Su Xiaohu would never have thought that Su Hao sent someone to send 10 taels of silver to the countryside, saying that he would hire him to go to the county seat to do a short-term job for half a year, and the name of this short-term job was actually called "the second shopkeeper".

Su Xiaohu's family has little land and a lot of labor, so he often goes out to do short-term work for others on weekdays. His worth as a short-term worker is about 50 yuan a day, and if he doesn't take a break in the middle of a month, he will earn 1,500 yuan, which is more than two pieces of silver at the current market price. Su Hao gave him 10 taels of silver to buy him half a year's labor, and he also promised to eat and live, which was really a very good job.

Su Xiaohu is an honest and honest young man, and he is a distant relative of Su Hao, and he is Su Hao's cousin. In the past, Su Hao's family was short of labor, and they were always too busy when they were busy farming, so Su Xiaohu would often take the initiative to come to help, and the income was just to have a meal at Su Hao's house. Because the two families often come and go, Su Hao's family is very familiar with Su Xiaohu and has a very close relationship.

When Su Hao racked his brains and couldn't think of anyone who could be his help, Lu Xiu'er's first thought was Su Xiaohu. As soon as this remark came out, it was immediately approved by Yang Gendi and Su Hao, so the next day, Su Hao entrusted a servant who went to the countryside to call Su Xiaohu from the countryside to the county seat.

"What, let me be the shopkeeper?" Su Xiaohu sat in the hall of Su Hao's house, while gulping the fried rice noodles with pork liver into his mouth, he shook his head desperately and said: "No, no, no, how can I be a shopkeeper, I can't even read words." ”

"It's for you to be the second shopkeeper, and I'm the big shopkeeper." Lu Xiu'er sat on the side and corrected with a grin, she was less than a year younger than Su Xiaohu, and she used to play together when she was a child, so she was a very good partner. After being in the city for more than a month, Lu Xiuer was very happy to finally meet a friend from the village.

Su Xiaohu said: "Xiu'er, you should be the big shopkeeper, and I will be your follower." Running errands, moving things, etc., I have the strength. When the second shopkeeper's ...... What is this for? ”

Su Hao said: "If we want to open a business, we must deal with all kinds of people." Some people in the scene came, such as the shopkeeper of another business, or the official or something, we can't send an account office to deal with people, right? At this time, it is necessary to have the shopkeeper come out to talk, and some things must be decided by the shopkeeper.

I am now working as an errand in the county office, and it is inconvenient to come forward directly for many things, so I asked Xiu'er to be the shopkeeper on my behalf. But Xiu'er is a girl's family after all, and it's not appropriate to show her head in a big scene, so I invite you to be the second shopkeeper. All you have to do is to say and do what Xiu'er said, and that's it. ”

"I'm doing what my brother says." Lu Xiuer added with a smile.

Su Xiaohu thought about it, and figured out the relationship between them, he nodded and said, "Okay, since Brother Hao asked me to do it, I will do it." Xiu'er, you just hide behind me, if I say something wrong, you cough, and I'll know, okay? ”

"Your salary is 2 taels of silver per month, and your food and lodging are covered by the firm." Su Hao began to introduce treatment to Su Xiaohu.

"Food and shelter are in our house." Yang Gendi interjected on the side, "As long as you don't think your aunt's cooking is unpalatable." ”

"I like to eat my aunt's cooking." Su Xiaohu hurriedly said.

Yang Gendi was overjoyed when she heard this: "You have finished eating this bowl of noodles, I will go and add another bowl to you." ”

Yang Gendi took Su Xiaohu's bowl and served him powder, Su Xiaohu drank water, and listened to Su Hao then tell him: "In addition to the salary, every six months and at the end of the year, we will share the red." You can take half of all the money you earn, except for the part that is set aside for the development of the business. ”

"Don't use the achievements, the salary you give is high enough." Su Xiaohu subconsciously excused himself, he still positioned himself as a short-term worker, not an executive, so he felt that he was not qualified to share the dividends.

In his heart, Su Hao's business may be able to earn 1,000 taels of silver in a year, and his half-achievement is 50 taels, how can he get so much money? If he knew that Su Hao's goal was to earn 10,000 taels a year, and the dividends given to him could be as high as 500 taels, I was afraid that this young farmer would fall off the stool in shock.

Su Hao said: "Since you are the shopkeeper, you should take dividends, this is the custom." However, I have to say that there are a lot of capable people in the city, and I specially called you from the countryside to the city and asked you to be the second treasurer, which is not unreasonable, can you understand what I mean? ”

Su Xiaohu is just honest, his brain is still very sufficient, and his emotional intelligence is high enough, he immediately replied: "Brother Hao, I know, you can trust me." Don't worry, I will definitely manage the business wholeheartedly, and I won't let you suffer a loss. If anyone in the business dares to eat inside and outside, even if I agree, my fist will not agree. ”

"Then I'm relieved." Su Hao said, "As for the daily management of the business, I will bring Chen Laodao and Dai Shushu when I go back, and we will discuss it together. This business name must be in our own hands, and our hearts can be steady. ”

"Brother Hao, don't worry!" Su Xiaohu replied loudly, and Lu Xiu'er also nodded desperately on the side.

