After finishing the collection of commercial taxes, Li Zhi's position in Tianjin became more secure, and Li Zhi began to recruit new soldiers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Before recruiting, Li Zhi first counted the income and expenses of his business.

Now the profits of the industry under Li Zhi's name are extremely high, among which Lijia Stainless Steel sold 3,000 catties a month in January, and the monthly profit reached more than 4,000 taels, which is very considerable. And Li Zhi's glass mirror industry, after half a year of fermentation, the demand is even stronger. Nowadays, glass mirrors are sold all over the country, and more than 1,000 large and small mirrors can be sold every month, and the profit is as high as 21,000 taels per month.

Coupled with the increase in soap prices and the expansion of production, the profit has increased significantly, and now Li Zhi's monthly profit is as high as 82,000 taels of silver.

And Li Zhi's expenses are also huge. Li Zhi raised 8,000 elite soldiers and 130 city defense artillerymen, and these soldiers cost 36,500 taels of monthly money plus food. In addition, the saltpeter gunpowder spent on target training every month was also quite a bit, about 2,000 taels of silver. Combined with the expenses of the rifle workshop, the dragon tail car workshop, and various administrative staff, Li Zhi spent as much as 42,000 taels a month.

One plus and one subtraction, Li Zhi has a profit surplus of 40,000 taels per month.

With this surplus of 40,000 taels in hand, Li Zhi decided to recruit another 4,000 recruits. A soldier spends four taels or five cents a month on food and food, and after recruiting 4,000 recruits, Li Zhi spends an extra 18,000 taels of silver every month, and he can still maintain a profit surplus at the level of 22,000 taels and maintain his financial health.

Of course, soldiers also need to be equipped with clothing, water bottles, bedding and other items, but these materials are durable goods, and they can be used for several years when bought once, and are not included in the monthly turnover. Li Zhi had more than 300,000 taels of silver in savings, and it was very easy to buy these materials.

The barracks had been prepared in advance as early as January, and Li Zhi began to post notices in the counties near Gyeonggi, stating that Fanjiazhuang was recruiting family members, with a monthly salary of three taels and three meals of meat.

The good treatment of Fanjiazhuang soldiers is well known, and in the days of the physical examination and interview, there were a large number of people outside the west gate of Fanjiazhuang, and more than 40,000 people came to apply for recruitment.

Li Zhi took all the big and small officers into battle, carefully examined and interviewed, and selected the best.

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Boss Wei is the most famous young man in the Wei family.

He himself is a native of the Wei family, and the family has a status in the weizi. Coupled with his tall stature and great strength, he was even more regarded as a man who did crop work quickly. And he is a bold person, if the neighbor needs help, he will throw his sleeve and come over to help, which is deeply liked by the neighbors.

There were originally several names called Boss Wei in the enclosure, but in order to avoid conflicts with his name, those people changed their names.

However, Wei Lao's family is poor, and his family of four rents 30 acres of dry land, and can barely eat enough all year round. When the harvest is not harvested, they also have to eat bran and drink thin like other farmers. Although he is respected, he has never married, and now he is twenty-one years old.

In the past few days, Boss Wei heard that Fanjiazhuang had recruited a new batch of family members, so he took a dozen young people in the enclosure to Fanjiazhuang together. The recruits need to bring the household stickers at home, and Boss Wei and his father carefully handed over the household stickers to Boss Wei, and Boss Wei took them into his arms. When I arrived outside the west gate of Fanjiazhuang, I checked the household stickers, and after layers of physical examinations and interviews, Boss Wei passed. Thirteen people from a village went to apply, but in the end, only Boss Wei was selected.

Boss Wei walked back with the dejected young people of the same village, laughing and laughing all the way, but he couldn't muster the interest of his disappointed companions.

Fanjiazhuang's family, three taels of silver a month, and three meals a day, three meals with meat. In several counties near Fanjiazhuang, how many people have been selected as family members, so that their relatives can live a well-off life. The selection is more affordable than Zhongxiucai, and if you don't choose it, it is equivalent to failing to jump the dragon gate, how can you make everyone happy?

