Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing arrived in Hefei first, and Chen Ke had already returned to Fengtai County. Due to the urgency of the guide, the two of them had no time to take a look in Hefei. The only feeling is that the situation in Hefei as a whole looks better than Anqing. From Hefei to Fengtai County is to take the waterway, you can see a row of tugboats on the wharf, and at the front of the tugboat is actually a steam ship.

"Brother, what's the matter with this steamship?" Huang Xing was puzzled. Don't say that in a small place like Hefei, even in Guangzhou, steamships are not popular, let alone this kind of tugboat that is connected together like a train car.

"It's a new fleet of transport vessels, and it's going round trip once a week." The guide explained. While explaining, the guide looked curiously, and it was the first time he had seen a tugboat in practice. The BJP's internal training courses focus heavily on common sense, and the scope of common sense in this era is very different from that of the twenty-first century. Chen Ke has discovered this problem before, and his thinking span is easily detached from the basic thinking of the party, and one of the important reasons is that "common sense" is too far apart. In order to solve this problem, the training within the BJP pays special attention to education in this area, and the latest means of transportation are the main content. Although the tugboat was a trial voyage, the training of cadres and guides in the base area was completed in the form of pictures.

As a person in the 21st century, Chen Ke originally positioned the concept of "art" on "art", but now he understands that for a regime, the actual role of "art" is far greater than he imagined. Without a large number of art talents, a lot of propaganda and education work will be extremely difficult. For example, the trainees of the surveying and mapping department on the docks now take pencils and sketch steam ships.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren both saw this group of people in military uniforms sitting on the dock and felt very curious. When I looked over, these soldiers were actually painting, which made Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren feel extremely puzzled. Learning to paint was a pastime for the rich in those years, and they did not understand why the BJP soldiers had such a hobby.

The people who could act as guides were the shrewd and clever soldiers in the base, and he had seen the pictures during his lessons. Know that these pictures were drawn by the fighters. In the face of "outsiders" such as Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, he felt that there was no reason to explain to these people the internal working methods of the People's Party. Faced with Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's questions, the guide replied according to the requirements of the regulations: "I don't know. ”

The tugboat fleet is composed of five special flat-bottomed boats for inland rivers designed by Yan Fu, and because there are not many people going to Fengtai County, four are cargo ships and one is a passenger ship. The passenger ship has a pergola, and the planks made according to the size of the cabin deck have several practical slots and struts, and these small designs keep the row of seats firmly attached to the sturdy planks. This easy-to-disassemble seat is designed by the department of the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, and there is a strong "Chen Ke" style in this model. Furniture in the 21st century is becoming more and more standardized. Easy to disassemble and easy to assemble. Chen Ke's favorite is this type of furniture. In the training of the industrial sector, Chen Ke pays great attention to the promotion of this model. The craftsmen of this era are not lacking in hands-on ability, what is lacking is this kind of design thinking. What is even more lacking is the concept of "repair". In this era, it is common to like "heirlooms", and the same furniture is eager to be used for hundreds of years. Since this is the way of thinking, and there are no cheap steel products, then everything naturally takes a rough line.

According to the same idea of the local industrial department at the beginning, Chen Ke gave many lectures and carried out detailed cost accounting. As a result, if the occurrence of malicious damage can be effectively prevented, it is the product that can be easily disassembled and assembled is the most efficient. It's just that the processing difficulty has increased, and the requirements for the material have increased. Due to the use of gas internal combustion engine power generation equipment, primitive electric car beds also appeared. Although the thickness of the copper wire is not uniform enough, the power is low, and the accuracy of the bearing is far less than the level of industrial countries. But with these inferior machines, the difficulty of machining is immediately reduced a lot. Therefore, the work that originally required a lot of skilled craftsmen, as well as the work that took a lot of time, was much simpler. The base area was finally able to mass-produce some relatively "standard" products.

