The next morning, the workers all got up early. Today was the day they were paid and the day they were leaving.
"Uncle, it would be great if I could keep doing this job. The baby will be fat and have enough to eat every day. It's a pity that I only worked for two months."
"Xiao Sanzi, just be satisfied. If we catch up with previous years, we don't know how many people the family will have to survive the winter. At least if the wages of these two months are converted into cornmeal, it will be enough for the family to chew grain for two years."
"Uncle, I know. I'm either greedy or I blame myself for being incapable. The shipyard didn't recruit any workers. We just have a lot of energy and can't do the fine work. Alas!"
The workers were buzzing with discussion, and most of them were reluctant to part with this job.
Seeing the factory director and chief engineer coming out, everyone immediately became quiet. They know that this is the rule in the factory and they are not allowed to make any noise when the leader comes.
Mingyan looked at these workers, and they were so sensible that it was unbearable. The master often said that the difference between workers and farmers was that they were disciplined and obeyed management, and they were the best source of soldiers.
These people only worked for two months, and they acted automatically, spontaneously, and consciously in accordance with the factory's regulations. Everyone cherished this opportunity and worked very hard.
Mingyan coughed and cleared her throat.
"Everyone, I have kept you waiting for a long time. Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. We just finished cleaning the dock yesterday. We are very sorry for delaying everyone's New Year celebrations."
There was a buzz below, and everyone was probably shaking their heads and saying that it was only natural for them to pay for work, and they didn’t blame the boss.
"During this period, many people in our family have difficulties and have paid wages and food in advance. This has been recorded. After a while, they all went to the finance department to queue up according to each brigade to collect the remaining wages. Those who wanted food took the bill of lading. Go to the warehouse and line up to get food."
There was another buzz of excitement below. This shipyard always kept its word. They had basically paid wages and food in advance and were familiar with these processes.
"Now what I want to say is another thing. Listen to it while you are all here. After you have received your rations, go home and discuss it with your family. If you are interested, come back and sign up within half a month. After half a month, forget it. I automatically gave up."
As soon as Ming Yan said this, there was a buzz of discussion below. Although these workers were uneducated, they were not stupid. When they heard this, it seemed that they would have some work again. Everyone suddenly became excited. The captains of each brigade, squadron and squadron scolded them to be quiet.
These captains were all scheduled to stay in the shipyard as workers, and they were actively maintaining order.
"The owner of our shipyard is a Qianhu officer of the Jinyi Guard, or a commanding officer of the Zunhua Guard."
There was a sudden explosion below. They had long thought that the boss might have a background, because no subordinate staff had ever come here to look for trouble and get what they wanted.
Other businesses are tired of dealing with these cunning and difficult officials, and they have never been seen here.
In fact, it's not that I haven't been here before. If someone who is blind comes to cause trouble, just let the little girl's people take them to the hidden pile here in Dongchang and clean them up, and no one will come to make trouble again.
Gu: "Since our shipyard builds ships, we need good wood. Everyone knows this. There is a place in the north called Nuergandusi, which is the hometown of our Ming Dynasty. Later, it was abandoned because it was too far and it was inconvenient to manage."
Chen San asked in confusion: "Uncle, where is this slave Gandusi?"
Chen Zuwang served as a soldier in the Denglai Navy and floated at sea for more than 20 years. Later, his son was relieved of duty, so he came back to work odd jobs to live out his old age. He was considered a worldly person among the Chen family.
"The full name of this place is Nurgandu Commandery Division. It is a provincial-level military unit. It was established in the seventh year of Yongle and abandoned during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong. It can be reached by sea. I went there once with the navy when I was young. It takes half a mile to go. moon."
"It's so far away. It only takes half a month by boat."
Mingyan continued: "There is a peninsula near the mouth of the Tumen River, and there is a port at the southern end of the peninsula called Vladivostok. Our shipyard is going to recruit a group of lumberjacks to go there to cut down white oak for shipbuilding. Those who are willing to go, basically The monthly salary is one tael of silver a month, and there is a piece rate for logging. For every cubic foot of wood cut down, you will be given a pure copper coin. There are thousands of years old forests there, and a tree can be as long as fifty feet at least."
There was another discussion immediately below, obviously shocked by this treatment. The guaranteed monthly salary of one tael of silver scares them to death. There is still one tael of silver for cutting down a tree. If a tree is cut down a day, it is a piece-rate wage of 3 taels of silver a month. Including the basic salary, it is four taels of silver, which is fifty taels a year.
Oh my God! , isn’t this developed? Why worry about two meals a day? After working for a few years, I can return to Tianjin and buy land. When I get older, I will go out to the fields of cattle and sheep, and when I go home, I will find my wife and children on the hot bed. What a beautiful life it is.
"Uncle, uncle, let's all go. This is a good thing that fell from the sky!" Chen San was so excited that he almost suffered a cerebral thrombosis on the spot.
"Why are you so excited? You know nothing. Do you know where that place is? There are tigers and black bears everywhere, and there are also savage Jurchens who are ten times more ferocious than Jiannu. Wild wolves are in groups."
"Ah! It's so scary, so they still have to go."
Chen Zuwang is fifty years old this year and has experienced many things. He sighed and said: "Little Sanzi, you don't know, there are treasures everywhere. You can find gold in the river sand, there are pearls in the river clams, and even falcon They are all sea greens. They beat roe deer, gourds and squid, and pheasants fly into the rice pot. There are ginseng, mink, hazel mushrooms, hericium, and pine nuts on the mountain. The port he was talking about called Vladivostok, specializing in sea cucumbers from the cold zone. , it takes more than ten years to grow an inch, and eating it is as nourishing as ginseng! There are deer all over the mountains and plains, with coal, iron, copper and silver. The land is fertile, black and oily, and you can grab a handful of it. Come on. Hey! What a great place."
Chen San was dumbfounded. Isn’t this paradise on earth?
Chen Zuwang looked at his drooling look and sneered: "No matter how good the place is, you still have to survive. It is a place where even the slaves dare not go there. This shows how scary it is. The savages there are all Only by fighting for your life like a beast can you survive. The cold in winter can freeze a steel knife to pieces, and if you urinate, it will freeze into an icicle when it falls to the ground."
"What, how is this possible?" Chen San's eyes widened, this was too unbelievable.
"Don't believe it, Chen Laoqi said something rude. That guy was the one who insisted on eating frozen pears at the port he mentioned. That thing looked like a pear, but it was as hard as a rock. If you slap it on the back of your head, you can To beat out the brains, you have to soak the thing in cold water and then scoop out the ice. When there is no ice, you can eat it. He just put it on his tongue and licked it, and it stuck to the tongue and froze it. Hey! Pour two pots of hot water on it. The water just came off my tongue. It almost froze off."
"What, that's why Grandpa Seven is so awkward when speaking. Why has he never said it before?"
"You're talking nonsense. You have so many children and grandchildren. Are you embarrassed to say it? You said you were greedy when you were young, and you almost became mute. Humph!"
