Chapter 0185: Big Recruitment
Accompanied and verified by the two monks' bodyguards, Wang Kai took away 300 bottles of diluted 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' from Zhou Qingfeng's hand at the price of 60 taels and 1 bottles, as well as berberine and chloramphenicol drugs that could be diluted in quantities of thousands of copies. The location of the transaction between the two parties was chosen in Guo Budo's bookstore, and Bian Mao was used as a supervision.
Everything is formal, right?
Since the value of this batch of goods was 10,000 taels of silver, Wang Yuanwai was unwilling to pay directly in cash. He simply made a deal with Zhou Qingfeng, and paid Zhou Qingfeng a discount on a batch of physical goods, including food, technicians, and shops. So both sides took what they needed and were satisfied.
In fact, the popularity of the 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' was not even expected by Wang Yuanwai himself. As soon as the three hundred bottles of potion arrived, the two monk bodyguards who accompanied him to pick up the goods increased the price by twenty taels from him, and took one hundred bottles in one go. That's eight thousand taels of silver.
Wang Yuanwai was very puzzled by this, and asked his bodyguard monk, "Is there no pill to replenish spiritual power in Fang City?" β
"Yes." One of the monks replied that he was uncorking the porcelain bottles one by one to make sure that the liquid in each bottle was pure. "There are better tonic elixirs in the market, and the price is more expensive. The real benefit of this batch of 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' is that the liquid is very pure and has almost no impurities. The supplement effect is fast, and there is no discomfort after drinking, which is the most valuable part of it. β
In order to improve their cultivation, it is common for monks to take all kinds of pills. But 'it is a medicine with three poisons', of course everyone likes the elixir without any impurities and sequelae. In addition, the 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' is moderately priced and has a quick onset of effect, so it is naturally more popular - just like a person with a cold who wants to get better as soon as he drinks the medicine, otherwise what will he do with the medicine?
However, Wang Yuanwai still faintly felt that something was wrong, he had a keen sense of business smell, and when he learned that the 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' sold by Flat Hair was popular, he thought about buying a batch and buying it elsewhere to make money. But seeing that his two monk bodyguards actually bought a third of it in one go, he felt that this was too exaggerated.
"Are those monks who went to the Northland to find an opportunity in trouble?" Wang Kai pondered for a while and suddenly asked.
The two bodyguard monks immediately looked at each other and smiled, and one of them nodded slightly: "The outside is really smart, our brother just bought more pills, and you thought of the real reason." β
The other said with a gloomy face: "It's not that there's trouble, it's that there's a big problem." The ice phoenix was born, and this mess is big enough. But it is rumored that Chu Ying has appeared again. Now the monks of the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens, and the Mongols are all mixed together. β
"Chu Ying is really not dead?"
"I don't know, the Jurchens strictly guard the news and don't spread it. Not long ago, a ghost cultivator was dizzy and broke into a ghost mound in Ye Hebu's territory and saw Chu Ying. I heard that guy got a lot of benefits, and now many people are looking for him. β
Chu Ying's name, Wang Kai will not know. The matter of the blood sacrifice of Ekhkuren is now slowly becoming known, and Chu Ying fought hard to build the army of the state department, and even had to be pacified by Nurhachi himself.
Many people feel that Chu Yingxiu should be the first person in the entire Liaodong. But Chu Ying hid in the ghost mound, and was also taken advantage of by a ghost cultivator who did not enter the stream, which inspired countless speculations among people in the cultivation world. Many people felt that Chu Ying was only afraid that he was dead, and wanted to find his treasure - this kind of powerful person, even a skeleton is a treasure.
"That is to say, there will be a shortage of various healing pills in the future, and even the price of various magic weapons and seals will rise." What Wang Kai cares about is doing business, and he feels pain when he looks at the hundred bottles of 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' that he has just soldβhe finally got the supply, but he didn't make much money. The two bodyguard monks smiled directly, feeling that they had taken advantage of it.
