Chapter 294 Police Call (Part II)

The industrial revolution, opening up an era, breaking the old personal attachment relationship, so that everyone can become an independent and free individual, Zhang Yi and Song Ke also tossed and turned for a whole night last night, but they didn't see it clearly like Robben, and saw that the goal of the Huai'an Army was so ambitious.

It can be said that if the so-called industrial revolution can really succeed, it will only get closer and closer to the Datong world admired by Confucius, rather than drifting away.

"Perhaps, this time it was really the right bet." Zhang and Song looked at each other again, and a faint sense of happiness swelled in their hearts.

"Three adults, hurry up and get in the car, we need to go to a lot of places today, and we may not be able to run all in one day." Xu Hongsan was simple-minded, not many readers thought so much, he gestured and reminded with a smile.

"There's General Lao Xu." Robben, Zhang Yi, and Song Keqi arched their hands at Xu Hongsan and stepped up the wooden steps of the carriage with their feet raised.

"Well, please sit down, three adults, don't open the windows too much, there was just a rain last night, and the wind in the morning is a little hard." Xu Hongsan commanded coldly, bent down to put away the wooden steps, hung them behind the carriage, and then jumped on the wheels and sat side by side with the driver.

In his opinion, what revolution is not revolutionary is not worth caring, whether industry is not industrial is not worth his energy to study, what he cares about is whether he can always follow the footsteps of his own governor, do all the things that the governor tells to do, as long as he can keep up, the future will naturally be a famous standard, and future generations will benefit, if he is accidentally left behind, I am afraid that this life will be ruined.

With the driver's order, the two horses pulling the cart moved their hooves, and the carriage began to move forward slowly, and the road in the center of the city was compacted with stones, and the surface was paved with a layer of ash from the iron workshop, so that the four-wheeled carriage walked on it very smoothly, so that the people inside could hardly feel the slightest bump.

Soon, Song Ke realized the huge gap in comfort between the carriage in Yangzhou and the common carriage in his hometown, leaned on the window and looked out, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Qingyuan, is your pig iron in Yangzhou very cheap, why are all the carriages on the road with four wheels, and there is a huge iron frame on top of it,." ”

"It's not iron, it's steel." Robben seemed to have expected the other party to make a fuss, smiled, and introduced in a low voice, "Pig iron can't be so light, as for the shelf above, what kind of shock absorber is called, it is a special soft steel, it seems to be added copper, and I don't know exactly what kind of soft it is, anyway, after having it, even if the wheels are crushed by dirt pits, stones, etc., the people in the carriage can't feel it." ”

As he spoke, the body trembled slightly, a string of muddy water splashed behind the wheels, and the road surface was damaged by the torrential rain for a short time, Huaiyang firm is organizing manpower to drain and repair, but the slight damage to the road surface did not affect the comfort of the carriage, nor did it destroy the mood of the passengers in the slightest.

Song Ke and Zhang Yi immediately experienced the benefits of shock absorbers, and they all poked their heads out of the window, then turned their heads to look at Robben, and said in unison, "Sure enough, it is ingenious, it must have been made by the chief manager, I have heard that the chief manager's weapon-making skills are unparalleled in the world, and I can see it today, and it really deserves its reputation." ”

"You two really guessed wrong, how can the chief manager have time to fiddle with this thing." Robben smiled and shook his head to deny: "This was made by Huang Steward with a few apprentices, and the chief steward not only saved the lives of his family, but also promoted him and several of his sons to prominent positions, so he changed his ways to repay the kindness of the chief manager, but after the shock absorber came out, the chief steward felt that it was easy to use, so he handed over this thing to Huaiyang Firm to build, and then sold it everywhere." ”

"Can anyone buy it?" Zhang Yi and Song Ke were stunned again, and asked in surprise.

"Of course, as long as you can afford it." Robben nodded, and added with a smile, "But the price is not cheap at all, just a few pieces of soft steel stacked shelves, each will sell for more than ten yuan, but those who can afford to buy horses are usually not bad for this little money." ”

"That's right." Zhang Yi and Song Ke thought about it, and nodded heartily, horses like to be dry, and the area south of the Yellow River, winter and spring are famous for being wet and rainy, so no matter how good the horse is, after arriving in this area, it will not take a few years to scrap it, so the horses that can be bought with a few dollars in the north can often be sold for dozens of high prices after being transported to Lianghuai, and if it is a special breed such as chrysanthemum blue, cirrus white and chestnut red, it is easy to sell each horse to hundreds of times.

