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Chapter 593 Forming the Guard

When Zhao Kun was sitting in the valley, supervising the construction of a steel factory with [-] workers, Zhao Hu took a clerk from the city lord's mansion and more than a dozen guards from the city lord's mansion, set up a table near the gate of Andy City, and began to recruit workers. steel mill workers.

The clerk and more than ten guards of the City Lord's Mansion were recruited by Zhao Hu with a lot of money. The clerk represented the City Lord's Mansion and served as the notary who signed the contract between Zhao Hu and the workers, and the more than ten guards were responsible for maintaining the order of the recruitment site. , to prevent someone from making trouble, and casually show off the strength of the Zhao family.

The workers in the iron and steel factory are treated very generously, with a monthly salary of 10 taels of silver, including food and housing, which is ten times better than that of ordinary workers. Not enough, one worker can easily support a large family.

Of course, the remuneration of the steel factory is generous, and the conditions are relatively high. First, the applicant must be a local of Andy City or a village or town within the jurisdiction of Andy City. Secondly, the applicant must have a living relative who is willing to live In the accommodation area of ​​the steel factory, the final applicants must sign a lifelong contract with the Zhao family, serving the Zhao family for life, and are not allowed to leave the area where the steel factory is located without the permission of the Zhao family within ten years.

Although there has been no war in the Emerald Country for decades, and the people live a stable life, the people in the Emerald Country are not very rich. They can't even maintain food and clothing. A large number of urban residents gathered around, wanting to become steel factory workers.

Food and housing are included, monthly salary is 10 taels of silver, 120 taels of silver a year, 1200 taels of silver in ten years, as long as you survive ten years, you can come out of the steel factory and buy a hundred acres of good land in Andy City. To become a small landlord and live a happy life, this is simply a great delicacy for the people of Andy City.

Looking at the long queue in front of the table, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Hu's mouth, and he said loudly: "Everyone, the recruitment conditions of our steel factory have been clearly written, this time only recruit Those who have living relatives in Dicheng and nearby villages and towns must sign a lifelong contract with our Zhao family, and all those who do not meet the conditions, please leave automatically, and don't waste time here!"

As soon as Zhao Hu's voice fell, several people came out of the queue, their faces full of frustration.

"Okay, let's start recruiting now!" After explaining the recruitment conditions for steel factory workers, Zhao Hu started recruiting.

The job of recruiting people went very smoothly. Under the lure of the steel factory's generous treatment, many people from Andy City and nearby villages and towns rushed to the gate of Andy City, wanting to become a member of the steel factory. One thousand workers were recruited.

After recruiting [-] steel factory workers, Zhao Hu stopped the recruitment work, gave [-] steel factory workers a day off, and asked them to report to the valley the next day.

In the valley, on a simple square, Zhao Hu looked at a thousand iron and steel factory workers in tattered clothes, and asked loudly, "Which of you would like to join the guard team to protect the safety of the steel factory!"

Hearing Zhao Hu's words, a thousand workers in the iron and steel factory began to discuss in low voices, but no one took the initiative to stand up.The workers in the steel factory are paid well, and no one is willing to give up the treatment of the workers in the steel factory and join an escort team who doesn't know what kind of treatment they get.

Seeing that none of the thousand steel factory workers took the initiative to stand up, and no one was willing to join the escort team, Zhao Hu frowned slightly, and said loudly again: "I am willing to join the escort team!"

"Since everyone is unwilling to join the guard team, let's start the training of steel factory workers! After the training is over, I will conduct an assessment for you. Those who fail the assessment will have their contracts terminated and they will be expelled from the steel factory. !" Seeing that no one is willing to go out and become the guard of the steel factory, Zhao Hu secretly sighed and said loudly.

After speaking, Zhao Hu began to conduct some simple training for the steel factory workers.

After a morning of simple training for the workers of the steel factory, Zhao Hu asked them to assist the construction workers in their work, and left the valley by himself, found a clerk of the city lord's mansion and more than ten guards of the city lord's mansion, and went to the village of Andy City , I hope to recruit a group of good-quality guard members in the village of Andy City.

Since the people in Andy City are unwilling to join the guard team, then Zhao Hu simply recruited the guard team from the villages that Andy City belongs to.

After all, compared to the people in Andy City, the villages that Andy City belongs to are poorer and value money more, so the treatment Zhao Hu gives is more attractive.

