No matter how Zhu Hao declined, a smart person like Su Xigui still gave the gift.
Then it was Tang Yin's turn.
Tang Yin became excited...
Zhu Hao's small wooden box contained eighty taels of red gold. The small wooden box given to him had the same specifications and even the carvings were the same. Wouldn't it also contain eighty taels of gold?
But when Su Xigui opened the small wooden box in person and showed it, Tang Yin felt disappointed.
It's not gold, but silver. It just looks fuller than the box for Zhu Haosheng's gold...
"This is a small gift that I have prepared for Mr. Tang. Mr. Tang has come all the way, and I have nothing to entertain you. If there is any trouble on the ground in Huguang, just send someone to let us know, and I will try my best to help."
Su Xigui's words were not bragging. Tang Yin knew very well that as the brother-in-law of Huang Zan, who was about to join the court as a minister, he had the confidence to say these words.
In the past, Huang Zan would have overestimated his ability to fight against Prince Ning's Mansion, but now he has the strength to fight.
"Mr. Zhu Xiaoguan, I will not stay much today. I will stay in Anlu temporarily for the next few days. If you have anything to do, just give me your instructions. I will take my leave first."
Su Xigui delivered the gift to Zhu Hao without asking if there was any room for improvement in Zhu Hao's salt-drying method, and left immediately.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin sent Su Xigui away from the village.
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Watching Su Xigui's motorcade drive away, Tang Yin couldn't help it any longer, and finally asked the question in his mind: "What exactly is the salt-drying method that Su Dongzhu mentioned?"
Zhu Hao withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the village, his tone seemed a little careless: "It's like this, I found a salt-drying method from an ancient book, which has a higher yield than the current method of frying salt with firewood, and it uses more manpower.
There are very few material resources, and the color of the salt produced by the sun is better..."
Tang Yin abruptly interrupted Zhu Hao's words: "Zhu Hao, although you are young, you cannot be trusted with your lies."
"I'm very honest... Mr. Lu, this is indeed the case. If this salt-drying method is not very powerful, do you think I am cooperating with Su Dongzhu to act? What he said just now was deliberately arranged to deceive.
It's yours, right?" Zhu Hao looked like he had been wronged.
Tang Yin was speechless again.
Think about it too.
Tang Yin has seen how shrewd Su Xigui is. Such a person will definitely ignore the rabbit and try to take advantage of him without giving him any benefits? I really thought that an official or businessman could achieve this level just by having a good brother-in-law.
Support? There are many officials and businessmen, but few have reached the scale of Su Xigui.
"By the way, Mr. Lu, according to Su Dongzhu's habit, he gave you one hundred taels of silver, probably to ask you for a painting, and use it as money to polish your brush. Maybe he knew that after you ran away from Ning Prince's Mansion, you were not like the traitor.
Your complicity in integrity will definitely bring your reputation to a higher level in the future, and your paintings will be more...well, valuable. There is no need to give him more paintings, just one painting is enough, and you can also use this one hundred taels of silver.
Receive it with peace of mind.”
While Zhu Hao reminded Tang Yin, he also analyzed the logic of Su Xigui's behavior.
Tang Yin really wanted to say, you don't need to remind me, I know very well who Su Xigui is, and he will not give money in vain.
"By the way, Mr. Lu, you have sold paintings to him before, right? How much did one cost at that time?" Zhu Hao turned his head and looked at Tang Yin with big eyes full of curiosity.
Tang Yin replied coldly: "You have too many evil thoughts and never tell the truth. You may seem very smart, but it's not good for your growth... Just take care of yourself!"
Talking about money with literati, you guys have enough to support you?
Can I tell you how much money someone charges for a painting?
Go ahead and dream!
In fact, if Tang Yin didn't tell him, how could Zhu Hao not know about it?
When chatting with Su Xigui before, he accidentally mentioned that it cost forty taels of silver to buy two paintings by Tang Yin... It doesn't seem like much, but among the calligraphers and painters of this era, except for the top civil servants in the court, they can bring political
Except for the ministers who are in office or have become officials, the salary collected by Tang Yin is already very high.
In the past, forty taels of silver were exchanged for two paintings, but now one hundred taels of silver were exchanged for one painting. No matter how noble Tang Yin is, for the sake of a stable life in the future, he would not refuse it, right?
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At sunset.
People doing farm work in the village came back one after another. Uncle Gen, as the village elder, immediately called a dozen school-age children according to Zhu Hao's request.
Uncle Gen looked ashamed: "The village is made up of refugees, not from the same clan. There are many families with many surnames. If you, my little boss, have anything to do for them, just give them instructions."
The children Zhu Hao found were all under ten years old and looked relatively smart.
Gu Heng
But they all have one thing in common, that is, they have not received any cultural education. These days, it is almost impossible for ordinary children to want to study.
Not to mention that ordinary families don’t have money for their children to study, and their children have to go to the fields to work in the fields to support their families. In the minds of farmers, they simply don’t think that Wenquxing can fall into their family, nor do they think that their children can take the exam after studying.
The imperial examination shines on the lintel.
