Infrastructure masters in the red building

The upcoming New Year's Eve, for the employees of Xiaoyuan Industrial Park, is the most prosperous New Year's Eve so far.

In the past, they could eat pig-killing dishes, as well as fish dishes made by soaking sun-dried fish carp and steaming them.But eating too much of these two will make you tired.

But this year's Chinese New Year is quite different. A large amount of seasonings, fresh chickens and ducks were brought in from the south, and there were also a lot of smoked meat that they had never tasted before.The mothers-in-law of the three villages in Taoyuanzhai explained to them one by one, and picked up a rooster that was washed, dried and smoked: "Look, this is a cured chicken!"

Taoyuan Village not only helps the poor with ingredients, but also has a special person in charge of cooking to help the poor. They came to give advice to the cooks in Xiaoyuan, how to use various seasonings, and what kind of ingredients to match.Since then, the canteen in the park has always been filled with the smell of hot and sour, which is very appetizing.

But Xiaoyuan also has a few ingredients that are not available in the south. In addition to all kinds of freshly caught seafood and sea vegetables, Chinese cabbage is the most important.

Chinese cabbage can be eaten in a variety of ways and is very versatile.And Xiaoyuan has a processing factory specializing in pickling pickled cabbage. The sour soup made from pickled cabbage is no less than the sour soup made from tomatoes in Taoyuan Village, which surprised the cooks from the south.

Someone had a whim and waved his hand: "Come on, chili noodles, fill it up!"

So, in the pickling vat for pickling sauerkraut, it was sprinkled with chili powder from the south.The light yellow sauerkraut suddenly turned red, adding a spicy taste, and became spicy cabbage.

This hot and sour taste is very distinctive, and it was successfully exported to Taoyuan Village in a short time.

At the same time, burning knives were exported in the reverse direction, but unfortunately it became a failure case-people in Taoyuan Village were used to drinking rice wine, and when they saw burning knives, they also drank like rice wine. First aid from Zhang Youshi.

From then on, people in Taoyuan Village never dared to drink burning knives again, but Zhang Youshi said that he needed them urgently, so he took them all together.

When Taoyuanzhai and Xiaoyuan held their "reunion meeting", both Shui Xian and Jia Fang attended. If someone came to respect them for burning knives, both of them would be able to see through it in time and looked at each other with a smile.

Jia Fang said: "I don't dare to do it again, last time it was completely broken, but I want you to come and greet me. By the way, is my wine okay?"

Shui Xian smiled and didn't answer.

Jia Fang immediately knew something was wrong, so he didn't dare to look at him.But Shui Xian might as well ask him: "It's New Year's Eve again, do you feel that you forgot anything?"

Jia Fang pretended to think for a long time, and deliberately said: "Look at my brain, it seems that I have forgotten something, but I can't remember it at all."

Shui Xian waved his hands quickly: "If you can't think about it, don't think about it." He poured Jia Fang a cup of sweet rice wine, as if he really hoped that he would stop worrying.

Jia Fang couldn't understand what this man was thinking: this was the sixth year of the agreement between the two of them. In the past, every year at this time, Shui Xian would send a box containing 1000 taels of silver bills.

According to his original plan, he should have built the Grand View Garden this year, and should have successfully returned to modern society.But who made the development of things different from what he imagined?

But now between the two, money is really not the main issue.Thinking of the future, Jia Fang raised his hand and poured himself another cup of rice wine, saying proudly:

"do not worry--"

He has already understood the meaning of his existence in this small society, and he will not leave easily if he does not achieve his goal.

"Since that time, I have never been worried again." Sitting next to Jia Fang, Shui Xian whispered, wondering if the other party could receive his sincere expression in time.

Unexpectedly, Jia Fang said with his tongue out, "Who are you, who added a burning knife to the rice wine—"

As he said that, he fell on the table, and unfortunately another piece was broken. When he fell down, his expression was very regretful, as if he was regretting that he missed the blood sausage, sauerkraut pot and small barbecue from the north, and also missed the New Year's Eve in Taoyuan Village. Some cured chicken cured fish and smoked sausage.

He fell down again, and Shui Xian could only look at him dumbfounded, and once again took on the arduous task of taking care of the bad wine.

