Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 577 The Usefulness of the British
Having said that, everyone in the Executive Committee understands a little bit.

"What dirty work?" Zhan Wuya asked.

"It's what the British do." Said the waistcoat. "I don't agree with it. It's not cost-effective."

"Drug trafficking? Do we want them to sell opium? India has a lot of these things. If it is used for medicine, the little goods shipped by Li Huamei's channels are enough!" Ma Qianju objected, "Ade, you also want to engage in drug trafficking. Flow? This is a double-edged sword, cutting others and cutting yourself.”

"It's not drug trafficking, it's slave trafficking. The British will do it right." Wood said.

"Want to bring in Uncle Hei?" Zhan Wuya shook his head, "I don't want an African tribe to appear in the land of China in the future. Uncle Hei's racial characteristics are too obvious! It will be difficult to be naturalized after several generations. I would rather use slaves from Japan and Korea, at least they will be easily assimilated in the future."

"Who said you want uncle black." Wu De said, "It's a native of Southeast Asia."

"Not good, not good." Vest objected, "The natives in Southeast Asia are not good at hard work and physical strength. Besides, there are plenty of refugees on the mainland. Why don't you spend more effort to recruit them? Why go all the way to use some Southeast Asian natives?" ?”

"It's not enough to use it in Tiandu and Shilu, and Taiwan will be used in the future." Wu De said implicitly, "Besides, hard work and hard work are not innate genes, but entirely acquired factors. After being pulled into the mine, I will I want to see who can bear hardships and stand hard work."

"Capturing slaves and trafficking costs a lot! The price won't be low. Can we afford it?"

Wood said: "Capturing and trafficking are the business of the British, we don't care. As for payment, we use sugar and tea to pay. In fact, silver can also be used, but we don't have much stock."

"What do we need slaves for?" Vest doubted. "When it comes to labor efficiency, slaves are far less useful than free workers. And after the death rate is too high, we still have to keep buying, and the continuous cost does not necessarily mean less labor."

"When used as consumables, slaves are obviously better than labor." Wu De said, "Have you read the report sent by Sanya?"

Majia said: "The incident has been resolved. Carrots and sticks, everything will be settled-by the way, I am not in favor of killing orders. In the long run, it is inappropriate. After the development and civil engineering are completed, I propose to set up a formal one in Sanya." The court, not Wang Luobin, said that whoever is killed will be killed. The basic rights of the aborigines must be guaranteed. In addition, the report given to us by the State Administration of Political Science and Security also said: The current emotional state of the labor force is blue. The introduction of slaves no need."

"This turmoil is just the beginning." Wu De said, "Tiandu Development has not yet entered the stage of mining, and the death rate will rise again at that time. Heavy physical labor, subtropical climate, and mountain forests, the combination of these three will cause death. There will only be more people lost than during the malaria outbreak. Mining development in this environment is filled with human lives.”

"As long as the loss of manpower is controlled within a certain range, it is still acceptable." Ma Qianju flipped through his notebook, "I remember you submitted a plan for manpower loss and replenishment."

"Yes, but people have tempers, not a number in a computer game." Wood said, "Suppression is fine, but have you ever thought about it? How much time and material resources does it take for a laborer to be recruited and put into use? These people can be trained as industrial workers or as soldiers—it’s not worth spending them on low-tech manual labor like mining! It’s better to use slaves.”

Wu De elaborated his thinking, that the workers already in Sanya will be gradually trained, some of them will become skilled workers and managers in the mine, and some will gradually be enriched in the industrial and agricultural enterprises in Sanya.Hand over the most difficult and dangerous mining to Nanyang slaves.

"This has two advantages. The first is that the labor force is firmly in our hands. The labor force has become the foundation of our rule in Sanya, rather than a potential stability maintenance group. Everyone, when we first compiled the Sanya development plan , is to organize the laborers into the militia as a military supplementary force for the Sanya base. If the laborers break out a few more riots, Wang Luobin may not have the guts to let them serve as the militia. Instead, Lingao will send more troops to maintain the rule. The second is Avoid the energy consumed by continuously transporting population to Sanya. Let the British directly transport slaves to Sanya, we only need to transport enough sugar and other trade products to Sanya. Start with the slave trade, and then gradually extend to other trades. It has reached the purpose of attracting foreigners to trade."

