Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Hearing Chu Chen speak, Zhou Heng was overjoyed.

He immediately asked Fang Shuzhen to move his luggage, and then moved into a room on the third floor that Chu Chen had arranged.

Looking at Zhou Heng's large and small bags of luggage, Chu Chen sighed: Damn, this kid came prepared.

However, they didn't care at all. It was just another person in the family, and possibly a super powerful one at that, which was good in itself.

After we finish these tasks, the banquet will begin soon.

So everyone in Mashan Village gathered in the open space in front of the villa.

They awaited Chu Chen's order to begin the banquet.

Wang Defa, Zhou Shicai, and Chu Chen were seated at the same table.

The other escorts had already been arranged to depart by Zhou Shicai, leaving only Fang Shuzhen behind.

"Uncle Wang, please announce the start, otherwise no one will dare to touch their chopsticks."

Chu Chen looked at Wang Defa with a smile and said, showing no sign of feeling like he was the boss just because he was treating him to dinner.

"Chuwazi, this shouldn't be your opinion..."

Wang Defa rubbed his hands together and said to Chu Chen.

"What are you saying, Uncle Wang? Even if I, Chuwazi, become rich in the future, I will still be under your management. Uncle Wang, please don't be so polite."

These words elevated Wang Defa to a considerable level.

Among the people at this table were wealthy salt merchants and high-ranking military officers. This Chu boy knew how to handle things.

So Wang Defa happily stood up and began a routine speech of encouragement and thanks to everyone.

They were grateful for Chu Chen's generosity and also appreciated the contributions of the villagers of Mashan Village.

Hearing this, Chu Chen immediately gave a thumbs up: Damn, the village chief's level is not that simple.

Zhou Heng, standing to the side, noticed Chu Chen's humility. Even someone as extraordinary as a deity treated a mere village chief with great respect.

Should these nobles and royalty change some of their superior attitudes?

Otherwise, how can the people under your rule have a good impression of you?

With Wang Defa's final shout, "Let the feast begin!"

Everyone ate meat and drank wine heartily, and immediately began to eat.

The meal lasted until sunset.

However, everyone drank in moderation, and no one got completely drunk.

Because in a little while, the most exciting moment will come: receiving the money.

After a month of hard work, the end of the month is the most exciting time.

"Alright, folks, everyone come over here and line up. We're about to start distributing wages."

Chu Dazhuang's loud voice immediately drew everyone's attention.

A huge table had already been set up in front of Chu Chen's house.

The table was piled high with broken silver and copper coins, gleaming with an alluring light.

"Brother Chu, in this Great Xia, wages are usually paid at the end of the year. Why are you so different from others?"

Zhou Heng asked impatiently.

"Pay wages at the end of the year. Look at Mashan Village. It has suffered from natural disasters year after year. Families can't even afford to eat. You're delaying payment until the end of the year. Are you going to let these people starve to death all year round?"

"Starving to death won't do me any good."

Zhou Heng nodded after listening, finding it very reasonable, but then asked another question.

"Then why doesn't Brother Chu give them daily wages?"

"Well, settling accounts daily is tiring, but if someone is a heavy drinker, how can they possibly save any money?"

After Chu Chen finished speaking, he ignored him and turned to walk to the table.

"Everyone, thank you for your hard work this past month. Several people have performed exceptionally well, so I have decided to reward them."

I originally thought it was just wages, but I didn't expect there would be a bonus.

The crowd gasped in surprise again.

"Feng Wu has made contributions to the construction and subsequent maintenance of the workshop. He is hereby awarded 500 cash and one jin of refined salt."

"Feng Er, you were conscientious and responsible during your tenure, and led your team to exceed the target. You are hereby awarded 500 cash and one jin of refined salt. In addition, each member of the team will be awarded 200 cash and two liang of refined salt."

"Zhang Youcai led his group to complete the task ahead of schedule and made great efforts to help other groups. He is awarded 500 cash and one jin of refined salt. In addition, each member of the group is awarded 200 cash and two liang of refined salt."

Those whose names were called happily stepped forward to receive their own and their group's rewards.

Speaking of last night, Chu Chen said again, "Where there is a reward, there must be a punishment. Now that we've talked about the rewards, let's talk about the punishments."

“Wang Dayou, you were lazy during work hours. You will be fined 200 wen and given another month to observe. If you continue to slack off, you will be fired next month and never hired again.”

Chu Chen looked sternly at the nonchalant young man in front of him and said.

The young man looked regretful and terrified after hearing this.

I regret that I was thinking of slacking off. I used to earn 15 coins a day, which would have been 450 coins a month. Now I only earn 250 coins.

What terrified him was the chilling aura in Chu Chen's eyes.

"If you want to work hard, I will definitely make sure you live a good life. But if you want to cheat and shirk your duties here, then no matter who you are, I will show no mercy."

"We also hope that everyone will supervise each other. Those who report wrongdoing will be rewarded by coming to Secretary Roy to collect their wages."

"By the way, we have a day off tomorrow, everyone should go to town to do some shopping and get some rest."

After saying that, Chu Chen walked out of the crowd. He had already said what deserved reward and what deserved punishment. From now on, he would not worry about this workshop anymore and would leave it to Luo Yi and his second uncle.

Wang Dayou held the 250 copper coins in his hand, watching the surrounding crowd laugh at him.

He thought to himself: It's just work, I'll definitely become the team leader next month.

Zhou Shicai and Fang Shuzhen left after finishing their meal, as they needed to rush back to Qingyun City.

Zhou Heng, however, stayed in Mashan Village.

The scene of receiving wages today seemed to give him another insight, so he went into the villa and went into his room.

Holding a calligraphy brush, I'm recording everything I saw today.

But deep down, he was very happy. It seemed that his decision to stay was the right one.

Downstairs, Chu Dazhuang, holding a pen and notebook, was reporting his monthly income to Chu Chen, who was sitting opposite him.

“Nephew, the workers’ wages plus bonuses are 121 taels, the workshop’s additional and repair materials are 5 taels, and the workers’ food for the month is 27 taels of silver. All the expenses are here.”

"This expense is quite cheap," Chu Chen thought happily after hearing this.

Although this batch of refined salt only sold for 8,080 taels, he still made a profit of more than 7,000 taels, even with tears in his eyes.

So he generously took out ten 10-tael silver ingots and handed them to Chu Dazhuang.

"Second Uncle, you, Second Aunt, and Hu Zi have worked hard these past few days."

"The original agreement was that each person would receive 5 taels of silver per month. This 100 taels will be considered as your wages and reward for your hard work in this short period of time."

Before Chu Dazhuang could speak, his second aunt jumped out excitedly.