After the various banquets were over, the people from the Taoyuan Village Investment Promotion Office immediately came out and shouted: "Everyone, please use toothbrush and tooth powder, develop a good habit of cleaning your mouth, and have good teeth to accompany you until you grow old."

The China Merchants Office took the opportunity of the New Year's Eve to carry out the "Oral Health Publicity Week" activity, but it spent a lot of money.

The residents of Taoyuanzhai and Xiaoyuan each received a toothbrush.

The head of this toothbrush is made of bamboo and the bristles are made of sisal fiber.Xiaoyuan has specially built a lathe for grinding bamboo toothbrush heads. After the components of the toothbrush head are made, put on the toothbrush fibers that have been bundled in advance, and then buckle the components of the toothbrush head up and down, and then put the toothbrush back together. The fibers are cut neatly, and a toothbrush is ready.

According to the current work efficiency of Taoyuan Village, one worker can make [-] toothbrushes a day, which is quite efficient.

Tooth powder is made by Tian Xiaomei.The main ingredients of toothpaste are lime powder and acacia powder.Lime powder is mainly used for friction and descaling, while acacia powder is used as a surfactant, which can make people brush their teeth with a mouthful of white bubbles.

Lime powder is everywhere in Taoyuan Village, and acacia is one of the special products of Wuyuan County.Tian Xiaomei made use of her expertise in making incense, added some spices to the tooth powder, and brushed her teeth with the tooth powder produced by her family, and the mouth was fresh and pleasant.

Once the combination of toothbrush and toothpaste was launched, the residents of the two places were curious at first, and then felt that it was a free gift, so they would not try it for nothing.

After trying it, some people think it is good, and the mouth is clean and comfortable; some people find it troublesome and don't want to use it. Do they have to pay for tooth powder in the future?

But after persisting for a few days, I brushed my teeth every day, and when I opened my mouth, my teeth were bright and white, and that smile was extraordinarily beautiful.

Those who don't like to brush their teeth are a little ashamed of themselves, and they don't even dare to laugh too much. After hearing that Zhang Youshi said that this product is good, and the Merchant Department repeatedly publicized it, they gradually fell in love with it.

It took only a few months for this habit to form, and by the end of the first month, every household had used toothpaste.Even the two Shengli New Villages and Wuyuan County were asking how much the toothbrush and tooth powder cost and how they were used.

Jia Fang is still a little regretful: he originally wanted to produce toothpaste, which is more convenient to use than tooth powder, but he couldn't find a suitable packaging material to hold the toothpaste.

The difference between toothpaste and tooth powder is that the toothpaste has added humectants and thickeners, which is convenient to use and can be used after a little squeeze.But toothpaste is not easy to store, and it is easy to lose water and dry out, so it needs packaging materials that can be sealed and squeezed out a little bit.

The toothpaste tubes in Jia Fang’s time and space were originally made of aluminum foil tubes.If you want to use a metal tube to hold toothpaste, it is too expensive.

Jia Fang discussed with Shui Xian, and they both felt that the aluminum ore resources in their hands were too precious, and they decided not to develop in the direction of toothpaste for the time being.

Besides, it is impossible to be as good as one wishes in this world - when the toothbrush is popularized and more people use this tool, then some people will realize that maybe the toothbrush is made into a paste It was more convenient, and then I went to study the metal hose.

All kinds of utensils in the world are improved bit by bit.

If you want to do your best in one go, it's a bit difficult to force yourself——Shui Xian persuaded Jia Fang so much.

"But you made me feel a lot more at ease," Shui Xian turned to thank Jia Fang, "You also know how many snowflake candies I sold a while ago. When this toothbrush can be used by everyone, I will sell it No matter how much snowflake candy you have, you won’t be afraid.”

In a blink of an eye, the bustling New Year's Eve is over.Taoyuan Village and Xiaoyuan Industrial Park were put into production respectively.

The railway in Xiaoyuan gradually reached Taoyuan Village, but something went wrong when the railway was being laid.

"This is really a hell!" The foreman in charge of the construction shouted at Xiaoyuan.The dozen or so workers around him all looked depressed.

