"What's so funny about the Turkic caliphate?"

"It's like the king of Goryeo who declared himself the emperor of Huaxia."

Zhao Qian still didn't think it was funny, and his expression seemed a little offended. Zhao Jiaren thought of the various 'XX is our XX' 'old things' in the 21st century, and also felt that this metaphor was completely out of touch with the times, so he asked: "Where is the northern railway repaired?" Zhao Qian immediately explained to the map, and at this time, the survey of the northern railway was preliminarily completed, and a branch line towards Shaanxi Road was branched out on the route to the west. In addition to this branch, the main line continues all the way to the west. Zhao Qian pointed to the border of the old Anxi Protectorate, "The army has been able to start fighting in this area. ”

"But it's a transportation line of hundreds of miles." Zhao Jiaren reminded his son.

Zhao Qian hurriedly explained: "Official, the military department has already discussed, and we have enough strength to maintain the safety of the transportation line. It's just a few hundred miles of transportation lines. ”

Zhao Jiaren did not answer immediately, compared with those who 'swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger' and opened up territory, he was always steady with his soldiers and did not like to take risks. Even the hundreds of miles of traffic lines made him a little unsupportive. However, Zhao Jiaren just said in the end, "Just do everything according to the law", and then stopped mentioning the matter.

At this time, Zhao Jiaren was concerned about another thing, the prototype of the 'large' generator was finally completed. Arriving at the scene in person, the middle-aged man among the three generations of old, middle-aged and young scientific and technological workers was responsible for leading Zhao Jiaren and others to sit down. The machine had warmed up, and with a roar, the hands of the various gauges began to turn.

Zhao Jiaren lamented in his heart that the people are the fundamental driving force for social progress, although the person who imparted knowledge to these scientific and technological workers was Zhao Jiaren, and now Zhao Jiaren is no longer clear about the technical details. After some operation, the generator was finally up and running. Middle-aged technicians led Zhao Jiaren and the older generation of tech workers to another area. Here, all sorts of electric motors are in operation. Zhao Jiaren immediately felt that the science and engineering men were so cute, and in order to prove that the generators were working properly, they marked all the motors with power. As long as you use the elementary addition method, you can easily calculate whether the power generated is true or not.

There are many electric motor-driven equipment, there are machine tools, there are cranes, and when steam power was used in the past, the whole factory was driven by a steam engine to provide power to the factory on one or several large axes. There are different gears on the large shaft, which form a large variable speed gear set. Zhao Jiaren has always felt that European and American automobile transmissions are more powerful, because they have long-term experience in this area.

The reason why the electric age can fully overwhelm the steam era is that the layout of the electric motor gets rid of this division mode of large shafts providing kinetic energy, which is not only much more flexible, but also greatly improves the working environment of workers. In a factory that provides centralized power, there is not only one kind of noise, but more than a dozen gears that echo at the same time. The human body reacts differently to different sounds, at least Zhao Jiaren feels all kinds of discomfort when he arrives in the factory. The electric age has improved this working environment, and the improvement of the environment has greatly increased production efficiency.

The science and technology report was a great success, and at the subsequent meeting, three generations of old, middle-aged and young technical workers gathered together, and Zhao Jiaren expressed his thoughts on the stage. He said bluntly that I have not participated in the development of electrical projects for so many years, and I can't keep up with the situation at all, so I can only come and have a look. In front of young professionals, I can only be a student.

The young men laughed when they heard this, but most of the old guys didn't laugh. Zhao Jiaren recalled that 30 years ago, under the guidance of Zhao Jiaren, the Great Song Academy of Sciences had entered the era of electric power scientific research by continuously passing through the magnetic field through the coil to generate electricity. In just a few years, theoretical prototypes of generators and electric motors for direct current and alternating current were developed. But then all kinds of details are the key to determine whether science can become technology, "the devil is in the details, and the details determine success or failure." ”

Zhao Jiaren said truthfully, and he was humble from the heart, and someone below couldn't help but shout: "The official family still provides silicon steel technology." ”

The technical point of silicon steel is very important for electric motors, Zhao Jiaren said with a smile: "Comrades don't have to worry that I will belittle myself, I have always thought that I have contributed." ”

