"East ~~"

"East House~"

"The Master"

Liu Yuan, accompanied by Zhao An, came to Chenjiayao again, those craftsmen, guys, and helpers were all on the side to welcome, very simple, Liu Yuan had bought the ownership of Chenjiayao, and every grass and tree belonging to Chenjiayao is now owned by Liu Yuan, including the slaves in Chenjiayao, so those who work here to earn wages are called Liu Yuan as the owner, and those who are bought from the slave market to work here are called Liu Yuan masters.

"Who's in charge here?" Liu Yuan counted it, and there were only twelve people in Chenjiayao, old and young, some old and some young, so he asked which was the head here.

"It's me, the owner." An old man with a gray face walked up and said with a flattering smile to Liu Yuan.

Zhao An whispered in Liu Yuan's ear: "Young master, his surname is Zheng, a famous man, he is the kiln head here, he worked in the Chenjia kiln at the age of fifteen, and now he has been working for decades, he knows everything about this place, he is a good hand inside and out, although he is the kiln owner, but he works very hard, many things are done by himself, everyone obeys him, even the old master can only be suppressed by Zheng Yaotou." ”

Liu Yuan nodded, and said with a smile: "You are old, I will call you Uncle Zheng, I heard that you are the old man here, Squire Chen wants to enjoy the blessings of his children and grandchildren, and this place has been transferred to me, it is estimated that you also know that I should have come a long time ago, but there is a little personal matter, I will come now, I am not very familiar with this kiln, you can introduce it." ”

"Yes, host." Zheng Hanzhi said, this is also a test for the new owner to himself, nodded, and then said what he had thought about early in the morning: "Chenjiayao has a history of nearly 100 years from the construction of the military kiln, it is an old kiln with years, here by the mountains and rivers, convenient transportation, water intake, convenient soil mining, the most important thing is that the soil of this kiln is very fine, dry, not cracked, from the kiln to the present, there has never been an accident, the temperature is stable, not only save firewood, the things burned out, particularly delicate, fine, in Yangzhou is also a little famous. ”

"Now there are twelve Chenjia kilns, the little old man is not talented, is the kiln owner, this is our master here, the old master, and then there are six slaves, four apprentices, we can make all kinds of bowls, chopsticks, plates, vases, pottery pillows, water tanks, etc., as long as it is very picky, we can burn it."

Skill is different, this is said, full of confidence.

Liu Yuan nodded and asked sharply: "Last month, how was Chenjiayao's account, and how much balance was there?" ”

"This~~~" As soon as it came to performance, Zheng Liu suddenly lowered his confidence, lowered his head and whispered: "Last month's income was thirty-eight taels, and the expenditure of ~~ was thirty-five taels and two hundred and eighty wen, and the remaining two two hundred and seven hundred and twenty wen." ”

Instead, no wonder Squire Chen sold it so cheaply, six slaves plus a hundred-year-old kiln, less than a hundred taels of silver were taken down, more than a dozen people, there were six slaves who still didn't have to pay wages, and they only had more than two taels of silver leftover, in other words, it was simply not profitable or loss-making here, but they were just busy in vain, earning and shouting.

Compared with the Jin Yu family's earning a few hundred taels a month, this is simply a scum.

Businessmen, what you earn is profit, what you want is money, no matter how good your kiln is, no matter how good your skills are, there is no money to make, who wants to eat and have nothing to do.

Liu Yuan looked at these twelve people, except for the old master who was dressed more properly, the others, including Zheng Han, the kiln head, all looked a little tattered, especially those apprentices and slaves, the clothes were all in tatters, and at a glance he knew that the treatment was not very good, Squire Chen didn't expect to make money here, but he wouldn't be stupid enough to take money to subsidize here.

"Uncle Zheng, Master Gu, let's go in and discuss something." After Liu Yuan finished speaking, he walked to the house next to him.

Zheng Han and Old Master Gu glanced at each other, and the two followed Liu Yuan, he is the owner, he is the biggest here, he spoke, and the two had to follow to see what the new owner had to order.

"Sit down, two." Liu Yuan sat at the top of the seat, sat down and looked around, okay, this place is a living room for entertaining guests, although it is a little simple, but it is also clean.

"Xie Dongjia." After the two thanked each other, they sat down, but they didn't dare to sit down, just sat on a chair with half of their buttocks, and sat down diagonally to show their respect for Liu Yuan.

They have heard of it, don't look at the young age of the owner in front of him, and his face is still childish, but he has a great ability, not only is he good at business, but he is also very knowledgeable, and even the most talented person in the north has forced him to jump into the lake, which greatly increases the ambition of Yangzhou.