It's not just the seats, the four cargo ships have adopted the "container" concept. In the past, sawing out the planks of the "container" required a lot of manpower. Now the only two small chainsaws in the base have increased the sawing efficiency by more than ten times. Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren didn't know that in order to reduce costs, a lot of female labor was used in the sawmill. According to equal pay for equal work, in fact, it is far from such an average level, and the actual wage of female labor is less than half that of men, so these jobs that do not require much physical strength, "state-owned enterprises" are more inclined to hire women.

The design idea and operation model determine the efficiency, and the development of containers has greatly improved the efficiency. Then the remaining question is to gain experience on the job. Chen Ke didn't understand the specific design of the container, he just came up with this idea. The specific experience of shipping depends on everyone to continue to deepen. In fact, what needs to be deepened is the impact of cargo assembly on the balance of the hull. Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren were able to catch up with this ship because the balance in the loading and unloading was not well controlled, and under several adjustments, the departure time was affected.

Despite several adjustments, these flatbed tugs also have some slight offset. At least the simple mercury level installed on the ship showed an offset angle within the permissible range. The four boats are either left or right, and the balance between the front and rear is not satisfactory. But everyone could not wait indefinitely, the commander of the fleet gave the order to sail, and as soon as the whistle sounded, the tugboat departed.

This is the third sea trial, and with the sound of the whistle, there are suddenly more people watching the excitement on the pier. The young women and children were quite excited to see that there were no sails, but that the steamship with white smoke in the chimney made a huge roar, and started slowly under its own power. The children couldn't help but run forward with the tugboat team, and they went out much faster than the newly started boats. The transport ship captured from the Hubei Navy dragged a long tugboat fleet, and sailed forward with difficulty but without stopping.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren both came back from Japan, and looking at this familiar appearance, they suddenly had an illusion. Huang Xing couldn't help but whisper to Song Jiaoren: "Do you think we have returned to the Japanese docks?" ”

Song Jiaoren nodded, he couldn't imagine that the People's Party would do this. There were not many passengers on the boat, and Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren were very good at making friends, and from the time they were waiting for the boat to leave, they chatted with the passengers in front and behind. Tickets are sold in no gold or silver, only in RMB. From Hefei to Fengtai County, it takes two yuan, which means eight catties of rice. If you don't take a boat, but use other means of transportation, eight catties of rice is definitely not enough.

The passenger in front of Song Jiaoren was always a little pale because he was worried that the ship would capsize. He gripped the back of the seat in front of him tightly and refused to let go of his hand. But he still firmly chose the tugboat as a means of transportation. The brother sitting next to him looked very relaxed, and he even had a cigarette produced in the base in his hand. Cigarettes in the base area are relatively cheap, a pack of 20 cigarettes for one dollar. During the conversation, it was learned that this brother Tai went to the base area to buy cigarettes and then sold them to Wuhu.

"Brother Wang, why doesn't the People's Party sell it itself, but allows you to sell it?" Huang Xing was a little puzzled.

"We have people in Wuhu who can buy cheap rice." Merchant Wang smiled proudly. The Manchu Qing Dynasty blocked the sale of Wuhu rice to the base area. However, the Manchu system was never reliable. The king merchant was able to get rice, and he bought cigarettes and glassware from the base. It was then trafficked to Wuhu, and then rice was purchased from Wuhu and shipped to Anqing. After Anqing accepted the rice, he issued a receipt if the king merchant could not transport enough rice. He had to pay the purchase money to the base area and pay a 20% tax on the shortfall part. If the quantity of rice shipped by the Wang merchants exceeded the predetermined quantity, the base would provide cigarettes or glass products of equivalent value according to the receipts issued by Anqing.

After listening to Merchant Wang's triumphant boasting, Huang Xing couldn't help but ask: "Brother Wang, this kind of remote delivery is the most deductive. You're not afraid. ”

Merchant Wang couldn't help laughing, "Don't hide it from the two of you, I offended the people in the government, and when I encountered some difficulties from the government, I almost lost my family business." It just so happened that the people of the People's Party came over and destroyed the Manchu government. I was spared. But my family was also tossed enough. Brother, I don't want my life, so I did this with my head. The People's Party really did things differently from the Manchus. I've made several trips and never missed a penny. But ah......" Speaking of which, Merchant Wang sold a pass.

