Chapter 350: Knowing People and Assigning Them to the Right Positions
Zhan Ruoshui fiddled with his gains for a moment, then looked up at his disciples, his gaze first landing on Zhou Congguang and Lü Mingzhi. "This movable type printing technique was originally developed by our master and disciples working together. Congguang and Mingzhi also received a share of the profits from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, so I won't share any of the silver with you."
After saying this, he looked at Wei Wenqian and said, "I will give you 800 taels and Jiang Yizhou 400 taels." When Jiang Yizhou was drafted into the army, he was very busy for a while. But this was the only time he would give money to Jiang Yizhou, and he would never give money to Jiang Yizhou again.
"Thank you, Master." Wei Wenqian has also been working on researching his favorite things recently, so he is not afraid of not getting a share of the money from the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce in the future.
"As for you..." Zhan Ruoshui looked at Sheng Peiguang, "Master, besides the silver and these two ancient books, you can take whatever you want."
Wei Wenqian and Lv Mingzhi also expressed their opinions, "Yes, Junior Brother Sheng, we are the same."
"I don't want it!" Sheng Peiguang turned his head away proudly. Who was he looking down on? He just came late, not incompetent!
Zhan Ruoshui and others were used to being straightforward, so if he said he didn't want them, he wouldn't divide the money. There was another reason, which was that living here, he rarely had the opportunity to use the money.
While the Master and his fellow apprentices were dividing the silver, Sheng Peiguang returned to the courtyard. A moment later, he brought back a crystal-clear object the size of an adult's fist. He tossed it to Manager Wang and said, "Take it and show it to the higher-ups to see if it's usable."
Master Zhan and the others looked over and asked, "Results have come out so quickly?"
"uh-huh."
Manager Wang took the things, found a box, and put them in with great care, preparing to send them to the county magistrate's office later.
Manager Wang continued, "By the way, Master Zhan, Engineer Zhou, and Engineer Wei, if you want to ask someone to send some money back to your hometown, we can handle it for you. Just provide us with your hometown address, and we guarantee that the money will be delivered within two months."
Upon hearing this, Zhan Ruoshui and the others were very surprised, "Is it possible?"
"OK."
Zhan Ruoshui immediately said, "Then help me send these eight hundred taels back to my wife."
Zhou Congguang: "And these eight hundred taels of silver, send them back to my parents."
Wei Wenqian was not willing to lag behind.
At this time, Sheng Peiguang's expression became serious. He looked at Lu Mingzhi and said, "Junior Brother Lu, how about lending me some silver?" He also wanted them to bring some silver home.
"Sure, how much do you want to borrow, Brother Sheng?"
"Six hundred taels, please. Thanks."
Zhan Ruoshui and his apprentices were the biggest problem in their family because they were obsessed with these strange and lustful techniques. In order to study these strange and lustful techniques, they were lucky not to spend the family's money and rarely made money for the family. Fortunately, their family was still relatively well off.
For example, Mr. Zhan had a high monthly salary, but he had almost no money to give to his family. His family had 80 acres of land and two shops, and they lived a decent life thanks to his wife's good housekeeping.
After the items were delivered and the words were conveyed, Manager Wang was ready to leave with the box. At the end, he encouraged them to make more things that would benefit the country and the people.
After a long while, Zhou Congguang still felt dizzy.
Are they still the same people who were previously accused of being obsessed with material things? Are they really that talented? Are the things they create actually benefiting the country and the people?
"Master, I feel like I'm a thousand-mile horse."
Master Zhan glanced at him and said, "You are indeed a thousand-mile horse in Liaodong County, but outside, you are nothing."
Lu Mingzhi, Wei Wenqian, Sheng Peiguang and others laughed secretly.
Zhou Congguang complained, "Master, you shouldn't be so mean to me!"
Can't you just let him be happy for a while? Why do you have to pour a basin of cold water on him?
Master Zhan sneered, "I'm afraid you'll become so proud of yourself that you won't even know who you are anymore after achieving some success."
Zhou Congguang thought about it and it seemed to be true. He finally understood the meaning of "thousand-mile horses are common, but horse trainers are rare."
Master Zhan looked at his young apprentice and said solemnly, "Mingzhi, your second sister is an extraordinary person."
Zhou Congguang nodded repeatedly, yes, yes, he now felt that their second sister was his benefactor and his mentor!
Lu Mingzhi thought for a moment and said, "It's true that my second sister is very smart."
Master Zhan shook his head and said, "When I say she's amazing, I'm not saying she's smart. Of course, she is indeed very smart. But there are many smart people in this world, but few who can really know how to appoint people to the right positions."
Those who achieve great things never rely on talent, but on humanity, intelligence, and cognition. After all, the power of one person is limited.
There is never a shortage of talented or capable people in this world. What is lacking is people who can use them and make talented people willing to work for them.
Lu Mingzhi agreed that his second sister knew how to appoint the right people to the right positions. "Master, you're absolutely right. You don't know what my second sister always says: There's no such thing as pure garbage in this world, only people who don't know how to use it. If you don't know how to use it, garbage is just garbage. If you use it correctly, garbage can be turned into treasure."
His second sister is a capable person who can even make use of garbage, let alone talents.
Master Zhan smiled and nodded, "That's quite true."
After he finished speaking, I always felt that something was wrong.
On this day, not only Master Zhan and his disciples were very happy, but the entire Hou City seemed to be filled with a joyful atmosphere.
It was very close to the Mid-Autumn Festival. After the banquet in Tianshui Village, employee benefits of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce were distributed one after another.
In addition to a minimum of one month's salary as a reward, every member of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce received a four-color festival gift.
In the past, festival gifts usually consisted mainly of food, but this time, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce included two bars of soap in each gift.
Before long, this soap became a favorite of the aunts and wives, mainly because it was so easy to use.
"This soap makes clothes so clean!"
"It has to be used for scrubbing! I used it on my little bastard, and wow, he rubbed out three layers of mud!"
"You're really reluctant to use it to wash clothes. You can still use soap nuts to wash clothes."
"Yeah, I only gave them two, and I'm reluctant to spend them. The problem is, I don't know where to buy them after I use them up."
"But my husband said that this soap is for washing clothes. He also said that in the future there will be soap for washing face and bathing for sale."
"Really?"
"Really? I heard that this soap is already in production. It won't be long before it's available on the market. I heard the soap itself isn't expensive; the expensive part is the scented soap."
For ordinary people, soap is enough.
"Then I'll have to keep an eye on it."
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