Just when Xiao Jiu was opening a textile factory in Yangcheng County, the people in the county were also discussing the new policies of the county government.

At a tea stall next to a textile factory in the west of the city, several craftsmen gather to chat.

"Have you heard, after the county government and other factories are built, they will have to recruit a large number of workers, and they will also recruit women!"

In the open-air stall, a shirtless and sturdy man said to his companion, his tone mixed with a little disdain.

Since Xiao Jiu built a factory in Yangcheng County, he also posted a notice to recruit a large number of female workers after the factory was completed.

In this era, women have always belonged to the weaker side, and rarely come out to work alone except for husbands and children at home and farming the fields.

In the traditional impression, it seems that everything is supposed to be like this, and in the family, it is even more patriarchal.

Now Xiao Jiu is running a textile factory in the city, which requires a lot of labor Xiao Jiu does not want to recruit among these men who are used for farming, after all, women can't do too heavy physical work.

If women who have been neglected are gathered, not only can the cost of employment be reduced, but also the productivity of the subordinate territories can be liberated to a certain extent.

Since Xiao Jiu entered Yangcheng County, the townships under the jurisdiction of the local government have undergone earth-shaking changes.

The landlords and gentry who were originally pressed on the people's heads were deprived of the land they had seized by force, and even more so, they directly confiscated their homes and beheaded them.

Xiao Jiu's series of actions can be said to have completely won the hearts of the local people, making them support the later Xiao Jiu regime from the bottom of their hearts.

For a series of policies formulated by Xiao Jiu, most of them will choose to blindly follow by virtue of their trust in Xiao Jiu, but this time it was a little surprising to let women enter the factory as textile workers.

After all, they had never heard of a woman doing work to make money, and if that was the case, what else would a man do?

However, as the textile mill was built, a few women still signed up sporadically.

With the first one to get a generous reward from the government, many women began to rush to sign up, even despite the dissuasion of the men in the family.

In particular, Xiao Jiu's slogan that women can hold up half the sky also completely aroused the fire in the hearts of these laborers.

Seeing more and more people signing up, Xiao Jiu couldn't stop being happy in his heart.

On the first day of the factory's construction, the factory was surrounded by water, and the government had to send some soldiers to maintain order on the spot.

It was already noon when Xiao Jiu attended the ribbon-cutting event of the textile factory, looking at the dense crowd under the stage, Xiao Jiu cleared his throat and began his speech.

"Folks, the construction of Yangcheng Textile Factory this time has everyone's credit."

"When the factory was built before, there may have been many men who received rewards from the government, and I announce today that in the future, women will also have the opportunity to work in Yangcheng County."

"I, Xiao Jiu, promise everyone that as long as people who participate in labor in the factory, they can be paid according to the amount of contribution, and the more you work, the more you will earn.".

Xiao Jiu's words were very realistic, and the audience listened very carefully.

These people may not pay attention to what is happening in the world, but they are definitely more savvy than anyone else about their three meals a day.

Since the land reform, everyone has access to their own land, and there is no such thing as a starvation death with the backing and guarantee of proletarian unions.

But in the same way, if they want to save some surplus money, they have no income other than the labor work distributed by the government.

So at this time, the Xiaojiu Textile Factory was built, providing thousands of jobs.

Instead of farming, entering a factory and becoming a wage worker has become a decent job.

And Xiao Jiu's previous series of policies are encouraging women to enter the factory, although the price of men is lower than that of women, but there are still a large number of people to sign up.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, these textile factory directors and other hired workers entered the factory one after another, and special personnel taught them the next work.

The interior of the textile factory is basically divided into two parts, of which the textile workshop can accommodate about 1,000 workers working at the same time, and most of them are women workers who weave here.

At the back of the textile workshop, the dyeing workshop was made up of men, and it required about 100 workers.

In addition, the official village previously run by the imperial court began to grow cotton and linen after harvesting the last quarter of grain, and also hired a large number of male workers to be responsible for farming.

In the face of this hard-won job opportunity, these workers who entered the factory did it very carefully, for fear that there would be any omissions.

And after Xiao Jiu went around the factory a few times, he also handed over the management rights to his eldest brother.

"Big brother, I'll have to check you in the future."

Listening to Xiao Jiu's kind words, Li Yi seemed a little overwhelmed.

Before, he was still suspicious of Xiao Jiu letting him be in charge of the factory, but now it seems that this position of being in charge of thousands of people is indeed a fat difference.

Not to mention that he now has thousands of people's money bags in his hands, but Xiao Jiu promised to share one percent of his profits, which will definitely be a huge amount of money.

And according to Xiao Jiu's assumption, if all the towns and villages under the jurisdiction of Yangcheng County open this kind of textile factory, how many workers will there be in the future?

I am afraid that Li Yi will become the richest person in the entire Yangcheng County and even the north in the future.

