Chapter One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen: Salary Increase
Han Du leaned back on the chair, folded his hands on his chest, and kept scanning the face of the person in front of him with his eyes.
After a while, Han Du put down his hand, sat up straight and said, "I hope you can hire a large number of academy students."
In an instant, everyone in the room widened their eyes and looked at Han Du in disbelief.
Everyone's eyes are still filled with deep doubts. They know that the academy students are Han Du's darlings. In the past, let alone targeting them, even if they think about it, it will not be good if Han Du finds out.
Eat fruit.
Why do you suddenly want them to hire academy students now?
After waiting for a while, the room was still silent.
Han Du frowned suddenly and said in an unhappy voice, "What? Aren't you all willing?"
Only then did everyone come back to their senses and hurriedly said
"No, why wouldn't you want to?"
“We wish we could hire students from the academy” ??
Amid the noise, Han Du felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.
With so many commercial firms willing to hire students, there will be far fewer people choosing to follow Zhu Zhanji to America.
Who would go across the ocean to America if they could live comfortably in the Ming Dynasty?
Fu Yong saw the change in Han Du's expression and couldn't help but secretly wonder, "Didn't my father-in-law not allow me to hire academy students before? Why is it suddenly happening now?"
When the others heard this, they all looked at Han Du. Then they recalled that Han Du would not let them pursue the idea of academy in the past. Why did he suddenly change his mind now?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
The joy on everyone's faces suddenly subsided, everyone lowered their heads, pinched their fingers nervously, and listened to Han Du's next words.
"We are all acquaintances, and this is not the first time we meet, so don't be restrained." Seeing everyone's attitude, Han Du smiled lightly and waved his hand.
Everyone then raised their heads and looked at Han Du. Some people laughed dryly and agreed, "You are right, but your decision was too sudden. I couldn't recover for a while."
Fu Yong also said, "My lord, I dare to ask, why are you suddenly allowed to recruit college students?"
Han Du raised his head slightly and said seriously, "I didn't let you recruit before because there were too few students in the academy. Except for those who became officials, the rest need to stay in the academy to teach and educate people. If there weren't as many people staying in the academy as before,
If you are a teacher, can the academy grow as big as it does now? If the academy remains as it was before, with not many students or even people, how can you recruit people?"
Han Du knew that the people in front of him were complaining about the ideas of the academy students who had blocked them all these years, including Fu Yong, who also had objections to him.
Everyone knows that the academy students are very talented, so they naturally want to take them into their pockets and serve their business. But Han Du stopped him, and as a result, they could only watch helplessly for so many years, but had nothing to eat.
inside.
It is impossible to say that it is not uncomfortable!
What Han Du did even more excessively was to stop them all, but Han Du himself was aggressively recruiting college students to join his mechanical workshop.
Han Du's behavior of eating meat himself but trying to prevent them from drinking soup would of course be met with dissatisfaction from them.
However, due to Han Du's status, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only bow their heads in frustration.
And the reason Han Du just gave was just a reasonable reason that he came up with on a whim.
But even if it is such a reason, they have to admit it.
"What you said is true. If the academy doesn't develop and grow first, let alone today, I'm afraid we will never have the chance to recruit academy students."
Han Du glanced at this person, nodded lightly and said with a smile, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant."
Then he waved his hand and blocked the words of others.
"Okay, let's not talk about the past. Now I want to ask you a question, do you want to recruit students from the academy?"
"Think about it, I have never dreamed of it!" Fu Yong said before the others, "Young Master is a great favor to us by allowing us to recruit students from the academy."
Who doesn't know how to flatter someone?
Everyone here is a fine person. Although they are all wealthy businessmen now, they no longer need to flatter others. They usually enjoy others flattering them, but at critical moments, they start flattering.
That's not to say too much.
It's even more exquisite than what ordinary people take.
"Yes, my father-in-law has been waiting for me so much, and I really can't repay you."
Han Du heard this and said with a teasing smile, "So, you are all willing to recruit academy students?"
