The appearance of glass first shocked the ministers of Great Qin, and soon it spread among the powerful and the common people.
Originally, common people did not dare to have too many extravagant hopes for those precious things.
After all, those things were too valuable for them to afford.
They might have even heard the names of those things their entire lives but never seen what they looked like.
But glass was different.
Earlier, Lin Tian had said that the cost of producing glass was very cheap.
The price was definitely something the common people could afford.
After hearing this, countless common people expressed their anticipation.
Many of them were eager to know what this glass, affordable by the common people, actually looked like.
They also really wanted to know what their homes would look like if they were fitted with glass.
Even many of them wished they could install glass in their homes right now.
However, the current production capacity was limited. Glass could be produced, but it was rather difficult to produce enough for all the common people to use.
Because of this, Lin Tian did something that no one had expected.
He decided to build factories in Great Qin.
When this idea was announced, many people were confused.
"Build factories? What is that for?"
"Yes, what is that for? What is it used for?"
"Build factories? What is a factory and what is it used for?"
At this time, there was no such concept as building factories.
Even among merchants, no one recruited large numbers of workers at once.
The places that employed the most people were national construction projects.
But those projects were not primarily for profit.
Moreover, they were not long-term jobs.
In fact, many people were forced to come, and this was not considered their work at all.
Therefore, the idea of building factories was incomprehensible to many.
When Lin Tian proposed this, many looked at him blankly, not understanding what he was saying.
Lin Tian was not surprised by this.
While others were bewildered, Lin Tian began to explain:
"Because the production of glass requires a large number of artisans, and its production process is complex and requires space, I plan to build a site for the common people to work in directly!"
"This way, we can mass-produce glass quickly, provide more choices for the common people, and give them opportunities to earn a living!"
At this time, the choices for common people were very limited, and many of them chose to farm.
This approach was entirely dependent on the weather.
Once natural disasters or man-made calamities occurred, countless common people would become refugees.
They would not only lack food but also money.
In such a situation, if common people had a job, it would be different.
Then, even if the harvest failed, they could use the money earned from their work to buy food.
This would prevent common people from facing a dead end after natural disasters or man-made calamities.
Of course, a single glass factory could not solve the employment problems of so many common people.
Therefore, the glass factory was just the beginning.
In the future, Great Qin would build many factories, allowing more common people to have their own jobs.
Only then could the common people truly become prosperous.
The other ministers were also stunned by Lin Tian's words.
They actually agreed with what Lin Tian said.
It was just that they couldn't process his words immediately.
Before, they had never considered such a way of making money.
At this time, the most profitable ways were opening restaurants, selling luxury goods, selling grain, and so on.
As for matters of industrial development for the nation, they had never thought about it.
After all, there were not many true industries at this time.
Lin Tian's words made the ministers of Great Qin feel new business opportunities.
They felt that they could also build factories.
This way, they could also earn a lot of money.
After all, there were many common people at this time, and their wages would not be too high.
In such a situation, if they could mass-produce a certain item, they would definitely make huge profits.
Especially now that Great Qin was very vast.
Although some things existed in Great Qin, they might not be found in the West.
Once these items reached the West, they could be sold at high prices.
Thinking of this, the ministers became excited.
It wasn't just the ministers who were excited; Ying Zheng was also excited.
However, Ying Zheng's reasons for excitement were different from those of the ministers.
The ministers were excited because they could earn more money and saw more paths to wealth.
Ying Zheng's excitement, on the other hand, was because he discovered a way to make the common people more stable.
As long as the common people had stable homes and became prosperous, Great Qin would surely become more stable.
Especially when many common people had their own sources of income, the entire Great Qin would become more secure, and there would be no more idle people wandering around.
This would also improve the public order of Great Qin.
Therefore, when Lin Tian proposed letting common people work, Ying Zheng was extremely excited.
"How many common people can work in the factories you mentioned?"
"Each factory needs at least several thousand people!"
"Several thousand people, that's thousands of families! Not bad, very good!"
"Then how many factories do you plan to build?"
"One in each commandery, to first satisfy the needs of our common people, and then we will sell to the West!"
"One in each commandery, this... seems very good!"
Hearing that there would be one in each commandery, Ying Zheng was clearly very pleased.
If there was one in each commandery, at least tens of thousands of common people could work in the factories.
This meant that at least tens of thousands of families would have their livelihoods secured.
This was of great significance to Qin.
Especially when Ying Zheng thought that a single glass factory could provide security for so many families of Great Qin, then with a few more types of factories, how many common people's lives would become more stable.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng's eyes lit up.
"This method is indeed good. I think Great Qin can build one factory first to try it out and see the results!"
"If the results are satisfactory, then Great Qin will begin to build factories on a large scale!"
To be fair, Ying Zheng was very thoughtful. As soon as he said this, the other ministers immediately agreed.
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