After farming, I opened a family tree

Chapter 131: Long-term Worker Benefits

More than half a month has passed since the autumn harvest, and the climate in the south of the Yangtze River has quietly become colder as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

In Shenjia Village, the reception room in the workshop was full of people, all of whom were managers from various workshops.

The room was filled with people sitting around a long table, which looked very much like the conference tables used for meetings in later generations. A lot of coal was burning in the corners of the room for heating.

Shen Tang stood at the head and spoke slowly:

"During this period of time, the workshop has also achieved considerable results thanks to everyone's hard work.

The Chinese New Year is coming up soon, and everyone has worked so hard for so long."

Shen Tang looked at the group of people sitting there. They were the ones who had followed her since the beginning of the workshop.

"So, Tangji decided to give everyone a year-end bonus!"

After Shen Tang finished speaking, everyone exclaimed in surprise.

"This is the year-end bonus! Everyone will receive two taels of silver. Work hard, everyone!"

Everyone sitting in the hall had their faces flushed with excitement.

Two taels of silver is equivalent to their four months’ salary!

"One more thing. It's almost the end of the year, and Tangji has decided to start the annual holiday in three days! We'll resume work after the Lantern Festival!"

Everyone was happy.

"There's one more thing. I'm wondering if you're willing to sign a long-term contract with me."

Shen Tang spoke lightly.

"As you can all see, the workshop is now thriving. I signed a long-term contract with you for the sake of the workshop's safety.

Of course, the long-term contract you signed is only with the workshop, not with me.

If the workshop closes one day, the contract will become invalid, but as long as you continue to work in the workshop, the contract will remain valid."

Shen Tang thought that there were other industries to be developed in the future, so it would be better to formulate a set of rules.

"Everyone, as long as you sign a contract with the workshop, all your children can go to school. Shu Xiutang will give you this!"

Shen Tang dropped a bomb.

Sure enough, as soon as he said this, someone shouted out.

"Boss! Where is the contract? I'm willing to sign it!"

"Boss, I'm willing too!"

"I......"

Except for the young women like Shen Li and Shen Dan, all the other managers in the workshop have children from wealthy families.

A new school was built in the village, and they saw it with their own eyes and felt warm in their hearts.

There is no farmer who doesn't want to send his children to school, but the cost of education is really unaffordable.

Nowadays, as long as the children sign a long-term employment contract with the employer, they don’t have to pay tuition, and they can still afford to buy some pens and ink for their children.

"Also, if any child does well in school, Tangji will cover all her tuition expenses!"

Now, the entire conference hall was in an uproar.

"Boss, let's sign now!"

She was afraid that the boss was acting on a whim today and would later disagree.

"Yes, boss, let's sign now!"

Everyone responded and spoke.

Shen Tang smiled lightly, as if he had expected such a scene a long time ago, and then asked Shen Li to bring up the deed.

In about an hour, everyone present had signed the contract.

"Sister Dan, go to the homes of the aunts over the next few days and count the number of children who are enrolled. As long as they are under thirteen, they can come to study, regardless of whether they are boys or girls. Also, if there are girls who are willing to study, they will be counted as well, regardless of their grade."

Shen Dan nodded when he heard this.

They had been studying in school with Shen Tang for a long time, so naturally they had no objections.

But others were not so calm.

"Boss, this kind of study has always been for boys. It's not appropriate to let girls go."

Someone asked tentatively, but was immediately blocked by Shen Li:

"Aunts, why are you the ones who manage the workshop instead of the men in the family?"

What Shen Li said was true. When the workshop was recruiting workers, it recruited female workers, so the managers present today were all women.

"My dear stewards, I support women's education. Now that the aunts can be stewards, they can wait until they are old. They won't have the energy to work for the workshop. There must be someone who can take over the aunts' jobs."

Shen Tang began to paint a big picture.

As expected, as soon as Shen Tang said this, the minds of the managers present began to work frantically.

Originally, they were chosen by Shen Tang from among the women to be managers, which meant they were more active than ordinary women.

What the boss meant was that as long as the girls in the family went to school, they would be able to work in the workshop in the future?

Someone secretly looked up at Shen Tang and saw a smile on his face.

definitely is!

"My daughter is so envious of you guys going to school. If she knew about this, I don't know how happy she would be."

Someone sighed.

When girls went to school, even those from wealthy families would mostly just learn to read, and the books they read were mostly books like "Female Commandments" and "Female Rules".

But what Shen Tang wanted was to allow girls to study like boys.

This is not a simple matter, so Shen Tang thought of signing a long-term contract to send students to school.

Of course, this was not a sudden idea; the idea had been lingering in her mind for a long time.

In later generations, there were companies that funded poor students, and she just copied them. What's more, these people are still from Shenjia Village, so they can be considered her relatives.

Moreover, in this way, girls can study under a more legitimate teacher.

She just didn't believe that they wouldn't be tempted by the position of workshop manager, and it turned out to be just as she expected.

When everyone dispersed, they all had smiles on their faces and hurried steps.

"My daughter, come here, let me tell you something good!"

"Go back to school and study hard!"

"Mom is too old to be in charge, so even if you do it, you have to learn well!"

"Boss, this is great news! The boss said that the children won't have to pay tuition to go to school anymore!"

......

Things like this were heard in every home.

After a few days of spreading the news, everyone in Shenjia Village knew about it.

As long as you sign a long-term labor contract with Shen Tang, your children will be exempt from tuition fees. If they are good at studying, it will be amazing, and you don’t have to spend any money from the family!

Sure enough, someone came to inquire.

"Boss, if we sign a long-term contract, will these children be exempt from tuition fees when they go to school?"

Shen Tang looked at the people standing in front of him. They were one of the families with the most children in the village.

When they saw Shen Tang shaking his head, they were disappointed.

"It's not that a long-term contract can exempt you from paying rent. These aunts have always been good at the workshop, and now they are my capable managers. As people around me, I will naturally treat them well."

What I mean is that since you are not close to me, of course you cannot enjoy it.

Several people returned empty-handed.

At this time, everyone began to envy Shen Chuanzong and Shen Chuqing.

Liang was at home, her face ashen.

When she heard the news that the children of the farmhands were exempt from tuition, she regretted it to her heart's content.

She has three sons, and the tuition for the three children is a huge expense.

Liang gritted her teeth and took her three sons straight to Shen Tang's house.