Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 154, Recruitment
With the arrival of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, the whole Tianjin seems to be injected with a strong vitality.

This time, Liu Jin brought almost all the money earned by the glass factory during this period of time, and planned to throw all the money here in Tianjin.

The first thing Liu Jin did when he came to Tianjin was to buy land.

The land near the Haihe River and the Bohai Sea, no matter what the price is, as long as they are willing to sell, Liu Jin will send people to quickly start mopping up.

The land near the sea is the most inferior land, many of which are saline-alkali lands, which are not suitable for growing food at all. In this era, land that is not suitable for growing food is inferior land.

Knowing that some people wantonly buy land along the coast, and some people take advantage of the high price and start selling land frantically, Liu Jin will not refuse anyone who comes, as long as he is willing to sell, Liu Jin will buy.

As for someone deliberately raising the price of land, Liu Jin didn't care about it. Even if the land is raised now, the price will not be so high. After getting up, the land price here will skyrocket, and it will really not be worth buying at that time.

A lot of money was poured down, and the land price was also raised so much that people who didn't want to sell the land started to sell the land in their hands.

Because the gentry, landlords, and squires in Tianjin are discussing which fool is buying land wantonly. No one wants the saline-alkali land that usually sells for one tael per mu, but now it can be sold for two taels of silver, which is better. Some of them can even be sold for 2 taels of silver.

The saline-alkali land by the sea can't grow food at all. In fact, it's useless at all. In the past, you can buy a few acres of land for a tael of silver, and sometimes you can even buy several acres of land.

Money is easy to do. In a short period of time, Liu Jin almost bought all the land near the sea and the river in Tianjin. The amount is beyond imagination.

While Liu Jin frantically bought land in the Tianjin area, he also began to copy the model of Xishan Coal Industry and Glass Factory.

First of all, Tianjin Maritime Academy was established here in Tianjin. Thousands of students from the Maritime Academy who followed here need to continue to study here, both theoretically and practically.

Then the Tianjin cement workshop was established to prepare for firing cement. Whether it is building a port, building a wharf, building a house, or building a road leading to the capital, cement is absolutely indispensable.

Without cement, building buildings in this era would definitely be time-consuming, labor-intensive, and money-intensive. Although Liu Jin is rich now and manpower is cheap in this era, time is not allowed.

At the same time, the Tianjin Marine Ship Workshop was also established. Although the ten lucky boats that Emperor Hongzhi found were relatively large, some of them were relatively old and needed to be overhauled and improved.

Of course, it is more important to study the manufacture of ships and the many equipment and instruments on the ocean. Liu Jin believes that as long as Emperor Hongzhi tastes the many benefits of ocean trade and overseas colonial plunder, the sea ban will definitely be lifted by then.

This shipbuilding is very knowledgeable. The so-called ten-year army and century-old navy actually mean this. Now it is necessary to lay the foundation and accumulate slowly.

Whether it is Tianjin Maritime Academy, Tianjin Cement Workshop, or Tianjin Ocean Ship Workshop, they are all built under the name of Zhu Houzhao, the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of internal share distribution, Zhu Houzhao also takes the lead. Liu Jin dare not split with him [-]/[-] now. After all, he is the prince. With the status of the prince, it is natural to be smarter, just come to June [-]th, so as not to be criticized by someone who specifically uses this matter in the future.

Because all of them are copying the model of Xishan Coal Industry, it is natural that large-scale recruitment of workers is required.

"Hiring, hiring~"

"Tianjin Maritime Academy is recruiting workers. They have three meals a day and eat meat every three days. They work every day and get paid. The more you work, the more you get."

On the streets near the east of the city in Tianjin, a group of brawny men in the uniform of the Xishan Maritime Academy beat gongs and drums, and kept yelling as they walked on the street.

Following the yelling of these people, it immediately became the focus of everyone. In the streets and alleys, the victims who had already been hungry for a long time heard the words that they had three meals a day, and there was still a meal of meat every three days, and they went crazy. The general crowd immediately surrounded them.

"Satisfied with three meals a day?"

"Is this true?"

"Of course it's true. Don't look at who we are. We are from the Xishan Maritime Academy. Behind us is His Highness the Crown Prince. We can still deceive you. If you want to work, go to the east of the city to sign up. Go early Eat early, and work hard after dinner."

When the people around heard this, they immediately let go of their feet and ran desperately towards the east of the city. At this moment, as long as they are given food and can survive, they can talk about anything.

On the west side of the city, some people also began to shout with gongs and drums.

"We are recruiting, we are recruiting, Tianjin cement workshop is recruiting, both long-term and temporary workers are accepted, three meals a day are full, and meat is eaten every three days, long-term workers are treated well, and temporary workers are also paid, want to work Hurry up and sign up here outside the west of the city, go early for breakfast, and work hard after dinner."

On the south side of the city, there were people wearing Xishan Coal Industry uniforms who also yelled vigorously.

"Tianjin Ocean Workshop is recruiting, Tianjin Ocean Workshop is recruiting."

"Three meals a day are enough, and there is meat for three days. Those who can build ships and carpenters are treated favorably. The monthly wages are not less than three taels of silver. Those who can read and count are also treated favorably. The monthly wages are not less than Three taels of silver, if you want to go to work, go to the south of the city to sign up."

As groups of people began to yell with gongs and drums in Tianjin City, the whole Tianjin City began to become extremely crowded. From the streets and alleys, people in ragged clothes, unkempt faces, yellow and thin faces began to move towards One by one, the city gates flocked to this side.

Outside the city gate, there were already people waiting. It was also the style of Xishan Coal Industry. Everyone had to line up, first to register and get their ID cards.

Then, after the number of people reached a certain number, these people began to form teams. Each team was led by an old man from Xishan Coal Industry. Under the leadership of these old men, they went to each construction site to familiarize themselves with their work. , where to eat and sleep, and to be familiar with the various rules and regulations copied from Xishan.

(End of this chapter)