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Chapter 25
Luo Zining went to the brick factory again. The brick factory is too small. After the new year, not only the palace needs to be repaired, but also bricks are needed to build the winery, as well as staff dormitories.
What they need is not only bricks, but also a construction team. This family has a large population. The old man just now was the original factory owner and gave birth to six sons. The more than 30 people he saw just now are all his children and grandchildren..
They all have house-building skills, but they have to build houses and burn bricks. There is simply not enough manpower, so some people must be recruited.
Moreover, this factory is already owned by the palace, so it cannot continue to be managed by the old factory owner. He has his own people.
He not only wants to find a trustworthy person to be the factory manager, but also to be loyal, and to learn how to manage accounts.
But now there are too few people who can use it at home, and each has its own use.
He looked at Uncle Chen and Er Chen who were following him. Uncle Chen wanted a housekeeper, and Da Chen was honest and honest. It was okay to ask him to do physical work, but not to let him manage people.
Zhao Xiaoyu and Chen Er are the smartest ones, but Zhao Xiaoyu has too many things to take care of. She has to cook the meals at home, and she has to deal with affairs big and small. Xiaocui and Xiaohong don'tIn my opinion, cooking is also unpalatable, it's okay to hand it over to Zhao Xiaoyu's subordinates to help with chores, but it's not good to do other things.
Now the only one who can use it is Chen Er, he turned to ask Chen Er: "Can you write?"
Chen Er scratched his head: "I can write some, but not much."
"Do you know how to settle accounts? Can you keep accounts?" Luo Zining asked him again.
"No." Chen Er shook his head. All he had done since he was a child was to do some chores behind his father. It was not easy to learn to write a few words, let alone settle accounts.
"Starting tomorrow, you come to me after lunch every day, and I will teach you how to keep accounts." Luo Zining told Chen Er.
Chen Er asked puzzledly: "Why did the princess teach me this, do you want me to take over my father's position?"
Uncle Chen was in a hurry: "This kid doesn't even have full hair, how can he provoke the leader of the palace."
Luo Zining felt that Chen Er was only one or two years younger than himself. Uncle Chen not only wanted to talk about Chen Er, but also said that he wanted to control the power of the palace at a young age, and he was inexperienced and blindly directed.
He waved his hand to calm Uncle Chen: "I want Chen Er to be the director of the brick factory. Do you have any objections? I can give you a salary increase if you have any objections."
"Yes, of course I am willing. Being the factory manager and managing so many people is very prestigious." Chen Er looked at Luo Zining with a half-faced look on his face: "Princess, it's fine if you don't raise your wages."
"Then don't be lazy, learn bookkeeping from me." Luo Zining threatened him: "If you don't study hard, I will hand over the position of factory manager to someone else."
"The little one will definitely not disappoint the kindness of the princess." Chen Er doggedly walked around behind Luo Zining and squeezed his shoulders: "The princess is tired too, let's go back and rest, and leave this place to me in the future.”
"Princess, have you also learned how to keep accounts?" Uncle Chen didn't look down on Luo Zining, he just thought that a scholar like Luo Zining would definitely look down on this kind of businessman's behavior. Why is Luo Zining so interested in business?Can you even write the ledger?
"I'm quick-witted, can't I learn a lot?" Luo Zining turned his head to tell Chen Er to stop, and led them outside. When they reached the gate, the old factory manager and his family came out to see Luo Zining off.
Their family is very grateful to Luo Zining. Although the brick factory is their ancestral property, they have long wanted to sell the brick factory. The problem is that they can't sell it at all.It's gone.
They originally planned to stay here for another year, regardless of whether they sold it or not, they had to move away from here and go outside to ask for a living. Who knew that the princess would not only buy a factory to pay them wages, but also protect them from being let go by the magistrate.Bullying, the way they look at Luo Zining now is like looking at a living Bodhisattva.
