"Build a wharf here, because the river beach is huge, the ships used to lean on the beach, and then rely on the laborers to carry the goods ashore, this gear is time-consuming and laborious, so there are still a lot of ships directly to Fuzhou Port, from there you have to go back, in fact, it is not economical, it is better to go ashore from us, it is because the river beach is not easy to get close, so the big ship does not go this way."

Fu Qian and Kong He have been back for more than ten days, and the most important work every day is to build a single-foot workshop machine, and at the same time began to convene the peasant women of Guanzhuang, according to Xu Zixian's plan, resist the labor for several days, and then collect and spin silk at the price.

In addition to housework and serving the elderly and children a day, I also have to work ten hours to earn two times, which is equivalent to less than 600 yuan in later generations, of course, it is very hard and the income is low.

But at this time, Dawei, an ordinary farmer, may not be able to save much money in a year, in a normal year, two sturdy men and women plus two old people, one or two unsuccessful men, planting 30 acres of land, the family has no illness, no disaster, no accidents, so that you can save about six dollars.

If a man goes out to work during the slack season, he can save more than ten yuan in a good year.

But this is the smoothest situation, and there will always be unexpected wear and tear and sudden expenses in life. Headaches and brain fever are inevitable, and it is impossible for adults and children not to make clothes for several years, bedding, salt, ironware, which involve cotton, salt, and iron, and the cost of these must be inevitable and quite expensive.

The characteristic of the salt and iron monopoly is that it is a "expensive" word, and the illegal salt is only a dozen yuan a catty, and it is still the selling price of the illegal salt dealers at the risk of cutting off their heads. And the worst official salt costs fifty or sixty wen a catty, or rotten goods mixed with gravel.

Of course, this is unfair and unreasonable, and the people have been invisibly cheated by the government after all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but as long as they can survive, they can still endure it.

Xu Zixian's workshop machine is sent to all households for free, as long as the spinning is handed over according to the regulations, there is a monthly income of two times, what is ten hours? At this point, Xu Zixian still has the common problem of traveling through the world, and likes to use the way of thinking of later generations to measure the people of this world.

According to the estimates of Li Yi, Kong He and others, in addition to the necessary time for eating, drinking, and Lazar, many families must be the whole family going into battle, the spinning machine is non-stop, and even many men will not leave home to work as casual workers, because the income from the cotton yarn in the cooperative workshop with their wives at home is more cost-effective than working part-time jobs.

If this is the case, Xu Zixian's estimate is still too conservative, it is estimated that the farmers can earn three times, and the Hou Mansion can also earn more than three times on each machine.

The machine is distributed from house to house, the speed is not fast, this thing is quite delicate, and there is some wear and tear during transportation, fortunately, Fu Qian was able to disassemble and repair, and also brought a lot of parts back, and the church of each family maintained and used it, and then signed a contract, so that those happy farmers brought back the spinning machine.

Xu Zixian pulled Fu Qian and others to plan to build a wharf by the river, if it succeeded, the passenger flow here would at least double, and while increasing the passenger flow, it would also mean that the income would increase exponentially.

There are certain benefits, Li Yi and others have gone from scepticism to acceptance of the construction of the wharf, and fully supports.

Under Fu Qian's planning, in order to save time and manpower, it is necessary to repair the trestle bridge where the ships dock to the water surface in the middle of the river, otherwise it will not make much sense to change the soup and not the medicine, and it will not make much sense to build the wharf.

"How much manpower does it take?" Li Yi frowned, feeling that Shizi's steps were too big.

Xu Zixian did not respond in a hurry, but patted the hem of his robe and stood up.

"Lin Dongzhu, Yang Dongzhu, Zhang Shopkeeper......" Xu Zi first greeted Lin Dingyi, Yang Shizhi and Zhang Mingliang respectively.

The three businessmen looked flattered and returned the salute to Xu Zixian.

Xu Zi first called Fu Qian to come over, and drew out the trestle bridge, wharf, and temporary storage area for the three people, and Fu Qian took the branches to draw on the soft beach by the river, and the three businessmen all stared at it seriously.

"The idea of this temporary storage area for the prince is clever." Lin Dingyi complimented: "Many businessmen from Xinghua Army and Tingzhou went to Jianzhou or even western Zhejiang to handle goods, and then the goods were transported over and waited for the goods from Fuzhou to be transported away. If we have a large storage place here, many merchants will temporarily put the goods here, so that it is much more convenient and faster to get on the ship and go straight into the ocean. ”

Yang Shizhi and Zhang Mingliang were silent, but their faces were obviously in agreement.

Lin Ding paused, with a look of embarrassment on his face, but he continued: "It's just that the construction of this trestle bridge is not an easy task. According to Shizi's idea, he had to cross the shallows into the water, and with all due respect, it was too difficult to stand in the water. You must know that no one wanted to build the dock here before, or it was too costly, and it was almost impossible to erect piles under the current, so this matter has not been completed......"

