Chapter 341 Xiao Ying distributes year-end bonuses
Xu Xuan was furious. She didn't want to believe that the great son of Zhenyuan Marquis could be the son of a pair of peasants.
And that Xiao Ying is actually the legitimate daughter of the Marquis?
How could such a thing happen in the world?
If the prince is not the prince, then who is she? What are their three children?
When she thought that their entire family would have nothing to do with the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, her heart felt as if a piece had been dug out and was bleeding.
No, she would never accept such a thing!
Han Ye will be the next Marquis of Zhenyuan, and her son Han Ziyang will be the young marquis in the future. No one can deprive him of this!
She would never let that damn Xiao Ying ruin everything!
"Madam, calm down, calm down..."
With the nanny's nagging and exhortation in her ears, Xu Xuan finally calmed down a little and gradually regained her rationality.
Only then did she let go of Hongliu's collar. Hongliu hurriedly took several steps back, her face pale.
Xu Xuan glared at her fiercely and warned, "Don't spread this matter outside. If I hear even a little bit, you'll be in danger of your life!"
"Yes, yes, I will keep my mouth shut and won't reveal a single word."
Hongliu was shocked and terrified, and felt extremely regretful at this moment. She shouldn't have betrayed the old lady for money. She always felt that the eldest lady would do something terrible.
“Get out!”
Xu Xuan said unhappily.
Hongliu felt aggrieved, but she didn't dare to mention the money or leaving at this moment. She could only wait until the other party calmed down completely before talking about it.
After Hongliu left, Xu Xuan was angry for a long time before she had to face the matter.
The old lady had gone to look for Xiao Ying herself, and the Ning family might also know about it, as well as the entire Yingfeng Village...
Haha...it's clear that the old lady didn't intend to hide it at all.
It is a foregone conclusion that Xiao Ying will be recognized.
But what about the prince?
Does the old lady really have no feelings for him at all?
Where on earth did she place the Crown Prince and her own family? !
No, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death. She must not let Xiao Ying return to Shangjing!
Although it was unclear why the woman did not come back with the old lady this time, this was her chance.
As long as Xiao Ying doesn't come to the capital, no one will know about this matter. The prince will still be the prince of Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion, and she, Xu Xuan, will still be the prince's consort of Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion.
"Mammy, we may have to change our plans."
She looked at Nanny Li, and a cold light flashed in both of their eyes.
When Xu Xuan planned to get rid of Xiao Ying, the emperor praised Xiao Ying highly in the court.
It turned out that the two adults who went to Yun'an County to investigate potatoes had returned and reported the results of the investigation as soon as possible, which made the emperor very happy.
"So, Yun'an County will harvest potatoes twice in the next two months, totaling over 10 million kilograms?"
The emperor was delighted and excited. He never expected that this investigation would bring him such a big surprise.
Ten million jin is several times more than the initial estimate of two million jin, which means that raising food and fodder has become easier.
"Your Majesty, after two of our subordinates' investigation, it is indeed true."
Shi Haoyan also smiled, thinking that their hard work was worth it.
"Okay, okay, okay!"
The emperor was overjoyed and praised him three times.
All the civil and military officials were delighted, especially the Minister of Revenue Sun Yunjing, as the food and grass problem was now half solved.
"Mrs. Xiao is truly my lucky star, to have found such a high-yield crop."
"Xiao Yiren and Ning Yuanze both made great contributions to the collection of food and fodder this time!"
"When this war is over, I will definitely reward these two people well."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
All the officials immediately praised loudly.
The emperor nodded slightly and looked at the Minister of War, Shen Kuo.
"Lord Shen, you will be responsible for escorting the potatoes to Qingzhou. I will mobilize two masters from the monk army to accompany and protect them. We must not allow any mishaps to happen to the food and fodder."
"I obey your command! I will transport all the potatoes safely to Qingzhou!"
Shen Kuo immediately stepped forward, accepted the order loudly, and began to think about who to send to take charge.
The emperor smiled with satisfaction and said, "Since the potato yield is so high, we will mobilize 80% this time and keep the remaining 20% as seeds to continue promoting planting."
"Of course, we can't take the people's things for free. The price we collect cannot be lower than rice and wheat."
"Your Majesty is wise!" Shen Kuo answered loudly again.
The other ministers nodded in agreement.
The emperor was finally relieved. He had finally dealt with the matter before the New Year, so he could have a good year.
At the same time, Xiao Ying just announced that the workshop would be closed for holiday and distributed annual bonuses to all the workers in the workshop.
"This is the end of the work this year. Everyone has worked hard all year long. I hope we can have a good year ahead."
After work in the afternoon, Xiao Ying gathered all the workers from the spicy sesame oil, soap and food workshops to make a year-end summary.
Hundreds of people were neatly lined up in the open space according to the type of workshop, all looking at Xiao Ying with respect and admiration.
Then Xiao Ying continued:
“A lot has happened in each workshop this year. Everyone has made great efforts and contributions, which have brought a lot of benefits to me and to yourselves.”
"I want to express my gratitude to each and every one of you, so I've decided to give everyone a holiday bonus!"
"The reward is divided into two parts: the first part is the basic reward. Regardless of the amount of contribution, you will receive a reward of one tael of silver."
"In addition, there are five pounds of pork and mutton, two of your choice from chicken, duck, fish, or rabbit, one bottle each of spicy sesame oil and spicy sauce, one bar of soap and one bar of scented soap, and five pounds of gourmet food from the workshop."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was surprised and looked incredulous!
Madam Xiao is so generous. Not only does she reward each person with one or two taels of silver, but she also gives them so many good things.
All these things together probably cost nearly one or two taels of silver!
Many people have worked outside before. It was considered generous of the employer to give them a few or even dozens of coins during the New Year. When have they ever seen such an exaggerated reward?
Madam Xiao really treats them as family members and really cares about them.
At this moment, many people were moved to tears, and even secretly vowed in their hearts that they would work for Madam Xiao for the rest of their lives.
After everyone calmed down a little, Xiao Ying continued speaking.
"In addition, there is a second part of the reward, which is calculated based on everyone's daily performance."
"Your daily performance has been recorded by the stewards and stewards of each workshop, and rewards will be distributed according to this list."
"The best performers will be rewarded with up to five taels of silver, and the worst performers will not be hired next year."
In an instant, the crowd was in an uproar, and everyone's expressions were different and unpredictable.
He was usually very happy when he performed well, and he couldn't help but feel ecstatic when he thought that he might get an extra reward of five taels of silver.
Those who usually perform poorly feel as if they have lost their minds, as if a basin of cold water has been poured over their heads, chilling them to the core.
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