Infrastructure masters in the red building

Facing the [-]% attendance rate and the Cuju field packed with thousands of spectators, Jia Fang held the "Sound Loud" in his hand, and was intoxicated for a moment, not knowing what to say.

It seems that his villagers are the most pragmatic.The gods in the sky are too far away for them, it is better to believe in themselves.

Just as he was feeling emotional, the "Shoulou Gong" in his hand suddenly sizzled twice, and then became dumb.No matter what Jia Fang said again, it would not be able to achieve the effect of waiting for the audience to hear clearly just now.

The narrator of the Cuju field was already prepared, and came up to take the "Sound Loud" from Jia Fang, looked at it and said, "The battery should be dead."

This "Sound Voice" is loaded with the "dry battery" developed by Gui Xiaxue's team in the early stage. It is a chemical battery made of carbon rods and metals as two poles, and paste with electrolyte.

This kind of technology is still quite rudimentary. Jia Fang, who had just added dry batteries to the "Large Voice", only had to say a few words before running out of power.

After all, it has just started, and it is still far from the mature chemical battery technology developed in later generations.

But the narrator was orderly, invited Jia Fang to his commentary seat, handed Jia Fang a microphone, and said, "Can you use this?"

Jia Fang took a look, and saw that the microphone was connected to a cubic container one foot square and half a foot high with a long wire wrapped in insulating rubber.Jia Fang knew that it should be the first voltaic battery pack developed by Gui Xiaxue—if you don’t consider the convenience of carrying, this kind of voltaic battery can fully meet the needs of various applications.

In addition to the voltaic battery pack, the other end of the microphone is also connected to two huge black speakers.

Jia Fang coughed into the microphone, and the low-pitched cough came out of the speaker, and the effect was several times better than the sharp sound of "Loud Gong" just now.

Jia Fang was taken aback and thought: Did Gui Xiaxue's team also develop the "subwoofer"?

But he didn't know that these equipments are still in the "experimental" stage, and the quality and effect are also fluctuating.The sound reinforcement equipment is occasionally turned into a "subwoofer", but it is just a mistake. If Gui Xiaxue's team is to make the next one with the same quality, they may not be able to do it.

But Jia Fang didn't have much to say at this time.

Holding the microphone in his hand, he said loudly to the thousands of spectators present: "Everyone, are you already looking forward to the upcoming game?"

At least the two teams lined up in the Cuju field, the players are gearing up and can't wait.

Jia Fang continued: "I won't delay everyone's enjoyment of the exciting game. Everyone, please enjoy the most exciting event of this season, the same-city 'derby' battle between the two Cuju teams in Taoyuanzhai!"

There were applause, cheers and whistles again in the field - the villagers who love this sport have been waiting for a long time, and their enthusiasm can finally be fully burst out at this time.

Jia Fang quickly returned the microphone to the commentator.The commentator immediately began to introduce the lineups of the two teams one by one and announced the start of the game.

Jia Fang quickly returned to his seat, sat down beside Shui Xian, and quietly stuck out his tongue at him.

"It seems that your question already has an answer?" Shui Xian asked.

Jia Fang nodded with a smile, and made up his mind--in the Grand View Garden, there will indeed be a Buddhist nunnery surrounded by green smoke for practitioners to enter the world, but here in Taoyuanzhai, he wants to make the villagers believe more own strength.

Just as the "Derby" battle in the same city was being held in full swing in the Cuju field of Taoyuan Village, a dirty figure of a peddler appeared in the office of the Investment Promotion Office of Taoyuan Village.

He was very disappointed and asked: "Why are all the stores not here today? Isn't it normal for people to visit the stores on rest days?"

There was only one clerk who stayed behind in the office of the Merchants Office. There was no one there before, and he was reading a stack of newspapers printed with ink.Seeing someone coming at this time, the clerk hurriedly put the newspaper aside - after all, reading newspapers during on-duty hours is a trivial matter, and if you delay your serious business, you will be complained.

"Today, the two Cuju teams from Taoyuanzhai are playing against themselves. Everyone has gone to watch the game."

The shopkeeper said "Oh", and took out a list from his arms: "Brother, I am here this time because I want to buy these goods. The time is tight on the road, let's see if I can accommodate you and help contact these places. store."

