Chapter 163 Pilot Reform

The number of immigrants is also increasing. Germans, Poles, Ruthenians, Bohemians, Italians, Anatolian residents, etc. have all immigrated to Wallachia.

The more immigrants there are, the more culture there is. Wallachia has vigorously improved the status of teachers and encouraged the church to preach. Since they came here, it means that they have broken off with their hometown, so adapting to local customs has become a necessary operation.

Converting to a new faith and learning a new language are what every new immigrant must do. Otherwise, you can't live in this land, especially the Crescent and Catholicism. The Orthodox Church is very strong in suppressing these two.

Holding the Bible in one hand and the iron sword in the other, armed preaching is good.

The Orthodox Church can be said to survive in the cracks, with Catholicism in the west and Crescent in the east. The Orthodox Church is only in the Balkans and Rus. Now it is finally up, why not purify it?

Missionaries are the busiest people in Wallachia. In addition to preaching, they also have professions such as teachers and doctors. In this place, the heart is really tired.

And Peter, he was too busy with both the military and the internal affairs. But who made him a co-ruler of Wallachia? Now, he submitted a reform bill on the Boyar Conference to the Grand Duke.

Specifically, the parliament will withdraw from the daily management sequence and will only be held once a year. In the slack season, that is, in winter, it will be concentrated in Bukuryesti for a month to solve important issues, such as legislation and taxation, as well as important matters such as the evaluation of officials. After the meeting, the parliamentarians will go wherever they want, and the daily affairs will be handled by official agencies for the remaining 11 months.

Of course, the parliamentarians, including local parliamentarians, also have the responsibility to supervise local officials. If anyone is levying heavy taxes or committing illegal acts in the local area, the parliamentarians are qualified to report the situation directly to the supervisory department and request an investigation.

"The parliament will be held once a year?" After hearing this suggestion, Prime Minister Angel felt it was incredible. Because this is equivalent to depriving the nobles of most of their rights. How can they show their authority with only one chance to speak every year?

If it were other countries, such a weakening of the parliament's power would have led to a rebellion long ago. Moreover, it was a collective rebellion of the nobles.

However, the old nobles of Wallachia were almost killed by the two rebellions, and the newly promoted nobles supported the Grand Duke, which resulted in no one opposing the Grand Duke's resolution at all.

In fact, according to the Wallachian Code, the monarch has no right to dissolve the parliament at will. However, the qualification of the members can be disqualified on the charge of "opposing the royal family". This seems to restrict the Grand Duke, but in fact, because the opposition can be expelled, it doesn't matter whether the parliament is dissolved or not. If all the members are opposed, then the Grand Duke has failed too much and is not far from being finished...

Moreover, Mircea is basically the one who has the final say now, and the parliament dare not oppose him. After all, the old aristocracy was defeated by him, and the new aristocracy is still growing. But he and Peter made reforms not for themselves, but for Peter's successors. They don't have the absolute authority of Mircea or Peter, and the new aristocracy will become stronger by then. So, this is paving the way for future generations.

In industry and commerce, Peter made some reforms to the apprenticeship system. In the mechanized era, workers are very easy to train. As long as you operate the machine strictly according to the requirements, you can produce products skillfully in a few months. Some low-tech products can be made by machines in a few days.

But in the handicraft era, it is difficult to learn the craftsmanship of a craftsman in a short time. Therefore, in this era, the 7-year apprenticeship system is popular in European handicrafts. However, the first three years of apprenticeship are basically to understand the various rules and basic common sense of the industry, which is difficult to get started. Moreover, it is necessary to provide various labor services to the master free of charge. After three years, there is a chance to help. Then, in the last two years, you will complete the work independently.

Such a long time is not without benefits. Because this can indeed cultivate skilled craftsmen. Long-term training is conducive to the full improvement of technology. Even in modern times, manufacturing powers such as Germany have picked up the apprenticeship system again. However, there has been a change. It is no longer a one-on-one master-apprentice system, but a system of joint training between schools and enterprises. Specifically, schools teach basic theoretical knowledge, while factories will arrange old craftsmen to guide apprentices in practice...

Peter set up a technical school in Skopje and hired craftsmen to teach. As for students, they were very easy to recruit. There were many children of farmers and urban civilians, and there was no admission fee. After graduation, apprentices would use their own wages to pay tuition and honor their masters.

The reform of the apprenticeship system was piloted, and the treatment of foreign craftsmen was improved by imitating the story of the horse bone in Qianjin City. In addition to wages, year-end bonuses and competition systems were also set up. Statistics would be made at the end of the year, and those who were the most active would receive additional bonuses.

The craftsmen from Italy and Bohemia were very grateful to Peter and worked very hard for this. In order to better control them, Peter rebuilt the local handicraft guild.

Generally speaking, the handicraft guild would set prices for products and reserve profit margins so that practitioners in the industry could afford taxes. The king saved a lot of trouble by letting the handicraft guild collect taxes on his behalf. Because in this era, the king did not have so many professional tax talents under his command. Entrust the tax to the handicraft guild to save trouble and labor costs.

However, if the handicraft guilds are in the hands of evil people with bad intentions, they will also become a disaster. Moreover, in addition to tax farming, the handicraft guilds are almost not under official control, a bit like independent social organizations. The most important thing is that if the leaders of the handicraft guilds incite, the workers in this industry may rise up in rebellion... This is a big security risk...

Peter established a copycat version of the trade union, the leader was appointed by him, responsible for the mediation between the craftsmen and the government. Apart from this, there is no power. Such a trade union is a good trade union. And regardless of industry, all industries can join.

Under Peter's policy, the handicraft industry has developed. Especially the textile industry, the wool textile industry's products are sold abroad, the development of animal husbandry provides raw materials, and the improvement of the road system promotes transactions. In each city, the textile industry is an important part of its economic system.

Moreover, Wallachia's textiles mainly take the low-end route, winning quality with quantity. Farmers and citizens are the main consumer groups, and Wallachia's products meet their needs.