Hearing Xiao Quai's words, Chen Goudan was stupid, Chen Alan was stupid, and the people around him who came to apply for the job were also stupid, Li Xian looked at Xiao Quai's illness and didn't know what to say, only Li Qi had a thought in his heart that "Master should be like this" gushed out.

After a while, seeing that Chen Goudan was a little stunned, Li Xian opened his mouth and asked, "Chen Goudan, what did King Lanling ask you about, are you willing or unwilling?" ”

Chen Goudan reacted immediately, pulled Chen Alan and was about to kneel down and kowtow again, but where was Xiao Quai's fast movement, Xiao Quai's arm was held by Xiao Quai's and shook it gently, and the whole person was about to rise upside down, and he stood straight and straight obediently.

didn't have time to be surprised, Chen Goudan was so excited that he almost cried: "King Lanling, Goudan and Ah Mei can't repay your kindness even if they are cows and horses."

In the future, the life of the dog will be the king of Lanling, and the king of Lanling wants the dog to go east, and the dog will never go west, that is, the dog will die, and the dog will never frown. ”

"What do I want your life for, your life is worth a lot? Study hard, be a capable person in the future, and pay me back as soon as possible is the best reward for me. ”

Xiao Quzhi rubbed the heads of the two of them twice, took out two gold coins from the goldfish bag on his waist, and handed them to the employee of the Four Seas Trading Company: "Take these two children to take a bath, change into the new clothes of our Four Seas Academy, and then take them to the canteen to eat, all the treatment is the same as other children, and arrange a canteen chores for him, and the salary is one silver coin a month, and earn some pocket money." ”

After the employee led the two children who turned around in three steps, the crowd broke out again with a shout of "Lanling Wangwang Wandai". Will you treat the poor so sincerely?

This scene brought tears to the eyes of more than half of the onlookers. In fact, they are similar to Chen Goudan's brothers and sisters. was also annexed by the powerful landlords, and was also forced by Wang Ji to pay more rent, and finally went bankrupt and could only wander around.

There are so many displaced people in the world, and the imperial court does not give relief, if it weren't for the recruitment of workers by the Four Seas Trading Company, he would not have starved to death or been beaten to death in the end!

But now they are suddenly able to have no worries about food and clothing, and their children can still go to school. All of them felt that they could work under the umbrella of Shikai Trading Company. To be able to follow such a host, even if it is worth dying.

After pacifying everyone, Xiao Qubing asked Wang Yujue: "Sixth uncle, what is the name of the employee who is responsible for maintaining order just now?" ”

"His name is Qin Yan, and you want to punish him?"

"I want to promote him a little, this kid is not bad-hearted, principled and accommodating, and respects authority, he is a good employee." Xiao Quzhi smiled slightly, he didn't believe that he would be an adult who couldn't hold two hungry children.

Wang Yujue breathed a long sigh of relief. Xiao Quzhi asked for some specific data on recruitment, and after learning that all the people could be recruited today. There are at least four or five thousand people who come to Lantian and can't find a job.

Xiao Quzhi frowned again, and Li Xian's brows were even tighter, he was afraid that Xiao Quzhi would have a hot head, and he would have to take care of the lives of these 5,000 people.

Then the worry soon became a reality, Xiao Quzhi clapped his hands and began to speak, so angry that Li Xian rolled his eyes, was furious in his heart, and swore that he would never give such a loser to such a bad person in the future.

"Fathers and brothers, the workshops of the Four Seas Trading Company in Lantian will be full if they recruit more than 100 people, and the rest of them will really not be able to accommodate ......"

As soon as I heard that more than 100 people would be recruited, the crowd panicked, and many people began to beg bitterly, some said that they only needed half of the salary, and some said that they didn't need to be paid, as long as they took care of the family's food; And those who are fortunate enough to be hired at the front of the queue are fortunate to have a worried heart, they are worried, if the people behind say that they don't want to be paid, is it that they don't have any wages?

