After nearly a month of busy work, all the sugar cane in Ryukyu City has been harvested. The entire Ryukyu City is filled with the aroma of cane sugar. Box after box of cane sugar is transported from Ryukyu City to the dock of Hewan, one by one.
The big ship is loaded with this cane sugar in exchange for a lot of money.
Li Yuanshan returned to Ryukyu City again, seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming soon. Everyone had been busy for a year. There was a bumper harvest of sugar cane and cane sugar sales. The shareholders of Ryukyu City made a lot of money. As a qualified capitalist,
, Liu Jin knew very well that if he wanted the horse to run fast, he had to feed the horse well.
So this time Li Yuanshan came to fulfill the promise made by Liu Jin - to give year-end bonuses to the employees of Ryukyu City.
In the huge open space of Ryukyu City, the employees of Ryukyu City gathered together and carried out boxes and boxes of white silver coins. People whose names were read came on stage one after another to receive their year-end bonuses.
Liu Jin is very generous. The year-end bonus this time is only five or six silver dollars. As for outstanding employees who work hard, the year-end bonus can be more than ten silver dollars, and the highest one can even get dozens of silver dollars.
Reward of silver dollars.
Of course, these are year-end bonuses for ordinary employees. As for the general manager of Ryukyu City like Li Yuanshan, his year-end bonus is very generous. Liu Jin gave Li Yuanshan more than two thousand taels of silver with a wave of his hand.
year-end bonus.
Other managers also have corresponding year-end bonuses based on level, position, etc. Some may have hundreds of taels of silver, and hundreds of taels of silver are very common.
In addition to giving out year-end bonuses of money, Liu Jin also tried his best to come up with another way to promote the development of Ryukyu.
That’s bonus land!
Liu Jin didn't need a penny from the land in Ryukyu, but Liu Jin shamelessly used it to reward his employees below.
Li Yuanshan, the general manager, directly rewarded him with thousands of acres of land, uh, a piece of wasteland, to be reclaimed by himself.
Other managers at all levels below also rewarded hundreds of acres of land. Liu Jin was very generous in this regard, basically giving them several hundred acres of land.
Even everyone who works here in Ryukyu City, Liu Jin is very generous in rewarding land. Any employee will be rewarded with at least dozens of acres of land, and those who work hard will be rewarded with hundreds of acres of land.
Anyway, Liu Jin didn't waste a penny, just circled a piece of wasteland and rewarded it to you, so you can reclaim it yourself.
Of course, Liu Jin did not just randomly reward people like this. The land Liu Jin rewarded was all land to be reclaimed near Ryukyu City, and even cement roads had been built there.
In addition to being uncultivated, these lands have very convenient transportation, are close to Ryukyu City, and are safe. More importantly, these people have been here in Ryukyu and know that Ryukyu has fertile land and abundant rain.
There is enough light, and everyone clearly knows the value of these lands.
Otherwise, if Liu Jin really rewards these people with a piece of wild land, these people will not cultivate it, let alone be happy. Instead, they will feel that Liu Jin is playing tricks on them.
But the land outside Ryukyu is different. Except for the fact that it has not been cultivated, it is very good in all other aspects. If it is cultivated casually, it is definitely the best land, whether it is used to grow rice or sugar cane.
, that’s all very good.
Money was given, land was awarded, and the Chinese New Year was about to come. According to tradition, Ryukyu City also gave everyone a holiday, and it was fully considered that it was far away for everyone to go home and it would take a lot of time to go back and forth, so Liu Jin came here
Bian also gave these employees of Ryukyu City a full twenty days of vacation.
In twenty days, even those who immigrated to Ryukyu City from Henan can return to their hometown in Henan to show off.
Liu Jin gave them enough time to return home, gave them money, and gave them land, naturally so that they could return to their hometown in glory.
Everyone can become a living propaganda trumpet, thereby attracting more people to immigrate to Ryukyu.
