You are my golden finger

Arriving at Muyuan Village in Qingping Town, the sun was already high in the sky. The head of the village and the head of the village heard the news of Lin Xijin's arrival and hurried over to accompany her.

"My lord, the people in our village are suffering. Nothing we grow on this rotten clay land will produce much yield, and many families cannot get enough food or warm clothes!" complained the head of the village.

"My Lord, can you please help us?" The village chief was also full of hope.

When Lin Xijin entered the village, he had already discovered that the entire village of Muyuan was basically made up of low, dilapidated thatched houses, and the villagers' clothes were patched up with patches. Even the head of the village, who was dressed a little more decent, had patches on his clothes, which showed that they were really poor.

"Is there anyone in your village who knows how to fire a kiln?" Lin Xijin asked.

"Firing a kiln? No one knows how to do it." replied the head of the village.

Lin Xijin understood why the village was poor. They had a treasure mountain but didn't know its value. The yield of crops grown on clay soil was not high, so the people had to endure poverty.

"Don't worry, village head, take me to see where these red clay fields are concentrated."

"In the southeast of the village, there are three earthen ridges. In front of the ridges is a large area of ​​red clay." The village chief answered anxiously.

Lin Xijin followed the two to the southeast of the village. As they said, it was a wide open area with very good stickiness and heavy texture, with high viscosity and density. When you step on it, the clay will stick tightly to the soles of your shoes.

"Li Zheng, village chief, your land is not suitable for growing crops. I have a suggestion that you can discuss with the villagers. We can build a brick factory and a porcelain factory here. The villagers can sell their land or use the land as shares and get dividends in the future. Farmers whose land has been requisitioned can arrange one person to work in the factory, with a daily salary of about 30 wen. When I go back, I will find a master craftsman and ask them to come and help build and fire the kiln. Then I will draw up an agreement and discuss it with everyone."

The head of the village was a little confused. They could understand selling land, but they didn't understand what it meant to use the land as a share and get dividends. Lin Xijin used an acre of land as an example and explained it to them in detail, and the two of them finally understood.

The two were very happy about this good news and promised to explain it to the villagers.

Lin Xijin didn't care how the two and the villagers reacted. She originally wanted to ask the kiln master who usually ordered the porcelain. But after thinking it over, she went back to the county government to find Li Yuze and ask him if he had any information about talents in brick firing and pottery making.

Sometimes it really happens that when you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.

After hearing Lin Xijin's intention, Li Yuze slapped his thigh and said, "You have found the right person. My hometown is in the Porcelain Capital, and my family is a family of pottery. I have all the masters you want. I will send a message to my family and ask them to send someone over. As for the cooperation issue, I will not participate in the negotiation. You can just stay away from my family when the time comes."

"Okay, ask your family to send someone over as soon as possible." Lin Xijin was also very straightforward.

Before the kiln master arrived, Lin Xijin drew up a preliminary cooperation plan. The kiln technology investment accounted for 20% of the dividend, the sales manpower investment accounted for 25% of the dividend, the management manpower investment accounted for 25% of the dividend, and the land resources investment of Muyuan Village accounted for 30% of the dividend.

The sales should still be handed over to Shangguan Rui. After all, he has shops all over the prefectures near Kyoto and has ready-made sales channels.

In just ten days, Li Yuze's family and their masters arrived. The team was led by his eldest brother Li Yuxuan, two nephews and four kiln masters.

The group was covered in dust and had a tired look on their faces, which showed that they were in a hurry. However, they were in good spirits and seemed to be a little excited.

After letting them rest for a night, Lin Xijin and Li Yuze took them to Muyuan Village.

The head of the village and the village chief had been waiting for more than ten days and were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. The villagers looked at the idle land and followed them every day to ask questions. When the two heard that a group of people were coming, they hurried out to greet them.

Arriving at the red clay ground in the southeast of the village, Li Yuxuan and the masters hurried to check the soil quality, and his two nephews followed.

"Uncle, this clay is really great. We rarely have such clay where we are." The boy who looked younger shouted loudly.

Li Yuxuan glared at him, and the boy stuck out his tongue and quickly shut up.

Lin Xijin understood in her heart, no wonder they were so excited, it turned out that they had reached the point where even a skilled cook could not make a meal without the rice.

However, it just happens that each side gets what they need, and they complement each other.

After checking the soil, we found that the soil on the south side is stickier and more suitable for firing ceramics, while the soil on the east side is more suitable for firing red bricks.

After confirming their original guess, everyone returned to the headman's house and sat down to discuss cooperation matters.

Lin Xijin presented the gifts she had prepared for the head of the village, which were just tea, wine, and cakes. After all, the two of them were helping the villagers in order to cooperate, and there would be more things for them to pass on in the future. As the saying goes, more gifts are better, and giving some gifts can better mobilize their enthusiasm.

The two exchanged a few polite words and happily accepted the gifts.

Lin Xijin first put forward her own cooperation plan. Except for Shangguan Rui who was not present and Lin Xijin as the full representative, the other two parties had no objection.

I heard from the head of the village that some villagers were afraid that they would not make money from making bricks and pottery, so they wanted to sell their land. Later, when they saw that most people were not selling and heard a well-informed person introduce the story of Shiziwo, they were afraid that they would have to sell the hens that laid eggs, so they quickly changed their minds and held on to the land firmly in their hands.

"My Lord, we also have some sales channels. Can we sell the products made here in our own stores?" Li Yuxuan asked carefully.

"That's no problem, but you can only sell it in your own store. The purchase price and sales price must be unified, and the profit sharing is the same." Lin Xijin said seriously.

"We will keep our promise." Li Yuxuan replied.

The agreement was signed by all four parties, and Lin Xijin finally handed it to Li Yuze. She only waited for Shangguan Rui to come over and sign and seal it, and then stamp it with the county government seal, and the agreement would officially take effect.

However, the construction site preparation has officially begun.

Lin Xijin asked the shopkeeper Li Deguang in the county to hand over the work at hand to his subordinate Ma Demin, and asked him to select a few men to prepare for the construction of the ceramic factory in Muyuan Village. Without saying a word, Li Deguang picked ten people, loaded the materials prepared by Lin Xijin for them and took the start-up funds, and rushed to Muyuan Village to set up camp.

After Li Yuxuan and others determined the locations of the brick kiln and porcelain kiln, Lin Xijin selected the address and designed residences for managers and technicians. Although not as large as their own home, it was also spacious and comfortable.

Lin Xijin originally wanted to build the house first and then the kiln, but both Li Yuxuan and Li Deguang insisted on living in the tent first, and then building the porcelain kiln and the house after the brick kiln was built and the bricks were fired.

Knowing that both of them wanted to save costs, and since they were not afraid of hardship, I just let them do it.

The two recruited long-term workers in Muyuan Village according to the original agreement with the head of the village. However, in order to prevent the villagers from taking advantage of their locality and causing labor disputes, they signed labor contracts with everyone and immediately fired anyone who violated the labor contract.

The factory, the village and myself signed the agreement, which came into effect immediately after being filed with the county government.

Lin Xijin gave Li Yuze a book on brick-making technology and a book on pottery making technology. This move touched him deeply and he vowed to run the porcelain factory well.

In ancient times, everyone who had some skills kept them secret. So who is so generous? Only Lin Xijin, who has a modern soul, has such a talent.