When he picked up the measuring instrument, Zhao Qian subconsciously wanted to shrink his shoulder, and he did so, and then felt that his shoulder did not have the pain he imagined. Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, he wanted to just leave, but he felt that he really couldn't ignore this change.

Putting down the measuring instrument, Zhao Qian took a completely non-dodging way to put on the equipment, and the hard equipment fell on his shoulder, which was not comfortable. Putting down the equipment again, Zhao Qian thought for a moment, he didn't want to take off, nor did he want to hide without interest. After picking up the device a few times and trying it a few times, he found that he had the strength in his arm to manipulate the device more calmly. Zhao Qian picked up the device and gently brought it close to his shoulder. This time it was much more comfortable, and after a few more attempts, Zhao Qian picked up the equipment and walked forward.

Because of this toss, Zhao Qian lagged behind the team slightly. Without the previous discomfort, this point can be caught up in half a minute. Zhao Qian's team did not continue to build the north-south platform, but started from the completed survey datum point and built the east-west survey base point.

At this time, it was already the tenth month of the Song calendar, and the weather was cold. The neat Song army walked in the wilderness, and there was no one to be seen except for the extremely sparse villages. While bypassing a forest, Zhao Qian saw a village in the distance, and he suddenly realized that he had finally begun to get used to this kind of China. That is, he began to lose his instinctive resistance to the wilderness.

Zhao Qian was born and raised in large cities such as Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou. In recent years, he has lived in a super metropolis like Hangzhou, with a population of one million. The crowd is surging, shoulder to shoulder. In Zhao Qian's view, it is a norm. When he and his troops conducted primary training in Guide Mansion (Shangqiu), Henan, Guide Province, with a population of less than 100,000, was already a desolate place in his opinion. When he was marching in the wilderness of Henan, Zhao Qian couldn't accept that this was the Great Song Dynasty in his heart.

Until the Song army recaptured Henan, it was used as a pasture by the Mongols. After the Great Song Dynasty recaptured the south of the Yellow River, the population of Henan was counted and found that the population of Henan was less than one million. The fact that the area of Henan is thousands of times that of Hangzhou City, and the population is actually the same as that of Hangzhou City, makes Zhao Qian find it difficult to understand.

According to historical records, Kaifeng had a population of one million in those years, and Henan was an extremely wealthy area with a population of 10 million. Walking in the current Henan, if there were no military stations, you could really walk for two or three days without seeing a village. After the recapture of Kaifeng, the population of the entire Kaifeng Province was only 100,000. What kind of brutal rule the Mongols carried out in Henan, Zhao Qian really couldn't imagine.

After being in this kind of place for a long time, Zhao Qian found that he himself had begun to get used to such desolation. Such self-awareness made Zhao Qian couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

"Deputy squad leader, what's so funny?" The warrior walking beside Zhao Qian couldn't help but ask.

"I ......, I remember when I was a kid and almost got lost." Zhao Qian replied.

"Why get lost?" The comrade-in-arms said in surprise.

"I don't really know the direction." Zhao Qian replied. Living in the city, just remember where the familiar places are and the direction of the buildings to make it easy to feel at home. After entering the army, Zhao Qian felt that the course of recognizing the direction was really profound and breathtaking. The comrades-in-arms in the army who could easily recognize the direction made Zhao Qian doubt that they had natural ability. It's like a pigeon that naturally knows its way.

The comrade-in-arms was very good at identifying the direction, and he obviously didn't know that what Zhao Qian said was not what he thought at all, so he asked a little smugly: "What about now?" ”

Zhao Qian heard the complacency of his comrades-in-arms, and he couldn't help but want to fight back in his heart, he smiled: "Now that these measurement datum points have been repaired, the direction is marked on them." I only have to find this datum point and look at it, and I can know the direction. ”

"I see." The tone of his comrades-in-arms was completely 'I know', and he was not at all excited to participate in such a project.

Zhao Qian took advantage of the situation and closed his mouth and interrupted the conversation. A week ago, the army announced the candidates for the deputy squad leaders. Zhao Qian was elected as the deputy squad leader. Instructor Lian asked Zhao Qian a question, "Why do you think you were selected?" ”

This question was beyond Zhao Qian's imagination, he just felt that he could definitely be selected. In terms of height, he had to have 185. In terms of physical fitness, he can also rank in the top ten in the company. In terms of academic qualifications, he was admitted to university. As for the background, Zhao Qian didn't even bother to consider this factor. If his background is announced, Zhao Qian should probably be the person in charge of the Henan Theater.