Seeing that the two of them looked cramped, Liu Yuan smiled and said, "Uncle Zheng, Master Gu, don't be nervous, now that we are also the guest hosts, I will get straight to the point." ”

As soon as they heard Liu Yuan say business, the waists of the two of them unconsciously straightened a lot.

"Chen Jiayao goes on like this, it will definitely not work, sooner or later it will be closed due to poor management, if you are poor, you will think about change, change will be successful, and we ~~" Liu Yuan said and said, seeing the two old men with wide eyes and confused looks, he couldn't help but stop, and asked tentatively: "That, can you understand what I said?" ”

"Okay, although I don't understand what the owner said, I feel that he is very knowledgeable." Zheng Han said with admiration.

Old Master Gu also nodded and said, "I don't understand either, but it sounds very interesting." ”

Liu Yuan's feeling of wanting to faint a little, reasoning with you, there is really a feeling of playing the piano to the cow, at this time, the people's wisdom has not been opened, and those words are similar to those of a scholar, and for these two old craftsmen who don't know a few big words, they can't understand it at all.

"Okay, let me put it bluntly, we're not going to do those plates and plates now, we're going to make a brand new thing, but this kind of thing must be kept strictly confidential, and it must not be passed on, if you want to stay, you have to sign a contract, and you will do it here for the rest of your life, but if you don't do it, you can't go to work in other people's kilns, and if you agree to stay, your salary will be doubled, and there will be a reward for the New Year's holidays; If you don't want to do it here, I won't force it, and each person will send twenty taels of silver for your retirement, which can be regarded as an explanation to Squire Chen. Liu Yuan didn't talk nonsense, and simply said it neatly.

"Owner, that, double the salary?" Zheng Han asked in a low voice.

"That's right, double."

The old master said nervously: "Dongjia, is that related to the kiln?" I~~ I can only make pottery, kilns or something, and I can't do anything else. ”

"Of course, if I don't have money, why should I buy this Chenjiayao."

The two old men looked at each other, and there was joy in their eyes.

You don't have to lose your job, and your salary has doubled, how can you find such a good thing, and the more secret things are, once you master them, the more you can't do without yourself, which is equivalent to holding an iron rice bowl, Zheng Han is starting to get old, and the old master Gu's temper is too weird, even if you go out to find it, it is difficult to find a suitable job.

However, the old master Gu was a little worried and said: "Owner, I have a stinky temper, the things that burn out are not good, if I don't smash it, I will be uncomfortable, this~~~"

He was worried that the new thing would not be able to endure his temper, after all, no matter how small the mosquito was, it was still meat, and it was something that was not burned well, and it also included the cost of materials and labor.

Liu Yuanha smiled, and then said solemnly: "I know this habit of yours, Master Gu, not only do I not blame you, but also encourage you to do your best, this is not a problem." ”

The old master Gu breathed a sigh of relief, and Zheng Yaotou asked curiously: "Dongjia, what are you doing, can you ~~ reveal it a little?" ”

"Well, let me tell you, what I do is definitely something that is beneficial to the world, that is, things related to books, print books, and then sell them cheaply to those talented people, so that they can study hard and contribute to my Datang, you have thought about it, this is a matter of great merit, okay, then I will leave it here, you think about it, go or stay? If you leave, I will give you twenty taels of silver, so that you can have a small amount of money, whether it is to support the elderly or to do a small business. ”

"Owner, don't think about it, it's so good here, I decided to stay here."

"It's just that I've been doing it for so long, and I have feelings, and I have never planned to leave here."

"Yes, yes, the owner is so good to us, where can I find such a job?"

The two of you said a word, I said a word, you didn't have to think about it at all, and immediately agreed to stay.

Liu Yuan smiled, all this was in his expectation, and took out two written documents from his body and put them on the table: "This is a contract, Uncle Zheng, I know you can understand it, sign it if you see it clearly, I'll go outside first." ”

"Old Zhao, how are you here?" After Liu Yuan went out, he saw where Zhao An was waiting at the door, so he asked the attitude of the four apprentices.

Liu Yuan knows the importance of monopoly too well, although sooner or later he will be learned by others, but before being learned, let himself make a lot of money first.

"They were all blind, four people, each received five taels of silver, and left." Zhao Lao said a little unevenly.

As soon as he heard that there were five taels of silver to take, he walked away with the silver with bright eyes, it was simply a mouse's eye, how promising it was to follow the young master, and when he thought that the silver was given to the four apprentices for nothing, Zhao Lao was unhappy.

"It's okay, anyway, there is Zheng Yaotou and the old master Gu to leave the key skills, loyalty is the most important, a few taels of silver can charm them, it's useless to keep them, anyway, there is a slave market, it's safer to buy a few." Liu Yuan didn't care.

It is imperative to adapt here, and to take precautions when engaging in printing, and to solve possible situations first, so as not to rush after the fact.