Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 238, visiting Tianjin City
In the city of Tianjin, Liu Jin strolled along the streets very leisurely. Although the famine has basically passed, the prosperity of Tianjin has not been affected much.

Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Maritime Academy, and many new cement factories have made Tianjin more prosperous and lively.

Many people who have no land even decided not to go back. This time they go back to plant land. They face the loess and their backs to the sky all year round. As a result, it is often difficult for the whole family to have enough to eat. It is better to stay here in Tianjin. Hiring is everywhere now.

And because many of Liu Jin's industries are located in Tianjin, so in terms of salary and benefits, it is natural to have to be on par with Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Glass Factory and Tianjin Shipyard.

This package includes three meals a day and accommodation is the most basic. As for the salary, Tianjin has returned to normal. If the salary is less than [-] yuan a day, no one will do things for you.

Working here in Tianjin, you don’t have to worry about food, clothing, and stable wages. Moreover, because Tianjin is close to the sea, it was the first to set off the marine fishing industry. In addition to transporting all kinds of sea fish to the capital for sale, In fact, most of them are self-sold here in Tianjin, and the price is very cheap, and they still sell for a penny a catty.

After a comprehensive comparison of many aspects, many, many disaster victims chose to stay in Tianjin, making the whole Tianjin more prosperous and lively.

"It's much more lively than before."

Looking at the bustling streets, Liu Jin smiled and talked to Zhao Erhu beside him.

"It's much more lively, but the streets in Tianjin City are still too narrow, far less clean, tidy and spacious than the outside of the city."

Zhao Erhu nodded, and then looked at the low-rise houses and narrow streets in Tianjin. The streets were ordinary roads that were not paved with cement. For Zhao Erhu, who was used to walking on cement roads, he immediately felt a little uncomfortable. .

"That's right, this is the old town after all."

Liu Jin nodded with a smile, now there are old city and new city in Tianjin.

This old town is naturally the Tianjin city where the two of them are now. Everything in this city is similar to before, without much change. It is protected by a city wall outside, which is a standard city of this era.

The new urban area is an area where Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, and Tianjin Cement Plant are gathered. The large tracts of land in these areas were all bought by Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, and centralized planning was carried out.

All the houses, streets, residential areas, factory areas, etc. are neatly planned, and all are connected by concrete roads. The roads are spacious, the houses are neat, and there is no city wall protection around them, forming a sharp contrast with the old city.

The same old urban area is dominated by the aborigines of Tianjin City, who are considered to be natives of Tianjin City, while the new urban area is mainly populated by immigrants, basically all of them are Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, and Tianjin Cement. The factory and many other industries under Liu Jin are mainly employees.

Of course, these people are mainly people from the prefectures and counties around Tianjin and Beizhili. They are not like later generations. People in an industrial city come from all corners of the country.

The emergence of new and old urban areas can be regarded as giving the whole Tianjin city a taste of the industrialized towns of later generations, which is completely different from this era.

Especially in Tianjin New District, because they are basically employees of Liu Jin's industries, so they are basically the same as the Beijing Xishan Coal Industry. Everyone has short hair and uniform clothes. It looks like this era People's dress is very out of place, with a strong atmosphere of industrialization in later generations.

"Baozi~ Baozi~"

"It's time to make cakes~ It's time to make cakes~"

"Candy painting~sugar painting~"

"Fresh seafood, fresh seafood, the seafood that just got off the boat~"

"We're recruiting, we're recruiting, the Li's Cement Factory is recruiting, food and lodging included, thirty cents a day~"

"..."

Listen to all kinds of noisy sounds on the street, and then look at this lively street, full of people, bustling and bustling, restaurants, shops, small stalls, street performers, all kinds of everything, Liu Jin's There is also a strong interest on the face.

"Boss, what are your buns filled with?"

Thinking of the most famous Goubuli steamed stuffed bun in Tianjin in later generations, Liu Jin couldn't resist buying a few steamed stuffed buns to try.

"Young master, all of my buns are filled with pork, and they only cost a penny each. Would you like some?"

The boss is a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw the business, he started to sell it enthusiastically.