Just when the opening of a textile factory in Yangcheng County was on the right track, the seaport of Wanpingkou in Yujun County was basically completed.

Jin Zi boarded a huge sea ship with a draft of tens of meters deep under the support of a group of Xiao Ziying generals, and his heart couldn't stop stirring.

The sea ship named Xiao Zi at his feet can be said to be the largest ship in history.

One of the ships was equipped with a staggering 400 sailors in addition to cargo.

"It's amazing."

The gold patted the railing of the ship and couldn't help but sigh, but Li Fu, who was in charge of supervising the construction on the side, was full of distress.

Money, it's all made of money.

Not to mention other large and small ships, this huge sea ship alone costs more than the profit of the Shanglingshui caravan for a month.

If the Lingshui caravan he runs can't make enough profits in the south, I'm afraid that he won't even be able to recover the cost of this ship.

Soon after the sea vessels tested the waters, many of the goods that had already piled up at Wanpingkou were loaded onto the fleet in batches and sailed along the coastline to the south on a calm morning.

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Yuzhou, the city lord's mansion.

At this time, in addition to the original servants, a new guard was added to the city lord's mansion where Gu Chong lived.

Since the rebel army broke through Kyoto, Gu Chong's authority in the rebel army has been declining day by day, and there are even several rebel army leaders who openly disobey orders.

For this situation, Gu Chong didn't dare to push too hard, so he could only manage the one-third of an acre of land in Yuzhou City with a resigned attitude.

In the study, Gu Chong lay on the rattan chair that belonged to him, gently swaying rhythmically.

"Great Elder, the East China of Kyoto has sealed the imperial palace, and the defenders in the Huya Pass have not made any moves."

Listening to the report of his subordinates, Gu Chong did not respond, still squinting his eyes and lying on the rattan chair as if he was asleep.

Since the destruction of Kyoto City, Great Xia has completely become a thing of the past, but the local officials of the former dynasty still have heavy troops.

Moreover, there are still grassland Rong people eyeing the tiger outside the Huya Pass, and it is unrealistic to establish a new dynasty with great unification in a short period of time.

At this time, the rebel army in Kyoto Castle sealed the Imperial Palace without touching it, which was a wise move.

Now Gu Chong is most worried about the alien races outside the pass, because the defenders in the Huya Pass are all generals of the previous dynasty, and if the alien race is allowed to enter the pass, it will undoubtedly be ruined.

The rebel army that took the city of Kyoto was like ants on a hot pot at this time, and it was difficult to ride a tiger, and how to deal with the former generals in the Huya Pass became a problem.

Fortunately, these generals who defended the city still remembered that they were the people of Great Xia and were still guarding the Huya Pass, but it was always a hidden danger for the enemy outside the pass not to retreat for a day.

Thinking of this, Gu Chong shook his head and was unwilling to investigate deeply, and instead asked Xiao Jiu from Yangcheng County.

"Then how is Xiao Jiu?"

Listening to Gu Chong's old voice, the generals who came to report began to answer 1510.

"Xiao Jiu sent all his subordinates to take over the county with three thousand armor soldiers, and the eight cannons sent by Yangcheng County have also arrived."

Listening to his subordinates' answers, Gu Chong bowed his head slightly, and just wanted to send the other party away, but heard the martial artist continue to say, "They built a harbor in Wanpingkou again, and they also built a big ship. ”

Hearing the big boat, Gu Chong became a little interested, and sat up straight and listened to the other party's story.

When Gu Chong heard that this huge sea ship could actually hold the supplies of dozens of houses, he couldn't help but be amazed.

In fact, Gu Chong had already guessed that Xiao Jiu wanted to use it as a merchant when he heard the word big ship, but he was still a little surprised to hear the many details told by his subordinates.

It is well known that Xiao Jiu is good at agitating commerce, and it is the first time that he can use sea vessels to trade large quantities of goods.

Before Xiao Jiu built a military port in Wanpingkou and sent soldiers to attack the hinterland of Qingzhou by sea boat, many people have seen the use value of the ocean.

At this time, Xiao Jiu spared no effort to create a sea caravan, and really wanted people to see what new tricks would come up in the future.

Soon after Gu Chong's arrival at Wanpingkou in Yuzhou County made a new move, the merchant ship Xiao Zi, which was laden with goods, also docked in Yangzhou after an eight-day voyage.

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Yangzhou, Jialing City.

As a border county near the sea, Jialing County does not have much land that can be used for farming, and it should have become a barren land, but because of the abundance of sea salt, a large number of local people have been fed.

At this time, on the beach dozens of miles outside Jialing City, this group of local salt households gathered around, and a well-equipped guard maintained order here.

The reason why there are so many people gathered here is only because there is a huge sea ship on the sea, and the sail pole alone is the highest in their lives.