Jiang Wende suddenly said: "Since the cancellation of the craftsmen's status, there has been a serious loss of craftsmen who cast money in Baoyuan Bureau and Baoquan Bureau in various provinces. I request that the monthly rations of craftsmen be increased to retain talents."
"Accurate!"
Zhu Hengjia couldn't help but laugh. He canceled dozens of household registration restrictions such as craftsmen's households, kitchen households, assistant households, military households, etc., and unified them into civilian registrations, which actually caused the loss of official craftsmen.
During the reign of Emperor Taizu, a craftsman household registration system was established. At first, it was very restrictive and the craftsmen were miserable. Later, it was reformed and the craftsmen were divided into two types: wheeled craftsmen and resident craftsmen. Wheeled craftsmen went to Beijing every three years to serve for three months.
; Sedentary craftsmen work fixedly, working for the government one-third of the time every month, and have monthly rations. After finishing the government affairs, the rest of the time is at the discretion of the craftsmen, which gives them more personal freedom, thus increasing their enthusiasm for production.
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Zhu Hengjia's reform was more thorough. He directly canceled the craftsmen's status, changed the rotating craftsmen and resident craftsmen into hired craftsmen, and paid them monthly rations. However, some capable craftsmen were unwilling to work for the government anymore and receive that little
Poor monthly rations. I have no choice but to increase their monthly rations.
Well, just increasing the monthly salary is not enough. We must also implement an incentive mechanism to encourage invention and creation. The more you work, the more you will get.
"Yu Qing, Xiao Qing, do the craftsmen employed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry also have monthly rations that are too low? Last time I told you that in the government-run workshops, innovators should be rewarded heavily, and try to be based on pieces and quantities.
Disbursement of stipends. How is the reform going?"
Prime Minister Yu puffed up his chest and said, "Reporting to the Supervisor, after your last instruction, I immediately carried out reforms in the arms workshops of the Armed Arms Department of the Ministry of War. Currently, more than thirty craftsmen have been rewarded for their innovation in arms.
Most craftsmen are paid on a piece-by-piece and quality-based basis. Whoever produces weapons of good quality and large quantity will receive a higher monthly ration."
Not to be outdone, Xiao Qi, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, said, "Report to the Supervisory State, after receiving your edict, I immediately vigorously promoted the performance system among the craftsmen affiliated to the Ministry of Industry. Who is responsible for the embankments and plank roads, the quality is good, and the accidents are low
, whoever digs more mines will have higher monthly rations. Especially the miners, in order to earn more monthly rations, work day and night without complaining!"
"Okay! Thank you for your hard work, sir. Well done! If you have time, you must go to your craftsman's workshop to take a look."
"I respectfully welcome the sage who oversees the country!"
"Yeah," Zhu Hengjia nodded, and then said to Jiang Wende: "Qing Jiang, when we increase the monthly rations for the money minters, we cannot do a 'one size fits all' approach. Those skilled craftsmen should be given more monthly rations, while ordinary craftsmen should be given less.
Some. In short, we must retain talents.
"I obey the decree."
Zhu Hengjia then said to Wang Huacheng, the Minister of Punishment: "Wang Shangshu, what does the "Da Ming Code" stipulate about the "Gong Code"? I read the new "Da Ming Code" last time and it is well compiled. I asked you to implement it in various places.
.How is the effect now?"
Wang Huacheng was a slow-tempered man who spoke in an orderly manner. "The supervisors of the state, ministers and others systematically revised the "Da Ming Code". Not only the "Gong Code" chapter, but also other chapters were revised in line with the times. The original "Da Ming Code"
A total of seven chapters and 460 articles are not too many, but the total number of edicts, regulations, and orders is as high as ten thousand. Many of them are redundant laws that are out of date. I eliminated redundant laws, formulated new laws, and combined all kinds of laws.
The imperial edicts, regulations, and orders were merged into the new "Da Ming Code". The new "Da Ming Code" was divided into nine chapters and 906 articles. The Ministry of Punishment and the Cleaning of Officials Division have been ordered to promote it in all prefectures, states, and counties, and to carve stones and erect steles.
, the salty messenger heard it."
"Good! Taizu said not to change a single word of "Da Ming Law", but times have changed. Is there any unchanging law in the world? You have done a very good job!"
Speaking of craftsmen and craftsmanship, Zhu Hengjia smiled and looked at Song Yingxing, the eunuch of the Qin Dynasty. This was a great scientist. He wrote "Tiangong Kaiwu", which is the "Encyclopedia of Chinese Craftsmanship in the Seventeenth Century".
