After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 734 Training a Father Like Training a Dog

The remaining snow in the capital melted into lush green grass, and the city's elites began to invite friends and family to drive out of the city for a spring outing.

Spring has arrived, and the ships at Tongzhou Wharf have finally been completed thanks to the concerted efforts of craftsmen from both the north and south.

The craftsmen reluctantly bid farewell to this rare and lucrative job, while smiling as they accepted their wages and extra bonuses.

"This...this wage amount is wrong! It must have been calculated incorrectly."

A question shattered the orderly "payroll" process, and as soon as the first person noticed, a second person discovered the discrepancy in the amount.

"Hmm, something does seem off. Did the accountant oversleep and make a mistake in the accounts?"

"Mine isn't right either!"

"mine too!"

"Huh? That's not right! How much money is missing? Don't worry, everyone, let's go find Lord Qiu together and get justice!"

The speaker was the head chef at the stove. Their wages were settled today, since there were no workers left and they no longer needed to provide meals every day.

"We should find Lord Qiu, but Master Hu, we haven't been shortchanged. On the contrary, we've been paid 10% more!"

"What?! More were sent?!"

Master Hu hurriedly took out his money bag, counted the money, and looked incredulous.

He knew the craftsmen received bonuses, but he never expected that he, the cook in the kitchen, would also receive one!

"This... I... I also received too much, a lot more than I should have!"

"Alright, alright, the accountant must have had too much to drink and made a mistake. Let's hurry up and return it to Lord Qiu!"

"Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Lord Qiu has treated us very well, we can't take advantage of him! That would be too unethical!"

Everyone chimed in, saying they shouldn't take advantage of the dock, but surprisingly, no one thought they should just accept the mistake, take the money, and leave.

When Qiu Cheng was approached, he was completely bewildered. How could someone offer money and then refuse to return it?

"What's going on? When you were handing out the money, you didn't say it was our boss's idea?"

"Uh, it was handled by the new accountant. He probably forgot to mention it and just handed it out..."

"Careless! The employer spent money and still got a bad reputation. Fine, I'll go and explain things to everyone!"

Qiu Cheng was surrounded by the crowd, and with just a few words, he praised his employer to the skies. The craftsmen were simple-minded but not stupid, and naturally knew that the so-called employer must be a powerful figure in the capital.

They came from poor backgrounds and had always been afraid of the powerful and wealthy, never expecting that there were good people among them.

"This is our duty, but it's rare that the boss is so considerate and gave us an extra 10%. We feel unworthy of it."

"Don't say that. The employer values ​​the construction period the most. You gave the employer more than ten days to complete the project. The employer said that time is money, so this extra pay is what you deserve!"

After seeing off batches of craftsmen at the dock, Qiu Cheng could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

However, we cannot relax yet. After all, the ship has been built, but we still need to launch it for testing and recruit manpower.

Ten ships would require several hundred crew members.

In addition, ten captains need to be appointed, which is even more difficult than assembling a crew.

"Sigh...the task is arduous and the road ahead is long," Qiu Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Is the master worried about something again?"

"Take things one step at a time, don't worry too much."

The two subordinates noticed their boss's slightly furrowed brow and knew he was worried about the next steps.

"Oh, sir, Lord Jiang has arrived!"

"Huh? When did you arrive? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"Oh, no, no, it's Magistrate Jiang!" the subordinate corrected.

Jiang Shaoqing is also Lord Jiang, and Magistrate Jiang is also Lord Jiang.

"Oh, it's Magistrate Jiang. What brings him here?"

"It was all arranged by Jiang Shaoqing, you'll understand once you read the letter."

Qiu Cheng read the letter quickly, it was written by Jiang Xiaoqi, and it was about going to sea.

However, the new sea fleet has not yet been tested, and the crew has not yet been assigned, so the departure date is naturally uncertain.

"What did Jiang Shaoqing say in his letter?"

"Sigh...they're actually serious now~"

"What do you mean, 'really'? Please explain clearly, sir!"

"Sigh, you can see for yourselves!"

The two took the letter and read it quickly.

"Huh? This will work?"

"This won't do, will it?"

They didn't pay much attention to anything else, but the last sentence was, "Please do not take any chances or show any leniency. You must train my father like you train a dog, so that he will obey orders and carry out maritime missions reflexively."

Is disciplining a father like disciplining a dog?

Magistrate Jiang was, after all, a seventh-rank official, while they didn't even have official ranks! How could they possibly reprimand them?!

Lord Qiu's official position is indeed higher, but he has too many responsibilities to personally oversee Magistrate Jiang.

Lord Dong is even worse. Although they are of the same rank, Lord Dong is the son-in-law of Magistrate Jiang. How can a son-in-law lecture his father-in-law?

Jiang Shaoqing really knows how to give them difficult problems, sigh...

"Alright, alright, stop looking so gloomy. It's not like we're supposed to train them ourselves. Cough cough, well, aren't there ready-made teachers here?!"

Who is it? x2

"You'll find out tomorrow! Now that Magistrate Jiang is here, let's treat him to some good wine and food."

After all, Magistrate Jiang's good days are numbered...