Seeing Marin giggling with the drinking cup he made from his own oil, Hans, the head of the canned sauerkraut fish workshop, was so scared that his legs were weak and he almost became incontinent.

The conscience of heaven and earth... Ah, God can testify, but he has never done anything corruption. Not only is the bottle jar a defective product, but even the glass jar is out of shape. Otherwise, he would not dare to use it as a water cup.

However, the cork can be handed over to other units for processing and made into smaller corks. After all, the cork in the cannery factory is very large, while the cork in the perfume factory is very small. The cork he intercepted was sent to the perfume factory and could also process several perfume bottles...

So, Hans is trembling with nervousness now, fearing that he will be punished by Marin.

But in the end, Marin did not punish Hans. Instead, he gave him a handful of gold coins as a bounty. Because he helped him solve a huge problem. Of course, Marin still gave him a verbal warning about his behavior of greed for defective corks that could be processed twice - let me not be an example...

In addition to glass bottles, Marin also "designed" outer packaging wooden boxes for canned fruits and bottled fruit juice. After all, transporting glass bottles is troublesome and easy to break. Therefore, it is necessary to put the glass bottles into the wooden box and fix them in public. In this way, the glass bottles can be avoided from colliding with each other and causing breakage.

This design is relatively simple, just design a fixed space according to the size of the glass bottle. Of course, when packaging, some soft thatch will be stuffed into the wooden box as a buffer to avoid collision between the glass bottle and the wooden box and causing bursting. As for sponge foam and other buffering? It does not exist, industrial sponges and foam malin do not have it, and I don’t know how to make it. And natural sponges are too expensive, and it is too luxurious to use them to cushion bottles, or thatch is cheap...

As for the cost of wooden boxes? Marin acts as endless forests in North America, wood is not a problem...

However, the craftsmen who make wooden boxes are a big problem...

The Beihai country's craftsmen have a very high status. Even if they are novice craftsmen, they have three Finneys a day, which is 1.5 times that of ordinary people. A skilled craftsmen have a minimum daily salary of four or five Finneys a day, which is more than twice that of ordinary people. A powerful craftsmen have even a salary of 1 shilling per day. Of course, they have been a decades-long craftsman.

If these craftsmen were used to make wooden boxes, the expense would be quite large. But Marin suddenly remembered that it seemed that he could go to Daming to get craftsmen...

Craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty were very hard-working. Not only did they have extremely low political status, but their income was not guaranteed. Especially craftsmen who were listed as craftsmen had to work voluntarily for the court every year, and were often taken to do private work by officials. The most annoying thing is that they had no money to do private work for officials...

That's fine. The officials who usually manage craftsmen are working hard to get the wages of craftsmen...

According to the Ming Dynasty regulations, craftsmen served the court as labor service, so the salary they paid was very low, and it would be good to be able to pay 20 taels of silver a year.

Well, after the exchange rate, it is equivalent to 3 Finney every day. It seems that it is not bad, right?

But this is just an appearance, because there are many civil servants on the craftsmen...

If the wages of craftsmen are not deducted, is it still my civil servant in the Ming Dynasty? How can you be more relaxed when you expect the salary of an official employee who costs dozens of taels of silver a year?

Therefore, the craftsmen were in trouble. It was obvious that they would have an annual salary of 20 taels or even more, but after several tricks from civil servants, the craftsmen could get 10 taels of silver even if the officials had a conscience...

If a group of Ming craftsmen came, the salary expenses could be greatly reduced!

Moreover, according to feedback from the New York Shipyard, the group of shipbuilders brought from the Ming Dynasty were extremely satisfied with their current life...

Can you be dissatisfied? The salary Marin paid them not high, only 3 Finneys a day, and is the lowest craftsman salary in Beihai Country.

However, this is much more than what I got in Daming before...

In addition, the most important thing is that their daily life treatment is much better than in the Ming Dynasty!

For example, Marin stipulates that all craftsmen in the shipyard canteen can eat in the factory, and their wives and children can also eat for free.

This alone can save a lot of expenses for the whole family of craftsmen every year. Because, in the Ming Dynasty, food expenses accounted for most of the poor families.

