Chapter 19 Supporting Industries and New Beginnings
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After arranging Wang Daosheng and a few others to go out for business, Lu Hong took his old servant Qin Fang out and headed straight to the yamen. When Sun Wu, the leader of the yamen, saw Lu Hong, he hurriedly came forward, "Master Lu, he has been here so early. Lord Wu is checking the copywriting in the side yard. Can you take you there?"
"Sun Bantu, I'll go to see Lord Wu later. How should we do the matter of decommissioning in our yamen?" This guy has seen many times in the past few days, and he is familiar with him. Lu Hong smiled and pulled the guy to the side and asked in a low voice... He is still a blind wanderer without a household registration. It's okay to be in trouble in Mengyin County. If he really goes out, it will be a bit troublesome to walk outside.
Sun Wu smiled and replied with a smile: "Master Lu, Master Sun, who is in charge of household registration, is my family, I will take you there!"
"Then I'm going to be the leader!" Lu Hong smiled slightly and stuffed two pieces of eagle oceans.
Sun Wu looked happy and quickly put it in his arms. He led Lu Hong into the corner gate of the Zhongya. After entering the wing room, a gray-haired clerk inside muttered to Sun Wu a few words. The clerk nodded and asked Lu Hong about his name, hometown and other questions. Soon, a household registration license issued by Mengyin clerk was obtained.
I took Guan Wen of Wu Daqiu as a temporary staff member. This identity is really not a big official, but it is much more convenient to do things in this yamen... However, this situation is the case even in my own era. The political ills of feudalism in Greater China for thousands of years are obviously not something that can be controlled by individuals.
After leaving the door, Lu Hong turned to the back yamen to find Wu Daqiu, and soon met this person in the quiet attic on the side. Regarding his diligence, Wu Daqiu probably ranked in the seventy or eighty prefectures and counties in Shandong. It was only at midnight that he had already started working in the yamen, looking like he was thinking hard, and there were a lot of official documents in front of him.
In fact, the county magistrate in this era was definitely a idle job. The county magistrate supported a long-time follower, clerk, and staff, and they did these errands. Perhaps the only thing that required the county magistrate to take action in person was the local trial and judgment. However, in this era, there were no major cases in the local area that had to be settled in the yamen... Don't come in if you have money or not. The people can understand this truth very well. The lower-level clerks can provide cheaper mediation services!
However, Wu Daqiu is obviously an alternative. This county magistrate who was born in the tiger squad obviously hopes to go further on the official road. The discovery of Lu Hong obviously made him more confident in himself! The issue he had just considered was not a political matter, but a coal mine that had officially started construction!
"Nephew Lu," Wu Daqiu pointed to a document on the table. "Qian Yiduo had just arrived before and said that in order to rush to build the coal preparation machine, he needed to temporarily requisition Li and Carpenter Liu to help handle it. This made me feel quite embarrassed. If it were County Magistrate Pan and Chief Chen's industry was also established, the craftsmanship would be a big problem!"
"I admire my far-sighted vision," Lu Hong immediately flattered. Lu Hong had already considered this issue. After all, as a time traveler, the power of the industry comes from machines. Although the industrial machines collected at this level are simple, they are definitely not good. He changed his subject, "But, sir, this is not a bad thing, but a great thing... You didn't notice that this is another industry?"
Wu Daqiu's idea is quite meticulous. Qian Yiduo wants to increase the scale of the mine. This monopoly on the manufacturing capacity of the county is undoubtedly the only way to dominate the county's construction. Moreover, in fact, the super industrial system provides several types of machines. Although the prices are low, the maintenance cycle of these simple machines in large-scale production is also very short. For example, the M1 type mineral processing machine requires maintenance of some wooden parts every 30 days.
This characteristic naturally determines the limitations of these primary industries in scale. It can be almost believed that continuous maintenance capacity ultimately determines the production capacity of coal mines! This principle also directly affects the scale of several other industries in Mengyin. After all, the underlying mining industry is destined to be unable to form a large-scale industry situation.
Wu Daqiu may not have thought that the coal mine industry could produce another industry. After hearing Lu Hong's words, he thought about it for a while, but he still had no experience. This guy was a little embarrassed, but he still calmly pointed at Lu Hong, "Nephew, this good thing...you should talk about it in detail, let me take a look at it!"
"Sir, when our Mengyin industry is established in the future, the demand for these machines will naturally increase greatly. However, if this machine is used, it will definitely be broken. If it is broken, it will naturally need to be repaired. This is a big industry... This drawing is given by our yamen, so this industry will naturally be done by our yamen!" Lu Hong explained in a temptation.
"This method is very wonderful! Nephew, how should I do it?" Old Wu became interested immediately. The industry is linked together and it is really a good way to enrich the people. Of course, his pocket must have become rich first, but he obviously did not understand how this industry should be established. After all, Li Tiejiang and Liu Mujiang were both small-scale businesses of several generations, so they would not force themselves to recruit people to work!
