"Have you heard, our cement workshop is about to start paying wages, just like the group of people in the workshop army who worked and got paid during the Chinese New Year."

"Really, it's great, we can have money to spend in the future."

"The people who work in the workshop with Lao Zhutian in Yakou Village can get paid at the beginning, and when we get paid in the future, won't we be like them, and there will be no workshop for us to eat and wear?"

"Yes, these won't be canceled, and I heard that their children have to pay for school, will we do the same in the future?"

"I think it's good now, although there is no salary, but as long as the work is done well, the workshop solves our food and clothing, this salary, these good things will not be canceled, right?"

"I heard from our head of the family that in the future, those who work in the workshop will still be given clothes and food, and those who don't work in the workshop will have to rely on our wages to support them."

"I just don't know how much each person's salary is, is it enough to support the family? My child is just over two years old and can't work yet. ”

"I don't think there's anything to worry about, I heard that our owner, Lord Zhao, has been thinking about it for several days, and he will definitely take these into account."

"It's confirmed, our boss Lord Zhao will come back to announce to you that Guo Wei came to inform us of the matter just now."

……

As soon as the news came out that the cement workshop was going to start paying everyone, everyone was excited at first, but then there were a lot of worries.

Zhao Yuan showed Zhang Xucong and a few others the salary and welfare system formulated, although they felt that it was a bit too much for the workers, but they did not raise any objections, and the matter was settled.

"Let's go straight to the cement workshop, have they all arrived?" Zhao Yuan asked.

"It's all here, sir." Guo Du, who informed the cement workshop personnel, replied.

"Okay, let's go over then." Zhao Yuan invited Zhang Xucong and the others.

Outside the cement workshop, in the open space next to the fine sand river, the workers of the workshop stood densely at this time, except for the prisoners who had been taken to work, they were all here at this time, and the production of the workshop was temporarily stopped.

"Why did the cement kiln stop, doesn't it mean that the production is very tight?" The workers who had returned from the coal mines, iron mines, and clay mines looked at the cement kiln workers and asked.

"The steward said, today is very important, our host Lord Zhao has a big event to announce, so everyone must come."

"You can't stop, it's all about money that's delayed."

"Let's leave it alone, adults have their own considerations."

……

As soon as the people gathered, it seemed a little noisy, but when some workers saw Zhao Yuan and his party coming, the noise slowly subsided.

"Hello everyone, it's been a long time since everyone came to the cement workshop to start working, and we haven't had so many people gathered. We have limited conditions here, and we will call everyone back today, mainly because there are some things related to everyone's vital interests to announce. The group came to the high platform in front of the cement workshop, and Zhao Yuan said loudly after seeing that everyone was quiet.

"Let me first introduce to you a few owners of our cement workshop, Zhang Dongjia Zhang Xucong, Wang Dongjia Wang Pinxuan, Ran Dongjia Ran Yanbo, and Wan Dongjia Wan Yunjun, you may have seen it at the beginning of the establishment of our cement workshop."

"The cement workshop has grown from scratch and can achieve its current achievements without the strong support of several owners, let us all welcome the arrival of the four owners with warm applause, and thank them for their dedication to our cement workshop."

Zhao Yuan said loudly to everyone.

"Brother Atom can really say, you can see their eager expressions." Wang Pinxuan whispered to Zhang Xucong on the side.

"It's morale-boosting, don't you feel like your blood is boiling, how does it feel to be thanked in public." Zhang Xucong clapped his palms and whispered to Wang Pinxuan.

"It's pretty good, although I still feel a little distressed." Wang Pinxuan looked at the workers below.

"Most of the workers in our cement workshop are hard-working people, some people have traveled hundreds of kilometers, some people have lost their relatives, and finally came to Danling, at that time they faced the dilemma of lack of food and clothing, and even for a bite of food, they were bitten by wild beasts......" and other applause stopped, Zhao Yuan continued to give a speech to everyone.

After recalling the hardships at the beginning, Zhao Yuan told everyone about the achievements of the cement workshop in most of last year.

"Our cement workshop, from scratch, fired cement has been sold as far as (Cheng) Chendu, repair houses, pave roads, greatly facilitate people's living and travel, although the cement workshop did not earn much money in most of last year, but after several of our cement workshop owners discussed, it was decided to let everyone enjoy the dividends brought by the cement workshop, from today onwards, everyone can also receive wages."

As soon as Zhao Yuan finished speaking, the workers below began to cheer.

"Let's be quiet!" Zhao Yuan pressed down with both hands to make everyone quiet.

"Of course, after the cement workers start to pay everyone, the rest of everyone's treatment will not change in the first two months, and after two months, your family will have to support themselves."

After Zhao Yuan said this, he looked at some of the workers below and suddenly looked a little panicked, and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, fortunately, the wage system was started, otherwise after a long time, these workers would be accustomed to the full welfare system of the cement workshop, and it would be even more difficult to change.

"You don't have to worry that everyone's wages can't support your family, take the first-class worker with the least salary as an example, the monthly salary is 300 copper coins, that is, 1,200 wen iron coins, according to the current grain price, 30 wen iron coins per catty of grain, you can also buy 40 catties of grain, and you yourself, meals are still provided by the canteen of the cement workshop, which is completely enough to feed the elderly and children who can't work at home." Zhao Yuan calculated an account for everyone.

Although the elderly and children at home cannot work in the workshop, they can also do some other light work, and they can also make some progress.

This is still the first-level worker with the least salary, and the second-level worker, the wage will have 400 copper coins, even if the family does not do any work, there will be no problems in life.

Once the level of the worker is promoted to the level of master, the salary is enough for the family to eat and drink, and there is still a lot of money to buy some other things.

"This year, our farm will also be expanded, and the vacant land around the cement workshop will be planted with vegetables, and the meat and vegetables will be the same as before for the first three months, and they will be distributed to everyone for free in limited quantities, but after three months, these things will also depend on everyone's wages to buy." Zhao Yuan continued.

Now, some of the workers below are happy and some are worried, although the workers who have been promoted to the second level or above do not need to worry about anything, but they are still first-level workers, and they are a little panicked.

The big pot of rice has been broken since then, and how they will live in the future can only rely on their own performance in the workshop.