Chapter 1262: Housekeeping and Nursing Home
Feng Shi contacted Liao Yuan. He was a merchant from the Ming Dynasty who had just arrived in Sanya and was planning to build a store there. The main building of the store had been basically completed, so the merchant was thinking of hiring a few local people to guard the goods stored in the warehouse. Cargo, responsible for daily fire and theft prevention. However, local Haihan nationals will have officially assigned jobs after naturalization. In addition, due to the constraints of the labor hierarchy, they generally will not accept private employment. Therefore, such errands are often taken over by new immigrants who have not yet been naturalized. This merchant was new to the country and was not very familiar with the local situation, so he asked Yachang to hire people on his behalf. It happened that Liao Yuan had just paid and registered relevant work requirements at Yachang, so Feng Shi notified him immediately. Come for an interview.
This store is located near the Sanya Port area. Liao Yuan has been in Sanya for more than a month and is basically familiar with the terrain in this area. It didn't take much effort to find it. He saw Feng Shi looking outside the shop gate from a distance and quickly waved to him.
Feng Shi did not rush to take Liao Yuan and others in, but first pulled him aside and introduced the owner's situation: "Master Liao, the boss Liu Zhenguo you are going to meet later is from Fujian." Shang, it is said that I have a cooperative relationship with the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of National Defense of my country, but I have only recently opened my business to Sanya. Did you see that these business houses are all newly built? There are four large courtyards facing the street, and there are shops on the side, and the two courtyards at the back are warehouses. At least ten thousand or twenty thousand were invested in buying land and building a house. This is a wealthy owner with a lot of money, and he only needs to spend money to hire people. It’s very easy. I thought of leaving this job to you, Master Liao, right?”
"Brother Feng is of course upright. Let's get things settled later, and then find time to invite Brother Feng out for a drink!" Liao Yuan is also an old man in the world, so of course he comes out of his mouth in such a situation.
"Let's go in quickly. Boss Liu is already waiting inside. Don't keep him waiting for a long time." Feng Shi was very satisfied with Liao Yuan's attitude and immediately took him in.
Liu Zhenguo has been cooperating with Haihan in Fujian for more than two or three years. Before Haihan extended his control area to the north of the Fujian Strait, the northern route he was responsible for transported Haihan from Qingzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture because of the landing. The large number of refugees caused by the Lai Rebellion can be said to have made considerable contributions to Haihan's acquisition of cheap immigrants from the northern part of the Ming Dynasty. From the outbreak of the Denglai Rebellion in 1632 to Haihan's northward journey to Zhoushan in 1634, the fleet under his name was responsible for almost half of the transportation tasks of immigrants going south. Liu Zhenguo had to travel between Shandong Peninsula and Fujian almost every month. , the time spent on shore is only one-tenth of a year, which is really hard work.
Of course, Liu Zhenguo's hard work at that time was also closely related to the generous returns given by Haihan. In addition to the basic freight remuneration based on headcount, Haihan officials also gave Liu Zhenguo many promises, such as granting Liu Zhenguo a concession in trade. The discounts even include regional exclusivity rights for some Haihan products, as well as supply qualifications for some Fujian native products. Looking at these franchise qualifications, almost every one of them is an enviable advantage. The salary and salary are very rich, and ordinary people may not be able to get it even if they squeeze their heads.
But at that time, Liu Zhenguo was busy completing the transportation tasks delivered by Haihan and invested all his transportation capacity on the northern route. For the time being, he had no spare time to operate these lucrative projects. It wasn't until last year that the Haihan Army went north to Shandong and established a stronghold in Dengzhou. The Haihan Shipping Department established a passenger and freight route between Shandong and Zhejiang on its own. Liu Zhenguo's transportation capacity arrangements were finally relaxed, and he could gradually arrange for his sailing ships to turn south. route, and began to operate material trade and passenger transportation business between Fujian and Haihan.
To conduct long-term cross-border trade, it is natural to have a fixed office and trade window in Sanya, so building a business store has become a necessary measure, and this involves many matters such as land, design, and building construction. But at this time, his hard work in the first two years finally paid off.
Liu Zhenguo has always had a good relationship with Haihan officials, so he also got the green light to enter Sanya. Ordinary merchants may have to wait for a review period ranging from several days to a month. To him, all he has to do is bring the executive committee's signature People from the Ministry of Commerce took the special approval documents to various competent departments and clicked the seal. Even the time in queuing was saved, and the relevant procedures were completed in less than half a day. Then the Sanya Administrative Committee approved several acres of land near the Sanya Port area for him to build a commercial warehouse. Even the design and construction were handled by the Ministry of Construction who contacted him on his behalf. It can be said that they were taken care of quite well.
