Having said this, everyone on the executive committee somewhat understood.
"What dirty work?" Zhan Wuya asked.
"It's just what the British are good at." Ma Jia said, "I don't agree with it. It's not cost-effective."
"Drug trafficking? Do we want them to sell opium? There are a lot of these in India. For medicinal purposes, the little stuff shipped by Li Huamei through the channel is enough!" Ma Qianzhu objected, "Ade, you also want to engage in drug trafficking.
Liu? This is a double-edged sword. If you cut others, you will cut yourself."
"It's not drug trafficking, it's slave trafficking. This is something the British would do happily," Wu De said.
"We want to introduce Uncle Black?" Zhan Wuya shook his head, "I don't want an African tribe to appear in the land of China in the future. Uncle Black's racial characteristics are too obvious! It will be difficult for people to be naturalized in a few generations. If you have to,
I would rather use slaves from Japan and Korea, at least they will be easily assimilated in the future."
"Who said we wanted Uncle Black?" Wu De said, "He is a native of Southeast Asia."
"No, not good." Ma Jia objected, "The hard-working and physical strength of the Southeast Asian natives are not good. Besides, there are plenty of refugees on the mainland, why don't we spend more efforts to recruit them instead of traveling thousands of miles to use Southeast Asian natives?
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"Isn't it enough to use it in Tiandu and Shilu? In the future, it will also be used in Taiwan." Wu De said implicitly, "Besides, hardship and hard work are not innate genes, but entirely acquired factors. After being brought to the mine, I was convinced
I want to see who can still endure hardships and stand hard work."
"The cost of capturing slaves and trafficking is very high! The price will not be low. Do we have the ability to pay?"
Wu De said: "Capture and trafficking are matters of the British, we don't care. As for payment, use sugar and tea to pay. In fact, you can also use silver, but we don't have much stock."
"What do we need slaves for?" Ma Jia asked doubtfully, "When it comes to labor efficiency, slaves are far less useful than free workers. Moreover, after the death rate is too high, we still have to keep buying them, and the ongoing cost is not necessarily less than labor."
"When used as consumables, slaves are obviously better than laborers." Wu De said, "Have you read the report sent by Sanya?"
Ma Jia said: "The incident has been resolved. Carrots and sticks, everything is settled - by the way, I don't agree with the killing order. In the long run, it is inappropriate. After the development and civil construction is completed, I propose to set up a formal one in Sanya."
The court, not Wang Luobin, is talking about the Constitution and kills whoever says it. The basic rights of the indigenous people still need to be guaranteed. In addition, the report given to us by the General Administration of Political Security also said: The current emotional state of the labor force is blue. The introduction of slaves
no need."
"This commotion is just the beginning." Wu De said, "The independent development of the land has not yet entered the mining stage, and the death rate will rise again. Heavy manual labor, subtropical climate, and mountains and forests, these three factors combined will increase the death rate."
More people will die than when a malaria outbreak occurs. Mining development in this environment is a waste of human lives."
"Manpower losses are acceptable as long as they are controlled within a certain range." Ma Qianxu flipped through his notebook, "I remember you submitted a plan for personnel losses and replenishment."
"Yes, but people have tempers, not just a number in a computer game." Wu De said, "Suppression is possible, but have you ever thought about it? How much time and material resources do we need to spend from recruiting a worker to being able to put it into use?"
These people can be trained as industrial workers or soldiers - it is not worth using them in low-skilled manual labor like mining! It is better to use slaves."
Wu De explained his idea. The workers already in Sanya will be gradually trained. Some will become skilled workers and managers in the mines, and some will gradually be enriched in Sanya's industrial and agricultural enterprises. The most difficult and dangerous mining will be handed over to Nanyang.
Slaves do it.
"This has two advantages. The first is to firmly control the labor force in our hands. The labor team will become the basis of our rule in Sanya, rather than a potential stability maintenance group. Everyone, when the Sanya development plan was first prepared,
, is to prepare workers to form militias as a military supplement to the Sanya base. If several more riots break out among workers, Wang Luobin may not have the courage to let them serve as militia, but will have to send more troops to Lingao to maintain rule. The second is
Avoid the energy consumed by constantly transporting population to Sanya. Let the British transport slaves directly to Sanya. We only need to transport enough sugar and other trade goods to Sanya. It will start with the slave trade and then gradually extend to other trades.
