Chapter 51 Talents
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"Stand at attention, rest at attention, rest at attention, rest at attention, rest at attention." In the square in the mansion, more than 500 servants were conducting morning training, and a tall and strong man stood on the newly built platform and shouted loudly.
His voice was extremely penetrating. Even without a loudspeaker, a random shout could spread throughout the square. What followed was the corresponding movements of the servants in the square, which were uniform and no one dared to hesitate.
All the hesitant people were caught by Wang Daxiong and others at this time, and were receiving corporal punishment.
After Wang Li trained for a few days, his authority was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The obedience of these servants was greatly improved compared to the first time he first came. Xiang Shaolong took over and became more familiar with the training routines and soon got into the state.
"This Xiang Shaolong is worthy of being a fellow teacher of Mr. He is really capable. He has 50 guards to defeat 800 horse thieves. Now he is very proficient in the training method that seems to be Mr. He."
On the side of the square, on the mail tower around the mansion, Zhao Ding, the escort battalion responsible for guarding the mansion, looked here from time to time.
"It's a pity for such a talent to train a servant to be a guard leader. It's better to report to the king. This Shaolong may really be the next General Lian Po in Zhao State in the future."
Zhao Guang thought so, but he had no idea that all of this was under Wang Li's plan, and it was also the reason why he asked Xiang Shaolong to do this, so he was waiting for him to report to King Zhao.
When King Zhao knew about it, he came to promote it, instead of being directly recommended by him, Wang Li. The former and the latter are completely different, and the effects are completely different.
"Master, the above is the general income and expenses of this mansion in a year." The old butler Zhao Guang reported the accounts of the entire mansion and occasionally looked at Wang Li.
Wang Li listened carefully one by one. These accounts and income and expenditure were actually not important to him, but they were just some small money, but this was something that must be paid attention to. This was part of the rules in his house.
The main income of this mansion is: the income from arable land planting, the income from fish pond fish farming, the income from rent collection of some fields, and the income from craftsmen and outsiders in the mansion. These incomes are unified once a year. Although there are changes, there are not much.
The expenses are mainly the most basic living expenses for the slaves, such as food, clothing, etc., as well as the rewards given to mobilize the enthusiasm of slaves to do things well. As for wages, the slaves in the mansion are all slaves and have no wages.
In addition, during the busy farming season, civilians living around the fields need to be invited to work as short-term workers, to take care of them for meals, and to pay wages per day. This expense is basically a fixed number and will not change up and down.
The loss and purchase of agricultural tools and various tools is also a type of expense.
In addition, another major expense is the renovation of the mansion, the repairs and repairs of houses everywhere, and the employment of labor is naturally a slave in the mansion, but in many places, building materials also require consumption, mostly material costs.
Wang Li listened to the old man's report one by one, and only heard the old man telling the various income and expenses of the mansion very well, and then predicted the amount this year and gave a budget.
Seeing that he did not bring the bamboo slips and cloth to record, it can be seen that these are all recorded in his mind. Just looking at this performance, the old man is undoubtedly a very qualified butler.
Wang Li was quite satisfied with the fact that there was such a butler in the mansion during the Warring States Period. "Butler Zhao, I wonder how you remember these numbers, but remember them so clearly?"
He asked with interest. When the old man heard this, he felt happy on his face and said proudly: "Master, I said when I reported to the master just now that many of these accounts are roughly the same every year, and the difference between the upper and lower is not too large. These are almost fixed. As long as you handle too much, you can remember them without deliberately remembering them."
"The other part of the unpredictable thing is that I will specifically determine an unpredictable expense in my income every year. As a separate expense, this expense is usually enough. If it is not used up, it will also make up for the income."
"So, this is unpredictable, and it can be recorded in disguise as a fixed number. At most, it is to adjust it slightly at the end of the year to determine the income after the expenses of the mansion in the year."
Wang Li nodded as he heard this. The butler could still make a budget like this. It was too much beyond his expectations: "No, good, you have managed the operation of this mansion very well."
"Thank you, Master, for your praise. This is what a villain should do." Zhao Guang's face was so smiling that his mouth was almost cracking, but he said modestly, and occasionally peeking at Wang Li's expression with his little eyes.
"My rules were also said the day before yesterday that rewards and punishments are clear. As long as you do it well, there will be rewards." Wang Li said to the butler, and took out two white papers from his arms: "I have made some supplements and changes in the original rules of the mansion."
"Especially there are some major changes in mobilizing the enthusiasm of slaves. You can take these related changes and then put forward your opinions based on the actual situation in the mansion to see if there is anything inappropriate?"
Zhao Guang looked at the white paper in Wang Li's hand in surprise. He had never seen such a thing that recorded the text before. He was careful and held it in his hand like a treasure and looked at it carefully.