The clerk continued reading from the list: "Sewing needles, matches, smokeless candles, woven cotton cloth... don't look like big things!"

The shopkeeper smiled apologetically and said, "No, not at all..."

The clerk immediately stood up, opened his head, and said: "I dare not say elsewhere, there must be someone in 'Jinhua'. I will take you to the Jinhua Textile Factory area first. By the way, where did you come from?" ?”

"Nan Zhongzhou." The shopkeeper, dressed in travel and dust, reached out and took off the hat on his head to use as a fan, shaking it again and again in his hand.

"Nan Zhongzhou!" The clerk took the shopkeeper out, and hung a sign in the office saying "The clerk is out, please wait for something to do".

"How do you transport your goods for such a long distance?"

"When all the goods are collected, go to Wuyuan first, and follow the track in Wuyuan to the capital of Yong'an Prefecture. There, change to a road cart to the capital of Yongning Prefecture. When you get there, you have to hire mules..."

The shopkeeper summed up the traffic situation in the southern region in a few words.Yong'an Prefecture is the place with the most developed track construction; Yongning Prefecture does not have any tracks yet, but most of the state is paved with relatively high-grade roads, and there are special transport carriages on the roads, which can be hired to transport goods at any time.

From Yongning Prefecture to Nanzhong Prefecture, the road conditions are not so good. Most of the roads are dirt roads, which cannot carry large carts, and the only way to transport goods is to hire mules or porters.

So most of the shopkeepers chose light but profitable goods.

The two passed the Qingfang Bridge and entered the small industrial city on the other side of the Qingfang River.After entering the city gate, the clerk looked around, shook the shopkeeper's hand, and said in a low voice, "It's been hard work from afar."

The salesman suddenly saw his own person, excited for a moment, and blurted out: "You are also from afar..."

But with the discipline of secrecy, no matter how excited the salesman is, he can only swallow the words "Dicui Pavilion" in his stomach silently.

"I'll take you to 'Jinhua' first. When you go, just bargain with the eldest sister there. I'll invite the superiors to meet you at 'Jinhua'." The clerk explained all the arrangements in one breath, " I will arrange for you the goods you want, and arrange them for safekeeping tomorrow morning."

"That's a good relationship!" The salesman smiled, showing a row of white teeth, which is one of the signs of people who have lived in Taoyuan Village for a long time.

"You're welcome, just say what you need. Those of you who are on the field are the ones who really work hard." There was a hint of envy in the clerk's voice.

But the shopkeeper smiled wryly: "Isn't it?" Thinking of his experience in South Zhongzhou, the shopkeeper added, "This time... I was so scared that I almost peed my pants."

The details are no longer inconvenient to say.The shopkeeper went directly to "Jinhua" to bargain with the elder sisters. Not long after, the big shopkeeper of "Jinhua" who was in charge of accounting also rushed there, and "bargained" with the shopkeeper in private. out.

"Our 'Jinhua' products are well-known, and we never give discounts to outsiders, but considering that you are opening up a new market in South Zhongzhou, this time you have such a big discount." The shopkeeper said goodbye to the shopkeeper at the gate of the factory, " Come again next time!"

The news from the "Dicui Pavilion" was immediately uploaded to Jia Fang, and Jia Fang immediately notified the eldest prince, the reason was still Cuju - the winner of Taoyuanzhai asked for a rematch with the first prince's team from Shengli Xincun one game.

The First Prince brought several key figures from the Pingnan Camp to Taoyuan Village, and after listening to the report of the "key personnel" under Jia Fang's command, he said with emotion: "It turns out that the King of Nan'an really wants to rebel..."

He is used to fighting on horseback, and at this moment, he feels that it is only because the country is about to face another rebellion.After sighing with emotion, the eldest prince began to calculate in high spirits: how many soldiers and horses King Nan'an has, and what level of strength has his Pingnan camp increased to...

Jia Fang sat aside, quietly listening to the Eldest Prince's calculations, and when the other party finally stopped to take a breath, Jia Fang said: "Our people said that the other party may have elephant soldiers..."

