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The job at the processing plant is over.

When Steward Philoby announced this to the craftsmen, the craftsmen were still a little dazed—they were eating breakfast with pottery bowls in their hands, and they were going to work in the workshop soon after eating. .

Although they had cleaned up the last batch of monster corpses at noon yesterday, paid off all the orders, and spent the rest of the day pretending to be busy with all kinds of leftovers, they didn't know what to do when they went today. Wipe the workbench clean.

It was at this time that Philoby told them that they could go home when the work was done, and that the lord would not take care of idlers.

The craftsmen looked at each other, and they didn't know whether they should continue to drink while holding the pottery bowls.

Philoby cleared his throat, and said again: "Hurry up and eat, there is still something to talk about after eating."

That was a much more important matter than the shutdown of the processing plant, so it was not up to Philoby to tell it. He was only responsible for bringing the artisans who had finished eating to sit in rows in the emptied warehouse, and handed over the baton to his boss, Lawrence. .

The former housekeeper has been reused by the lord, which can be regarded as a step up to the sky.Philoby thought that by the end of the year, Lawrence would probably have a justifiable civil title, and he would be able to be respected as Lord Lawrence in a fair manner.

Philoby knew that many of his colleagues complained about this Mr. Steward's overpowering. The gap in ability was obvious. Unlike the previous consul, the lord preferred someone who could work rather than someone who could talk. Philoby thought that his work ability was not bad, so he did not easily participate in the conversations of those colleagues.

No matter how much he said, the lord only looked at the results of his work. Only by building a good relationship with Lawrence, the boss, would he have more opportunities to succeed.

Various thoughts swirled in Philopy's mind. The craftsmen were sitting together underneath, constantly guessing in their hearts, wondering what kind of tricks Lawrence was going to do when they could go home after the hard work.

"Don't be nervous, everyone," Lawrence said with a smile. His tone was soft and friendly, and he talked to everyone without any airs. "So many monsters have been dealt with, I can't be scarier than them."

As if feeling a little tired from standing, Lawrence dragged the big box he brought over to his buttocks, sat on it without any particular attention, and continued talking in this posture.

"I don't want to waste too much time for everyone to go home. Today is just one thing. We will send everyone home after we finish this matter." Lawrence raised a finger, paused for a while, and slowed down. Voice, "Today we will give everyone wages."

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As soon as these words came out, it seemed as if a pot exploded below. Although the craftsmen tried their best to control their voices, it seemed noisy even if so many people whispered.The craftsmen couldn't believe that they heard the word "wages" from the lord's mouth, and some couldn't help but patted their heads with their ears, suspecting that they were dizzy from their work.

Lawrence waited patiently for them to calm down, and someone asked him eagerly again: "Really, are you paid?"

Lawrence smiled: "Of course, everyone has worked so hard for so long, how could such a kind man, the lord, let everyone do their jobs for nothing." As if to prove the credibility of his words, he even put himself in the chair where he was sitting. The box was opened for everyone to take a look, and it was full of silver coins that made people breathless.

The air was instantly quiet under the brilliance of money, only the sudden heavy breathing of the craftsmen could be heard.

Lawrence closed the suitcase and sat back. Seeing that no one asked any more questions, he took the initiative to ask the question that everyone was most concerned about but was afraid to ask, "Then let me tell you how to calculate the wages."

As he spoke, he took out a large wooden board, on which was nailed a chart he had drawn in advance, "This time, the wages are calculated on the basis of work in groups. You can look at this table, the first vertical column is written It is grouping, such as the leather cutting group and sewing group in the cobbler, and the second column after that is who is in each group, and this list is recorded according to the list you reported to Philoby at that time."

"Then the two horizontal entries are the working hours and the number of pieces counted by each group. These two are the two standards for wage calculation, and each accounts for half of your wage ratio." Lawrence taught the craftsmen how to read the table, "You find yourself Name which group you are in, and then look horizontally, it is how long your group has worked and how much work you have done.”

The grade of wages is determined by horizontal comparison of the same type of work. Everyone does the same job. If you do more, you get more, and if you do less, you get less. No one can say anything.

Considering the lack of money and safety issues, the form shown to the craftsmen did not indicate the exact amount of wages for each grade. Lawrence only said that everyone will line up and pay wages individually. Only you will know how much you have earned. Whether or not to yell out and let others know what happened is their own responsibility.

In order to facilitate transportation, carrying, counting and distribution, the wages were uniformly converted into silver coins. The conversion to silver coins also proves that not only the wages were paid this time, but also the wages were paid quite conscientiously. The craftsmen felt that the money was hot when they held the silver coins in their arms. Panicked, as if they had taken advantage of the lord, and the stewards would turn around and snatch it back in the next second.

