Lord, he is not a man [infrastructure]

Yang Shiwu felt weird, he specially chose a day when everyone was working, but along the way he had met more than one acquaintance, and they were all managers from various places.

Most of the people he met would ask him: Who is he leading?

Yangshiwu always answered that they were people looking for work.

"Where is he from? He looks very unfamiliar." The acquaintances asked again.

"And it doesn't look like an ordinary worker. Old sheep, you won't bring outsiders to spy on our white deer collar, will you? The lord said that anyone who comes to work is fine, but anyone who comes to spy will be arrested." Some people were full of anger. Doubtful.

Yang Shiwu hurriedly said: "How is that possible! He is really here to work. He will marry my daughter in the future, and he is from my own family."

The acquaintances who simply passed by did not stare and ask, and most of them left after muttering a few words.

However, some people chased after him and asked where Ma Jin was from, and some people looked Ma Jin up and down, with very unfriendly faces.

Yang Shiwu stood at the gate of the textile factory and talked to the gatekeeper for a long time, but the gatekeeper refused to let him in.

Yang Shiwu turned around and apologized to Ma Jin, and said angrily: "I didn't know these people were so hard to talk to. They used to say that someone came to work, so you can take it to the factory you want to see."

Ma Jin hasn't noticed anything wrong yet, he just feels that the people here are managed very strictly, and he feels more and more that there are great secrets here.

"It's fine if you can't go in, you take me around." Ma Jin asked.

"Okay." Yang Shiwu took Ma Jin for a stroll in the light industrial area.

Everywhere he went, he introduced what the factory or workshop did.

Yangshiwu still thought about not taking Majin to the paper mill and cement area, but Majin was shocked when he saw the planning of the smaller half of the light industrial zone.

The roads are all wide enough to run four carriages side by side, and the roads are all paved with that kind of cement.

Including those factories and workshops, they are all gray buildings, but they look solid and occupy a large area.

In addition to street lamps and sewers, there are also flower beds and trash cans on the roadside.

This factory area is very large, and it is easy to get lost if no one guides you, but fortunately, Ma Jin saw a map display board on the side of the road called "Plane Distribution Map of the North District of Light Industrial Zone", which was originally supposed to facilitate people in the huge factory area It's possible not to get lost, but in Ma Jin's eyes, it's like Bailu Ling standing in front of him with his clothes off.

See what's drawn on this map, called a floor plan.

The spinning workshop, weaving workshop, dyeing workshop and garment workshop form a textile factory.

Tanning, dyeing, leather goods, leather shoes, leather clothing, forming a tannery.

There are also furniture factories and paint factories.

This is just the North District, what about the South District, West District and East District?

They do not have such a large-scale and well-organized workshop area in Luma City, and this kind of profitable workshop is generally controlled by the families of the nobles, and it is basically the model of masters leading apprentices. How can they be built into factories like this.

Ma Jin especially wanted to go into the factory to take a look. He wanted to see how the people here worked, what kind of factory it was, and how it was different from a workshop.

But the janitor said that without a work permit, he could not enter the factory building.

Ma Jin asked about the workshops in the other three districts of Yangshiwu, but Yangshiwu faltered in answering, and said directly that the lord would not allow it when asked.

The more the lord refused to speak, the more Ma Jin wanted to know.

"Uncle Yang, what is our relationship? I gave you the marriage contract. Are you still hiding this little thing from me? And if you don't tell me, who knows what you told me. It's you Still see me as an outsider?" Ma Jin pretended to be angry.

Yang Shiwu was sweating on his forehead, looked back and forth, thinking that this was his son-in-law, and a shortcut to the road to the nobility in the future, but he still couldn't hide it, so he said to Ma Jin: "Okay, I won't hide it from you either, The east area is a food processing factory, the west area is a paper mill, and the south area has cement, lime, ceramics, pen, ink and other factories."

Yangshiwu did not know that Bailuling also had coal mines, iron mines and salt lakes. Tang Bo managed these three places very strictly. Some of the people working there were former salt workers, and most of them were him. Bought slaves.

The Bailu collar people only know that they have no worries about using salt, coal and iron, but they only think that the lord asked the caravan to buy cheap goods outside.

Paper mill!

There is a paper mill here!

There is really papermaking technology here!

The damn mudlegs dared to hide it from him until now.

Ma Jin went crazy, with a calm face, and shouted in his heart, "I want this place", "This place must belong to me"!

