Early the next morning.
The streets and alleys of Chang'an City were covered with notices, and the common people gathered together to eat melons. However, they were illiterate or knew only a few words, so they could only stare at the notices.
"What does it say?"
"I don't know, I only know three words, the one, the two, and the last three..."
At this time, a scholar wearing green-gray patched clothes, carrying a trunk with books, pens, ink, paper and inkstones, passed by in a daze.
His complexion was sallow and his energy was listless, as if he had experienced a great change in his life.
"This gentleman, please interpret it for us!"
An old man grabbed the scholar. The scholar looked up and nodded dully.
He came to the notice, looked at it for a while, and said expressionlessly: "Dear neighbors, this is the notice from the Prince of Shu's Mansion. The Prince of Shu's Mansion is recruiting workers today."
"The Prince of Shu's Mansion needs two hundred servants, including 50 men and 50 women, aged under 30 and over 20, with a salary of 500 cash per month."
For a moment, everyone present widened their eyes. It was unbelievable. The monthly salary was five hundred cash, which was simply a sky-high salary.
In the blink of an eye, the crowd of melon eaters around them ran away. Those who met the conditions went directly to the Prince of Shu's Mansion to register. Those who did not meet the conditions, their children at home were notified to register.
"There are also 10 literate scholars with management experience and a monthly salary of 5 guan. If they have real talent and practical knowledge, their monthly salary will be increased to 5 guan after half a year. In three to five years, they can become stewards of the Prince of Shu's Mansion with a generous monthly salary..."
The scholar's eyes suddenly lit up. In half a year, his monthly salary would be 10 guan?
Nowadays, the monthly salary of the third-rank minister in the court is only 10 guan, but officials naturally have other salaries, but these 10 guan are too high.
He wiped his eyes in disbelief, feeling that this was too unreal, but what he saw was still ten coins.
When he turned around again, he saw that there was no one around. They had all run away. He knew that the salary paid by the notice was too tempting.
The scholar's name is Ma Qiu, a native of Runzhou, Jiangnan Province (a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu).
He was born into a declining businessman's family. The family once ran a restaurant and a caravan, and was considered a prosperous family in their county.
But the weather is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortunes and misfortunes. His restaurant and caravan were favored by relatives of the local magistrate's family.
The restaurant was passed down from his ancestors, but in the face of the aggressive county magistrate and relatives, his father could only grit his teeth and sell it at a low price. From then on, his father became ill and could not afford it. Half a year later, his father left in Hexi.
Before he died, his father took him, who was only ten years old at the time, to explain his funeral arrangements.
"Son, you must study hard. Only by participating in the imperial examination and becoming a court official can you avoid being bullied and preserve the inheritance of your ancestors."
He took his father's cold hand and swore that he would study hard, take the imperial examination, and become an official of the court.
With his efforts and after several years of hard study, he successfully passed the "Qiu Wei" of the county school and the state school, obtained the "execution certificate", and his status became a "township tribute".
And this also consumed all the family's savings. He traveled thousands of miles, lived in the open air, and went all the way north to Chang'an, the capital, to participate in the "Spring Festival".
But what he didn't expect was that he failed the qualification review and his name was not on the exam list. He asked someone to ask, but the answer he got was that someone didn't want you to go to high school.
He was confused at the time. He studied hard for ten years, spent all his family's savings, and even paid for his mother's medical treatment to prepare for his future, but in exchange he was not qualified to take the exam.
He went crazy and went to the examiner to ask, but he was beaten out before he could even get in.
Some people even secretly threatened him that if he dared to complain again, he would definitely have a place in the graveyard.
In broad daylight, the world is bright, and the examiner and the traitor are colluding. Is this still the country of the Tang Dynasty?
There is no way to apply for the exam. Is this still the enlightened and prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty?
He was disheartened and wandered around Chang'an City for several days. Today he was planning to leave and go find a crooked-necked tree outside the city to end his miserable life.
To take the exam, he lost his money, his relatives left him one by one, and his family fortune was gone!
What's the point of living?
But now, he didn't want to die. He had a chance to live, a chance to fly up the branches and take revenge.
He swept away his previously sluggish spirit and became sharper. He wanted to sign up to become a member of the Prince of Shu's Palace and find a new way to become a master.
Outside the Shu Palace.
Today, there are a lot of people coming to sign up. There are not ten thousand people, but definitely seven or eight thousand people.
Even the Jinwu Guard patrol team came over to help maintain order.
Hai Zhu invited fifty butlers from the most famous business tycoons in Chang'an City to select one hundred servants and ten managers for the Shu Palace.
As for the dancing girls and brothel girls, naturally they cannot be chosen in public. As long as they are given enough money, they will naturally switch jobs.
Li Ke had just woken up. After breakfast, he came to the living room and waited for the selection outside to be completed before he re-selected.
The selection of personnel must be personally checked by him, and people must investigate three generations of their ancestors to test their humanity and loyalty.
The last accident made him realize the importance of loyalty among servants.
In one morning, the housekeepers invited from outside finally selected twenty senior managers and put their information in front of Li Ke, who then selected ten more.
"We have met the King of Shu, King of Shu is safe!"
Li Ke took a look at the twenty people. There were white-haired old men, capable middle-aged men, and even young talents.
And Ma Qiu is on the list. He is someone who has participated in the Qiu Wei of the prefecture and county. He has a "solution" in hand, which is equivalent to a university diploma. Moreover, his family is a businessman, so he is naturally familiar with business. , have a certain understanding.
"Please sit down!"
Twenty chairs were placed below, each marked with a number. After the twenty people found their seats, they sat down cautiously. They had never seen such a noble person before.
He has never been to the prince's house, let alone sitting in front of the prince. Even if he is not hired, it is still a great honor.
"take it easy!"
"What I need is someone who is responsible and capable, and more importantly, someone who is courageous, has no stage fright, and can handle everything at short notice."
Everyone did not expect that the real King of Shu would be so gentle and humble. He was not at all like the legend, a violent and ruthless person, a scum among scum.
Everyone immediately cheered up and acted braver.
After Li Ke read the information, he looked at everyone with a smile and said, "I already know your information. You are all elites and have deep qualifications. You will definitely be qualified for your new position."
Everyone raised their heads and looked hopefully at the King of Shu who could decide whether they would be honored or not.
"However, what I need is the elite of the elite, someone who has business acumen, has lofty ambitions, and can control the world...The most important thing is to be diplomatic and responsible."
"Therefore, you are going to take a test. If you pass the test, I will personally take the exam and become my confidant..."
Everyone was wondering whether they had to take the test or not. Some of them were only literate and had not read many books.
Isn’t experience more important for management?
Some people are happy, but some people are sad.
"I have a batch of combs for women to comb their hair here. According to the market price, they cost a penny each. Now each of you can receive a hundred combs."
Everyone was confused, wondering what the King of Shu was up to.
"You have to sell these one hundred combs to the monks in major temples within one day, and you will become the top managers of this king."
"But you must remember, you cannot use force, you cannot lie, let alone... I will send people to follow you, and if someone cheats, I will kill him or her!"
Immediately, there was a stir. They sold the comb to a monk. The monk was all bald, so what was the use of the comb?
this……
"Quiet, how is it appropriate to be so noisy?"
"You have such determination, how dare you come to Shu Prince's Mansion to be a senior manager?" Haizhu scolded him with a cold face.
Everyone immediately shut up and realized that it was too abrupt just now.
"We are willing to give it a try!"
Li Ke smiled and said: "Follow Lao Zhu to get the comb. Time waits for no one. The clock starts from now on... We will meet here at this time tomorrow!"
Biquge
