The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 56

Song Liang continued, "As for my elder sister's marriage, my uncle naturally keeps it in mind and has mentioned it to my parents many times before."

However, he was ill and needed someone to take care of him. His aunt was no longer around, so only his older sister could look after him; the others were, after all, outsiders.

Over the past few years, my cousin has gotten older and has started to share some of the burdens, which has allowed my older sister to travel far away. Last year, she went to Chang'an to handle some matters.

However, the journey was short, taking only three months from start to finish, with almost no stops along the way. Even while away, he constantly worried about home.

No wonder I noticed that Madam Lin looked unwell and her health was poor.

"Because he couldn't live without his older sister, my uncle even considered finding a son-in-law to live with him, but his sister refused."

That's normal. What good man would be willing to be a live-in son-in-law? It's understandable that my sister doesn't approve. That's why this matter has been dragging on, and I don't know what to do next. My uncle must still be worried about it.

The Lin family's affairs are indeed difficult to handle. If this were in later times, it would be better, with ample legal protection, so there would be less worry about outsiders seizing the family property, and it wouldn't affect anyone's life.

In the present situation, if Madam Lin were to get engaged, it would mean that she would have to gradually relinquish power to other relatives of the Lin family, which would risk the loss of property and even the loss of the family business.

However, as she grew older without getting married, it became increasingly difficult for her to find a husband.

"Let's not talk about that for now. Since Song Liang wants to go to the factory, then go ahead. We don't expect you to stay for a long time. Just start working there, and we'll assist you when we find a suitable replacement later," Xu Tian said.

"Yes, I will definitely do my best to do it well. I'll move the bedding and other items over today," Song Liang replied.

"No need. You can keep your room and belongings here. We'll prepare a new one at the factory."

The matter was settled, and Song Liang moved to the factory dormitory that same day.

Two days later, the steward's nephew was assigned to the ironworks, Wang Anzhong's distant nephew Wang Hui went to the carpentry workshop, and Wang Kangquan stayed in the shop.

After Song Liang joined, he immediately took charge of all aspects of the factory, including inventorying and managing materials, accounting for income and expenditure, and employee management.

Of course, this also requires Xu Tian's guidance and assistance, and he tried his best to manage it in a formal way.

Production planning and schedule control are not yet fully under management, but they will be gradually brought under control in the long run.

After some reorganization, the factory is now much more efficient in its management than before, and can basically be described as well-organized.

With Song Liang sharing the burden, Wang Anping's workload was greatly reduced. He no longer needed to stay at the factory all day. In addition, Xu Tianping was also there regularly, so he only needed to come occasionally to check on the production situation.

The ironworks currently has nothing to produce. After taking over the workshop, Chai the blacksmith busied himself with building two forges. With the assistance of two apprentices, they completed the work quickly, in just a few days.

After discussing it with Xu Tian, ​​one of the blacksmith's furnaces was put into use. Chai the blacksmith first bought fine iron from outside and made a lot of tools needed for production. These tools could not be bought directly from outside.