Chapter 71 It's New Year's Eve
"Shaojun, for example, we have some work here that requires everyone to cooperate, such as moving stones, sand, pouring water and mud, and how to calculate it?" Gao An thought for a while and raised his own question.
"Appoint a few people to do it! The money is calculated based on the total amount! As for how they allocate internally, we won't care."
The three of them nodded uncontrollably, but they began to think about what they should do in their hands?
Gao Chong waited for them to digest it and said, "There is another thing to pay special attention to. You need to monitor the quality of your life. Calculate a value. If it exceeds it, you will be rewarded. If it is below this number, you will be punished."
"Young Master is right! This is crucial. If they make a bunch of waste just to make money, it will be more than worth the effort."
"If you are exploring slowly, don't worry. You are not afraid of taking some detours at the beginning. If you have any mistakes, you should correct them as soon as possible."
Seeing them remembered it, Gao Chong changed his voice and said to Wu Xian: "Wu Xian, I have looked at the training of the preparatory camp today, and I am generally satisfied. Here are a few more opinions.
First, the number of people will increase. I am planning to expand the scale of righteousness and bravery one after another. They will all supplement from you. These 1,500 people look a lot, but it is still a lot short of them. We must be prepared to double or even double.
Second, the quality of training needs to be strengthened. Today I looked at the situation of the reserve service. To be honest, there is still a certain difference from the reserve army of Zhou Shiyuan of Baodushan.
Of course, the burden here is much greater, not only is it several times more numerous than it is, but it also undertakes some construction tasks, and the training time may be insufficient.
But these are not reasons. The quality of the reserve army must be improved. I ask these people to come when summoned, and they can fight when they come, and they can win when they fight, and they can be a good supplement to the volunteer camp."
Wu Xian gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! I know! Please rest assured, Shaojun, the preparation camp will definitely not disappoint your expectations."
He Lingxiao stayed here for two days. When he saw them sending all the supplies, he took a boat down the water and returned to Taiping Village Wharf.
There is a small village next to the Taiping Village Wharf, named Shangshuize. There are only a few dozen households in this village, all of which are Feibao's servants brought by Li Jun from Taihu Lake. They are villagers on the surface, but actually belong to the naval army sequence.
After Gao Chong got off the boat, he did not return to Gaojia Town immediately. He visited the servants in the village and asked if his food and accommodation situation and holiday supplies were in place.
There are not many people left behind here. Some young and strong people directly joined the navy, and some skilled people went to the shipyard to build ships with Meng Kang. The remaining thirty or forty people left behind were mostly old, weak, women and children.
The houses they live in are relatively simple and do not have any good means of heating; so much so that these southerners are very unacceptable to the local conditions and fall into illness.
Gao Chong ordered Li Jun to prepare more charcoal after he went back to ensure that everyone had a smooth winter; and invited Mr. Li from Gaojia Town to treat everyone, and all the medical expenses were borne by the Gaojia family.
Everyone was very happy to hear this and kept saying thanks. Gao Chong chatted with everyone for a while, had a meal together at noon, and then got back to Gaojia Town.
Gaojia Town has begun to be decorated with lights and is full of new colors, which makes Gao Chong feel the smell of home all at once. He felt like he was home, and rushed over.
Gaojia Town is full of joy, and the streets are splashed with water, which makes them look so clean. The Spring Festival in the Song Dynasty was also called New Year's Day, from the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month to the Lantern Festival, it is a holiday. Officials and upper-class cultural elites will also enjoy themselves with the people and hold various celebration ceremonies.
As a noble family, the Gao family naturally would not be immune to the common people. They have already started preparing since Laba. Beef, pork, mutton, and fish are marinated with countless cured meats. Beef that is prohibited from slaughtering in ordinary families is naturally not a new thing in the Gao family.
This was the busiest time for the Gao family's servants. They had already gone out a month earlier to purchase various holiday items. These things came back and filled the warehouse, and they spent thousands of tents of money in an instant.
The Gao family has also set up a color platform at the door. During the Chinese New Year, the trellis tile sisters in Zhending Mansion will be invited to perform here. The people in Gaojia Town and the surrounding rural areas will also come to watch.
It is said that during the Chinese New Year, the Gao family would invite the top cards of various garrisons in the city to compete, so that the playboys in the city could not find good geisha at this time.
The temple at home where the ancestors worshiped was also built. Many monks and Taoists lived here since the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, chanting scriptures and praying for blessings every day, and it was not over until the ancestor worship was completed on the third day of the 1st lunar month.
Gao Chong understood the purpose of this machine and frowned slightly and said, "Mother, our big Gao family is so big, why are you doing this? Let's remove them all! These things will cost more than ten thousand yuan. Why would you rather ask me to recruit more volunteers if you have that money?"
