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"Teacher, you are here, come and see the achievements of our two brothers." Li Dejian said happily.

Yuan Shan looked at the two people who were covered in oil stains, not only on their bodies, but also on their faces, and it seemed that they hadn't washed their hair for a long time, and they could smell the "sweat" smell from a long distance. Sour.

"What's the progress now." Yuan Shan asked.

"Go and turn on the steam engine and let the teacher see our steamboat." Li Dejian looked impatient and immediately asked his younger brother to start the steam engine.

It takes a while to start the steam engine. It takes a while to burn coal. During this gap, Li Dejian introduced to Yuan Shan: "Teacher, you can see that the hull of this ship has been reinforced to carry steam power. Although the hull is heavier, there is still steam. The power should not affect the speed of the ship."

"En did a good job." Yuan Shan praised, and then Li Dejian introduced, and soon the steam engine on the ship started to move.

"Brother, the boat has started." Li Deju called.

The steam engine whistled, and then the transmission propeller connected to the steam engine began to rotate slowly. After a while, the speed began to stabilize. Yuan Shan walked to the back of the hull and felt the wind brought by the power, as if You can feel the way the ship sails through the water.

"Haha very good, when will this ship be launched for sea trial." Yuan Shan asked.

"The start-up test has been repeated hundreds of times. In theory, it can be launched at any time. My brother and I are looking forward to the performance of this boat after it is launched." Li Dejian said.

"Since this is the case, let's do it tomorrow. Since Chang'an is located inland, there is no way for this boat to truly sail in the sea, but the river is full of water. Tomorrow, the Yuan family team will pull the boat down to the Weishui River. I will give it to you if the trial is successful. You celebrate." Yuan Shan said.

"Thank you teacher, we will make preparations today." Li Dejian said.

"Well, tomorrow is the day of sea trials. You and Deju smell too much of sweat. After you go back, you have to wash it off. Tomorrow, you are the protagonists." Yuan Shan said.

After coming out of the workshop, Yuan Shan began to prepare for tomorrow's steam-powered trial voyage. He is still very confident in the steam power mastered by the Yuanjia Workshop. He thought that tomorrow he must make the scene more lively. This hull steam engine project However, the cost of applying this engine to large cargo ships for large projects is very high.

So when the time comes, we must find some investors. Otherwise, it is not impossible but too tiring to rely on his Yuan family to independently support the production of this steam engine, and a single family will not take advantage of commercial development.

Returning to the manor, Yuan Shan called Yan Beidao: "Tomorrow, we will dispatch an ordinary carriage to transport the ship hull in the blacksmith's workshop, and today we will ask people to invite rich merchants. Tomorrow, our Yuan family will have a steamboat on the Weishui River for a trial voyage. Send people to the Qin, Cheng, and Yuchi houses to inform the generals and uncles, and also send someone to send a letter to the prince tomorrow. Don't be afraid of too many people and tell him that he can invite someone to come. Hold a big party by the Weishui River and invite the girls from Chunmanyuan to come and perform, and spread the news so that anyone can come and watch the excitement."

"It's the young master, I'll do it now." Yan Bei said.

Yuan Shan said a lot just now, Yan Bei immediately started to get busy, all the coachmen did not drive the car, they all rode out alone to inform, and then Yuan Shan said to Cai Yi: "Cai Yi, go call Someone informed Zhang San that tomorrow, Yuanjia workers who have no shifts can participate in it, and if there is wine and meat, it should be regarded as a benefit for the employees, and those who do not participate will also be allocated some benefits."

"Caiyi knows." Caiyi said.

An hour later, all the rich merchants in Chang'an and some generals of the imperial court knew about it, and there was also some news from Chang'an City, and some of them didn't even know what the Yuan family was going to do. Anyway, there will be excitement tomorrow when we go to the banks of the Weishui River look.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuanshan did not forget to run a business by the way. The news was also sent to the department store in Lantian County. People who run a store can find someone to set up a stall there. At that time, some snacks and accessories should be sold. is more popular.

In the evening, Yuan Shan said to Dugu Ruolan and Du Qianyu: "Tomorrow, you will also go to watch the excitement with your husband. It is very boring to stay at home, and the female workers at home will give them a holiday. Those who go tomorrow should Quite a few, the members of the construction team have to be very good guys, let’s see if they like it, wouldn’t our adult beauty be better.”

"My husband's idea is very good." Dugu Ruolan said.

"I don't have any objections, but I'm also curious about the self-driving boat." Du Qianyu said.

"If Qian Yu likes it, let's sit on it and have a try tomorrow." Yuan Shan said.

Du Qianyu said with some embarrassment: "I'm afraid of water."

"Haha, Yuan Shan, Qian Yu of our family is still a landlubber. It seems that I need to find a time to teach you how to swim for my husband." Yuan Shan said with a smirk.

Yuan Shan was joking, Du Qianyu was a little embarrassed, and quickly fled back to the room as usual, Xinyue also went back with Du Qianyu, Dugu Ruolan said: "I can see that Qianyu's sister came from his father. After a while, it seems that you don't dislike Husband too much, Husband, are you going to let Qianyu go like this?"

"What do you mean?" Yuan Shan said dully.

"Oh, of course it's better for my husband to take the initiative in such matters." Dugu Ruolan said.

Chapter 426 Guo Shouyi and Zhang Baojun

"What Ruolan said is very reasonable, but it seems that there is no hope tonight, why don't we continue." Yuan Shan said with a smirk.

"Husband still has business to do tomorrow, so he has to get up early in the morning." Dugu Ruolan said softly.

"It's okay..." Yuan Shan said.

I had nothing to say all night, and the next day when I walked up to the banks of the Weishui River before dawn, people were already haunted. I saw some merchants selling goods in the department store transporting snacks, dry goods and other things here in horse-drawn carts. Some people from nearby counties listened. Anyone who heard the news came to watch the fun.

