Lao Xu is a master of accounting. He is good at mental arithmetic, which is faster than abacus and has 100% accuracy.
Guard Xin checked with the team leader below. Before they could use the abacus to pull out the results, Lao Xu had already given the accurate number.
After sweeping the yard, he sat at the door of the office to rest. When he heard the accounts being calculated inside, he casually answered.
This is the sum of more than a dozen groups and nearly a hundred groups of numbers, and it takes a while to pick up the abacus.
However, Lao Xu immediately gave the answer after they finished counting.
Guard Xin added it up according to his abacus, and sure enough, every number was correct.
I wasn't there at the time, and the team leaders of each group didn't care either.
Guard Xin took it seriously. When I returned to the office in the evening to listen to his work report, he specifically mentioned Lao Xu's abilities.
The next day I called Lao Xu to the office and repeated several rounds of tests to confirm that he was truly a mental arithmetic genius, so I assigned him to the accounting team.
When Lu Xiaoxia learned about this, he went to the river to fish out a bucket of shrimps and gave them to me as a gift to thank me for promoting Lao Xu.
"As long as there is a person with real talent and hard work, there is the most suitable position for him." I did not accept the thank you gift and asked him and Lao Xu to have extra meals in the evening. They had suffered a lot in the prison, and the big pot of rice on the island was just enough to satisfy them.
It's hard to find some 'meat', just keep it for yourself.
"Well, I believe the owner of the island is Mr. Qingtian!"
"Don't use adjectives randomly. Go back and pick more pecans to eat and replenish your brain."
"Oh~" Lu Xiaoxia scratched his head habitually and grinned happily.
He said that Lao Xu was 'assigned' to Zhuangzi because he was jealous of his colleagues and framed.
Otherwise, with Lao Xu's ability, it would be no problem to work as an accountant in the owner's house.
He had been aggrieved for Lao Xu, but year after year, Xiao Xu became Lao Xu, and the opportunity to display his "talent" again became increasingly slim.
"Life is a long road, and who knows what will happen until the last breath." I didn't expect to come to this world and meet these people.
"I will work hard and never give up until the last moment."
Lu Xiaoxia ran away with the bucket. I just said casually. Did I inadvertently teach him a lesson?
Lu Xiaoxia worked more and more seriously, to the point of being meticulous.
Lao Xu put on new work clothes and came to my office to bow before starting work.
This action contained a lot of emotions. He didn't say a word, but his back was straighter than before.
I don't need him to talk to know his emotions.
It probably means 'a big favor cannot be thanked'.
For me, work is work, and whoever is suitable can do it. I am not doing charity.
But they have been given a second chance to start over in life, and I can completely understand their excitement.
These prisoners sent by Haixian Castle and other countries are to replace the pirates as slaves. If nothing happens, they will spend the rest of their lives on the island.
The original state, monarch, and government no longer had the power to control them.
Their life, death and future are all in my hands.
Of course, I use talents as soon as I find them, and I have no scruples. I am not afraid that the talents will be lost after I have trained them well.
The Lord of Haixian Castle is also relatively wise. There are no old or weak pirates. Most of the prisoners he sends are young and middle-aged. There are occasionally a few old people who are in good health and do not have any diseases.
Ah Jing's craftsmanship was praised by everyone among the carpenters. He used his break time to make a dressing box with the remaining wood from the construction site. There was also a pair of combs in it, one for men and one for women. There was a small hanging rack for earrings in the box. Very delicate.
There were engraved patterns on the inside and outside of the box, and the style was simple and elegant. He finished it and sent it to my office, saying he wanted to thank me for giving him the opportunity to pick up his old skills.
The box is unisex, so it’s not just for me, but Yunzhou can use it too.
It's just that he couldn't get the best wood at the moment, so he made it with other materials first.
If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely make the best set for me.
He cannot set a precedent for accepting gifts. Although he sincerely wants to thank him, he is afraid that someone will follow suit and cause trouble.
But there was no need to return it. I asked the guard Xin to give him money, saying that I liked his works very much. The wood was not worth a few dollars, but his craftsmanship was valuable.
In this way, he can also receive private work on the island, and I allow him to earn some extra money without delaying his regular work.
He is particularly good at making small and intricate wood products. There is no carpenter on the island who is good at this skill. The women asked him to make combs and some daily necessities. Ajing was happy to take on the small work, and the money was not much. It shows that he really loves this industry.
Taking into account the needs of the people on the island, the ship goes out to sea every week and brings back many daily necessities, which can be purchased by those in need.
Working on the island only includes food and accommodation. You have to buy everything like saponins for laundry and firewood, rice, oil and salt for running a small stove.
