After Jiang Xiangyuan brought the noodles, he went back to rest.
Jiang Xiaohua sat opposite Xuanyu and asked curiously: "I asked my uncle and third uncle, the wages you set are neither high nor low, very fair. Why were they quite happy when they left? It's because they can earn money in front of home."
Are you happy with the money?"
"Miss Jiang doesn't know. Making money in front of the house is one thing. What makes them most satisfied is that during the working period, we take care of three meals a day without spending a penny on them."
Jiang Xiaohua lowered her voice thoughtfully and asked: "Is it true that in the Dasheng Dynasty, it was rare for craftsmen to have three meals a day while they were working?"
Xuanyu nodded: "Those who sell themselves as slaves are responsible for food and accommodation. For temporary work like this, they prepare their own food and find a place to sleep. The master's family will not take care of it. Miss Jiang is benevolent and righteous!"
After saying that, Xuanyu gave Jiang Xiaohua a thumbs up.
Well!
this!
Can Jiang Xiaohua say that she doesn’t understand the truth?
What surprised Jiang Xiaohua even more was that just the three meals a day provided by the craftsman had won the reputation of "benevolence and righteousness".
Tsk!
However, even if she understood, Jiang Xiaohua could not do such a thing. It was not her style to hire others to do the work and not take care of anything.
Money is earned by everyone working together.
Do your best to make the craftsmen live a better life and have a sense of belonging to Jiangjia Paper.
This can also improve their happiness index in life.
The happiness index is high, and it is Jiang Paper that ultimately benefits.
One day, Jiang's paper industry will be famous all over the world.
These craftsmen also have a share in military medals, right?
Jiang Xiaohua later went to ask Su Zhiyong who was recovering from his injuries.
Learned from Su Zhiyong.
Every time he goes out to work.
Only about one-third of the money earned from work can be taken home.
One-third of the money was spent on accommodation and food.
The other third of the money was given to people like foremen who did the work outside.
These people have good relations with the housekeepers of various wealthy families.
Their information is the best.
You will know almost immediately when there is news about recruiting workers. Once you know it, you will first discuss the wages. Once the wages are negotiated, you can then bring together people like Su Zhiyong who are doing scattered work.
Of course, no penny should be paid less to honor the foreman.
Jiang Xiaohua also knew for the first time that it was so difficult to earn money from work!
No wonder Su Zhiyong was so happy when he heard that he could earn money by working in front of his house.
What Su Zhiyong wants is that the money he earns does not need to be handed over to the foreman, nor does he need to spend it on food.
Su Zhiyong said that food in Changning Mansion is very expensive.
If you don't eat people, you won't have enough energy to do the work.
You don’t have to worry about it in front of your home, you can eat it at home.
When I heard Jiang Xiaohua say that working at Jiang's Paper Industry, she also had to take care of three meals a day and take care of the children's education. The mother-in-law at home could also go to work if she wanted to.
Su Zhiyong always feels like he is in a dream.
How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Especially when it comes to supervising children’s reading.
You must know that at this time, except for the children of aristocratic families, the vast majority of ordinary people could not even count, let alone read.
There are very few people in Dalingzi Village like Lao Jiang’s family who are willing to spend money to send their children to school!
The only one!
It was completely dark.
When Gu Jiu came back, Jiang Xiaohua was still sitting in the yard talking to Xuan Yu about starting work tomorrow.
Seeing that only Gu Jiu came back, Jiang Xiaohua made a guess.
They must have had a great time talking.
It was great to have a pleasant conversation, and her eldest brother Jiang Hongzhi could learn more.
This is only good for the elder brother.
"Miss Jiang, the prince sent me back to tell you that your elder brother and we will stay at Mr. Tao's house for a few days. In addition, Mr. Tao likes the letter you sent very much and said that what Miss Jiang sent is simply wonderful.
He also said that after Jiang's Paper produced the first batch of paper, he would order half of it. He also said on the spot that he would give your eldest brother a book. Your eldest brother read this book and was very happy, but your eldest brother said that books are too valuable.
, I won’t accept it, but if Mr. Tao is willing, your eldest brother is willing to take the time to copy it on paper and bring it back. After hearing this, Mr. Tao clapped his hands and said that this is a wonderful idea! He also said that as long as your eldest brother is willing, all the books in Mr. Tao’s collection will be available.
, you can copy it back."
Jiang Xiaohua said "Ah!" after hearing this!
Tsk!
Her cheap brother is also a wonderful person!
I thought of copying books.
This is Jiang Xiaohua's next plan.
Didn't she tell Ling Wenjing that there would definitely be a bookstore or something.
I didn't expect it to be so fast.
Xuanyu was also surprised.
He is the steward of Prince Ling's Mansion and has contact with more people and things.
Knowing that the collection of books represents the heritage of a family and a kind of inheritance, it can be said that a volume of books is worth thousands of gold.
Jiang Xiaohua couldn't help but ask: "How many books does Mr. Tao's family have?"
Gu Jiu scratched his head at this question.
He really didn't know how to answer.
Frowning, he said: "There are probably thousands of volumes! Anyway, there are many, many."
Gu Jiu followed the prince into the library of Mr. Tao's house. The walls were covered with bamboo slips, which dazzled him.
The book Mr. Tao gave to Jiang Hongzhi contains three hundred volumes.
It's simply jaw-dropping.
Jiang Xiaohua looked at Xuanyu again, and Xuanyu also frowned, thought for a while, and said: "There must be more than a thousand volumes. The prince said that Mr. Tao likes all kinds of classics, and sometimes he even spends thousands of gold to buy an unique copy.
The collection of books in Mr. Tao's house is comparable to that of the Great Sheng Dynasty, with at least 5,000 volumes, but I don't know how many books there are. Miss Jiang still remembers a copy of "Erya" borrowed by the prince and Mr. Tao.
?”
Jiang Xiaohua nodded, remained silent, and said, "Erya has a total of one hundred and fifty-nine volumes!"
After hearing this, Gu Jiu quickly said: "The book Mr. Tao gave to your elder brother has a total of three hundred volumes!"
Xuanyu gave Jiang Xiaohua a you know what I mean.
In other words, I really don’t know how many books there are.
All right!
You should know it after copying it.
It seems that Jiang Xiaohua needs to find a good scholar and make a special trip to Mr. Tao's house to copy the books back.
"Miss Jiang, there is one more thing. The prince said that you are going to give him a medicine every night. Can you bring it with you?" Gu Jiu asked again.
Antidote!
Fortunately, Ling Wenjing is still thinking about him.
Jiang Xiaohua stood up from the stool and said to Xuan Yu: "You have been busy all day. Go back and have a good rest. I will prepare medicine for your prince."
Jiang Xiaohua walked a few steps, turned around, and faced Gu Jiu who was following her: "You have to rest first. I'll call you after I prepare the medicine later!"
Gu Jiu nodded: "Okay!"
Gu Jiu's eyes fell on the big bowl Xuan Yu was eating noodles from, and he opened his mouth.
Jiang Xiaohua followed Gu Jiu's gaze and raised her eyebrows: "You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"
Gu Jiu shook his head.
have to!
"Wait, luckily there is still some chicken soup in the earthen pot, I'll give you a bowl of noodles," Jiang Xiaohua said as she was about to go to the stove, but was stopped by Xuan Yu.
"Miss Jiang is busy with Master Shi's medicine first. I can prepare the noodles."