Zuo Qing knew that starting from today, this young man's appeal and influence on the dock might have surpassed that of his nominal boss.
But how many people in the world are capable of this kind of method of winning people's hearts? And how many are willing to use such methods?
"Hehe... I spent more than 500 oceans just for these people who live at the bottom of the society and are just relying on their own strength. Is it worth it?"
Zuo Qing thought bitterly, then turned around and left with unsteady steps.
Little did he know that he thought it was not worth it, but Zhou Wen thought it was of great value.
Although Zhou Wen has decided to use his own workers as the main workers at the dock, once the business opens, thousands of tons of cargo ships will dock and leave every day, so how can the number of manpower needed be so small?
Including those who pull trucks for short distances, unload and load goods, as well as those who move goods in and out of warehouses, etc. Not counting management personnel, the coolies who move the goods need to be at least a few hundred people.
Although the Second Regiment has many officers and soldiers, we can't send the whole regiment to Shanghai, right?
Therefore, after the business is opened, it is inevitable to use some workers from the original dock. Moreover, many positions still have technical content, and it is not just a matter of how much strength you have.
Zhou Wen's plan is to use more of his own people in the management, security, and shipping of the terminal, while leaving the short-distance transportation and loading and unloading of the terminal to the original dock workers.
Since these workers must be used and they must abide by the rules of the Yangtze River Company, the drama of first using force to show power, and then using the ocean to show favor must be complete.
Zuo Qing didn't know that even if he didn't take the initiative to make trouble, Zhou Wen would find ways to stir up the dissatisfaction and injustice of the Shabang workers, and there were many ways to make them jump out and make trouble.
In fact, it is very simple. As long as rumors spread that Yangtze River Company will not hire existing workers, these workers who rely on the docks to make a living will definitely be unable to sit still.
But after today's hard work, Zhou Wen believes that these workers will be much more obedient when using them.
In fact, the common people in this period generally had a natural fear and inferiority complex towards the powerful class. As long as they were not forced to the point where they could no longer survive, they generally would not have the courage to fight.
And Zhou Wen promised to hire some of the original workers when the time came, which gave them hope in life. Coupled with the image of benevolence, generosity, and charity that he deliberately showed, these workers had no objections and only wanted to work in the new company when the time came.
He behaved well in front of his boss and eliminated the hidden danger of civil strife at the dock.
Zhou Wen wanted to establish a concept in the minds of these dock workers: "As long as you are obedient and honest, you will naturally have work to do and you will have food to eat." This will reduce many constraints in their future use.
Therefore, in his opinion, it was a small price to pay just to waste some words and spend hundreds of oceans to enrich the labor and talent reserves of Fengyu Terminal.
Think about it, if these workers don't see hope, even if they don't dare to come and fight you, it will force them to find a way to survive in other docks or directly live in other places with their families. When your business opens, where will they go?
Find so many workers who are familiar with dock work?
And don’t underestimate the role of a big ocean given by Zhou Wen. A big ocean can save a few flowers and allow many poor families to support their lives for a few months without forcing people to leave. In one month, the Yangtze River Company’s shipping business must have
From the beginning, these workers naturally had jobs to do and a secure life.
Another key factor is reputation.
Most businessmen during this period were still concerned about reputation, and reputation and credibility are complementary to each other.
Your newly established company, no matter how strong it is, will force out the original workers as soon as it opens, and make countless families leave their hometowns and even separate their wives. This will be labeled as being rich and unkind, and others will do business with you.
I had some concerns.
And Zhou Wen will use the reputation of Yangtze River Company for bigger plans in the future, so naturally he must establish a good image from the beginning.
I only spent about 500 yuan to earn a good reputation for myself. This transaction is simply worth it.
Apart from Zhou Wen, only Wan Shu, an old man in the world, could see some superficial clues about all these things. He didn't know the details yet, but they already made him admire Zhou Wen so much.
After leaving the finishing work of the dock to Uncle Wan, Zhou Wen took Zhang Xiaoping to a car that had been parked outside the gate of the dock. Nodding to the driver, Zhou Wen got into the unknown car.
Zhang Xiaoping sat in the passenger seat with familiarity.
But I saw a foreigner already sitting in the back seat of the car, it was Mr. James whom I had not seen for a long time.
"Mr. James, I kept you waiting." Zhou Wen extended his palm to James.
James glanced at Zhou Wen with a complicated expression, stretched out his hand to shake Zhou Wen's hand and said, "Nice to meet you, Mr. Scholar."
After Zhou Wen sat down, he said to the driver: "Go to Yude Teahouse."
"Okay!" The driver immediately started the car.
This driver was none other than Xu Dacheng, who had just returned to the team.
It turns out that today Zhou Wen not only wants to have the double happiness of starting the construction of the base and accepting the Fengyu Terminal, but also wants to add another happiness and complete the purchase of second-hand weapons from the United States today.
So he asked Xu Dacheng to bring James to Fengyu Pier early in order to let him see his methods, and at the same time expose part of his strength to James to enhance his confidence in cooperating with him.
"Mr. Scholar, if I read correctly, all of your subordinates should be soldiers, right?"
James was well-informed and saw that these hundreds of people seemed loose, but in fact they were well-organized and formed a tight formation, so he naturally recognized the military identities of the officers and soldiers of the Second Regiment.
Moreover, he also discovered that these soldiers also had a temperament that was hard to explain but could make people feel heart palpitating.
This temperament was very different from other Republic of China troops he had seen before. So he judged immediately that these were not only soldiers, but also elite soldiers who had fought many battles.
As a result, the true identity of the scholar in front of me may not be as simple as a businessman, but may also have a deep military background.
Zhou Wen smiled slightly and said: "You have a pair of wise eyes. Yes, I admit that these people are soldiers, and they are also very powerful soldiers. They are so powerful that they have the strength and courage to fight against the Japanese.
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"Oh?" James immediately became interested when he heard Zhou Wen's words.
You know, compared to the Chinese, James, a racist, hates the Japanese the most.
Not only because they have short bodies that James despises very much, but they are also Qichang Yangxing's biggest competitors in shipping.
