"It's okay. I can earn a little money every day by ghostwriting letters in front of the county government. Actually," he said, "I also have a cousin," his face turned slightly red. "She has an engagement with me." My uncle and aunt were not snobs either. It's always okay to donate a few meals. "
Kan Tianxiong smiled slightly and thought that he might as well give him a small mirror as a thank you gift in the future.
Return to South China Sugar Factory. Fearing Tianxiong made some arrangements, especially sending people to the city to keep an eye on Linzhuang to see if he was "dirty and dirty" to the point of not caring. If this person continues to live in a private life with money, the plan will have to be readjusted. News soon came that Linzhuang had left the county and returned to the monk temple.
"Lao Mou, why do you have to convince Lin Zhuang?" Wen Tong asked.
"He is the leader of the sugar village workers, and he has more or less prestige." Zhan Tianxiong said, "We just lobby. The effect is definitely a little bit, but it is still not as effective as what he says.
"What if he keeps pushing and blocking? And refuses to help."
"It's not up to him." Mou Tianxiong had already prepared, "He gave us the copy, and waited until he handed over his little braid to our hands. With this," he handed over the copy of the list, "He couldn't deny it even if he wanted to."
"It's really yours." Wen Tong admired him sincerely. "How could he take this bait?"
"It's not just the benefit of the 28-year-old secret deduction. Money is alluring." Kan Tianxiong said, "As soon as I lured him with the settlement money, he couldn't hold it anymore."
"There are hidden deductions for the settlement fee. These worlds are really dark." Wen Tong said with emotion. "By the way, Chang Shide is back."
"Why didn't I see him?"
"He is in Lingao. He is preparing to carry out the mission." Wen Tong explained the specific plan between the Executive Committee and South China to deal with the pirates. "The navy means that it is best to learn more about the details of this group of pirates and simply eliminate all evil. So as not to leave any future troubles.”
"I understand." In fact, Mou Tianxiong has no idea about this matter, but it depends on people, and intelligence work relies on people to run out. "But now we have to plan for the recruitment. What did Doude say to our request for instructions?"
Matters involving large-scale accommodation of local indigenous people are now the responsibility of the Civil Affairs Committee. Basically, Daudet has the final say.
"Dude approved it, but they asked us to submit a report on how to arrange this labor force," Wen Tong said. "Should we be resettled on site or transferred to Lingao for resettlement?"
"What's your opinion?" Mou Tianxiong has his own opinion on this issue, but Wen Tong is responsible for the situation in Leizhou. Bi Mou Tianxiong naturally knows how much labor is needed locally.
"Of course it will be settled immediately." Wen Tong has a big plan. The winery will start construction soon and needs a group of workers. As for the comprehensive processing of sugar industry waste, it will also require a lot of manpower, and there is no problem in absorbing these labor forces.
"I think so too. Their concubines are locals from Leizhou and Xuwen. If they are forced to be sent to Lingao, I'm afraid people will not accept it."
"And how to arrange the family members."
"The factory can't accommodate so many people at one time, but it's probably no problem to support their families with their wages." Wen Tong said, "I plan to pay half the money and half rice. The price of rice here is high, so it is often used. The Vietnamese rice shipped by Shi De is more cost-effective. When the business becomes bigger in the future, we can slowly recruit family members to work."
This is a good idea. After Chang Shide established the maritime rice and sugar route from Xuwen to Vietnam, the South China Factory had a large granary in its hands.
Even so. Once the "recruitment" is completed, it will be South China's responsibility to feed and drink a thousand people. Originally, no one cared about it, but once there was a master, it would be easy to cause trouble if something went wrong in the management.
"The problem of food is easy to solve. Chang Shide has shipped rice. You can eat as much as you want." Mou Tianxiong said, "If it's too late, let Dachang Rice Bank pay some of it first."
"You still have to pay for the settlement allowance," Wen Tong said. "A worker always gets one dollar."
"Of course," Mou Tianxiong nodded, "it also shows our sincerity."
"But this money cannot be given to Lin Zhuang. He is so greedy and will eat at least half of it. We can't be taken advantage of."
"Of course, it's up to us to do favors." Kan Tianxiong said, "I'm afraid he'll get away with it."
Now I calculated how much money and grain it would cost.
How do people arrange it. All plans were made one by one.