With the official's care, Liu Zhenguo really saved time, effort and money in the process of building a business warehouse. The construction cost of his business warehouse was lower than that of most of his peers, and the construction period was shorter, less than 60 years. God declared it was finished. The relevant departments of Haihan did not have many requirements for him. They just hoped that Liu Zhenguo could recruit local people as much as possible in terms of employment in the business warehouse, so as to increase the employment rate of local people and reduce the audit work of outsiders by security agencies.
Liu Zhenguo had received real benefits, so naturally he would not shirk this small request. So he decided that except for the shopkeeper and accountant, all other store staff would be recruited from local areas as much as possible. But of course he could no longer rely on the Ministry of Civil Affairs to handle this matter for him, so he found a relatively large dental shop near the store to outsource the job recruitment. The dental shop would recommend candidates and he would be responsible for the review. However, this dental office was very efficient after collecting the money. In less than half a day, the candidates were brought to him for review.
Liao Yuan led his men into the flower hall to meet Liu Zhenguo, and then briefly talked about his situation. He did not deliberately conceal his current livelihood as a street performer. Feng Shiduoban had already told the other party about this matter, so he just had to tell the truth. Since the other party is a large-scale businessman who does transnational business, he will naturally get along with people from all walks of life, so he will not have any big prejudice against this industry.
Sure enough, Liu Zhenguo just nodded slightly after hearing this, without any major reaction. Feng Shi winked at Liao Yuan. Liao Yuan understood what he meant, clasped his fists at Liu Zhenguo and said, "Since I'm here to apply for the job of looking after the house and nursing home, I can't just rely on my words. If Boss Liu is interested, please let me and my brother Let’s show off our boxing skills.”
Although the security in Sanya is good, Liu Zhenguo has not been here long and does not dare to be too careless, so he plans to hire a few martial arts masters to guard the house. After all, if there is an emergency and it is too late to go to the police station to call the police, you can handle it yourself first. However, he also knew that among the immigrants who defected to Haihan, seven out of ten of them would choose to join the army in exchange for being granted Haihan nationality immediately. It is not easy to hire non-Haihan martial arts masters in Sanya. Since Liao Yuan offered to show off his kung fu, Liu Zhenguo also wanted to see it.
Liao Yuan took a few of his men out of the house and came to the courtyard. There was no scenery in the courtyard of the store. They were all made flat to facilitate the transportation of goods, but it was very suitable for showing off fists.
Liao Yuan once again cupped his fists to Liu Zhenguo, who was standing on the porch and watched, and said: "The villain and these brothers all practice Nanquan, but their styles are different. Please give me some advice from Boss Liu."
Nanquan originated during the Ming Dynasty and spread throughout the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Nanquan in various places has its own system and has its own style. Among them, Fuzhou and Guangzhou have the most Nanquan schools, each with more than a dozen different schools. What Liao Yuan and his brothers had learned was quite mixed. Some even learned several schools of boxing. At that moment, everyone set up their formations and started practicing one by one. Liu Zhenguo didn't understand this martial art, he just watched the fun. With his level, he couldn't tell the skill of these people. However, Liu Zhenguo also had his own way, and immediately asked his servants to invite his guard master out.
The guards Liu Zhenguo hired himself had some background. He had been a coach in the Fujian Army before, and his status was not low. However, after the power change in the Fujian Army, Xu Xinsu purged a large number of his predecessor's direct descendants after taking office, and this coach was not immune. Was implicated and retired early. Liu Zhenguo met this man by chance and hired him as his personal bodyguard. In the past few years, he has traveled all over the country and has always been by his side. However, the security situation here in Sanya is relatively good, and now he is on his own territory, so he no longer has to guard him all the time.
Not long after, the guard named Zuo Qing came out. He also knew about Liu Zhenguo's recruitment locally. After a few simple exchanges, he understood the current situation. Zuo Qing didn't say much, just stood behind Liu Zhenguo and watched these people perform martial arts.
Liao Yuan and others each performed a set of punches in turn and then stopped. At this time, Zuo Qing asked: "Do you have any weapons that you are good at?"
