GBP Chapter 330 Xie Ying: Open the door, free trade!
Chapter 330 Xie Ying: Open the door, free trade!
Lu Mansion.
The maid softly told the head wife, Madam Lu, the news outside, and then asked with some concern, "Madam, do you think that the mine will lose money in the future if it is so generous?"
Lu Hun smiled nonchalantly: "With so many shareholders, even if they really lost money, how much can they lose after sharing it?
It's just a small amount of money, just consider it as a good deed.
The amount of money I donate to the temple every year is more than this. Now I think that instead of donating the money to the temple, it would be better to use it to do some good deeds.
Those workers have gained real benefits and still remember my kindness."
She also attended the eldest princess's small meeting and felt that what the eldest princess said was really good.
In previous years, the eldest princess had donated a lot of money to the temple, but the young master was still sick and weak.
Not as useful as Xie family's little lucky star.
Now that the young master's health has improved and he wants to do good deeds, how can the princess not agree?
What's more, it's such a big coal mine. Even if the workers get some benefits, how much can they lose?
She is not one of those calculating businessmen, so why would she care about such a small amount of money?
She has not been able to give birth to a son in these years. Maybe it is because Lu Xuan has committed too many sins.
If she spends some money to do good deeds, maybe one day she will get pregnant with a son.
No matter how good money is, how can it be more important than a son?
She didn't want to adopt someone else's son in the clan. Not only would she not be able to raise him well, but she would also have to make wedding clothes for others.
It’s a pity that the child from the Xie family is still too young, and such a terrible thing happened to him before. He has been hiding at home recently and no one dares to bring him out.
That lady butcher rarely goes out, so even if she wanted to make friends, she had no good opportunities.
She was not as noble as the eldest princess, so it would be inconvenient for her to take the baby and keep it with her.
I can only hope that she will turn one year old soon, so that she will have a reason to come to celebrate and get close to the baby.
……
The treatment at the mine was so amazing that word quickly spread from one person to another, and eventually spread throughout the capital, causing the people to talk about it.
Emperor Taihe asked people to pay attention to the discussions of the people outside. When he heard someone say that the eldest princess was a living Bodhisattva and that she opened a charity instead of a mine, he couldn't help but puff out his chest and feel proud!
He has shares in that mine!
The eldest princess is his biological sister from the same mother!
Absolutely family!
As for whether doing this would cost money...
Emperor Taihe decided to wait and see the situation first.
If he has to pay the silver, he will punish the prisoners by making them mine!
These prisoners don't need to be paid, just given something to eat every day.
Just consider it as atonement for their own sins.
At Xie's house, Xie Ying was also paying attention to the news from outside. When she heard the people talking about how worried the mine would lose money, she smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.
Lose money?
With Situ Yuan's brains around, how could he possibly lose money?
And this is just the beginning.
When we upgrade the textile machines, build big ships, and engage in maritime trade, we will make a lot of money.
However, ordinary ships lack power and take too long to sail, so a steam engine must be developed.
With the steam engine, we can have ships and trains. By then, who can compete with Daxia?
The more Xie Ying thought about it, the happier she became.
Fortunately, Situ Yuan came through, otherwise she would not be able to make a steam engine.
Although she can live a comfortable life with her supernatural powers, how can it be as refreshing as becoming an industrial Cthulhu?
Open the door to free trade!
That's exciting.
In particular, the geographical setting of this world is similar to that of her previous life. Not only are there the little Japanese next door, but there are also the little Koreans.
In the original book, the male protagonist was very envious of Xiaozi's silver mine.
Well, she is jealous too.
There were also treasures hidden by the pirates. Xie Ying couldn't help but see stars just thinking about it.
When she grows up, she must sail around on a boat and find all the pirates' treasures!
When she thought of that scene, she couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and raised her chubby little chin in a particularly proud manner.
……
Thanks to the spontaneous publicity of the people, the mine recruited workers very smoothly and soon started work in full swing.
While mining coal, they built staff dormitories, canteens, public toilets and bathhouses.
Under current conditions, bathhouses naturally cannot provide showers like those in later generations.
So it's just a place dedicated to bathing and soaking.
Workers can first wash their bodies with hot water, and then take a bath in the pool to relieve fatigue.
Especially now that the weather is getting colder, taking a hot bath can definitely make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
However, these are only temporary. When conditions are met in the future, we will burn water pipes and install them in the bathhouse so that workers can take showers.
Because the staff dormitories have not been built yet, the workers cannot live there for the time being and can only travel back and forth between their homes and the mine every day. Therefore, the mine will also give each of these workers a subsidy of ten cents per day.
These subsidies will only be cancelled after the staff dormitories are built and the workers move in.
However, if someone refuses to live in the staff dormitory and insists on going home every day, they can continue to receive subsidies.
But if they are late because of this, they will be deducted money.
If you never come late or take leave, you will receive an additional 200 coins as a full attendance bonus every month.
All these benefits were posted on the notice board, but unfortunately the workers were basically illiterate and couldn't even write their own names, so they could only ask those who could read to read them.
The benefits offered by the mine filled the workers with enthusiasm. Even though they were not used to wearing safety helmets, they all put them on their heads obediently.
Because they didn't have to pay for the hat, and if they didn't wear it, they would be fined. If they were caught three times, they would be expelled immediately.
These workers finally met such a generous boss, and no one wanted to lose this job.
So everyone wore their helmets obediently.
Although Wang Ada is responsible for patrolling, he also needs to wear a safety helmet.
He wore it very straight and took great care of his helmet every day, as if it was not just an ordinary hat, but his treasure.
Because the workers do not have to live in the dormitory temporarily, they can get food to take home after get off work every evening.
However, since you can take the food away, the portion size is fixed and you cannot take more than you want.
Even so, the workers were happy.
Because the food in the mine is so good for them!
They can't eat such good food at home.
Originally, they were not comfortable eating because they were worried about their relatives at home.
After learning that they could take food home after get off work in the evening, they almost wanted to enshrine the eldest princess’s longevity tablet at home!
The food at the mines was much better than the food at home, and when they brought it back home, they could feed their families better.
After working in the mine for a few days, everyone's spirits and energy were obviously much better.
However, the biggest change is for people with disabilities like Wang Ada.
Since he became a cripple, the only things he could do to make money were those that didn't earn him much each day. Even if he worked himself to death, he could only barely make a living and keep himself alive.
Especially after Li had two miscarriages and her health became worse and worse, the two of them wanted to die every day and were immersed in misery, unable to see any hope at all.
But after coming to the mine, he not only got a decent and proper job, but also saw many disabled people like him, and he immediately felt a sense of resonance.
After a few days, they all smiled more. Their dull eyes not only lit up but also became as sharp as eagles. They patrolled the mine every day, not letting go of even a mouse.
It makes those who sneak in particularly depressed.