"Yes, I'll wait for a thousand or ten thousand yeses!"
Seeing everyone handing over their hands, Han Du nodded, "Okay, that's settled. After the awards ceremony, some of the academy students will graduate and leave. You can start recruiting after that."
"yes."
Everyone answered in unison, as if they were advancing and retreating together.
But in the minds of these people, everyone has their own calculations.
Since the father-in-law has already spoken, even if they do something first, they won't make him angry, right? For example, they can ask in advance which student does not want to be an official or stay in the academy. After asking, they will talk to this person in advance.
Wouldn't it be possible to gain an advantage through contact?
At critical moments, just being one step ahead of others can determine the success or failure of your business.
These people have been doing business all their lives, how could they not understand this truth?
Han Du didn't know that these people were already thinking about how to inquire about the students in the academy. Seeing that they had no objections, he continued, "Now, let's talk about the salary issue."
"Salary?" Fu Yong hurriedly smiled and said, "That's no problem, don't worry, Mr. Gong. Mr. Gong gives them a large salary, and we won't treat them badly. The big guy said, right?"
"Yes Yes Yes"
“Salary is no problem”
"Promise not to let students down"
For a while, everyone proudly said that they were not short of money and that a little salary was not a problem at all.
Han Du sighed and said, "The salary I gave is also a little less. It was pretty good in the past few years. I'm afraid it needs to be increased now."
"More?" After hearing this, even Fu Yong couldn't sit still.
He immediately stood up and said with surprise on his face, "My father-in-law's salary for his students starts at twenty guan, which is higher than the seventh-grade county magistrate. Plus, isn't there something wrong?"
Han Du waved to him and motioned for him to sit down first.
Fu Yong sat down without saying a word, his eyes never leaving Han Du, obviously wanting to give him an answer.
Han Du had no choice but to say, "I know you have doubts, and I can explain it to you."
Saying that, Han Du shook his head and said, "Have you heard about the arrival of Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the new Ming Emperor?" Han Du leaned on the back of his chair, folded his hands on his chest, and kept looking at the face of the person in front of him with his eyes.
On inspection.
After a while, Han Du put down his hand, sat up straight and said, "I hope you can hire a large number of academy students."
In an instant, everyone in the room widened their eyes and looked at Han Du in disbelief.
Everyone's eyes are still filled with deep doubts. They know that the academy students are Han Du's darlings. In the past, let alone targeting them, even if they think about it, it will not be good if Han Du finds out.
Eat fruit.
Why do you suddenly want them to hire academy students now?
After waiting for a while, the room was still silent.
Han Du frowned suddenly and said in an unhappy voice, "What? Aren't you all willing?"
Only then did everyone come back to their senses and hurriedly said
"No, why wouldn't you want to?"
"We wish we could hire students from the academy."
Amid the noise, Han Du felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.
With so many commercial firms willing to hire students, there will be far fewer people choosing to follow Zhu Zhanji to America.
Who would go across the ocean to America if they could live comfortably in the Ming Dynasty?
Fu Yong saw the change in Han Du's expression and couldn't help but secretly wonder, "Didn't my father-in-law not allow me to hire academy students before? Why is it suddenly happening now?"
When the others heard this, they all looked at Han Du. Then they recalled that Han Du would not let them pursue the idea of academy in the past. Why did he suddenly change his mind now?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
The joy on everyone's faces suddenly subsided, everyone lowered their heads, pinched their fingers nervously, and listened to Han Du's next words.
"We are all acquaintances, and this is not the first time we meet, so don't be restrained." Seeing everyone's attitude, Han Du smiled lightly and waved his hand.
Everyone then raised their heads and looked at Han Du. Some people laughed dryly and agreed, "You are right, but your decision was too sudden. I couldn't recover for a while."
Fu Yong also said, "My lord, I dare to ask, why are you suddenly allowed to recruit college students?"
