Entering July, the weather became even hotter, and Lin Feng spent most of his time resting at home.
On the contrary, Bai Yuyao couldn't take any time off. She went to Huichun Hall early every morning and was busy developing business and negotiating prices with businessmen from all over the world. She enjoyed it.
Because Zhao Lexian was in charge of making medicines and slaves were constantly making them, some more pills were developed during this period. Huichuntang's medicines are further enriched and business is booming.
In the entire Yongning County, Huichun Hall is the only one with the best business. Looking at Fufeng County and even Yongzhou, the business of Huichun Hall is first-class.
On this day, it was raining lightly.
Cool down from the hot weather.
Lin Feng was blowing the wind under the eaves, feeling the freshness after the rain. He held a miscellaneous book describing the history of various countries in his hand to pass the time. Gao Xiaoyu entered in the rain and reported: "Master, Ye Dazhuang wants to see you."
"Let him in."
Lin Feng gave an order.
Gao Xiaoyu went to inform. After a while, Ye Dazhuang entered. He bowed to Lin Feng respectfully and said, "Young Master."
Ye Dazhuang now regards Lin Feng as his master, and Lin Feng is the person he works for.
Lin Feng was a disciple of Xunzi.
I heard that there were princes and nobles from the imperial court who came to Yongning County to visit Lin Feng.
In fact, Lin Feng's martial arts skills were even better.
Each one of them showed Lin Feng's power. He was a noble man. As long as Ye Dazhuang follows Lin Feng wholeheartedly, there will naturally be benefits.
This is Ye Dazhuang's wisdom.
Lin Feng closed the book in his hand and asked, "What do you want when you come today?"
Ye Dazhuang reported: "Sir, the business of the stores in Huichun Hall is getting better and better these days. The brothers are getting busier to maintain order, and there is not enough manpower."
"I'm here to ask you, Master, if you can recruit more people? After all, every shop needs people to guard and maintain order. Especially in our Feiyun Gang, we are all gangsters at first, so we can solve trivial matters with no problem. If we encounter someone with strong martial arts skills, we will cause trouble. , it can’t be stopped.”
"The villain's idea, can the young master recruit some people who are good at martial arts?
After Lin Feng heard this, his mind changed.
The Lin family does need to form a force of their own in order to truly be in charge, but it is not about recruiting, but about cultivating it themselves. Only then can it be truly reliable.
Lin Feng's original plan was to wait until he arrived in Xianyang, then buy some slaves and train them individually. Only by cultivating such people can you feel at ease. After all, the Lin family will always live in Xianyang in the future.
Lin Feng thought for a moment, made a plan, and said in a deep voice: "Ye Dazhuang, the people today are enough to maintain order. As for people with strong martial arts provoking trouble, it is rare, so don't worry. For now, let the brothers Work harder. Starting from this month, your monthly salary will double. Including you, it will also double."
Ye Dazhuang's face suddenly became ecstatic.
Wage doubled.
This is a great time.
Ordinary members of the Feiyun Gang work in the Huichun Hall, and their wages are one, two, and five cents a month. In the small Yongning County, this is already a very high price, which is beyond the reach of countless people.
They were already receiving one tael and five taels of silver a month, which was already a generous treatment, but now it was doubled to three taels of silver a month.
In Yongning County, this is a lucrative position.
As for Ye Dazhuang himself, he had five taels of silver a month. Now double that, it would be ten taels of silver a month. As long as he works steadily in Huichun Hall, with ten taels of silver a month, he will make a lot of money.
This is much better than being a naughty kid.
This is a serious job, and it's for Lin Feng, so it's more honorable to tell it.
Ye Dazhuang was so excited that he knelt down on the ground with a plop, choked with sobs, and said excitedly: "Young Master has been so kind to us lowly people, and we will repay you generously. If something happens to Huichun Hall, I will take the lead." See."
Lin Feng said: "The Lin family has just begun its journey now. The future of the Lin family cannot be separated from you. The Lin family is making continuous progress, and I hope you will follow it and get better and better."
Ye Dazhuang said: "I will live up to my lordship. We guarantee that we will do good deeds in a down-to-earth manner and no one will be lazy."
Lin Feng said: "Go and get busy."
Ye Dazhuang stood up, bowed again, and then left in a hurry.
Lin Feng looked at Ye Dazhuang's leaving figure and smiled softly. Lin Feng had no plans to expand the Feiyun Gang on a large scale. It can be solved with money and can win over these people. It is the simplest and most direct arrangement.
Lin Feng was thinking about the Lin family itself and cultivating his own strength. Although the Feiyun Gang works for Lin Feng and is considered a member of the Lin family, it is not a true direct descendant.
The person Lin Feng needs is someone who can go through life and death for the Lin family and is not afraid of life and death.
This is definitely different from Ye Dazhuang and others.
After all, they had to start with slaves. Lin Feng had an idea and took Gao Xiaoyu to leave the mansion and go to the slave market in the west of the city. As soon as Lin Feng arrived at the slave market, after walking a few steps, he saw a slightly fat figure coming.
The person who came was surprisingly Wang Sanduo.
With a smile on his face, he said: "Wang Sanduo, I have met Mr. Lin. I don't know what Mr. Lin wants to buy today. I am willing to help. As long as it is a slave I own, I will sell it to you at the cost price without making any profit." "
Lin Feng chuckled and said, "I will buy some strong slaves to protect my family."
