CHAPTER 98: EMPLOYMENT TERMS

"Don’t let the others know who their master is," Lin Xuan Qi said.

He planned to bring them in two batches to the factories and the retail store.

This was to make sure that none of them would know the full process of making the soap.

"Master Lin, do take a seat first while I fetch the men and women."

Fei Luo didn’t question much, offered him a seat, poured him a cup of tea and went into the back of the slave brokerage.

Lin Xuan Qi sat and took a sip of the tea.

The dark and gloomy atmosphere in the slave brokerage, with the slaves in the back giving out painful groans occasionally, gave him an uncomfortable feeling.

He drummed his fingers on the tabletop impatiently.

Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t wait to get out of the place as soon as possible.

Clank.

Sounds of chains could be heard, and Fei Luo emerged in the hall again.

Behind Fei Luo and his men were ten men and women tied up in chains.

They looked burly and tough.

Their muscles were toned, and their palms and knuckles were covered in tough skin from all the hard work they had dealt with.

Lin Xuan Qi figured that they were farmers and laborers from rural villages.

When the harvest wasn’t good or when misfortunes happened to them, they would have no other choice but to sell themselves into slavery.

Starving to death was the other eventual outcome if they didn’t do it.

They glanced at him warily with their backs bent down, instinctively giving him a bow.

In Da Qian Dynasty the powerful and wealthy ruled ruthlessly over these poor folks.

"What are you waiting for?" Fei Luo shouted at them.

His men raised their hands holding a whip.

The men and women tensed up immediately.

"Release them from their chains. I don’t have the whole day," Lin Xuan Qi stopped Fei Luo and said.

There was much work to be done.

The men and women quickly bowed at him, thankful for helping them avoid another round of beating.

He waved his hand at them and said, "I’m Lin Xuan Qi, now you shall follow me to where you will work and live."

They nodded at him.

This young master seemed to be much kinder than the slave brokerage boss so far.

But they were still wary if it was only a show put up by Lin Xuan Qi.

They’d heard so many stories about how wild these young masters could be.

Clank.

Fei Luo and his men released the men and women from their chains and the chains dropped to the ground, giving out a clanking sound.

The men and women hesitated for a moment, glanced at each other and finally stood up straight again after a few moments.

"Here are the documents for these slaves," Fei Luo said as he handed the contracts over to Lin Xuan Qi.

Lin Xuan Qi nodded and said, "I’ll be back for the rest soon."

Words appeared in his mind when he took over the contracts.

[Congratulations to host for recruiting ten workers to the factory.]

[Additional 100KG of rice will be delivered to the mansion daily.]

[Keep up the good work and recruit more personnel.]

[System shall be upgraded when it’s done.]

Lin Xuan Qi was glad when he saw the words.

It meant more earnings from the rice delivery by the system.

After that he gestured for the men and women to follow him, "Grab your belongings and come with me."

All of them had their small bundle of belongings on them, so they were able to leave immediately.

When they traveled to the factory in the east, Lin Xuan Qi bought them a meal before reaching their destination.

"Eat slowly. I still need you to work for me," Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said.

The men and women were wolfing down the food with a mouthful.

Fei Luo must have been starving these men and women.

"Master Lin... We are just too... hungry..." one of the men munched on the food and said.

The others nodded their heads vigorously while they took a bite of the food.

They were grateful for the meal and more importantly, Lin Xuan Qi seemed like a normal person.

Everyone thought to themselves that they would at least try and work hard.

After they were done with the food, it took them another incense time to reach the factory in the east.

When they entered, the carpenters and ironsmiths were already there.

They had brought the equipment that was required with them.

The crop stalks and clam shells were also delivered by the suppliers he had arranged earlier.

Everything was good to go except for the actual work.

"Song, get your men to wait while I get them settled," Lin Xuan Qi said to Song and turned to one of the ironsmiths.

"You too, wait for my instructions."

Both Song and the ironsmith nodded at him.

He turned back to the new workers and said, "Follow me to your living quarters first."

They followed closely behind and glanced around at the surroundings.

The factory looked grand to them, with them coming from a humble background.

Back in their village, they’d never seen such a huge building before.

And it was neat and tidy all around.

In their village, there would be dirt, animals roaming around and rubbish strewn all over the place.

"Here we are. Pick a bed for yourselves. Men and ladies separate yourselves. And I need someone from each group to oversee the hygiene and cleanliness of the living quarters."

Lin Xuan Qi brought them into their living quarters and said.

There were more than ten beds in each room of the living quarters.

The men and women separated themselves and picked a room for each group.

There were six men and four women and so there were still empty beds for more workers if he wanted to increase the number of workers.

But none of them wanted to be in charge of the hygiene and cleanliness of the living quarters.

They glanced at each other, then at Lin Xuan Qi.