Since there are no machines, every step of the process must be done by hand. Although Taoyuan Prefecture is poor, it is not lacking in people. As soon as the recruitment notice was posted, many scrambled to sign up. Zhao Yan had a literate clerk from the Prefecture Office set up a table in front of the office to register the basic information of the applicants.
Because the work involved food, he did not accept anyone who lacked basic hygiene or suffered from contagious diseases; he was not hiring just anyone. To ensure this, Zhao Yan specifically invited an old doctor to oversee the process. Anyone wanting to work had to be checked by the doctor for a clean bill of health. Those hoping to cut corners or sneak in were quickly exposed, and after a round of screening, many who failed to meet the standards were turned away.
Some were disgruntled, but since they were in front of the Prefecture Office, they dared not cause trouble; otherwise, the clerk’s blade was no joke. They could only grumble and leave in defeat.
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