In the Xu family's compound, Luo Zhengwu came to say goodbye to his twin brother Luo Zhengwen. Although the two are twins, their faces are very different, and their personalities are very different. Li Congyi built a mansion after becoming an adult, and the two fathers served as the housekeeper of the palace (public mansion), the two were two years younger than the main owner Li Congyi, Luo Zhengwu followed his father in the palace (public mansion), and Luo Zhengwen did Li Congyi's follower before and after the saddle.

Except for a change of clothes, Luo Zhengwen didn't have any luggage. The room was too lazy to clean up, thinking that it would be left to the Xu family to deal with. This will have an early lunch and be sleeping in the room.

Luo Zhengwu entered the courtyard and caught a glimpse of Xu Meilan also packing up in and out, Luo Zhengwu stopped and said hello respectfully, and then entered Luo Zhengwen's room.

Luo Zhengwen hadn't fallen asleep yet, so he heard it clearly, and when his younger brother came in, he asked in surprise: "Let's be kind to Miss Meilan, but you were too humble just now, right?" ”

Luo Zhengwu said: "Miss Xu Bingxue is smart, Lord Guogong gave us a few lectures on double-entry bookkeeping, and also talked about the balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow statement, but Miss Xu can draw inferences from one another, and even ask the Lord Guogong to stop." At present, the Guogong University has made it clear that the Guogong government and the company must use double-entry bookkeeping, and three tables must be compiled every month. This year, on behalf of the Grand Master Guogong, Ms Xu will organize us to compile a table every month and check the accounts together. Do you think I'm not respectful? ”

After a pause, Luo Zhengwu asked again: "What is the background of this girl?" ”

Luo Zhengwen was also curious all of a sudden: "I heard that he lost his father and mother when he was a child, and he was taken to Nanchang by his second brother to work as a maid for a young lady from a large family for many years. I went home the year before last, not to mention farm work, I don't know anything about female red and other work, and I can't be disgusted by my eldest brother and sister-in-law. Last year, while her second brother was away, her eldest brother and sister-in-law received 20 taels of silver, and the decision was to marry her to the sick youngest son Chongxi, but on the night of the visit, the youngest son of the family passed. It is said that thanks to her second brother's filial piety to her in-laws every year, she can be regarded as a widow in her in-laws' family. ”

"Her second brother is a man." Luo Zhengwu nodded, "If we meet in the future, it will take a while." ”

Luo Zhengwen smacked his mouth and said, "Grandpa Guo is really strange, I saw Miss Meilan that day, and I wanted to drive her away first." You say such a beautiful girl, but he wants to drive away. It was General Manager Xu who said something, saying that Miss Xu was going to be driven away by Lord Guogong, so there was really no way out, so Grandpa Guo gave up. But he asked if he could recognize the words, and he heard that he could be regarded as happy to leave Miss Xu if he could recognize the words. ”

"Grandpa Guo wanted to do something, so he asked to be able to read. If you are beautiful, what kind of beautiful girl has you never seen in Grandpa Guo? Luo Zhengwu thought to himself, but it is really rare to be as smart and powerful as Miss Xu.

Luo Zhengwen said again: "Grandpa Guo is busy every day now, and he doesn't play anymore, even if I am also sent to write official documents every day, I have to teach big characters to those big-headed soldiers." I really miss the grandfather of the country in the past. Orr said softly: "You said that Grandpa Guo wouldn't really be a different person, right?" I look at the things that Grandpa Guo will meet now, how can he know it? ”

"Silence!" Although Luo Zhengwu's voice was soft, it was already powerful. "Brother, don't say this kind of thing. People say that Grandpa Guo is the star of the world......"

"Okay, okay, I've got it." Of course Luo Zhengwen doesn't believe such nonsense, "I think the name of my father and mother is wrong, so you should be called Zhengwen, and my name is Zhengwu......"

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The group rode horses, and the rest rode in carriages or ox carts, and went to Xuancheng. 80 miles away, the first half of the journey along the direction of the Huayang River where the Jianhe River joins, the edge of the official road; When the Huayang River joins the Shuiyang River, the river surface is wide, you can take a boat down the river, travel slowly overnight, and you can reach Xuancheng the next morning.

The group took several boats, and Xu Jianzhang deliberately pulled Hou Hongye and Xu Shiming to take the same boat: "I need to talk to Lord Hou and General Manager Xu tonight, and I hope the two comrades will help me solve my doubts." This comrade is also the occasional use of Grandpa Guo to refer to Xu Shiming and other unofficial people, and it should be used to mean "like-minded", which is a convenient word when it is not convenient to be specifically named.

The three of them found a place to sit down on the boat, and when the boatman brought charcoal fire, they chatted while making tea.

