Anyway, Li Wen and Ju Xiang took the blueprints and looked at them carefully.

The two became increasingly excited as they looked at the blueprints; they absolutely loved the modern factory-style workshop design.

Li Wen's hands trembled as he held the blueprints. "Madam, these blueprints are absolutely perfect! Who came up with this? These blueprints are truly amazing!"

Xu Han smiled but remained silent, and Li Wen immediately understood that the blueprint must have been mostly made by her wife.

Juxiang was also very excited, and her eyes looked at Xu Han with even more admiration. She thought to herself, "Her wife is really too smart. She can even think of this."

Seeing that the two had no objections, Xu Han continued, "Since you both think it's okay, then let's build it according to this plan. However, when building it, you can make it a little bigger."

Try to build it all at once, so it doesn't get too small later and you'll have to expand it outwards.

Seeing Li Wen hesitate, Xu Han guessed what he was thinking and said, "Go ahead and do it. Your wife is not short of money now."

Besides the hundred taels of gold bestowed by the Emperor, the silver earned from selling sweet potato wine before the New Year was nearly two thousand taels, plus more than a thousand catties of canned fruit, which also brought in more than 500 taels.

In addition to the sales revenue from fruit wine and mountain produce shops, all the miscellaneous items added up, after deducting costs, yielded a net profit of approximately 2,800 taels of silver.

All of this money adds up to 3,800 taels of silver. Not counting the other loose change, that's all the silver the family currently has.

Xu Han was still somewhat hesitant about spending 800 taels of silver directly to build a house, and another 200 taels of silver to invest in equipment and a workshop.

But when I think about the money I can make from sweet potato wine later, I don't feel bad about it anymore.

Compared to the profits from sweet potato wine, this amount of money is negligible, amounting to nothing.

Thinking of this, Xu Han no longer felt sorry for him.

Alternatively, there's still so much land down the mountain; the decision to build a large workshop there won't be a loss overall.

Seeing that his wife had a plan, Li Wen stopped trying to persuade her and nodded in agreement.

Xu Han continued, "Tomorrow you will take Han Qi to order bricks and tiles, and then stay in the county town to find workers to build the house, and also start arranging matters for tenant farmers and farmhands."

After spring arrives, the land at the foot of the mountain will also begin to be planted.

Farm tools and other equipment should be fully equipped, and livestock should be purchased as needed. If money is needed, it can be withdrawn from Juxiang.

Don't be afraid to spend money; we'll need to have all these things sooner or later.

It's better to buy sooner rather than later; the sooner you buy, the sooner you can use it and the less trouble you'll have.

Li Wen took out his notebook and wrote down all the tasks Xu Han had assigned him, preparing to think carefully about how to do them when he got back.

Then, Xu Han continued to say to Juxiang, "Juxiang, from now on you will be in charge of the shop and the workshop."

You and Li Wen each have your own advantages. As a woman, it's ultimately less convenient for you to do things outside than for a man.

From now on, you two will work separately. Li Wen will be in charge of expanding the territory outside, while you will be in charge of taking care of the home.

From now on, you will be responsible for all revenue and activities of the shop.

You also need to manage things in the workshop.

You two can train some clever and capable people from the existing staff. In the future, if anything happens, just delegate it to them using the method I described before, and have them report directly to me.”

The two nodded in agreement with what Xu Han said. In fact, even before Xu Han said this, they could vaguely sense that they were responsible for different areas.

Now, Xu Han has made it clear that she not only trusts them but also invests a lot of money, letting them go all out.

The two men naturally wouldn't refuse, and quickly expressed that they would definitely live up to the lady's expectations.

Xu Han waved her hand, "This year, let's focus on doing well in the county town."

In the second half of the year, we'll see if we can expand the shop to the prefectural city or even the capital; it's not impossible.

Our sweet potato wine has already been presented to the Emperor at the palace. We're sure to get a huge order after the New Year; it's up to us whether we can seize this incredible fortune.

Xu Han once again experienced the benefits of having a high status, which made things easier. In the past, she would never have dared to imagine that her business could grow to such a large scale.

If things had gone according to her original plan, it would have been quite an achievement to open a store in Beijing within five years.

It's true that plans can't keep up with changes; with this new status, everything becomes much easier.

"Haha, Madam, we guarantee to complete the mission and strive to open a store in Beijing this year."

"Okay, okay, I hope everyone's wishes come true this year, and that everyone receives a big red envelope during the Chinese New Year."

After arranging the tasks, Xu Han said to Li Wen, "When you go down the mountain tomorrow, remember to bring your wife and children with you."

You live in the county town, and they live in the mountains. It's not good for you to be separated like this all the time. Once things stabilize this year, bring her along!

She's literate and can help you with some things.

Upon hearing this, Li Wen laughed so hard his eyes almost disappeared. "Thank you, Madam, thank you, Madam."

Xu Han waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, alright, hurry up and get down. Take whoever you need to cooperate with with you. Everyone has to cooperate with you this time."

Whether it's money, materials, or personnel, if you need any help, just contact me.

Whether our family can recover depends on this.

You two have a difficult task ahead of you, so please be extremely careful and remember to think things through before you act.

The two men solemnly agreed. Before they left, Xu Han added, "Call Old Man Zhu and his wife over. I have something to tell them."

Both Juxiang and Liwen are very important in the new year.

Especially for Li Wen, the two tasks she was assigned were no small matter. Both the workshop and the farmland were the foundation of her family's livelihood.

By this time, Xu Han was no longer afraid of his disloyalty.

She really couldn't imagine what better things would happen to Li Wen and Ju Xiang if they were separated from her.

Even if their former employers hadn't run into trouble, given their past performance, they probably wouldn't have reached this position even if they worked their whole lives.

Therefore, neither of them had any reason to betray Xu Han.

More importantly, Xu Han gave a very generous amount, both in terms of money and in terms of food and other perks.

This time, the wages of the two of them, as well as the junior managers, were all increased, and not in a gradual manner, but Xu Han doubled them all at once.

Their wages are currently quite substantial, which is really tempting.

Of course, Xu Han will have to keep a close eye on them in the future and give them a good talking-to from time to time, so that they don't get too cocky and do something they shouldn't.