The people in front of them looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.
Zhu Zhanji came to the Ming Dynasty without any secret, and he came to pay homage to Xiaoling. He created such a big scene and it was known all over the city. Naturally, they had heard about it.
"Then do you know what he came to Ming for?" Han Du asked deliberately.
The scene fell silent for a moment. After a while, Fu Yong raised his hands and asked: "Master, you guys heard that His Royal Highness came here specifically to pay homage to Emperor Gaozu, didn't you?"
Han Du looked at him with a smile, shook his head lightly and said, "This is just his superficial purpose."
"What is the real purpose of His Royal Highness?" Fu Yong asked with a flattering smile.
Han Du stopped beating around the bush and nodded directly: "His real purpose is to poach the students from the academy."
After saying that, Han Du sighed and said: "You all know that all the students in the academy are very talented. Don't Zhu Zhanji know what you all know?"
"But he is the direct grandson of Xinming after all. He will eventually return to Xinming. Does he want to bring the academy students to Xinming?" Fu Yong asked in confusion.
"The Americas are rich in minerals and products. What do you think Xinming will lack over there?" Han Du asked Fu Yong seriously.
Fu Yong lowered his head and thought deeply. America is rich in products and lacks nothing, but...
As soon as his eyes lit up, Fu Yong suddenly raised his head and said excitedly: "What do you mean, sir, they are short of people?"
"Of course they are short of people." Han Du said in a serious tone: "But compared to ordinary people, what they lack more is talent. And the academy students are rare talents in the Ming Dynasty. Do you think Zhu Zhanji wants to take over the academy? Students go to America
? "
In Han Du's view, Xinming did not lack talents. Although Zhu Di brought only a million people there, there were many indigenous people in America. There are at least tens of millions of indigenous people in the entire America.
As long as Zhu Di captures these natives, whether as slaves or slowly educating them to join Xinming, Xinming's population can increase dramatically in a short period of time.
But that's all at best. The natives are originally a group of barbarians. It is possible to expect them to put in some effort to cultivate some land. It is completely impossible to go further and let them manage Xinming.
Therefore, what Xinming lacks most is talents who receive a good education, are well-read in poetry and books, and are well-informed.
And it just so happens that the academy has the most such talents.
The few people made eye contact for a while, and finally it was Fu Yong who took the lead and asked: "So, what do you mean, sir?"
They don't care at all whether Xinming is short of people or talented people. In their opinion, what does the lack of talents in Xinming have to do with them?
But the salary increase proposed by Han Du is closely related to them. After all, it is to take money out of their pockets.
Although each of these people is worth millions, they are not very willing to spend their money in vain without even hearing a sound.
Han Du could tell what these people were thinking, so he looked away, fiddled with the tea lid twice, shook his head and said with a smile: "You misunderstood, it's not that I'm forcing you to increase your salary. It's that Zhu Zhanji is in front of you. , if you don’t increase your salary, I’m afraid you won’t be able to hire a single academy student.”
"I'm just reminding you!"
If you want them
For a salary increase, even if these people dare not say anything in person, I am afraid they will blame themselves behind their backs, but pulling Zhu Zhanji out will be different.
They want to hate! Just hate Zhu Zhanji.
Sure enough, these people were originally angry at Han Du and dared not speak out. After listening to Han Du's words, their attention immediately shifted to Zhu Zhanji.
Fu Yong was anxious, frowned, and asked in a displeased tone: "Young master, do you mean that His Highness will steal people from us?"
They, the merchants, had long coveted the academy students, and they finally managed to get the government official to relent and allow them to hire people, but in the end, a cut-off man came along halfway. Who could be happy?
"You misunderstood." Han Du took a sip of tea with a smile and shook his head: "It's not Zhu Zhanji who robs you, but you who want to rob Zhu Zhanji's people."
"Are we going to rob it?" Someone exclaimed, and then he stopped and said nothing.
Okay, now everyone understands.
There are only so many students in the academy. Except for those who want to become officials and those who stay in the academy, there are not many who are willing to accept their employment.
Now Zhu Zhanji and they all want to hire students. If they don't compete with Zhu Zhanji, wouldn't they all be hired by Zhu Zhanji?
"Okay..." Fu Yong smiled bitterly and nodded: "Then let's all rely on our abilities. The one with the highest price will get it!"
Fu Yong made up his mind that even if his salary was doubled, he would still hire the person. Others may have doubts about whether it is worth hiring academy students at high prices, but he has seen the value of academy students with his own eyes.
Take him in Luzon and
The gantry crane on the old port dock can earn him a lot of money every day. We have to admire his vision for seeing the huge earning power of the gantry crane in advance.
But every time the gantry crane breaks down, Fu Yong's heart bleeds. Because for every day of delay, hundreds or even thousands of coins will be lost.
Among the academy students, there are those who can identify the fault at a glance and fix it two, three, or even five or six days in advance. The extra money he can earn these days is not only enough to pay for all the students from the academy, but can even make him a fortune.
If he could hire an academy student who was proficient in mechanics to guard the dock all day long. If something breaks, it can be repaired at any time, and the money earned from the time saved is more than the cost of hiring students.
This means that not only did he hire students without spending a penny, he even made a small profit.
After just a little calculation in his mind, Fu Yong suddenly had something to worry about.
It has to be said that not everyone has Fu Yong's experience and knowledge.
Except for Fu Yong, everyone else lowered their heads and said nothing. Although they did not directly object, they also expressed their dissatisfaction to Han Du with a silent attitude.
Han Du could see it at a glance, and he was not in a hurry and asked slowly: "What? You don't want to?"
Facing Han Du's gaze, everyone looked at each other for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
In the end, someone bit the bullet and said: "Master, I'm afraid it's too early to talk about salary increases now, right? Even if His Royal Highness wants to hire people to go to America, let's not talk about whether there are students who are willing to go to America.
If someone is willing to go, I'm afraid His Royal Highness will not give high conditions, right? "
