When Mr. Juan's assets were frozen, the first people to be affected were the clerks he employed. It was not easy to survive in Ilian, and suddenly losing a job they thought they could do for a lifetime was a headache for these people. No one knows when Mr. Juan’s assets will be unfrozen this time. If they find a workshop and bar outside and can operate again, will they come back or not
If you come back, you will definitely offend someone, and you may have to pay some liquidated damages for it.
not coming back? If Mr. Juan rushes to start work and recruits a new group of people, wouldn't it mean that they will lose their stable jobs
This is really a headache, and what’s even more troublesome is that the winter break is coming, and this month’s wages have not been paid out yet, which means that they may have to pay only in the two months before the winter break. Do some temporary work that pays very little. They may go hungry during the winter break.
"It's not a good idea to gather around here. Just leave one person here to wait for news. Let's go to the port to see if there are any better temporary workers!" Rhodes, the manager of the workshop, was the one who spoke. He is almost sixty years old this year and has worked here with Juan all his life. He can be considered a highly respected person. With his words, the young people walked towards the port one after another.
At this time, the port is still as popular as when the weather is the hottest in summer? The humid sea breeze carries the chill of autumn, and even wearing an extra layer of clothes can't stop the chill that penetrates your bones. There were not many shouting businessmen to be seen on the empty pier. Those businessmen had begun to leave at this time, and they would come back after spring tomorrow.
The sudden appearance of a large group of people on the dock attracted the attention of many people. Immediately, merchants came over to sell their goods, and the prices were almost one-third lower than before. Bringing these goods back not only requires a lot of travel expenses, but also squeezes the working capital of merchants. By the spring of next year, the goods in their hands may be out of season, and they will probably lose one if they sell one after three trips.
It's better to lower the price significantly, even if you don't make money, it's better than losing money.
"Are you recruiting people to work? The kind that pays you on a daily basis!" Rhodes was the oldest and had the highest status among the group. He asked this question first on behalf of everyone.
The enthusiasm that the merchants used like a tide subsided in an instant. Many people shook their heads and left, but some people stayed.
One of the furniture sellers asked, "How much do you plan to charge for a day of hard labor?" Several workers discussed with Rhodes for a while and gave him a salary of one dollar and a half a day. The businessman shook his head. "It's too expensive. I can only give you one dollar and two. If you are willing to do it, just leave some people behind. If you don't want to do it, please do it."
It was really hard to accept that 20% was burned all at once. The money they wanted was actually not high. Some people left angrily, but some people stayed.
"What do you need from us?"
The businessman smiled and pointed at the goods wrapped in canvas that looked like a hill on the pier in the distance and said: "Send these things to the fifth district. How to send them there you have to figure out how to send them there. Ten people can complete them in three days!" It is obviously not cost-effective to take furniture back. Compared with the first three districts, the consumption power of the fifth district is more outstanding for such necessary household furnishings.
Rhodes just glanced at it, his beard trembling with anger, "How is that possible? Even with a truck, it will take a day, and you don't have a truck yet."
"Do you want to do it or not?" The businessman curled his lips indifferently, "If you don't do it, we will find coolies on the dock. The price is the same and they don't have so much to say."
Looking at the heavy cargo like a hill, Rhodes could only sigh. Just three days, at least it can solve the feeding problem of some people during this period. He turned around and looked at the strong young men behind him, "Whoever is tighter on money will go first. Let's all be considerate of each other."
A few young men stood out from the crowd feeling a little embarrassed and went to the side to discuss with the businessman.
Soon the group was divided up, except Rhodes who had no job.
He is considered a middle-level cadre under Juan, and he is somewhat valuable. He lives in the fourth district, and he does not lack the two months' salary to spend the winter break. What he was worried about were the young guys. They had little savings and their families were running out of money, so he stayed.
Just when he sighed and was about to leave, the young man who stayed behind ran over panting. He stopped in front of Rhodes, pressed his hands on his knees, bent over, panted, pointed to where he came from and said: "Over there... there is someone looking for you over there, Grandpa Rhodes."
The joy on Rhodes's face flashed away, and he hurriedly asked, "Are you from Mr. Juan?"
The young man breathed a little more, straightened his back, shook his head and replied: "No, it's Mr. Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand!"
