After the hydraulic forging machine, Li Er visited several types of industrial machinery. This day's harvest made Li Er so excited that he couldn't help himself. There’s no shame in that………… It is said that no emperor could remain conceited after seeing the power of industry for the first time. For the first time, Li Er realized that the power of human beings was actually far beyond his imagination. The most important role of industrial machinery is to make the impossible possible and increase production efficiency to an incredible level. One day's work of a hydraulic forging machine is worth a year's work of a blacksmith. A water-powered spinning machine is worth hundreds of skilled weavers. When Li Er saw the huge steam machine tool, he was even more excited and danced. Today's trip is undoubtedly a wonderful trip for Li Er.
After returning to the palace, he waved his hand. All factories that Su Li wants to build will be approved. If you want land, give it; if you want people, give it to others. Li Er also knew in his heart that Su Li specifically asked him to take a look at the equipment. In fact, he was giving him a thorough explanation and reassuring him. Judging from his previous experience in steel plants and salt plants, Su Li doesn't care about others copying his lessons. He even vaguely encouraged others to steal technical experience from various factories in Princess Mansion. Sure enough, what happened next confirmed Li Er's conjecture. Within a few months, various factories put into operation in the Princess Mansion on the outskirts of Chang'an City sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. The emergence of these factories has solved the employment problems of many people. For example, the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty did not live well in the past. Why have there been so many skilled craftsmen over thousands of years but not many inventions? Just look at the rewards for invention patents in the Tang Dynasty and you will know. In the Tang Dynasty, craftsmen invented something that benefited the country and the people, such as the Quyu plow. The reward that can be obtained from the court is only five taels of silver at most. And inventing something useful often costs more than this amount of time and material resources. The craftsmen all rely on their craftsmanship to earn a living. There is no permanent output, and they usually live a life where their hands and mouths stop. If you have neither spare money nor leisure, how can you do such a thankless job? As for the wealthy children who have money and leisure, who would be willing to do such a job that is easily looked down upon by others? No matter how skilled the craftsmen are, without mechanical assistance, all they do is hard work.
After a year of exhausting work, not to mention not much production and little money, the body will also be worn down by the high-intensity work all year round. The emergence of machinery can be said to have completely overturned the entire production method of the Tang Dynasty. Various factories in the Princess Mansion are recruiting workers, allowing skilled craftsmen to work. The products produced are both fast and of good quality. Moreover, the salary offered by the Princess Mansion is not low. For a time, all the skilled craftsmen and weavers in Chang'an City and surrounding areas were captured by the Princess Mansion. After these people work there for a few months and enjoy the benefits of piece-rate pay, they will naturally spread the word everywhere. As time went by, ordinary people were willing to send their children to factories as apprentices. It goes without saying that the emergence of the previous steel plants and salt plants was just a tentative move by Su Li to promote the industrialization process of Datang. This time, the large-scale construction of various factories is Su Li's showdown. The emergence of these factories had a completely subversive impact on the inherent social structure of Datang. The land of Zhuxia has been a farming civilization since ancient times. In people's perception, the social structure composed of the four major classes of scholars, farmers, industry and merchants cannot be broken. It is almost an eternal truth that those who work are not as good as those who farm. However, now this perception has been completely broken. The emergence of factories gradually transformed craftsmen into workers. For the first time, people discovered that doing housework can actually lead to a very nourishing life. Even if your family has a field, no one will think that they have too much money. These days, there is no dynasty that does not encourage childbirth. For a country, population is a hard indicator of national strength. But for the common people, when they give birth to a child and the state does not help raise it, they have an extra mouth to eat. The key is that there are countless fields at home. After having too many children, I really can’t afford to raise them. But no one understands this truth. Among the people, as long as they can have children, everyone will keep having children. As a result, the more you live, the poorer you become. The emergence of the factory allowed them to find a new way. The women and teenage children in the family were sent to factories to work as weavers or apprentices, and they were paid a sum of wages every month due to drought and floods, which was very comfortable. The Princess Mansion established a factory and benefited the people. But for the wealthy families with vested interests in the Tang Dynasty, such as the Five Surnames and Qiwang, there was no loss. On the contrary, they made huge profits.
Su Li has not restricted the outflow of factory technology, and has never suppressed imitators. These aristocratic families obviously understood this, but they didn't do anything too ugly. Those who are more sensible will send School Disciple to the princess's house to give some gifts, explain their purpose, and then happily arrange for their people to learn skills in the factory. Even those who are ignorant, or those who think they cannot reach the threshold of the princess's mansion, will secretly imitate it and dare not take advantage of it casually. No matter what the situation was, Su Li turned a blind eye and acquiesced completely. Soon, various types of factories were opened across the territory of the Tang Dynasty by wealthy families. Industrial production has allowed these people to obtain huge returns that they could not even imagine before. Let’s talk about Su Li’s attitude………… Everyone naturally developed a heartfelt affection for Su Hui. In the eyes of Qi Wang, the fifth surname, Su Li is simply their (Qian Nuo's) money-giving boy. They followed Su Li and ate meat, and their mouths were full of oil. The most important thing is that the things that a wealthy family did before were not actually considered Earthly Dao. Exploitation of the common people was not uncommon. But now that the Princess Mansion factory has set standards, even out of respect for Su Li, they must strictly follow the standards. Although the income level of workers in factories outside Chang'an is slightly lower, it can definitely satisfy everyone. The common people are not ignorant and know who brought these days to them. Therefore, among the people, Su Li is the auspicious person of the Tang Dynasty who is praised by the people. The new words that the people spontaneously created for him have never been extinguished in recent years, and are showing signs of becoming more and more prosperous. All in all, Duli was highly respected by both the people and the aristocratic families. Su Li's reputation was unparalleled in the Tang Dynasty!.