But when will you go to recruit people? "
"It depends on Lin Zhuang's consciousness. However, if he really doesn't realize it, we will take advantage of him." Fearing Tianxiong said, "Now it seems that Xiao Zhanfeng's statement that burning incense will not cause any trouble is certain, but we You have to guard against his kick."
After Kan Tianxiong left, Lin Zhuang gained money and became more courageous. He originally planned to hang out with Ai Ai for a day, but then he thought about the complicated situation now. Huanan and Haiyi Tang were eyeing him. Although his worth had doubled, There is the advantage of having both sides, but how can we handle this situation of "having one's feet in two boats"? This is a lot of trouble. If you stay in the hall any longer, you won't be able to control the situation. Although I felt a little regretful, I quickly left Ai's house and went back.
On the way, we first went to a rice shop, where we bought some old rice with the few taels of silver we had and sent it to the monk's temple. He was already an old customer here, so Mi Xing naturally complied.
He went to Ciqianbang shop again and put the silver that Mou Tianxiong gave him on the counter. I quickly returned to the monk temple. He has a room here, which was given to him by Mr. Zhu San in the temple. He is a bachelor who has settled down and spends all his money as soon as he gets it. He usually lives in Tangzhai and doesn't have any decent belongings. There was only a bamboo bed in the house and a few tattered clothes, so I was not afraid of thieves. When he arrived at the temple, he didn't say hello to anyone. He went back to his room, closed the door, lay down on the bed, and started thinking.
It is a good thing to be able to step into two boats and have both sides, but after all, it is not a long-term solution. Sooner or later a decision has to be made. Whether it's with Hai Yi Tang or Hua Nan.
On this point, Linzhuang has no ideological struggle. In his opinion. After all, Huanan is an outsider, no matter how capable he is. Even here, Hai Yitang, who was deeply entrenched, could not be defeated. At most, everyone made peace in the end. It's always right to follow Hai Yi Tang.
But Huanan was much more generous than Mr. Zhu. The shopkeeper I met today made fifty taels for every move he made. This kind of magnanimity was something that Mr. Zhu did not have. Lin Zhuang couldn't help but sigh. If the two could be swapped, he would definitely die for the shopkeeper.
What made him salivate the most was the five hundred "Double Pillar, Yin Yang". Linzhuang had never seen such a large sum of money. He was thinking about how to get at least part of this money. .
The matter of burning incense and swearing an oath cannot be postponed. This was his idea just now. No matter how slow it is, I won't be able to explain it. Zhu Sanye wanted him to take the opportunity to make trouble. If he didn't make trouble, he would already be discounting it. If there wasn't even a formality, there would be nothing to talk about in the future.
The problem is once the oath is taken. It is tantamount to breaking his promise to South China. If the other party becomes angry, it is easy to deal with him. This must be guarded against.
I am thinking about whether there is a way to deal with both sides as much as possible. Someone knocked on the door outside the house: "Brother Lin!"
He heard that the person calling the door was one of the people named Ma Sanqiang. He was from Qinzhou and was very prestigious among the unemployed workers in Qinzhou. Lin Zhuang could not help but deal with him.
He quickly got up and opened the door, letting Ma Sanqiang come in and sit down.
"Brother Lin!" Ma Sanqiang got straight to the point, "Someone brought rice outside. This time the rice is old rice. How can we eat it?"
"Can't we eat Chen Mi?" Lin Zhuang knew that he was making a fuss about this matter again, and the boss in his heart was not happy that he kept hanging around in the hall. One of the main reasons was that he didn't want to see these people living in a temple in such a miserable state. Be poor all day long and pay attention to it.
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Ma Sanqiang was so angry that he shook his whole body: "Can it be eaten? Eat it and see!" As he said this, he shook open a cloth bag. The rice inside was broken into pieces, much of it discolored to black and yellow, and there was also a lot of barnyard grass and sand inside. It doesn't even count as rice, it can only be regarded as the bottom of the warehouse.
Lin Zhuang felt guilty. He only spent a little more than three taels of silver to buy rice. He asked the rice bank to "buy as much as they can, the more the better." Naturally, the rice they sold to him was the cheapest rice. Finally, we settled on three yuan per stone. I didn’t expect the quality of the rice to be so poor! I'm afraid I can only feed pigs.
"It's still rice," he insisted. "Eating it will fill your stomach. I can't be particular about the conditions now."
