Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

At the dinner table, Village Chief Tao toasted Master Zhao respectfully, and kept picking up dishes for Master Zhao with his chopsticks. The government officials in the yard also kept eating and drinking.

"Master... I wonder if I can give you a thorough explanation. How many people will Baoli Trading Company need? We have many good skills in Luojin Village. We already have old skills in building roads, building bridges, being a carpenter, and digging drainage. ”

Master Zhao shook his head while eating, and after listening to Village Chief Tao's words, he put his chopsticks on the bowl: "Otherwise, why do you think I came to your Luojin Village in the first place? Do we...understand?"

Village Chief Tao nodded and bowed: "Hey, I understand."

Master Zhao picked up the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables and said casually: "How many people are you recruiting? Humph, you can't recruit all the people in Luojin Village, so you are afraid that you won't be able to do the work?"

Village Elder Tao's face suddenly bloomed: "Really?"

Master Zhao feigned anger and threw his chopsticks on the table: "You said that I, Zhao Chong, lied to you as a village chief?"

Village Chief Tao quickly waved his hands to deny: "No, no, no, no, Master Zhao misunderstood, misunderstood. This is Baoli Trading Company's job. How many people have sharpened their heads and can't get into this good job? Really, the whole village has Can you go?”

Master Zhao came up to Village Chief Tao: "You and I both know how good things have been in the past few years. Since the death of King Qi... the King of Sin... he is not, anti-king, anti-king! Ours Life is getting better day by day. After coming to Baoli Trading Company, life is stable and prosperous, and there are not many people who go out to work. "

"Thanks to the above, understand?"

Village Chief Tao pointed upward: "Above? Lord Governor Wei?"

Master Zhao snorted and expressed his disdain: "President Wei also listened to what above, do you understand?"

Village Chief Tao thought for a while, and an answer was ready to come out in his mind. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Master Zhao: "You can't speak out about the names of saints, as long as you and I know it well. This time, the superiors asked our Yamen and Bao Li Commercial Bank worked together to prevent and control flooding in this area, raising the river embankments and building breakwaters.”

Master Zhao's words directly dispelled all the doubts of Village Chief Tao. Their small county has a Tang National Primary School, and there are even dedicated oxcarts to transport children to school. This reinforcement of river embankments is afraid of water damage. It is another major livelihood project above.

Village Chief Tao immediately knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of Chang'an: "May the saint be immortal and stay young forever. May the Tang Dynasty prosper forever and the seas and rivers be clear!"

Master Zhao also bowed, and after pulling up Village Chief Tao, he said, "Old village chief, don't waste your time. You also know that at Baoli Trading Company, everything is done with one word - fast! Fast loading and fast delivery. , Sold quickly, and now that the Duke has given an order, it is even more urgent. "

Village Chief Tao nodded: "Don't worry, I will go from house to house to notify the heads of each house. Master Zhao will just wait here for a while."

Master Zhao grabbed Village Chief Tao and said, "It doesn't matter. I'll take the officers with you. All you have to do is ask the villagers to gather together and I'll take care of it."

Village Chief Tao was banging a gong on the dirt road in the village. Many people squatting in front of their homes to eat heard or saw the old village chief banging the gong. They immediately went back to put down their bowls and chopsticks, grabbed poles and hoes, and ran away. out.

"Village Chief! But generals from other villages are here?"

Village Chief Tao was furious: "Beat, beat, beat, beat, beat, beat all day long! Come and gather in front of my house. Mr. Zhao from the county government is here to inform you of something, and there will be people coming from every house!"

Master Zhao looked at the one hundred or so heads of households in front of him. Most of them were strong men, with a few old men standing beside them.

"The imperial court has allocated funds to strengthen the infrastructure construction of Qiancheng County, prevent and control the adverse effects of floods on the people and the threats to the safety of life and property, and jointly carry out the livelihood projects of strengthening the river embankments and building breakwaters in Qiancheng County in conjunction with Baoli Commercial Bank. "

Many villagers were stunned for a while. They just didn't understand the official accent. They knew the meaning of every word, but they didn't understand anything when they were strung together.

Village Chief Tao was considered a somewhat knowledgeable person and quickly translated into vernacular: "The imperial court allocated funds for the project, and Baoli Commercial Bank paid for the recruitment of workers to help the imperial court build the construction. Now Mr. Zhao is here to recruit workers for Baoli Commercial Bank on behalf of the Yamen. Understandable "

"Oh~~~~!"

"I understand, I told you so earlier."

Master Zhao coughed twice and stopped speaking in an official tone: "The folks in Luojin Village are all good people. In the past few years, the county government has never collected corvees from Luojin Village. Of course, Luojin Village has also helped the county government a lot. I believe these are mutual benefits.”

"So, this time, I, Zhao Chong, was the first to come to Luojin Village to recruit workers. I was the first to say something ugly. If someone doesn't want to go, it will be regarded as a disgrace to me, Zhao Chong."

Village Chief Tao quickly stood up: "The long-standing friendship between our Luojin Village and the Qiancheng County Yamen Office is only a matter of one word from you, Master Zhao!"

After finishing the blow, Master Zhao quickly took out the jujube and said, "The wages offered by Baoli Trading Company this time will scare you to death. You work for six hours a day. These six hours include one hour for eating and resting. The wages are paid once a day, and one or two taels of cash are included, including a meal.”

As soon as the wages came out, all the villagers in Luojin Village were excited. In their eyes, it was a lot of money. Many villagers were even planning to build a three-story cement building in a few days of work. .

Master Zhao hadn't finished yet: "Women also want it. The seven-yuan banknote a day given to a woman who is responsible for cooking also includes a meal."

"But if you are determined to go to work, you have to live on the construction site. Tents have been prepared. Each household has an independent tent. You will not be missing the necessary things."

Many villagers were reluctant to live on the construction site, but they were quickly attracted by the couple's daily income, which was close to two taels of treasure.

Village Chief Tao knocked the gong: "Why are you still standing there? Go home and discuss it! If you haven't come back after half an hour, don't come!"

Many villagers dispersed, while many stayed in place: "Master Zhao... Master Zhao, why do you have to go to the construction site to sleep in a tent while working? This is not comfortable."

Master Zhao put away the folding fan in his hand and tapped the palm of his hand: "It's uncomfortable to sleep in a tent, but the feeling of holding the treasure money in your hand is quite good, what do you think?"

The villagers who went back to discuss the matter took their mother-in-law and persuaded them: "Listen, if a man works as a coolie, he can earn one or two taels a day, and if a woman goes to cook or clean, she can earn 7 taels a day, but she has to move to the construction site." Sleep in the tent.”

The mother-in-law looked at her husband: "If you don't go, you'd be a fool to count him two taels of money a day! In this case, my mother-in-law and Xiao Ni'er will have to take them with me. Do you think I can build a small building next year if I go out to work this time?" ?”

"That's definitely possible. Maybe we can even set up a guardian!"