Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

The interview went on for three days, and after the first round of screening, there were more than 1000 people left out of more than 700 people, and less than 100 people got excellent grades. Specialization, can only be barely used.

Li Xu had expected that there was basically no education in South Vietnam. Only the children of the family had the opportunity to study, and the rest were all illiterate.

Moreover, among the more than 1000 people, I don't know how many of them were placed by the gentry from various places. Otherwise, just a job advertisement would not have such a big appeal.

Those who will really apply for the job, most of them come because they have nothing to do in their hometown, with the attitude of giving it a try, anyway, no matter how bad it is, they can earn some travel expenses, and the only ones with big ambitions are those who can read and write student.

But the students are the most noble, and Li Xu has the highest demands on them, and there are only a dozen of them who can pass the assessment.

Lei Luo persuaded Li Xu with a bitter face: "My lord, look, it's not easy for them to come here, and it would be good to send some people to other places to sell sugar and tea for you, why bother forcing them to return home? "

Li Xu shook the list in his hand, "No matter how short people are, we can't use everyone. Besides, the recruits this time are all to be promoted to work in charge. If they don't have any skills, they will only slow them down. As for forcing them to return home, I'm just afraid of them. It’s just an accident in a different place, and those who are really willing to stay in Minzhou to make a living, how can I drive them out. Instead of letting them stay and gather crowds to make trouble, it’s better to go home and farm.”

"I'm afraid they won't have any land to grow when they go back."

Li Xu sneered, "What a joke, the land in South Vietnam is fertile, the rain is abundant, and the government has not restricted land reclamation. They have hands and feet, so they can't open up fields for farming?"

"You don't know that there are many mountains in South Vietnam, and there are many forests and trees. It is very difficult to open up wasteland. Even if the slopes are opened, it is not easy to irrigate. It is really difficult."

Li Xu was surprised that he understood this, "Have you been to other places in South Vietnam?"

Lei Luo said proudly: "I've been there. Every year, the goods my father brings back from the north are sold by our brothers. We have traveled all over South Vietnam."

"Then you are better than the brothers of the Lei family who have become officials, at least you know where the difficulties of the people are."

Lei Luo also thought about finding an official position through connections, but his father refused, saying that the business in this family must be run by someone, and he couldn't manipulate people from other families, but his own son was always fine, so Lei Luo decided to Became a little follower who was called around by him.

"My lord, why don't you tell my father for me, let me give up business and go into politics, and give me a half-job as an official, I'm sure I can do it well." Lei Luo vowed.

"I'll talk about this later, first go and arrange the remaining women in the office, and the king will personally interview them."

"Hey, my lord, you want to interview in person. Why don't you let the villain check it out for you, they are all shrews, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand it."

These words aroused Li Xu's curiosity. Considering that his identity was easy to encounter, he asked someone to set up a screen in the office. Lei Luo was in charge of the interview, and he was in charge of the secret investigation.

There were nearly a hundred female applicants, but only a few thirty came here today. Lei Luo vaccinated Li Xu, saying that some of those women found good employers, and some were reduced to singing in brothels. Selling their bodies, and some were forcibly taken back by their husbands, thinking they were ashamed.

The remaining thirty or so people were hard to describe. Li Xu looked around through the screen, but he couldn't find a few who looked good and behaved elegantly. Most of them were old and lonely old people without support. The palace is recruiting people, and there is no limit, if you want to come here to make a living.

Li Xu pointed out ten gray-haired elderly people, and asked Wu Jin to lead them out, "Take them to the county guard's mansion, and let the officials of the Household Affairs Department check if there are still people in their families. If there are children in the family, let them take them back and take care of them. Those without children should be sent to the Salesian Bureau in the city for proper resettlement."

Lei Luo moved his lips, turned around and told Li Xu in a low voice: "My lord, the Salesian Bureau in the city has long been useless, and the government is simply unable to support it."

Li Xu also guessed that this would be the case, and said: "Then tell the relevant officials, starting today, the place will be reorganized, and if you want money or food, you have to go to the palace to get it."

Although Lei Luo didn't know how much food Li Xu's family had, from his father's information, it might not be too much. However, his father had been away from home for a month, and he believed that the brown sugar he brought had sold a lot. It can definitely be earned back.

"Those who have children at home but don't support their elders, let the yamen servants come to greet them every day, so I can keep an eye on them."

As soon as the older one left, the remaining [-] or so people could see it more clearly. If it was modern times, Li Xu would write age restrictions when recruiting people, so there would be no such jokes. But this era is different. Many great craftsmen, great doctors, and great Writers are all old. They spend their whole lives accumulating experience and only achieve some achievements in their later years. He accepts such people as many as they come.

Lei Luo pointed to a woman with tattoos on her face and asked, "What's your name, how old are you, and what are the tattoos on your face?"