In this era, it was impossible for ordinary people to read. Only the nobles and some professionals who depended on the survival of the nobles. For example, Zhao Guang, the ancestors have worked as housekeepers with the Wang family aristocrats for generations, such as mathematics, management, reading, and many tasks, which he can do.
"Master, you are a talented man." Zhao Guang looked at the words on the white paper and quickly sighed: "There is nothing to change at all. It can be implemented in the mansion. It is much more powerful than the little ideas in the past of the villain."
"That's great. I heard you just now. Among the servants in our mansion, there are craftsmen who can do woodworking. Do these craftsmen do woodworking?"
Wang Li really wants to get out the table and chairs now. He is annoyed by the kneeling of this era. He is standing upright while kneeling, and is quite energetic. However, as long as he is a normal person, who can blood flow smoothly after kneeling for a long time? All his legs and feet will be numb.
"Master, the craftsmen in our mansion are all crafts passed down from generation to generation. They can do all kinds of carpenters as long as the master says something. In addition to carpenters who can do carpenters, there are also masons who can build houses and houses in the mansion. Originally, when Ma Fujun was there, there were blacksmiths in the mansion. However, General Zhao lost to Changping, and the mansion was confiscated, and a group of blacksmiths were transferred away."
There are so many talents in my residence?
"Okay, then after the morning sacrificial, you will summon the carpenters first. I have something to tell them to do. In addition, you will count all the talents in the mansion and make a list of their names and talents to me."
"How are these people treated in the mansion?"
Wang Liji was happy to learn that there were such talents in the mansion. He originally thought that the mansion was full of ordinary slaves, and it would be good to use some strength at most.
He now felt that he was wrong. This was an era when kings and nobles were governed together. Some people with abilities had no status either worked as slaves in the noble family, were trained by the nobles for their own family, or the nobles had their children who defected to other nobles as their disciples and guests.
Due to the conflicts in the Warring States Period, there were seven countries, and there was no unified suppression of the Shang Dynasty in this era. Therefore, in addition to the nobles, there were also rich merchants, and their status should not be underestimated. Rich merchants like Wu family could even be commended by the king and granted the title of Jinshi.
Lu Buwei started his business and played a very unique and affordable method. Now he is becoming increasingly powerful in Qin State, and his vague aspect is within reach.
These wealthy merchants may be outstanding talents themselves. After their industries grew, they also searched everywhere. Just by looking at Tao Fang recruiting Xiang Shaolong immediately, they could tell the search strength.
In Handan City and other cities, there are often recruitment halls and warrior halls set up by nobles and wealthy merchants, all of which are intended to attract talents of all kinds. In this Warring States Period, when worshiping the strong, the warrior halls were opened the most.
The largest samurai temple in Handan City is undoubtedly the Zhao family samurai temple, which was later opened by the Zhao royal family.
"Report to the master, the treatment of slaves in the mansion is mainly about food, clothing, accommodation and accommodation. The lowest ones are ordinary people who can only use their strength, and the better ones are the best ones. Among them, the best ones are more food and warmer clothes."
"Then there are craftsmen. The lowest craftsmen are higher than ordinary slaves, and they are also divided into excellent or poor. The excellent eat better, wear warmer clothes, and have good accommodation. They can enjoy several slaves for the craftsmen."
After hearing Zhao Guang's words, Wang Li thought about the white paper he gave and the routine of competition rewards and punishments. It turned out that there were similar systems in this mansion. The nobles of this era had used slaves for a long time and had their own rules. His routines now seem to be just supplementing and refining.
Wang Li remembered the story of the cunning rabbit three holes that he had heard in later generations. The protagonist of the story was not a slave, but a "scholar" who defected to Mengchangjun. This scholar was not a nobleman, but a talented person who was born in a noble family but was not qualified to inherit his family business.
The man asked Mengchangjun one after another to eat meat, dress, live in a good house, slaves, and cars and horses when traveling. Just look at this story, you can tell what the level of raising scholars in the wealthy family is.
"It seems that I don't know much about this era just from later books." Wang Li thought: "It is necessary to have a deeper understanding and investigation into the right way. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to achieve my ambitions."
"Okay, you go down, combine the procedures I just wrote with the actual situation of our government. You draft a new procedure and report it to me. If possible, you can continue to implement it in the government."
Zhao Guang put away the paper and didn't even dare to fold it, for fear of breaking it. He knelt on the ground and went to the end with Wang Li, then stepped back to the door and turned out. This kind of etiquette was the most respectful.
"Wang Daxiong, go arrange the carriage and horses, take your people with you, and go to the streets of Handan with me to take a look."
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