Chapter 60: Recruiting an Apprentice
After listening to Jiang Mixia say so much in one breath, Jiang Youcheng scratched his head and thought for a long time, and finally raised his head and looked at Liu.
Mrs. Liu swallowed the last mouthful of rice porridge in the bowl without any hesitation, "I think my daughter is right."
Since Jiang Mixia woke up, she has become more and more clever, and everything she says makes more and more sense. Almost everything you do according to her words makes money.
Now Jiang Mixia is thinking of setting up a workshop, and Liu thinks that there is no problem.
For the moment, Liu agreed to this matter.
There is no need to talk about Song Jingyun. He always agrees with whatever his daughter says.
Jiang Youcheng nodded without hesitation, "Okay, let's do as my daughter says, but I have to talk to the head of the village about this later. Besides, I'm also thinking that if we want to open this workshop in the future, should we donate a portion of the money every year to the ancestral hall in the village to provide some support for the lonely, elderly and weak?"
People of the same clan and surname live in the same village. If one family becomes wealthy, they will often help the others. If another family has problems, others will help. But if someone bullies someone in the village, the whole village, young and old, will fight together.
This is the clan.
Jiang Mixia didn't know much about these things within the clan, but she knew a lot about the ways of the world.
Being kind and doing good deeds are good things, and are also a good way to win people's hearts and establish prestige. The family business will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future. If you do some good things from the beginning, your clansmen will be able to help you when you encounter special situations.
"Just do as Dad says." Jiang Mixia said, "I only know how to do business and make money. I don't know much about the ways of the world. Just let Dad do it."
It's not that I don't understand, I just want to bring honor to him as a father.
Jiang Youcheng chuckled and drank the wine in the bowl.
After breakfast the next day, Jiang Youcheng went to find Jiang Zhengxin and told him that his family wanted to open a workshop and hire people from the village to do the work, and that he would donate half of the money earned from the workshop to the village ancestral hall every year.
"That's a good thing."
Jiang Zhengxin smiled when he heard this. "The people in the village can work and earn money, and the ancestral hall can also receive half of the donations every year to take care of the lonely elderly or women and children."
"Brother Youcheng, you said you wanted to make money, but you also did a great thing for the village."
"Please don't praise me like that." Jiang Youcheng chuckled, "I have to trouble you to help me arrange this matter. Tell everyone to see if any young man is willing to do this business. Come to my house to learn about the situation."
"Okay, don't worry about it. I'll help you." Jiang Zhengxin readily agreed, and at noon, he struck the gong. When all the villagers gathered at the door of the ancestral hall, he told them that Jiang Youcheng's family wanted to hire workers and would pay apprentices to make baskets.
Please note that it is the wages paid to the basket weaver apprentices, not the money paid by the basket weavers to their families.
When the news came out, Jiangjia Village was in an uproar.
"This Jiang Youcheng, his brain should be fine."
"How can you say that? Just because someone takes in an apprentice, you say that the person is crazy. I think you are the one who is crazy for saying such things."
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'm just talking about this. Those who have skills want to keep it to themselves. Even if they want to take apprentices, they ask the apprentices to pay some money before they can learn the skills. Jiang Youcheng not only doesn't charge money, but also gives money to apprentices?"
"If you say so, it is indeed a bit strange. Is this true..."
"Oh, why think so much? Why don't you just go to their house and ask? Look at you guys. You said the one who paid to learn the craft was black-hearted, but you asked why the one who paid to learn the craft was really hard to please. Jiang Youcheng's family is willing to pay for the work, isn't it because they are all kind-hearted people?"
"That's right, people should be grateful. Don't make blind guesses here. Go ask Jiang Youcheng's family and you'll know if it's true."
"Hey, hey, hey, don't go now. Wait until after dinner. It's ridiculous to go all together now..."
According to the rules of farmers, you cannot visit someone's home at mealtime unless you are a guest. If you think you want to eat at someone's home, you have to be cautious.
These are the rules that everyone must follow.
So, although everyone was eager to try it, they still went home to have lunch first.
But before the Jiang Mixia family had put down their lunch bowls and cleared away the dishes, people came to their door one after another to ask about the work and apprenticeship.
What needs to be done, how much is the salary, and what kind of talents are willing to be employed?
Because they had to make a box of bags to be delivered to the academy in half a month, Jiang Youcheng, Song Jingyun and Liu were busy with their work, so the task of responding to inquiries fell on Jiang Mixia.
Jiang Mixia was also not vague. She set up a table outside her house and answered questions one by one for everyone who came to ask questions.
If you come to do the work, you have to cut bamboo and split bamboo strips. You are required to be strong and healthy, preferably male, and not less than 16 years old. The monthly wage is 400 wen. The probation period is one month, during which 80% of the wages will be paid. If you fail the probation period of three days, you will be paid on a daily basis.
If you come to be an apprentice to weave bamboo baskets, the monthly wage is 100 wen during the apprenticeship period and 80% of the wage during the one-month probation period. After completing your apprenticeship, you must continue to work here and must work for a full ten years, otherwise it will be a breach of contract. During the working period in the workshop, the workshop will ensure that the wages are not lower than the market price.
However, if the worker closes down due to health reasons or the workshop cannot be run, it does not fall into the category of breach of contract. After ten years, the worker can continue to renew the contract or do other work. However, after leaving the workshop, he or she is not allowed to do such work within ten years, nor can he or she teach others to do it. Otherwise, it is also a breach of contract and the worker must pay compensation to the workshop.
After they officially start making baskets, each person's monthly wage is based on three hundred wen, and commission is calculated based on the amount of finished products. The more you work, the more you earn. Basically, the monthly wage will not be less than five hundred wen.
If you can't learn after five months, you can be hired if you are willing to do the work of cutting bamboo. If you don't want to, you can find another way out, but you can't do this kind of work in the next five years, otherwise you will have to pay compensation...
Jiang Mixia explained it in great detail, and the people in Jiangjia Village understood it and thought it was very reasonable.
The most important thing is that the salary is not low, and after you finish your studies, you can continue to work in the workshop. It cannot be said to be a stable job, but it is at least a basic guarantee.
So many people of appropriate age in Jiangjia Village came to sign up.
Jiang Mixia's family discussed it and decided that they didn't need so many people at the beginning. They only needed one person to do the bamboo cutting work and two apprentices.
The number of people who signed up far exceeds this number.
With so many people, we naturally have to select and choose the most suitable person.
There are no big requirements for the job of chopping bamboo and splitting bamboo strips. All you need is great strength and the ability to do the job for a long time. Among the more than ten people who signed up, Jiang Mixia and Jiang Youcheng finally decided on Jiang Bangu.
Jiang Banggu is in his early twenties, full of energy, and has many brothers in his family.
Regarding the wages, let me explain. Four hundred wen a month is only a dozen wen a day, which seems a bit little. But basically five taels of silver a year is enough for a small family in ancient times to eat and drink. In ancient times, the least valuable thing was people. The price of buying and selling a maid was only about 10 to 20 taels of silver (sometimes five or six taels). This was the price of human life, so you can imagine the cost of labor. So four hundred wen a month, almost five taels of silver a year, is already a very good wage.
The overall labor cost in ancient times was low, which cannot be compared with the current labor cost, nor can it be measured by the current price ratio. Please understand ~ (End of this chapter)
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