The woman covered her face with her hands, lowered her head and whispered: "I have no name and no surname. I am seventeen this year. This tattoo was done by the mistress of the family. Because Mr. Lang fell in love with the slave and wanted to take the slave as his concubine, it was done by the jealous master." Mother ruined her appearance and kicked her out of the house."

Lei Luo rummaged through the resumes and found a nameless one. The blank resume was a headache to look at. He asked: "Then what will you do?"

"Slaves can clean, wash and cook."

Lei Luo rolled his eyes and said, "My servants know all these things, are there others?"

The woman lowered her head and remained silent weakly.

Lei Luo glanced behind the screen, picked up a pen and was about to write "poor" on his resume, but before he finished writing, he heard the person behind the screen ask, "Can you pick tea?"

The woman raised her head in surprise when she heard the question, thought for a while and said: "I have picked tea leaves at home and made tea, but I don't know if it is the tea picking that adults said."

Li Xu's voice came from behind the screen, "Stay here, I will start working tomorrow, and the wages will be settled according to the amount of tea picked every day, and the details will be discussed tomorrow."

The woman wept with joy, not believing such a good thing, she hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you sir, thank you sir!"

When the rest of the people saw this, they expressed that they could also pick tea. Lei Luo patted the table, pointed to a little girl who was only seven or eight years old and asked, "Just you, how dare you say you can pick tea?"

The little girl came with her mother, and the life experience of the mother and daughter is enough to write a history of blood and tears, but Li Xu's place is not a charity, and he doesn't help everyone, but in the end he still kept the mother and daughter, only Because she said that she is good at cooking, her daughter can do some cleaning chores, so she won't eat for nothing.

There are many women who can cook, but not many who dare to say that they are good at cooking. There is a cafeteria right next to it. Li Xu asked her to cook a dish and let Lei Luo try it. He thought it was good. Only then did people stay.

Among the remaining people, Li Xu picked out five embroiderers, and sent the rest away after paying the travel expenses.

Lei Luo collected the information of the few people left behind and wrote it into a booklet. This booklet will be the roster of Prince Shun's Mansion. I don't know how many people will stay here in half a year.

This time Li Xu recruited all contract workers, there is no such thing as a lifetime system, everyone hired has a half-year probationary period, after the probationary period, those who cannot become regulars have to be sent back to their original places, and many people begged to sell themselves , Li Xu refused without changing his face.

This is very incomprehensible to Lei Luo. The reason why there are many servants in the family is because it has been passed down from generation to generation. The children born to slaves are also slaves. Unless they are killed and sold, the population will only increase. many.

King Shun is currently short of people, why not take these recruits as domestic slaves, you must know that domestic slaves are also a fortune.

Especially skilled craftsmen, handed down from father to son, serving the master from generation to generation, if anyone is as generous as King Shun and can cancel the contract at any time if they don’t want to work for him, then what if the craftsmen who are finally cultivated run away? Isn't it a heavy loss.

Of course Li Xu knew this, but he didn't want to shoulder the lives of too many strangers.Contract workers are so good, he contributes money, others contribute, he will reward if he does well, and he will punish him if he does not do well.

Of course, these contract workers all have a minimum service period, which is five years like Lai San and the others. During these five years, they can't leave even if they want to.

"Is everything finished?" Li Xu asked standing behind Lei Luo.

Lei Luo nodded and handed the roster to him. Li Xu was not in a hurry to read it, and told him: "Tea picking starts tomorrow, go ask your brother if he has recruited enough workers."

Lei Luo wanted to sigh again, "My lord, why do you have to recruit female workers and must be young women, such female workers are not easy to recruit."

"Is it difficult? Their family doesn't want women to show their faces?"

"That's not true. Although the rules are stricter in the city, many women also have to go to the mountains and fields, but they don't understand why you want to hire young female workers to pick tea. I'm afraid that you..."

Li Xu thought for a long time before he understood what he meant. It was because he was afraid that he would attack these female workers. His Royal Highness Shun, who thought he was pure-hearted and ascetic, had black lines all over his head, "Do I look like I'm hungry?"

Lei Luo smiled sarcastically, "Of course you are not, but others don't know, not to mention that you have been single until now, and there is no wife or concubine in the house, so it is inevitable that people will suspect you."

Li Xu was angry and funny, "That Kou Xiao is still unmarried, is there any rumor outside that he has bad habits?"

Lei Luo continued to smile, "General Kou hehe, how dare they talk about General Kou indiscriminately, they will lose their heads."

"Dare if it's my king's turn?" Li Xu found out the crux of the matter, or he was too gentle and kind.

He has not shown his power since he came to South Vietnam. In the eyes of the people, he is a prince who loves money. He sells this and that every day, and he will make money from them.Ever since Liji grocery store opened, they couldn't save any more money. Even if they refrained from buying any roast chicken today, they might not be able to resist buying a roast duck tomorrow. Hey, it's all the fault of King Shun.