"How?" Huang Xing hurriedly went to make fun in an enthusiastic voice. Merchant Wang's speculation was a great success, and Huang Xing was really interested.

Wang Shangshang lowered his voice and said: "I think the People's Party is extremely strict, if it is a Manchu official, when encountering such a business, they are always red-eyed, and they can always withhold. Although the people in the People's Party are tedious, they all have the intention of getting things done as soon as possible. This is the first time I've seen this kind of government. ”

"I see." Huang Xing showed a look of sudden realization, and then he patted his ass and said: "That is also Brother Wang's character, and the People's Party can't help but look down on Brother Wang." ”

Being surrounded by this high hat, Wang Shang's mood was even higher, coupled with Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren's extremely skillful touting, he couldn't help but brag that he didn't originally take the line of Wuhu Anqing, but transported rice back from Wuhu. However, Anqing, which was occupied by the People's Party, was short of grain, so he gave Wang Shang a preferential price, and he transported the rice to Anqing. This route benefited a lot, the only problem was that Wang Shang could not find the goods transported back to Wuhu from Anqing, and every time he walked back from Anqing by land, he was empty-handed, which made him very distressed. If a trade route from Anqing to Hefei can be opened, this will constitute a "triangular trade", and the benefits will be greater.

This time, he went to the base area of Fengtai County, firstly, he opened a regular shipping service, and he also wanted to have a good time. The second is that I want to go to Fengtai County to visit the high-ranking officials I know and pull the relationship. Third, I wanted to discuss whether there were any new trade routes that could be opened.

Speaking of this, Wang Shangshang said regretfully: "Although the People's Party makes you money, it will not deduct it. However, the People's Party is too strict, and the profits are so large. If you can't open more trade routes, you still won't be able to make a fortune. In particular, the People's Party will never allow the sale of iron tools, they have so many cheap farm tools, and it will be a million profits to sell them to Wuhu. There is also cotton, and the People's Party has planted a lot of cotton, and the harvest is very large. Now the price of cotton in those places in Shanghai has risen wildly, and it is even more difficult to transport cotton to Shanghai. It is a pity that the People's Party would rather sell these things that can make money to the people at a very low price than sell them to other places. ”

The merchants knew very well what could make a lot of money, and the Wang businessmen naturally did not know the financial policy of the People's Party, and the People's Party did not care at all about exporting large quantities of cheap consumer goods such as glass and tobacco. Iron and cotton are important products for improving the people's livelihood, and the base areas are not sufficient for their own use, so they naturally absolutely refuse to export.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren did not understand the economy, neither the concept of "unified accounting and industry subsidies" nor the economic means of "distorting supply and demand". The two also did not understand why the People's Party had lowered the price of iron and cotton, which should have been expensive, to such an extent. According to the advantages of subway farming tools over wooden farming tools, women can also cultivate independently after using these iron farming tools, and they can roughly imagine the help of these agricultural tools for the livelihood of the people.

Although he was very jealous of the People's Party, Song Jiaoren couldn't help but praise: "The cheap farm tools are also benevolent." ”

Although the comrade guide, who had been listening quietly beside him, was silent, his heart was full of thoughts. Comrade Guide is a staff member of the People's Party, and his family is from Fengtai County. This time, along the way, he hoped that Chairman Chen Ke would not be in Hefei, so that he could take the opportunity to go back to Fengtai's house to have a look. He doesn't like people like Wang Shangshang. The antipathy is not only due to the "opposition to exploitation" in the political education of the BJP. Originally, the Chinese people did not want to see businessmen, and everyone thought that businessmen did not produce, but relied on buying low and selling high, and hoarding and making profits. Merchant Wang didn't do anything, and he could earn more money than the People's Party and government officials just by selling things, and the guide was naturally extremely dissatisfied.

