Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"At the beginning, we invested a lot of people and the production volume increased rapidly, but as more and more people were invested, the production volume did not grow as fast."

Fang Qingyuan took out a small notebook and explained his discovery to Qin Ming very seriously.

"This seems to be called diminishing marginal returns."

Qin Ming used his limited knowledge of economics to casually say something to him.

“What is a marginal effect?”

Fang Qingyuan stopped Qin Ming and started asking him questions while standing on the stairs.

"Anyway, if you invest more in something, the returns won't grow as fast as before."

"I see. It seems my research is correct."

Fang Qingyuan nodded, took out a long piece of charcoal from his arms, and began to write and draw on the small bound notebook in front of him.

In this era, there were only brushes, which were difficult to use.

If you want to record things anytime and anywhere like him, you can use charcoal and a small notebook.

"Your Highness, I don't want to expand the factory's production. We just want to maintain the status quo. What we need to think about now is how to maintain faster growth."

"So I think we can start with places like workshops, cloth shops, and dyeing houses. Investing new people in these places can help us grow our scale and revenue faster."

Fang Qingyuan stood in the distance and thought for a while, and finally came to a conclusion.

"Lao Fang, you... are right."

Looking at the densely packed records on this small notebook.

Qin Ming's heart was in turmoil.

With Fang Qingyuan's research ability, if he were in later generations, he would definitely be an economist.

In fact, if you think about it, scholars like them who can pass the imperial examinations and fight their way up are all extremely intelligent.

Fang Qingyuan also passed the imperial examination and entered the court. His abilities and intelligence far exceeded those of ordinary people.

It is only natural that after taking charge of the affairs of the entire Lingnan region and then working hard on his studies, he would produce results.

"Well, let's do it this way."

The two continued chatting for a while while standing on the stairs.

These are all things that others cannot understand.

Chang Baishan, Cao Chuan and a group of guards behind were already drowsy.

After chatting with Qin Ming, Fang Qingyuan compared his own theory and summarized it before finally saying goodbye and leaving.

"Your Highness, didn't you want to ask about the specifics of Mr. Fang's production and operations? Why did you let him get away?"

After he left, Qin Ming also reacted.

"Forget it, Lao Fang is here, I feel relieved."

Qin Ming originally thought that he still needed his guidance here, but after contacting Fang Qingyuan, he understood.

Once the entire Lingnan is on the right track, it doesn't matter whether he is there or not.

A few days later, Fang Qingyuan formulated a plan for personnel diversion and posted a notice in front of the gate of the textile factory.

"From now on, all those who come to work will be assigned uniformly."

"The assigned locations are the cloth shop, dyeing workshop, and shipbuilding workshop..."

During lunch, Qin Ming and Song Dingsheng received the news and stood in the crowd outside the gate to listen to their reactions.

This news is quite important, and many people gathered here to discuss it.

"That's great. I want to go to the cloth shop. It's very close to my home. It only takes a few minutes to get there by bike."

"I hope I won't be assigned to the shipyard..."

"I'm from Yinshan County. Shipbuilding is done here. It would be great if I could be assigned to the shipyard."

People have both praise and criticism for this move.

Song Dingsheng nodded and said:

"Your Highness, there are already many industries surrounding Linjiang City. I guess Lord Fang will allocate personnel based on the distance of their families."

"Yes, I hope this matter can be carried out smoothly."

Qin Ming glanced at the growing crowd and said with a hint of worry.

This matter concerns production efficiency, and many workers are illiterate.

So Fang Qingyuan didn't explain too much to them, but just posted the conclusion in advance so that people could be prepared.

But if there are thousands of people in a textile factory and they suddenly have to change positions, there will always be someone who is unhappy.

As Qin Ming finished speaking, a voice came from the crowd.

"Damn it, are you trying to reduce our wages and benefits? I'm not leaving anyway!"

The person who spoke was named Li Erniu.

He is a villager from Guangshui Village in the north of Linjiang City and is said to be quite prestigious in the village.

After arriving at the textile factory, he was quickly promoted to the rank of captain because of his outstanding performance and the respect of many people.

"He's rebelling!"

Song Dingsheng raised his eyebrows, waved to the officers around him, and prepared to rush over to capture Li Erniu.

When people were separated in the textile factory and Fuze was developing other industries, someone would jump out to obstruct.

This will have a huge impact on their reputation and the operation of the textile mill!

What's more, His Highness is standing here, Song Dingsheng definitely can't let this unruly citizen cause trouble!

"and many more."

Seeing that he was leading people to arrest Li Erniu, Qin Ming immediately stopped Song Dingsheng.

"Don't provoke him, there are so many people here."

Qin Ming spoke in a low voice.

Song Dingsheng turned his head and looked around. It was lunchtime and time for a break.

Many people had nothing to do, so they came to the factory gate to chat, and more and more people gathered.

If they took action against Li Erniu at this time, Qin Ming and his men would not only lose their reputation, but their actions would also be considered inferior.

If this gets out, people will really think that Li Erniu was right and their treatment will be reduced.

"But Your Highness, this guy is too shameless. He eats our food and wants to destroy our pot!"

Led by Li Erniu, many workers on site started looking for trouble.

"Brother Erniu is right! Why transfer us away for no reason?"

"I've mentioned it before, our textile factory pays such high wages, it's just a gimmick. After a while, we'll get used to the work, and they'll definitely reduce the wages. They're just boiling the frog in warm water!"

"I'm not leaving either!"

"Take me one!"

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Even though they had suffered no loss, they started to act like victims.

Li Erniu felt encouraged immediately when he saw that they all supported him!

"Everyone, be quiet!"

"listen to me!"

"If you don't want to leave, then let's not leave! We agreed to stay here and work, why should we go somewhere else?"

As soon as these words were spoken, several supporters in Li Erniu's team rushed forward to support him.

"that's right!"

"That's right, we agreed that neither of us would go!"

This led to the kidnapping of other people into their team.

"No...how can you represent me?"

Some people were not convinced, but were glared at by Li Erniu's men.

Fearing his influence in the textile factory, the person who spoke took a step back.

During this period, Li Erniu's eyes were always fixed on Qin Ming in the distance, intentionally or unintentionally.

It seems that this guy took the lead in causing trouble in front of so many people just to use the crowd to put pressure on Qin Ming.

"Li Erniu is such a bastard, he's really trying to get them to stand against you."

Song Dingsheng was an old official and he saw through Li Erniu's sinister intentions at a glance.

As a commoner, he definitely couldn't shake Qin Ming.

But it’s completely different if everyone in the textile factory is making trouble here.

Qin Ming naturally understood what this meant. It had been a long time since anyone dared to offend him in person.

"It's interesting, let's go and take a look."