Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 429 Workers

In late April, Shannan Road, Yuezhou, a small village not far from Dongting Lake.

Song Tao, a villager who is good at building small fishing boats, gave his whole set of boat-building tools to Song Xiaoyu, a half-year-old boy in the same village. After locking his cabin, he put on his luggage and held a piece of paper in his hand. Yesterday, I spent a hundred yuan to buy a boat ticket and rushed to Yuezhou Wharf.

"Brother Tao, you went to Weinan, can you really earn consistent money every month?"

As soon as it was daylight, he ran to the door and waited. Seeing Song Tao coming out, Song Xiaoyu jumped up from the ground, took Song Tao's luggage, and stretched his neck to ask.

Song Tao didn't stop Song Xiaoyu who wanted to help, he shared one of his burdens with him and said with a smile, "It's not the money, it's the money. Didn't the judge who read the newspaper say that you can do it like me? Skilled boatmen who are independent shipbuilders are in short supply in Weinan right now, and their monthly salary is at least two yuan. If they perform well in the shipyard, they can lead a team and earn three to five yuan a month.

Of course, whether money is money or not is actually secondary. I went to the pier two days ago to see the big ships coming from Guanzhong. They are really called ships. If I can build a big ship like that in my life, I will die. In Weinan, it is also worth it. "

"Are the boats on the pier bigger than those old boats that used to run in the Yangtze River?"

Song Xiaoyu usually has to help his father work in the fields, but he has no chance to go to the new pier dozens of miles away to play, so he just listens to the countryside to preach the law. The new type of water steamer built can be docked, can sail against the current, and can also pull thousands of stones of goods to and from Guanzhong. If the people need to buy or sell, they can go to the wharf to trade.

"It's much bigger, with a very high side, a lot of big sails, and a few big windmills, but no oars. I don't know exactly how the boat can walk against the current. I heard that the biggest Such a ship can carry thirty thousand shi in cargo and hundreds of passengers at the same time."

In fact, besides the propeller driven by the wind gear, the large water steamship also has the function of manpower or livestock pulling the gear plate to drive the propeller. However, those settings are all inside the hull and cannot be seen by outsiders. Sailing against the current is because it has multiple propellers. Whether it is downwind or headwind, as long as the wind drives the windmill to rotate, it can drive the propellers at the bottom of the boat to rotate.

The load of [-] stone is nothing in the later generations. It is less than [-] tons. Many fishing boats can reach this load, but in this period, it is an existence that all shipbuilders look up to. Therefore, Song Xiaoyu decided , to send Song Tao all the way to the pier, and see such a big ship along the way.

The two walked and chatted all the way until ten o'clock at noon. After walking for almost two hours, they finally arrived at the pier. Moreover, they saw a lot of people with bags on their backs boarding the ship. Today is the day of sailing. See Come on, there are many people who have the same idea as Song Tao.

Song Xiaoyu was shocked by the big boat in front of him. After getting the consent of the ticket inspector, he got the opportunity to board the boat and watch it. After boarding the boat, he felt that this boat was strange. No wonder Song Tao's dream It is to make such a big ship.

At this time, what he wanted to do most was to board this boat with Song Tao and go to Weinan, where he could learn more advanced shipbuilding technology. However, under Song Tao's persuasion, he finally returned to the village because , he cannot run away from home without the permission of his parents.

On the way back, Song Xiaoyu decided to practice the carpentry that Song Tao usually taught him at home. At the same time, he had to find a way to save enough money to buy a boat ticket to Weinan.

In the entire Shannan Road, there are many ships that set sail on the same day, not only in Yuezhou, but also in other places.

Caizhou, a young man named Niu Qiang who originally helped the Cai family to farm, after asking the judge who read the newspaper how to terminate the labor agreement with the Cai family, resolutely decided to give up his identity as a tenant, leave the Cai family, and take a The boat to Guanzhong, the boat ticket money, he went to the river to catch eels and loaches at night recently, and sold them to the fish dealers.

There are many people who have the same experience as Niu Qiangdo. They either go fishing, or log, set up pheasants, rabbits, and try their best to get a boat ticket to Guanzhong.