It serves the purpose of attracting foreigners to trade.”
This theory moved the minds of the executive committee members. However, Ma Jia still disagreed. Deep down, he was opposed to any form of slavery - he felt that this was going backwards.
"I don't think it means much. If there are more slaves, the pressure to maintain stability will not be less..."
"If it is to maintain the stability of labor, much more energy will be spent. I have said: the cost of cultivating a labor is much higher than buying a slave. It is a pity to be used as a consumable. Secondly, labor has received military training and is organized and disciplined.
They are much stronger than slaves, and the army must be used to suppress them; finally, the laborers and the soldiers in the army are compatriots, speak the same language, and may be fellow villagers - psychological factors must be taken into consideration. The slaves are natives of Nanyang, and once they are dispatched
The army will not hesitate in taking action."
Wen Desi coughed: "I hope comrades can look at the problem from an overall perspective. Ade said a lot, but I think there is one thing he didn't realize. Do we really need these slaves to open the mine? No! Use
Another benefit of having slaves in the tough mines is that they are 'diminished'. This makes room for future immigrants!"
Ma Jia gave in. He saw that the executive committee members were very interested in Wu De's proposal, so he had to do the next best thing: "I abstain from voting on this issue, but I am opposed to the comprehensive restoration of slavery."
"This issue will be decided by the Senate." Wen Desi said, "Shall we vote?"
After Liu San made some perfunctory remarks about Yang Shixiang's suggestion of recruiting people, let alone saying that he was not interested, even if he was interested, it was not something he could decide. Let the Senate consider this matter.
He found another topic and talked with Yang Shixiang about the "Watson's Drug Store Chain of Ming Dynasty" that they had talked about last time. Yang Shixiang was very interested in this matter, but he was a little worried about setting up a wide range of stores on the mainland.
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First, I am afraid that the situation will be unstable. The current situation in Ming Dynasty does not look like a peaceful and prosperous age - if there is a riot, not to mention making money, even the capital cannot be recovered; secondly, the semi-colon pharmacy is not easy to manage, especially Chinese patent medicines.
The sales volume is no better than that of decoction pieces, and the quality of the pills cannot be judged. The most fearful person is that the manager of Semicolon will replace the peach paste with straw and pass it off as a good product.
"Don't be afraid of this. The chaos is now in the north and west." Liu San had already negotiated with Li Mei in the office of the Ministry of Commerce to focus on developing the Jiangnan market. The Jiangnan area was from the entire Chongzhen Dynasty to Shunzhi before the idiotic hair-cutting order was issued.
In the first twenty years, it was still a relatively stable and prosperous area. Of course, this could not be said to Yang Shixiang. He had to say: Jiangnan is a land of plenty and has always been a peaceful and happy place. There will be no large-scale wars.
This statement is actually very unfounded, but Jiangnan has always been a peaceful place in history, and it is a fact that the chaos in the world rarely affects it.
"As for things like shoddy goods, we can find ways to solve them. We can't give up because of choking." Liu San went on to point out that this time Li Luoyuan was a great opportunity - this person has brands and counters all over the country.
If we can get his help, this matter can be done with twice the result with half the effort.
Yang Shixiang nodded. After he and Liu San formed a partnership, they had gradually been influenced by the thinking patterns of the traveling public and became willing to take risks.
"Okay, I feel relieved because of your good brother's words. As soon as the pharmaceutical factory is built, I will go to the south of the Yangtze River to do some on-the-spot investigation. Then I will go to the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market to replenish some goods!"
"Okay, I'll go with my eldest brother." Liu San had long wanted to visit the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market.
"Brother, it's great if you want to go, but with your hair," Yang Shixiang said, "it's better to grow it up. It's inconvenient to travel far away. If you wear a fake bun, it might be exposed halfway."
"It's okay, I'll pretend to be a tutu. I'll just spend the money to buy Zhang Dudu." Liu San didn't want to have long hair that was hot and difficult to manage. This is not the old time and space. There are hotels and hot water everywhere, and you can wash your hair at any time.
