Great Song Pirate

Chapter 177 The Two Zhejiang Provinces Are Banned (Ask for a Monthly Ticket)

What is not commensurate with the prosperity of Hangzhou is that there are many street children here, wearing tattered clothes and begging along the street with their dirty hands. After being beaten, they escaped swiftly. Those who were young or infirm were chased and had to be punched. After the beating, they wiped off the blood and squatted down to the side of the road to continue their begging career.

After Xu Yi and Xue Tu entered the city, some beggars would block their way from time to time, stretching out their dirty little hands, trying to get some small money or food from them. At the beginning, Xu Yi always It was to make those subordinates use a few copper coins to beat them up, but after these children got the copper coins and ran away happily, not long after the children left, those nearby children began to flock to Xu Yi and the others more, blocking blocked their way and made it difficult for them to move an inch.

Xue Tu smiled wryly: "You shouldn't give them a lot of money. This will only attract more beggars to come to you to pay. If you send them all away, we won't be able to go back to our yard today!"

Xu Yi frowned and looked at these poor children stretching out to look at them. Seeing the expectation in their eyes, he suddenly felt sad. He was also poor. Since his father died, his mother took care of him He has to work and take care of his life and study, and his life is very difficult, but he is still not at the point of begging. The children in front of him are about twelve or thirteen years old, and the youngest are only six or seven years old. They should have enjoyed the best time of life under the care of their parents, but now they are living on the street, struggling for their own survival every day, and they don’t know when they will fall on the street and be killed. People dragged them to random graves and buried them hastily, ending their short and miserable lives.

In desperation, Xu Yi had no choice but to ask his subordinates to drive these children away, and left in a hurry with Xue Tu. On the way, Xu Yi asked, "Brother Xue, Hangzhou is a rich place, why are there so many little beggars?"

Xue Tu replied: "Isn't this simple? The two Zhejiang provinces have just passed through the Fangla Rebellion. At the time, the imperial court ordered Tong Guan to lead troops to put down the rebellion. It is said that Tong Guan beheaded 10,000 people when he quelled Fang La. That's what he said, but in reality In addition, the number of rioters who were hunted down and killed by the local governments may not be less than [-]+. These rioters have a large family! The government must seize their property, and where do they have any property? If there were, I'm afraid they wouldn't have risked beheading to make trouble. Once they died and the government made such a fuss, the family would be ruined. Many women remarried or fell into the dust. Their children and girls Most of them were sold to be maids or brothels, but boys had no way out. They were still young, and no one would use them to work, so they had to live on the streets to beg for a living. Spring, summer and autumn were better. , but after winter, these children will suffer, many of them cannot survive the winter, and quite a few are frozen to death, poor thing!"

Xu Yi was also sad after hearing this, and looked back at the children who were still chasing after them, hoping to get some rewards, another thought flashed in his mind, and he and Xue Tu went back to the Escort compound.

This time he came from Dulong Island and proposed a lot of money, just planning to take over a shipyard in Hangzhou, but the money needed for the Fuji Shipyard negotiated this time is far less than what he brought in at the beginning , saved a lot of money, he planned to find some ways to get rich and make some investments, but now he has a new idea.

After sending the cash to the shopkeeper Fu, the two parties quickly signed the contract. The two parties cleared up the accounts and solved the remaining problems. After Cuiyu learned the Arabic numerals and accounting methods taught by Xu Yi, she calculated The account is even more like a fish in water. Under her auspices, she led the two accountants to quickly clear the accounts. All the debts are settled with him. They only accept one shipyard, and all debts are ignored, which saves a lot of trouble.

Xue Tu and Xu Yi had to take people to the shipyard to check the situation in detail again. The craftsmen in the shipyard heard that after the shipyard changed hands, they were all anxious, not knowing that the new owner took over the ship. After the shipyard, how will they deal with them? After hearing that the new shopkeeper came to the shipyard, the craftsmen also returned to the shipyard spontaneously, waiting for the arrangement of the new owner.

This time Xu Yi did not come forward, but let Xue Tu handle these matters. He told Xue Tu about the situation of taking over the Yangzhou Shipyard. I am in a hurry to restore the shipyard, because the situation here is much better than the Jiangbei shipyard that I took over at the beginning. It can be said that it can be put into operation without any effort. Moreover, the two Zhejiang provinces do not allow private boats to go to sea for business, and they have no business to do. Xue Tu made a statement and went out to appease the craftsmen.

