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. At present, the main building of the store has been basically completed, so the merchant was thinking of hiring a few local people to guard the goods stored in the warehouse.

They are responsible for daily fire prevention and theft prevention. However, local Haihan nationals will have officially assigned jobs after naturalization. In addition, they are restricted by the labor hierarchy and generally will not accept private employment. Therefore, such errands are often done by

It was occupied by new immigrants who had not yet naturalized. This merchant was new to the country and was not very familiar with the local situation, so he asked Yahang to hire people on his behalf. It happened that Liao Yuan had just paid money to register relevant work requirements at Yahang, so Feng

Ten immediately notified him to 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 this place. He saw Feng Shi in the store from a distance.

He looked outside the gate of the inn and waved to him quickly.

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 of Haihan, 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. There are shops on the street side, and the two courtyards behind are warehouses. At least ten thousand or twenty thousand were invested in buying land and building a house. This is a wealthy owner with great hands and eyes. As long as the money is spread out, he can hire people.

It's very easy. I immediately thought of leaving this job to you, Master Liao. Isn't that generous?"

"Brother Feng is of course a man of justice. Let's take care of things later and find time to invite Brother Feng out for a drink!" Liao Yuan is also an old man, so of course he would just open his mouth to talk in this kind of 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 expanded his control area to the north of the Fujian Strait, the northern route he was responsible for shipped out for Haihan from Qingzhou Prefecture and Huai'an Prefecture because of the landing.

The large number of refugees caused by the Denglai Rebellion can be said to have made great 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 1634, when Haihan went north to Zhoushan, the ships under his name

The team was responsible for almost half of the transportation tasks for immigrants heading south. Liu Zhenguo had to travel between Shandong Peninsula and Fujian almost once a month. He only spent one-tenth of the time on shore in a year, which was 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 exclusive rights for some Haihan products, as well as supply qualifications for some Fujian native products. Looking at these franchise qualifications separately, almost every one of them is an enviable advantage, and the profit and water can be said to be very rich.

Ordinary people may not be able to get it even if they work hard.

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. He had no time left to operate these lucrative projects. Until last year, Haihan's army went north to Shandong and established a stronghold in Dengzhou.

The Haihan Shipping Department has established a passenger and freight route between Shandong and Zhejiang on its own. Liu Zhenguo's transportation capacity arrangements have finally relaxed, and he can gradually arrange for his sailboats to switch to the southern route and start operating material trade and passenger transportation between Fujian and Haihan.

Business.

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. However,

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 one month. To him, all they need to do is bring the executive committee's signature

The special approval documents were taken by people from the Ministry of Commerce to various competent departments and they just 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 came in again

Several acres of land were granted to him 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 well taken care of.

With the official's care, Liu Zhenguo indeed 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.

It was announced that it was completed the next day. 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 commercial warehouse, so as to increase the employment rate of local people and at the same time reduce the security agencies' harassment of outsiders.

Review work.

Liu Zhenguo had received real benefits, and 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 the local area as much as possible. But of course, the Ministry of Civil Affairs could no longer be relied upon to do this.

After he did it, he found a relatively large dental shop near the store and outsourced the job recruitment. The dental shop recommended candidates and he was responsible for the review. However, this dental shop was extremely efficient after collecting money.

, not even half a day passed before I brought the candidates to him for a look.

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 Shi had probably told the other party about this, and as long as it was true,

Just file a lawsuit. Since the other party is a large merchant doing transnational business, he will naturally get along with people from all walks of life, so he won't have any big prejudice against this business.

Sure enough, Liu Zhenguo just nodded slightly after hearing this, and had no big reaction. Feng Shi winked at Liao Yuan, and Liao Yuan understood the idea, clasped his fists at Liu Zhenguo and said: "Since I have come to apply for the job of looking after the home, naturally,

You can't just rely on words. If Boss Liu is interested, let me and my brothers show their martial arts."

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 artists 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, he can also first

Take care of it yourself. However, he also knows that among the immigrants who defect to Haihan, as long as they are capable, seven out of ten will choose to join the army in exchange for immediate access to Haihan nationality. If you want to hire non-Haihan nationals in Sanya

It is not that easy to become a martial arts master. Since Liao Yuan offered to show off his kung fu, Liu Zhenguo also wanted to see it.

Liao Yuan led a few of his men out of the house and into the courtyard. There was no scenery in the courtyard of the store. They were all flat and neat for transporting goods, but it was very suitable for showing off fists and kicks.