Just now, when they were lifting the steel rails and were about to "cross over" the folded space under the vault, they suddenly found that the steel rails ended there.

The strangest thing is that they can easily cross the boundary between Taoyuan and Xiaoyuan by lifting, supporting, or even pushing the track, but they just laid the steel track on the ground, and the steel track seems to be broken. It was cut off right in front of the black gap on the ground.The extra part of the rail disappeared immediately.

Jia Fang, Shui Xian, and Gui Yaxue heard the news and all rushed to see it.

When Gui Xiaxue saw such a "miraculous event", of course he had to try it himself, and immediately directed the workers to move the steel rails back and forth.

While Jia Fang was watching from the sidelines, he suddenly remembered a past event, and said "ah".

"I also encountered a similar thing at the beginning," Jia Fang said to Shui Xian beside him, "I once wanted to lay a copper wire from Daoxiang Village to Taoyuan Village, but no matter how long the copper wire I used , as soon as the ground whip is retracted, the copper wire will end immediately."

Shui Xian then nodded and said: "Then 'shrinking the ground to make an inch' makes sense. When you walk in the whip of the shrinking ground, it feels like you only have thirty steps, but in fact you have covered a distance of three thousand miles. Do you feel that the ground shrinking It's 'inches', but the copper wire in your hand can't shrink, so naturally it can't support a length of more than three thousand miles."

He pointed to the dark gap on the ground again, and said: "This one, whether it is a shrinking ground whip or a folded space, it has been folded for a distance of five or six thousand miles. If you want to lay it directly If you come over the track, it will naturally not work."

Gui Xiaxue heard what Shui Xian said, and this guy ran over angrily and asked, "Then tell me, why can't ordinary cars, horses, goods, and people pass through only the tracks laid on the ground?" ... Can you all live smoothly and securely?"

It seems that Gui Xiaxue still has a little bit of hostility towards Shui Xian after all.

Shui Xian shrugged and said frankly: "I don't know!"

"I don't know the reason, I just summarize the phenomenon. Objects attached to the surface cannot pass through this folded space in a static state," Shui Xian followed Gui Xia's habit of analyzing the phenomenon in front of him, and he was able to comprehend the phenomenon in front of him. Xia Xue's tone is very imitative, "There is only one solution: that is to build tracks on both sides and dock at this dividing line. As long as the vehicle is in motion, it can directly drive into Taoyuan from the small garden. the track of the fortress.”

Gui Xiaxue looked at Shui Xian with disbelief in his eyes, but when he opened his mouth, he said, "Try?"

Shui Xian nodded: "Just try it."

The craftsmen on both sides immediately helped, selected the appropriate length of steel rails, and laid one end in the Xiaoyuan section and the other end in the Taoyuan section.

The craftsmen on both sides did not directly fix the rails, after all, this was just an experiment.But just as Shui Xian and Gui Xiaxue said: If you don’t try, how will you know what will happen?

The two sides align the two sections of steel rail.Xiaoyuan pushed an empty cart onto the rail at the other end.Several workers supported the empty car, spotted the gap between the two tracks, and pushed the empty car over together.

Hearing a slight "thump" from the vehicle, the vehicle had already driven steadily onto the track at the other end and entered the boundary of Taoyuan Village.

The two sides applauded together—no matter what the reason behind this was, everyone's goal was finally achieved.Isn't the purpose of building this track to transport those heavy and heavy materials to Taoyuan Village easily and quickly?

Shui Xian was very cautious and refused to celebrate lightly. Instead, he ordered people to fill up the empty car with heavy goods, and then tried again as it was. Sure enough, the car drove steadily to another section. The track, the only fly in the ointment is that it is slightly bumpy, and the wheels of the vehicle slammed heavily.

"That's easy." Jia Fang concluded, "The next step is to build and fix the tracks on both sides. As long as they can be connected accurately, our tracks will be considered connected."

Then Taoyuan Village can also be listed soon, and put up the "Taoyuan Section".

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and both sides took orders and made preparations.

Gui Xiaxue was the only one who still felt that the "folding space" was really unbelievable, and asked, "What would happen if I ran over and suddenly lay down on this boundary?"

