Chapter 1158 Microservice Private Interview
Going up the river from the mouth of Xiaojinsha River in the bay, for more than ten miles, there is a tributary flowing in from the southeast. This river is called Baiyinhe by the gold diggers.
New Jinshan City was built at the confluence of Xiaojinsha River and Baihe River, on the east bank of Xiaojinsha River and north bank of Baihe River.
On the north shore of Liuli upstream of the mouth of Baihe River, Qin Lang and his party berthed and landed at the pier.
Compared to the Xiaojinsha River Estuary, which is nearly 200 feet wide, Xinjinshan City is built on the banks of the Baihe River, which is more than 60 feet wide, and the water surface here is gentler.
"Didn't it mean that the new Jinshan had just been discovered, why did a city stand up so quickly?"
On the pier, the elders of the Qin family looked at the high wall on the shore, and couldn't help being stunned.
It was a rammed earth city wall. Although it looked simple, it was two feet high.
This height is about the same height as a county wall in the Central Plains, but the problem is that he appeared on Treasure Island in the depths of the South China Sea, and it has been less than half a year since the discovery here, and there is already such a city wall.
Especially from the pier, the city walls stretching from east to west seem to be endless at a glance.
"Lao Huang insisted that Xinjinshan should build four walls!"
Qin Lang originally thought that there is no rush to build the city wall for the time being. After all, there is no threat from the aboriginals here, and it would be fine to get some coconut trees or something and set up a wooden fence, but Ah Huang insisted that the city wall should be built, preferably a rammed earth wall.
It doesn’t matter even if you repair slowly.
There are walls, there is a city, and there is a city, there is a city. This is Ah Huang's point of view.
In fact, the seemingly majestic rammed earth city wall is only a semi-finished product. At present, only the south section has been repaired. It has just been repaired for a few miles. Lao Huang plans to build it bigger. Make him five or six miles long.
Finally, under Qin Lang's objection, it was decided to reduce it to 1,000 steps per side, which is 1,500 meters, and build another fortress at the mouth of the Xiaojin River and Baihe River in the southwest, with a circumference of about 2,000 meters, guarding the mouth of the river.
Although the rammed earth city wall is relatively low in cost, it is not the same as simple. The foundation needs to be dug, the soil needs to be screened, and even in order to ensure the durability of the rammed earth city, the soil must be steamed at high temperature, so as to kill the insect eggs in the soil. and grass seeds.
It is also labor-intensive to build plates and compact them.
The pier is bustling with activity.
Many shirtless men were loading and unloading goods, and the stewards discovered something new, "What are these?"
The ground of the pier is paved with tracks, and there are horse-drawn carriages on it.
After being equipped with tracks, the horses can easily pull several large carriages to quickly transport the goods from the dock to the warehouse area to avoid congestion at the dock.
An elder who used to be in charge of the Qin family mining area immediately helped to explain that this was the carriage track.
The four-wheeled carriage of the Qin family is very famous. Because of its unique steering technology, it has long been used in urban areas, docks, and mining areas. Double the improvement.
Later, the Qin family laid tracks in the mining area, dock area and other places to be used with four-wheeled carriages, and the transportation capacity increased a lot again. It is even possible to string four-wheeled carriages together to form several carriages, which can be pulled by only a few horses.
Another old steward found that there was a tall and complicated pulley crane on the dock. Many pulleys formed a crane to lift the goods from the ship to the dock or onto the ship. Compared with directly loading and unloading the ship, it was undoubtedly more labor-saving and labor-saving. .
Everyone was amazed again and again.
On the ship moored at the pier, the pulley crane is continuously hoisting grain down the pier.
These are grains shipped from San Francisco.
Outside the tall rammed earth city wall, a long row of sheds was built.
Pennant flags were hung in front of every shop.
Some of them are written with the characters of wine, some with the characters of tea, etc., but it is a wharf restaurant street, which specializes in wharf business.
Qin Lang casually found a shop with the word tea written on the apricot-yellow triangular flag in front of his house, a simple shed, simple tables and chairs, but they were all relatively clean.
"What kind of tea does the guest officer drink?"
An old man came up to greet him with a smile.
Qin Lang asked, "What kind of tea do you sell?"
"Green tea is broken, and it's a big bowl." The old man is a real person, and he doesn't brag too much. His family's business is also simple, just one kind of tea.
The so-called high broken tea leaves are broken tea leaves. It is obvious that the old man bought those broken tea leaves from the tea merchants at the wharf and sold them here.
A bowl costs a penny, which is not expensive.
What is rare is that this tea can still be refilled.
For those who work on the docks, this is undoubtedly very good.
"Who is the shopkeeper?"
