Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 38
In the east village of Chaijiazhuang, the watchman beat the gong and shouted: "The village is recruiting again, and there are important announcements. If you want to go, hurry up and take a look."

After a while, the East Village Square was crowded with 600 people, most of whom were women and the elderly who had not gone out to work.

Seeing that it was almost time for people to come, Chai Lin cleared his throat, took a tin horn, and shouted: "Folks, be quiet. There is an important announcement today."

Soon everyone quieted down, and someone asked: "Master, what's the matter today."

"Today there are two or three big things. The first thing is that a new packaging factory has been established in the village. It is responsible for packing all kinds of small things and packing boxes. It needs to recruit eight female workers. It costs 70 yuan a month and takes four days off every month. , take care of a meal at noon, and bonus at the end of the year, if you do a good job, you will be promoted to the factory manager, and then you will get a salary of [-] to [-] taels a year." As soon as Chailin finished speaking, the rest of the scene boiled over.

"I sign up, I sign up."

"My eldest girl signs up, my eldest girl signs up."

"Do you want a man? I'm strong."

Chai Lin said: "Don't worry, wait for me to finish first. The second thing is to expand the carpentry factory from the original two carpenters to a few more craftsmen and apprentices. The village is at the level of the rich, and the skilled craftsmen are equipped with mule riding. The salary is one and a half taels of silver a month, and the bonus is calculated separately. There is also a reward of two taels of silver for bringing an apprentice."

Carpenter is a technical job, and there are those who want to be apprentices, but few want to apply for carpentry. They are far less enthusiastic than female workers.

The villagers asked again: "What is the third thing?"

"The third thing is, from today onwards, my name will be changed to Chai Lin. Everyone just needs to follow the strategies and methods of the village, and as long as you work a little bit, during the Chinese New Year, there will be a pot in every family's pot." A chicken." Chailin said.

"Okay, owner, we're going to sign up for female workers. If it's too late, we'll be gone."

The crowd dispersed, some went to sign up as female workers, and some went to sign up as carpentry apprentices.

As for Chai Jin changing his name to Chai Lin, everyone didn't care too much, because everyone usually only called him the owner of the villa, and they didn't call him by his first name.

Just after the meeting in the village was over, Chai Gang came over to report and said, "Vendor owner, Zeng Mi from Zengtou City has come and said he has a big deal to discuss with you, and asked if you have time."

"Oh, where is Zeng Mi? Didn't he say anything?" Chai Lin asked.

Chai Gang smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just that he wants to sell us thousands of donkeys. His father distributed female donkeys to thousands of farmers a few years ago, and now the farmers have small donkeys. There is also a downturn on the road, and it is difficult to sell in large quantities, so we are the first to find us."

Upon hearing this, Chailin thought it was a good method, and asked, "Didn't you ask them how they did it? How did they distribute the donkeys to the farmers."

"I didn't ask about the specifics. While drinking, I heard him briefly say that there are four villages under Zengtou City. Each household is given a female donkey for free. The donkey can be used to plow the land and pull carts, but the little ones born Three donkeys have to be handed over in a row. After the payment of three donkeys, the female donkey will belong to the farmer himself. It is equivalent to the farmer raising a donkey for the Zeng family for four to five years, and then earning a donkey himself. It can be regarded as a win-win situation. .” Chai Gang said.

Chai Lin's brain turned quickly. This model is still feasible. You must know that once the scale of donkey farms reaches hundreds or thousands, epidemic prevention will be a big problem. There is no vaccine these days. It doesn’t count.” The size of the donkey farm must be limited.

"Come on, take me to meet Zeng Mi." Chai Lin said.

Immediately, Chai Lin called Chai Yong to put on a four-wheeled carriage, and Chai Lin drove to Majiaji in the carriage.The four-wheeled carriage is much more comfortable than riding a horse. It is not bumpy or cold, and it is very warm inside. You can even cover it with a quilt and sleep on the seat.

As soon as the carriage arrived at Majiaji, it caused a sensation. Zeng Mi did not live in Mashi, but found an old shop in Jiayuelai nearby.

Chai had just parked the carriage, and there were many people watching. Many people had never seen a four-wheeled carriage, and it was such a beautiful carriage.

Chai Lin got out of the car, tidied his hat and clothes, and walked into the old Yuelai store accompanied by several guards including Chai Yong.This is a kind of pomp and momentum, but also for safety.

The shopkeeper saw it, and immediately greeted him with a smile, and said, "Mr. Chai, why are you here?"

Chai Yong said: "The high official came to talk to Boss Zeng about something."

"Okay, I'll take you there. Tianzi No. [-] room." The shopkeeper said and led Chai Jin past.

Before reaching the door, a young man wearing a fine dress with arrow sleeves came out of the guest room, he looked extraordinary, bowed his hands to Chai Lin and said, "Oh, it's the owner of Chai who came."

Chai Lin smiled and said, "Exactly, Mr. Zeng, let's talk in the room."

"Please come inside quickly." Zeng Mi stretched out his hand and invited Chai Lin, Chai Yong, and Chai Gang into the room.

The servants watched tea, the two chatted for a while, Zeng Mi said: "Master Chai, I heard that your village wants to develop large animals, but I don't know how many more donkeys we can ask for."

Chai Lin said: "To tell the truth, Chai Village still needs more donkeys. About [-] donkeys are no problem. But you know the situation in these years. The years are not good, the grain harvest is bad, and banditry is everywhere. Chai Jiazhuang started to transform this year, and has successively purchased more than a thousand heads, horses, cattle, and donkeys. Large animals are useful and the price is good, but the investment is also large, and the output cycle is long. So I will slowly purchase the donkeys in batches. Don't be in a hurry, take your time like a few hundred heads at a time. After all, this is a slow-moving business, what did Mr. Zeng say?"

Zeng Mi smiled and said: "That should be the case. Donkeys are big animals for work after all, they are not killed for meat. I can understand what Master Chai said."

Chai Lin smiled and took out a piece of soap, put it on the table, and said, "There is something new, I wonder if Mr. Zeng will like it."

Zeng Mi picked up the light yellow soap, smelled it, and said, "It smells so good, what is it for?"

"It's called soap. It removes oil and dirt when washing hands. It is an essential thing for people to live at home. Master Zeng, go wash your hands first."

Zeng Mi asked his servants to wash their hands with water, and according to Chai Lin's method, they rubbed it on their hands, forming a lot of foam, then washed it off with clean water, and found that their hands were a layer of white.

"It's amazing. Our family likes to eat mutton, and oil stains are always difficult to wash off. I didn't expect this soap to wash off in a few strokes. But how long can such a piece of soap last?" Zeng Mi asked.

"For a family of four or five, if we wash it once a day, it can last for about two months. It is still very durable. And soap is not only a problem of cleaning, it can also kill invisible bugs on hands, making people healthier. Less sickness." Chai Lin said.

Zeng Mi is still very interested in soap, but now he is worried about the price. If the price is too high, it is useless for ordinary families to afford it.

(End of this chapter)