Xu Lang was silent after hearing this, and Cheng Yiyi said: "Don't think about it, Gao Chen will have a way to solve it by himself." ”

"I hope so." Xu Lang said with a smile, "It's changed a lot in the past six months when I'm not at home, have we controlled the entire Hainan Island now?" ”

"Almost." Cheng Yiyi replied, "Now there are tax police in various states and counties, and the cement developed by the Industrial Bureau is okay to use to build roads, and Di Chong is busy with the ring road." It's just that Tianhao is still in some trouble. ”

"What's wrong with Tianhao?"

"A business thing. In the past six months, because of martial law, the entire trade and tax revenue have basically dropped by 30 percent. We have also borne the agricultural tax of the entire Qiongzhou capital, and the pressure is also very great at present. ”

Xu Lang heard Cheng Yiyi say this, and suddenly an idea popped up: "Yiyi, martial law should end soon, right?" ”

"Yes, Xia Yang means that when the crossing conference is held in July, martial law will be ended and power will be returned to the crossing conference."

Zhao Zhiruo walked in from outside: "Xu Lang, why are you still talking about work when you get home." ”

Xu Lang smiled: "Zhiruo, then what do you say you should talk about when you go home, or do you want to talk about Fenghua Xueyue?" ”

Zhao Zhiruo looked at Xu Lang and smiled: "I haven't made up for it in the past few days." ”

Xu Lang grabbed Zhao Zhiruo: "It's only been a few days since I came back, and I've been out for half a year." ”

Cheng Yiyi smiled on the side: "What, you still want to make up for half a year." ”

Xu Lang went to Sun Tianhao of the Commercial Bureau early the next morning.

"Brother Xu, why don't you rest at home." Sun Tianhao raised his head from a pile of documents, "It's okay to accompany my son at home." ”

"I do." Xu Lang sat down by himself, "I have some ideas to talk to you, I heard Yiyi say last night that our current trade volume has dropped a lot." ”

"Not really." Sun Tianhao had a headache when he heard this, "This half a year has decreased by 30% year-on-year, your military will expand the army in the next step, Sun Dalei's taxes can't come up, and he forces me every day, but what can I do." ”

"If I think of a way for you, how will you thank me?" Xu Lang asked with a smile.

"What's the best way for you?" Sun Tianhao became interested, "Let's talk about it first, it really works, I'll invite you to drink." ”

"Just drink." Xu Lang smiled, "No kickbacks or anything?" ”

"Go, go, go." Sun Tianhao scolded with a smile, "Hurry up, what is the best way." ”

"Tianhao." Xu Lang sat up straight, "Now the war has subsided for the time being." I heard Zeng Guangxian say that they had reached an agreement with the British and the Dutch, and that there would be no major war in the south for at least a year. What do you think it would be like for us to hold an expo or place an order? ”

"Canton Fair?" Sun Tianhao's eyes widened, "Hold the Canton Fair in Yulin Bay?" ”

"It can also be called the Qiong Fair, and we are not in Guangzhou, but it doesn't matter what it is called." Xu Lang smiled, "I think Westerners will definitely be interested." And we can not only display our own goods, Zheng Zhilong can get a lot of Japanese things there, Wu Sangui can also get Northeast specialties there, as well as mainland things, let's collect them all and display them together. In the past, we were just producers, and we just sold our own things, but now we can also be traders and middlemen. ”

"Brother Xu, your idea is good, but now it is the Ming Dynasty, if it takes how long it will take to transport all the goods from all over the country to Yulin Bay, the volume will be very large."

