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Chapter 211: Returning Home Part Three
Fu Fu got off the bus in Dongmen City. The prosperity here dazzled him. Because of duty 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 mountains. 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 shipowners who were forced to come to Gao "and buy" 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 trading, there are no bad regulations and blackmail that are common on the mainland's coast. As long as you pay taxes according to regulations, you can do business peacefully. Making money has further stimulated 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 Soon after Guo Yi and others returned, Li Mei used some of the workers and technicians from Guangzhou Station who had withdrawn from Lingao to open Zizhenzhai and Zichengji in Dongmen City.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.
Zizhenzhai in Lingao is small in scale and adheres to the marketing concept of high-end and mid-range. Naturally, its sales are all so-called high-quality products. Fu Fu looked at the ornately decorated large glass display window and the dazzling array of jewelry, decorations and cosmetics inside, and walked in bravely.
The female clerk welcomed her warmly - their store manager had been summoned to attend a meeting at the Ministry of Commerce personally chaired by Li Mei a few days ago. Important instructions were conveyed at the meeting: the upcoming rotation leave of army and navy soldiers will definitely bring Once consumed, all retail and service companies under the commercial sector must seize this opportunity to engage in marketing and use a large amount of cash back as circulation coupons for payment of 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 female shop assistants knew that each of these soldiers and officers had a large amount of circulation coupons ready to be spent - and the mission of the Commerce Department was to let them spend their circulation coupons on non-necessities as much as possible - such as mirrors and compacts. , 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 and has 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 jewelry, 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 family", 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.
Zizhen Zhai was already crowded with soldiers wearing various military service symbols and serial numbers. There were army soldiers in gray uniforms, sailors in blue turbans and white shawls, and sailors in blue uniforms. They were bustling, pushing and shoving. Looking at the counters and windows, comparing things, and asking the store clerks.
The clerks are already a bit busy, and the constant ringing sound when the cash register opens and closes tells everyone that business is very booming now. The sales of small compacts with mirrors are the most popular, followed by various types of jewelry. 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 the girls Fu Xi and Fu Yue, and a colorless rhinestone necklace for his sweetheart Fu Yijin - a necklace made of the purest lead glass. Fu Fu spent a lot of money, but in order to win Fu Yijin's favor, he was very generous. The female clerk who was doing his business was smiling from ear to ear - this business commission was not small. She packed the goods diligently, including a small bottle of perfume, and packed it in a straw shopping bag with purple dyed straw on it. The three words Zhenzhai.
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 and dining. They are young and have a lot of money to squander, which can easily lead to trouble. In order to prevent soldiers from disturbing the people and conflicting with each other, the Political Office of the General Staff issued special instructions and read them to each unit, including vacation instructions and general rules. In addition to being punished according to the severity of the case, officers and soldiers who cause local security incidents will be deprived of their vacations and have their military ranks 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 far, there was a loud noise in the street. A half-drunk navy sailor was beating a disheveled woman, cursing in Fujian dialect that Fu Fu could not understand. Fu Fu looked around curiously. He originally thought the woman was a prostitute, but when he saw she didn't have a "yellow ticket". And 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 had been secretly communicating with her lover for several months while the sailor was sailing to the Pearl River Estuary. 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 and started questioning him.
"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, adulterers can be killed on the spot without being punished," an old man who looked like a country squire said with a shake of his head. "I couldn't catch the adulterer in bed." 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."
"Australian law doesn't know how to judge someone if they kill someone." The idlers watching the excitement stretched their necks, as if they were looking forward to a personal life lawsuit to stimulate the excitement of the days that were beginning to become dull again.
There was a fat man who was rare among the aborigines and fanned himself: "I heard that there are fewer women and more men in Australia. Women speak loudly. I think this man's cuckolding is probably in vain."
"It doesn't necessarily mean that someone is going to die. It just depends on the court's verdict - 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: "No beating, what are you looking at? Go away."
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. The woman had been beaten until she was left gasping for air. 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. The street suddenly became chaotic. More than a dozen sailors and sailors rushed over with a roar, each with their sleeves rolled up and their clothes open, ready to 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 elements. The navy immediately fought with the security battalion. However, although the navy had twice as many people and had rich combat experience, they were no match for the soldiers from the security battalion who were specially trained in riot control and had special equipment. They were quickly defeated by pepper tear gas canisters from the security battalion, and then were attacked again and again. They were dispersed with sticks and several leading elements were arrested. The security battalion was deeply afraid of causing a larger-scale riot - there were at least one or two hundred army and navy soldiers operating in Dongmen City, and it would be terrible if they really wanted to fight in groups. 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 arrived at 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 ID said, "It's been very noisy here recently. If you get involved, your vacation will be over and you'll be detained for three days."
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. To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation. Your support is my biggest motivation. ,.
