Kang Yueran filled a cup of tea for Kang Yuanchen and said casually, "If you want to make a living with martial arts, you don't necessarily have to join the army. After the wharf is built next year, you can partner with Niu Dayan to do business as a carriage dealer.
I can lend you some money to open the shop. Niu Dayan will be in charge of negotiating business in the shop, and you can take the staff to transport the goods."
Kang Yuanchen's eyes lit up. "That's fine too. Da Yan is a capable man with good character. Yue Ran, I think it's okay!"
He didn't have to join the army, he just didn't want to always depend on Kang Yueran, eating and drinking Kang Yueran's food and drink.
"The wharf will take at least the second half of the year to be completed. During this time, you should practice hard and discuss with Niu Dayan about selecting a group of people first."
Ye, Kang Yuanfeng and Kang Yuanhao were her blood relatives and enjoyed her care, so they had little psychological burden. However, there was a layer of separation between them and Kang Yuanchen after all.
Kang Yueran added, "The He family is having a New Year's banquet tomorrow. Come with me."
Kang Yuanchen's nerves tensed up again, sweat instantly gathering on his forehead. "I-I heard that wealthy families have separate seats for men and women at their annual banquets. I don't know any of them, and I have nothing to talk about. I'd better not go."
In ancient times, when poor people met rich people or officials, they would often feel guilty and think they were inferior to them.
So Kang Yueran wanted to take Kang Yuanchen to contact wealthy families and officials. With more contact, he would definitely be more confident.
But seeing Kang Yuanchen's exaggerated look, Kang Yueran couldn't bear to force him. "Since you don't want to go, forget it. It's getting late, you should go back and rest."
Kang Yuanchen breathed a sigh of relief, "Yueran, then you should go to bed early too!" After saying that, he walked out quickly, fearing that Kang Yueran would call him again.
After watching the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the New Year holiday is over and everyone starts to get busy.
First, the disaster victims in the mountain villages returned, and about 30% of them chose to leave with their severance pay.
After giving out the silver, Mao Qiang announced that Qingpingzhuang would no longer employ those who had received the severance pay.
Many people changed their minds on the spot and wanted to return the money and continue working, but Mao Qiang refused.
Several families wanted to cause trouble, but were suppressed by Mao Qiang.
When people are hungry, the only thing they think about is how to fill their stomachs. They will be satisfied if they can get a steamed bun.
But when people have enough to eat, they have more things to think about. Those who think they are smart will think about how to get the most benefits at the lowest cost.
Mao Qiang said in a loud voice with a cold face: "The severance pay is free, don't refuse it! Take the severance pay today, and come back to continue working after a while.
Don't deny it, many of you think so. Humph! Do you really think the boss is stupid...?"
Standing in the crowd, Old Man Wang complained to Wang Daneng, "Those people are really fools. Even though the eldest daughter is only fifteen years old, she must be very smart to be able to be the eldest daughter at such a young age."
"The boss is sixteen years old this year."
Old Man Wang rolled his eyes at Wang Daneng and said, "I know the boss is sixteen years old. What I'm telling you now is about that group of people."
Wang Daneng laughed dryly twice, "Hey, Dad, you're right, everything you said is right!"
He now understood that the boss had done this to screen out those cunning and dishonest people.
Old Man Wang slapped Wang Daneng on the back and said proudly, "Have you figured it out? Why don't you thank me quickly? If it weren't for me, you would have been greedy for a small advantage and suffered a big loss."
At first, Wang Daneng had planned to take the money and then come back to work, but was stopped by a slap from Old Man Wang.
"Dad, you are the one who sees things right."
Father Wang pointed at Wang Dali who was not far away and said to his son, "The boss must like people like Dali the most. They have few ideas but are down-to-earth and hardworking. You should learn more from Dali and stop being so cunning."
Wang Daneng accepted the advice and said, "Yes, son, I will never have any evil thoughts again."
In front, Mao Qiang finished his lecture and ordered his men to watch these 30% of people leave as soon as possible.
The 30% of people had no choice but to go back dejectedly to pack up their things.
Only 522 of the original 600 laborers were left. Someone found Mao Qiang and recommended his fellow villagers to come to work.
Mao Qiang did not agree. Seventy percent of the victims were more than 1,500 people, which was more than enough for them.
Construction officially began on the 18th day of the first lunar month. Mao Qiang had the previously fired green bricks transported to Xiangshan Village and Baitou Mountain, and construction of the house and kiln began after the first lunar month.
At Heshun Wharf, people came to report one after another, and Niu Dayan stayed at the wharf every day to register people and assign work.
At the end of January, Yu's father and son brought more than 20 people to Qingping Village to meet Kang Yueran.
Kang Yueran was in a good mood when he saw so many experienced workers.
Yu Honghuo pointed at them one by one and introduced them to Kang Yueran. There were two master kiln operators who were very experienced in controlling the temperature in the kiln.
There are eight porcelain workers. After some porcelains are fired, the workers must go into the kiln wearing wet cloth to take out the porcelain while the temperature in the kiln is still high. Therefore, there are skills in how to take out the porcelain.
There are six potter's wheel craftsmen, who can basically form common porcelain shapes in one go.
Secondly, there are several mud-mining workers. Their jobs are different, but without exception, they are all skilled workers.
Kang Yueran was so happy that he almost lost his mind. "Don't worry, come to work at Baitou Mountain. As long as you have skills and are willing to work hard, I will definitely give you the highest monthly salary."
When everyone heard this, they were first delighted, and then they all looked at Yu Honghuo.
Is there something wrong? Kang Yueran asked Yu Honghuo, "If you have any requests, just tell me and I'll try my best to meet them."
Yu Honghuo looked embarrassed. "The boss has misunderstood. We are not trying to make demands. We are just carrying a problem with us. We need to explain it to the boss in advance."
"Just tell me the truth, and we'll discuss and solve it together." She must keep these people.
"Big Boss, you should have heard about how the Tiger Gang wiped out the Wang family in Zhangshan County. We all used to work in the Wang family's kiln.
Mr. and Mrs. Wang and several adult sons were all gone. Only Sun An, the chief steward of the family, escaped with the eight-year-old young master of the Wang family.
The relatives of the Wang family took advantage of the young child and colluded with the magistrate of Zhangshan County and divided up all the shops and businesses of the Wang family.
The Wang family kiln thus fell into the hands of Mr. Wang's cousin Wang Quancai. Wang Quancai didn't know how to fire a kiln but he always gave us orders, which often led to people getting hurt.
I couldn't stand it, so I resigned with my sons and went home in anger. They didn't want to work anymore, but the contract they signed with the Wang family kiln hadn't expired yet, so if they wanted to leave, they would have to pay a lot of money.
Master Song, the kiln firer, added, "If so many of us quit at the same time, Wang Quancai will definitely not let it go and will definitely cause trouble for the boss."
Kang Yueran waved her hand and said, "It's okay. I will go to Zhangshan County in the next two days to resolve this matter. You can just stay here without worry."
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