Zeng Erlang is the youngest son of the old Zeng family, because the family is poor and his appearance is not so outstanding, so he has never married a wife in his twenties.

The two brothers in his family also have a sister-in-law, only the eldest married a daughter-in-law through the sister-in-law exchange method, Zeng Erlang was either in a daze or went around to peek at the eldest girls and little daughters-in-law of each family when he was free.

There is no way, the family is too poor to afford to marry.

Whenever night fell, listening to the sound of banging and calling from the eldest brother's room, Zeng Erlang turned over and over again, and even the bed board was almost broken by him.

It's not a thing to stay like this all the time, so when Li Yunze took over the river dredging project in Chang'an City, Zeng Erlang joined the ranks of migrant workers with the temptation of going to Chang'an City to open his eyes and process money outside.

Everything in Chang'an City dazzled these older young people in the countryside, and their hearts were also extremely shocked.

At that time, he swore in front of his companions that he would one day move into this Chang'an City and be a city person.

His companions mocked him for not knowing how thick the sky was, and then they began to brag and fart.

When I was working in Chang'an City, I worked in various rivers during the day, and after eating at night, I basically bragged and farted, and then went to sleep.

Although Li Yunze opened a night school and spent a lot of money to invite scholars to teach him to read and write, not many people were willing to learn.

Mainly because I was too tired to work during the day, and I really didn't have that energy. At the same time, when I am old, I feel that my life has already been set, what school do I still want to go to at this time, do I still want to participate in the imperial examination?

Zeng Erlang insisted on going to night school, even if he was too tired, he would never miss a class.

At the beginning, I naturally didn't know anything, and as a teacher, I only disciplined, regardless of whether I learned or not.

Many of my peers who attend night school are also gradually withdrawing for one reason or another.

Zeng Erlang, who wanted to change his fate, was still holding on, and even when he was working during the day, he didn't talk to his companions about where and where there was a half-closed door, but squatted on the ground and practiced the words he learned last night with a branch.

It continued until the end of the dredging project.

When the project was over, the night school was canceled, and everyone went home, Zeng Erlang still felt unfinished, but unfortunately there was no chance.

After returning home, Zeng Erlang no longer peeked at anyone's eldest girl and little daughter-in-law, and either squatted outside the village private school all day long, eavesdropping, or writing and painting on the ground.

The people in the village are looking for ridicule that he is crazy, and he still wants to change his fate.

Later, the construction of a railway began to recruit conscription, and Zeng Erlang learned that it was Li Jiazhuang who presided over the matter, so he took the initiative to replace his eldest brother to take over the conscription.

Not surprisingly, there was another night school at the construction site in the evening.

Because Zeng Erlang knew a lot of words, he was recommended to go to the railway technical school after studying for a period of time.

At this time, he directly departed from the work on the construction site and began to learn professional knowledge.

The first is mathematics.

Maybe it's because of perseverance, or maybe it's because of a little talent, Zeng Erlang was sent to the senior class for further study with excellent grades after nearly a year of study.

The content taught in the advanced class is very professional.

From railway maintenance, to scheduling schedules and so on.

Those who can come here to study are all outstanding talents who have stood out from hundreds of thousands of people.

In addition to practical classes, they no longer have to go to the construction site to work in the wind and sun, and studied hard for a year, until the railway is about to open to traffic, they passed the assessment and graduated, and were assigned to work all along the line.

Zeng Erlang was very lucky, he was assigned to Chang'an East Station as a dispatcher, with a super high income of two yuan a month, living in a house allocated by the railway company, and becoming a real city person.

You must know that even if it is a fourth-grade official in the court, the income on the surface of the month is about four yuan.

Zeng Erlang also has additional allowances here, as well as a variety of in-kind rewards.

When he returned to his hometown village on vacation, the threshold of the family was broken by the matchmaker.

The eldest brother always babbled that it was Zeng Erlang who robbed him of his opportunity, and if it was he who went to serve in the first place, what should he do.

For this kind of complaining words, Zeng Erlang, who opened his eyes, smiled and said nothing.

As for an illiterate person like his eldest brother, if he really went to a technical school, he wouldn't even be able to go to night school.

After rejecting his parents' proposal for a blind date in the village, and leaving gifts and goods, Zeng Erlang left his hometown village.

The village is nice and has memories of my youth, but I want to go outside.

Zeng Erlang, who returned to Chang'an City, took several of his apprentices with his heart, and strived to cultivate them all, get rid of his fate of facing the loess with his back to the sky, open his eyes to see the world, and come to this world in vain.

Then on this day, the second lady of Lijiazhuang came to the station.

Wu Meiniang, who was wearing a long skirt with embroidered gold and a big red cotton cloak, got off the gorgeous carriage when she received a notice that everyone was waiting here, and their eyes were straight.

Although he is not very old, his demeanor and demeanor really make the hearts of many people like deer.

Raising his hand and lifting the hood, he revealed his black hair like a cloud, and stepped forward like a little phoenix with wings ready to fly.

The earrings were shining, and Wu Meiniang, who was pinned to the golden hairpin, clapped her hands, "You are all excellent employees of the company, and your ability has been recognized by everyone." ”

Listening to the crisp and pleasant voice, Zeng Erlang and the others had a little numb scalp.

It's pitiful, except for going to Pingkangfang, the daughter of the owner of the grocery store is the most prestigious girl they can come into contact with every day.

