Xiaoman blinked and looked at Xiaoshan in front of him: "How about this, you manage it for a month first, and I will see the results. If you can manage the printing factory well, the position of factory director will be yours."
"From now on, recruiting people is your responsibility. I will let the people here assist you. After all, the people working in the printing factory are all soldiers. You need to find suitable people to replace them and let them return to their original positions."
Xiao Shan understood after hearing this. Although there was only a one-month probation period, he was already very happy: "Don't worry, County Lord, I can do it well."
When Xiaoman heard this, he called over the acting director who was currently managing the printing factory. The acting director was a centurion. When he saw the few people, he immediately greeted them: "I greet the prince, princess, and county lady."
To be honest, Xiaoman was not very satisfied with the people in front of him. But it was normal, these people were good at fighting, but they were indeed lacking in business management.
"This is Xiaoshan. He will be in charge of the printing factory from now on. You must do your best to assist him, select people, and then allow your soldiers to return to continue training."
Xiaoshan was a little worried that the person in front of him might dislike him and think that he had taken his position and was not dedicated. But he did not expect that the centurion was very enthusiastic: "Don't worry, County Master, I will definitely assist Director Xiaoshan and manage the printing factory as soon as possible."
These things are neither big nor small, but there are really a lot of things. He used to look down on businessmen, but now he understands that those who can be businessmen are all smart people.
"Director Xiao, right? Can you take up the position now? If you can, I'll introduce the factory to you and what's done there."
Xiao Shan looked at the person in front of him who seemed very anxious, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised. He looked at Xiao Man, who nodded with a smile: "Follow him."
After the centurion and Xiao Shan left, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other, and the three of them were a little amused. In fact, many things in the printing factory were managed by Xiaoman himself, and the centurion did not manage it for long.
These people are really not suitable, and the books needed in Fucheng need to be delivered quickly, so they are in a hurry to find people to come to the printing factory.
We found a printing factory in Xiaoshan, which is relatively stable. The next is the fabric factory and the small accessories factory, which all need talents to manage.
So the three of them started to get busy again, because the arrival of these 30,000 people from Yucheng made the entire South Island lively, and even brought vitality to the entire island. Finally, the island became popular.
The following people were still coming to the island in a steady stream. If it was just Dongchen, they would send a batch every seven days, and they would be sent here after registration. After these people were safely delivered, the soldiers who sent them over started to head towards Yucheng to escort the next batch.
Qian Jiujiu received news that 30,000 people would arrive every seven days. During these seven days, the first batch of 30,000 people had been almost settled.
The women still took care of household affairs as before, while the men registered their skills, and those who were wanted were selected, while those who were not needed were sent to build houses.
There will be more people coming to the island later, and the original houses on the island are not enough. Even if these soldiers build a lot, it is still not enough. The residential area has been opened up, and these people will build houses in these opened up areas.
The island provides food and accommodation for people, and they are paid every day. When the houses on the island are almost built, they can choose to start their own business or find a job. Now building houses is also considered a kind of labor. Except for those who are selected for skills when they arrive, everyone else must participate.
The South Island is changing every day now. After all, there is strength in numbers, and a lot of houses can be built in a day.
The houses were all built with cement, which was made by Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao. Several brick kilns were also opened, and the materials had been piled up long ago, just waiting for manpower. Now that manpower had arrived, the speed was naturally very fast.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were also very busy every day. Under Xiao Shan's leadership, those who had printing skills were selected in three days, and after a competition, everyone found their own position.
The centurion could finally take his soldiers back to train, and everyone looked relieved, which made Xiaoshan laugh and cry. Xiaoshan also quickly mastered the movable type printing technique, and now all the experienced people started to do it, so the books Xiaoman needed were printed quickly.
"County Lady, the books have been printed here."
Xiaoman was a little surprised: "You are really capable. It's only been 7 days and you have printed all the books. Well, I just need a batch of books. You can have them shipped and I will take them to Fucheng."
This batch of books are all about the basic knowledge needed for primary school students. After Bai Zhen's transformation, the current Fucheng School has basically taken shape, with primary schools, middle schools and universities already divided.
Those who went to university only needed to continue to study with their teachers and wait for the imperial examination. The younger children began to study new textbooks. The new textbooks included Chinese and mathematics, which were required to be studied.
The people who taught mathematics were also selected from the people Bai Zhen brought from Kyoto. These people had already learned these contents, so it was not difficult for them to teach.
