My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 88: No Rules, No Order
"I am Lu Yi, the head of the Jiuyuan Lu family. You are all servants that I redeemed from the Zhen family. From now on, when you see me, you must address me as the head of the family."

Lu Yi looked at the five hundred servants in front of him who looked numb, and his tone was calm and majestic.

"You are all fugitives. Although you have been abandoned by the court, you cannot complain and give up on yourselves."

If these people had lived to see the great change five years later according to the normal trajectory, perhaps most of them would have joined Zhang Jue and participated in the vigorous but doomed to fail uprising.

This is not to say that these people are all restless thugs, but it is human nature. If they obey Zhang Jue, they can live a few more days and die with a full stomach. If they don't, they will probably die of hunger and cold.

Lu Yi didn't want the tenants under his power to respond to Zhang Jue's call in a few years, so the first problem facing him was to boost the morale of these tenants and give them the confidence to continue living.

"Although Jiuyuan is a frontier area, Jiulihewan is a fertile land. If you work hard, your sweat will not let you down, and I will not let you down either!"

"Ordinary servants do not have monthly wages, but I, Lu, will take care of your food and lodging. I will arrange for someone to assess your work success and enthusiasm and rank you into three levels: A, B, and C. A-level servants will be given six liters of grain per day (1.8 dan per month), B-level servants will be given five liters of grain per day (1.5 dan per month), and C-level servants will be given four liters of grain per day (1.2 dan per month)."

As soon as Lu Yi said this, all the servants became nervous, not knowing what Lu Yi's criteria were. Some of them were so scared of hunger that they couldn't help swallowing.

Some people with lively personalities have already started thinking about how to avoid becoming a C grade and how to seize the opportunity to be selected as an A grade.

Lu Yi took in everyone's expressions and announced the standards without waiting for them to figure it out.

"The rating is reviewed every ten days. The top 30% of the outstanding performers every ten days will be rated as Grade A, the middle 65% will be Grade B, and the bottom half will be Grade C."

"If anyone is rated as Grade C for three consecutive times, they will be kicked out and driven out of Jiuyuan, and left to fend for themselves."

As soon as Lu Yi finished speaking, there was a burst of discussion among the servants.

"There are 500 of us in this group. If we are halfway there, doesn't that mean 50 of us will be rated as Grade C?"

"If I get C grades three times in a row, I will be kicked out. I am unfamiliar with the place and even if I work, no one will guarantee me. I am afraid I will starve to death in less than half a month. I must work hard on the farm!"

"Damn it, I've never eaten so much even at the beginning of the year with six liters of food a day. I can't let anyone squeeze me out no matter what!"

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The food supply of Grade B is enough to at least keep them from starving, which is also the treatment that Zhen usually gives them. If they slip to Grade C, they will not starve to death but will definitely become thinner in the long run, which is only slightly better than when they were self-cultivating farmers. This is also the treatment that most ordinary wealthy families of this era gave to their servants.

But if it is the first-class treatment, it would be amazing. Although there is no monthly salary, ordinary people's families have never been rich. The monthly food supply of 1.8 stone is already the treatment of soldiers. When they were self-cultivating farmers, they could eat so luxuriously during the busy farming season, and they definitely did not have so much food to eat during the slack farming season.

It would be fine if everyone did the same, but Lu Yi insisted on putting an A-grade rating in front to whet everyone's appetite. Even Zhen Yi, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but raise his eyes and looked at Lu Yi with a little surprise.

However, Lu Yi knew very well what kind of energy the Han people would unleash if their subjective initiative was stimulated, so he did not stop there, but continued to announce.

"In addition, following the rules of my caravan, I will appoint a steward after I return to Jiuyuan next month. I will select outstanding performers from the A-class. Five people form a team, and a team leader is appointed. Ten people form a team, and a cook is appointed. The team leader can receive 600 coins per month, which is the same as the monthly salary of an ordinary team leader, and the cook can receive 1000 coins per month, which is the same as the monthly salary of an ordinary team leader."

“In addition, if he can be rated as Grade A for ten consecutive times, not only can he be promoted to consul in charge of fifty people without having to work in the fields, but my Lu family will also destroy his indentureship in public and sign a new caravan employment contract with him. From now on, he will no longer be a slave, but a lifelong employee of my Lu family caravan. Not only will my Lu family be responsible for his birth, aging, sickness and death, but if the caravan is profitable, I will also give priority to my employees in marriage!” If Lu Yi’s previous words about the rating were like throwing a stone into a lifeless deep pool, splashing ripples.

Now Lu Yi's words were like throwing a stone into the deep pool and then pushing a huge rock down from a cliff a hundred feet high into the pool, which immediately caused huge waves.

"I have lived for twenty years, and slaves have always been bullied to death by their masters. I have only heard that if slaves are well-behaved, their masters will give them some rewards, but I have never heard of masters paying their slaves on time. How can the Lu family and the Lu family caravan be so generous?"

"What! We have sold ourselves into slavery, and there is still a possibility of regaining our freedom?"

"I thought that becoming a slave of a great family would mean that I would have to live out my life alone, without any descendants. I didn't expect that Lord Lu Yi would be willing to help me find a marriage? If that's the case, I must not let the Lu family down, and I must work hard!"

Not only were the servants talking wildly, but even Zhen Yi, who was standing behind Lu Yi, looked shocked.

Although the Zhen family was the richest in the world, they never dared to give such treatment to the slaves in the manor.

There was no other way. He, the Zhen family, had over ten thousand private servants. If he offered a salary of one cent per month, that would be ten thousand cents per month.

If calculated according to the method promulgated by Lu Yi, the minimum amount of 600 coins per person per month is at least 600 million coins.

No matter how wealthy the Zhen family is, they cannot be so extravagant.

Besides, slaves are one’s own personal property. How could one pay monthly wages for one’s own tables, chairs, and benches?
"Now that I have finished speaking, do you have any objections?" Lu Yi saw everyone's performance and asked in a light tone.

The five hundred servants are not fools, so why would they have any objection to Lu Yi's proposal?

Anyone who dares to say something wrong and makes Lu Yi change his mind will be subjected to endless revenge!
"Very good!" Lu Yi nodded with satisfaction.

"Without rules, there is no order. Now that the rules have been established today and you have no objections, then you should act accordingly from now on."

After establishing the rules, Lu Yi immediately distributed farm tools and seeds to the five hundred servants, who immediately began weeding and turning the soil next to the large construction site in Luwu.

It is now the end of spring plowing season and we must race against time.

Moreover, in order to save them more time and effort, Lu Yi also spent a lot of money to rent some oxen and horses from the wealthy families in Jiuyuan Pavilion.

However, this is also a stopgap measure. When Lu Yi returns from outside the Great Wall, he will focus on purchasing oxen that can be used for farming. I believe that Luwu will no longer be restricted by oxen in the future.

After several days of arrangements, not only was the Luwu construction site thriving, the servants had also divided the areas and tasks of farming, and the two hundred newly recruited men and the newly arrived war horses had acquired basic combat effectiveness after a few days of cooperation.

Therefore, the matter in Jiuyuan came to an end for the time being. After entrusting the base camp to Lu Bu and Zhang Jia, Lu Yi led 200 men and Zhen Yi, Gao Shun and others to Mayi to complete his lifelong event!
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(End of this chapter)