Chapter 183: Point Management System

Liu Zheng felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "It is a Westerner. Does the young master want to go take a look?"

Of course Liu Zheng wanted to see, so he followed Jiang Xuan as he ran toward the place where the slaves lived, asking along the way how Jiang Xuan had discovered him.

Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "The young master's Method is indeed effective. Today I read out the slave management system: any slave who has worked for twenty years or has made a significant contribution can be removed from the slave register. This fellow just jumped out on his own..."

"Oh?"

Liu Zheng smiled and asked, "Then how did you know he was a great talent?"

Jiang Xuan said, "The organization of teams, battalions, and regiments today was proposed to me by him, and furthermore, he gave me a suggestion: a Point Management System!"

Liu Zheng's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He immediately took a deep breath, and unable to hold back any longer, he grabbed Jiang Xuan: "Quick, quick, let me see what this person is like!"

For the sake of development, Yintan City had long since prepared dormitories for these people, with ten people to a dormitory. Jiang Xuan brought Liu Zheng to the A-3 dormitory and called out the fellow who was currently teaching those slaves some gestures and simple Longyan Language.

Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes as he looked.

This man was very tall, with a head of yellow hair, looking every bit like a handsome Westerner, though his image had been somewhat affected by becoming a slave. Moreover, he was actually wearing a robe similar to that of a Preacher. Upon seeing Jiang Xuan, he was so frightened that he knelt down. When he heard that this Liu Zheng was the master of Yintan City, he couldn't help but look over with curiosity, yet he was also trembling with fear, not knowing what this Liu Zheng wanted with him.

Jiang Xuan said, "Young master, this guy's Longyan Language is also half-baked, but compared to the others..."

Who would have thought that before he could finish speaking, Liu Zheng chuckled and spoke out in his own rather clumsy English: "What is your name?"

Sure enough.

The man had been kneeling, but upon hearing this English from Liu Zheng, he looked up in shock, then his eyes lit up, and he gestured wildly: "My lord, my lord, my name is Rhodes, Rhodes!"

Jiang Xuan was stunned.

Where did the young master learn this bird language?

Liu Zheng looked at Rhodes and asked, "You are the one who proposed the Point Management System? Is that right?"

Rhodes said excitedly, "Yes, my lord. Rhodes believes that in such a massive Factory, if rewards and punishments are not strict enough, it will certainly lead to chaos and even affect the production of goods."

Liu Zheng smiled: "Continue."

Rhodes spoke with great enthusiasm: "The Point System I envision uses points to measure a person's self-worth, to reflect and assess a person's comprehensive performance, and then to link various material benefits, welfare, and freedom to these points, favoring those with high scores. This will stimulate the subjective initiative of the slaves and fully mobilize the enthusiasm of these workers!"

As he spoke, Liu Zheng translated for the others.

Jiang Xuan listened, completely bewildered.

Because he could not understand.

But Zheng Yue Ru understood.

At this moment, in Liu Zheng's room, Zheng Yue Ru stared in astonishment at this tall Westerner, his "Point System" still swirling in her mind!

She was not only stunned by this management method, but also stunned that Liu Zheng could actually speak the Western language?

Liu Zheng looked at Zheng Yue Ru with a smile: "Did you understand?"

Zheng Yue Ru took a deep breath, glanced at Rhodes, and then said, "Brother Liu, this method is indeed the best way to manage these slaves."

Liu Zheng nodded.

That was why he felt that the Rhodes before him was definitely a talent!

He knew that with the millennium-long continuation of the Longyan Dynasty, the entire world at this time was actually in the era of the Ming Dynasty of later generations. That is to say, around the 16th century. At this time, the Western Great Age of Discovery, or the Age of Exploration, had already begun. Europe had already entered a stage of rapid development by this time, and then, following the peak of the Great Age of Discovery, would come the European Renaissance, and then Europe would usher in the First Industrial Revolution!

It could be said that the era of the Great Age of Discovery stimulated the development of the West.

And it was unstoppable!

However, the Longyan Dynasty at this time was still old and feeble, dreaming its dream of being the Celestial Empire, unwilling to wake up.

During this stage, many good things appeared in the West, such as the Telescope, the Microscope, Western medicine, anatomy, the emergence of mechanical mathematics, the sparks of technology, the ships they used for navigation, and so on and so forth...

And the pioneers of the initial Great Age of Discovery were the religious Preachers.

So Liu Zheng suspected that this Rhodes must be one of them.

Because the Point Management System he proposed today was truly impeccable and perfectly suited the management scale of Yintan City. Liu Zheng had actually been thinking about how to manage things once these one hundred thousand slaves entered Yintan City, plus the one hundred thousand laborers Yintan City already had?

How could conflicts between free citizens and slaves be avoided?

These were all things that needed to be considered.

He hadn't expected that before he could think of it himself, this Rhodes would propose it.

"Anything else?"

Liu Zheng looked at him with a smile.

Rhodes also knew that for a shipwrecked Preacher who had come out to navigate the seas, this was his best chance to regain his freedom, so he continued to speak eloquently, laying out the entire Point Management System.

The Point Management System was indeed a model that subverted traditional performance modes and empowered employees with an assessment-based cultural attribute.

As he spoke.

Liu Zheng translated, and Zheng Yue Ru recorded.

Next, he provided a detailed exposition of the specific implementation methods of the Point Management System, as well as the comprehensive quantification methods, recording methods, and reward and punishment methods.

Zheng Yue Ru became more and more fascinated as she listened.

Liu Zheng became more and more excited as he listened.

Jiang Xuan, however, became more and more sleepy, yawning on the side.

"My lord, I have finished!"

Rhodes had said a lot in one breath, without even a drop of water to drink, and he looked at Liu Zheng with trepidation.

He did not know how his performance had been.

"Very good!"

Liu Zheng laughed heartily: "Rhodes, from now on, you don't have to do manual labor; you will be specifically responsible for the management of these slaves! Hmm, you only need to work for me for five years; in five years, you will be a free man!"

Upon hearing this, Rhodes was overjoyed and knelt down: "Thank you, my lord, thank you, my lord!"

Liu Zheng smiled: "But there is one thing you must remember: no matter which religion you believe in, you are not allowed to preach in Longyan!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Rhodes was drenched in cold sweat.

Only then did Liu Zheng help him up and ask, "Now, you may tell me your story."

Originally, Liu Zheng had just said it casually.

But he did not expect.

This Rhodes would actually bring him a huge surprise once again!

He was not only a Preacher, but also a highly skilled mechanic!