In other words, people who can afford two horse-drawn carriages with the same coat color must be either rich or expensive in the area south of the Yellow River, and they don't care about spending an extra forty or fifty yuan to equip the carriage with soft steel shock absorption, and those small households, even if they have a little money in their hands, will only choose donkey carts or ox carts, one is easy to serve, and the other is usually not so in a hurry.

The three of them sat in the carriage while walking and chatting, time passed quickly, unconsciously, they came to the door of the chief manager, Xu Hongsan ordered the driver to park the carriage in the open field at the gate of the line, and Luo Ben, first led the Zhang and Song to report to the bureau, and received their respective body documents and bronze pressed waist cards, and then went to the staff headquarters, the Rites Bureau, the Military Bureau, the Household Bureau and other key departments walked around, and when they came out of the general manager's office, everyone held a thick stack of things in their hands.

Without the enthusiastic welcome as imagined last night, nor the strict verification of the identity as in last night's speculation, the whole process of reporting was like an excerpt on the stage, step by step, and no one even stopped to look at the two of them a few more times, as if they had just returned from a business trip as the assistant of the governor's office.

"The two brothers will be civilians in the army in the future, so they can be regarded as both civil and military, so they will naturally have to receive a few more sets of clothes." Seeing that Zhang Yi and Song Ke's eyes began to straighten again, Robben introduced to them very intimately, "The two sets of light green ones in the hands of the two of them are military attache regular uniforms, which are similar to those worn by General Xu, except that a set of chain vests is missing outside, and as for the silk gown, it is customized to take care of everyone's past habits, and you can choose the wearing occasion by yourself, but most of the time, you can't use it." ”

"Thank you Brother Qingyuan for your advice." Zhang Yi and Song Ke nodded gratefully, their eyes scanning back and forth over Xu Hongsan and the guards.

The material of the clothes should be dyed cotton, the style is very simple, whether the sleeves or trouser legs, they are very narrow and short, but they do not look ugly, on the contrary, they set off people very capable, especially the wide cowhide plate belt around the waist, after being tied, it makes people look like ape arms and wolf waist, heroic posture.

"When you ride a horse, you can show the benefits of wearing military uniforms." Xu Hongsan was embarrassed to be looked at, and it was rare to open his mouth once, and he explained with a smile, "The two adults will know if they try it in the future, although the clothes are better-looking, but it is inconvenient, especially when I go down to exercise with the brothers, I am simply doing it myself to find guilt." ”

"What, we, are we going to practice with the brothers?" Zhang Yi and Song Ke's attention was immediately diverted, their eyes widened, and they asked loudly.

"How can the two of you who will lead the troops in the future not fight with the brothers." Robben came out of the General Staff, so he didn't think it was strange at all, "Besides, the six arts of the gentleman, archery, and Yuben are among them, when Zhao Gongchang Sun Wuji, Wei Gong Li Jing and others, which one is not on the horse can dance, and the horse can govern the people, but in the Song Dynasty, the people were cowardly, and my generation of literati became a wreck that fell down at the slightest touch." ”

"That's just as well." Zhang Yi and Song Ke looked at each other, and nodded helplessly, since they are here, let's do it according to the rules of the Great Governor's Mansion, anyway, learn horseback riding and archery more proficiently, and you can have more self-protection skills on the battlefield.

"Let's go to their respective mansions first, and put down our clothes and things." Knowing that the other party will need some time to get used to, Robben smiled and said, "Everyone's mansion is behind the line, you can get to it by walking a few steps, and the string next to the waist card is the key to each family." ”

"Oh." Zhang Yi and Song Ke nodded ignorantly, followed Luo himself, and walked towards the back of the Grand Governor's Mansion like puppets.

Indeed, as Robben introduced, the official residence of the people is very close to the chief executive, but each official residence is quite simple, covering an area of no more than half an acre, separated from each other by a three-foot-high brick wall, in the front yard, a few stone tables and chairs are placed casually, which can be regarded as decoration, as for the buildings in the courtyard, they are all a two-story small building on the front, plus a side room, the owner of the official residence rests in the small building, and the soldiers and subordinates are all placed in the wing room to live.

