My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 104 Cashing in
The refugees, who were originally very uneasy after arriving in Jiuyuan, did not react immediately when they heard what Lu Yi said, but looked at each other in disbelief.

It was just because the future that Lu Yi described to them seemed too unreal, like a dream.

They were originally just refugees struggling with subsistence, and their biggest wish was to have enough food and warm clothes every day. Now Lu Yi promised them that not only could he fulfill their previous wishes immediately, but he could also go beyond their wishes and make a bigger wish for them.

Therefore, the refugees were not as happy and excited as Lu Yi had expected. Instead, they showed a strong sense of distrust towards Lu Yi's words.

However, Lu Yi knew that what he said was not empty talk. He believed that after these refugees had been in contact with him for a long time, they would eventually let down their guard and become part of his group.

After the announcement, Lu Yi immediately followed the rules for reorganizing the servants.

The refugees were reorganized into households.

Five households form one husband, with one husband leader.

Five men form a group, with one leader.

The foreman and the cook were both the stronger ones among the refugees.

And it is also temporary. After a month, it will be reorganized based on the performance of the refugees like other positions.

However, in order to motivate the foremen and cooks, Lu Yi specially set up some temporary rewards according to the current situation of the refugees.

As long as they fulfilled the duties assigned to them by Lu Yi conscientiously and responsibly, their families would receive more preferential treatment, could have two meals a day, and would also be distributed clothes.

Although this move seems unfair to other ordinary refugees, if problems occur within the jurisdiction of the foreman and the cook, they will be held responsible, so most people can accept it.

After reorganizing the refugees, Lu Yi handed over all the thousand strong laborers to Zhang Jia.

Zhang Jia was very happy to get so many people. Although these refugees were still relatively weak and could not do high-intensity work for the time being, they were capable of doing some tedious labor and helping the construction team.

These refugees came to the poor and backward Jiuyuan Pavilion, but their lives were much better than when they lived in the wealthy Zhongshan County. The two unlimited meals a day were enough to fill their throats, and it was a huge happiness that was within their reach.

Therefore, they all let down some of their guard, expressed their sincere gratitude for Lu Yi's kindness, and cherished their hard-earned work.

After all, without this job, not only would they starve to death, but their families would also die of hunger and cold.

Although Lu Yi did not pay them, they still showed great enthusiasm for work, which left Zhang Jia and others dumbfounded.

If one person cannot carry large stones and sand, then use small stones and small piles of sand instead.

As long as it is something they can do, they will take the initiative to do it without the need for urging or supervision from Zhang Jia and the managers.

Although they are not as strong as ordinary laborers, their high enthusiasm still allows them to work as efficiently as ordinary laborers.

Lu Yi saw this scene and nodded in satisfaction.

There were some cunning and deceitful people among the refugees, but as early as in Zhongshan, Lu Yi, Gao Shun and others had used various tests to keep out the bad apples. Even if those who came to Jiuyuan were not very diligent, they were honest and obedient.

After arranging the affairs of the refugees, Lu Yi asked Lu Bu to gather all the servants.

He had made an agreement with the servants a month ago that they would be assigned positions based on their work performance and obedience after a month.

Soon, five hundred anxious servants were gathered together by Lu Bu, and they were divided into lines according to military regulations and stood in front of Lu Yi.

Lu Yi did not take action immediately, but first took the roster of these servants' performance in the previous month from Lu Bu and began to check it. In April, there were three ratings in total.

Among them, half of the candidates had been rated as Grade A, and 20% had been rated as Grade A for two consecutive times.

There were 51 people who were rated as A-grade for three consecutive times, accounting for 10% of the total number of servants.

More than 10% of the candidates were rated as C, but no one was rated as C for three consecutive times.

Seeing this, Lu Yi couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.

This shows that although these servants were slaves, Lu Yi gave them the opportunity to regain their freedom and turn their lives around, and clarified the promotion and elimination mechanism, fully mobilizing their enthusiasm.

"Everyone's efforts over the past month have all been fairly recorded. Everyone has performed very well, especially the 51 servants who have been rated as Grade A for three consecutive times. They are the best among them."

After Lu Yi handed the roster back to Lu Bu behind him, he spoke loudly to everyone.

"Since you have listened to my words and carried them out seriously, then I, as your family head, will naturally not break my promise!"

As soon as Lu Yi said this, all the servants became excited.

"In the April evaluation, anyone who has been selected as Grade A will be rewarded 100 coins for the first time, and so on, if it is twice, it will be rewarded 200 coins, and if it is three times, it will be rewarded 300 coins."

"The top 100 people who have received two A-grades in the first three evaluations will be promoted to foreman and will receive 600 coins per month, the same as the monthly salary of ordinary servants."

"All the fifty people who have received the A-level evaluation three times in a row, from the fifty-first to the second place, will be promoted to cooks. They can receive one thousand coins per month, which is the same as the monthly salary of an ordinary cook."

"As for the first place," Lu Yi said and looked at Lu Bu beside him.

Lu Bu immediately understood and stepped forward and shouted, "Where is Zhao Nong?"

"I'm here..." A short and strong middle-aged man with dark skin on the opposite side immediately squeezed out of the crowd upon hearing the voice, and looked at Lu Yi and Lu Bu with fear and honesty on his face.

"Are you Zhao Nong, the first place in this assessment?" Lu Yi asked.

"My Lord, it is me." Zhao Nong immediately knelt down in front of Lu Yi and answered in a foolish voice.

"Stand up and talk!" Lu Yi said in a deep voice.

"But I am the master's servant. The master can give me food, so I should do the same." Zhao Nong said honestly.

"Haha, from now on, you are no longer my slave... but a formal employee of my Lu's caravan!" Lu Yi said with a smile.

"what!"

Lu Yi's words made not only Zhao Nong, who was kneeling, but all the other servants exclaim in surprise.

"I said that if someone is rated as Grade A for ten consecutive times, not only will he be promoted to a consul in charge of fifty people, but I will also destroy his indenture in public and sign a new caravan employment contract with him."

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