When Jia Fang heard this, he quickly stopped him.

He really couldn't imagine the situation of this fellow Gui Xia, with his head and body in the south, and his feet thousands of miles away in the north—that was really weird.

So Jia Fang strictly prohibited this kind of behavior and announced loudly: "In the future, everyone should try to avoid staying here for a long time. We will put slogans on the walls, saying 'transportation important place, do not stay'."

Everyone responded in unison, only Gui Xiaxue, who responded, his eyes were still rolling.

Jia Fang had no other choice: We are all adults, so we should be responsible for our actions, right?

When Gui Xiaxue came to find Jia Fang the next day, Shui Xian was not there.Gui Xiaxue looked ashamed and said, "Jia Zifang, I didn't listen to you yesterday and went to the border area to do an 'experiment'."

Jia Fang said angrily, "What's the result?"

Seeing that he was also curious about the result, Gui Xiaxue immediately got excited and said, "That's interesting...I, I, I just couldn't lie down."

Jia Fang: ...Huh?

According to Gui Xiaxue, every time he tried to sit down on one side of the boundary line, he fell to the other side.But every time he was not allowed to lie down, he felt a strong force pushing towards him, pushing his whole body across the boundary.

Gui Xiaxue naturally didn't give up, he had to think of a way to keep himself on both sides of the boundary line stably, turning upside down and rolling around for a while... In this way, he was simply competing with this "folding space".Although Gui Yaxue didn't suffer any injuries, but after tossing enough, he went back and saw that his whole body was bruised and purple.

After telling the story honestly, Gui Xiaxue looked at Jia Fang helplessly, and asked, "Sure enough, he is more suitable for you. I'm... not very mature."

Jia reassuredly thought: This is more than immature?

But he still sincerely said to Gui Xia: "Actually, I envy you very much. I envy your curiosity."

I don't know if the more "old" a person is, the less his curiosity about things.Jia Fang thought to himself that he couldn't be like Gui Xiaxue, who was desperate to verify a conjecture in his heart, without considering the consequences, and not afraid of danger.

"This world needs people like you very, very much." Jia Fang solemnly stated his conclusion, "I believe in you, and you will definitely achieve great things in the future!"

It is impossible for this time and space to advance only by the part of knowledge brought by him Jia Fang. The whole society needs curious babies like Gui Xiaxue.As a researcher, this curiosity is the talent of Gui Xiaxue, just like his vigorous energy and flexible mind.

"It's just that if you can do experiments again in the future, try to consider other methods and don't risk your life. I will be even more grateful to you." Jia Fang said, "After all, everyone needs you very much."

Gui Xiaxue immediately stretched out his hand to scratch the back of his head, smiled embarrassedly, nodded, and said, "I see!"

Saying his farewell to Jia Fang, he walked away briskly, and would grin his teeth if he accidentally touched a wound on his body along the way, but continued to move forward with high spirits.

Jia Fang watched his back leave when Shui Xian came over and asked him, "Have you calmed him down?"

Jia Fang nodded and said proudly: "The talent level here is pretty good, right?"

Shui Xian let out a "ha" laugh, and said: "Don't be so preoccupied with self-promotion, the Fourth Highness will hear about it and invite your people all the way to Jingzhong to go to his Gewu Academy. Cry!"

Jia Fang: ...

Although he felt that many of his subordinates were already able to reach the level of national-level researchers, but when he heard that he was going to be transferred to Beijing, he was still a little bit reluctant.

So he had no choice but to praise the other party: "Recently, I have seen those craftsmen under you, and they are also very good! Each of them can combine theory with practice... How about I try to write a letter to the Fourth Highness—Gewu Academy It pays more attention to theory, and practice cannot be relaxed, so it is best to set up an engineering college that specializes in the research of various industrial technologies, what do you think?"

Shui Xian stared at him, for a long time, without taking his eyes off him, staring at him extremely intently, staring until Jia felt panicked, and finally could only admit cowardly: "That's all, I won't boast, and I won't say anything. It's about the school."

Shui Xian laughed very proudly and heartily, and then pulled Jia Fang's sleeve.Side by side, the two arrived on the hillside near the Xianliang Temple. Together, they looked at the construction site where the track was being built in full swing.

