It is said that people will not be unlucky all the time, and after Wu Lao Er came to this world, he could not be said to be unlucky, but he has indeed declined recently. A few times things didn't go well, and if he could stumble back, even if his life was great.

And when Wu Lao Er stepped on the stars and moon and returned home, a long-awaited news instantly touched his heart, making his heart palpitate after being silent for a long time.

Baijiu is easy to say, but it is difficult to brew in ancient times when various technologies and industries were not mature. Wu Lao Er has been recruiting craftsmen since he started to buy property in Daye City.

Wu Lao Er was a rural child in his previous life, so he naturally knew something about this, although not too much, but it was enough in his mind. In my previous life, there was a family in the same village who opened a winery, brewed grain wine by himself, and often went to play when he was a child, so he also remembered some of it.

Unexpectedly, it took more than half a year to get it out. In Wu Laoer's mind, there is no too difficult technology, it is much simpler than glass, alloy steel, hot air balloons, etc., right?

The craftsmen were all crazy with joy, and all of them cheered, and only a few old and powerful people could still suppress their excitement. Eighty percent of the craftsmen were circling around the two large jars, babbling gibberish, and if it weren't for the expressions on their faces, some people would even think they were all mentally ill.

When Wu Lao Er entered the courtyard that was temporarily used as a small workshop, he saw such a scene, he was also full of excitement, pushed away the two guys who were in the way, Wu Lao Er squatted in front of the big altar, stretched out his nose and sniffed, and dipped his fingers to taste it.

The rich aroma of wine came to my nose, no different from what I had smelled and drunk countless times in my previous life. After sorting out his thoughts, Wu Lao Er stood up, "This is sour, this is the taste!" ”

Looking at the excited craftsmen, in order to study and brew liquor as soon as possible, Wu Lao Er recruited more than a dozen craftsmen, plus their apprentices, plus ordinary workers who worked hard, and Wu Lao Er arranged the supervisors to prevent the secret recipe from spreading, and there were no less than sixty or seventy people in the courtyard at this time.

Wu Lao Er found the person in charge of all the craftsmen and said loudly: "Master Du is really sharp, and everyone has worked hard!" Now that we have achieved results, I hope you will continue to work hard. What we are doing today is a major event that will change history, and we will continue to experiment and collect experience in the future, and this official is not a stingy person, and everyone will see the hard work of this official in their eyes, and they will not hesitate to reward them! ”

The courtyard was full of cheers, what did everyone work so hard for? Is it really history-changing? They don't believe it themselves. Of course, it's for money, the status of today's craftsmen is not high, and Wu Lao Er promised a super high salary when he asked them to come over. Now the salary of the master craftsman in the courtyard is equivalent to that of a restaurant shopkeeper, and now there is a reward, how can he not be happy.

In fact, in order to prevent the leakage of the brewing method, Wu Lao Er signed a confidentiality agreement with everyone and asked everyone not to go home during the development period. Of course, this method can only deceive children, but there are many overseers who are not. The craftsmen also knew that the responsibility of the overseers was not to supervise their work, but to prevent the leakage of technology. And everyone's work is basically separated, such as building tools, machines, parts, all of them are not in the same room, even the brewing people have to be separated. In this regard, Wu Lao Er is still relatively in place, coupled with the high salary policy, presumably the technology of liquor will not be learned by others for a period of time. After a while, when you have enough money, you might as well buy everyone here.

This is not a joke, in ancient times, it was not only servants and maids who could be bought, the deed of sale is ugly, but the binding force is a hundred times stronger than that of modern law, of course, it is not called a deed of sale now, it is called a 'document'. And selling yourself to a large family is not something unpleasant to say. Tenant farmers and artisans have many locations, and they don't have to pay their own taxes or be exploited. If you meet a kind-hearted lord, I don't know how many people want to become tenants or something.

It's just that the craftsmen Wu Lao Er is looking for are all good, and there will be no shortage of livelihood in places like Daye City, but thinking about it, with Wu Lao Er's status in Daye City, plus a little more money, it shouldn't be too much of a problem.

Leaving the crowd with Master Du and walking along the wall of the courtyard for a while, Wu Lao Er said, "I don't know what Master Du plans for the future?" ”

Du Dajiang is called by Wu Laoer, the original name is Du Aji, in fact, he is just a skilled craftsman, Wu Lao Er has been letting him manage all the craftsmen these days, and he has been able to arrange everything in an orderly manner when he has come a few times, so he has been called so, and slowly everyone knows that the owner is very important to this Du Aji, so they all call him Du Dajiang.

