Chapter 211: Returning Home (Part 3)
Fu Fu got off the bus in Dongmen City. [Read the latest chapter] The prosperity here dazzled him. Because of his duties and training, he visited Dongmen City several times during his service. There are new changes every time I come here. Generally speaking, the more houses are built, the higher they are built, and the more beautiful they are. Originally, a two-story building with an attic would attract people's attention, but now five-story buildings are not uncommon. Originally, standing on Dongmen Street, one could see the nearby fields and barren hills. It is now filled with houses, construction plots with project signs enclosed by bamboo fences and houses under construction.
The market has fully recovered - even busier than before the war. The merchants and ship owners who were forced to come to "HeBu" from Huangpu Port found that the market demand here was astonishingly large and there were opportunities to make money everywhere. The most commendable thing is that the business environment here is very good: many goods are tax-free and many goods are included in the purchase package. Moreover, whether entering the port or conducting transactions, there are no various bad regulations and extortion that are common in the coastal areas of the mainland. As long as you pay taxes according to the regulations, it will be peaceful. Making money by doing business further stimulates the enthusiasm of businessmen to come to Gao to do business. Once the business flow of buying and selling resumes, land prices will naturally rise. Li Mei has already begun to prepare the fourth phase of Dongmen City expansion plan.
Fu Fu arrived at the newly opened Zizhenzhai. Soon after Guo Yi and others returned, Li Mei used some of the workers and technicians from Guangzhou Station who had withdrawn from Lingao to open Zizhenzhai and Zichengji in Dongmen City. Semicolon, Ziminglou Lingao Semicolon is also in the midst of intensive preparations.
Lingao's Zizhenzhai is not large in scale. It adheres to the marketing concept of taking a high-end route, and naturally sells so-called high-quality products. Fu Fu looked at the ornately decorated large glass display window and the dazzling array of decorations, decorations and cosmetics inside, and walked in bravely.
The nv store clerk welcomed him warmly - their store manager had been summoned to attend a meeting in the Ministry of Commerce personally chaired by Li Mei a few days ago. Important instructions were conveyed at the meeting: the upcoming rotational vacation of 6 naval soldiers will definitely bring All retail and service companies with high one-time consumption must seize this opportunity to engage in marketing and use a large amount of cash back as circulation coupons to pay military pay and combat bonuses. The amount of this batch of circulating notes is very considerable. Although it is deposited in the bank through military savings, Cheng Dong still hopes to digest it as soon as possible to avoid becoming a potential inflation tiger.
The nv shop clerks knew that each of these soldiers and officers had a large amount of circulation coupons ready to be handed out - and the mission of the Commerce Department was to try their best to let them spend the circulation coupons on non-necessities - such as mirrors and powder boxes. , lipstick and other products that consume less and have high profits.
Zizhenzhai's jewelry is so-called "Australian style", which is actually "modern style". The amount of gold and silver used is very small, mainly glass - colorless and colored - supplemented by pearls and various gemstones. The biggest feature is that it is exquisite and beautiful, with a wide variety. After all, Yan Maoda had spent time in a jewelry factory. Not only was he familiar with it, he also brought a large amount of original design materials. The skilled craftsmen in Guangzhou quickly learned the technology of cutting glass, and performed better than the workers in the old time. Of course, the special diamond-encrusted knives and grinding wheels used to cut glass still had to be provided by the Australians.
Using a small amount of precious metals and a large amount of glass to make decorations, the cost is very low, and the price can be relatively low, which is suitable for the fashionable mentality of the so-called "middle-class home", and because there are many styles and light weight, it is easy to rotate daily Wearing it, women from all walks of life love it. The well-informed citizens of Guangzhou fell at the feet of Zizhenzhai, let alone a place like Lingao.
Zizhenzhai is already crowded with soldiers wearing various military service symbols and serial numbers. There are soldiers from the Army in gray uniforms, sailors in blue jackets and white shawls, and sailors in blue uniforms. They are bustling and pushing each other. Pushing, looking at the counter and window, comparing, and asking the clerk something.
The clerks are already a bit busy, and the constant ringing sound when the cash register is opening and closing tells everyone that business is very hot now. The sales of compact compacts with mirrors are the most popular, followed by various accessories. Although most of the soldiers were very poor before joining the army, most of them have someone they like in their hometown. Now that they have a little money in their hands, they cannot avoid going back. Show off to your sweetheart.
Fu Fu bought a pair of drop glass diamond and silver earrings for each of his two daughters, Fu Xi and Fu Yue, and a colorless rhinestone necklace for his sweetheart Fu Yijin - a necklace made of the purest lead glass. He spent a lot of money away from Fu Fu, but in order to win Fu Yijin's favor, he was very generous. The female clerk doing his business was grinning from ear to ear - the sales commission is not small! She packed the goods diligently, including a small bottle of jasmine perfume, which she packed in a straw shopping bag with the words "Zizhenzhai" woven out of dyed straw.