Having been to Foshan once, he knew how difficult and inconvenient the journey was.
"If you become a monk, what will happen to my younger siblings?" Yang Shixiang joked, "Since you want to stay here for a long time, I will ask Xuan Chun to come and take care of you."
Liu San wanted to say "no need", but he didn't say it after all. In fact, he still missed Xuan Chun. Ever since the one-night stand, Xuan Chun's shadow has been lingering in his mind. Xuan Chun is not
What a beautiful woman, he is not a hungry man who has been relying on five girls since D-Day.
What moved his heart was nothing more than one night of tenderness and thoughtfulness.
"Emotional matters are really hard to understand." Liu San muttered, realizing that he had fallen a little in love with Xuan Chun. He couldn't help but sigh with a headache.
But Yang Shixiang said: "It seems that I have to deal with this shopkeeper Li tonight."
Liu San was thinking about Xuan Chun, and he was stunned for a moment before he realized: "I will be the host tonight and entertain them at the merchant house."
"No," Yang Shixiang shook his head, "Since you want to represent Australians, you can't be in a hurry to treat us."
Formal banquets were a big event in ancient times, and invitations were usually sent at least three days in advance. The so-called three days were "invitations," two days were "calls," and one day was "mentions." For foreign guests like Li Luoyou, the invitations should be sent on the day of arrival.
It would be impolite to have a formal banquet, at least it would have to be the next day.
“Shouldn’t it be time to catch the wind and wash away the dust?”
"I'll be the host now. Brother, just arrange it for tomorrow night."
Yang Shixiang discussed with him again. People like Li Luoyou were probably tired of eating delicacies from the mountains and seas. The Yang family had their own maids, and their skills were pretty good, but they were just afraid that they wouldn't be to the taste of the big shopkeeper. I didn't know what to do.
Make him eat to satisfaction?
Eating was not originally something Liu San was interested in, but since he was the leader of the work team, he was also responsible for Li Luoyou's daily life. He thought about it and said, "How about some home-cooked dishes. I'm tired of eating dragon liver and phoenix marrow.
Some porridge and side dishes will make it more appetizing."
"Okay, we must do it this way." Yang Shixiang was convinced, and added, "Brother Yu is afraid that his family won't be able to get some new Australian stuff in the guest house, so he also wants to ask for help and find a dedicated person to take care of it. Brother Yu will pay for all the food and wages.
The family is responsible for it.”
The east guest house of Runshitang where Li Luoyou was entertained was recently renovated by Lingao Construction Company, with bathing and sanitary equipment added. There is no sewer in Lingao County, and even a septic tank cannot be used. Fortunately, the county street road
During the renovation, drainage ditches were built on both sides, which could barely be used to drain sewage.
The installation of a complete set of high-level water tanks, water pipes, and heating furnaces cost Runshitang a large amount of money - half of which was subsidized by the general office, provided that the general office would also receive Chuanzhong's guests when needed in the future.
Guests. Some people with special status may feel more relaxed staying in this kind of place.
There is no sewer in Lingao, and there is no running water either. The water in the high-level water tank is pumped up from the well by manpower. Yang Shixiang was originally doubtful about this set of things, but when the decoration was completed and he turned on the faucet, hot and cold water poured out.
When he arrived, he was completely impressed.
He was so happy that he asked for the same renovation in his own house. Mo Xiaoan had originally planned to promote bathroom equipment. When Yang Shixiang came to his door, he immediately placed additional orders and installed them one by one. In addition to entertaining distinguished guests,
In addition to the East Guest House, a set was also installed in the Suochunxuan in the newly built garden of the Yang family. Liu San also wondered why it was not installed in the main courtyard or inner study room where he lived, but in the garden. Later he saw
You will understand when you see that there is a double jacuzzi in his order.
Shopkeeper Yang wants to take a mandarin duck bath.
Thinking back to the fact that shopkeeper Yang's wife often showed hesitation recently and rarely smiled when they ate together. Liu San probably understood a little bit. This step-brother was just guilty of the "arrogant and extravagant" behavior that men often have.
Four words.
Recently, the Yang family has renovated a garden, built an additional building, and has added a lot of servants to the family. This woman probably won't lag behind others when it comes to problems. She probably has a handle on the maids in the family.
