Zhou Quan is indeed leaving Haizhou.

The purpose of his trip to Haizhou is to build a port industrial city, and now it has a relatively good start.

However, all the fruits will not be achieved overnight, he planted the seeds, sprinkled water, and fertilizer, and then he can only wait for germination and growth.

There was another tree waiting for him to prune and take care of.

In the middle of November of the second year of Zhenghe, he finally left Haizhou, took the overland route, and headed for Diqiu.

A few days later, in Diqiu Town, a middle-aged man in an official robe rode on a horse and slowly turned his head to look around.

This is the newly appointed Zhizhou Miao Zhongxian.

He was able to know the location of Xuzhou, which was the result of someone in the court, and after arriving here, he soon came to Diqiu.

Next to him, Zhou Fu looked a little strange.

The attitude of the newly appointed Zhizhou master is more strange than that of the old-fashioned Xu Churen, and Zhou Fu is a little puzzled. But now there is no need for him to think about it, the credit of Pengcheng's chaos has made Zhou Fu even promoted to rank, and at the same time, his name is also hanging on the heart of the official family, and he doesn't need to shoot a Zhizhou fart who does not have a bachelor's title.

It's just a courtesy to accompany me now.

"Governor Fang Cai Zhou said that the kiln was gray, so the official would not go, but I heard that Ling Lang had a Longchuan business in Diqiu, which was quite impressive...... When the official came from Beijing, the Yanfu Palace was completely completed, and the construction of Genyue began. ”

There's something in that.

Comparing Longchuan Beiye with the Imperial Garden of the Son of Heaven, no matter how you look at it, they are all harboring evil intentions.

However, after Zhou Fu experienced Xu Churen, he no longer took the twisted thoughts of these civil officials in his eyes.

Anyway, there is a son on top.

"Since Miao Taishou wants to see it, let's go and see it." Zhou Fu said casually.

Everyone rode horses or sedan chairs, but Zhou Fu rode a bicycle. Today's bikes have been remodeled several times and are already much more convenient, for example, the original linkage drive has been replaced by a smoother belt drive, and the chain drive is also being trialed.

In the road from Diqiu to Longchuan, a cement road about seven feet wide was paved, and for this road, it took a month's output of the cement kiln, and more than 500 people were mobilized, and the completion time was only seven days. Although it is only paved with a thin layer of cement, it is enough without loading.

The leather-wrapped bicycle is still a little bumpy on such a road, but it is generally stable, and the spring blades that appear under the seat cushion also play a role in shock absorption to a certain extent.

Therefore, this bicycle is more comfortable than sitting in a sedan car.

And brisk, if it weren't for Zhou Fu's efforts, as long as it took a moment, he could throw Miao Zhongxian's sedan chair behind.

Miao Zhong opened the sedan curtain first, and when he saw Zhou Fu's relaxed appearance, he also felt envy in his heart.

But I can't envy it, this two-wheeled bicycle is not the kind of three-wheeled bicycle in the streets and alleys of Beijing, this car, the parts of the whole body are handmade by famous craftsmen, even the shock-absorbing springs, are also beaten out with good steel, it is said that the cost of one has to be more than 200 yuan, and the price in Beijing is as high as 500 yuan.

Not only that, but once every six months, the car has to go into the repair workshop for so-called "maintenance", which is said to be to change the belt, inject new grease into the axle and other parts, and it will cost several dollars to carry out a maintenance. It can be said that it is not a rich and noble family, and will not consider this at all.

This car already has its own signboard in Beijing, and the name "Mercedes-Benz" is said to have been taken by Zhou Quan.

"Humph!" Thinking of Zhou Quan, Miao Zhong first pressed down the greed in his heart.

The person who helped him operate and allowed him to come to Xuzhou to take up his post, but he was repeatedly warned that when he came to Xuzhou, he only needed to pay attention to Li Guojian and not stretch out his hand indiscriminately, lest he have to be ashamed to "die in his post" like Xu Churen.

"It's a good tree." Facing Zhou Fu's gaze, Miao Zhongxian said lightly.

The whole avenue is eighteen feet wide, but the middle part is less than seven feet of cement road, and on both sides of the road, all kinds of trees are planted, some of which are still small, and some of which are already quite large, and are watered and cared for by special people.

But this is the case everywhere in the Great Song Dynasty, and Miao Zhong said this first, but he had nothing to say.

The smooth road is always fast, and it didn't take long for Miao Zhongxian to see the rolling hills in front of him, as well as the gentle valleys between the mountains.

Longchuan Beiye is on one of the flat land, the area is more than ten inclination, surrounded by a simple short wall, from the position where Miao Zhongxian is located, you can see that within the short wall, two or three stories of small buildings, enough to stand more than ten buildings.

And there are more scaffolds made of bamboo and wood, which are being erected.

"Father and son have only been here for half a year, right?" After a silent calculation in his heart, Miao Zhongxian was a little surprised: "In such a short time, so many houses have been built?" ”

"We have a saying here, called 'Longchuan speed', a small building like this, one floor a day, no problem!" Speaking of this, Zhou Fu was a little proud.

