At noon, Xu Zixian did not eat with the soldiers, but rode to the port to watch the project for a while.

Thousands of people were busy like ants on the river beaches and shores.

The Hou government raised 150,000 yuan, which was a huge amount of money even for Fujian Road, and several large commercial banks bore more than half of the expenses in exchange for half of the income from the port terminal storage area.

It is very cost-effective for Xu Zixian, as soon as the Nan'an Chamber of Commerce was established, the towns of Shuikou and Gukou also followed, although the capital contribution was not much, and the benefits obtained were not much, but the businesses in each town were finally tied together.

Of course, this is not that the merchants are intimidated by the power of the Hou Mansion, the Great Wei attaches great importance to industry and commerce, and strictly controls the Zongren, the lords, civil and military officials and local gentry, so as not to let them affect the industrial and commercial trade, and the civil and military officials and the nobles of the Zongren can also do business, but the big factories compete with the rest of the industrial and commercial owners, which is quite a taboo and will never be allowed.

It is precisely because of such a policy that the industrial and commercial sea trade of the Great Wei Dynasty has gradually developed for more than 200 years.

If these princes and nobles were allowed to also set up factories to compete with the people for profit, I am afraid that the industry and commerce of the Great Wei would have been played to death long ago.

Of course, this is the decision of Taizu of Great Wei, and it also makes Xu Zixian quite admired, and he feels that Taizu is very human, and he is even afraid that he has the same identity as himself.

But it is precisely because of this kind of rule that Xu Zixian is not good at opening a factory by himself, nor can he directly open a trading house by himself, preside over and guide the local chamber of commerce, and secretly bring the commerce of each town under the control of the Hou Mansion, which can at least be influenced, which can be done slowly with water grinding efforts, and sooner or later these towns will be completely under the control of the Hou Mansion.

Because of the abundant funds, everyone also knows that the port and warehouse can make money as soon as it is completed, so everyone is very angry.

Lin Dingyi was promoted as the deputy general manager, and Li Yi was promoted as the general manager of the Hou Mansion, Li Yi had a lot of things to do and was busy, and it was generally Lin Dingyi, the big proprietor, who was in charge of the affairs here.

Businessmen pay attention to cost and efficiency, so Lin Dingyi supervises and supervises very strictly in the morning and evening, but the wine and meat are constant.

When Xu Zi came over first, he first smelled the aroma of wine and food, and walked from a temporary road to the river beach with the fragrance, and the more he walked, the more he felt the aroma became stronger.

Soon after the road was built, it was still surrounded by barren grass and shrubs, but many places were opened up and built into shacks for those displaced people from across the Min River.

Although it is a shack, but the construction is the master of the Hou Mansion, Xu Zixian has also come to see it personally, the planning is quite neat, especially the sewage filling, drainage and other places are planned quite neatly, compared to the dirty shed areas facing the villages and towns on the other side, I don't know where Gao Ming has gone.

This time, the cause of the river beach construction was not economic reasons, but the words of King Qi to persuade Xu Zixian.

To achieve great things, money, connections, one's own way of control, and the way of business are all indispensable.

But to really achieve great things, you still need to win people's hearts.

People's hearts can be operated slowly, or they can be invited to buy, and like prestige, it seems that it can't be touched or seen, but it is actually really useful.

For example, Xu Zixian has been doing things quite smoothly recently, if he was half a year ago, who would want to mess with a gentleman from a broken Hou Mansion? Even if he can fight Li Cheng, get the benefits of the government, and get money, talents like Wu Shizhong, Kong He, Chen Daojian, as well as Zhang Huchen and others, will never be recruited by Xu Zixian under his command.

That's where fame comes in.

The wharf area in front of us is a big project, and more than 1,000 displaced families have been relocated from the other side, and more than 1,000 men and sturdy women are still working on the project, excluding the ducks, sheep and handymen.

Although this project is carried out in a hurry, it will take at least three months to complete.

In the past few months, these displaced people have jobs to work every day, and their wages are also good, which can ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for at least a few months.

When the warehouse area is repaired, Nan'an will be more prosperous, so many displaced people may not be able to digest it all at once, but they can use most of it, and Xu Zixian also has the financial resources to bear it.

More than 1,000 homeless people is still a trivial matter, the important thing is that the young people who picked up the homeless people before, plus the homeless people who moved later, what kind of image is the prince of Nan'an Houfu in the eyes of more than 10,000 Zhangzhou homeless people, in the eyes of Zhangzhou people, and even in the eyes of the people of Fujian Road?

It's worth the money, and it's not throwing it in the water, it's going to pay off.

can win the hearts of the people and make money, this business is the most comfortable time Xu Zixian feels that he has made money after crossing over.

Previously, Xu Zi had been to the area where the displaced people lived, and the stench was smoky, and most of the displaced people were in rags, with yellow faces and low spirits.

Now, from the residential area to the place to eat, the homeless people I see all the way are full of joy and energy.

I don't have to worry about food and clothing for the whole family for a few months, and the future is promising, and people's spirits have naturally changed a lot.