One family needs a bottle of vinegar, and the other needs a bag of salt. There is no way to ask someone to bring such fragmentary things back.
When the big ship goes out, it buys the whole box and the jar, and when it comes back, it is sold separately.
If you want to build a city on the island, you must have shops.
According to the drawings drawn by Kang Lao, leave space for road construction and build the shops on both sides first.
When it doesn't rain, you can walk on the dirt road, but when it rains, it stops working.
While the employees think about how to work, I, the boss, have to think about how to make money and cannot just sit back and have nothing to show for it!
I sold the precious medicinal materials I brought from the north, and the merchants hired by the first mate also arrived.
He only brought one back, which made me a little disappointed.
This single seedling immediately gave me a 'surprise' when I first saw it.
"She is the island owner? She doesn't look like a good person!"
The businessman brought back by the first mate was a 'tramp' about thirty years old.
He was dressed in rags and his hair was so oily that it was felt.
A charcoal pen was used as a hairpin, and a pair of Crocs showed off the toes.
I said to myself: Do you think I don’t look like a good person? Then you are right!
"Yes, I'm not a good person." I nodded sincerely.
The first mate quickly calmed down the atmosphere and said with a smile: "Island owner, calm down, he is where he is today, all because of this mouth. I don't know how many times he has been beaten for this, but I promise, you will have no problem doing business!"
"No problem? If he scolds all the customers and drives them away, does that mean it's no problem?"
"No, no, no, it's definitely not possible to talk about business. His special skill is to read the market."
"What depends on the market?"
"He said that if something has increased in price this year and can be sold for a lot of money, then whatever thing has increased in price, stock up on what he said and make sure you make money."
"Oh? So magical?"
"Really, if the island owner doesn't believe it, give him a trial period of one month. If his prediction is not accurate within one month, you can beat him and throw him into the sea to feed the fishes."
"My judgment is never wrong."
"Ok, deal."
"Thank you, the island master, for giving him this opportunity!"
The first mate's reaction was even more intense than that of the tramp, and the corner of his mouth almost reached his ears.
"Is he your relative?" I asked.
"My cousin, but there is no one in his family. Before my mother-in-law died, she held my hand and asked me to help him more. His parents are deceased and he has no brothers or sisters. He is thirty and doesn't even have a home.成，根本没姑娘敢嫁他，他在外边见天挨揍。”
"If you need it, come to me and I can help you mute him. All he needs to do is predict the market and write."
"No, no, no! Please be merciful. It's difficult for him to marry him in the first place. If he becomes mute, he will really be unable to find a wife. I have failed my aunt's instructions."
"The probation period only includes food and accommodation. You can ask Uncle Zhang, who is in charge of the dormitory, to arrange a place for him to live."
"I told you, it's no use. She didn't even ask me what my name was. It must be because of your face that she was too embarrassed to evict me directly. She planned to take me in for a month and then evict me."
The two walked out of the office, and the homeless man held back his words for a long time before speaking out.
"Don't flatter yourself. Who is the owner of the island? Face? Huh, if she is not satisfied, it will be useless for anyone to introduce you. Let alone kick you out, they will kill you directly and use it as fertilizer for the vegetable fields. It is all useful. possible."
"Then... from now on... wouldn't it be true that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger? Or accompanying a great tyrant!"
"Shh! Shut up. After a while, you will know how terrible the island owner is. But as long as you work hard, she will not treat you badly. You should control your mouth. If you really piss off the island owner, you will not give her a beating. For such a simple thing, your life will be worse than death."
"I know, I'll try my best. Aren't I in charge of the food? When will the meal be served?"
The two gradually walked away, and guard Xin kept suppressing his laughter.
His desk was in the corner opposite me, closer to the door.
He really heard what the first mate and the tramp said.
"Very good, this is how you will promote me from now on." I picked up the account book and looked through it carefully.
I didn't ask the homeless man his name because I knew what he was.
Not only did I know his name, I also heard about him.
The first mate didn't say at first that he had the ability to predict market conditions. Once he saw the person and found out his age, he was basically sure.
Ten years ago, a strange man appeared along the coast. He said that if you sell anything to make money, you are guaranteed to make a lot of money.
Of course, his predictions have nothing to do with metaphysics such as psychics. His brain has its own system and will predict the goods that will be in short supply next year or even in the next few years based on this year's trade information.
He never stays in one place. There is no one else to input data for the humanoid computer. He has to collect information by himself.
