The waves crashed on the coast, and a giant ship arrived beside the long trestle.
It looks very small from a distance, but when you get closer, it turns out to be a huge thing, which is intimidating.
"Boom!" At the moment when the ship's side collided with the trestle, a large number of forces emerged, like ants, surrounding the entire ship.
Seeing this, the captain couldn't help but scolded: "If anyone is willing to move the goods today, I will give each person twenty coins!"
Unexpectedly, the sailors went on strike one after another: "Boss, I've been running for several months, and no one is willing to do it for this little money!"
When the captain saw this, he could only complain: "What do you need so much money for, why don't you just put it on the bellies of those women..."
He had no choice but to hire Lifu to carry it, and then let the first mate, boatswain and others supervise it.
Years of maritime career have gradually stabilized the sailor's monthly salary.
Those who take the canal can only get one yuan a month at most; while those who take the coastal route can get no one if they don't have two yuan.
As for Sino-Ocean, three yuan is the base price, five or six yuan is normal.
The higher the risk, the higher the monthly salary will naturally be.
Of course, the profits will be higher.
Ade looked at the busy crowds on the pier in high spirits and couldn't help but look up.
"Ade, we will be able to go ashore in a moment!" Brother Shui on the side was experienced and stood with a relaxed expression.
"Ade wants to find his sweetheart!"
At this time, someone interrupted.
Ade ignored him.
"Ade, listen to my advice. No matter how good the widow is, she can only try it out and never get married."
Hearing this, Brother Shui shook his head and persuaded: "It's best to find those girls from the countryside, who are generous in their work, quick in work, and also keep the rules."
"The girls in the city are so fancy!"
Ade frowned: "Brother Shui, Yu Niang is not that kind of woman."
"I don't care if it's true or not. Anyway, you have to find a wife in the countryside. Just don't waste your money!"
While the few people were talking, soon they saw the laborers coming over carrying a large frame with several wheels.
It looks rusty, so it must be made of iron.
Then, the iron hook above hangs down, hooks the bags of cotton, and then hangs them through the skateboard wheels, slowly toward the side of the cart.
Several laborers continued to twist the rope, and several laborers pulled it in an orderly manner.
Almost in the blink of an eye, several bales of cotton were placed on the cart.
Then one person pulled the cart and three people helped push it, and the cotton was quickly transported away.
This efficiency shocked everyone.
The cigarette in Brother Shui's hand almost fell to the ground: "My dear, what kind of novelty is this!"
"Too fast!" Ade couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
You know, their shipment of cotton was shipped from the south to Tianjin, and it was worth a thousand dan.
In other words, there were two thousand bales of cotton weighing seventy-five pounds on the ship.
In Songjiang Prefecture, it was all done manually, and it took two hundred people a full two hours, which was extremely hard work.
The labor cost for moving and unloading was only 20 yuan per package, which cost a full 40 silver coins.
But now that we have this machine, it seems that it can be unloaded in less than an hour, and it can also save a lot of manpower.
"How much does it cost?"
“It should save a lot!”
"It won't save much!" At this time, the captain came over and said:
"Each package is also 20 yuan, but we help deliver it to our warehouse, so you save at most a dozen yuan!"
The sailors tutted.
Time and money are saved, isn’t that a lot?
Ade saw that this group of laborers spent an hour unloading the cotton on the entire ship, using only thirty or fifty people.
The entire terminal is so efficient at this time.
A large number of pallet trucks are parked. When one truck is full, the other truck is immediately filled and then hurriedly leaves.
The road to the dock is wide and flat, and a strict left-right lane separation policy is implemented, so there are no congestions.
Of course, this road was not built for cotton, but for transporting grain.
All roads are made of cement mixed with lime, which is much stronger than stone roads and dirt roads.
Rice from the northeast is continuously transported to the city of Beijing, becoming the granary of the entire Beijing and even the entire north.
Nearly ten years of transportation has completely changed the tastes of Beijingers. The taste of Huguang rice is far less sweet than that of Northeast rice.
Someone has estimated that a ship of grain would dock at Tianjin in the morning, go directly to the canal in the evening, and be delivered to the dining tables of Beijingers at noon the next day.
Even if everyone in the world starved to death, they would not be able to enter Beijing, especially the emperor.
"It changes so fast!"
I heard the captain mutter: "I have only been away from Tianjin Mansion for a few months, and I have new tricks immediately."
Ade and others were naturally happy to be able to leave the ship early, and couldn't wait to board the shore to have their own fun.
