Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

He smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Captain Gu. By the way, I'll exchange 500 pounds first. Xiaolin, come here."

After Lin Zixuan came over, he continued to instruct:

"Xiao Lin, go and collect the statistics with the crew members to see if they want to exchange their pounds into French currency. After summarizing the details, report the specific amount to Captain Gu. Everyone can get two months' salary in advance."

"There are still many things to buy here, such as silk, tea, porcelain, and even some local handicrafts and various snacks. After buying, you can ship them back on the cargo ship."

Lin Zixuan was also very happy after hearing this. In Kangaroo Country, there were very few Chinese things, and the prices were very expensive, such as soy sauce and white vinegar. It would be great if he could buy them in large quantities here.

Now that we have such a good opportunity, you can definitely buy more local specialties, which are great choices whether for your own use or as gifts.

At the same time, purchasing large quantities of these materials can also boost the economy of this port city and bring some benefits to local people.

Moreover, Lin Zixuan's current salary is 20 pounds a month, and he also receives a subsidy of 10 pounds for going to sea. His family is completely settled, so he doesn't have to worry about food and clothing.

He took an advance of one month's salary on the spot, and with the twenty pounds he had on him, he was considered a wealthy man.

The same was true for the other Chinese crew members. Even the foreigners felt that this was a rare opportunity. They could buy many things they could not buy before and take them back with them. They also received advances on their wages.

In the end, everyone pooled together about 1,242 pounds, which they exchanged for legal tender for consumption.

When Captain Gu heard this astonishing figure, he was immediately overjoyed. This was 1742 pounds. At that time, one pound could be exchanged for 4.03 US dollars, which was equivalent to almost 2.6 US dollars. However, an advanced fighter jet of the Eagle Country was only US dollars. From this, we can see the value of this money.

Of course, the exchanged legal tender can be consumed locally and can be used to buy high-value items. It will not cause the prices of daily necessities to rise. In addition, the national government can obtain a lot of tax revenue and the people can also make money. This is simply killing two birds with one stone.

After thinking this through, Captain Gu quickly sent someone back to the regiment headquarters to inform Chief of Staff Niu to prepare the corresponding legal tender, and even specially selected a guard platoon from the guard company to be responsible for the travel of all crew members.

There are two main purposes for doing this. First, it is to protect the safety of these gods of wealth. If the shopping experience is good this time, they will probably come again next time, so Quangang City can make a lot of money again.

Another reason is to warn merchants in the city not to shout out prices at random, but to be cautious and not to fish out all the fish. No one will benefit from offending the God of Wealth.

It was the first time for Lin Zixuan and others to enjoy such treatment. They were all overjoyed and went directly to the best hotel in Quangang City to rest. In the evening, they went out for some shopping.

Chief of Staff Niu, who was waiting at the regiment headquarters, was overjoyed when he heard that they had obtained 1742 pounds of foreign exchange at once. This was a huge sum of money for the entire 194th Division.

In this way, the transportation of materials continued until noon, and the families of the Sancai Gang delivered lunch to the dock.

Because moving materials is heavy physical work, you need to eat something solid, otherwise you won’t have the energy to work in the afternoon.

Manager Qian walked over and found that the food they brought was all mixed-grain rice mixed with a lot of sweet potatoes. Each bowl only contained a small piece of meat and a large amount of pickles.

He frowned and said, "How can you do such heavy physical work and only eat these?"

After hearing this, Brother Li quickly explained: "These hard meals are only eaten when we are working. When we have nothing to do, we basically eat porridge with pickled vegetables. We are all poor families, so we don't have so many particularities."

After hearing this, Manager Qian immediately shook his head and said seriously, "That's fine. You must eat well when doing physical work, otherwise your body will easily not be able to bear it."

After saying this, he pulled Qian Yu aside and talked about this matter specifically.

After a while, Qian Yu came over with a strange look on his face and said with a smile:

"Boss Li, Manager Qian just said that if workers were to do such heavy work and feed themselves so poorly, they would be arrested and imprisoned abroad."

"He also confirmed with the cargo owner and obtained the relevant authorization. From now on, whenever a cargo ship brings goods here, the meals for the porters will be covered."

"Oh, right, tell everyone to go back and bring the cooking utensils over, and cook at the dock. There's plenty of food on the cargo ship, and there's even a lot of canned food, so we can give the brothers a good meal."

Brother Li didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and quickly ordered people to go back and move the pots and pans for cooking. This was not the time to be polite. If everyone could have enough food, they would have the energy to move more goods.

Qian Yu had no objection to Manager Qian's decision, mainly because his superiors had specifically emphasized in the top-secret document that everything should be based on the opinions of the cargo owners, and everyone else was only responsible for assisting in handling the materials.

Moreover, if the porters eat better, the subsequent carrying speed will be faster, and it can also improve the relationship between them. After all, they are doing long-term business.

Moreover, according to the instructions from our superiors, as long as this transportation line is opened, a steady supply of supplies will be delivered later, so this little bit won't make a difference.

About twenty minutes later, several horse-drawn carriages came over with a large number of pots, pans, and utensils, which were more than enough for cooking.

At this time, Brother Li came over with a smile and asked, "Manager Qian, what is the standard for the food? You need to tell me the number."

Qian Yu remembered what Manager Qian had said before he left, and immediately replied:

"This time we brought in all wheat. We can make steamed buns for lunch. There is no limit on the quantity. You can eat them whenever you are hungry. They can also be stored. We can eat noodles at night."

"As for canned food, we'll give it to everyone according to the number of people. Each person should get at least one can of meat per meal. By the way, we'll also prepare some for the Hunan Army who are responsible for maintaining order at the dock. They've worked hard for a long time, and we can't favor one over the other."

Brother Li gave Manager Qian a thumbs up, flattered him a few times, and then went downstairs to arrange the cooking.

This time, three companies joined together to unload the cargo. There was a total of one thousand-ton cargo ship and seven or eight small cargo ships of several hundred tons. At the same time, Kong Hao also specially installed a large number of unloading equipment on the large cargo ship, so the loading and unloading of cargo was relatively fast.

However, because they had to cook something temporarily, Brother Li sent a small boat of more than 30 tons to unload five tons of grain and two tons of canned meat directly from a 500-ton cargo ship, ready to cook on the spot later.

When the grain was transported to the shore, Brother Li saw that all the bags used to hold flour were made of jute, and his eyes immediately lit up.

You should know that the jute used to make grain bags is a natural plant fiber. It is breathable and tough, very suitable for storing dry grains. It also has a more important function, which is that it can be recycled to make clothes, which can save money again.

"Open it, open it quickly and let me see it."