After receiving the Shang Fang sword from Han Wen, Su Hao reported other aspects of the situation, then stood up to say goodbye and went back to the workshop. Watching Su Hao leave the lobby, Han Wen asked his counterpart Meng Jin: "Mr. Fang, what do you think about Su Hao?"
What do you think of what you said?"
Fang Mengjin pondered for a while and said: "Su Hao is a man with extraordinary knowledge. What is especially rare is that he is neither humble nor arrogant in his conduct. I heard the subordinates come back and said that when he acts in the countryside, he does not look like a young man who has not yet grown up.
What he did. According to my guess, this boy must have had an amazing experience before, but he didn't want to make it public, so he pretended to be taught by a Franciscan missionary who could not be verified.
So far, there is nothing inappropriate in what this son has done. My opinion is, let him do whatever he wants to do. Let’s just be tight inside and loosen up outside, and just wait and see what happens.”
Han Wen said: "I have also heard from Qian'er about Su Hao's abilities, and they are indeed very impressive. Today, hearing him talk about the idea of building a reservoir has aroused the county's competitive spirit.
I read the book of the sages, and always remember the sages’ teachings of self-cultivation, family governance, and peace of the world, so as to leave a name in the history. If the reservoir mentioned by Su Hao can be built, and our Fengcheng will never be flooded, then a hundred years from now, there will always be records in the history books.
I will record this as my achievement when I was in office, Mr. Han."
Most people think that in the late Ming Dynasty, there were many corruptions in the government and the public, all officials were corrupt, and the government collapsed. But in fact, this is just one direction of things, or it is an over-representation of an era.
Wherever there are people in the world, they are divided into left, middle and right. Even those in the official circles of the late Ming Dynasty are not alike. Zhang Juzheng, who advocated reform, Qi Jiguang, who bravely resisted the Japanese, and Hai Rui, who despised the powerful, are all
Everyone wants to do some good deeds that will go down in history. Even those who are despised by later generations, who speak nonsense in court, may not have any purpose other than trying to deceive the court.
The public spirit of speaking out for justice for all people in the world.
Specifically for local officials like Han Wen, it is inevitable to make some money while working as an official for thousands of miles, but in addition, they are also dedicated to their duties. There are several officials who are scholars and do not care about life and death.
In the name of?
Li Bing and his son built the capital Jiangyan, creating a land of abundance with fertile fields. In the past 2000 years, who mentioned Li Bing's name without respect? Han Wen also has this thought, hoping that a hundred or thousand years later, others can praise him just like Li Bing.
Name.
Fang Mengjin understood Han Wen's thoughts. He nodded and said, "Indeed, if the reservoir mentioned by Su Hao can be built, then 100,000 people in Fengcheng will benefit. This is indeed a great thing that will benefit the country and the people."
Good thing. However, I am a little worried. I don’t know how much food it will cost to build this reservoir and how many people will be dispatched. Can I afford it with the financial resources of Fengcheng?"
"This matter must be considered in the long term." Han Wen said, "In terms of strengthening the people, we can arrange for various villages and towns to be recruited. This is something that is beneficial to everyone, and everyone should contribute some labor. As for money and food, wait until Su Hao calculates a figure.
After that, we reported to the Secretaries and Governments of the two Houses and requested funding. Every time there is a flood in Fengcheng, the relief money and food allocated by the Chief Secretary and Nanchang Government are also a large amount. If the flood problem can be solved once and for all, please ask them to
What’s the harm in allocating more money?”
In the Ming Dynasty, there were no infrastructure costs in the county-level finances. If the county needed to build any projects, it needed to report to the inspectorate, the inspectorate and the government office. After obtaining express approval, funds were obtained from the government office.
Building and repairing a reservoir is a large-scale project. Han Wen believes that as long as the plan is appropriate, the two houses of government and the government will support it.
"Well, I will discuss this matter with Su Hao a few more times, and we will have to calculate a reasonable number." Fang Mengjin said.
Han Wen and Fang Mengjin were formulating major policies in the lobby, while Su Hao was promoting his small plan in the workshop. Dai Qi, the clerk of the workshop, led the officials to sit around Su Hao and looked at Su Hao.
Hao's eyes shone like gold.
During the month when Su Hao went to the countryside, Dai Qi was not idle. Together with Wu Da, he quickly set up the "Fengcheng County Leading Group for Promoting Han's Stove Work". Of course, in reality,
The name is not called like this, and there is no need to verify it.
Dai Qi first obtained an instruction from Han Wen, and then issued a notice to all villages in the county in the name of the county government, saying that in order to improve people's lives, the county government has organized domestic and foreign experts to develop a firewood saving of more than 50%.
The new stove is called "Han's stove". The construction of Han's stove is exclusively undertaken by the county government office, and the cost is more than 30% lower than the market price. The general public is welcome to sign up for the renovation.
In terms of quotations for building stoves, Dai Qi also gave full play to the talents of a veteran charlatan. He launched several different configurations: high, medium and low. The highest luxury stove cost 5 yuan each, and the lowest economic stove cost 1 yuan each.