Everyone who saved money in the past took a rickshaw without hesitation and rushed directly to Tianjin Fucheng.
But Ade is different. He has been used to saving money since he was a child. He is not willing to pay twenty or thirty cents for a taxi.
After searching for a long time, I found a return oxcart and got on the ride for less than ten cents.
There are many bullock carts like this, and there is an endless stream of them on the official road.
"Old man, why are there so many oxcarts?"
"Purchasing goods!" The old man led the cow and walked easily:
“The stuff at the dock is so cheap!”
"What?"
"You kid, you don't understand anything!" the old man said with a smile:
"Making a living on the sea is bound to be bumpy and bumpy. When those boats got into the water, couldn't they waste some of their cargo?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the wooden boxes on the bullock cart:
"The knocked bowls and plates, as well as some wet cotton, grain, and some scraps of cloth, are much cheaper than on the market!"
"Country people are not that particular. If we buy these things and sell them, the big guys are willing to buy them, and we can earn some pocket money for our grandson!"
"It can also carry people by the way!"
"This day is probably the prosperous age in some novel, right?"
"Yes, it's a prosperous age!"
Sure enough, I was greeted by a few more people on the way and got on the bullock cart.
The old man seemed to feel sorry for Niu Lai. After the four people sat on him, he no longer wanted to and just pulled him away.
In less than half an hour, we arrived in Fucheng, Tianjin.
If the dock is busy, then Tianjin is bustling and lively.
All kinds of luxuries, food, drink and entertainment are all available, and everyone who looks at them is dazzled.
When passing by Grain Street, he stopped.
Part of the grain on the dock disappeared into the granary, and part of it was quietly transported to the grain store in the city.
"It's tribute rice, Jiangnan tribute rice, it's very delicious!"
"Red rice moisturizes the stomach, everyone, come and try it!"
“Northeast fragrant rice, if it’s not fragrant, it’s free!”
All grains will be placed at the door for others to watch.
They are all new rice that has just been put on the market, making people feel relaxed and happy as soon as they smell it.
Ade knows that this rice must be delicious.
"You are half-baked!" Ade scooped up a handful of rice and muttered.
The waiter was startled, and a smile appeared on his face: "You know the goods!"
"To tell you the truth, a dou of new rice costs eighty cents. Do you want it?"
"Where's the red rice?"
"One hundred coins is the lowest price, otherwise the shopkeeper would have scolded me!"
In this way, he bought a bucket of red rice and left.
After that, he went to Cloth Street again.
As early as after the opening of Tianjin, a large number of sea-going ships gathered, and an industrial chain was formed unknowingly.
Not only Liang Street, but also Iron Street, Boat Street, and Azabu Street in front of you.
This Azabu Street specializes in selling linen products, as well as a large amount of hemp rope.
Because the shipbuilding industry was popular, linen sails, sailors' breathable linen clothes, sacks, ropes, etc. all needed hemp, so a street was formed.
Ordinary people in Tianjin Prefecture prefer to visit the high-quality and low-priced Azabu Street to buy cheap summer clothes.
Ade naturally thought about clothes and bought a close-fitting fine linen garment. He imagined the plumpness of a woman and asked the shop assistant to buy it.
At this moment, he was blushing.
After a while, he turned left and right and came to a remote alley and found a large courtyard.
As he approached the left wing, he heard the sound of a machine.
Opening the half-closed door, sunlight filtered in and shone on a plump figure.
She was sitting on the bench, with her plump buttocks and slim waist, which made people covet her, and a sense of mature beauty came to her face.
Although she looked ordinary, she had a unique smell of woman that he couldn't let go of.
"Yu Niang!"
"Ade, you're here!"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
A fool and a fool!
Just then, the sound of crying sounded.
On the bed, a three-year-old child woke up, stared at his mother, and then at the strange man, and suddenly started crying.
Ade could only curse silently, then remained silent and allowed the woman to comfort the child.
After a while, the red rice porridge was cooked, and the two adults and one child started eating.
"Yu Niang, marry me!"
Ade mustered up his courage and said.
When Yu Niang heard this, she was startled, then lowered her head and said: "Ad, I am a married woman, you are a good man, you should find someone better than me."
"No, you are the best!" Ade emphasized.
"I can't marry you!" Yu Niang said:
"Chen Ergou went overseas, I don't know whether he is dead or alive!"
"He must be dead!" Ade emphasized:
"Otherwise, I would have come back a long time ago, Yu Niang, and I will feed you. Isn't this better than you working until dark every day?"
