The material of wood is very particular and can easily reach sky-high prices. Not to mention the wood of the designated tree, it is just a painted piece. During the rebuilt of the Luoyang Palace during the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, he dug almost all the ancient tombs that could be dug around Luoyang in order to have enough ashes to make gray paint.

But if you don’t pay attention to it, it will be very cheap. For example, making farm tools in rural areas, jujube and pear wood are already excellent, and elm and locust wood are also good materials. Even varnish is saved, so it is cheaper.

The main purpose of Xuping's horse-drawn carts was not to sell them for money, but to provide a large amount of cheap enough transportation tools to the prefectures and counties of Jingxi Road to support the necessary transportation of goods in the next year. Therefore, the wood used here is very cheap. In addition to the key parts, elm, locust, willow, etc. are commonly used in rural areas. The cheapest ones can find all suitable miscellaneous woods. Of course, mulberry and oak on Jingxi Road are also good woods, and there are a lot of them, but they should be used for raising silkworms. Just like the official cannot eat beef publicly, these woods cannot be used unless they are used for military preparation. The treatment is just a simple steaming and cooking. The key places are soaked with alum water at the end, and the general parts are directly made into the finished product.

Seeing the finished vehicles parked on the avenue outside, all yellow and white, and there was no varnish on the road, Yang Gao shook his head secretly. Xu Ducao was too careless. How many people would buy such a car?

When I entered the workshop, I found that the room was very large and stretched for a long time. At the back I was basically a finished cart.

Xu Ping spent a lot of time in the factory in his previous life, so he naturally applied the concept of assembly line to his current business. Although there was no power for oil and coal in this era, he had to pay a lot of discounts, and the entire workshop still had an assembly line pattern.

As soon as he arrived at the workshop, the public official who was watching came over to salute.

Xu Ping said: "Please hand over the errands to others in advance and accompany us. If Deputy Envoy Yang has any unclear things, please tell me. Also, instruct the foreman to just do things as usual and not be distracted."

The public official agreed and went to follow the arrangements Xu Ping said.

The management here is the same as the new business in Kaifeng Prefecture, with a dual-track system. The public officials who manage are sent by the Transport Office, mostly from the Three Offices, and some are trained after local recruitment. The public officials are responsible for daily logistics and procurement and other miscellaneous tasks. Of course, they are in charge of the accounts, and the daily production management is the responsibility of foremen at all levels.

Foreman and craftsmen are recruited from society. In this era, they are employed. The biggest difference between them and public officials is that they have no staffing and receive wages paid by the court officials, not salary. Their work is not as stable as that of public officials, but their remuneration is more flexible. If the business is good, they can pay bounties, and all kinds of subsidies can be paid by the court officials. Therefore, in these court officials, the income on the surface is generally higher than that of the public officials, and many are higher than that of the supervisors.

This dual-track system is a common form in official industrial and commercial institutions in this era. Whether it is wine and restaurants in cities, or mineral salt farms in remote areas, they are handled accordingly. However, relatively speaking, the management of institutions located in cities is relatively rigorous and fair, while the power of supervisors in remote salt farms has great power. Once they collude with public officials, they will oppress the craftsmen who do things very harshly.

For official enterprises, this management model is relatively reasonable. Xu Ping did not change it, but just tried every means to strengthen supervision. It is still the same old problem. The three departments must have very strong review capabilities to manage these well.

The public official handed over the errand and came back to report his life.

Xu Ping said to Yang Gao and Zhong Shiheng: "Let's go to the other side of this house and start from scratch."

Several people followed the road next to the side and headed towards the end of the workshop. Xu Ping said to Zhong Shiheng: "There are rules for people to walk from wherever they are, how to walk with empty hands, and how to take things with them. You see, the ground is wired, and you can't go wrong. We walked inside the line because this is a way to leave people."

Zhong Shiheng looked around and found that the huge room was divided into areas by color, each area with its own function, without any confusion.

After reading it, Zhong Shiheng praised: "Ducao is indeed a man who has led the army. This business is like a military camp, and there are rules for everything. Xiaguan also read the military strategy when he was young, and he is not unfamiliar with these."

"Well, managing the field is really similar to managing the army. The most important thing is to abide by the rules. There are clear rules for everything to do, what should not be done, and what should be done, and you should not do anything randomly. If you have read the military strategy, you should treat the field as a military camp. Just change the rules in the army into the rules of the field."

Factory was originally semi-militarized management. In Xu Ping's previous life, there were only different degrees and no laissez-faire. Moreover, the more regular the factory was, the higher the degree of militarization, and discipline was also in line with military discipline. Well-trained workers were the best soldiers because they were used to militarized management, and their sense of discipline and obedience were far stronger than farmers.

At this time, a large number of official camps used the Xiang army, which is also a reflection of this. Although the Xiang army is not a combat force and has poor military discipline, it is trained to implement militarized management and is relatively adapted to large-scale cooperation.

Everything in the newly opened business is in order because the victims are grateful for this new life opportunity, with the morale bonus of last winter. As for the future, when taking this life for granted and his mentality changes, Xu Ping can't take care of it. Gratitude cannot be eaten as a meal, and his enthusiasm will always fade away and will be slowly worn away by the food and food in life. The management of business will eventually be completed by a complete system and qualified managers.

Whether it is a qualified worker or a qualified manager, it is not a matter of overnight success and requires time to settle down. All Xu Ping does is to point out the direction and not to go astray. He cannot take care of all aspects.

I walked and talked all the way, and I arrived at the end of this huge workshop without realizing it.
Chapter completed!