After Li Zhen gathered the funds to reverse the large Chinese bank, he successfully persuaded all the businessmen to follow him south, and successfully completed the task. The next thing was handed over to Mu Zhongyuan and Fan Kai, and the two took over.

After all, the two are the heads of the bank, and it is most appropriate for them to take over.

Qiao Zhiyong met Li Zhen alone, and after the two talked, Qiao Zhiyong returned to the inn and left Beijing. He still has to return to Shanxi to deal with the affairs of the Qiao family, and he must do a good job in the handover of the Qiao family's rights, and he can't stay in Beijing.

When the merchants learned that the train was opened between Nanjing and Guangzhou, they didn't know about it in the cloud, but after going back to check the information and having a certain understanding of the train, they all saw the opportunity and began to hand over the name to see Li Zhen.

At the beginning, Li Zhenhe tried to meet them one by one.

However, dozens of businessmen lined up to meet them, and people harassed them every day, and Li Zhen had to take the trouble to meet these people, so that he did not have time to deal with the rest of the things. In the end, Li Zhen pushed Wang Chi out and held him on top, and Wang Chi met with the merchant on behalf of Li Zhen. The matches and rickshaws operated by Wang Chi have already become famous, and Wang Chi is the only disciple of Li Zhen, which makes the place where Wang Chi lives very crowded and lively.

For Wang Chi, he is not bored.

Because this is an opportunity, an opportunity for him to push himself into the merchants of the country. Whoever came to see him, Wang Chi patiently negotiated with the other party, and continued to sell matches and rickshaws. Although matches have long been popularized in provinces near Nanjing and Shanghai, remote places such as Yunnan and Sichuan have not. Wang Chi made another lot of money through the opportunity to contact businessmen.

Wang Chi met with businessmen day and night, tired but happy.

And Li Zhen is temporarily idle.

At this stage, Li Zhen only has one last thing left, and that is the matter of the Heroes Monument. As long as the monument is dealt with, he can take people south, so as not to let Ye Chengxin be caught between Ruan Lele and him.

On the twentieth day of the first lunar month, Li Zhen came to the place where the monument to the heroes was carved.

The work is extremely spacious, more than five meters in length and width, and dozens of craftsmen work here, all around the monument to the heroes. Li Zhen stood next to the monument and looked carefully, his brows gradually furrowed. The monument is about three meters long, which is already very tall and long compared to ordinary tombstones, but in Li Zhen's eyes, it looks stingy and does not have the slightest sense of atmosphere.

Compared to the monuments of later generations, the difference is too far.

Zeng Guofan stroked his beard and said proudly: "President, this monument is three meters six meters high, and it took countless efforts of craftsmen. Now that it has been completed, it will be placed in the center of *** on the 24th. ”

Li Zhen was silent and did not say the slightest.

Zeng Guofan chuckled in his heart, is there anything bad?

He stared carefully at the stone tablet, looking everywhere, everywhere was perfect, there was no problem.

After a long time, Li Zhen sighed lightly and said, "Brother Bohan, the pattern of this heroic monument is too small, there is no majestic atmosphere, and I don't think the monument has been handled well. ”

Zeng Guofan insisted: "President, this is already very good. ”

After a pause, Zeng Guofan said again: "It's good to be able to do this in a short time." ”

Li Zhen nodded and said: "Everyone has been working day and night, it is very hard, I am very grateful, and I am very grateful in my heart." I didn't mean to criticize Brother Bohan. According to my idea, the first thing to do is to select the materials carefully, find an ordinary big stone to make, after erecting it in the city, it will be weathered in a few years or decades, and it can't stand the polishing of time, so I think the selection of materials should be time-resistant. ”

One of the craftsmen thought for a moment and said, "According to what the president said, only granite can be used. Only such a stone is strong and can withstand the wind and rain. If the quality is good, it will not affect for hundreds of years. ”

Li Zhen stroked his palms and smiled: "Yes, use granite to carve!" ”

Li Zhen remembered that the monument to the people's heroes in the previous life was made of granite. Rather, the People's Monument is not a patchwork, it is a whole granite stone slab with a length of more than 14 meters, and on this basis, it is carved into a monument to the people's heroes.

Zeng Guofan said: "President, if you choose such a granite, it will definitely take more time. Moreover, a stele is three or four meters long, so that the whole granite is not easy to find. ”

Li Zhen said: "Take your time, time can be postponed!" ”

Zeng Guofan was quite embarrassed, could it be that everything in front of him was done in vain?

It took nearly a month to make!

Li Zhen said: "Brother Bohan, the Monument to Heroes is a matter for thousands of generations. Once the Monument to the Heroes is erected, no further changes will be made. According to my requirements, the Heroes Monument must be at least about seven meters long, and three or four meters is too stingy. ”

Zeng Guofan's eyes widened instantly, and he said, "Do you know how tall it is more than seven meters? The walls of a small city are only six or seven meters. ”

Li Zhen said: "Yes, it's so high! ”

Li Zhen pondered in his heart, thinking that in fact, I wanted to be higher, but because of the current level, it was discounted, only half of the monument of later generations.

Li Zhen looked at the craftsman and continued: "The height of the stele is about seven meters, the width is about one and a half meters, and the thickness is about one meter, so as to ensure the safety of the stele. The approximate length, width, and height are based on this. In addition, the monument is divided into three parts: pedestal, Sumeru and monument body. Among them, the pedestal is divided into two layers, and the pedestal is surrounded by a white marble railing, and there are steps on all sides. The lower seat is set in the shape of a begonia, and the upper seat is square. On the pedestal is a large and small Sumeru seat, and the upper small Sumeru seat is engraved with a wreath composed of peonies, lotuses, chrysanthemums, and drapery. The lower Sumeru seat is inlaid with some reliefs on all sides on all sides as a commemoration. Finally, there is the monument body. ”

Zeng Guofan swallowed his saliva and said solemnly: "According to you, the amount of work on this heroic monument is too large!" Not to mention one or two months, it is difficult to complete it in one or two years. ”

Li Zhen said: "Then revise the time and put it in a year or two." ”

Zeng Guofan thought for a while and continued: "If you do this, I'm afraid it will cost the people and money!" ”

Li Zhen said: "I know that the cost must be quite huge, but if you think about it, this is a national matter, and it is to commemorate the soldiers who died over the years, and I think it is worth it." This is not a matter of recruiting countless people, but only a team of dozens or hundreds of craftsmen can be done slowly. It won't work people, at most it will only consume money. It's really not good, I'll pay for it myself. ”

When Zeng Guofan heard this, he hurriedly said: "Yes, do as you say!" ”

Li Zhen said: "Brother Bohan can set up a special team to be responsible for this matter, and the people below will do it, you only need to check it and look at it from time to time." ”

"Understood!" Zeng Guo Fan Road.

Li Zhen said: "I believe that Brother Bohan will not regret it in the future!" ”

Zeng Guofan smiled and said with a serious expression: "Since the beginning of the president's campaign, I don't know how many soldiers have died. They are heroes, but they are nameless. Now, with such a monument, it is also a kind of memorial for them. I support! Although ......"

Zeng Guofan praised Li Zhen first, and then changed the conversation, but the follow-up words were interrupted before they could be spoken.

With a resolute expression on his face, Li Zhen said solemnly: "Support is enough, I still think it's worth it." After Li Zhen visited it, he asked the craftsman to start working again according to his positioning, and then took Zeng Guofan back to the presidential palace.

ps: the fourth shift, call it a day; See you at zero.