It was at the end of April of the first year of Kaicheng, and the city of Fengzhou was full of green trees and beautiful flowers.W     wW.

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In a clearing ground in the southeast corner of the city, hundreds of soldiers were holding sharp axes, pickaxes, and shovels, chopping down trees, cutting thorns, and leveling the land. Not far behind the soldiers, officials from Feng'an Prefecture, all sizes and officials from the county government were holding shovels and shovels to shovel the grass. A group of disabled old soldiers in the Fortress of the Winners maintained order in front of the bamboo shed with recruitment notices.

The people of Feng'an City looked at everything in front of them with a novel and complex perspective, and felt the shock brought to Feng'an people by the new governor. On this flat land, a new workshop called "Blanket Factory" will soon be built. In the new workshop, hundreds of weavers will start work regardless of men, women, old and young. What a momentum? Of course, it is surprising that it is not just the grand scale of the new workshop, but its internal management and process flow are also completely different from that of the old workshop.

The apprentices here are collectively called workers. There is no limit on men, women, young and old. As long as you can pass the test, anyone can earn money to support their families by relying on their skills. Workers work in three shifts, each working for only five hours a day, and every hour of working, they are given half a stick of incense to drink tea and snacks.

The new workshop has dormitories and canteens. Workers who are far away from home can apply for food and accommodation. All workers will take care of free meals after working for two hours. I dare not say how good the food is, but I will definitely take care of the fullness. The new workshop settles monthly wages, which are slightly lower than those of the masters in the general workshop and higher than those of the apprentice.

Unlike a master in an old workshop who only brings one or two apprentices, the master in a new workshop has to bring more than a dozen or even dozens of apprentices. There are more apprentices and fewer masters, so it is impossible to teach them step by step, but there is no need to worry about not being able to learn skills from the master. Each master here only teaches the same skills as the apprentices. The tufted master teaches the apprentices to tuft, the tufted master teaches the apprentices to tuft, and the jacquard master only teaches jacquard, because the technique is specialized, the apprentices learn quickly and learn well. When working, each person only needs to complete the work he has on hand, and the rest is handed over to the workers below to complete.

Because everyone can focus on the processes they are best at, the efficiency of the new workshop is obviously much higher than that of the old workshop, and the quality is not much worse than that of experienced masters. This has been confirmed by the "small factory" that was previously trial-run in the back alley of the governor's mansion.

"Factory" is the name given by the governor Yang Hao, which means the place where craftsmen work together. The reason why the word "small" was added to the front is that a larger "factory" would have to be built in the future. This factory, which was founded in a dilapidated courtyard in the back alley of the governor's mansion, initially had only five masters and twelve apprentices. It did not attract anyone's attention at the beginning, but just one month later, the blanket output in the "small factory" was three times that of the workshop of the same size, but the cost was reduced by 30%.

Some ardent workshop owners began to observe and imitate the practice of "small factories", but their attempts soon ended in failure. The things in the small factory looked simple, but were extremely difficult to do. When the workshop owners were at a loss, officials from the governor's office came to the door and suggested that everyone raise funds to invest and establish a new factory that was more than ten times larger than the small factory. The new factory was jointly organized by the government and businessmen, and the governor's office provided the factory, land and main sales pipelines, merchants provided the funds and distribution pipelines, and the workshop owners provided the equipment, manpower and technical support.

Under the unremitting lobbying of officials of the governor's office, almost all merchants in Feng'an City who operate blanket business became shareholders of the new factory. Eighteen powerful merchants raised 7,300 taels of silver in the capital, and the workshop owners provided dozens of experienced masters. The governor's office not only provided factory land but also undertakes all infrastructure. Most of the retail investors who did not invest in the shares also signed cooperation agreements with the new factory, and the new factory outsourced some of the processes to them. Retail investors with insufficient funds can also apply for a workflow from the factory.

Of course, just like the praise, surprise, suspicion, hostility and criticism that all new things have to face when they appear, the emergence of new factories has also aroused the jealousy of some people, some insulted in person, some cursed behind their backs, and some incite evil winds, and many inspire ghost fire.

