It took about two hours after Liu Yan left, Sigou came over with the craftsman. This efficiency made Jiang Sheng look at the other party. This dog must have wasted time because of showing off everywhere, but fortunately, the matter was done for himself. The number of craftsmen was similar to the system, and there were basically no omissions. It proved that although his personality was a little exaggerated, he still knew the importance of doing things.

The craftsman group seemed a little united and knew each other. The leader was an old man in his sixties with dim eyes and a little trembling when walking. Jiang Sheng hurriedly asked someone to sit down.

This old man is probably the only senior craftsman in the village. Jiang Sheng has read the information. He is not only good at blacksmithing skills, but also has great experience in construction and fortifications. He has even participated in river construction and design. He is an extremely rare talent. After seeing the information, Jiang Sheng not only exclaimed that he was lucky, but after all, the old man is the priority slaughter in the rules of the birth. It really depends on luck to survive such an old craftsman.

"Old Mr. Hong, don't be polite, sit, sit..." Jiang Sheng warmly greeted the old man.

"Sir Xie..." Mr. Hong responded flatteredly, and then looked around carefully.

It is said that this Lord Xiao Jiang has magical methods. He didn't believe in this trick at first, but after seeing this barracks built out of thin air, he became more and more shaken. The barracks built on the mountain are first-class in terms of space utilization and construction difficulty. If you do it yourself, even if you have enough staff, you will probably have to do it for half a year!

Lord Xiao Jiang could make this thing in the middle of the night. Apart from the legendary method of moving mountains and strong men, he really couldn't think of how to do it.

"I heard from Hou Xiaonian that Mr. Hong once worked as a craftsman in the Ministry of Works of the Court?"

"The craftsmen, who live in the capital, nine out of ten households have been summoned to be workers, which is not a glorious thing..." Mr. Hong waved his hand and smiled.

"Since I have serious errands, why did Mr. Hong come here again?" Jiang Sheng said curiously.

"Can't support the family..." Mr. Hong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I don't know how low the salary of the worker officials is, especially those who can build houses, court palaces and cemeteries, and even if one is not good, you have to lose your head. The key is that this kind of fatal life is not as good as a pig-killing person to earn money. If you have any channels, you have hidden your household registration and work as private workers for the landlords and other people. How many of them are willing to stay?"

"So that's it..." Jiang Sheng nodded. The situation was probably similar to that of many ancient times in many worlds. According to Penguin data, any feudal dynasty in China did not pay much attention to craftsmen, but they were inseparable from their daily lives, and this kind of unequal reward relationship often occurred.

Most of the officials of the Ministry of Works are not aware of fortifications, and the craftsmen with craftsmanship are heavily exploited, resulting in the fact that most craftsmen with craftsmanship are won over by some private forces.

These craftsmen have hidden their household registration and go to work for the landlords. Although the treatment is good, they are basically equivalent to slaves because they have no household registration, and can be controlled at any time...

"That's right. I want the old man to organize it, re-operate the blacksmith shops in the village, and then open two woodworking workshops. The old man takes the lead in organizing the craftsmen and allocating fortifications. What do you think?"

"Uh..." Mr. Hong was stunned, then hesitated like Liu Yan and asked, "Do you want to open that silver mine?"

"The silver mine will definitely be opened in the future..." Jiang Sheng did not hide it and said directly: "You also saw that there is no shortage of fields on our island, but there is a shortage of daily necessities. In winter, quilts and cloth for making clothes are mainly plowing oxen. There are so many fields in our country, so how can we plow this little bit? Cows are expensive, so how can we exchange them if we don't open silver mine?"

As soon as these words came out, the craftsmen who were originally very resistant to silver mines looked at each other and did not say anything. Mr. Hong nodded: "Sir, that's the reason, but... you also divided the fields for us. If we do forgings, what should we do?"

Jiang Sheng: "That's why I called you over to discuss and want to say that I'll share the land for the craftsmen and brothers later."

"How can this be done?" A bunch of craftsmen suddenly became anxious!

"Everyone, don't be impatient..." Jiang Sheng waved his hand to interrupt everyone's complaints. Langsheng said: "There will be half acre of land less than you. People in the village can witness this. There is no shortage of land here. What is lacking now is farm tools and farming fortifications." Jiang Sheng pointed to the foot of the mountain: "Master Hong is also an old craftsman. You should also know that the water flow in our place is very good. If you build a few water trucks in several places, the farming efficiency will be much higher in the future. Someone has to do these."

Everyone looked at each other with a little confused expression when they heard this. Mr. Hong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, sir, we're just doing it... But..." The old man looked at Jiang Sheng: "You can't be hungry when you work, you have to take care of your food!"

"Look at what the old man said!" Jiang Sheng smiled with satisfaction and said, "I am not the blood-sucking court, so how could I treat the craftsmen and brothers unfairly? I promise that during the workplace, everyone will take care of the meals and receive additional supplies, and receive five stones of rice, half a piece of cloth, four taels of salt, and four taels of sugar every month. How about it?"

