Infrastructure masters in the red building

After more than a month, Jia Fang finally passed the ground whip again and returned to Taoyuan Village.

The first thing he did when he returned to Taoyuan Village was to burn a stick of incense in the Xianliang Temple in place of His Majesty the Emperor, and worship in front of his grandfather Xiang Fengyi's memorial tablet.

"The two things I regret the most in my life, one is killing your grandfather Xiang Fengyi; the other is sitting back and watching your uncle Prince Yizhong commit suicide without being able to save him."

That day when he was in the Grand View Garden, it was rare for him to hear His Majesty open the chatter box, and bravely confided his heart to a junior like him—maybe the old emperor was indeed affected by the successive changes, and Jia Fang had a special status, he was his son Rather than a prince, it is more suitable for making tree holes.

"When I just learned that King Qing had betrayed me, I was really furious. I thought that Xiang Fengyi falsely called himself 'Fengyi', but he was willing to break his oath and serve the second master."

"It was only later that I realized that what Xiang Fengyi enshrined was not the king or emperor, but the truth, the ruling and opposition world."

"I already know I was wrong."

Holding a stick of incense, Jia Fang silently saluted this pioneer who was thinking forward and pursuing innovation.His ears still echoed the heart song that His Majesty the Emperor confided in the Grand View Garden that day.

"I still have the most important realization in my life - I am not an emperor, no real emperor will be torn from his position and then pushed back up. The so-called emperor's right granted by heaven is all nonsense."

"I am an ordinary person. Those who will take this position in the future will also be ordinary people."

"It took me so many years to understand this truth. After all, I have no face to face King Qing and his old man again. I can only hand over the garden left by him to you again. But it has been more than ten years. .”

If Xiang Fengyi is not dead, this time and space may have a different look, but there may be limited changes. After all, Xiang Fengyi is not like Jia Fang. After staying in modern society for more than 20 years, his vision is still not as broad as Jia Fang.

But in any case, Jia Fang believes that his "grandfather" is an open-minded and avant-garde person. He accepts new ideas that others cannot accept and puts them into action.It's a pity that this kind of action doesn't seem to have enough economic foundation to support it. Neither His Majesty the Emperor nor Xiang Fengyi can break free from the situation that fate has placed for them.

Jia Fang respectfully paid tribute to the tablets in the Xianliang Temple, and secretly prayed in his heart: I will do my best to complete for you what you failed to complete, at least to lead the people on the right track, so that they can follow this road to their own way. forward.

After he finished worshiping, he turned around and went out. The busy scene in Taoyuan Village was still in front of him, and not many people even raised their heads to look at Jia Fang.

"cough--"

Someone coughed behind Jia Fang. Jia Fang turned his head and saw that the first person to spot him was Jia Yi.He immediately rushed up and hugged the bodyguard, and said happily, "Old Yi, how are you?"

Jia Yi blushed and said: "It's okay, it's okay—" He didn't expect that the little master would warmly come up and hug him.

"Where's Lao Ding?" Jia Fang looked around, and Bing Ding, who was inseparable from Jia Yi and Meng on weekdays, was nowhere to be seen.

Jia Yi continued to blush with shame: "He's gone... to play Cuju. Leave me here to watch, waiting for your lord to appear."

It turned out that Jia Fang didn't show up for more than a month, and Jia Yi and Bing Ding waited here silently every day, which was strangely lonely.In addition, both of them are obsessed with Cuju, so they agreed that when there are games, the two will take turns, one will stay near the Xianliang Temple, and the other will play games.

Jia Fang suddenly became interested: "Is there a game today?"

Jia Yi nodded: "Exactly!" He tilted his head to listen carefully, and said, "Listen to this—"

Jia Fang laughed, he had automatically ignored the sound effect like a stadium of ten thousand people.He immediately said: "Let's go and have a look!"

The football field in Shengli No. [-] Village has grown quite large in just one or two months.Concrete stands have been built on three sides of the stadium, and the other side is empty, and the stands have not had time to be repaired.A group of children climbed on the big tree facing this side, so as not to buy tickets.

The flags flying in the stands were the respective flags of the Yong'an State United Team and the host Ercun Second Team who came from afar.The enthusiasm of the audience was louder and louder. Within half a mile of the stadium, you need to raise your volume when talking to people around you.

