Since Ang Lee wanted to give out benefits, he naturally had to put them into practice. He would absolutely not allow any reduction in expenditure. If that was the case, it would only make one person happy and make the majority of the craftsmen sad. Since ancient times, whether it was the imperial court's disaster relief funds, the ordinary foremen's money, or even the urgently needed military provisions at the border, there had always been a reduction in expenditure midway. As a result, only a negligible portion of the funds were actually put into practice.
And the foreman in front of him was obviously a crafty fellow. It was impossible to count on such a person to give a few times the remuneration to the ordinary craftsmen. Ang Lee would at most give ten times the remuneration. It would be good enough if the foreman could give twice the remuneration to the craftsmen. Otherwise, how could the foreman be so rich? What was his motive?
Of course, if a project was completely contracted to the foreman and the total price was agreed upon in advance, there would be no way around it. Even if the foreman took half of the profits, no one could say anything. However, the craftsmen recruited by Ang Lee were under the leadership of the foreman. The wages would be directly calculated to the craftsmen. The foreman was only responsible for commanding and enjoyed double the remuneration of the ordinary craftsmen. No matter how much money was spent in the end, it had nothing to do with the foreman and the craftsmen. They just had to work seriously.
And even if the foreman was only responsible for commanding, in many cases, the owner would choose to calculate the wages and directly give it to the foremen for the convenience of distributing the money. Then, the foremen would distribute the money to the craftsmen. This way, it would save a lot of trouble and not have to pay them one by one. At the same time, it would also make it convenient for the foreman to reduce expenditure.
Li An's Mount Li Wildlife Breeding Base was not small, and there was more than one construction team. There were a total of five teams. One was in charge of the main building, one was in charge of digging holes and burying fake trees, one was in charge of making all kinds of building components, such as cement pillars and other components needed by the main building, one was in charge of bionic construction, disguising all the buildings that had been built as natural trees, and one was in charge of transporting all kinds of materials into the valley, as well as cleaning and finding supplies. Every team had a foreman in charge. That way, there would be order in the work. Otherwise, a plate of loose sand would not be able to work.
The number of people in each of the five teams was different, but any team had more than ten people, which was not a small group. When it came to paying wages, the accountant would naturally be more willing to directly give the money to the five foremen and let them distribute it to the craftsmen. This way, the accountant would be more comfortable and would not have to work hard to distribute the money one by one. But this way, the foremen would also have the opportunity to reduce expenditure. They would keep the money in their hands and not distribute it, or only give a small portion to the craftsmen and keep the rest for themselves.
This kind of behavior existed in any era, and there was no good way to solve this problem. After all, there were only a few hundred craftsmen here. Even if they were to pay them one by one, it would not be difficult. But for some big projects, there would be dozens or even hundreds of craftsmen teams. Moreover, each team would have hundreds of craftsmen. All in all, there would be thousands of craftsmen. With so many people, it would be tiring for the accountant to distribute the money one by one. The simplest and cheapest way was to directly distribute the money to the foremen and let them continue to distribute the money. Until the civilized society of the future, the vast field of manual labor also distributed the money in this way. Every year, the loss of craftsmen due to the foremen's embezzlement had always been a very serious problem. No matter how powerful the imperial court was, they could not solve this problem, which made people sad and helpless.
However, Li An, who was extremely distressed by this matter, naturally wouldn't allow such a situation to happen. Therefore, Li An repeatedly instructed the accountants under his command to pay strictly according to the number of people and pay them one by one. They absolutely couldn't give the money directly to the foreman to prevent the foreman from throttling down.
Of course, there was also a problem in this. The foreman knew everything about his subordinates and how they worked. However, the accountant didn't know about this and didn't recognize every craftsman. If some craftsmen came back again after receiving their orders, and some craftsmen didn't receive their orders at all, wouldn't that be terrible?
