By the way, after dividing the food, Niu San became the awl that came out of his pocket, and he had a certain say in this group of workers.
Bu Wen knew that Chen Jingke wanted to cultivate a role model, so naturally he would not sing the opposite and was very polite to him.
This further highlighted his status.
After that, many people began to surround him and say flattering words.
Niu San, who had never enjoyed such treatment, couldn't help but feel a little carried away and spoke much louder.
I also accept everything others say about 'take more care of me'.
Bu Wen and others just watched with cold eyes and said nothing.
The opportunity has been given to you. Whether you can seize it or not is your own business. I have no obligation to remind you.
Xiao'e was the only one watching all this with worry, but there were so many people at this time that it was hard for her to go up and say anything.
After dinner, everyone felt more energetic when walking, and they kept walking until late afternoon when they finally arrived at the factory.
Seeing such a huge workshop, everyone was very excited, and at the same time, the last worry in their hearts was relieved.
Zixiaoguan is indeed here to recruit workers, not to do anything to them.
But what they didn't expect was what happened next. The factory arranged accommodation for them.
Unmarried people live in a dormitory with four people to a room, and couples can have their own single room.
This was nothing, what they didn't expect was that daily necessities, bedding, clothes, etc. were also distributed.
This is a brand new bedding, made of cotton.
There are six sets of clothes, two sets for spring and autumn, two sets for summer, and two sets for winter. They are also brand new and they are said to be work clothes.
This made the people in the slums, who had never worn new clothes or used new things in their lives, simply couldn't believe their eyes.
This one thing alone gave them a sense of identity with this factory.
After all these are sorted, we make arrangements to go to the bathhouse to take a bath and so on.
After finishing all this work, we went to the cafeteria to eat. The sumptuous meal immediately turned everyone into "rice buckets", and everyone was so hungry that they couldn't stand up straight.
When resting at night, Niu San wore brand new clothes and kept walking around, looking here and there, everything felt fresh.
Xiao'e also wore new clothes, but there was a cyan bouquet on the women's clothes to distinguish them from the men's clothes.
But there was not much joy on her face, but she said seriously: "Mr. Lang, I have something to say to you."
Niu San didn't realize what she was going to say. Seeing her like this, he asked: "Why do you look unhappy? Is this okay now?"
"New clothes, I've always wanted to buy them for you..."
Xiao'e interrupted him and said, "I would rather not have new clothes than see you like this."
Niu San frowned and said unhappily: "What's wrong with me?"
Xiao'e said: "You are so arrogant. You actually promised so many things to others on the road."
Niu San suddenly realized, and then said nonchalantly: "I thought you were talking about something. You can't forget your roots. We came out of the slums together, so we naturally have to take care of each other."
"And only in this way will they obey me and listen to me... You are a woman and you don't understand this."
Xiao'e said: "I don't understand so many truths, but I know that noble people praise you because they hope you can help them honestly."
"Would you like it if you are so swollen without doing anything?"
"Do you think you are better than the capable people under the noble man? Can the noble man not find anyone to do things without you?"
"Anyway, if it were me, I definitely wouldn't use you."
"When the time comes when you lose the trust of your nobles, how will you fulfill those promises? Then you will only become the laughing stock of others."
Niu San was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He was not stupid after all. He was just excited and flattered by everyone before, so he was a little carried away.
At this time, Xiao'e suddenly woke up after being reminded.
Yes, I don’t know a single word, and I don’t know anything except a little cleverness. Why should you use me?
If you want to be reused, you have to work down-to-earth and work hard, otherwise you will definitely be abandoned.
Thinking of this, he was still a little angry and said sincerely: "Xiao'e, thank you. If you hadn't reminded me, I almost made a big mistake."
Seeing him like this, Xiao'e finally showed a smile on her face and said: "You can't say thank you to me anymore. From now on, we can just do things honestly."
She had just freshened up and put on new clothes. Her smile was even more charming than ever before.
Niu San's eyes suddenly became hot, he approached her calmly, then he hugged her and gnawed on her face.
Xiao'e said disgustedly: "Oh, my new clothes are wrinkled."
