Chapter 33 Corrupting the world? Civil officials are greatly disappointed!

Not long after Zhang Gui said this, someone from the dental industry here came to Zhang Gui's place and said, "Young man, I have met Uncle Guo."

Yahang is an intermediary and operates in a wide range of categories. Some are responsible for purchasing raw materials and goods for customers, while others are responsible for hiring and buying and selling people.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the dental industry had become very developed. From the purchase of raw materials such as raw silk to the sale of human beings, the dental industry was inseparable from the dental industry.

When Zhang Gui saw the manager of the dental shop, he said: "Call all the people who are registered as guarantees in your dental shop. We want to recruit people. We will not give you less money."

One advantage of recruiting servants and employees through dental shops is that these young adults will be registered as guarantees by these dental shops to ensure that these young adults are decent Han Chinese with verifiable place of origin, relatives and friends to guarante, and no criminal records.

It can prevent the recruitment of people who are slave builders, cult members or even other people of unknown origin.

The manager of the dental shop agreed and went to do it.

An hour later, the Yaxing manager brought a group of people to Zhang Gui and others, waiting for Zhang Gui and others to choose, and said: "Uncle Guo, there are too many people waiting for your kindness, but you

There will definitely be endless demands, so why not choose first and then the smaller one will give you their guarantee?"

Zhang Gui nodded.

The manager of the tooth shop stepped aside as he spoke.

"Man Hua, you first choose my servants for me. They should not be too tall or too short. They should be a mixture of different clans from different villages and clans as much as possible."

Zhang Gui ordered.

These days, many refugees migrate in the form of rural people. If this is not disrupted, it is easy for rural parties to emerge that cannot be controlled, causing the employer's industry to be backfired.

"clear!"

Man Hua went to choose the servants first, and later selected more than 800 servants.

Zhang Gui then said: "These more than 800 men will be made into servants. The remaining young men will be recruited five thousand, and the strong women will be three thousand, which will be used to expand the weaving mill, build the steel-making mill, and for mining. Manhua will be used for it."

You first take these 800 people to Xishan to settle down and build barracks. The government will transport the grain and fodder there today. For the others, Han Gui and Song Yingxing, you two first select some who can write and calculate, and recruit them

All the refugees will be registered according to the guarantee documents, and then divided into groups of one hundred people, and every ten groups will form a team. But remember, fellow villagers and the same clansmen are not allowed to be together, so they will all be dispersed! After the formation is completed, they will be taken to Xishan."

"yes!"

Han Gui and Song Yingxing agreed.

Next, Zhang Gui determined the treatment for the refugees he recruited.

As a private armed force and a full-time soldier who truly belongs to his own Earl's Palace, the minimum standard monthly salary for servants is two taels of silver, and bonuses will be given out based on performance during holidays and festivals.

The employees in the weaving mill and the miners in the mining industry are employees of the Earl's Palace, and the minimum monthly salary is 500 cents, and the commission is calculated separately.

The employees in the steelmaking workshop were recruited by Zhang Gui on behalf of the inner court, and they used the inner court's money. The minimum monthly salary was tentatively set at 500 cash, and commissions were calculated separately.

After determining the salary, Zhang Gui asked Song Yingxing to be responsible for leading these employees in steelmaking and mining, and at the same time managing the lives of these employees' teams.

At the same time, Han Gui was arranged by Zhang Gui to purchase and transport corresponding materials.

As for the servants, because Tianqi had already given permission, Man Gui, a famous general in charge of the Shenshu Camp, personally trained these servants for him, while Man Hua, Man Gui's younger brother, was temporarily in charge of the palace guards.

Everything is unfolding in an orderly manner.

"Enfu, there is indeed a coal mine in Xishan, and it has a lot of reserves and is easy to mine!"

Although Song Yingxing did not make a clear statement in the imperial examination, he was just an examiner, but he was an all-rounder in natural sciences. Whether it was mineral exploration, mining and metallurgy, he was a professional in these aspects of this era, otherwise he would not have written "Heaven".

"Gong Kai Wu".

Therefore, at first, Song Yingxing was surprised that Zhang Gui asked him to be responsible for mining in Xishan. However, after he surveyed the landforms of Xishan on Zhang Gui's order, he was really sure that there were a large number of coal mines in Xishan.

After hearing this, Han Gui was even more delighted than Zhang Gui. He stood up on the spot and asked, "Really? I heard from my friends in the Ministry of Revenue that the land in Xishan Mountain given to Enfu was deliberately ruined by the Ministry of Revenue.

I looked down on the barren land as a farmland reward for Enfu. I originally wanted to remind Enfu about this, but I didn’t expect that Enfu agreed first, so I stopped trying to persuade him. Now if there is a coal mine, we can make a lot of money.

One stroke."

Song Yingxing also echoed: "That's true. Now the price of charcoal has increased by another 10%. Many wealthy families in the city are afraid to buy charcoal."

Han Gui began to flatter Zhang Gui: "Now that I think about it, my mentor is really foresighted. He is the reincarnation of Zhuge, the smartest man in the world!"

Bang!

Zhang Gui immediately kicked Han Gui.

