As he spoke, it was the end of the year in a blink of an eye, and early in the morning, Wang Qintang and Xiaoma said that they would go to Lao Hu's blacksmith shop. Lao Hu's blacksmith shop, on the side of the road in the north of the city, has two thatched sheds, rice spoons, kitchen knives, axes, hoes, sickles, shovels, door ties, and shoes, all of which can be beaten, can afford to hold everything, and can be put down, but how many years have passed, the two thatched sheds are still the two thatched sheds.

Since Wang Qintang came, he encouraged all handicraftsmen to set up factories and engage in large-scale production. It is said that the blacksmith Lao Hu's grandmother's house is Liangzhuang, and he grew up in Liangzhuang's grandmother's house since he was a child, and he is friends with Liangzhuang Lao Liang. At the seventh Liangzhuang temple fair in the first eleventh month of the lunar calendar, at this time, Lao Hu's grandmother has passed away for many years, and only one uncle is still there. Lao Hu closed for a day and went to Liangzhuang's uncle's house to attend the temple fair. After eating at my uncle's house, I went to Lao Liang's house to see Lao Liang.

In Lao Liang's house, Lao Hu saw that the mill of Lao Liang's family was transformed because of the small canal from Wangzhuang to Liangzhuang, and the old mill was renovated, and it used to rely on a few donkeys to pull the mill, and only grinded 40 stone rice noodles a day, but now there is no need for donkeys, and it can grind 80 stone rice noodles a day. A mill was transformed into an automatic rice and flour processing plant propelled by water.

When the blacksmith Lao Hu saw this, he was very shaken, so he was also eager to try, and wanted to turn his two thatched houses into iron factories like Lao Liang. From then on, he was not only a blacksmith, but also a factory owner. And because Lao Liang's mill was changed from a mill to a rice and flour processing factory because he listened to the governor's opinion, Lao Hu also thought that if his blacksmith shop wanted to become an iron factory, he should also listen to the governor's opinion. So, like Lao Liang at the beginning, he came to the county office many times to find Wang Qintang.

It is said that early in the morning, the two of them just came out of the North City Gate, and they were idle and had nothing to say, and they were also afraid that Wang Qintang would be lonely all the way, so the pony riding on the tall horse spoke first.

Before he could speak, he shook his head and laughed again, and then said:

"If you want to say that this Fan Yang Provincial Department is also, with the products we are producing now, which product dares to compete with other foreign products!"

Seeing that Wang Qintang didn't talk, he said:

"Yesterday, I received an official letter from the Fanyang Provincial Bureau, asking us to select and send our county's products to directly participate in the competition organized by Zhili Province! The products that are evaluated will represent Naoli at the International Exposition in the United States of America. ”

And again:

"I sent it across the ocean and Haiti, I can't evaluate it, don't talk about the loss of labor and money, isn't it a shame on our Chinese? So...... ""

Pony thought that Wang Qintang would echo this. Unexpectedly, listening to what the pony said, Wang Qintang suddenly restrled the donkey's head and asked very seriously:

"Where's the letter now?"

The pony's heart moved, and he hurriedly replied:

"It's still on my desk!"

Wang Qintang:

"Is there any time in the official letter asking for this to be done?"

As soon as the pony saw Wang Qintang strangling the donkey's head, and then asked very seriously where the official letter was, knowing that his thoughts and Wang Qintang's thoughts might be in trouble, he hurriedly replied:

"The deadline required by the Fanyang Provincial Department is only ten days."

After answering, he answered:

"I also want to inquire about the movements in other states and counties, and then I am ready to report to you."

At this time, Wang Qintang had already turned the donkey's head, and did not answer the pony's words, but said:

"Blacksmith Lao Hu, we can let it go first, or go back to handle this matter first!"

As soon as he saw Wang Qintang returning, the pony quickly turned his horse's head, but said:

"I don't think it makes much sense to participate in such an event, first, it is far away in the United States; Second, the official letter said that the competition time would take three years. ”

After saying that, he said:

"Besides, we can't come up with decent products to participate in the competition?"

