Hu Lide looked calm and spoke eloquently, telling many treasures about Hankou Pier.

"The tea wharf in Hankou has a long history. On Hanzheng Street, there is the famous Shan (West) Shaanxi (West) Guild Hall. This large-scale guild hall is a symbol of the strength and influence of Shanxi merchants. The tea trade they engage in is not only in

Hankou is very famous even in the whole country. They take advantage of the convenience of water transportation to purchase tea from various places, and then transport it to the north. Shanxi merchants in the north almost monopolize trade with Russia, and the main trade is

Tea. The Mawangmiao Pier on the bank of the Han River is the starting point for Shanxi merchants' goods to go north."

"Greater Hankou has long been known as the 'tea port' internationally. As early as the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the British established a concession here, opened a port and set up a wharf, purchased tea, went to sea along the river, and resold it domestically and in Europe. Every year, the amount of tea

The sales volume was also huge. Later, for some unknown reason, the British tea trade in Hankou declined, and the Russian tea trade became a real bulk trade. The Russian SF Brick Tea Factory also has its own wharf, and every year the tea trade

The trade volume is huge, and it seems that it has become the largest tea trader."

"Hankou's bulk exports are still mainly agricultural products, such as tea, cigarettes, cotton, tung oil, cattle and sheep skins, etc. These are all collected and distributed in Hankou, and finally transported to various parts of the world through different routes. Because Hankou is a foreigner, and Chinese people in the mainland

Commodity trading center, there are countless people who rely on this huge trading market. Not to mention other things, there are tens of thousands of workers doing coolies on the docks. Look at the river, there are still some small boats (vessels)

Connected to the opposite side of the river, business is booming. It is precisely because of this geographical advantage that Greater Wuhan attracts and gathers people from all over the country, who come here to make a living and settle down, which also creates the prosperity of Greater Wuhan. The three towns of Wuhan are also

Therefore, it became a very important tax source for the Republic of China government."

After hearing this, Yang An and Yu Mantun suddenly felt relaxed.

Hu Lide is an educated man. Why did he choose the most difficult and tiring profession here as a dock worker? This is a question that has always existed in Yang An's mind. When he was about to ask, he heard Hu Lide say to himself: "Now is the time."

When tobacco leaves, autumn tea, and rice are on the market, the Russian Concession Terminal has recently been mainly used to transport tobacco, tea, and rice. These items are the lightest single items of cargo. Each piece only weighs about 135 kilograms, and at most it only weighs

One hundred sixty-seven kilograms. From tomorrow on, you can follow me to the dock to do the moving work. After the ship arrives, this work will be done day and night until all the goods are loaded into the dock warehouse.

The ship is unloaded to the dock. There is also a special tea brick factory in the Russian Concession. After they prepare the brick tea, they load it into the big ship. When loading the big ship, you have to wait for the ship to be loaded. During this time, you have to be prepared to endure hardships."

In fact, Hu Lide had already told Yang An about working on the dock some time ago. Although he was already prepared in his heart, Yang An did not expect that the lightest cargo on the dock weighed 135 kilograms.

He didn't know if he could persevere. However, the experiences of the past few months had aroused the young man's latent passion. He simply replied: "Okay!" Hu Lide and Mantun nodded with satisfaction.

"The moon on the fifteenth day is sixteen round", night falls, the full moon hangs high, and the river breeze blows, it is already a bit cool. At this moment, Yang An's mind suddenly wakes up. Since September 18, it has been...

After more than ten days, Yang An felt that he seemed to have truly integrated into the lives of these people. From Hu Lide's confusion, he thought of his own confusion some time ago. In fact, both of them were confusion about the meaning of life. Yang An felt that currently

The training was meaningful. At this time, he had no idea that some of Hu Lide's words were like seeds, sown in his heart!

Yang An looked at the billowing black smoke coming from the big chimney of the steamship in the distance, and knew that it was the passenger terminal. Yang An once followed Yu Mantun to see the guests to the terminal, and also saw the fleet of rickshaws lined up on the terminal like a long queue waiting for passengers. Listen.

With the sound of the steamer's whistle, the thick smoke from the steamer could be vaguely seen floating up into the sky, getting lighter and lighter. I knew it was a passenger ship that was about to set sail. I wonder if this passenger ship was bound for Nanjing or Yangzhou. Yang An couldn't help but

I thought of Lin Xiaohe, and... I thought about when I would be able to buy a boat ticket home.

Hu Lide looked at Yang An, not knowing what he was thinking.

Following Yang An's eyes and looking at the river heading east, Hu Lide thought of the passing time, the news he had received in recent years, and Japan's crazy plunder of Northeastern resources. Five years had passed since the "September 18th" incident, and Hu Lide thought for a while

He was in a daze. Jiang Feng suddenly woke him up. He felt that Japan's reserve of war resources was about to be completed or had already been completed, and the Republic of China government was busy with the civil war. Thinking of this, Hu Lide felt an inexplicable anxiety in his heart.

From picking up a student who looked like a nephew to having expectations for him, Hu Lide's emotional changes towards Yang An were also very complicated. He not only hoped that Yang An could complete physical training, basic military and tactical training, and Japanese language learning as soon as possible, let this

The child's physical strength, personal will, and individual military qualities will undergo a transformation. In this way, only when war comes, he can have the fighting will and military skills to protect himself. Although he knows that in the face of the cruelty of war, these will

It is feeble, because you only have one life, and the skills you have trained will always be better than nothing. Therefore, he hopes that even if the war comes, Yang An can stay away from the war. As a man, Hu Lide believes that war is not a child,

Something a student can participate in.

In the evening, I mainly study Japanese, interspersed with pull-ups, stone lock lifts, shoulder stone lock squats and other limb strength exercises. Every night after Hu Lide finishes his Japanese teaching, Yang An will study late at night. After this period of time,

Studying, coupled with Hu Lide's oral practice, and Mantun's oral practice from time to time during the process of pulling the cart, Yang An made rapid progress in learning Japanese. This also made Hu Lide realize the child's talent and hard work in learning.

Early the next morning, after having breakfast at home, Yang An looked at the clock on the cabinet in the middle hall. It was less than 7 o'clock. Hu Lide took an off-white shoulder strap with a hat and a kettle full of water and handed it to Yang An,

Said to go to the dock now. On the way, through Hu Lide's words, Yang An learned some things about the dock.

At the Russian Concession Wharf, Hu Lide is the deputy foreman, so he arranges the next day's work in advance every day, and there is no need to stick to the wharf, warehouse, and warehouse every day. In fact, the workers basically arrive at the wharf before six o'clock every day and have work to do.

Work, and wait when there is no work. Every worker has a piece of gray-white cloth draped over his head and shoulders for carrying bags. Such a shawl with a hat is rarely seen among dock coolie workers.

in use.

In Wuhan, there are countless docks along the river. Most of them are on the Han River in Hankou and along the Yangtze River. The development of emerging industries in Europe and the United States has long been far ahead of ours. They already have absolute monopoly advantages. The main reason for foreigners to set up concessions in China is

The purpose is to obtain business privileges, pursue monopolies, and generate lucrative business benefits, and they sell advanced industrial products. The goods imported by foreigners are all medium and high-end goods in the country, and even luxury goods, including guns and arms. At the same time, they
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