Chapter 120 Redefine the weights and measures of the world! (First update)
Three days later.
The salt mines a few miles outside Yingtianfu.
Xia Zhibai summoned Zhou Ning, Li Sheng, Fang Mo and others.
He has a meeting.
There were not many people attending the meeting this time. Except for those sent by the Ministry of Works, they were four civil servants sent by Zhu Biao.
The total number of people is only twelve.
However, Xia Zhibai had no restrictions, and others were watching.
When they heard that there was going to be a meeting, Zhou Ning and other engineers were also confused, not knowing what Xia Zhibai wanted to do.
I don’t know why I have to be so solemn.
At least in his opinion, it was very solemn.
The Kyoto Salt Enterprise and Coal Field were both established by Xia Zhibai, and he had absolute say.
Whether it is Zhou Ning, Fang Mo or others, they are only sent by the imperial court to assist Xia Zhibai. They have no decision-making power. They have not participated in decision-making. They have always done whatever Xia Zhibai tells them. What, they have long been accustomed to this superior-subordinate relationship.
"What does the No. 1 Scholar want to do again this time? He also makes it mysterious." Someone was whispering around the room.
Someone said uneasily: "Isn't it really going to promulgate some new salary system? This Xia Zhuangyuan has said before that on average in the past three months, I have almost earned at least one tael every month. Money, if this really changes, will I earn less?”
"Lao Er Zhou, just shut up. Don't you know how you earned these two taels of silver?" Someone glared at the other person and said contemptuously: "If you didn't think carefully when you made the idea, you would let this person get into trouble." Loophole? Now the No. 1 pick obviously sees that the salt factory and mine will be difficult to improve in the short term, and we can’t make any good suggestions, so we want to make changes. Otherwise, we won’t be able to make any money just by making suggestions.”< br>
“You’re so stupid.”
“You can earn a tael of money with your brain, you’re really blind.”
“Xiao Liuzi, what are you talking about? ? Who are you scolding?" Zhou Laoer stared with dissatisfaction.
The other party was determined not to be soft-spoken, and the smell of gunpowder in the court became increasingly intense.
Seeing that someone was about to pinch him again, the people around him quickly tried to persuade him.
Recently, as the salt factory and the mining factory have almost improved, there are fewer and fewer suggestions that can be recognized by Zhou Ning and others. People in the salt factory and coal field have become visibly agitated and irritable. , because it is related to their income. Now that their income has dropped significantly, they are naturally unhappy.
While some people were mocking each other, Zhou Ning and others arrived dressed in commoners.
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
The meeting place today is in the factory.
Very spacious.
Zhou Ning, Li Sheng and others also looked a bit puzzled, wondering what Xia Zhibai had called them together for.
They engineers have been very busy recently.
Some people are busy designing new 'steam engines', while others are busy designing 'textile machines'. Sometimes the machines in the salt factory and coal yard break down, and they have to rush over to deal with them in time, so they basically have no time to spare. .
Fang Mo, Fan Xin and several other civil servants also arrived.
As the salt shop is on the right track and has almost a monopoly, Ying Tianfu's sales are increasing.
Their daily life is becoming more and more relaxed.
Fang Mo vaguely knew something, but he wasn't very sure.
We only know roughly that the salt shop is going to expand.
It's just that the salt shop is expanding. It has nothing to do with Zhou Ning and other engineers. I don't know why everyone is called together.
Everyone has different ideas.
But they all sat quietly in the factory and waited.
Not for a while.
Xia Zhibai is here.
He held several pamphlets in his hands.
Zhou Ning, Fang Mo and others quickly stood up and bowed.
Xia Zhibai raised his hand and told them not to be so polite, and said with a smile: "I'm calling everyone here this time. There are indeed important things to discuss."
"Let's reset it. Salary system."
"Secondly, make certain personnel adjustments to the salt factory and mine."
"Thirdly, let us know the future development direction."
One word fell.
There was a burst of exclamations from all around.
Xia Zhibai was sitting in the seat, not paying much attention to the noise around him, and said in a deep voice: "The company I founded will implement a seniority system in the future. As the seniority of service increases, the income will increase to a certain extent. , the salary for a new salt worker is 200 cash per month, which will be adjusted to 300 cash after one year, and there will be a corresponding increase of 1 to 300 cash in three, five, ten, and fifteen years.”
“The starting price for miners is much higher.”
“The entry fee is 300 yuan per month, and it will be adjusted to 400 yuan after one year. It will also increase as the working age increases. increase.”
When Xia Zhibai finished talking about the adjusted monthly salary, the surrounding area that was still noisy suddenly became quiet.
Two or three hundred texts?
This monthly salary is really too little.
I only earn two or three taels of silver a year, which is barely enough to support my family.
Xia Zhibai was naturally aware of the doubts and dissatisfaction around him. He remained calm and said in a deep voice: "I know that the starting monthly salary is relatively low. Compared with the monthly salary you are receiving now, it is less. It’s too much, but you also know that the monthly salary you are receiving now is not normal, so naturally you cannot treat it as ordinary.”
