When the news of the boatload of silver at the mouth of the Songjiang River was released, there was actually an uproar.

In fact, since the beginning of the large-scale construction of railways, the production of steel, coal and other workshops has begun to flourish.

It's just that, although it is hot, the businessmen are still cautious.

Although the current business is easy to do, and the demand in the market is also very large, the railway department, in order to strictly prevent the material from remaining high, and even the situation of hoarding goods, still took several measures.

On the one hand, it is a steel workshop under the jurisdiction of Qixia Commercial Bank, which is self-produced on a large scale.

On the other hand, it is all purchases that set a maximum price, that is, the profit must be there, and there is a lot, but there is also a limit.

Because of this, many of the mines, logging workshops, machinery manufacturing workshops, and steel workshops involved in them did not dare to expand production on a large scale, although they saw that they were profitable and took advantage of this opportunity to make a lot of money.

After all, the investment in these things is a huge amount of real money, and the trade is good this year, but who can guarantee next year?

In particular, the annual expenditure of tens of millions of taels of silver in the imperial court was, in the eyes of many, obviously unsustainable.

By the time you've expanded your new workshop and everything is complete, a year and a half has passed, and by then, maybe once the heat has passed, you may have to lose all your money.

But now, after the news came out, many workshops have begun to prepare for the expansion of production.

The emperor has silver, so it seems that this railway will continue to be built every year, and whoever expands production first now will earn more.

As a result, almost everyone in this Qixia is talking about steel and smelting, which can be described as very lively.

Zhang Anshi sat in the capital, but he had to ask about the situation of the Jiangxi political envoy almost every day.

With the continuous advancement of the railway project, the current problems are also varied, under normal circumstances, Zhang Anshi does not carry out special treatment, just know that there is such a thing.

Next, let's see how Zhu Zhanji disposes of it and the after-effects after disposal.

Zhang Anshi only has one thing, that is, to borrow the Ministry of Railways to build several university halls about railways.

With the expansion of the railway, talent is the most important, whether it is the craftsman who builds the road, or the personnel who explore and design the railway, and even the talent who improves the steam locomotive, and the arithmetic, medical, civil, military and so on around the railway.

The recruited personnel are roughly divided into three categories, one is academically profound, and has passed a rigorous examination for further study.

另一种则是向各省招募生员，条件较为宽松，学制两年。

There is also a kind of craftsmen and laborers who are recommended for a one-year training.

Now the Ministry of Railways is not short of silver, but it is still lacking people.

At this time, Raozhou Station.

The Jiangxi Railway Division has been relocated.

With the opening of Raozhou Station, the station of the Railway Division was also moved to Nanchang Prefecture.

And what remains here is still just a Raozhou station.

Almost every day, a rumbling steam locomotive passes by.

In particular, there is an endless stream of steam locomotives that transport rails, sleepers and other raw materials to Jiangxi.

Raozhou Station is responsible for the security and maintenance along the railway line to ensure that it can be connected at any time.

At the same time, he is also responsible for the market, school, hospital, etc. around the site.

Here, a bazaar has gradually taken shape.

Many merchants poured in with the steam locomotives, so slowly a shop was opened.

The goods from Qixia are placed on various shelves.

Merchants with various accents, as well as the people who gradually poured into the territory of the railway division, negotiated the price of goods.

Of course, these businessmen are just small businessmen.

In fact, some large commercial houses have already laid out their layouts here.

They have built a lot of warehouses along the line, and in addition, they have also set their sights on a lot of cheap resources in this Rao Prefecture.

Such as raw silk, raw hemp, and various ores.

Some of the goods that they felt could be sold on the spot took advantage of these cheap raw materials to build a few workshops directly on the spot and carry out some simple cotton spinning. Others, by steam locomotives, were transported to Zhili.

Naturally, there are all kinds of mountain goods in demand, Jiangxi is already mountainous, outstanding people, merchants who have come here to buy a large number of mountain goods, then the mountain goods are trafficked to Zhili.

