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Chapter 326 Hiring? Only a fool would go!
While the princess was looking for someone to hold a meeting, Xie Xiu and Jiang Er were not idle either.
Xie Xiu also held a meeting with the students in the Imperial College.
When the coal mine was first discovered, some students came to him and wanted to buy shares.
Many people also came to find Jiang Er, but Jiang Er later got a job in the Ministry of Works and never came to the Imperial College again, so these people had to come to Xie Xiu.
Xie Xiu called them to a meeting this time also to discuss the issue of shareholding.
Like the eldest princess, he had announced the amount of one thousand taels per share long before so that the students would have time to consider it on their own.
If there is something you can’t afford, you can decide whether to just give up or pool money with your classmates and friends.
In this way, we can save face for these people and avoid embarrassment on the spot.
This time, Xie Xiu did not notify everyone one by one to attend the meeting. He just asked someone to spread the news. As for whether they still wanted him to invest in the company, he let these people choose for themselves.
As a result, quite a few people came to find me.
Some of them took money from their families, and some of them pooled money together, and all chose to invest a share.
However, these partners can only choose one person to become a shareholder and attend future shareholders' meetings.
The rest of the people cannot be counted as shareholders of Taiping Coal Mine Company and can only participate in the profit distribution within their small group.
After Xie Xiu took note of everyone, he immediately held a small meeting with these newly-appointed shareholders.
On the other side, Jiang Er first reported to the Ministry of Works, and then held a meeting with his friends.
He had previously borrowed money from many friends to buy land, so now that he had unearthed coal, he naturally had to express his gratitude.
He was also generous. He did not say that he would pay back the money directly, but instead said that the borrowed money would be regarded as shares invested by his friends.
You can share profits in the future.
But this share belongs to him and has nothing to do with the company. Any future profits will be distributed from his dividends.
If these people want to buy shares in the company, they can spend extra money, but the rule of one thousand and two taels of silver per share cannot be broken.
If you don’t have enough money, you can pool your money.
His friends had already heard the news from him and had gathered the money.
Now, of course, he paid the money promptly.
Not only will they become shareholders of the company, but they will also be able to share in the dividends that Jiang Er receives in the future.
Simply delicious.
After the conversation, everyone went straight to the restaurant for a big meal. Everyone got drunk, danced for joy, and sang little songs at the top of their lungs.
As a result, he became too complacent and almost got beaten up by the diners around him because of the loud noise.
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As shareholders gradually invested and there was enough money, recruitment and publicity officially began.
Of course, Xie Xiu, the eldest princess, and Jiang Er didn't need to be personally responsible for such a small matter as recruiting workers. They could just hand it over to the manager.
While the managers had job recruitment notices posted, they also recruited beggars and street urchins from the streets and alleys, and asked them to go from street to street and to surrounding villages to promote the job.
As long as they can recruit people to work, they will receive a commission of twenty cents for each person they recruit.
When these people heard that there was money to be made, they ran faster than dogs.
After the recruitment notice was posted, it quickly aroused discussion among the people.
A group of people gathered in front of the notice, looking at the words on it curiously.
Someone who couldn't read anxiously asked others, "Who can tell me what's written on it?"
"They said they were looking for people to dig coal."
"Coal mining? That's too hard! I heard people can easily die there. Only a fool would do that!"
"The higher-ups also said that no coal miner would earn more than 100 coins a day, and that food and lodging would be provided."
"One hundred coins a day? That's not bad."
"What's the point? Do you know how hard it is to mine coal? You can die in the mine if you're not careful. They say they provide food and accommodation, but who knows what you're going to eat or what you're going to live in?"
"But isn't that the Princess's coal mine? The Princess can't cheat people like this, right?"
"I just don't believe it. Who would go into coal mining if they couldn't survive? If they died of exhaustion, there might not even be anyone to collect their bodies."
As soon as these words were spoken, many people nodded in agreement, thinking that he was right.
Suddenly, someone said, "Hey, the higher-ups actually said that retired soldiers returning home will be given priority. Even if they have disabilities, they can still do patrol work."
Everyone immediately exploded.
"What? Even if you have a disability, it's okay? Is that true?"
"If this is true, then someone can try it."
"I have a neighbor who used to be a soldier. He injured his hand and had to come back to feed himself. Now his family can barely make ends meet! I'm going to go back and talk to him and ask him to give it a try!"
"There's a brother from the same clan in my village who injured his leg while serving in the army. I don't know if he can make it. I'll go ask them. If he can, I'll go back and tell him to try it too!"
Everyone talked about it, asked someone who could read about the recruitment location, and then ran away in a hurry.
The recruitment location is in Meishan.
Anyone who wants to work can enter the probation period by digging a few hoes to prove that they can work.
The probation period is one month, and the daily wage is still 100 wen, including food and accommodation.
There is also hot water for showering.
However, after becoming a formal employee, there will be opportunities for promotion and future treatment will be better.
Xie Ying and Situ Yuan have plenty of ways to make money, so they don't intend to exploit these workers.
In addition to ordinary staff dormitories, family buildings will also be built in the future.
The factory will also have a grocery store, a clinic and a school.
In the future, employees' children will be able to attend school for free.
In a low house, a woman with a sallow face was lying on a simple wooden bed, coughing painfully from time to time.
She tried to cover her pale, cracked lips with her hands, but she couldn't suppress the itch in her throat.
Her hands were not pretty. Her skin was rough at such a young age due to years of contact with cold water. It was as thin as a layer of paper wrapped around her bones.
There are also various scars on it.
Her finger bones had already been twisted and deformed due to years of hard work.
A skinny man sat dejectedly beside the bed, his back hunched as if deformed and unable to support the weight of his head.
"I'll try to borrow some money..." he said with difficulty, "I'll definitely help you recover."
"No need... I'm fine, just a little cold. I'll be fine after lying down for a few days. Don't... cough cough cough..."
The woman grabbed him and tried to persuade him, but before she could finish her words, she started coughing painfully.
The man listened to her painful but suppressed voice, and a look of determination suddenly flashed in his eyes. He stood up suddenly and wanted to go out.
"What are you going to do?"
The woman was so frightened that she quickly stood up and grabbed him, but she moved too hastily and fell off the bed.
The man quickly turned around and supported her, comforting her: "I'm just going out to borrow some money, don't be nervous."
The woman looked him in the eyes intently, holding onto his wrist and refusing to let go: "Are you trying to earn that kind of money by risking your life?"
The man was about to deny it when someone suddenly knocked on the door. "Is Brother Wang home? Open the door! They're hiring over at Coal Hill. They say retired soldiers are preferred, and people with disabilities are also welcome! You could give it a try. They'll pay a hundred coins a day!"
The couple's expressions changed immediately.