Jia Rong carefully registered Hu Wei's name on the roster, and wrote "papermaking" on the back. Finally, after asking about Hu Wei's address, Jia Rong started to ask the next question.
There are very few aristocratic families in Jincheng County, and there are relatively few talents. Even those who apply for the job are generally recognized as wise men. Some of them have only heard others talk about books a few times and have become scholars in the eyes of the people. This shows that knowledge
How low is its popularity?
The only papermaking technician currently recruited is Hu Wei, and he can only be consulted about opening a papermaking factory. In terms of papermaking, Jia Rong knows nothing about other things except for some more advanced principles.
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Hu Wei knew everything and told Jia Rong about his many years of paper-making experience. In the end, Hu Wei said that paper-making required an order from the Han Emperor, and Jia Rong didn't take it to heart.
, just leave these matters to Su Shuang to take care of. I heard that the relationship between Su Shuang and Han Emperor has been going well recently, and Su Shuang represents himself.
Cai Lun invented papermaking, which greatly facilitated the learning of people in the Han Dynasty. However, books were still a problem. The main reason was that the books in the Han Dynasty were all transcribed word by word, which was extremely troublesome. Besides, it was impossible for those aristocratic families to copy the hard work.
The books he painstakingly wrote spread out, which is why Guan Yu got a copy of Spring and Autumn and regarded it as a treasure.
In the Han Dynasty, the status of intellectuals was very high, and some prefects and county magistrates treated local celebrities with respect.
There were many types of paper in the Han Dynasty. For example, paper made from fishing net cloth was net paper, and paper made from rags was cloth paper. There were many types, but the paper produced by these methods was all yellowed, but the paper made from Donglai
Uncle Zuo created fine and white paper, which became a legend for a while. No matter how good these artificial papers are, they are definitely not as good as those made with advanced methods. Whether it is the quality of the paper or the fineness of the paper, paper making was not considered until the Song Dynasty.
In its heyday, the paper produced was so delicate and smooth that you couldn't put it down.
The paper mill was built according to the specifications of the Han Dynasty. Hu Wei personally directed the construction of the paper mill. The construction of the paper mill naturally required the help of craftsmen. Jia Rong's salary was higher than before, thirty yuan a day, and the soap earned
When you have money, it is natural to benefit the people. When people have money, they will consume. This forms a good cycle, and people can live a good life. Many things in the paper mill are not available in Jincheng, so they need to go to Neijun to purchase them.
, with the support of Xianlian Pavilion, it can be completed easily.
The craftsmen who built houses in Jincheng County have become the most popular people. This was not reflected in the construction of housing for ordinary residents before, but the construction of craftsmen's workshops and paper mills gave these craftsmen a privilege that ordinary people were extremely jealous of.
wages, many people have learned construction techniques. Building a house is said to be a technical job, but in fact it is very simple. The houses in Jincheng are not from Luoyang, they are all extremely simple one-story houses, and the highest ones are only three-story.
Restaurants, in this way, the construction technology has been greatly simplified.
Hu Wei is getting old, and his eyesight and spirit are somewhat unable to keep up. However, with a letter from Hu Wei, six disciples who had studied papermaking with Hu Wei came to Jincheng. Jia Rong attached great importance to these real technicians.
In the past, their monthly wages at Dahan's paper mill were just one pound. When they came to Jia Rong, they were directly paid three dollars a month, and each person was assigned a house. Hu Wei's salary was directly increased to ten dollars.
If this news spreads, I am afraid it will shock ordinary people and trigger an upsurge in people learning papermaking.
With substantial rewards, these young people have reached a higher limit in their work, and they all expressed that they will do their best.
Jia Rong didn't want to let them enjoy it so much. He asked them to train a new batch of apprentices after the paper mill was built. Just like a craftsman's workshop, technology cannot be kept secret, and good things must be discussed together.
Hu Wei readily accepted this. When he gets old, he doesn’t want to take away this skill. Hu Wei also learned the technical work of papermaking after many years of suffering. He understands that an ordinary person wants to learn real skills.
How difficult the technology was, which also made Hu Wei relax his mind and hand over the papermaking technology to the people. If it had been someone else, it was not certain whether Hu Wei would come. The main reason was Jia Rong's actions in Jincheng County.
The old man saw hope, and he could feel Jia Rong's heart.
The affairs of the paper mill were completely left to Hu Wei and a few others. After it was completed, he would find an appropriate opportunity to teach them the technology of making good paper, thereby reducing costs and making better paper.
The land reclamation order was issued to the fourteen counties ruled by Jia Rong, triggering a wave of land reclamation craze. In particular, the people from Beidi County were more enthusiastic. There was no land for them in Jincheng County. Jia Rong's order to open up land was the biggest gain.
The winners are them.
