The husband is the future chief [infrastructure]

He Xiao didn't follow this time, he stayed behind to take care of the paper mill in the town.The paper mill in the town has expanded in scale compared to before. Jiang Ziyan merged the yards of the two neighboring houses and recruited many more workers. He Xiao has become the chief manager.

However, the Jiangji Paper Mill in Fucheng is not enough manpower. Jiang Ziyan plans to recruit more workers. This is also to provide jobs for the people in the city in a disguised form, so that those poor families can have more than one bowl to eat.

In Nanshi, besides masons and blacksmiths, there are many handicrafts such as carmen, coolies, porters and many other day laborers.

Generally, there are two types of short-term workers. One is that there are many things at home, and they come out to do short-term work to subsidize their families when they are free.The other is that they can't find permanent jobs, so they can only do short-term jobs to earn money for a living.Of the two, the latter is often the most common.

Every morning in Nanshi, there will be many people waiting for those in need to come here to pick people. If they are selected, they will be lucky, which means that they will make money that day. Those who are not selected can only wait, maybe one day I can't get a job down.

But before recruiting workers, Jiang Ziyan still needs a few people to help him share the affairs, and these people must be trustworthy.So he went to the tooth shop again, and this time he bought a few people, all of whom signed death contracts.

He picks and chooses among the people he picks, and he picks young adults in their 20s who can read and write.I bought a total of four and came back. One is called Han Xiao who can count; the other has a good memory and can be remembered by almost everyone who has met. The name is Han Yu. These two are brothers.There is also a lively, quick-witted, very expressive person, suitable for talking about business with others, named Shen Xing.

Only the last one is an exception. This is an old man who is nearly fifty years old. Although he has gray hair, he looks hale and hearty. He was recommended by himself, and his name is Wei Nan.

The labor force of the three young and middle-aged men is the most valuable, and it is a dead contract, and the price is much higher than that of ordinary servants.The old man Wei Nan is much cheaper. After all, he is old and has a dead contract. Many people are unwilling to buy it. This time it is a half-buy, half-free. Yaren is very happy to sell him, and it is cheaper for Jiang Ziyan. All counted, a total of 100 taels of silver was spent.

After Jiang Ziyan arrived in Fucheng, he bought three yards and some furniture. He also spent a lot on the repairs of the house, and the money to buy it. In total, it cost several thousand taels.The franchise fee of the milk tea shop sent by Zhu Bingliang before has already been spent.

At this time everything is ready, only the manpower is owed.Jiang Ziyan planned to recruit all workers from the west of the city. Many of the short-term workers in Nanshi were from the west of the city.

Everything in the west of the city is cheaper than in the east of the city. It has everything you need, but the price is lower than that in the east of the city. Of course, the things are inferior.For example, the oiran in the "red light district" in the east of the city is worth thousands of dollars, while the Xiaoyao Cave in the west of the city is a lowly kiln/zi, and you can go there if you pay.

At this time, in an unremarkable courtyard in the west of the city, a man looked thin and thin, but had a lot of strength, and was pouring buckets of water into the water tank.

There is no well in his house, and the drinking water is picked from the neighbor's house next door.

He got up early, and it was only a moment before he finished carrying water and chopping firewood.After a while, a woman with a cloth towel on her head came out from the kitchen, and she called out, "Li Lang, it's time to eat." The voice was soft and soft, and she looked like a very gentle woman.

That Li Lang walked up to the woman upon hearing the words, took her hand, his eyes were full of affection, "Let's go, eat."

At the dinner table, the two shared dishes with each other, looking tender and affectionate, like a newly married couple.

"Rou Niang, the injury on my shoulder is much better today, I plan to do a few more part-time jobs, save more money in the future, and make you two cotton coats in winter."

Rou Niang's eyes were full of distress, and she said: "You have only been recovering from this injury for a few days, don't do so many jobs, I can earn some money by doing some needlework at home now. As for the cotton clothes, last year's ones can still be washed If you wear it again, there is no need to spend more money."

"It's okay, I'm not tired, I just want you to have a better life."

The two talked for a while, Li Kang got up and went out to Nanshi with a small cloth bag on his shoulder.He did not sign a contract of sale, and it was difficult to find a long-term job, so he could only rely on a few more short-term jobs to earn money.

Not long after he went out, Rou Niang went out to pour swill, and the neighbor across the door happened to come out to pour swill as well. When he saw her, he poured a basin of swill on her.Rou Niang quickly took a step back, so as not to be splashed by the water.

She looked at the woman on the opposite side and wanted to remind her a few words, but before she could speak, the woman on the opposite side said first: "I don't want to be a good prostitute, but I am a good woman. I really put on a show, thanks to the little girl." Li, don't think it's dirty!"

Xiao Li was talking about Li Kang, and the last few words of this woman's words were specially elongated and emphasized.

Rou Niang frowned when she heard her words, she was powerless to refute, after all she was indeed from a humble background.I had no choice but to pour out the swill silently, close the door and go back to the house.

She had just moved here for more than a month, and although she was the wife Li Kangming was marrying, she was redeemed from the most humble Goulan courtyard in the west of the city.Li Kang treated her very well, never disliked her background, and always comforted her.

But because of this, she has always been very guilty.Although she has only moved here for more than a month, she and Li Kang have been married for a year, but her belly has not moved at all.Worrying all day, she looked haggard.

Today Li Kang still went to Nanshi to set up a stall.In the cloth bag on his shoulder is a thin wooden board with two characters written in charcoal on it, day laborer.