Although concepts such as co-ordination are not the same as Zhou Fu, he has now learned a lot from his son how to improve work efficiency.

Of course, it is not enough to rely on him alone, the most important thing is to have enough executors, Zhou Quan's array youth, whether in the war or when cleaning up the mess after the war, has shown extraordinary ability, at least far beyond their age at this time, so many things, Zhou Fu can also let go.

"Longchuan speed!" Miao Zhong squinted first, and then said meaningfully: "I use a lot of cement." ”

"That's natural, this can be regarded as an experiment for the official family, and there will be people who will be the supervisors and others to learn from me." Zhou Fu's words are also meaningful.

Sure enough, hearing Zhou Fu say this, Miao Zhongxian's expression suddenly converged, and then he said very affectionately: "The virtuous father and son are really talented, not only can they benefit the court, but also share the worries of the official family, Miao admires, admires!" ”

"Huh." Zhou Fupi responded with a smile.

As Zhou Quan said to him, their father and son now want to be meritorious, to have money, to have prestige, in the whole Xuzhou, they snorted, and everyone had to listen. For Miao Zhongxian, it is only necessary to not be rude on the surface, and as for the specific details, there is no need to care too much.

After entering the gate supported by two cement piers, it is considered to have officially entered the Longchuan industry, and now the main project in the industry is still the house built for the craftsmen to stay. Winter is coming, and the recruited workers don't have enough shelter to escape the cold.

For example, the dozen or so houses that have been built, each with thirty-six to seventy-two huts, each of which can accommodate four or six people, can accommodate dozens of families in one small building, all of which are small families that have been broken up.

Miao Zhongxian secretly calculated for a while in his heart, there are twelve buildings that have been built, and there are more than 20 buildings that are still under construction, from the planning point of view, in this Longchuan courtyard, at least more than 100 buildings can be built, then, there are thousands of families living in this area of no more than a few percent, which is simply more than the population of Diqiu Town.

He didn't know that Lou Zhouquan was not going to build more, and fifty buildings would be topped, which was a general dormitory for those single workers. At present, it is only a preparation when the conditions in the early stage are insufficient, and when the next year is over, there will be a hierarchy among the workers, and a small number of workers who perform well will be given larger houses.

But in any case, although the houses here are a little cramped, they are also the first masonry and concrete houses of this era. Compared to the adobe houses where many people lived, they were not only much taller, but also much brighter.

Moreover, the unified sanitation facilities also make these buildings more convenient than the old ones, at least there is no need to carry a toilet in the morning to find a manure truck.

After visiting one of the buildings, Miao Zhong first went to the top of the building and found that there was a separate fence opposite, surrounded by three newly built small buildings, and around the small buildings, nearly 100 children were playing.

The eldest of these children was about fourteen or fifteen years old, and the youngest was only six or seven years old.

"It's ......"

"This is a school, these children, most of them are the children of workers, their parents are working during the day, and they have no time to take care of them, so they use the school to teach them some skills, and when they grow up, they also have a skill, and they can directly find a job to do in various workshops." Zhou Fu said with a smile: "The dog made a famous hall, and the lower officials don't quite understand why he is like this." ”

"The money spent...... That's a lot. Miao Zhong first said meaningfully.

"I'm about to make ends meet, just waiting for this cement income." Zhou Fu said.

"The old man was ordered to know the affairs of Xuzhou, and the education of this school is a major event, and the old man can't help but ask...... Please Governor Zhou to lead the way, the old man wants to go to the school. ”

This request made Zhou Fu a little embarrassed.

Zhou Quan's school is naturally not a state school or county school run in various state capitals since the imperial court implemented the new law, and its teaching materials are compiled, nor is it a new school of Wang Anshi that the imperial court now requires.

He prevaricated: "It's not a serious school, it's just a rural village school, where can I enter the eyes of the law, but ahead, there is my newly built canteen, which is exclusively for food, it's too late, too shou is willing to appreciate his face and go here to eat?" ”

He didn't want Miao Zhong to go to the school first, Miao Zhong had to go to see it first.

"The governor knows, education is no trivial matter, I am a disciple of Confucius, Confucianism, I passed the school and did not enter, I am really ashamed of what I have read and learned...... I'll go to the cafeteria later, so let's go to the school first! ”

"This kind of school only teaches some superficial things, and it doesn't even count as knowledge, so why should Taishou go to see it?"

"It is my duty to care about education, why does the governor push back, is there anything in this school that cannot be seen by the officials? If there is, then this official will not be strong! ”

One didn't want to go, the other insisted on going, the two talked a few words, Zhou Fu's heart turned over with anger, and he wanted to turn his face, but at this moment, he heard someone reply: "Since you have to go to the school, let's go." ”

Although he spoke for Miao Zhong first, Miao Zhongxian's face sank: when he talked to Zhou Fu, how could he allow others to intervene!