Yang Shizhi also said at this time: "The water is rushing, and it is difficult to stand with wooden stakes. Even if it barely stood up, it didn't take long for it to fall crookedly. In addition, even if the wooden stake is painted, I am afraid that it will have to be replaced after a few months, which is too uneconomical. ”

"It's a pity that we're here on a soft beach." Zhang Mingliang said: "If the stone wall is towering, like some places on the Lianjiang River, or by the sea, it is much more convenient to build a trestle bridge and a wharf......

Good harbors are rare, mainly because of the terrain.

If the ship is docked, if it is on a gentle beach or river beach, the boat can only be moored in the water, and the cargo must be pulled to the beach by small boats, and then the goods can be carried ashore by manpower.

A good harbour is a harbor with deep water, and a place where it is easy for ships to dock on the shore, so that there is no need to go to great lengths to transfer goods, and if a decent wharf can be built on this riverbank, it will have a great impact on the commerce of the surrounding towns.

The number of guests coming and going through the border will definitely increase, and there will be no less storage of goods, and there will be many people who buy goods in this vicinity, after all, when a sea ship goes to sea, it is hoped to be full of goods, but the world is difficult to make people wish, there are many times when merchants can not buy the raw silk or cotton cloth, porcelain, tea they need, and can only buy some cargo ballast at will, even if it is not very profitable goods, it is much better than a half-empty ship going to sea.

Lin Dingyi, Yang Shizhi, and Zhang Mingliang must be very interested in this matter, but judging from the current situation, the three of them are not very confident in this port.

"Don't worry about the stakes...... Fu Qian said: "It's okay to put on multiple paints and soak in water for one to two years, and it's not as difficult as you think." It is indeed a little difficult to erect a pile, but our son also has an idea about this matter. ”

Xu Zixian said in a timely manner: "It is very difficult to lay deep piles, especially in the half-waisted river, silt and water flow are big problems. In this case, I considered using glutinous rice to form a stone pile as the base, placing the stone pile down, and inserting the wooden pile into the stone pile, so as to solve the problem of fixing the wooden pile......"

"I've thought about this idea,......" Fu Qian continued, "You can give it a try." ”

Several businessmen glanced at each other, and Lin Dingyi said, "This matter is very important, please let us think about it." ”

The three merchants hid and deliberated, and only returned after half a ring. Yang Shizhi asked first: "If you want to really start construction, how much labor does the prince need, how many materials, how much money does it cost to eat every day, and how long is it expected to be completed?" ”

Xu Zixian said: "The minimum number of workers is more than 2,000 people, in addition to the people who work hard, there must be someone on the shore to help prepare materials, someone must cook, and prepare the camp, so about 1,000 people is the smallest budget." As for the material, a lot of wood, stones, nails, iron, bricks, tiles, beams, all are needed. Kong Xuanping has calculated that the total cost will be about 150,000 yuan, and the time will take three months. ”

Several proprietors took a deep breath and felt that the person in front of them was really generous.

I have just spent 30,000 yuan to buy a large number of mill machines, and I want to build a decent wharf in Jiangkou, which is really vigorous and resolute, and even gives people a feeling of urgency.

"I don't know why the prince is so anxious?" Lin Dingyi asked: "In another half a year to a year, the prince will have enough money on hand, right?" If you borrow money, you always have to pay interest, with all due respect, we are in business, and it is difficult to explain without interest. ”

The three commercial banks are all well-capitalized, but they can't borrow more than 100,000 yuan at once, because they are not money banks that specialize in usury.

The Pu family is rich, not to mention hundreds of thousands, even if it is 1.5 million yuan, the Pu family can easily take it out. But this money Xu Zixian will only borrow from Lin Dingyi and others, and the Pu family will definitely not support it, but will only make trouble. Xu Zixian could only find these big commercial houses in the town, ask them to borrow 150,000 yuan, and tell these people about his plan and future income, so as to attract the consent of all the merchants.

Yang Shizhi also followed: "At the end of the year, everyone is busy, and it is difficult to recruit more than 1,000 people, right?" ”

Xu Zixian said: "Manpower is easy to handle...... There are still thousands of homeless households on the other side of the Minjiang River, and I plan to use homeless people as the main workers, and the idlers in the town can also come to work, and I have to make everyone have money to earn together. ”

Everyone nodded, and Zhang Mingliang praised: "The prince is kind-hearted, which is equivalent to a few months of relief for these homeless people." ”

In the past, the government and wealthy households would go to both sides of the river to give relief to the displaced people for the New Year, and the money was apportioned among the rich families, and the thousands of displaced households were also a great burden and expense to the rich households in the state capitals.

If more than 1,000 workers are employed, many displaced people can obtain a stable income within a few months, and with the virtue of the government, it is estimated that they will also save the relief money, which is really a great joy for everyone.

"As for why you are so ......eager," Xu Zixian said: "The times are not waiting for anyone, if the dock is built early, the group training donation can be doubled, and the local business will be doubled, which is beneficial to everyone." I think that if you determine what is profitable, you should do it once you think about it, and you don't need to be afraid to look ahead and backward......"

Everyone laughed, but the three merchants still didn't nod, obviously still unable to make up their minds.