Qianyinzi, matched with it, has some stove accessories of different grades, and each has a different price.
The policy came out, but the response from the people was mediocre. Except for Su Hao's hometown of Longkou Village and several surrounding villages, most farmers in the countryside had not seen the real thing and did not believe that there would be such a magical stove. Dai Qi did not agree with this.
Not surprised, he summoned the village chiefs from each village and ordered the homes of these village chiefs to modify Han's stoves as a demonstration for the villagers.
The chiefs of each village are people who are relatively close to the government, and they are generally landlords, rich farmers, etc. in the village. Their families are relatively wealthy. Naturally, they will not offend the government for a mere matter of a few coins, so,
The first batch of users of Han's stove were born.
The first batch of Han's stoves were installed in various villages, and curious farmers came to observe and test them. After witnessing with their own eyes the firewood-saving effect of Han's stoves, strong firepower, and less smoke and other advantages, everyone was attracted.
Farmers are the most astute class. They are keenly aware that if they spend one or two silver dollars to build such a stove, the straw saved every year will be enough to compensate for the investment in building the stove.
It is common knowledge that returning straw to the fields by retting it as fertilizer will help increase grain production. By building a Han stove, your family can save thousands of kilograms of straw every year, whether it is used for retting or sold in the market.
The economic benefits generated are very considerable. Why not make such an investment?
For a time, the name of Han's stove spread throughout the county. Residents in both urban and rural areas lined up in long queues outside the homes of village and village chiefs, waiting to register to build Han's stove. Dai Qi had explained in advance that the workshop would not accept applications directly.
All applications are handled by the village director and the village director on their behalf. As for the handling fees charged by the village manager and the village director, it is not understandable to outsiders.
In just a few days, Gongfang has counted the requirements for building stoves from tens of thousands of residents. The total cost exceeds 2,000 taels of silver. The deposit received alone has reached 600 taels. If an ordinary farmer builds a stove,
It’s not that money is particularly tight. I generally don’t choose the cheapest one, but tend to choose a mid-range stove so that I won’t be too embarrassed in front of my relatives and friends in the future. As for those middle-class families, they will naturally
Choose mid-to-high-end styles, spend a few extra cents, and all you want is a beautiful scene.
Dai Qi recruited a group of masons and opened the "Han's Stove Technology Training Course". Wu Da taught everyone the essentials of building this kind of firewood-saving stove. Dai Qi specially invited Fang Mengjin to give a speech to the training class.
This speech is not so much a mobilization report as a stern warning to the masons. Fang Mengjin told everyone that all the intellectual property rights of Han's stove belong to the county government, and anyone who makes Han's stove privately without being registered by the county government
Any behavior will be severely punished.
In the Ming Dynasty, craftsmen were at the bottom of society, and their status was lower than that of ordinary farmers. Fang Mengjin's murderous warning made the craftsmen remain silent, even if they went half a step beyond the thunder.
Su Hao's original idea was to pay the craftsmen 50 cents per stove, but this idea was too kind. A craftsman can build at least five or six stoves a day. According to the price set by Su Hao, they will be able to get 200 cents.
to a daily salary of 300 Wen. In fact, the daily wage level of craftsmen at that time was only about 50 Wen. Dai Qi knew this very well, so naturally he would not follow Su Hao's arrangement.
Dai Qi reduced the wages for the craftsmen to 15 cents for ordinary stoves, 20 cents for mid-range stoves, and 25 cents for high-end stoves. In this way, if a craftsman can build 6 stoves a day, he can earn at least 90 cents.
It is a very good income. The most rare thing is that this kind of income is very stable and can be worked for at least half a year, so the craftsmen do not want to cause trouble.
After Dai Qi collected the money, he first sent 100 taels to Fang Mengjin and asked Fang Mengjin to hand it over to Han Wen. The money also had a purpose, so Dai Qi made it into a coin with the three characters "Han's Zao" written in Han Wen's handwriting.
The mold is printed on every newly built stove. This 100 taels of silver is the usage fee for Korean calligraphy. This usage fee is extracted based on the number of stoves built. As the number of Han stoves built increases, this money will be used in the future.
Will continue to add.
Han Wen was naturally beaming with joy when he saw that promoting Han's stove could make him both famous and profitable. When Dai Qi asked for instructions on how to allocate other expenses, he waved his hand and told Dai Qi to discuss it with Su Hao.
Already.
After paying the commission to Han Wen, Dai Qi sealed up all the other money. Except for the purchase of necessary tools and materials, he didn't touch a penny, just waiting for Su Hao to come back and distribute it. He knew that this
It would be more appropriate to let the leader do it himself when it comes to distributing money. He now truly regards Su Hao as his immediate boss.
In this way, the first thing Su Hao did after returning to the workshop was to receive a profit of more than 500 taels of silver from Dai Qi. After doing a little inventory, he asked Dai Qi to notify all the workshop officials to hold a meeting in the mansion.
The theme is just two words:
Split the money!
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