"This...this...this...this...this..." Old Master Hong stood up in shock, and the other craftsmen were also excited and looked at Jiang Sheng with red faces.

"Is this treatment still satisfactory?" Jiang Sheng asked with a smile.

"I really feel ashamed by the fact that sir!" Old Hong took the lead in kneeling down. This treatment was almost enough for the open salary of a ninth-rank official. He didn't dare to think that the craftsmen would have such treatment one day!

Everyone hurriedly knelt down and said, if this kind of treatment is true, what else can I plant? Isn’t it good to use my skills to live?

"Old man is old, don't kneel down at any time..." Jiang Sheng smiled and helped him up, then said: "But the old man also knows that the salt and sugar harvested this time are always limited. If we want to maintain this treatment, we must return to the Central Plains trade, so we have to not only open silver mines, but also build ships!"

"Sir, what is the right person!" Everyone responded one after another. As long as the benefits promised just now can be met, what can't I do?

The next afternoon, Jiang Sheng discussed the issue of the fortifications with him.

First, the terraced water truck project must be arranged immediately, and then various farm tools for farming, and then the blacksmith shop weapons were created.

Mr. Hong raised the problem of drawings and molds. The theory of water wheels is not difficult, but if you want to make a water wheel with better craftsmanship, it is best to have corresponding drawings. The old craftsman who was good at this before was killed by a savage, so he could only do it in a vague way.

Then Mr. Hong said that there was nothing he could do about the crossbow arrow mold.

"The craftsmanship of the adult's crossbow is very well-made, and it is obvious that it is the sealing technology of the imperial court. It is impossible to do it with my ability, especially the craftsmanship of the steel forging of the adult arrow. I have never seen it when I was working in the Ministry of Works. This kind of steel forging technology is generally a family secret, and it is basically impossible to copy it..."

Regarding these problems, Jiang Sheng told the other party not to worry about them and would solve them himself. After arranging their own preparations, he began to think about his future direction.

The problem that Mr. Hong mentioned is actually solved in basic buildings, because although Penguin is dark, it still supports novices. The basic buildings include blacksmith shops and woodworking workshops, and they are all optional.

There is no need to worry about some basic manufacturing problems, but Jiang Sheng also knows that the development of power has basically taken shape to this point, and it is not enough to rely solely on Penguin's basic technology system to speed up.

The technology system provided by Penguin is a general direction, and there are actually not many that can be used directly. For example, the issue of improving plant varieties in agriculture.

According to the rules of the metaverse, alien species cannot be directly transplanted. For example, penguins cannot directly provide more efficient crop seeds. They can only improve local agricultural products, but cannot directly export agricultural products from other worlds.

Jiang Sheng couldn't understand this, why can even send weapons in directly but crops not?

But this is the rule, there is no way, so if you want to increase the yield, you need a special scientific research department, which requires private enterprises. Private enterprises with advanced biotech can quickly improve genetic improvement based on your local variety, and quickly improve the yield and the quality of the crop itself.

This is the benefit of cooperation. Various black technologies in private enterprises can help your power accelerate faster.

Choosing a company is a major matter. According to Penguin rules, a pioneer can only choose one company. If the other party does not breach the contract, it is easy to terminate the contract once it is bound.

In other words, you basically don’t regret it after choosing, so you must choose a company that best suits your own power situation.

Jiang Sheng roughly calculated that his power was isolated overseas and had rich natural resources to avoid external forces. If it was not exposed, there would be a stable development period, so he needed a relatively comprehensive company.

First of all, agricultural technology cannot be weak, and cannot waste your rich natural resources. Only by increasing grain output can you attract more people and strengthen your own power.

Then there is HNA Technology. Since it started with an island country, an excellent navy is naturally a must-have, so this company's naval technology cannot be poor.

Then there is medical technology. The strengthening of soldiers is inseparable from advanced medical technology, especially genetic enhancement technology. However, there are very few companies that are good at this type of company, and they are all companies that have been at least a hundred years old. Negotiating conditions with such companies often requires higher prices.

Finally, there are companies that are good at researching and reforming martial arts, which is even more rare...

Of course, the preparation of the talent pool is also a major consideration for pioneers to choose a company.

Thinking of this, Jiang Sheng opened his email, which had almost three or four hundred invitations. Jiang Sheng carefully collected information about these companies online, carefully screened them, and selected almost four or five companies that best suited their expectations, and gave replies. It was almost midnight after doing all this.

Jiang Sheng came to his senses and remembered the agreement with Liu Yan. Without hesitation, he stood up and walked towards the altar.

I must go back first and finalize the matters of the cooperative company. I am afraid this trip will take three or five days, so I have to leave a trusted person to take care of everything about the copycat.

Liu Yan is a good pre-select, and we have to try it out tonight about the utilization of the fragments of the prehistoric world!
Chapter completed!