In Tianjin City, Liu Jin strolled leisurely on the streets. Although the famine was basically over, the prosperity of Tianjin was not affected much.
Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Maritime College, plus many newly established cement factories, etc., make the whole Tianjin more prosperous and lively.
Many people who don’t have land even decide not to go back. This time they go back to farm the land, with their backs to the sky and the loess all year round. As a result, it’s often hard for the whole family to have enough to eat. It’s better to stay here in Tianjin.
Now we are hiring people everywhere.
And because many of Liu Jin's industries are located in Tianjin, in terms of salary and benefits, it is natural to be in line with Tianjin Cement Factory, Tianjin Glass Factory and Tianjin Shipyard.
This includes three meals a day and accommodation, which is the most basic. As for the salary, in Tianjin, which has returned to normality, if the salary is less than 30 cents a day, no one will work for you.
When you work in Tianjin, you don't have to worry about food, clothing, and stable wages. Moreover, because Tianjin is close to the sea, it was the first to launch the marine fishing industry. In addition to transporting all kinds of marine fish to the capital for sale,
In fact, most of them are still sold in Tianjin, and the price is very cheap. They are still sold for one penny per catty.
After comprehensive comparisons in many aspects, many, many disaster victims chose to stay in Tianjin, making the entire Tianjin more prosperous and lively.
"It's much more lively than before."
Liu Jin looked at the bustling street, smiled and said to Zhao Erhu next to him.
"It's much more lively, but the streets in Tianjin are still too narrow and far less clean, tidy and spacious than outside the city."
Zhao Erhu nodded, and then looked at the low houses and narrow streets in Tianjin. These streets were ordinary roads and were not paved with cement. For Zhao Erhu, who was used to walking on cement roads, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
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"That's right, this is the old city after all."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded. Tianjin is now divided into old city and new city.
This old city is naturally the Tianjin city where the two of them are now. Everything in this city is almost the same as before. There are no major changes. There is a city wall outside to protect it. It is a standard city of this era.
The new urban area is an area where Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement Factory, etc. are gathered. All large areas of land in these areas were bought by Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, and centralized planning was carried out.
All the houses, streets, communities, factory areas, etc. are neatly planned and connected by cement roads. The roads are spacious, the houses are neat, and there are no city walls to protect them, forming a sharp contrast with the old city.
Similarly, the old city is dominated by the aborigines of Tianjin City, who are all considered indigenous to Tianjin City, while the new city is mainly populated by migrant populations, which are basically Tianjin Port, Tianjin Shipyard, Tianjin Cement
Mainly employees from factories and many other industries under Liu Jin's command.
Of course, these people are mainly from Tianjin and the prefectures and counties around Beizhili. Unlike in later generations, the people in an industrial city come from all over the world.
The emergence of new and old urban areas can be regarded as giving the entire Tianjin city a bit of a later industrialized town, which is completely different from this era.
Especially here in Tianjin Xincheng District, because they are basically employees of Liu Jin’s industries, they are basically the same as here in Xishan Coal Industry in Beijing. Everyone has short hair and wears uniform clothes. They look in line with this era.
People's clothing is very out of place, with a strong atmosphere of later industrialization.
"Baozi~baozi~"
"It's time to cook cakes~ It's time to cook cakes~"
"The sugar is painted~ The sugar is painted~"
“Fresh seafood, fresh seafood, seafood just off the boat~”
"We're recruiting, we're recruiting, Li's Cement Factory is recruiting, food and accommodation are included, thirty cents a day~"
"..."
Listen to the various noisy sounds on the street, and then look at this lively street, with a huge flow of people, noisy and bustling, restaurants, shops, stalls, hawkers, entertainers, all kinds of things, Liu Jin's
There was also deep interest on his face.
"Boss, what are the fillings of your buns?"
Thinking of Goubuli steamed buns, the most famous steamed buns in Tianjin in later generations, Liu Jin couldn't help but prepare to buy a few steamed buns to try.
"Sir, these buns are all stuffed with pork. They only cost a penny each. Do you want some?"
The boss is a middle-aged man in his forties. As soon as he saw the business, he started to sell it enthusiastically.