"There's always a way." Xu Lang replied, "Zheng Zhilong and Wu Sangui's things can go by sea, and things from the mainland can be handled by Huang Yuansheng and Gao Pengju." Besides, now that Hainan Island is doing more and more business, let's openly solicit investment and arrange booths for free, I think there will be no fewer people coming. ”

Sun Tianhao pushed the document in front of him aside: "Then let's try, I'll get a report, you can help me take a look, if it really works, we can make up for the gap in half a year at one time." ”

"Tianhao." Xu Lang asked again, "I think we have changed a lot in the past six months, with cement roads, street lights, and taxis, nothing else has come up." ”

"There are a few things that the Industrial Bureau has done, but not much." Sun Tianhao stood up, "If you're okay, I'll accompany you to the Industrial Bureau, just go and discuss with Qin Zhigang what products can be used as the main product of the Qiong Fair." ”

The two of them came to the Industrial Bureau, and Qin Zhigang looked at Xu Lang with some surprise after listening to Sun Tianhao's narration: "Xu Lang, they all said that your brain is easy to use, but I didn't expect that it was really not blown, you can also come up with this method." ”

"You bring me a top hat first." Xu Lang smiled, "Has your Industrial Bureau done anything recently?" ”

"You're here just in time." Qin Zhigang said, "Let's take a look, we haven't been idle for half a year, and we got a few things out." ”

The three of them came to the sample showroom of the Industrial Bureau again, and Xu Lang's eyes were attracted by something: "What is this, how do I look a bit like the flush toilet in our later generations." ”

"You're not mistaken." Qin Zhigang replied, "This is the flush toilet, the most primitive flush toilet. ”

Xu Lang and Sun Tianhao circled around the toilet twice: "Okay, Lao Qin, you got this thing out." ”

"No, I can't do it." Qin Zhigang said, "Now that the population of our Yulin Bay is increasing, sanitation is very problematic. We've now set up a carriage rental company, and you don't smell all the horse manure when you walk down the street. ”

"But how to solve the problem of horse manure." Sun Tianhao asked, "You can't let the horse use this toilet too." ”

"That's what I thought about, and I discussed it with Luan Xu." Qin Zhigang explained, "We have installed street lights now, and we also have special personnel to light and turn off the lights every day. We want to set up another sanitation team to sweep the roads and collect manure every day. On the one hand, hygiene is ensured, and on the other hand, the collected manure can be used as fertilizer for the Agricultural Department or used to produce biogas. In addition, Luan Xu also wants to set up public garbage bins and public toilets, and wants to apply for legislation from the General Assembly and the Federation of Governors that all new houses and residences must have toilets, install flush toilets and places to store garbage. ”

"You're thinking long-term." Xu Lang leaned down again and looked at the toilet carefully, "Can this thing be the same as the one we used in our previous lives?" ”

"How is that possible?" Qin Zhigang said with a smile, "This is the most primitive flush toilet, and there are still many things that need to be improved if it is practical." ”

"Then you'll have to hurry." Sun Tianhao said, "Strive to push it out when we have a meeting." ”

"Come, I'll take you to see one more thing." Qin Zhigang took the two of them to the other side of the showroom, pointed to a machine and asked, "Guess what this is?" ”

Xu Lang and Sun Tianhao shook their heads after looking at it for a long time: "What kind of thing is this, it looks like it can still turn." ”

"Hand-cranked sewing machine." Qin Zhigang said, "It is also the most primitive, although it is not as good as later generations, but it is much faster than manual sewing." ”

"You can do it, Director Qin." Sun Tianhao shouted excitedly, "This is another initiative of ours." ”

"Actually, we still have two ideas, but they are still being tested."

"What else do you have to say?" Sun Tianhao asked.

"Pencils and printing presses." Qin Zhigang replied, "Now the brush is still used in the school, although this is the quintessence of the country, but it is very inconvenient, we are developing a pencil." In addition, I went to investigate, and our current newspapers and some book handouts are either hand-copied or engraving printing, which is labor-intensive and time-consuming, so we want to get a printing press. ”

Xu Lang also heard Zhao Zhiruo say that there are more and more children who go to school now, but the teaching materials can't keep up. In particular, many lecture notes such as physics and chemistry are all compiled by the current time-travelers themselves, and they cannot be popularized on a large scale without a printing press.

