sbdcsierra Chapter 742: The bold ones are supported to death and the timid ones are starved to death.
Chapter 742: The bold ones are supported to death and the timid ones are starved to death.
After the final calculation, the two sales made a total of thirty thousand taels! !
It is true that the brave will die of overeating, while the timid will die of starvation. She now fully understands this saying.
She took out four thousand taels from the money she earned and handed it to Qian Duo.
Qian Duo was dumbfounded, "Big, big boss, why are you giving me so much money?"
Zhou Guo said: "This is not for you, it's for the people in the village. Put it on the account so that if there is any problem in the village, there will be money to pay for it."
"Well, it won't take that much, right?" Qian Duo was so excited that he almost couldn't speak clearly. He never knew that the boss would allocate money to the village?
But don’t they already have monthly salary?
Zhou Guo said: "There are more than 200 people in such a big village, and there are many places to spend money. Now you are all living in the village. After all, you came down from the mountains and are all strong men. Don't run here all day long. Stay in your own place and pay for all your food and clothing.
The accountant and the cook from the mountain have also come down, so let them take care of this. Of course, if you get married, you will have your wife to take care of you, and you can leave the food and clothing expenses to your family members. Now you are all grown men, so you can eat in the public house."
Qian Duoxi said: "Thank you, Boss. It's right to follow you!"
They say it’s delicious food and spicy drinks, and it really is delicious food and spicy drinks. If the boss has a bite, they will have a bite too.
When the subordinates found out, they worked even harder. They originally thought that two strings of cash a month was a bit too little for this trip, but fortunately they got this contraband.
As a result, all the money they earned was their own private money and their wives' money, while the money earned by the boss was the money for their current food, clothing and daily necessities.
These four thousand strings of cash would take more than two hundred people several decades to eat even if they ate meat every day.
Good days are coming!!
Zhou Guo's action completely conquered the entire village.
Originally, seeing that they could make so much money in one trip, I was somewhat tempted. Even if I worked alone, I could probably make a lot. It didn't seem cost-effective to just follow Zhou Guo and make dozens of strings of cash in one trip.
Now this group of people knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhou Guo.
Zhou Guo glanced at their faces one by one and nodded. Very good. The impetuous look on their faces was gone, and they were down-to-earth and hardworking men again.
I went back and asked the old man, "Master, when do you think they can be independent? Can they make it without you on the next trip?"
The old man said, "I brought you two people this time. They are like your master, but younger than me. They are in their prime and have been escorting people for many years. They have also been on this route. With them leading the way, there won't be any problems."
Zhou Guo was puzzled. "Where are they? Who are these two people? Do you know them? The ones who were with you on the escort mission before?"
The Li family members all sat down to listen, but they had not seen anyone the old man had known before.
The old man ate a piece of dessert, took a sip of tea, and said, "In Yunzhou, they said they wanted to go shopping in Yunzhou. If you are free, I will take you to meet them someday."
Zhou Guo said happily: "Great, I was just worried that no one would guide me in this area. But Master, are they reliable?"
The old man rolled his eyes at her and said, "How can I introduce you to someone who is unreliable? These two are both solid, steady and capable. Most importantly, they don't have any tricks up their sleeves. If you treat them well, they can stay with you forever."
Zhou Guo smiled, "Hehe, how did Master know that I like people like this? People like this are the best. I will go meet them the day after tomorrow."
The old man is old, and she can't bear to see him running escorts outside in the open air year after year. He is old, and it is time for him to enjoy a peaceful life.
The next day, the two went to Yunzhou.
When Zhou Guo saw the two men, she saw that they looked honest and loyal, and seemed a little restrained in front of her.
She asked some questions and her answers were formal but without any unnecessary nonsense or boasting.
It's just like what the old man said, he is down-to-earth, steady and capable.
When the two heard that Zhou Guo was going to form a caravan and travel around, they were happier than anything else and said they would work hard without even asking about the pay.
Zhou Guo quietly asked the old man, "Master, why don't they even ask for wages?"
The old man said, "Do you think it's easy to find a long-term job these days? Most of the original escort agencies have disbanded. People like us, if we don't escort anymore one day, we don't know what to do. I'm afraid it will be difficult to even make a living."
By joining Zhou Guo, he doesn't have to sell himself, and he can continue to do the escort job and be valued. I think the salary will not be low.
Besides, their wages were not that high before, just enough to make ends meet.
Can it be lower than before?
These two men used to work in the same escort agency as the old man. He happened to meet them when he went to Beijing this time, so he brought them back.
She took the two men back and called Lai Zitou and his group over, saying, "I believe you have already met these two. From now on, whenever you are doing business or transporting goods, these two will be your military advisors. They have been escorting for more than ten years and have much more experience than you."
The group of people should be like this. They have indeed witnessed their abilities along the way. Whether it is finding water sources, checking the weather, or looking for food in the wild, they are no match for them. They are indeed very capable.
In winter, all the mountain product shops in the prefectures need to restock their stocks. Zhou Guo simply asked two people to lead a team of newcomers to test the waters, with Hu Zi and Dapang following on each side.
After the trip, not only was the efficiency much higher, but everyone also suffered less on the road.
Hu Zi said directly: "Master, these two people can be used. It will take more than half a day more time than sending them ourselves in winter in previous years."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Don't you see how many years they have worked before? If they are useful, keep them. You just need to keep an eye on this area outside in the future."
During the cold winter, Zhou Guo had people move out the stored pine mushrooms and transport them to shops in various prefectures, selling them at a price of 899 coins per pound.
A shop a little further away is charging 999 wen per catty. The supply is limited each day, and only 80 catties are sold while stocks last.
The Zhou family was stunned. The price they sold to the restaurant last year was the highest in recent years, but it was only this price. Now that they run their own business, are they going to set the price so high?
"It's so expensive, will no one buy it? And we buy it at 38 cents per pound," Li was worried that if the villagers knew about this, they would go crazy.
If they thought about how they worked so hard to sell it for 38 cents, only to have the other party sell it at the usual price, they would find it hard to understand and accept the fact.
Zhou Gu also felt that something was not right. He thought that if he did, he would probably rot to death, and his sales would not even reach the amount of the leftovers sold by others. Would anyone still be able to sell to them next year?
If no one sells it, wouldn’t it be a huge loss?