Alien Arms Empire

 The fishing ships of the Tang Dynasty, which were larger, more mechanized, and equipped with more advanced equipment, could catch more fish at ten times the speed. These catches can fill the market and enrich people's tables.

 The price of fish has been reduced, but this does not mean that ordinary people can afford fish. On the contrary, in the past, ordinary people were not willing to consume this kind of seafood because it was expensive and the quantity was not large.

 Therefore, only people along the coast eat fish, while in other areas, people will not eat fish because the transportation costs, fishing costs, and preservation costs are too high.

 But now, because the fishing volume is too large and transportation conditions have improved, fish and seafood have begun to penetrate inland along railways and roads, becoming another option for ordinary people.

Visiting the market brings more consumption by ordinary people. In the past, just buying potatoes was enough to survive, but now there are vegetables, meat, and seafood... Then, affording food has become a fatal problem. .

Finding ways to make more money has become the first thing that people in many places now strive for: the rule of the Tang Empire has brought countless opportunities, and it is obviously a good idea to seize these opportunities to become rich.

The Tang Empire was not stingy, and even generously provided a large number of employment opportunities to the people in the occupied areas. If no one was qualified, the Datang Empire also provided training services.

Even, this kind of training service is free. As long as someone is willing to learn, then the relevant personnel of the Datang Empire are willing to teach.

Sun Sheng turned out to be not called Sun Sheng, but Sun Sheng, which was in line with the rule that a humble name makes a living. Later, when he grew up, he also disliked the unpleasantness of his name, so he took advantage of the Tang Empire's population statistics and changed his name to Sun Sheng.

He worked at the dock before and learned a few words. Therefore, he was more or less a "senior intellectual" in Shu and could directly learn some skills.

The textbook in front of Sun Sheng didn't have a few words, but more pictures. There are several joysticks painted on it, indicating the functions of these joysticks.

"If I want the crane to rotate this way...which joystick should I move?" The teacher on the podium slapped the operating table drawn with chalk on the blackboard with his hand and asked loudly: "Sun Sheng! You answer !”

Sun Sheng was excited, stood up and replied honestly: "Teacher, it's the second joystick on the left hand!"

"Very good!" The teacher's eyes lit up. After praising him, he walked back to his desk and sorted out his materials: "That's all for today. When you go back, you should remember more and practice more! Tomorrow is the practical day. Damn it, don’t embarrass me!”

“Stand up!” Everyone stood up and bowed to the teacher: they came here to study for free, and they were naturally grateful.

From the perspective of poor people like them, these eating techniques are easily spread. Now there are really people teaching them carefully, which was unimaginable in the past.

If it weren't for this reason, Sun Sheng wouldn't have stayed in the previous training class for more than a month and learned nothing in the end. On the one hand, he feels that porters have been like this since ancient times and there is no need to learn any skills; on the other hand, it is also because he does not believe that anyone really teaches practical techniques.

Later on he looked at the crane, the container, and the forklift at the pier... Only then did he realize that he was wrong, very wrong. Unlike the last night school tutoring session, Sun Sheng began to pack up his textbooks after bowing very piously to send the teacher away. The money to buy textbooks was lent to him by his childhood playmate, Director Liu, and he promised to pay it back.

 I think he helped the thinner Director Liu fight in the past, and the relationship between the two was really good, otherwise the other party would not have the courage to help him this time.

After sighing silently in his heart, Sun Sheng picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the warehouse that served as a temporary classroom, walked out of the wall, and walked to the street.

 At first, he was ashamed of the schoolbag he was carrying, because at that time, children studying in the makeshift school were also carrying similar schoolbags. Those were half-grown children, and Sun Sheng felt embarrassed carrying the same schoolbag.

Now he is relieved, because learning is not a shameful thing. If he does not study, his family of four will most likely starve to death in the prosperous Qingluan Port in the future.

This place is indeed prosperous, at least Sun Sheng has never seen such a busy Qingluan Port. He had never seen so many large docks, towering cranes, endless warehouses, or countless goods.

At one time, he felt that the Tang Empire seemed to have transported all its belongings to Shu. But later, after seeing so many goods every day, he realized that there were many more goods in this world than he had imagined.

Walking on the busy streets, the scary bomb craters are no longer visible, and the collapsed barricades, overturned cannons, and piled up corpses are no longer visible at the intersections.

 Collapsed houses have been cleared, all buildings have been repaired, and many have even been painted. Some newly built buildings are flashing with neon lights, which are lit tirelessly during the day and night, and the luxury is so extravagant that it makes one's mouth sore.

 Where did the people of Tang Dynasty get so much electricity? Are they building so many power plants outside the city just to make these light bulbs turn on and off repeatedly?

Sun Sheng’s home does not have electricity yet, but his friend Director Liu told him that the new mayor of Qingluan City promised that all Qingluan citizens would have access to lighting within a year, and they would use new fluorescent lamps!

No one believed what he said, but Sun Sheng believed it, because Director Liu believed it... But when he saw those flashing neon lights, Sun Sheng still felt it was a waste. He felt sorry for the wasted electricity... He couldn't use the electricity yet. !

 Without this opportunity to study, he would not even be able to afford a full meal. Qingluan Port in the future does not seem to need so many dock porters. Forklifts and cranes can solve most of the work. Countless people compete for the remaining jobs. If you can't grab a job, you have to leave the dock.

The flower shop under the neon lights was booming. There were many officers or businessmen from the Tang Dynasty choosing bouquets to decorate their own rooms or give them to the girls they liked.

These soldiers or officers are very respectable and popular among Shu girls. They are more willing to communicate with these generous "Tang people", so that they can integrate into the life of the Tang Empire more quickly.

Sun Sheng curled his lips disdainfully. He is also from the Tang Dynasty, and his whole family is...

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Happy birthday to myself! Two updates today.

 (End of this chapter)