Chapter 105: Changes Caused by the Fleet
The sea is vast, and the future is uncertain. When parting, it is difficult to help yourself. However, there was no such thing as a feast, and the people who saw off the boats on the dock left separately as they watched the boats carrying the Habilitation Training to Sado Island go away.
Zhao Jiaren walked back with Liu Meng, the owner of Sado Island, and said to Liu Meng as he walked: "You hurry home to visit your relatives, you still need to contribute more to this matter." ”
"Principal, my daughter-in-law has no knowledge, so when I go back, I will ask my child to write an application." Liu Meng also did not hesitate to tell his requirements.
Zhao Jiaren couldn't help laughing out loud after hearing this, "Ha! You also look at your age. I had no experience in running a cadre school for the first time, and I put forward requirements for too many students. We discussed it and will only recruit students over the age of 14 in the future. How many of your children are old? ”
"Do you want to do that?" Liu Meng was very surprised.
Zhao Jiaren nodded, "Hmm." If you are too young, what is the difference between this and Yin Guan, and the children may not really like it. ”
As soon as Liu Meng heard this, he became excited, "What's not to like about this." If you don't dare to go to school, I'll beat them. ”
This speech gave Zhao Jiaren a sense of familiarity, which was completely in line with the atmosphere of the rapid urbanization of New China. In order to let the babies strive for a higher status in the fierce competition, parents really do their best to let the babies go to school. sighed in his heart, 'pity the hearts of parents in the world', but Zhao Jiaren did not take this stubble again. Some things start out well and end up with very different results.
Liu Meng originally thought that Zhao Jiaren would say a few more words on this issue, but he didn't expect Zhao Jiaren to suddenly fall silent, and walked in silence for a while, Liu Meng felt a little empty in his heart, so he couldn't help but say: "Principal, do you also open some schools on Sado Island?" ”
Zhao Jiaren, who walked silently for a while, immediately replied: "The miners of the mine cannot open a school. They rotate after a year. ”
In response to such a quick response, Liu Meng asked in surprise, "Why?" ”
"It's easier to regulate." Zhao Jiaren gave an answer. He was very worried that someone would secretly embezzle the products of gold and silver mines, and this kind of thing could not be prevented. Zhao Jiaren is more worried that this kind of person will form a chain of interests. The best way to break this chain in times like this is to rotate regularly, not only for workers, but also for managers.
"Is that going to be changed with me?" Liu Meng asked tentatively.
"How so?" Zhao Jiaren replied a little unhappily. In the initial stage of the system, it is so troublesome, and everything has to be explained. If the system is established, many things will not have so much ambiguity.
Seeing Zhao Jiaren's unhappy expression, Liu Meng hurriedly explained: "Principal, I mean I really want to come back. You see, I'm my age, and I have to struggle with myself when I get up every day. And there is a group of people in the family, both old and young. I'm still outside all day, and when I think about the people at home, I worry in my heart. Just this time, when I was not at home to watch, my daughter-in-law dared to come nonsense. Headmaster, you'd better let me come back. ”
Liu Meng is speaking from his heart, so far, he has saved more than 3,000 yuan of wealth. Even if you don't have a lot of money, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. At this time, Liu Meng was already four years old, and in the Song Dynasty, forty years old meant that the loess was buried in the chest. Seeing the negative effect of his wife on the future of the children in the family this time, Liu Meng really didn't want to make any more money outside. In his opinion, the priority at this time is to do his best for the future of his family.
Hearing Liu Meng's sincere tone, Zhao Jiaren wanted to agree at that time. But after ten years in power, Zhao Jiaren knew that he couldn't say anything at this time. It's not a pretense of being deep, it's a responsible attitude. But at this time, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but say something, "You can't come back yet, but since you want to come back like this, I think there is something that should suit you very well." ”
"What's the matter?" Liu Meng hurriedly asked.
"You go back to your house first, and then take care of the fleet. Then wait for the news here. Also, it's the owner of Hidden Desert Island, do you have a choice? Zhao Jiaren changed the topic and asked Liu Meng to do a good job.
Liu Meng replied a little disappointed: "This ......, I think Hu Yuelian can be the owner of this island." ”
"She ......, she is probably going to have a baby in the next two years." Zhao Jiaren put forward a very normal imagination.