While feeling uneasy, they felt warm and ironed by the money in their hearts, their faces were tense and they couldn't stop laughing out of every wrinkle and crack on their faces, and their feet seemed to be still in a dream.

Lawrence closed the empty box, looked at the craftsmen who only knew how to grin, and shook his head helplessly, "Okay, you won't listen to me talking nonsense, so go home quickly."

"The lord said that this year will not be easy, and giving off the new year will make everyone have a better life."

The success of foreign investment this time is also inseparable from the hard work of these craftsmen.Philoby stares at their supervisors every day, and knows how hard they are. That's why he mentioned a few more words when he routinely submitted a summary report to Lawrence, hoping to get some wages for them.

Compared with the money earned at the fair, it is really not a big deal to give some wages to the craftsmen. Lawrence has no objection to the wage budget submitted by Philoby, and Dalton also thinks it is a little bit to show it to Dalton, who is in charge of money. It's good to sell it to someone for money. It's good to feed the horse and then tell the horse to run next time, isn't it?

Dalton also complimented Lawrence a few words about Philoby's thoughtfulness, and the summary form he handed in was also well done, with neat format, clear handwriting, and accurate calculation of numbers. After the processing factory is finished, if there is nothing to do, I will lend it to you. Their financial department spent a few days, and they were busy filing accounts and counting the income and expenditure of the fair these days, which was the time when there was a shortage of people.

Lawrence readily agreed at the time, but when he went back to write the report to Lucien, the more he thought about it, the more he realized that there was something wrong with this matter.

The processing factory... is, it is the private property of the lord... right?

And Philoby--

Philoby is a county official.

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Before thinking more deeply about the impact of this matter, Lawrence confessed that his first reaction was "whether the processing plant can be written in their year-end summary".

So to be a social animal at a young age, it is inhumane to work overtime.

Alas, the main reason is that there is no noble lord who is as clear about public and private as Lucien these days. They have to write cut-off documents for themselves when their money is handed over, which causes them to work without realizing what is wrong in time. Lucien has a sense of accomplishment as a private property manager.

Lawrence spent some time on this matter. He first verbally taught Philoby a lesson, and then quickly admitted to Lucien that he was careless and didn't notice the problem. Fortunately, this mistake did not cause any loss—there was no loss. This matter was not a big deal to Lucien. When Lawrence admitted his mistake, he also praised Philoby for his hard work and hard work, and won some impression points for his subordinates.

Lawrence has already gained some experience with Lucien's temper. If the job is done well, Lucien's temper is good. If something goes wrong, he will be verbally said a few words. Don't try to argue with Lucien at this time Explain what, lower your head and listen, yes, okay, we must pay attention in the future, and go through a process to let this mistake be exposed, so that Lucien can go down the steps, hello, hello, hello everyone.

Lawrence mastered and flexibly used Lucien's hair smoothing method, not only being able to write the processing plant into his and Philoby's year-end summary, but also to get some thoughts on the subsequent development of the processing plant from Lucien's mouth, and to sort out Organized and expanded the work outlook for next year, and successfully used this to win more generous wages for the craftsmen than in the Philoby plan, so as to appease their negative emotions caused by forced recruitment and high-intensity work.

Who doesn't like the white silver coins, and when they are flashed by the shining silver light, they only remember that the lord lord generously paid a large amount of wages, and when it comes to the processing factory, there is food, housing, and money. Great place to not get tired.

Processing plants occupy a large part of Lawrence's year-end summary, and construction projects such as road repairs and docks are another.The construction part is a long-term and continuous work project. Right now, poor people who can’t live on are recruited to do labor to ensure the progress of the project. One part of the construction is work for relief and the other is the other part. But this kind of labor can only be done for short-term jobs. Consider how to ensure engineering efficiency during the spring plowing and hunting seasons after the weather warms up.

Apart from the processing plant and construction projects, Lawrence still has an important project under Lucien's hands that has finally been freed and will be inspected by Lucien.

——The almshouse they set up together with the Illuminati Church.

From the point of view of income, this project is a bottomless pit of trouble and loss of money. The Church of Light is only responsible for marking a wasteland on the edge of the sacrificial field, thinking of sending an apprentice priest to recite the teachings of prayers, and simply preside over a funeral when someone dies.

But Lawrence wanted to send someone to watch over this matter, starting from looking for construction workers to build the house, to build the framework of the relief center step by step, and the real orphans, widows, sick, old people are not so well-informed and have the ability to find the door by themselves. All the animals raised in the institute were brought back when they were drafted for labor.

Of course, due to the limited social background and productivity, it is impossible for the relief center to be like the charity organization in Lucien's previous life, which provided a place to live and take care of one meal a day, and hired a peasant woman from nearby to cook and take care of the baby. Whether the sick can live and how long they can live depends on their own fate.