This Du Aji is also a smart person, although he didn't think that the new wine could be as profitable as Wu Laoer, but the owner valued it so much, no matter whether he could be loved by drinkers in the future, he had to have a plan. Therefore, after listening to Wu Laoer's question, he said: "The owner must have a plan, the owner has always been good to me, never short of food and clothing, not to mention, and the salary is also happy." And the proprietor has an official position, so as long as the proprietor speaks, most people here must agree. ”

Wu Lao Er nodded secretly, it was refreshing to talk to smart people, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he knew what he meant, which was also the reason why Wu Lao Er valued Du Aji.

"Now I don't have any money, not only do I have no money, but I'm also very poor, and I owe a lot of debts outside. But now that our liquor is out, there will be no shortage of money in the future, so I want you to talk to you. ”

Seeing that Du Aji wanted to open his mouth to speak, Wu Lao Er waved his hand to indicate that he still had something to say.

"Of course, I won't do such a thing as owing money to everyone, it's all from poor families, you craftsmen also eat by craftsmanship, no matter how unbearable I, Wu Sangui, will not squeeze your hard-earned money. I mean, during this period of time, it is still this kind of employment relationship, everyone keeps it a secret, and still can't go home, and when I have the money to spare, I will buy all the houses in the neighborhood, and this workshop will be expanded, and then I will officially sign the paperwork and accept you as my Wu family's craftsman. ”

Du Aji was no longer suspicious when he heard this, but there were still some questions to ask, "Then I don't know what documents the owner wants to sign with us?" ”

The so-called documents, which are also called deeds of sale in later generations, are also divided into three, six, nine and so on. In general, there are "agreement documents", "lifetime documents", "generation documents", etc., which are basically time-oriented. The "agreement instrument" is a time-limited work, and the two parties draw up a time, during which the craftsmen belong to the private property of the master's family, and will not do things for others in private, and the master will do whatever the master asks them to do. The main family is responsible for the life of the artisan family, and the annual salary must be agreed upon, which must be written in the paperwork. The provisions in several documents are about the same, and the 'lifelong document' is that the craftsman belongs to the master family for the rest of his life, but after his death, whether his descendants want to sign the document is another matter.

The rarer is the 'generational paperwork', just like the birth of a child, the craftsman family has been owned by the master for generations, and they will not be treated as people. In ancient times, most of the so-called sons of the family came from this, and they were also the most reliable and trustworthy force of a family, much stronger than some doormen, after all, doormen can also change the court. If you really want to talk about it, it will be the same thing as the family, but the family will have a higher status and a higher salary, and it will be more dangerous if something really happens.

In ancient times, people paid more attention to honesty between people, and 'loyalty' was the criterion for everyone. In an era when few people were literate, more trust and loyalty were in vogue. A certain family mainly rebelled, and the last person to surround him must be his own family's generals. Many people have to bring their generals to the battlefield, and they will take the generals as their own personal soldiers, so when the arrows are shot on the battlefield, it must be the personal soldiers who do not hesitate to block the arrows for you. As long as you don't treat them harshly, they will not betray the interests of the master's family, they think that if the master's family is strong and rich, then they are also strong and rich.

Wu Laoer, who had already thought about it in his heart, heard Du Aji ask, and said without a trace of hesitation: "Of course, it's a 'generation document', it's true that my Wu family is a small family, and it's true that I have no ambitions, but no one will want to be truly loyal to their subordinates." My father and mother are also from farmers, and they have good temperaments, so I won't make everyone unable to live. And even if the Wu family really can't do it in the future, everyone will be able to get together and disperse, and it won't make it difficult for you. ”

What is the most feared thing about being a craftsman? It's not that the main family can't always be rich and rich, and the thoughts of the small citizens will only feel that everyone's efforts are not enough, but as long as the days are not bad, peace is good, and the main family must be able to protect their own people. It is rare to think of escaping from the main family, after all, having the main family is having a backer, and it is definitely better than those who manage one acre and three points of land alone. Father Wu is used to being lazy on weekdays, and his two sons don't have to raise them by themselves, so he didn't find a master to be tenants. But how many people can have such an opportunity as the Wu family?