Xiao Quzhi pressed down with his hands, and the scene calmed down: "Sihai Trading Company has the articles of association of Sihai Trading Company, and as long as you are hired, the treatment will not change, so there is no such thing as only half of the salary or no salary."

Sihai Trading Company has just started, and it is also true that there are not too many hires. Is that good? Carboniferous has been discovered in the meandering grassland, and we from the Four Seas Trading Company are looking for prospecting. When the coal yard is built, you can go there and dig coal. It was a dangerous job, and I was uprooted from home, and I was going to let the prisoners do it.

If someone is not afraid of hardship or danger, he can go to the meandering grassland to dig for coal, which can be regarded as a way to live. When the charcoal is dug up and shipped over, there is another job, and some people can be arranged to make briquettes and transport briquettes to sell.

These things have to wait for half a month or a month, and if you have the conditions and are willing to fend for yourself, you can go to Chang'an or elsewhere to find something to do; If you come from other places and really can't find anything to do, and you are not afraid of hardship and danger, you can temporarily stay in the grass hut outside the construction site, and we will take care of two meals of porridge every day. ”

Thousands of people whispered, and a few bold people stood up and asked, "King Lanling, what is coal and how dangerous is it?" ”

"Charcoal is a bit like charcoal, it can be burned, it is bigger than charcoal fire and more useful than charcoal. The coal is buried in the ground, and it must be dug out of the ground, although it will be used to support the hole with wood and then dig, but it will still collapse if you are not careful, and sometimes it will have poisonous gas, or permeable water, in short, it is very dangerous. ”

Xiao Quzhi must make things as dangerous as possible, and he and the Four Seas Trading Company can say that he does not understand the technology of digging coal, and even if he is cautious, it is inevitable that there will be many problems.

"We are not afraid of suffering, but it is useless to be afraid of danger. We are just worried about what will happen to the mother-in-law and the children in the family if we are injured or die? ”

"Minor injuries have been cured, and other work has been arranged, and if you are seriously injured or have died, you will have a bereavement pension of eighty silver coins, and if you have children at home, we will support you until you are sixteen years old."

"Eighty silver coins!" There was an exclamation from the crowd, and many people couldn't imagine that their lives would be so valuable.

"And how much is the salary?" Someone asked again.

"The salary and treatment are the same as those here, the male is at least three silver coins a month, because digging charcoal is too dangerous, we will formulate a set of labor norms at that time, and there are more rewards for digging charcoal while doing well, and the other is the same as here, and the mother-in-law can also arrange things on the ground. The child will be placed here for the time being, and then transferred to that side when the construction is completed. ”

"Then we're willing to go. We are willing to wait here. ”

Thousands of people were talking. The results were quick to follow. There are those who are unwilling to go, most of them are residents of Chang'an, and they can find something to do in Chang'an, but they come here when they see the high salary of the Sihai Trading Company, and they can't go far away and risk their lives to dig coal; There is also a small half of the peasants who have lost their land and have nothing, if the Four Seas Trading Company does not recruit workers. It is a matter of time before they die of starvation, not to mention that there are eighty silver coins when they die, even if they are not compensated, they are willing to go, and if they don't go, there is no way to live; There is a small group of in-between, who are hesitant.

After doing these things, the time was already up, and the group rushed to the canteen, and every time they came, Xiao Qu took Li Qi to the canteen to eat the same food as everyone. He had to put him in touch with the common people, understand their suffering, and in the process. I produce a feeling, and I am moved.

In fact. Along the way, Li Qi was actually thinking about Xiao Qu's illness, but it was not about Chen Goudan, but the previous words: "So many people have changed their fate because of us, and they can live a better life, I am very happy ......"

Li Xian's face was still angry, and he whispered from time to time: "Xian is a maid who is in charge of the key, and you let me take charge of all the chores, but you are so generous, I can't be a ...... Eighty silver coins, forty-eight pounds, enough to buy a slave...... If, as you say, you use prisoners of war, you don't have to spend a single silver coin......"