Niu San didn't care about her clothes, he hugged her and rolled on the bed.
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The training officially started on the second day, and more than 400 people were divided into ten classes.
What is taught is not various skills, but the rules and regulations of the factory, common sense of living and hygiene, and basic Chinese and mathematics. The teaching materials are all written by Zi Xiaoguan.
They are: health and epidemic prevention manual, Chinese (first grade), mathematics (first grade).
This once again surprised everyone, and they no longer understood what Zixiaoguan was trying to do.
They understand the rules and regulations, but what do the latter three want to do?
But no one is stupid. No matter what Zixiao Guanwan wants to do, being able to read and write is a good thing for them that cannot be found with a lantern, so they naturally learn very hard.
Not far away, looking at the people in class, Li Chengqian asked in confusion: "Why do we need to teach them how to read and write? Is it necessary?"
Chen Jingke nodded solemnly and said: "Yes, take steam engines and looms as examples. You can see how complicated they are."
"If you want to produce it, you must strictly follow the drawings. If these people can't understand the drawings, how can they produce it?"
"We can't just go back to the way we were before, where we just have to fumble around and then assemble it bit by bit, right?"
"So it is necessary to provide them with the most basic training."
Li Chengqian recalled the complex parts of steam engines and looms, and had to agree with his reasons, but he still said:
"It's not that easy to master writing and arithmetic. The training only lasts for half a month. How much can they learn?"
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "The training only lasts for half a month, but there will be night classes in the future. I will set aside an hour after get off work every day to teach them this knowledge."
"Besides, we don't expect them to take the imperial examination. As long as they can recognize common words, use various measuring tools, and perform simple calculations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
"As long as you are not a born fool, it is not difficult to learn these things."
Li Chengqian finally stopped questioning and said, "It seems you have considered everything again."
Chen Jingke smiled and said: "The elders of the family have long considered things, I just follow their methods."
Li Chengqian nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He was already used to Chen Jingke's style. In short, everything was taught by his family elders.
In his words, family elders are omnipotent.
But as of now, although it cannot be said to be omnipotent, the Chen family is indeed very strong, all-round.
This is also the reason why Li Shimin agreed to the innovation so easily.
The simple truth is that since the Chen family has researched all these things, it means that this path can be taken.
Also, who can guarantee that these research results of the Chen family will not be copied by others? What if there are other descendants besides Chen Jingke?
If those forces that have obtained research results develop vigorously and invade the Tang Dynasty, how will we deal with it then?
Rather than regretting it later, it is better to selectively carry out gradual reforms.
In a word, since you can't determine where the potential enemy is, make yourself stronger.
As long as I am strong enough, I am not afraid of any opponent.
After that, the two of them went to the academy together and went straight to the workshop area.
Before I even entered the door, I heard a dense "clang-clang-clang" sound, which was the sound of the loom running.
Just listening to the intensity of the sound, you can tell that the operation speed is faster than yesterday.
Walking into the workshop, I found that everyone was standing and watching from a distance. Only Li Tai, a few people wearing thick full-body armor and holding shields, were observing the machine.
This is not something they are making out of a molehill, but a measure taken for safety reasons.
It seems that the machine is made purely by hand, and the parts are not very tightly connected.
When running, problems such as screw loosening may occur from time to time.
In such a high-speed machine, if a screw falls off, it may turn into a bullet and penetrate the human body.
Armor and shields can effectively resist such attacks.
In a word, safety trumps everything else.
Chen Jingke asked Zhao Youchang next to him: "How are you now?"
Zhao Youchang said excitedly: "Ten times, the machine has been driven to ten times the normal speed, and there are no major problems."
Chen Jingke couldn't help but feel happy. The speed of ten times that of normal people has given this machine economic value.
But obviously, ten times the speed is not the limit of this machine, nor can Li Tai and others be satisfied.
What they want is fifteen times, twenty times or even greater speeds.
At this time, Li Chengqian asked: "How long will it take for it to be finalized?"
Chen Jingke knew this himself and said: "We need to test its ultimate speed first, and then test its lifespan...it will take about a month to finalize it."