Han Gui was thrown directly to the ground, looked at Zhang Gui, and asked aggrievedly: "Why did Enfu teach his disciples?"

"Hurry up to the shop and prepare to sell charcoal!"

Zhang Gui said something and then said: "My energy as a teacher is limited. You will be responsible for these things in the future, and your hard work will not be in vain. It's just that you can't have private wealth now because you haven't separated your family. If you go tell your father, you can

In the name of your Han family, I will invest you in the general store and take 10% of the dividends. From now on, you will be the general manager of the general store."

"Disciple understands, thanks to Enfu, disciple will do it now!"

Han Gui's mind was quick and he quickly understood the benefits. He agreed and left with a grin, thinking to himself: "Enfu still cares for himself more. He didn't say that he would give this benefit to the new Juren. I can't do it."

You have to keep working hard! You have to prove to your mentor that even though you are just an official, you are definitely better than any other official!"

Zhang Gui said to Song Yingxing: "Immediately organize the miners you have recruited to mine the coal mine!"

"yes!"

Song Yingxing agreed and went.

Ten days later, Zhanggui's Xishan Industrial Zone was already bustling with people, with numerous blast furnaces, mines and the constant sound of machines.

Zhang Gui also began to come here often, instructing Song Yingxing on how to improve his Xishan Industrial Zone.

During this period, the price of charcoal in Beijing became increasingly expensive.

…

"Sir, the price of charcoal has risen again, and it has exceeded the highest price last year."

Liu Mansion.

Late that night, the servant Sheng Rui came to the cabinet minister Liu Yishen and reported the latest charcoal price.

Shen Rui is a servant who does business for the Liu family outside, and mainly does business such as speculation and hoarding for Liu Yishen, such as speculating on grain prices and charcoal prices.

After Sheng Rui said this, he asked Liu Yisui: "Can we buy someone?"

Liu Yishen thought for a while and said: "Didn't you notice that this year is colder than last year? Wait a minute, maybe a bowl of rice can be exchanged for a yellow flower girl, and the Jiannu people want to expand their population, and there will definitely be more

We need more young men and women, so the price paid by Shanxi merchants will definitely rise again."

"My wise master, if you buy it at a lower price and sell it to Shanxi merchants at a higher price, you can make a lot more money!"

Sheng Rui replied.

Liu Yishen then asked: "How do you think I asked you to inquire about Xishan?"

Sheng Rui replied: "I was about to report it to the master. Now my uncle Guo goes to Xishan every day and has bought many people there."

"The nunnery must have opened."

As he spoke, Liu Yishen said: "I'm going to take a rest tomorrow. Tell the outside world to prepare the sedan chair tomorrow morning. I'm going to Xishan!"

Early the next morning.

Liu Yishen really rode a sedan, accompanied by Sheng Rui's servants, and came to Xishan.

Many dignitaries in the capital have long been paying attention to Zhang Gui's situation in Xishan, because according to their logic, if Zhang Gui wants this land in Xishan, he can only use it to engage in special Fengyue industries.

Therefore, many civil servants like Liu Yishen took advantage of this day of rest and came to Xishan in sedan chairs.

"This uncle, who is really good at business, actually thought of doing this. I want to see if there are any beautiful nuns in his nunnery. There is no harm in going there. I just want to explore some Buddhist dharma and criticize the country at the same time."

My uncle’s behavior is ruining the world.”

Even the great steward of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yingjiao, the Minister of Household Affairs, came in a sedan chair and murmured expectantly.

After Xu Guangqi heard about this, he rushed over angrily: "This uncle of the country, I thought he had a conscience, at least when he was doing business with the border army, he would not shoddy products, but I didn't expect him to do this kind of business."

, This is simply corrupting the world! If what he did is true, I will definitely impeach him!"

For a time, on the day when all the officials in the capital were taking a rest, many sedan chairs were parked outside Xishan.

However, when Liu Yishen arrived, he found that there were no so-called nunneries in the entire Xishan Mountains. They were all people living in shacks.

Liu Yishen, Wang Yingjiao, Xu Guangqi and others were a little surprised when they saw this scene.

The people who settled down in Xishan Industrial Zone were also surprised when they saw so many dignitaries arriving.

"Get away! Don't hit our master!"

The slaves who came with these dignitaries also began to scold the children who were still playing in the middle of the road. Some even beat them with riding whips. Many children started crying because of this, and their parents were so scared that they rushed to take their children away.

Holding him aside, he knelt on the ground in a panic and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Liu Yishui and other dignitaries frowned when they discovered that there were only refugees and no beauties here, and continued walking in, hoping to encounter a nunnery.

At this time, they suddenly saw a track that stretched from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain.

I saw that the track was paved with half-cut ceramic jars, and the track was loaded with coal. There were even hired workers pouring coal into the track at the end of the track.

Then, Liu Yisui and others discovered that there were several such long tracks on this hillside, all of which were filled with coal.

"So much coal!"

Liu Yishen couldn't help sighing, then looked at Wang Yingjiao, gritted his teeth and asked: "Didn't your Ministry of Revenue say that Xishan has nothing to produce?!"
Chapter completed!