The Tang people's household registration has a good nationality and a low nationality, the good and the low cannot intermarry, and the servants of the low nationality belong to the category of property, and generally speaking, no one cares if they are killed. Li Xian felt that instead of hiring workers for digging charcoal with such a high salary, it was better to buy Jian slaves directly, do whatever they wanted, and do not need to pay wages.

"Brother Yanjian, didn't I help you lose 2,000 people? The rest are peasants who have lost their land, and if we leave them alone, they may starve to death in a short time, or if they really have no choice, they will go to do bad things, or even become thieves and bandits, and finally they will be killed. ”

Xiao Quzhi smiled, he knew that Li Xian's mind was not bad, and he was noble, serious, hard-working, and resentful, he was simply Zhuge Liang's second, but he felt that this family was not good, so he complained a little.

Li Xian thought for a while and said, "But manpower is sometimes poor, how can we manage such a poor person in the world?" ”

"Then what does Brother Yanjian think should be done? Whatever? ”

"Manage, of course, but not this method." Li Xian shook his head and said with a serious face: "This matter is still corrupt, although there were bankrupt farmers in the Kaiyuan period, but it is not as good as one of the hundred now, why not?" The politics are clear, and the officials are virtuous.

Now they are traitors, and the ministers of accumulation are in charge, wantonly looting the people, and then the powerful families wantonly annex land, so that there are such peasants who have lost their land and cannot live.

Therefore, the key to this matter is to clarify the rule of officials, not to manage all these peasants, which is a stupid way to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, because if we cannot get to the root of the problem, we will not be able to save them at all. ”

Xiao Quzhi smiled and said: "I was sick in the mountains, and I once heard a story told by the master, do you want to listen to it?" ”

"Tell me about it."

"Master, speak quickly!" Li Qi likes to listen to Xiao Quai's various stories the most, and he is really curious about how Master has so many novel stories, and what is going on in his dream country.

"It is said that in the shallow puddle of the beach by the sea, there are many small fish that have been swept up by the storm and are trapped in the shallow puddle. It won't be long before the water in the shallow puddle will be sucked dry by the sand and steamed by the sun, and all the little fish will die.

At this time, a little boy picked up the small fish one by one from the puddle and threw them into the sea with great difficulty. Someone next to him said to him, 'There are thousands of fish in the puddle, you can't save them.'"

The boy said, 'I know,' and the man asked, "Then why are you doing this, what's the point of you doing this?" The boy threw one into the sea and said, 'It doesn't make sense to anyone else, but it makes so much sense to this fish,' and then he picked up another fish and threw it into the sea, 'And this one, this one......'"

Li Qi said: "Master is saying that if you can save one, you will be one, and if you can't save it, there is no way?" ”

"But it's just peace of mind, and I'm very happy to be able to change the fate of so many people, and I feel a sense of accomplishment. Moreover, this is also a matter of blessing our descendants, and if one day, our children and grandchildren have difficulties, I think they will also lend a hand. ”

Li Xian's expression eased a lot, he didn't expect Xiao Quzhi to be so open-minded, but when he thought of his pressure. I still couldn't help but say: "But we don't need to give high salaries." In fact, they are willing to pay half of the treatment. ”

Seeing that Li Xian was still worried about not having enough money. Xiao Quzhi said with a smile: "Brother Yanjian, you don't have to worry, I won't let you run unsuccessfully, when I come back from going to sea, when you see how efficient and profitable the Four Seas Trading Company is, you will no longer worry about money." ”

"Really?" Li Xian's face was suspicious, he couldn't think of it, is Nanhai really so rich? Why do those people in the South China Sea pay tribute every time they take some rags?

Ten people came to the cafeteria. The time has passed the peak period of eating, but there are still a lot of people, all the people saw Xiao Quai's illness and they came in, and they all nodded to them, Li Qi felt warm in his heart, Li Xian was also happy, Wang Yujue was very proud, Xiao Qu's illness was very accomplished.