"Uh......" Liu Mengden didn't know what to say. Even if he knew in his heart that what Zhao Jiaren said was right, Liu Meng was still shocked by this reality. He knew that Hu Yuelian was a woman, and he also knew that a woman would have a child after getting married. But Liu Meng really realized for the first time that Hu Yuelian was going to have a child after getting married.
Seeing Liu Meng's expression, Zhao Jiaren also felt very familiar. In the 21st century, when men and women work together, the better women are, the easier it is for men to forget about their gender. However, from Liu Meng's reaction, Zhao Jiaren suspected that Hu Yuelian had forgotten all this. It can be seen that this young woman is still ambitious to climb to a higher position at this time, and she has reached an agreement with Liu Meng on Hu Yuelian taking over the island owner.
So Zhao Jiaren smiled: "But I think Hu Yuelian is very good." I'll think about it. It must be said that Zhao Jiaren at this time had some thoughts of watching a good show. The advancement of women is never easy, and the pioneers are bound to bear a lot of pressure.
Liu Meng was in a hurry to go home for a long time, but things were busy. At this time, he got Zhao Jiaren's answer, and set off without delay. Zhao Jiaren returned to Fuzhou by boat. Hu Yuelian, who taught classes at the school, didn't know that she was being talked about behind the back by these two guys, and she was watching the students receive swordsmanship training with a straight face.
As a sword master, Hu Yuelian was quite angry in her heart. The stabbing sword, which was supposed to be extremely agile, was turned into all sorts of strange juggling by these bastard boys, which was an insult to this simple and delicate swordsmanship. But she had been trained as a teacher before, and she had been told repeatedly that if children were born with it, what should teachers do? So Hu Yuelian finally didn't scold angrily. However, at this time, the boiling feeling of begging in her heart made Hu Yuelian understand that she was not suitable to be a teacher.
finally got out of class, and Hu Yuelian immediately stopped teaching. Back in the office, she sat down and thought about the choice of words and sentences, and then wrote a letter asking for a long leave. In any case, getting married is an important thing. Hu Yuelian's preparation for marriage is not too demanding.
After the letter was written, Hu Yuelian looked outside. Then I saw that the rain outside had stopped. The clouds were low, and the river in the distance looked foggy, but there was a large fleet going upstream, looking like it was going to arrive in Fuzhou from the Min River.
Hu Yuelian was not mistaken, this fleet was indeed destined for Fuzhou. As soon as the fleet arrived, a large number of sailors from Fuzhou finally arrived at the place of departure, and they all returned home with their luggage. It didn't take long for the sailors who had to stay on board to see someone rush to the dock, and it was their family. Knowing that their loved ones had finally returned, the family was naturally overjoyed. Hugging, holding hands, crying, laughing.
Of course, there are a few people who mourn and weep. On this trip, 5% of the people on this fleet trip stayed at sea forever. There were people in the fleet who were dedicated to this, and the relics of the deceased were handed over to their families, and some did not even have relics. Although those people were only a minority, the wailing and crying of their family members also affected the scene a lot.
Near the pier, there are also people watching from afar. If you look at their expressions, their pain is not much worse than that of those who have lost loved ones. There are a few two-story buildings near the dock in Fuzhou, and people sitting by the windows on the second floor have high noses and deep eyes, and their beards are curly. If it had been a few years ago, before the fleet returned, the shops of these big food merchants would have been crowded with laughter. The guys held their heads high, because these ocean-going fleets were mostly owned by the big food merchants.
However, after the fall of Pu Shou Geng, everything changed. Zhao Jiaren's fleet sailed overseas, occupying the waterway with its super-large scale and super ability. By the time the big food merchants felt the pressure, they had become dispensable for the Great Song Dynasty's maritime trade. The Great Song fleet did not have to pay taxes to the Three Buddhas, and the Great Food Merchants did not have the force to resist the Three Buddhas' sailors.
Looking at the hundreds of huge ships moored in the harbor, the eyes of the big food merchants almost burst into flames.
"The true god is above, why don't you send down thunder and fire to send these ships to the bottom of the sea?" One of the businessmen, with a fierce face, said indignantly.
It sounded so powerful that at least half of them nodded in agreement.
