After Li Tingzhi and Lu Xiufu's four-wheeled carriage entered the urban area of Qingdao, it was difficult to be found again because the appearance of the carriage was too ordinary, like a small stream flowing into a big river.

In fact, even if they walked on the sidewalks of the street, they would not attract much attention, not to mention the typical clothing of the Great Song gentry.

On the street, there are large booths of all kinds of clothes and all kinds of skin.

Liuqiu-style, Great Song style, various ethnic styles...... Even completely mash-ups!

The two men looked out from inside the carriage and could see brightly dressed mounted policemen on horses...... To their surprise, they saw a female mounted policeman!

Li Tingzhi said proudly: "Hehe, it can be seen that the population of the exile is small...... Where is there a large population of my Great Song Dynasty. ”

Lu Xiufu just wanted to say something directly, but swallowed it again.

The "Liuqiu Times" mentioned that the authentic Tatars were only two million, but they almost completely captured the Great Song Dynasty that year...... Until now, when it comes to their iron cavalry army, the people up and down the entire Great Song Dynasty still have palpitations!

It makes sense that population is not the only condition that determines victory.

Li Tingzhi also saw the black children playing, and said: "However, they use those to plant cotton and harvest cotton!"

But I don't know why, why did the self-proclaimed king free the slaves for five years......"

Lu Xiufu sighed and said, "I don't know why I don't buy cheap like them...... Only Japanese nationals who are more expensive can be used.

I've heard that the purpose of freeing slaves is to lower the price of slaves...... The first time I heard it, it felt weird, but when I think about it, it makes sense.

Since it is not for life, the price of the is indeed not too high, and it will make the user treat them well. ”

Li Tingzhi stroked his beard and thought about it, then nodded in approval.

There was something that both of them knew, but neither of them said.

The Han people in the north are far better than slaves, and the wages are not much higher...... However, do they dare to start a war without authorization to "rescue" the Han people in the north?!

They really don't dare...... It was easy to rely on Jia Pingzhang's clever plan to transfer the war to the Liuqiu army, if he dared to act privately and then trigger a war with the Tatar bandits, it would really be a dead end.

They first went to the industrial zone in Qingdao to have a look...... There are many large chimneys there, and the black smoke that bills away seems to have blackened the sky downwind of Qingdao.

Li Tingzhi's face was gloomy and said, "Sure enough! There is a lot of truth in what they say about no work and no wealth...... These factories are the birthplace of the world's wealth. ”

They originally wanted to go to the Qingdao Arsenal to have a look, but it was heavily guarded, and ordinary people really couldn't get close.

Lu Xiufu offered to go to the division commander of the garrison here, and he dealt with him several times.

Li Tingzhi thought about it and said, "Forget it, you don't have to open your mouth to beg again...... I don't know who my successor is, but I heard that he is an officer in the Imperial Firearms Army, and the officers are young and professional, and that Fa Ke commander can really think of this way to convince the Empress Dowager Xie...... This is clearly a copy of the practice of Liuqiu Island. ”

On the streets, they could occasionally see young officers of the so-called Federal Empire, all of them in straight uniforms and full of military might.

Compared with them, in the Great Song army, except for the Imperial Firearms Army, the military uniforms are similar to them, and they look full of military might...... The other soldiers who wore the original military uniforms were indeed a little obscene.

The two of them went back and forth in a big circle to finish the perimeter of the military factory, and they couldn't find any suitable entry point at all.

Workers there are checked by guards at the gate every time they come in and out.

The term "worker" was first coined in the Liuqiu Times, and it is not the same as labor, nor is it the same as artisans, but refers specifically to those who work in factories.

Their salaries were much higher than those of the Great Song Dynasty who worked in the workshops, which naturally attracted people with a little skill...... If there are people with special skills, they will be treated higher.

The "Liuqiu Times" once reported that a craftsman who made a hoop barrel was even as skilled as the county governor of the Great Song Dynasty because of his superb skills and fast processing speed.

This really makes the literati feel nostalgic.

In fact, because they were dismissive of the new "Keju Newspaper" on the island of Liuqiu, they didn't even look at it...... Kicking that thing is just a game, how can you still publish a newspaper on your own!

So they won't go to see it, and of course they don't know that some of the so-called stars have even more amazing incomes right now!

The Keju Ball League on Liuqiu Island is currently booming, and people who are keen on gambling have cross-sea betting...... Therefore, all Keju teams can make a lot of money in gambling.

Of the two teams, of course, the winner has more share, so he is naturally willing to pay a high price for the star.

If the two of them knew that some stars could earn 10,000 yuan a year, I really don't know how they would feel.

On the pretext of ordering cotton cloth, they took the opportunity to visit one of the largest cotton mills in Qingdao, which was said to have been run by a large merchant in the city of Guangzhou.

Li Tingzhi asked the people who wanted to accompany them on the tour and said: "Xuzhou is also a city close to the cotton-producing area, and the labor and prices are cheaper than here, and the taxes between the two places are almost the same...... Why do you want to set up a factory here instead of going to Xuzhou? Could it be that the local officials in Xuzhou acted unfairly?! ”

The person who will accompany them on the tour is a young man, he said with a smile: "I really don't know how the local officials in Xuzhou are, I only know that the local officials here are okay, they rarely come to me to point fingers, as long as they don't violate their regulations, no one will interfere with our production!"

If there are some disputes, our industry here will come forward to resolve them...... The membership fee for admission to the guild is not paid in vain...... If there is a real injustice, we can publish it directly in the "Liuqiu Times" or other newspapers!

Reporters from many newspapers left messages saying that they should tell us something when they asked us, and they would pay the reporter a certain amount according to the size of the incident...... They really worked hard to compete for the manuscript.

If it is in Xuzhou City, we can only expect the local director to be honest and honest...... If we can't find the local supervisor, won't we call the heavens and the earth and have no way to enter the earth?!

Wages are not the main cost at all, but they account for 10% of the cost, and it is just the icing on the cake to reduce some of them...... The key difference is that the most convenient technical service is also available here, and the transportation is extremely convenient...... Cotton cloth or cotton yarn is produced, which can be directly sent to the dock to go to sea. ”

Li Tingzhi was a little angry and said, "If you don't give it a try, how will you know that you won't be able to find a local supervisor when something happens?" I also have "Minsheng Daily" in Da Song, how do you know that they won't publish articles for you?! ”

The young man didn't see Li Tingzhi's anger, and said quickly: "We are a big factory, where can we use the method of giving it a try?" How can we afford those losses?! ”

Well, Li Tingzhi was speechless, his time to develop Xuzhou was still not enough, far less than the development of Liuqiu Island in Shandong, and there was a reason why people didn't trust him.

In time, in time...... But there was no chance in the future.

Lu Xiufu took over the topic and asked, "What does technical service mean?" ”

“…… For example, gas pipes, water and sewer pipes. ”

That's right, people want convenient industrial services...... The factories in Xuzhou are all solving their own problems.

Li Tingzhi regretted a little in his heart, he should have come to Shandong earlier!

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