The Guangqiong 13 is the largest of the latest ships to leave the factory. The normal displacement of the steamship is more than 400 tons, and the normal displacement is the standard displacement plus half of the fuel oil, lubricating oil, spare boiler water, etc.

The Liberation Army did not have so much spare strength to carry out long sea trials, and after coming out of the water, they sailed and debugged at the same time. At present, more than a dozen of the nearly 100 sailors on board are technicians from the shipyard, and the content of the test is also quite "low-level", mainly to see whether the hull leaks, joints, and various iron parts are deformed and damaged. It is too difficult to expect the shipyards of the Liberation Army to be able to mass-produce high-quality ships now. The Guangfu Army also recruited shipbuilders from Guangdong, but paid more attention to training its own shipbuilders, and it would take at least several years for them to become technicians for steamships from sailboats.

Even so, Luo Xuan, commander of the Qiongzhou Military Region, still stood on the bow of the ship very happily. The sea breeze with a slightly salty smell blows in his face, and the red military flag on the mast is waving in the wind, and the navy is very close to the body, and it will not hunt in the wind, but it is also the first time for Luo Jian to ride such a huge steamship.

Luo Jian had also seen steamships when he was in Hong Kong, and he didn't expect that in just a few years, the Guangfu Army would be able to produce steamships by itself. In terms of appearance, Chinese steamships are almost the same as those of foreign devils. Luo Xuan believes that in a few years, the Guangfu Army will definitely be able to produce a good ship that is no less than that of foreign devils.

Of course, Luo Outline is not immersed in the vision of the future. He hasn't seen his wife and children for more than a year, what does his son look like? Is his wife Su Sanniang well? This qiē made this 50-year-old man very worried. And when he returned to Guangdong to report on his work, what did he want to say to Governor Wei Ze, it was easy to conquer Qiongzhou, but it was very difficult to govern Qiongzhou. As the commander of the Qiongzhou Military Region, Luo Jian felt that he had too much to say, but he felt that he was so confused that he really couldn't figure out a clear idea.

"Commander, the north wind is strong, why don't you go back to the cabin first?" Luo Xuan's guard said. March and April are the northerly season, when traditional sailboats sail south, and only steam ships sail from south to north. The wind was strong and cool. It had been blowing on the bow of the ship for such a long time that the guard felt that he had to persuade Luo Xuan, who was standing at the bow.

"Okay." Luo Jian returned to the cabin with the guards. There are a lot of words in the cabin, both military and administrative. This is something that the comrades in the military and political sides of Qiongzhou came up with before this trip. The content is varied, and it can be summed up in one sentence: "Please give money to someone!" With everyone's trust, as well as his own expectations and some confusion, Luo Xuan waited to rush to Foshan.

On March 1, Luo Jian arrived at his destination. Greeting Luo on the Foshan dock was his wife Su Sanniang, who was holding a little guy who was more than a year old in her arms. Luo Xuan's eyes were completely attracted by this little thing, it was his son, the continuation of his life in this world. What kind of official business, ideal, flew out of the clouds in an instant. Luo Xuan went straight to his wife and children, and hugged them in his arms. Although Su Sanniang is also a heroine among women, but at this time when the family was reunited, she couldn't help her tears, grabbed Luo Xuan's shoulder, and cried.

"Don't cry!" Luo Xuan was still a little embarrassed and reprimanded softly. Crying in public, it seems to have damaged the face of Luo Gang's tough guy.

"What's the matter, I haven't seen you for so long, your wife can't cry anymore." Weeser turned out from behind.

"Governor!" Luo Outline was taken aback, but he didn't expect Wei Ze to come to greet Luo Outline in person.

Wei Ze laughed, stepped forward and shook hands with Luo Xuan, "Don't worry, I'm not pulling you to talk about business." Just to see if you arrive safely. You hurry home and see the new house assigned to you. ”

"This ......" Luo felt warm in his heart after listening to it, but he felt that he should focus on official affairs.

"If you want to talk about official business, you can talk about it tomorrow, don't worry, I said that you will take half a day off." Wei Ze soothed Luo Xuan.

"Thank you, Governor!" Luo Outline is not a person who does not know what to do, Wei Ze has such an attitude, Luo Outline naturally has to appreciate it.

Breaking up with Weser at the docks, Luo Xuan returned to his home. This is a unified military residential area, with a three-storey building together. Luo Jian lives on the second floor, which is a two-bedroom, one-living room, one-bathroom and one-bathroom layout. Su Sanniang led Luo Xuan to wash his hands, and watched Su Sanniang spin the iron piece on top of a strangely shaped curved iron pipe, and water flowed out from under the pipe. This scared Luo Outline.

"This ...... What is it? Luo Xuan hurriedly asked.

"Let you wash your hands!" Su Sanniang replied.

"This is called handwashing?" Luo Xuan didn't understand why a strange iron tube was called "washing hands".

"Reach into the water and wash it!" Su Sanniang complained.

"Oh? …… Oh! Luo Xuan hurriedly reached in, and then he realized, the water turned out to be hot.

After washing his hands full of doubts, Luo Xuan twisted the iron piece in the same way as Su Sanniang, only to realize that it was actually something that could be easily twisted. And the more you twist it, the bigger the water.

