Chapter 33 You can't let them choose
After urging the marriage, the old emperor urged his son to take his grandson home to rest, and he also took Zou Shangshu back to the city to continue their respective work.
After Zhu Jianyan and his son went home, they went to Zhu Jingyuan and his mother's yard.
When Zhu Jingyuan entered the door, he handed the check given by the old emperor directly to his mother, Mrs. Liang.
Mrs. Liang originally subconsciously wanted to ask, why did Zhu Jianyan go home early today.
As a result, after glancing at the things handed over by her son, Mrs. Liang was directly blindsided on the spot.
Even if it was the prince's wife, even if it was a high-achieving student who graduated from Jingshi Taixue, Liang Yunying couldn't help but exclaim at this time:
"Ten thousand - gold money! This is - given by His Majesty! To Jingyuan! What the hell is going on! Our family doesn't have so much money for four years! ”
Zhu Jingyuan was more presumptuous in front of his mother, and at this time he was quite complacent and said:
"I said that I made a meritorious service, but yesterday you didn't believe it, and then I made a meritorious service again today, and now the evidence is here."
Mrs. Liang held her son's hand and blinked at her husband, apparently seeking an explanation.
Zhu Jianyan also smiled, and briefly said what Zhu Jingyuan did today, without mentioning the task of making peace yesterday, and said that he successfully made an airplane with the craftsman today.
Zhu Jingyuan wanted to open a commercial bank, so the old emperor gave so much sponsorship, and by the way, Mrs. Liang helped Zhu Jingyuan to handle the affairs of the commercial bank.
After Mrs. Liang heard this, she looked at her son's eyes and said with surprise and joy:
"Oh, the patent for a flying machine - this machine actually made my son!
"This-now my son can make a fortune, as long as the shopkeeper is not a fool, he will lie down and collect money in the future.
"And this 10,000 gold banknotes, this is 500,000 silver dollars, and it is enough for us to open our own factory.
"Son, don't worry, this matter is wrapped up in my mother, I will go out to do it early tomorrow morning, and the big shopkeeper will do it herself."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded with a smile, and Zhu Jianyan asked with a smile:
"Yunying, what you said is that your son is rich, shouldn't our family be rich? The worst thing should be our son's fortune......"
Mrs. Liang patted Zhu Jianyan's chest, half joking and half serious, and said:
"How many sons do you have, my son is just this one, this patent and sponsorship are all our son's, and they are not your old man's, how can it be considered that our family is rich?"
Mrs. Liang's meaning is actually that the money belongs to Zhu Jingyuan, not Zhu Jianyan's father, so it can't be shared with other brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Liang has no other children, and if Mrs. Liang is in charge of this money and the firm, then Zhu Jingyuan's other brothers and sisters will theoretically not be able to get it at all.
It's just that in practice, Mrs. Liang will definitely let the rest of the family also get some benefits, so as to avoid the wives and children of other houses gossiping.
As for how to master this degree, it is not difficult for Mrs. Liang.
Zhu Jianyan understood, and didn't feel anything wrong, but sighed in his heart:
You don't know now that the most valuable thing your precious son has earned back is not this 10,000 gold bills.
However, the matter has not yet been decided, and there can be no leakage, so Zhu Jianyan just smiled and shook his head:
"Okay, my father asked me to bring Jingyuan back first, so that Jingyuan went to rest early, so let's not hinder him."
Liang Yunying also smiled and nodded, and gently hugged her son before letting Zhu Jingyuan leave.
Zhu Jingyuan returned to the room, asked Chunxiang and Qiuyue to prepare dinner for him in advance, and ate in the room, asking about the situation over and over again:
"What did you two think about what I arranged in the morning?"
The two girls glanced at each other, but Chunxiang, who still had a more mature and stable personality, spoke:
"Your Highness, we believe that if it is an older servant, it should be changed to a lifetime employment contract.
"Because they have served their master's family for most of their lives, and at the same time they can no longer afford to go out and fend for themselves.
"And then there's the younger ones...... They should be allowed to choose for themselves if they can.
"Is it a termination of employment after a number of years, or is it the same as an older servant, and the same is used for life......
"Finally, since it is employment, is there a fixed monthly salary?
"Of course, a part of the monthly money should also be deducted to offset the money in the deed......"
Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly while eating, and then shook his head slightly:
"It's okay to think about it, and in theory you should, but in reality, you can't make your own choice.
"Now it has to be a one-size-fits-all approach, and young slaves can only be converted to normal fixed-term contracts, such as five-year employment agreements.
"The contract will be automatically terminated when it expires, and the master's family will continue to employ it, and if the servant agrees, the agreement will be re-signed in another place, and the automatic renewal of the contract is absolutely not allowed.
In addition, if it is allowed to be changed to a lifetime employment contract, it should not be calculated only on the basis of age, but should be judged on the basis of the combination of service time and age.
"Of course, it is also necessary for the imperial court to directly give the standard, the age is old enough or the service time is long enough, which of the two meets the adoption.
"You can't be flexible, you can't give the local and the parties the right to choose, do you understand why?"
Haruka listened to it thoughtfully, and didn't fully understand it all at once, but began to think for herself.
Qiu Yue was relatively simple, and she didn't understand it all at once, so she asked directly:
"Your Highness...... Well, why can't we make our own choice? What's so bad about being flexible? ”
Zhu Jingyuan explained more bluntly:
"To be flexible is to be controlled, when you were young, did you have the power to make your own choices?
"Do you imagine that the ordinary servants you have seen below, do you think they have the 'ability' of their own choosing?
"The so-called flexibility and choice is not the flexibility and choice of the master's family, and they can only accept how the master chooses.
"The owner didn't want to terminate the contract directly, and asked the other party to sign an arrears agreement to repay the money from their deed of sale.
"If the host wants to stay, even if you want to leave, the host will not let you go and force you to sign a lifelong agreement.
"Do you think that the servants below have the ability to go to the government and fight the lawsuit on their own?
"It's like a strong man fighting with a patient, you say you want to give the patient a decision or not, that's actually letting the strong man decide.
"A strong man can beat the patient whatever he wants, and there is no other result."
Haruka nodded silently, her expression a little gloomy.
Qiu Yue also understood, but fell into confusion:
"But...... I don't want to leave Your Highness......"
Zhu Jingyuan shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"Changing to employment doesn't mean you need to leave, I will open my own business house in the future, and you can go and work as my secretary and bookkeeper.
"Yes, you can try to go out to work from now on, and tomorrow morning you go to my mother and ask her to arrange a position for you in the trading house.
"And, it just so happens that you go out for a walk and ask the servants below, outside, and ordinary people if they are willing to work in my factory.
"One month...... Give me fifteen dollars first, and ask more people, and if you want to do it, you all ask why, and report to me tomorrow night.
"You two have extra work, and I will pay you a fixed labor remuneration in the future, and each of you will be given twenty-five yuan of silver bills per month.
"Now it's considered temporary employment, and when it is officially changed to employment in the future, and your job is confirmed, the official remuneration will be determined."