Lu Hong ridiculed the guy for a while, pretended to be pondered for a moment, patted the table gently, then turned his head and said, "Sir, I have thought of a way to do this, but I have to go find Blacksmith Li and Carpenter Liu to finalize it first, let me do it, and I will reply to you!"
He was muttering that there was another industry in his mind. Wu Daqiu was obviously in a good mood. He naturally knew that Lu Hong would not come to him even if he had nothing to do, so he asked, "Nephew Lu, is there something wrong with me today?"
These two sentences made Lu Hong feel a little satisfied. We have done a lot of work for you. We are here to collect interest today. "Sir, you promised the property of County Magistrate Pan and Chief Chen. I am thinking about going around the county town to see if there is any mineral worth buying. Otherwise, this cook without rice would be difficult to handle!"
"The nephew is really a pragmatic example. Is there any place that requires me to do my best?" When he heard that Lu Hong was going to explore the minerals in Mengyin himself, this kind of work was definitely thankless. Before this nephew Lu came, his county magistrate knew that there was an abandoned coal mine in Wennan. As for other clay and granite, it was the first time I heard that Mengyin also had it. If these industries were purchased, he would have 20% of the shares, so Wu Daqiu seemed very concerned!
"Sir, I only need a notice from the yamen, and I will bring two more yamen runners to help..."
"Oh... Of course there is no problem. I will immediately ask Master Chen to prepare for you. As a yamen runner, you can find a headmaster and ask him to choose two more capable subordinates!"
To be honest, these two requirements are too simple. However, it is obvious that Lu Hong proposed it after careful consideration. Under the banner of prospecting, he naturally did not explore coal mines, granite, and diamond veins in the middle of Mengshan. In the name of the official, it is obviously the best solution. As for whether to give Wu Daqiu some benefits, it is not within the scope of consideration now. After all, Lu Hong is not sure about the output.
Wu Daqiu is now calling him a nephew, and he is so kind. To be honest, Lu Hong dare not trust anyone, including this guy. Although the diamond industry is unheard of in this era, it does not guarantee whether Old Wu knows the value of it. Therefore, this industry must be secretly established and effectively!
What Lu Hong is most worried about now is not the industry problem, but the manpower problem. Wang Daosheng, Qi Kaiyuan and Chen Shuisheng are basically in line with his own requirements. As for other manpower, it is really a big problem. Fortunately, he has started this matter and just wait for the result with peace of mind. Of course, if you control these workers, you still have a lot to try!
After wandering around the city for a while, there were two more yamen runners behind Lu Hong. However, these two, one looked twenty years old but a naughty man, and the other one had swollen eyelids. He was drunk everywhere he went, but he was an old drunkard. He had spent a lot of effort to get such two treasures.
Because I heard that I was going to enter the mountainous area, Fatty Qian looked embarrassed. The servant in the county town was willing to stay in the countryside. It was still the weather in the cold winter. Wouldn't he feel uncomfortable? What's more, this time I wasn't going to catch the autumn wind and collect rent and taxes. I could get a lot of benefits. I heard that if I went down to do business with Mr. Lu, I would still be the kind of job that was not good and had no kickbacks! Fortunately, he finally found these two treasures, and each person promised an additional 2 taels of silver each, which was finally done.
Lu Hong took them with them naturally not to leave the city, but went straight to the shop of carpenter Liu Dashi. He ordered the goods he had first done, and then he directly drafted a "Mengyin County Machinery Maintenance Special License Agreement" on the spot. In fact, the content was very simple. The magistrate of Wu County established an industry called Mengyin Machinery Club, and in the future, the production, sales, and maintenance of Lu Hong's industrial machines were all handled by this Mengyin Machinery Club!
Of course, this is a win-win plan. Since the big boss is the magistrate of Wu County, the big boss Wu County Magistrate has to take half of all the benefits of this machine club. Since the magistrate Wu County Magistrate has received the silver, it is a large protective umbrella, which is exclusive to the yamen. All industrial machines are produced, sold and repaired. In terms of price, the yamen will naturally provide guidance!
This is actually a reduced version of the monopoly industry in later generations. Lu Hong used it in Mengyin without hesitation. Soon, he reached a consensus with Carpenter Liu and Blacksmith Li. Then, he quickly brought the two back to the county government and told Wu Daqiu that the industry, which he occupied half of the shares out of thin air, immediately made this guy smile.
After coming out of the yamen, Lu Hong was surprised to see a vertically-typed newspaper in the only small bookstore in Mengyin. This surprised him. After spending thirty coins to buy it, he realized that it was actually a Beijing News printed by Beijing Xinrong Daily House on January 10. This was actually a folk newspaper that was popular in the Qing Dynasty. It mainly used excerpts from the palace gate copy, the imperial edict and memorials.
Chapter completed!