Therefore, the seats on the steamship are very crowded, but when they are on board, they don’t feel uncomfortable at all, because when the boatmen are free, they will always tell them some things about Guanzhong, and tell them how to make a living after arriving in Weinan , They will also distribute some food that they have never seen before, so delicious that they don't want to arrive in Guanzhong so soon.

It's a pity that the speed of the water steamer is much faster than they imagined. It went straight down the river and arrived in Yangzhou in two days. After turning into the canal, the boatman told them that in the straight canal, the water steamer can sail day and night, up to ten Day, you can reach Weinan.

You know, in the past, when they casually went to a nearby state city, it took several days to go back and forth!Now, sitting on this steamer, it takes less than half a month to reach Guanzhong, which is thousands of miles away, which is simply amazing.

The common people in Datang, as long as they were not born in Fubing, many of them have never traveled far in their entire lives, and they have never seen any metropolis with a population of one million. Therefore, the moment they disembark, they can't figure out the direction, but it doesn't matter. Well, the boatman said, just find someone who wears the same clothes as a trainee judge and wears a badge on his chest, and they will lead you to report in various factories according to your specialty and subjective wishes.

Song Tao just got off the boat, and immediately saw the huge dock next to the pier, which could not be seen at a glance.

Niu Qiang, together with a group of people, was led by an intern official wearing a silver badge. After walking around the construction site in Weinan for a while, he handed it over to the construction company.

The people in charge of the interview at the shipyard and the construction company tested their abilities a little, and then took them to a place called the Labor and Social Security Office, where they signed a labor contract.

It is said that every month's salary in the future can be collected here, and a certain amount of personal income tax will be withheld. However, if there are any labor disputes, here will help them deal with them. Someone will take care of them and help them pay for their medical expenses.

Song Tao is a skilled carpenter, has many years of experience in shipbuilding, knows water, and knows all kinds of materials used to make ships. The person in charge of recruiting workers in the shipyard inspected his level and was very happy. He set a monthly salary of [-] yuan. It is said that this is still a probationary period. If after three months, he can lead a group of people and be responsible for a part of the hull manufacturing alone, the wages may be [-] yuan, which is a full five. Moreover, not only the money, the shipyard Regardless of his food, clothing and housing, he had to be as good as what was written in the newspaper.

Niu Qiang finally chose to do dirty and labor-intensive mud and water work. The reason is that when he was a child, he liked playing with live mud the most. According to the person who led him to sign the labor agreement, from now on, he can earn one hundred dollars a month. Fifteen hundred yuan, plus overtime work, the salary is higher than that of other novice workers. It is a special benefit for workers who do muddy water work, because their work is more dirty and tiring.

In addition, he can get two more sets of work clothes for changing and washing than other workers, and there is a special pressurized well and a charcoal stove for boiling water in the place where he lives, for them to wash their bodies and clothes after work every day. For long hair, it is best to cut it off neatly, because it is easy to be stained with muddy water during work, and usually the whole body is covered with mud. If it is stained with cement, it is only found that it has dried when the work is over. , The end result is still cut. Most workers of the same type of work cut their hair short.

The whole process of coming to Weinan to work was much simpler than he imagined, and the wages were higher than they expected. After only three days of work, Niu Qiang's foreman asked him to come home for a drink at night. It is said that two months ago Well, the foreman spent nearly [-] yuan to buy a new house, which is a hardcover three-bedroom apartment. Now, it has been decorated and ready to move in. He will not live in the shed with everyone in the future.

Niu Qiang didn't know what a hardcover three-bedroom house was, and it actually cost three hundred guan. He saw that the people in the same group washed themselves clean and put on clean clothes and shoes after finishing their work. After doing the same thing, after washing off the muddy water on his body, he put on the remaining set of new overalls and work shoes that had not been worn, and went to the foreman's new house to have a drink with several workers in the same group.

It turned out that the foreman's new house was not far from where they started working. It was said that the first phase of the project was built before, but what they are doing now is the fifth phase of the project. In the first two, three, and fourth phases, there are already enough people to start work. Only now did he realize that the house he participated in building turned out to be so beautiful after it was built.