For Hu Mu at this time, what he had a headache was the influx of a large number of people.

After serving as a warden for less than four months, because of the vacancy of the warden of Raozhou Station, he was finally promoted to the rank of warden.

At this time, he is already considered to have a decent official body, at least if it is in other yamen, the warden does belong to the ranks of officials, but it is ...... Some of them are just not very popular.

Of course, his authority is much greater than that of ordinary wardens.

He's more like a brick, where it's needed, it needs to be a little edged.

And now, everyone in the station is worried about the affairs of the people.

In the beginning, the station and the citizens of the nearby prefectures and counties could be said to be in a state of no offense against each other.

Although they have also recruited workers, after all, there are few recruiters, and the local people still need to take care of the one-acre and three-point land.

But slowly, some people ate crabs and got salaries, and gradually, some people began to focus.

Some bold people began to come in, and later, people found that here, even if they did not go to build railways and work as coolies, even if they went to the land under the jurisdiction of the railway department to work for the workshops, or to be responsible for the construction of houses, or to go to the shops to show people, there was a salary, this salary...... can actually support a family at Hukou.

The four characters of raising a family at Hukou may be nothing to the nobles who are far away in Zhili.

But for this ordinary people, it has a fatal attraction.

In the past, people rented land for farming, and at the end of the year, they did not have enough food and clothing, and at the end of the year, they might even have to owe rent or debt to maintain themselves.

But here, it's real, and you can really eat enough.

Not only that, Raozhou Station began to overhaul the dormitory and provide rental, although it is all small houses, barely sheltered from the wind and rain.

But many people saw that it was made of bricks.

This is much stronger than those thatched huts with thatched roofs and mud lake walls.

As long as you are willing to sell your strength, you will have a way to live.

So...... Many people came with their families.

If it is said that Zhili is prosperous, but after all, it is indeed too strange for the people thousands of miles away, and no one wants to leave their hometown, nor dare anyone easily take the risk of leaving their hometown.

But this Raozhou Station is at the door of the house, even if there is really anything, it is a big deal to walk back to the hometown for a day or two, so this kind of attraction is not comparable to ordinary people.

So a large number of people began to move in.

The clerks in the station had to register and distribute household registers to everyone who entered, so as to ensure that they could be controlled.

In addition, a large number of people come with their families and have no place to stay, so measures need to be taken, otherwise it may breed chaos.

Therefore, Hu Mu was busy with his feet not touching the ground, and took people with him, and set up a temporary resettlement point in the area near the west of the station, because the construction of the dormitory could not keep up with the speed of population inflow, so he simply asked people to build a lot of resettlement places and set up temporary large sheds.

But the more this kind of place, the easier it is to breed chaos, and even quarrels and fights, in addition, there is a problem of hygiene, and there are many inconveniences for women's rolls.

If left unchecked, in the long run, it is easy to become a place to hide dirt and dirt.

In the ministry, it has long been written, and the more places like this, the more we must do our best to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Therefore, the station dispatched a lot of inspectors, doctors, and even hired some volunteer teachers.

With these guarantees, in fact, people's hearts are also stable, and everyone doesn't have to worry about their burdens, they will be taken away at will, and they don't have to worry about the female roll being harassed.

Even children who have nothing to do now have a place to go, and they are carried away one by one, although the conditions are relatively simple, in fact, all that can be taught is to memorize a thousand words, but this role in calming people's hearts is irreplaceable by anything else.

"Your Highness is so admirable!"

Hu Mu, who had just inspected the medical clinic from the temporary resettlement and was about to return home at this time, was wearing a hat on his head and facing the scorching sun.

Liu Zhan, who was following behind him, couldn't hear it clearly, so he wiped the sweat on his forehead with his hand and said, "What? ”

Hu Mu glanced back at Liu Zhan, Liu Zhan was a little embarrassed at this time, the clothes on his body were a little wrinkled, and the hair that was originally combed well also fell down a few strands.

