Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 753 Returning Home ([-])

Fu Fu got off the car at Dongmen City.The prosperity here dazzled him.Because of his duty and training, he visited Dongmen City several times during his service.There are new changes every time I come here.Generally speaking, the more houses are built, the higher they are built, and the more beautiful they are.In the past, the attic on the second floor could attract the crowds of the people, but now the five-story building is not uncommon.Originally, standing on Dongmen Street, you could see the nearby fields and barren hills.It is now filled with houses, building plots with project signs enclosed by bamboo fences and houses under construction.

The market has fully recovered - even busier than before the war.The merchants and ship owners who were forced to come here from Huangpu Port to "buy and buy" found that the market demand here was astonishingly large, and opportunities to make money were everywhere.The most commendable thing is that the business environment here is very good: many goods are tax-free, and many goods are purchased in one package, and there are no bad rules and extortions that are common in the coastal areas of the mainland, whether entering the port or trading. As long as you pay taxes according to the regulations, you can do business peacefully. To make money, this has further stimulated the enthusiasm of businessmen to come to Lingao to do business.Once the commercial flow of buying and selling resumes, land prices will naturally rise.Li Mei has already begun to prepare the fourth phase of the East Gate City expansion plan.

Fu Fu arrived at the newly opened Zizhenzhai. Shortly after Guo Yi and others came back, Li Mei used some of the workers and technicians who had withdrawn from Lingao Guangzhou Station to open Zizhenzhai and Zichengji in Dongmen City. The semicolon and Ziminglou Lingao semicolon are also under intensive preparations.

Lingao's Zizhenzhai is not large in scale, and it adheres to the marketing concept of taking the high-end route, so the sales are naturally so-called high-quality goods.Fu Fu looked at the large ornately decorated glass window and the dazzling array of jewelry, decorations and cosmetics inside, and walked in bravely.

The female shop assistants greeted them warmly—their shop manager had been summoned to a meeting hosted by Li Mei in the Ministry of Commerce a few days ago, and an important instruction was conveyed at the meeting: the upcoming rotation of soldiers from the army and navy will definitely bring For a consumption boom, all retail and service companies under the commercial sector must seize this opportunity to do a lot of marketing, and use a large amount of money back as circulation coupons for military pay and combat bonuses.The amount of these circulation notes is very considerable. Although they are deposited in the bank through military savings, Cheng Dong still hopes to digest them as soon as possible, so as not to become a potential inflation tiger.

The clerks knew that these soldiers and officers were all carrying large sums of currency notes ready to spend—and the task of the Ministry of Commerce was to make them spend the currency notes on non-essential items as much as possible—such as mirrors, powder boxes, etc. , Lipsticks, etc. These low-consumption, high-profit commodities.

Zizhenzhai's jewelry is the so-called "Australian style", which is actually "modern style".Gold and silver were used in minimal amounts, with glass—both colorless and colored—mainly supplemented by pearls and various precious stones.The biggest feature is that it is exquisite and beautiful, and there are many kinds.After all, Yan Maoda had a good time in the jewelry factory. Not only did he impress himself, but he also brought a lot of original design materials.The skilled craftsmen in Guangzhou quickly learned the technology of cutting glass, and performed better than the workers in the old time and space. Of course, the special diamond-encrusted knives and grinding wheels for cutting glass still have to be provided by Australians.

Using a small amount of precious metals and a large amount of glass to make jewelry, the cost is very low, and the price can be relatively low, which is suitable for the so-called "home of the middle class" fashion mentality, and because there are many styles and light weight, it is convenient for daily rotation. Wearing it, women of all walks of life love it.Even the well-informed Guangzhou citizens worship at the feet of Zizhenzhai, let alone places like Lingao.

Zizhenzhai is already full of soldiers wearing symbols of various arms and serial numbers, including the army in gray uniforms, the sailors in blue pullovers and white shawls, and the sailors in blue uniforms. They are bustling with each other, Looking at the counter and the window, comparing, asking the clerk something.

The clerks are already a little bit overwhelmed, and the continuous ringing of the cash register tells everyone that the business is very hot now.Small compact compacts are the hottest sales, followed by all kinds of jewelry—although most of the soldiers were poor before they enlisted in the army, most of them have someone they like in their hometown. Now that they have some money in their hands, they will inevitably go back Show off to your sweetheart.

Fu Fu bought a pair of drop glass diamond silver earrings for Fu Xi and Fu Yue respectively, and bought a colorless rhinestone necklace for his sweetheart Fu Yijin—this necklace is made of the purest lead glass. Fu Fu spent a lot of money, but in order to win Fu Yijin's favor, he was very generous.The female clerk who was doing his business was grinning from ear to ear--this business commission is not small!She packaged the goods attentively, and included a small bottle of jasmine perfume in a shopping bag made of straw, with the words Zizhenzhai woven out of dyed straw on it.