There happened to be a big ship that brought people here, and it was empty when it went back. Xiaoman asked people to move all the books on the ship and send them to Bai Zhen. Bai Zhen was waiting for the textbooks to arrive, and now that the textbooks have arrived, the elementary school classes will start.
Just when everyone was busy, Bai Zhen heard someone looking for her outside. Out of curiosity, she asked someone to invite the person in, only to find out that the person was also from the Bai family, Bai Liu.
Seeing Bai Zhen, Bai Liu seemed very happy: "Bai Liu meets sister. Sister has been working hard recently. Dad asked me to help sister, yes, and learn from her."
Bai Liu is the youngest girl in Bai Zhen's generation. She is just sixteen years old this year. She looks energetic, with a pair of big, twinkling eyes, and is very cute.
"You came here alone?"
Bai Zhen was a little puzzled. Why did Bai Liu come here suddenly? What was she going to learn from her? When Bai Liu heard this, she smiled at Bai Zhen in a flattering way: "Sister, I told you, don't blame me, okay?"
"I'm only sixteen years old, but my father wants me to get married. Sister, I don't want to get married, so I ran away from home. After I left, I didn't know where to go, so I thought of you, sister, please take me in."
After hearing what Bai Liu said, Bai Zhen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You came here from Kyoto alone?"
Bai Liu nodded: "Yes, I have suffered a lot on this journey. Sister, please take me in. I am very powerful and I can help you!"
Bai Zhen looked at Bai Liu. When they were in Kyoto, their relationship was not very good. It was mainly because she had something on her mind and she was not very close to Bai Liu. But this girl actually found her.
"Forget it, since you are here, you can stay. But I will write a letter home to ask. If my uncle is really so unreasonable, there is still my uncle! My uncle will not let my uncle do this."
Bai Liu frowned: "Okay then. But just say you care about me, don't say I'm here with you, okay? Okay?"
Holding Bai Zhen's arm and shaking it, facing such a cute girl, who is also her own sister, Bai Zhen was really embarrassed to refuse: "Okay, I will keep it a secret for you for now."
Indeed, she should send a message back to ask her sister first. Looking at the little girl in front of her, there are dark circles under her eyes, and it seems that she has not slept well for a long time.
"Come back to the palace with me first and have a good rest."
Bai Liu nodded obediently, and it was hard to tell that this was a little girl who ran away from home after a disagreement. So after settling Bai Liu down, he began to send a message to his sister. The Bai family had a special way of sending messages, so they received a response very quickly.
It turned out that the so-called marriage was just a misunderstanding. Bai Liu was not young anymore and had to start looking for someone first. When the little girl Bai Liu heard about it, she thought her family was going to marry her off, so she ran away from home.
The message that Bai Jia passed on was that Bai Zhen was asked to take good care of Bai Liu. After all, Bai Liu had always been well protected by his family. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot for him to run so far to find Bai Zhen this time.
After Bai Liu woke up these few days, she has been sticking to Bai Zhen. From this, it can be seen that this girl has suffered a lot recently.
"Sister, can you take me out for a nice meal today? You shouldn't be so close to Prince Wan every day. You haven't gotten married yet, and you haven't been engaged. This isn't good."
Wan Yu has had a hard time these past few days. Ever since Bai Liu appeared out of nowhere, he and Bai Zhen have not been getting along well.
Wherever he went with Bai Zhen, Bai Liu would follow them. He had been planning to take Bai Zhen to Zhenxiulou to eat fish today, but when he came to see Bai Zhen and heard what Bai Liu said, he immediately became furious.
"I say, what's wrong with you, you follower? Every time I'm with Bai Zhen, you follow me like this. Now, you don't even let her go out with me. What do you want to do?"
Bai Zhen looked at Wan Yu's angry expression, but she felt a little amused in her heart: "Okay, you are a grown-up now, don't bother with a child."
Wan Yu looked at Bai Zhen: "You are still protecting her. She is an adult. Is she a child? It's too much for her to pester you every day. Now you don't allow me to have contact with you."
You know, South Island has been busy recently, and the time he can continue to spend with Bai Zhen is already limited. He also has to endure Bai Liu. It would be strange if he wasn't angry.
Bai Liu's eyes widened, tears in her eyes, and she looked like she was about to cry: "Sister, he is so fierce, he is fierce to me."