Chapter 145 Donation
Yang Chuan became interested: "What kind of team leader has a high position?"
Shen Xinyue nodded against her will: "Big, everyone is under your control, and you are responsible for supervising whether they have raised prices and charged customers too much."
Once he heard that he could still control everyone, Yang Chuan was finally satisfied.
Shen Xinyue was about to leave when he stopped her again.
"what happened again?"
"Since I am the team leader, do I need to arrange a few people under me? Besides, we haven't discussed salary yet."
Shen Xinyue slapped her head: "Yes, let Shuanzi come with you. You will get 500 yuan a month, and Shuanzi will get 200 yuan."
Shuanzi was a little unhappy at first, but when he heard that Guan Guanren would get two hundred cash every month, he immediately became happy again.
After sending away the most difficult person, Shen Xinyue began to think about other things.
She probably won't make much money just by selling these things locally. The past few years, this year alone, have been relatively smooth, and people can barely fill their stomachs. If they don't buy enough, it affects her ability to make money.
If you want to expand your business, you have to take a longer-term view and find ways to stimulate consumption.
The Yuan Dynasty occupied the core of the entire Central Plains, with the Chiyue Kingdom to the west. Although it had a strong army and strong horses, the climate and environment were harsh, with drought and perennial wind and sand invasion, and the people's living standards were not high.
But because they had deals with Fanwai, the nobles were still very wealthy.
You can consider making some money for this. For example, transport some porcelain there and then resell some horses back.
However, I heard that the relationship between the two countries is now tense and a war could happen at any time. For safety reasons, Shen Xinyue decided to take a break for the time being.
The rest are the Canglan Kingdom in the east and the Beidi tribe in the north.
Canglan relies on the sea and makes a living by fishing. It has always been attached to Dayuan.
The national conditions of Beidi and Chiyue are similar, but they are nomadic people, and their cattle, horses and sheep are stronger.
I heard that relations between the two countries have been tense recently.
Shen Xinyue thought about it again and again, and finally set her sights on Beidi.
Large livestock are very popular in China, especially horses and cattle. Moreover, Yangping is relatively close to Beidi, so it is relatively easy to get there.
So, Shen Xinyue gave the blacksmiths fifty extra cauldrons.
Because the iron pots and farm tools produced by Shen Xinyue and others are very practical and the prices are not outrageously high, they were immediately praised by everyone once they were launched.
It has even reached the point where demand exceeds supply.
"General manager, can we push back the fifty iron pots we have? Look at the orders I have here, they are almost overwhelming."
As soon as Team Leader Niu of the calcining team saw her, he started to complain.
"You don't know, there are more than a dozen people in our team working overtime every day. It's so busy that everyone can barely sleep for two hours a day."
Shen Xinyue nodded: "That's really hard work. You have to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. Are there any other situations that need to be responded to? For example, food or treatment?"
Team Leader Niu shook his head: "That's not true. Everyone said that by following you, girl, I can earn more than ten times more than before. Needless to say, I eat either meat or fish every day."
Shen Xinyue: "Stop everything else. I can use these fifty pots."
Seeing what she said, Team Leader Niu had no choice but to grit his teeth and go back to work.
As a result, Shen Xinyue didn't go far when she met Tie Xiaozhong.
Shen Xinyue took the initiative to say hello: "Why is Master Tie free to come to our end today?"
Tie Xiaozhong didn't expect to meet her, and he looked a little embarrassed, but thinking about the task assigned to him by King Chen, he had to say with a smile: "Girl, Chiyue and Beidi are not quiet recently, and the superiors asked that within a month Be sure to shoot a thousand steel knives."
Knowing that he must have come here to borrow someone, Shen Xinyue pretended not to hear what he meant and replied with a smile: "Since you are so busy, Master Tie, I won't disturb you and go back quickly."
Tie Xiaozhong glanced at Master Niu and the others, opened his mouth, and finally turned away under Shen Xinyue's half-smiling eyes.
King Chen was embarrassed to speak, and he was not that shameless. It was better to go back and let him find another way.
Not long after, not long after Shen Xinyue returned to the village, Li Jingchen came to talk to her in person.
"...In everything we do, the overall situation is our top priority. These weapons are to be sent to the battlefield. If we send them one day earlier, many fewer people may die."
Shen Xinyue listened to his long speech and finally said: "As early as the beginning, I have helped Your Highness a lot. I didn't keep any of the more than a hundred people in Zhentian Village, and gave them all to Your Highness. Furthermore, I gave them to Your Highness. I don’t think that a few of me can really help His Highness much, after all, there are thousands of you, and I only have a few dozen.”
Li Jingchen frowned: "You can't say that. If you can help some, you can help. Besides, in the face of important matters such as family and country, what does a little selfish desire mean?"
"Isn't that right, Your Highness? Even if it is an important matter for the family and the country, I can't sacrifice it alone, right? I discovered the iron mine, contributed the recipe for making iron, and found the workers in the mine. There are so many blacksmiths outside, why do you only focus on me? After all, you think personal interests are not important and the national treasury is tight, so I don’t see you taking the lead in donating. After all, you are the prince."
Shen Xinyue felt that a person should have a certain degree of restraint, blindly ask for things, and even take these things as a matter of course, so there was no need for her to be polite.
Li Jingchen blushed: "I never thought that Lu Zhong would like a selfish and narrow-minded woman like you! Unfortunately, I thought you were different from other women in general."
Shen Xinyue was not polite: "You should ask him why he likes me. I am a selfish and narrow-minded woman. If I have caused you any misunderstanding before, I am really sorry."
Li Jingchen couldn't resist her, so he turned around and left angrily.
After returning to his residence, Li Jingchen was angry for a long time. He even felt that it was not a wise choice for the emperor to confer the title of Xinyue County Princess and reward her with half of the minerals.
But what she said was right. Why should he ask others for something that he has not done?
After calming down, he quickly wrote a letter and sent it back to Kyoto.
Li Yuan Sheng told everyone Li Jingchen's letter in front of the princes and ministers in the court.
"Chen'er voluntarily waived his salary for half a year, and also spent two thousand guan, just to tide over the difficulties with everyone. He is indeed my good son, leading by example and taking responsibility."
Li Jingchen has never been favored, and his family does not have much property. It is not easy to come up with two thousand guan.
Li Yuan Sheng was so happy that he even praised Li Jingchen that there was no better son than him.
Chapter completed!