Rushing to the carriage by the Weishui River, Guo Shouyi looked at Guo Xiang as if he was still asleep and said concernedly: "Xiang'er, I even said that I won't let you come over."

"How can I not come to such a lively event, besides, I haven't seen Teacher Yuan for a long time, and Xiang'er still wants Teacher Yuan to teach Xiang'er how to dance swords." Guo Xiang said.

Guo Shouyi started to have a headache again when he heard it. Now Guo Xiang is very famous. Since the sword dance in the last Winter Games, many dignitaries wanted to invite Guo Xiang to perform. Fortunately, Guo Xiang rejected them all. He was also unwilling to let his precious daughter show up in public, which also put him under a lot of pressure.

Hearing that Guo Xiang still wants to dance swords, he is really sad as a father. Thinking about her daughter's future marriage, it is not a good thing to be too outstanding. What should her husband do if she is not good to her daughter? .

After a while, Guo Xiang fell asleep on the carriage. Fortunately, the carriages he was riding in were all four-wheeled carriages, and they were running smoothly. Then he began to think about the official affairs of Lantian County. The income of the vegetable greenhouse is quite good. There are many motorcades visiting Xinfeng County every day, which also promotes the business of some shops. He is very familiar with Yuanshan and knows the income level of Xinfeng County. As an official of the Tang Dynasty, he also wants to make a contribution. some grades.

Although there is the Lantian County Economic Development Zone, the harvest in Lantian County is good every year, but it is still far worse than that in Xinfeng County. They may not be very good all the time, but suddenly a vegetable greenhouse has benefited the people of Xinfeng County. Now the whole The county has already planned to build cement roads, but Lantian County doesn't seem to have much improvement except for a little more taxation. In the past, everyone was in the same environment and didn't think it was a problem, but it's natural that someone is better than you It's about jealousy.

Especially when they are officials, they are also county magistrates. Before, Guo Shouyi thought that he was a relatively good person among these county magistrates, but Zhang Baojun suddenly appeared, not only the county has money, but even the people in the county are making money. aroused his desire.

People have desires. Officials look at their political achievements, get promoted and get rich. Guo Shouyi is starting to use his brains in this situation, but the good times don't last long. When Shan was demoted, the Economic and Development Office instantly became unpopular, which suddenly made him feel inappropriate, and he was always entangled in his heart.

Today, Yuanshan is going to make a splash again, and Guo Shouyi also wants to join in the show, so he came all the way here. It was already early when he came out today, and he just arrived at the bank of the Weishui River, only to find that the place was already full of people, and the stalls selling breakfast were all pulled by horse-drawn carts. Fortunately, a row of business was formed directly.

Pancakes, dumplings, steamed buns, noodles, as long as there are snacks in Chang'an City, they are all available here, and what Guo Shouyi didn't expect was that more and more people gathered, and then there were more carriages.

Soon I met a lot of officials from the imperial court, who came to join in the fun when they were idle and bored, and the person I met was none other than Zhang Baojun from Xinfeng County.

"Magistrate Zhang, you came here really early," Guo Shouyi said.

"Haha, it's County Magistrate Guo. It's not too early. We haven't had breakfast yet. Let's go eat something together. Let's go and I'll treat you." Zhang Baojun said immediately.

This person's personality would change as soon as he got rich. Zhang Baojun was not so generous before. Of course Guo Shouyi, an official in the same dynasty, knew it well, and even his county town was not too far away.

"Daddy, Xiang'er is hungry, let's go eat." Guo Xiang got off the carriage and said.

As soon as Guo Shouyi heard Guo Xiang say that he was hungry, he immediately said, "Okay."

Guo Xiang had a sweet face and a pleasant voice. Zhang Baojun also envied Guo Shouyi for having such an eccentric daughter, and immediately said, "Xiang'er is here too. Let's go eat. Uncle Zhang can treat you to whatever you want today."

Food is always the trump card to win a girl's peace of mind, but for Zhang Baojun, it can only be regarded as the temptation between the uncle and Loli's uncle and niece. Soon the three of them ordered something, pancake fruit with tofu flower and boiled eggs .

"By the way, why didn't you see your son today?" Guo Shouyi asked.

"The incompetent boy is still sleeping at home." Zhang Baojun said.

Zhang Baojun had a son when he was young, and his son was named Zhang Quan, who was two or three years younger than Guo Xiang. He didn't show any mischievous behavior at ordinary times, but he liked to sleep and listen to some strange stories, and he worshiped Taoists very much.

Ever since Zhang Baojun got richer, this kid went to the Taoist temple when he had nothing to do. He couldn't control his business. Zhang Baojun was a very courageous person. He didn't trap Zhang Quan at home like some servants' parents did, but let him go out and deliberately He found a Taoist priest to call out the child for him, which made him feel more at ease.

However, when Zhang Baojun saw Guo Xiang, he suddenly had an idea, that would be great if Guo Xiang could become his daughter-in-law. The two families happened to be well-matched. Zhang Baojun knew that his official career would be very good in the future. Moreover, the future of Lantian under Guo Shouyi's management was even farther than his, so the idea of ​​marriage came up.

Although he is courageous, Zhang Baojun is also a sensible person. It is not suitable to talk about this kind of issue at this time like today. He thinks that the two families will have to communicate frequently in the future and he is sure that as long as his boy sees Guo Xiang, he will like it.

At daybreak, many convoys of wealthy businessmen also came one after another. Guo Shouyi and Zhang Baojun were also very polite when they saw these businessmen. If it was changed to the past, this businessman would flatter officials when they saw officials, but today it is different from the businessmen who came today. His financial resources are enough to shake the entire Chang'an.