"This family needs a man!"
"no!"
The two struggled.
Suddenly, Ade seemed to have made up his mind: "Since you don't want to, then let's go find Ergou together!"
"We will know then whether he is dead or alive!"
"If we die, let's stay there and continue to live. Anyway, I don't want to be a sailor. I'm worried every day!"
This time, the woman's eyes immediately turned red and she responded with tears.
After quitting his job as a sailor and taking the fifty yuan he had saved, Ade took his woman and child on an ocean-going ship bound for Jinshan City.
Since the place was constantly recruiting people, they were most enthusiastic about bringing their families with them, so the shipping fee was waived.
The clerk on the boat kept introducing:
"As long as you go to the mine to dig gold, you will get three yuan a month, including food and accommodation. If you work for three years, you will be given ten acres of land. Isn't this better than what you get at home?"
"Besides, the land there is much richer, and the deer are so stupid that you can knock them out with just a little swing of your fist!"
"And it's just like the south of the Yangtze River. It's warm and comfortable. It's warmer than the north and more comfortable than Nanyang. It's a good place for immigrants. As far as I know, thousands of people have left this year..."
Listening to the chatter along the way, Ade got on the boat.
The sea road was bumpy and bumpy, but it was more peaceful than Nanyang. After more than a month at the construction site, the family of three arrived at Jinshan City.
Legend has it that there is a golden mountain here, and the imperial court recruited people to dig it.
If you go there, you will be given ten yuan as housing allowance, and you can go home in three to five years.
This is the case for Chen Ergou, the husband of Yu Niang. He could not bear the poverty at home, and regardless of his pregnant wife, he resolutely embarked on the road to dig gold mountains.
Ade is willing to come here because he heard that there is a golden mountain here, and no one will starve to death no matter what.
Moreover, according to the court's narration, this place is only a little further than Heilongjiang, and about the same distance as going to Nanyang.
When he arrived at Jinshan City, Ade was greatly disappointed.
The wharf here is extremely narrow and there is only one trestle, which is inferior to any customs port.
After landing on land, I breathed a sigh of relief.
The climate here is warmer, better than that in Jiangnan, at least not as hot and humid.
There are woods all over the place which makes people uncomfortable.
"Don't worry, I will find it for you!"
A De was in a state of confusion and comforted Yu Niang.
He followed the crowd to Jinshan City.
This place is like a county town in the mainland. It cannot be said to be prosperous, but it is extremely solid and taller than the capital city.
Outside the city, a large number of crops are planted on the endless wilderness, and the yellow-green wheat makes people feel relaxed and happy.
Ade then breathed a sigh of relief: "Being able to grow wheat means that people can live here and not starve to death!"
When they arrived at the city, the officials said with a pleasant look:
"Relax when you come here. There are many houses for you to choose from. This is a benefit of the imperial court and cannot be found in other places!"
Although he didn't understand why it was so good, Ade asked: "Master, I want to find someone!"
"His name is Chen Ergou. He is a good friend of mine. The reason why I came here this time is also to find him."
The woman hugged the child tightly and closed her eyes for fear of hearing bad news.
And Ade was trembling even more in his heart, he was afraid of hearing news that would make him sad.
"Chen Ergou?"
The official was confused, then turned around and said, "You guys stay here first, you should be able to find it tomorrow."
"As long as you come to our Jincheng, everyone's name will be registered, and it will never be lost."
"Even if you die, it will be recorded."
The three of them then returned to the assigned house, bought pots, rice, vegetables, and firewood, and cooked their first meal.
When the smoke rose, both of them looked tired.
At this time, the neighbor came to the door and brought two big steamed buns.
"The new neighbor is here and there is nothing to give, so just make do with it!"
"thanks, thanks!"
The yellow and white steamed buns whetted Ade's appetite.
He couldn't help but start chatting. When he came to a strange place, he needed to understand the situation as soon as possible.
"When you come here, don't think about leaving, no one can leave!"
The neighbor sighed: "This is the policy of the imperial court!"
For a moment, Ade felt uncomfortable all over his body.
It turns out that this is why I am so generous in my feelings.
The next day, Ade finally found Chen Ergou lying on the bed in a dilapidated place.
The lower half of his body was paralyzed and he was as skinny as a stick. He relied on his neighbors to feed him every now and then.
A family of three turned into a family of four.
"Ade, you are a good person!"
Yuniang, Chen Ergou, and the neighbors all said this.