Chapter 43 Han Bian
When it was close to noon, Cai Jingfang asked someone to find the two of them and told them that they had finished recording.
Ling Qingyu returned to the front yard and entered the main room. Cai Jingfang had already sorted the papers recorded. After Ling Qingyu sat down, he said, "It's almost out. Most of them are from the east and west roads of Jingdong, and there are also some from the east and west roads. There are more than a hundred women who can weave, and there are as many as forty people who come from Qingzhou. Dongjuan in Qingzhou is the best silk. I'm afraid that we can't find people in the weaving workshop now. These people should be the ones you said Ding Dong likes. They are all young men who are willing to sell. Hai, these few here are physically strong and have some skills in martial arts."
"Know some martial arts? Then sell yourself?" Ling Qingyu took the stack of papers and asked.
"There is really no other way. In order to let the family have a way of life, I heard that when Mr. Zheng went to select men, the men only had to be young and strong. Oh, these few were all alone, and they couldn't find anything to eat, so they sold themselves together." Cai Jingfang said.
"Well, remember these people and ask Ding Dong to see if he can find their family members when he goes this time." Ling Qingyu picked out some people's information and said.
"There are a few here. They were originally made in the winery. When the famine started, the winery was robbed and the owner was killed, so they had to flee from the famine. Look, should we also open a winery? And these, good farmers, these few, used to grow peonies in Luoyang, ah! You must like these, they can cook!"
Ling Qingyu glanced at him, and heard him continue: "A few here say that they are good at embroidery, and here they can read and count. Some say that the vegetables they grow at home are delicious, and some say they can make pickles. These women say that they are very strong and can do any job. By the way, there are more than 20 children here, most of them are orphans, and the other half are with their parents. , how do you see the arrangement?"
"Well, those who cook vegetables and pickles go to the restaurant. The winery will follow what you said. Since we have a master, we will build one by ourselves. The alcohol content in the north is relatively high, which is suitable for extravagant sales. Those who can read and count will be handed over to you. Learn from the old shopkeepers in the original shop. Those who are capable will be promoted to be shopkeepers in the future. You can directly hand over these people to Ding Dong. Mother, you can put it in the weaving workshop to see how the craftsmanship is. If the craftsmanship is really good and there is a suitable shop, you can consider opening an embroidery shop. There must be many embroiderers with good skills in this Hangzhou mansion. You can collect more embroidery. These extras are easy to sell. Take a look at these strong women. It is better to put them in the weaving workshop to do chores or put them in the yard. Children, if you have parents, follow your own parents first. Some children are still too young to learn something first, these girls, you can help me find a good parenting nanny to take care of them first, these young people," Ling Qingyu rubbed his forehead, and said: "You and Yan San Dingdong should be separated. By the way, they belong to a family, try to adjust them together."
Walking out of the main room, the people outside gathered in front of the room, looking at Ling Qingyu expectantly.
Ling Qingyu cleared his throat, and said: "The jobs arranged by each of the big guys, shopkeeper Cai will explain to you in detail later, let me make it clear to everyone, we do things, pay attention to those who are capable, pay more for more work, there will be selections every month, and wages will be paid according to everyone's actual work performance. If you do well, you can get more money. If you don't do well, I'm sorry, you won't get a penny. Comment, then I’m sorry, the head of the family will also sell it. Do you remember it?”
"Remember!" Someone replied loudly, with an uncontrollable joy on his face. Unexpectedly, there was still a possibility of being free.
"Then if we all get good reviews, will you pay them all back?" Someone asked with a smile.
"Naturally! The head of the family never breaks his promise."
"Then the body deed is returned, so can't you just stay here and do things?"
"You'll get it if you sell it again." Someone beside him said with a smile.
"Okay, come to the front. Those whose names I call will line up according to the division of labor!" Cai Jingfang came out with a stack of lists and shouted.
Seeing everyone queuing up to Cai Jingfang's place, Ling Qingyu walked up to those scholars with a smile, and said, "Gentlemen."
"It's good to be in charge." Several people bowed to each other.
"Several of you are scholars. If it weren't for this natural disaster, I'm afraid there will be a few masters this year. Please take this deed back. If you are willing to continue studying for the exam, our Ling Family Firm is willing to support it. If you are willing to cooperate with Ling, then Ling also has many shops that need someone to manage. I don't know what your intentions are." Ling Qingyu smiled.
"Since Han has already signed the body contract, he can't do such untrustworthy things. Why don't we follow what the head of the family said just now, if Han gets fifty praises, then return the body contract to Han?" said a young man with a tall figure and torn clothes, but still couldn't hide his elegant demeanor.
"I, Tang Tiancheng, are the same as Brother Han."
"I, Zhou Hao, are the same as the two brothers."
The other three, after thinking for a long time, each took back their own deeds, and one of them said: "Chi has some experience in arithmetic, and can help the head of the family run the shop."
Ling Qingyu looked at the other two and saw that they did not speak. Thinking that they were going to continue the exam, he said with a smile: "If the two gentlemen want to continue the exam, they also need a place to stay. I am going to set up a school for those children. Can you please teach the children first?"
The two looked at each other, and Fang replied: "It's very good."