At this time, facing the daughter of Guogong and the person in charge of Lijiazhuang, it felt really numb.

“... After the opening of the line from Chang'an City to Luoyang City, a lot of manpower is needed along the line... They are all excellent employees, and this is a great opportunity to participate in the advanced training training... Those who pass the graduation will receive a 50% salary increase..."

Wu Meiniang talked for a while, and finally gave up her position and continued the topic with a sturdy man.

The man first saluted Wu Meiniang respectfully, but when he straightened up and turned his face, his face was like frost, "The identity of this official, you don't need to know." Just know that this official will be your instructor. ”

"What you will learn next will be the weapon of the country, the treasure of the country! Whoever dares to leak it out is not just a matter of your own heads. ”

After the man finished speaking, he waved his hand vigorously, "You have three days to go home to handle family affairs, and after three days, gather here and send you to do training." ”

Everyone dispersed, and on the way home, Zeng Erlang's heart was agitated, and he simply passed the door and went straight to the grocery store.

He's going to woo the grocer's daughter!

At the station, the man with a cold face in front of the workers before, when he turned to look at Wu Meiniang, he simply bent down and said words full of warmth, "Second lady, rest assured, the lower officials must do their best to train them to master the operation of electricity."

The skills of the station are guaranteed to be learned by everyone. ”

Wu Meiniang, who was obviously thinking about her thoughts, smiled and said, "I'm tired." ”

With the start of the railway from Chang'an City to Luoyang City, the training work in the early stage will naturally start in advance.

One of the most important things to do is train the dispatchers to learn how to operate the radio.

There are many train shifts, so there must be reasonable scheduling, otherwise it is easy to have accidents.

In this regard, there is nothing more convenient than radio.

It is not easy to operate a radio station, and it can only be selected and trained from these basic dispatchers.

As for the scholars in Datang, most of them don't even have the qualifications to enter the school, because their math is super bad.

Packing up her mind, Wu Meiniang showed a smile, "Captain Wu, have you done what you stole some time ago?" ”

Hearing this, Wu Yan immediately showed an angry look on his face, "What a group of bastards, they actually dare to pick up cars and steal." The Hundred Horsemen have already arrested everyone, even those who sold the stolen goods. That's it..."

He was a little embarrassed and said, "A lot of sheep have been eaten. ”

Some time ago, Li Yunze arranged a train of trucks to transport a large number of Merino sheep from Chang'an City to Shengzhou, where they would be sent across the Yellow River to the Tang army to be distributed to obedient tribes to raise.

Unexpectedly, halfway through, a group of locals took advantage of the opportunity of the train to turn and slow down and climbed into the car.

Hundreds of sheep were thrown off the train in several wagons, most of them killed and injured, and none of them were recovered.

The news reached Chang'an City by telegram, and Li Er was furious.

Li Er, who regarded the train as the wings of the Tang Dynasty, valued the safety of the relevant thing the most, and immediately ordered the Hundred Cavalry Division to arrest him within a time limit.

Wu Yan personally led the team to rush over by train, and soon arrested all the local people who picked up the train.

Those people also shouted injustices in a loud voice: 'Rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water.' Our house is on the edge of the railway, so if we don't tear down the railroad tracks, we can just sell them, and it's worth getting some things. ’

The consequences of this incident are severe.

Pickpocketing and selling stolen goods naturally have a legal disposition, and the local county order was taken away by the people of Dali Temple who came by train the next day.

In the higher-level states, from the history of assassination to other driving, from the long history to the record of joining the army, and even Liucao was dismissed and investigated.

All of a sudden, the court was shaken.

It is precisely because of this shock that various prefectures and counties along the way have frantically strengthened education and publicity, and the seriousness of patrolling and arresting.

From time to time, things such as picking up trains, getting on the train without buying tickets, forcibly stopping the train, forcibly boarding the train, transporting goods and sending people away, etc., disappear visibly with the naked eye.

The yamen is like this, they turn a blind eye on weekdays.

But once the top is really heavy-handed, he will immediately get serious in order to ensure that he does not become the next one.

"I'm tired."

Wu Meiniang smiled, looked up at the snowflakes that were gradually falling in the sky, but her heart was pressed with a stone.

Wu Yan naturally knew why, there was already a lot of noise inside and outside Chang'an City about the emperor's intention to marry the eldest daughter Princess Changle to Lord Li Zhuang.

However, he resolutely will not say a word more about this kind of thing.

It wasn't his turn to get involved.

"Yesterday, Yanzhou sent a telegram, saying that there were bandits demolishing the railroad tracks, and the lower officials wanted to rush over to arrange for disposal." Wu Yan chose to run away very heartily, "I will leave first." ”

Since the opening of the Changsheng Railway, from Chang'an City to Shengzhou for more than 1,000 miles, many affairs along the way can be known on the same day, and it can be reached in two days at most.

The speed and efficiency of its information acquisition have broken the ceiling of imagination.

In contrast, even in the very close reaches of Huazhou, it takes only a few days to know what is going on, and it is possible to travel by courier and horseback.

Such a remarkable contrast, from Li Er to Chaotang, all invested a huge degree of enthusiasm in the railway.

After Wu Yan smeared oil on the soles of her feet and ran away, Wu Meiniang took the corner of her skirt and got into the carriage to "go back to the village." ”

Princess Changle's matter was very uncomfortable, and she was determined to go to the master to ask for clarification!