After finding the building number, he walked into the stairs. Niu Qiang smelled a strong smell of alcohol, which came from the houses of several families on the first floor. It must be the attention of rich people in Guanzhong!

The foreman's house was on the third floor, and the red door was wide open. Before a few workers entered the house, they saw the white tiles on the ground. Although most of them were wearing clean new shoes, they were a little embarrassed to step on them.

"Come in! What's the point of dawdling, the food and drinks at home are already on the table."

The foreman smiled and waved to them in the room. Then, when Niu Qiang stepped into this room, he seemed to have entered another world. As far as people are concerned, it can be described in two words, "luxury".

Everything in the room seemed exquisite to him, the long sofa with cushions, the tables with carved patterns, one by one, the cabinets with colored glass or wood carvings, even the wall cabinets. The lamp stands are very beautiful. After lighting the white wax, the whole house is illuminated as it is during the day.

All the doors in the house were open, and the foreman led them around in each room, saying that it was a new house, and they needed to attract more people. He also made them roll on the soft bed, saying that it was a new bed. Pressure, especially young unmarried boys, pressure is the best.

The bed was really soft and elastic. Once a person lay on it, he almost sank into it. Niu Qiang felt that if he slept on such a bed, he would definitely not want to wake up in the morning.

In the end, their fellow workers were brought to a large table next to the living room. There were more than a dozen large porcelain bowls on the table, all of which were filled with various delicious dishes, including pork head meat, braised chicken, braised duck, Braised eggs, a stewed pot of over ten catties of large grass carp, and large lamb chops sprinkled with spices. As for the green vegetables that he had never seen before, he thought they were delicious just by looking at them. The bean curd skin, pork ribs and seaweed that I have eaten in the cafeteria are not rare.

The most sniffling thing is that kind of clear and bright wine, the taste is too strong, it is said that the foreman called from the winery, it weighs five catties, and you are not allowed to leave until you drink it tonight.

The foreman's daughter-in-law is also in charge. She is in the dye factory. A few female workers came from her side, and another table was set up next to her. The dishes are similar, but the wine is a light red wine called peach blossom wine. , there is in the cafeteria on the wine construction site. It is said that there are a lot of specials produced in this season. Every other day, each worker can give out a small bowl. Niu Qiang drank it. It tastes a little sweet, but the alcohol smell is also very strong. A small bowl is still good Well, if you drink too much, you will feel hot all over your body.

A few female workers were helping the foreman's daughter-in-law to arrange dishes in the kitchen. At this moment, the table was also served. More than a dozen people and two tables filled the entire dining room, which was very lively.

Niu Qiang has a stupid mouth and is a newcomer. After the banquet, he listened to the speeches of the foreman and a few old workers. No wonder the foreman just said that drinking five catties of wine seemed to be a very difficult task. He estimated that he would be drunk after drinking a glass, and the weight of a glass was still heavy. Less than two or three.

Therefore, he was laughed at by the foreman, saying that southerners can't drink strong alcohol, and next time he should prepare some lighter ale wine for him, which is the kind that will cause hiccups after drinking too much. The brewery will brew a lot of bulk and sell it cheaply to the workers to drink. It is said that it is best to drink it chilled.

Niu Qiang has never drank beer brewed from wheat. He just ate vigorously when he was still conscious. When he swayed back to the shed to lie down, he determined his ideal in life, and had a set like a foreman. In this kind of house, the old lady and younger brothers and sisters are taken over, and they are invited to eat meals like the foreman's house every day.

Similar situations are happening everywhere in the entire living quarters, but after a short period of time, these people who came to work in Weinan from all over the country found their goals, settled down, and began to move towards Move towards your goals.

Li Shimin, who works in the government office in Weinan, was very relieved when he heard some folk news from the secret guards. If it wasn't because Sun Zhengming had gone to take care of his experimental field now, he would definitely put this The guy who promoted and created all this also called out to have a good drink with him.

　After May [-]st, I will dedicate a large chapter to all the friends who are part-time workers. I wish all brothers and sisters a happy Labor Day!In addition, monthly tickets, recommended tickets, please click, those who are working, are very grateful.

　　
　
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