Since we already have the honeycomb as a precaution, we should also think carefully about other raw materials, especially the main flowers. Although they are sufficient for now, they may not be sufficient in the future.

Now the entire Hua County is almost under her control. Even if there are still people growing flowers in the remaining places, there are not many.

After all, people still have to rely on food as their main livelihood, except for the people in Hua County, where it is a unique custom, so they all grow flowers.

It's not the case in other places, but Shen Li knows that there is really no large-scale place for growing flowers left in Xiezhou Prefecture. There is only one place on the outskirts of the city, but that's not much.

If there is really no flowers in the future, she may have to go to other states to buy flowers, but the problem is that due to the long transportation time, the flowers will no longer be fresh when they are shipped back, which will really be a problem in the future.

Fortunately, it is still enough for now, so let’s deal with the current problems first.

Then, Shen Li asked Liu Xin to return home and pack up to prepare for departure tomorrow.

She and Luo Qi went to the workshop.

After entering the meeting room, Shen Li sat down at the main seat at the long table, and then asked Luo Qi to call Meng Huaying and Wu Zhong.

The two of them entered the house one after the other.

"Please sit down." Shen Li said.

"Boss, you're back. Did your escape go smoothly?" Meng Huaying said.

"It went well. Everything went well."

"But you need to check the bill? I'll go get it."

"No need, let's talk about that later. I asked you and Wu Zhong to come here for something else." In fact, Wu Zhong had already told her about the workshop when he went to Xizhou Prefecture to deliver the goods. In a word, everything was normal.

Shen Li looked at Wu Zhong: "I want to set up a special delivery team. Wu Zhong, I want to hand this over to you. Can you do it?"

"Miss, I am the one who delivers the ointments to other states now. I can do it. Just tell me." Wu Zhong said.

Shen Li smiled. Wu Zhong was the first person to sign a contract to sell himself with her. He was a loyal man, but also a stubborn one. However, he was obedient and did a good job of whatever she asked him to do. She was still very confident in him.

"How many people are following you to deliver the goods now?"

"Three people." Wu Zhong replied.

Three people is not a small number. The ointment does not take up much space. Even if you deliver 10,000 boxes at a time, it will not take up much space. Shen Li thought for a while and said, "Choose some people from the workshop. They should be strong and have some martial arts skills. It would be better if they only signed a confidentiality agreement and did not sell their bodies. Then form a delivery team."

Wu Zhong was considered a veteran in the workshop, and he was naturally familiar with the people there, so it was easy for him to select the right people: "I understand, Miss, but how many people do you need?"

"It's up to you. Currently, we only deliver to Xizhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, but there will be more and more in the future, so you can be more flexible."

"I know Miss."

Shen Li felt that it would be much safer for the deliverymen to have some martial arts skills, so he said, "Tell the deliverymen that they can have two days off every month, and that a martial arts master will teach them martial arts every half a month. Everyone must learn, and those who can't accept it can leave early. Then you can find another martial arts master to teach them martial arts twice a month."

Wu Zhong nodded: "What about the wages?"

Shen Li looked at Meng Huaying and said, "Uncle Meng, can you help me figure out how much I'll be paid? Delivering goods may be a bit more tiring, so I'll have to pay more than working in a workshop."

"Leave it to me. But you've been asking me to recruit people before, and now I've already recruited fifty-two people. Do you want to continue?"

"Go on, there will always be someone who can be used. Is there anyone who wants to sign a contract to sell themselves?" Shen Li had used all the people from the slums before, but she felt that there might still be a shortage of people in the future, so she asked Meng Huaying to continue recruiting. There was no rush this time and she could look for people slowly. She only made one requirement, which was to be loyal.

A person can be a little stupid, as long as he can do the job, but loyalty is a must.

"Twenty-three people have signed indentures, and the rest have signed confidentiality agreements."

Shen Li was a little surprised. She didn't know where Meng Huaying recruited people from, but since there were so many indentures, she actually preferred to have the indentures in her hands. This made her feel safe. Although she was a modern person and should not advocate such things, she would not treat them as slaves and do whatever she wanted with them.

In her hands, the indenture is like a contract in a modern company, just a constraint. She will not be like many people who treat the people who have signed the indenture as non-human beings, beat or scold them, sell them at will, or even kill them in serious cases.

"Uncle Meng, we still follow the old rules. Pick out reliable and honest people from among those who have signed the indenture to do the distillation work in the equipment room. In short, it is confidential stuff, and it must be done by people with the indenture." Shen Li's rules for employing people are actually like this. Those with confidentiality contracts have to do some work that is not secret, which means anyone can do it.

It has to be confidential, have a contract, and be reliable.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything." Meng Huaying said.

In fact, Meng Huaying did not sell himself, so even he could not enter the distillation equipment. All the keys were in Wu Zhong's hands.

Wu Zhong may not be as capable as Meng Huaying, but he is definitely loyal, so Shen Li would trust Wu Zhong more when it comes to confidential matters. But that doesn't mean she doesn't trust Meng Huaying, it's just that she has to be cautious with the most core secrets.

"Uncle Meng, Wu Zhong, is there anything else I haven't thought of?" She felt that there were a lot of things she needed to do, but she really couldn't think of them at the moment.

"Miss, we have the people to build a delivery team, but we are still lacking the most important thing, which is horses," said Wu Zhong.

Shen Li slapped her forehead. How could she have forgotten this? "How many horses are needed?"

"At least ten horses are needed at present," said Wu Zhong.

There are not many, but there is a problem, which is where to keep them.

"Uncle Meng, the land next to our workshop, ask around and see who owns it. Then talk to them and buy it all. If you can't get it, buy it at a high price."

"Does the boss want to expand the workshop?"

"Yes, I feel that this piece of land may not be enough. After all, as the population increases, we may need to build dormitories or workshops. And if we buy horses, we need a place to keep them. In short, we have to find a way to buy the surrounding land."

"Okay, I'll go ask around later."

"There should be a servant in my mansion who knows about horses. Wu Zhong, if you go to buy a horse, go to the mansion to pick him up, and then take a few more people with you. After buying the horse, find a vacant land in the workshop and raise it first. When you buy the surrounding land, you can build a horse farm."

"I understand, Miss." Wu Zhong said.

"As for the carriage, you can find someone to build it." Shen Li instructed again.

"Leave it to me, young lady."

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