Huang Zongxi, who was invited to the banquet by the magistrate of Changshu County, did not delay very late, and soon after Luo Jian and the others returned to the inn, he also arrived at the inn.

"Brother Taichong, how is it? Eat well? Luo Jian asked with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, to be honest, I really can't help it, in fact, I don't like this kind of ushering in and sending to. He asked me to have the opportunity to introduce him to a few senior officials when he was in Nanjing, and he said that he had been a county official for seven or eight years, and now he is almost fifty years old, and he still wants to climb up. Huang Zongxi said with a wry smile.

"Mr. Huang, the biggest official in Nanjing City is here, why don't you introduce him to him?" The lock pillar drank a few glasses of wine in the evening, although it was not much for him at all, but there was more talk.

"What about you kid talking about wine?" Huang Zongxi knocked on the head of the lock pillar and said with a smile.

"By the way, Brother Taichong, after you go back, do you publicize some of the bank's policies and business in the newspaper? When I was eating in the store today, a few people wanted to invest in Shanghai to build a factory, but they didn't have enough money in their hands, so they didn't even know that they could get a loan from the bank. Luo Jian said.

"Okay, shopkeeper, I've made a note of it." Huang Zongxi said, although he was in the house, Luo Jian still asked everyone to shout according to the rules of going out, just get used to it, if you shout and show your mouth, it will be troublesome.

"You all rest, I still have to write a letter to the superintendent, and the crooked wind of erecting a monument and building a shrine must be stopped!" Luo Jian said to a few people.

After a few people were resting, Luo Jian took out a pen and paper and began to write a letter to Shi Kefa.

Luo Jian talked deeply about this matter, Luo Jian didn't want his people to be worshiped by the people, let alone be deified. Not to mention that a few people feel tired. It is not conducive to the development of future work at all.

The letter was handed over to the security department early the next morning. They have their own delivery channels, which are fast and secretive.

After eating a bowl of porridge and a few steamed buns on the street, Luo Jian and his entourage left Changshu and rushed to Shanghai County.

Luo Jian was anxious to understand the situation in Shanghai, and this way was no longer delayed, and went straight to Shanghai, from Changshu to Shanghai County, there were more than 100 miles, and it would definitely not be able to catch up in one day, and the two carriages rested in Xinhu Town for one night. At about two o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, the group finally arrived in Shanghai County.

Although Luo Jian had never been to Shanghai County before, he also knew that Shanghai County at this time was just a small county by the sea, and there were many such small counties in the coastal area, although it had been almost two years since Wang Xiuchu arrived in Shanghai, Luo Jian did not have much hope.

However, as soon as he arrived in Shanghai County, not only Luo Jian was surprised, but even Huang Zongxi was completely stunned.

When Luo Jian arranged for Wang Xiuchu to come to Shanghai, he also invited Huang Zongxi to come to Shanghai, which meant nothing more than asking him to witness the development of Shanghai.

"Shopkeeper's. Are we here in Shanghai County? Huang Zongxi didn't quite believe his eyes, and asked suspiciously.

The carriage is still seven or eight miles away from the county seat of Shanghai. The factories that everyone saw were full of black smoke from steam engines, and horse-drawn carriages were driving on the wide roads, which surprised Luo Jian very much that the seven or eight miles from here to the county seat of Shanghai turned out to be a cement road.

Huang Zongxi stomped the road under his feet with his foot, and said a little unhappily: "Shopkeeper, this Shanghai County is too extravagant, right?" Cement is so expensive that it is used to pave roads. But then again, the concrete road is not afraid of rain, and the carriage is not bumpy at all. ”

"Brother Taichong, this is not a luxury, when the cement output is high in the future, we will all build the roads into cement, and ah, when there is asphalt in the future, we will also build asphalt roads." Luo Jian said with a smile.

What makes Luo Jian satisfied is that these factories outside Shanghai County are obviously arranged as a whole, and they look very much like the development zone in his own time and space, not only the road surface is wide and clean, but the distance between the factories is also very moderate, and the greening in the middle is very good.

Although the black smoke rising from the various factories affected the overall sense of harmony, Luo Jian also knew that before the new energy was developed, the black smoke would have to drift for a while longer.

"Brother Taichong, let's go, let's go directly to the dock to have a look." Luo Jian greeted Huang Zongxi, who was looking at it intently.

"Governor, are there so many factories in Shanghai County that are tax-exempt for three years? That's not a lot of money! Huang Zongxi, who got into the carriage, said with some sighs.

"Brother Taichong, the people all say that they are willing, they are willing, and they are willing to be gained, isn't this the truth why we are engaged in construction? Don't look at the government's lack of tax revenue now, but once Shanghai forms an industrial base, in the future, I am afraid that there will be more tax revenue here than in a province. ”

"Shopkeeper, you say you are reasonable, or my eyelids are shallow." Huang Zongxi smiled embarrassedly.

"We don't do the business of killing chickens and taking eggs, Shanghai tax said that it will be exempted for three years, and we must be exempted for three years. The development of Shanghai can also stimulate the development of many surrounding cities. Luo Jian said.

The horse's hooves made a crisp and rhythmic sound on the cement road, and several people looked out of the carriage window, and the situation they saw all the way was basically the same, seeing that in just two years, various factories in Shanghai had reached this scale, Luo Jian felt happy in his heart.

The carriage passed by the edge of Shanghai and headed straight for the pier by the sea.

"Shopkeeper, doesn't Shanghai City build a city wall?" Huang Zongxi noticed that the county seat of Shanghai did not have a city wall.

