When Mu Zicheng arrived, Mu Wanqing's pressure was suddenly reduced and she could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Mu Wanqing gave the plan for building a trade street outside the city to her eldest brother. Mu Zicheng already had experience in this area, so he got the hang of it quickly and did a great job.
The only thing that was not convenient was that I was unfamiliar with the place and had no idea where to get the building materials and manpower.
Mu Wanqing simply asked Ji Cheng to help him. Ji Cheng was a local boss with a lot of connections.
Building materials? That's easy. With one order, merchants flocked over. With Miss Ji's endorsement, Mu Zicheng only needed to have them delivered to the construction site, and he only had to check the quality.
Not enough manpower? There is nothing else at the border, but too many retired soldiers and their families. Most of them are not doing well, and some disabled people have no food or clothing and live in poverty.
When Ji Cheng suggested hiring these people, Mu Zicheng couldn't help but look at her twice more.
"What's wrong? Is it not possible?" Ji Cheng followed him to do things and found that his style of doing things was completely different from Mu Wanqing's.
Mu Wanqing is vigorous and resolute, while he is methodical, meticulous and careful, and has a very delicate mind.
Mu Zicheng looked a little strange, "Why did you think of using these people?"
"They all shed blood and sacrificed their lives for the country, but now they have a hard life. I..." Ji Cheng felt a little uncomfortable. His father's personal guards stayed on their own farm after retirement, but other ordinary soldiers had a hard time. They had no survival skills, and some had broken hands and legs. The retirement benefits they received were not much.
"I can't help much, I just hope I can help in some way. Although these jobs are hard, they can do it, and their families can have a full meal, so please invite them." Although Ji Cheng's status is more honorable, she is a deputy and knows what is important.
"Okay." Mu Zicheng nodded, "You are just like my sister. She prioritizes three types of people when hiring people."
Ji Cheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Which three types of people?"
"The poorest families, veterans, orphans and widows." Mu Zicheng's eyes were full of tenderness. "She often said that these are the people with the hardest life and she hopes to help them survive. If you give them a job, they will cherish it more than anyone else. Many of our industry's employees are these three types of people."
The servants hired by the snack street are all from poor families nearby, and the security team is composed of retired soldiers.
The workshop recruits orphans, widows and girls from poor families. As long as they are quick and have good character, they will be accepted.
These people really work hard, cherish this job and work hard without regard for their lives.
Ji Cheng's admiration for Mu Wanqing deepened. "The village head is a rare and extraordinary woman. She is a role model for us."
Normally, Mu Zicheng would be polite, but he nodded happily, "Yes, she is the savior of our Mu family and our pride. You don't know how good my sister is..."
When he talked about the past, he couldn't help but smile.
Ji Cheng listened with great interest, "When her house was searched, she calmly ran to put on four sets of clothes?"
Her expression of doubt about life amused Mu Zicheng, "Yes, hahahaha, my second brother did the same, and he even brought out three marriage certificates..."
"Marriage certificate?" Ji Cheng felt that her understanding of Mu Wanqing was too shallow, and there was nothing she could not do.
Mu Zicheng smiled, "Yes, strictly speaking, our family's first pot of gold came from this marriage certificate. My sister's was exchanged for a blue cloth mule cart and twenty taels of silver, which helped our family get through the most difficult years."
Ji Cheng couldn't help but sigh, as expected of Mu Wanqing, she was very thoughtful and foresighted, "What about yours?"
Mu Zicheng didn't think much about it and said casually, "A carriage, two beddings, ten pieces of white silk, ten pieces of silk cloth, one hundred kilograms of rice, and one hundred kilograms of flour. The family's life is settled."
The road to exile was tough at first, but it got better and better later on, and everyone worked together to move forward.
Thinking about it now, it’s quite interesting.
Ji Cheng felt sorry for the people whose engagements were broken off, "Those people will regret it."
Mu Zicheng, on the contrary, thought it was a good thing. The Cheng family man was not worthy of his sister, and his sister deserved better.
"That's right. My sister is so good and outstanding. She can bring prosperity to the family, make money, and become famous. No matter which family marries her, they will be very lucky."
"I think so too." The closer Ji Cheng got to Mu Wanqing, the more he respected and admired her.
When Mu Zicheng heard this, his eyes lit up, and the two of them got along better and better as they talked.
Ji Cheng suddenly remembered something, "How many students are there in the Mu Family Academy? Are there both male and female students?"
Mu Zicheng is also a member of the academy. He is now working part-time and studying very hard. He hopes to be able to stand on his own as soon as possible and share more of the burden for his sister.
"There are fifty-six people in total, thirty men and twenty-six women. According to our Mu clan rules, men and women are equal and have the same rights to education and property disposal. We allow divorce and reunion."
He spoke casually, but each one of them was shocking.
Both boys and girls can go to school and have a share in the inheritance of property. If a girl in the clan divorces and returns, the family will take her in and protect her.
Such open-mindedness was rare, and Ji Cheng was a little envious. "Who made this?"
"What do you think?" Mu Zicheng smiled proudly.
Ji Cheng's eyes flickered, and he actually thought that a grown man was a little cute. "It is a great fortune for the family and for the women in the family to have a clan leader like the village master. But, can all the elders in the clan agree?"
"We all have to work, regardless of gender. No one is idle. We are all busy making money. Even if someone stirs up trouble, they still have to make time for it. Besides, my sister has a very high prestige. The old and the young all love her. The young people... are all her students."