Before Jia Fang entered the stadium, he met countless small vendors selling and buying, and they came up to greet him loudly: "Guest official, the home team is leading now. If you are optimistic about the home team, buy one, and you can make a profit without losing money!"

On the other side, someone came up to grab business: "Guest officer, it's already the second half. I suggest you buy a tie or the away team wins. The odds of both are very high. Haven't you heard a sentence? Come back against the wind and gain the most! You are now Small investment, big profits..."

"Until the last moment, you never know who the winner is!"

As Jia Fang walked away, he lowered his head and suppressed a smile, thinking: Now everyone finally appreciates the charm of Cuju.

Jia Yi protected Jia Fang and entered the court, pointing proudly: "My lord, look, that's Lao Ding!"

Jia Fang followed what he pointed and quickly recognized Bingding.I saw Bingding serving as the striker of the second team. He was originally skilled in martial arts, strong and agile.I saw him rushing left and right with the ball, and when he got to the goal, he suddenly distributed the ball to Ercun's teammate. The opponent volleyed towards the goal, and the ball went into the net instantly.The whole stadium burst into warm applause and colorful cheers.

The team members of Ercun, whether they are officers and soldiers, reformed subjects, or "non-staff personnel" like Bingding, all gather together at this time and hug each other tightly.The same is true in the stands, Ercun's supporters all gathered together, crying and laughing, regardless of his original identity.

Jia Fang has only experienced this kind of fanaticism in modern society, but he witnessed it brought to this time and space by a kind of sports.

Soon the game was over and the home team passed smoothly.The audience left the venue contentedly, and went to find those peddlers to cash in.

Jia Yi went in the opposite direction, escorted Jia Fang into the field, and said hello, "Look, everyone, who is back."

The stadium erupted into cheers again, and many people shouted: "Mr. Jia! It's Mr. Jia!"

"Master Jia, you have finally returned safely!"

It turned out that Jia Fang and the eldest prince left at the same time. Although the villagers here live in a corner in the south, most of them have heard that "big things happened" in Beijing.

Many people were worried about the eldest prince and Jia Fang, especially Jia Fang.But now that Jia Fang has appeared on the court, all worries have disappeared.People stood in place and applauded Jia Fang for his return.

Jia Fang stood in the center of the field, shook hands with players from both sides one by one, and then waved to the audience around the field.Behind him, Jia Yi and Bing Ding stood side by side, with a cold and stern demeanor, and Bing Ding was no longer a player running like an ordinary player on the court, but became Jia Fang's personal bodyguard again.

"It's a great battle. Don't be proud of the second village and the second team. You were behind in points before, and you just caught up. Yong'an State United, you have to work harder, don't fall behind. If you don't qualify for the league next year, you won't have sponsors. !"

Jia Fang encouraged the two teams respectively.

In fact, he did not expect that the sport of Cuju would develop so rapidly.What he did was actually just formulate the rules. The rest of the team formation, league organization, stadium construction, commercial sponsorship, and even buying and guessing games... He didn't participate at all, it was completely organized by the villagers spontaneously, and in a very short time It has grown to a fairly mature level over time.

Among the audience were not only supporters of the two teams, but also many people who came from Taoyuanzhai to watch the game, and many of them were staff he relied on.Jia Fang caught a glimpse of Gui Xiaxue: "Teacher Gui, why are you also watching the game?"

Gui Xiaxue smiled: "Did you notice that ball?"

Jia Fang: ...

He paused for a long time, then suddenly asked: "Rubber?"

Gui Xiaxue came up with a way to process natural rubber?The balls used on the court have already used this material? ——Jia Fang was both surprised and delighted.

Gui Xiaxue downplayed it: "It's not a big deal, just added a little sulfide to react, and the structure has been changed since then. This rubber is indeed as you said, very elastic, good air tightness, and impervious to water."

"Haha..." This is another good news that Jia Fang heard today, "We finally produced here..."

He originally wanted to say: We also produce important industrial raw materials here!Coal, oil, iron, and copper are all produced in the land of Shuixian, but Jiafang produces the indispensable rubber.