"Elephant soldiers?" The eldest prince was startled, and immediately slapped the table and began to curse.

"He Nan'an King, a useless bastard, actually knows how to contact foreign feudal vassals and recruit elephant soldiers in private..."

"Is he still from this dynasty? I think he even forgot his ancestral name?"

Jia Fang felt quite heavy when he heard the eldest prince scolding him so fiercely.The climate in the ten southern states is not suitable for raising elephants, so there have never been elephant soldiers—elephant soldiers are a product of Nanyi.

Since there are traces of elephant soldiers in Nanzhong Prefecture, where King Nan'an is located, it is enough to prove that King Nan'an colluded with Nanyi and introduced elephant soldiers into the land of China, allowing Nanyi to get involved in our territory and poison our people.

But the spirit returns to the spirit, Jia Fang still has to remind the eldest prince what he should.

"If it can be confirmed that there are indeed elephant soldiers crossing the border, then in the three passes and two villages..."

The eldest prince nodded: "Yes! This is really frustrating!"

The three passes and two villages are the southern gateways of the country. If it is true that the elephant soldiers crossed the border, it proves that at least one of the three passes and two villages has fallen into the enemy's hands.

If it weren't for the spies sent out by "Dicui Pavilion", these counties in the south are still kept in the dark, and when the elephant soldiers appear, they will be in great trouble.

When the first prince thought of the possible situation in the future, he felt angry.In his hand, he was holding a piece of chalk that was used to discuss defensive locations on the blackboard, but at this moment it was all crushed, the eldest prince let go of his hand, and all the powder fell on the table.

Everyone present was as angry as him.

What kind of nasty intentions did this King of Nan'an have for colluding with foreign enemies and surrendering the important border village, no one knows.

However, Jia Fang recalled that when Taoyuan Village was in trouble with bandits, Pingnan Camp also had to stay on the southern border because of the pressure of Nanyi elephant soldiers, unable to return to help.It can be seen that this internal and external collusion has long existed.

"What should we do now?" The subordinate next to the eldest prince asked in a low voice.

"What else can I do? Cold salad!" The eldest prince replied in a nonchalant manner, "Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover up. That's the only way."

Shui Xian was also present, nodded at this moment, and said: "It's time to start preparing for the war immediately."

Jia Fang looked at Shuixian, knowing that Xiaoyuan had been preparing for this day for a long time.It takes a thousand days to raise soldiers and use them for a thousand days, and now it's finally time to use them—but the opponent is not easy, and they even have elephant soldiers.

Those gigantic, rough-skinned, invulnerable giant beasts trek through mountains and rivers like walking on flat ground in the vast mountains and forests of the south, and they don't know fear at all in battle, and they don't know how to retreat.

The southern states have also experienced the power of the elephant soldiers in the previous dynasty. In some places until now, the common people can scare children from crying at night with the phrase "the elephant soldiers are coming".

Now facing the pressure of the elephant soldiers again, how should they respond.

"Your Majesty, tell me the direction. We will start transporting all kinds of equipment here immediately." Shui Xian's face was calm, and his calmness infected many people present.

The eldest prince is a person who has been tempered for a long time in the Northwest, knowing that it is useless to be impulsive at the moment, he immediately nodded and said: "Zi Heng is right."

He contemplated for a moment, and immediately said: "The people of King Nan'an are all in Nanzhong Prefecture. According to your spies, the elephant soldiers have already arrived in Nanzhong Prefecture. Among the three passes and two villages, the closest one is the one near Nanzhong Prefecture. Either they have surrendered to the enemy, or they have already fallen."

He took another piece of chalk, drew on the blackboard and said: "All the preparations for the battle are carried out around Nanzhong Prefecture and this pass and village."

The First Prince’s preparations for the battle were set. Jia Fang, as Pingnan Jiedu envoy, also made a promise in terms of infrastructure: “All road and track construction from Taoyuanzhai to this area shall be given the highest priority. , We must build a transportation system for transporting troops, transporting food, and transporting materials before the other party reacts."

Shui Xian nodded: "Once the road is open, you will not be short of any supplies."

This "supplies" naturally also includes all the output of the "Aujing Pavilion" and "Tubi Mountain Villa".It's just that these are top-level secrets. Even at the current conference site, there are many people who are not qualified to hear about them.

