Chapter 154: Construction of the Wharf Begins
A month later.
Amid the roar of firecrackers, the construction of Akagi Pier began. That pier was named Akagi.
Everything went much smoother than Qin Forget had imagined. Yin Xian has completed the task of recruiting refugees in just half a month, and the number of people who have come to join him is still increasing. Wang Ming is even better, he has straightened out everything in Ye County in just half a month, and he has already recruited nearly 30,000 victims.
Especially after the construction of the Akagi Wharf began, three full meals a day, 20 yuan, and a liter of food attracted the last bit of manpower in the surrounding area. Moreover, when Qin forgot to recruit troops, no one was willing to go back to the thousands of young men who had been deceived. There is work here, there is food, there is remuneration, and who will go back and suffer? The population of Akagi has swelled dramatically, and now it has a population of 80,000, and Ye County is about the same number. Such a number is already terrifying for a county seat.
Qin Wang's entourage patrolled the dock, all full of hope for the future.
"Owner, the tea and horse market is also the tea and horse market of the imperial court, and now it's not going well, we have built a wharf, I'm afraid it's empty and happy." Yang Xuan looked at the busy crowd in the distance, his face full of worry.
"You're right, we shouldn't have built this dock anyway." Qin Forget nodded, "But Yang Xuan, I don't plan to be just a spectator in the Tea Horse Market this time, we want to get the most benefits from here." Let's build the dock first, that's our property, and whoever wants to take it will have to ask us if we have the knife in our hand to say yes. Once the tea and horse market is opened, no one will dare to disrupt the trading order, and this is our opportunity. Besides, even if there is no tea horse market, we still have to build this pier, Akagi is in the northland, and needs a passage to connect with the outside. Otherwise, sooner or later, you will be trapped to death. β
Hearing Qin Forget say this, the people around him nodded in agreement.
"The owner? We don't have enough money, and if we continue to spend it like this, our seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver will not be enough to support the project until the end of the project. Dong Zhuang said inappropriately in the back.
Dong Zhuang is like this, he always pours cold water on everyone when everyone is on the rise, but Qin Forget likes him like this. Qin Wu still felt that he was too young, and having such a person by his side would not make him hot-headed and do something irreparable.
"Master Dong, this is wrong." Before Qin Forget could speak, a very arrogant voice sounded behind him.
This voice was the son of Jin Cheng, Jin Yan, and remembering the scene when the three of them rushed over to call him uncle in the starry night three days ago, Qin Forget felt funny. In just a few days, Qin Forget figured out the personalities of the three people. It's really like what Jincheng said, "it can't be done".
The boss Jin Yan is full of poetry and books, full of economy, eloquent, and skillful, and very talented. But he doesn't know how to look at people's faces, let alone be a person, not only has the arrogance of a bone reader, but also is simply arrogant. The second Jin Wu is a martial arts idiot, and he doesn't care about anything except practicing and finding someone to compete. The third Jin Xu is even more excessive, he is directly a madman, dirty every day, in addition to studying his own gadgets, he doesn't know the world
Dash. Sometimes, Qin Forget really sympathized with Jin Cheng for having these three wonderful sons.
"Money, circulation is money, otherwise it is a pile of scrap copper and rotten iron. Uncle...... The uncle was paid copper coins, and when they took the money, they would definitely go shopping, and if they bought things, the uncle could collect taxes, and part of the money went back to the uncle. The key is that if the market is alive, Akagi will also be alive. Otherwise, relying on the county's relief, Akagi will never survive. After speaking, Jin Yan was proud, looking at the people around him, there was a trace of disdain in his eyes.
Hearing his words, although the people around him felt that it was very reasonable, his tone made people feel very unhappy. You're a hairy boy, you've been reading books for a few days, what's arrogant? Especially Dong Zhuang, who was so counted down by a kid, his face was a little unbearable, but it was inconvenient to worry about the relationship between Jin Yan and Qin Wang, so no one paid attention to him.
Hearing Jin Yan's words, Qin Forget kept nodding in his heart, this kid is really talented, but this arrogant attitude is afraid that he will kill himself.
"Yes, circulation, water is only living water when it is circulated, and the same is true of Chicheng and even Ye County. You're right, but, on business, it's better for you to call me an adult. Qin forgot to look at Jin Yan and didn't look at him, he strode forward, he deliberately snubbed Jin Yan, with so many people, he couldn't ignore the emotions of his brothers.
Looking at Qin Wang's attitude, everyone else was secretly happy, but the person concerned was still ignorant.
"Wanγγγγγγ Boss Chen. Qin Wanggang wanted to call Chen Wan'er Wan'er, but when he thought of a group of people around him, plus what he just said, he quickly changed his words. It's just that he didn't notice the disappointment and resentment flowing on Chen Wan'er's face behind him.
