However, one new idea was adopted by Qingmu without reservation: the shareholding system.
Every household in the village held a share in the workshop and would receive dividends at the end of the year.
The number of shares was calculated based on household size; larger households received more shares, and smaller ones received fewer. Of course, the initial investment was also paid according to population, so larger households had to contribute more. This money was used to build the workshop and purchase equipment.
Furthermore, management and workshop positions were not distributed equally. Instead, the village head appointed people based on their specific skills. If your family members were incompetent, they could only wait for the year-end dividends; they might not even land an odd job. Conversely, someone with special skills, like Gou Dan's grandmother, would be invited to the pickle workshop to offer guidance, despite her advanced age.
