Qiao Cheng hurried back to his home in Wanxian County according to Qiao Yu's wishes, mobilized his power, and began to recruit young people from the countryside. Of course, externally it was still in the name of recruiting workers for textile factories. Chongqing's large-scale purchase of machinery had already affected Germany, thinking that
This is a good opportunity to expand the market, so we strongly support Bushit. The second batch of machines will be shipped much faster. Arms, sewing machines, and printing and dyeing machines will also be shipped together.
Because of this, the recruitment of people by the Qiao family did not arouse the suspicion of the government. In fact, in this era, wealthy merchants would be equipped with a certain number of guards, ranging from dozens to hundreds. The Qing government could not control them at all. China has always had
The political power could only extend its power to the county level, and the lower levels had to rely on the assistance of landlords and gentry for management. The same was true for the Qing court. However, in this unprecedented change, this ancient system could not maintain the rule of the Qing court at all.
On the contrary, it accumulated enough local strength to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.
Limin Textile Factory has been in operation for some time. Calculating that most of the workers can get seven yuan a month due to overtime work, which is almost five taels of silver. In Chongqing, they can basically buy five or six hundred kilograms of rice. This was in the late Qing Dynasty.
It is definitely a very high income, especially in Sichuan, which is deeply inland. Although the work is tiring, every weaver is very motivated when the silver dollars fall into his hands. If you can become a technician, your income will at least be good.
Doubling that, if you can get more than ten silver dollars a month, your family will definitely be able to live like a small landowner, with rice and meat. Therefore, these employees cherish their work and study very hard, and the quality of the cloth is also guaranteed.
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At the end of the Qing Dynasty, people mainly used silver dollars for transactions. In later generations, they often said one yuan or two yuan. In fact, the original meaning was silver yuan. Only when settling large transactions, they were still accustomed to using two yuan as a unit. Limin Textile Factory once again recruited workers, and Qiao Yu opened
With a salary of five oceans, the people who already knew the income of the earliest workers were very enthusiastic and quickly recruited the second batch of workers.
At the same time, Qiao Cheng also followed Qiao Yu's instructions and recruited 300 guards from his hometown in Wan County. They were all young men of sixteen or seventeen years old. The oldest was only eighteen years old, and they were the most energetic ones. These teenagers were all
They were taken to the training ground that had been prepared long ago. Everyone looked very curious and looked around.
In fact, some people have been watching them. Qiao Yu bought this training ground in the name of a warehouse and used it as a school ground. Qiao Yu and Han Yong were standing at the door at this time, looking at these teenagers.
"Master, these young men are all good and in good physical condition. As long as they are trained properly, they can become excellent soldiers!"
Qiao Yu couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Han Yong's words. He was far less optimistic than Han Yong. In his opinion, these teenagers had many problems. First of all, these teenagers were generally under 1.6 meters tall, looked short and thin, and had a considerable degree of handicap.
He was malnourished, his hair was like withered grass, and his energy was not very high. He looked a little timid and cowardly. In a trance, Qiao Yu only felt that the image of the numb Chinese in his memory was superimposed.
Comparatively speaking, these young people are already of good quality, but they are still far behind Qiao Yu's expectations. However, Qiao Yu is still full of pride. The road to world supremacy begins today. Qiao Yu came down accompanied by Han Yong.
When we arrived, we walked directly to the middle of the school field.
After steward Qian Tai saw Qiao Yu, he hurriedly came over to greet him.
"Third Young Master, there are three hundred young men in total. They are all here according to your instructions!"
"Old Qian, thank you for your hard work along the way!"
"That's right. Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"I want to say a few words to them!"
Qiao Yu walked quickly in front of the teenagers. These teenagers had noticed Qiao Yu for a long time. They saw that he was not very old, but he was well-dressed, elegant and unrestrained. Those people were polite to him, so they guessed that he was
The manager couldn't help but look at Qiao Yu...
"Everyone has worked hard along the way. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Qiao Yu. I am the owner of Limin Textile Factory and your future boss. I believe many of you have never traveled such a long way from home.
It’s hard to guarantee that you won’t have some questions, some worries, and even miss your loved ones when you arrive in Chongqing, but I want to assure you that as long as you obey orders and train hard, you will definitely be able to enjoy the life of a master.”