Wang Qintang did not speak. Wang Qintang didn't speak because his understanding was completely different from that of the pony. Wang Qintang studied in Japan, and from the rise of Japan, he deeply understood the principle of "rejuvenating the country through industry", and also from the attitude of the Japanese towards Chinese students, he also realized the importance of Chinese striving for international status and national dignity.

Therefore, as soon as he heard that Xiaoma said that he had received the news that the Fanyang Provincial Department had requested the county to select and send local products to participate in the American International Exposition, Wang Qintang's heart was moved, not only moved, but when he returned to the county office, he immediately convened everyone in the county office to discuss the matter.

When everyone hears this, they all know the same thing as the pony, or they may have different opinions on other things, but on this matter, they have very different opinions. Not only is it unanimous, but everyone is also pouting. But Wang Qintang convened everyone, not to solicit everyone's opinions: to choose or not to send products, but because the county office is a group of people are "sitting on the ground", although after coming to Ansu, every day to run around, but the local situation is definitely not familiar with them, is to hope that everyone can provide some decent local products for his reference.

However, everyone is talking about nothing more than the cotton gin of the "Dehe" cotton ginning factory, the woolen paper of the "Wen Kee" paper mill, or dyeing and weaving cloth, and some products of some factories set up by Wang Qintang after he came. Even Wang Qintang himself knows that although these products are fresh in the local area, they are only primary products compared with similar foreign products, and the gringos have been producing such products for hundreds of years, and they cannot be "tabled" at all. Secretary Xiao Zhang also participated in the meeting, and in the end, Xiao Zhang clapped his hands and said a word.

Xiao Zhang said:

"If you want to say that you can get on the 'table', it is still the wine produced in our Ansu Realm. It's been thousands of years, and it's hundreds of years earlier than the steam engine invented by the gringos! ”

Xiao Zhang's words were just words to talk about, and everyone didn't take it to heart. But after Wang Qintang heard this, his heart moved again.

Before coming to Ansu, Wang Qintang knew that Ansu's oldest industry was the brewing industry. After coming, the first thing he thought of was Ansu Liquor Industry, and he also found Zhang Shuting, the owner of "Runquanyong", Zhang Lianqi, the owner of "Juheyong", Qi Fengchi, the owner of "Jujiuxian", and Zhao Zilong, the owner of "Deyichang", to mobilize them to further invest in increasing cellars, increasing production, and expanding sales. Unexpectedly, it was opposed by Zhang Shuting, the owner of "Runquanyong". Later, the reason why the matter was suddenly put down, of course, was not because he had been opposed by Zhang Shuting in person, but because he felt that the more old the local industry, the more he should plan for the long term.

But listening to Xiao Zhang's words, Wang Qintang's heart moved again. Although Xiao Zhang's words are casually said, if you think about it carefully, he does have a reason. Take Ansujing liquor industry as an example, it has a long history and is well known for its good wine quality. I'm afraid that the industry in Western countries has rarely had such a long history. The so-called competition is the conference of the competition, if you want to compare, the wine in Ansu is really qualified to compete with them, and the liquor should also be the first choice for the selection of products. Thinking about it like this, Wang Qintang couldn't help but nodded.

When Xiao Zhang saw what he said, Wang Qintang nodded, knowing that it was his own words that played a role, or rather, Governor Wang agreed with his opinion. was a little excited, so he didn't wait for Wang Qintang to speak, and simply said:

"If you want to say that you want to choose and send wine, it's simple, there is one at our doorstep, Nan Shao Pot Wine is a recognized good wine in Ansu, just choose Nan Shao Pot Wine."

Xiao Zhang's words are true. Runquanyong pot is not far from the south side of the county office, the intoxicating aroma of wine permeates the entire Ansu City all day long, and you should also take Runquanyong pot wine as the first choice

That knows, Xiao Zhang didn't say this, and he didn't object yet, and when Xiao Zhang said this, he listened to someone in the crowd. Listen to this man say loudly:

"No, you can choose any pot of wine, but you can't choose the south pot!"