Of course, these are all polite words on the surface. In fact, the coolies who worked part-time on the docks actually have a gang, called the Sha Gang. And if we look into it more carefully, we can see that there are also more or less the Sha Gang and the Qing Gang.
Or less of a relationship.
The small leader of the Sha Gang who has been helping out at Fengyu Wharf is also a distant relative of Manager Wang, and he usually pays a lot of filial piety to Manager Wang, so Manager Wang still thinks about waiting for Yangtze River Company to have difficulties in recruiting people.
I would recommend the workers from my relatives.
You should know that the phenomenon of xenophobia and bullying among Songhu people during this period was also serious. Especially among the middle and lower classes, this kind of xenophobia was even more serious.
It doesn't matter whether you are rich or not, as long as you speak with a foreign accent, in the eyes of the locals, you are a country bumpkin who has never seen the world. If you are rich, you are a nouveau riche, and they will not take you seriously.
Moreover, some coolie workers who worked part-time were paid the same price to locals but at least double the price to outsiders. This situation still existed even in the 1970s and 1980s.
Although the Yangtze Company is covered by people from the Qinggang, they are still outsiders, and they are still outsiders who are not short of money. So the workers from the Shagang have already discussed and agreed on a unified standard. This time everyone’s wages will be the same.
It’s twice as much as when I was at Qichang Foreign Trade Co., otherwise no one would help.
They don't believe that these outsiders can find anyone else besides themselves. You must know that the sand gangs are very united and have divided their territories, so workers from other docks will not come over.
Hehe! If you don’t give me more money, no one will go. How can you, the rich bosses, take care of so many warehouses and such a big dock on their own?
You know, taking care of a large dock requires a lot of manpower. Not to mention the porters who unload and load the cargo after the cargo ship arrives. Even when there is no business, the warehouse always needs someone to guard it, right? The facilities at the dock always need maintenance, right?
?Also, the ships that come to borrow and call must have knowledgeable people to negotiate and negotiate prices, right?
There are all kinds of things. Before the business is open, you need a dozen people to take care of it. If the business is open and your cargo ships start to run across the river, then you have to have a hundred or so people to help you?
Manager Wang, on the other hand, has been dealing with the wharf coolies like Shabang for many years, and the connections there are very clear. So he still hopes that when Yangtze River Company encounters difficulties in recruiting people, he might be able to serve as a middleman.
Not only can you sell a favor to the Yangtze River Company and receive a good karma, but you can also get some benefits.
He knows that these people at Yangtze River Company may not be considered young, but they took out more than 200,000 US dollars without even blinking an eyelid. They are very rich.
Unexpectedly, my good intentions turned into donkey liver and lungs. They didn't appreciate it at all, or they were too young and didn't know how deep the water was. They just smiled and thanked me for my kindness. They said that as long as Qichang
The foreign bank has packed up the finishing touches and is about to go through the handover procedures. It seems to be in a hurry.
As a result, Manager Wang had the intention of watching a joke. He thought that only when you couldn't find anyone and were so anxious that you would know about Mr. Wang's kindness today.
During today's handover, Manager Wang deliberately delayed a little time before arriving at Fengyu Pier. Thinking that the people at Yangtze River Company are now waiting for him to rescue him, right?
As a result, when he arrived at the dock, he was shocked to find that a large group of young and strong men were already standing on the dock grounds. Manager Wang was stunned to see them.
Although these men did not stand neatly, they all held their chests high and their heads held high, and they looked impressive. At first glance, they were all good coolies with strong bodies.
My dear, do the people from the Yangtze River Company know how to do magic tricks? How come they managed to recruit so many helpers in just three days? If you count them casually, they are probably no less than a hundred or ten people, and they are all unfamiliar faces.
None of the people who helped were seen.
As soon as Manager Wang's expression changed, he felt that things were probably out of his control, and it was likely to cause some changes.
At this time, a steward from Qichang Foreign Company trotted over and said in Manager Wang's ear: "Boss Wang, the situation is not good. I'm afraid those stupid young men from the Yangtze Company don't know the rules here, so why are they doing this?"
Recruiting a bunch of outsiders? The Qing boss of the Sha Gang over there has sent people over to ask several times, and it looks like they are about to cause trouble."
It turns out that the piers on the Bund in Shanghai have developed for hundreds of years and have formed some unwritten rules.
Generally, those who set up business on the dock and want to hire any helpers must recruit people at the nearest dock.
These people work hard at the docks all year round. Some families have been doing this job for generations, and over time they have gradually become united.
Not only do they form cliques, but they are also very xenophobic, just to prevent outsiders from taking over their jobs.
There was once a businessman from Anhui who brought his own helpers on the ship to unload the goods, instead of using local dock workers. As a result, the Sha Gang organized hundreds of dock workers to surround the unloaded goods and not allow anyone to help transport them. It was the patrol room.
It's not a good idea to have patrols coming, because these patrols usually also accept the filial piety of the sand gang.
In the end, the Anhui businessman had no choice but to pay for it and sell it safely.
But the people in Shabang also follow the rules and will never charge you a cent more. They just calculate it according to the moving price for outsiders.
So when outsiders came later, they had to abide by this invisible rule. All the goods on and off the cargo ships were handled by coolies from the sand gang, but they would not charge exorbitant prices.
In this way, you can keep your job and pass it on from generation to generation, and it is not considered illegal and disciplined, and everyone will be in peace.
So when Manager Wang saw so many outsiders coming to the Yangtze River Company, he felt a little nervous. He regretted that he had not made it clear to a few young people at the beginning. Now something would happen.
At this moment, Zhou Wen's car also drove into the dock.
Manager Wang, who usually put on some airs in front of Zhou Wen, couldn't care less about this and hurriedly greeted him.
If the Sha Gang comes out to cause trouble during the handover from above and affects the transfer transaction between the two parties, he will be responsible for it. You must know that Yangtze Company still has a balance of hundreds of thousands of dollars, which will be paid off after the handover today.
Zhou Wencai got out of the car and saw a few people in the young and strong crowd over there winking at him, which seemed a little funny.
It's really funny. They are obviously elites in hundreds of battles, but now they are all wearing ordinary people's clothes. They are also afraid that others will see that they are from the army, and they stand loosely on purpose. But in the eyes of knowledgeable people, what is the temperament of a soldier?