"Come ten~"

Liu Jin looked at Zhao Erhu who was beside him, guessing that he would talk to each other, and he couldn't even taste the taste if he didn't buy more.

"Okay~"

When the boss heard this, he immediately laughed even louder, and quickly began to wrap ten buns in paper.

"Delicious ~ delicious ~"

Here, Zhao Erhu took out ten copper coins from his pocket, and then began to eat anxiously, just as Liu Jin expected, one bite at a time, like eating jujubes wholeheartedly, praising them repeatedly while eating.

Hearing Zhao Erhu's comments, the boss smiled and said, "This is a handicraft handed down from my ancestors, and it is well-known throughout Tianjin. If the guest officer likes it, remember to visit it often in the future."

Liu Jin took a steamed bun and tasted it methodically. To be honest, the taste is just average, especially since pigs in this era are basically not castrated. This pork also has this smell, even though the boss added it I added some spices to cover it up, but the taste of the spices made the buns less tasty.

After eating only one bun, Liu Jin didn't eat any more, and Zhao Erhu wiped out the rest of the buns in a few clicks, and he didn't even look like he was enjoying himself.

"When will Tianjin Goubuli Steamed Bun come out?"

Liu Jin shook his head slightly, and started wandering the streets of Tianjin.

Soon came to a place where acrobatics were performed. There were a lot of people here. Everyone crowded together and watched the people in the center of the venue performing various acrobatics.

Breaking boulders in the chest, breathing fire, swallowing swords, spinning dishes... All kinds of acrobatics also attracted applause, and the rewards of copper coins were like rain.

This made the boss of the acrobatic troupe smile all over his face, and made people work harder to perform. This Tianjin native was indeed as rich as the legend said, and the reward was more than that of the people in the capital.

"It's so-so, but the spinning of the disc is a bit technical. It seems that the level of ancient acrobatics is not very good."

Liu Jin, who came from later generations, has naturally seen all kinds of acrobatics on TV, and he is also very clear about the principles of these acrobatics. Judging by the appearance of this acrobatic troupe, there are very few projects with real skills, and many of them are fooling people.

Whether it’s broken boulders in the chest, fire-breathing, or swallowing swords, there’s no technical content in it at all, they’re all things to fool people, that is, people in this era, the information is not smooth, everyone knows little, it seems very strange , feel very remarkable.

Throwing down a handful of copper coins, Liu Jin also took Zhao Erhu to continue shopping, and soon came to a place dedicated to recruiting workers. Here, there are newly established cement factories that are recruiting people in full swing. People from all walks of life are recruiting, and there is a dental shop that specializes in introductions. They are very attentive and keep chatting with people, asking if they have any plans to work, and they can help introduce good employers.

"Thirty cents a day, six hours a day, it's really unscrupulous~"

Liu Jin looked at the recruitment revelations of cement factories with great interest (this is also from Liu Jin's side), although because of Liu Jin's exemplary leadership in many industries under Liu Jin's command, everyone generally provides board and lodging, and the wages are also three. Shi Wen started.

But all cement factories, various workshops, etc. basically require round-the-clock work, at least six hours a day.

This means that you have to do 12 hours a day. Apart from eating and sleeping, you don’t have your own personal time at all. Some black-hearted people even spend longer, and there is no rest day at all.

This made Liu Jin couldn't help shaking his head. In this era, there are no clear divisions and regulations such as rest days and working hours.

That is to say, in Tianjin, everyone was influenced by many industries under Liu Jin's command, so they stipulated how many hours to work in the next day, including board and lodging.

If in other places in Daming, once you sign and become someone's hired worker, you are basically like a servant, busy all day and night, with little rest.

But even with such conditions, in Daming, countless people still dream of having food, housing, and wages, which is unimaginable for many ordinary people living at the bottom.

Therefore, the entire recruitment area is very lively. Many people are stranded in Tianjin, and those who want to stay in Tianjin are being recruited by cement factories, workshops, etc. one after another.

"Take your time. Capital needs to be accumulated. Similarly, the development of capital also requires a process. The sweatshop stage is definitely an inevitable stage."

