Chapter 166: Crooked Melon and Split Date
In the evening, Lin Yun said goodbye to several newly acquainted scholars outside the gate of the Imperial College, and then met up with Zhong Yi who came to pick him up.
As soon as they met, Lin Yun asked Zhong Yi: "Have you seen Hu Xiangyi?"
"I saw it. I told him your intention, and General Hu readily agreed and picked five people for me to bring back, but~"
"Just what?"
Zhong Yi looked strange and said: "It's just that some of the veterans selected by General Hu are disabled."
Lin Yun said in surprise: "Didn't you make it clear to Hu Xiangyi? I am recruiting people to take care of homes and nursing homes, not to provide care for the elderly."
Zhong Yi: "Although those people are disabled, each of them has a few brushes. You will understand when you go back and take a look."
Lin Yun didn't say any more, but mounted his horse and rushed to Rongguo Mansion with Zhong Yi.
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Rongguo Mansion is very close to the Imperial College, and it only takes a cup of tea.
Lin Yun dismounted his horse outside the Dongjiao Gate, threw the horse's reins to the servant guarding the gate, and then ran quickly back to the small courtyard where he lived.
When I entered the yard, I saw, my dear, the yard was full of hundreds of people, tall, short, fat and thin.
Seeing Lin Yun come in, Feng Ziying, who was lecturing everyone, hurried over and smiled at Lin Yun: "Brother Lin, do you think these people I picked are okay?"
Lin Yun said with a dark face: "I asked you to choose thirty servants. I'm afraid there are more than a hundred here, right?"
Feng Ziying: "There is no way. They heard that we were recruiting servants, and they all rushed to sign up. That rickshaw puller, no one signed up. I just thought, recruit people back first, and then persuade them to become rickshaw pullers later. "
Lin Yun said in surprise: "How come no one signed up?"
Feng Ziying: "The family members have a guaranteed income and ten taels of silver for housing expenses, so they naturally rush to sign up. No one has ever done it as a rickshaw driver. They are worried that they will not make money, so they are unwilling to sign up."
Lin Yunyi was right when he thought about it. He had made things simple.
He immediately said to Feng Ziying: "In this case, you tell them that the first hundred rickshaw pullers to sign up will each be guaranteed one tael of silver per month, so they can get more for their hard work."
Feng Ziying said worriedly: "Will I lose money if I do this?"
Lin Yun: "We must promote rickshaws as soon as possible, even if we lose money, we must do it."
"All right."
Lin Yunzheng and Feng Ziying were discussing here. Jin Cai, the old housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion, came over with Zhou Quan and complained to Lin Yun: "Master nephew, it is against the rules for you to bring so many strangers to the house. What if someone is in the house?" If there is trouble in the capital, how can I explain to my master in Beijing?"
Lin Yun quickly explained: "Uncle Jin, most of these people are rickshaw pullers I selected. I will send them away when I get back. In addition, I want to recruit twenty or thirty servants to look after homes and nursing homes. If you don't think so, If it’s suitable, then I’ll find a yard outside and move out.”
Jin Cai said hurriedly: "That's not necessary. As long as the young nephew can restrain the servants and prevent them from running around in the house, then it will be fine."
"Thank you, old man."
Lin Yun took out a banknote from his pocket, put it into Jin Cai's hand, and said with a smile: "I'm always causing trouble for you."
Jin Cai said cheerfully: "It's not troublesome. I can relax a little bit with my servants guarding the house."
After sending Jin Cai away, Lin Yun called Zhou Quan again, "Uncle, I'm going to open a perfume shop in Jinling City. Please take some time to help me go to the market and look around to see if there are any shops waiting for sale. "
Zhou Quan hurriedly asked: "Do you have any requirements?"
Lin Yun: "The location must be in the center of the market, and the shop must be prominent, preferably in a place where ladies often hang out."
Zhou Quan: "Okay, I'll go find out for you tomorrow."
Lin Yun took out a banknote, stuffed it into Zhou Quan and said, "You'd better take Yingge's brother with you and let him go out to see the world. When I return to the capital, I'll go to the old lady to ask for a favor and bring him back."
Come over and help me."
Zhou Quan was overjoyed when he heard this and knelt down to kowtow to Lin Yun.
Lin Yun hurriedly supported him and said: "Uncle, please don't do this. We are all members of the same family. As long as my brother is willing to work hard, I will take good care of him."
Zhou Quan said hurriedly: "Don't worry, young nephew, I will warn him and ask him to help you seriously."
"OK."
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After sending Zhou Quan away, Lin Yun walked into the middle courtyard and saw Du Sha competing with a one-armed man.
When Lin Yun thought about it, Du Sha should be able to easily defeat a man with fewer arms. Who would have thought that the man was evenly matched with Du Sha in a chess match, without losing the slightest bit.
Behind the two men, there were four middle-aged men standing. One of them was blind in one eye, and one was missing his left ear. The remaining two had no shortage of spare parts, but the scars on their faces looked scary.
Lin Yun looked at it and yelled secretly, "Hu Xiangyi, you are a swindler. How can I be embarrassed to take them out if you send me such bodyguards?"
Seeing Lin Yun come in, Du Sha got rid of the entanglement of the one-armed man and shouted breathlessly: "No fight, no fight."
Lin Yun stepped forward and asked the one-armed man, "What's your name?"
The one-armed man saluted with one hand and said: "Reporting to the young master, my name is Tian Zhuang."
Lin Yun: "How did you lose this arm?"
Tian Zhuang: "The villain served as a scout in the army. This arm was hit by a poisonous arrow cast by the bandits when he was suppressing the bandits. Because there was a lack of medical treatment at the time, the villain asked his companions to help him break his arm to survive."
Lin Yun then said to the others: "You should also report your family status and tell me what skills you have."
The man who was missing one left eye took a step forward and said: "Reporting to the young master, my name is Zhao Kuang, and I also served as a scout in the army. Although my martial arts are not as good as those of Tiantou, my ears are particularly good.
, even a small person can detect a dog sneaking in at night."
Lin Yun turned to Tian Zhuang and asked, "Is what he said the truth?"
Tian Zhuang: "That's true."
Lin Yun asked the guy who was missing one ear again: "What about you? What's your name? What are your specialties?"
"Reporting to the young master, my name is Zhao Da. I don't have any other special skills, but I can shoot arrows accurately."
The remaining two people are named Ma Qi and Du Feng. They are both scouts under Tian Zhuang and their martial arts are also good.
After Lin Yun and several other people had finished the introduction, he said solemnly: "You are all introduced by Brother Hu, so you must have nothing to say about your character. However, I still want to put the ugly words up front. If you come to work here, you have to
Observe the rules. I will tell you the rules later. Those who can accept it can stay. From now on, they can enjoy a monthly salary of five taels of silver. Those who have made meritorious deeds will also receive a bounty. If you cannot accept the rules, you can leave on your own. I will
Give him five taels of silver for his travel expenses."
As soon as Lin Yun finished speaking, the five people couldn't wait to say: "We are willing to accept the regulations, and we only ask the young master to take him in."
"Uh, don't you think about it?"
Tian Zhuang: "No need. General Hu said that the young master is the most loyal person. It is a blessing for us to work with you."
"Okay. I will give you a task now. Go outside and select thirty servants. I will give them to you to train in the future."
Chapter completed!