Liao Yuan once again clasped his fists to Liu Zhenguo, who was watching from the porch, and said: "The villain and these brothers all practice Nanquan, but they have different styles. Please give me some advice from Boss Liu."

Nanquan originated in the Ming Dynasty and spread in 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.

.And what Liao Yuan and his brothers learned was quite mixed. Some even learned boxing techniques from several schools. Then everyone set up their formations and started practicing one by one.

Liu Zhenguo didn't understand this martial arts, he just watched the excitement. With his level, he couldn't tell the skill of these people. However, Liu Zhenguo also had his own method, and immediately asked the servants to guard his bodyguards.

Master, please come out.

The bodyguards Liu Zhenguo hired himself had some background. He was once a coach in the Fujian Army, 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.

Liu Zhenguo 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 had traveled extensively and always stayed with him. However, the security situation here in Sanya is relatively good.

At this time, we were on our own territory again, so we no longer had 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, and stood behind Liu Zhenguo to watch.

These people are performing martial arts.

Liao Yuan and others each performed a set of punches one after another, 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. When performing arts, 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 brought a few eyebrow-leveling sticks. This was a weapon specially prepared by Liao Yuan after he discussed with him about recruiting martial arts guards. Sanya's local team

Weapon control is extremely strict. Even martial arts masters in private houses are not allowed to be equipped with sharp weapons such as knives and guns. As for muskets and other weapons, they are prohibited items, and sticks are the upper limit. Since Zuo Qing wants to test their abilities, he naturally also wants to see them.

It depends on the stick technique.

Liao Yuan took a stick, and everyone immediately moved away, leaving enough space for him to use it. The Northern School Shang Qiang, the Southern School Shang Gun, Liao Yuan and his gang were all trained in Nanquan, and the Southern School

Naturally, the stick technique is not too unfamiliar. He dances vigorously, chops, stabs, sweeps, and teases. His movements are also clean and neat. It is not difficult to see that he does have certain basic skills. Although he cannot be said to be an expert.

, but it should be enough for home care.

Liu Zhenguo watched for a while and then asked Zuo Qing for his opinion in a low voice, and Zuo Qing also expressed his opinion without any concealment. Seeing that Zuo Qing recognized his level, Liu Zhenguo basically understood, but he still joked:

"Coach Zuo, do you want to go out and try again?"

Without asking, Zuo Qing is really a bit skilled when it comes to 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, I stayed at sea for a long time. With the small space on the ship, there were not many opportunities to use force to discuss with others.

As for coming to Sanya, such an opportunity is even less likely. It is well known that 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 National Defense to arrange for Zuo Qing to join the army.

Zhong and Haihan soldiers competed once. Zuo Qing used a stick and the other used a bayonet. Zuo Qing basically won in one-on-one, and the winning rate in one-on-two was also quite high. But in one-on-three it was very difficult. If you add more people, it would be almost impossible.

Tired of parrying. However, after the fight, several senior instructors from the army were sent out to compete with him. Among them were very powerful characters. I don’t know where Haihan recruited the masters from, but his stick skills were still on the left.

On top of Qing. It wasn't until he was defeated that Zuo Qing realized that the Haihan army was not just a bayonet player. There were also masters in the army holding down the formation.

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-leveling stick, walked to the courtyard and asked to spar with Liao Yuan.

Zhao. 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 other's. However, if the eyebrow-raising sticks were replaced by a weapon suitable for his hand, the outcome of the fight would be hard to say. But now that he only has this weapon.

It was available, so he could only try his best. After the two sides fought for seven or eight times, Zuo Qing spotted the flaw in Liao Yuan's moves. He pressed the tip of the stick against Liao Yuan's wrist, and then gently picked it up on the wooden stick in his hand.

, and immediately took the weapon out of his hand.

Zuo Qingdang closed his hands and clasped his fists, and said concession to Liao Yuan. He had already roughly tested Liao Yuan's level, so there was no need to continue fighting. Zuo Qing returned behind Liu Zhenguo and whispered: "This is

His stick skills are quite good, and by the standards of the people, he should be regarded as someone who has worked hard. If my employer wants to hire him, I believe his skills are sufficient."

After Zuo Qing gave his comments, Liu Zhenguo told Liao Yuan that the inspection was over, and they could start talking about specific remuneration conditions. Liao Yuan did not think much about the remuneration. His goal was to put this into consideration first.

After the errand was taken care of, there was not much bargaining at the moment, and both parties reached an agreement.
Chapter completed!