And Song Jiaoren's praise was heard in the ears of the guide, and the guide was extremely comfortable. The guide was married, and his wife gave birth to a son. If you can give birth to a son and inherit the family, women will have a higher status at home. The BJP Women's Liberation Movement, the guide is not too concerned with the "moral" significance. It's not that he doesn't pay attention to morality, but it's a very basic moral tendency to be kind to others. As long as it does not involve their own interests, everyone agrees that they should be good to others. The reason is actually quite selfish, if others are good to "others", then it also means that others will be good to themselves.

Since the People's Party has provided a large number of new job opportunities, the wife of Comrade Guide, as a military dependent, naturally has to "respond to the call." This call brings practical benefits. The first is that his wife can earn money, and every time Comrade Guide comes home, his mother will babble that her daughter-in-law is not filial. Even Comrade Guide knew that his mother was interested in his wife's salary.

As military dependents, they can be given priority to enter military enterprises and state-owned enterprises. In addition, the child can enter the kindergarten, and his wife's livelihood is absolutely no problem. This put Comrade Guide in a dilemma, and it was right to honor his mother. But the BJP does not allow bullying.

There have been such incidents in the army, where some soldiers have ordered their wives to give all the money to their parents, but the wives are unwilling. According to tradition, the soldier beat his wife. As a result, the female comrades of the Women's Federation came to the door on the same day to "criticize and educate" the fighters. The warrior was naturally unconvinced, "Where is your turn to take care of my family's housework?" Although he was polite, he was even more annoyed in his heart. How dare his wife use outsiders to "press" her husband?! It's turned upside down!! It turned out to be another good fight that night.

Unexpectedly, the people of the Women's Federation were extremely "serious" in their work, and the next day they actually came to the soldier's house to see it. Seeing the scarred military wife, the female comrades of the Women's Federation were furious. The soldier saw that his face was torn, and he simply quarreled with the comrades of the Women's Federation. In the end, the comrades of the Women's Federation were directly kicked out of the house.

On the third day, the commissar of the local army arrived. The soldiers dared to quarrel with the female comrades of the Women's Federation, but they absolutely did not dare to drive the political commissar out of the house. The political commissar criticized this violently, and finally ordered the soldier to apologize to his wife. The fighters had to apologize.

After returning to the unit, the soldiers were called by the political commissar of their unit to carry out "profound ideological education" and even circulated criticism. The local civil affairs department was also very cooperative, and directly allocated a house to the soldier, and his wife moved out with their children. The account is also independent.

The social system in the base area is quite perfect, and as long as you follow the People's Party, the government will always come up with a way for you to make use of your labor force. If you can work, you can take care of food and drink. This incident directly led to a great wave of family separation in the old base area. All military dependents who refuse to live with their in-laws have applied for independent hukou and housing. These applications have also been largely met.

The wife of this comrade guide worked in a unit with a large number of military dependents, and she simply applied for separate housing. Comrade Guide is a dutiful son, and since he is not with his parents, he also hopes that his wife can take care of his parents more. The problem is that some things are not all up to him. His brother and sister-in-law are very enthusiastic about their younger siblings moving out and living alone. The reason is very simple, after the younger siblings moved out, the house at the head of the family was vacant.

Thinking of housework, Comrade Guide felt a lot of helplessness in his heart. Although he also misses his parents, wife and children, sometimes he really doesn't want to go home. In the army, officers and men are equal, and everyone is young and like-minded. There are so many good comrades-in-arms, good comrades. Everyone, you help me, I help you, life is very good. As soon as he returned home, all kinds of housework came one after another, and the so-called clean officials were difficult to cut off housework. As a member of the family, Comrade Guide is not the head of the family who can absolutely count when he speaks. All kinds of family relationships annoyed him.

was heading towards his own business, when suddenly there was a whistle in front of him. Everyone was drawn to the voice. Leaning out from the side of the boat, he saw a flotilla of tugboats coming from the opposite side. Comrade Guide was a little surprised, according to internal education, there is now only one tugboat fleet running the line between Fengtai County and Hefei, why did a new fleet suddenly appear on the river?