Wang Sanduo patted his chest and promised: "Master Lin, leave this matter to me and I will ensure that it will be handled properly. I just bought a group of slaves in my shop, more than a hundred of them, and they are strong and fit for the master." Your request is yours to choose.”
Businessmen all around looked over, and many of them secretly hated themselves for being too slow.
He didn't even see Lin Feng coming.
So much so that he was overtaken by Wang Sanduo. You must know that Lin Feng is a disciple of Xunzi and a county magistrate. His status is extraordinary. Some merchants also stood up and walked up to Lin Feng. After bowing, they also said that there were enough slaves in the shop for Lin Feng to choose from.
Lin Feng greeted them with a smile, declined these merchants politely, and asked Wang Sanduo to lead the way.
At this moment, Wang Sanduo became excited.
Or he, Wang Sanduo, has a chance.
Wang Sanduo glanced at the surrounding merchants proudly, and took Lin Feng straight to his shop and to a special courtyard in the backyard. In this yard, you can see the slaves with shackles on their feet. They are all young adults.
Wang Sanduo was slightly proud and said: "Sir, look at these people, there are more than a hundred of them, they are all young and strong, all in their twenties, I just bought them back. In the entire slave market, there is no I boast, I am the only one who has this channel."
Lin Feng glanced at it.
In the courtyard, there are indeed young people.
It's just that many people are thinner. After all, they are slaves and don't eat well. It's normal to lose weight.
Lin Feng's thoughts changed and he asked: "Wang Sanduo, are these slaves all those who committed crimes in the Qin Dynasty and were demoted as slaves?"
Wang Sanduo shook his head and explained: "Not all, there are also people from Xia State, Qi State, or Jin State. In short, they are everywhere. They committed crimes and were demoted or exiled. Because He was caught for various reasons and eventually became a slave."
Lin Feng nodded, and he glanced at the hundreds of people present, who were standing in a dense crowd. Either slumped on the ground, or squatting, all of them were a little lifeless, and their edges had long been worn away.
Lin Feng said in a deep voice: "Are there any Xia people among you?"
No one answered, everyone still lowered their heads, thinking about their own things.
Seeing that no one was obedient, Wang Sanduo said quickly: "Sir, these dog slaves are disobedient. I have a list of everyone here and know where they come from. I will take out the list and select them for you." "
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "No need, I will do it myself, you can just watch."
"As commanded."
Wang Sanduo nodded.
Lin Feng glanced at the people present again, and he continued: "I ask again, are there any Xia people among you? I came to buy people to give you a way of life and an opportunity for you. If you are from the Xia country, come forward. .”
"I am!"
Among the crowd, one person stood up.
"I am from Xia country."
"I am from Xia country."
One after another, people stood up. In a moment, Lin Feng glanced at them, and a total of eighteen people stood up.
These people looked a little dull, but there was hatred in their eyes.
They are from Xia country.
However, in the Xia Kingdom, he encountered all kinds of man-made disasters, and became a slave, which was such a miserable situation.
Lin Feng nodded and asked about the situation of these people one by one to make sure that there were no people who committed adultery or other bad behavior. The situation of these people was that they were either caught doing corvee service, or their homes were confiscated and exiled, or they could not survive and became bandits...
He was caught for various reasons and eventually became a slave and was constantly sold.
Finally arrived at Wang Sanduo's place.
Lin Feng looked at these eighteen people, looked at Wang Sanduo, and said, "Wang Sanduo, I bought these people, how much do you think they cost?"
Wang Sanduo chuckled and said, "Young master, if you want to buy it, I said I will only charge the cost price. For eighteen people, we will give you a total of one hundred taels of silver. What do you think?"
Lin Feng said: "Gao Xiaoyu, pay the bill and take the person away."
Wang Sanduo said: "Young master, you are out of town. You go back first. I will have someone clean it up for these people, and then deliver it to your house in person. I guarantee that you will be satisfied. I don't want you to take it back in person."
Lin Feng said: "Alright!"
After finishing speaking, Lin Feng walked straight out. Gao Xiaoyu paid the bill and followed Lin Feng back.
Gao Xiaoyu said: "Sir, are these three kings falsely reporting their money? Eighteen people is one hundred taels of silver. This is not a small amount."
Lin Feng smiled and said: "One hundred taels of silver bought eighteen people, which is enough, and they are all from Xia."
Gao Xiaoyu said: "Sir, what are these people doing after buying them?"
"train!"
Lin Feng's eyes became more serious.
When Gao Xiaoyu heard this, he stopped talking and generally understood. He is no longer the ignorant and reckless man he used to be. He is already literate. He even read some military books under Lin Feng's guidance and gained insight a long time ago.
When Lin Feng returned to his house, it was still raining lightly outside. The sky is still a little gloomy, and there is a cool breeze blowing. Just like this, this hot weather is actually quite cool.
Lin Feng waited for a quarter of an hour, and all eighteen slaves arrived. The slave sales contracts of these eighteen people were also delivered to Lin Feng and handed over to Lin Feng for safekeeping.
With this deed of sale, the eighteen slaves are Lin Feng's personal belongings.
Life and death are all in Lin Feng's control.