After hearing from the new owner that they would not drive them away from the shipyard, the people who used to call the shipyard their homes felt more at ease. After all, there was no work to do now, and it was considered a kindness for them not to drive them away and let them live on the streets. Dare to ask for more. As for the current life, the new owner of the shipyard also said that if it is difficult, you can advance a small amount of wages in advance, and then repay it when you resume work. Such conditions have made them grateful, so After listening to Xue Tu's words, the people dispersed temporarily, and Xue Tu temporarily left the foremen of the various workshops.

The situation in the Fuji Shipyard is indeed much better than when it took over the Jiangbei Shipyard. The slipway here can manufacture large ships of more than [-] shi even without any changes, and there are all kinds of facilities here. Once it is in use, It can be used immediately. The ground inside the shipyard is also paved with large sand and gravel, and there are not many weeds. The corridors inside are very convenient, but the conditions are better than those in Yangzhou. Satisfied, he turned to the foremen, especially the craftsman at Wuzuo, and asked, "What kind of ships have our Fuji Shipyard built before?"

Everyone saw that Xu Yi was very young, and their new owner was very polite to him. They didn't know what he did, and they didn't dare to offend him, so the head craftsman hurriedly replied: "Our Fuji Shipyard used to mainly make squares. Boats and tank boats can also be used to build vehicles and boats, basically there are boats on the market, we can build them here without any problem!"

"Well! Then how many craftsmen do we have here?" Xu Yi continued to ask.

"This depends on our business situation here. In the heyday, we employed no fewer than 800 people here, but now there are only about 400 people here. Once the shipyard stops, there are only us older people left here. Some of them are still staying at the shipyard, we lived here originally, so we just watched the place to prevent the nearby idlers from stealing the things in the shipyard!" The man quickly replied.

"Do you know Fan Sheng?" Xu Yi suddenly thought of the craftsman Fan Sheng on the island. He remembered that he also worked at Fuji Shipyard, so he asked.

"I know, I know! This Fan Sheng used to work in our shipyard. He was a good hand, but then he left suddenly for some reason. We thought he was kidnapped, but later on, even their family members disappeared. , I feel that this matter is a bit strange, but I am thinking that those of us who eat handicrafts do not have a lot of money in the family, so someone will kidnap the ticket! I guess he has encountered a new way, so go out! It turns out that the young master knows this fan Sheng! Where is he now?"

Xu Yi regretted that he talked too much, and actually mentioned Fan Sheng, so he said with a smile: "Oh! I met this person in Yangzhou before, he is a good hand, I heard that he did it here, so I just said it casually." Yes! It’s all right! If we resume shipbuilding, will your men be able to get back?” He quickly changed the topic.

"It turned out to be like this! We guessed that he went to another place. You don't know, this Fan Sheng is really a good player, but he has a bad temper. He always gets into trouble with his boss. He is probably dissatisfied with the previous shopkeeper here. That’s why he left. We admired him. He didn’t even want his wages, so he just left! Do you think the shipyard will continue to build ships? I know how to find something to do, as long as we employ people here, we can immediately bring back those good hands from the past, don't worry about this matter!" The foreman replied.

After hearing his assurance, Xu Yi felt relieved. What he was afraid of now was that these people would be used at that time, but they couldn't call them back. Then he would have to go outside to find someone, which would be troublesome. After they chatted for a while, Xu Yi asked them to disperse, leaving some people to guard the shipyard, and now the things inside are all their own, so it's not sloppy!
As Xu Yi guessed, the government of Liangzhe Road did not hold on for too long, and finally released the restrictions on private going to sea half a month later, which cheered up the merchants of Liangzhe Road. Like wings, it immediately spread throughout Hangzhou City, including of course Xu Yi and the others who are in Hangzhou.

"The boss is really good at predicting things! If we were later, I'm afraid we would have missed this opportunity! Xue Tu admires it!" Xue Tu said to Xu Yi with a happy face.

Xu Yi was not surprised by the news. After all, a local regulation could not bear the pressure of the court. Such a toss up by these officials must have affected a lot of tax revenue. After they see it clearly, they will naturally Let go of the business of going out to sea with a private boat, this is not a skill, Xu Yi smiled and said: "What kind of skill is this! You can find out after analyzing the situation. I guess the treasurer of Fu is probably regretting going He hanged himself! If he attacks the shipyard at this time, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to collect a few thousand taels of silver more, this is called a quick hand and a slow hand!"

What Xu Yi said was true. When he heard the news, the shopkeeper of Fu fell to the ground on the spot, lamenting that this transaction was a mistake. He regretted that he was going to hang himself. Fortunately, his family Hold him back, or if he really has such a dead heart, it's a waste of money!Just throw it away for nothing!But he regretted it, he had nothing to do, he could only blame himself every day, blamed himself for not having good vision, and almost not going crazy.

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Two chapters are here.Brothers, where is the monthly pass? ?
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