"Besides." "This is just the basic monthly salary."
"At the end of each year, the company will also judge the best, and the top-ranked employees will receive additional rewards."
< br>"In addition."
"10% of the annual profits of the salt factory and mining factory will be distributed to you as a year-end bonus."
"In short, the more salt and coal sold by salt factories and mines, the more money you will get in the end. Of course, there will still be a certain difference. At least I will still insist that the more work you do, the more you will get. The concept of "he who works harder"
"Otherwise, it would be unfair to those who work harder."
"Of course, what I mean by 'hardworking' does not necessarily refer to individuals. , it can also refer to all employees in the same production line, or under the same steam engine. "
"At the same time, if you can continue to propose improvement methods for salt plants and mines, and they are adopted, you will still get a lot of money. "There will be no changes to this."
Xia Zhibai calmly explained the changes in the salt factory and mine.
Hearing that there were other reward mechanisms, the crowd that was still a little restless gradually became calmer.
Some of them also heard some meaning.
This overworker, does this mean that in the future, the selection of worker shifts in salt factories or mines will be fixed, otherwise everyone will go to all production lines to stay for a few days, then this is not the reward for everyone Everyone has a share?
Xia Zhibai said: "Some of you may have guessed it."
"Personnel adjustments will be made in salt factories and mines. After adjustment, they will no longer be easily changed."
"I have always valued unity. Salt factories and mines are inherently physical work. If there is no teamwork, we must help each other." , how can the efficiency of the factory be improved?"
"If someone is dissatisfied with others and deliberately messes up, then don't expect to get these rewards."
"In serious cases. You will be kicked out of the salt factory and the mine directly.”
“Otherwise.”
"Salt factories and mines will expand."
"Currently, we plan to open branch factories in Shouzhou Prefecture and Chuzhou Prefecture."
"Therefore, some people will also be transferred there. You Your seniority is still retained. If I remember correctly, most of you are refugees from Shouzhou and Chuzhou. If you are transferred back, you can be considered as returning to your hometown. However, I do not force it at the moment. If you are willing, you can go to Fang Mo. Sign up.”
“If you don’t want to, don’t force it.”
Many people are excited when they hear that they can go back to Chuzhou and Shouzhou.
Although Yingtian Mansion is good, it is not my hometown after all.
However, some people are hesitant because the establishment of a new factory will inevitably make profits less quickly, which also means that at the end of the year, there will be fewer rewards.
Many people are entangled with their hometown on one side and money on the other.
Xia Zhibai is actually not worried about the diversion of personnel in salt works and mines. Even if not so many people choose to go back in the end, he can quickly recruit people from the local area. The people of Shouzhou and Chuzhou, Nowadays, many people rely on government subsidies. If someone suddenly offers a job to make a living, most people will be willing to go.
His main purpose this time was the pamphlet in his hand.
Xia Zhibai distributed the booklets in his hands to Zhou Ning and others one by one.
Zhou Ning and others were stunned. Knowing that it was their turn, they did not dare to neglect at all. They quickly took the brochure in their hands, and then read it carefully. They only glanced at it briefly. Their faces all changed.
"Xia Jinshi, you..." Zhou Ning looked at Xia Zhibai with shocked eyes.
Xia Zhibai nodded and said: "You should have seen the contents inside. This is the 'steam engine drawing' that I will distribute widely in a few days. In addition to the detailed introduction and structure of the steam engine, it also contains More importantly, I have re-drawn a "Weights and Measures""
"The world's weights and measures have been out of order for too long."
"There are differences between the north and the south, and there are differences between the east and the west. Even one prefecture and one county are very different."
"The world has been unified for eighteen years. How can we allow such differences to continue to separate us?" How can we let this chaos continue to exist and disturb people's lives for a long time? I, Xia Zhibai, want to reverse this situation."
"I want to rebuild the unit system in the world. "
"Through continuous observation and accumulation during this period, I have roughly summarized three basic units."
"The length is one meter."< br>
"Weight is a catty, and ten taels are a catty."
"Time is breath, sixty breaths are one minute, and fifteen is one quarter."
"In this booklet, everything is There is a certain expression. "
"Below centimeters, it is millimeters and microns; below two, it is grams; above breath, it is minutes, quarters, and time."
“We have also made certain symbols to further simplify the distinction.”
"Quantify all weights and measures and further reduce differences in the world."
"The drawings on the steam engines are all marked according to the unit system above. Although this unit system is used all over the world, There have always been considerable differences between places, but as the creator of the steam engine, you should be very aware of the importance of accurate weights and measures."
"Weights and measures have a very serious impact on people's livelihood."
"Local areas are small. There are endless battles and shortages. "
"The people suffer greatly"
"In addition to people's livelihood, it is also related to industry and commerce."
"The company I founded will go global in the future. In order to reduce costs and unnecessary losses, the world's weights and measures will be reset. It must be done, and this system of weights and measures must be spread to the world and accepted by all people.”
“This steam atlas is the beginning of the reorganization!”
(End of this chapter)