Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

"Eh? So in the old days of Fontaine... couldn't everyone afford to go to school?"

Paimon tilted his head in confusion. After all, after seeing the style of the Ordinance Court...it seemed reasonable that civilians could not go to school, but...not completely reasonable.

Hearing this, the man shook his head slightly.

"It is said that in the days when the old aristocracy was rampant, only aristocrats could afford to go to school and open shops.

Both knowledge and economy are firmly in the hands of the old aristocracy, and the common people can only work for them, struggling to survive with a salary that is barely enough to feed and clothe themselves. "

At this point, the man sneered and continued:

"Those guys are not human beings at all, but devils. They would rather throw the unsold bread into the fire and pour the unfinished milk into the sewage pool than share those things with the civilians."

"They use the highest salary as the average salary to recruit more civilians, but when you join the company you will find out... your salary is not even one-third of what they advertised."

Hearing this, Paimeng was a little shocked for a moment. She had never heard of such a thing, but the man in front of her didn't seem to be lying.

——As if these things were really his own experiences.

"Is there such an outrageous thing? Wasting food is really infuriating!"

Paimon stomped his feet angrily, as if he was angry about the wasted bread and milk.

The man shrugged helplessly, and continued:

"Although Lady Funina and Lady Navelette both introduced strong policies at the time, they still could not change the problem at its root."

"The nobles pretended to obey but secretly disobeyed, making many things that were originally easy to implement extremely difficult. Even the upright Shadow Chasing Court would be defeated by their obstruction."

"And at this time... Lord Chang Ming appeared."

"As a newly appointed regent, he was not afraid of the threats from these nobles. He resolutely issued the Fontaine Labor Law and revised 80% of the content of the Fontaine Law."

"Those old nobles like to exploit loopholes in the law, so Lord Chang Ming will expand every article and every case in the law into multiple plans from different perspectives to prevent them from exploiting loopholes."

"Those old nobles like to pretend to obey but actually disobey. Lord Chang Ming will send the Shadow Chasing Court to use thunderbolts to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. This way, we can intimidate them and force them to truly abide by those rules."

Hearing this, Paimon couldn't help but speak:

"But doesn't this mean that... Chang Ming will provoke these people? Wait, does that mean——"

Paimon seemed to suddenly think of something extremely outrageous, and felt a little scared for a moment.

The man glanced at Paimon and nodded slightly.

"Yes, it's what you think."

"Those old nobles who claim to be noble and benevolent launched an assassination attempt against Lord Chang Ming because their interests were violated."

“Although I don’t know the specific circumstances of that day, the book clearly states:

After that rainy night...the nobles who participated in the assassination fell into disgrace one after another, and eventually disappeared in the long river of history."

"And those nobles who did not participate in the assassination also became completely honest because of these things. They became supporters of Lord Chang Ming and began to promote the advancement and implementation of the new law."

At this point, the man seemed to be a little emotional, and then said:

"If it weren't for Lord Chang Ming's methods and abilities, I'm afraid I'd still be doing hard labor for those old nobles."

"To thank Mr. Chang Ming for all he has done... and to give full play to what I have learned, I am here to apply for the job."

The man smiled slightly, then, like the others before him, he lowered his head and began to look at his resume and information, thinking about the interview plan later.

Paimeng and Ying looked at each other tacitly, then raised their heads slightly and looked towards the second floor of Momang Palace, as if they were thinking about something.

"You two! Lord Chang Ming is looking for you~"

Looking at Sedna who was standing not far away, Ying and Paimon nodded to each other, then followed her out of the Momang Hall.

......

In preparation for today's interview, Chang Ming completely cleared out his office early in the morning.

He gave up the idea of ​​sorting up those old documents and compiling them into a book, and instead sent them directly to his resting room.

Although the room was completely full,...it didn't mean Chang Ming had no place to live.

"Let's go find Fufu tonight..."

Chang Ming smiled softly, as if he remembered the cute appearance of the blue cake, and then he whispered:

"Don't worry, those easy times will come soon..."

"Master Chang Ming~ The traveler and her... uh, guide elf have arrived~"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Sedna, bring them in."

After getting Chang Ming's consent, Ying and Paimeng walked in.

Looking at the office in front of him which was completely different from his impression, Paimon's mouth opened involuntarily.

Where did the cramped and dark office that was filled with documents go?

How come it suddenly became so bright and so broad?

Paimon rubbed his eyes in disbelief, then asked:

"Chang Ming...did you change offices? Why did it suddenly become so big?"

Listening to this terrible speech, Chang Ming's mouth twitched slightly, then he sighed and said:

"I didn't change my office, I just took out all the paperwork that was piling up in the office, so it will look a lot more spacious."