The enthusiasm of the Qiang tribe is not inferior to anyone else. It is their first year to live in the territory of the Han people. They have nothing except the houses that Jia Rong helped build. They understand the Han people's way of life to some extent and understand the importance of land to the people. They open up wasteland.
After the order was issued, Jia Rong sent Marquis Li Wen to assist the Qiang tribe in clearing up wasteland.
Jincheng County is a relatively large county in comparison, but after counting the population of all 14 counties, it was found that there are only more than 100,000 people. This also includes 10,000 ordinary people and Qiang people from Beidi County.
The tribes migrated here. In such a large county, with such a sparse population, there is still a lot of land per capita. However, Jincheng County has always been barren and barren, and the quality of the land is not very good. It is impossible to survive by relying on the people to grow crops.
Naturally, the troops were used as coolies for this land reclamation. However, they heard that after the land reclamation, these soldiers did not complain. Especially the Qiang soldiers were very high-spirited and enthusiastic about land reclamation.
Jia Rong pointed to a large field in the distance and asked, "Whose field is this?"
A commoner came up and said softly: "That's from Yu's family in the city."
Jia Rong nodded, pointed to another field and continued to ask: "Where's the one over there?"
"Sir, all the fields around here are the Yu family's fields."
Jia Rong hissed, the Yu family is just a local tycoon in Jincheng County, but they own so much fertile land. There are three major tycoons and two aristocratic families in Jincheng County. These are just the most powerful families, and there are many small tycoons.
Compared with other counties, the situation is still very good, but a small local tycoon owns so much land, which has to be thought-provoking, especially the Han family among the local tycoons in Jincheng County and the Han family and Han Sui
They are inextricably linked and cannot be ignored.
"Go back and ask Mr. Zhang to check how much land each wealthy family in Jincheng County has and compile their detailed statistics." Jia Rong said to a lone wolf soldier beside him.
Lone Wolf clasped his fists in agreement and quickly left here.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians worked together, and after one month, more than 150,000 acres of fertile farmland were opened, and all of these fields belonged to the prefecture.
The counties that have opened up the most wasteland are the counties and cities. The people's army is much larger than that in other counties. They have opened up more than 50,000 acres of fertile land. The other counties combined have opened up more than 80,000 acres. The Qiang tribe has opened up nearly 30,000 acres.
In terms of farmland, if each person can be allocated more than one acre of land, such results will be very good.
The first people to obtain land were the people from Beidi County. Each person was allocated two acres of land. A family of three could get six acres of land at one time, which could be put into use for spring farming in the coming year. The original people in Jincheng County were allocated two acres of land.
After getting one acre of land, there are still more than 10,000 acres of land left. Everyone is happy with this result. Except for the local tycoons and aristocratic families in the city, the land of the Qiang tribe is left to them to handle.
The wealthy family has been very honest recently, probably because they have heard about some of Jia Rong's methods, but Jia Rong doesn't want to let them go like this. According to Zhang Li's statistics, the Yu family alone has ten thousand acres of fertile land, and this is just on the surface.
Yes, these rich families own nearly 40,000 acres of fertile land in total. Fertile fields are not equal to fields. They are fields with better terrain and higher yields. Generally, one acre of fertile fields can produce one-half more grain than ordinary fields.
For example, if an ordinary field yields two shi of grain per mu, then a fertile field will yield three shi.
The paper mill has been built and is recruiting some workers. Today's paper mills are not as particular as those of later generations. There is no such thing as pollution. The main reason is that no one realizes the word environment. After Su Shuang's experience in
After Luoyang's efforts, the Han Emperor also agreed to the Jincheng County Paper Mill, but he had to pay a certain amount of money every year.
The monthly salary of each worker is five hundred yuan. Five hundred yuan is enough for an ordinary family to live frugally for a month. As soon as the recruitment order was issued, the door of the paper mill was crowded with people. Jia Rong ordered the selection of
Most of them are workers aged fifteen or sixteen. There is no labor law in this era, otherwise Jia Rong will have a new crime. The main reason for choosing such people is that young people learn quickly. Jia Rong does not want to have just a few workers in the paper factory.
There are technicians, and hiring them with high salaries is naturally to let more and more people learn the technology of papermaking.
Just like the blacksmith workshops are now absorbing some young people, the technology of blacksmithing needs constant innovation and creation. Just using the old style will not achieve good blacksmithing results, because these old blacksmiths already have their own fixed model of blacksmithing, while newcomers
The difference is that with the original foundation, there will be more novel ideas.
These workers will sign a contract when entering the paper mill and craftsman's workshop. The papermaking and craftsman's workshop will increase the money depending on the quality of their work, but their wages will never be reduced. They have to work in the paper mill and craftsman's workshop for twenty years.
In the year, all actions must be subject to the command of the Prefectural Government, otherwise they will be sanctioned by the Prefectural Government.
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