According to Li Kang's meaning, being able to reward a few dozen taels, at most a hundred taels, is already a great benefit, and that smart man is definitely overjoyed.

In this era, the emphasis was on agriculture and industry, and the status of craftsmen was actually quite low, even if they took out inventions of such a level as the four major inventions and dedicated them to the imperial court, they were just honorary awards such as plaques, and it was very difficult to mix up an official position. Not to mention any material rewards, at most it is meaningful.

Moreover, there is no patent protection for the people, and others use it, so there are so many ancestral secrets that are passed on to children and daughters. To put it more exaggeratedly, just like a match, if the interests are large enough, it will lead to the forcible seizure of the powerful from all sides, which is to invite trouble for yourself.

Of course Qin Bai wouldn't do that. He explained: "There shouldn't be more than 200 matchsticks making now, right? Even if we have 200 households, we can rent this thing to them. The cost of making this thing is about two taels, plus the two taels paid to the person, each one is at most five taels. Originally, they used a knife to sharpen it, and they were busy working for only three or five dollars a month, but after using this tool, they could make at least ten times more, so we didn't charge much rent of five dollars a month. ”

"The purchase price of our matchsticks can be reduced to 30% of the original price. Excluding rent, the income of each household can be increased to one or two taels. Our costs can also be reduced a lot, and we can make a lot of money. And all the money is paid by me, to open a rental shop, only rent but not sell. Yongsheng accounts for three-thirds of the dry stocks, and whoever dares to interfere will break anyone's hand. Jingjiazhuang can be handed over to Tiesheng, Laizhou City can be handed over to monks, and they can arrange for more than a dozen brothers to start work. ”

Everyone felt that the more they listened, the better it became, and Cao Dacai sighed with a smile: "Big boss, how long is your brain?" ”

In this way, the smart man was rewarded handsomely, and the matchstick maker also increased his income. The match workshop also saves a lot of costs, and now the match rod needs to spend nearly 2,000 taels per month, except for a small part of outsourcing, most of it is done by itself, which consumes a lot of manpower and silver. It's one of the biggest costs. But now it has suddenly become a three-percent price purchase, and it can be fully outsourced, and the silver saved alone can be more than 1,000 taels per month. Not to mention the liberation of at least a few hundred laborers. And the purchase of those 200 tools is only 1,000 taels.

There is also the arrangement for Tie Sheng and the monks to start work. It's all about benefiting all parties, and everyone is happy. Even Qin Bai himself got the benefits, and the rental shop could be trickled down for a long time, and it could also make a profit of dozens of taels per month.

"Eh, Hakuji." Wu Lisong thought of another question, "There are too many matchsticks, can we sell them in time?" Also, there are so many people who don't have work, how to arrange it? ”

Qin Bai smiled: "I'll worry about the sale." And we only had these 200 households at the beginning, and each household was limited to renting one, so how many can we do? In the future, if there is more demand, it can be slowly released, but it can't be sold, and there are only these 200 households. As for the extra manpower, Lao Wu, aren't you short of manpower here? Even if there are many old, weak, sick and disabled, you can also make boxes. Oh, didn't you just say that there are dozens of people who are not very peaceful? Take advantage of this opportunity to give it to the monk! ”

It's been nearly two months since I left the mountain gate, and some of the gangsters who joined him began to be unable to bear the loneliness and feel at ease working and training here. And those thorns are difficult to manage, they are brave and competitive, and they are all very appealing. It is a group of more ambitious people, and they are looking forward to coming out as soon as possible.

The only flaw of these people is that they are not disciplined, but Yongsheng is precisely the most disciplined. If you deal with it, those people will definitely be unconvinced, but if you don't deal with it, it's rat poop that spoils a pot of soup. Therefore, this time I simply packed it and sent it all to the monk.

However, no one would have thought that this unintentional move would completely ignite the fuse of the war......

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At the beginning of the night light, at the door of Baihualou, Tao Qiulun was holding his left arm and wailing. His left hand had been severed, and three or four of his followers were lying in pools of blood.

And on the walls of the southern city, several figures slid down the rope. They were soon led to the monk, who asked, "Have you killed that old fellow?" ”

The man in the lead had a regretful expression: "Brother monk, that old guy is very fast, so he cut off a hand!" ”

The monk sighed and thought again: "Forget it, that's all." You go to Jingjiazhuang to avoid it first. Although things were not done neatly, at least Second Brother Bai had an explanation. ”

Since the last assassination, there have been rumors outside. And one of them made the monk's heart tremble, saying that the mastermind behind the scenes was actually the monk, who killed the big eyes and sunspots, and then won the territory in Laizhou City, that is, the monk's family was dominant. There are even more exaggerated, saying that the monk has already been distracted and wants to kill Qin Bai and take the throne himself.

After hearing this rumor, the monk suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. And it can't be explained at all, but the biggest beneficiary after the engagement is really the monk himself. Therefore, the monk has always wanted to find an opportunity to go to Jingjiazhuang, and wanted to explain it clearly to Qin Bai in person. However, at this moment, Qin Bai suddenly sent dozens of people.

The monk didn't know at all that Qin Bai actually didn't care about this rumor at all. These dozens of people were just sent here in order to get rid of these thorns.

The monk would definitely ponder Qin Bai's intentions, especially when he found that these people were all brave and competitive, and most of them were good players. Therefore, the more he thought about it, the more crooked he became, thinking that this was Qin Bai's silent warning to himself, and he already had doubts about himself.

And to dispel suspicion, the only way to do that is to vote. So the monk decided to simply send someone to assassinate Tao Qiulun and completely dissect his own thoughts. In addition, many of the newcomers were eager to get ahead, and they were all eager to try and make a name for themselves, so they finally planned this operation.

However, this operation completely ignited all contradictions. Early the next morning, Tao Qiulun gathered all his men to prepare for revenge, and the monk also prepared to fight. However, this imminent fire immediately scared the entire city of Laizhou. The government immediately stepped in to control the situation.

As a representative of the government, Gu Zhaohe also came to Jingjiazhuang and found Qin Bai, who had just returned from Xiaohongcheng. As soon as they met, Gu Zhaohe shouted without any image: "Second Brother Bai, Second Brother Bai, can you give my brother a face?" Let your people stop. We will also persuade Tao Ye. Don't make a fuss about you immortals fighting, we mortals are suffering? ”