Chapter 489: Ruan Dacheng Returns to Songjiang Mansion
Privately run workshops are also graded following the government model. This is a new policy that Zhu Youjian devised himself. The purpose is to give these private workshop owners a certain social status, and at the same time, give the employees who work there a certain sense of belonging.
He felt sorry for them and told them that even if they were working in private workshops, the Ming court would not ignore them.
Needless to say, after this policy was launched, the recognition was very high. Workshop owners and managers were very enthusiastic about participating in the evaluation. The criteria for rating are very simple, one is the tax payment scale, and the other is the number of employees employed there.
If you pay taxes of more than 100 taels of silver dollars and the total number of employees exceeds 100, you can be rated as an eighth-grade commercial organization. If you pay taxes of more than 300 taels of silver dollars and the number of employees exceeds 500, you will be rated as a genuine eighth-grade commercial organization. The number of employees exceeds 500.
, an organization that pays more than 1,000 taels in tax is from a seventh-grade organization. If the total tax payment in a year exceeds 50,000 taels, and supports more than 5,000 employees, it can even be rated as a fourth-grade or above commercial organization.
With high-level commercial organizations, the government will organize official selection examinations every year to select a certain number and level of officials. In addition, workshop owners will also participate in local government affairs in a corresponding capacity and have certain rights to discuss government affairs.
Wu Benliu's biggest dream now is to build his factory to the scale of the seventh or seventh grade. If he can reach this level, wouldn't he become a seventh-grade or seventh-grade official? As an official
For a businessman to be officially recognized by the government, the appeal of this honor is really not low.
"Old Wang, is there anything hotly discussed in the city recently? I've been paying attention to factory orders recently and haven't paid much attention to other things. Have you heard anything new?"
"What kind of news does the boss want to hear?" Manager Wang was a little confused by his boss's question. There must be new things happening in the city every day. The question is what kind of news does the boss want to hear?
"Is there any new news from the government?"
"The main thing everyone is talking about recently is the government's plan to build a new factory area. Hasn't our factory already decided on a location? I think my employer knows that."
"This matter has already been settled. There is nothing new. Have you heard the news recently that the imperial court will continue to use troops in the Jiangnan area? It has been more than a year since the imperial court regained our Songjiang. Logically speaking, we should also be
It would be better if more surrounding areas are restored."
"I haven't heard anything about this! Let me tell you, now that we have benefited from the imperial court, it would be better not to launch wars with other places in the recent years. If we start wars, we might not be able to gain the glory."
"This matter has advantages and disadvantages for us businessmen. War may affect our business, but it is not a bad thing. If places like Suzhou Prefecture and Hangzhou Prefecture are brought under the rule of the imperial court, it will be convenient for us to use cotton cloth.
More. Last year, the market for cotton cloth increased. Those anti-corrupt officials set up checkpoints outside Songjiang Prefecture to collect taxes, which made the price of cloth much more expensive for us. If the imperial court took down all cotton-producing areas for business
That’s even better.”
"Could it be that the owner wants to get back into the weaving business?"
"If the time comes, I really have this plan. We have entered the garment industry, but after all, the market is not as big as that of weaving. I went to see the gauze factory opened by the palace in Songjiang some time ago. That is called
Damn, the hydropower spinning and looms they use are very good. Not only are they weaving better and faster than our previous machines, if we can get some machines and start the weaving business again, we can't even tell in a year.
Anyone who can earn more than ten thousand silver dollars is a big business."
When Manager Wang heard his boss's idea, he felt that he was a little arrogant. Just a few days after the good times, his ambition was born. Earning ten thousand taels of silver dollars in a year? Is this something that a small businessman like you can think of?
Just a businessman can do business worth ten thousand taels of silver. What kind of worldly behavior is that?
"Boss, there is really something new in the city these two days. I heard from people that a drama troupe from Beijing has come and is selling tickets these two days. The drama "Someone Talks" is a new and trendy drama in Beijing. It is very good.
It's hard to get a ticket in the capital. The people who came this time are all from the capital, and even the person leading the team is a second-rank official of the imperial court, I think his name is President Ruan." Seeing that Wu Benliu was too preoccupied, the steward quickly said something.
Gossip started and asked him to divert his attention.
"A drama? I have never seen this kind of drama. Since it is for the officials in Beijing, it must be very interesting. I must buy a ticket to go and see it."
The play that I worked so hard on finally left the capital and officially started to tour south. The so-called south tour actually stopped at Songjiang Prefecture. Apart from Songjiang Prefecture, there was really no place to go.
The original purpose of the play "Once Upon a Time in the Wind and Rain Tower" was to create a storm of public opinion in Jiangnan. All the work done in the early stage was to prepare for the Songjiang tour. Therefore, the tour group going south can only be led by Ruan Dacheng himself, as well as the performance troupe.
They put out their strongest lineup, almost all members went south, and the formation was very large.
"Masters, this performance uses a Wu dialect script. The actors must be more proficient in mastering the lines. There are still seven days before the official performance. I have other things to deal with these days.
I have to ask everyone to pay more attention." Ruan Dacheng was explaining the preparations for the performance to Shi Yuwei backstage at the newly built Grand Theater in Songjiang Prefecture.
The old man attaches too much importance to this tour in Songjiang Prefecture. This tour not only shoulders the important task of creating a storm of public opinion, but also is the battlefield where Lao Ruan returns to Jiangnan to fight his enemies. There is no room for any mistakes. It must be a hit.
, just blow those gang of thieves into pieces.
They must take back all the humiliation and bullying they inflicted on themselves this time, let those people see who is the real gentleman and hero, and reshape the image of a scholar who is beneficial to the country in the hearts of the people in Jiangnan.
"Mr. Ruan, please rest assured that the slave family will go all out to arrange the play well so that His Majesty's hard work will not be wasted."
"Please! Starting tomorrow, all the props will be fully usable. You can rehearse well here. I want to focus on bigger things, and we must make sure that we have a full harvest from this trip south. Starting tomorrow
, Jiangdong Times is about to be officially released to the outside world. This is not only a major event for the newspaper, but also the main battlefield before and after the performance. I have to keep an eye on it personally."
Using dramas to create a storm and newspapers to pursue the victory was a plan that had been planned before. In order to achieve his goal, Zhu Youjian asked Ruan Dacheng to go to Songjiang and formally establish the Xinmin Times Songjiang Branch, publish the Jiangdong Times, and open up a public opinion front! Songjiang is really far away from Beijing.
It is too far away. We must open a new local newspaper and use the southeast as the main position to launch a public opinion war!