Carrots, green beans, diced shiitake mushrooms, and onions are stir-fried in oil, then stir-fried with medium-rare chicken pieces until they are seven ripe, and then stewed with curry powder made of turmeric and other spices. The aroma wafting from the kitchen and the impatience of the diners waiting to eat.

In labor-intensive places like the port, several new spice-selling shops have been added, and the people working at the wharf are so crowded that most of them order a curry rice bowl and a frangipani seaweed soup. If you don't have much money, you can choose chicken curry, and if you have money, you can choose between chicken, pork, and lamb. The young workers would ask for another salted duck egg. The salted duck eggs served by these restaurants are excellent, and the egg butter is delicious and delicious.

The number of people working at the port of Fuzhou did not change significantly in April, and with the addition of these new restaurants, the business of other restaurants was obviously poor. Looking at those thriving shops and their identical door signs, Boss Zhou of Xianheng Hotel had anger on his face.

It's useless to be angry, everyone knows that these new hotels are the property of Zhao Daguan, the governor of Fuzhou. Boss Zhou angrily began to instruct his men to wipe the tables and chairs in his restaurant. Looking at the shiny tables and chairs that have been used for more than ten years and have been wiped down, Boss Zhou felt some regrets in his heart.

Before opening these restaurants, Zhao Daguan's subordinate had a man named Yuan Hongjie who went door-to-door to inquire about various restaurants and whether he was willing to 'join a thousand bowls of chain restaurants'. If you are willing to join, in addition to teaching standard cooking recipes, there are also various unified management from fuel to dishes and chopsticks.

After listening to this suggestion, Boss Zhou refused Yuan Hongjie's request without hesitation. This is clearly to forcibly seize the Xianheng Hotel. At that time, the owners of the other restaurants were also frightened enough, and after discussion, everyone said that they would unite to resist the evil plan of Zhao Daguan. Everyone even made a plan, if Zhao Daguan took a strong action, how should everyone sue the official.

However, the subsequent development was really unexpected, and Zhao Daguan did not forcibly seize the industry of the restaurant, and it was impossible to be consistent anywhere. Several restaurants that were originally poorly run gave in to Zhao Daguan, so their signboards were torn down and replaced with new signboards of the 'Thousand Bowls' chain of restaurants. However, after a month's work, those restaurants that could not be maintained made other restaurants feel great pressure.

Looking back on these changes, Boss Zhou felt very regretful in his heart. At that time, even if you don't agree, you shouldn't have taken the means of refusing it like a bird. Zhao Daguan previously served as a prisoner in Fuzhou and also had a fleet under his command. As far as the experience of a few years ago is concerned, Zhao Daguanren's own official reputation is still good. At least Boss Zhou hadn't heard that this Zhao official had done anything to rob other people's property. If you can calm down and listen to the specific content of the advice at that time, even if you don't join, will you be able to get some benefits from the middle?

There were no guests and the guys were listless. Looking at the performance of these guys, Boss Zhou sighed, and he decided to meet with the owners of other restaurants to see if he could figure out the raw materials and cooking methods of these curry rice. Although this involves the problem of stealing the teacher, the shopkeeper Zhou used 'they said before that they would teach the recipe' as a reason to persuade himself.

This is also something that can't be helped, Boss Zhou himself secretly sent someone to buy curry rice. After he tried it, he was really shocked, the cooking technique of curry rice is not particularly different from the current food in Fuzhou, the difference is the seasoning inside. This is a taste that Boss Zhou has never tasted, and he racked his brains and couldn't figure out how to imitate or find a taste that can compete with it.

Standing up and about to walk outside, Boss Zhou suddenly stopped. Because there was the sound of footsteps in the street. If the footsteps of one person or two people naturally do not affect Boss Zhou's travel, it is the movement of many people coming over, and the movement of people who can fill the entire street when walking.

Putting his anger aside for the time being, Boss Zhou stopped at the door of his house and watched. Like Boss Zhou, everyone on the street leaned on the side of the street to watch the flow of people passing by. The leader of the team wears a black shirt with a red shirt on the front and a flying fish suit, and carries a long stick in his hand. Boss Zhou didn't know the allusion to this kind of clothes that appeared in the Ming Dynasty, he just knew that the people wearing this kind of clothes were people from the Navigation Guild, or subordinates of Zhao Daguan.

