PFC Chapter 260: Wages or Shares?
Chapter 260: Wages or Shares?
He also said that his cousin probably already knew about this, and he thought so too. With Long Er, Long Jiu, and Long Shiyi here, there was no way he wouldn't know.
It seems that since it was Anxi and the others' first visit, Dongfang Jin's portrait had already been placed on his cousin's desk.
I remember that time when Gongsun Lan and Helian Shuo were having hot pot at his house and discussing starting a newspaper.
Helian Shuo was interrupted by Gongsun Lan several times when he was about to speak, so he probably already knew.
Looking back now... it was full of flaws; he didn't even come sooner.
He wouldn't have discovered this if he hadn't followed that damned pervert to Ling'an County.
Should we just wait and see? Let nature take its course? That's all we can do.
Thinking of his younger brother, he realized that the two of them were nowhere to be seen.
He couldn't help but look at Jun Qirui, who, upon receiving his gaze, only gave him a cold snort.
Zhao Yuming squeezed his arm, gesturing for him to look outside.
Cang Lingchen followed the direction his chin pointed and saw his younger brother and Jun Qixian enjoying the snow in the courtyard. Yes, it had started snowing outside at some point.
"It's snowing again."
His words drew the attention of several people, who all involuntarily looked outside.
Dongfang Jin exclaimed, "A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest."
Lu Yunqing smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words."
"That's for sure, everyone's got their act together."
Lin Min said that her parents-in-law are now unable to sleep at night and sigh every day, saying why the days are passing so slowly this year.
On one side, people complain that time is passing too slowly; on the other side, they regret that they didn't plant enough wheat.
Now all the houses in their family are planted with vegetables, and Lin Li stares at those vegetables every day when he comes back from the oil mill.
He kept saying how come he hadn't thought of this method—growing vegetables at home.
They've wasted all these years. The old couple are like this, and so are Lin Yu and Lin Jiang, who go to work every day with dark circles under their eyes.
And then there's Aunt Gu's family, who earned several hundred taels of silver from the vegetables they grew that winter.
Yang Zhu said that the old man from the Gu family cried several times while holding that money.
He said this was the most money he had ever seen in his life—banknotes, something he had never dared to dream of before.
She felt both happy and heartbroken when she heard this.
Once potatoes are planted next spring, every household will start planting chili peppers, sesame seeds, soybeans, mung beans, broad beans, melon seeds, and peanuts on a large scale.
Chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, and sheep were all raised. With everyone busy, who had time to get together and gossip?
Lu Yunqing also started to dream: "Should I set up an oil room?"
Dongfang Jin agreed with both hands, stood up and counted on her fingers as she walked: "Go for it, first choose a site, then build it and then recruit people, there's enough time."
I see you're going to build factories anyway, so build a few more while you're at it. Once your Ling'an County is redeveloped, you can start attracting investment.
I'll set up a trading company in Ling'an County. Hmm, perfect, I'll name it Lingyun Pavilion.
You specifically handle goods from merchants from the south, north, east, and west, allowing them to conduct transactions here.
Merchants from the south of the province go to the north, and merchants from the north go to the other side...
Those goods can be transferred through you, and if needed, you can process them into finished products and then sell them to those merchants.
Lu Yunqing's eyes lit up as she listened to her words: "Tell me quickly."
Dongfang Jin remembered what Cui Dahong had mentioned about the soybean paste from Dongzhou, and said, "For example, if you collect the soybean paste blocks from Dongzhou and add the broad beans that are unique to Ling'an County, then it becomes broad bean paste."
We already have the original flavor, what if we add chili peppers? Wouldn't that create yet another flavor?
There are also furs from the west, which are made into various leather products, such as bags, shoes, drums, toys, etc.
You could also have merchants going to or coming to the west go to several western countries to collect wool...
After you've finished collecting, you can organize some women's defenses and knit sweaters, woolen trousers, aprons, scarves, hats, gloves, and more...