Hu Mu couldn't help but think of Fang Cai's scene.

Several doctors at the Fangcai Medical Center complained that the medicine in the station was not timely, and they also asked for an increase in the population, and they had to be careful about the sanitary conditions of this temporary resettlement site, although it was about to enter autumn, but they still had to prevent the disease.

After all, Hu Mu is a pawn, and they are not good at complaining, so they simply pull this and pull that Liu Zhan to chatter.

Liu Zhan looked disgusted at this time, looking a little depressed.

Hu Mu smiled and said: "The matter of sanitation is really important, and people will definitely not be able to transfer it, so it is better to rely on the mountains and eat the mountains, let the station allocate a little money, and select some careful ones from the military and civilian people in the resettlement site, and clean them every day, especially the garbage and feces that occur every day, especially to dispose of them properly." ”

Liu Zhan sighed faintly, and said with a bitter face: "I'm afraid that the station will not approve it." ”

Hu Mu said: "If you say that you want to clean, you will definitely be reluctant to approve it, but if you talk about plague prevention, and then take the words of those doctors, you will say that the doctors say that the epidemic may be rampant this year, and you see that the station is willing to refuse." ”

Liu Zhan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in surprise: "I understand, or Hu Dian's way." Hu Dian, just now you said that Your Highness ......"

Hu Mu said: "Yes, I said that His Highness really has a way!" ”

Liu Zhanhu said suspiciously: "Ah...... Isn't His Highness thousands of miles away? ”

Although Liu Zhan, as a scribe from the official academy, admired Zhang Anshi, he really couldn't think of anything today that could make Hu Mu feel like this.

Hu Mu said: "Your Highness said that the first thing to ensure in the places where the people are temporarily placed is to send teachers, and with a teacher who teaches, then the people's hearts will be stabilized." At first, I still felt that something was wrong, but these days, I was deeply touched, and sure enough, Mr. Teaching had it, so everything was in order. ”

Liu Zhan listened, but laughed and said: "Haha, I know this, this is the experience that His Highness learned when he was helping the people in Henan and Guanzhong, and after that, His Royal Highness ordered to promote, our official school school, and there is a special course, and this is what I learned." ”

Hu Mu frowned, and couldn't help but say in surprise: "Learn this?" ”

Liu Zhan nodded and said, "Actually, it is to analyze the causes. ”

"Is it analyzed?" Hu Mu asked, looking interested.

mentioned the matter of the former school, Liu Zhan's spirit also improved all of a sudden, especially seeing Hu Mu's interest, he was even more interested in talking, so he said: "The analysis has been made, and the final result is that the world is all over the world, and I think that the military and people of the Ming Dynasty respect literature and education, and even more importantly, they value their children and grandchildren, to the point that they cannot be repeated." Therefore, the children have a place to go, they can read some books, and they can read some words, so the people will have hope and hope, and this teacher can not only carry out some simple missions, but also teach some children to learn some literacy and hyphenation skills, and also stabilize people's hearts, so it is the focus of many work. ”

After hearing this, Hu Mu flashed a look of yearning on his face, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If it weren't for my age, I would really want to go to the official school and study for two years." ”

Liu Zhan smiled and said: "I heard others say that Hu Dian's family history is very deep, and he is also asked by the university, why bother?" ”

Hu Mu shook his head and said, "This is different, in the past, I felt that I had read a lot of books and had some ink." But now that I have the experience, I find that ...... That's not the study of the world, and it's a shame to say. His Highness's Learning......"

Before Hu Mu finished speaking, Liu Zhan said: "But His Highness doesn't teach any knowledge on weekdays. ”

Hu Muhan said with a smile: "This is the great place of this knowledge, real learning is not something that can be learned by a few steps through history." I've heard that your government schools often open your mouth to say that you can travel thousands of miles and read thousands of books. Now it seems that this is the question of the university. ”

Liu Zhan laughed.