This theory moved the hearts of the members of the Executive Committee.But Vest still doesn't think so, he is against any form of slavery in his heart - he thinks it's going backwards.

"I don't think it's very meaningful. If there are more slaves, the pressure to maintain stability will not be less..."

"It takes a lot more energy to maintain the stability of labor. As I said before: the cost of training a laborer is much higher than buying a slave. It is a pity to use it as a consumable; secondly, the laborer has received military training and is organized and disciplined. They are much stronger than slaves. To suppress them, the army must be used; in the end, the laborers and the soldiers of the army are compatriots, they speak the same language, and they may be fellow villagers—psychological factors must be taken into consideration. Slaves are natives of Nanyang, and once dispatched The army will not hesitate to strike."

Wen Desi coughed: "I hope comrades can look at the problem from the overall perspective. Ade said a lot, but I think there is one thing he didn't realize. Do we really need these slaves to mine? NO! Use Another benefit of the slaves in the hard mines is 'reduction'. Make room for future immigrants!"

Vest backed down, and he saw that the executive committee members were very interested in Wu De's proposal, so he had to settle for the next best thing: "I abstain from voting on this issue, but I oppose the full restoration of slavery."

"This issue is decided by the Senate." Wen Desi said, "Shall we vote?"

Regarding Yang Shixiang's suggestion of recruiting security, after Liu San talked perfunctorily - let alone he is not interested, even if he is interested, it is not up to him to decide.This kind of thing is for the Senate to consider.

He found another topic, and talked with Yang Shixiang about the "Daming Watsons chain pharmacy" that he talked about last time.Yang Shixiang is very interested in this matter, but he is a little worried about the widespread establishment of points in the mainland.

One is that they are afraid that the current situation will not be stable, and the current situation in Daming does not look like a peaceful and prosperous age-it will be troublesome, not to mention making money, even the capital will not be recovered; second, the semicolon pharmacies are not easy to manage, especially Chinese patent medicines. Sales are not as good as decoction pieces, and the quality of the pills cannot be seen.

"I'm not afraid of this. Now the chaos is in the north and west." Liu San had already discussed with Li Mei in the office of the Ministry of Commerce, focusing on developing the Jiangnan market.The Jiangnan area was a relatively stable and prosperous area during the 20 years from the Chongzhen Dynasty until the early Shunzhi years before the brain-damaged hair-shaving order was issued.Of course, this cannot be said to Yang Shixiang, so he can only say: Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, and it has always been a place of peace and happiness.There will be no large-scale wars.

This is actually very unfounded, but Jiangnan has always been a place of peace in history, and it is also a fact that chaos in the world has rarely affected.

"As for things like shoddy goods, we can find a way to solve them, and we can't give up because of choking." Liu San then pointed out that Li Luoyuan this time is a great opportunity-this person has a name and a cabinet in various places, If you can get his help, this matter will be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

Yang Shixiang nodded.After he joined forces with Liu San, he has gradually been subtly influenced by the thinking mode of the traversers, and he has become willing to take risks.

"Okay, I'm relieved to have my virtuous brother's words. As soon as the pharmaceutical factory starts construction, I'll go to Jiangnan for a field survey. I'll go to the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market to replenish some goods!"

"Okay, I'll go with my eldest brother." Liu San had long thought of going to the Qizhou Pharmaceutical Market.

"Brother is willing to go, it would be great, but your hair." Yang Shixiang said, "It's better to store it up. It's inconvenient to travel far, and if you wear a fake hair bun, it may be exposed halfway."

"It's okay, I'll pretend to be a tutu. Just spend money to buy Zhang Dushi." Liu San didn't want to have long hair that was hot and unmanageable.This is not the old time and space. There are hotels with hot water everywhere, and you can wash your hair at any time.After going to Foshan once, he knew the difficulty and inconvenience of the journey.

