There are only two streets in the town, one main street and one old street.
Xu Lian's home was in the old street, not far from the main street, and could be reached quickly by horseback.
The main street was crowded with men looking for work. They stared at the carts of food, but were afraid of the swordsmen guarding them and did not dare to get too close.
Seeing Xu Lian coming, the crowd rushed over like a wave, raising their hands to get his attention and beg him to give them a job.
Xu Lian was squeezed on his horse and couldn't move. "Don't worry, everyone, make way. I have to go in so that I can arrange work for you."
The crowd quickly made way for him to enter.
Xu Lian dismounted from his horse and was about to give an impassioned speech when a young man brought a table and chairs to him, which startled him.
The young man smiled and pointed to the side of the street. "My home is right next to it. I thought that Manager Xu might need some tables and chairs when he was recruiting people, so I took the initiative to move here."
Is this a prediction? Xu Lian couldn't help but look at him twice more, "What's your name?"
The young man bowed and said, "In reply to Manager Xu, my name is Pu Lin."
It seems that he is also someone who wants to work... Xu Lian hesitated for a moment, "I'll give you the position of supervisor, are you interested?"
The young man was overjoyed, "Thank you, Manager Xu. I will definitely work hard and won't let you down!"
Everyone's eyes were red. Xu Lian made Pu Lin the supervisor with just one sentence. Why didn't they think of preparing tables and chairs in advance
Pu Lin quickly entered the state of supervision. He ran home quickly, brought tea to Xu Lian, and raised a hand, "Start with this table and chair in front of Manager Xu. Those who want to work in the mine, all line up."
Xu Lian used public funds to buy writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone, sat down to drink tea, and let him do his thing.
It has to be said that Pu Lin had good organizational skills. He quickly calmed down the chaotic crowd and lined up in an orderly manner. One by one, they came to Xu Lian to introduce themselves, what skills they had, whether there were any women in their family, and so on.
Xu Lian felt as if he had returned to an interview in his previous life, except that his role had changed. He went from being an interviewer to an examiner, and his words could decide the fate of others.
He assigned jobs to people according to their circumstances. Most of them had neither skills nor the temperament to do the lowest-level jobs of moving stones.
"I have no skills and no livestock, but my daughter is still a virgin, with a thin waist and big buttocks. She is sure to be good at giving birth. If Manager Xu lets me be the supervisor, I will give my daughter to you."
There are always people who want to get close to him, take shortcuts, and live a good life.
In less than half an hour, he met more than a dozen people who were sending their daughters. He was not looked down upon when he said this openly, but was envied by everyone.
Xu Lian was annoyed. "I'll say it one last time. I don't want your daughter. I don't want her. If anyone tells me to give my daughter away again, I won't give him a job!"
This made those who wanted to give their daughters away extremely disappointed. They really couldn't understand why Manager Xu, who was so young and full of vigor, didn't want any of them because there were only two or three women in his family and they could support them.
"Next."
Pu Lin stood beside Xu Lian's desk, like the host of an interview.
A shy boy walked up to Xu Lian. He might have felt embarrassed in front of so many people. His face was a little hot and he stuttered. "My name is Lin Bufeng. My mother asked me to find Manager Xu and beg him to give me a job as a stonemason. She said she had already discussed it with Manager Xu yesterday."
Xu Lian remembered, "Are you the son of that snake catcher?"
Lin Bufeng nodded, "Yes."
Xu Lian thought for a moment and wrote his name on the supervisor's list, "I'll give you a position as a supervisor."
Lin Bufeng was stunned for a moment, his face flushed, "I... I can't."
Everyone's eyes were red again. Manager Xu had given him the position of supervisor. It was such a great opportunity, but he actually said he couldn't do it? They wanted to rush over and push him aside and take his place.
Xu Lian said, "It's okay, you just learn slowly. Being an overseer isn't a technical job. Just hold a cane and walk around the mine to make sure no one is lazy."
"Thank you, Manager Xu"
Lin Bufeng was excited and stood next to Pu Lin.
Seeing that the position of overseer was so easy to get, everyone begged to be overseers and didn't want any other job.
"The position of supervisor is not open for external recruitment. I will directly appoint it internally."
Xu Lian had no choice but to announce that the supervisor was his team in charge of the mine, and he would definitely give the position to someone he trusted, or someone he knew, or someone who had left a deep impression on him.
Since the position of supervisor was unavailable, the position of cook became the most sought-after position. Dozens of people claimed that they were good cooks and the competition was fierce as they argued with each other.
It was impossible for Xu Lian to tell who was a better cook with his eyes, so he simply bought a big pot and some vegetables and asked these people to cook on the spot. Anyway, the mine needed the big pot, so it wouldn't hurt to use it first.
After a competition, he chose the chef with the best cooking skills to be the head chef, and three people with decent cooking skills to be assistant chefs.
Upon learning that Xu Lian had taken over as the manager of the new mine and was recruiting people on the main street, Zhang Yuan rushed over in a hurry, and Yang Ye also hurried over in a small black donkey cart.
Xu Lian didn't have many acquaintances to begin with, so he picked up a pen and wrote the two of them into the supervisors' list.
Zhang Yuan was so happy that he picked up a small wooden stick, walked back and forth, and shouted at everyone to "Stand up, stand up, line up straight", with a bit of the majesty of a villain who had achieved success.
Yang Ye was also very happy and kept grinding for Xu Lian.
In less than a morning, Xu Lian had recruited all the people, purchased stone cutting and chiseling tools with public funds, and then led everyone to the location of the new mine.
The distance is not very far, about ten miles.
Pu Lin thought very carefully, "Manager, there is no rush to quarry stones. We have to build the granary first to prevent the grain from getting spoiled by rain. We also need to build the room you usually use for writing documents, as well as the kitchen and dining hall."
Xu Lian nodded, "You arrange it."
After getting permission, Pu Lin began to recruit people and build granaries and some houses.
Seeing Pu Lin busying around, Zhang Yuan frowned and said to Xu Lian, "Brother Lian, I'm not saying anything, but you are not experienced enough as a manager. You should hire people you know. I heard that Pu Lin is just a street urchin, so you can't use him too much."
An acquaintance, like you? Xu Lian didn't want to pay attention to him.
Zhang Yuan saw that he couldn't make sense, so he nudged Yang Ye with his elbow, "Old Yang, am I right?"
Yang Ye shook his head and said, "Lian Ge'er is the manager. He has his own ideas about who to hire. It is not our turn to make decisions. We just need to do our own thing."
Zhang Yuan could only smile awkwardly, but he didn't say much.
Xu Lian was not worried about the operation of the quarry at all, because the higher-ups didn't care whether the quarry made money or losses. As long as he performed blood sacrifices every now and then and drew out the earth meat, they would not ask about the quarry's affairs. Everything was decided by him.
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Therefore, blood sacrifice is the top priority.
However, he really couldn't bear to harm the miners. What should he do
He thought about it and came up with an idea. Since he didn't want to sacrifice the blood of the people in the mines, he could only look for the target outside, the bandits!
He has no psychological burden in capturing these scum for blood sacrifice, and he can also plunder them at the same time, so why not