After two busy days, everything was finally settled. The pharmaceutical factory had a net profit of 266,940 taels of silver.
The winery made a profit of 193,723 taels of silver.
The inn made a profit of 9,320 taels of silver.
The profit from the toiletries business was 3,780 taels of silver.
The store made a profit of 636 taels of silver.
The canteen made a profit of 265 taels of silver.
Of course, the shops, inns, and canteens were set up to make things convenient for visiting merchants and patients seeking medical treatment. They were all priced reasonably, and no one expected to make a fortune from these places.
They mainly make money from glass, pharmaceuticals, and wineries.
Anyway, the income of this industry this year is about 1.1 million taels of silver.
I did the accounting in November, back when the winery and pharmaceutical factory weren't profitable yet.
At that time, they made more than 300,000 taels of silver from glass. Now, two and a half months have passed. Moreover, during these two and a half months, the winery and the pharmaceutical factory have also entered a period of explosive profit. In just over two months, the manor's profits have skyrocketed from more than 300,000 taels to more than one million taels.
At the time, it was said that 30% would be allocated to Tai'an Prefecture, and 160,000 taels had already been given. After the accounts were settled this time, another 160,000 taels of silver were sent to the prefectural government.
At the same time, he also gave 200,000 taels of silver to Han Zhongyu. If it weren't for Han Zhongyu, the governor, as her backer, Xie Yushu might not have been able to keep these things, and they would have been divided up by those powerful and wealthy people long ago.
After deducting the amount given to Tai'an Prefecture and Han Zhongyu, Xie Yushu still had more than 700,000 taels of silver left.
Give Qu Xiaodie 100,000 taels of silver as monthly pay for staff members of the manor and for daily operations.
He then set aside another 50,000 taels as year-end bonuses and distributed them to everyone.
It just so happened to be the day before the Lunar New Year, so Xie Yushu had the managers of various places give the workers a holiday early in the morning, and the workers in the factories outside each received an extra three hundred copper coins as a year-end bonus.
The managers and accountants of the winery and pharmaceutical factory each received one hundred taels of silver as a year-end bonus.
Other small factories charge five taels of silver.
After receiving their money, everyone happily went home to prepare for the New Year.
Xie Yushu and the others also closed the gates of the resort and officially held the resort's year-end summary meeting.
The meeting was not held in a grand manner; it took place in the courtyard of the mountain resort. Each manager stood in a separate spot, with their subordinates behind them.
Xie Yushu stood on the platform in front, looking at the hundreds of people below, feeling a mix of emotions. In the blink of an eye, she had been here for almost two years.
This place has transformed from a barren mountain into a renowned commercial district. Xie Yushu feels proud. Looking at the prosperity and bustling scene before her, and then thinking back to when she first arrived and was struggling to make ends meet, it feels like a lifetime ago!
The people in the audience stood tall and proud, full of energy, their eyes filled with joy and hope as they waited for Xie Yushu to speak.
Xie Yushu didn't keep them waiting any longer. She had six baskets of silver brought in and announced loudly...
"This year, everyone worked overtime from the first month of the lunar calendar until the end of the year. Thank you all for your hard work!"
"It's no trouble at all! I'm willing to serve the princess!"
Everyone said in unison.
Xie Yushu smiled and continued...
"I won't say much else. Your hard work will pay off today. These six baskets of silver are your year-end bonus, which is a reward in addition to your monthly salary!"
Now, everyone, listen to my instructions and line up to receive yours.
All the farm laborers, maids, servants, and boys received three taels of silver each.
"Queue up and get yours from Chunyu."
“Each of the guards will receive ten taels of silver, which they can collect at Nanxing.”
The guards outside the mountain gate also each received a year-end bonus of ten taels of silver, which Xie Zhong collected on their behalf and will distribute later.
"Each of the top-class guards will receive thirty taels of silver, which they can collect from Commander Zhao."
Everyone followed Xie Yushu's instructions and lined up to receive their respective rewards.
Holding the real silver in their hands, everyone's face lit up with a happy smile. This year-end bonus was equivalent to their monthly salary for a whole year, how could they not be happy!
Although they knew that Xie Yushu would give them rewards, they really didn't expect it to be so generous. They thought it would be just a little more than the workers outside the mountains, and five or eight hundred copper coins would be fine.
Who would have thought that the number of people outside would be ten times that of those outside? I felt even more fortunate to have been chosen by Xie Yushu and entered the manor.
After everyone had finished collecting their rewards and returned to their respective seats, Xie Yushu arrived at Xie's place once again, waiting to see the next round of rewards.
Seeing that the first group of people had returned to their positions and three of the silver baskets were empty, Xie Yushu had the empty baskets removed and continued...
"The second group to receive awards are our resort's outstanding employees."
Following nominations from Master Zheng, Master Zhou, Master Sun, Manager Wang, Commander Zhao, Manager Sun, and Manager Qu, and with everyone's approval, a total of twenty-one outstanding employees have been selected. These twenty-one outstanding employees are Wu Yi and Zhang Tao from under Commander Zhao, and Wang Dong from under Master Sun, Song Mo...
Now, let's give a warm round of applause to these 21 outstanding employees as they come to the stage to receive their awards.
The prize money is thirty taels of silver and a pure silver medal!
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, enthusiastic applause rang out from below the stage, and twenty-one people walked up in a straight line with their chests out and heads held high.
After receiving the silver and medals, all twenty-one people thanked Xie Yushu, who then waived the formalities and let them go home.
These people were either those who had shed blood for the resort in terms of security or those who had contributed greatly to the resort in terms of manufacturing. Xie Yushu was sincerely grateful to them.
The third group consisted of the right-hand women of the various managers, who coordinated the various affairs of the manor. They had both merits and hard work, and each of them was rewarded with fifty taels of silver.
Of course, red plums are an exception.
This group consisted of Nanxing Chunyu and his team, along with Commander Zhao, Steward Sun, and Wang Wu's deputies.
The silver was given to them by Aunt Su; it was fifty taels of silver ingots, so heavy that they were almost too heavy to handle. The group of people grinned from ear to ear as they received the silver.
Finally, Xie Yushu invited the manor's head stewards up to the stage and praised them lavishly.
"The fact that our Yuquan Manor has been able to develop steadily to this point, and that everyone can earn money here peacefully, is largely thanks to these senior managers."
As the general manager of the mountain villa, Steward Qu oversaw everything inside and outside the mountains. He had worked hard and made great contributions, and was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.
Commander Zhao, who is fully responsible for the security of the manor, has trained batches of excellent guards to protect the manor and serve as our solid support. He has worked very hard and is hereby rewarded with eight hundred taels of silver.
Manager Sun opened up the sales channels for our manor in less than a year. The manor's business is so prosperous. Manager Sun deserves the most credit and is rewarded with eight hundred taels of silver.
Master Zheng, Master Zhou, and Master Sun have made significant contributions to the manor's manufacturing industry, and each of them is awarded six hundred taels of silver.
Manager Wang coordinated the personnel transfer at the resort, ensuring the output of various agricultural products and providing the factory with the highest quality raw materials. He was rewarded with three hundred taels of silver.
As the saying goes, "Without rules, there can be no order." Our manor is governed by strict rules and complete etiquette. Etiquette gives us authority and inspires respect in outsiders. This is all thanks to Aunt Su's excellent teaching. Here is a reward of two hundred taels of silver.
"Guards, present awards to the chief stewards!"
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