The sworn brother did this openly and above all, but he did it secretly. Comparing others to each other makes people angry. Liu San sighed again.
"...There's always something wrong with things, and asking you for help all the time is no solution." Yang Shixiang was still whispering in his ears.
Of course, the time Chuan Chuan Group spent in Runshitang was to shock Li Luoyou. "The toilet determines the level of modernization of a country." Chuan Chuan Group believes in this famous saying. Chuan Chuan Group is prepared to use the 21st century toilet.
Come and impress the wealthy merchants of the 17th century.
New things are good, but they are quite troublesome to use and maintain. Firstly, there are issues with usage habits, and secondly, the various equipment manufactured by Chuangdu are limited to materials, and quality issues are quite prominent, especially for plumbing hardware materials, and the use of substitutes is still limited.
In the exploratory stage, just a few days after it was put into use, Liu San had to find someone to connect the sewers, repair faucets, and mend joints.
"Why don't you just send someone out and I'll arrange for him to learn it?" Liu San couldn't bear the trouble and came up with this legal system once and for all.
"Okay, dear brother, you are so kind." Yang Shixiang thanked him repeatedly. In his opinion, this sworn brother was just giving him face. In the consciousness of the ancients, any skill cannot be learned without spending money. It's like teaching nothing and learning nothing.
Just do good deeds.
Before Liu San returned to Bairen City, he went to the farm first and asked Fu Wuben to tidy up and go to Runshitang together. He was too busy during the day recently, and Bairen City did not allow the natives to come in and out at will at night, so he never had time to educate his apprentice properly. Liu San
San decided to take this opportunity to check his homework and give some pointers.
Liu San's education to Fu Wuben was mainly based on medicine and supplemented by medicine. The method used was endorsement. He was asked to memorize several books on materia medica and the "Chinese Herbal Pharmacopoeia", and remember the curative effects of various Chinese herbal medicines, their mutual complementation and mutual restraint, and the preparation methods.
and appearance characteristics. Once accumulated, we will talk about other things.
In addition to the endorsement, he also does gardening in the medicine garden every day. Fu Wu was born in a farmer's family, and planting is his specialty. Liu San did a good job with a little guidance. After having this apprentice, Liu San can basically do no more gardening work.
, and focus on the development of new drugs.
Fu Wuben was very happy to get personal guidance from his master this time. He packed his luggage early and waited at the gate of Bairen City. As soon as Liu San came out with the luggage roll on his back, he greeted him:
"Master."
"Let's go." Liu San looked unhappy. When he was packing his luggage, he had another quarrel with Wu Yunhua. The reason for the quarrel was just a trivial matter between lovers.
Wu Yunhua has a bad temper, but Liu San has been having troubles recently, and he can't help but be evasive in his words and deeds. This has aroused Wu Yunhua's suspicion. He uses guns and sticks in his words, and makes noises if he is not careful. This makes Liu San tired.
He was very tired after running around for a day, but after returning to the dormitory, the woman he faced was neither gentle nor considerate, and she kept making noises for three or two days, which made Liu San feel physically and mentally exhausted. Serving as the team leader of Liu San's work allowed him to temporarily
to get rid of his family life. This gave him a feeling of relaxation.
Seeing that his master looked unkind, Fu Wu didn't dare to say anything. He just tied his luggage to the car and got up.
"Master, do we really want to live in Runshitang?"
"Of course, the house is tidied up."
"Such a big font size! Master, you are really amazing." Fu Wuben looked at him with admiration. Runshitang was originally a small name that no one knew about in Guangdong, but in Lingao it is a top 500 company in the eyes of local villagers. .
"What does this mean?" Liu San looked at the admiration on his disciple's face and couldn't help but smile, "Let's go, there's still a long way to go."
Liu San walked with him to the county town. On the way, he occasionally asked him about his knowledge in books, and sometimes stopped to ask him to identify the plants on the road. This was not difficult for Fu Wuben. In addition to carrying medicine, he usually Shuzhong Yao means collecting herbs from various places in Lingao according to Liu San's instructions. In addition to exercising his ability to identify medicines, Liu San also hopes to use this to gradually grasp the distribution of Chinese herbal medicines in Lingao.