Wu Lao Er knew Du Aji's concerns, so he said it very clearly, Du Aji thought about it and felt good, even if he was a craftsman, he could not guarantee that he would eat and drink without worry. After signing the paperwork, at least a craftsman like himself will not have to worry about eating and drinking, and if the master's family is better, his life will be better. What's more, the owner next to him doesn't look young, but his official position is not low, and he has a high status in Daye City, if he doesn't agree, and he wants to keep the brewing technique from being learned by others, he may not kill people. In that case, who knows how long he can live, and Du Ajike has also heard about the gang leader of the original Dongyi. Even if the owner doesn't want to kill people, but Jinyi Wei is in command, and there are people who want to please him. I am a person in my fifties, I haven't seen anything, I have signed the paperwork, and I don't have to worry too much about the affairs of my children and grandchildren in the future.

Thinking of this, Du Aji did not hesitate anymore, "Since the owner said so, the little second child is no longer hypocritical, just wait for the owner to prepare the money, and then the little second child will draw a pledge on the paper." As for these many craftsmen, although the owner can rest assured, it is still a little useful for the little second child to speak. I just hope the owner doesn't let me wait too long. ”

When signing a document, you have to pay a sum of money, and the amount is determined according to the different documents, which is also called life money. Ancient industry, technology, transportation, and institutions determined that a country could not support too many people, and as a superior and hoped that the country and state capital under his rule could be prosperous, then there could not be too many poor people, and it was better to have no beggars. This kind of thinking is naïve, but every official has this unrealistic idea at the beginning of his tenure. Even though they gradually disappeared from this unrealistic idea after the washing of time, the seed was still deeply buried in their hearts. This system of tenants and craftsmen was born on the basis of this idea, and even various countries have various laws to protect the legitimacy and existence of this system.

Give each artisan family a settling-in fee to prove that the master family has the ability and strength to make their lives better, and then everyone creates wealth together. When the owner's house is finally bankrupt and collapses, and there are too many tenants and craftsmen to support them, the tenants and craftsmen do not have to give the money back to the master's family, and as long as they do not receive the basic salary due to them for a year, the tenants and craftsmen have the right to leave the master's house.

Fair isn't it? Wu Lao Er also thinks so, you create wealth for me, I will feed you, protect you, ensure your life, and everyone work together to live better. The harder you work, the more I earn, the more I give you, and the better your life will be.

Of course, there are those like Grande, but they don't dare to withhold the basic salaries of tenants and craftsmen, or they will have the right to stop working for you. It's not okay to abuse it too much, otherwise the word will go out, and who will come to you in the future?

Wu Lao Er thinks that he can be a good landlord, as long as he has money, he will not lack the food and drink of these craftsmen. And he doesn't really have the heart to find tenants now, after all, liquor has not yet started. Later, when he has money, he will naturally go back to find tenants, after all, brewing wine is more expensive, and he can't buy it all outside, isn't that not in line with economics at all? After producing all kinds of grain on their own land, they will take a part of the liquor, and the brewed liquor will be sold in the four seas restaurants, which is a perfect industrial chain. Of course, if others want to buy wine, it's okay, the price, Wu Lao Er will hehe.

Although Sihai Restaurant does not have Wu Laoer's part, Zhao Wangfu and Sihai Gang, Wu Lao Er has always thought that he can become his most solid business partner.

Looking at the tree in the corner of the wall as if it was about to sprout, Wu Lao Er realized that not only winter was about to pass, but spring, as well as his own spring, was not far away.

"This master Du can rest assured, I promise, this day will not be too long. There are some things, even if they have never been seen in the eyes of the world, but as soon as they appear, everyone will know that they are good. ”

Du Aji knew that Wu Lao Er was talking about liquor, he didn't know where the confidence of this young excessive owner came from, since his identity would be different in the future, he felt that he needed to say something.

"Owner, this liquor seems to be too strong. It's much stronger than all the wine in the world, and I'm afraid few people will like it. ”

Wu Lao Er tasted the newly brewed wine, about more than 30 degrees, of course it was nothing in the previous life, but in ancient times, all the wine was generally in the upper teens and twenties, of course, it was considered a spirit. But no one likes it

"It's not strong enough, it's even stronger! You just have to do it, don't worry about the rest. ”

Looking at Du Aji's hesitant expression, Wu Lao Er smiled faintly: "Although it will take several months, you can change your name to Master Du." ”

Du Aji was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted that this was a promise from the young owner, so he opened his mouth and returned: "It's the master, the little Du Aji has seen the master!" ”

Wu Lao Er laughed and waved his hand: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!" ”

Duaji: ""

"You guys are busy first, I'm leaving!"

The craftsmen in the courtyard saw that Master Du and the owner were talking happily, and they must have a very good reward, so they all smiled happily.

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