Behind the red Flying Fish suit were people in black Flying Fish suits, and behind them were the people of the brigade. With Boss Zhou's eyesight, you can see at a glance that these people are all from the countryside of Fujian. This is not the first time I have seen so many countrymen following Zhao Daguan, Boss Zhou heard the lively guys in his store discussing enthusiastically, 'This is the second time, right?' ''No, it's the third time!'' ’

Seeing that these people were not worried about the depressed sound in the store at all, Boss Zhou felt a burst of anger in his heart. When he was thinking about whether to scold them, Boss Zhou was attracted by some changes. In the first year, the peasants who went to the island to clear the land were all men. In the second year, some of the people who went to the island to clear the land took their wives with them. This year's team is bigger than in previous years, almost everyone has a wife and children, and Boss Zhou also saw a team of dolls. It can be seen that these dolls are not led by their parents, and they are some mothers-in-law.

This next week, the boss was stunned, and he couldn't think of how these dolls could go to a desert island to open up wasteland. For a while, Boss Zhou couldn't help but recall whether there were rumors that a large number of children had been stolen recently.

Then Boss Zhou saw a figure with a deep impression, it was Yuan Hongjie wearing a red flying fish suit. For the lobbyists who asked if they wanted to join the 'Thousand Bowls' chain, Boss Zhou found that he couldn't have a definite idea for the time being.

If Yuan Hongjie learned that others saw him as a lobbyist, he would definitely be very unhappy. The flying fish suit is a suit, and if you wear a red shirt inside the black flying fish suit, it means that it is the management. Yuan Hongjie has always had a hard time studying, and when he is about to be forty years old, he finally ushered in the peak of his life.

From a poor scholar to an official of the Navigation Guild with an annual income of several hundred times, Yuan Hongjie no longer cares about money. At least his wife no longer makes any negative statements about the family's money. Now Yuan Hongjie is a relatively high-level cadre in a powerful organization with more than 100,000 people.

At the end of the two-year reclamation of the first phase of Jeju Island, the Fujian people who participated in the reclamation signed a new contract. They rented land on Jeju Island and did not charge rent, but they had to sell 30% of their produce to Cho at a modest price every year. In addition to this, they are also required to participate in patrols and other labor.

The peasants who are willing to go overseas to open up the land are all landless peasants who are desperate in the local area, and in the face of such conditions, more than eighty percent of the peasants choose to sign contracts. The remaining 10% of the farmers who have not signed a contract may be because their parents insist on not letting them leave. Or you have made some money on Jeju Island and want to use it to try to turn around in your hometown.

Yuan Hongjie is responsible for counting the number of senders, at least this number of people who have not signed a contract are not reflected in the number of people. In fact, more than eight times as many people went to Jeju Island as before. New landless peasants have joined the ranks of going to Jeju Island. Knowing the situation on Jeju Island, both the old pioneers and the new entrants dragged their families with them, and they didn't want their families to stay in Fujian and suffer.

Walking briskly along the edge of this huge flow of people, Yuan Hongjie wanted to reach the dock before the gang boarded the boat. New news came just now, and six more ships arrived at the Fuzhou wharf. There were now 60 ships from Jeju Island. More than 70,000 adults and children are going to Jeju Island, and the fleet has been doing its best to transport more than 40,000 people to Jeju Island for several months. The rainy season begins in June, and in this month's time, one more ship can transport people a little earlier.

There were too many people, Yuan Hongjie used his fastest speed to rush to the dock in person, and gave the latest marshalling transfer book to the person in charge of the dock. As soon as the person in charge saw this report, his face became sad, "Director Yuan, this sudden adjustment is to embarrass us." ”

On the other side, Yuan Hongjie also said happily: "This matter was originally not arranged by me. Thank you for your patience. ”

After saying this, Yuan Hongjie felt a little surprised. He would not have dared to say this before. In fact, Yuan Hongjie knew that he thought he was too limited to face and couldn't say such a thing earlier, and he didn't know that he didn't dare to say it at that time.

When I first arrived in Fuzhou, everyone was immersed in the joy of suddenly having so much labor. There is a shortage of labor force in Jeju Island now, not to mention 70,000 people, even 170,000 people will not have idlers on the island. So a plan came out, and all kinds of people were sent out to send people to the various ports to gather.

Then they found that they didn't have enough capacity to transport these people to Jeju Island quickly.

If those people are staying at home, you can also let them eat themselves and eat their homes. But after these people gathered on Zhao Jiaren's side, Zhao Jiaren's side had to provide food and accommodation.

