Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 977: The Vision and Concerns of the Aristocratic Family

Patriarch Zhang was not in a hurry to discuss the matter with Patriarch Lin. Instead, he listened carefully to the explanation given by his superior Zhu Xiongying.

Not only was he listening attentively, he was also constantly pondering over it.

During the half-time break, Patriarch Zhang signaled to Patriarch Lin, and the two of them came to the outer room. They seemed to be unhurried but actually avoided other people and gathered together.

It was at this time that he actually spoke.

"Master Lin, from what I just heard, this is not a small amount of money!"

Patriarch Lin nodded without comment.

"really!"

"I just thought about it carefully. If we want to complete the entire project and complete it on the date required by the Sea Lord, the only way is to pay more money, hire more people, and work in shifts!"

"But if that's the case, then the cost will be huge."

"Didn't you hear what Lord Hai said just now? Food and wages all have to go through his hands. Although he is nominally the supervisor, even the raw materials will still be purchased from us, so the two sides can reconcile the accounts."

"But the key is that if we do this, we don't have to worry about being ripped off, but we can't save money anymore."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Zhang family also smiled bitterly and nodded heavily.

That’s right!

If they were to hire their own people and pay their own monthly wages, they would definitely have thousands of ways to reduce the wages.

They are all refugees anyway, so just give them food and don't let them starve to death. As for wages?

Isn’t that bullshit!

It’s good enough that I’m letting you survive with a stutter, and you still want wages?

But it’s different here, Master Hu!

Master Hu set a rule that seemed particularly strange to everyone.

As for manpower, each major 'investor' recruits it's own job, and the wages are also negotiated by you.

But the payment of wages and even the "free meals" treatment must be "handled" by Master Hu!

In other words, if you want to pay your own workers, you must first hand over the wages to Mr. Hu, and then Mr. Hu's people will distribute it to the workers.

The same goes for food!

Either you send food over, or you send it over before. In any case, Master Hu will be responsible for arranging meals.

Moreover, Mr. Hu's reasoning was quite fair. He was just worried that they were too greedy and that the people would work hard here but end up not being able to even fill their stomachs.

Correct!

Mr. Hu’s idea is actually very simple!

What he borrowed from beginning to end was the method used by local governments in later generations to attract investment.

The government provides land, policies and management, while investors provide various resources such as money, food, and manpower, and ultimately enjoy the profits.

The solution is naturally a good one.

With Mr. Hu's reputation and credibility, there is no need to worry about no one coming.

After all, this is really a business that can make money.

But what Mr. Hu wants is not just to get things done or make money.

Another important goal of his was to recruit people for his country of China.

Not only must we not ruin the reputation of his Chinese nation, but we must also make the reputation of our own vassal state spread as far and wide as possible.

Then Mr. Hu started to think about this large-scale project which is rare in recent years.

Because Mr. Hu had to meet deadlines and the workload was particularly huge.

Therefore, the number of people involved in the work is absolutely huge.

So how can you spread your good reputation among these people?

Eat enough and get enough money!

Everything else you say is false, only these two points are true.

It was precisely because of this that Mr. Hu decisively seized the right of "investor".

He knew too well the moral character of these aristocratic families and businessmen.

Exploiting the people and squeezing them dry have become their instinctive reaction and their most adept means.

Good guy!

If they really do that, then the benefits will go to these merchants and wealthy families, but the reputation will fall on Master Hu. Will he be willing?

Don't say it's impossible!

In his previous life, Mr. Hu witnessed with his own eyes that a construction team was owed wages by the contractor of an office building that had been transferred several times by the contractor. As a result, the migrant workers who could not bear it anymore started a riot, and as a result, the company, the party that paid the money, was held accountable.

It's not just accountability, but more of a loss of reputation!

That thing is just too disgusting.

The key is that this kind of thing, once it breaks out, it will stick to you and you can't get rid of it.

That reputation will probably take several years or even longer to erase.

Therefore, Mr. Hu made this seemingly extremely unfair request without hesitation, and looked as if there was no room for negotiation.

Zhu Yuanzhang, on the other hand, shouted in support.

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In his opinion, this is the right thing to do!

The others are all rich and unkind scum, and all their money should be taken away. It would be best to keep it in his own warehouse.

Even if it is not kept at his house, someone should be assigned to keep an eye on it.

And since they both agree that this is what they want to do, what else can they say?

Naturally, Zhu Xiongying only had the responsibility of execution!

Even Zhu Xiongying had to do his job obediently, so naturally the heads of the Lin and Zhang families had no room for bargaining.

The head of the Zhang family saw this very clearly.

"In fact, from Zhang's point of view, the arrangement made by the Sea Lord this time is quite unconventional."

"But it's good to be different!"

"He showed us the relevant land and policies. We only need to invest once and we can make money continuously in the future."

"For a clan like ours, wouldn't this be an additional source of endless money?"

"Master Lin, don't tell me that you can't see the potential of this peaceful world!"

"Compared to Yingtian City with its complicated rules, Huaxia Country, which now has docks and official roads, will be even better in the future, in Zhang's opinion!"

"But... Zhang is just a little worried. How long can China's national fortune last?"

The head of the Lin family, who was standing by, was originally smiling as he listened, and it was obvious that he had also seen through many things.

It's even pretty much the same idea as Patriarch Zhang's.

But only when Patriarch Zhang spoke to the end, his expression became serious.

This is actually their biggest worry.

After all, this place is a treasure trove, and money can be seen pouring in endlessly.

But the investment figure is astronomical.

Once the building is finally built, money will start to pour in.

As a result, the good days had not lasted for a few years, and even the capital had not been recovered, when suddenly this place no longer belonged to China and was taken back by the Ming Dynasty.

So what should those who have invested money do?

Does it still count?