Chapter 90: Calling Workers to Work
The next day, Shengxia went to court, and Xia Yanjing took Shi Tou to the dock.
"Shi Tou, I'm taking you with them today. You'll be in charge of the back end. You'll be paid the same day after we're done. I'll leave this mission to you."
"Master, I have never done this before, and I'm afraid I can't do it well." Shi Tou said uncertainly.
"It's okay. I'll take responsibility for anything you do wrong. Don't worry, just go ahead and do it."
"Okay, I will do my best and not let the master down." Shitou responded loudly.
Xia Yanjing thought about it later and felt that it would be inconvenient to run back and forth every day with so many people. If possible, he hoped that the workers could live there, and he could provide them with meals and allow them to rest for two days every two weeks.
"Chang Hao, is the boss you mentioned sure he wants so many people? I've called everyone I know here." Zhou Shan, the old man at the dock, asked worriedly.
"Don't worry." Chang Hao answered confidently. This was his unreasonable trust in Xia Yanjing.
Chang Hao stood under the tree, looking forward to Xia Yanjing's arrival. Soon Chang Hao saw a carriage wobbling towards him. When Chang Hao saw the stone, he knew that Xia Yanjing had arrived.
"The boss is here." Chang Hao said to the person behind him, and then quickly walked up to him.
Zhou Shan and others were a little nervous when they heard what Chang Hao said. He was afraid that the master who came would not want so many people. After all, everyone was waiting for money to buy rice and grain to take back. It was so hot recently and there was not much work to do.
After the carriage stopped, Xia Yanjing got off. Seeing so many people coming, and each of them was strong and healthy, Xia Yanjing nodded with satisfaction. That's right, I believe with so many people the work can be done quickly.
"Master, this is Zhou Shan. He brought these people here. Can you tell me how many people there are?" Chang Hao asked uncertainly.
"Not much. Ask Zhou Shan to come over. I have something to say to him." Xia Yanjing said to Chang Hao. If he had any problems, he could just go to the leader.
"Master." Chang Hao brought Zhou Shan over, and Zhou Shan called out a little stiffly.
"Zhou Shan, I think Chang Hao has already told you that I have a job here that's quite far away and takes a long time. It pays 60 wen a day, but it's not practical to travel back and forth, so I plan to let you stay over there."
"You can rest for two days every 15 days. I will arrange a car to take you there. If you are willing, you can go to Shitou to register. If not, each of you can give ten cents as compensation for the trouble of making the trip."
"If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."
"Master, are they still providing food over there?" Zhou Shan asked worriedly.
"Three meals a day, guaranteed to keep you full, but once you register to work, you cannot leave unless you are sick or there is an emergency at home." Xia Yanjing said in a gentle voice.
"Master Rong asked us to discuss it." Zhou Shan was a little hesitant after hearing this, but the conditions offered by Xia Yanjing were indeed very tempting.
After getting Xia Yanjing's approval, Zhou Shan came to his brothers. Then they gathered together. Zhou Shan repeated Xia Yanjing's words, and everyone talked about it for a while.
One of the brothers who was close to Zhou Shan asked, "Zhou Shan, what do you think?"
Zhou Shan pondered for a moment and said, "I want to go. We only make 40 coins a day working at the dock from morning to night, and that doesn't include meals. But following this master, I can earn 60 coins a day, and meals are included. Most importantly, this job lasts a long time, and I can save a lot of money. Now my family doesn't need money for anything."
Zhou Shan's words resonated with everyone, and they expressed their willingness to go and work. Now they have no work to do and are very anxious to stay at home every day. Now there is a long-term and stable job, and the employer is so good, what reason do they have to refuse?
Zhou Shan was the first to sign his name, and then everyone followed suit. Those who couldn't write their own names had Shi Tou write them for them. They signed their names, and finally there were 108 people in total.
"Thank you all for your hard work today. Everyone go back and pack up your things. We will gather at the same place tomorrow." Shi Tou said loudly to everyone.
After Xia Yanjing returned, he ordered people to prepare thirty tents, corresponding beds, bedding, and everything necessary.
The next day, Xia Yanjing arrived at the dock with the fleet of carriages that he had rented the day before. Everyone stood together with their luggage, looking forward to Xia Yanjing's arrival.
After Xia Yanjing's carriage stopped, everyone stood up straight and stiffly. Xia Yanjing did not get off the carriage, but asked Shi Tou to speak on his behalf. After all, Shi Tou would stay there to be responsible for supervision in the future.
Under Shi Tou's command, everyone got on the carriage. Although the carriage was very crowded, it was much better than walking, wasn't it?
In this way, a huge team of carriages set off towards Shilin Villa. Shilin Villa was the name given to that place by Xia Yanjing.
After everyone arrived, they first worked together to set up tents on the flat ground. The cook brought by the general's mansion also set up a stove and placed the pots and bowls and rice, flour, grain and oil in place one by one.
There is strength in numbers. Within an hour, everything was ready. Xia Yanjing stood in the shade of the tree and nodded with satisfaction. As the sun gradually moved higher, Xia Yanjing asked them to stop what they were doing and sit down to rest.
Xia Yanjing called Shitou and told him, "Shitou, it's very hot now. Don't work at noon, otherwise you will easily get heatstroke."
"I understand, sir." Shitou nodded seriously.
"Shi Tou, you've worked hard during this period. I can only feel at ease if I leave this place to you." Xia Yanjing raised his hand and patted Shi Tou's shoulder.
"I don't have to work. Compared with them, I'm already very happy. How can I say it's hard work? Master, don't worry." After a long time, Shi Tou called Xia Yanjing Master again, and it felt like a lifetime ago.
"Okay." Thousands of words were condensed into one word. Xia Yanjing knew that he should let go and let Shitou gain some experience. There would be more things that Shitou would need to do in the future.
After Xia Yanjing explained the specific content of the construction, he left in a carriage. He was accompanied by a fleet of rented carriages, and two carriages from the general's mansion were left there in case of any emergencies.
After returning to the capital, Xia Yanjing went straight to the East Market. It was almost dinner time, and everyone sat together eating steamed buns. The better ones ate steamed dumplings, and Zhang Mu also ate steamed dumplings with them.
"Brother Zhang, I'm here." Xia Yanjing came to Zhang Mu's side and suddenly spoke, scaring Zhang Mu.
Zhang Mu was also very surprised to see Xia Yanjing coming. He pulled Xia Yanjing to sit down and told Xia Yanjing about the progress of the past two days. Xia Yanjing also listened to Zhang Mu carefully.
"Brother Zhang, I'm confident in leaving these tasks to you. If you need anything, just come to me. We brothers have been working hard, so take a good rest at noon. Don't work too much. It's not worth it if you tire yourself out. I'll have the chef in the mansion prepare meals and send them over later. Don't eat steamed buns anymore."
"That's great. Don't you know that things in the East Market are too expensive? I didn't want to run back and forth in this hot weather, so I brought some steamed buns and other things to fill my stomach." Zhang Mu was very happy to hear that.
"Brother Zhang, let's discuss the blueprint later. We didn't have enough fun last time."
"Okay, no problem." Zhang Mu agreed happily.
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