After the wedding was completed, the old emperor urged his son to take his grandson home to rest, and he also took Zou Shangshu back to the city to continue their respective work.
After Zhu Jianyan and his son returned home, they went to the yard of Zhu Jingyuan and his mother.
When Zhu Jingyuan entered the house, he handed the check from the old emperor directly to his mother, Mrs. Liang.
Mrs. Liang subconsciously wanted to ask why Zhu Jianyan went home early today.
After looking at what her son handed over, Mrs. Liang was confused on the spot.
Even if she is the prince's wife, even if she is a top student who graduated from the Capital Imperial College, Liang Yunying couldn't help but scream at this time:
"Ten thousand—gold notes! This is—given by His Majesty! It's for Jingyuan! What the hell is going on! Our family's salary for four years is not that much!"
Zhu Jingyuan was relatively unrestrained in front of his mother. At this time, he said quite complacently:
"I said I had done meritorious service. Yesterday, mother, you still didn't believe me. Then I did meritorious service again today. Now the evidence is here."
Mrs. Liang held her son's hand and blinked at her husband, obviously seeking an explanation.
Zhu Jianyan also smiled and briefly talked about what Zhu Jingyuan did today. He did not mention the task of negotiating peace yesterday, but said that he and the craftsmen successfully made an airplane today.
Zhu Jingyuan wanted to open a trading company, so the old emperor gave him so much sponsorship and asked Mrs. Liang to help Zhu Jingyuan handle the business of the trading company.
After hearing this, Mrs. Liang looked at her son's eyes and said with surprise and joy:
“Hey, the patent for a machine that can fly—my son actually built this machine!
"This - now my son will make a fortune. As long as the shopkeeper is not a fool, he will just lie down and collect money from now on.
"And these ten thousand gold notes are equivalent to five hundred thousand silver dollars, which is enough for us to open our own factory.
"Don't worry, son. This matter will be taken care of by my mother. I will go out to take care of it early tomorrow morning. The big shopkeeper's mother did it herself."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded with a smile, and Zhu Jianyan asked with a smile:
"Yunying, what are you saying? Why is it that your son has become rich, and shouldn't it be our family that has become rich? At the worst, it should be our son who has become rich..."
Mrs. Liang patted Zhu Jianyan's chest, and said half jokingly, half seriously:
"You have several sons, but this is my son. These patents and sponsorships belong to my son, not to you, so how can our family be considered rich?"
What Mrs. Liang actually meant was that the money belonged to Zhu Jingyuan himself, not to Zhu Jianyan's father, so it could not be distributed to other brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Liang has no other children. If Mrs. Liang is in charge of the money and the business, then Zhu Jingyuan's other brothers and sisters theoretically will not be able to get any.
But in actual operation, Mrs. Liang will definitely let other people in the family get some benefits, thereby preventing the wives in other houses from gossiping with their children.
As for how to master this speed, it is not difficult for Mrs. Liang.
Zhu Jianyan understood it and didn't feel anything was wrong. He just sighed in his heart:
You still don’t know that the most valuable thing your precious son has earned is not these ten thousand gold coins.
However, the matter has not yet been determined, and no news can be leaked, so Zhu Jianyan just smiled and shook his head:
"Okay, my father asked me to bring Jingyuan back first. He wants Jingyuan to rest early. Let's not get in his way."
Liang Yunying also smiled and nodded, hugging her son gently before letting Zhu Jingyuan leave.
Zhu Jingyuan returned to the room and asked Chunxiang and Qiuyue to prepare dinner for him in advance. He ate in the room and asked about the situation:
"What do you two think about the things I arranged this morning?"
The two girls looked at each other, and Chunxiang, who had a more mature and steady personality, spoke:
“Your Highness, we believe that if it is an older servant, it should be changed to a lifetime employment contract.
"Because they have served their masters for most of their lives, and at the same time they no longer have the ability to go out and make a living on their own.
“And then the younger ones... they should be allowed to make their own choices if they can.
"Should the contract be terminated after a certain number of years of employment? Or should we use lifetime employment like older servants...
“Finally, since it’s employment, is there a fixed monthly salary?
"Of course, part of the monthly payment should also be deducted to offset the money in the deed..."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded slightly while eating, and then shook his head slightly:
"It's okay to think about it. In theory, you should do this, but in reality, you can't make your own choice.
“It must now be across the board that young slaves can only be transferred to normal fixed-term contracts, such as five-year employment agreements.
"The contract will be automatically terminated when it expires. The master must continue to employ him. If the servant agrees, he can sign a new agreement. Automatic renewal is absolutely not allowed.
“In addition, if it is allowed to change to a lifetime employment contract, it cannot be calculated based on age alone, but should be judged based on service time and age.
"Of course, the court must directly give the criteria. If you are old enough or have served for a long enough time, whichever of the two meets the criteria will be used.
"We absolutely cannot have flexible control and cannot give localities and parties the right to choose. Do you understand why?"
Chunxiang was thoughtful after listening to it. She didn't fully understand it all at once, but she started to think for herself.
Qiuyue was relatively simple. She didn't understand immediately and asked directly:
"Your Highness... Well, why can't we make our own choice? What's wrong with being more flexible?"
Zhu Jingyuan explained more straightforwardly:
"Flexible control means being controlled. When you were young, did you have the right to choose for yourself?
"Imagine the ordinary servants you have seen below, do you think they have the 'ability' of their own choice?
"The so-called flexibility and choice are not the host's flexibility and choice. They can only accept whatever the host wants to choose.
“The owner terminates the contract directly if he doesn’t want it, and also requires the other party to sign a debt agreement to repay the money they paid for the sale of their body.
"The master wants to stay. Even if you want to leave, the master will not let you go and force you to sign a lifelong agreement.
"Do you think the servants below are capable of going to the government and filing a lawsuit on their own?
"It's like a strong man fighting with a patient. If you say you want to let the patient decide whether to fight, you are actually letting the strong man decide.
"The strong man can beat the patient to whatever extent he is willing to do it. There is no other outcome."
Chunxiang nodded silently, her expression a little sad.
Qiuyue also understood, but fell into confusion:
"But...I don't want to leave His Highness..."
Zhu Jingyuan smiled bitterly and shook his head and said:
"Changing to employment does not mean that you need to leave. I will open my own business in the future, and you can work as my secretary and accountant.
"Yes, you can try to go out to work from now on. You can go to my mother tomorrow morning and ask her to arrange positions for you in the company.
"Also, just in time, you go out for a walk and ask the ordinary servants below and outside if they are willing to work in my factory.
"One month... I will give you fifteen yuan in silver first. You can ask more people. If you are willing or not, you can ask why. Then you will report to me tomorrow night.
"You two now have extra work. I will also give you fixed labor remuneration in the future. Each of you will be given twenty-five yuan in silver notes per month.
"It is considered temporary employment now. When it is officially changed to employment in the future, and your work is confirmed, formal remuneration will be determined."