"What's your name Han?" Ling Qingyu asked the first man.
"Han Bian."
"Han Xin?"
"No, it means Bian, which means leaves." Han Bian replied.
That's right, Ling Qingyu took a few more glances at Han Bian. She remembered that Cai Jingfang had told him that the one with the very beautiful handwriting was called this name. The character and handwriting were both good, and it all depended on the actual ability.
After Cai Jingfang sorted out the people, Ling Qingyu looked at them one by one, checked the information, and then ordered the first batch of managers. The performance and wages of the weaving workshop are determined according to the quantity and quality of each person's specific weaving. The same is true for the dyeing workshop. The restaurant is divided into several departments and managers, and there are other shops. , Price accounting, manual calculation, and inspection.
When it was announced to everyone that the children would be sent to the school of the Ling Family Firm, and that a gentleman had been invited, and those who had special skills could teach the students when they were free, the parents of those children knelt down and kowtowed.
There were more than 80 young men who were willing to board the boat. Ling Qingyu saw that some of them were throwing up on the boat, so he walked over and asked, "Actually, there are also manpower on land. If you are going outside, the wind and waves are much bigger than coming from Haizhou."
Those men laughed foolishly, rubbed their hands together and said, "We know the head of the house, but we can get used to it. Afterwards, I didn't feel uncomfortable when I vomited."
There are about 20 people who are capable of Kong Wu and have a foundation in martial arts, and they are willing to be nurses, so Ling Qingyu appointed Shang Qi, the leader among them, to be the team leader.
After a lot of excitement, at night when they arrived, everything was roughly arranged, and the sailors went back to the ship first.
So the fire was set up, cooking was done, and the room was arranged. Cai Jingfang was going to the shop and gathered the leaders of the yard together, and explained the address. He wanted to bring people there tomorrow, and he would make arrangements one by one.
While waiting for the return journey, Cai Jingfang was so tired that he reversed the car and fell asleep.
Han Bian sat silently in the car and looked at Ling Qingyu. Ling Qingyu didn't arrange any work for him, but called him when he left.
"Han Bian, Xiaocai can't do it alone. I want you to help him. I also want to buy some fields and mulberry forests. You will be responsible for these things, okay?" Ling Qingyu looked at Han Bian and said.
"Yes." Han Bian said with a slight smile. He was born in a farming family, and the family originally had a small field, and there was only this only son. Although he was used to study for him since childhood, he did not waste the work in the field. Last autumn, he was going to participate in Qiuwei, but unexpectedly his parents died of sudden illness. He went home to watch his filial piety, but encountered a severe drought. Han Bian distributed all the food stored in his home to the villagers, so he escaped famine and fled to Haizhou.
"One more thing, those children are our hope in the future. I don't want our school to be perfunctory. Brother Han, the head of the school, I will also entrust you with the responsibility." Ling Qingyu paused and said: "Those two talented people, let's push it first. I don't think they can teach for long. It's just our school, not to teach children to take the imperial examination. What I want more is talents who can learn practical knowledge."
"For example?"
"For example, opening a shop can make more money."
"Pfft," Cai Jingfang opened one eye, and said, "You have to teach me this." If you want to talk about fooling people, you can say that you are second, and no one dares to say first.
"Xiaocai, you and Brother Han have cooperated well. When I come back next year, I want to see that the business of our Ling's firm, the weaving workshop, the wine shop, the restaurant, and the fragrant soup hall are all doing well." Ling Qingyu blinked, and said: "The yard by the West Lake is not easy to take care of. Don't worry. See if you can buy a connected house in the city. You also need a place to live."
"Understood." Cai Jingfang nodded, tilted his body, and continued to sleep.
In this way, it can be regarded as some foundations. Hangzhou is a big city with more than one million people. In ancient times, this was an incredible population. After all, she is not familiar with this era. Now, she only has money and talent like Cai Jingfang to plant these seeds. Perhaps, none of these seeds will germinate, and it is impossible to say that all of them will lose money, but as long as one is made, or a few more stand out from these people, her business empire will not be a dream. Shipping can make huge profits, but those profits have to be rooted and deeply integrated with the country's local economy, so that there is more room for it. Ling Qingyu faintly felt that if he really followed his own way of thinking, there might be a bigger crisis, but now some people have just started, and they can't control so much.
In the next few days, the Puzi Weaving Workshop School will start construction and purchase goods for the Fengshen to go to sea. Ling Qingyu, Cai Jingfang and Han Bian don't touch the ground every day. They just get together for dinner at night and communicate with each other about the progress. In some time, Ling Qingyu will discuss some farming matters with Han Bian. Ling Qingyu was surprised by Han Bian's familiarity with farming, so he also shared some technologies he had seen in modern times with existing technologies, such as the improvement of polder fields and the cultivation of fast-growing forests. These have sprouted in Dazhou, but they have not been vigorously promoted. Or discuss with Cai Jingfang about the management of pavement, the control of raw material usage, the increase of production, the upstream and downstream relationship of product circulation, and the formation of monopoly. Every time Ling Qingyu talked casually, thinking about it, Han Bian and Cai Jingfang later brought a booklet with them, and when they heard something that touched them, they recorded it by themselves.