But there is really nothing to be proud of. Rubber is just one of the natural resources available.Jia Fang quickly put away any frivolous gestures and patted Gui Xiaxue on the shoulder: "Teacher Gui, it seems that you have achieved outstanding results in this period of time!"

Gui Xiaxue smiled "hehe", accepted the compliment, but heard Jia Fang say: "Go back and inform the offices for a meeting tomorrow. I want to listen to the work summary of each office, and then discuss the future development plan."

Gui Xiaxue was already very familiar with this set of office language, so he put his feet together and said loudly: "Understood, a general meeting of all departments will be held in the office building tomorrow morning, and the custody will not be late."

He said and asked with a smile: "Are you going to Wuyuan today?"

Besides Shui Xian, the second one who could guess Jia An'an's thoughts was Gui Yaxue.This agile young man sometimes even made Jia Fang feel that he was a copy of himself.

Jia Fang nodded, and said: "I just came back to the south, and I rushed to Wuyuan to see Mr. Yuan Xianzun and Mr. Zheng tonight. I will return to Taoyuanzhai tomorrow morning. By the way, when I came out of Beijing, I heard that Da His Royal Highness has also returned to the south. Has he ever returned to Taoyuan Village?"

Gui Xiaxue shook his head and said, "No—"

"However, he sent an order to make him [-] footballs and send them to Pingnan Daying."

Jia reassured: "That's great, Your Highness, it seems that he really intends to train soldiers through Cuju."

Cuju can allow officers and soldiers to enjoy the charm and fun of the world's number one sport in the boring field/military training life, gather people's hearts, exercise tacit understanding, cultivate tactical thinking, and perhaps help the Pingnan Camp to win some funds from surrounding areas.

Jia Fang laughed immediately: This big brother is also quite shrewd.

After he bid farewell to Gui Yaxue, he was accompanied by Jia Yi and Bing Ding and went to Wuyuan together to meet the county magistrate Yuan Hua and his staff Zheng Boyi and Nan Yongqian.It is estimated that those few people are looking forward to the autumn water and want to ask him about the situation in Beijing.And he was also eager to convey this news to the south: Even if the crown prince is gone and the third prince supervises the country, as long as he is still in the south, the New Deal that was implemented before will continue to be implemented.

In addition, he also sent someone to send a letter to Pingnan Daying, informing the eldest prince that he had returned to the south safely, and invited the eldest prince to come to Wuyuan in his free time to discuss the development plan of the south.

It's late at night in Beijing.Jia Amnesty returned to Rongguo Mansion reeking of alcohol, originally thought that Mrs. Zhang had already fallen asleep, but she never thought that Mrs. Zhang was still waiting for him with her big belly.

Filled with guilt, Jia She stepped forward and coaxed, "Didn't I tell you to go to rest earlier? What? It's too hot to sleep. I'll ask someone to buy more ice tomorrow? The price of ice in Beijing seems to have come down now."

Mrs. Zhang laughed: "I'm not someone who can stand ice, but it just so happens that your second boy made a fuss and kicked me several times, all because of him."

Jia She said with a smile: "Feeling is a naughty boy again, when can you raise another girl for me?"

Mrs. Zhang spat immediately, and said, "The boss and the second child are not enough to make trouble for you? We have prepared hot water for you, why don't you quickly change your wine-smelling clothes and talk after taking a bath?"

Jia Amnesty seemed to have learned the golden rule, and hurried to take a shower, and when he came back, he wanted to talk to Mrs. Zhang, but found that Mrs. Zhang had fallen asleep.A servant girl helped Mrs. Zhang play the fan intermittently.

Jia She made a gesture, and Zhang's maid hurriedly handed the fan to Jia She, and left the room, leaving the couple alone.

Looking at his daughter-in-law's sleeping face, Jia She couldn't help but said softly, "I went to drink today, and I met a man. After hearing what he said, I wanted to be furious, but then..."

To be precise, Jia Amnesty didn't know how to face his own heart.

The man seemed to know everything about the Rong Mansion, and said to him with a smile: "Young Lord, the anger you received in the mansion, the anger you received in the mansion... you can really bear it, Is that really the case?"

Jia She: "I..."

Those who were wronged and had no one to confide in, and ran to the small courtyard of the third child and cried bitterly, is that really the case?

