Qin Zhaoyue happily returned to the princess's residence.
When he heard that the two managers had managed their businesses well and had both paid double the fines, he couldn't help but smile.
"I'm a fucking genius!"
That's great! The donation issue was completely resolved, the tower was cleared out, and five talented people were recruited.
A big, simpleton with superhuman strength and low intelligence, he's perfect for being trained as a loyal bodyguard.
Those skilled in divination passed the Ming Suan Ke (a type of mathematics exam) and were graduates of proper mathematics doctorates, which proved useful in accounting and planning.
After the industry is reorganized, they can be sent out to be managers or something.
The artist...she's very useful!
Those novels and short dramas I watched in my past life weren't for nothing. The popular novels these days are nothing more than stories of talented scholars and beautiful women, and tales of gods and monsters.
Tsk, that's not good enough at all.
Qin Zhaoyue only needs to casually make up a few sets and add some illustrations, and she'll make a fortune!
These three are all quite practical. The remaining two, an alchemist and a magician, seem useless, but they are actually foreshadowing her future plans.
It's secondary that a Taoist priest knows medicine and alchemy; the key is that he can do some research.
The important thing about magic tricks is not the magic tricks themselves, but that he can design and make ingenious mechanisms.
What they have in common is that they are all creative.
Having lived through the information explosion and the era of short videos for everyone, Qin Zhaoyue has a lot of knowledge.
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They've acquired a wide range of knowledge, and any one of them would be incredibly powerful in this era.
Technology is the primary productive force. Qin Zhaoyue plans to keep the two of them around for now and observe them before making any decisions. If any profitable projects come up, she'll have an excuse to keep them around.
It was already afternoon, but since I had already eaten brunch, I wasn't too hungry, so I asked the kitchen staff to prepare more food.
After all, we just recruited some talent, so it's only right to treat them to a meal before they start working.
Before long, Xiyu came to report that she had investigated and found out about Da Sha Ge's situation.
Right there in the southern part of the city, his physique was so striking that you could easily find out a lot of information about him with just a few inquiries.
It was pretty much the same as what I'd heard when I was in the tower, maybe even worse.
Because he wasn't smart enough, he couldn't do any slightly complicated work, and could only move low-value heavy objects.
Carrying sandbags, bricks, and stones, doing unpaid work was commonplace for him, and even young children could bully him.
He lived in an abandoned, dilapidated house, with only a straw mat, an earthenware pot, and a tattered piece of cloth as his entire possessions.
Things finally started to look up after he met that middle-aged martial artist named Lu Tieshan.
"Lu Tieshan was originally a bodyguard and a seventh-rank martial artist. Later, he was seriously injured and his blood and qi were greatly damaged, so his path in martial arts was cut off."
He then made a living by blacksmithing and pot mending, while his wife took on laundry jobs at home.
They were already struggling to make ends meet, and could only occasionally help the child out, giving him a decent meal.
"Wait a minute," Qin Zhaoyue raised her hand to interrupt him, "What child?"
Xi Yu's expression was strange. "It's that big, clumsy guy. He's only sixteen this year..."
Qin Zhaoyue's eyes widened, her mouth agape in a daze.
Xi Yu wasn't surprised at all; he had been stunned when he first heard the news.
He was eight feet tall and as strong as a bear, yet he had only been married for a year and was still far from reaching adulthood.
After a long while, Qin Zhaoyue waved her hand and said, "Continue."
"The manager of the first floor wanted to embezzle funds and was looking for 'talented people' everywhere to increase the number of registered people so that he could take advantage of the situation."
Lu Tieshan was the top pot mender, and the child was the strongest. Each of them received five taels of silver per month.
Lu Tieshan kept all the money for him and provided for his meals, but he didn't seem to cheat him; in fact, he probably even contributed some money to the account every month.
"Wait a minute!" Qin Zhaoyue called out again. "Do you think I don't know the price of grain? Ten coins for a bushel of coarse grain, and you still have to pay extra for the five taels of silver for food?"
Xi Yu wasn't surprised at all when he heard this; he had been quite taken aback when he first heard the news.
"Your Highness, it's true."
Qin Zhaoyue gasped. "Someone come here! Tell the kitchen to prepare enough food for three more people."
After investigating, the conclusion was that there was nothing wrong. Surely they wouldn't have been planning this for over a decade just to send a fool into the princess's residence to trick her, would they?
"Ask that man surnamed Lu if he is willing to enter the manor."
"A镖师 (bodyguard/escort) must know how to drive a carriage, and his wife does cleaning and sweeping work, earning five taels a month."
Xi Yu suddenly raised her head, her face filled with unconcealed shock. Could it be that her master... had softened his heart?
Is this still the same domineering, unreasonable, and absurd sixth princess?
"What are you looking at? Get lost!"
"Okay."
After conducting her investigation, Xi Yu also developed a favorable impression of the Lu family couple, fearing that she might offend His Highness and extinguish the little bit of sympathy she had finally begun to feel.
Not daring to say a word, he bowed and quickly withdrew.
Qin Zhaoyue didn't think she had any good intentions.
For someone who is not related to you to take care of that silly child, and who dared to stand up for him in front of me, the princess, on the first floor, at least shows he has decent character.
He was once a seventh-rank martial artist, more than capable of being a coachman.
Ten taels of silver a month—it's a great deal, allowing you to do good deeds while also taking care of the mentally challenged child.
Two quarters of an hour later, a banquet was set up in the hall to entertain the five talents.
Although they entered the First Floor, no one expected that they would actually be taken into the Princess's residence.
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