"It's not about being particular! If you eat this food, it's better to eat chaff." Ma Sanqiang felt that he had never eaten in the temple for more than a month. Although he was dressed in rags, his body was not thin at all, but a little fat. I have been angry for a long time.
Lin Zhuang calmed down. Spreading his hands, he said: "I can't help it! That's all the money Mr. Zhu gave me, and I'm not a rich man. I just gave him more money out of thin air. There's good rice, two ounces and one stone. How can you feed so many people?"
This is a very convincing statement. Although Ma Sanqiang was very suspicious of him taking it for himself, he had no evidence and could not say anything.
"I don't believe it. Mr. Zhu will only give you this amount of money? Is this how you can do good things?"
"Mr. Zhu doesn't do good deeds to begin with," Lin Zhuang said. He suddenly felt that it was inappropriate for these words to reach Mr. Zhu's ears. He quickly changed his words and said, "I mean, it's already a great kindness for Mr. Zhu to help everyone." Damn it, you have to give something back to others! If I want you to go to South China to do something, everyone will resist you." He felt that his reasons were sufficient, and even his throat sounded louder, "How do you want me to tell Master Zhu San? ?!”
"I won't do this kind of illegal thing." Ma Sanqiang's attitude became tougher. "To tell you the truth, someone has asked me to go to South China to work. I remember that everyone gathered together to file a complaint. You can't just make trouble for yourself and refuse to agree to others. Now it seems that this was unnecessary." He said, clasping his fists, "Brother Lin, take care of yourself!" and walked away.
Lin Zhuang was shocked now. "Someone asked him to go to South China to work," he thought in his heart.
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The shopkeeper clearly said that he wanted him to help "recruit people", so why did he already put his hand in? He quickly chased after him. All I saw was the yard. Ma Sanqiang and the fellow villagers who usually gather around him are packing their luggage.
"Three strong men, we have something to discuss!" He took Ma Sanqiang's hand and said, "Come back and we will discuss it again. Don't tear everyone down!" He then whispered, "You helped me maintain it. I Of course there will be benefits for you!"
A look of disgust appeared on Ma Sanqiang's face, and he said loudly: "I don't care about it. Just keep the money and spend it yourself! I, Ma Sanqiang, work hard to make money openly and don't use money from unknown sources!" Said and waved his hand, "Let's go!"
More than a dozen workers from Qinzhou followed him out. Lin Zhuang stamped his feet repeatedly, but knew that he could not stop him. He saw the workers and family members around him talking incessantly, and his heart was filled with excitement. Lin Zhuang cursed shopkeeper De in his heart. You are too poisonous! South China must have sent people to move among the workers a long time ago!
"Master Lin" a sugar cook came over quietly, "Recently, a few people who used to work in Tangcha have been here for activities. I'm afraid they are people from South China."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"You are missing all day long, how can I find you?" The other party was very dissatisfied and complained, "You don't take things here to heart!"
Lin Zhuang was speechless. He knew in his heart that Mou Tianxiong had helped him join his army. It would be better if he cooperated with the "recruitment", but it would be better if he was just playing tricks. He had already prepared a plan to deal with himself. This moment completely shattered his dream of having both sides.
He gritted his teeth and said: Shopkeeper Nuo, you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust. At that moment, I decided to burn incense on time and start the incident, which would be the next day anyway. That night he summoned some prestigious people among the sugar inspection workers to discuss matters. Unexpectedly, the attitudes of these people had changed a lot.
Among the unemployed sugar workers. The most enthusiastic about causing trouble and destroying South China are the sugar cooks, but these people are unwilling to do anything. Although they hate South China the most, they have made more money in the past and their families have some foundation. They are not as destitute as other workers. Don't want to get yourself into trouble.
As for the poor general laborers, the situation was already fierce, but Nan's attitude was resolute and he was always ready to fight. However, things have turned around now and Huanan is willing to recruit them as workers. It has spread among the crowd, and there is a glimmer of light before our eyes. Naturally, no one is willing to do such illegal things again. No matter how much Lin Zhuang instigated, they all said that this matter was against the king's law, and he was afraid that there would be no good fruit to eat. Some people also lamented the hardships, saying that their whole family had never had enough to eat, and if something happened and they went to the prison, everyone in the family would probably be killed. starve. Some people simply suggested that everyone go to South China to work. ! ~!
