Chapter 317 I promise to satisfy you
This made Hu Cong feel very comfortable.
In fact, he still understands the principle of changing circumstances at different times.
Now in the northwest, no one is optimistic about his abilities anymore. I am afraid that only the Mohist school would regard and value him as highly as before.
He was particularly interested in He Zhiran's design drawings. If he did not personally participate in the construction, he would probably have regrets in his life.
Therefore, even if Mo Jiuye did not agree to contract all the projects to him, he would choose to participate.
It's just that I may feel a little uncomfortable inside.
After the matter was finalized, the two discussed some details with Hu Cong.
He Zhiran was also very wealthy, and he directly gave Hu Cong 10,000 taels of silver notes. For ordinary people, this amount of silver was definitely a number that they could not even imagine.
For Hu Cong at the moment, it is an astronomical figure.
After all, he had been exiled to the northwest, and could only make a little money to make a living by relying on his skills.
Although this amount of silver was not entirely given to him, it was still a huge sum of money for Hu Cong at the moment.
Hu Cong was indeed a little confused when he received so much silver.
"Madam Nine, what are you doing?"
He Zhiran smiled and explained, "Since I have entrusted all matters related to building the house to Brother Hu, I will no longer interfere in anything. Brother Hu will also have to worry about the materials needed in the future, so this money also includes the cost of purchasing some materials and labor."
Of course, He Zhiran had made a preliminary calculation of the cost before coming to Hu Cong.
Labor was very cheap in that era. Physical work like building a house only cost fifteen to twenty cents a day.
Building ten courtyards like theirs is no small undertaking, and it certainly requires a lot of manpower.
If one hundred people could be recruited to work every day, and the wages were calculated at the highest price of twenty wen, the daily labor cost would be only two taels of silver.
The bricks, tiles, wood, etc. for the house had been prepared before the Chinese New Year, and the number of ceramic toilets needed was not large, so one hundred taels of silver was enough.
The only items that may be more expensive are the iron pipes used for floor heating. In ancient times, materials were scarce, not many iron mines were developed, and they were often controlled by the imperial court. Therefore, the price of iron was relatively high.
Even so, a few thousand taels would probably be enough.
There were only a few scattered items left, which didn't cost much silver.
If Hu Cong could plan these expenses well and help the Mo family build the house, he could earn at least four thousand taels.
He Zhiran was able to calculate it clearly, and a professional like Hu Cong naturally could calculate it even more clearly than her.
"Even if some expenses are included, it shouldn't cost that much!" Hu Cong was still a little surprised.
When he was in Beijing, if he came across a project that interested him, he would rather not make any money than not participate.
Now in the most barren northwest of Dashun, the Mohist school actually paid him such a high salary.
Seeing Hu Cong was feeling awkward, Mo Jiuye said, "Brother Hu, in the past in the capital, I couldn't even invite you with so much money. So, don't be so polite and accept it!"
Hu Cong is not the kind of person who is awkward, so he just lets it go if he can't refuse.
No one would dislike having too much money.
"In that case, I won't be polite. I will do my best to complete the Mo family's house and guarantee that you will be satisfied."
"Okay, Brother Hu, you can start preparing in the next few days. As for the labor, you can discuss it with the headmen of several surrounding villages."
Spring plowing is about to begin, and Xiling Village definitely does not have enough manpower. What's more, when it comes to spring plowing, many strong laborers cannot come out to work.
Contact people from several villages and you will find that there are always some families with many males. I don’t believe that there will be no one willing to work and earn money.
"Okay, I'll take care of all this."
Hu Cong also thought so. As long as he had money, he would have no problem finding people to hire.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye knew that Hu Cong was eager to study her design drawings, so they said goodbye and left after discussing it.
Now that Hu Cong has been entrusted with the task of building the house, they can worry less and can focus on spring farming in the remaining time.
Hu Cong acted quickly. He locked himself in the room for two days to study and had thoroughly understood He Zhiran's design drawings.
He first contacted a porcelain kiln to make toilets, and then contacted several blacksmith shops in Yuncheng to make iron pipes for floor heating.
After all these things were arranged, he found the village heads of several surrounding villages and hired people to help build the house.
Although the spring plowing season is approaching, just as He Zhiran expected, those who have more labor in the family are willing to lend one or two hands to do the work.
After all, few people are willing to give up this kind of business that makes quick money.
He Zhiran is also busy here.
In recent days, she and Mo Jiuye rented a large yard in Yuncheng not far from the pier.
She stored all the fruit trees that had been cultivated in the space in advance there.
The plants or seeds produced in the space are not picky about the land and climate, so the variety of fruit trees she prepared is very complete.
There are apples, tangerines, oranges, peaches, cherries, and even mangoes and durian that grow in the tropics.
In short, everything she thought of was ready.
There are many types and numbers of fruit trees, so a lot of labor is required.
The laborers from Xiling Village and surrounding villages all helped build houses for their families, but this did not pose a problem for Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran.
The two men asked Meng Huaining for help and asked him to help find some laborers in the city.
The people living in Yuncheng do not have arable land at home, so there is no busy farming season.
Besides, He Zhiran's wages were very high, thirty coins per person per day. Even working in the city would not earn that much.
Meng Huaining sent someone to send out the news, and many people rushed to sign up.
When doing things for the Mohist school, even if it was just a small matter, Meng Huaining did not dare to be careless at all.
He deliberately sent all the officials to find out the personalities of those who signed up, and would not use anyone who was cunning or dishonest.
After careful selection, he finally helped the Mo family hire a hundred people.
He Zhiran planned to plant fruit trees all over such a large mountain area, so this project was naturally no small one.
The hired people first transported the fruit trees from the yard in Yuncheng to Xiling Village and then planted them.
In this way, it took a hundred people about ten days to plant all the fruit trees.
The hillside today is no longer as messy as it used to be, and is now filled with neatly planted fruit trees of all kinds.
Pear blossoms and peach blossoms have bloomed one after another, bringing a different kind of beauty to the mountain.
Of course, the fact that the Mo family had planted so many fruit trees on the mountain that no one had ever seen before naturally caused discussion among the villagers.
Even the Mohists themselves were a little confused at first.
He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye had already thought of an excuse when they were doing these things.
The reason they rented a yard close to the dock was that they wanted to continue using foreigners as scapegoats.
Although this excuse is a bit lame, it is better than being asked questions over and over again and not being able to give any clear answers.
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