Dongfang Jin then recounted everything that Gu Chenglin had told her about the North-South caravans.
Gu Chenglin said that the nomads of Xiliang Kingdom just throw away or burn their wool, what a waste!
Perfect, we can buy them for a small amount of money, process them, and then sell them for a good price.
Lu Yunqing said in surprise, "According to you, all the goods that merchants from the north and south travel can be processed here, as long as I have the means?"
Cang Lingchen became interested as well. If that was the case, then his father's fiefdom could be handled in the same way. Fortunately, the nobles in the Eagle Tribe outside the Great Wall had quite a few flocks of sheep.
They could trade them a small amount of grain and salt, since they had either thrown away or burned the wool.
If we can master this skill, then the people of Suzhou will have a skill to rely on!
And those sunflower seeds, those are a product of the Eagle Clan tribe, if only those things could be pressed into oil...
Thinking of this, he became enthusiastic, and he had already planted some potatoes in the greenhouse on the farm.
If it works out too...
Dongfang Jin nodded: "Anything you want is fine. You can even raise some dairy cows."
Lu Yunqing supported herself on the table with both hands, her face flushed with excitement: "I'm not thinking about raising dairy cows right now."
"I'll take care of the rest. From now on, your Gu Chenglin will be with me."
Dongfang Jin immediately objected, saying anxiously, "That won't do! We still have a lot of work to do. If you take him away, who will do our work?"
Gu Chenglin: "..." Wife, am I just a worker?
Lu Yunqing retorted, "Don't you have Shen Qijun at home? If that doesn't work, there's always Jun Qirui."
Dongfang Jin curled her lip: "Aren't you going to pay me?"
Gu Chenglin...
What do you mean?
Lu Yunqing narrowed her eyes: "Do you want wages or shares?"
Dongfang Jin immediately clapped his hands: "If you want the shares, you can take the person."
Shares, no matter how much you give, are just a goose that lays eggs.
Gu Chenglin: "..."
Honey, why don't you just hold on a little longer?
Am I not as important as shares?
Dongfang Jin ignored Gu Chenglin's resentful gaze; as long as the money was right, men were irrelevant.
Just as Zhao Yuming was watching the commotion from the sidelines, Shen Qijun ran over and said, "Magistrate, Auntie, dinner is ready."
Zhao Yuming looked at Shen Qijun with some curiosity: "Why doesn't this kid call you Uncle Chenglin?"
Lu Yunqing stood up and said quietly, "Because in their family, Xiao Jin is in charge."
Cang Lingchen glanced at Gu Chenglin sideways, snorted coldly, got up and left first.
This guy is alright. If he gets bullied by that family when he goes back to Beijing, he'll protect him.
Gu Chenglin...
What kind of look is that?
This brother-in-law is such a headache.
However, the thought that they still can't reunite with their wives must be very frustrating.
Just thinking about it makes me feel refreshed.
Jun Qirui was sitting at the back, and as Cang Lingchen passed by him, he snorted coldly at him as well.
Cang Lingchen...
I messed with you?
Lu Yunqing saw all of this and sighed, "These brothers-in-law are such a headache."
However, as he watched Jun Qirui's retreating figure, a hint of calculation flashed in his eyes, and a bold idea immediately took root in his mind.
If his younger sister, Jun Qixian, really becomes the daughter-in-law of Prince Dun's family, then when he goes to the capital to report on his duties...
The position of magistrate of Ling'an County would be a good choice for him, although his degree as a scholar was a bit too low.
However, it depends on who it is. As long as they have the qualifications of a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations, and with the help of that girl...
Haha, this is a great idea, really great. I can even make some extra money this way.
Lunch was quite plentiful, and there were several new dishes.
Hot dishes include braised pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, braised eggplant, stir-fried green beans with shredded pork, roasted lamb chops, stuffed green peppers, braised chicken legs, Mapo tofu, braised chicken, steamed sea bass, boiled prawns, and assorted shrimp.