"This 'Heavenly Spirit Liquid' can't be refined by anyone else?" Wang Kai asked again.
The two bodyguards shook their heads. One person said: "There are Taoist friends in Fang City who are good at alchemy, and they also want to imitate this second-grade medicinal liquid. But they all said that this liquid was too pure to be made by ordinary monks. Some people even speculated whether this was refined by Guo Budo himself? β
Wang Kai shook his head and didn't ask any more. He returned to the mansion and put this batch of pills into the warehouse or sent them to other places for sale, as long as he could make money. And for Zhou Qingfeng, who had just received a large amount of silver taels and grain, he finally had enough capital to integrate the territory he controlled.
The mulberry carpenter who repaired the medical hall for Zhou Qingfeng unknowingly became the target of integration, and this old farmer got up early this morning to work in the carpentry workshop run by Zhou Qingfeng. Now that he has a fixed amount of moonsilver, he is very energetic in his work. Zhou Qingfeng also institutionalized the provision that apprentices have prizes, and each one brought out or recruited a technician of a considerable level would have silver to take.
With this rule, Zhou Qingfeng almost triggered a rebellion of craftsmen.
As soon as the mulberry carpenter pondered the silver, he took it and took his sons to work in the carpentry workshop. His son immediately passed the carpentry rating and signed an employment contract. As soon as the contract was pressed, the mulberry carpenter immediately got the referral fee issued by the Administration Department - Zhou Qingfeng didn't know carpentry at all, he just took the "National Occupational Standards" of the technical school and pretended to be a handful.
Zhou Qingfeng's original intention was to 'cultivate the sycamore wood and attract the golden phoenix', and he was willing to take advantage of others. Carpenter's initial idea was that even if he didn't get the reward for introducing a mechanic, he could get a good job for his sons. But when you really get the money, ......
"Can I get money if I bring my son?"
"The owner said that as long as you can bring a mechanic to sign a contract with us, we will pay."
"Is there really such a good thing? Then if I recruit a few more carpenters for the owner, won't the owner have to give me money? β
"That's right. However, if the mechanic leaves halfway, we will deduct the money. β
"No, no, no. I Lao Sang knows all the people who are duty-bound, and they will definitely not run after pressing the handprint. Besides, the owner gave so much moonsilver, who would be willing to leave? β
With seven or eight taels of silver in his hand, the mulberry carpenter felt that his heart was hot. He had never seen so much money farming in his life, and he was sweating all over his body in the winter. Back in the dormitory, the mulberry carpenter was even more restless. A few sons gathered around and asked what was going on? He held back for a long time before telling the news of making money.
The sons of the Sang family looked at the money, and they were not happy but panicked like their father. They hurriedly wrapped seven or eight taels of silver and hid them on the mulberry carpenter. The sons also gathered their father in a circle, and they all trembled when they spoke. When they passed the excitement period, the youngest son suddenly said: "Since you can give money as long as you can attract people, can you call our second uncle?" β
"Our second uncle is not a carpenter." The eldest son said.
The youngest son continued: "The second uncle can weave baskets, and the baskets he weaves with rattan picked in the mountains are easy to use, strong and light. I think it's a craft. Don't you say that the owner just wants to be a craft? β
"Hey, how can weaving a basket be called a craft?" The eldest son still denied it. "Your sister-in-law can also make it up, but no one thinks it's a big deal."
The youngest son was a little frustrated, so he could only turn his head to look at the mulberry carpenter. Then the other sons also looked at him, and even the eldest son looked at him with inquiring eyes. The mulberry carpenter kept rubbing his hands on his thighs, unable to make up his mind.
Instead, the eldest son opened his mouth and asked, "Dad, do you want to ask the owner?" Although Lao Mi's idea is not very reliable, if you make a basket, you can also be considered a craftsman, how many people in our village can weave baskets. β
When I thought that the whole village was introduced to work under the owner, wouldn't the referral fee be soft? The carpenter raised his hand, and he felt that he could not count a hundred fingers. It's just that he has been honest all his life, and he is afraid that he will suffer if he asks the wrong thing.
