The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1167

[1167. Chapter 1114 Up to Heaven to Listen]

Rongcheng County is under Dingxing County and adjacent to Baoding Fucheng.

Because of this, this became the west gate of Baoding Prefecture.

At this time, there is dust everywhere.

Because they borrowed money from Xishan Bank to build roads in Baoding Fucheng and Dingxing County, although the roads have not yet been fully connected, at this time, they have a new look.

Countless merchants poured in.

After all, although in the New Deal area, merchants had to pay taxes, there were many opportunities.

There is nothing left to be done, and the profits are especially high.

Workshops were set up directly one by one.

In order to rush the work, many workshops were set up as temporary work sheds. After recruiting manpower and purchasing raw materials, production began.

The environment here is extremely bad.

But there are young people everywhere, looking for jobs, and brokers are like flies, looking for opportunities.

The merchants worked tirelessly to get here and began to familiarize themselves with the environment.

The county government officials are already busy.

Because the county government collected commercial taxes and had money, it no longer relied on ordinary people to serve, but recruited a large number of officials. In the past, those illiterate people were all replaced by a group of energetic young people who could barely read and write. superior.

These people have energy and can learn.

Of course, most importantly, they have hope.

My own superiors all rose through the ranks relying on junior staff.

If you do well, wouldn’t you also have the opportunity to become a clerk, or even a clerk and registrar, or even a county magistrate and county magistrate…

Because of this, there are many people who have studied and are willing to join the government office. , this government servant was originally called a cheap official, but now, his status is different.

The six houses in the county have to take care of many things, from patrolling to attracting investment, to measuring land, collecting taxes, and even going to the countryside, to coordinating various construction sites, and even maintaining transportation.

In the past, political power did not extend to counties. Nowadays, too many new things are being spawned, and they must be coordinated and managed by someone.

These county officials are all novices, and they can do everything on their own.

Fortunately, the county magistrate Liang Min is a smart and capable person. He climbed up the ranks step by step from the petty officials and followed Ouyang Fujun. Sometimes he was at a loss as to what to do, so Liang Min had to do it himself, just like leading a group of young apprentices.

Chang Cheng’s fellow villager is not in Rongcheng County, but in a land more than ten miles outside the county seat. Although there is a road here, it seems barren, the land has been leveled, and workshops have sprung up one after another, because It was too late for all the workshops to settle in, and it looked a bit desolate.

Chang Cheng led Emperor Hongzhi and others to a wooden workshop.

Outside the workshop, there was an old man drinking tea from a big pottery bowl, looking leisurely.

When he saw Chang Cheng, the old man actually recognized him and said with a Tongzhou accent: “Ah, Chang Cheng, are you here too?”

“Come here, come here.” Chang Cheng was particularly friendly after hearing the local accent.

The old man hurriedly led him to the concierge, asked them to sit down, and then flew into the workshop.

Within a moment, seven or eight people came out. Apparently, they were all from Tongzhou, and they all had some relationship with Chang Cheng.

The leader, wearing a half-worn official jacket, looks like a businessman, but also has a dusty appearance. This is the common image of workshop owners here in Baoding.

While staying in the workshop every day to supervise production, I have to negotiate business with people at the same time. I am so tired that I am out of breath every day, especially with the recent increase in demand. If I produce more goods, I will make more money. Time waits for no one, and I can’t wait. Come, then, all of these people look like they are in a hurry.

When the man saw Chang Cheng, he stepped forward and said, “I knew you were coming too, bitch. I’ve urged you several times, but you haven’t been seen. Can you still survive in Tongzhou? Follow me and keep your strength. Can you?” Well clothed and well fed, come on, Lao Liang, take him with you tomorrow and teach him how to paint first. We are short of manpower now. We can’t recruit anyone. If we don’t deliver the goods, it will be over.”

The workshop owner’s eyes were red with anxiety.

Nowadays, there are many workshops and construction sites. How can a small workshop like his, which is located in the suburbs of the city, compete with those big workshops and cannot recruit people? Now that Chang Cheng is here, he seems to feel that his career has grown a little bit more. A feather, although it is not as powerful as a tiger, it still feels like it is about to fly.

He looked past Chang Cheng and saw Emperor Hongzhi and Fang Jifan.

All of a sudden, my eyes lit up.

He stepped forward and said, “These are friends of Chang Cheng, and they are all from Tongzhou, right? Oh, sir… sir… are scholars?”

Emperor Hongzhi was wearing a half-worn Confucian cedar.

At this moment, the workshop owner burst into tears and held Emperor Hongzhi’s hand affectionately: “Sir… Where can I find a job? Sir, let’s go and talk inside. Talk inside.”

Wang Shouren and others all had sullen faces, showing Nervous look.

The workshop owner, who was in his mid-thirties, looked at Wang Shouren again and said, “Is this gentleman also a scholar?”

Wang Shouren’s face was sullen, and he was serious about his words and gave the workshop owner a shut-in.

The workshop owner didn’t take it seriously, but decided to focus on the more amiable Emperor Hongzhi: “Sir, I’m new here too. No, no, no, you shouldn’t be called sir. I see you are older, so why not call me uncle? How about you?” ?”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

Fang Jifan thought to himself, I, Taishan, are all your uncles, so I will call my father-in-law my grandfather in the future.