"You have become a monk, what about my younger siblings?" Yang Shixiang joked, "Since you want to stay here for a long time, I will let Xuanchun come over to serve you."

Liu San wanted to say "no need", but he didn't say it after all.In fact, he still misses Xuanchun very much. Since the one-night pleasure, Xuanchun's shadow has been lingering in his mind.Xuanchun is not a beautiful woman, nor is he a hungry man who has been relying on five girls to survive after D-Day.

What moved his heart was nothing more than a night of tenderness and consideration.

"Emotional matters are really hard to understand." Liu San muttered, realizing that he had fallen in love with Xuanchun a little bit.He couldn't help but sighed with a headache.

But Yang Shixiang said again: "It seems that I have to deal with this shopkeeper Li tonight."

Liu San was thinking about Xuanchun, and he was taken aback for a while before he realized: "I'll be the host tonight, and I'll treat them to a banquet in the business hall."

"No," Yang Shixiang shook his head, "Since you want to represent the Australians, you can't rush to entertain guests."

Formal banquets were a big event in ancient times, and generally at least three days in advance should be invited. The so-called three days is "invitation", two days is "call", and one day is "mention".For a foreigner like Li Luoyou, it would be impolite to have a formal banquet on the day of arrival, at least the next day.

"Shouldn't we take the wind and wash away the dust?"

"It's up to me to do it. Brother, you can arrange it tomorrow night."

Yang Shixiang discussed with him again, for a person like Li Luoyou, he probably got tired of eating delicacies from mountains and seas.The Yang family has their own maid under the stove, and their craftsmanship is not bad, but they are afraid that it will not suit the appetite of the shopkeeper.I don't know how to make him eat satisfactorily?

Eating was not something that Liu San was interested in, but since he is the team leader, he is also responsible for Li Luoyou's daily life. After thinking about it, he said, "Why don't we have some home-cooked dishes. I'm tired of eating dragon liver and phoenix marrow. It would be more appetizing to use some porridge and side dishes.”

"Okay, it's definitely going to be done like this." Yang Shixiang agreed deeply, and said, "There are new Australian things in the guest house. Brother Yu is afraid that his family will not be able to get them, so he wants to ask him to help and find a special person to take care of them. All the wages and food will be paid by Brother Yu. The family bears."

The East Guest House of Runshitang, where Li Luoyou was entertained, was recently renovated by Lingao Construction Company, and bathing and sanitation facilities were added.There is no sewer in Lingao County, and the septic tank is useless. Fortunately, drainage ditches were built on both sides of the county street during the road renovation, which can barely make do with sewage.

The installation of high-level water tanks, water pipes, and heating furnaces cost Runshitang a lot of money—the general office subsidized half of the cost, provided that the general office has to receive people from across the world when needed in the future. guest.Some people with special status may feel more relaxed living in this kind of place.

Lingao has no sewers, nor does it have running water.The water in the elevated water tank is pumped up from the well by manpower.Yang Shixiang was skeptical about this set of things at first, but when the decoration was completed and the faucet was turned on, hot and cold water came rolling in, he was completely convinced.

When he was happy, he asked to renovate his own house in the same way.Mo Xiao'an originally had the idea of ​​promoting bathroom equipment, but Yang Shixiang immediately placed a few more orders after delivering them to his door, and installed them in place one by one.In addition to the East Guest Courtyard for entertaining distinguished guests, a set was also installed in the Suochun Pavilion in the newly built garden of the Yang family. Liu San wondered why it was not installed in the main courtyard where he lived or in the inner study, but in the garden. , Later, I saw that there was a double jacuzzi in his order, so I understood.

Shopkeeper Yang wants to take a mandarin duck bath.

Then think of the recent shopkeeper Yang's wife who often shows hesitation on her face, and rarely smiles when eating together.Liu San probably understood a little bit, this brother-in-law is nothing more than guilty of the words "arrogance, extravagance and lust" that men often have.

Recently, the Yang family has repaired the garden, built more houses, and added a lot of servants to the family.This woman probably won't lag behind others.Probably got the maid at home involved.