In order to solve this problem, every time the wages were distributed, it was distributed in groups. Five groups of craftsmen were distributed in five batches. All the craftsmen in each group had to be present and carefully counted. Only when the number of craftsmen was just right and they were confirmed to be the foremen's subordinates, then the process of distributing the money would be carried out.
After a group of craftsmen finished distributing the money, the next group would be distributed until all the craftsmen's wages were distributed. This operation could prevent accidents to the greatest extent.
This measure was effective in preventing the foremen from embezzling their wages, but it would also create a new problem. That was, the problem of slacking and the problem of those with connections. Since the work was calculated by the day, if they worked less every day, the entire project could be completed for a few more days, which seemed to be more advantageous. There was also the problem of the foremen's relatives. They were obviously bad at work and were often lazy. Such people were the black sheep of the group. However, according to Ang Lee's system, the foremen could bring these rascal relatives to make up the number of craftsmen.
In order to solve this problem, Ang Lee also specified a rule, which was additional rewards and additional penalties. The so-called additional rewards were that the better and more efficient the project was, the higher the additional rewards would be. However, if the quality of the project was poor and the work was slow, then additional penalties would be imposed. Money would be deducted from the craftsmen's and foremen's wages.
In this way, the craftsmen would not dare to slack off and the foremen would not dare to bring their rascal relatives to work. This problem could be solved very well.
In short, people came up with solutions. As long as they thought carefully, they would always be able to come up with reasonable solutions to solve various problems.
When he heard that so many rewards would still be distributed to each craftsman, the foreman's face turned slightly cold. However, he quickly recovered.
Although the wages had always been given directly to the craftsmen, occasionally, when the accountant was too busy to handle the rewards, he would directly give it to the five foremen and let the foremen give it to each craftsman. Every time there was such an additional reward, the foremen would always seize the opportunity to embezzle a sum. They would even use part of the funds to buy a large amount of wine and meat to reward their own craftsmen as a reward. As for how much the wine and meat would cost, only the foremen knew. However, they would definitely not spend all the money. In fact, they might not even spend half of it. It would already be good if they could spend 20% of it.
Therefore, this time, Ang Lee wanted to give the craftsmen an additional New Year's allowance, and the amount was not small. The foreman thought that he had an opportunity to take advantage of it. However, he did not expect that his little trick had been seen through by Ang Lee. Moreover, Ang Lee also told him clearly that the additional allowance would be distributed directly to each craftsman. Thus, the foreman's thoughts were completely cut off.
"Assistant Minister Li is right. It's more appropriate to distribute it directly to each craftsman. This way, we foremen can save a lot of trouble. If there are fewer shortcomings, the craftsmen will not find trouble with us. As foremen, we are naturally happy to do so. However, the accountant is working too hard and needs to distribute the money one by one. It's very hard."
The foreman said cunningly.
Since Ang Lee had decided to do so, the foreman naturally did not dare to oppose. Therefore, he could only use this method to try to change Ang Lee's decision. This way, he would have a chance to get greedy.
However, Ang Lee's decision would not be changed easily. It did not matter if the accountant worked a little harder. Anyway, the salary of the accountant was three times the amount of the New Year's salary. The higher the salary, the more the salary. As long as the salary was paid properly, the accountant would not feel that it was too hard.
"Ao ao ao …"
Just as they were talking, a terrifying sound came from the valley. It wasn't very scary, it was just the sound of a wild boar's horn. Although they were herbivores, wild boars were also very fierce. Occasionally, they would let out a very tragic howl, which made people feel a little scared when they heard it.
"Wild boar, it's the howl of a wild boar. Judging from the sound, there should be a lot of them. I wonder if they are big."
"Wild boar meat is fragrant. Let's kill a few to try the meat."
"Assistant Minister Li, it's only been a few days and there are so many wild boars here. Can we go in and have a look?"
A few of the imperial grandsons said.
