He glanced at the ravine-like wrinkles on Zhang Laosan's face that seemed to have been carved by a knife, as well as his sunburned face. He slightly pursed his lower lip and asked, "Why don't you carry the big bag now?"
"Because, yes, yes..."
Zhang Laosan, who originally spoke fluently, faltered on this issue.
"Don't be hesitant. There are a bunch of people waiting behind you. If you have anything to say, I want to hear the truth."
Tao Zhu urged.
But who knew that after he finished speaking, Zhang Laosan glanced at Li Qiao quickly, and then lowered his head with a look of fear on his face.
"Do you know me?" Li Qiao asked directly when he saw this.
Hearing this, Zhang Laosan was silent for a second or two, then knelt down with a plop: "The common people have seen Mr. Li."
"...Get up, you don't need to kneel today, get up quickly."
Li Qiao immediately raised his hand to signal him to stand up quickly.
"Sir Li, the reason why the common people no longer carry big bags is because since the establishment of Royal Logistics, a lot of the work of carrying big bags has been taken away. The common people have no work to do, so they have no choice but to come here."
Zhang Laosan did not get up, but looked at Li Qiao with some fear, and quickly answered Tao Zhu's question just now.
He had to kneel down to say this, otherwise he wouldn't have the guts to say it.
Li Qiao: "..."
Tao Zhu: "..."
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Chapter 183 Li Qiao didn’t think carefully. He should provide more positions.
Li Qiao really didn't expect that among the many businesses he had created, the only one that had not yet made a profit would cause such an embarrassing scene for him today.
Now the employees of Royal Logistics are all elite soldiers who have retired from the Forbidden Army. They are all strong, have received professional training, and are branded as Shenghong.
Therefore, compared to coolies like Zhang Laosan, the people in Shengjing City are more willing to choose Royal Logistics if they are able to survive.
As a result, Zhang Laosan's job was taken away.
He looked at Zhang Laosan kneeling on the dirt floor, walked around the table, and came to Zhang Laosan.
Under Zhang Laosan's increasingly frightened gaze, he bent down and lifted up Zhang Laosan's trembling body.
"You don't need to kneel, I was negligent."
"Li, Mr. Li..."
Zhang Laosan stammered and looked at Li Qiao, who had a gentle face in front of him, and his eyes almost fell off.
He had long heard that Mr. Li was an approachable person and never flaunted his authority in front of ordinary people, so he dared to tell the real reason.
But he never expected that Mr. Li would actually help him up with his own hands?
Moreover, if he is not blind, how much guilt does Mr. Li still have on his face?
Li Qiao naturally felt guilty.
His decision-making caused the people at the bottom to lose their jobs, and they didn't know about it until today. It was because he was too young, or maybe he was too high-minded.
But no matter which way it is, it's his fault.
"This matter is my responsibility. I originally wanted to provide a bowl of rice to the veterans who left the army, but I ignored those of you who are also eating this bowl of rice."
"It's my fault that I, a high-ranking official of the imperial court, made you, a low-class commoner, deprived of food. During these days, it must have been very difficult for you and your family. From today on, you will stay in Futu Work in the workshop. If you don’t want to work in the plaster workshop, you can go to my Li family’s shop. As long as I, Li Qiao, are here, your family will have food to eat."
"Also, after you go back today, you can call all your former co-workers over. As long as they are diligent and don't cause trouble, I will definitely let them enter the plaster workshop."
As Li Qiao spoke, he raised his hand and patted Zhang Laosan on the shoulder, encouraging him: "Do a good job. As long as I, Li Qiao, are here, every day in the future will be a good day for you."
Zhang Laosan: "..."
His mouth was open and his face was blank.
But soon tears welled up in his eyes, and with a plop, he knelt down to Li Qiao again, with his hands on the ground, and kowtowed to Li Qiao excitedly: "Thank you, Mr. Li, thank you... You, you have both happiness and longevity, may you live long." May you live a hundred years, and you will be rewarded for being a good person! You..."
Li Qiao listened to these blessings, bent down and helped the person up again.
Seeing Zhang Laosan's face full of tears and his lips trembling with excitement, he smiled softly: "Okay. You will also have good fortune and longevity, and you will live a long life."
"Stop crying, let Manager Tao register you, and then go home and bring your former co-workers. The plaster workshop has unlimited potential. As long as you don't be lazy and slip up, it will be an iron rice bowl."
"Okay! Okay..."
After hearing this, Zhang Laosan was so excited that he wanted to kneel down, but Li Qiao supported him and he couldn't kneel down, so he smiled, wiped the tears on his face randomly, and then stood in front of Tao Zhu.
After Tao Zhu registered his basic information and asked him to put his fingerprint on the confidentiality agreement, he went back with a happy face.
Fortunately, he ran fast and came first.
After encountering such a big happy event so early in the morning, the following days will definitely be as Mr. Li said, every day will be a good day!
Tao Zhu looked at Zhang Laosan's cheerful back and turned to look at Li Qiao.
Li Qiao smiled: "Go on."