His ability was noticed by others, and he was hired back to his hometown with a lot of money to specialize in predicting "investment" projects. At first, the company did make a lot of money, but later he was killed and he was almost beheaded.
Human-shaped treasures are also treasures, and treasures that can make money are the targets of businessmen.
Some people paid a lot of money to hire him, while others paid double, triple, or ten times to try to pry him away.
Once the scramble begins, no one can control the situation.
In the end, a vicious incident occurred where a killer was hired to assassinate a business rival.
His human cornucopia is a disaster.
The government put him in jail on the charge of "deceiving the public with evil words".
The story of wealthy businessmen on the coast assassinating each other was widely spread at the time.
He also became famous, and for a while everyone knew that there was an investment "magic" named Shang Liang.
No one knows what happened after he was imprisoned. Now it seems that he has saved a small life, but his life is not satisfactory.
The first mate also said that many people wanted to hire him, but he was angry and ran away.
Perhaps it was a shadow left by that time. When he predicted investments for businessmen, he would always use a venomous tongue. It might be a subconscious act of self-protection, hoping to push away those who might harm him.
But in order to eat, he had to continue to work in this industry.
He wouldn't know how to change his job.
The first mate told me that Shang Liang had tried many professions, but was always dismissed as mentally retarded.
He was born to eat this kind of rice, but unfortunately he never met the right boss.
In fact, Shang Liang also has a metaphysical part, and he cannot invest on his own.
Guard Jia had all the information about Shang Liang on the second day he landed on the island.
Apart from what the original person heard and what the first mate said, there is another secret that I don't know about.
For example, if he has such ability, why doesn’t he invest it himself? Even by borrowing money from seals and stamps, one can become rich overnight and become a business tycoon.
The answer is that he cannot make predictions for himself, and it is guaranteed to be inaccurate if he takes a hard test.
He also paid a heavy price for this. His legs were broken by his creditors after his investment failed.
Later, he suggested that the creditor stock up on food. The next year, the creditor made a huge profit, and he wrote off the debt.
He was afraid that the creditor would 'rob' him by force, so he ran away in time. From then on, he did not dare to show his true colors to others, and he looked as dirty as a tramp all day long.
The first mate persuaded him to come to the island. At least he would work for me and no colleagues could assassinate me.
The first mate praised me as a capable boss who values and protects talents.
To be honest, if he can make money for me, I will naturally protect his life and property.
As soon as the gong for dinner rang, everyone in the office building went downstairs to the canteen to eat.
There are only guard Xin and I on the third floor. Downstairs are the accounting office, Mr. Kang's office and several main departments. The first floor has the guard's room, cleaning room, and utility room.
The office building has three floors. At my suggestion, public restrooms were built on each floor, at both ends of the corridor.
There is a water tank above the squatting pit, and the water cannot be flushed automatically. It must be manually flushed, but in this world, it is already a very hygienic condition.
The sewage will flow straight into the basement and fall into a large barrel. Someone will transport the large barrel away every night and concentrate it on making fertilizer.
Life here cannot be improved in a day, and many things that modern people are used to cannot be made here.
For example, my tree house couldn't install a water heater, and I had to build a bathroom under the tree. I said we could use them interchangeably, but the guard Xin Shihui disagreed and insisted on building two bathrooms eight feet apart.
There is a stove in the bathroom, so you won't get cold even if you light the fire and wash yourself in winter.
Moreover, Yunzhou and I used Qinggong to climb up the tree and entered the house in two swish. There was no inconvenience.
A well was dug next to the old tree, and Guard Xin didn't have to go far to fetch water from the river for cooking.
The process of adding up little things into big things is very fulfilling. What I see in front of me is exactly the retirement life I want.
Yun Zhou came back from participating in the pirate trial conference and brought us special snacks from various countries.
This time he went out not just to join in the fun, but also contacted some subordinates hiding in the dark.
He knew that I planned to choose a place to open a store. I wanted to sell things on the island, and it was difficult to get to the island for the store.
Especially the retail industry requires stores on shore.
Kojima then makes regular deliveries to the stores.
Yunzhou contacted his subordinates and helped me find several stores with all the staff and shelves.
He gave me the address, and then he looked around the island, and I went ashore to look at the shops.
There really needs to be one person left on the island to take charge. Prisoners and sailors can only deal with ordinary bandits.
If you really go to a group of martial arts masters, they will give you all for nothing.
I left the island by boat and went to the shore to check out the store at the address given by Yun Zhou.
I can rest assured that the ones he chooses are all Jipu and Wangpu.
The largest store is in Huacheng. I took my escort Jia with me on this trip. I need him to go out to get information and use his strengths.
(End of chapter)