When things got like this, someone immediately offered to let these people go home first and wait for news. There is no need for Zhao Jiaren, who is unhappy, to veto, and the cadres with basic common sense themselves express their denial. It would be too much for those people to walk so far out of the mountains with their bags on their backs, and let them go back with so much effort.

Finally, after discussion, let those who live close to home go home first, and give priority to those who are far away from home. However, with such a large number of visitors, there is still a problem that cannot be handled. It was the first time for Yuan Hongjie to take on such a huge task, and at that time he felt that everything was lost. He thinks that if things are done like this, Zhao Jiaren will definitely not reuse him again. With such a psychological burden, Yuan Hongjie felt that his future was completely over.

Then Zhao Jiaren invited everyone to a meal. When he stood up to toast first, Zhao Jiaren looked at the group of dejected guys, and he smiled: "Don't be discouraged, everyone. I can tell you that so far, I am very satisfied with your work. We were not intimidated by the difficulties in the face of problems, and if anyone said that we still have 50,000 people to be transported, I would say that we have already carried out more than 20,000 people, and they have been carried away without a large number of crowds. Don't be afraid of what others say, the key is whether we are doing our best. If you do your best, you have nothing to regret. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Jiaren patted Yuan Hongjie beside him, "Come on!" Join me in toasting you all. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Hongjie's nose was sour, and tears almost flowed out. What he was most worried about was losing Zhao Jiaren's trust, and now that he was sure that Zhao Jiaren was not disappointed in everyone and Yuan Hongjie, he immediately regained his confidence.

The hard work was not taken to heart by Yuan Hongjie at this time, he hurriedly picked up his wine glass and prepared to follow Zhao Jiaren to toast everyone one by one. He also sighed in his heart that everyone should have toasted Zhao Jiaren, and Zhao Jiaren said 'toast to everyone' at most, and then the matter was over. Now that things are all the way around, Zhao Jiaren wants to toast everyone.

After this thought came out, Yuan Hongjie suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and couldn't help but say loudly: "I have an idea." ”

This was so abrupt that it confused everyone. Although Yuan Hongjie knew that this was probably not the time to talk about this, he only wanted to solve the problem as soon as possible. With the feeling that the fire was burning, he said bluntly: "Although we don't have enough accommodation here, those who were arranged to go home first often come to inquire when it is their turn to leave. We might as well ask these people if they can find a place where they can stay for a short period of time. They also have a few thousand people, and if we can accommodate the same number of people, it will also save us a lot of worry. At most, we give money, they are already short of money, and if they can make money, they should be more attentive. ”

After saying these words in one go, Yuan Hongjie felt that the feeling of anxiety in his heart had decreased a little. As Cho Jiaren said, it is not wrong to find so many people, and with Cho Jiaren's transportation capacity, it will only be possible to complete the transportation of all these people to Jeju Island in two or three months. The only problem is that there is no way to concentrate so many people, as long as these people have a scattered place to live temporarily, and they can be effectively notified, even if it solves the biggest problem in this matter.

The toast was temporarily suspended, and a kind of cadres discussed the suggestions put forward by Yuan Hongjie. Everyone thinks it's worth giving it a try. OnePlus executed, and the effect was much better than expected. Those who lived close to each other learned that there was money to be made and immediately mobilized their forces. In the places they recommend, not to mention more than 10,000 people, it is no problem to live 50,000 people temporarily. The cadres don't even have to help, they just have to go and see if the temporary shelters they find are safe and pick and choose.

After solving this matter, Yuan Hongjie felt that he had changed a lot. After making sure that he would not be kicked out of the inner circle, Yuan Hongjie understood that he had always lived in 'dare' because he couldn't get such a breakthrough before. Because any defeat is fatal to him and will cut off everything from him.

At this time, condescendingly looking at the port person in charge who was lower than himself reluctantly took over the unplanned work, Yuan Hongjie said with a smile: "This matter was temporarily added by me, and this time I will write an overtime application for everyone after I go back." Make sure everyone gets overtime pay. ”

Hearing this, the port manager replied with a smile: "It's all about getting people to be delivered early, as it should be, as it should be." ”

Yuan Hongjie continued to have a modest and cautious expression that was not domineering, and he was even ready to go and handle the overtime application now. Now that he has a solid position, Yuan Hongjie finds that he can finally follow the teachings of the saint. Do not procrastinate, be lenient with others, and be strict with yourself.