You must know that everyone has land, just dozens of acres of land. For people in this era, land is the lifeblood, something that is passed down from generation to generation, and no one will give it up easily.
So Liu Jin also believes that after these people return to their hometowns, they will definitely bring more people out. Their land needs to be reclaimed. Once it is reclaimed, you can't panic. You have to plant something. This is
It means more people are needed.
If Ryukyu City recruits these people, the cost will be very high, but because these lands are their own and they come to Ryukyu by themselves, there is no need for Ryukyu City to be responsible.
Naturally, more and more people will come to Ryukyu without having to bear any burden.
This is Liu Jin's plan.
The reason is also very simple. People will have enough motivation only when their own interests are involved.
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Yang Dalang packed his parcel and prepared to return to Quanzhou, Fujian.
As the steward here in Ryukyu City, even though he is still a low-level steward, this time he also received a year-end bonus of more than two hundred taels of silver. In addition to the moon ring he received in almost a year, it is considered that
In less than a year, he had earned almost three hundred taels of silver, and he had saved all of it without touching a single tael of silver.
Ryukyu Castle provides food and accommodation, and there is no place to spend the money. All the money is saved and put into the baggage, which is heavy.
In addition to the year-end bonus, Yang Dalang also received a reward of more than 100 acres of land. He has already visited it. The location is very good. It is right next to the newly repaired road and there is a river. As long as it is reclaimed, it will definitely be top-notch.
of paddy fields.
He has even planned to plant more than ten acres of rice on his land next year, and the rest will be used to grow sugar cane.
Ryukyu Castle has already announced that next year, Ryukyu Castle will purchase all the sugar cane grown on your own land, and the price is quite good.
"I definitely can't do it alone. When I go back, I will take my parents, brothers and sisters over. Then I will build a house in the planned village outside Ryukyu City, reclaim the land, and then settle here in Ryukyu."
Yang Dalang has already planned things for next year in his mind.
"Da Lang, Da Lang, have you packed up?"
At this time, Yang Ergou's voice sounded. He was carrying a baggage with a smile on his face, as if he wanted to return to his hometown immediately.
"Okay~Okay~"
Yang Dalang looked at the place where he had lived for nearly a year, then walked outside with his baggage on his back.
"Let's go, let's go. If you don't go, you won't be able to catch the boat back to Quanzhou~"
Yang Ergou said as he walked, looking very anxious.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the pier. Large ships were moored at Hewan Wharf, and now there are ships regularly traveling to and from Tianjin, Fujian, and Suzhou and Hangzhou.
"Quanzhou~ Quanzhou~"
There was a big ship here, and someone kept shouting. Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou also hurried over, boarded the ship, and waited quietly.
Ryukyu City still recruited a lot of employees from Quanzhou, so soon the ship was filled with people returning to Quanzhou, and it was also full of goods sailing towards Quanzhou.
Ryukyu and Fujian are very close to each other, so it doesn’t take too long to take a boat. It departs in the morning and by the afternoon, the boat has arrived in Quanzhou.
"Haha, I haven't been back for several months and I can't wait any longer."
Along the way, Yang Ergou seemed very excited and happy, walking from Quanzhou to his hometown of Dongmei Village. In the past, Yang Ergou always felt tired and too far away.
But it was different now. There was wind under my feet, and I was walking very fast, with no intention of resting at all.
In fact, Yang Dalang was in the same mood at this moment. He seemed very excited. He had been away from home for several months. To be honest, he was really homesick.
When he was here in Ryukyu City, there were countless days and nights when he missed his parents, his younger brothers and sisters, and wanted to go back and see them.
Now, I'm finally going home, and now I can definitely be considered a human being.
When they went there, the two people were wearing tattered clothes, they didn't even have shoes, and they were very skinny. But now, both of them are wearing brand new satin cotton clothes, comfortable shoes under their feet, and their faces are shiny.
A new look.
What's more important is the mental outlook.
When he went there, he was a country boy who had never seen the world. He knew nothing and was very timid. But now he was a man who had seen the world. Yang Dalang could even read and write.