Of course, the villagers in the village are more honest than the people in Andy City, easier to control and easier to train, and they are a good source of guards.

"Old man Wang, this is Zhao Hu, the young master of the Zhao family! The Zhao family has just opened a steel factory recently, and they are planning to form a guard team to protect the safety of the steel plant. They want to recruit some guard team members from your Wang family village, so please Please cooperate more, call the young lads from your Wang family over, and let Master Zhao Hu choose carefully! Of course, Master Zhao Hu will not treat you badly if this matter is done well. This is ten taels of silver. It's your hard work!"

When Zhao Hu and his party, led by the clerk of the city lord's mansion, arrived at the home of the village head of a village called Wangjiacun near Andy City, the clerk of the city lord's mansion shouted at the village chief of Wangjia village with a smile on his face. said the little old man.

"Master Zhao Hu, I don't know how the guards are treated? What's the request?" The little old man asked Zhao Hu respectfully after he got ten taels of silver with a smile.

"Food and lodging are all included in the guard team. Reserve members at the beginning receive five taels of silver per month. When they pass the assessment of the guard team and become regular members, they receive ten taels of silver per month. After three years, they pay 15 taels of silver per month! Of course. , I want members of the guard team, even if they are reserve members, to sign a lifelong contract with our Zhao family and serve our Zhao family for life. At the same time, these members must be innocent, have family members alive, and be able to obey my orders unconditionally !" Hearing what the little old man said, Zhao Hu said with a calm expression.

"Master Zhao Hu, what if the guards are injured or injured while protecting the steel plant?" Hearing Zhao Hu's words, the little old man's eyes lit up, and he asked softly.

"It's very simple. If a member of the guard is injured while protecting the steel plant, then our steel plant is responsible for curing it. If it cannot be cured and it becomes disabled, our steel plant will find him an easy job. He has no worries about food and clothing all his life! If a member of the guard dies while protecting the steel factory, then our steel factory will compensate his family members ten of their salary at one time, and find a stable job for one of their family members. Hearing what the little old man said, Zhao Hu said with a smile on his face.

"Master Zhao Hu, wait for a moment, I'll go and call all the good boys in our village, and let the young master choose!" As soon as Zhao Hu's voice fell, the little old man responded loudly with excitement .

After finishing speaking, the little old man quickly left the house without waiting for Zhao Hu's response, and summoned the villagers of Wang's Village.

Seeing the back of the little old man leaving quickly, a faint smile appeared on the corner of Zhao Hu's mouth, and he sat casually on a wooden chair, quietly waiting for the little old man's return.

Zhao Hu's treatment for the members of the guard team is very high, so high that he can make the guard team members work hard, and so high that he can make any harsh demands.

The extremely high treatment will not only allow Zhao Hu to recruit enough guards, speed up the formation of the guard team, and allow the guard team to form combat effectiveness as soon as possible, but also demonstrate the sufficient financial resources of the Zhao family, giving the outside world a very wealthy Zhao family. Signal.

The signal that the Zhao family is very rich is a very important thing for the Zhao family who no longer has much money, because with this signal, the Zhao family can use the method of deferred payment to purchase a large number of goods without spending a penny. Iron ore and other raw materials will be paid for after the weapons are produced and sold, thus saving the Zhao family a lot of money and time, and strengthening the Zhao family's control over iron ore and other raw material suppliers.

In about a quarter of an hour, old man Wang came back.Back with old man Wang, there were hundreds of young and strong young men, all of whom were attracted by the generous treatment of the guards and wanted to join the guards and become a member of the guards.

In the face of hundreds of young and strong young men, Zhao Hu did not accept all of them, but simply tested and selected the best 20 of them.

After recruiting twenty young men from Wangjiacun, Zhao Hu left Wangjiacun and walked towards another village, continuing to recruit guards from other villages.

Time passed quickly like running water, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.

With a lot of money spent, the steel factory in the valley was built in just one month. After receiving the money, [-] construction workers left with smiles on their faces and shouted loudly. Praise the Zhao family as a good family, and wish the Zhao family prosperity.

With the departure of [-] construction workers, [-] trained steel plant workers began to enter the steel plant for trial operation.

At the same time, after passing the assessment of the guard team, the [-] members of the guard team who became official members of the guard team began to take over all security issues in the valley.

Among them, [-] official team members were stationed in the fortifications of the population of the valley, and strictly inspected the personnel entering and leaving the valley to protect the safety of the steel plant.

(End of this chapter)