"Haha! You twist it the other way around! Su Sanniang looked at Luo Xuan's clumsy appearance and couldn't help laughing.

It took almost an hour for Luo Outline to get used to the glass windows, cloth curtains. Especially this tap water, as well as showers, because there are solar water heaters on every floor, and hot water is available during the day. For the brown mattress on the bed, Luo Xuan also likes it quite a lot. It was softer than a wooden plank, much harder than straw, and was covered with rattan mats and bedding. At least in terms of the feeling of the Luo outline, it is very comfortable.

The house is not luxurious, even a little weird. In terms of the overall feeling, the pursuit of comfort in this kind of house is far beyond Luo Gang's imagination. Naturally, Luo Xuan couldn't be completely interested in these, and most of his attention was on his son. This cute little thing brought joy to Luo Xuan.

The little thing is tired of playing with his parents and is drowsy while eating. Su Sanniang bathed her son and put it on the bed, and the husband and wife fell asleep after looking at the child for a while. The two went to take a shower, and after Luo Jian learned how to use the flush toilet, the two of them lay on the bed and talked about their experiences in the past year or so.

"In charge, I want to be transferred to Qiongzhou." Su Sanniang said gently.

"Will the Governor agree to this ......?" Luo Outline is not very confident. The family members of the generals who led the troops basically lived in the capital, and Su Sanniang was the same back then. Luo Outline can understand this approach, which can be regarded as a kind of expression of loyalty.

"As long as the organization department can get through guò, I can go." Su Sanniang replied. She has been on the side of the central government for a long time, so she naturally knows the model of personnel arrangements for the Liberation Army, which is gradually improving, "I can be transferred to the administrative unit, and what we are most lacking in the Restoration Society at the moment is the person who presides over the work of women." The Organization Department has spoken to me several times and wants me to consider a transfer. There is certainly no one in charge of women's work in Qiongzhou, and if I go to Qiongzhou, I should be able to do so. ”

"Women's work?" Luo Outline didn't understand this new word very well.

"Equality between men and women, emancipation of women. The governor also mentioned the words in the previous paragraph, saying that women can hold up half the sky! It seems that there is a great deal of determination to emancipate women. Su Sanniang said a little excitedly.

Women in Guangxi and Guangxi are generally required to undertake physical labor, especially in areas like Guangxi, where they cannot walk in the mountains with their feet tied. During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, women's liberation was not just a slogan, but also a policy. This is especially true in the Liberation Army, where it is not uncommon for women to be employed, join the army, and enter the leadership class.

"I'll ask the Governor tomorrow." After listening to his wife's explanation, Luo Jian also had a little confidence.

The next day, Luo Xuan went to report on his work, and it was not Wei Ze who was responsible for the report, but the personnel of the Organization Department. After the debriefing, Luo Xuan thought that he could go directly to see Wei Ze, but he was taken to the political department. The deputy director of the political department personally met with Luo Xuan, "Comrade Luo Xuan, this is Comrade Lin Mengchu, he will be in charge of political work in Qiongzhou, and you will have to take a shift in the future." Now let's talk about it first, get closer and closer. ”

Luo Xuan had a slight impression of the name Lin Mengchu, it was said that this person was doing a good job in the place, but this was the first time he had seen Lin Mengchu himself. The two of them talked.

Lin Mengchu was in his twenties, tall and thin, and his skin was quite tanned, and he smiled: "Commander Luo, the governor has recently instructed that the recent policy of the Guangfu Army is iron and blood. Iron refers to the production of steel, you should have received an order in Qiongzhou to open up the Shilu Iron Mine, right? ”

Luo Xuan replied: "The governor has sent people to prospect for the mine, and it is said that there are results. I don't care about it, I just heard that the road is being planned. ”

"The governor is very concerned about the Shilu iron mine, and the Shilu iron mine is the top priority in the future Qiongzhou development plan. Therefore, we have to transport coal from Vietnam, and part of the iron ore in Qiongzhou is transported back to Guangdong to smelt iron and steel, and part of it is smelted and steeled locally in Qiongzhou. The same is true of Vietnam's coal, which is partly shipped back to Guangdong and partly used in Qiongzhou. This is the part of Qiongzhou's future about iron. Lin Mengchu obviously had been fully prepared, so he talked about it clearly.

"As for blood, it's the first military administration. It is not easy for us to move the masses in an all-round way at the moment, and even if we do, the masses need to know what they want to do. A new life that can be used as a model naturally depends on our Liberation Army to build it. Commander Luo has already lived in a new house, right? The new house was not just for officers and officials, but in the future, all the people would be able to live in it. Lin Mengchu continued to explain the future exhibition.

Luo Outline originally came back with a lot of questions, the most important of which was the question about the future exhibition of Qiongzhou. After listening to Lin Mengchu's words, he now has an idea about this issue of the Central Committee of the Restoration Society. And Lin Mengchu is undoubtedly the person in charge of this work. At least, Lin Mengchu knew the idea of the Central Committee of the Restoration Society earlier than Luo Xuan.

Although he didn't understand the overall idea of the central government, Luo Outline felt that his heart was actually a little settled.

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