Everyone looked at Wang Mao. There was a garment workshop in Cangshui Village, and many women who were not working in the countryside were recruited to work in it.
The garment workshop only had two sewing machines and five or six peasant women working on the sewing machines. It didn't look like the business was too prosperous.
Wang Mao cleared his throat and said:
"The garment workshop I'm talking about is not a small workshop like this. If we want to build one, we have to build a big one!"
Wang Mao said: "I have asked Jun'er to inquire about it, and Wang Gongsheng also helped us establish a relationship. The governor's office has ordered a lot of sewing machines from Guazhou. I want to rent a hundred of them!"
One hundred units!?
Many tribesmen were surprised. Sewing machines were very valuable, and Wang Mao wanted to rent a hundred of them.
The clan leader, Wang Mao, cannot hold the clan meeting alone, and the establishment of a workshop requires the cooperation of the entire clan.
He said patiently: "It's not about buying a hundred sewing machines, it's about renting them!"
"The governor's office has a policy that the sewing machines of the governor's office can be rented to workshop owners, and the rent will be deducted from the income. As long as the rental is completed for two years, these sewing machines will be ours."
The eyes of some Wang clan members who knew how to settle accounts lit up.
The two-year rent is definitely cheaper than buying outright, and renting is more flexible than buying. You can cancel the lease if you can't work anymore.
Wang Mao continued: "The governor's office has also said that if you can't go ahead and cancel the lease, you only need to pay one more month's rent as liquidated damages."
Now everyone's eyes lit up, this policy is quite generous.
Wang Mao continued: "However, you need to pay a deposit to rent a sewing machine. The money from the clan's public treasury is almost enough to pay, but to open a workshop and level the factory building, we still have to chip in. What do you think?"
A family like the Taiyuan Wang family, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, naturally has its own family system.
The family has a public treasury and public fields. When buying family property or the whole family needs to spend money, the money comes from the public treasury.
The money from the public treasury is also used to support the family ancestral hall, provide care for the elderly and widowed people in the family, orphans who have lost their parents, and provide education for the children of the family.
Each house and household also has its own private money. This is a family's own money, and the specific use of it is decided by the head of each house and family.
Now this branch of the Wang family has been split into seventeen households, and the heads of these seventeen households are required to pay.
Wang Mao took a look, and under his authority, all the family heads expressed their willingness to pay to open workshops.
Wang Mao continued: "This money is not just for everyone."
"Jun'er read it in the Longyou newspaper. Now there is a company in Gaochang, Shazhou."
"According to the amount of money contributed, we will be allocated corresponding shares. At the end of each quarter, we will distribute dividends according to the shares."
"Take this garment workshop as an example. The money paid out by the family treasury will still be distributed from the family treasury in the future. In the future, the money for worshiping ancestors and supporting the elderly and the young will still be paid out by the family treasury."
"The money contributed by each household will be distributed as dividends based on the shares, and the profits earned each quarter will be distributed as dividends based on the capital contribution."
The concept of stock dividends is not difficult to understand, and the atmosphere immediately became lively.
By the time the meeting ended, the shares had been subscribed.
After seeing off the other tribesmen, Wang Jun said to Wang Mao:
"Grandpa, our family already has enough money to run a workshop, why do we need everyone to contribute? Isn't this just sharing the profits in vain?"
Wang Jun was a little unconvinced.
Investigating projects, organizing workshops, and gathering information are what Wang Mao and Wang Jun are doing.
The family tried their best and finally found the business opportunity of a garment workshop.
These tribesmen did not support it at the beginning, and they only paid when it came to dividends.
Wang Jun really didn't understand why he would bring his family members with him when he could provide the capital himself.
Wang Mao sat on the chair and said:
"Jun'er, your ability is enough to be the leader of our Wuwei Wang clan, but your vision is still too short-sighted."
Wang Jun was a little unconvinced.
Wang Mao said: "This money can be provided by our family. My father is old and you will have to go to school in the future. Should your sister-in-law be in charge of this workshop or your nephew?"
Wang Jun was stunned.
Wang Mao said: "Opening a workshop is not like buying land and renting it out. I have also talked with many workshop owners. Opening a workshop is a matter of course."
"Managing workers, purchasing raw materials, and selling products all need to be managed. Are you doing these things or is it your father?"
Wang Jun said sternly: "We can hire someone to take care of it!"
Wang Mao smiled and said: "Hiring people? Who do you think you are? Are you a county magistrate or a governor? If you hire people, do you have to do them well?"
“Won’t the people you hire line your own pockets?”
"More importantly, will the people you hire do their best?"
Wang Jun was speechless.
Wang Mao said: "I know you feel that there are many people in the family who succeed more than they fail. It is not easy for us to bring our family to Longyou. There are still people holding us back."
"Grandma!"
Wang Mao continued: "But Jun'er, you have to know that in fighting tigers, brothers are brothers, and father and son are soldiers in battle. If you want to open a workshop in Longyou, the people you can most rely on are your clan members."
"If you can't trust your relatives, then who else can you trust?"
"If everyone buys shares, every household can receive dividends, and everyone can work well!"
Wang Mao patted Wang Jun on the shoulder and said:
"Jun'er, you shouldn't focus solely on the family workshop. It's best for a good man to gain fame."
