He headed westward, with a white horse, and the four of them accompanied him had guns and swords, which meant that he was a journey to the West.

The only drawback is that the journey is too short and the road is not deserted, and there are people's land everywhere.

Large areas of land are connected together, and various crops are planted. Occasionally, you will see towering wind mills or hydraulic workshops by the river.

Apart from Chen Jian, the four people accompanying him were not in the mood to appreciate such a field scenery.

The leader of the four people who accompanied him had no name. The three people often called him the fourth brother, and Chen Jian could probably call him Zhao Si.

Zhao Si likes short shirts when wearing clothes and is often shirtless, mainly to reveal several scars on his body.

Especially the size of a wine cup on the arm is worth bragging about, which was made of stones hit by shells on the battlefield.

These four people are brave and cruel, too lazy to work, and have no money. They eat, drink, bet, and gamble to intimidate and wander. After fighting, they join the army to rob.

At that time, these four people were hung in the sea for gambling and beaten. Chen Siwen saved these four people, which was considered a kindness.

He can steal, rob, and fight, and dare to kill and set fire as long as he gives enough money. He has no worries about his wife and daughter. He also has a few words about the meaning of a fox and a rat in the market, which is the one who is available now.

Chen Jian also knew that such people were actually unreliable, a genuine rogue proletarian, but he was not ready to rebel. He used these people to oppress hired workers and smash other stores, which was completely available.

At this time, you must have a full-time thug. On the one hand, you should be in the right place. On the other hand, if some technological innovations touch the interests of those small handicraftsmen, cut off their wealth, and refuse to give in, they will naturally oppose it.

Opposition cannot be just verbal. If you are not careful, you may have to set fire to fight. A few desperate people are definitely the first choice for doing such things. Whoever opposes will directly break his leg.

Chen Jian wanted to use it and knew that such a person was good-looking, so he didn't call him a name. He just said that the fourth brother and fourth brother were talking about it. He took out some money and bought some wine and meat, and he even thought he would meet him too late within a few days.

When eating and drinking, I would like to praise the few things that these people have occasionally done that are considered chivalrous and righteous, but they are overshadowed by their usual hooligan behavior, which makes them even more happy.

Especially after Chen Jian gave two silver coins, he even patted his chest and said that he would open a workshop in the future, and if anyone was disobedient and broke his legs directly.

In fact, Chen Jian couldn't use these people to break the legs of the hired workers. After all, oppression and exploitation also require the basic law.

Now that Chen Jian has money, his father has some power, and he has some reputation. After reading laws about workshops and hiring, he has to sigh that this is indeed the best era.

The Law on Hiring Workers and Apprentices in Various Industry was promulgated decades ago. Chen Jian was born in a good time, and as long as he had money, he was a top-notch person.

For example, the legal provisions regarding employment relationships, if both parties want to terminate the contract, they must have appropriate reasons and be approved by the local judicial officer, and they must apply for it six months in advance. If both parties breach the contract, they will be punished.

It seems that this is not very good, but when you look at the content of the punishment, you will immediately understand. If a worker breaches the contract, he will be sentenced to criminal liability such as imprisonment and whipping; if an employer breaches, he only needs to pay a fine of thirty silver coins. As for whether it is breach of contract, it is actually mainly due to how the judicial officer thinks it. Therefore, to be fined thirty silver coins, you only need to spend five silver coins. If the relationship is very strong, you don’t have to spend it.

To put it bluntly, the same mistake is civil liability for the first-class person to commit, while the second-class person to commit is criminal liability. Since there is no difference between ethnic groups that can be deducted, it is mandatory to make the decision based on property, which is the easiest and most effective method.

This is an excellent law that can ensure the smooth progress of the original accumulation and greatly safeguard the interests of the workshop owners and land owners. It can be seen that the council passed the law is very clear and clear who is the ruling class at this time. This is a very promising ethnic group.

Of course, this law has been revised several times since its birth, and there are also some humanistic concerns: for example, the use of cotton, rags, and workshop products is strictly prohibited as wages, but needs to be paid in cash. It is said that after the amendment was passed, the employees bought many firecrackers to celebrate.

Before this, many workshop miners used products as part of their wages, especially linen, iron smelting, wool spinning and other industries, which was particularly serious, which was also an improvement.

As for some other revisions, it is a struggle between the land faction and the handicraft workshop faction.

At the earliest times, the law stipulated that in the harvest season of grain, cotton, etc., judicial officers and sheriffs had the right to force employees or small handicraftsmen in the workshop to participate in the harvest; however, as the workshops continued to expand, the strength of the workshop owners and handicraft owners continued to increase, the coal and iron industry increased, and the development of agricultural equipment, this law was still revised.

