Yes, that's right. This time, it was Li Sheng's turn to be confused and petrified.
Moreover, the reason why Li Sheng was stunned and petrified was the same as "Old Li", Ma Zhou, King Luo Bin, and Wu Meiniang and other ancients. It was because he heard a new and enlightening idea, so he felt enlightened.
"Sir, um... I have something to report!"
"Just tell me."
Li Sheng knew that since Wu Meiniang took the trouble to contact him by phone, she must have something important to discuss.
And then, Wu Meiniang said.
"Recently, I have discovered that the wages charged by the shipwrights here in Hangzhou seem to be getting higher and higher... Well, I once heard that the young master knew a noble family from a foreign country, and I couldn't help but think, maybe we should transfer this
The shipyard should be relocated and non-Chinese people should be recruited to be trained as craftsmen..."
Wu Meiniang said these words with some anxiety. After all, she also knew that although the industrial zone son was rewarded with many "shares" by the imperial court, the majority of these shares were still in the imperial court's name, and the relocation could not be decided easily...
That’s it.
Of course, this part of the problem is big, but it is not that big, because the young master is in a position after all, and if he is interested, His Majesty will definitely consider it.
What can really be said to be a problem is if this industrial zone is relocated...
Yes, the wages charged by craftsmen in Hangzhou have indeed gradually become higher, but if they really move out, many boat craftsmen rely on the industrial zone to make a living. So many people will lose their livelihoods at once... This seems to be the case.
There's trouble.
Will the young master take the blame or something?
That’s why Wu Meiniang specially connected the phone to discuss it directly with Li Sheng!
Li Sheng almost died laughing when he heard Wu Meiniang's idea.
I can only lament in my heart that these ancients... well, their knowledge is indeed not as good as that of a time traveler like myself, but their brains are obviously not bad. I can even honestly say that Wu Meiniang's thinking pattern is much better than mine...
Outsourcing, this is outsourcing.
In later generations, when commerce and finance were extremely developed, Wu Meiniang suddenly thought of something that was gradually produced.
Who can I talk to about this talent?
And the key point is that Wu Meiniang serves Li Sheng and is equivalent to a manager. To put it bluntly, she is a high-level wage earner.
Generally speaking, with a role like a manager, it is impossible to hope that the real boss will move out of the company - who knows if he will also be replaced in a big replacement? And even if this factor is not considered, after all, the manager only cares about production.
Who would meddle in other people's business and consider the overall strategy for the boss... That is entirely investors and shareholders only need to worry about.
But now, Wu Meiniang is different. She is really dedicated to her responsibilities.
Li Sheng sighed with emotion, the behavior of ancient people is indeed the same as that of modern people...
However, Wu Meiniang deserves praise, but I am relieved that things cannot be decided so hastily, and...
"...You just need to press down on this matter first. How should the industrial zone be run? You don't need to pay too much attention to this kind of thing."
"ah?"
Wu Meiniang was startled, and then immediately spoke, "But Master, if things continue like this..."
If things go on like this, the cost of the industrial zone will inevitably become higher and higher. In Wu Meiniang's opinion, the profits will become lower and lower. This is obviously... not a good thing, right?
In addition to this, Wu Meiniang also wanted to report something to Li Sheng, because the price of labor is getting higher and higher. It is not just individual boatmen and craftsmen who spontaneously ask for higher prices, but the entire group of boatmen and craftsmen in Hangzhou has such an atmosphere.
.
This made Wu Meiniang vaguely feel that as time went by... maybe this business wouldn't be possible?
But Li Sheng didn't say much, he still smiled mysteriously, and then...
"I know what you want to say, but you should just do what I said before. The shipbuilders in Hangzhou are asking for high prices, so you go and recruit other people in Hangzhou. There will always be people who are not qualified to learn the craft, and they will definitely be willing to work for the shipyard.
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"If the whole of Hangzhou is gone, you can recruit troops from Lingzhou, Anxi, or the bitter cold places outside the customs. It doesn't matter."
"But……"
Wu Meiniang still felt that something was wrong, "These shipwrights are all old men who have been working with them for a long time. It would be inappropriate to refuse them forcefully..."
"It's so normal that it's inappropriate, but you have to do it even so. If you want higher wages, you have to show higher skills and close the case."
Li Sheng's words were plain, but his sentences were unmistakable.
For Li Sheng, the reason is simple... In the future, trade will gradually become more and more prosperous. If the Tang Dynasty wants to stand proudly, it must have a stronger scientific and technological level. Otherwise... the future of strong ships and powerful guns,
Sooner or later it will happen again one day.
The fate of the country is like this, how much worse is it for ordinary people?
If a country cannot lose to another country, it must first not lose. If the little girl named Asmin is not one or two, but...
Persia, Arabia, or many foreign young people are more diligent and tenacious than the young people of the Tang Dynasty. So how bright can the future of the Tang Dynasty be?
Li Sheng lacked the nature of taking the initiative to intervene in China's destiny. He did not have the confidence and did not think that the Tang Dynasty was an era where everything had to be solved by time travellers.
But since it comes to his face, his attitude cannot be ambiguous.
This was the case when he faced the Turks, and now Li Sheng still has the same attitude when facing new problems.
and……
After Asmin received clear kindness from Li Sheng himself, she was confused for a while.
And then when I was confused about how to win over Li Sheng, an unexpected variable came.
The legendary "industrial zone" that manufactured warships for the entire Tang Kingdom came from the legendary place called "Hangzhou".
This makes Asmin a little embarrassed, because warships... I was born in Persia, and there is no shortage of coastlines. There is also the mother of the Holy Land, Tigris, and there are no shortage of ships.
But the warships of the Tang State... First of all, I have already seen how powerful the "Forbidden Army" of the Tang State was.
And even these seemingly extremely elite Forbidden Army troops in Lingzhou are full of fascination and envy when they talk about the "navy" sequence of Hangzhou and the Zhongzuo Institute, as well as their warships.
How could this make Asmin not daydream and fascinated.
Speaking of which, it's not like Asmin has never seen the warships of the Tang Dynasty. There are indeed them in the "textbook" issued by the academy... Although it is only a very simple painting, for some reason the painting is very vivid. Although the size of the picture is small, it is
Lifelike.
And I know what the captain of the Tang Dynasty is like, but have I never seen it personally? I also listen to people who are from the Tang Dynasty every day, and even those students who come from the Jiangdong area of the Tang Dynasty to study thousands of miles away.
How can Asmin resist curiosity?
So Asmin set out immediately, decisively found the visitors from the industrial zone and got in touch!