"Hui Ke Guanhua, the old man is from Huaixi Shouzhou, my hometown."
"Shouzhou is a great place, a land of fish and rice, why did my husband come here to open a tea shop?"
The old man smiled, and pointed to his empty right arm, "My house is on the edge of the Huaihe River, and it was often flooded. One year, it was severely flooded, and I owed a lot of famine. Later, I immigrated to Lingnan, and took the resettlement money, etc. I paid off my old debts, sold my family’s farmland, settled down in Chaozhou, and distributed a lot of land.”
"That's not bad?"
"The tuhu in Chaozhou are very brutal. Those of us who immigrated to the past had serious conflicts with them, so we could only stick together and often fight with weapons for water and land."
"The government doesn't care?"
"It's in charge, but how can it be managed? This water is fought every year, and even land and forests. Anyway, the conflict is fierce, and many people are killed every year. There is no way, we have had a hard time. Move over to live."
Qin Lang also knows that since Zhenguan, he has been actively expanding the border, and there are large-scale immigrants from all over the border, which has also led to a very serious dispute between natives and tourists.
Fights between new immigrants and old natives are often caused by water sources, fields, mountains, forests, etc. Originally, this kind of competition for water and land was very common even in the Central Plains, but in the border areas, the imperial court’s control was not strict. , coupled with the lack of the prestige and autonomy of the big surname clans in the Central Plains, once a fight breaks out, the fight will become more intense, and they can only resolve it on their own.
The indigenous people in the south of the Five Ridges were originally tough folk, and the immigrants from the Central Plains were not easy to bully, and the fight between the two sides was very fierce.
The owner of the tea shop settled in Chaozhou for several years and fought with the natives for several years. One of his sons died in the struggle between the natives, and his other son was injured and became disabled later.
After arriving in Guangzhou, they lost their land, and their family became tenant workers.
Later, the old man’s family heard that Treasure Island was discovered in the East China Sea, and that gold panning here could make a fortune, so they came with their son.
"Then what?"
The old man laughed at himself, "When I came here, I found that many people have indeed made a fortune by panning for gold, and many people have become rich overnight, but not everyone is so lucky."
Anyway, the old man and his father panned for gold in San Francisco. After working hard for more than a year, they did find some gold. After selling it to the Qin family, they made a small profit.
But later, the old man went to dig in an abandoned mine of the Qin family, and something happened. Although his life was not lost, his right hand was gone.
Lost his right hand, and he couldn't continue panning for gold.
The old man was not reconciled to returning to his hometown. Later, he saw the investment invitation order from the mayor of Xinjinshan, so he took out his savings to rent this simple shop and started selling tea.
Selling tea is also simple. The cost of buying broken tea from tea merchants is very low, and then boil water to make tea. What you are facing is these people working on the dock. It is cheap for a penny and a bowl, but it is still a bit profitable. Available.
"I can't make a lot of money, but I can support myself, and I can save a little bit if I work harder." The old man said that his son is also working on the dock now, and he won't go panning for gold.
My son partnered with a group of fellows from Huaixi, doing loading and unloading at the wharf, earning a good income.
"I don't want to get rich by panning for gold, but it's not bad now."
The income is stable and the future can be expected.
The old man sometimes works as a dentist to earn some money, that is, to act as an intermediary.
"I heard that Xinjinshan issued an immigration order. As long as those who are willing to stay and settle down, they can be allocated a lot of land. Isn't the old man interested?"
"I've also heard about this. Those who are willing to stay and settle down can share the land, and there is a lot of land. According to the size of the population, a male can get 120 acres, and a female can get 60 acres. You can also get 60 mu, and each of the other people can get 30 mu. The first five years are completely rent-free, and the next five years will increase by 20% every year until the full rent. But the full rent is not high, which is very cost-effective. "The old man was very excited to talk about this.
"Old man, do you plan to settle here?"
"There is this plan. The city hall stipulates that only when you settle down can you distribute the land, and you must move your family here. I discussed it with my son. I plan to go back to Guangzhou with the boat in a few days and bring my family here. .”
"Are there any other benefits besides land allocation for immigrants to settle down?"
"Yes, in addition to granting land, there are also settlement and travel expenses. It sounds good."
"Are there many people who are willing to settle and immigrate?"
"There are still many people who are tempted. After all, so many fields can be allocated only because the whole family is required to move here, so some people are still hesitant for a while." The old man said.
Although there is only one left arm left, the old man is quite proficient in making tea. He holds a large teapot with one arm and can accurately pour tea into a large tea bowl.