Liao Yuan cupped his fists and said, "My brothers are all proficient in stick skills. Swords, guns and weapons are strictly prohibited on the streets here. When performing, we can only play with eyebrow sticks. But I was in a hurry just now, so I didn't bring sticks with me when I went out."
"It doesn't matter, I have it here." Zuo Qing ordered, and soon someone came over with several eyebrow-leveling sticks. This was a weapon he specially prepared after Liao Yuan discussed with him about recruiting martial arts guards. Sanya has extremely strict weapons control. Even martial arts masters in private houses are not allowed to be equipped with sharp weapons such as knives and guns. As for weapons such as muskets, they are prohibited items, and sticks are the upper limit. Since Zuo Qing wanted to test their abilities, he naturally also wanted to see how their stick skills were.
Liao Yuan took the stick, and everyone immediately moved away, leaving enough space for him to use it. The northern school favors spears, while the southern school favors sticks. Liao Yuan and his gang are all trained in southern boxing, so naturally they are not unfamiliar with the southern stick skills. When dancing, they can chop, stab, sweep, and tease, and they can do all the moves. It must be clean and neat, and it is not difficult to see that there is indeed a certain basic skill in it. Although I can't say it's an expert level, it should be enough for looking after homes and nursing homes.
Liu Zhenguo watched it for a while and then asked Zuo Qing for his opinion in a low voice, and Zuo Qing expressed his opinion without any concealment. When Liu Zhenguo saw that Zuo Qing recognized the opponent's level, he basically knew what he was doing, but he still joked: "Do you want Coach Zuo to show off?"
Even if I don't ask about this, Zuo Qing is really a bit nervous when I mention it. He is also good at the art of spear and stick. Although he did not give up daily practice after leaving the army, he had fewer opportunities to spar or fight with others. The days spent with Liu Zhenguo were mostly accident-free. After all, he stayed at sea for a long time. With the small space on the ship, there were not many opportunities to use force to compete with others.
As for coming to Sanya, it is even less likely to have such an opportunity. As we all know, the Haihan Army does not practice traditional weapon fighting and only focuses on practicing bayonet skills. Liu Zhenguo used his personal relationship with the Haihan Ministry of Defense to arrange for Zuo Qing to compete with Haihan soldiers in the army. Zuo Qing uses a stick and the opponent uses a bayonet. Zuo Qing is basically guaranteed to win one-on-one, and the winning rate is quite high when one-on-two. However, it is very difficult to fight against three-on-one. If more people are added, Zuo Qing will almost have to fight. However, after the battle, several senior instructors from the army were sent out to compete with him, and among them were very powerful characters. It is not known where Haihan recruited these masters, and his stick skills were still higher than Zuo Qing's. It wasn't until the battle was defeated that Zuo Qing realized that the Haihan army was not just a bayonet player. There were also masters in the army holding the battle.
I met this folk martial artist today, and since I had the opportunity to spar, Zuo Qing didn't want to miss it. After Liao Yuan finished performing a set of stick techniques, he picked up an eyebrow-level stick and walked to the courtyard to ask for a few tricks with Liao Yuan. Liao Yuan saw the opponent's walking pace and the movement of holding the stick, and knew that the opponent was also a practitioner. He did not dare to be careless at the moment and braced himself to deal with it.
Both sides used eyebrow-raising sticks, and after a few rounds of fighting, Liao Yuan knew that his ability was not as good as the opponent's. However, if the eyebrow-raising sticks were replaced by a weapon that was suitable for his hands, the outcome of the fight would be hard to predict. But since this was the only weapon available at the moment, he could only use it as best he could. After the two sides fought for seven or eight times, Zuo Qing saw a flaw in Liao Yuan's moves. He pressed the tip of the stick against Liao Yuan's wrist, then gently picked up the wooden stick in his hand, and immediately took the weapon out of his hand. .
Zuo Qing immediately closed his hands and clasped his fists, and said concession to Liao Yuan. He has roughly tested Liao Yuan's level, so there is no need to continue fighting. Zuo Qing returned behind Liu Zhenguo and reported in a low voice: "This man's stick skills are quite good. According to the standards of the people, he should be regarded as someone who has worked hard. If my boss wants to hire him, I believe his skills are enough."
After Zuo Qing gave his comments, Liu Zhenguo told Liao Yuan that the inspection was over and they could start talking about specific treatment conditions. Liao Yuan didn't think much about the reward. His goal was to win the job first. There was not much bargaining at the moment, and both parties reached an agreement.
(End of chapter)