As soon as the port construction began, various problems arose one after another.
One of the biggest problems is the lack of manpower.
It is necessary to build a large port that can berth thousands of ships at the same time. It also includes a huge project with accompanying storage, transfer, diversion and other supporting facilities. According to Chen Zhi and Zuo Maodi's calculations, it must have 200,000 workers.
Although Songjiang Prefecture is prosperous and has a large population, it is still unable to recruit 200,000 workers at once.
The two racked their brains, posted notices everywhere, and offered generous wages, but they only recruited about 30,000 people.
This greatly affected the progress of the project.
"If I want to recruit enough workers, I have two ways..."
The problem was reported to Zuo Mengeng, and he quickly came up with an idea.
"The first is to carry out public security operations. Crack down on all Huidaomen and green-skinned scoundrels in Songjiang Prefecture, and take these people to the port to atone for their sins through labor. Anyway, these people will only harm the people, so it is better to take the opportunity to restore peace to the people."
The prosperity of Songjiang Prefecture will inevitably bring about some abnormal social hidden dangers.
Among them, the Jianghu gangs are the most numerous in the world.
In particular, various illegal businesses are flooding the market. They are nominally to mediate disputes, but in fact they are committing evil deeds, bullying good people, committing random crimes, and committing numerous crimes.
What's more important is that the people who hang out among them must all be young and strong.
This is the best labor force, and there is no need to pay wages.
Zuo Mengeng proposed this method and immediately received strong support from Chen Zhi and Zuo Maodi.
After all, this is what Shandong does, and the effect is indeed remarkable.
But Xu Ji, Pan Yunlong and other locals had concerns.
"The gangs and Jianghu gangs have been here for a long time, and they are all deeply rooted, and they are afraid that if they are involved, they will affect the whole body."
Zuo Mengeng was determined.
"Songjiang's development has begun to enter the fast lane, and no one can stop it. If these gangs are not cleaned up at this time, they will be more harmful in the future. If we want to build a Songjiang Mansion where all people can live and work in peace and contentment, we must eradicate unstable factors."
It's not that Xu Ji didn't understand the reason.
"Will there be death and bloodshed?"
Zuo Mengeng's tone was murderous.
"There is nothing better than using the blood and death of evil people to completely cleanse the atmosphere of Songjiang Mansion."
It happened that the third regiment of the 1st Marine Division landed in Songjiang Prefecture, Zuo Mengeng asked him to stay in Fucheng, and cooperated with Chen Zhi and Zuo Maodi to start the cleanup operation.
Although these Jianghu gangs and thugs are extremely vicious, when faced with an army armed to the teeth, they are basically wiped out at the first touch.
The entire Songjiang Mansion was shaken.
Every day, countless soldiers can be seen rushing into various courtyards, and then tying up the people inside and pulling them out.
And everyone arrested by the New Army soldiers was a villain in the eyes of the people.
Seeing these evil bastards being arrested one by one, the people really praised each other and even went to Chen Zhi and Zuo Mengeng to kowtow and call the sky.
Seeing this scene, Xu Ji and Pan Yunlong also increased their knowledge and gained a deep understanding of the new regime.
With the deepening of the campaign against crime and evil, the atmosphere of Songjiang Mansion has taken on a new look.
Everyone felt visibly safer.
In the past, when I went out, I had to keep an eye on all directions and listen to all directions. Protect your money tightly and don't dare to go to remote and uninhabited places.
But nowadays, even a frail woman can feel at ease when going out alone.
Whenever someone provokes someone, just shout out and the police in black uniforms will quickly rush to you.
The biggest change is that the curfew in Songjiang Prefecture has been cancelled.
Anyone can go out even late at night.
The consequence of this change is that Songjiang Prefecture's nightlife and economic activities have become more dynamic.
In order to meet the needs of nightlife, the sales of kerosene glass lamps produced by Fuyao Glass are rising.
Chen Zhi also ordered the installation of street lights that had become popular in Shandong on the main streets of Songjiang Prefecture. The day-like scene made the people of Songjiang Prefecture call themselves a fairyland.
In addition to cracking down on gangs and evil, another way to increase the labor force is to target surrounding areas.
Just after a battle, the power of the Shandong New Army has already silenced the surrounding areas.
Therefore, people from Songjiang Prefecture went to recruit workers, and the various places did not dare to stop them at all, and even entertained them with delicious food and drinks.
Although Jiangnan is a prosperous place, there is no doubt that poverty-stricken people abound amid the prosperity.
As rich as the rich are, so poor are the poor!
And any opportunity to make money and eat is a life-saving straw for these people.
I heard that Songjiang Prefecture was recruiting workers, and the wages were very generous. As long as they were selected, they would be given new clothes on the spot.
Based on these few points alone, Songjiang Mansion's recruitment went very smoothly.
In just one month, more than 100,000 people were recruited from surrounding areas, which greatly made up for the shortage of labor.
With the arrival of the Third Marine Regiment, a new craze was set off in Songjiang Mansion.
Because with the arrival of the Third Marine Regiment, there were many female soldiers.
Although Qin Liangyu is famous all over the world as a female general, female soldiers are still a new thing.
Especially when thousands of female soldiers lined up in neat queues and wore heroic uniforms and walked through the streets of Songjiang Prefecture, they immediately became a hot spot.
It has to be said that women wearing uniforms are definitely eye-catching highlights.
Located in the south of the Yangtze River, Songjiang Mansion is a place with an open atmosphere. However, due to the previous environment, the new clothes launched by Zuo Menggeng were only occasionally worn here and were considered to be strange clothes.
But now I see so many New Army soldiers with short hair and new clothes. They all look heroic and majestic, which immediately aroused imitation among the people.
In particular, young people like to be unconventional. They have cut their hair short and bought new clothes. They wear them when walking on the street, and they all feel proud.
Women's clothing has also quietly changed under this influence.
In the past, women's underskirts, horse-faced skirts and other clothing had to cover their feet. The emphasis is on the subtle beauty of walking and sitting without showing your feet.
But nowadays, exquisite and unique leather shoes have become the first choice for many people.
In love with beauty, many people thought carefully and secretly shortened their skirts to only reach their calves.
In this way, the exquisite leather shoes are revealed while walking.
As long as there is the first, there will be the second.
I don’t know when it started, but all the markets in Songjiang Prefecture began to wear such clothes.
Some bold women even began to imitate the new army female soldiers and wear pants.
And when these women participated in the labor force and discovered the convenience of pants, the popularity became unstoppable.
Many old people who have not kept up with the times can't help but sigh when they see this change in the market.
The Songjiang Mansion we knew will never come back!