"If you can gain a foothold in Longyou, the family can gain a foothold in Longyou."
"In the future, our Wuwei Wang family might be able to produce another Gongsheng! Another Jinshi!"
Wang Jun felt a little ashamed, and he quickly said: "My son is already reviewing for the examination of the Governor's Office, and he must pass it this time!"
Wang Mao said: "You can put the preparations for building the workshop aside for now. The exams at the Governor's Office are more important."
"Your clan uncle hasn't set off for Fengxiang Mansion yet, has he? You have to go around more recently and inquire about the situation in the Yamen."
"If your clan uncle is willing to support you, our Wang family will have no worries in Wuwei."
The clan uncle that Wang Mao mentioned is naturally the player Wang Chengwei. He has now officially joined the Taiyuan Wang clan and became a member of the Wang clan.
Wang Jun said quickly: "Uncle Clan has taken me to meet many people and explained some past examination papers to me. My son is confident that he can pass the exam!"
Wang Mao nodded. Big families like them naturally know that the money closest to power is the best to make.
Therefore, training a son to serve as an official in the governor's office is also for the future of the Wang family.
Wang Chengwei is already packing his luggage. As a Gongsheng student recommended by Liangzhou, he will take part in the imperial examination to be held in Fengxiang Mansion in September.
A total of seventeen players in Longyou have been recommended by the Governor's Mansion, and they will go to Fengxiang Mansion together.
These players who are about to take the imperial examination will spend a month going to Fengxiang Mansion, and then they have to make connections and build a reputation.
Therefore, although the imperial examination will not start until the end of September, time is still very tight.
Wang Chengwei had already prepared things for the trip, and the seventeen players hired ten general players as escorts to go to Fengxiang Mansion together.
"Uncle Shi, are you leaving tomorrow?" Wang Jun was carrying the gift. As soon as he entered the door, he heard the news from the servant that Wang Chengwei was going to Fengxiang Mansion to take the exam.
Wang Cheng's military general Wang Jun welcomed him into the house and said: "The Gongsheng students from Longyou have made an appointment to go to Fengxiang Mansion together. If we don't leave, we will go alone."
Wang Jun's eyes were full of envy.
The Wang family in Taiyuan is a big family, but Taiyuan Prefecture is in Shangzhou, and there are only three tribute students at a time.
Moreover, there are many big families in Taiyuan. Wang Jun is just a branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan and cannot be qualified as a Gongsheng student.
Wang Chengwei's ability to become a Gongsheng student in Liangzhou also allowed Wang Jun to see a way out.
If you can take root in Liangzhou, you might be able to be recommended by the governor of the state to participate in the imperial examination!
Wang Jun put down the gift and said, "Uncle, my grandpa gave this to me for you."
Wang Chengwei took the stack of letters and was overjoyed when he saw the words on the envelope.
It turns out that this is a letter written by this branch of the Wang family in Taiyuan to a high-ranking official in the capital.
Among them are all the officials from the imperial court who Wang Mao interacted with, and the top one is a letter written to Prime Minister Pei Mian.
Wang Chengwei was overjoyed at this time, and he found a way to recognize his relatives as the Wang family in Taiyuan, just to be able to establish a relationship with the high officials in the Lingwu court.
Pei Mian comes from the Pei family in Hedong and is the current head of the Pei family.
Wang Jun said: "When my father was young, he had some contacts with Mr. Pei, and we have been writing letters to him over the years."
"Originally, my father wanted to wait for us to settle down in Wuwei, and then let me take the letter and go to Xianggong Pei's house to be an official."
"But when I heard that Uncle Clan was recommended by the governor of the state to participate in this Qiuwei Festival, I immediately wrote a letter and asked me to bring it to you, hoping to help Uncle Clan High School!"
Wang Chengwei's heart was filled with excitement. It was right to recognize such a relative of the Wang family this time!
It’s not in vain that he did such a long-term mission!
However, Wang Mao handed over all his relationships to Wang Chengwei, which was a heavy gift.
People must ask for something when they are polite, and Wang Chengwei also understands Wang Mao's thoughts.
He took out a thick booklet from the study and said: "These are the previous years' test questions for the provincial governor's official examination. Take it back and review it carefully."
Then Wang Chengwei took out an introductory book on arithmetic and handed it to Wang Jun.
"If you want to take the exam for a position related to finance and taxation, and you also need to take an arithmetic exam, you should read this book first."
These are the textbooks distributed by the Public Examination Center when Wang Chengwei first entered the game, and now they are all given to Wang Jun by Wang Chengwei.
Wang Chengwei added: "There is a night school in Wuwei City that teaches basic arithmetic. The fees are not high. You only need to pay to attend, but the effect is very good. If you can't understand, you can go to that night school to listen to the class."
Wang Chengwei continued: "With your talent and learning, it is not difficult to get admitted as a civil servant. Nowadays, Liangzhou is full of waste, and as long as you are willing to endure hardship, you will definitely be able to get ahead."
"According to my suggestion, officials responsible for public security and finance have the greatest chance of promotion."
"Financial work is complicated and security work is difficult. If you can endure hardship, you can choose to apply for these two types of positions."