"Let's have ten~"
Liu Jin looked at Zhao Erhu next to him, and estimated that he was one word at a time, and he wouldn't even be able to taste it if he didn't buy a few more.
"Okay~"
When the boss heard this, he smiled even more and quickly started wrapping ten buns in paper.
“Delicious~delicious~”
Here, Zhao Erhu took out ten copper coins from his pocket, and then began to eat them anxiously. Just as Liu Jin expected, he took one bite at a time, swallowing the dates wholeheartedly, as if he was eating gluttonously, and praised them repeatedly while eating.
Hearing Zhao Erhu's comment, the boss smiled and said: "This is a craft passed down from my ancestors, and it is well-known throughout Tianjin. If you like it, please remember to come and visit often in the future."
Liu Jin took a steamed bun and tasted it methodically. To be honest, the taste was just average, especially since pigs in this era were basically not castrated. The pork also had this filthy smell, even though the boss added some ingredients to it.
I added some spices to cover it up, but the flavor of the spices made the buns taste less delicious.
After only eating one bun, Liu Jin didn't eat any more. Zhao Erhu also wiped out the remaining buns in two or three strokes, and he didn't even look like he was enjoying himself.
"When will Tianjin Goubuli Baozi come out?"
Liu Jin shook his head slightly and started walking around the streets of Tianjin.
Soon we came to a place where people were performing acrobatics. There were a lot of people here. Everyone crowded together and watched the people in the center of the venue perform various acrobatics.
Breaking boulders from the chest, breathing fire, swallowing swords, spinning dishes... all kinds of acrobatics also attracted a lot of applause, and the copper coins from the reward were like rain.
This made the owner of the acrobatic troupe smile all over his face, and made people work harder to perform. This Tianjin person was indeed as rich as the legend said, and the rewards were even greater than those in the capital.
"It's just so-so. It's just that the disc spinning has some technical content. It seems that the level of acrobatics in ancient times is not that good."
Liu Jin, who came from a later generation, had naturally seen all kinds of acrobatics on TV and knew the principles of these acrobatics very well. Looking at the appearance of this acrobatic troupe, there are very few projects with real skills, and many of them are just to fool people.
Whether it's crushing rocks on the chest, breathing fire, or swallowing swords, there is no technical content at all. They are all things that fool people. That is to say, for people in this era, information is not smooth, and everyone knows very little. It seems to be very strange.
, I think it’s amazing.
After leaving a handful of coins, Liu Jin took Zhao Erhu and continued shopping, and soon came to a place specifically recruiting workers. Here, there were newly established cement factories that were recruiting people in full swing, and there were also other industries.
People from all walks of life are recruiting people, and there are dental shops that specialize in introductions. They are very attentive and constantly talk to people, asking them if they have any plans to work, and they can help introduce good employers.
"Thirty cents a day, and six hours a day, it's really dark-hearted~"
Liu Jin looked at the recruitment information of each cement factory with great interest (this is also imitating Liu Jin). Although because of Liu Jin's leading role in many industries, everyone generally has room and board included, and wages are also three-quarters of a month.
Started with ten articles.
However, all cement plants, various workshops, etc. basically require round-the-clock work, at least six hours.
This works out to 12 hours a day. Apart from eating and sleeping, there is no personal time at all. Some unscrupulous people even have longer hours, and there are no rest days at all.
This made Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head. In this era, there are no clear divisions and regulations such as rest days and working hours.
That is to say, here in Tianjin, everyone has been affected by the many industries under Liu Jin's command, so they stipulate how many hours to work the next day, and they also include food and accommodation.
If in other places in the Ming Dynasty, once you sign and become someone's employee, you are basically like a slave. You have to be busy all day and night, with little rest.
But even such conditions are still what countless people in the Ming Dynasty can only dream of. They have food, shelter, and wages. This is simply unimaginable for many people living at the bottom.
Therefore, the entire recruitment area is very lively. Many people who are stranded in Tianjin and want to stay in Tianjin are being recruited by cement factories, workshops, etc. one after another.
"Take your time, capital needs to be accumulated. Likewise, the development of capital also requires a process. The sweatshop stage is definitely a stage that must be passed through."
