The Lin Workshop has the support of the Major General, which forced many people who were staring at the workshop to retreat with hatred. Who in Huangmo Pass can challenge the Xing Family Army? The laws of this area are all set by the Xing Family Army.
Fortunately, General Xing is a righteous army, otherwise the people of Huangmo Pass would be even more miserable than those in the war-torn Central Plains.
The Lin workshop expanded again, and Lin Changhe, Lin Changshou and others changed their previous timid appearance of peasants, put on new clothes sewn by their wives and started dealing with the manager of this area.
The Lin family has Lin Rui's support, and Lin Rui is now working under the command of the Major General. Who would be so blind as to dare to make a move against the Lin family? This is not only a blatant offense against the Major General, even Fang Pingshan would not dare to do it so blatantly.
The expansion of the workshop almost occupied the scale of the land planned by other people. The manager, in accordance with the instructions of the superiors, changed the place for these people to find a new resettlement site not far from Lin's workshop.
The original planned land was expropriated, but the nearby neighbors were not angry at all. Instead, they were all smiling happily, because the families whose planned land was expropriated were the first batch of workers hired by Lin's workshop. According to the division of labor based on the work content, the monthly salary of men and women ranged from one to three taels of silver.
Although there is only one quota for a family, it is enough. Combined with the sewing and land reclamation work of my parents-in-law, it is enough for our daily needs.
Lin Rui's move can be regarded as the beginning of cooperation with the Xing family army. Once entering the Lin workshop, it means the cancellation of relief food. The Xing family army can reduce the relief food for most of the people in the planned area, and the quota of each household going to work has greatly promoted the enthusiasm of nearby people and previous disaster victims to separate.
A big tree has many branches, and when there are many people, they naturally have to split up. In this way, the amount of tax will naturally increase, which can be regarded as a disguised way of accumulating wealth for the Xing family army.
Han Wenjing nodded repeatedly at this move and couldn't help but whisper to Lin Rui, "Master Lin, the harvest in your area is great. If you open a large number of workshops in Huangmo Pass, will it be enough for our Xing family army's military supplies?"
Lin Rui nodded, but did not deny it: "Master Han is right, but the question is what kind of industry can flourish in Huangmo Pass forever."
This actually made Han Wenjing ask questions. Huangmo Pass was already short of resources, and it was like living in two different worlds with the alien race across the river.
The foreign tribes wanted to break through the pass, but the Xing family army guarding Huangmo Pass also wanted to break through their horse farm and rob their cattle and horses to eat a good meal in the winter.
The most profitable cloth, silk, and wine are not common here. Now the people's livelihood in Huangmoguan seems to be just enough food to feed the military and civilians, and it is already very difficult to achieve this.
Han Wenjing smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I hope Master Lin will bear with me."
Lin Rui has also been brainstorming these days, but he still hasn't found a path to sustainable development for the situation in Huangmoguan.
Making tofu was profitable, but the money earned was not as fast as the 30,000 soldiers' money. It could support the Lin family well, but it was difficult to feed the soldiers.
Everyone's joys and sorrows are different, and Lin Rui has been extremely distressed these days. However, the Lin family and the Lin workshop are booming. The fresh tofu cannot be kept for long and can only be sold nearby.
However, some merchants with connections purchased and wholesaled large quantities of bean curd sheets, tofu skin, fermented bean curd, vegetarian chicken and bean curd sheets from Lin's workshop. These bean products, which were very popular and durable in Huangmoguan, were shipped to Yishuguan and Xidingguan, making a lot of money, which attracted more merchants to do the same.
In Huangmoguan, bean curd skin, bean milk, and soaked bean curd are not sold at high prices due to the regulations of Lin’s workshop, so the people of Huangmoguan can also afford them.
But when it was sold to other places, especially to other checkpoints and the Central Plains that the Xing family army could not occupy, the price increased tenfold or even a hundredfold. When it reached other areas ruled by princes, it became a delicacy that only dignitaries could enjoy.
Business is truly a case of the daring dying of overeating and the timid dying of starvation. Once someone takes the first step, others will follow suit. Can a sudden death be as terrifying as a death in poverty?
A sudden death can be accomplished with just one blow, but dying in poverty is a pain that will last a lifetime, and even for future generations. Many people picked up a carrying pole and started a tofu business, first with their feet, then with cows, and then with horses.
The changes in transportation are enough to give us a glimpse into the huge profits these people make in the soy products business.
The Lin Family Workshop became the pearl of Huangmoguan, supporting the Lin family and the people living in the area around the Lin Family Workshop.
Today, the planned land has been changed to Linjia Village by the official of Xingjia Army who is in charge of this area. Because of the existence of Lin Rui and other members of the Lin family, there is a second Linjia Village in Linchao.
Although only one-tenth of the people in Linjia Village have the surname Lin, it does not prevent them from being the orthodox family of Linjia Village. Countless disaster victims rely on the Lin family workshop for their meals.
Manniang's family had fled the war. She was divorced by her husband at the age of 30 for having no children and returned to her parents' home. From then on, she lived with her brother, sister-in-law, and parents. During this escape, however, her brother and sister-in-law, unable to withstand the hunger, ate raw Guanyin soil until their stomachs burst. From then on, they were left with their aging parents and their six-year-old nephew, who was nearly as hungry as a stick.
The relief food from the Xing family army saved their lives. How much wasteland could they reclaim with her elderly parents and her frail nephew?
If the Lin workshop had not started to select workers one by one according to the planned land, her family would probably still be working in the fields to make a living.
Lin's Workshop is a very inclusive workshop. No matter whether the visitors are men, women or children, they can find suitable jobs for them to support themselves. There is no bullying. If the people in charge of the Lin's workshop find out about this, they will be kicked out of the workshop immediately and will never be hired again.
Manniang's family is full of elderly and weak people, and she is the only labor force, so she came to this workshop to work.
When she arrived at the workshop, she found that she should be thankful because she was the only one at home, so no one was competing with her for the opportunity to work. In addition, she was quick and nimble, so she immediately asked Manager Lin for two jobs, which meant she could work two more hours every day and get double the monthly salary.
She could get two taels of silver per month, which was only one tael less than the men assigned to grind soy milk.
Other families either split up for this quota or quarreled with each other. Everyone wanted this opportunity. No one had ever seen a monthly salary of one or two taels of silver in their hometown. Even if there was, it was only for craftsmen.
Now at the Lin’s Workshop, you only need to put in a little effort to earn three taels of monthly silver. No matter how hard or tiring it is, can it be as tiring as farming?
Haven’t you seen that some hardworking people do both work and farming at the same time? They have to go to the fields to work for a while after get off work during the day. Those who work the night shift have become night owls. They have to go to the fields to work for a while after get off work during the day before going home to sleep.
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