However, the one who led the way did not say anything about it, he straightened his gray beard, and lamented: "Since they are back, we might as well go and see Zhao Zhizhou again to see what conditions he wants." ”
The one who spoke ruthlessly glanced at the gray beard dissatisfiedly, and he said angrily: "Uncle, we have looked for Zhao Zhizhou several times in the past year, but he always refuses to let us join. He used to refuse when he didn't have a ship, why is he willing now? I think he probably wanted us to end up with Pu Da. ”
openly mentioned Pu Shougeng, and everyone's faces were not good-looking. Some simply lowered their heads and sighed slightly. Without exception, these people joined Pu Shou Geng's side when Pu Shou Geng asked to stop doing maritime trade. Since they chose to stand on the opposite side of Zhao Jiaren without hesitation at that time, Zhao Jiaren ignored them at this time, and they didn't have much to talk about.
In this gloomy cloud, someone suggested: "If it doesn't work, let's go to Zhancheng to find the second young master of the Pu family." Didn't the previous paragraph say that the second young master of the Pu family had already gained a foothold in Zhancheng. ”
There was no particular support for this suggestion. Maritime merchants have been to Champa and know what the local area is like. Many people would rather suffer in Quanzhou and Fuzhou in the Great Song Dynasty than go to Zhancheng. As he spoke, he saw that many cranes began to stick out of their long poles. This is the latest terminal hoisting equipment, which originally required manpower to carry the package, and at this time it was easily unloaded from the big ship with very clever hoisting equipment.
The goods on those ships will soon go into the warehouse and then be sold. In the past, the big food merchants, who had a monopoly on the maritime trade, spent several months buying silk and other goods, and exchanged them for a large number of copper coins, which were used as ballast, and the ships were loaded with silk and porcelain, taking advantage of the north wind to go south.
By now, all of this is gone. At first, the fierce face of the big food merchant looked at the goods and said viciously: "I heard that the Mongols have entered Jiaozhi from Yunnan. We might as well contact the Mongols, if we can help the Mongols pacify Jiaozhi and Occupy the city. I think I can grow over there. ”
Since ancient times, Vietnam has been divided into north and south. To the south is Champa and to the north is Cochin. When Zhonghua went south, he only pacified Jiaozhi and did not occupy the city. Just like in the Korean Peninsula, the north was originally the four counties of Han. The Mongols were now fighting against Cochin, and had successfully defeated Cochin's army, forcing Cochin to submit to the Mongols.
Hearing this, the old and serious people among the big food merchants changed their faces and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense! It's bad for Zhao Jiaren's people to hear it! ”
"That Zhao Jiaren is now hiring people in Quanzhou and Fuzhou to talk about China, the motherland, and the Great Song Dynasty will never yield to Mongolia. When he killed Master Pu, didn't he mean that Master Pu had dealings with the Mongols? ”
The one who spoke was not frightened by this, he rolled his blue eyes, and said disdainfully: "I know that you are not willing to go to Zhancheng to suffer. I have heard some people say that staying in the Great Song Dynasty now is sinful, and going to occupy the city is living to suffer. But haven't you heard of what the Han people say: Rather be a chicken than a cow? If you can create a piece of the world in the city, you and I are the lords of the city. Isn't it better than being under the fence of the Great Song Dynasty? I don't care what you think, I decided to go and see Champa. ”
After speaking, he got up and left the small building. As the stairs rattled, the man went downstairs. The others did not have the courage to choose to leave, and after discussion, they decided to send someone to Zhao Jiaren to ask for cooperation.
Because they had run into a wall here in Zhao Jiaren before, the big food merchants had no intention of repeating the mistakes of the past, so they first went to find other ways in the yamen. To the disappointment of the gang, none of the people they were looking for were available to see them. After careful inquiry, I learned that these people were all invested in Zhao Jiaren's fleet. At this time, when the fleet returns, they must take care of their own interests first, and they have no time to take care of the big food merchants. Although they also used to cooperate with the big food merchants, it was also the old yellow calendar two years ago.
Not only the Fuzhou City Department and the Fuzhou Government participated enthusiastically, but even peripheral teachers such as Sima Kao participated in it. This is a very complicated matter, although Sima Kao theoretically has his own investment, that is, he should have a part of the commodity. But Sima Kao himself knew very well that he did not have the ability to sell these goods.
So Sima Kao anxiously waited for the meeting to begin. The Investor Conference will present a plan for the sale of commodities to all investors. At that time, investors, including Sima Kao, will be able to know how much money they can make.