"Today, the Lord Guogong arranged several things on the road, and I summarized them slightly, one is reservoir planning, two is water conservancy, three is coal and iron prospecting, four is the development of transportation, and five is recruiting professionals." Xu Jianzhang snapped his fingers and said, "For the two matters of reservoir planning and water conservancy, I also ask General Manager Xu to fully assist me." I know the meaning of these new words for the development of transportation and the recruitment of professionals, and I need to ask the general manager to help me with the staff. ”

turned to Hou Hongye again: "There is also this coal and iron prospecting, I heard that Lord Guogong means that no matter how big or small the mine is, the mining thing will be done first, so I want to ask Lord Hou for assistance, let's implement this matter immediately." Of course, the other four, no matter which one, I intend to start with Xuancheng County first. Therefore, in the future, I will have to worry a lot about Lord Hou. ”

Xu Shiming said, "Lord Xu summed it up very comprehensively. The matter of reservoir planning and water conservancy construction was born for the construction of Xuanzhou. We will fully cooperate with you and the company to ensure that you can complete your tasks. I will first talk about my own understanding for the reference of adults. Nowadays, Xuanzhou construction grass creation, engineering construction experience is still insufficient, Guogong University is also recommended to start with the easy and then difficult, first from the small reservoir to accumulate experience, this is one of them. The second is that large reservoirs are extremely expensive, and they may flood fields and towns, and it is difficult to calculate what is gained and lost at that time. Therefore, the main purpose of this reservoir plan is to develop small rivers and streams in mountainous towns and villages in response to the mountainous situation in the prefectures, and greatly increase the area of paddy fields in the above-mentioned areas, thereby increasing grain production and the scale of field tax. Third, to the door pit and other villages, the number of reservoirs can be built, only a place of the house, I am afraid that there will be no less than a thousand, so it is impossible to do it in one drum, the suggestion of the Guogong is to set up a five-year plan, slowly drawing it. ”

"The construction of water conservancy, of course, is not limited to the construction of reservoirs, like the construction of cascade barrages and the construction of trunk canals and branch canals, which can be encouraged, supported and guided by the government, and led by the villages in the countryside."

"In addition, in terms of developing transportation, it is nothing more than building roads and bridges. The Lord Guogong and the contemptible people have said that they hope that the next development focus of Xuanzhou Construction will be to build bridges, especially on large and medium-sized rivers. In this part, we still ask the Lord Guogong more, and the Lord Guogong will give me one or two points, which is better than waiting for us to think hard for a long time. ”

"Speaking of recruiting professionals, the Guogong people have said a lot, but anyone who has a skill in agriculture, water conservancy, transportation, construction, mining, iron smelting, shipbuilding, machinery, textiles, medical care and other aspects related to people's production and life is a professional talent that we urgently need."

Xu Jianzhang and Hou Hongye couldn't help but take a breath. Xu Jianzhang couldn't help but ask: "After these professionals are recruited, what is Grandpa Guo going to use?" ”

"Start a company. For example, the prospecting talents that Grandpa Guo now has in mind can raise a prospecting team in the mining company to continuously discover new sources of ore for the mining company. According to Grandpa Guo, when the conditions are ripe in the future, it is possible to open a special prospecting company. ”

Xu Shiming talked in detail for a long time. It was Hou Hongye's turn to answer Xu Jianzhang's question.

"Tomorrow, I will arrange for the distribution of coal and iron ore that has been discovered in the county to be sent to Lord Xu, there are some coal and iron mines in it, and Guogong can directly develop them; In addition, if you look along these veins, you may be able to make new discoveries. ”

"As for the other four, Lord Xu said that it would be implemented first in Xuancheng, and the county is naturally grateful, except for full support and cooperation."

The three of them had a long talk, but they didn't realize that it was late at night. Xu Jianzhang, a sergeant who joined the army, was in charge of rivers, bridges and construction, etc., and was almost an idle post in the house, and Hou Hongye was the same official as the seventh grade, but when it came to the future of power and status, it was a difference between cloud and mud. But now the Lord Guogong attaches great importance to this part, if he can do something and enter the eyes of the Lord Guogong, the future is unknown.

Thinking like this, Xu Jianzhang felt full of energy. "I watch the actions of the Lord Guogong, and I do not want to put off today's affairs until tomorrow. My intention is to select the coal mine and start preparations in the next few days, if the coal mining company can be settled on the day of the opening of the Xuanzhou construction, it must be the heart of the United Nations Gong. Therefore, I don't want to exchange official documents, so I ask Lord Hou to send someone who is familiar with some things with me tomorrow to inspect several coal mines in the county and give him a letter as soon as possible. ”

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When the ship is abandoned, the situation is different.

What Li Congyi saw in Menkeng and other places was that all of them were from the countryside, and the commoners he saw generally had houses to live in, fields and land to cultivate, so he felt that the standard of living at this time exceeded his expectations. When he arrived at the edge of Xuancheng, Li Congyi thought that the local area would be richer, but what he saw was that there were a large number of beggar-like people, crowded in the corner of the roadside of the ferry. There were also a few people, thin and thin, but with big bellies, lying alone on the side of the road, not knowing whether they were dead or alive. Looking at the river bank in the distance, there are some thatched huts scattered and rotten, looking like that, the rain can't cover it, the wind can't stop it, and I don't know how people live inside.

The county government is about to open the way in front, and the guards of the Guogong Mansion are majestic and protect a group of officials and entourage in the middle, not to mention beggars, even passers-by and businessmen are afraid of it.

Li Congyi motioned for Hou Hongye to take a step forward and asked, "In Xuancheng County, are there many such big belly diseases?" ”

Hou Hongye pondered for a moment and said: "In this county, there are only sporadic cases, and I heard that Guangde and Xunxi have more diseases. ”

Xu Jianzhang also added: "This disease was a disaster in the Tang Dynasty, but it has improved a lot in recent years. And compared with the counties along the Taihu Lake, this province has never been a disaster area. ”

Li Congyi nodded and didn't ask any more. However, I have added another task to my heart to eradicate schistosomiasis.