Chapter 328 The Beginning of the Great Rise of Craftsmanship
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in Beiping and became the magistrate of the county. Text Volume Chapter 328 The great prosperity of craftsmanship began soon.
A memorial was sent from Prince Yan's Mansion and headed quickly to Yingtian City, the capital.
As for Guo An, he came to the firearms workshop with one hundred thousand taels of banknotes.
"I've met the Master!"
Seeing Guo An coming, Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others quickly greeted him.
Zhu Liang and Li Wang, two retired old men, also joined in the fun.
"How is steam engine manufacturing going?"
Guo An asked.
Tao Yiping quickly replied: "Reporting to Master, now a complete set of machinery has been manufactured in the workshop, which can be used for assembly line manufacturing according to Master's requirements.
Within a month, five steam engines can be made!"
“Very good!”
Guo An nodded with satisfaction, "Having you two in the firearms workshop makes people feel at ease!"
"Thank you for the compliment, Master!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting immediately beamed.
"You two deserve this!"
Guo An smiled faintly, and then opened the small wooden box in the hands of Er Niu.
"Hiss..."
Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others suddenly widened their eyes and took a cold breath when they saw a wooden box full of treasure banknotes.
Even when I speak, I feel a little trembling.
"Master, are these treasures a reward from His Highness? ...How many treasures can I get from such a big box?"
"..."
Guo An was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "Your Highness has not thought about your reward yet."
The expressions of Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others dimmed.
"Master, what are these treasure notes...?"
Guo Andao said: "This is one hundred thousand taels of treasure banknotes. We beg your Highness to expand the craftsman school!"
Tao Yiping, Yang Ting and others were shocked again, "Expand the Craftsman School?"
"Hmm!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
"One hundred thousand taels of treasure are used to expand the craftsman's school. How big will the craftsman's school be expanded?"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting were both stunned, their eyes full of shock.
"Humph, you look like you have no future!"
Guo An couldn't help but look disgusted, "How many hundred thousand taels are the objects produced by the firearms workshop in the past few years worth?"
"How much money did it cost just to build that academy?
Now, the cost of expanding a craftsman school is only one hundred thousand taels of treasure, and His Highness is already a bit favoring one over the other!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting suddenly looked frightened, "Master, be careful what you say!"
"Are we wrong? Your Highness will give us as much money as we need to spend on building that academy.
To expand such a craftsman’s school, we only need one hundred thousand taels of treasure, and we have to waste half a day’s breath.”
The more he talked, the angrier Guo An looked.
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting's faces became increasingly pale.
Zhu Liang and Li Wang, two thousand households, are standing behind you? Why are you so anxious? If Your Highness knows this, how can you be forgiven?...
"Master..."
Before the two of them could speak, Guo An had already continued: "This time, I will give these 100,000 taels of banknotes to you two.
Tomorrow, I will ask Xu Yun and Zhuang Guang from the Gongzheng Institute to come look for you two.
This time, you and others are responsible for the expansion of the Craftsman School.
Craftsman schools must not only have elementary education, but also have real craftsmanship studies.”
"The study of craftsmanship is vast and boundless, even broader than Confucianism.
Now that we have just developed a steam engine, we are already short of manpower.
In the future, if you develop something more wonderful than a steam engine, what should you do?"
"Those Confucians look down on the science of craftsmanship, but you can't look down on yourselves.
We want all the craftsmen in Prince Yan's palace to be literate, and all the craftsmen's children must go to elementary school..."
"We want the craftsmen in Prince Yan's Mansion to be like you. Everyone has their own ideas and can be great craftsmen and develop more wonderful artifacts.
Set up a banner for all the craftsmen in the world. The science of craftsmanship is far beyond the superficial understanding of the world..."
"Yes, Master!"
"Don't worry, Master, the two of us will definitely do our best to expand the Craftsman School into a place that does not belong to that academy!"
Tao Yiping and Yang Ting said with solemn faces.
"Hmm!"
Guo An nodded slightly.
"When Xu Yun comes tomorrow, let him gather the rest and hand them over to the stewards and master craftsmen of the workshop. We will discuss carefully which houses to expand? There is no need to save so much money!..."