Xiaozhu nodded vigorously and said, "Miss, you are so thoughtful!" Uncle and Miss Zhang will be very happy to know! 「
Afterwards, Xiaozhu packed up the items in the study, and the two of them said goodbye to the female guard guarding the door, and went straight to the kitchen. Especially Xiaozhu left a little more eagerly because today the cook made a new snack and asked her to try it!
Zhang Peijia has a separate lounge on the top floor of Lend Lease Bank. The lounge is divided into two rooms, the inner and the outer. The inner room is her own separate space, and the outer room is the lounge for Xiaozhu and the four female guards.
After eating and resting for a while at noon, Zhang Pejia came to a large conference room. There is a long table in this large conference room with sixteen chairs around the table. At the end of the table is still a huge screen, behind which is Zhang Peijia's position.
After Zhang Pejia sat firmly behind the screen, she ordered: "Let everyone come in."
A female guard agreed and went out to call someone, and then nine people came in one after another. Eight of these nine people were dressed as shopkeepers, and what was surprising was that among them there was a female shopkeeper dressed in men's clothing! As for the other one, it is the master's dress.
After entering the door, these people first raised their hands to the screen and said, "I have met my boss/I have met Miss Zhang!"
Then Zhang Peijia's voice came from behind the screen, saying, "Thank you for your hard work, please sit down!"
After everyone sat down, Zhang Peijia didn't even say any polite words and said directly: "Let's all talk about our respective situations."
The shopkeeper closest to the screen was the first to say: "A total of three ships have arrived at the pier in the past five days, and the goods they brought are very miscellaneous. The largest quantity among them is rice, totaling 480 shi..."
Just as he said this, Zhang Peijia interrupted and said, "Shopkeeper Li, where is this batch of rice going?"
The shopkeeper's surname was Su, and he was responsible for managing the dock. Moreover, he was not surprised by the interruption and sat there relaxedly. It seemed that this happened often. The shopkeeper who was named said loudly: "Boss, all this batch of rice has been transferred to Chang Pingcang in Tianjin County! The price is fair!"
Zhang Peijia called again and said, "Master Huang, has the county government received the goods?"
It turns out that the person dressed as a master is actually the master of the county magistrate, and judging from the fact that he is familiar with everyone, it should not be the first time he has participated in such a meeting. He bowed slightly and said, "Ms. Zhang, our county government has received the rice! And just fifteen days ago, Changpingcang in Tianjin County had released a batch of grain. Now the price of grain in Tianjin County has dropped by two cents!" "
Zhang Peijia immediately said: "Okay, very good! But I have to trouble Mr. Huang to continue to pay attention to the food prices in Tianjin County! Now more and more people are gathering in Tianjin County, and there will be more in the future! If food prices rise for a long time If you do, it will easily cause big trouble!"
Master Huang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss Zhang, I will personally take care of this matter later."
Shopkeeper Su from the dock also said: "Don't worry, boss, I've sent people to greet all the ships coming and going, asking them to bring as much rice as possible when they come back from the south. Although each ship doesn't bring much, it adds up. If it’s more, it’s a huge sum!”
At this time, the shopkeeper opposite Shopkeeper Su said: "According to statistics from the Yamen during this period, more than 300 people entered Tianjin County this month than last month. And it continues to increase, which shows that food will be a big problem in the future! And remember When my uncle gave us a lecture, he once said that special products can be subsidized. Do you think we can consider subsidizing products such as rice grains?"
After hearing this, everyone looked at the screen in front of Zhang Peijia. After a while, I heard Zhang Peijia say slowly: "There is no need to think about subsidies for the time being! The food price in Tianjin is quite stable now, just keep paying attention. Shopkeeper Su, please continue."
The others had no expression, but Master Huang was a little disappointed. After all, if food prices fall, it will be good for the local area and the county magistrate’s official reputation! And if there is more food, the opportunity will come for him to do tricks! But Zhang Peijia didn't give him a chance!
After hearing the order, Shopkeeper Su immediately began to report, and was interrupted and questioned many times during the process. However, he still answered fluently. After all, he is responsible for the dock and is involved in almost all business matters.
joint, so he took the longest to report.
Then several shopkeepers reported one after another, and then it was the turn of the female shopkeeper. She cleared her throat first and then said: "Boss, the garment factory needs to increase its manpower! The reason is that the navy and Wu'an army have expanded recently, and the number of people is much higher than before! Dresses are okay, but those training uniforms are always in short supply. , after all, these soldiers are always breaking things all day long! So the slave family is thinking. Should we give priority to selecting some women from the refugees who have just arrived in Tianjin to work! In this way, they can have income to support a whole family. We are all people, but these people don’t have a guarantor, and that’s a problem!”
Zhang Peijia pondered for a moment and then said categorically: "You must not recruit from among them first, you must give priority to women from Tianjin and surrounding areas!"
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, Master Huang was even more surprised! Zhao, a woman working among the refugees, was the same idea he gave to the female shopkeeper just now! As long as there is income, the refugees will not cause trouble if they starve to death, and the county magistrate's political performance will be improved! So he got ahead of the female shopkeeper and asked: "Miss Zhang, why now? You should see the benefits of this! This is not just a matter of recruiting workers, this may involve the livelihood of many people!"
Zhang Peijia said: "Master Huang, don't worry, there are so many jobs in Tianjin that anyone who is not a lazy person will starve to death! The reason why we give priority to selecting from local people is because we can't let the local people produce people who will enjoy more happiness than us." This feeling! You must know that Tianjin is my uncle’s fundamental place. We must establish a good relationship with the people here and let them have a sense of superiority, so that they can turn to my uncle. However, if there are any difficulties, we can handle them as appropriate."
Everyone nodded to express their understanding when they heard Zhang Peijia's explanation, and Master Huang also accepted it heartily. Then the female shopkeeper continued: "One more thing, boss, our workshop is getting bigger and bigger, and there are many young girls and wives in it. The number of caregivers is a bit short now, can you please ask the boss to send some more female guards? ?」
Zhang Peijia said: "That's okay. I'll tell my uncle later and ask her to choose some girls from the military families to be placed directly in the factory. The girls from the military families also know a lot about guns and sticks, and they can also I have relatives with many people in the workshop, so I feel more at ease when using it!”
