I'm a trainee crew on a pirate ship [West Fantasy]

In St. Alice District, on a residential street, because there are no night lights on the road, the outside of the house is dark.

Luo Zhi stood in front of the door of a two-story single-family house with a small garden. There were lights on in the first-floor house, and he knocked on the door in the shadows.

Soon, the door opened from the inside to reveal a tall, strong man in local dress and a turban.

He only partially opened the door, and the pouring orange flame was blocked by half of his body, but the candle in his hand illuminated his ordinary face and also illuminated the visitors outside the door.

The people at the door were quite vigilant: "Excuse me, who are you? What's the matter?"

Luo Zhi knew that the man in the door was a servant when he saw his attire.

You don't need to spend too much money to have servants in the original continent. As long as the weekly salary reaches 5 silver coins, you can hire a servant.

The weekly salary of a servant is generally about 1 silver coin, and it will be lower if board and lodging is included.

The minimum weekly salary of the locals is as low as 10 copper coins, and board and lodging are not provided.

A pound of the cheapest bread can be bought for 1 copper coin. If there is only one person, with a weekly salary of 10 copper coins, he can barely starve to death. If there is a child in the family, life will be very difficult.

It has to be said that the wages of the bottom people in the primitive continent are much lower than those in the new civilized continent.

Many of the pirates on the Queen used to be practitioners in serious industries. In order to understand the world, Luo Zhi was most concerned about the treatment of various industries when chatting with them.

According to his understanding, the weekly salary of servants in the outside world is generally around 5 runeys. Like silver coins, rooneies are several times the salary of servants in the original mainland.

Luo Zhi pulled up his hat and showed the lower half of his face to the people in the door: "My name is Luo Zhi, Michael Hardy lives here."

The people in the door were still cautious: "Yes, Mr. Luo Zhi, can you wait for me to find Mr. Hardy for you?"

It was just after dark, and this area was within the scope of official protection, but that didn't mean it was safe. He finally found a stable job, and he didn't want to be fired due to negligence.

"Your freedom." Luo Zhi's figure did not move.

The door slammed shut.

Ten seconds later, the door opened again, wider than before, revealing two figures with an orange glow.

Under the light of the candle, Michael Hardy saw the visitor clearly, with a surprised expression on his face: "Mr. Luo Zhi, is there something urgent?"

After a pause, Michael hurriedly said again: "Come in, Mr. Luo Zhi."

Luo Zhi walked in and smiled and said, "Good evening, Michael, I'm sorry for the sudden visit."

"Good evening, sir." Michael secretly blamed himself while stepping out of the road. He was rude just now, and he was surprised by Luo Zhi's sudden visit, and he forgot to greet the master.

Entering the bright room, Luo Zhi saw a pretty young woman standing up from her seat. She was wearing a green skirt with an elegant demeanor.

Michael introduced to Luo Zhi: "This is my wife, Shanna."

Shana took a step closer to Luo Zhi with a smile, and looked at Luo Zhi curiously: "Good evening, Mr. Luo Zhi, I just heard Michael talking about you today, and I didn't expect to meet so soon."

Luo Zhi glanced at the room briefly, and said with a smile to the hostess: "Good evening, Mrs. Hardy, please forgive my sudden interruption."

Then, Luo Zhi turned to Michael, he didn't say anything, presumably Michael understood.

Michael just couldn't see all of Luo Zhi's face, and didn't know the master's expression. He also knew what the master meant now: "Mr. Luo Zhi, please follow me to the second floor."

The master came so late, he must have something to talk about.

Luo Zhi and Michael went up to the second floor, and the servant just came out of the kitchen with tea and snacks.

Shana pointed to the stairs and ordered, "Take the tea to the study on the second floor."

"Yes, ma'am." The servant replied respectfully.

In the study room, Luo Zhi is sitting and Michael is standing.

"Michael, it may take some time to sit down and talk, and this is your home." Luo Zhi doesn't pay attention to these etiquettes.

Michael just sat down and sat at the tea table facing the host.

Luo Zhi pulled up the hood completely, exposing his face, and his ears were still hidden in the hat: "Michael, I want to know the situation of the manor right now."

They've all come here, and Luo Zhi doesn't exchange pleasantries anymore.

Michael was sitting upright, without asking the host why he was in such a hurry: "Okay, I have seen the scope of the manor, and I have made a plan."

At this moment, the door was knocked.

"Come in." Michael said as he stood up.