Han Du raised his head slightly and said seriously, "I didn't let you recruit before because there were too few students in the academy. Except for those who became officials, the rest need to stay in the academy to teach and educate people. If there weren't as many people staying in the academy as before,
If you are a teacher, can the academy grow as big as it does now? If the academy remains as it was before, with not many students or even people, how can you recruit people?"
Han Du knew that the people in front of him were complaining about the ideas of the academy students who had blocked them all these years, including Fu Yong, who also had objections to him.
Everyone knows that the academy students are very talented, so they naturally want to take them into their pockets and serve their business. But Han Du stopped him, and as a result, they could only watch helplessly for so many years, but had nothing to eat.
inside.
It is impossible to say that it is not uncomfortable!
What Han Du did even more excessively was to stop them all, but Han Du himself was aggressively recruiting college students to join his mechanical workshop.
Han Du's behavior of eating meat himself but trying to prevent them from drinking soup would of course be met with dissatisfaction from them.
However, due to Han Du's status, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only bow their heads in frustration.
And the reason Han Du just gave was just a reasonable reason that he came up with on a whim.
But even if it is such a reason, they have to admit it.
"What you said is true. If the academy doesn't develop and grow first, let alone today, I'm afraid we will never have the chance to recruit academy students."
Han Du glanced at this person, nodded lightly and said with a smile, "Yes, that's exactly what I meant."
Then he waved his hand and blocked the words of others.
"Okay, let's not talk about the past. Now I want to ask you a question, do you want to recruit students from the academy?"
"Think about it, I have never dreamed of it!" Fu Yong said before the others, "Young Master is a great favor to us by allowing us to recruit students from the academy."
Who doesn't know how to flatter someone?
Everyone here is a fine person. Although they are all wealthy businessmen now, they no longer need to flatter others. They usually enjoy others flattering them, but at critical moments, they start flattering.
That's not to say too much.
It's even more exquisite than what ordinary people take.
"Yes, my father-in-law has been waiting for me so much, and I really can't repay you."
Han Du heard this and said with a teasing smile, "So, you are all willing to recruit academy students?"
"Yes, I'll wait for a thousand or ten thousand yeses!"
Seeing everyone handing over their hands, Han Du nodded, "Okay, that's settled. After the awards ceremony, some of the academy students will graduate and leave. You can start recruiting after that."
"yes."
Everyone answered in unison, as if they were advancing and retreating together.
But in the minds of these people, everyone has their own calculations.
Since the father-in-law has already spoken, even if they do something first, they won't make him angry, right? For example, they can ask in advance which student does not want to be an official or stay in the academy. After asking, they will talk to this person in advance.
Wouldn't it be possible to gain an advantage through contact?
At critical moments, just being one step ahead of others can determine the success or failure of your business.
These people have been doing business all their lives, how could they not understand this truth?
Han Du didn't know that these people were already thinking about how to inquire about the students in the academy. Seeing that they had no objections, he continued, "Now, let's talk about the salary issue."
"Salary?" Fu Yong hurriedly smiled and said, "That's no problem, don't worry, Mr. Gong. Mr. Gong gives them a large salary, and we won't treat them badly. The big guy said, right?"
"Yes Yes Yes"
“Salary is no problem”
"Promise not to let students down"
For a while, everyone proudly said that they were not short of money and that a little salary was not a problem at all.
Han Du sighed and said, "The salary I gave is also a little less. It was pretty good in the past few years. I'm afraid it needs to be increased now."
"More?" After hearing this, even Fu Yong couldn't sit still.
He immediately stood up and said with surprise on his face, "My father-in-law's salary for his students starts at twenty guan, which is higher than the seventh-grade county magistrate. Plus, isn't there something wrong?"
Han Du waved to him and motioned for him to sit down first.
Fu Yong sat down without saying a word, his eyes never leaving Han Du, obviously wanting to give him an answer.
Han Du had no choice but to say, "I know you have doubts, and I can explain it to you."
Saying that, Han Du shook his head and said, "Have you heard about the arrival of Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the new Ming Emperor, to the Ming Dynasty?"