The group of scientific and technological workers below were laughing again, and the atmosphere was quite good. Zhao Jiaren waved his hand to silence everyone, "The basis of science is to first admit our ignorance, and also insist that we have the ability to feel and understand the world. So we can progress. This mentality is very important, and I don't mean to blame anyone, but in my personal experience, there will be students and tyrants in any science department. Well...... Xueba is the military law of the scientific community, and Xueba is the street fighter of the scientific community, who will control the academic community through various personnel struggles and resource monopoly means to achieve their personal and small group monopoly of resources. Everyone is fine now, but there will definitely be such people in the future. I mention this not to ask you to use this argument to fight anyone, but to tell you that once there are academic lords and academic tyrants, it will not be beneficial to everyone, let alone to the progress of science and technology and science. So, I'll just make a statement, I will never be a student lord. I hope that you can continue to learn and progress and reach a higher level and realm in your own field. Finally, I thank you all for your efforts, you are all heroes of the Great Song Dynasty. Without you, there would be no progress in the Great Song Dynasty. ”

The younger generation all applauded warmly, and the older they were, the less enthusiastic their reaction to Zhao Jiaren's words became. Zhao Jiaren doesn't care, from a psychological point of view, the elderly are weak. The weaker they are, the more unwilling they are to face reality. So that's the purpose of the retirement system. The system allows for rehiring, and the rehired person has no personnel rights.

After returning from the meeting, Zhao Jiaren wanted to continue to approve the official document, but he only felt extremely resistant in his heart. This state made Zhao Jiaren very sad, and this reaction was not that the work made Zhao Jiaren unhappy, but that decades of heavy work had made Zhao Jiaren's body begin to protest. From a medical point of view, Zhao Jiaren is really old enough to take on his current job. If Zhao Jiaren continues to insist, the chances of him dying suddenly or falling ill will skyrocket. If he obeyed his body's reaction, Zhao Jiaren would soon not be able to fully grasp the operation of the Great Song.

Who is more terrible between the two, Zhao Jiaren himself is not clear. Since his body did not allow it, Zhao Jiaren simply did not deal with the official documents. When he arrived at the courtyard, he felt that the courtyard was still too small, so he simply walked out of the courtyard and entered the public area of the compound.

There are the most core officials of the Great Song Dynasty living here, so the environment is very good. There is a lake, a river, a wooded garden. It's autumn now, and the heat has long since dissipated. It feels very cool in a long-sleeved shirt. Walking aimlessly on the asphalt path, Zhao Jiaren was full of melancholy. There are really no regrets in this life, Zhao Jiaren is sure of this. He used to agree with a saying that if you can't live a wonderful life now, you won't make much progress even if you are born again ten times. Now his mind has changed, if he doesn't improve through learning, he won't make progress ten more times.

As Xunzi said, so if you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach thousands of miles; If you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become rivers and seas. Qi Ji jumps, can't take ten steps; Ten horses, the merit is relentless. Perseverance, rotten wood does not break; Perseverance, gold and stone can be carved. But no matter how hard you try, you can't change the characteristics of people themselves, it's really a beauty since ancient times, and heroes are not allowed to see white heads. Aging itself is inherently sad and frightening. Death is nothing to fear in comparison.

To what extent to give up, Zhao Jiaren pondered in his heart. The important thing here is how much power to give Zhao Qian, and Zhao Qian's current position is too delicate, once Zhao Qian's power is implemented, it means that Zhao Qian himself must face a lot of specific work, these jobs will definitely have accidents, and if something happens, it will damage Zhao Qian's reputation. A 'discredited' prince will only get harder and harder. Thinking about this question, Zhao Jiaren walked slowly with his hands behind his back. Until the secretary came to communicate, Wen Tianxiang asked to see him.

He had decided not to work today, so Zhao Jiaren asked Wen Tianxiang to sit with him on the pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake. Wen Tianxiang looked at the clear lake, simply took off his shoes and socks, sat on the stone embankment by the water, and soaked his feet in the water. Zhao Jiaren also thought it was good, so he sat next to Wen Tianxiang and did it together.

The water was unexpectedly warm and comfortable. Zhao Jiaren smiled: "Are you homesick?" ”

"I don't want to go back to Jiangxi." Wen Tianxiang sighed: "I used to think that the city was dirty and messy, but it was better to be in the township, with beautiful mountains and rivers. Now the situation is reversed, but the city is cleaner and tidier. ”

Zhao Jiaren didn't take this stubble, and urban development was really not like this in history. You have to go through all kinds of crazy pollution first, and make the city a miasma, crying wolves, and then you can consider governance. However, Zhao Jiaren brought back the planning concept of the 21st century, which was the right path from the beginning.

