Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 63 Craftsman household reform (recommendation ticket requested)
In June, in the blue sky of Dongning Mansion, the sun hung like a fireball, and the clouds seemed to be burned by the sun and disappeared without a trace.

The sun was shining hotly on the earth, but Zheng Kezang led a group of craftsmen from the steel factory to gather in Zeng Wenxi on the outskirts of Dongning Prefecture.

There was a huge hydraulic spinning machine in front of everyone, which was obviously a mule spinning machine.

It turned out that after a month of research and development, the craftsmen of the steel factory produced this advanced hydraulic spinning machine. Today is the testing stage. Whether it can be successful or not depends on this time.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the huge hydraulic spinning car in front of them. With the rotation of the gears, the cotton on the spindle was slowly pulled up.

Together with the cotton, the craftsman Lao Su's heart was pulled up. If the cotton yarn hadn't been formed at this time, then Lao Su's heart probably wouldn't beat a few times less.

The cotton was pulled, and the spinning pendant also passed through the middle. As the water wheel turned, the cotton yarn was slowly formed under the gaze of everyone.

Old Su's hanging heart also slowly fell, and he trembled with his body, just in time the little craftsman behind him, with quick eyes and quick hands, held him up.

"Old Su, are you okay?" The little craftsman slowly helped Old Su up, and then straightened his clothes.

Old Su also nodded and said: "It should be too nervous. The nerves that have been tense just now will become like this when they are successful. In fact, there is no serious problem, and there is no need to take it too seriously."

After Lao Su said this, the people around him felt relieved.

"Old Su, don't be nervous, this hydraulic spinning machine is very successful, you guys did a great job!" Zheng Kezang also came over to encourage him when he saw the situation of Old Su.

"Your Highness, you are still the best. You can design such a wonderfully crafted textile car. It is more manpower, and the speed is dozens of times faster?" Su Laocheng thought about this question for a while, and then said so.

Zheng Kezang said with a smile: "Dozens of times? It may be more than that. Look at the four hundred spindles. If there is enough cotton, it will be more than a hundred times faster. It is estimated that the cotton yarn made in one day can satisfy the entire Yizhou Island. You are really amazing to be able to create such a fetish in response to the needs of the common people."

The other craftsmen got excited when they heard it, because it was made by themselves, and their names were engraved on the back of the spinning wheel!

"Without Your Highness, we would not have succeeded!" Old Su said excitedly.

Zheng Kezang nodded, and said: "You have also seen the function of the hydraulic spinning machine, so I hope you can develop other kinds of machinery, and use water power to replace pure handwork. After all, no matter how powerful your hands are, there is no flood." powerful."

The craftsmen felt that what Zheng Kezang said was very reasonable. They never thought that water could be used to weave cloth.

"I have always had an idea in my supervisory country. I couldn't say it before. When I saw the hydraulic spinning car today, I knew it was time. I announced: the establishment of the Dongning General Manufacturing Bureau. In the future, all craftsmen will be under the leadership of the Manufacturing General Bureau. The artisan household system was reformed."

Zheng Kezang continued: "As for how the Dongning General Manufacturing Bureau will be constructed, I have already written it, and I will post it later. I am here, so I will briefly talk about it first."

The field fell silent instantly, and the craftsmen looked eagerly.

Zheng Kezang smiled and said: "First of all, it is about the identity and treatment of craftsmen. Starting today, the craftsman's registration will be completely abolished, and craftsmen can change careers freely and engage in other professions. Naturally, the children of craftsmen can also choose careers at will. No longer limited to artisans."

And now, they can finally shake off this shackle.

Although it had been expected for a long time, when Zheng Kezang actually announced it, the craftsmen on the scene still became a sensation.

Many people wept with joy and wept bitterly.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, the craftsman's book is like an invisible unlock, binding them from generation to generation.

You can't do business, and you can only inherit the ancestral business from generation to generation. You can only be a craftsman.

The only way for a craftsman to change his destiny is to take the imperial examination and change his occupation.

The status of artisan households in society is very low, and they have been exploited by the government all the year round. It is common for them to suffer from cold and starvation, and it is not uncommon for people to starve to death.

For a long time, craftsmen knew that there was no hope in life, and their creativity and desire to create would also decline.

In fact, in the final analysis, the creativity of Ming craftsmen is not inferior to those of Western craftsmen, but they really cannot display their talents after being restrained.

What Zheng Kezang has to do is to help them release these and release their creative nature.

This is especially valuable.

Of course, there will definitely be resistance to this, and those civil officials in the small imperial court in Dongning will definitely have objections.

Fortunately, Che Xiao was able to turn around, and with this hydraulic spinning car as a basis, Zheng Kezang was confident that he could carry out this reform.

"Long live the prison!"

"Long live the prison country."

……

A large group of craftsmen at the scene bowed down and shouted, which lasted for a long time.

for a long time.

After seeing the mood of the craftsmen gradually recovering, Zheng Kezang sighed and said: "Get up, it is the Ming Dynasty who treated you badly before, and the imperial court also treated you badly, that's why today's reform is happening. I hope you will also be serious in the future. Work."

"Jianguo, the villain dare not!"

The craftsmen were moved, but also terrified.

Just stood up and knelt down again.

"Get up."

Zheng Kezang looked at the crowd and stood up, and continued: "As for the issue of remuneration, we must also talk about it. From now on, all craftsmen will also be graded, from high to low, in order of apprentices, first-level technicians to fifth-level technicians. , and then there are master craftsmen and master craftsmen. The rank of craftsman is not only related to remuneration, but also a kind of honorary title."

"Among them, the status of the fifth-level technicians is equivalent to that of a scholar. They can see officials without worshiping. Master craftsmen have the same status as educators outside the country. If their children study and rely on the imperial examination, they have priority admission rights."

Zheng Kezang's words fell, and the craftsmen were already unable to stand firm.

Their eyes were bloodshot, and they were so excited that they were about to faint. They felt that they were hit by happiness.

Although Jian Guo hasn't said the specific remuneration, just the status of this craftsman household is enough to make them die for Jian Guo.

It turns out that as long as their skills are good enough, they don't have to go to the army and struggle with others, and they can get the same status as scholars.

What an honor!

In particular, master craftsmen can also bring benefits to their children. No one has ever considered it for the craftsmen. This is the first time in history.

"However, starting from the fourth-level technician, you must be able to read and write. If you want to be promoted, there is also an assessment."

"Besides, after entering Dongning General Manufacturing Bureau, the supervisor will let you learn all kinds of new knowledge. You must be mentally prepared." Zheng Kezang continued.

After listening to Zheng Kezang's words, the craftsmen were even happier. They were not afraid of learning new knowledge, hard work or tiredness, but they were afraid that no one would take them seriously.

(End of this chapter)