Ryukyu City also has newspapers delivered from Tianjin. Through newspapers, everyone can understand the changes in the outside world and the current affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and everyone has become more confident and knowledgeable.
It is not an exaggeration to describe it as an earth-shaking change.
The two of them walked very quickly. Dongmei Village was not too far away from Quanzhou City. The gradually familiar village slowly appeared in their sight.
You can already see some familiar figures here at the entrance of the village, gathering together and chatting in twos and threes.
"Nothing has changed, it's still exactly the same as before~"
Yang Dalang looked at the familiar appearance at the entrance of the village and felt very friendly.
"Yes, nothing has changed~"
Yang Ergou also sighed. He had never left Dongmei Village for more than three days since he was a child, and he had never left the surrounding area of fifty miles. This time, he left Dongmei Village for nearly a year, and even more so.
I’m going to Ryukyu soon.
When I came back again, I was naturally filled with sighs.
At the entrance of Dongmei Village, many villagers gathered together. Yang Dalang's father, Yang Laogen, and his mother, Huang, were also among them, chatting non-stop with the people around them.
"Lao Gen, it seems that the Chinese New Year is just over a month away. When will your uncle come back?"
Someone asked Yang Laogen and said.
"I don't know either. I don't know if I can come back."
Yang Laogen sighed and said, his eldest son has gone to Ryukyu, and he must be worried. How is Yang Dalang doing? There is no news about his return.
"I think it's probably impossible to come back. Ryukyu is so close to Fujian. If there was any news, he would have come back a long time ago. Maybe he was tricked into becoming a pirate."
Yang Liang couldn't help but smile and said.
"I've also heard that there are pirates here in Ryukyu, but I don't know if it's true or not."
"Probably not. It's all from the government. Most of them are still busy doing things here in Ryukyu. When the things are done, they will definitely come."
"return?"
"I've been thinking too much. It's so close. At least I should ask someone to send me a message or something. But so far there is no news."
The villagers discussed that the village was small and they could talk about any big thing for ten days and a half, let alone the matter of Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou going to Ryukyu.
They have been discussing this matter for more than half a year.
They have to mention it every now and then, which makes Yang Laogen and Huang very ugly. There is no news about Yang Dalang so far. They are extremely worried in their hearts, but they have no choice but to pray silently.
"Who are those two people?"
At this time, someone saw Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou walking towards Dongmei Village.
When everyone heard this, they all looked over.
"Dalang?"
When Yang Laogen saw it, he wiped his eyes in disbelief. The man who came over was very different from the Dalang in his memory. Although he looked very similar in appearance, he was a little afraid to recognize him.
Is this his own son?
Wearing good clothes and shoes, the most important thing is that he still has his hair. His face is rosy, and there is no shadow of Yang Dalang in the past. He would believe that it was the young master in the city, and he would never believe that it was his own.
son.
"Haha~ we are back~"
Yang Ergou ran over in a hurry, shouting excitedly as he ran.
"Er Gouzi?"
When the villagers heard this and looked at it carefully, they were all in disbelief.
"Haha, it's me, Dalang and I are back~"
Yang Ergou shouted loudly, and soon arrived at the entrance of the village. They looked at each other, and everyone looked at Yang Ergou and Yang Dalang with wide eyes.
"It's really Ergouzi and Dalang~"
Yang Liang was dumbfounded. This was still Yang Dalang and Yang Ergou in his memory.
"Haha, of course it is, I guarantee it will be replaced if it's fake."
Yang Ergou was smiling all over his face.
"Father, mother~"
Boss Yang recognized his parents at a glance, came to them and shouted.
"Okay~Okay, just come back~"
Yang Laogen and Huang looked at their sons carefully and couldn't help but nodded excitedly.
"Er Gouzi, Yang Dalang, how did you become like this?"
Yang Liang looked at Yang Dalang and then at Yang Ergou. He was dumbfounded. Is this the friend he is familiar with?