Daming 1805

Chapter 33 Can't Let Them Choose
After urging the marriage, the old emperor urged his son to take his grandson home to rest, and he also took Zou Shangshu back to the city to continue their work.

After Zhu Jianyan and his son returned home, they went to Zhu Jingyuan and his mother's yard.

When Zhu Jingyuan entered the door, he handed the check given by the old emperor directly to his mother, Mrs. Liang.

Mrs. Liang subconsciously wanted to ask why Zhu Jianyan went home early today.

As a result, when she glanced at what her son handed over, Mrs. Liang was blinded on the spot.

Even if it is the wife of the prince, even if it is a top student who graduated from the Imperial College, Liang Yunying couldn't help screaming at this time:

"Ten thousand—gold bills! This is—from your majesty! To Jingyuan! What the hell is going on! Our family's salary for four years is not that much!"

Zhu Jingyuan was more presumptuous in front of his mother, and at this time he said quite complacently:
"I said I made meritorious deeds. Yesterday, mother, you didn't believe me. Then I made meritorious deeds today. Now the evidence is here."

Mrs. Liang held her son's hand and blinked at her husband, obviously seeking an explanation.

Zhu Jianyan also laughed, briefly talking about what Zhu Jingyuan did today, without mentioning the task of negotiating peace yesterday, he just said that he and the craftsmen successfully made a plane today.

Zhu Jingyuan wanted to start a business, so the old emperor gave so much sponsorship, and asked Mrs. Liang to help Zhu Jingyuan with the business.

After Mrs. Liang heard this, she looked at her son's eyes and said in surprise and joy:

"Oops, patent for a flying machine - my son made this machine!

"This - now my son has made a fortune, as long as the shopkeeper is not a fool, he will just lie down and collect money in the future.

"And the ten thousand gold bills are 50 silver dollars, which is enough for us to open our own factory.

"Don't worry, son, it's up to my mother, I'll go out early tomorrow morning, and the big shopkeeper will do it herself."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded with a smile, and Zhu Jianyan asked back with a smile:
"Yunying, what you said, why did your son get rich, shouldn't it be our family that got rich? The worst thing is that our son got rich..."

Madam Liang patted Zhu Jianyan's chest and said half-jokingly and half-seriously:
"How many sons do you have? My son is the only one. This patent and sponsorship belong to our son, not your old man's. How can it be considered that our family has made a fortune?"

What Mrs. Liang meant by this actually meant that the money belonged to Zhu Jingyuan himself, not Zhu Jianyan's father, so it couldn't be shared with other brothers and sisters.

Mrs. Liang had no other children. If Mrs. Liang was in charge of the money and the business, then Zhu Jingyuan's other brothers and sisters would theoretically not be able to get it at all.

It's just that in practice, Mrs. Liang will definitely let other people in the family get some benefits, so as to avoid the ladies in other rooms from gossiping with their children.

As for how to master this degree, it is not difficult for Mrs. Liang.

Zhu Jianyan understood it, and didn't feel anything wrong, just sighed in his heart:

You don't know now that the most valuable thing your precious son has earned back is not the ten thousand gold bills.

However, the matter has not yet been confirmed, and there cannot be any rumors leaking, so Zhu Jianyan just smiled and shook his head:
"Okay, the royal father asked me to bring Jingyuan back first. It was to let Jingyuan go to rest early, so let's not hinder him."

Liang Yunying nodded with a smile, and hugged her son gently before letting Zhu Jingyuan leave.

Zhu Jingyuan returned to the room and asked Chunxiang and Qiuyue to prepare dinner for him in advance, then ate it in the room and asked about the situation:
"What do you two think about the things I arranged this morning?"

The two girls looked at each other, and Chunxiang, who had a more mature and stable personality, spoke up:

"His Royal Highness, we believe that if it is an older servant, it should be changed to a lifetime employment contract.

"Because they have served the master's family for most of their lives, and at the same time they are no longer able to go out and make a living on their own.
"Then the younger ones...if they can, they should be allowed to choose.

"Is it to terminate the contract after the number of years of employment, or to use the same lifetime employment as an older servant...

"Finally, since it is an employment, is there a fixed monthly salary?

"Of course, part of the monthly payment should also be deducted to offset the deed money..."

Zhu Jingyuan nodded lightly while eating, and then shook his head lightly:
"It's okay to think, theoretically it should be done, but in reality, you can't let you choose for yourself.

"There has to be a one-size-fits-all approach now, with young slaves only being able to switch to normal fixed-term contracts, such as five-year employment agreements.

"The contract will be automatically terminated when it expires. If the master's family wants to continue to hire, and the servant agrees, the agreement will be re-signed, and automatic renewal of the contract will never be allowed.

"In addition, if it is allowed to change to a lifetime employment contract, it cannot be calculated only based on age, but should be judged based on the combination of service time and age.

"Of course, the court also has to directly set the standard, whether the age is old enough or the service time is long enough, whichever meets the requirements.

"It is absolutely impossible to control flexibly, and it is not possible to give choices to localities and parties. Do you understand why?"

Chunxiang was thoughtful after hearing this, but she didn't fully understand it all at once, but began to think for herself.

Qiuyue is relatively simple. Without understanding it all at once, she asked directly:
"His Royal Highness... well, why can't we let us choose? What's wrong with being flexible?"

Zhu Jingyuan explained more bluntly:
"Flexible control is to be controlled. When you were young, did you have the right to choose by yourself?

"Do you imagine that the ordinary servants you have seen below, do you think they have the 'ability' to choose?

"The so-called flexibility and choice is not the flexibility and choice of the host, how the host chooses, they can only accept it.

"The host directly terminated the contract and asked the other party to sign an arrears agreement to repay their deed of sale.

"If the host wants to stay, even if you want to leave, the host will not let you go and force you to sign a lifetime agreement.

"Do you think that the servants below have the ability to go to the government and fight a lawsuit?
"It's like a fight between a strong man and a patient. When you say you want to decide whether to fight the patient, it is actually for the strong man to decide.

"What a strong man is willing to make a patient, he can make him, and there is no other result."

Chunxiang nodded silently, her expression a little sad.

Qiuyue also understood, but fell into confusion:
"But... I don't want to leave Your Highness..."

Zhu Jingyuan smiled wryly and shook his head:
"Change to employment does not mean that you need to leave. I will open my own business in the future, and you can go and be my secretary and accountant.

"Yes, you can try to go out to work from now on, go to my mother tomorrow morning and ask her to arrange jobs for you in the business.

"Also, just in time, you go out for a walk and ask the servants below, outside, if they are willing to work in my factory.

"One month... give me 15 yuan in silver bills first, and ask more people, if you are willing or not, you all ask why, and report to me tomorrow night.

"You two are considered to have extra work, and I will also give you a fixed labor salary in the future, each of you will give 25 yuan a month first.

"It's a temporary employment now. After the formal change to employment, and your job is confirmed, the official remuneration will be determined."

(End of this chapter)