The Wanshou Pagoda, also known as the Sister-in-law Pagoda, is best known to the people who seek the sea in southern Fujian. This tower has witnessed the rise and fall of the sea, and has witnessed the difficult years of countless Qingyuan people who were unable to seek land and went south to survive.
The pagoda closes the water mouth and guards the southeast, and it is also a beacon for returning home!
I don’t know if the Erythrina japonica in Qingyuan is in bloom, and I wonder if it is in this flowering period. I miss that little poem from back then. How many springs have the Erythrina japonica bloomed? How many years have the East and West Towers looked at each other? How many people have walked through Anping Bridge, how many ships sailed out of Qingyuan Bay.
The East and West Towers haven't been built yet, but countless ships have already sailed out of Qingyuan Bay. I don't know how many people have buried their bones in foreign lands. It is not easy for Liang Chuan to come back!
The number of workers in the busy port seems to be three to five times more than when Liang Chuan left! In this small port, almost 20,000 to 30,000 people registered at the port office and made a living by handling goods at the port!
I thought it might have had a few thousand people at the beginning, but it was already far larger than Mingzhou Port, not to mention the several small ports on Jingdong Road.
The workers looked at the return of these huge treasure ships under the jurisdiction of the port office and were named Wanda Chamber of Commerce. They knew that Wanda Chamber of Commerce might have shipped a large amount of goods again!
The labor force of 20,000 to 30,000 people is not enough to meet the huge cargo throughput of Qingyuan Port. With such a large number of workers, they have to pay handling fees to the office every day. The original handling fee was one penny per kilogram of goods. Later, I found that this algorithm is not very reliable. You have to be extremely careful when handling some valuable items, but the price is the same as ordinary rice and beans. Isn’t that too unfair?
Ordinary goods such as rice are heavy in weight, but the freight is high, and cargo owners are also very dissatisfied. After many adjustments, under the auspices of Su Wei, the port's charging model has once again changed!
This time, the calculation was based on the value of the items. Su Wei listed the moving prices of several major categories of goods without realizing it. Most of them were based on weight. Although items such as rice are light and low in value, they are heavy in weight. The quantity is large. If the wages for moving these goods are less, who would be willing to move them?
Because of their high value, some valuable items are easy to move and some are difficult to move, so they are priced according to the tightness of the market. The price does not remain unchanged forever. If there are more people moving, the price will be relatively low, and if there are few people doing the work, the price will be relatively low. , the price will naturally go up!
After the reform of the distribution method, the wages of laborers were increased a bit. Most of the hard-working workers could earn several dollars in a day. After the number of people increased, the port office also lowered the handling fee they charged accordingly. It was originally 50-50 The artist saw that this exploitation law was too harsh, and all the hard-earned money of the workers went to them, so she later changed it to 30-70. In this way, the workers made more money and became more motivated. It's so high that everyone is rushing to start work almost every day, and they can rest for several days after doing one thing!
Since the refugees from northern Shaanxi came, they had no energy but no land to farm. Now Qingyuan Port has solved this problem.
As soon as the treasure ship entered the harbor, everyone gathered around it, and those near the water tower got the moon first. But before the goods were seen, Si Fangxing led a large team of people to clear a large area at the port. The workers were most afraid of two groups at the port. One was the management team led by Yang Baxian from the port office. They are well-trained to block ten with one. When a group of people fight, they have a good division of labor. It is difficult to get an advantage if there are more people than them.
There is also a group of officers and soldiers led by Si Fangxing. This group of people is completely unreasonable. One of them has to face a group of them. Si Fangxing is very protective. Who has the final say on how to control them at the port? It doesn’t work!
Then a rare group of people came to Weiyuan Tower, and they brought Gao Chun, the headhunter!
Weiyuan Tower rarely sets foot in Qingyuan Port. This place is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal Shipping Department. Weiyuan Tower must be useful here. Moreover, there is an office above the port to perform its duties on its behalf. Weiyuan Tower has not reached out to this place. reason.
Si Fangxing saw Gao Chun and the two looked at each other excitedly and smiled and said, "Your kid came in time today. Did you hear the news?"
Gao Chun said: "It's probably my brother who gave you the news. Liang Chuan has returned from Bianjing. As soon as I heard that the treasure ship had entered the port, I immediately brought people here. How about you!"
"Isn't it your brother Gao Gan who said that? Otherwise, how could I have such good information? It's been so many years, and this kid is back!"
Si Fangxing has lived a more prosperous life than anyone else in these years. He brings huge amounts of money home every day, piling it up like a mountain of gold and silver. From time to time, he brings troops from the school field to the port for inspections. Over the past few years, he has accumulated a lot of money. With millions of dollars in wealth, he has grown as fat as a ball and can produce oil with just a pinch. Now he is no longer called Si Fangxing, but Si Qiuxing.
Gao Chun is not that extreme, and his life is pretty good. He often receives letters from his elder brother in Bianjing, telling about the strange things Liang Chuan did in Bianjing, what is his brother's current status, and the inspection chief of the capital. , a serious senior military officer would definitely not fool him with some nonsense!