"It's kind!" The eldest prince bowed to Shui Xian, and said, "I just hope this time... don't cause any harm to the livelihood of the people in the south."

Everyone was a little uncomfortable seeing the eldest prince suddenly showing such a compassionate feeling.But the other party stared at him and said, "I just want to watch football well in the future, isn't that the reason?"

"All right, all right!" Jia Fang hurriedly comforted his elder brother, "Do you think there is anything else to explain?"

"Are we ready to reveal any news to the other party?"

"It's all ready," Jia Fang nodded, "The people who have taught 'Dicui Pavilion' know."

The person in "Dicui Pavilion" is a salesman, and this matter is also classified as a high-level secret, and even the eldest prince also belongs to the level of "no need to know".Now the news has been entrusted to the shopkeeper to take it to Nanzhong Prefecture. The news is half true and half false, or nine truths and one false.

If so, the salesman is in danger.

The eldest prince finally said: "If it is possible, give that 'Dicui Pavilion' brother a good one. Thank him for his hard work, and tell him about the rear, we will do it one by one, and we won't hold him back... "

Jia Fang also said solemnly: "Yes! It should be."

The brothers in the front go deep into danger, go through life and death, and they are in the rear. Only when everything is done well can they be worthy of the efforts of others.

While they were discussing, the shopkeeper had already brought all his goods to the state capital of Yong'an Prefecture, and he couldn't receive what the eldest prince said for a while.

However, this person said goodbye to the rail transit in Yong'an Prefecture with regret, and boarded the freight carriage from Yong'an Prefecture to Yongning Prefecture with a full load of goods.He knows that he will walk on the tip of the knife from now on, but he also knows that the like-minded people behind him will not let him down on this dangerous trip.

In Beijing, Shuangwen has been very busy recently, and rarely stopped to dress herself up. Until today, Fuya pestered Shuangwen to go out together.

"Sister Shuangwen, this is the shopping coupon that our eldest lady gave you. Don't you really want to visit Rouge Square?"

After Jia Min returned to Beijing, he gave gifts to everyone in the mansion, including Jia Fang's yard. From Sun's to Shuangwen to Fuya, they all gave "shopping coupons" from Rougefang, saying that they had Just pick what you like.

Since Shuangwen left the Jiaofang Division, she has seldom dressed herself up.Her color is good, and the makeup is too bright.If they face the craftsmen and small workers in the Grand View Garden like this every day, it is estimated that the work efficiency of these people will drop a lot.

But since Jia Min sent the voucher, Shuangwen felt that it was necessary to go to Rougefang.

It is conceivable that Jia Min prepared these for the people in Jia Fang's courtyard because of Jia Fang's sake. If he didn't go, it would seem that he would not give his lady face.

As for Fuya's pursuit of double texts, it may not be because she is greedy for all kinds of fashionable cosmetics in the rouge workshop, but she wants to take this opportunity to go out and have fun.Shuangwen couldn't beat her, so he took her to Yanzhifang.

There are not many female family members who come to Rougefang to choose cosmetics in person, most of them are small families and servants in charge of everyone.

Shuangwen gave all the shopping vouchers to Fuya and asked her to choose at will in the shop.Shuangwen herself just stood on the outside of the shop, out of habit, she raised her head and just looked at the decorations in the Rougefang shop.

Just as she was watching, she suddenly heard someone greet her: "You are, Mei...Miss Mei."

It was the first time for Shuangwen to hear someone call her by her original surname after leaving Jiaofangsi for so long. This shock was no small matter.Shuangwen immediately turned to look at the person who came, and saw that it was a woman full of jewels, with a pair of round eyes, staring at her intently.

"You are, Sister Xiaohe?" Shuangwen recognized the person coming.

This Lian Xiaohe was a member of the Jiaofang Division in the past, and his appearance was not outstanding, but he lived up to his name, no matter how hard life was, he had knocked out his teeth and swallowed his blood, and he always had a smile on his face and was kind to others.Therefore, in Jiaofang Division, Shuangwen and Lian Xiaohe have a good relationship.