After reading it slowly from the beginning to the end, Liu Jin also thought about it and felt that there was nothing to make a fuss about. Not to mention that this is Daming, even in later generations, the 996 work system was very popular. In fact, everyone is working hard. , is suffering, that is to say, this nation is full of resilience, like an old cow, working hard without complaint.

Continue to walk on the streets of Tianjin. Tianjin City is not too big, but the sparrow is small and complete. There are even places like brothels and Chuguan, and life is very popular.

In broad daylight, the scantily clad girls are also enthusiastically winking at the guests passing by on this street. As for the young man like Liu Jin, he is naturally the favorite guest of the girls.

He is handsome and gentle, the key is rich money, as long as he is well served, he will even redeem your body for you, and stage a story that girls most yearn for and desire most.

When Liu Jin was in the capital, he was annoyed because he passed by a few times, so when he saw this kind of place, he took Zhao Erhu far away and avoided it.

Liu Jin from later generations has no interest in these places at all. Who knows if he will contract any strange diseases. You must know that there are no protective measures in this era.

On the contrary, Zhao Erhu seemed to be in high spirits, and he kept looking at his sister upstairs frequently as he walked, which made Liu Jin have to think that it was time for Zhao Erhu to find a partner.

"Hurry up, hurry up, finally there is cement to buy, finally there is cement to buy~"

"Finally there is cement to sell?"

"No, hurry up, it will be gone when it's late."

"Yes, yes, let's go together, let's go together, my house has been around for too long, and I'm preparing to build a new house, but I'm going to build it like the house in Tianjin Port, this cement is essential~"

"No, I'm going to pave the yard at home. It's too expensive to use bricks. It's better to use cement. It saves money and is flat and clean."

Hurrying over to the 'red light district', when Zhao Erhu's face was still red, Liu Jin noticed that someone beside him was running towards the front in a hurry, calling each other constantly while walking.

"Go, take a look~"

Liu Jin immediately became interested and followed him.

Soon, Liu Jin and others came to a street, and saw a long queue lined up on the street.

Liu Jin walked over and saw that there was a shop here, and everyone was queuing up to buy cement.

"The cement in this store is produced in Tianjin Cement Factory. A bucket of cement costs [-] catties and sells for [-] yuan. The price can be discounted if the quantity is large~"

The first thing Liu Jin saw was the sign hanging at the entrance of this cement shop. The content on it was very simple. It briefly introduced the place of origin of the cement in our shop, which was from the authentic Tianjin Cement Factory, and then introduced the origin of the cement. There is not much information other than the price.

This way of recruiting workers or introducing things is naturally learned from many industries under Liu Jin's command, and it is also a more popular way in Tianjin.

Whether it is recruiting workers or selling goods, such a method is popular here in Tianjin, which is completely different from the previous business.

In the past, when doing business, I often liked to kill animals. If I was not an acquaintance, the price would be much higher, so most of the time I did business between acquaintances.

But here in Tianjin, because Liu Jin led the way, everyone is now slowly discovering the benefits of doing business with clearly marked prices, whether they are acquaintances or not, this opens up business, and business is much easier than before, so it is also here It became popular here in Tianjin in a short period of time.

Of course, this is also because Liu Jin took the lead, and the people here in Tianjin are gradually getting used to and liking the shops and vendors who do business like this, because they are not afraid of being killed or being deceived.

Liu Jin didn't go into the cement shop, but just watched quietly outside, counting silently.

The business of the cement shop is quite good, and the boss is very good at doing business. It is divided into two sales areas, and a retail area for ordinary people. There is a long queue of people. Basically, it is a one-bucket-two-bucket business, not too much. big.

The other area is the area where the boss and the shopkeeper personally entertain. Good tea is served, and the receptions are all well-dressed businessmen, outsiders, gentry, etc. Naturally, the volume of business is very large, and there are often hundreds of people. Barrels, even thousands of transactions.

"Sun Xin is doing a good job here. You can worry less about this cement business in the future."

Seeing that the cement was selling well, Liu Jin felt relieved.

　Two-in-one, 4000-word chapter~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)