"The official family seems to be worried about something." Wen Tianxiang asked suddenly.

"Can you see that?" Zhao Jiaren said with a smile.

Wen Tianxiang said with a smile: "The official's mind is very good, that is, to do things. It's the first time I've seen an official family who doesn't even think about what to do. ”

Zhao Jiaren was a little speechless, too many people have said that Zhao Jiaren is invisible, and he is far-sighted. It seems that everyone is just teasing Zhao Jiaren. A bold person like Wen Tianxiang should tell the truth, Zhao Jiaren is not a complicated person. After thinking for a while, Zhao Jiaren simply told Wen Tianxiang what he was thinking.

It is worthy of Wen Tianxiang, when he heard the major events related to the Heavenly Family, he looked indifferent. After listening to it, after thinking about it, Wen Tianxiang asked Zhao Jiaren, "Does the official family really feel that his body can't hold it anymore?" ”

"You know your own business. I used to be eager to deal with official business, and I didn't feel comfortable not dealing with it. Now I have to work a lot of energy to get myself back to where I used to be, and it doesn't last as long as it used to. The body really can't bear it. ”

"Official, when I felt this before, I didn't dare to admit that I was old, and I always made all kinds of excuses. Just take care of face and refuse to accuse others indiscriminately. Now it's teachable. Wen Tianxiang sighed.

"Don't slap me on the back." Zhao Jiaren had to smile bitterly, he was not happy because of his wisdom.

Wen Tianxiang was silent again, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Official, if you really feel that your body can't support it, why don't you be the emperor." Let the crown prince succeed him. Before becoming the emperor, the official family can inform the prince that the official family needs to be consulted for major matters......"

Zhao Jiaren raised his hand and asked Wen Tianxiang not to speak, he frowned and remembered something. Thinking about it, he felt that his feet were not so comfortable soaking in the water, so he asked the guards to give him a towel to wipe his feet, and he put on cloth shoes barefoot and walked back to the pavilion.

Wen Tianxiang was a little afraid, this was also a very rare emotion for him. Back then, Jia Nidao was powerful, and Wen Tianxiang still scolded Jia Nidao. He scolded Song Lizong in a book. At this time, he made such a suggestion out of pure loyalty to the system, which should have been fearless. But Wen Tianxiang was really scared.

Zhao Jiaren is not a tyrant, although this official is very different from normal people, at least Zhao Jiaren's unique thinking does not treat people with tyranny, even if it is to slaughter barbarians, it is out of philosophy rather than personal emotions. However, such words are too cruel to a hero like Zhao Jiaren, and Wen Tianxiang is afraid that his words will hurt Zhao Jiaren himself. But Wen Tianxiang is not a person who will apologize, if Zhao Jiaren suddenly tyrannically kills Wen Tianxiang, Wen Tianxiang will not feel afraid. After that, Zhao Jiaren got up and left in thought, and Wen Tianxiang didn't say anything more, he felt that he had said enough about the surprise.

In the evening, Zhao Jiaren was thinking about things, and his wife Qin Yuzhen sent flower tea. Putting down the tea, Qin Yuzhen didn't leave, but sat opposite Zhao Jiaren. In the end, Zhao Jiaren had to ask, "What do you see again?" ”

"I think the official family has encountered a big thing. I feel uneasy. Qin Yuzhen replied.

"Is that clear?"

"I just don't think it's right, the things that the official family has encountered are not ordinary."

Hearing his wife say this, Zhao Jiaren said bluntly: "If I abdicate now and become the emperor and let Da Lang succeed to the throne, what do you think?" ”

Qin Yuzhen was not happy, her face was a little pale. This made Zhao Jiaren feel very surprised, his wife was immediately very happy or immediately fiercely opposed was the reaction that should be, what does this reaction mean now. So Zhao Jiaren asked, "Why are you so scared?" ”

"The officials aren't joking, are they?" Qin Yuzhen's voice trembled a little.

"What's the joke about this kind of thing? I don't like to joke about serious things. ”

"There's got to be a reason for that." Qin Yuzhen's voice continued to tremble.

Qin Yuzhen was not happy, her face was a little pale. This made Zhao Jiaren feel very surprised, his wife was immediately very happy or immediately fiercely opposed was the reaction that should be, what does this reaction mean now. So Zhao Jiaren asked, "Why are you so scared?" ”