My father is Jiajing

Chapter 131: Draw a big picture first to win people's hearts

After the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, Zhu Zaigui acted as if nothing had happened and directly announced the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday subsidies, one or two taels of silver per person!
Under normal circumstances, this one or two taels of silver would be nearly half a month's salary for these workers, so when Zhu Zaigui announced this holiday benefit, everyone shouted excitedly.

They thought that being able to work in Shunyi Industrial Park was a great fortune in their lives, but they discovered that this fortune seemed to be even greater than they had imagined.

Zhu Zaigui stood on the stage and continued, "Since the establishment of the industrial park, we have made today's grand occasion possible thanks to your unremitting efforts! Today's holiday subsidy of one tael of silver for you will become a normal practice in the future. For example, New Year's Day (Spring Festival), Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival and other festivals will also follow this example."

"But this is also subject to a prerequisite, that is, Shunyi Industrial Park can always be there, and you will never leave and do your best to protect this hard-earned hope and future. Otherwise, even if I have more money, I can't support you tens of thousands of people."

Zhu Zaigui's words were very simple and sincere. After hearing these words, the workers below all smiled knowingly and started laughing. Now even if someone wanted to drive them away, they were reluctant to leave.

Zhu Zaiqi then said, "Nowadays, various industries are sprouting in the industrial park. If we can realize the mass production trial of products such as Yiran Sugar, Bingxin Sugar, and soap, your relatives and friends may also be able to work part-time or full-time in the industrial park during their spare time during the busy farming season. I can guarantee this to you on behalf of the industrial park."

As soon as this sentence fell, the mood below became even more enthusiastic. With such a good day, who wouldn't want to enjoy it with family and friends? Previously, the recruitment of workers in the industrial park was strict. Now, if other industries really sprouted successfully and achieved mass production, then their relatives and friends who had not joined before would naturally get this hard-won opportunity to join.

Looking at the excited workers, Zhu Zaiqi said, "Now the second phase of the industrial park has also established a medical school led by the imperial physician Li. After the hospital is completed, the industrial park will gradually launch a subsidized medical plan based on the actual situation in the park. All workers in our industrial park, as long as they have a formal contract, can enjoy subsidized medical care from the medical school. The longer they work, the more subsidies they will receive. For those who have made outstanding contributions, the industrial park can also provide free medical care, so you don't have to worry about anything."

Zhu Zaigui has drawn up another big picture, which is also one of Zhu Zaigui's future plans. Its purpose is to improve the cohesion and centripetal force within the industrial park, so that they can take on the spirit of ownership more actively and proactively. Of course, before implementing this policy, Zhu Zaigui will also improve the quality assessment standards of workers. Some of them are obviously idlers who just want to take advantage, and they must be fired without any mercy.

Otherwise, the rules will be broken and Zhu Zaigui’s industry, no matter how big it is, will be lost. Therefore, this is also the prerequisite for enjoying the benefits of the industrial park. Without this prerequisite, everything will be in vain.

After all, Zhu Zaigui was not running a charity. He also had to make money to support his family and make contributions to the general public. If he couldn't even manage his own plate, how could he make money to support his family? How could he contribute to society?

You have to know that Huang Jin's protection fee is very high. If you fail to pay the protection fee in time, with tens of thousands of people gathered in the industrial park, you will be in big trouble if you are impeached and attacked by someone.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui could not be careless or slack in this regard. For this reason, Zhu Zaigui used eunuchs such as Teng Xiang, Chen Hong, and Li Fang to manage the place, and let the people from the Imperial Horse Administration to protect the place.

The purpose is to give people the illusion that the industrial park is the property of the palace, so even if there are many workers gathered here, no one will suspect that there may be a "rebellion". You should know that just taking the iron rice bowl of the Forbidden City as an example, there are as many as 9000 to 40 registered eunuchs, palace maids and craftsmen of all levels, and they spend millions of taels of silver every year just for food, drink, defecation and urination. There are also palace maids, and the palace spends taels of silver on their cosmetics every year.

Such horrific expenses are just the apparent expenses. If the salaries of the eunuchs, palace maids, craftsmen and guards in the palace are added, the figure would be astronomical.

Moreover, it is impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to subsidize much of this kind of expenses to the palace. To support these people, the emperor has to rely on the treasury. Under such severe financial pressure, if the emperor does not try his best to make money, he will not be able to support his family, let alone manage the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the emperors since the Jiajing Dynasty were able to work hard to maintain the order of the system in the palace, which was already considered amazing.

But unfortunately, the pie was too big, and there were too few ways to increase revenue, so after Wanli, not only did the finances of the Ming Dynasty itself gradually collapse, but even the finances of the palace collapsed.

So after Emperor Chongzhen squandered his last savings and wiped out the elite tribes trained in the palace in the civil war, in his last desperate moment, he could not even support a single soldier except for a few weak roars from a few eunuchs around him. Under such circumstances, it was a blessing from God that he could hang himself in a dignified manner on Coal Hill behind the Forbidden City, otherwise, he would definitely have died without a complete body!

So although Zhu Zaigui is not the head of the family yet, he has already experienced the pressure of supporting tens of thousands of people. Fortunately, he is a time traveler and has insights that transcend his time, which enables him to have a way of making money that transcends his time.

Otherwise, Zhu Zaigui would now have to stay in the palace as a stay-at-home, silently waiting for the day when he would inherit the throne.

After talking about medical benefits, Zhu Zaigui began to shift the topic to educational benefits.

Zhu Zaigui said: "The ancients said: Books contain golden houses and beautiful women. There are nearly 10,000 workers in the industrial park now, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a small city. You have earned money to support your family in the industrial park, and naturally you will think about a way out for your next generation. Therefore, the park is also considering this worry for everyone at this time."

"After the third phase of the living area planned for the industrial park is completed next year, the industrial park will also build two schools, one for general education and the other for vocational skills. Children who are interested in taking the imperial examination can enroll in the general education college, and children with average academic talent can also enroll in the vocational and technical college to learn how to make a living. In this way, it will not disappoint your hopes for your children to become successful."

(End of this chapter)