The handmade coconut shell bowl looks very rough, and the broken tea is very broken, not high broken but finely broken, but the tea soup that comes out also smells good. After taking a sip, I found that the taste is very ordinary.
Qin Lang was a little curious, who is more popular for the same penny, a fresh coconut or a bowl of this tea?
The old man said that this was tea with salt in it.
Qin Lang suddenly understood that the pier is full of hard work, and his bowl of broken tea is aimed at this group of people. They consume a lot. This bowl of broken tea with salt can not only quench their thirst, but also can Supplementing energy is undoubtedly more popular than coconut, not to mention that he still has unlimited refills.
The one-armed old man is quite hopeful about the future. He said that there are still several people in his family in Guangzhou. When the whole family moves here, they can choose to build a house with the settling fee, and he and his son have saved some money now. Money, plan to buy a cow then.
"Will you continue to open this tea shop then?"
"Yes, then I will continue to open this tea shop to earn a little money, and by the way, I can also earn some tooth money, while my son will continue to do loading and unloading at the pier, and work in the field with my family when the farming season is busy. The field is fundamental, But the ones on this side can’t be let go, this side can make some living money!”
What the old man values is the credit of the Qin family, and the fact that there are a lot of fields here, and there is no need to worry about any arrogant and vicious natives here, and there are no heavy taxes here, these are all things that attract the old man and his son to move the family Come key.
When he immigrated to Chaozhou after suffering from the floods of the Huaihe River in his hometown of Shouzhou, he was bullied by the natives and couldn’t stand up. Working as a tenant worker in Guangzhou was also very hard. Here, the old man saw hope.
"Is the old man trusting the Qin family so much? Are you not afraid that the order will be changed day and night in the future, and the rent will be increased?"
"The credibility of the Qin family can still be questioned?" the old man said loudly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
When Qin Lang immediately expressed his respect for the Qin family, the old man's expression changed, and his attitude became friendly again. He asked with a smile, "It doesn't look like you are here to pan for gold, you should be here to do business, you are here to buy gold Is it here to sell things? I am familiar with the old man here, if it is useful to find a place, just ask."
The old man expressed his willingness to be a dentist and wanted to earn another agency fee by the way.
"Why don't I ask the old man to give us a detailed introduction to the current situation in Xinjinshan, the more detailed the situation in all aspects, the better." Qin Lang took out a silver coin and put it on the table, "This is a thank you, how about it?"
The one-armed old man was moved. The purchasing power of this silver coin is very strong. The official discount is 1,000, but in fact it can often be cashed to about 1,050 to 80. He sells broken tea for a bowl of penny.
This guest officer is worth a silver coin as soon as he makes a move, and he can sell more than a thousand bowls. But just to inquire about the news here, this is undoubtedly too generous.
The old man looked at a few people suspiciously, and instead of going to get the money immediately, he asked tentatively, "Could they be from Luoyang?"
Qin Lang smiled and said, "Don't you think I'm an official?"
"have no idea."
"The old man is safe to accept the money. I am just a businessman. Come here to see the situation. If you think it is good, I plan to open a shop and a workshop here when I come back next time."
"I don't know what the guest officer does?"
"I heard that there is a lot of gold and silver here, and it is not under the control of the court, so I came to investigate and investigate. If it is true as it is said in the legend, I plan to open a shop here and collect gold and silver here. Make gold and silver ornaments to sell."
The old man had a clear expression, "Could it be that you plan to sell it to Linyi?"
Datang’s control over gold and silver is relatively strict, because now gold and silver have become currency materials, the imperial court needs to strictly control gold and silver, only inflow is not allowed outflow. The amount of gold and silver owned by the merchants of the Tang Dynasty was also restricted, and it was not allowed to make gold and silver artifacts casually, especially gold artifacts that did not have a certain official rank and title were not allowed to be owned.
These policies are all to ensure the materials of the imperial court’s gold and silver coins, to ensure the currency circulation, and to ensure the prosperity of industry and commerce.
However, under today's prosperous overseas trade, Datang's superb gold and silverware processing technology makes Datang's gold and silverware one of the most popular foreign trade commodities, with high profits, but limited by policies, everyone cannot Do this business.
So now many businessmen have started to go to Linyi, Silla and other foreign countries to do this business in order to evade the policy. In the eyes of the tea shop owner, Qin Lang should also be such a gold and silver merchant in the Central Plains, who wanted to take advantage of the favorable overseas conditions here, use the rich gold and silver raw materials here, process gold and silver artifacts, and then sell them directly to sea merchants.
Qin Lang smiled mysteriously.
The old man finally accepted the silver coin with a clear expression. He put down the teapot and began to introduce every detail of Xinjinshan that he knew in detail.
(end of this chapter)