Some people say that the governor has great power and greater financial resources, so he doesn't need to pay attention to these dark winds and hidden fires; some people say that the crouching tiger and hidden dragon in Feng'an City are true, but the old saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat local snakes. If you want to cut off your life, you will definitely not have a good end to compete with the people for profit. No one can tell which is right or wrong. Whether it is true or false, outsiders have no way to see the cold or cold, and only Yang Hao, the person involved, knows the cold and warmth in his heart.

Whether laughing, scolding, or criticizing, Yang Hao still resisted it. After a month of intense preparation, the blanket factory has become a reality from drawings and ideas. Yang Hao stroked the two blood bubbles in his hand and looked at the walls of the house that were constantly rising, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He turned around and looked at the chimney of the brick factory standing on the wasteland outside the city, and prayed in his heart: "God bless me, give me Yang Hao three years, and I will give the Tang Dynasty a brand new Feng'an City."

Yang Hao put down the iron pick and went to the workers' recruitment office. Compared with the hot scenes of crowds a few days ago, there were only a few people in the recruitment shed at this time. Feng'an Treasurer Wan Min'an patiently explained to the applicants the difference between the new factory and the old workshop. Wan Min'an is an old man in Feng'an officialdom, capable and upright, with a bad temper and a big ambition, a treacherous man, a gangster, and an attitude of being incompatible with the people.

The recruitment of workers was assigned by Yang Hao himself. Wan Min'an was very dissatisfied when receiving the task. He thought that Yang Hao was making excuses to punish him, but after a few days, Wan Min'an's resentment disappeared. Although he was sitting in the recruitment shed, he was so irritating that his brain hurt, but he was much more decent than those officials who were driven to shovel grass by Yang Hao.

The officials were so tired that their backs were sore and their hands were blisters. But no one dared to complain. There was no way. The governor also held an iron pickaxe in his hand and was digging the roots of the tree. He did two people alone, what else do you have to say?

The new factory is going to recruit 400 workers, and whoever does not allow whoever enters is all based on the words of peace in the people. The people are in a bad temper, but they are meticulous in doing things and are loyal to their duties. In order to distinguish between good and bad, he had to patiently talk to the "troubled people" he hated and hates face to face. One person, two people... When he talked to the 100th person, his heart was deeply touched. It turned out that the "troubled people" were so respectable and cute. He did have too many prejudices against them before.

Wan Min'an no longer called the people "discreet people", and his tone and expression when speaking were much richer. He began to call his brothers and brothers with the candidates of his age, and joked with young boys and girls. In response, he also changed from "Treasurer" who was cold in the mouth of the people to uncle, brother, and uncle Wan... In the past, he sat in the office for a while and had a back pain and his knees were cold. Now he stayed in the bamboo shed for a day without feeling sleepy.

Wan Min'an saw Yang Hao walking into the bamboo shed in casual clothes, and quickly threw down the bamboo stick in his hand and greeted him. Some people who were seeking a reply knew Yang Hao. According to the rules, the people saw that their parents wanted to kowtow, and everyone was about to kneel down. Yang Hao declined on the grounds that he had not worn the official uniform.

Yang Hao looked through the newly recruited personnel books and specifically instructed Wan Min'an: "In addition to judging morality and talent, we should also take appropriate care of the poor and lonely people in the family." After hearing this, Wan Min'an turned around and said to the people who were conscripted, "Have you heard that we have such a good official in Feng'an, isn't it a blessing for the people in the whole city?" How could we not bow to the chaotic officials? This time, Yang Hao failed to avoid the bowing of everyone. Yang Hao was excited and burst into tears, but also felt panic, which added a sense of responsibility on his shoulders.

After leaving the recruitment shed, Yang Hao rushed back to the governor's mansion. As the governor of a state, Yang Hao not only wanted to promulgate the edicts, emphasize customs, encourage farmers and sewages, quell prison lawsuits, build schools, manage financial responsibilities, and hold household registration. He also had to take charge of the defense of Feng'an City. Hundreds of officials in one prefecture and two counties of Feng'an, and the salaries of thousands of soldiers were all on him.