Not only that, the food in the shipyard was much better than that of ordinary families in the Ming Dynasty. First of all, because there was more wheat in the New York colonies, this noodles could be eaten with white noodles. Generally, European craftsmen ate bread, while Ming craftsmen ate steamed buns and noodles.

Although many craftsmen who eat rice in the south are not very adaptable, they are very happy because they have enough steamed buns. As for poor people, it is good to be able to eat enough, and they dare to be picky?

What made the Ming craftsmen the most happy and satisfied was the fish that was openly supplied in the canteen of the shipyard!

Because it is close to Newfoundland fishing grounds, it can supply sufficient salted fish all year round, and it is no problem to eat every meal. As for meat? The New York colonies often dispatch hunting teams to hunt wild deer, porcupine and turkey in the forest. And the shipyard, as one of the most important institutions in North America, is often given priority for meat...

Therefore, the Ming craftsmen in the shipyard had fish and meat every meal. Although there was not a meat every day, fish could be eaten every day. Such a life would not be considered in the Ming Dynasty.

In ancient China, poor people rarely had meat. Most of the people who could eat meat were powerful and landlords. Therefore, in ancient China, powerful people were also called "meat eaters". There is a saying in "Zuo Zhuan" that "meat eaters are despised", and the poet Du Fu also wrote the poem "the wine and meat smell bad in the rich family". Therefore, in ancient China, eating meat was a characteristic of wealthy families. As for poor families, they could not eat meat a few times a year. Therefore, in ancient China, common people were very short of oil and water. Children were also particularly looking forward to the New Year. Because during the Chinese New Year, even poor families would grit their teeth and buy a few kilograms of meat to improve their lives. Therefore, in ancient China, there was a saying that "children were looking forward to the New Year, and adults were looking forward to farming."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! However, in the New York Shipyard, these craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty were shocked - Damn, the fish and meat in the canteen in the factory are simply expensive. Salmon is usually served on the table, whale meat, etc., and the shipyard also supplies a large amount of food.

Whales are mammals, and the taste of meat is similar to that of land animals. Craftsmen often eat whale meat, which can relieve meat cravings.

Also, because the soybean-producing area is nearby, the supply of soybean oil is very sufficient. Therefore, when cooking, a lot of oil was added to the vegetables, which caused the Ming craftsmen in the shipyard to be short of oil and water, and even the appetite decreased.

What makes the craftsmen most happy is that the factory actually allows their wives and children to have free meals...

Although there are restrictions on meat, the families of craftsmen in the factory have sufficient fish supply. As for meat, family members want to eat it, they have to spend additional money, but the cost is very low. After all, the salary of craftsmen is not very useful, so there is no pressure to buy some meat for their children. In other words, these Ming craftsmen have achieved a good life of "working one person and fishing the whole family" in the shipyard.

They didn't dare to think about such a day before, so they were naturally very satisfied...

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In fact, Malin never expected that a simple supply of fish would make the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty so happy.

Now, by inserting the eyeliner in the shipyard, Malin knew one thing - if he went to the Ming Dynasty to recruit craftsmen, there was no need to say anything else, just say "eating, accommodation, fish and meat," and "family members can also eat freely", which ensures that it can attract a lot of people...

Of course, the premise is that you have to let those civil servants release them. After all, they just rely on squeezing craftsmen to get rich...

Can the supply of fish and meat be considered a matter in North America? As long as there is enough fishing boats in Newfoundland fishing grounds, there is too much fish to eat, and you can vomit. As long as you send a hunting team, there will always be a lot of wild game in the forest. If you are lucky, you can still hunt North American bison and eat beef...

The New World is so cool, fish and meat are within easy reach, and resources are everywhere. Unlike the Ming Dynasty, which has been developed for thousands of years, there are farmland everywhere. Eating fish and meat all day is a life that only the rich can live...

Marin plans to send a group of craftsmen back to the Ming Dynasty next time, show up and tell his colleagues who are still in the Ming Dynasty that they have a big fish and meat meal in North America to attract more craftsmen to come.
Chapter completed!