si-mexico Chapter 372 Just wait and cry
Chapter 372 Just wait and cry
There is no registration limit for this announcement released by He Lin to sincerely invite franchisees. No matter whether you are male or female, young or old, as long as you have a dream, come!
With the reputation of the He family, a century-old Lingnan family, as the main reason for its establishment, and He Lin's wealthy fans working hard to promote it, this announcement of sincere invitation to franchisees received a warm response as soon as it was released!
Of course, the He family does not accept all offers. During the pre-registration stage, they will conduct a comprehensive investigation of all aspects of the registered merchants to determine whether they can cooperate.
Even though there is a threshold, the He family probably made hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the franchise fee alone!
The Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce, which has always been at odds with the He family, also took action.
Hou Xiaoxiao set her sights on human resources and issued a recruitment notice to Dasheng nationwide.
The content of the job recruitment notice was to recruit 5,000 people to go to the northwest to farm, repair houses, practice medicine, and work as ironworkers... Food and accommodation were provided, and there was meat for every meal.
For those who went with their families, their family’s food, clothing, housing and transportation were all taken care of, and their children would also be arranged to go to school.
However, the disadvantage is that no silver is issued, so food and other necessities of life are issued instead of wages to ensure that people have enough food and clothing.
But in ancient times when the level of production was underdeveloped, such conditions were extremely popular among the lower-class people who had to support their entire family!
Everyone rushed to the registration points in various cities to sign up.
Being able to feed and clothe the whole family is already a lifelong luxury, and now the Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce can actually help them realize it within a few months!
The Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce has always had a good reputation among the workers. They pay their wages on time and provide various subsidies for daily necessities. What's more, the big boss behind it is the Princess of Jin, so most of the people believe that the news that the Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce can help support their entire family is true.
Hou Xiaoxiao's labor recruitment activities are also in full swing.
Seeing that He Lin and Hou Xiaoxiao had already started fighting before they even set out to the northwest, Emperor Qingning was very pleased!
"Xue Wei is really smart! The He family and Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce really took the bait!"
"The He family has gathered a large number of merchants, so I don't have to order local officials to promote it, which saves a lot of expenses. The key is that the speed is fast!"
"The Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce has hired so many workers at once and encouraged families to move there. The problem of population loss in the northwest has been solved without any subsidies from the national treasury!"
Zhou Jushan poured tea for Emperor Qingning. Seeing the emperor's excited expression, a smile appeared on his face as well. He was really happy!
"Your Majesty is a man of good judgment! You are blessed! God bless your Majesty!"
The emperor thought he had gotten a great bargain, but when the northwest is occupied by their class, he will just have to wait and cry.
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Emperor Qingning was flattered by Zhou Jushan's flattery.
Three days later, Xue Wei had everything ready and was ready to take up his post.
The day before departure, a farewell banquet was held for Xue Wei at the Taifu Mansion.
Emperor Qingning waved his hand and ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to hold a farewell banquet for Xue Wei at the Grand Tutor's Mansion. The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is now Zhou Jushan's apprentice.
Under Zhou Jushan's manipulation, the people in their class got some money from Emperor Qingning. The He family provided flowers and decorations, and Hou Xiaoxiao arranged for kitchen helpers and provided food...
Not to mention Xue Wei. Those ministers and scholars who had challenged him during the palace examination that day felt embarrassed and promised to give gifts when they congratulated Xue Wei, so they all sent generous gifts on the day of the farewell banquet.
However, the scholars who formed cliques had little friendship with Xue Wei, and many officials were at odds with Grand Tutor Xue. They were too embarrassed to come to the banquet, so they sent gifts. Since no one showed up, there were less than a dozen tables for the farewell banquet.
Each team in Beijing reaped a lot of rewards.
After the ceremonial banquet, Xue Wei set off for Jingshui in the northwest.
The recruitment of He Lin and Hou Xiaoxiao cannot be completed in a short time, and the weather is getting hot in summer. The main force will go there in early autumn. So far, only a confirmed group of people have been sent to test the waters and take the lead. After they are settled in the northwest, the feedback from these merchants and workers will also be their living signboard.
The two companies made a lot of fanfare for their pro-business policies in the northwest. Other merchants and powerful people in Beijing were either ready to make a move or were on the sidelines. Of course, more of them were waiting to see the two companies fail in the northwest and lose all their money.
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The Ministry of Official Affairs Shangshu Mansion.
Jiang Lili's stepsister Jiang Wanyue was discussing this matter with a few close friends.
Ever since Xue Wei made such a promise to her at the He family's flower viewing party, Jiang Wanyue stopped pestering Xue Wei and waited patiently for Xue Wei to finish his imperial examination before congratulating him.
Her vision in selecting people was indeed good, and Xue Wei made a stunning debut in the palace examination. However, she did not expect that what she was waiting for was the news that Xue Wei, the top scorer in the imperial examination, was going to the northwest to serve as a county magistrate.
Jiang Wanyue was so angry that she couldn't eat. However, after hearing the gossip that Xue Wei was favored by Princess Roujia and had no choice but to flee to the northwest, she understood it. However, Xue Wei never came to see her again, which made her very upset.
Miss Cheng, the chief priest of the Imperial College, was drinking tea with Jiang Wanyue and asked, "Wanyue, don't you and your aunt own a lot of shops?"
"The He family is looking for franchisees this time. Do you want to try to join? We can also send someone to see if Xue Wei can realize his ambitions after going to the northwest, and see if there is anything we can do to help Xue Wei."
"It's not easy for him to settle down in the northwest when he first arrived. If you help him now and send him some supplies, he will see your sincerity and will definitely remember you."
Jiang Wanyue shook her head. Xue Wei went to the northwestern border. When would he be able to get out of this situation?
Maybe she will die there. She will not waste energy on Xue Wei anymore. He is just a big talker. He used to make promises for himself and now he is making promises for the emperor.
"Forget it. I think he went to the northwest because he was afraid of Princess Roujia and wanted to avoid the disputes in the court."
Jiang Wanyue was not optimistic about He Lin and Hou Xiaoxiao's enthusiasm for recruiting people to the northwest: "The foundations of many centuries-old families have collapsed quickly due to one or two things. A thousand-mile dam can be breached by an ant hole."
"It seems that the He family has collected a lot of franchise fees, but it is precisely because they need money to turn around and take root in the northwest. They need to help so many merchants settle down. If they can't take care of everything at that time, or if the Bol people suddenly attack, wouldn't it be useless to cry out to the sky or the earth?"
"Not to mention Hou Xiaoxiao's Jinxiao Chamber of Commerce. Its business in the capital has been booming for the past six months. Seeing how proud he is, he even boasted that he would take care of the food, clothing, housing and transportation of so many people. If the supply of materials is cut off, these mobs will cause a big commotion and they will be in big trouble."
After listening to Jiang Wanyue's analysis, Miss Cheng immediately felt that it made sense: "Yes, I heard that Princess Jin has visited her grandfather, the General of the Cavalry, several times. I heard that she went there to borrow money."