The servant came in with tea, Michael glanced at him, and walked to the desk.

Soon, Michael came over with the planning book, and the servant had already walked out of the room and was closing the door.

Luo Zhi unceremoniously picked up the hot tea and tasted it, his eyes fell on the dessert.

It was a pure green pastry, it looked like a mung bean cake, it was exquisite in appearance, and it made people want to eat it.

He glanced at the teacup, and saw green pea vines painted on the outer wall of the white glazed cup.

Luo Zhi couldn't help thinking to himself: "Michael's house is a bit green, because his wife likes green?"

Michael turned the planning book and put it on Luo Zhi's right hand side, explaining: "As for the management structure and the number of servants needed, this is my suggestion..."

"According to the scope of the manor and your plan for the manor, sir, I think you need at least one land administrator. You know, the 'Purple Butterfly' manor is very large, with many rooms. The mansion is like a clock and needs maintenance... ..."

Seeing that Luo Zhi nodded and agreed with his proposal, Michael continued calmly: "I still need a housekeeper, and the maids are managed by the housekeeper. This is not to reduce my work, but to have such a large manor. Mr.'s servant, the specifications that should be..."

Seeing the master's eyes glowing, it seemed that he had just thought of this question, and there was no objection, Michael continued confidently: "You still need a chef, for your healthy diet and preparation for the banquet and dance in the future ..."

There is no shortage of cooks.Luo Zhi nodded vigorously while picking up a piece of snack, took a bite, and showed a satisfied expression.

Michael looked at Luo Zhi, and continued with his face and voice unchanged: "A personal servant is ready to solve all kinds of problems for you, sir..."

Seeing that Luo Zhi didn't respond, Michael still said calmly: "At least one gardener is needed. Your manor is very big. You said that you like flowers. I will plant a lot of flowers in the manor. Then, I need a professional. To take care of those delicate and beautiful flowers..."

Luo Zhi looked up at Michael, drank tea to rinse his mouth, and listened silently.

Michael continued to introduce unhurriedly: "There is also the stable manager, sir, if you want to visit your manor, it will be a bit tiring to spend a day on your legs. There are one or two horses and a carriage for you. save time and energy……"

"Other living servants, I think fifty are needed. This is to avoid the shortage of manpower and the tension of employing people. They will be in charge of various affairs in the manor..."

"Because you will be away from the manor for a long time, sir, you can reduce the number to 30 at this stage, in order to keep the manor clean and tidy at all times to welcome your return."

Seeing Luo Zhi leisurely drinking tea, with a comfortable face and no comments, Michael continued: "The rest are manor planters. According to the size of the planting land, I think at least 200 people are needed, so you need at least Two land stewards."

Michael tried to be as simple as possible without missing the key points of the introduction. After finishing speaking, he brought up the tea and waited for the owner's opinion.

After eating three pieces of cakes and drinking down to the bottom of the tea, Luo Zhi put down his teacup, silently picked up the planning book and opened it.

The planning book contains what Michael just said, followed by the weekly salary of servants of different classes, and the servant meals of servants of different classes.

There is no specific recipe for servant meals, only the budget for the meal expenses of servants of different classes.

Luo Zhi first looked carefully at the salary of the servants. Salary is the most important thing. How many people are hired depends on the salary. It depends on how much money he has.

The land administrator is not a servant, but a talented employee, with a weekly salary of 3 gold coins, an annual salary of 144 gold coins, and a year-end bonus of 150 gold coins a year.

The weekly salary of the female housekeeper is 8 silver coins, and the annual salary is about 19 gold coins, plus year-end bonuses and other rewards, there are also 22 gold coins a year.

The chef's weekly salary is the same as that of the housekeeper, and he also has an income of 22 gold coins a year.

The weekly salary of a personal servant is 6 silver coins, and the annual salary is about 14 gold coins. Counting other rewards, there are about 17 gold coins a year.

A professional gardener earns a higher weekly salary than a housekeeper. The weekly salary is 12 silver coins, and the annual salary is about 29 gold coins. With rewards and other things, there are 31 gold coins a year.

The flowers in the manor are all taken care of by the gardener. Of course, he does not do the work alone. He is skilled and his salary is reasonable.

The weekly salary of the stable master is 9 silver coins, the annual salary is about 22 gold coins, and there are 24 gold coins plus rewards.

