After discussing the matter with Murong Shun, Li Yin went back to the palace. Cui Yingying brought a few maids chattering and laughing in the South Court. Seeing that it was still early, Li Yin went to Nanhe's workshop with Jin Daqian. I have already reported to him about the peanuts and sugar cane in 2010, so he also has to find ti to see how the production is going.
Riding with Jin Daqian to Nanhe Workshop, the guards of the workshop imdiately took Li Yin and Jin Daqian to find Tong Nian who was directing the production in the workshop. The sales of these two new products will start imdiately, and Tong Nian ca to the factory in person. The workshop supervises the production.
Today's Nanhe Workshop is huge in scale, spanning four or five miles from east to west, and is still extending to the south. The slaves and craftsn in the workshop base co and go, like a market, very lively, the faces of the slaves There are smiles all over the face, very satisfied with the current life.
According to the rules set by Li Yin and Su Morer at the beginning, these slaves can freely marry wives and have children after earning enough points. Now the living area of the workshop is basically based on small families. The chamber of comrce will also routinely give maternity leave to slaves and maidservants. Any points needed for daily necessities should be exchanged with Shengtang chamber of comrce. Shengtang chamber of comrce is responsible for providing them. And the craftsn have no worries, and devote themselves to production.
In addition to the welfare system of the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce, there is also an independent small market inside the workshop, where all the goods on the market can be sold, and the slaves can exchange points for copper coins, and use these money to buy sothing you want , the point system of Tang Dynasty Chamber of Comrce has now been integrated into every small place. The higher the points, the better life is. This is sothing that the servants all recognize.
"The number of people who co to the workshop every day to look for work is increasing. It is said that many people have the idea of coming to the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce and others to do farming at ho." Jin Daqian also has a kind of pride in his heart that the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce is so prosperous now. I feel that he also participated in the construction of the original Shengtang Chamber of Comrce.
"Don't they care about selling themselves as slaves?" Today's Tang Chamber of Comrce, no matter whether it is a slave purchased from outside or a commoner who cos to the door, as long as you join the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce, you must sign a contract. If you beco a slave, your future freedom will be restricted by the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce. Except for the stipulated rest ti, you must stay in the base all the ti, which is tantamount to selling yourself to the Shengtang Fair. As for the affairs of the chamber of comrce, the chamber of comrce of the prosperous Tang Dynasty has the right to handle it in accordance with the "Laws of the Tang Dynasty".
Jin Daqian shook his head: "The reputation of the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Comrce's treatnt of slaves is well known now, and the common people still co for this, especially those holess people. When they hear that the Tang Dynasty Chamber of Comrce is recruiting people, the door will be blocked. When His Royal Highness went to Songzhou, Tong Nian was recruiting people because of the peanut and sugarcane matter, and there was a sea of people in front of the workshop at that ti."
Listening to Jin Daqian's chanting, Li Yin is satisfied with the reputation of the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce. Although selling himself as a slave, it is only a form of restraint, as long as he does not betray the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce. In fact, it is the sa as a factory in modern society. So people also saw this and asked to join the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce.
The guards took Li Yin and Jin Daqian to the south. The newly built workshops were all on the south side. On the way, Li Yin asked about the guards at the workshop base.
This guard also stayed in Shengtang Chamber of Comrce for a year. He also has a good understanding of various systems. He said that in addition to building a tall and long wall around the workshop and setting up several gates to manage entry and exit, the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce will also check the slaves every day. Check the number, and recently the Tang Chamber of Comrce has added a thod to hunt down escaped slaves, which is to train dogs to track escaped slaves. Tried a few tis with good results.
Li Yin was a little surprised, he had never taught them this thod.
Jin Daqian saw Li Yin's doubts and said: "Su Mo'er taught this to the princess. Later, the princess asked the guards to try so, using the shepherd dog that His Highness bought last ti."
Li Yin is happy, this girl can really ss around, not any dog can be used as a police dog, and fortunately the dog Li Yin bought is a German Shepherd, that is, a black back, otherwise she would not have made a joke.
After talking, a few people arrived at the oil press workshop and white sugar workshop. The guard went in and reported, and Tong Nian trotted out from inside.
"Your Highness, why are you here? This place is too noisy." Tong Nian said, with a sll of oil on his body, standing in front of Li Yin, the sll of oil hit his face even more.
Li Yan didn't care either, and said, "I want to co and see the production of such things?"
Tong Nian led Li Yin inside, and said: "The craftsman Tong Yu called is very responsible, and he left after teaching the servants. Now the servants have mastered the thod of oil extraction, and now they can produce in one day. Twenty stones of oil."
