Chapter 368 Processing Money
Wan Laoer returned home with a heavy heart. On the way, he was also thinking. His family came from a grassroots farming family. If the other party really wanted to deal with them, they might not be able to resist. After all, no one in his family had ever done big business, while the other party was a master in the business world. Even if he defended the village, could he prevent the other party from doing bad things in the business world?
If Zhou Biao became an enemy of them, he would definitely stab them in the back in business in the future. They had no experience, and it would be a tricky matter to deal with it. The more Wan Laoer thought about it, the more anxious he became.
It would be great if they had a veteran in the business world to give them some pointers.
Wan Laoer was thinking all the way when he arrived at the village entrance.
"Jinzhu, why are you out so early in the morning?" The village chief was leading the villagers to repair the fence surrounding the village.
"That's right. I sent my fourth brother to the town to do some work this morning. Are you guys busy already?"
After Wan Laoer drove the ox cart into the village, he got off the cart.
"After you told me yesterday, I thought about it and decided to set up a patrol team for our village. However, we don't need too many people. After all, we are just guarding against strangers. I think four people will be enough every day, two in a shift, taking turns. At night, we can close the door to the village so that outsiders can't get in. What do you think?"
"That's great. I'll pay for the wages of these four people and provide them with a meal. What do you think, Village Chief?"
"Okay, if you tell others about this, there will definitely be a lot of people signing up." The village chief said with a smile.
Wan Laoer looked at the fences that were one and a half meters high. They were all temporarily built when they were defending against the sudden attacks of refugees. They were all made of whole wood and were very strong. Now they just needed a little repair.
Wan Laoer pulled the village chief aside and whispered, "Village chief, I have one more thing to tell you. I went to the town this morning to look for someone. Last night we forced out the mastermind behind the scenes. It was Mr. Zhou from the town. I went to see him today and heard him instruct his housekeeper to send people to continue to inquire about the situation. If necessary, extraordinary measures must be taken. I thought that just in case, everyone who works in our workshop should sign a contract not to disclose information about our workshop to anyone. Those who violate the contract will be fined one thousand taels of silver, and those who don't have the money will be sold."
Although Jinniu agreed with Wan Laoer's approach, he hesitated and said, "Isn't selling people a bit too cruel? We are all from the same village, it's not necessary to sell people, right?"
"Village chief, this is also a constraint on them. As long as everyone does not violate the contract, nothing will happen. If you violate it, then we will all be sinners in the village, and then no one will be able to make money. He is harming us all, which shows that this person is evil by nature."
"Well, what you said does make sense. By the way, we had a meeting this morning, and I have explained the interests to everyone. Everyone understands that your family's workshop is the lifeblood of our village. During this period of time, because your family opened a workshop, everyone has made a lot of money and tasted the sweetness. Many people said that they can finally afford to buy meat and new clothes."
Wan Laoer smiled and nodded. This was also the reason why he was sure that the people in the village would sign the contract. He had already done the math and found that now almost everyone in the village, from the old to the young, was working in their workshop.
Some families have five or six people, and on average a family can easily earn a hundred or so coins a day, which is a huge sum of money for their impoverished border area. Everyone works very hard, for fear that the village chief will discover that they are lazy and drive them away.
"I will go back and draft the contract, and then have everyone line up to put their fingerprints on it. I will also have to trouble the village chief to inform the workshop."
"Okay, that's no problem."
"By the way, village chief, you may have more things to do in the future. I have discussed with my family and plan to pay you one or two taels of silver every month. Our workshop is so good, all thanks to the village chief who helps me keep an eye on it."
Wan Laoer also had a spur-of-the-moment idea, but it cannot be said that way. He now realizes that the role of the village chief is really not small. If he keeps the village chief, he can manage the entire village well and it will save him trouble.
Jinniu was surprised. He was currently earning 800 wen a month, and he didn't have to work. He just walked around and looked around. He already felt unworthy of the salary, and now they wanted to pay him more. How could he accept it?
"Jinzhu, I can't accept this. I haven't done any work. You've already given me enough. Our family is doing so well now, all thanks to your family's support. To be honest, our family is now catching up with our clan leader's family. It won't be long before our family will surpass theirs. Although my father is the village chief and I am also the village chief, in their eyes, it's because of them that my father and I became village chiefs. Deep down, they have always felt that we rely on them to survive. I feel aggrieved, but now I can finally hold my head high."
Wan Laoer could understand Jinniu's feelings. He sighed and patted the village chief on the shoulder, "Village chief, don't worry. We will live a better and better life together in the future."
The village chief felt that he was full of energy at this moment.
"Village chief, you go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and draft the contract. We'll have to rely on you to handle the rest, otherwise everyone will be upset."
"Don't worry, leave this matter to me, you can go back quickly."
Wan Laoer drove the ox cart back to his home and felt that the two taels of silver were worth spending.
As soon as he arrived at the door, Wan Laoer saw Ergouzi talking to Wan Shuangliang, and he remembered that he had not yet talked to Ergouzi about opening a store.
"Zhengyang, you are all here? Come in, uncle has something to discuss with you."
Er Gouzi agreed with a smile and went into the yard with Wan Shuang.
Wan Laoer moved a few stools and placed them under the jujube tree in the yard.
"Come, sit down and talk."
"Uncle, what's the matter?"
Ergouzi is now more calm and experienced. He is totally different from the young boy he used to be. He speaks and acts like a seasoned adult.
Wan Laoer couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this child from a poor family really has to grow up early. If Yu hadn't broken her leg at that time, this child might have joined the army like Quan'er, and might even have gotten an official position. Now he is doing business with him at home, and although life is good, after all, there is no comparison between being a businessman and being an official.
"Zhengyang, uncle is planning to open a potato noodle shop, but we are short of people to manage it. Do you want to manage a shop? I will give you 10% of the dividends."
Wan Laoer thought Er Gouzi would agree directly, but he didn't expect Er Gouzi to ask back: "Uncle, should the potato flour be processed first and then delivered to each store?"
"Yes, I plan to choose a place that is about the same distance from the prefectural city and other county towns, set up a workshop, and specialize in making dried potato flour for easy transportation."
"Does it also require people to manage it? And I think this is our core, and we should use our own people." Er Gouzi looked at Wan Laoer with a smile.
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