"Wife, slow down and watch your step!"
Lu Baichuan stepped forward and pulled the person back, his face full of worry.
"Don't be angry. When we get back, I'll open a clinic for you and steal all their business."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jiuniang immediately laughed and said, "Why would I open a clinic? I'm already too busy seeing patients at home. If I opened a clinic, would I even have time to rest?"
"No, I'm not asking you to practice medicine. I'm looking to recruit doctors from other places to compete with them for business."
Isn't this exactly what they're so interested in? Let's just satisfy them.
"Pfft! There's no need for that, it's too childish."
Jiang Jiuniang smiled and continued, "Actually, I'm not angry at their attitude towards me. I'm heartbroken about the techniques I worked on all night last night. I originally planned to give them to them without reservation so that they could benefit more people. Now it seems that they don't deserve it."
Jiang Jiuniang shook the thick stack of papers in her hand and sighed.
How did the doctors in Qianzhou City manage to be so consistent?
However, it was precisely because of this that Jiang Jiuniang realized the importance of popularizing medical knowledge.
The local doctors were not very receptive to new ideas, and because she had never revealed her identity and had no influence in the capital, they viewed her as a charlatan. This made it even more difficult to improve the overall medical skills of the local people.
This makes the establishment of a medical school even more necessary, as it would better cultivate doctors who are receptive and have no prejudice against her, only trust.
"Yes, they don't deserve it, let's ignore them."
Lu Baichuan coaxed her softly, his tone even a little cloying.
Jiang Jiuniang gave him a disdainful look and said, "Be normal. How's the recruitment situation lately?"
"Not very optimistic."
Jiang Jiuniang immediately slowed her pace: "What's going on?"
"As always, the people don't believe we will really pay wages, and many think that they can make a living by having their children steal money while they are idle, so they don't want to do any hard work."
Jiang Jiuniang: ...
This is to say, "Since they think they can make a living by stealing, then let them never be able to steal again, and if they do steal, they should be severely punished. Let's see who dares to be idle then!"
Jiang Jiuniang snorted coldly, "Stealing things and you're proud of it?"
She found them proper jobs, but they refused to do them, so she shouldn't blame her for being impolite.
In any case, we must correct these crooked and evil practices, otherwise it will still be women who suffer.
Because most of the people who steal outside are young girls, and families that can't make a living will only sell their daughters to wealthy families as servants.
Jiang Jiuniang closed her eyes, unsure of what to say.
After returning, Lu Baichuan went to the prefectural government office and asked the prefect to send people to guard the area around the mine. He ordered that any elderly people or children caught stealing should be taken away without any leniency.
The prefect's illness still depended on Jiang Jiuniang for support. As soon as Lu Baichuan finished stating his request, the prefect eagerly exclaimed, "This is a great idea! I've long wanted to teach those unruly people who won't listen to reason a lesson!"
After saying that, he immediately sent someone to do it.
Lu Baichuan: ...
He had originally wanted to reveal his trump card, but before he could even show it, Qian Xiao agreed.
It has to be his wife, amazing!
When Qian Xiao was serious about his work, he was quite reliable. He quickly arrested a lot of people. When the people made a fuss at the government office, they were forcefully suppressed. Then Lu Baichuan stepped forward to recruit workers, and the government testified that he would pay wages. He said a lot of nice things, such as that he could not only support his family, but also live a good life with meat every meal.
Because the government was acting as guarantor, the people were very interested. After asking some questions about their concerns, many people signed up.
Of course, not just anyone is needed. There will be a seven-day assessment period. Those who cheat, slack off, or have dishonest practices will not only be driven away but also sent to jail for a few days. This is one of the benefits of cooperating with the government.
Despite doing so much for Lu Baichuan, Qian Xiao couldn't get any benefit from him. In fact, he had to pay exorbitant consultation fees when he went to see Jiang Jiuniang. It was a painful loss, but there was nothing he could do about it.
After things were settled at the mine, people from the Lu family arrived.
Lotus made very thorough arrangements, employing people who had been trained in advance and were reliable, including designers, embroiderers, tailors, and even cooks—everyone Jiang Jiuniang had been assigned, whether she had mentioned them or not.
The shop's renovation is almost complete, and once these people arrive, we can prepare for the opening.
Jiang Jiuniang conveyed her meaning clearly and also provided the product recipes, and the shops opened one by one.
These shops cater specifically to wealthy people. The prices are very good, but the products are also genuinely good. Since many wealthy people here don't care about the price, both parties are happy.
So Lu Baichuan started looking at the account books. After looking at them more and more, he realized that doing business was not so easy. The only reason it was easy was because of the unparalleled formulas developed by his wife.
Once the business had completely stabilized, Jiang Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan began planning their next destination.
What started as a casual trip now seems to require us to find out where the news about the treasure came from, investigate who's behind it, and hopefully bring them to justice.
"This is so annoying! That damn emperor is always causing us trouble. Who cares about this clutter!"
Jiang Jiuniang was a little angry, but she only complained a few times. After all, there were too many countries around them that were eyeing them covetously, and they had to take it seriously. Otherwise, they might have a good life now, but when they got old and their children had to shoulder heavy responsibilities, the hidden crises would slowly surface, and their children would be under a lot of pressure.
As parents, we naturally want to pave the way for our children while we still have the ability to do so.
However, to the couple's surprise, the day before they were to depart, the second son of the Lin family came to their door and asked to see Lu Baichuan alone.
They weren't familiar with this person and didn't know why he had come to their door. Lu Baichuan wanted to take Jiang Jiuniang along to watch the drama unfold, but Jiang Jiuniang refused, telling him to tell her when he got back. After all, she was worried that her presence would affect the performance of the second son of the Lin family, so she was keeping something from him.
Lu Baichuan thought about it and agreed, so he let her rest in the courtyard and went to the front hall to see the second son of the Lin family.
The second son of the Lin family brought a gift today—a small box that looked very exquisite and quite valuable.
"What brings you here, Second Young Master?"
Logically speaking, since they robbed the Lin family's mine, they shouldn't be acting so obsequiously; it's really unreasonable.
"Don't worry, Third Master Jiang. I'm not here today for family matters. Firstly, I want to discuss a collaboration with you, and secondly, I'd like to make some friends."
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