After matching the caliber with Su Xiaohu, Su Hao found a time and called Chen Guanyu and Dai Qi to his home, plus Su Xiaohu and Lu Xiuer, the five of them held the first executive meeting of "Su's Science and Trade Firm" in Su Hao's study.

There is no doubt that the firm was named after the owner's surname, which was also a common practice in those days. But the word "science and trade" is purely Su Hao's bad taste, and there was no such thing back then. Su Hao wanted to highlight the difference between his firm and other firms, and technology-based trade was the biggest selling point. He believes that this word will make some people feel uncomfortable now, and it will definitely become a buzzword in the future, and he does not refuse to be the first person to lead fashion.

Among the five executives set by Su Hao, the most excited was Chen Guanyu, who would have thought that he would be designated by Su Hao as the bookkeeper of the commercial bank to handle all the silver transactions. When Su Hao first told him about this, he didn't believe it at first, and desperately guessed Su Hao's intentions in his heart. When he was convinced that Su Hao was sincerely hiring him, he immediately knelt on the ground, pointing to his eighteenth generation ancestors and gods such as Zhang Tianshi and Li Daochang and swore to Su Hao, saying that he would never live up to Su Hao's trust, and if there was the slightest act of corruption and dereliction of duty, he would definitely suffer the most vicious end.

Su Hao accepted Chen Guanyu's oath with a smile, and at the same time told him that as long as he worked hard, the dividends at the end of the year would be indispensable to him. After working for a few years, it is not a problem to get one or two thousand taels of silver, and then he can return to his hometown in fine clothes and have a good time.

The first executive meeting was held very harmoniously, and Su Hao divided the labor among everyone at the meeting:

Lu Xiuer is the chief treasurer, responsible for managing the daily internal affairs of the firm, and expenses above a certain amount must be drawn by Lu Xiuer to spend.

Su Xiaohu is the second shopkeeper, responsible for some necessary pick-up and delivery, as well as matters such as going to the countryside and business trips.

Chen Guanyu is the bookkeeper, equivalent to the chief accountant, responsible for bookkeeping and cashiering, in addition, he also has to use his rich knowledge of the rivers and lakes to make suggestions on the various business activities of the commercial bank, and deal with trivial matters such as hooligans causing trouble and consumer complaints.

Dyche is a hidden shareholder of the firm, involved in day-to-day decision-making, and is mainly responsible for negotiating relations with the authorities.

Su Hao is the majority shareholder of the firm and has the final decision-making power and can supervise everyone's work. At the same time, Su Hao is also the chief engineer of the commercial bank, in the fashionable terms of later generations, CTO, responsible for technology development. The core business of Sushi Science and Trade Commercial Bank is based on the technology owned by Su Hao, and is a commercial bank with technology as its core competitiveness.

In addition to Su Hao and other executives, many of the businesses of Su's firm also need to be completed by those skilled officials in the workshop and those students recruited by Su Hao in the academy, but Su Hao does not plan to let these people participate in decision-making for the time being. His current foundation is still very shallow and he can't control so many people, so the structure of the entire management should be as simple as possible.

After discussing their respective division of labor, Dai Qi asked anxiously: "Master Su, now that our business is built, which business do you think we should do first?" ”

Su Hao thought for a while and said: "I think, let's mine coal first, we need to burn lime and smelt iron, we need to use coal, and we will solve this problem first." ”

Dai Qi nodded and said: "I think so too, I remember that you once said that you are proficient in the art of prospecting, I don't know how many percent of you can find a large coal deposit?" ”

Su Hao smiled: "You don't have to worry about this problem." When I was surveying wells in the countryside, I had already accumulated some materials, and in the next few days I plan to go out for a walk again, and it will definitely be no problem to find one or two large coal mines. I just don't know the specific procedures for opening a coal mine, Lao Dai, do you know anything about this? ”

Dai Qi said: "The coal mining has always been managed by the workshop, so my subordinates have a little understanding of this matter. Private coal mining should have a kiln license issued by the government, otherwise it is illegal excavation, compared with 'stealing unguarded things'. If the coal kiln produces less, the county government can first issue a kiln license, and in the future, it will be unified to the political department to report. If the kiln produces a lot of coal, it must be approved before it can be mined. ”

Su Hao nodded and said: "Our coal kiln, either it will not be opened, or if it is opened, it will definitely be a big coal kiln, and there must be an output of 10 million catties a year." So, Lao Dai, you hurry up and get the kiln down, don't delay the rest of the matter. ”