Gao Chun not only came here by himself, but also brought Liang Zao, the master craftsman of the shipyard. Liang Zao did not have the wealth and background of the two of them, but he and Liang Chuan had a sincere friendship. Liang Chuan was very impressed by his craftsmanship at the time. Gao Chun heard that Liang Chuan was coming back, so he pulled Liang Zao over. Help others to drink as much as they want!
Yelv Chongguang was waiting for Liang Chuan alone at the port. The other team members had not been home for too long, and it was not easy for him to keep them tied to him at all times. Although these people are all homeless people, they have been away for several years, so they finally come home, so their boss will not blame them.
People from the urban management brigade also arrived soon after, and two people from Huangjinshan, Chen Fugui, led the rest of the urban management brigade to the port!
The two people got off their horses. They did not go to the northwest with Luo Xian and the others. Instead, they strictly adhered to the task assigned to them by Su Wei to ensure that Qingyuan Port was safe. Although they had not experienced the wind and sand in the northwest, they were also mixed with dragons and snakes. He has developed a lot of good skills.
Si Fangxing now has an aura of loyalty, but Huang Jinshan and Chen Fugui have a bit more fierceness. Some of the adult team members under him have followed Liang Chuan to the northwest. The appearance of a group of people has made the whole The port has a touch of iron blood again!
The two men emptied most of the port. It was rare for the workers to see this battle, and they avoided it for fear of getting into trouble. If there was any accident at the port, the people from the management team would usually clean it up and beat them up, removing their arms and legs. , and then throw it to the people in Weiyuan Building, where they will be given a few days of jail time. If it is Si Fangxing's turn for his men to take action, it will be a direct sight of blood. Although the Chengguan Brigade is also very ruthless in doing things, the soldiers are really unreasonable. !
Huang Jinshan and Chen Fugui saluted Sifangxing and Gaochun. Si Fangxing exchanged a few words with them. Everyone was waiting for the arrival of the big shot!
The treasure ship comes into port.
Liang Chuan stood on the bow of the ship facing the wind. Looking at the ships with secret codes arranged in an unusually neat manner at the port, he thought he had come to the wrong place! Although the original Qingyuan Port was busy, the ships were arranged in a disorderly manner, and they stopped randomly at random. How could there be such a neat and uniform arrangement today, which added to the majestic momentum!
The rivers on both sides of the port are surrounded by granite. The rivers obviously seem to have deepened a lot. They may have taken advantage of the low tide to repair the rivers. No matter how large the draft is, the sea-going ships in the river are still deep enough and will not run aground. worries.
The square at the port is more than four times larger than before. The wide surface is all paved with bluestone slabs. All kinds of goods are stacked in the square, rich and not cluttered. Some workers are punting boats and some are moving them. , each performing their duties, the entire port is in order, which is many times larger than the already quite impressive port in Mingzhou!
Liang Chuan looked at this scene. If a few more containers were installed here and a few gantry frames were installed, how would it be different from the super ports of later generations? The difference is that security here relies on human power to operate, and future generations will rely on machinery!
Liang Chuan murmured to Su Wei: "Old Wei... I'm afraid I misread it and came to the wrong place. Our port is so prosperous now!"
Su Wei smiled contentedly and said: "This is not all due to me alone. It was based on the plan that my boss had laid out when he left Qingyuan. Although he spent countless money, he reconstructed the port. There are millions of expenditures, but the results are obvious, and the results are far greater than the expenditures. You can also see it, boss. Now our port can accommodate thousands of sea-going ships, and countless cargos. No matter how big it is, The ships can come and go freely, and those lustful outsiders from Nanyang are vying to come to us to trade!'
"You have created the largest port in the East!"
Su Wei said: "I don't know if he is number one. I just heard from those Persians that there is only one port in the world called Alexandria that can compete with us. The other ports are far behind!"
Liang Chuan glanced at Su Wei. The old boy's eyes were full of confidence and pride. The changes in Qingyuan Port are enough to be recorded in history. He indeed has the capital to be proud!
The treasure ship slowly docked, and Si Fangxing and others immediately greeted it. The workers put on the cross planks. Liang Chuan was the first to get off the ship. The feeling of stepping on the ground was so real. Liang Chuan couldn't help but sigh!
"Sanlang!" Several people rushed forward like wolves and tigers, surrounding Liang Chuan. The man couldn't help but shed tears when he saw Liang Chuan!
Si Fangxing cried the most fiercely. This boy benefited the most from Liang Chuan. He saw a golden seal hanging on Liang Chuan's face, and his face became more angular as if it were a knife. It seemed that he had not been comfortable in these years. How can a big brother feel at ease? Then Liang Chuan hit him hard on the chest several times!
"Old Si, you are crazy. If you hit me harder, I will die! Do you want to beat me to death after not seeing you for so many years?"
Si Fangxing was a little excited, and couldn't help but strengthen his hand a little more, but it made Si Fangxing very unhappy and said: "You haven't sent me a few letters to my brother for so many years. I don't know whether I am dead or alive. I want to send you some money to a place that no one knows about, so what’s the matter with a few punches from me? Have I wronged you?"