"Jin Yan is right, but if you want to find money for the workers, I don't have it in my hand for the time being, I want to borrow some from you, you see γγγγγγ"
Hearing Qin Wang's words, Chen Wan'er frowned and thought for a moment, "In the past few years, due to the suppression of Huang Ling, most of my business has been losing money. Now I can muster together 50,000 dollars. I don't want you to pay it back, just let me donate it. β
"No, public is public, private is private, you have sacrificed enough for Qinjia Village and Chicheng in the past few years. This pier, you have a percent. Qin Forget turned his face, looked at Chen Wan'er's beautiful face, and said solemnly. As he said, Chen Wan'er's dedication, he will not turn a blind eye. On the contrary, everyone who has contributed to Akagi will be rewarded handsomely.
"Okay, you say that, so it's decided." Chen Wan'er didn't say too much politely to Qin Wang, and nodded. In fact, in her heart, she was already ready to quietly save up the profits that Qin Forget had given her or invest them in the name of Qin Wang, and take them out for him when Qin Forget needed them again in the future.
Lady housekeeper, that sounds pretty good. Her pretty face flushed.
The careless Qin Forget didn't see Chen Wan'er's expression, "Yang Xuan, tell Yang Da that they will organize people again and dig the Monkey Back Ridge for me." The hundreds of thousands of pieces of wood we've accumulated will be of great use in a few months. It's time to ship out in large quantities, and the speed will definitely not be able to keep up with the speed of lifting it out one by one. β
Since the construction of the docks and the construction of ships, the wood accumulated by the monkey nests has slowly begun to be transported out. Those timbers are Qin
I forgot to keep it for sale, or to build a city or a house, so I didn't use the method of burning to open up the wasteland, but I didn't expect it to be used to build a dock and build a ship. It's just that it's all carried on the shoulder, and the speed is too slow, and it's no longer enough.
"Yes, host. It's just this man's handγγγγγγ Yang Xuan replied, also a little embarrassed.
"Rest assured, there will only be more and more young people. It's definitely enough for you. It's a big deal, the salary is twice as much. Qin Forget also knows Yang Xuan's difficulties, now there are more and more people in Chicheng, but there are more places to employ people, and almost no one can be idle.
Late at night, when it was ugly, Qin Wang's bedroom.
Although he is nominally the lord of Chicheng and Yexian counties, Qin Wang doesn't even have a mansion of his own, so he still lives in the county office. Qin forgot to arrange all the work, stretched hard, and finally could sleep early. He said that he would go to bed early, but if he got up early tomorrow to practice, he would not sleep for more than two hours.
"Lord Wang, your lord has had a hard day, you might as well come back tomorrow." Duan Jiu's voice sounded at the door.
Duan Jiu only worked as a village soldier officer for a few months, he couldn't do it anymore, he was originally from the rivers and lakes, and he was used to being free, how could he stand such strict military discipline? There was no way, after Qin Wang's injury returned to Qinjia Village, Aunt Duan begged Qin Wang's to let him leave the army and become Qin Wang's personal guard. This kind of freedom of work to protect people is a lot, and it also allows his martial arts to be put to use. Since taking office, he has been conscientious and has done an excellent job.
"Okay, Chief Duan Guard, the old man is confused, the owner should have had a good rest, the old man will go, this will go." Wang Wen patted his head and apologized again and again.
"Wang Wen, I've been waiting for a long time, come in." Listening to the conversation of his subordinates, Qin Forget sighed and beckoned Wang Wen in.
"Boss, my subordinates should be damned, they shouldn't disturb your rest." Wang Wen walked into the room, looked at King Qin's red eyes, and apologized again and again, "If you don't have subordinates, retire and come back tomorrow." β
"Wait, what are you doing here and back at night? Mr. Wang, sit down. Duan Jiu, pour tea! Qin Forget hurried a few steps and pulled back Wang Wen. Touching his thin arm, Qin Wang's heart was sour, this old talent has lost a lot of weight recently. "Mr. Wang, don't be too tired lately, look, how thin you have become."
"There is Lao Dong's family worried, old decay, old decay is not tired." Wang Wen quietly wiped away his old tears, he has been a talent for 35 years, and he has been depressed in his life, how can he ever be so cared about by others?
"The old man feels comfortable, thank you to the owner for entrusting me with the position of chief bookkeeper, the old man can finally do something, even if he throws this old bone in office, the old man is willing!" Speaking of his work, Wang Wen's face was glowing, and he suddenly felt like he was ten years younger.
Qin Forget silently, this is a traditional scholar, his lifelong dream is to learn literature and martial arts, sell to the emperor's family, but he has no ambition in his life. Qin Forget only gave him the position of chief bookkeeper, that is, an official, not even an official, so he burst out with such great passion. Wang Wen's attitude of working hard during this period of time, Qin Wang had already heard of it.
I also have to say that this is also the sadness of readers.