Brother Yi did it openly and aboveboard, but he was sneaky.Comparing people to people makes people mad.Liu San sighed again.

"... There are always problems with things, and it's not a solution to ask you for help all the time." Yang Shixiang was still whispering in his ear.

Of course, the time-traveling group spent all their efforts in Runshitang to shock Li Luoyou. "The toilet determines the modernization level of a country", this famous saying is believed by many people.Travelers are ready to use the toilets of the 21st century to impress the wealthy merchants of the 17th century.

The new thing is good, but it is quite troublesome to use and maintain.One is the problem of using habits, and the other is that the various equipment manufactured by the people are limited in materials, and the quality problems are quite serious, especially in the plumbing hardware materials, the use of substitutes is still in the groping stage.Only a few days after it was put into use, Liu San had to find someone to unblock the sewer, repair the faucet, and mend the joints.

"You just send someone out, and I'll arrange for him to learn it." Liu San was so annoyed that he came up with this once-and-for-all legal system.

"Okay, you are very polite, brother." Yang Shixiang thanked him repeatedly.In his opinion, this foster brother is trying to save face.In the consciousness of the ancients, any skill cannot be learned without spending money.Teaching for nothing is simply doing good deeds.

Before Liu San returned to Bairen City, he went to the farm first, and told Fu Wuben to clean up for a while and go to Runshitang together.Recently, he was too busy during the day, and Bairen City did not allow the natives to come and go at night, so he had no time to educate this apprentice properly. Liu San decided to take this opportunity to check his homework and give him some pointers.

Liu San's education to Fu Wuben is based on medicine and supplemented by medicine.The method used is endorsement.Ask him to memorize several herbal medicines and the Pharmacopoeia of Chinese Herbal Medicine, and memorize the curative effects, mutual generation and restraint, processing methods and appearance characteristics of various Chinese herbal medicines.With the accumulation, let's talk about other things.

Apart from the endorsement, he is doing gardening in the medicine garden every day. Fu Wu is originally from a farming family, and planting is his profession. Liu San can do a good job with a little guidance.With this apprentice, Liu San can basically ignore the gardening work and focus on the development of new medicines.

This time, Fu Wuben was very happy to get Master's personal instruction, 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 went up to meet him:

"Master."

"Let's go." Liu San's expression was not very good, and he had a quarrel with Wu Yunhua when he was packing his luggage just now. The reason for the quarrel was just a small matter between the couple.

Wu Yunhua used to have a bad temper, but Liu San has been harboring ulterior motives lately, and her words and deeds are inevitably evasive.It also aroused Wu Yunhua's suspicion, and the words contained guns and sticks, and a little careless response would be noisy.It made Liu San tired of coping.Originally, it was very tiring to run around for a day, but after returning to the dormitory, the woman she faced was neither gentle nor considerate, and she had to make a lot of noise for three or two days, which made Liu San only feel physically and mentally exhausted.Working as the team leader for Yoo allowed him to temporarily escape from his family life.This made him feel relaxed.

Fu Wuben saw that the master's face was unkind, so he didn't dare to say anything, he just tied the master's luggage to the car and got up.

"Master, do we really want to live in Runshitang?"

"Of course, the house is packed."

"Such a big font size! Master, you are really amazing." Fu Wuben looked at him adoringly.Runshitang was originally a small name that no one knew about in Guangdong, but in Lingao, it is a top [-] company in the eyes of local villagers.

"What is this?" Liu San couldn't help but smile seeing the admiration on his apprentice's face, "Let's go, there is still a long way to go."

Liu San went to the county with him on foot, asking him about the knowledge in the book from time to time on the way, and sometimes stopped to ask him to identify the plants on the road.This is not difficult for Fu Wuben.In addition to memorizing medicine books and planting medicines, he went to Lingao to collect medicines according to Liu San's orders. In addition to training the ability to identify medicines, Liu San also hoped to use this to gradually grasp the distribution of Chinese herbal medicines in Lingao.

(End of this chapter)