"Of course you can, although they are not like the soldiers in your house who are all from the sailors, but they are all Jiangnan people, who doesn't know how to order water, besides, since they want to do maritime business, naturally they don't just let them go to sea, right?" Not to be outdone, Hu Xiaoniang fought back.

Duan Shaojun shook his head helplessly. "Okay, the two brothers don't have to fight, I think it's okay. But I need people to go to Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places, can they? ”

"Of course you can, by the way, there is a pair of Lingnan people among the soldiers around my father, and it is most suitable for them to go." Hu Xiaoniang was overjoyed and hurriedly declared.

"One person, according to five hundred taels of silver, give your life to the young monarch and virtuous brother, what do you think?" Zhao Hengmei smiled, and then asked cautiously. Five hundred taels, to be honest, people are afraid that this price will be the price for Qinglou to buy a Qingqi.

"If the virtuous brother thinks the price is too high, you can discuss it again." Hu Xiaoniang next to her received the look from Zhao Hengmei, and hurriedly beat the side drum with a smile on her face.

Duan Shaojun was slightly stunned, but as he said, this price did not exceed his expectations, the important thing is that talents are rare, ordinary seafarers, not nothing, but how many have seen blood? There are a few more artists who are bold.

Therefore, Duan Shaojun even felt that the price was not high, and it was even a little appropriate, but when he thought that these people were not really sold, they still needed to pay salaries, so Duan Shaojun did not raise the price without authorization.

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"For the sake of our brothers, five hundred people are five hundred and one, but you have to tell them that each of them must sign a work contract for at least fifteen years."

Seeing that Duan Shaojun agreed, the two of them were immediately overjoyed, and they had no choice but to accept Duan Shaojun's condition. "Don't worry, don't say sign for fifteen years, even if they sign it for a lifetime, whoever dares not to sign it, my father will definitely be able to pick their skin when they return home."

"Two brothers, why should I sign them for the rest of my life? You can't wait for them to grow gray and want them to sell their coolies, right? Duan Shaojun glared at the two smug guys angrily.

In the end, Hu Xiaoniang took out another 10,000 silver tickets, and Zhao Hengmei took out 15,000 taels, just right, Hu Xiaoniang accounted for 10% of the shares, and Zhao Hengmei accounted for 10% and a half.

After everything was agreed, the two proposed to transfer the battlefield and go to Yixiang Pavilion to hold a banquet to congratulate the success of today's shareholding, Duan Shaojun naturally avoided this, and let these two guys go to spend time drinking, and ordered the shopkeeper of Baiweixuan to send someone to inform Xu Xiangjun, and asked him to find a place to arrange for these thirty pro-soldiers who were sold to him.

After Duan Shaojun gave the order, he dragged Zhao Hengmei up again, and went to meet with the pro-soldiers who had been sold to him by this ticket, and after cordially consoling, Duan Shaojun directly announced on the spot that in order to represent his fancy, if he is not willing to stay, he can go back, if he is willing to stay and become an employee, then the monthly salary is ten taels per month, and if he goes to sea, he will also add a business trip allowance, five taels of silver a month, in addition, if there is a casualty, a certain pension will be given depending on the severity of the injury.

In addition, his children can be enrolled in the Keats Free School in Lanting, where they can teach their children knowledge and skills until they are able to become independent at the age of eighteen.

There is Zhao Hengmei's evidence, and Duan Shaojun promised on the spot, but in less than an hour, these pro-soldiers who were sold to Duan Shaojun threw their hearts into their hearts, and they all showed bright and hearty smiles.

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Time, in a blink of an eye, comes winter, the winter in the south, to be honest, more difficult than the winter in the north. The main thing is that there are no pits, and the winter in the south is unusually cold and humid, which is the most annoying.

If you want to be cold, you will be cold, and you will be like a proper one? Duan Shaojun squatted by the carbon stove to keep warm with a stomach full of resentment, yawning and chattering about the damn ghost weather.