On weekdays, he would first set up a stall in Nanshi for half a day. He belonged to the kind of people who come to find work if they need it. The other men are tall and strong, and it is very difficult to carry the bag. The previous shoulder injury was caused by carrying the bag.

I just arrived in Nanshi today, and as soon as the stall was set up, I saw a man coming over with a wooden sign.There are two words written on the wooden sign, recruitment.There was also a piece of paper pasted under these two words, which said that Chengxi Paper Mill was recruiting workers, with food and housing included, and a monthly salary of one tael.

The remuneration is indeed good, but there are also requirements. The contract must be signed for at least one year. They are long-term workers, and as long as they live in the west of the city, they must bear hardships and stand hard work.

As soon as the recruitment booth was set up, many people immediately gathered around to ask about the situation.Although the basic salary of one tael is not much compared to other long-term workers, which is the market price, it is different with food and housing included. It is really attractive to not have to pay for meals.

After the people around understood the meaning, the applicants rushed forward in an instant, including Li Kang.

Li Kang originally set up a stall here, and he was a little hesitant when he saw the recruitment written on the opposite side, but now he saw so many people coming forward to sign up, he also rushed up.

The recruiter was Shen Xing, who grew up in a beggar's nest without knowing who his family members were.Not long after being recognized as an adult, he was sold to a dental firm by his family for money, which was also a hard life.

Before coming here to recruit workers, Jiang Ziyan gave him some training. Generally speaking, his current job is half as a manager of the personnel department.

"Don't be crowded, everyone line up, each person has a form, take it back and fill it out, and then hand it in. If you can't write, find someone to write it for you. The information filled in the form must be true. If there is any falsehood, we will not accept it. Will do."

While speaking, Shen Xing announced to the people in line that this was Jiang Ziyan's new watch, which took him a while.There is no resume in this era, so he can only make a simple form with information such as name, gender, home address, and what he is good at.

The table is drawn with charcoal, and after the frame is made, you only need to fill in the content.

After Jiang Ziyan made a form, he asked the people below to find someone to copy dozens of copies of the form and use it to recruit workers.

On the first day, Shen Xing received more than 50 forms and came back to do a simple screening. He has a photographic memory for faces, and he still had an impression of the names and faces when he came to submit the forms.

He selected forty copies from the list and handed them to Jiang Ziyan. Jiang Ziyan checked that there was nothing wrong and asked him to notify those people of the time to go to work.

Among the forty people was Li Kang, who had done many kinds of small jobs, and even took over Yexiang's small jobs when he had very little work.

However, he has no accommodation. The place where he lives is very close to the paper mill. The place is remote but the price is low, so he can barely afford it.Besides, there is Rou Niang at home, if he is alone, he will apply for a dormitory in the paper mill.

To Jiang Ziyan's surprise, [-] of the [-] people who came to work applied for accommodation.Many of these people grew up as beggars and orphans without a fixed residence. They are very happy to have a dormitory this time.

In the dormitory at this time.

Ermao, who was making the bed, couldn't believe it, and excitedly said to Niu Da, who was in the same dormitory: "Daniel, take a quick look, this is a new bed! It looks good! I have never slept so well before. bed."

Daniu and Ermao met when they were begging on the street. Later, the food they got from begging was too little to fill their stomachs, so they went to do part-time labor to make ends meet, but the money was not much, and they ate a lot, so they didn’t save. No money, no fixed place to live.Now that I suddenly have such a good accommodation, I still feel a little uncomfortable, and my face is full of happiness.

"Daniu, do you think the host will ask us to charge us for the accommodation at that time?"

"Probably not. Didn't they all say it's free? Food and lodging are included, and there's still a tael of silver a month. Don't you think this boss is a fool?"

"Hush—what are you talking about? My boss is so nice, how can I say that! But we will work harder in the future. If the boss doesn't make any money and the paper mill goes bankrupt, we won't have a good life."

"You're right."

"Let's go get a new set of bedding when the monthly payment is paid in the first month. This bedding is too worn out, and it's not warm at all in winter."

Niu Da nodded, "Okay, I just want to change it too, we've been covering this quilt for too long. Fortunately, it's summer now, and it can last for two months. It's definitely not going to work in winter, I don't want to suffer. It's freezing."

This kind of scene not only happened to Daniu and Ermao, but also other people who came to work felt that the conditions for recruiting were too good.

The paper mill also hired three cooks who were responsible for cooking.Forty people were recruited at once, plus the previous veterans, there were more than 50 people, and there was not enough to make a big pot of rice, and a cook was simply too busy.

Although it is a big pot of rice, it is enough to eat three meals a day.In the morning, there are basically multi-grain steamed buns and porridge. The porridge is not the sparse porridge with only a few rotten leaves that Ermao and the others drank before, but rather thick rice soup.White rice is eaten at noon, and noodles are mostly noodles at night.

Ermao and the others couldn't help sighing again, not only the accommodation conditions are good, but the food is also so good.It doesn't cost money to eat, drink and live. He can save a tael of silver a month.Suddenly, I feel that the days are rushing forward.

So after the start of the paper mill, the new batch of workers were full of energy, and they were not tired at all in the hot weather. The lime kiln burned wave after wave, and everyone seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. In just half a month, The paper produced by Kung Fu is twice as efficient as the previous paper production in the town.

Veterans have experience, veterans lead novices, and new workers adapt quickly.Their monthly money is higher than that of the newcomers, and their living conditions are better. They have a room for two, while the newcomers have a room for four.But the house is not that big, but they have all the utensils, and they are very satisfied.

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