Seeing that everyone really couldn't keep up their spirits, Boss Wei didn't say more, and played the wooden soldier's waist card issued to him by the interviewer all the way. With that waist card, Boss Wei can be regarded as a family member of Fanjiazhuang, and he can receive a monthly salary!

Boss Wei returned home and told his parents and sister the news, and the family was indescribably happy. The forty-five-year-old father looked very old, and when he heard the news, he was so excited that tears flowed out, and he even said that my Wei family had a dragon. My fourteen-year-old sister was also very happy. Boss Wei said that he was going to Fanjiazhuang to give him a good match, and his sister was so happy that he smiled. Fanjiazhuang's people, which one is not well-off and thriving? If you marry into Fanjiazhuang, you won't have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life!

After the new family is selected, they will report to Fanjiazhuang in five days. Boss Wei used his own cotton clothes and quilts for winter, and these things will be new when they arrive in Fanjiazhuang. He borrowed two taels of silver from the patriarch and set up three tables of flowing water at the door of his house.

On the day of the wine, the villagers of the entire enclosure came. Everyone gathered at the door of Boss Wei's house, standing and waiting for the turn to be served, discussing Boss Wei's good luck.

"After entering Fanjiazhuang, I will live the life of a master in the future."

"A relative of mine in Tianjin Acropolis works as a weaver in Fanjiazhuang, and he earns two or two months a month and has meat for three meals. His daughter-in-law weaved cloth at home, gave birth to two sons and a daughter, raised a large family, ate and made clothes, and had silver leftover! ”

"A relative of mine entered Fanjiazhuang as a housekeeper, and saved more than 40 taels of silver in a year to support the two elder brothers in the family to get married."

"The blessings that Boss Wei cultivated in his previous life let Fan Jiazhuang recruit him! My son also went to apply, but he didn't recruit him, saying that my son was night blind! ”

When someone came to the table, Boss Wei went up to toast with the rice wine brewed by the villagers. Those people were envious and jealous of Boss Wei, and they still didn't have any joy after eating Boss Wei's wine and meat.

Boss Wei was a little strange and said with a smile: "Why don't you have any energy?" ”

The villagers looked at Boss Wei and said, "Boss Wei, you are rich and noble, and we have a good bag in the enclosure!" ”

"In the future, when there is a shortage of helpers in farming, I won't be able to find anyone!"

"Build a house and build a barn, there is a lack of good talents!"

Only then did Boss Wei realize that the neighbors in the enclosure didn't want to leave by themselves, for fear of missing a helper.

Boss Wei's father knew Boss Wei's temper, patted Boss Wei's back, and said, "It's okay, everyone will get used to it in a few days!" ”

Boss Wei didn't agree, he stood up and held his wine glass, and said emotionally: "Neighbors, don't be discouraged, after my Boss Wei goes to Fanjiazhuang, I will take care of the people in the Wei family!" ”

Hearing Boss Wei's words, everyone raised their heads and listened carefully to what he had to say.

"In the future, which family is short of money for happy events and funerals, come to me Boss Wei, and I will definitely help Boss Wei within the scope of my might. If any family member is bullied, my boss Wei will definitely help him get justice when he returns to the village. ”

Everyone looked at each other a few times, and someone shouted a few hellos!

Boss Wei continued: "When I arrive in Fanjiazhuang, I must do my best and strive to become an officer." When I became an officer, I recruited all the young people in the village into Fanjiazhuang and became his soldiers with a monthly salary! ”

Hearing Boss Wei's last words, the people in the village applauded in unison, and the scene suddenly exploded. Mr. Wei is tall and flexible, and he will definitely be an officer if he has been a family member for a few years. When the time comes, if he goes back to the village to recruit family members, the children of poor families in the village will all follow the chickens and dogs to ascend to heaven, and they will not be able to follow Boss Wei into Fanjiazhuang to do things.

Although I don't know if Fan Jiazhuang's system allows Boss Wei to operate like this, everyone listened to Boss Wei's words at this time, and they all had more thoughts, and they were all elated.

Then everyone laughed and began to eat and drink at the wine table. (To be continued.) )