Each of the eight people held a large rice bowl, and Xiao Quzhi and Li Qi came to the end of the rice team. The people in front of them all made them rank up for Xiao Quai, and Xiao Qubing accepted it calmly. This is not an overprivilege.

Today's dish is braised wild boar meat and pickled cabbage gnocchi, wild boar meat is too little fat, lean meat is too coarse and fishy, compared to the taste of domestic pigs in later generations, but everyone still eats sweet, especially those workers and their families, they almost want to eat their tongues.

A few people chatted with the workers next to them while eating, and soon shortened the distance, Li Xian asked about the previous life of these people and their hopes for life, everyone's eyes were filled with a look that could not be hidden, and the joy from the heart was the most infectious, Li Qi and Li Xian also unconsciously integrated into it and smiled heartily.

Chen Goudan and Chen Alan were also brought over, and the two took a bath and changed into a set of new clothes purchased by the Four Seas Trading Company, as if they had changed two people.

For the first time, the little girl's eyes showed a happy expression, while constantly blowing and saying that it was hot, while eating fast, the little person ate faster than an adult, and everyone sighed.

When Chen Goudan was almost finished, Xiao Quzhi asked with a smile, "Goudan, do you have a big name?" ”

"Back to the words of King Lanling, the dog's father doesn't know a big character, where will he take a big name, and Daddy said that a cheap name is easy to feed."

"I'm going to study, I'll give you a big name, Chen Dahai, do you like it?" Xiao Quzhi thought about it and said with a smile. originally wanted to call Chen Xingchen, but Chen Hechen didn't agree with the same sound.

"Dog...... Dahai thanks to King Lanling for his name, and I will be called Chen Dahai in the future. Xiao Quzhi named him, where would he not like it, he was so excited that he knelt down and kowtowed again, and was shaken lightly by Xiao Quai's hand again, and he couldn't kneel down, his face was red and anxious.

The people around him are also envious, and if they can be named by King Lanling, everyone will know which one dares to bully their brothers and sisters in Lantian in the future.

Xiao Quai's illness suddenly thought of the newsboy from Chen Dahai, and then thought that when the paper was cheaper, he could start a newspaper, and as for the other condition, printing, there was also no trace of technical difficulty.

Then Xiao Quzhi smiled and told Li Xian and Wang Yujue about this idea, Wang Yujue and Li Qi were not surprised, but Li Xian was very surprised. It's not the idea of amazed movable type printing, but the amazement of how Xiao Quai's illness can come up with this method so quickly.

That's right, Li Xian thought that Xiao Quai's illness was a temporary idea, and when he saw Chen Dahai, he thought of finding something to do for such a child, and then thought of the newspaper, and then quickly thought of movable type printing, and let Wang Yujue prepare from now on, and when the paper price became cheaper, it happened that the printing technology was also mature, and the newspaper could be done immediately.

Then he quickly thought about the content of the newspaper, all kinds of legendary stories, and the stories he had told to Anxi Jun and his guards would be compiled into words from now on. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "Dragon Babu" or something, and then "Greek Mythology", "Arabian Nights", etc., and then there are the Western Regions and overseas introductions, plus some contemporary poets' poems, and interspersed with some factual introductions and comments, it will definitely sell very well.

Li Xian has also heard a few of these stories, such as the Journey to the West's paragraph "Do you dare to say yes if I call you" really made my stomach hurt with laughter, compared to the previous lame and monotonous stories, it will definitely be very popular.

But the question is, how could Xiao Qubing think of so much at once, so thoughtful, he even thought that when the cattle farm was set up, he could let these children deliver milk, it was incredible!

After eating, some work was arranged, Xiao Quai, Wang Yujue, and Chen Dahai said goodbye to the brothers and sisters and returned to Chang'an.

Inside the carriage, Li Xian hurriedly asked: "Fuchen, you said earlier that the method I talked about to clarify the treatment of officials is to treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and now there are no outsiders on the left and right, you can tell me your opinion, I want to hear what better way you have." ”

Li Qi also pricked up his ears, for fear of missing a word. (To be continued.) )

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