Chapter 239: Shock
Sure enough, after waiting for two days, on the third day, Chen Wenlin arrived in Shanghai City with Chen Wenqi, Tian Jingye and others. Chen Wenhui and Ma Mingsong personally went to the dock to greet them.
Tian Jingye, Bai Junda, Bai Junyi, Chen Wenqi, and Duan Huaiyu were shocked when they came to Shanghai. Duan Huaiyu said: "God, I really didn't expect that this Shanghai city is so prosperous that it can be compared with the capital." ”
When he said this, Duan Huaiyu was on a horse and walked in the bustling market. Chen Wenlin is very proud, after all, the construction here is also a condensation of his hard work, he said: "The capital is just a few more high-rise households, the city walls are higher, thicker, and there are only so many people on the streets of the capital, but there are so many rare things to sell in the capital?" ”
As he spoke, Chen Wenlin pointed to a shop selling a dazzling array of ornaments full of exotic customs, as well as local specialties. These things have never been seen by several sons and brothers from big families, so they are naturally very rare, and they all ask to take a look. Chen Wenhui said with a smile: "Why do you a large group of men like to go shopping? Forget it, Lord Ma, you just agree to their request. Anyway, it's still early before dinner, so let my second brother lead them all around, and by the way, I will also get acquainted with Shanghai City. It's not easy to come here once. I won't accompany them, and I'll settle down with a group of craftsmen they brought with them. ”
Ma Mingsong smiled and said: "Well, although this Shanghai City was built by Chen Ergongzi, after all, he has been away for many years, and he is not familiar with me, so I should take them to have a look." You will be busy first, and wait until noon to go to the City Lord's Mansion to attend the banquet. ”
Chen Wenhui looked at the second brother, saw Chen Wenlin nodded, and said, "Okay then." Then he saluted with a few sons and left.
Tian Jingye, Duan Huaiyu and others asked Ma Mingsong to take him to Shanghai City. When Chen Wenlin left. The city of Shanghai has not yet been fully built, so he has never seen many things, such as hospitals, such as technical schools. Therefore, Chen Wenlin also feels that he has gained a lot.
Time flies quickly, and everyone hasn't finished shopping yet. It's already time to eat. I had to go to the City Lord's Mansion, where Chen Wenhui had been waiting for a long time.
Chen Wenhui saw everyone and smiled and said, "Cousins, how do you go shopping better than women." You don't want to come back for dinner, do you? ”
Duan Huaiyu said most bluntly: "I didn't expect that Shanghai City is not only prosperous, but also has so many things that the capital does not have, which is really an eye-opener, but it's a pity." The time was too short, just looked at a few places. We're going to go shopping in the afternoon, Sister Wen Hui, can you stay a few more days? ”
Chen Wenhui originally wanted to refuse, after all. After staying in Shanghai City for too long, she was already anxious, at this rate. When will she get to Luzon? But looking at everyone's expressions, a thought suddenly appeared in her mind. Before she could speak, Tian Jingye spoke.
Tian Jingye said: "Sister Wen Hui, I never knew that the city could be like this. Each shop is neat and distinctive, and there are hospitals that treat the poor free of charge. Although hospitals have also been opened in the capital, they are still only free of charge for a small number of poor people, and have not yet reached the point where all of them are free of charge. How much does this cost to the government? However, Haicheng not only did not use the imperial court to take money, but made a lot of money for the imperial court every year. What's going on? ”
Chen Wenhui's thoughts are more firm, he doesn't care about the past few days, he wants to let these sons and daughters in the capital see Chen Wenhui's modern management, so that when they arrive in Luzon Island in Nanyang in the future, they can better change their minds and build an ideal city in Chen Wenhui's heart.
Chen Wenhui said: "In fact, many places in Shanghai are not the same as the city management of Dachu. Originally, I was in a hurry to go to Luzon. The first craftsmen, the common people, and the stewards have arrived, and have begun to build the city, cut down trees, and clear the wasteland. We're getting late now. ”
What Chen Wenhui said is the truth, and these people know that their trip has been delayed for many days, and now there is really no such time. These people all had regretful looks on their faces.
