Chapter 089 Discussion on Jing County's plan for the next three years (1)
"Why do you say this, Lord Governor?"
Zhu Hansan looked puzzled and asked: "I can do both business and politics!"
"Land production is the fundamental solution to the problem of people not going hungry. You always talk about how to open a store and how to recruit people. Then I ask you, if you open a store, some people can have income, but they get
It’s money, not food. If someone maliciously raises food prices, won’t the people be hungry again?”
When it comes to understanding this society, Wang Fen understands it more thoroughly than Zhu Hansan, and he can see it more clearly. One sentence directly hits the point. If the people have money in their hands, who will be most excited?
There is no doubt that they are the wealthy families who are sharpening their knives, and most of the local land and food are controlled by them. It can be said that it is easy and effortless to squeeze the common people.
Moreover, the laws of this era were not perfect. In Wang Fen's view, the food belonged to others, and they were free to sell it for how much they wanted per stone. Even if he was the governor, he had no right to interfere with others.
"So this is what you are worried about, my lord! If this is the case, I have already thought of a countermeasure!"
After Zhu Hansan heard this, he was inexplicably moved. Just because Wang Fen could say such words, it meant that the governor really wanted to do something practical for the people.
"Let me tell you what brilliant strategy you have!"
After some conversation, in Wang Fen's view, although Zhu Hansan fell in the eyes of money and kept talking about how to make money, which made him look like a stinker, the things Zhu Hansan did were also worthy of praise. At least he really solved some problems.
Regarding people's life issues, Wang Fen gradually developed a good impression of Zhu Hansan. He also wanted to persuade this young man who wanted to do business to let him return to the position of county magistrate and do something practical for the people.
"Don't you still have more than 10,000 acres of land in your hands? As long as you plant grain next year, you can harvest at least 30,000 shi of grain after the autumn harvest, which is enough for the people to live peacefully for a year. As long as you are not lazy, I can guarantee that
No one will starve to death in Jing County next year!"
Zhu Hansan is in high spirits and seems to have seen a bright future.
Wang Fen was also deeply affected, but he was more rational than Zhu Hansan. After he analyzed it secretly, he nodded and chuckled: "Master Zhu, if you can make the people in the territory no longer hungry, then I will
I will personally ask the Emperor for credit for you, but..."
As he spoke, Wang Fen's words suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "But sometimes you can't get things done just by thinking about it. I'm a little confused here. I wonder, Mr. Zhu, can you do it for me?"
To clear up the confusion?"
"Lord Governor, please tell me!"
Zhu Hansan was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what kind of madness Wang Fen was having, and he quickly replied carefully.
"First, Mr. Zhu, how many people can you accommodate in the shop you open? Second, Mr. Zhu, how much do you plan to charge the people for their wages? Third, Mr. Zhu, how do you plan to deal with the drought in Jizhou in recent years?
Even if it is next year's harvest, even if, as Mr. Zhu, you just said, there will be 30,000 shi of grain in the autumn harvest, Mr. Zhu, have you ever thought about how many people will be fed by this food? Fifth, the people who work for you can get paid.
, but the people who don’t work for you can’t get it, so how are you going to solve their food and clothing problem? Sixth, Mr. Zhu, although you ransacked Zhang Feng’s house and gained some confidence, the money in your hand can’t be used.
Pay a salary for a few months, but don’t make ends meet before the grain is mature. Seventh, there are eight or nine months from the beginning of spring to the autumn harvest. During this period, Mr. Zhu, how do you plan to maintain the price of food?
I tell you, those aristocratic families are not all fools. With such a good opportunity, how can they not raise the price of food? Eighth, how much can a place the size of a palm in Jingxian County digest what your workshop produces? Even if it is to the outside world.
For sales, you have to open up channels first. There are so many places to ask for people and money from inside and outside. I really don’t understand why you have such confidence, Mr. Zhu. Ninth, even if the Han family is manipulated by you, Mr. Zhu,
At the same time, they are still a wealthy family. At least in the past two years, other aristocratic families will give them face. If they give you a favor then, what will you do? I also heard that King Anping Liu Xu also followed
Do you have a bad relationship? Tenth, Mr. Zhu, your wine is definitely a fine wine. Once the reputation of this wine is established, I predict that those aristocratic families will definitely want this wine. Mr. Zhu, how should you deal with it? "
Wang Fen was experienced and guessed Zhu Hansan's next plan from Zhu Hansan's few words, which was to replace agriculture with industry. The prerequisite for this was that the government had enough food to exchange for money, so that he could put down his farm tools.
The people would have no worries, so that someone would do it. Otherwise, who would dare to take such a risk? Moreover, Wang Fen also guessed that Zhu Dahan planned to open business routes and gather funds from Zuixianjiang, but no one was a fool.
, if you come to sell things on my territory, you must give me some benefits. In addition, Zuixianjiao is very good. Who with some capital will not be tempted? By then, let alone the development of Jingxian County, even the people of Jingxian County will be affected.