Some of the teenagers seemed a little excited, and more were at a loss. Qiao Yu knew that he had to come up with something practical to impress these teenagers who were starting to become numb. He waved his hand and saw two servants carrying a box over.
, placed it in the middle, Qiao Yu opened the lid, faced the sun, and tilted it slightly towards the teenagers. He saw the silvery luster in the box flashing, which was extremely dazzling. It was a box full of silver coins.
These young farm boys had never seen this before, and their eyes immediately went straight. Since ancient times, money has moved people's hearts. This gold and silver is the most rare object, and it is also the most touching thing. These boys were born in poverty, how could they have seen so much money?
, even the richest landowner in their village does not have so much wealth!
You must know that although gold and silver are now used as currency, ordinary farmers may not have one or two silver dollars left throughout the year. This large box of silver dollars is enough to blind the eyes of young people!
"These silver coins are with me now, but as long as you listen to my instructions and train well, they will be in your pockets soon, and I dare to say that you will have a more prosperous future, and you will not have to dig in the dirt like your fathers.
, with your face turned to the earth and your back to the sky, and you don’t have to be bullied by gangsters, village bandits and bullies. Are you willing to listen to my orders? Answer me loudly!"
The young people have been robbed of their consciousness by the silver dollar, and now their blood is boiling, their eyes are shining, and they all reply loudly: "Yes! Yes! We are willing!"
Seeing this scene, Qiao Yu was quite satisfied. These young men had not become completely numb, and the blood in their hearts had not cooled down. They were indeed talented people.
"Okay, very good! I want to tell you that I recruited you here not as weavers, but as guards. I want you to use knives and guns to protect this factory and the safety of this family business. Your salary
It will definitely be higher than those of ordinary workers, tentatively ten yuan a month, now I will give you half a month’s salary first!”
The guards on the side had already distributed silver coins to these young people one by one as instructed, five yuan each. The young people who received the silver coins couldn't wait to blow a deep breath, and then put it to their ears to listen to the sweet sound. Their fathers often harvested silver coins.
It was like this at that time, the sound of silver dollars was so touching, but my father only had three or two dollars in his hand at most, and I had a full five dollars in my hand at this time. You must know that the family could not save even if they worked hard for a year.
So much money.
A kind of ambition was quietly growing in the hearts of the teenagers. Qiao Yu saw everything with his eyes and was very satisfied with the effect. He said loudly: "Everyone, go take a shower first, change clothes, and then start the formal training!"
Han Yong and Qian Tai took these teenagers to the well, fetching water and taking a bath one by one. Nowadays, Chinese people are indeed not very particular about hygiene. Of course, there is nothing to blame. They can't even eat enough, so what else can they talk about?
Yes, but Qiao Yu knew the importance of military appearance and discipline, so he was determined to make these young men undergo a complete change in their mental outlook.
More than two dozen guards started working together, and soon the teenagers were cleaned up, and their military uniforms were ready on the other side. The dark gray clothes were very well-tailored. Wearing them can not only set off the tall and heroic posture, but also add to the beauty of the body.
With countless majesty, every young man who puts on new clothes wants to lift his chest up high, like a proud little cock...
When the teenagers gathered on the school ground again, the momentum was completely different. Han Yong looked at it and couldn't help but admire him. He was also a member of the army back then. You must know that the Hunan Army and the Huai Army were definitely not like this.
After being neatly organized, even the general military appearance of the new army is no more than this.
"Brother Han, do you think these teenagers are still worthy of use?"
"Master, as long as you train hard, you can definitely become a strong team, but you also need good equipment!"
"The German rifles will arrive soon. For the time being, we will train the troops and improve their physical fitness. They are still too weak. Brother Han, I can't keep an eye on them here, so you should worry more!"
"This is what I should do, but Master, your safety is still very important. I think I will let Xiao Wang protect you personally!"
The little king Han Yong mentioned was named Wang Tianhe. He was a disciple that Han Yong accepted in Wanxian County. He was transferred to Qiao Yu more than two months ago. His skills were no worse than Han Yong's and he was very alert. Qiao Yu
Yu was also very optimistic about this young man, so he nodded in agreement.
Just as they were talking, the aroma of rice came over. When the teenagers who had just changed into new clothes smelled the aroma, their eyes suddenly shone with light, and they were even more eager than seeing the silver coins!