The road under the feet is also built by the displaced people, there are very few cattle here on Fujian Road, hundreds of pounds of stone mills are pushed and pulled out by manpower, from the point of view of the road under their feet, these displaced people are quite serious in doing things, the road surface is smooth as a mirror, solid and abnormal, several layers of rammed earth lamination is extremely strong, after the port and wharf are built, there will be a large number of cars and horses passing by, the requirements and standards of road construction are also extremely high, fortunately, the displaced people are not afraid of contribution, the road is more than three miles long, and the construction is quite good.

Along the way, many people saw Xu Zixian who came over on horseback, even if Shizi often came over, these people still grabbed it and stood in front of the side, bowed down, and saluted Xu Zixian with crossed hands.

Xu Zixian smiled and waved his hand, so that everyone did not have to be polite, but no one listened to him, the more people, the more respectful everyone saluted, and a group of children looked at Xu Zixian who came on horseback, and was immediately pressed down by the adults and bowed......

When I arrived at the dining hall, there were more people eating, and when I saw Xu Zixian, I got up and said hello one by one.

"Not bad." Xu Zi jumped off the horse first, and saw that it was a large pot of stew with brown rice, which was still a poor meal for the nobles, but it was already a pretty good meal for these homeless people.

There are also some people with a small bowl of wine in front of the table, Xu Zixian knows that these are all woodwork, stonework, iron work and other delicate work of the foreman, good craftsmanship, of course, there are some shelves, eat a bowl of wine, they rarely do it themselves, drinking is not wrong.

Many of these craftsmen have worked in the Hou Mansion, repaired the military camp and the Ming Hall, and were also very respectful when they met Xu Zixian.

Xu Zixian smiled one by one, and at this time Lin Dingyi and others also greeted him, at this time the cooperation between the two sides deepened, and the relationship between them was much closer. ”

Xu Zi first heard the unfinished meaning in Lin Ding's words, nodded immediately, walked into the shed where Lin Dingyi and others were doing things, sat down first, and then asked Lin Dingyi and others to sit, Xu Zi looked at Lin Dingyi first, and said: "Lin Dong has something to say, what can you say to me, don't beat around the bush......

"Then I'll just say it." Lin Dingyi: "Clay work, stone work, wood work, these craftsmen are two hundred dollars a day, and the master craftsmen promote those few, such as Lin Jiusi, and their wages are calculated separately, which is particularly generous." There's not much to say. Ordinary workers, whether they are workers from various towns or homeless people recruited by the prince, are calculated at sixty yuan a day, which is already extremely generous. However, recently I have taken a closer look, and the homeless people are acceptable, they used to work as casual workers, often working for days and days without finding work, hungry and full. The prince moved them here, had a decent place to live, had a job to do, and was very grateful, so he was still serious about his work. Other people, whether they are craftsmen or ordinary workers, are all monks for a day, and they don't want to work hard......"

"Why is that?" Xu Zixian said very calmly: "There are people staring at the work, it is a day to grind, and it is also a day to do it seriously, why bother?" ”

"I always want to eat well here, with wine and meat. Although the salary is not very generous compared with other places, the work is not too heavy, and the food and drink are good, and you can endure for a few more days. Lin Dingyi said with a wry smile: "This generation is a villain's mind, and he can't say anything wrong about himself, but it's not good for us, the construction period is delayed, and then we are not wrong about their wages." ”

Of course, Xu Zixian empathizes, everyone is a chamber of commerce, Xu Zixian gave the land, policy manpower, and also contributed some money, Lin Dingyi and others took out a lot of cash, of course, the port was built, a large number of ships came from the upstream and downstream to berth and unload, and everyone could make a lot of money.

At that moment, Xu Zixian understood that this matter was his own mistake, and arched his hand at Lin Dingyi: "It seems that I caused trouble to the big guy......"

"Don't dare, don't dare." Lin Dingyi hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The prince is also kind-hearted, to be honest, the homeless people were too weak when they first came over, and they had meat and fish every day for so long before their bodies became stronger, and the intentions of the prince at the beginning of the world were not wrong." ”

Together, the big workers recruited thousands of people, and the staple food used was a small amount of refined grain with a large amount of brown rice, which was still within the normal range.

But Xu Zixian still asked someone to buy a large number of pigs to come over, and slaughtered a few pigs every day to supplement the nutrition of the three thousand workers, to be honest, it is a few more pieces of meat in each bowl, and then boiled into broth with pork, which is still pig and dog food for the nobles, and for these homeless and ordinary people who usually have rare meat and fish, these are considered first-class meals.

Of course, Xu Zixian's intentions can't be wrong, the better the master treats the small worker, the harder the small worker is, of course.

But this situation is generally a small project, and it is carried out privately, the supervision is very strict, and the labor does not contribute directly to the drive, and the reputation is not allowed to take over after the reputation, so there is rarely a lazy and slippery space to move.

Now there are thousands of people used in the big project, and half official and half business, many people have this kind of atmosphere, as long as it is related to the government, no matter how lazy and treacherous it is, it does not involve personal morality, and is even praised as clever.

The homeless people feel Xu Zixian's virtue, so they are willing to contribute sincerely, and the craftsmen and small workers hired from all over the town are only willing to give seven points if they have ten points, which is quite a normal thing.