Song Yingxing, courtesy name Changgeng, was born in Fengxin County, Jiangxi Province. He and his brother Song Yingsheng were both officials of the Ming Dynasty. They once placed their hope in Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but the corruption of the Hongguang court made the brothers discouraged. In the second year of Longwu, Song Yingsheng died for his country by taking poison. , Song Yingxing lived in seclusion. Historically, he was willing to suffer poverty, but refused to become an official of the Qing Dynasty until his death.
In order to invite this great master to come out, Zhu Hengjia spent a lot of thought.
Qin Tianjian, the fifth-grade official, does not have a high official position, but his status is extremely respected. He is responsible for the special task of "insighting the secrets of heaven".
Taizu stipulates that the officials of this prison are not allowed to be transferred to other officials, and the descendants of their descendants are not allowed to be promoted or promoted to official positions unless there is a special purpose. If there are vacancies, they will be filled by the supervisor step by step. Therefore, a stream of officials in the Qintian Prison will be promoted from prison to prison. Deputy, Wuganzheng, Lingtailang, Baozhangzheng, Qihuzheng, Jianhou, Sili, and Dr. Lukeng are all passed down from father to son, son to grandson, and descendants to descendants are endless.
It is against the rules to promote Song Yingxing, an official who is not a descendant of the Qintian Prison, to the position of the Qintian Prison.
It doesn’t matter, King Jing, the supervisor of the country, has done many things that violate the law, but no one dares to do anything to him. The national economy is in his hands, and the earth is under his feet, who dares to say more!
However, even though it was against the rules, it was definitely a wise decision to appoint Song Yingxing as the Chief of Qin Tian Jian. After Song Ying .Written and translated many scientific books on agriculture and handicrafts; revised the lunar calendar; invented a new type of agricultural tool for "contract farming"; promoted the production method of efficient agricultural fertilizer "oil-pressed dry cake", "Zhang Wudi cotton planting" method"; imitated the "dragon tail truck" of the irrigation water truck and so on.
However, what Zhu Hengjia wants to ask today is not how many inventions and creations Qin Tianjian has made, but how many of these inventions have been widely produced and transformed into the national power of the Ming Dynasty. He gave Qin Tianjian a great power, and the Daming Bank once a year Approval authority for "debt-exposing" (loans) of agricultural and crafts worth millions of taels.
"Song Qing, Zhao Qing, how is the loan for farmers and craftsmanship debts of one million taels per year? Are there many dead loans that cannot be recovered?"
Song Yingxing smiled: "I only approve the loan. Whether it can be recovered is Mr. Zhao's business. In the past two years, each year, one million taels of silver have been distributed to farmers, craftsmen, and merchants with advanced agricultural and industrial skills. , all loans have been completed. Among them, the Li family in Hengyang, which produces advanced agricultural tools such as waterwheels, plows, and wooden rakes, the Xu family in Changsha, which manufactures efficient cotton spinning tools such as mixers, and the Huang family in Guangzhou, which produces new looms, uses the glaze blowing method to porcelain. The Wang family in Jingdezhen who applied glazes, the Liu family in Ganzhou who produced new bamboo paper, the Li family in Yueyang who used color overprinting and arch printing techniques, and the Zhou family in central Gansu who made steel using the Suzhou Steel smelting method, each loaned 50,000 yuan. More than two taels of silver. In addition, a large amount of money was also delivered to farmers, industries, and merchants with advanced skills in all walks of life.
"Good! I just don't know what the effect will be after the money is released, and whether the debts have been repaid."
Zhao Baoyuan, a doctor in the Bank Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said flatteringly: "Jian Guo, under the care of your holy heart and Song Jianzheng's good vision, these customers are all high-quality customers of the Ming Dynasty Bank. Their debt collection is basically
They have almost finished paying off the debt, and some have borrowed new debt to expand production scale."
"Okay, that's good! As for banks, they should take money from the people and use it for the people. By the way, Zhao Qing, how is the business situation of Daming Bank now?"
Zhao Baoyuan said with a smile: "Report to the Supervisor, the Ming Dynasty Bank now lends three million taels of silver every year, because I require a mortgage to pay off the debt. Except for some dead loans, most of them can be recovered. The annual profit is seven to eight percent." "Thank you, Mr. Zhao. Remember, the purpose of establishing the Ming Dynasty Bank was not to make money, but to facilitate and benefit the people and circulate goods all over the world."