"Mr. Rong was injured. He sent all your younger siblings out of the capital, and left you alone to give you the position of the eldest son that you have never given. What is this called?"

Jia Amnesty thought to himself: This is called duty, and this is called the position that one should assume as a prince.

Unexpectedly, the man stretched out a finger and pointed lazily: "This is called 'jack topping'."

Jia Amnesty clutched his chest, feeling as if he was about to be spurred out of his heart.

"I heard that your third younger brother found a famous doctor and healed Jia Daishan's serious injury... Your younger brother's behavior is 'trapping you'!"

Jia Amnesty was shocked, but he listened to the man's heart-wrenching words: "If Jia Daishan dies, you are now the head of the Rongguo Mansion. The emperor's military achievements in the past may not be reduced to let you be a first-class general."

"You were supposed to be the new Duke of Rong, and Mrs. Rong is Mrs. Rong. The one who is on top of her now is going to be a widow for her deceased husband for three years, and then become a full-fledged old Feng in Rong's mansion." , I don’t have any real power in my hands.”

"If it wasn't for your younger brother's meddling, all this would be yours."

Jia Amnesty remembered that he cursed loudly, but the man laughed and said, "Why are you scolding? Of course it's because your mind was hit, and you have a guilty conscience."

Jia Amnesty fell silent for no reason, unable to utter another word.

Heaven and earth conscience, he didn't have this kind of heart at first, but when someone said it, it seemed that he really had this evil thought entrenched in his heart and couldn't get rid of it.

Looking at his daughter-in-law's sleeping face, Jia She couldn't help lowering his head, and gently knocked his forehead on the edge of the couch next to Mrs. Zhang, gradually creating a deep mark.

He secretly thought: In my whole life, I must first protect my wife and children before I can talk about other people.

Jia Fang once again proposed "brainstorming" at the collective meeting of various departments in Taoyuanzhai, saying that he had discovered a place of production that could provide various iron and copper pieces according to the requirements of the big guys, including but not Limited to copper rails or rails, iron transport vehicles, iron textile machines, and steel bars embedded in cement concrete for construction.

The complexions of all departments changed, and everyone looked at Jia Fang with incomparably warm eyes, which made him finally realize: Taoyuan has been suffering without copper and iron for a long time.

Taoyuanzhai used iron wood to replace copper rails to make wooden rails, and also used bamboo bars to temporarily replace steel bars.Although there are no bandits anymore, everyone's enthusiasm for construction has not stopped.Everyone wants to use solid and durable materials to build new facilities in Taoyuanzhai, and the original substitutes cannot satisfy everyone.

But after the good news, Jia Fang said the bad news: "Everyone, help me figure out a way together. The place is far away, at least five thousand miles away. The nearest port is Jimo Port. It takes at least three months to go down. And it has to go up the Xijiang River, and after being transported to the port closest to us, unloaded, it has to be transported over mountains and mountains to us.”

When everyone heard it: this is terrible, it means that the far water can't get the near thirst!

But under the practice of "brainstorming", everyone still started all kinds of unconstrained discussions.Someone suggested: "Taoyuan Village should indeed have a road leading to the waterway. Let's see if we can dredge the lower reaches of the Qingfang River so that the Qingfang River can lead to the Xijiang River by boat."

Jia thought at ease: This is a reliable idea.In the future, the production in Taoyuanzhai and Wuyuan area will not necessarily be limited to local consumption, but it can also be considered to be sold to other places by water transport, or even far away, to sell outside the border to earn money from the barbarians.

But there are also different opinions: "Everyone knows that the lower reaches of the Qingfang River is Qingfang Lake, and the other end of the lake is a waterfall. You have to cross Qingfang Lake before you can talk about repairing docks and waterways. What about this section? We Do you want to repair the track? But if you want to repair the track, you have to buy the materials first, right?"

Everyone was confused by the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. After arguing for a long time, no conclusion was reached.But judging from this posture, there is no way to repair the infrastructure of Taoyuan Village without a ten-year effort.

Jia Fang listened to various debates, and suddenly noticed that Taoyuan Village Chief Tao had a peaceful expression, smiling and looking out of the railing of the open office.

Jia Fang hurriedly asked his opinion.Unexpectedly, the old man said amazingly:

"Mr. Jia, please ask the gods, won't it be all right?"