Zhou Chong, who was far away in Shuangyu Port, naturally didn't know that his name had not only spread throughout the capital, but also reached the ears of Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin and others. What's even worse was that Liu Jin even thought of him.

And even sent the Jinyiwei to get a book that was comparable to Journey to the West from him.

Zhou Chong didn't have much intention to write a book now. After convinced Wang Lun, he immediately returned to Shuangyu Port. A few years ago, he had already discussed the investment in the Chamber of Commerce with He Xian and others. Now they have already invested in the money.

It was sent to the Chamber of Commerce, and the boatmen needed by the Chamber of Commerce were already in preparation, and Zhou Chong was just in the process of taking charge of the overall situation.

On a small plain on the south side of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce in the North Port District of Shuangyu Port, Zhou Chong, Sanniang, Tuo Shu and Sun Tong were walking together, inspecting the construction status on this plain. I saw it in this small plain

Above, a simple village is under intense construction, all of which are made of wood and stone produced on the island. The houses built in this way are very strong and will not be blown down by the storm of summer and autumn.

"Our family, after this village is built, the boat workers from our Chamber of Commerce can move their families in. The first batch of boat workers moved in was more than 500. In addition to the families of the 300 newly recruited boat workers, there are two more.

More than a hundred families are old boat workers in the original chamber of commerce. They are willing to move their families to the island so that the whole family can live together in normal times!" Sanniang introduced to Zhou Chong and the other two while walking.

After hearing this, Zhou Chong nodded, looked at the busy construction site, and found that many of the houses in the village had been laid and were under intense construction. It was estimated that they would be able to move in until next month. This made him

I am also very satisfied with Sanniang's ability to do things.

Zhou Chong thought about the idea of ​​the employee's family area of ​​the building chamber of commerce. This was mainly because after he took over the chamber of commerce, he found that the members of the chamber of commerce were mainly composed of two parts. The first part was the management of the chamber of commerce at the port, and the second part was

They are ship workers in the smuggling fleet, among which ship workers account for the majority. Of course, there are some more senior managers in the chamber of commerce, such as accountants, managers, etc., but these senior staff are very few, and there are hundreds of boat workers.

It can be almost neglected compared to it.

However, Zhou Chong discovered that both the port managers and the ship workers in the fleet had been working in the chamber of commerce for many years and lived on the island. In this way, many people moved their families to the island.

However, this is the spontaneous behavior of the chamber of commerce personnel and there is no organization. Although the people in the chamber of commerce have good income, it is still difficult to build a yard on the island, so there is no place where these people live.

The planning is all huddled together in a mess. The house is built in a mess, and there is no guarantee of safety. In summary, it is just three words: dirty, messy, and bad.

Seeing this situation, Zhou Chong had the idea of ​​building a centralized residential area within the Chamber of Commerce. This not only improves the accommodation conditions in the Chamber of Commerce and brings convenience to the Chamber of Commerce staff, but also attracts other Chamber of Commerce staff to move their families to

Living on the island increases the cohesion of the chamber of commerce.

After Zhou Chong expressed his idea, he immediately received strong support from Sun Tong and Uncle Tuo. Sanniang was a little worried about spending money. After all, the financial situation of the Chamber of Commerce was not very good, although He Xian and the others received 80,000 taels.

Stocks, but most of this money is used to buy ships and recruit ship workers, and there is not much money for them to squander.

However, Sanniang's concerns were obviously unnecessary, because Zhou Chong had long thought about it. The Liuheng Island where Beigang is located was mostly woods and stones. It can be said that building materials don't cost much, and it's even simpler as far as manpower is concerned.

It turns out that the Chamber of Commerce has two or three hundred people, plus more than 300 newly recruited people, and one or two hundred people will be allocated every day to do work. They are building a house for themselves, so they will definitely be very willing. At that time, the Chamber of Commerce will only

It's enough to provide diet and some simple ingredients, but it doesn't cost much.

Sure enough, Zhou Chong announced the idea of ​​building a residential area in the Chamber of Commerce, and immediately received support from most people, especially the boat workers at the bottom. They stayed at sea most of the year, and it was not safe for their families to live on the island.

There have also been robbery and murder, which has made many people worry about their family's safety when going out to sea. If they live together now, if they don't say anything else, safety will definitely be guaranteed.

Seeing that the people in the chamber of commerce are so supportive and not spending much money, Sanniang naturally no longer stopped it, and she also took the initiative to take charge of the coordination of the residential area. The reason why the construction of this residential area is progressing so quickly now

A considerable part of the credit should be owned by Sanniang.

Although Zhou Chong proposed the idea of ​​a concentrated residential area, he was very busy during this period, so this was the first time he came here to inspect it. I saw him walking into the residential area under construction. The entire residential area was completely

In the form of a village, there are tall walls built outside, and there are guards on duty in front of the gate. Except for people in the chamber of commerce, outsiders are not allowed to enter. After all, Beigang District has a wide range of personnel, so necessary safety measures are still required.