Seeing the factory building, Yang Shiwu refused to let them in. In order to make Ma Jin happy, he even took Ma Jin to the local market.

This market is not open-air, but is located in a huge warehouse-style house.

"This is our grocery store in Bailuling. It's close to the residential area. Next to it is the largest canal port and the horse station. People who get off work will pass by here. It is convenient for everyone to go shopping after work. Basically, you can buy daily necessities here. , ranging from furniture and tools to a handful of dishes.”

Yangshiwu is used to the existence of this shopping mall, so he introduced it not very much: "It used to be a store, and it was built in the open area under our lord's mansion. Later, more and more people came to work in our White Deer collar, so the lord let People rebuilt a grocery store here, basically everything you can see in Three Tree City, we sell here."

"And..." Yangshiwu lowered his voice and said ostentatiously: "The selling price of our market is much cheaper than that of Sanshu City, and it is a benefit that only us white deer collars can enjoy. If you want to buy something Take it home, you can buy it here, and I’ll help you buy it. I heard people say that we don’t sell notebooks, pencils, briquettes, toilet paper, etc. outside, and even if they sell it, it’s expensive, but we’re really cheap here.”

Ma Jin walked quickly to a container and picked up the notebook on the container, feeling angry, surprised and delighted.

This kind of paper book that is bound into a book and has a cover on the outside, they don't even have it in Luma City!

But this damned white deer collar is sold outside casually, and the price can be bought for only one copper coin.

A copper coin!

If the same thing is placed in Luma City, even a silver coin may not be able to buy it.

Ma Jin picked up another bundle of toilet paper, which was obviously much softer and whiter than the one sold in Luma City, and asked for the price, which also only cost one copper coin.

There are also pencils that are not sold outside. This is the first time Majin has seen this thing, and this pencil even has a matching pencil sharpener.

The planer knife looks small and made of wood, but it has a blade made of iron, and it looks very sharp.

Ask about the price of the planer knife, it is slightly expensive, but it only costs five copper coins!

Ma Jin's hands trembled.

He picked up several things one after another and asked about the prices. The salesman sitting behind the counter suddenly asked him, "Are you a foreigner? Where did you come from?"

Yang Shiwu said something vague, dragged Ma Jin away from the sales counter, and took him to look at other products.

sky!what is that? !

Ma Jin ran to the counter inside almost like running.

This counter is full of knives!

And these knives are not made of rough stone, but metal knives.

Look at the sharp edge of the knife, this kind of knife will make people scratch their heads in Lumacheng, okay?

It's just that the knives look a little weird.

Yang Shiwu rushed over and saw that Ma Jin was interested in knives, so he introduced to him: "This is a kitchen knife, very useful, only our Bailuling shopping mall can sell it, and only our Bailuling people or in Bailu Only people who have been working for more than half a year can buy it. However, the price for white deer collars is cheaper, and a family can buy up to three. If you are not a white deer collar, a family can only buy one at most."

"This is iron." Ma Jin murmured.

Yang Shiwu said indifferently: "Yes, our lord can always get some good ironware. I heard that it is rare outside. But there should be many in Luma City?"

Ma Jin: "..." No, ironware is a controlled product, not to mention selling knives in a fair manner, even if you want to buy a piece of iron ore, you can't buy it.

But it was impossible for Ma Jin to tell Yang Shiwu so bluntly, he could only be vague.

Yangshiwu praised Majin and Lumacheng again.

"How do you sell this knife?"

"The one in your hand only costs three silver coins." The salesperson behind the counter looked at Ma Jin and said not very enthusiastically.

Ma Jin: There are only three silver coins, he thought at least three gold coins.No, the same thing can't be bought with three gold coins in Luma City, maybe thirty gold coins are needed.

Ma Jin really wanted to buy a knife, but he didn't have the status of a white deer leader, and he couldn't produce a work permit. Yang Shiwu said that his family's quota for buying knives was full, and he couldn't help him buy one.

"If you like it, I'll give you one from home." Yang Shiwu said politely.

Ma Jin: "...OK."

Afterwards, Ma Jin also saw the folding chairs he bought in Sanshu City with a lot of money. The same set of things can be bought here for only 150 copper coins, but he paid [-] silver coins!

Moreover, Bailu collar people can also pay in installments for "expensive" large items such as knives.

Ma Jin didn't know what installment payment was, so he asked Yang Shiwu in detail to understand.

This made Ma Jin extremely jealous, and felt that Lord Bailu was a big fool.