Fu Fu bought something and quickly left the store - more and more drunken soldiers came to the store, which gave him a bad feeling.
Due to the vacation, a large number of soldiers poured into Dongmen City and other places. Soldiers flocked to Dongmen City mainly for shopping, partying, eating and having sex. They are young and have a lot of money to squander, which can easily cause trouble. In order to prevent soldiers from disturbing the people and conflicting with each other, the Political Department of the General Staff issued a special order and read it out to each unit, including vacation instructions and In addition to being punished according to the severity of the case, all officers and soldiers who cause local security incidents will be deprived of their vacations and their military ranks will be reduced by one level.
Li Yayang's security battalion canceled all vacations and put all personnel on duty. A large number of soldiers wearing security signs armed with rattan shields and wooden sticks patrolled all prosperous places.
Sure enough, before he had gone very far, there was a loud noise in the street. A half-drunk navy sailor was grabbing and beating a disheveled girl, cursing in Fujian dialect that Fu Fu could not understand. Fu Fu looked around curiously. He originally thought that the woman was a prostitute, but when he saw that she did not have a "yellow ticket". Moreover, the clothes she wore seemed to be the uniform worn by the female clerks in the shops in this area - an Australian style cloth dress.
From the comments of the crowd watching the excitement, he probably knew that the sailor's wife took advantage of the sailor's voyage to the Pearl River Estuary to secretly interact with her sweetheart for several months. I originally thought that things were done secretly, but I didn't expect that there is no airtight wall in this world. The sailor happily brought the gift home and found out from his talkative neighbor that his blue hat was a little green. After drinking a few taels of wine, he immediately broke into the place where his wife worked in Dongmen City to start an investigation.
"This must be followed the law of the Ming Dynasty. If a concubine is raped, he will not be punished if he is killed on the spot," an old man who looked like a country squire shook his head and said, "We were not able to catch the jiag..." The implication seemed to be that it was a pity.
"You always used the Ming Dynasty law, but now you have changed the imperial calendar. Even if you really kill someone, you have to follow the Australian law."
"The Australian law doesn't know how to judge? If you kill someone, you'll have to watch." The idlers watching the excitement stretched their necks, as if they were eager to start a lawsuit over personal life. This started to become dull again. days.
There was a fat man who was rare among the aborigines and fanned himself: "I heard that there are fewer women in Australia and more men. Women talk loudly. I think this man's cuckolding is probably in vain."
"It's not necessarily... If someone is really going to die, it depends on how the court decides - it's been a long time since we sentenced someone to death. Australian hangings have a different flavor."
While they were chatting, a police siren rang, and a policeman in black with a wooden stick ran over, shouting as he ran: "Don't beat people! What are you looking at, and get out!"
Following the police were soldiers from the garrison battalion wearing the word "guard". Four or five big men took action together and pulled the unfortunate sailor, who was so angry with alcohol and jealousy, aside, while the woman was beaten until she could only gasp on the ground. This is already a public security case, and the security soldiers will take the sailors away immediately.
"Brothers! The Army is bullying the Navy!" Someone shouted at the top of his voice while drunk, and the street suddenly became agitated. More than a dozen sailors and sailors rushed over with a roar, each with their sleeves rolled up and their coats ready to go. Have a fight.
"We are a security battalion, please obey the command!" The sergeant of the security battalion leading the team shouted loudly, "Gathering in crowds to fight is a violation of discipline -"
Before he finished speaking, he was punched in the face and fell to the ground. The scene suddenly became chaotic. The security soldiers swarmed forward, preparing to arrest the troublemakers. The navy immediately fought with the security battalion. However, even though the navy had twice the number and had rich combat experience, they were no match for the soldiers from the security battalion who had undergone riot control training and had special equipment. They were quickly defeated by pepper tear gas canisters from the security battalion, and then suffered another defeat. They were dispersed by the police and several militants were arrested. The security battalion was deeply afraid of causing a larger-scale riot. There were at least one or two hundred 6th Navy soldiers operating in Dongmen City. At that moment, a carriage came down and all the arrested persons were put into the vehicle and taken away. Then the emergency team hurriedly drove into the street and immediately sealed off the scene.
All uniformed personnel were questioned and their IDs checked. Fu Fu was also ordered to show his leave certificate, and then the guards checked his belongings. He was allowed to leave only after everything was checked.
"If you have nothing to do, leave as soon as possible." The sergeant who checked the certificate said, "It's been very noisy here recently. If you get involved, you will be detained for three days and your vacation will be over."
Fu Fu saw the battle just now and did not dare to stay any longer. I quickly bought some more things and set foot on the road back to Meiyang Village.