Other servants, in addition to the general life servants, there are also apprentices of various professionals, such as gardener apprentices and stable apprentices. The average weekly salary of many servants is 2 silver coins, about 5 gold coins a year, plus other rewards. There are 6 gold coins.

The servants of rich people will always get a higher salary than the servants of ordinary people.

The agricultural manager, the weekly salary is 6 silver coins, about 17 gold coins a year.

The employees of the plantation have a weekly salary of 1.5 silver coins and an annual salary of about 3.6 gold coins. There seems to be no rewards.

Planters are more tiring than life servants, but their salary is the least. Michael did not add year-end rewards to them, which means that it is common knowledge that plantation workers do not have rewards.

Luo Zhi seemed to have guessed why.

The workers in the general plantation are slaves, and it is a matter of course to work, so how can they get paid?

Slavery has been eliminated in some places, but slaves are still common. Masters who are willing to hire people to work in the manor think that they are already very generous, so don’t even think about rewards.

According to the number of people that Michael just said, including Michael, Luo Zhi calculated in his heart, the cost of the servants alone is about 1227 gold coins a year.

This does not count the daily expenses of his entire manor, food, lighting fuel, clothing, etc. All the servants live at home, and the expenses are borne by the master.

Luo Zhi turned to the last page, where it was written: Manor expenses, estimated to be 1000 gold coins, because the owner is not often in the manor, it is recommended to reserve 2000 gold coins to deal with accidents.

The salaries of the employees, plus living funds, cost about 3500 gold coins. If the cost of starting a workshop is added, [-] gold coins are indispensable.

"It takes a lot of money, and it's not easy for me to make money. It seems that I have to sell some items. After spending so much money, if I don't make money in the future, how can I be reconciled?" Luo Zhi sighed secretly, and Luo Zhi still had no expression on his face. .

Luo Zhi looked up at the person opposite, then picked up the pen that Michael had prepared on the table, and made revisions on the basis of the management plan made by his housekeeper.

Luo Zhi said while writing: "I don't plan to hold a banquet in the manor, as long as the chef is good enough..."

"Land administrator, I don't need it for now, I'll talk about it next time..."

"I'm not here this year, and the personal servant doesn't need it for the time being..."

"I don't need it in the future." Luo Zhi muttered in his heart, and continued: "Let's raise two horses first..."

He is not here, and the manager who manages the planting of the manor needs to patrol, and it is impossible to walk the entire garden.

"Employ 300 planters..." He said while changing the weekly salary of the planters to 3 silver coins, and added a year-end reward of 5 silver coins.

Moreover, the food budget has also been increased.

According to Michael's budget, the food for the planters is two copper coins per person per day, and what two copper coins can eat is bread, potatoes and other cheap vegetables.

Two copper coins can buy a pound of cheap bread and half a pound of potatoes. Luo Zhi really can't stand the food.

It wasn't that Michael was being mean. He had been a manor housekeeper. His previous two masters had arranged this way. He just copied the previous master's management method and only made some modifications according to Luo Zhi's situation, but the overall situation was similar.

Therefore, in one day, Michael inspected the manor and completed the management plan. He spent a lot of physical energy today, and he didn't need much brainpower to prepare the plan.

Luo Zhi clearly wrote that the daily meals of the planters are three meals a day. In addition to vegetables such as bread and potatoes, there is also a portion of meat, such as mutton, beef, and pork. A portion is at least 50 grams.

There is not enough nutrition for physical work, and the human body lasts for a long time. He does not want to change employees frequently, which will make him more tired.

In the end, Luo Zhi gave 3000 gold coins for the working capital of the manor.

In the end, it was much higher than the butler's budget, but Luo Zhi didn't hesitate.

"Let's do it this way." Luo Zhi gave the plan to Michael, then picked up the tea Michael had poured for him, and took a big sip.

Michael looked carefully at the revised plan, and quickly turned to the back. He looked up, his green eyes showing a hint of surprise.

He looked at Luo Zhi silently for two seconds, exhaled lightly, and said sincerely: "I will do it, sir, your generosity will definitely reap good rewards."

Luo Zhi exhaled and put down his teacup: "Tomorrow, you go to No. 8, 3nd Floor, Apartment No. [-], Hongta Street, North District, and find a man named Mandel Guye, and ask him to help recruit people from the manor. He, he doesn't know much about management, you can teach him properly."

Michael didn't ask why he was looking for that man: "Yes, sir."

After drinking the last sip of tea and a snack, Luo Zhi first gave Michael a hundred gold coins as funds, and then left.