NABC Chapter 2186 Recruiting 1 People
Chapter 2186 Recruiting 1 People
When Li Shen came to Qu Zhiping's tribe again, just like last time, Qu Zhiping was already there with the tribal leaders and some people lining the streets to welcome him.
They knew that King Ji would definitely come back again, because the big jade stone of King Ji had not been moved away and some people were left to guard it.
I just didn't expect Prince Ji to come back so soon.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I pay my respects to you." Qu Zhiping was the first to step forward and bow.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." The people behind him also followed suit.
"No thanks." Li Shen sat on his horse, looking down at everyone.
"We are honored to have His Royal Highness Prince Ji come again." Qu Zhiping said with a smile.
"Alright, no need to be polite. Let the people go back. You can come to my central army tent to talk later."
Li Shen waved his hand. He found all these nonsense things boring after playing with them for too long.
Upon hearing this, Qu Zhiping immediately dispersed the people.
"Rengui, give the order to set up camp at the original location." Li Shen turned around and gave the order.
"Yes." Xue Rengui agreed and immediately went to make arrangements.
Li Shen dismounted from his horse and immediately went to the place where his treasure was stored.
The jade stone more than two meters high still stands here quietly.
Li Shen could not help but hug her, caressing her gently with his hands as if he was caressing a beautiful woman. He immediately felt a cool sensation coming from her.
Li Shen couldn't help drooling.
"Baby, daddy is here to take you home." Li Shen whispered to Yu Shi about the pain of missing her, which he missed even more than he missed his father.
"Your Highness, the tents have been set up." Xue Rengui came in to report.
"Okay." Li Shen agreed, reluctantly let go of the jade, and walked out of the tent, looking back every few steps.
Inside the central army tent, Qu Zhiping and all the tribal leaders had been waiting for a long time.
Seeing Li Shen come in, everyone saluted again.
"Okay, we are all family, please sit down." Li Shen said politely to everyone after sitting down.
Everyone sat on the floor like last time.
"Prefect Qu, have the soldiers sent by the court arrived?"
Li Shen asked, and after he returned, he arranged two thousand people to protect the tribe.
On the one hand, it can fulfill their promise and demonstrate the court's attention to these remnants, and on the other hand, it can prevent them from forming their own armed forces.
There are nearly 200,000 people here. If they were allowed to organize themselves to protect themselves, they could probably organize a force of tens of thousands.
Li Shen is not a fool, how could he allow such a huge hidden danger to occur.
"Reporting to His Majesty Prince Ji, we have arrived. We would like to thank His Majesty Prince Ji for his protection."
Qu Zhiping replied quickly.
"Well, it's not me who is protecting you, it's the court that is protecting you, so you can avoid being harassed by the rebels.
The people can also live and work in peace.
When I wipe out all the rebels here, you won’t have to worry so much.”
Li Shen nodded after hearing this.
"We are deeply grateful for Your Majesty's grace and are willing to pray for Your Majesty day and night." All the tribal leaders said in unison under the leadership of Qu Zhiping.
"Okay, let's get down to business. One of the reasons I came here this time is to see if the imperial army has arrived.
The second is to ask, how is the recruitment of laborers going? Is there anyone willing to continue working for this king?"
Li Shen waved his hand.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ji, the people of our tribe are very grateful for your kindness, so we have come to help your workshop.
Everyone is vying for this opportunity. So we had already recruited 5,000 people three days ago and are preparing to go to the workshop in the next two days."
Qu Zhiping reported respectfully.
"Five thousand people?" Li Shen frowned. Five thousand people were not enough. There were more than ten workshops over there. There were one or two workshops for every link from seed removal to finished product.
During this period, production was not mechanized, and only with a large number of people could output be increased.
His is not a small factory that simply supplies one region. His products are sold all over the country. He is the largest wholesaler of cotton products in Datang.
How can five thousand people be enough?
Thinking of this, Li Shen said:
"Sir Qu, five thousand people may not be enough. After being distributed to the various workshops, each workshop will only have five hundred people. This is far from meeting my requirements."
"Then I wonder how many people His Royal Highness Prince Ji needs?
Your Highness Prince Ji, you may not know that the cotton harvest will start in a month, and we don't have the manpower to spare.
When we are picking cotton, we don’t have time to herd the sheep. We don’t have enough men.”
After listening to this, Qu Zhiping explained that they also needed labor now.
"If there aren't enough men, then use women. There isn't any heavy work in my workshop, just spinning and weaving.
It wouldn't be too tiring for women to do it, so it's perfect for them.
At that time, your men can stay at home to pick cotton, while the women can work in the workshops to earn money. Just think about it, wouldn't life be more abundant?
How can one person earn more than two people? "
Li Shen proposed his own plan without thinking. These survivors had different ideas from those in the interior and did not have the traditional thoughts of the interior.
Coming out to work is not a big deal for them.
"This..." Qu Zhiping hesitated when he heard this. He didn't care about women coming out to work, but he was worried that these women would be abducted by Prince Ji.
You have to know that women are extremely important for the development and growth of an ethnic group. They are a necessary condition for population growth.
If you want to make a tribe extinct, all you need to do is stop the women in the tribe from having children. Within a few decades, the entire tribe will fall into the abyss.
"Sir, I think what His Royal Highness Prince Ji said makes sense. If women can also go out to earn money to supplement the family income,
Our tribe will live a better life.”
At this time, the tribal leader on the side whispered to Qu Zhiping.
The others also nodded. What King Ji said was right. In a family, one person making money could never be as fast as two people making money together.
Their women work at home anyway, so why don’t they go to the workshop in Prince Ji’s mansion and earn high wages?
"Then I wonder how many more people His Royal Highness Prince Ji needs?" Qu Zhiping looked up and asked after thinking for a while.
"We need at least 10,000 people. Don't worry, what happened to Wang Wencheng will not happen again.
The Prince Ji’s Mansion has stepped up its supervision and has also established a supervisory agency in Xizhou Prefecture.
I will also greet the officials of Xizhou Prefecture. If there are any who oppress the people again in the future, I will be the first to know.
I will never let you off easily then."
Li Shen wondered if they were still affected by Wang Wencheng's incident, so they had some concerns.
“Okay, Your Highness Prince Ji, please wait here for two days, and I will recruit another 5,000 men for Your Highness Prince Ji.
However, please treat our people well, even if the wages are lower."
Qu Zhiping stood up and bowed.
(Warm congratulations to this king for getting an air conditioner. Thank you for the government subsidy.)