With the arrival of Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, the whole of Tianjin seemed to be injected with a powerful vitality.
This time, Liu Jin brought almost all the money earned by the glass factory during this period, and prepared to dump all the money here in Tianjin.
The first thing Liu Jin did when he came to Tianjin was to buy land.
Regardless of the price of the land near the Haihe River and the Bohai Sea, as long as they are willing to sell it, Liu Jin will send people to quickly start raiding it.
The land near the sea is the lowest-grade land, and much of it is saline-alkali land, which is simply not suitable for growing food. In this era, land that is not suitable for growing food is considered low-grade land.
He learned that some people were buying land along the coast in a big way, and some people were taking advantage of the fact that the price was too high and they started selling land crazily. Liu Jin would not refuse anyone who came, and he would buy it as long as he was willing to sell it.
As for some people deliberately raising the price of land, Liu Jin didn't pay attention to it. Even if the land is raised now, the price will not be much higher. If he does not seize the opportunity to acquire land on a large scale, the construction of all aspects of Tianjin in the future will be
After the rise, the land prices here will skyrocket, and it will really be uneconomical to buy at that time.
A lot of money was spent, and the price of land increased so much that people who didn't want to sell their land began to sell their land.
Because all the gentry, landlords, and squires in Tianjin are discussing which fool is buying land wantonly. No one wants the saline-alkali land that usually sells for one tael of silver per acre, but now it can be sold for 2 taels of silver, which is better.
It can even be sold for 3 taels of silver.
The saline-alkali land by the sea cannot grow food at all. In fact, it is of no use at all. In the past, one tael of silver could buy a few acres of land at a bargain price, and sometimes even several acres of land could be purchased.
If he had money, he could do something good. In a short period of time, Liu Jin almost bought all the land near the sea and rivers in Tianjin. The amount was so huge that it was beyond imagination.
While Liu Jin was frantically purchasing land in Tianjin, he also began to copy the model of Xishan Coal and Glass Factory.
First of all, Tianjin Maritime Academy was established in Tianjin, and thousands of maritime academy students who followed need to continue their studies here, both theoretical and practical.
Then the Tianjin Cement Workshop was established to prepare cement for firing. Whether it was building a port, building a wharf, or building a house, and later building a road leading to the capital, cement was absolutely indispensable.
Without cement, building a building in this era would definitely be very time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive. Although Liu Jin is rich now and manpower is cheap in this era, time does not allow it.
At the same time, the Tianjin Marine Ship Workshop was also established. Although the ten lucky ships found by Emperor Hongzhi were all relatively large, some of them were older and needed to be repaired and improved.
Of course, what is more important is to study the manufacturing of ships and the many equipment and instruments on the ocean. Liu Jin believes that as long as Emperor Hongzhi has tasted the many benefits of maritime trade and overseas colonial plunder, this maritime ban will definitely be lifted by then.
Shipbuilding is very knowledgeable. As the saying goes: ten years of army and one hundred years of navy, this is actually what it means. Now we must lay the foundation and slowly accumulate.
Whether it is Tianjin Maritime Institute, Tianjin Cement Workshop, or Tianjin Marine Ship Workshop, they all carry the name of the Ming Dynasty Prince Zhu Houzhao.
In terms of internal share distribution, Zhu Houzhao also accounts for the majority. Liu Jin dare not have a 50-50 relationship with him now. After all, he is the prince. In the past, he could still have a 50-50 relationship by pretending not to know his identity. Now that he has done it,
As a prince, naturally he should be smarter and just do it on June 4th, lest someone use this matter to criticize him in the future.
Because all of them are copying the model of Xishan Coal Industry, they naturally need to recruit workers on a large scale.
"We're hiring, we're hiring~"
"Tianjin Maritime University is recruiting workers. They will have three meals a day and one meal of meat every three days. They will be paid for working every day. The more they work, the more they will get."
On the streets near the east side of Tianjin City, a group of strong men wearing the uniforms of Xishan Maritime University were beating gongs and drums, and kept shouting while walking on the streets.
With the shouts of these people, they suddenly became the focus of everyone. In the streets and alleys, the victims who were already starving went crazy after hearing that they were given three meals a day and one meal of meat every three days.
The general crowd immediately gathered around.
"Is it enough to have three meals a day?"
"Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Don't look at who we are. We are from Xishan Maritime Academy, and behind us is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How can we deceive you? If you want to work, hurry up and sign up here in the east of the city. Go early.
Eat early and work hard after eating."
When the people around him heard this, they immediately kicked off and ran towards the east side of the city. At this time, as long as they had food to eat and could survive, everything was easy.
On the west side of the city, people also started beating gongs and drums and shouting.
"We're recruiting, we're recruiting, the Tianjin Cement Workshop is recruiting, both permanent and temporary workers will be hired. We'll provide you with three meals a day and one meat meal every three days. Long-term workers will be treated favorably, and temporary workers will also be paid. I want to go to work."
Hurry up and sign up here outside the city west, go early and eat early, and work hard after eating."
On the south side of the city, there were people wearing Xishan Coal Industry uniforms who were shouting equally hard.
"Tianjin Ocean Workshop is recruiting workers. Tianjin Ocean Workshop is recruiting workers."
"Three meals a day, one meal of meat for three days, those who can build ships and carpenters will be given favorable treatment, and their monthly wages will be no less than three taels of silver. Those who can read and count will also be given favorable treatment, and their monthly wages will be no less than
Three taels of silver, if you want to go to work quickly, go and sign up outside the south of the city."
As groups of people began to beat gongs and drums in Tianjin City, the entire Tianjin City began to become extremely crowded. From the streets and alleys, people in tattered clothes, unkempt faces, and sallow faces began to move towards
One by one, the city gates are coming here.
Outside the city gate, there were already people waiting. It was also the way things were done here at Xishan Coal. Everyone had to queue up and first register to receive their identity badges.
Then when the number of people reached a certain number, they began to form small teams. Each team was led by an old man from Xishan Coal Industry. Under the leadership of these old people, they went to each construction site to familiarize themselves with their own work.
, places to eat and sleep, and familiar with various rules and regulations copied from Xishan.
