I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

Nanjing City, a suburban slum.

The people living here are all refugees who have fled to Nanjing from all over the world. In the past, it was very difficult for such refugees to survive in different places.

There is a high probability that a girl will sell herself to a landlord, a wealthy businessman or a brothel. Men are even more miserable, and can only be slaves or tenant farmers to landlords, and it will be difficult for them to turn around forever.

Worse than them are those who can't sell themselves. They don't have fields in other places, and they don't have so many jobs on the market, and they are very likely to starve to death.

But these refugees who came to Nanjing this year lived a life they could not have imagined.

The houses they live in are better than those of ordinary people in the city.

Although these houses are only given to them temporarily for three years, they do not belong to them. But I don't need money for the past three years. This is already a great gift.

Before the change, how could there be such a good thing, the government handing out some rice porridge was already the biggest relief.

Having a house and a place to stay is not their greatest blessing. For these refugees, the greatest blessing is that there are so many places in Nanjing that need manpower, and they don't have to worry about finding jobs.

Major factories are recruiting people, and the manpower needed is massive.

There are also many job opportunities in the city, pulling rickshaws, working as cleaners, unloading goods at the wharf...  

Whether it is a strong man, an old or a weak man, or a woman, they can find a job that suits them.

If you have a job, you have an income, and if you have an income, you can live.

When the world is at peace, they can return to their hometowns.

However, there is a high probability that these people will not leave Nanjing again.

In other places, it is not as easy to make a living as Nanjing.

Now, these refugees are just trying to make money, and then scrape together enough money to buy the relief house they live in and make it their own home.

According to the government, people in Nanjing city wanted to buy this kind of relief house, and each building cost 200 taels of silver, and they had to pay in one lump sum.

But they, refugees with foreign household registration, only need one hundred taels to buy this kind of house, and they can also pay in installments.

Based on a family of three laborers, the monthly income in Nanjing is about 32 taels. Excluding various expenses, if you save a little bit, you can save 20 taels of silver a month.

A year is twenty-four taels. After saving for four years, you can pay off the house and own your own house.

This kind of red brick house can live for dozens or hundreds of years. It is totally worth it to spend four years to buy one.

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, these refugees from the slums also rarely buy some meat to celebrate.

Life needs a little sense of ritual, no matter how hard or poor, you can't be shabby this Spring Festival.

Of course, there are also some very rational refugees who choose to continue eating pickles.

They calculated very clearly that the price of meat during the festival was 50% more expensive than usual.

As long as you hold back and don’t eat it during the New Year, and then buy it after the New Year, you can only buy two pounds for two pounds, and then you can buy three pounds, which is more cost-effective.

Those were the days of poor families, and the people of the city didn't need to plan as carefully as refugees.

They have a house in the city and don't have to save money to buy a house. You can spend as much as you earn.

With the prosperity of Nanjing, there are more and more lucrative jobs, and the people in the city also make a lot of money by relying on the advantages of the locals.

Even if it is to pull a rickshaw, the locals are more familiar with Nanjing and earn more money.

In addition, local people in Nanjing have more ways to connect locally, and they can find good jobs better.

Not to mention those who own land locally. They made a lot of money by renting or selling land to businessmen who set up factories, and they entered the middle class directly, including the rich and common people.

When you have money, you have to enjoy it.

Nowadays, there are so many luxury goods on the market, and the newspapers boast about these luxury goods. People who have never used them have long been unable to hold back their hearts.

Taking advantage of the Chinese New Year, many people are also extravagant.

The peppers, monosodium glutamate, and watercress that are usually reluctant to buy, have been bought for early adopters.

Soaps and perfumes, which are usually reluctant to buy, have been bought and experienced.

The brothel, which is usually reluctant to go to, will also go shopping during the New Year to gain knowledge.

In short, the ordinary people in the city are living a lot better than in previous years, and their lives are more colorful.

In just one year, the living standards of these people have been greatly improved.

Tong family, relying on Wu Changqing's relationship in the early days, Tong Youwei made a lot of money this year, and the future prospects are bright.

When Zhang Luo is celebrating the New Year, it is naturally all kinds of hard money.

If you don’t spend money hard, how can you prove that you have money?

Even those expensive fireworks, their family directly bought the goods for more than a thousand taels.

The government has announced that the government will set off fireworks in the square to celebrate with the people.

However, as a person with status, how could Tong Youwei let his family watch the free fireworks?

If you want to see fireworks, just buy it yourself, but it's just a little money, a big deal.

You can also buy it yourself to have an extra layer of experience.

Playing with the fireworks you bought is the only way to live a life that is different from his family.

However, they need to spend money to show their difference, indicating that their family is just an ordinary rich man.

The real top class generally likes to keep a low profile.

Like some royal relatives, powerful ministers and nobles, this is the case.

Chen Daolin's family did not deliberately show off, but the preparation in detail was exquisite and luxurious.

From the outside, the Chen Mansion looks ordinary, but the various decorations and supplies inside are very expensive.

Even if there is no need to show anything, everyone knows what the Chen family means.

The Queen's maiden family, this is enough.

How many people who want to be a guest at Chen's house, and want to curry favor with Chen Daolin, have no way out and are not qualified.

And those powerful ministers and nobles are not very convenient to show off their wealth.

Although the salaries of officials in the Dahua Empire are relatively high, they are still incomparable to businessmen.

If they show their wealth, it will be troublesome if they are targeted by those who are interested.

It is impossible for officials in this period to be completely clean.

In fact, the purpose of most officials is to make money.

Wu Changqing wants to put an end to corrupt officials by means of high salaries and honesty, but the current effect is not very good.

The problem of corrupt officials, from ancient times to the present, and even in the future, is an eternal problem that is very difficult to solve.

Wu Changqing often thinks about solutions, but so far, he has not thought of it.

If he can come up with a solution to this problem, he can be rated as a wise man of the ages for this alone.

He is now turning a blind eye to those petty greeds, and only those who are huge greeds will he be unbearable to dismiss them, investigate them, and search their homes.