Chen Wenhui smiled and said, "However, I thought about it, if you want to build a good city in Luzon, you want to let you see different things. We will stay in Shanghai for a few days, and you will take a closer look at the docks, urban planning, governance methods, and some more distinctive things, such as hospitals, technical colleges, and so on. In the future, we will arrive at Shin Kong City, and we will stay for a few days. Look at Shin Kong City again. If Shanghai is already very progressive, then Xinguang City is an even more progressive city. The island of Luzon that we are going to build in the future is going to be a better city than Shin Kong City. If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and I am willing to wait for you, so that you can have a number in your heart. In the future, we can better cooperate in the construction of Luzon. ”
Tian Jingye and the others were very happy to hear this, Chen Wenlin nodded, and said: "What my sister said is, after all, it is not so easy to accept new things, and it would be too bad if we started all over again if we still built according to the old method, let's see how the new city that my sister came up with first." Of course, this is not something my sister came up with alone, there is a thousand years of wisdom of the black family in it. ”
At this time, Zitian Jingye and others stood in awe, not only admiring Chen Wenhui very much, but also admiring the Hei family. Everyone knows what the black family is capable of. The things in the shops of the black family in the capital make everyone love it, and the city built by the black family must also be clever. It's so worth learning. These people suddenly felt that this time was not in vain, at least such a learning opportunity was not available to every child in the capital.
In the next few days, they ran all over Shanghai non-stop. There are thousands of sails on the wharf, there are many shops in the city, and the government departments are very efficient. The people have moved from all over the country or come to work, but they are all living and working in peace and contentment, and they plan to settle here. Because there is free medical care, children can go to school for free. There are a lot of jobs here, and although it will be hard, it is much easier than renting land at home, and the income is much higher than farming. Of course, if only the house wasn't that expensive. Most people can only live in simple houses provided by the proprietor of the shop, which is very embarrassing.
These sons and brothers visit Shanghai every day, but Chen Wenhui is not idle at all. She has to arrange for these groups of migrants, prisoners of war, and craftsmen to recuperate in Shanghai City, and arrange for them to recuperate in Xinguang City, and then go to Luzon Island, and also take time to train people, and also end all the things in Shanghai City. Originally, these things were handed over to Wan Shuhui, but because Chen Wenhui had no way to go to Luzon Island immediately, she sent Wan Shuhui to Luzon Island to preside, and she stayed to clean up the affairs of Shanghai City. Chen Wenhui used to run a lot of businesses in Shanghai, with houses and shops, which were basically sold, but the bank was still open, and the headquarters was in Shanghai.
This is something that Chen Wenhui attaches great importance to, because this will be Chen Wenhui's construction of Nanyang's treasury in the future, so this bank is very important. Chen Wenhui taught Wan Shuhui's successor well, and instilled all the financial knowledge he learned from his previous life into this successor, as well as those shopkeepers, were all called by Chen Wenhui to Shanghai City for training.
In addition to these, Chen Wenhui also took advantage of this time to sort out the affairs of her and her sister-in-law Wan's business, Baojingfang. Because this Baojingfang now has branches in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Qingyang City, and Heyang City, not to mention, it is a big number to sell overseas every year. Treasure Mirror Shop can sell for a lot of money overseas.
However, because the two main owners of Baojingfang have been absent for a long time, there are still some problems, and these days, Chen Wenhui is sorting out the personnel and finances of Baojingfang, and she is very busy.
That night, in the garden of the City Lord's Mansion, Tian Jingye's five sons and brothers were drinking tea in the garden and chatting.
Duan Huaiyu said: "The city defense of Shanghai City is very good, in addition to the good arrangement of city defense affairs, this prevention of tsunamis, tides, etc. is also in place, and it can take precautions to deal with all kinds of emergencies." ”
Tian Jingye said: "The management of Shanghai is also different from other cities in Dachu, it is more like a large workshop, where everyone has their own job to make money. In order to make better money, more workers are needed, and in order to attract more workers to work here, they are given free medical care and free schools for their children. These schools teach not ordinary private schools, but also arithmetic, carpentry, masonry, marine engineering and other technical work. In this way, when these children grow up, there will be a lot of craftsmen in Shanghai City to use, which is really a good calculation. ”
Bai Junyi said: "Yes, it seems that this Shanghai city has spent a lot of money, because it is free to treat people in Shanghai and free to send workers' children to school, but the wool is from the sheep, and the money is not from the sea trade and the prosperous market tax? ”
Everyone nodded, and Chen Wenqi said: "There is also the financial officer system of Shanghai City, which is really a stroke of genius, so that a lot of exploitation will be saved, and naturally Shanghai City will make more money." ”
Bai Junda said: "We can all learn these things in Shanghai, and our city will be built like this in the future." ”
Duan Huaiyu said with a smile: "I have long had this intention, so I have recorded the city defense of Shanghai City, as well as the methods of preventing tsunamis and tide surges, and in the future, our city will also have a seaport, and we will also have such construction." (To be continued)