After reading it slowly from beginning to end, Liu Jin thought about it and felt that there was nothing to make a fuss about. Not to mention that this was the Ming Dynasty, even in later generations, the 996 work system was very popular. After all, everyone was actually working hard.
, is enduring, that is, this nation is full of resilience, like an old cow, working hard without complaining.
Continuing walking on the streets of Tianjin, Tianjin city is not too big, but it is small and has all the internal organs. There are even places like brothels and Chuguan, and the life is very lively.
In broad daylight, the scantily clad girls were also enthusiastically flirting with the customers passing by on the street. As for young men like Liu Jin, they were naturally their favorite customers.
You are handsome, gentle and elegant, and the most important thing is that you have a lot of money. As long as you serve me well, I will even redeem you, and stage a story that the sisters most long for and desire most.
When Liu Jin was in the capital, he was annoyed because he passed by it several times, so when he saw such a place, he took Zhao Erhu to avoid it at a distance.
Liu Jin, who came from a later generation, had no interest in these places at all. Who knows if he might contract some strange disease, since there were no protective measures in this era.
On the contrary, Zhao Erhu seemed to be in high spirits and kept looking at the sister upstairs as he walked. This made Liu Jin have to consider that it was time for Zhao Erhu to find a partner.
"Hurry up, hurry up, finally there is cement to buy, finally there is cement to buy~"
"Finally some cement for sale?"
"No, go quickly, it's too late and there won't be anything left."
"Yes, yes, let's go together, let's go together. My house has been here for too long, and I am preparing to build a new house. I plan to build it according to the house here in Tianjin Port. This cement is indispensable~"
"No, I'm going to pave my yard at home. Bricks are too expensive. It's better to use cement. It saves money and is smooth and clean."
As he hurriedly walked towards the 'red light district', while Zhao Erhu's face was still red, Liu Jin noticed that there were people around him running hurriedly forward, shouting to each other as they walked.
"Let's go and have a look~"
Liu Jin immediately became interested and followed him.
Soon, Liu Jin and others came to a street and saw a long queue on the street.
Liu Jin walked over and took a look. It was a shop, and people were queuing up to buy cement.
"The cement in our store is produced in Tianjin Cement Factory. A barrel of 50 kilograms of cement sells for 30 yuan. If the quantity is large, the price can be discounted~"
The first thing Liu Jin saw was the sign hanging at the door of the cement store. The content on it was very simple. It briefly introduced the origin of the cement in the store. It came from the authentic Tianjin Cement Factory cement. Then he introduced the quality of the cement.
There is not much information other than the selling price.
This method of recruiting workers or introducing things by putting up signs was naturally learned from the many industries under Liu Jin's command, and it is also a popular method in Tianjin now.
Whether it is recruiting workers or selling goods, this method is popular here in Tianjin, which is completely different from doing business in the past.
In the past, when doing business, people often liked to kill animals. If they were not acquaintances, the price would be much higher, so many times the business was done between acquaintances.
But here in Tianjin, because Liu Jin took the lead, everyone is slowly discovering the benefits of doing business with clearly marked prices. Whether they are acquaintances or not, this opens up the business, and business is much easier than before, so it is also in Tianjin
It became popular in Tianjin in a short period of time.
Of course, this is also because Liu Jin took the lead, and people here in Tianjin gradually got used to and liked the shops and vendors doing this business, because they were not afraid of being killed or deceived.
Liu Jin did not go into the cement store, he just watched quietly outside and silently counted.
The business of the cement store is quite good, and the boss is very good at doing business. It is divided into two sales areas, one is the retail area for ordinary people, and there are long queues. Basically, it is a one-bucket or two-bucket sale, which is not too big.
big.
The other area is the area where the boss and the shopkeeper personally entertain, with good tea and well-dressed businessmen, officials, gentry and the like. The volume of business discussed is naturally very large, often in the hundreds.
Buckets, or even thousands of transactions.
"Sun Xin is doing a good job here. I will have less to worry about in the cement business in the future."
Seeing that the cement was selling well, Liu Jin was relieved.