At this time, Zhao Qian knew that he hated flamboyant goods, and the army generally didn't like flamboyant people. He followed the coping method given by his father and said calmly: "I don't know why the company chose me. Since the company chose me, I will try to do my job well. ”

It can be seen that even the instructor was a little surprised by this answer. The instructor was silent for a moment before he spoke: "Comrade Zhao Qian, when I chose you, the team felt that you were not very able to unite comrades, so you may not be able to convince the public. But you have a very clear advantage in never complaining. Able to do their own work. So in the end, we think we should give you such a chance to exercise. We know that you are a high school graduate, and there are not many people in the company or in the entire battalion who can have such an education. But don't take this as a capital that you look down on. ”

Why should I look up to people? Zhao Qian couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart. If it weren't for his father's ingenious arrangement, as well as the stern reprimand before departure, Zhao Qian felt that he should have spoken to others like this at this time. But when he thought of his father's words, Zhao Qian was also a little weak-hearted. The truth that his father said is very easy to understand, if a person does not start from the grassroots level, he will be pitted by others.

So Zhao Qian replied: "I really don't look down on people. ”

"Looking down on people means that you never think about what others think, and always feel that what you think is right." Even the instructor said.

Zhao Qian was a little speechless. If this is the standard of looking down on people, Zhao Qian really has to admit that he just looks down on people. Even now, Zhao Qian still thinks so.

If he wanted to 'get along' with his comrades-in-arms, Zhao Qian couldn't say much. For example, Zhao Qian thinks that this measurement work is really good from the perspective of the country. When he expressed his opinion, his comrades-in-arms either scoffed at it, or felt that Zhao Qian was completely echoing the above statement.

So Zhao Qian talked about his benefits for these base points, "After having these base points, it is easy to find out the size of the land and the field." When roads and canals are built, it is also very clear how much land needs to be occupied. ”

This is Zhao Qian's true words. When his father was talking to the cadres who implemented the Lin'an New City plan at home, he talked about the importance and practicality of establishing a measurement base point in Lin'an.

The comrades-in-arms basically did not understand what this meant. After they asked with confusion or disdain, Zhao Qian reasoned. Some people were silent, and some people said: "This is a matter of the government, and it is not our turn to take care of it." ”

"Aren't we just part of the court?" Zhao Qian directly quoted his father's definition of the army.

"We're far away from the government!" Immediately someone scoffed. The one who laughed at Zhao Qian at that time was a comrade-in-arms with extraordinary ability to recognize direction.

In order not to look down on others, Zhao Qian didn't even dare to talk to these comrades-in-arms about his heart. He continued to walk forward in silence, and this silence was the company's greatest recognition of him. was silent, and Zhao Qian was still thinking about his current work and contacting the imperial court.

These measurement base points are marked in the four directions of southeast, northwest and northwest. Even a guy like Zhao Qian, who lacks the ability to identify the direction, as long as he can go to the measurement datum point to see it, he will know the direction. Follow the direction and you'll easily find the next datum point. Even if there is a problem with these signs, you can find the direction by comparing several fiducials in a row. With such guidance, the troops will not go in the wrong direction in smearing. A person like Zhao Qian who can read and write, is not afraid to walk thousands of miles. Not to mention that these signs are not limited to words either, but also graphics. For example, in addition to the north character, there is also a Beidou logo on the cement pillar.

Walking in silence, Zhao Qian actually suspected that the comrade-in-arms who was proficient in discernment was unhappy because his talent was weakened by the guidance service provided by the measurement base point. Zhao Qian didn't have any sympathy for this, he found that he was also jealous, and he also hated people who were flamboyant. Seeing such a guy being frustrated, Zhao Qian felt very happy in his heart.

But as he walked, Zhao Qian suddenly felt a little uneasy, others should also look at Zhao Qian like this.

In order to carry out the order of his father Zhao Jiaren, Zhao Qian continued to walk through the wilderness of Henan with this uneasiness. Zhao Jiaren, who was in Hangzhou, looked coldly at the recital written by Li Tingzhi, the governor of Nanchang. It is said in the chapter that the cost of cement piles is not small, and there are many bandits in the mountainous areas of Jiangxi, and it is a huge waste to spend valuable manpower and material resources on making cement piles and burying cement piles.

The words written in the article are sincere, and there is even some beauty in the choice of words and sentences, which I think can be appreciated by many literati. Zhao Jiaren wanted to put this piece aside, but he really couldn't. In any case, Li Tingzhi showed enough firmness against the Mongols that he could also be called a hero of the Han family. Such a person, Zhao Jiaren didn't want him to lose results.

In the end, Zhao Jiaren said to the secretary, "Give me a copy of the application form for the investigation of basic information." ”

The capital information includes age, gender, year of birth, and the resume of the basic official. It is a general level of personnel content. With Zhao Jiaren's application form, the secretary quickly got the information from the ministry. Zhao Jiaren actually wants to see only one, that is, how old Li Tingzhi is.

Looking at this, Li Tingzhi was born in 1219, and now it is 1279, and this Han hero is exactly sixty years old. So Zhao Jiaren instructed the next day, "The Ministry of Officials will implement the retirement plan next year." ”