The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month.
As the New Year approaches, Xishan is extremely busy.
Guo You and Lu Xiong were working with a dozen abacus masters all night long to calculate the general ledger.
After all, the new year is coming soon, and according to the contract, the three major shareholders of Xishan Coal Group will receive dividends.
As for the business, Guo You and Lu Xiong are almost entirely responsible for it, and they don't dare to do anything about it.
After all, the other two shareholders, one is the King of Yan Zhu Di, and the other is the son-in-law of the King of Yan Zhu Di, are both existences that they cannot afford to offend.
So Guo You and Lu Xiong now have to settle their accounts clearly and give everyone the dividends they deserve.
Although the two of them only hold 10% of the shares, with this extremely hot anthracite coal, this 10% of the shares may be worth tens of thousands of taels of snowflake silver!
Therefore, the two of them were full of energy and counted their money happily.
After Su Yang learned the news, he rushed over. When he saw the two of them with huge dark circles under their eyes, still dialing their abacus, he suddenly felt dumbfounded.
"I'm talking about you two, what about you two?"
"No!" Guo You looked at Su Yang with his bloodshot eyes, "Su Yang, you don't understand!"
"In the past, we two brothers, my uncle didn't love me and my grandma didn't love us, so we couldn't find the meaning of life and gradually became uneducated and ignorant playboys!"
"But this time, the anthracite business is the first big business that our two brothers have really succeeded in. Su Yang, do you understand the meaning of this?"
"Xiao Xiong and I are not playboys. We used the explosive anthracite to prove to our father and the whole of Peiping that we are business geniuses!"
Lu Xiong just grinned, obviously he was also very happy.
Su Yang was dumbfounded after hearing this, wishing he could give each of these two their favorite big mouthfuls.
Listen to what people say?
Are you empty and confused, so you become a playboy?
Moreover, I have guided you through the whole process of this anthracite coal business, and have made you two business wizards?
I have never seen such a shameless person!
"Okay, don't be silly."
"The New Year's Eve is coming soon, so I'm going to take a vacation and pay all my wages to others."
Upon hearing this, Guo You suddenly became anxious.
"Su Yang, my brother Su, are you really prepared to give money to those refugees?"
"If Xishan Coal had not provided them with job opportunities, they would have starved to death on the roadside. Where would they be served white-flour steamed buns every day?"
"And these refugees are afraid that they will leave immediately after paying their wages. This is not in line with the long-term development plan you once taught us. On the contrary, we suppressed their wages. Because of this, they will not dare to leave Xishan and continue to work honestly for We produce anthracite..."
Su Yang: "???"
What?
Theft from wages?
Damn it, what did you teach me?
Is it possible that in this era of Ming Dynasty, there will be black-hearted coal bosses who deduct wages from workers?
Su Yang suppressed the anger in his heart and waved to Guo You, gesturing for him to come forward.
Guo You didn't think much and just leaned over. The next second, a big mouth slap came over him and he was beaten into confusion.
Su Yang rarely became angry and stared at Guo You with a livid face.
"Guo You, I will only remind you this time!"
"If you want to be a businessman, you must remember that businessmen must also be honest!"
"No one can stand without trust, especially businessmen. If Xishan Coal cannot pay workers wages on time, who will be willing to come to Xishan to produce anthracite for us in the future?"
"Although you have some cleverness, these are all shady plots and tricks that will cause you great trouble sooner or later!"
"Put away those little thoughts you shouldn't have and pay all the workers' wages. Otherwise, I won't mind buying your 10% share and kicking you out of Xishan Coal!"
After hearing this, Guo You, who was still a little unconvinced, suddenly started to panic.
The Xishan Coal Industry still has this anthracite coal, but for all the hard work he has put in during this period, he is naturally not willing to be kicked away like this.
What's more, he finally passed the anthracite and proved his ability to his father Guo Zi.
If he was kicked away now, I'm afraid his father Guo Zi would hang him up and beat him!
"I'm just talking!"
Guo You muttered a few words and lowered his head, not daring to look at Su Yang again.
Upon seeing this, Lu Xiong said a few words to ease the tense atmosphere between the two.
Su Yang did not continue to be cold-faced. Anyway, he had already said the warning. If Guo You really dared to do something small, he really wouldn't mind finding an obedient younger brother.
"Post an announcement."
"From the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month to the third day of the first lunar month, there are eleven days of annual leave. All workers in the Xishan workshop can take leave and go home to celebrate the New Year if they wish."
"If workers are willing to continue working in Xishan during the annual leave, their wages will be doubled. In addition, during the annual leave, they will have meat every day, and there will be many benefits such as welcome programs, lottery activities, etc. on New Year's Eve. Fan Xishan All workers can participate!”
This is how to retain workers.
After all, Guo You's worries just now are not unreasonable.
A considerable number of workers in Xishan workshops are refugees who came out to seek a living due to the cold weather.
After paying these migrant workers, they will definitely return to their hometowns. After all, they still have their families waiting at home.
But they are now the main force in the production of anthracite coal. If they all leave, the output of anthracite coal will plummet instantly.
Although winter is about to pass, people's demand for anthracite coal will be significantly reduced.
However, the people in Peiping have become completely accustomed to using anthracite coal, because it is cheap and resistant to burning. Even if it is not used for heating, it can be used to boil water for cooking, so the demand will only decrease but not plummet.
In response to this situation, Su Yang once again proposed a measure.
"In addition, workers who return to their hometowns during annual leave can continue to work after the annual leave, or even bring their families to Xishan, and Xishan Coal will arrange housing and work for them."
Hearing this, Guo You's face turned red.
Only now did he understand why Su Yang's scolding methods could not be brought to light.
Compared with Su Yang's fundamental solution to the problem, Guo You's idea is to suppress wages so that migrant workers will not dare to return to their hometowns. Isn't this just unworthy of publicity?
When he thought of this, Guo You immediately lowered his head even lower.
Su Yang noticed this scene and immediately gave Lu Xiong a look. The latter immediately understood and left to post the announcement.
Upon seeing this, the other Mr. Abacus wisely got up and left, leaving the place to Su Yang and Guo You.
"Guo You, I know you have good intentions. You are worried that after these migrant workers leave, the anthracite production will not be able to keep up."
"But the method you used is wrong, and it is very wrong. It will only lose people's support and destroy the Xishan Coal Industry brand in vain!"
Guo You was completely convinced this time and nodded honestly.
Seeing this situation, Su Yang also nodded happily.
"You are indeed a business genius, but your vision is too narrow and you value money too much!"
"You have to remember what I say, whether it is silver or copper coins, they will only have value if they are circulated! Otherwise, if they are piled up in your home, they will be just a pile of scrap metal, which is meaningless!"
"If you want to become a wealthy businessman in the future, you still have a lot to learn, such as how to make money make money and let the money that goes out come back to you!"
Hearing this, Guo You's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Please ask Brother Su to teach me!"