Judicial judges and sheriffs no longer have the right to force workshop hires and small handicraftsmen to participate in agricultural labor during the harvest season. This is a victory for handicraft workshop owners and a side proof of the large-scale growth of the population after the war. Although the labor force is still partially scarce, the two demanders are no longer incompatible.

This struggle cannot affect the basis of the entire law. According to this basis, Chen Jian is considered a complete ruling class.

The bill stipulates that anyone who owns 100 acres of land, owns real estate, or owns workshops, and owns more than 150 silver coins can hire the rest of the people or apprentices.

Any young people who have completed the education of the Macao people who are over thirteen years old and have insufficient land at home and do not study in school are considered to be wandering around and have their own way of helping the poor to deal with them. They will know that "laziness" is wrong when throwing it in and being beaten for a year.

The minimum employment period for apprentices is five years, and during this period, both parties shall not violate the employment regulations under the first article. Most of the time, these apprentices only need a bite of food, according to the minimum salary, if they learn well, they can continue to hire after the apprenticeship period expires.

Obviously, most apprentices do not learn technology, but do some labor that does not require too much technology as the cheapest labor force.

After their apprenticeship period ends, they actually haven't learned it, but the new batch of apprentices can hire apprentices who don't need too much technical content to save money, who would spend a normal price to hire those adults?

Only after the apprenticeship is completed can you become a freelance worker. Unless you have been an apprentice for five years, you are not qualified to directly participate in the competition for adult employees.

There are also regulations on the minimum working hours every day. Normally, it is calculated based on the sun coming out. In summer, you start working at 5 am until 8 pm. The regulations for each county are different. After all, the gap between the north and the south is too large. For every hour of absent from work, the employer has the right to deduct most of his salary.

This is not just handicrafts or hydraulic workshops, but also in agriculture, with this system of employment and apprenticeship.

There are many details of legal provisions, and the provisions of each county must comply with the provisions of the law. At the same time, in order to reduce confrontation, there are also some appropriate laws and regulations that seem to be beneficial to apprentices and hiring workers. Whether it is implemented depends on the situation in various places.

There are strict employment and apprenticeship laws, so there will naturally be strict poverty relief laws and laziness punishment laws.

Anyone who is not legal (including completing a five-year apprenticeship career, otherwise considered illegal) is employed; has not received the lowest medal in the army; has not engaged in shipbuilding, ceramics, glass, grain, fishing, trading clubs, mining, metallurgy, agriculture, etc.; is not qualified as a student in the Imperial College or other intermediate or above schools; does not own enough real estate, commercial property, and workshops; any one whose parents or their will inherit land, or whose income is not more than twenty silver coins or who owns goods and money in the trading club; except for those who engage in the above industries, the annual income of less than two silver coins; those who are not officials... the above will be sent to the workhouse, official mineral land, and the reclaiming army. If a war breaks out, these people will be conscripted and sent to the army first.

In fact, this is a disguised "thieves are matched with the army", but once guns and cannons appear, the combat effectiveness of the thieves is still very guaranteed.

When the military sticks were smashed, these soldiers were more afraid of officers' sticks than bullets and bloodshed. Strict discipline and professional officers' groups were guaranteed by force in this era.

The era of gun queuing that is about to arrive is no longer a brave era, and only the most painful and almost numb bottom can support the brutality and casualty rate of shooting in front of the battle.

All kinds of similar laws are cold and ruthless and without any hesitation. From a personal butt, Chen Jian is now a person with more than 150 silver coins in money, commercial real estate, and an absolute beneficiary of the law.

These are all seen in two years of reading, and are also the basis of preparation workshops and simple industries in this era. It can be said that these laws sound "happy" and are normal.

This is a clear proof that the handicraft industry has begun to flourish. The straightforward and unscathing employment relationship is most suitable for this era of bloody accumulation. The key is whether the contradiction can last until the contradiction intensifies and disperse, and whether it can ease the contradiction by plundering, colonization, war or technological revolution before the contradiction is irreconcilable.

So, Chen Jian or someone with similar identities as Chen Jian can be said to be the best era, as long as you don’t reincarnate in the wrong child.

The things and things along the road are basically the appearance of those laws, and they are full of vitality and a hint of sadness.

Compared with the prosperous Fujian City, it gradually approaches Nan'an County, and the prosperity of commerce has gradually faded, but you can still see the passing ships transporting coal, iron or various cargo.

The county town with more than 50,000 people is also considered a big county, with various mines nearby, which continuously supports the demand of Fujian City.
Chapter completed!