According to the market in Zhongjing, the price of selling a body for an ordinary adult is about fifty taels. If one has skills or outstanding appearance, the price will go up.
If you give money to sell yourself, the other party will become a domestic servant. But domestic servants also have to pay monthly bills. There have been tragedies in the past where the master exploited the family too much, causing the servants to rebel and burn the house. Therefore, the Daxuan Law stipulates that anyone who purchases a servant must pay no less than six taels of silver for seniority. That is, the legal wage is at least five cents a month.
According to Wang Li, the Earl's Mansion requires at least thirty servants inside and outside. Among them, those who clean, wash, cook, take care of the backyard and tend to the flowers and plants are all indispensable. There must be some housekeepers and housekeepers in the front yard, as well as groomsmen and squad leaders. Otherwise, will the earl lose his face?
Furthermore, can the servants of the Earl's Palace compare with the servants of ordinary landowners and wealthy families? Naturally, they all have to have some status and background. It is best to be a servant who is implicated in the family of a criminal official. He can write and do calculations, and can teach all the rules in a decent manner. How appropriate do you think such a person is?
What? One hundred taels? That's the lowest price, and you can get it starting from 200 taels! Don’t worry, it’s expensive. Some people place orders with the Department of Internal Affairs in advance. For your sake, I can join the queue!
When people come to the mansion, everyone has to buy a few summer clothes and winter clothes, right? Not to mention the monthly rules, there must be some rewards for the four o'clock and eight festivals. The master's family should not be too shabby when they are happy. It is the face of the Earl's Mansion to tell...
In Wan'an County, only Uncle Ping and Xiao Huan have actually paid their dues. The others are all helpers. Otherwise, if the master's servants are in trouble and run away, Da Xuan Law will not spare them. Therefore, the servants in Zhongjing City still have to be recruited again. That's it, it's just the basic configuration.
From now on, I will be living in the capital permanently, so I have to pay some expenses for the welcome and drop-off. I also have to give some rewards when I go to Goulan to listen to music.
Besides, Chen Xuan is going to get married in the future, and this dowry—bah, bah, bah, I don’t want this!
Let's just say that in such a big house, if you don't marry three wives and four concubines, who will live in these embroidered buildings and small courtyards!
It’s all the face of the Earl’s Mansion!
The family has some savings, with an annual income of four to five thousand taels, but that is the result of Chen Xuan's personal management. If Chen Xuan leaves Wan'an, there may not be this amount.
Besides, he went to the capital to become an earl and spent his family's money in Wan'an County. Chen Luo felt dissatisfied and always felt like a freeloader.
You said that Wan'an County is Chen Luo's fiefdom, how come there is no money? Chen Luo thought so too, but after asking Wang Li, he found out that the so-called real power over a fief actually meant the three powers that held the fief.
The right to appoint officials: Chen Luo can designate one person from the list of alternate officials given by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to serve as the magistrate of Wan'an County for a three-year term. All rewards and punishments for promotion are the same as for other officials. This article seems to give people with high titles an opportunity to interfere in the government affairs. In fact, if you think about it carefully, even without this article, there are many ways for people with real status to cultivate their own officials, recruit disciples, marry into them, or invest in advance.
The right to establish an army in the fiefdom: Chen Luo can establish a personal army of his own in the fiefdom Wan'an County. According to the count's regulations, the total number of troops can be up to 3,000. No one is allowed to leave the fiefdom without an edict, but there is a quota of fifty personal guards who can accompany him. This one is useless to Chen Luo. Why does he raise an army now? It's not like he wants to fight for the world, he can't even leave his fiefdom. At most, plan the fifty personal guards that can be brought out.
Fiscal and taxation rights: One-tenth of Wan'an County's income tax revenue is paid to the Qingzhou Prefecture Treasury, one-tenth to the Daxuan Treasury, and the remaining 80% is owned by Chen Luo!
This article seems to solve Chen Luo's problem, but it is not. There is a dead line for fiefdom and title, that is, luck cannot fall below a certain standard. Once it falls below the standards set by the court, the fiefdom will be taken back and the title will be removed. But if your luck cannot be low, then you won’t be able to save money on people’s livelihood investments.
According to Wang Li, most nobles with fiefdoms, in order to improve their luck and win over people, cut taxes to a crazy level...
Then Chen Luo had a question, how did those feudal nobles make money?
Wang Li chuckled.
Some fiefdoms have special products that can be developed; some fiefdoms are located on traffic arteries, and once the road card is released, the road tax will be collected without mercy; and some fiefdoms do not touch either of them, so they deliberately raise some black animals. Gloves, collect wealth for them, and when their luck is about to drop below the standard, they will do a harvest in an honest and fair way, which not only collects wealth, but also improves the people's luck...
One word, absolutely!
Chen Luo scratched his head, Wan'an County is also doing this?
specialty? No.
Location? There are about six ways to get around Wan'an County.
How about getting two black gloves? No, Chen Xuan would probably beat herself to death!
Chen Luo sighed: What is the use of this fiefdom?
Strictly speaking, based on Chen Luo's thinking in his previous life, it is not difficult to come up with an idea for overall management and characteristic development. For example, invite more great scholars to give lectures, ask Taoist masters to do rituals, and come up with some weird legends. Build a cultural and tourism town and sell the land at a high price. If we can't, we should invest heavily to build a high-standard school and build a strong school district.
Chen Luo had never eaten pork in his previous life, but he had seen pigs run through this whole process eight hundred times, so he would definitely be able to do it!
However, this plan requires an initial investment, and it will take time to get the money back.
It would be great if there was a bank willing to approve a loan.
Otherwise, ask Wei Yan to borrow it?
After all, they are seniors, so it is not difficult to give some entrepreneurial funds to juniors, right?
Chen Luo thought for a while, then shook his head and gave up the idea.
Even though this is a fairy world, it is still a feudal dynasty and the degree of population mobility is too low. It is true that substantial benefits can be achieved in the short term, but in the long term, the burden will inevitably fall on the indigenous people of Wan'an County.
At that time, your luck will not improve.
What, you mean demolition? What a joke, these people can't afford high-rise apartments, the whole county is only so big, who is willing to play a two-for-one trick with you.
The plan to make a fortune was stillborn!
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A layer of bright red has appeared in the east, and the rays of the sun have swept away the darkness shrouding the earth. Unknowingly, Chen Luo thought about it all night, but still had no plan.
What a shame, in my previous life, as soon as I graduated from college, I went to the mountains to work as a volunteer teacher with lofty ideals. I was isolated from the modern city for so long that I couldn't think of a way to make money!
Fortunately, I have read a lot of time-travel novels, and I know some of the local techniques.
"The great man once said that without investigation, there is no right to speak!" Chen Luo stood up from the roof.
"Go around the streets and learn about the market." Chen Luo thought in his mind, "Although this is a world of immortals and heroes, with powerful personal power, ordinary people always make up the majority."
"Perhaps there is still a huge market for time travel tools such as glass and perfume!"
“Especially glass, I even took children from the mountainous area to make it.”
Chen Luo was full of confidence. Suddenly, a beam of light made him unable to dodge his eyes. Chen Luo looked over and saw several rows of tiles on the roof of the central hall shining with the brilliance of the sun.
When I climbed up yesterday, I didn't pay much attention because it was dark. Now Chen Luo took a closer look——
Could this transparent tile installed on the roof as a lighting window be...
Glass!