Hu Mu suddenly changed his words and said: "After I go back, give me the newly made yellow book to my eucalyptus, these days, there are too many people pouring in, I want to check one or two, oh, yes......"

He became serious again and began to explain many things: "What kind of monster has the troupe been singing about recently, what's going on?" ”

Liu Zhan said: "Hu Dian, you don't like to listen to dramas, but you don't know that the most popular ones now are these dramas, saying that there are sea monsters outside the territory, so there are heroes to kill demons." ”

Liu Zhan looked pleased, and said to Hu Mu with relish: "You see, there are mountain monsters in Annam, water demons in Luzon, and ...... in Siam."

Hu Mu only felt a headache, he was too old to stand this, but he suddenly had a thought, and said, "Is there anything strange about Java?" ”

Liu Zhan thought for a long time and shook his head: "It's not true." ”

Hu Mu coughed and stopped talking.

I returned to Yali.

Hu Mu sat down, he wrinkled slightly, a little distracted, as if he was thinking about something, he always felt that his brother was a little more and more disagreeable, but the third brother had already become an adult, even if he was an elder brother, he was not easy to discipline.

When you are thinking and worrying.

Liu Zhan had already come with the household register and the latest form.

Hu Mu heard the movement, and then raised his head.

nodded to Liu Zhan, and immediately began to flip through it, and then ...... He looked a little incredulous, and said uncertainly: "The number...... That's right. ”

Liu Zhan said firmly: "There is no mistake. ”

Hu Mu's brows furrowed even deeper, and then he slowly relaxed.

After a long time, Hu Mu said: "This is unexpected...... Doesn't that mean...... Let's stand, the military and civilians under our jurisdiction, soon, will surpass Raozhou Mansion? ”

Liu Zhan smiled and said: "In recent days, you have been busy and fainted, and now the population of all sections of the station is skyrocketing." Several surrounding counties, especially some places, have reached the point where ten rooms and nine are empty...... A few days ago, the people of Raozhou Mansion also sent people to the station to negotiate, for this matter, saying that we lured the people, and said that the people fled from their homes, but the stationmaster ignored them. ”

Hu Mu couldn't help but say, "They may be willing to rest?" ”

Liu Zhan said: "It must be unwilling, and I still want to quarrel, and then the master of the station said that this matter has nothing to do with them, and they want to talk about it, let them go to His Royal Highness the Emperor and Sun to talk, or go to Beijing and talk to His Royal Highness the King of Song." ”

Liu Zhanxi smiled and said with a little pride: "As soon as those people heard this, they turned around and left." ”

Hu Mu thought about it seriously and said: "The more people there are, the easier it is to breed troubles, and the patrols everywhere must be on guard to prevent small people from getting in and making trouble." ”

He frowned, began to get up and paced, his face showing some concern, and then said, "I see, there will be people who can't swallow this breath." ”

Liu Zhan subconsciously said: "They dare to ......"

Hu Mu said: "It's better to be careful, it's better to be precautionary than nothing." ”

After hearing this, Liu Zhan closed his mouth that wanted to open his mouth, looked at the melancholy on Hu Mu's face, and nodded yes.

Hu Mu sat down again, he seemed to be completely different from when he first came, and after a short mutter, he said, "Raozhou Mansion...... Find a way to find a few people...... and the officials and scribes over there, see if anyone has found a familiar relationship, and pay attention to every move over there. ”

Liu Zhan raised his eyebrows and thought seriously for a while, and then his eyes opened slightly, and said: "There is really one, he is a fellow student of the country, but he is not an official, but he opened a medical hall in the city, because he is familiar with the people in the yali, he often goes in and out to treat people." ”

Hu Mu smiled and said, "Then I have to bother you." ”

Liu Zhan said: "Is this really necessary? ”

Hu Mu didn't explain much, but said succinctly: "It's time to share your highness's worries." ”