Li sighed and said, "Dalang, this is passed down by our ancestors. I also opposed it at the beginning, but it was useless! So many old and young tribes and clans unanimously opposed it. I had no choice but to say it was the rules of our ancestors."
"Our ancestors have done this?" Gao Chong asked with a frown.
"Dalang, the world is like this. Don't you think that only our family is like this, and the world is the same. Even the officials and those doctors should organize activities such as wrestling, performing arts and other activities to enjoy the people."
"Then reduce the scale! Why do you want so many people to do? The Caitai is enough to have a Feiyun Tower. Those monks and Taoists, keep the monks from Linji Temple, and everyone else will go back!"
"Dalang, I'm afraid that the old and young tribes of those clans will not be able to rely on them, and they will be embarrassed to find you again."
"If they want to come, come! And aren't we already separated? If they want, let them call all these people!"
Li was originally a person who loved purity. If the children were not young, they would rather guard the whole room of books than come out. Gao Chong's handling this was just right, so he nodded and said, "Okay! Anyway, Dalang is the head of the family, so let's do as you wish."
Gao Chong agreed and went in and found the new housekeeper Gao Chang, asking him to fire all the idle people. Gao Chang grinned and said that the deposit was about to be paid; this was not a waste of money.
"Shaojun, I have paid all this deposit, it's not good to reply now, right?"
"When did you pay? Who asked you to pay?"
"Shaojun, these tile tiles are very prosperous during the festival. If you don't start early, you can't make a decision. I'll ask someone to pay before the first month of the year. Isn't this the rule of our Gao family? Why are you..."
"Rules? When I was a family, I only talked about the rules. This time I will teach you a lesson, and it depends on how you dare to make random decisions.
You can find a way to find this deposit yourself. I will show you a way: First, you recommend them to the idle rooms, and another way is to surround the surroundings with cloth, and if you want to watch, you will talk about it; if you don’t, you will pay the deposit yourself!"
Gao Chang regretted that he wanted to remove his mouth a few times. He was just flattering himself. Originally, Shao Jun became the head of the family and wanted to make a big fuss and shake his majesty, but who knew he was completely wrong.
The master said that he had no choice but to agree with a drooping head and run away. Unexpectedly, when he went to Gao Xian opposite, he said, the old man from the Gao family happily agreed.
This time, Li's son's sexual desire to do something, even the ancestral land was sold. What else do you dare not do? The master's house is a mouse under a weasel - one generation is worse than the other. Wait! In a few years, the ancestral property will be more of us. Let's see how you explain it to your ancestors.
Gao Xian agreed to this matter and received full support from his nephews. Gao Shicheng and Gao Shiyu began to build a color platform without saying a word and invited these monks, Taoists and prostitutes to come over.
Gao Chang received the deposit, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and came to see Gao Chong happily.
"Depending on your kid's appearance, is this matter done?" Gao Chong couldn't help but joke when he saw this guy shaking his head and shaking his head.
"Shaojun is really capable. As soon as I go, these guys can't wait to take over. They want to fight us!"
"It doesn't matter if you fight on the ring. Can you win us by getting a group of sisters? This time they asked them to pay their wives and soldiers; you go down! Don't worry about this."
As soon as Gao Chang left, Yang Zhenniang ran in with an unhappy look on her face and said, "Brother Gao, please save me! You should transfer me away from my mother quickly and then go to be the archer coach! I am so annoyed." Yang Zhenniang is Gao Chong's fiancée. Although she has not officially passed by, she has already called Li the mother.
Gao Chong laughed and asked her to sit down; then he pulled a chair and sat next to her. Yang Zhenniang had not been so close to him, and her face turned red and she lowered her head.
"Zhengniang, what does it mean that your mother wants you to help? Do you understand?"
Yang Zhenniang's face turned redder, she nodded and said, "My mother wants me to understand the Gao family's industry and help Brother Gao manage this family well."
"What do you think? I'm just listening to your opinion."
"I want to believe that Brother Gao will not let me down. I don't want to look at those trivial numbers. You should let me teach you how to shoot arrows! I think it's better to teach you how to make people happy."
"Is it more fulfilling, right?" Gao Chong laughed and said, "It's a taboo for others to be a teacher. Zhenniang should be modest!"
"What do you mean?" Yang Zhenniang opened her eyes wide and looked at him in confusion.
"Forget it if you don't understand. Since Zhenniang is willing to continue leading troops, I will tell her that you can return it!
Your apprentices have also learned from you for several months. They usually shoot archery well, but they can't figure it out when teaching others and it's messy, and I can't even understand it."
Chapter completed!