180 5.69 Production In Full Swing! More Plannings Ahead! Watch out!! (2/2)
”Explain to us in detail for the 24 apprentices from the town. What their roles and duties and how it would actually make our deliveries safer and increases productivity?”
”Alright, the 24 apprentices would be here to learn how to fix the STM in case its assembly becomes loose when it reached the customers' place. Also once they had passed the training module, the next is perform a relay of wagons as well as the order list for each wagon.”
”If our delivery boys had 7 full wagons, they would meet halfway with 7 empty wagons and make the exchange and the empty wagons would be brought back here for the preparations of the next shipment in the next day.”
”This cuts down the process by more than half and our guys could have enough rest. As for the 8 apprentices, once they have made the exchange, their job is to meet the sales lady and perform a transaction as well as handling the accounts. By this time there won't be any exchange if money except for transaction slips which the blacksmiths and cosmetics had prepared beforehand. As for the STM, the amount would be settled by the bank direct.”
”All execom members are to fully instruct and guide the sales lady on what to do. Once the slips had been collected in the day, it would then be sent by postal service directly to us on same-day delivery.”
”A record for all the daily transactions has to be made according. We don't have to worry much about the daily issuance of deposit slips from the Treasury, except for the payments of the fortnight sales.”
”As for the guards at the outpost, we need to ensure that the passage is safe for us as well as other merchants. Further methods would be implemented for Tochigi Prefecture as a service for the community.”
”Since there are currently plans for the two outposts, Kitakata would provide 12 guards itself while the other towns would provide 4 each.”
”I need someone to find out how much is an outpost guards salary and pass the information for me soonest possible.”
Kami volunteered to ask from the northern gate and find that different classes of guards were paid differently. For a melee guard, it would cost slightly higher than a ranged guard good with bows and arrows and occasionally melee situations.
”Hmm, in that's the case, we will employ and deploy 3 guards instead. 2 ranged and 1 melee which means our town would provide 18 such guards while the others would provide 6 EACH. Thank you for your speedy response, Kami-San!”
The thought on building the outpost and employing and deploying the guards was great. And we were even discussing of extending 4 outposts between towns and deploying 3 guards each and form a patrol unit from our town to the 1st outpost, relieve the men from their post and headed to the 2nd one and this continues.
So every two hours there would be a change of guards and a total of 18 guards per trade out is needed and making it 54 foot soldiers as they would be referred to now and a 3 cavalry soldiers that would move from one end of the route to another. And then they would rest for 3 hours and proceed back to Kitakata for another 3 hours rest.
”The more the merrier. Foot soldiers, both ranged and melee would be paid at 4 gold per month and the cavalrymen would be paid at 6 since they would be competent at both ranged and melee and they would be working on a daily basis and the 6 good coins also involved the maintenance of the horse, such as fuel, engine oil, gear oil and the change of horseshoes in case it got worn out.”
The horses I knew that need such maintenance was Ferrari. Damn this Mr Director for having such thoughts.
I arranged for Hiko-sama to make a certain withdrawal from our corporate accounts that we now no longer handles gold coins and need them for our monthly needs and leave the balances in the treasury to ends with zeros behind it.
I showed Hiko-sama what I meant and he understood fully. This withdrawal method would be taken out once every mid-month on the 14th or 15th. So every month there would be floating cash of about 4,000+ gold coins for salaries, fixed and variable costs.
I appointed the execom to guide the new foot soldiers as well as the calvary on how to defend and protect the lives and properties of those who ply the trade routes.
Once it had been properly implemented, the trade routes for Tochigi would also be implemented and such implemented had been proposed to all the Mayors of the Town and was welcomed of the idea.
Who doesn't want free service provided by Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha, right?
Over the course of the following week, the trade routes had been fully protected from the terrors of would-be bandits and the delivery boys felt assured of the safeguarding of their lives.
”Little things make a huge difference in the acceptance of a person's life. With the employment of the residents in the outermost District, almost half of the households had been employed and significant changes can be seen over a period of time.”
”No one will need to set traps and forage the forest anymore and their livelihood had jumped nearly 1.5 amount that they normally receive per month. Our wealth would be shared among our employees as they are the main backbone of our corporation. Even adding another gold coin to their salary would not cause a dent in our financial status.”
”The most important thing is that we always need to remain humble and respect everyone as it would be more honourable to earn respect than to demand it. Lastly, don't ever forget where we had come from and from our humble beginnings.”
The employees were also surprised to see that none of us showed our wealth by having lots of accessories adorned on our bodies and fingers as well as our toes. All we had was the medallion type of pocket watch that we had hung instead in our necks to tell the time.
”Another thing before we adjourn this meeting. All the head of the household would have a card to represent the collection of rice supplies. Even though they are either currently employed by us or not, they still are entitled with a sack of 10 kilos of rice per month and they are not allowed to sell it for profit.”
”Anyone caught doing so would be brought here for interrogation.”
The residents of the outermost District would vote me for being the next Mayor and the rest of the execom would be the advisers. But currently, we weren't looking forward to it and are satisfied with running our own business the same way as the first day we had started.
We had dinner of grilled fish, steamed rice and a huge bowl of vegetable soup that comprises of cabbage, long beans, carrots, potatoes, sweet corn and scraps of chicken meat and bones and it was the best soup for the soul. It was simple and yet very fulfilling and satisfying.
After a simple dinner, we had several cups of sake and a few dozens of yakiniku that we had not bought from the yatai sellers for a very long time.
”Sooooooo... Any more ideas on beauty products?”
”Not really, Sensei. Even if we have new innovative products, we need another warehouse to run effectively. If we can buy the two pieces of land in front of us, we can rest assured that another 6 warehouses would sprout and a total number of at least 200-250 manpower would be added to it.”
”We can afford to pay the employees but then we need to fully utilise on the future that beholds. What we're you thinking, you have anything to suggest?”
”I was thinking of pomade, but only a certain group of people would use that and its for men who wanted to have slick hair swept back and stays there even in duels. You think it's possible?”
”Sure it's possible. Think of several scents up to a minimum of 6 manly scents that you could think of and we can produce it after we made some adjustment to the top engravings of the porcelain ware.”
”Hahahahaha..... I have the scents made up already. I will let you know in a short while and then we can discuss with the Potter to supply us with 100,000 such porcelain ware.”
”That's great, Sensei... If any of you guys want to implement or propose anything, please let us know and we can brainstorm together.”