When Lian Xiaohe reached her age, because of her good personality, she was redeemed by a wealthy businessman as a concubine.

Many years later, Shuangwen met Lian Xiaohe again, and saw that Lian Xiaohe still had a smiling face to welcome people, her head and body were quite glamorous, and there were two little maids behind her. However, at the corners of the brows and eyes, there were already thin smile lines, which made her look a bit old-fashioned.

It can be seen that Lian Xiaohe's life in that rich family may not be satisfactory, but according to Lian Xiaohe's personality, she must be able to live this kind of life in peace.

Seeing Shuangwen, Lian Xiaohe sighed, saying that she hadn't seen her former sisters for many years.Afterwards, Lian Xiaohe looked at Shuangwen with her head hanging down in surprise, and asked, "Why are you still unmarried? I heard that you are here, where are you...in which mansion?"

At this time, Fuya jumped out from nowhere, and said with a tiger face: "Our Sister Shuangwen is very proud in the mansion, you can't underestimate her!"

Lian Xiaohe was astonished, and then put on a bright smile as usual, nodded her head and said, "I know, I get it! Miss Mei is no worse than just marrying a servant!"

The two chatted for a while, Lian Xiaohe ordered someone to go to the counter to pick up the things she ordered, and then said goodbye to Shuangwen. Before leaving, she inevitably avoided Fuya, and whispered: "Women, the flowering period is short, find a suitable one. Destination is serious."

Shuangwen lowered her head to thank the other party for her kindness, but Lian Xiaohe patted the back of her hand lightly and said, "Sisters in the past, what's so polite?"

"I just think it's a pity for you. How did your father, who was a good painter back then, come to the point of being convicted and confiscated?"

Lian Xiaohe always had a smile on her face, but Shuangwen felt that the last sentence was like a knife piercing her heart, gouging it out again and again, which made her feel very painful.

Who is not a girl from a good family, and her father was just an ordinary court painter, so why did she commit a heinous crime, not to mention her own death, and her wife and daughter were sent to that shameful place together.

People in the world say that if you experience wealth and honor when you are young, you will never forget it in your life.The Mei family is just a small household, but the peaceful and happy life that Shuangwen lived in when she was young is also firmly imprinted in her mind, and she has never forgotten it for a moment.

If her father doesn't do anything wrong, even if it's a little later, it would be nice to let her enjoy the parental affection for a while, and live one more day like ordinary people...

For a while even Xiaohe left, Fuya finished picking things, didn't care about Shuangwen, asked someone to pack them all, carried them in his hand, and took Fuya to go back to the house.Unexpectedly, someone stopped me on the way: "Hey... Isn't this the Shuangwen girl from Rongfu?"

This is the familiar shopkeeper of the painting and calligraphy shop, so Shuangwen stopped.

"Recently, I got a new painting that you requested. I originally wanted to ask Mr. Li Qingsong to bring it to you. But since you are here today, please take a look."

Shuangwen had written his father's name and name to Li Qingsong earlier, and asked him to help him find some of his father's posthumous works in the market.Shuangwen didn't do this for personal gain, but to do his duty as a child.Moreover, her father, Mei Ruohong, was a painter of fine-painted towers and figures. Jia Fang had indeed ordered more such paintings to be placed in Nuanxiangwu.

Soon, this rediscovered painting was unfolded in front of Shuangwen, and it was a meticulous painting of a lady. The figure in the painting was the concubine Ming, that is, Wang Zhaojun.There is also a poem next to the picture of the beauty, and I have also read the double text. It is Wang Jinggong's "Ming Concubine Song": "When the Ming concubine first came out of the Han Palace, her tears were wet with the spring breeze. Not being self-sufficient... The mood is the reason why the painting can't be done. At that time, Mao Yanshou was killed in vain..."

When Shuangwen saw this, he suddenly raised his head, startling the shopkeeper of the painting and calligraphy shop.

"Shuangwen girl, what's the matter with you?"

Shuangwen shook his head: "Nothing."

But there was a voice in her heart shouting: The origin of the mood can't be painted, Mao Yanshou was killed in vain, Mao Yanshou was killed in vain...

The author has something to say: ① Excerpted from Wang Anshi's "Two Songs for Concubine Ming"