This is already shabby to the point of shabby, even if the head of the county, the archer and the like, the courtyard is ten times wider and more luxurious than the one in front of them, Zhang Yi and Song Ke, who have a solid family, have seen it, and they unconsciously frowned again, and said secretly in their hearts: "Although the chief administrator is said to be equal to the four people, there is no reason to despise the scholars so much, so who is willing to serve the Huai'an Army in the future." ”

"This is the official residence of the Grand Governor's Mansion for everyone, only for temporary residence, and if you are promoted elsewhere in the future, you will have to return it." Robben himself had a similar experience, so he didn't have to guess, he understood what the other party was thinking, "The two family members didn't arrive, so they lived here first, and when the family arrived, or if they had money in their hands, they could go outside to buy a private house by themselves. ”

"Oh, that's enough, it's enough, it's easy to look at the knees, I'm not here for the house, I'm waiting, I'm just wondering just now, how did this small building come out, how is it that each one is exactly the same." Zhang Yi and Song Ke were pierced in their hearts, blushing, and changing the topic in a curt.

"It's made of green bricks and cement, and there's bamboo in the middle to build a frame, which is not only very strong, but also very easy to build." When it comes to the building in front of him, Robben's face is full of pride, it is his own lord led the masons, repeatedly explored a new means of construction, after proficiency, more than a dozen people can easily build a palace within half a month, the reason why Yangzhou City is so re-erected on the ruins, thanks to this new construction technique.

"Isn't it frighteningly expensive if it's cement." Song Ke immediately exclaimed, and asked with his teeth and claws, the cement thing is indeed easy to use, but the price is also quite considerable in the Jiangnan area.

"It's expensive to transport to other places, but it's not expensive in Yangzhou City." Robben thought about it and replied very seriously, "The key is that that thing is waterproof, and after it is covered, I am afraid that there will be no problems for hundreds of years." ”

"That's right." Zhang Yi and Song Ke nodded for the third time, only to feel that their heads were swollen, as if they had been stuffed with countless new things in a very short period of time, and they couldn't accept it in a few lifetimes.

"Compared to the salaries of the two, it is even less expensive." Robben glanced at the two of them again, and reminded very carefully, "The waist card of the two must be taken well, on the first day of the new month of each month, you can send someone to take the waist card to the Household Bureau of the Governor's Mansion to receive a salary, we are all real copper coins here, there is no banknote, folding color and other fancy, both of them are newcomers, and they will receive a sixth-level salary for the time being, that is, thirty-two times a month, they can be directly pushed away by the car to spend, or they can be stored in the money village under the name of the zài Huaiyang firm, if they are officially appointed in the future, there should be a dividend at the end of the year." ”

"Hiss ,,。" Rao is Zhang Yi and Song Ke were both born in wealthy families, and they were almost thrown out by Robben and smashed a big heel, thirty-two copper coins, without any folding, even if the Mengyuan official mansion, they can't take the same hand, and at present, although the price of Yangzhou is high, there are two hundred copper coins, which is enough to sell a pretty good house in the city, and there is no need to worry about whether it will be laughed at by visiting friends.

was stunned, but heard Xu Hongsan remind with a straight face, "Don't be busy with happiness, our salary is very high, and the rules are extremely strict, some bad habits on Meng Yuan's side are absolutely not allowed to be touched, the chief manager said, this, what is this called high salary and honesty, if someone dares to disobey the rules, once they are targeted by Mr. Su, they will have to shed their skin if they don't die." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Yi and Song Ke were shocked when they heard this, and then their faces were full of annoyance, "General Xu thinks of us as someone, if we want to make money, why should we come to Yangzhou." ”

"Don't be angry, two adults, Xu just mentioned it in passing, not intentionally offended." Xu Hongsan had a cold face, and he didn't care about offending people at all, "Both of them are literate, you might as well look at what is written on the waist card, and then you will know that Xu is not targeting anyone." ”

"There are other words on the waist card." Zhang Yi and Song Ke heard this, curiously picked up their respective waist cards, and looked at them carefully, there was a line of words recessed on the front, which was the temporary position of the two, and on the back, it was a convex forged gear, cannon and flame pattern, I don't know what magical process was used, it looked very smooth and neat, and around the pattern, there were two raised small words, which just made up a couplet, "Promote official wealth, please go another way; Greedy for life and afraid of death, don't enter this door", every word is painted with silver hooks and iron, carved straight into the bottom of people's hearts,

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