"Yeah." Tao Zhu took a deep breath and looked at the team in front of him.
The people at the bottom are having a hard time, but I hope the plaster workshops can develop in the long term.
The second in line was an old man who looked to be in his fifties. He also lived in the south of the city. His family was in a poor situation. His son died early due to illness, his daughter-in-law remarried, and he and his two grandchildren were the only ones left in the family.
The eldest grandson was unable to hear since he was born. He is now twenty years old and has not yet married. The younger grandson is also sixteen years old. However, two years ago, when he was working as a waiter in a restaurant, he had an arm broken by an alcoholic nobleman. I haven't found a wife yet.
Hearing that there was no age limit or any requirements for the job recruitment, he brought his two grandsons to try their luck.
After Tao Zhu heard this basic information, he looked behind the old man at the two brothers who were looking at him timidly, and a sentence popped up in his mind:
The hemp rope will break at the thinnest part, and the bad luck will only seek out the misfortune.
Sighing in his heart, he registered the information of his grandfather and grandson, and asked them to put their fingerprints on the confidentiality agreement.
The Royal Dessert Shop and Potato Noodle Restaurant opened by Sheng Hong also recruited ordinary people as waiters. These ordinary people were only responsible for some less important tasks, and the core technologies were in the hands of Sheng Hong's people.
However, there is no technical content in the production of cement. Children of several years old can understand it at a glance. To prevent the technology from being leaked, Sheng Hong made a confidentiality agreement.
Anyone who selfishly makes cement will be directly exiled to work in a bitter cold place.
If it is used for profit, then behead it directly.
Although Sheng Hong is kind, at critical moments, he will never go to jail if he can behead his head.
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Soon, the sun became fierce.
Manager Wu ran over and respectfully invited Li Qiao and Tao Zhu to the shed he had just ordered to build urgently.
Previously, he thought that Tao Zhu was the only one coming, so he only prepared two silk umbrellas to protect Tao Zhu from the sun.
This kind of silk umbrella is specially made by the Ministry of Industry.
Officials from the Ministry of Industry often need to inspect construction sites, so they have a large umbrella that can hold four ordinary oil umbrellas. This kind of umbrella can cover both the umbrella holder and the officials who go to the construction site to inspect. Suitable for both sunny and rainy days.
Chief Wu thought that Tao Zhu would be the only one coming, so he had two such large umbrellas prepared.
But who knew Li Qiao was here too.
When Li Qiao and Tao Zhu were interviewing, he had a large shed built at the entrance of Zhuangzi. The shed was covered with freshly cut willow branches, and the sunshade effect was much better than that of a large silk umbrella.
Li Qiao and Tao Zhu moved to the willow shed. Seeing the cautious look on Mr. Wu's face, Li Qiao didn't get angry and just said lightly: "Be more careful in the future."
Director Wu was shocked when he heard this and quickly responded.
Not long after Mr. Wu left, he came over with a teapot to replace Li Qiao and Tao Zhu with new tea. He also carried a box of snacks in his hand.
This is the dessert from the Royal Dessert Shop.
He stood under the shed and carefully looked at Li Qiao's face. Seeing that Li Qiao's expression was indifferent and showed no hint of happiness or anger, he laughed dryly and asked: "Master Li, lunch is being prepared in the kitchen. I ordered someone to buy it early this morning. I ordered the freshest chicken, duck, fish, mutton and prawns, but I don’t know your husband’s taste, can you give me a hint?”
"how much is the total?"
Li Qiao did not answer Director Wu's words, but pointed to the snacks on the table.
"Huh?" Manager Wu was a little confused.
"How much are the snacks and meats in total?"
Li Qiao repeated: "This is an additional expense, you don't have to pay out of your own pocket."
Judging from the time, Mr. Wu should have sent someone to the Royal Dessert Shop early in the morning to guard it, so that he could buy the snacks back so quickly.
Coupled with the meat bought at the morning market, it was obvious that Manager Wu wanted to curry favor with Tao Zhu, but it might be because it was the first time that his husband came to the construction site as an errand, so he did not think carefully about it.
In this case, he just told her to do her best in the future.
There is no need for things like snacks and meat. A seventh-grade official in the Ministry of Industry earns less than a hundred taels a month.
He is a dignified third-grade official and will not take advantage of this.
Manager Wu understood what Li Qiao meant and immediately shook his head and said: "It's not worth a few dollars. You're welcome, sir. This is what a lower official should do."
"The law doesn't clearly stipulate that you must have good snacks and delicious food when you come to the peak. How come this is what you should do?"
"You should have heard something about my behavior. I never take advantage of others. And I have to stay here for three days. If you are to entertain me like this all the time, your burden will be too heavy."
Manager Wu: "..."
He opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute.
Every word is reasonable and considerate for him.
"Li Man, you go and settle the score with Mr. Wu." Li Qiao simply ordered Li Man.
"yes."
Li Man agreed.
Li Qiao said to Manager Wu again: "Go ahead and get going. The workshop has just been built, and you, the manager, are inseparable from everything."
