In Xishan, as the sky gradually darkens, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminates the clouds in the west red, and it is time to call it a day in the originally bustling Xishan.
"Handmade~Handmade~"
As the steward's voice sounded, people who had worked hard all day put down their tools one after another and placed them neatly together. Then they gathered in small groups and walked towards the canteen.
On the other hand, we also talk about the results of today’s work.
"I pressed 2,200 pieces of briquettes today. Calculated, I can almost get 22 big pieces today."
"Brother Zhang, you are so powerful. I can't do it. I didn't even get 2,000 briquettes today."
"I have just exceeded 2,000, 20 eldest sons, and there are still more than 20 days before the Chinese New Year. I plan to work until the 27th of the lunar calendar. By then, I will be able to get almost 2,000 in Xishan.
You can use some cloth to make clothes for my daughter and mother-in-law, and buy some meat to live a decent New Year."
"Yes, I heard that our boss Mr. Liu also plans to give us annual leave. It is said that there may be year-end bonuses by then. I don't know if it is true?"
"You're just talking nonsense, I'm still giving you the year-end bonus."
"I definitely wouldn't believe it in other places, but here in Xishan, I think it's still possible. Our boss is a kind man and really treats us well."
"If it weren't for the boss, we might freeze to death and starve to death. How could we still have enough to eat every day and make money."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Liu is the best."
"I also heard that if I don't go back during the Chinese New Year and work for Mr. Liu here in Xishan, my salary will be doubled, and there will be big fish and meat to eat during the Chinese New Year. I will be alone, and one person will be full, so the whole family will not be hungry.
, I don’t plan to go back.”
"I plan to become a regular worker next year. From now on, I will be like the people in Xishan Village. As long as I work harder every day, I can earn hundreds of silver a day and 2 taels of silver a month."
"There are basically no expenses here. By then, I can save more than 20 taels of silver a year. I am going to settle down here in Xishan and bring my mother and sister over with me. Do you plan to come next year?"
"I don't know anymore. In fact, I quite like it here. There's food, it's lively, and I won't be bullied. But we'll talk about it at home later."
"Let's go, finish the meal quickly and go to night class. I have forgotten several of the ten words I learned yesterday."
There are more than a dozen canteens in Xishan, and each canteen has become extremely noisy. After a day of physical work, everyone is in urgent need of energy and water.
A large bowl full of noodles or rice, plus a spoonful of vegetables, and a large bowl of soup can best comfort people at this time.
Because there is night class after dinner, which is not physical work, but can be regarded as a rest, so everyone is most leisurely during dinner, and as long as time allows, no one will be too anxious.
After dinner, it’s time for night classes. The places where night classes are held are also in huge rooms, which are somewhat similar to auditoriums. This auditorium is also specially designed, referencing the design model of later auditoriums, with seats arranged from low to high.
, the further back, the higher the position, so that the line of sight is not blocked.
In the entire Xishan area, except for Liu Jin's three cheap apprentices, all the accountants, shopkeepers, etc. here in Xishan can be regarded as scholars. At least, they know a lot of these words and can write them. This is the most basic thing.
The arithmetic can also be calculated.
So these people were recruited by Liu Jin to be trained first, and then they became teachers and began to teach the workers in Xishan how to read, write, and count. At the same time, they brainwashed everyone and cultivated corporate culture and teamwork awareness.
The contents of this night class are naturally different from those taught in private schools. There are very few students in private schools, and the teacher who teaches is at least a scholar, and he also teaches classics such as the Four Books and Five Classics.
It is completely different here. The content of the teaching is simple. It only teaches at least some simple, commonly used and common words, and simple arithmetic. The purpose is also to make these workers more convenient to manage.
Workers with no education at all can only do physical work. They don't understand anything that requires a little bit of skill, and it's difficult to teach them.
In particular, Liu Jin is not satisfied with everything now, and is also thinking about whether he can implement some industrialization things in the future. Naturally, he needs people with some knowledge and culture to do things.
For example, in the simplest way of calculating weight and length, if a person is completely uneducated and cannot do arithmetic, he will naturally be a fool and find it difficult to do things well.
As long as they are taught some basic knowledge and mathematics, they will naturally be able to understand it, and the spread of knowledge will also bring the spread of ideas and concepts, which will be more convenient for Liu Jin to implement various management and systems.
To put it very simply, when it comes to cutting hair, if you are a scholar, their inherent concept is naturally that your body, hair and skin are protected by your parents and you don’t dare to damage them. Neither the hair nor the hair on the body can be damaged at all.
But they have never thought about the inconveniences in life and work caused by having too long hair and beards. Scholars have status and status, so naturally there are people who have time and conditions to take care of them, but ordinary people at the bottom have no time.
There is no condition to take care of it, so it is better to cut it off.
If such concepts and concepts are promoted, people will naturally not have any objection to hair cutting, and after understanding its benefits, they will all shave their hair.
This is the reason why Liu Jin spends a lot of money to teach these people at the lowest level, because what needs to be changed is not only the pockets and identities, but also the thoughts and brains.
The night classes here in Xishan are very popular, because for these people at the top level, they are all illiterate and can recognize very, very few words. For Xishan, they teach everyone reading, literacy, arithmetic, and everything for free.
Everyone cherishes this opportunity very much.
In fact, everyone is very eager for reading and knowledge, because in this era, scholars are real people with status and status. No matter where they go, scholars can eat well.
The book has its own golden house, and the book has its own beauty like jade.
In this era, the value of knowledge is very great. Because they are illiterate and cannot count, these people at the bottom have often suffered losses and been deceived.
Now there is an opportunity to learn literacy and arithmetic. Naturally, no one will miss such a good opportunity.
Many people came to the auditorium where night classes were held after breakfast early, trying to occupy the front seats as much as possible so that they could see and hear more clearly.