Fu Fu bought something and quickly left the store—more and more drunken soldiers poured into the store, which gave him a bad feeling.

Due to the vacation, a large number of soldiers poured into Dongmen City and other places.Soldiers flocked to Dongmen City for shopping, partying, and prostitution.They are young and have a lot of money to squander, which can easily lead to troubles. In order to prevent soldiers from disturbing the people and conflicting with each other, the Political Office of the General Staff issued a special order and read it out to all troops, including vacation notices and everything. Officers and soldiers who caused public security incidents at the local level, in addition to being punished according to the seriousness of the circumstances, were all deprived of their vacations first and their ranks were demoted by one level.

Li Yayang's garrison battalion canceled all vacations, and all members entered the state of duty. A large number of soldiers wearing security signs, holding rattan shields and wooden sticks, patrolled all the bustling places.

Sure enough, before he had gone far, there was a loud commotion on the street. A half-drunk navy sailor was beating a disheveled woman, cursing in Hokkien, which Fu Fu could not understand.Fu Fu poked his head curiously and looked at it. At first he thought the woman was a prostitute, but then he saw that she didn't have a "yellow ticket".And it seemed to be the uniform worn by the girls in the shops in this area-a kind of Australian style cloth dress.

From the discussions among the spectators, he probably knew that the sailor's wife had been sneaking in and out with her friend for several months while the sailor was sailing to the mouth of the Pearl River.I thought things were done in a hidden way, but I didn't expect that there is no impenetrable wall in this world. The sailor happily brought a gift and just returned home when he found out from his talkative neighbor that his blue hat was a bit green.After drinking a few sips, he immediately rushed to Dongmen City where his wife worked to come to Xingshi to question her.

"This must be in accordance with the law of the Ming Dynasty. If an adulterer commits suicide, he will not be punished if he is killed on the spot," an old man with the appearance of a country gentleman shook his head and said, "I couldn't catch the adulterer in bed..." The implication seems to be a pity.

"You still have the laws of Ming Dynasty, but now you have changed the imperial calendar. Even if you really kill someone, you have to follow the laws of Australia."

"Australian law doesn't know how to judge? If you kill someone, you'll have to watch it." The idlers who watched the excitement stretched their necks, as if they were looking forward to a personal life lawsuit to stimulate this life that was beginning to become dull again. .

A fat man who is rare among the aborigines fanned his fan: "I heard that Australians have fewer women and more men. Women speak loudly. I think this green hat is probably for nothing."

"It's not necessarily... If you're really going to die, it depends on how the court decides—it's been a long time since someone was sentenced to death. The hanging of Australians has a different flavor."

While chatting, a police siren sounded, and a black-clothed policeman with a wooden stick ran over, shouting as he ran, "Don't hit people! What are you looking at, go away!"

Behind the police are soldiers of the garrison battalion wearing the words "guard".Four or five big men fought together to pull the hapless sailor, who was burning with alcohol and jealousy, aside from the fight, while the woman had already been beaten until she could only breathe on the ground.This is already a public security case, and the guard soldiers are going to take the sailor away immediately.

"Brothers! The army is bullying the navy!" Someone who was drunk raised his voice and shouted, and the street suddenly became chaotic. More than a dozen sailors and sailors rushed over with a roar, all of them with their sleeves and clothes open, ready to fuck one game.

"We are a garrison battalion, please obey the command!" The sergeant of the garrison battalion leading the team shouted loudly, "It is a violation of discipline to gather a crowd to fight—"

Before he finished speaking, he was punched in the face and fell to the ground immediately.The scene suddenly became chaotic.The guard soldiers rushed forward, ready to arrest the troublemakers, and the navy immediately fought with the guard battalion.However, although the number of the navy is twice as large and they have rich combat experience, they are no match for the soldiers of the garrison battalion who have undergone riot training and special equipment. Sticks dispersed, and several leading elements were arrested.The garrison battalion was deeply afraid of causing a larger-scale riot-there were at least one or two hundred army and navy soldiers operating in Dongmen City, and it would be terrible if they really wanted to fight in groups.When a carriage got off, all the arrested people were stuffed into the car and taken away. Then the emergency team hurried into the street and immediately sealed off the scene.

All those in uniform were questioned and their documents checked.Fu Fu was also ordered to show his vacation certificate, and then the guards checked his belongings.He was allowed to leave only after checking everything was correct.

"Let's go quickly if you have nothing to do." The sergeant who checked the documents said, "There is a lot of chaos here recently. If you are involved in a three-day confinement, your vacation will be over."

Seeing the battle just now, Fu Fu didn't dare to stay longer.I hurriedly bought some more things and set foot on the road back to Meiyang Village.

(End of this chapter)