Yang Hao is not greedy for power, nor is he confident that he is arbitrary. His ideal is that all officials can be self-righteous and serve the people with integrity. But the fact is that Feng'an's officialdom has long gone from being face-to-face. It is not that there are no honest officials, nor all officials do not want to be honest. It is really forced by the general trend and it is difficult to return.

Yang Hao knew that even if he had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to create a new Feng'an by his own efforts. What he wanted to do now was to let the officials of Hezhou understand their determination to eliminate bad policies and the new concept of governing the local area. He did not expect them to understand immediately, but he asked them to follow the examples.

It takes three feet of ice to be cold for a day. How can Feng'an officialdom, which stirs up a pool of stagnant water, achieve success overnight?

The reform of the rotten Feng'an officialdom has made Yang Hao work hard, and he feels exhausted by controlling thousands of soldiers in and outside the city. Although the two veterans Ling Tong and Li Tong have all their strength to assist, Yang Hao did not feel any relief. The food, drinking, defecation and urination of thousands of people has made people feel troubled, and the surrounding strong enemies outside the city has made people feel uneasy. The defection of Baishui Fox brought unprecedented challenges to Yang Hao.

Han Sui was killed, and the Baishui Fox failed to make a fortune in the city and was shot by Ling Tong. The injured and fleeing Baishui Fox did not return to Jiuniang Pass, but instead took hundreds of his confidants to join the Shiwei people. Baishui Fox had half of the bloodline of the Shiwei people. More than 20 years ago, the village where his mother lived was captured by the Shiwei people, and his mother was taken to the grassland by the Shiwei people as trophy. A year later, when his mother was rescued by the Tang army, she was already pregnant. The baby in this belly was Baishui Fox.

The day after Baishuihu fled north, Li Tong was ordered to lead 500 people to take over Jiuniang Pass, but was rejected by the Jiuniang Pass. The left-behind soldiers elected the lieutenant Zhuang Yunqing as general and sent someone to send the letter of Wanmin who elected Zhuang Yunqing to the governor's mansion. Yang Hao knew in his heart that the three thousand guards stationed at Jiuniang Pass had been transformed into his own private army by Han Sui. Although Han Sui died, his influence did not disappear in Jiuniang Pass. Zhuang Yunqing, like Baishuihu, was also Han Sui's confidant.

Li Tong characterized the behavior of the defenders as a mutiny and asked Yang Hao to order an expedition immediately. Ling Tong also advocated cutting off food for the Jiuniang Pass and forced him to accept the Feng'an military order. At this time, rumors spread everywhere. Some people said that Baishuihu, who had defected to the Wei people, secretly sent someone to send a letter to Zhuang Yunqing and made an appointment to raise an army to capture Feng'an. After the matter was completed, Feng'an City returned to Zhuang Yunqing, and the people in the city divided the wealth and goods between five or five.

There are also rumors that Wang Qian sent an envoy to Jiuniang Pass at night to have a secret conversation with Zhuang Yunqing. Wang Qian promised that as long as Zhuang Yunqing sent troops to attack Feng'an City, Zhuang Yunqing would be appointed as the governor of Feng'an. Yang Hao laughed at both rumors. He did not adopt Ling Tong and Li Tong's proposal, but agreed to the request of the army to formally appoint Zhuang Yunqing as the guardian general of Jiuniang Pass. In addition, he also gave Zhuang Yunqing a new title: Deputy General of the Tiande Right Army. In this way, Zhuang Yunqing joined Ling Tong and Li Tong to become the highest-ranking general in Feng'an's military position.

In response to Yang Hao's kindness, Zhuang Yunqing decided to use practical actions to draw a clear line with Baishuihu and Wang Qian. He quickly accepted Yang Hao's appointment, publicly claimed that Baishuihu's escape was a rebellion, and symbolically led his army to chase north for more than ten miles.

Shortly after that, he sent his generals to cross the Yellow River at night to break through Wang Qian's two camps, killing more than 30 levels, and sending the generals to Feng'an City to report victory and reward for their achievements. This proves that he and Wang Qian's power are in harmony rather than the rumored affair.
Chapter completed!