You have to follow Zhu Hansan into hell. You must know that wine consumes food.
"My Lord Governor, I have to say that these questions you mentioned are very tricky and very serious. However, I am not a person who talks freely. Please let me answer your questions one by one." Zhu Hansan broke into a cold sweat after hearing this and said to himself.
, Wang Fen, this veteran, is really a bit powerful. Not to mention his ruthless vision, he also has a good control over the surrounding environment. If Zhu Hansan hadn't learned some business knowledge in his previous life, he might have been at a loss. He didn't know what to do.
response.
"Oh? Seeing that Mr. Zhu is very confident, I will have to listen carefully to your opinions, Mr. Zhu!"
If Zhu Hansan pretended to be dumbfounded or didn't know anything, Wang Fen would reconsider replacing this boy. Now it seems that not only was he not frightened, but he was also quite confident. It was obvious that he had already prepared the plan and ignored it.
Whether Zhu Hansan was right or not, it didn't matter whether he was able to think so carefully at this age, Wang Fen looked at him differently. Suddenly, Zhu Hansan's status in Wang Fen's heart began to rise. If the solution Zhu Hansan said was
If the method is half effective, Wang Fen might be willing to personally pave the way for this kid. As long as it is beneficial to the people, Wang Fen will never spare any effort.
"For this first point, Xiaguan plans to open and improve seven furniture workshops, auction houses, restaurants, wine shops, brewing workshops, clothing workshops, and escort agencies after the year. Among them, the furniture workshop is currently known as Chenxiang Pavilion.
I will start to expand as a foundation. After the construction is completed, it will be able to accommodate at least a thousand employees. The auction house, restaurant, and wine shop can also accommodate more than 200 people. The brewing workshop and clothing workshop are my core industries.
I predict that in the next year, we will build workshops covering an area of at least 500 acres. These two workshops will accommodate tens of thousands of employees. As for the final escort agency, it is designed by Xiaguan in order to ensure the safety of external sales.
Yes, the escort agency will recruit young and strong men as well as people with skills in the world. There is no upper limit on the number."
Zhu Hansan gritted his teeth and told Wang Fen his plan.
"What does clothing workshop and escort agency mean? What do these two places do?"
Wang Fen listened carefully to Zhu Hansan's explanation. After Zhu Hansan finished the first solution, he seriously thought about the pros and cons. If Zhu Hansan can successfully open these shops, it will undoubtedly solve the problem of Jingxian County.
The biggest problem at present is how big a workshop that can accommodate more than 10,000 people will be. Wang Fen thought about it and felt that Zhu Hansan was exaggerating, so she frowned and asked.
"The clothing workshop specializes in making clothes, which also involves the development of new models, research equipment, clothing brands, external sales, and a series of other issues. I won't go into details here. I'll just talk about its benefits.
Nowadays, local shops that specialize in making clothes are all hand-sewn. Not only is this slow, but it also indirectly wastes a lot of manpower and material resources. One set of clothes often takes a lot of time, and the clothes made by Xiaguan are hand-sewn.
The workshop is biased towards efficiency and streamlined operations, such as silk weaving, tailoring, sleeves, lace, embroidery, sewing, etc. Each link is produced by matching people, and they work independently.
, but the things they do are closely related. As the saying goes, when professional people do professional things, it is impossible for weavers to embroider. In this way, the efficiency of making clothes will be greatly improved, thus achieving the ideal mass production.
, once clothes are mass-produced, the cost will definitely drop, and external sales will become cheaper. Sir, tell me, are people willing to buy cheap clothes or expensive clothes?"
Zhu Hansan was holding a wine bottle and talking freely. He almost mentioned mechanization as he spoke. However, the productivity of this era is too low. Everything must be done slowly. Scientific research and creation require talents and time. At this point,
Zhu Hansan is in a hurry, but he is not in a hurry. He just hopes that practice makes perfect. After the employees have been working for a while, their skills will naturally get better and better. He knows that the clothes coming out of his clothing workshop will have a strong impact on this market.
,Based on the concept of most people in this era, maybe those dresses that expose the breasts and thighs will not be welcomed by others, but other suits, casual clothes, jackets, leather clothes, dresses, leather boots, leather shoes, Martin boots and other things are definitely
It will refresh people's understanding of clothing in the upper class. He believes that once those things are born, they will definitely be no worse than the clothes of the Han Dynasty, and they will far surpass Hanfu in terms of dress, appearance, movement, and comfort.
"Master Zhu, you have a big appetite! Have you ever thought about how many people would be willing to buy your things? Sometimes, you have to work slowly and carefully!"
Wang Fen is not stupid. With a little thought, he can calculate that the speed of such an assembly line operation is definitely faster than that of ordinary manual work. Although Zhu Hansan's work is also done by hand, he knows how to divide labor and know how to maximize the use of manpower. But there is one more thing
Wang Fen didn't quite understand that the clothes made in this way would definitely be rough, so she advised him tactfully.