Shui Xian asked leisurely: "You said last time, what happened to the debt issue?"

The track to be built in Taoyuan Village is divided into two parts.One is the Xiaoyuan section of the "Taoyuan-Xiaoyuan" railway, and several short-distance tracks used for material transportation inside Taoyuan Village.The second is the "Taoyuan-Wuyuan" passenger and freight track.

The Investment Promotion Office of Taoyuan Village has already completed the inquiry to the Xiaoyuan Industrial Park in advance. According to the prior discussion between Jia Fang and Shui Xian, for the two-way healthy development of Taoyuan and Xiaoyuan, both parties must follow the spirit of fair trade. Settle the commodity at the market price.

After all, brothers are still clear about it.

The result of the inquiry is that the cost of the two parts of the track can currently be supported by Taoyuanzhai's finances.

However, Jia Fang considered that the "Taoyuan-Wuyuan" line is a convenient rail transit between Taoyuan and Wuyuan, so it seems that Taoyuan's financial support is not appropriate.Besides, he also really wanted to create a model of engineering construction in the southern region, so he suggested issuing "bonds" and asked the Merchants Office to do so.

"It's already being done. Today happens to be the first day of the 'bond' sale, so let's go and have a look."

The financial office responsible for issuing "bonds" is at the foot of the mountain, which is the same place as the daily Taoyuanji.Today is not the day to go to the market, but the front of the financial office's stall is as lively as it is during the market.

Jia Fang and Shui Xian rushed over, just in time to hear Lao Tu from the Finance Office shouting loudly: "Yes, you understand correctly! This is that you lent money to Taoyuanzhai to build the railway. After the railway is completed, use this railway The money you earn pays back your principal and interest.”

Suddenly someone in the crowd asked loudly: "Then who can guarantee that I will get the money back?"

Lao Tu replied loudly: "The finances of Taoyuan Village will guarantee it."

This answer was decisive, and immediately blocked all doubts.Who wouldn't believe Taoyuan Village's ability to make money, together with Mr. Jia's ability to turn stones into gold?Who dares to doubt?

"Give me a bond of two taels of silver!" Someone shouted suddenly.

Everyone around the door of the Finance Office burst into laughter.Lao Tu could only explain again with a bitter face: "My fellow, the bond issued this time is a five-two-one registered bond with a three-year term and an annual interest of eight cents."

Jia calculated in his heart that the annual interest rate of [-]% was quite a lot.Of course, this is not comparable to those loan sharks in Beijing, who have a monthly profit of [-]%.

But in places like Taoyuanzhai in the south, the folk customs are extremely simple.Villagers often lend money to their neighbors without receiving any interest.In addition, the start-up loans and house construction loans that Jia Fang distributes to the villagers are usually three to four percent interest.

The eight-cent profit of the finance office is to ensure that the first "bond issuance" work can be completed smoothly, and secondly, it is really confident in the profitability of the railway, knowing that it can really earn back so much money within three years Come.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the villagers in Taoyuan Village were excited: "I want five taels!" "I'll give you ten taels!"

It seems that everyone understands very well that the so-called five-two bond means that the purchase of these bonds must be in multiples of five-two.

Lao Jin, who has been working with Lao Tu, came out slowly with a large stack of bonds at this time, and said to everyone: "Everyone, you should line up first, this bond is registered, and I will register it for anyone who buys it. So in case It's okay to lose this certificate..."

As he said, the team had already flowed two miles away in an instant.

When Shui Xian saw it, he smiled at Jia Fang, shook his head, and said, "So I was worried that your bond would not be issued, so I planned to cover it for you."It seems that it is no longer needed.

The author has something to say: just say a few words:

Toothbrushes and tooth powders have indeed been around for a long time in China. Corresponding cultural relics have been unearthed in Song and Liao Dynasties, which are no different from today's toothbrushes.Toothpaste is actually available, but toothpaste is easy to lose water and cannot be stored, so it is usually made fresh at home.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, brushing teeth should have become a common and healthy way of life in urban life.

Therefore, toothbrush and toothpaste should probably be deducted from the category of "travel artifacts"?