Why should you be so nice to the people?

What do these mud legs know!

Ma Jin also saw finely ground white flour and shelled yellow rice in this shopping mall, which are good things only nobles can eat.

But such a good thing is randomly placed in this grocery store, and anyone can buy it, and the price is even cheaper!

In addition, there are many foods that he has never seen before in the food area, such as fermented bean sprouts, tender tofu, soft steamed buns, thin white noodles, fragrant sesame seed cakes, tempting braised vegetables, and a smell Thin bread with a sweet and milky aroma, and a series of delicate foods that the nobles have never eaten.

Ma Jin was so shocked that he no longer knew what expression to put on.

He even began to feel that Yangshiwu was stupid.

If he lived in such a place, he wouldn't go to other places and catch up with a watery daughter.

What about Luma City?

There is no such a tidy and clean grocery store in Luma City that sells goods that are not available outside.

The most important thing is cheap!

Damn cheap!

If Ma Jin didn't have a mission, and because this mall can only be bought by local people, he would like to buy out all the things in this mall.

When he takes it back, he will definitely make a fortune!

Ma Jin took a deep breath, it's okay, everything here will be his in the future.

And he can't tell Luma City everything here, otherwise it's not his turn to occupy this territory.

He has to think about how to report to Luma City, not only to make them pay attention to take action to deal with Tang Bo, but also to give him the management of this territory.

Yang Shiwu felt that the way Ma Jin looked at him was weird, like mockery and pity.

Yang Shiwu thought that the things he was very proud of were ordinary in the eyes of Ma Jin, a nobleman, and felt ashamed.

A person like Yangshiwu who has never walked out of Bailuling in his life, how does he know what the outside world looks like?

He thought that their little white deer collar could develop like this, and that Luma City, the capital of the principality, must be like heaven.

Most of the day passed quickly, and Ma Jin felt that he still had a lot of places to visit.

But Yangshiwu told him that he had attracted the attention of the factory managers, and it was not good to stay, so he was sent to the carriage back to Sanshu City.

Ma Jin also knew that if he continued to inquire, he might attract the attention of Lord Bailu, after all, he was so conspicuous among this group of mud legs.He also temporarily extinguished the idea of ​​continuing to inquire further, holding the kitchen knife that Yangshiwu gave him, and eating the milky sweet bread that Yangshiwu bought him in the grocery store, thinking about how to win this territory.

He is too weak alone, maybe he should tell his father what happened here, and ask his father to help plan together.

The overly excited Ma Jin even forgot to inquire about Gu Ding.

On the other side, just as Yang Shiwu was about to go home, he saw several police officers in special uniforms walking towards him.

The square outside the grocery store was full of people, and the figure of their lord appeared on the high platform in the square.

Butler Buff walked to an upright wooden frame on which was placed a specially made loudspeaker.

This horn is different from the simple tin horn, the method is more complicated, but the sound amplification effect is better and clearer.

The off-duty bell rang in each factory area, and a large number of workers walked out of the factory building talking and laughing.

Some of these people walked, some took horse-drawn carts, some took canal boats, and some wealthy families rode home on donkeys or mules they bought.

And most people will come to see when they pass by the grocery store. Now many families work as a whole family. They can have a meal in the factory cafeteria at noon, but they still have to solve it by themselves sooner or later.

Compared with what they used to eat at home, if they didn’t have enough to drink water to fill their stomachs, or they had to go out to find food by themselves, now they have a huge grocery market, and all kinds of food in the food area are cheap and good, and most people will Go here to buy something to go back.

Those who are too lazy to cook can buy some cooked food here, including staple food and stewed vegetables, which can be full on the road, and can be eaten by children and the elderly when they take it home, saving the need to cook over a fire.

If you are a little more diligent, you will buy some noodles, steamed buns, flatbreads and the like to make your staple food. Regardless of the purchased food, compared to the price, it is much more cost-effective than making it yourself.Then buy some meat, go home with some vegetables grown in the yard, stir fry is a dish.

Those who are willing to cook have more choices. They can buy vegetables, meat, rice, and noodles, and they can eat in different ways every day.

People who came to the grocery store found the lord on the high platform, and it seemed that the lord should have something to say to them.

The police officers maintained order. Although there were many people in the square, everyone quickly quieted down and gathered around the high platform.

The senior management personnel of each factory also took to the stage one after another.

People feel more and more that something big is going to happen.