"Of course there is money!"

The boy's words made Shi Yiwen laugh.

"Not only does there be money for buying this machine in a factory, I am also going to give your father an extra bonus as a reward!"

Looking at the surprised boy in front of him and thinking of his previous idea, Shi Yiwen asked again.

"I'm going to run a technical school in the factory. Are you interested?"

Technical school?

The boy looked at the factory's owner in surprise, his eyes full of confusion. Not to mention that he didn't understand, even Xu Sicheng didn't understand.

"It is a place that specializes in teaching you to read, teach you arithmetic, and teach you these mechanical principles. After you have finished learning, you can work directly in the factory."

Although Shi Yiwen's explanation was very general, Sun Blacksmith's son still agreed. In his opinion, this technical school is no different from an apprentice.

"Isn't it just an apprentice?"

After leaving Sun's Blacksmith's house, Xu Sicheng said casually.

"It's about the same,"

Shi Yiwen nodded and said,

"Since that's the case, is it necessary to run this technical school? Just recruit a group of apprentices and let the masters take them in the factory."

"Of course it's different."

Shi Yiwen shook his head and said.

"The way that masters take their apprentices is too inefficient. A master can only bring three or five apprentices at most. And apprentices have to serve them like serving their own fathers, otherwise they may not be able to learn real things. This way of cultivation is not suitable for our factory. There are less than 600 people in this factory, but gradually there will only be more and more workers..."

Looking at the factory's courtyard wall, Shi Yiwen continued to explain.

"And with the inaugural use of simple machine tools, the factory technology will require a large number of skilled workers with basic reading and writing skills in the future. In the process of using machines, the performance, structure, operating principles, repair and maintenance methods of the machine must be mastered. Therefore, the minimum reading and writing ability is an indispensable condition. On this basis, it is also necessary to learn some preliminary geometric knowledge and mechanical knowledge..."

Looking at the vendors on both sides of the road in front of the factory gate, it looks like a lively small market. The migration of hundreds of working families attracted nearby vendors and also flourished the market here. In the future, with the expansion of the factory, the here will only become more lively.

"In addition to these, under the new factory system, industrialized production also requires workers to have the qualities of abiding by the factory system, discipline, honesty, obedience and other related qualities. From the perspective of the future development of the factory, we need to establish a complete apprenticeship training system and directly train in the factory, such as technical education. If different factories have close cooperation, it is impossible to achieve success..."

Thinking of the technical school founded by specialized educational machinery that he was familiar with, Shi Yiwen sighed in his heart. Most of those schools may have been wasting time, but they were probably just leveraging funds.

"And our apprentice recruitment does not require kowtow to become a disciple like the craftsmen who recruit apprentices, have to have a guarantor as a guarantor, and sign a life-and-death contract. If you don't accept discipline, you won't be beaten to death or not. What do we say about this apprentice? It is to recruit trainees, recruit 200 people in one period, and give a certain allowance during the training period, such as one or two taels per month, or less. Anyone can register, and then we will test it and take some basic literacy and arithmetic..."

Recalling the apprenticeship system in a certain period, Shi Yiwen slowly explained the preliminary concept and finally emphasized the training of apprenticeships in the cotton mill. After all, all the cotton mills are produced using new yarn machines. Even for spinning experts, the equipment of the cotton mill is extremely fresh, so apprenticeships are even more needed.

Sometimes, many ideas are just a flash of inspiration. After all, Shi Yiwen himself is not a versatile person, and it is impossible to think of everything in all aspects. Even if he thinks about implementing it, it will not be so smooth. Just like how an apprentice teaches, who will teach, and other problems need to be solved in the end.

All of this naturally fell on Xu Sicheng. After all, he was the manager of the factory. He was a master of the original teacher and was not unfamiliar with teaching, but he didn't understand apprenticeship training at all. However, some things in education are often all-round. Select a few masters with excellent skills from the factory and give them extra money to teach them in the school. Then take the apprentice to the factory for "internship". Usually, you have to learn literacy and arithmetic in class. Although from the perspective of future generations, this kind of apprenticeship training seems primitive, it is at least a good start.

Many times, many things start from scratch and explore little by little. Even Shi Yiwen himself needs to explore how to manage the company. He has never done business, and he is also exploring, especially with the establishment of the car shop, banks and factories, some things naturally come to his mind.

That night, Qian Lei came to Shitaizhuang from the city, and the reason why he came here in the middle of the night was because there was a very secret and important thing.

"Boss, someone steals money!"

Qian Lei's words made Shi Yiwen stunned.

"Who steals the money?"

"I'm not sure now, but there must be a problem with the flow of carriages and horses. The money I paid to the bank this month is much less than in the past, almost 10%.

Qian Lei's words stunned Shi Yiwen, and he was silent for a while before he slowly said.

"The carriages and horses have at least 600,000 yuan per day, and there is no fixed amount... 10%. Could it be that the weather is getting warmer and there are fewer people sitting than in winter?"

"It's hot and there are fewer people taking buses. It's possible..."

Shi Yiwen subconsciously thought it might be due to the weather. After all, two cents don’t seem to be much, but for people who are used to being frugal, it is of course an extra expense. After the weather gets warmer, some people will definitely choose to walk.

Looking at the boss, Qian Lei said slowly.

"But this is not the reason. I think there must be something wrong with the account on Chema and Ma. I think the boss should send someone to check the account?"

Seeing that the boss didn't say anything, Qian Lei said again.
Chapter completed!