Luo Zining said to the old factory manager: "You are familiar with the city, recruit people as soon as possible, otherwise you will definitely be too busy in the next year. If you recruit some manual labor, the wages will be calculated at five cents a day."
"That's great," said the eldest son of the old factory manager: "People with some strength in the city either go out to do coolies or go hunting in the mountains. Although five cents is not much, they don't have to go out and run around. Hunting makes a lot of money, but it's dangerous., and it is not every day that you are lucky to have a prey, or work steadily."
"Five cents is only temporary. When the income is better in the future, the wages will only increase." Luo Zining remembered another thing, and he asked everyone: "Are you all married yet?"
Although everyone was confused, they still nodded.
"Do you have sisters of the same age?" Luo Zining asked again.
When they heard this, they became vigilant, because the magistrate is a pervert, and the most beautiful people in the city have become his concubines, and those who are a little bit beautiful go to his house to be maids, or are raped by his brother-in-law.It was ruined, and his brother-in-law went too far, and after the ruin was over, he was sent to work as a prostitute in the kiln he opened.
Fortunately, the people in their family have rough looks, and the prefect's brother-in-law despises being ugly, and always tells their girls not to go out to scare them to escape.
But when they heard Luo Zining's words, they were still panicked, fearing that Luo Zining had some special hobbies and liked ugly ones.
Luo Zining could see the tension on their bodies, he raised his finger and pointed to the open space over there: "I'm going to build a canteen over there, and let your wives or sisters cook in the canteen, whether it's you or the workers who will be recruited in the future, you can go to the cafeteria to eat three meals a day."
"Three meals?" They usually eat two meals in this era, but many people in the city can't even eat two meals, and the princess wants to take care of three meals. She really is a living Bodhisattva.
"Working in the cafeteria also pays wages, so it is calculated as six cents per person." Luo Zining asked if they had any comments.
How could they have an opinion, they were all happy and silly, "Willing."
"By the way, let's order a signboard that says this is the brick factory of the Wangfu. Anyone who dares to disturb the Wangfu will have trouble with the Wangfu and send him to prison. Please sort out the language and make it easier to understand." Luo Zining told the factory manager.confess.
The purpose of setting up this sign is not only to scare off those who want to make trouble, but also to give reassurance to the people in the brick factory so that they don't have to worry.
The old factory owner and his children and grandchildren were really happier when they heard this. They never thought of being rich and powerful, but only wanted to live a peaceful life with enough food and clothing. Whoever let them live such a life, they wouldTo whom to die.
After Luo Zining finished speaking, he returned to the palace in a carriage.
As soon as he got home, he saw those children in the yard zipping around, all blushing and thick-necked, and the prince stared at them with a serious expression. His expression really looked like the dean of a high school.He was handsome, but the aura was too frightening, and he didn't dare to go over.
He pulled Zhao Xiaoyu aside and asked in a low voice: "They didn't stand in the yard for a whole day, did they? These children are malnourished at first sight, so he won't torture them to death."
"No." Zhao Xiaoyu also lowered his voice and said, "I've been standing in the morning, and I took a rest during lunch, and then I walked in the afternoon."
"Zamabu is so tiring, let's make some good mending for them tonight." Luo Zining didn't dare to go over and call for a stop, so he walked close to the door of the room and wanted to sneak in, but he didn't push it.Huo Lingzhi called out the door.
Huo Lingzhi turned his head and asked him, "Did you do something wrong to hide from me?"
"No way, you are too scary." Luo Zining was afraid that he would let him go over and take a step, so he pretended to be angry and said unreasonably: "You husband should be gentler to me, how can you always keep a cold face, I am busyIt’s not because of this family that you’ve been busy before and after, and you’ll talk about me as soon as you come back, you make me sad, so I’ll ignore you.”
Without waiting for Huo Lingzhi's reaction, he quickly got into the room and slammed the door hard. After closing the door, he held his breath and listened to the movement outside. He was relieved when he didn't hear the sound. Huo LingzhiIt's scary when it's straight-faced.