Ang Lee looked at the environment and said, "Wild boars are aggressive. It's not good if there are a few injured people. Let's go in through the suspended passage! See as much as you can. "
This suspended passage had a total of five main roads. They all started from the main building in the middle and extended in different directions. Then, the suspended passage was built. People could walk on the passage and avoid the attacks of the beasts on the ground. Moreover, the suspended passage was higher. Standing at a higher position, one could naturally see further. It was a kind of superior feeling of looking down on the mountains.
Although the main building was still under construction, it was already more than two-thirds of the height. The part below that was covered was also very clean. It was enough to meet the needs of everyone to climb the suspended passage.
When everyone climbed up the ladder to the sixth floor, they saw the suspended passage below their feet. These passages were suspended in the air. Although the width was not very wide, it was enough for two or three people to walk side by side. Moreover, the degree of sturdiness was reliable. There was no danger of falling. The flexible guardrails on both sides were half the height of a person, which could ensure the safety of pedestrians walking through the door.
"This suspended passage is a bit interesting! When I was on the mountain just now, I saw a few streamers here. I thought they were decorations. It turned out to be a few suspended passages. It's really amazing. However, is such a suspended passage really safe? It looks a bit scary! "
Li Yu walked to the side of a passage and looked a little scared. After all, this was a six-story building. Such a height was not a joke. Once someone fell from above, they would be seriously injured. It was very likely that they would even die. It was common for people to fall to their death from a three-story building, let alone a six-story building.
Ang Lee replied with a smile, "Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, don't worry! This suspended passage is rigidly connected. The road is fixed and very sturdy. Only the guardrails on both sides are soft. There is absolutely no problem with safety. Let me try it first. "
After saying that, he personally walked on the suspended passage and kept walking forward.
Although the quality of the project was guaranteed, the height was a bit high after all. If someone had acrophobia, they would absolutely not dare to walk on it. They would be scared to death.
Acrophobia was a kind of psychological disease. Generally, people who had fallen from a high altitude would have acrophobia. Some people who were born timid would also have acrophobia. It was even said that some people's acrophobia was inherited in their family. Their ancestors were very acrophobic.
This kind of psychological disease was the same as blood syncope. It didn't seem to be a big deal, but people with these problems absolutely couldn't engage in certain professions. For example, people with blood syncope couldn't be doctors and nurses, and they couldn't be pork vendors. People with acrophobia couldn't engage in high-altitude work. For example, it was inevitable to be a construction worker. Such a job was absolutely not competent.
Fortunately, Ang Lee was not afraid of heights. Standing on the narrow suspended passage for a long time, he didn't feel nervous. Instead, he felt very interesting. Li Yu and the others were okay. They didn't have serious acrophobia symptoms. It was just the first time they walked on such a road. They were a little scared and their steps were a little small.
Looking at Li Yu and the others walking so slowly, Ang Lee smiled slightly. This suspended passage was paved with solid wood. This could scare them. If a tempered glass passage was paved, they would be too scared to move. Ang Lee didn't have such technology at the moment. As long as there was a need, Ang Lee could pave a suspended glass plank road at any time.
However, glass was an industry monopolized by Ang Lee. The price was very high. Compared with ordinary wood, the price was many times higher. In this case, wood was naturally chosen instead of glass. Moreover, even if people didn't have acrophobia, walking on a suspended glass plank road was still a frightening thing.
Unless it was to allow tourists to enjoy the comprehensive scenery, it was necessary to build a transparent plank road made of pure glass. Li An would build such a plank road sooner or later.
However, for the sake of absolute safety, Li An first had to develop an explosion-proof film. It would be best if he could develop a laminated glass technology. Just imagine, when two pieces of tempered glass were laminated in the middle, how many times stronger would it be? Moreover, if two layers of explosion-proof film were pasted on the outer surface of such a double-layered glass, the strength would be even more impressive. Even if someone were to maliciously destroy it, the entire glass would not be completely shattered.
These two technologies were already in the process of being researched, but the Great Tang's accumulation of technology was simply too weak. Any seemingly simple research required an enormous amount of effort and resources to complete.
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