"But we can now prepare for production, and some simple parts can be produced now."
Li Chengqian said happily: "That's great, I really want to see a textile factory open."
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After watching for a while, Chen Jingke asked someone to call Li Tai over.
The three of them came outside the house together, and Li Chengqian said with concern: "Qingque should pay attention to safety."
Li Tai nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, brother. I will be careful."
Li Chengqian didn't say anything.
Chen Jingke said at the right time: "Second brother, the loom is about the same..."
Li Tai frowned, interrupted him, and said, "Don't call me dick, I always feel it's weird when you call me that."
A smile appeared on the corner of Chen Jingke's mouth, but he quickly covered it up, pretending to be helpless and said: "Hey, okay, you are good at slandering others."
"The loom is almost finished, and the rest of the adjustments can be left to others."
"You can lead a team to study the train. Don't let the railway be laid and the train hasn't disappeared yet."
Li Tai had no objection and said: "You don't tell me, I'm just going to do it, but if I want to build trains, the workshop needs to be remodeled."
Chen Jingke waved his hand and said, "You and Cheng Laoer should discuss this. I don't know as much as you do about building trains. You can figure out how to modify it."
Li Tai nodded and said, "Let's leave it at that. I'll go check on the loom again. If nothing happens, you can leave."
After saying that, he turned around and entered the workshop.
Chen Jingke complained: "Be polite to me, or I will kick you out and let someone else lead the research."
Li Tai turned around and looked at him sideways and said, "How dare you try another one? Your face will be swollen."
"Haha..." Li Chengqian couldn't help laughing.
There was a little bit of envy in my heart. They could live a relaxed and carefree life, but he couldn't.
On the way back, I saw many recruited workers clearing debris from the road. Some were smoothing the road, while others were driving oxen to pull stone rollers to compact the road.
This is the first step in laying the rails. Later, there are paving stones, fixing the sleeper rails, etc., which is very troublesome.
Chen Jingke and Li Chengqian did not stop, and there was nothing interesting about road construction.
All the way to the city gate, I saw a group of people who looked like envoys entering Chang'an.
Chen Jingke asked: "How come there are envoys coming to perform Hajj at this time? Or is there a war somewhere?"
When there was a war between vassal states, the one who was bullied would come to Chang'an to cry and beg his father for justice.
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "That's not the case. This should be an envoy from the Liugui Kingdom. This is their first time to send envoys for Hajj."
Chen Jingke asked: "Where is the Ghost Kingdom? Why haven't you heard of this name?"
I have never heard of it in my previous life.
Li Chengqian said: "Their country is northeast of Heishui Mohe, the peninsula near the Arctic Strait. I heard it is very poor."
"It is said to be a country, but in fact it is a tribal alliance. We usually live separately, but when we encounter foreign enemies, we send troops together to resist."
"It is said that they can organize an army of up to tens of thousands of people. In this extremely cold place, they can be considered a considerable force."
Chen Jingke thought about it for a moment and knew where this wandering ghost country was.
In the Kamchatka Peninsula where polar bears lived in their previous lives, the environment there was very harsh. Unexpectedly, people were living there at this time.
Thinking of the terrain there, he thought: "This is a good opportunity to build a naval dock and supply base there."
"Then our navy can patrol here, and the expedition ships can rest and replenish supplies here to prepare for subsequent exploration of the Far North Passage."
It can even serve as a transit point to the opposite continent.
Li Chengqian nodded and said: "Aye and I have the same idea, so the standards for hosting the Flowing Ghost Country this time are relatively high. We will discuss with them the construction of a dock and a supply base later."
When they saw Li Shimin, they all thought about it, and Chen Jingke didn't say anything.
After following the envoys and observing for a while, they separated and went home.
Li Chengqian went to the palace, while Chen Jingke returned to Zixiaoguan.
In the past few days, I have been busy recruiting people for the factory, and I have to worry about recruiting people for the railway construction, and I am also busy with the construction of the factory and the academy.
Although he is the hands-off shopkeeper and only needs to use his words, he is still very busy.
Now that things are over, he can finally take a break.