The oil-pressing workshop covers an area of nearly 2,000 square ters and is located on the bank of the Nanhe River. This is to facilitate the use of waterwheels as power. The oil-pressing thod used in the workshop is still the soil thod of manual oil-pressing. Peanuts are ground into powder , stead, put into iron hoops, and hamred with shapes. This technique is still used even in modern mountainous areas. There are 20 sets of such facilities in the workshop, and each set has six workers who are responsible for the division of labor.
Twenty stones of oil are enough to weigh two thousand catties, which is not too much, but it is not necessary to use such a large amount now. After all, the vegetable oil market has not yet opened, and it will not be too late to increase production after the market opens.
After watching the oil extraction process of the workers, Tong Nian seed to think of sothing and said, "Your Highness, what should I do with the oil pancakes after the peanut oil is extracted?"
The oil extraction rate of peanuts is only half, and only half a catty of oil can be squeezed out of a catty of peanuts, which are still shelled. If in modern tis, the oil pancakes are directly fed to pigs, but in this era, the pancakes are a good thing. With a full stomach, Li Yin said, "Have you tasted the peanuts?"
After the peanuts were harvested, Li Yin's subordinates all received these small benefits, and everyone shared dozens of catties of peanuts to try them out, and Tong Nian was no exception, "Tasted it, Your Highness, it tastes really good, so I think this It would be a pity if the pancakes were thrown away."
The oil-pressing workshop is running normally. Li Yin, Tong Nian, and Jin Daqian ca out of the workshop. Li Yin pondered and said, "Well, so oil cakes are provided to the canteen of the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce, and so colleges also provide so for cooking soup. Or stir-fry and eat. First, let’s see how the reaction is. If you don’t like it, you can transport the pancake to the farm to feed the pigs. You can also sell it to the poor at a low price. For example, you can buy it for a penny. Selling ten pancakes is considered a good deed."
Tong Nian said as he walked, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Leaving the oil mill, two or three ca to the sugar production workshop. According to historical records, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty was able to produce white sugar and rock sugar. It can be seen that the process of making white sugar is not complicated. Tong Yu arranged to co So people also taught slaves the modern sugar making thod.
Entering the workshop, Li Yin saw the white granulated sugar piled up in the tank at a glance. Li Yin took so and put it in his mouth to taste.
After the two new products ca out, the next step was to promote the work. Li Min didn't plan to take care of this issue, and let Cui Yingying and Tong Nian figure out their own solutions. His future energy will be mainly focused on the managent of Yizhou's military, political and legal affairs. The developnt of the company will be handed over to Taoyuan, and the sales will be handed over to the Shengtang Fair. After a year, they should have grown a little with Li Yin, and if they don't let them do it, they will never grow up.
The three of them visited the workshop and chatted. Tong Nian understood the aning of Li Yin's words. He understood that Li Yin asked him to propose a promotion plan. He thought about it and said, "Your Highness, what about cooking oil?" The old slave already has a thod, but I am afraid I will have to borrow it from His Majesty."
"Who?" Li Yin really wanted to know the solution Tong Nian ca up with.
"Zhang San!" Tong Nian continued, "Currently, only Zhang San can cook with vegetable oil skillfully. The introduction of this vegetable oil will inevitably promote new cooking thods. This old slave has an idea, why don't let Zhang San know how to cook? Third, set up a place like a school to teach the cooks in various restaurants in Yizhou to cook. When they learn this kind of cuisine, they will need our vegetable oil, so that vegetable oil will naturally spread, and business travelers to and from Yizhou They will be very surprised when they taste new dishes, so they will be interested in this cooking oil."
While Tong Nian was talking, Li Yin kept smiling on his face, "That's right, I've made so progress. I'll lend you Zhang San after I get back. How it works is up to you."
Tong Nian said happily when he heard the words, "Yes, Your Highness!"
Li Yin was very satisfied with the inspection of the Shengtang Chamber of Comrce this ti. After leaving the workshop base, Li Yin stopped by the shipyard not far from here. At this ti, the keel of the treasure ship has been completed, and the hull and a complete set of steam equipnt are under construction. It has been installed inside, and three large chimneys stand upright. The combination of modern and classic makes these behemoths have a special charm.
"Your Highness, what are those small square mouths for?" Jin Daqian was the boss who opened his mouth when he watched the treasure ship up close for the first ti.
Li Yin looked at the square holes, each of which was three ters apart, three floors up and down, and each side added up to 120 square holes. Li Yin imdiately understood that his calculation thod was wrong at that ti. It was enough to place one hundred and twenty cannons. This number surprised him. He did not expect that the treasure ship would have such powerful firepower. He secretly decided that no matter what, he must firmly grasp these monsters.
"That's where the murder weapon is placed." Li Yin said proudly. (To be continued..)
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