If Zhu Hao directly said that he would take these children to study and teach them knowledge for free, it is estimated that every family would not object at the moment. They think it is good for the children to know a few words, but that is just it. Once they learn simple writing, every family will not
I will send the child here again, and then it will be useless to try my best to persuade him.
There must be new and attractive rhetoric.
Zhu Hao said: "Uncle Gen, it's like this. My family is planning to open a few workshops in the city to make some utensils. Then we may need some helpers. Why don't we let these children learn a craft from me and pick from among them?"
A few words and calculations are pretty good, and I will work as a bookkeeper in a shop in the future... What do you think?"
Uncle Gen's eyes lit up: "That's a good feeling."
"Uncle Gen asked all the school-age children in the village to follow him and learn from it, and he also told the people in Xiakuang Village later..."
Zhu Hao let out the words.
It really works.
After dinner, there were seven or eight more children in addition to the dozen.
I guess some people were worried that Zhu Hao didn't know what he wanted to do and didn't pay much attention to the employer's recruitment. Hearing that he was going to select apprentices who would go to the city to learn crafts, they were eager to send their children here.
In this era, most people had a serious small-farmer mentality and believed that there was no future in studying, but they could learn a craft... which would definitely be regarded as the incense burned by their ancestors.
Craftsmanship can be passed down from generation to generation, almost like a family heirloom. Ordinary craftsmen will not easily pass on their craftsmanship to people with other surnames, and sometimes they will not even pass it on to the daughters of the family.
I heard that my boss teaches craftsmanship, why don’t you hurry up and let your children come to participate in the selection and give it a try?
Of course, there are no girls among them, they are all boys.
Zhu Hao didn't force it. The problem was still the same. Even if he wanted to achieve equality between men and women, without an economic foundation, his efforts would be in vain.
Every family thinks that sooner or later, a girl will belong to someone else's family, and when she grows up, she will have to marry, support her husband and raise her children, and send the girl to learn crafts to help her husband's family prosper. What kind of mentality is that?
Besides, it is popular in this era that women are virtuous if they have no talent. Except for officials, not many people are willing to train their daughters...
In order for girls to receive education, they must wait for Zhu Hao to train the first batch of talents. After following him and becoming popular, it has a demonstration effect. At the same time, Zhu Hao expressed his willingness to accept girls into school, and it is estimated that the attitudes of various families will loosen.
"In the next few days, let them come here every day, teach them literacy first, and see which of them are suitable for learning skills. It doesn't matter if they are a little older. As long as they are modest and willing to learn, it will be fine. Those who have a lot of strength can do it, but they can't.
Too stupid..."
Zhu Hao did not select people as soon as they came. For him, the more helpers the better, "I don't use people in vain. If you stay here, I will give each person two cents a day as salary."
Uncle Gen said hurriedly: "No need, children are weak and can't help my boss much."
Zhu Hao said: "I still want it, but I have to make it clear to each family that when the children are brought in, they will only receive two cents a day, no matter how big or small they are. Don't tell me how much work they can do in the field. If you argue with me, I will give him
If you send your children back home, it will be useless no matter how talented they are; if you are an ungrateful person, it will be useless to keep them."
Uncle Gen saw that Zhu Hao was making ugly remarks in front of him, and hurriedly nodded and bowed: "Farmers are not as complicated as the little boss thought."
Tang Yin looked on and smiled.
Tang Yin, who has a deep understanding of human nature, understands Zhu Hao's mentality and feels that Zhu Hao has the means to worry not about the scarcity but the inequality. The biggest inequality in the countryside is the ability of each family's children to work in the fields.
, those who can do heavy work may mess around with Zhu Hao.
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After Uncle Gen left, Tang Yin couldn't help but remind him: "Zhu Hao, I counted, there are more than 20 children who are studying and reading with you, and you can help them. You give each person two liters a day, and at the end of the day, they will be more than 40."
Wen, it costs more than one tael of silver a month, and they can't help you earn it back."
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Lu, I can still afford one tael of silver per month, and do you think I will do business at a loss?"
Tang Yin rolled his eyes at Zhu Hao: "I think if you sell them, they will help you count the money."
Zhu Hao laughed loudly: "How can I have a husband who speaks so unfavorably? In fact, I want to find some assistants to help me with things. What I want to do is a job that does not exist in this world. I can't do it all by myself. I need help.
I completed……
"This village is full of tenants from my family. I don't think there is any problem if the children come to me to work as helpers and learn trades. If there is a seed among them to study, I will let them study hard and take the imperial examination. Even if there is no gain in fame,
Being around me can be regarded as training someone to be considerate from an early age."
After hearing Zhu Hao's idea, Tang Yin smiled, stroked his beard, and nodded: "This plan doesn't sound bad."
Zhu Hao walked into the room and took out the candle he carried with him: "Mr. Lu, I am going to the laboratory to do research now. Sir, please help yourself. You can write and draw here, and you can also read the stories and plays I wrote."
Ben, if you don't want to just go back to your house and rest, you won't bother me anymore."
Tang Yinben didn't care what kind of research a child like Zhu Hao was doing.
But seeing what Zhu Hao did after arriving in the village, he couldn't help but arouse strong curiosity in his heart: "Let's go, I just want to see what you are going to do."