Others are fleeing famine, but I am a salted fish

"Sister Sanya, do you think it's okay to put this here?"

"We can install another one here, facing that direction, and then this side will be complete."

"Be careful over there, and remember to tell your family members a few more times about all the installation locations so that they don't forget."

"Okay, I took note of it."

It has been more than a month since the matter of "false accusation" against Lin Xiaoyue in the old house was resolved.

Lin Xiaoyue no longer stayed in the provincial capital. Except for two servants and forty guards who stayed in the houses in the provincial capital, she brought the rest of the people back to Xianyu Villa.

During this month, she first went to the blacksmith shop in Wanbao Town, looked for a few of her semi-famous masters, and contracted out bicycles and roller skates for them to make.

She provided the design drawings and the shop; several masters provided the work, effort and materials; the after-sales profit was split 30% and 70% respectively, with Lin Xiaoyue getting 30% and the masters getting 70%. This was considered a repayment for the masters who had taught her the craft.

The masters were not the type to be pushy. They accepted Lin Xiaoyue as a semi-nominal apprentice only because they were impressed by her stubbornness. They never thought that this cheap apprentice could bring them such a big job.

To be honest, on weekdays the blacksmith shops usually have more business than income. After all, ordinary people will use the ironware they buy carefully and cherish it for many years, and few people would hoard these things at home for no reason as they do not appreciate in value.

The bicycle and roller skate business that Lin Xiaoyue brought in was definitely a good way to make money for them.

The masters were all straightforward and didn't shirk their responsibilities. However, they didn't want to take advantage of Lin Xiaoyue when discussing profit sharing, as they thought a 50-50 split was already a big advantage for her.

After all, bicycles and roller skates are considered novelties, and Lin Xiaoyue now holds the title of village chief. Even if some people are jealous of their unique business, they will at least consider the support of the Le'an village chief and consider whether their wrists are thick enough and can withstand being bent, and thus restrain themselves.

Lin Xiaoyue really didn't care. She had a lot of ways to make money in her mind, which kept her busy. She gave bicycles and roller skates to a few masters as a reward.

In addition, she only provided a design and a shop, and at most hired shop assistants. The rest of the production, materials, etc. were left to the masters. A 70-30 split was about right for her.

There was no chance for the masters to practice Tai Chi. Lin Xiaoyue swiftly put the profit-sharing contract that had been prepared in advance on the table, signed and sealed it with the masters, and then gave it to Ergou to take to the county government for notarization.

She also asked Cheng Yaojin, a retired soldier who had learned to read and was going to be kept as an accountant, to take a few masters to the shop she bought in the town to look around and get to know the shop. After the shop was renovated, she could send the finished bicycles and roller skates to the shop.

Both parties should get to know each other first to avoid making the mistake of recognizing the wrong person.

As for the shop he had taken over in Yongzhou City, Ergou was still looking for one. Once he and the shop in Wanbao Town were rebuilt, they could open together and make money.

Therefore, regarding the bicycles and roller skates, Lin Xiaoyue asked Cheng Yaojin, the accountant, to be responsible for handing them over to the masters, and that when he would travel between the state capital and Wanbao Town, he would be responsible for taking them and delivering them to the state capital.

Er Gouzi is now in charge of external affairs, and Cheng Yaojin is considered the chief accountant under him. Although Lin Xiaoyue has put him in charge of external affairs, she also always teaches him how to keep accounts, lest he knows nothing. His subordinates may listen to him for a while, but it is hard to say what will happen in the long run.

After completing the project for the nominal master, Lin Xiaoyue didn't care much about the affairs there. She only asked Ergou to report the progress to her from time to time and check the accounts once a month. The other details were left to Ergou and Cheng Yaojin and their 22 people.

Lin Xiaoyue calls this decentralization of power; in reality, it is just laziness.

However, this laziness is really a last resort.

After all, in addition to arranging this matter, she also had to divide the recruited retired soldiers into groups. There were 205 people, 20 people were left in each house, and 36 people who knew various skills, leaving 109 people. She asked Xiaocao to divide them into groups according to their interests.

First is the carpentry and ironwork team, with Lin Xiaoyue as the team leader and Lu Yang as the deputy team leader. The team consists of 51 people (including Lin Xiaoyue). They are mainly responsible for making crossbows, grenades and other weapons. Anyone who joins this team must be absolutely loyal and must not leak secrets. Therefore, Lin Xiaoyue has the highest requirements for team members.

The pottery and tile firing team, led by Qian Duoduo, currently has 29 members. They are responsible for burning charcoal in winter, making ice basins in summer, and making glass at other times;

The cooking team, led by Dayu, consists of 37 people. They are responsible for making spicy hot pot, barbecue, grilled squid, popsicles, jelly, milk tea, etc.

The reconnaissance team, led by Zeng Jin (lame), deputy team leader Liu Er (blinded in one eye by a stray arrow), consists of 6 people. They are responsible for gathering intelligence and establishing an intelligence network;

The accounting team, led by captain Cheng Yaojin, brought 3 acquaintances and 20 assistants who were to be trained, a total of 23 people in the team.

After the groups were divided, Lin Xiaoyue finally felt a little relieved.

After that, I would teach the veterans in my group first, starting from making the most basic bows and crossbows. After teaching them, the rest of the novices would rely on the veterans to teach them.

After teaching the carpentry and ironing group, Lin Xiaoyue moved to the pottery and tile making group, teaching them how to make ice and mainly teaching them how to make glass. After everyone has made some progress, she will be able to temporarily take over and inspect the cooking group led by Xiaocao and the accounting group led by Ergou. As for the reconnaissance group, Lin Xiaoyue is in a free-range state. This group usually collects intelligence outside when they have nothing to do. Lin Xiaoyue gave full authority to Zeng Jin and Liu Er, and will call on them when necessary.

In short, after one round, Lin Xiaoyue was almost skinned alive.

However, he thought that after teaching everyone, he could just lie back and live a carefree retirement life.

With this motivation in front of her, she gritted her teeth and persevered.

Fortunately, everyone did not disappoint her, and by mid-summer in May, everyone had mastered certain skills.

Now she is just waiting for Xiaocao and Ergou to enter the final stage of renovation for the shops in Yongzhou City and Wanbao Town. The grand opening is expected to take place at the end of May. Only then will she be able to truly breathe a sigh of relief.

Occasionally, when she had some free time, she would take her carpentry and ironmaking team to the Lin family farm and install various mechanisms for them in every corner of the farm.

However, since there were always people at the Lin family farm on weekdays, and people from the quartermaster department and merchants from outside came to purchase and enter the farm regularly, Lin Xiaoyue cancelled the automatic device in the mechanism setting to avoid accidental injury to people.

The carpentry and blacksmithing team tinkered with the Lin family's farm for three days. After they finished setting up the safety device, they carefully took everyone in the Lin family's farm back and forth several times, explaining the settings of the mechanism and precautions clearly. Only then did Lin Xiaoyue let them go back first.