Wang Dachun is a foreman in the Bingzhan Bureau. When there is work in the Bingzhan Bureau, he will work with several other blacksmiths under him.
In the past few years, his life was pretty good, and he could support his whole family in a year even though he earned a lot of money.
Since last year, I have basically been struggling on the verge of survival. Because of the stress of eating, my wife’s newborn son at the beginning of this year did not survive.
The reason for the poor life is that neither the palace nor the court have money in the past two years. Without money, they have to buy weapons, which means they can only exploit their craftsmen. In the past, the excess of the share of work was paid for work and food.
The available quota has more than doubled in the past two years, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has also defaulted on its arrears, making it difficult to obtain it.
He is considered one of the better ones among the craftsmen, and there are many people who live a miserable life than his family.
There seems to be some excitement these days. The palace selected some craftsmen, and I heard that they can get rewards directly. There is also the ironmaking workshop where the emperor directly arranged for rectification and allocated some money, and their craftsmen also
After getting some money, Wang Dachun wondered when it would be their turn to get this good thing!
It was their turn. Today, several senior officials from the Military War Bureau approached them and asked them to make a cast iron jar with a wooden handle. The manager said that this would be different from the past. It was made by the craftsman.
For one thousand pieces, the craftsmen will receive their own share. According to the assigned share, they will first receive the money from the steward sent from the palace. The total price of the materials for one piece is one penny and eight cents. You can get as much as you want for the number of pieces you put in.
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However, there are also quality regulations. The things made must be consistent with the samples. The difference in caliber and thickness should be within one centimeter, and the difference in weight should be about two cents. The wooden handles and iron cans of the things made must fit tightly together, and they must be disassembled, reassembled, and thrown away.
The tin can cannot be broken after going out. As long as it meets these requirements, it is a qualified product and there is no need to pay for it to the palace.
Wang Dachun took the sample in his hand and looked at it carefully. He felt that the technical content of this thing was not high. Even if it was made exactly according to the palace's requirements, the cost would only be one penny at most. The most valuable part of this thing is on the iron can.
The weight of the can is only about three taels. Nowadays, a pound of better refined iron costs about three cents. One pound can make five of these things. The cost of one iron material is about six cents. Plus the carbon cost of melting the iron is only about three cents.
Nine centimeters, the wooden handle is worthless, not even a centimeters worth.
After summing up, if we can really get cash, this job can be done! So Wang Dachun participated in the finger shooting and recognized fifty production targets. It was not that he did not want to recognize more, but other craftsmen were also grabbing this thing, that is, Wang Dachun
The more famous you are among the craftsmen, otherwise you won't be able to grab this share.
This time, the person above actually kept his word. As soon as he recognized the indicator, he gave him nine taels of silver. Although when he received the money, the people in the palace had a bad tone, saying that after taking the money, he had to give away good goods.
Hand it over, otherwise you won't be able to eat and have to walk around, but Wang Dachun is still very grateful. He hasn't seen cash for several months, how can he not be excited.
"Dad, you guys have been given money for work and food? Why are you so happy today?" When she got home, Mrs. Wang Dachun saw her old man so happy and thought something good must have happened.
Wang Dachun put the cloth bag containing silver on the table, and the silver in the bag hit the table. His wife saw this and hurriedly opened the bag to take a look. She was shocked when she saw that the bag was full of silver. She weighed it
The portion is quite large. "His father paid you back all the money he owed you for work and food? Is he so generous this time?"
"What good thing are you thinking of? This is the money from the higher-ups who asked Xin to make something. This time it's different from the past. It's for shooting. You get the money first and then work."
"So much money? It's a lot of work, right?"
"The job is not big. If I do it alone, I can finish it in twenty days at most. But the boss wants me to hand in the job within ten days. This time I plan to invite several of my craftsmen to work together."
, By the way, we should also call Carpenter Liu, who is a good friend of our family. This time there is carpentry work to be done. He does the work carefully and delivers the work quickly."
"Dad, we only have a few taels of silver in total. If you call them all over, how much will our family get by then?"
"Alas! In today's world, many families have not seen any income for several months, and some people have taken away all the people who eat. Now that we can make some money, we will call everyone over and take care of the current problems."
"You are such a bad person! It's so hard to make a penny these days, yet you still want to take care of everyone."
His mother-in-law's complaints did not change Wang Dachun's mind, and he still called all six of his craftsmen over the next morning. Earning money together was Wang Dachun's principle as a man, and it was also the reason why he had prestige in the craftsmen's shop.
Six or seven people worked on fifty grenades. Actually, there was nothing to do. They completed the work and handed it over in four days. These people under Wang Dachun were all good at work and did detailed work. After the iron can was cast, they
The burrs were also specially polished. At the same time, a few carvings were made on the body of the can with a knife.
Originally they thought the job was over, but two days later people from the Bingzhan Bureau summoned Wang Dachun again.
"Wang Carpenter, there is news from the palace, asking you to make another five hundred grenades as you did the day before yesterday. Five hundred grenades, and receive money for every hundred grenades. The 18 taels of silver in my hand are the last one.
A hundred pieces of money, you can exchange goods for money from now on! Remember, the Holy One is very optimistic about your craftsmanship, so don’t let the Holy One live up to His expectations.”
Another five hundred grenades? And it's settled in cash. Wang Dachun felt that he was summoned by luck. He originally thought that such a good life would never happen once a year. In fact, he himself failed in the fifty grenades last time.
How much was it, a total of nine taels of silver. After spending the raw material money on the work and food expenses of his craftsmen, he himself was left with a few taels of silver.
This time it’s better. There are a total of 500 pieces of work, and the total price is ninety taels of silver. This work is not very strenuous. It can be done in half a month at most. Due to the large output, the cost will actually be lower. He himself
Earning twenty taels of silver is no problem at all, and it is no problem for his craftsmen to get one or two taels of silver. With this kind of work, the coming winter will be much easier. When Wang Dachun walked out of the war situation, the whole
His personality has changed.
The reason for such a quick additional order was mainly because the production of grenades was a project that Zhu Youjian personally took charge of. He kept a close eye on the progress of the work, and the semi-finished grenades produced by the craftsmen were quickly delivered to Meishan.
After Zhu Youjian saw the goods sent by different craftsmen, he felt that Wang Dachun's delivery rate was fast and the quality was good, so he placed an additional order of 500 grenades. The demand for grenades will be high in the coming winter.
To get tens of thousands of pieces, we can't do it without speeding up the production schedule.
Wang Dachun's ability to receive large orders is closely related to the fact that he summoned all his craftsmen to work together. After some craftsmen took the money, they were reluctant to give money to their subordinates and worked alone, which slowed down the work.
If you work slowly, you will naturally not attract the interest of the leader.