"Dad, why don't I ask?" The youngest son stood up and volunteered. "I don't have to go to the owner, I'm looking for Mr. Sun. I think the old man is very talkative. β
"Okay." The mulberry carpenter nodded violently, and he also specially ordered: "You just say that our relatives also want to come to work, don't mention the referral fee." β
"Dad, don't worry. I don't talk nonsense. "The youngest son of the Sang family went out after being ordered. The carpenter waited and waited with the other sons, but when it was almost dark, he did not see the younger son come back. The mulberry carpenter was worried that something would happen, so he hurriedly went to the Lin Family Inn to ask. He thought that his youngest son must be punished for causing trouble, but the result was .......
"The elder of your Sang family?" Due to the simplicity of the organization, Old Man Sun received the mulberry carpenter, and said with a smile: "Your eldest is a smart man, he asked us if we still need craftsmen?" I naturally said yes, as long as he can bring people, any craftsman, I will calculate the referral fee for him. He went out of the city at noon, saying that he would go back to the village to recruit a few more craftsmen for the owner. β
Hearing that his youngest son was fine, Carpenter Sang was finally relieved. But the eldest son who came with him asked anxiously: "My younger brother is not a regular employee of the carpentry workshop, he hasn't even signed a contract, can he recruit workers for the owner?" β
Old Man Sun smiled, "No matter who it is, as long as it can attract useful people to the owner, the owner will give money." The proprietor said that basket weaving is also a craft, and it is also considered a craftsman. As long as the technology is good, there is no limit to men and women, anyone can come. Even if the skills of the person who comes are not up to standard, they will be given some errand money. β
Such a good thing is unheard of!
The eldest son of the Sang family asked again: "Our eldest family hasn't split up yet, and this referral fee is also given to him?" β
"Give it to him, why don't you give it?" Old Man Sun continued to laugh.
"No wonder this kid doesn't come back at noon." The eldest son of the Sang family turned his head and complained to the Sang carpenter: "Dad, you don't care about the old man. He took the money, and he was sure to split up. β
The mulberry carpenter slapped him and scolded angrily: "You are dizzy." Still thinking about this? Hurry up to your daughter-in-law's house, your father-in-law's skills in weaving baskets are also good, and several of your brothers-in-law have also been pulled, and they have lit torches and gone on the road overnight. Let's go. When they went late, the city gate fell, and they were probably pulled away by others. It's all money. β
After being slapped in the face, the eldest son immediately came to his senses, and the other sons also hurriedly ran out of the Lin family inn, only the carpenter himself smirked at Old Man Sun. The old man was also happy at him.
In these years, ordinary people are forced by life to master a variety of labor skills. There are all kinds of craftsmen in the people, and what Zhou Qingfeng has to do is to spend some money to gather them together and produce a scale effect.
Most of the craftsmen in Fushun City have fixed occupations and are not easy to recruit. However, in the countryside outside the city, there is an extremely large number of artisan laborers. In just two or three days, the news spread all over the four miles and eight towns, followed by a large number of people who came like a tide. Many people don't have any skills, and they also want to fish in troubled waters.
When the news spread more and more, more and more people came, and the level of craftsmen became higher and higher, Zhou Qingfeng began to be picky. He had to classify the craftsmen, distinguish the ranks, distinguish the treatment, arrange the food and lodging, and build the place of labor. Everything is going on in a hurry.
The heroes of the world are all in my place!
Looking at the roster getting thicker and thicker, looking at the temporary houses being built outside the city, and looking at the hundreds of craftsmen gathered under his command, Zhou Qingfeng stood at the head of Fushun City and clenched his fists and smiled, "Nurhachi, Lao Tzu doesn't believe in fighting you." β