion, this was a God-given opportunity.
"Work more and earn more money, that's the right way!"
Even Li Tieliang has thought about hiring a maid for his family after this month's salary is paid. In fact... it is to marry his second son a daughter-in-law.
With this plan in his mind, Li Tieliang took advantage of the weekend to call his second son back from the factory.
The second factory is also very busy. There are almost no factories that are idle now, but every factory has endless work to do and endless orders to take.
Of course, the corresponding income of the workers has also increased a lot, and even the stingiest boss will give some wage increases to the workers.
If wages hadn't been raised, people in those factories would have left long ago.
A plate of braised pig's trotters, a plate of pig intestines, a plate of braised beef, plus a plate of peanuts and two side dishes stir-fried by my wife, the father and I started drinking.
"I said, Pingcai, I've been thinking about it these days..."
Before Li Tieliang finished speaking, Li Pingcai said.
"Dad, I'm also thinking about it. Let's set up a workshop ourselves!"
What?
Li Tieliang opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Pingcai in confusion.
"What did you say?"
"Dad, as you can see, as long as it is a factory now, there is endless work. Even a workshop with only a few machines is like this. If our family sets up a processing factory, with your skills, Dad, you will definitely be able to do this work.
No, if you work for your employer, you will earn more than if you are your own boss?"
Looking at his seventeen-year-old son, Li Tieliang was dumbfounded.
"What are you talking about? We set up a factory by ourselves. There is no one in our family who knows how to do business for several generations. How can this business and trading be done by our Lao Li family..."
Li Pingcai, who gave in to his father's advice, retorted directly.
"None of our ancestors have ever been workers? When our family came to our hometown in Shandong for generations, they were just farmers. But why did you become a worker, dad?"
His son's retort made Li Tieliang dumbfounded. He looked at his seventeen-year-old son. This boy... had really been studying for several years. How could his mind be so different from his?
"Pingcai, our family's business is small and we can't afford the trouble. How much money do we need to set up a factory? Our family has so much money."
My mother interjected, saying that she wanted to have a grandson more than running a factory! The head of the house had told her a few days ago.
"As long as you have a thousand or a few hundred yuan, Dad, the army has just conquered Montevideo on the other side of the river. Although that place is not as good as ours, there must be machines there. Let's go over and buy a few machines. If it works,
, just set up a factory directly..."
Li Tieliang said before his son finished speaking.
"Whose machine can I buy for a thousand or a few hundred yuan? Panchangzi, how much does it cost?"
"Dad, Uncle Zhuzhu has been working in a restaurant for many years. If he knew that you were willing to work alone, he would definitely be willing to join in. And Boss Cheng, he has long been thinking about setting up a factory with you. Dad's skills are ours
Who doesn’t know about the communities around An Le Yuan?”
This is true. When Li Tieliang mentioned his craftsmanship, his face was full of pride. Several factories had offered to poach him. After all, factories relied on the craftsmanship of their workers to make a living.
"If you go out on your own, Dad, they will definitely be happy to take part in the money. I have thought that as long as we have six to seven thousand yuan, we can set up a workshop and buy some second-hand machines in Montevideo."
, it will definitely work!”
Is this really possible?
Li Tieliang picked up a piece of braised large intestine with chopsticks, took a bite, took another sip of wine, and spoke after a while.
"I'm afraid this matter is still not safe, but we are working in the factory to make it safe."
"Dad, what's wrong? We all rely on craftsmanship and technology to make a living. Even if it doesn't work, we have the technology, why are we afraid that no factory will want us?"
"But are you sure the other side of the river wants to buy machines? It's hard to buy machines now. Even Boss Xu in our factory bought ten new machines after begging grandpa and grandma."
"Dad, you will know if you go there. No matter what, it was still a country in the past. How could it not have machines?"
Li Pingcai took a sip of wine and said with longing in his eyes.
"Dad, no matter what happens, it will only be a loss of one month's wages. If you are not worried, then I will do it myself. My wages are low and I won't lose much money. If it happens, then our Li family will be in trouble."
Developed!”
That night, neither the Li family nor his son had a sound sleep. Should they go or not?
The two thought about it all night, and it wasn't until the next day that Li Tieliang, with red eyes, said to his son.
"Pingcai, stay here and I'll go to Montevideo. I..."
Before his father could finish what he said, Li Pingcai asked with a smile.
"Dad, how much Spanish do you speak?"
Don't tell me, just asking so casually made Li Tieliang dumbfounded. He didn't know a word.
"Dad, why don't we go together? When I was in school, I learned some Spanish no matter what..."
This chapter has been completed!