"I don't know much about the printing press." Xu Lang asked, "But I don't think there is any technical obstacle to the pencil, the question is whether there are raw materials, I remember that the pencil should be made of graphite." ”

"There is nothing wrong with the raw materials, there is a graphite mine on Hainan Island. Besides, it doesn't take much graphite to produce pencils. ”

Sun Tianhao's interest became bigger and bigger: "Lao Qin, sort out your products, give me a breakdown, and I will use them in the Qiong Fair." ”

"When are you going to open it?"

Sun Tianhao thought for a while: "It's almost the end of the year, and the preparatory work will take a while." ”

The three of them returned to Qin Zhigang's office, and Xu Lang asked, "What has Mr. Descartes been busy with lately, why haven't I seen him when I came back?" ”

"You're looking for him?" Qin Zhigang asked rhetorically.

"It's nothing, I just want to talk to him, and it must be very beneficial to be able to talk to him about philosophy."

"Don't bother him now."

"Why?" Xu Lang asked.

"This matter is kept secret now, anyway, you just listen to me." Qin Zhigang did not say what Descartes was doing.

Sun Tianhao couldn't sit still: "Okay, Lao Qin, I'll go back now and prepare the plan for the Qiong Fair immediately, I'll leave it to you here." ”

As soon as Xu Lang and Sun Tianhao came out of the Industrial Bureau, they saw a corporal running over in a hurry: "Chief of General Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff Leng, please go back immediately, Chief Han has something to look for you." ”

"What's so urgent, I've found it here." Xu Lang and Sun Tianhao went directly back to the General Staff after saying goodbye.

Han Wantao and Leng Tianbing were waiting for him in the office, and as soon as Han Wantao saw Xu Lang, he asked, "Xu Lang, have you made a summary of the battle in Beijing this time?" ”

"How can I be free." Xu Lang smiled, "It's only been a few days since I've been back, you can't force people to death, and besides, I'm still on vacation now." ”

"No one is pushing you." Han Wantao said with a smile, "But I have an idea, I want to hear about your battle situation in Beijing this time before making a decision." ”

"What do you think?" Xu Lang took out a few cigarettes and threw one away.

"Our current independent second division has 8,000 people, including 7,000 infantry, what do you think if all of them are reloaded with rifled guns?"

Xu Lang stopped the fire sickle in his hand: "All equipped with rifled guns, are there so many guns?" ”

Han Wantao didn't answer directly, but closed the door of the room: "You are also a member of the Military Commission now, I just discussed it with Lao Xia and Chairman Zhang, and I think it is better to tell you something." ”

"What's the matter, you're still hiding it from me."

"Because this matter is to be kept absolutely secret." Leng Tianbing said, "Now there are only seven people in the entire Yulin Bay who know, in addition to the joint command, and then Qin Zhigang and Shen Daxing. ”

Xu Lang probably guessed something: "Is it about Mr. Descartes?" ”

This time it was Han Wantao's turn to be surprised: "How do you know it's about Descartes?" ”

Xu Lang smiled and said, "I said, when I was there with Qin Zhigang just now, he didn't let me disturb Mr. Descartes, what the hell is going on." ”

Leng Tianbing replied: "In the days when you are not at home, Xia Yang and Qin Zhigang have exchanged a lot of things with Descartes about electricity, and now Descartes is developing a generator. ”

"Really?" Xu Lang was really shocked by the news, "How's the development?" ”

"Descartes has now figured out the theory of electromagnetism." Leng Tianbing said, "As for the specific stage of development, I don't know." But now Shen Daxing uses a steam engine as a power to make rifled guns, and it also needs to be polished manually, so the efficiency is very low. If we can really get a generator and an electric motor, then it will not be a problem for our Yulin Army to replace all rifled guns, and the range and accuracy will be higher. ”

"Rifled guns." Xu Lang said, "This battle with Taomin in Beijing has exposed a lot of our problems, we have no lead in firearms, and we will really have to rely on rifled guns in the future." In addition, our cavalry has little advantage, the range of the cavalry gun is not good, and it can't be reloaded on the horse, Shen Daxing didn't load the gun after the research point? ”