From the gate of heaven

Chapter 64 [Stick education, the first day of coal mine operation]

Lin Ze closed his eyes and enjoyed the attentive service of the four maids without saying a word.

The maidservants maintained their enthusiastic service, but they were getting more and more uncertain in their hearts.

They knew that their request was too much, and they asked the master to arrange the work of their family. Even if they really became the master's concubine, they should not make such a request.

So Feihua also said it in a joking tone, and did not expect Lin Ze to really agree to her request.

But following Lin Ze's silence, the movements of the four maids became a little stiff, fearing that they would anger Lin Ze.

"Master, it's slaves who are greedy, please punish me."

In the end, Fei Hua, who first proposed to let Lin Ze take care of her family's work, didn't hold back, and wanted to kneel down and admit his mistake.

But before the other party spoke, Lin Ze slowly said: "You can call five people from your family, and I will go to Fenglin Township with the master tomorrow morning. In addition, other servants can come to each family to arrange some easy work for you."

Of course, he was not tempted by the sugar-coated cannonballs given by a few maids, so he agreed to arrange work.

Arranging work for the servants at home was what he had planned from the very beginning, the purpose was to win their hearts and make them his confidantes whom he could highly trust.

Of course, it cannot be given too easily.

Things that are too easy to get will make people not cherish, so Lin Ze only threw out a part of the job quota at first, but did not directly meet the needs of all servants.

The next job quota will depend on the performance of these people to decide whether to give it or not.

"Thank you sir."

The four servant girls were immediately surprised and knelt down to thank them.

Not only did Lin Ze not blame them, but he actually gave them some job opportunities. This immediately moved the hearts of the maids who cared about their families, and they felt a strong sense of gratitude towards Lin Ze. They only wanted to follow Lin Ze for the rest of their lives.

"The job is for you, but since you have made such an exorbitant request, I think you are ready to accept punishment."

Lin Ze stood up with a sneer and pulled out his belt.

After a while, there was the sound of weeping.
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Early the next morning, Lin Ze rarely did morning exercises.

After breakfast, I drank a large bowl of ginseng soup made from ten-year-old ginseng.

Lin Ze, whose feet were a little weak, got into the carriage and left the city, and drove towards Fenglin Township with his servants and servants' families.

On the way, Lin Ze kept exhaling, mobilizing his inner breath to circulate his whole body to restore energy and spirit.

It wasn't until the carriage arrived at the coal mine in Heishi Village that Lin Ze felt that he had recovered from the exhaustion of a night's work.

Those maidservants last night were too stubborn, no matter how they taught them, they never begged for mercy.

The young and energetic Lin Ze couldn't bear this stimulation, so he couldn't hold back and taught them a lesson all night, and it wasn't until dawn that the four of them realized their mistake.

"Fortunately, my current body is young and strong enough. If I had replaced the frail body in my previous life, I would have died suddenly by now."

Jumping off the carriage, although Lin Ze felt that his physical condition had not recovered to its best, at least on the surface there was no problem.

I feel that if I rest for a while, I should be able to recover to my best condition.

"Put them all in the warehouse."

Lin Ze greeted the servant.

Behind Lin Ze's carriage, there were many other vehicles transporting supplies.

Among them are the rice, noodles, vegetables and meat for many miners in the coal mine, as well as pots and pans, mining picks and all the things that will be used next.

After counting the things and putting them in the warehouse, Lin Ze began to direct everyone to work.

The servants in Lin Ze’s family introduced a total of 60 family members who came to work in the coal mine, most of whom were women and children, reaching 42 people.

The other 18 people were boys in their early teens.

This is normal, young and strong laborers are the backbone of a family, if the families of these servants who sell themselves as slaves have many young and strong laborers who can generate income, they will not be reduced to the point where they sell themselves to subsidize their families.

Lin Ze didn't dislike these people. Women and children were arranged by Lin Ze to cook in the back kitchen, and they were in charge of food and housing, and the monthly payment was [-] Wen.

Although there are not too many miners at the moment, the scale of miners will inevitably expand to tens of thousands in the future, and the more than 40 cooks may not be enough by then.

The half-grown children were commanded by Lin Ze to take care of the supplies with the adult servants, to buy puppies and raise dogs, and after finishing these, they went to patrol around the mine to see if there were any abnormalities.

The treatment is similar to that of women and children, they are all in charge of food and housing, and the monthly salary is a little lower, only [-] Wen.

In the future, these people will be the backbone of the mine protection team, and Lin Ze will naturally give them a salary increase when they grow up.

And as Lin Ze arranged these jobs, everyone looked at Lin Ze with gratitude, because these jobs are indeed some jobs that are easy to work and paid well, and they are already fat jobs in this era.

The monthly money is not high, but it is good enough to manage food and housing, and their requirements are not high, as long as they can survive with their own efforts.
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As soon as Lin Ze arranged the people he had brought, Zhang Dayu, the village head of Heishi Village, came over with a group of dark young men.

Some of these young people came from Fenglin Township, and some came from other nearby villages.

In addition, there are also those scholars who have been notified to come to the coal mine to find work. Compared with the more than 600 miners, there are only a dozen or so scholars.

"Folks, there are not so many twists and turns in working here. The more you work, the more you will be paid."

"For every [-] catties of coal you dig, you will be paid one penny, with no ceiling. In addition, for every [-] catties of coal you dig, you will be given a meal ticket for a meal in the cafeteria. There is meat in every meal. As long as you are capable, you can get four taels or even five taels of silver salary from me every month."

"In addition, the extra meal tickets can also allow your family to eat meat with Zhanguang."

"Do you understand? If you understand, go to the warehouse to get the mining pick and basket pole, and then start working."

Lin Ze didn't engage in any fancy mobilization, and simply and directly repeated his treatment for working here three times in a row.

With the blessing of inner breath, Lin Ze's voice clearly spread to everyone's ears.

"I understand."

Many miners agreed loudly and enthusiastically, and then, with the guidance and help of the mine guard team and Lin Ze's servants, they began to collect tools one by one to dig coal.

In Lin Ze's simple words just now, these miners have seen the hope of obtaining a better life through their own efforts, and they naturally become enthusiastic at the moment.

(End of this chapter)