Ji Cheng burst out laughing. This move was truly amazing. With his respect for teachers, he suppressed all the young people in the clan.
"Of course, young people are all crazy fans of my sister. Crazy fans are... they love her very fanatically. Whatever she says is right, even if she says the sun rises in the west, yes, that's right."
"Haha." Ji Cheng was amused. How could there be such interesting people and things?
Mu Wanqing saw this scene as soon as she came in. The woman had a beautiful smile and the man had gentle eyes.
She raised her eyebrows in surprise, but didn't say anything. "What are you laughing at? Are you saying anything bad about me?"
Ji Cheng waved his hands, "No, no, I'm praising you."
Mu Wanqing casually picked up the documents on the table, which were all various building materials. "How is the work going?"
Mu Zicheng reported everything in detail, "The foundation has been laid, and all the materials have been collected. At this rate, it will be completed within a month."
Mu Wanqing was quite satisfied with the progress. A month was enough for her to finish the tasks at hand.
"I want to set up a branch of Mu's Commercial Bank here. Brother, who do you think is suitable?"
Mu Zicheng was a little embarrassed, "I can help with the preparations, but doing business is not my strong point."
He is more suited to executive and managerial work.
Mu Wanqing felt the same way. She was a little embarrassed. "I plan to promote Uncle Mu Zhongrui to be in charge of the company. He is experienced and steady, and has four sons to help him. But he is not young anymore. I wonder if he is willing to run around?"
When doing business, you have to travel all over the world; it is impossible to be confined to one place.
Mu Zicheng hesitated for a moment, "He should be willing."
Mu Wanqing asked curiously, "How do you know?"
Mu Zicheng paused for a moment, "The store he runs can be in the top ten. He managed a soap team well during his exile. This shows that he has the ability in this area. If you have the ability, you will have ambition."
"Now, my second brother and I are in charge of the snack street, and the farm is managed by my father and the housekeeper. He can't get involved in the workshop either. As time goes by, he may have other ideas."
The farm is the private property of Mu Wanqing and their family, so naturally they will not let others get involved.
The workshop is built on a farm, which makes it inconvenient for others to manage it.
As for the snack street, it is the foundation of the Mu family and there must be no trouble.
After the Mu brothers have gained experience, she will hand over the management rights to the most outstanding students in the academy to take over and gain experience. The students will be rotated every three years, one by one, to ensure the stability of the snack street.
"Okay, I'll write him a letter and let him make his own choice. If he doesn't want to, then there's nothing to be surprised about."
That was the decision, and Mu Wanqing wrote a letter and sent it on the spot.
When a commercial street was gradually taking shape, Mu Zhongrui came with his two sons, patted his chest and promised ambitiously that he would do a good job.
He still wants to try again, to leave more for future generations, and of course, it will also bring him unimaginable sense of accomplishment.
Mu Wanqing handed him the plan and said, "The preparations for the construction are almost done. You guys can take over. As for the soap workshop, it will be included in the family property. Each family can get dividends at the end of the year, but they don't have ownership. You guys can decide where to build it."
She began to delegate power appropriately and just take charge of the overall situation.
Next year, her focus will be on cotton, that’s the priority.
Mu Zhongrui thought for a long time and said, "I think we should build it outside Liangcheng. That is our base camp. This side is too close to the border and the situation is unstable."
Mu Wanqing didn't comment and looked at his two sons, who were also students at her academy, "You guys tell me."
Mu Da was used to her asking questions at any time, and he replied subconsciously, "I agree with father's opinion, but I want to add one more thing. Should we buy a piece of clan land? If we build a workshop on the clan land, the tribe will be more cohesive."
Mu Er, however, had a different opinion. "Buy clan land? Doesn't that mean we should put down roots here? We won't go back to the capital. Our ancestors' graves are all in the capital."
No matter how good the border is, it is not their hometown.
As the saying goes, fallen leaves return to their roots, they will have to go back one day.
Seeing that the two brothers were about to quarrel, Mu Zhongrui could not stop trying to persuade them, so he looked at Mu Wanqing and said, "Patriarch, can you persuade them?"
"Alright." Mu Wanqing cleared her throat, and the two of them immediately fell silent, looking over at the same time. "You can buy it. Those who want to come back can come back in the future, and those who don't want to come back can stay here. I respect everyone's right to choose their own life."
Given the current situation, splitting into two teams is inevitable, and not everyone is willing to stay here.
As soon as she opened her mouth, the two of them immediately said that the patriarch was right, what the patriarch said was good, the patriarch was far-sighted, and they should listen to the patriarch.
Ji Cheng at the door was stunned. These people didn't even obey their own father, but obeyed Mu Wanqing, which showed how high her prestige was.
Mu Wanqing heard the noise and looked over. "Ah Cheng, isn't your family very busy these days? Why are you here?"
The two were already familiar with each other by name, and could visit each other freely without notifying each other.
"Sister Wanqing, I'm here to deliver the invitation." Ji Cheng handed over the bright red invitation with gold embossing, inviting Mu Wanqing to attend his coming-of-age ceremony.
This is the most important day in a woman’s life, also known as her coming-of-age ceremony. Nobles usually hold a grand ceremony and invite many guests to witness the ceremony.
"I will definitely go." Mu Wanqing agreed readily.
This time, the situation changes dramatically.
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