"Hehe, Brother Taichong, who are we going to defend against when we build the city wall for Shanghai? Now the mode of war has entered the age of firearms, no matter how thick the city wall can not withstand the bombardment, artillery bombardment, the real Great Wall and the city wall should be our strong army, advanced technology and complete national defense, when Wang Xiuchu arrived in Shanghai, I specially instructed him, Shanghai City must not build the city wall, it will be troublesome to tear it down at that time. Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, this Shanghai city faces the sea, if pirates covet Shanghai's wealth, I'm afraid it's still troublesome, right?" Huang Zongxi still said with some unease.

"Brother Taichong, you are too worried, after the seaport of Shanghai is completed, we will build a military port near the seaport, which will be our naval base. Do you say pirates dare to come? Let's talk about the sweep of the Navy in the past few years. There are basically no pirates in our waters now, right? ”

This matter has actually been determined a long time ago. It's just that the government is short of funds now, and it can't come up with the money to build the harbor now, but some surveying work on the seaside has been done for a long time.

The horse-drawn carriage traveled much faster on the cement road than on the dirt road, the horses were labor-saving, and the people were comfortable, and the chain pillars were also sighed, and the carriage soon arrived at the Shanghai wharf in Wusong.

It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon, and there were not many carriages coming and going. The road to the dock was extremely wide, and Luo Jian felt that he was about to catch up with the six-lane road.

"Shopkeeper, isn't it a waste to build this road so wide?" Huang Zongxi asked.

"Don't waste it, now the wharf has just been repaired, and many merchant ships have not yet chosen this wharf, and when the wharf becomes prosperous in the future, you still think this road is narrow." Luo Jian said with a smile.

"Shopkeeper, if only we could all see as far as you do." Huang Zongxi said with a smile.

"Brother Taichong, it's not that you can see as far as I do, it's that we all have to look at the problem from the perspective of development. Let's say you build a road, you can't fix it this year. Next year, it will be not enough to see that it will be rebuilt, and the urban construction will be the same, and the various plans of the whole city should be in advance, which is how we built a factory outside Yangzhou City. ”

"Look at the problem from the perspective of development, shopkeeper, that's a good point, I have to write an editorial on this topic when I go back." Huang Zongxi said happily.

Before arriving at the dock, everyone got out of the carriage, and Luo Jian raised his eyes to look. In fact, the wharf is still under construction, there are still a lot of workers are busy, the gantry and other facilities are not too much, and the current gantry still has to rely on manual operation, but with the pulley block, it can be much more labor-saving than before, and some large goods such as steam engines can be loaded and unloaded smoothly here.

Of course, the current dock can't be compared to his own time and space, but Luo Jian knows that this is just the beginning, and he believes that if he comes to see this dock in ten years, I'm afraid it will be completely different.

Before going to the wharf, I looked carefully for a long time, and then chatted with some workers, only to know that this wharf will not be basically completed until the end of next year, which makes Luo Jian a little surprised, it seems that Wang Xiuchu's heart is really not small, if the repair is not completed until the end of next year, then this wharf will be the largest wharf in the world now.

It was already a little late, everyone got into the carriage and returned to the city, and when they arrived in the city, they realized that the urban area of Shanghai was obviously divided into two parts, one was the old city, and the other was definitely the new city, but everyone did not feel the slightest sense of disobedience.

Most of the new city is made of concrete, neat streets, wide streets, giving people a kind of vitality and vitality, the old town is basically still a wooden house, although the streets are narrower, but it looks simple and heavy.

Horse-drawn carriages pass along the concrete road between the old and new towns, and the restaurants on the street are full of people inviting guests to eat.

"Suozhu, you go and find Wang Xiuchu, let him have a treat tonight, this is the Yuelou, although the store is not big, but it is clean and tidy, Zhang Long, you go and ask for a private room, we have something inconvenient to say in the lobby." Luo Jian beckoned.

"Shopkeeper, your interest is really good today, when you arrive in Shanghai County, it's time for him to do his best as a landlord." Huang Zongxi said with a smile, in fact, he was secretly surprised in his heart. In Changshu County, people don't go to invite guests, but when they arrive in Shanghai County, they ask the county magistrate to come to the door to invite guests, it seems that the governor is still a nostalgic person.

A few people went upstairs to find a private room facing the street and sat down, the guy came up to ask for food, Luo Jian beckoned to come to the pot of tea first, and said that the person who invited the guests had not yet arrived.

Luo Jian and Huang Zongxi looked at the people coming and going on the street below, and they both felt that although Shanghai was not as good as Nanjing, it was much more prosperous than Changshu.

"Shopkeeper, I've invited someone to entertain."

Luo Jian chatted with Huang Zongxi for a short time, and Suozhu led Wang Xiuchu into the private room.

"Oh, big..." Wang Xiuchu just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Luo Jian making a gesture.

"County Governor Wang is here, welcome!" Luo Jian got up and hugged Wang Xiuchu with his fists, making Wang Xiuchu polite.

"When did you arrive? Don't let the bollard notify me first, and I'll pick you up. Wang Xiuchu said with some grievances.

"Don't talk about that, you have to have a treat today, I've wanted to come and see it for a long time, yes, you're very good." Luo Jian raised his hand and beckoned Wang Xiuchu to sit down.

"You should have a treat, you should have a treat, man, bring all the specialty dishes in your store, you go down, you don't need to greet you here, just put the dishes on when the time comes, remember to close the door." Wang Xiuchu instructed the shopkeeper.

The lock pillar pointed to Zhang Long and pointed out the door, Zhang Long consciously followed the guy to the door and stood by the door, this kind of scene is actually very common, almost every private room has one or two attendants standing outside.

"Dadu Governor, I really didn't expect you to come, when I went to find the lock pillar just now, I didn't believe my eyes, Dadu Governor, I haven't seen you for two years, I miss you a little, you have led troops several times to Nanjing." Wang Xiuchu's eyes were a little red as she spoke. (To be continued.) )