The owner of the workshop was very attentive, constantly asking where he could find a job, and organizing the kitchen to prepare some food and wine.

Emperor Hongzhi and others were indeed hungry. Although the meal contained some meat, it was not well cooked.

On the other hand, Chang Cheng and the other waiters all ate deliciously. Chang Cheng deliberately kept a few shredded meats. After finishing the plate, he carefully picked up the shredded meat with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. Without swallowing, he bit his teeth carefully for dozens of times to completely digest the aftertaste of the meat before swallowing it.

Suddenly, his face lit up, and he felt happy.

The workshop owner patted him on the shoulder: “Work hard, you’ll get food and shelter, and meat for every meal. The apprentice will get two taels of silver per month. After two months, you will get a salary increase.”

Chang Cheng nodded hurriedly, feeling even more happy. Sheng.

The owner of the workshop took Emperor Hongzhi’s hand and cried: “Uncle, uncle, since I don’t have a high position, why not just be an accountant in this workshop? Uncle’s other friends can also be accommodated, they thought. If you want to be a painter, just be a painter. If you want to help with transportation, then transport it. If you want to make wooden furniture, just make wooden furniture. I’ll take care of it. Please don’t mind if the place is too small…”

Emperor Hongzhi: “…”

The workshop owner said: ” Five taels of silver per month, including food and accommodation, single room. “

Xiao Jing sneered from the side, this workshop owner is seeking death.

Fang Jifan looked confused… The quality of this workshop owner needs to be improved.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly said: “Okay, I will be the accountant.”

When the workshop owner heard this, he was about to cry.

As if afraid that Emperor Hongzhi would run away, he hurriedly asked someone to get the contract.

Only after signing the contract can you feel at ease.

Emperor Hongzhi didn’t take it seriously and named him. Under the contract, he wrote his own name – Zhu Dashou.

The workshop owner is happy, and the scholars are living well.

Nowadays, it is hard to find scholars in Rongcheng County.

The demand was so great that a new group of wealthy people had to hire scholars to teach their children if they wanted to study. When recruiting petty officials in the yamen, they all have to be educated, because they are said to be illiterate and unable to do anything. With so many workshops in Rongcheng County, there is an even greater need for scholars. Without scholars, how can one settle the accounts? And the contract is written in black and white. God knows if there are any traps in it. People who are good at reading and writing are not allowed to read it carefully. Why? rest assured?

Nowadays, there are too many monks and too few people. Scholars are very precious. In this place, the temple is small, and there is no one to do accounting or write. They rely entirely on half a bucket of water. The owner of the workshop, who is proficient in writing, has many jobs. Now he is better, and he actually A ‘scholar’ wearing Confucian shank came.

The workshop owner’s eyes shone brightly and he ordered: “Ask someone to tidy up a room and place it for my uncle. Tomorrow, ask my uncle to look at the account. As for you…”

He glanced at Fang Jifan and others.

Fang Jifan and others did not dare to say anything without Emperor Hongzhi’s orders.

But they all looked at Emperor Hongzhi pitifully, with a look in their eyes that said, “Your Majesty, don’t make trouble, we don’t want to work.”

Emperor Hongzhi, however, had a lot of time to relax, and his eyes were away from Fang Jifan’s.

The workshop owner pointed at Xiao Jing and said: “You are not young, and your skin is so fair. You were a decent person in the past, right? It doesn’t matter, you will have food when you come here. I see you are big and strong, go and saw wood.”

Xiao Jing’s eyes were filled with fire and he turned around: “Huh!”

The

workshop owner said indifferently, “You paint the wood.”

“Oh.” Wang Shouren looked indifferent.

Fang Jifan was afraid of being picked on by the workshop owner, but the workshop owner still looked at him: “The young man is very handsome. It’s a pity that he didn’t go to the theater to sing. I look at your thin skin and tender meat, I’m afraid you won’t be able to endure the hardship.”

Fang Jifan Xiaomi He nodded with a peck of rice: “I have been suffering from brain disease since I was a child. I often fall ill and am weak.”

“It doesn’t matter.” The workshop owner said: “As long as you can use your limbs, just follow Lao Liang to saw wood. Work hard. Good job. Well, I have a daughter…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s expression changed slightly, and then returned to his normal expression.

Fang Jifan: “…”

Why do we, Fang Jifan, always eat soft rice everywhere? Sure enough, he is handsome and can do whatever he wants.

Seemingly seeing that Fang Jifan and others were listless, the workshop owner raised his voice: “Do a good job, we Liu Ji Muxing, although we look like a grassroots team, but… to tell you the truth, telling you my background will scare you to death, my brother , Do you know where I am on business? In Xishan, at the Zhenguo Mansion in Xishan, working with Wang Jinyuan’s boss. Qi Guogong met him and talked to him. With him here, can our business be successful? “

Fang Jifan was startled: “Who is your brother?”

“Zhao Dayong!”

Zhao Dayong…

Fang Jifan actually seemed to have some memory, that man with a wretched look following Wang Jinyuan?

The workshop owner was indeed right. He did say two things to Zhao Dayong, one of which was: “Get out of here, you dog-like thing!”

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