"But... I think the two of you came to Mo Mang Palace not just for this matter, right?"

After hearing Chang Ming's words, Paimeng and Ying looked at each other, then asked:

"Uh... Actually, we saw that there were a lot more people in Mo Mang Palace, and thinking about the promise we made to you and Funina before, we came in to see if we could help you."

Hearing this, Chang Ming was slightly stunned, and then he revealed a meaningful smile.

He could see the difference between the two people at a glance, and realized that they were not as simple as they said.

Making money is not shameful.

"Okay, I understand. But if I'm the only interviewer... I'm afraid I'll be too busy to handle a lot of things."

"I just heard from Sedna that you two are very concerned about the job seekers, so I would like to ask you two to serve as temporary examiners to help me screen more talents."

"Of course, I won't let you help for nothing. Just like last time, I will offer the highest salary for Mo Mang Palace's expatriates. How about that?"

Paimeng looked at Chang Ming who was smiling in front of him and was a little stunned for a moment.

But after this brief moment of astonishment, a golden light burst out in Paimon's eyes.

Although the golden light was fleeting, the white floating spirit became visibly excited.

Although she initially wanted to fulfill her and Ying's promise to Chang Ming and Funina, but...

Who would complain about not having enough Mora in their wallet?

Thinking of this, Paimon continued:

"We participated in the interview for the Seven Stars Election when we were in Liyue before, so we have a lot of experience in this matter~"

Hearing this, Chang Ming smiled and nodded.

"In that case...please stay by my side and help me examine the job applicants and screen them for me."

Ying nodded, then sat on a chair against the wall of the office that looked like it had been empty for a long time.

As the person who arranged the scene and edited the script, Chang Ming would naturally not let Ying sit in the position where Funina usually sat in the office.

After all, that was a position that belonged to her alone, one-of-a-kind, just like what Funina meant to Chang Ming.

......

As time went by, Chang Ming and his two friends had interviewed hundreds of job seekers, but...

Among the more than one hundred job applicants, not a single one was accepted by Chang Ming on the spot.

This doesn't make sense in Paimon's little head.

After all, the current situation is that Chang Ming is in urgent need of people, but he looks... not in a hurry?

As Paimeng thought about this, he looked at Chang Ming who was standing beside him with a rather leisurely expression. Suddenly, a question popped up in his mind:

——It seems that... there is a big gap between the salary mentioned in the promotional announcement and the monthly salary mentioned by those people just now...?

Paimon's style is that she won't keep this question for too long. She will ask it as long as the occasion is appropriate.

"Chang Ming, I remember the promotional notice that Sedna showed me said... the basic monthly salary is 20 Mora. Why did I just hear so many job seekers say it's 10 Mora?"

Paimon asked, tilting his head.

At this moment, Ying also focused her attention on Chang Ming, as if she had the same question.

In response, Chang Ming just smiled faintly, and then said calmly:

"The civil servants in Mo Mang Palace are divided into two categories. One category is similar to the clerks in Mo Mang Hall, and the other category is the guards affiliated with the Shadow Chasing Court and the Special Patrol Team."

"Let's talk about the guards first. Their basic salary is around 50 Mora, and the monthly salary of the holder of the Eye of God is around 80."

"But... they rarely get performance rewards, after all, those cases are not something that everyone can encounter."

"As for clerks, their basic salary is lower than that of security guards because they only need to sit on the job and process paperwork, while security guards have to face a variety of situations."

Having said this, Chang Ming paused for a moment, then said:

"It's impossible for Mo Mang Palace to wait until the security guards have safety problems before giving them a salary increase, right?"

"In order to ensure that this gap always exists, I have made some slight adjustments to the salary structure."

"If we look at it from a normal working state...there are always four or five days a month when they have to work overtime, so their performance is relatively high."

"Their basic salary is 10 Mora, but I gave them a very high performance bonus. In the end, the total was about 30 Mora."

"Of course, if someone is willing to work 100 hours of overtime a month, the salary will not be less."

"As for why they said 10 a month... I can only say that they made their own guess based on the basic salary of the clerks at Mo Mang Palace."

"After all, any job opening will not tell you the base salary, but will tell you how much you can normally get.

In fact, the upper limit of your salary is the advertised amount."

Hearing this, Paimon's face froze, as if he remembered what the pale-faced young man had said before, and asked hesitantly:

"Wait... Isn't this the same routine as those old nobles who exploited others?"

"On the surface they do look the same, but on the inside... they are completely different."

Chang Ming shook his fingers as he spoke, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.