It's been going on for nearly a month, and it's still like this, and every day there will be a faint light rain falling loosely, giving people the illusion that they are going to mold from the bones.

Li Xuan next to him was no better, holding a cup of hot tea and drinking it, while nostalgic for the dry and cold northern winter. Fortunately, in a few days, he will return to Beijing, saying that he is going to rush back to Beijing for the New Year.

In this regard, Duan Shaojun couldn't help but feel a little sad, he continued to stay here, studied hard, made progress every day, and waited until the middle of next summer, he would go to Beijing with Hu Xiaoniang and others. That is, it will take half a year.

Although there are frequent letters with Ximen Chuchu, many words are difficult to express in words, such as heart and liver, dear, kiss you thousands of times or something, these can be written, but no matter what point, Duan Shaojun is embarrassed to write, for fear that it will be written in H text, in case they are known by Ximen Chuchu's fierce old lady, who knows if the two old mouths will strongly ask their daughters to cut their robes and break their righteousness with them.

"Hot tea, it's finally much more comfortable, damn the ghost weather, it will change, it was quite warm yesterday, and today it's so cold that it feels like it's almost frozen into a popsicle." Duan Shaojun drank a cup of hot tea, sweated a little, and finally felt a little more comfortable. It's a pity that he is still under the fence, otherwise, he really has the urge to make a kang or floor heating. Otherwise, the winter is really hard.

"Brother, although the younger brother thinks the weather is really uncomfortable, it's not like you, right? I haven't seen you calm down today. Li Xuan secretly rolled his eyes and continued to sip tea while saying.

"That's because you haven't enjoyed the winter sunshine in the south, alas, the Tang Empire is big enough, but unfortunately, the key areas are all in the Central Plains or Jiangnan." Duan Shaojun misses the south very much, whether it is Hainan Island or the coastal areas of Liangguang.

Every winter, watching the people all over the country add clothes to their bodies, and they can freely pass the white shirt, of course, there will be an occasional cold month, but it will only last for more than a month, which is like now, people feel like popsicles.

Especially when baking the fire and the charcoal brazier, the front is warm and the back is cold, just like the feeling of watching a ghost movie, by the way!

"Farther south, isn't that a place like Lingnan? What, it's comfortable in winter over there? Li Xuan asked curiously.

"It's not Lingnan, it's the place south of Lingnan, that is, Jiaozhi, do you know?" Duan Shaojun smashed his mouth, there are no maps in this era, and that kind of thing is at most a map of the country and mountains in the palace.

"Jiaozhou, right? I heard that it is a land of southern miasma, where plague is prevalent, and insects and snakes are intertwined. Tsk tsk, that kind of place, what's comfortable? Li Xuan glanced at Duan Shaojun with disdain and said. Although this snake is quite delicious, unfortunately, I have eaten it once. ”

Duan Shaojun smiled. "There is a chance to eat it, and there are snakes in the north, but the more poisonous the snake, the better, if it is non-toxic, it tastes similar to chicken."

"Well, well, I'd love to see it if I have the chance, but now I'm afraid it's a rare opportunity to pass. After all, there is no land route, and if you go by sea, you are still a little worried. Li Xuan rubbed his hands and said regretfully.

"At this time, there is nothing to worry about, every year, that is, in summer and autumn, there will be typhoons, and if you sail in spring and winter, there will be no storm that will subvert the giant ship." He took a sip of tea and yawned heavily.

"This storm is also seasonal?" Li Xuan couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and it took half a day to give Duan Shaojun a thumbs up. "It's still brother, you cow, you even know this thing."

"Of course, what we are doing now is about maritime business, how can we learn more about the sea?" Duan Shaojun glared at this guy who didn't care about the company's affairs angrily.

"Oh, our brothers have a specialization in the arts, and this is not what I'm good at, junior brother, so it's better to leave this aspect to a knowledgeable person like you." Li Xuan said with a hippie smile.

"Then tell me, what are you good at?" Duan Shaojun pursed his lips.