When James learned that Juan's assets had been frozen, he immediately sold the liquor license to Dulin at market price without any discount. James indicated that he could give him less, but Dulin did not do that. Money has great magic power. As long as nothing unexpected happens to you, any money exchange is normal and legal. But when someone wants to give you a little color and make trouble for you, even if you give you a dollar less, it may become an excuse. There is no data in the sentence below the market price. You can see the meaning of this sentence. Everyone knows what this "means".
The first thing Dulin did after getting the liquor license was to resume brewing liquor as soon as possible. His previous liquors were all imported from the Federation, and he didn't know the specific brewing methods in this world, so he had to use Juan's skills to The workers have all been recruited under his command, and he doesn't have time to hire new people one by one.
When Rhodes saw Mr. 350,000, he was outside the door of their workshop. Dulin was looking at the equipment inside through the window. Rhodes walked over lightly, but not too lightly. can not hear.
"Does Ilian sell these things?" Dulin pointed to the brewing equipment inside.
Rhodes didn't know Dulin's purpose, but he knew that he couldn't offend any rich people, so he nodded respectfully, "Most of these things can be bought, except for a few homemade things that cannot be bought." The finished product can also be made by a blacksmith.”
Du Lin nodded, as long as he could buy it. He turned around and stretched out his hand, shaking hands with Rhodes proactively, "Are you Rhodes? I've heard of you." Du Lin heard about this. It wasn't just false greetings, he had really heard of this guy. He was Juan's friend and they were apprentices together in the previous workshop. Later, he took over the workshop owner's property and caused the owner to drown by accident. He took over the workshop and his former "colleagues" .
Many people were driven away or fired by him, but not Rhodes. Rhodes is a very down-to-earth person, and he doesn't have any fancy ideas. If a person like this starts a business, he is doomed, but he is good at maintaining success. In these years, Juan completely let Rhodes manage his workshop. It can be said that half of the money in his hands was actually earned by Rhodes for him.
Having a big man complimenting him like this made Rhodes feel proud. After humbly reasoning that it was appreciation from others, he asked Dulin's purpose, "You mean... Mr. Juan is finished?"
Dulin laughed twice and did not say yes or accept no, but his attitude said everything, "Huan mortgaged both the workshop and the bar to the Imperial Central Bank. Now his assets have been frozen and he cannot Redeem these workshops and bars within the specified date, so these things are already in the bank.”
Rhodes suddenly became panicked. After working as a winemaker all his life, he would not be able to do anything else. His son and son-in-law were also workers under him. The whole family only knew how to make wine. Wouldn't it be wrong to suddenly hear this news? Are you saying that your whole family is going to lose your job
Dulin was very satisfied with the change in Rhodes' expression. He liked people without a city, so he made his meaning clear clearly, "I bought a liquor license from the bank and planned to continue brewing and selling liquor. I don’t know much about this industry, so I need skilled and reliable workers. They recommended you. I wonder if you are willing to work for me? The salary will be based on the figure given by Juan, and it will be paid every week.”
At this time, Rhodes was preoccupied with the fact that his whole family was unemployed. Hearing Dulin say this was like a drowning swimmer who touched a thread sewing clothes and wanted to climb up along the thread.
Rhodes looked delighted, "Of course I do, it's my honor, Mr. Dulin!"
With the help of Rhodes, Dulin quickly taught Rhodes everything to do. His only requirement was that the winery must be large and the output must be high, and it must get rid of the scale and output of a "workshop".
Rhodes has nothing to object to. Anyway, one barrel of wine is also brewed, one hundred barrels, and ten thousand barrels are also brewed. He immediately asked people to summon his workers and discuss the issue of building the factory with Du Lin.
After recruiting the skilled workers from Juan's brewing workshop, Dulin did not recruit those in his bar. First of all, the atmosphere in the bar was different from that in the workshop. There was a mixture of good and bad, and some things were not easy to handle. It was difficult to deal with these things. People are going to make a fuss, so I might as well not recruit anyone. Secondly, Dulin plans to mobilize some people from Tenel to run the bar and start the intelligence business at the same time.
There are two types of businesses in this world that require little capital but can make a lot of money. The first is robbery, and the second is intelligence trading.
Once his wine pours into all parts of the empire, he will be able to spread his tentacles to the entire empire. There must be someone he trusts to do this. He can't trust those people like Juan!
I can’t code anymore, so I’m going to sleep first.
(End of chapter)