In the end, except for Xingnong's family, all the 17 households in the village paid their share of the money.
The amount of silver paid by each household varied, some were two taels, some were three taels, ... and no more than five taels, of course, with the exception of the village chief.
The only people who paid five taels of silver were matchmaker Zhang and a village midwife named Feng. This shows that being a matchmaker and a midwife in this dynasty could make more money than men working outside.
After confirming the villagers who would become shareholders, Xing Nong continued, "The workshop needs to hire people to work."
The villagers perked up when they heard this, and they all raised their hands: "There's no need to hire anyone, it's a waste of money, Xingnong girl, just tell me what you need! I've been idle for the past two days since we built the workshop!"
"Yeah, why hire someone? We are here! Whatever you need, just tell us, Xingnong girl!"
"Yes, everyone is idle at home! With nothing to do, we feel uncomfortable all over! If Miss Xingnong needs anything to do, just tell me!"
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There are very few lazy villagers in Taohua Village. They are just afraid of being poor. Moreover, in this dynasty, even if you try your best to work and make money, it is difficult to guarantee three meals a day without solid skills. If you do nothing, you will really be waiting to die!
Xing Nong clapped her hands, signaling everyone to be quiet and listen to her. She said, "Although everyone has contributed money, it is only a dividend. If you come to work in the workshop, you still have to be paid."
After hearing this, the villagers became anxious. They thought that there was no need for wages. They had already paid their share of the business and it was their own shop, so why would they need wages
Xing Nong knew what they wanted to say and immediately raised his hand and said, "Uncles and aunts, please listen to me. Wages must still be paid, and the more you work, the more you get. This is fair, and only in this way can the workshop operate well and for a long time."
There is no one in this world who can always give more but gain the same as others without complaints. Such a person is a saint, not a human being.
If a person gives a lot but gets little in return, he will feel tired. This is the normal way of thinking.
Besides, if you get the same bonus for working more and the same salary for working less, who would be willing to work in the future? They would just lie down and wait for the salary!
Village Chief Gu nodded and added: "Xing Nong is right. You can work without receiving payment now. What about your descendants? Will they be willing to do so? Besides, some families have two people working in the workshop, and some have three. Some people work quickly and well, while others work carefully and slowly. Shouldn't they be treated differently? So from now on, the wages will be calculated based on how much work you do and how well you do your work."
Matchmaker Zhang smiled and said, "Xingnong girl and the village chief are right. Let's do this!"
Everyone nodded: "The more you work, the more you get, so that the younger generation won't be lazy and cunning!"
"This is fair, it's good!"
... ... .
Seeing that no one had any objections, Xing Nong continued, "The workshop needs people to work every day, and we will hire some temporary workers when it is busy. I have discussed with the village chief that each family should send one person to work as a long-term worker in the workshop, and then each family can sign up according to their own actual situation. After all, if you work in the workshop, you may not be able to help with the chores at home."
Village Chief Gu added: "If you want to work, go to Zesen to sign up and see how many people are available. If the village doesn't have enough people, we'll have to recruit villagers from other villages. You can find your own relatives then, but we only want those who are hardworking and honest. Don't call anyone over just to help your relatives. If you bring disaster to the workshop, everyone's livelihood will be in jeopardy! Also, the things we make have secret recipes. If they get out, we won't make any money! Don't be ignorant of the importance of this, okay?"
Everyone agreed while lining up.
The secret recipe of the food made by Miss Xingnong was bought by a big restaurant at a high price, so of course they knew to keep it secret!
And Miss Xingnong also said that the workshop was making sauces, soy sauce, seasonings and the like. The soy sauce in the grocery store was 20 to 30 cents per pound, so expensive! And there was only one soy sauce workshop in the entire state capital, and that family was extremely rich!
If only their workshop could also make soy sauce, tsk tsk...
This overwhelming wealth will soon be theirs!
Every household has at least four or five people who sign up, after all, there are elderly people at home to take care of the housework and children on weekdays.
Next, Village Chief Gu talked about the rules and regulations of the workshop.
These are the rules and regulations that Xing Nong had listed on the way back. They are all simple rules and regulations. I had planned to tell everyone when I started working, but I didn't expect the village chief to read them out so quickly.
As everyone listened, they couldn't help but become serious and admired!
Matchmaker Zhang smiled and said, "Hey, with so many rules, our workshop must have a bright future!"
The village chief's wife was confused: "What does this promising future have to do with rules?"
The other villagers also looked at Matchmaker Zhang. They didn’t understand what the relationship was between the two!
"So many rules, more than the rules of a wealthy family! Isn't this the way a wealthy family behaves? Besides, if they are not well-off with such strict management, who can be well-off, right?"
Aunt Lei nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, that's right! This must be a big workshop!"
"That makes sense. This wealthy family has strict rules!"
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The village head’s wife: “… .”
It sounds like you can become a wealthy family by setting strict rules!
However, she also felt that these two workshops would definitely achieve great things, but not because of the rules they set, but because the people who set these rules were so powerful!
If a family has a powerful leader, the family will become rich sooner or later.
A workshop too.
Of course a country too!
Next comes the time to know people and employ them.
Xingnong took the registration list and selected the village chief Gu, the eldest uncle, the second uncle, and Zhang the matchmaker's husband Lin Guangcai, four people to be the male stewards.
Mainly responsible for external affairs, procurement, purchasing, shipping, payment of wages, etc.
Among the older generation in the village, only these four people can recognize many words and do accounting, so no one has any objections.
Then she appointed the village head's wife, Matchmaker Zhang, Aunt Lei, and Widow Tan to be production managers.
The village chief's wife is literate and works neatly and carefully, and all the villagers obey her.
Zhang Mei is good at speaking and judging people!
All the villagers like Aunt Lei because she is considerate and enthusiastic, but her family has many children and is poor, so Xingnong wants to help.
Widow Tan is also a very smart person. Life is not easy for her with a child, and Xingnong is willing to help.
Of course, it is also because these people are careful, clean, capable, and have a strong personality but are liked by others. They are good at handling things, can do good things, and can convince others. Only in this way can they control people. Xingnong believes that these people are also strong women in the modern workplace.
Then the purchasing department selected the cousins from my eldest uncle and second uncle's families, as well as two famous people in the village, He Dacheng and Zhu Weihao, who were even joked as "carrying shit" and would not steal food. Everyone supervised each other.
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After arranging everyone's work, everyone couldn't wait until tomorrow and hurried to look for raw materials such as beans.
Miss Xingnong said that next they would harvest a large amount of soybeans, black beans,... various fruits, grains and other food.
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