Entering the village, you will find that there are independent small yards inside, but there is no courtyard wall now, and only lime is used to make a frame for distinction. The construction style of each small yard house is almost the same, and it is all made of thick

The logs and stones are made of rough, but they are strong enough.

The entire village was divided into three streets. Zhou Chong and others walked along the middle street. When the members of the chamber of commerce working on both sides saw them, they would stop their work and wave to greet Zhou Chong, "The boss"

There are endless calls. Now Zhou Chong has been fully recognized by the entire chamber of commerce, especially after the construction of this residential area, many chamber of commerce members have been grateful, greatly increasing Zhou Chong's reputation within the chamber of commerce.

Zhou Chong nodded and smiled at these people who greeted him. There were even a few familiar people. He would stop and chat with the other party, ask questions about the quality of the house construction, etc., and give some leaders in the future.

I learned a lot about the enthusiasm for inspection.

After staying in this built residential area for nearly an hour, Zhou Chong and Sanniang and the others left. Today he mainly inspected the chamber of commerce. He had already gone to the port before. Now after seeing the residential area, he should go to the chamber of commerce.

I'll check out the internal shipyard.

The shipyard of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is built on the west side of the Beigang District and is adjacent to the port under the supervision of Uncle Tuo. Originally, the shipyard was not large in size, and at most there were only twenty or thirty craftsmen, mainly responsible for repairing some damaged ships by the Chamber of Commerce.

, and also helped the Chamber of Commerce build some small boats. However, after Zhou Chong took over the Chamber of Commerce, Sanniang had already expanded the scale of the shipyard. Now a group of shipbuilding craftsmen have been recruited from Nanjing and other places, and the craftsmen in the entire shipyard have reached the nearest level.

Sixty people.

When Zhou Chong was led by Sanniang and to the shipyard, a thin and gray-bearded old man immediately greeted him, bent down and saluted Zhou Chong and others, "Guan Hong pays homage to the president!"

"Uncle Guan doesn't have to be too polite. How is the shipyard running now?" Zhou Chong saw the skinny old man and immediately smiled and helped the other party up.

Although Sanniang used to manage the shipyard, she actually didn't know how to build ships. The person who really managed the shipyard was Guan Hong, the old man in front of him. Guan Hong was originally from Nanjing, and his family's shipbuilding skills were all shipbuilding craftsmen.

It is said that his ancestors also participated in the construction of Zheng He treasure ships. Guan Hong's shipbuilding skills were also very exquisite and could build large ships worth more than ten feet. Unfortunately, the Chamber of Commerce did not pay much attention to shipbuilding in the past, and all the large ships used were bought, which made Guan Hong's

Shipbuilding crafts have never been used.

"The president doesn't have to worry. The newly recruited craftsmen have officially started to build ships, and the new dock is under construction. Everything is on track. By mid-February, our first big ship will be launched!"

Guan Hong was very excited to stand up, and he was very grateful to Zhou Chong. After all, it was Zhou Chong's support that gave his ancestral craftsmanship a place, which made him full of energy and heart

Want to help the Chamber of Commerce build the best big ship.

"Okay, Uncle Guan, please take us to visit the shipyard!" Zhou Chong was very happy to hear that a large ship built by himself could be launched in February. The Chamber of Commerce ships cannot be ordered only from the Ming shipyard.

You can build it yourself, which will not only save money, but will not be choked by others.

After hearing this, Uncle Guan agreed and took Zhou Chong and the others into the shipyard. Zhou Chong quickly discovered that the entire shipyard had expanded much larger than before. The only dock in the shipyard had already been drained, and each ship was ten.

The big ship, which was 100 meters tall, was being built in mid-air by racks, and the hull was almost done. It seemed that Uncle Guan said that he would not brag about being able to get into the water in February.

In addition, there are three larger docks located near this dock. After these docks are built, the shipyard can build larger merchant ships. However, these workers who built the docks were temporarily recruited from the docks.

Coolie, after all, the dock now only requires digging a big hole, and it does not have much technical content. Just have a craftsman commanding next to you.

After following Guan Hong around the shipyard for a few times, Zhou Chong found that there was no big problem in the operation of the entire shipyard, and the wood on Hu Lei was transported very timely. If it weren't for the restrictions on manpower and docks, the entire shipyard would have been

The shipbuilding speed will definitely be faster. At that time, several large ships can be built together and several large ships can be built in a few months. At that time, the Chamber of Commerce will no longer have to worry about the shortage of ships.

In a few months, Zhou Chong made some subtle reforms in all aspects of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, making the structure of the Chamber of Commerce closer and the personnel more united. In addition, the ships ordered before the New Year were built and opened to the Chamber of Commerce.
Chapter completed!