History chat group: I just want to make money

After a night of drizzle irrigation, the wheat fields on the farm sprouted like bamboo shoots after the rain, and they puffed up their chests one after another.

Lao Guotou quickly boiled a pot of hot tea and placed it on the Kang table with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, why are you here so early today?"

Li Chengjiu dusted off the dirt on his clothes and said with a smile:

"After this rain, the temperature will probably not get warmer again. I just have some free time today, so I plan to come over and take care of the coal business."

"Coal? Are you talking about the black stones in Hutou Mountain?"

"Yes, you go and gather all those who can work on the farm at the temple platform. I want to say something."

When Lao Guotou heard that it was about the black stone, he suddenly became nervous.

But he didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he had to obey the prince's order and hurried to call someone.

Soon, dozens of young people gathered at the temple.

Li Chengjiu walked up to the temple stage unhurriedly and looked at the people in the audience. He suddenly remembered the scene in Huaxiang Street last night. It was the same on stage and off stage, but the people were different.

Of course, he still felt that the farmers in front of him looked more comfortable.

There was a lot of discussion in the audience.

These peasants didn't know what Li Zheng was asking them to do here, but when they saw the prince, they hurriedly began to salute.

Li Chengjiu waved his hand, telling everyone not to be so restrained.

"Old Guo Tou, have you arrived as soon as you can?"

Lao Guo Tou heard this and stepped forward and responded: "Originally there were not so many people. Because it rained yesterday, many people did not go to the ground today. They were all lying at home."

"It's better to come sooner than later."

Li Chengjiu nodded and then turned his head.

He did not come up and tell the purpose of his trip, but first asked questions to everyone in the audience.

"How many of you are working in other villages? Show your hands and let me see."

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what the prince's intention was.

After a long while, a few people silently raised their hands.

The strong men who raised their hands had dark skin, and they looked like they were good at work.

"Just a few people?"

Everyone nodded, "Many people went to other villages and never came back."

"Oh, that's it."

Li Chengjiu touched his chin, then pointed to one of the strong men and asked: "How much wages can you earn in a day outside the village?"

When the strong man saw the prince calling him by name, he felt inexplicably panicked.

After looking around, he finally stammered: "It's...about forty cents."

"So few?"

Li Chengjiu was surprised.

It stands to reason that the average daily income of an average bookmaker should be between 80 and 150 yuan.

Mostly because he sold the land on the farm, otherwise who would be willing to work on other people's land?

Working for others is not as comfortable as working for yourself.

He cursed the former host secretly again before continuing:

"The king is here today to ask for your help. Of course, I am a paid employee. I wonder if you are willing to come to my place to earn some pocket money?"

"Earn some pocket money?"

Many people in the crowd had not worked for months.

When I heard it, I suddenly became interested.

However, when he suddenly thought that the person speaking was Prince Jiang, the source of all evil, the small flame that was originally there was extinguished again.

I saw everyone in the audience looking at me and me at you, but no one said a word.

Li Chengjiu was not surprised, instead he extended a slap and said:

"As I said, I will not use you in vain. The daily salary is five hundred cash. I wonder if anyone is willing?"

"How much? Five...five hundred coins?!"

The words shocked the sky, and everyone's eyes were straightened.

Five hundred coins a day, that’s one tael of silver in two days!

Even the only scholar in the village who works as a bookkeeper in the city only earns 300 cash per day.

How can the prince give so much?

Everyone was agitated in their hearts, either doubtful or excited. Anyway, everyone was quite conflicted in their hearts.

certainly.

Li Chengjiu is not in a hurry either.

With high salary, there must be brave men. He firmly believed in this saying, and someone should come forward to sign up soon.

As expected.

Everyone in the audience discussed quietly for a moment, and then a strong man raised his hand high and shouted:

"My lord, I'll do it!"

"Guo Datou, the prince hasn't said what he wants to do yet, why did you just agree?"

"Yes, although the prince has spoken, we can't do what is harmful to nature."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the big head explore the bottom first to see what the prince wants us to do."

There was a lot of noise in the audience.

But the strong man known as Guo Datou curled his lips indifferently and said:

"My mother is still lying on the bed. She hasn't eaten for two days. I don't want her to starve to death. For five hundred coins a day, I can make her eat meat."

After saying that, he strode forward and said to the prince: "Your Majesty, tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Li Chengjiu smiled softly when he saw this.

"Dig coal, can you do it?"

"Dig coal?"

"Yes, it's just to dig up the black rocks at the foot of Hutou Mountain. It costs 1,500 kilograms per day and the wages are paid daily. I wonder if you can do it?"

"That's it?"

The strong man couldn't believe his ears.

As long as you dig out these black stones every day, you will be paid five hundred coins? How can you not do such a good thing?

He was slightly surprised, but fearing that the prince would regret it, he hurriedly replied:

"Your Majesty, I can do it! Not to mention one thousand five hundred kilograms, with the strength of Guo Datou, I can dig out five hundred kilograms more for you every day."

After hearing this, Li Chengjiu waved his hands and said:

"No, safety is the most important thing when working for me. Of course, the daily allowance of 1,500 kilograms is just a basic quota. If I have the ability to exceed this amount, I will purchase it at the price of three cents per ten kilograms."

"Hahaha, that's great! I did it!"

The big man smiled innocently, and it was obvious that he was very happy.

After hearing the prince's explanation, it turned out that he was just digging rocks. Only a fool would dare to do this.

These people stopped talking, fearing that if they were too late they would lose the chance, so they all stepped forward and shouted:

"My lord! I will do it too!"

"There's me, there's me, I'm very strong."

"You three bald man, don't squeeze me."

"Your Majesty, if you add me, I will also dig up black rocks."

Seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, Li Chengjiu had no reason not to accept it, so he hurriedly asked Lao Guotou to get paper and pen to count all these people. He would draft a labor contract in a few days, and then formally finalize the employment relationship.

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Now, let’s take a look at everyone’s working ability temporarily. To put it bluntly, it’s a probation period.

Old Guo Tou felt panicked in his heart.

I didn't expect that the prince would really ask the people in the village to dig up the stone that threatened his life. Is this a waste of life?

But Li Chengjiu didn't have time to explain anything to him.

Things will happen step by step, and sooner or later the old man will understand the benefits.

Seeing that things were going smoothly, he left the rest of the work to Old Guo Tou.

Thinking of the child I saw when I came here last time, I should also visit his house and see if his father can help build a coal stove.

He casually called a man to help lead the way, and he was soon taken to a farmhouse on the east side of Zhuangzi.

It's not very far from Hutou Mountain, and you can see the coal mines on the mountain if you look up.

After thanking the man who helped lead the way, Li Chengjiu raised his feet to enter the yard.

But before his front foot stepped out, a huge banging sound came from the courtyard.

Slightly stunned.

Then, a man's yelling was heard.

"I'm telling you, old man, if you don't know how to behave, don't blame me for destroying your house!"