The first dude in the Qing Dynasty

Building a large power station, laying power grids, and constructing a modern city... This dream can only be done while asleep. Yinzuo does not have such great ambitions, nor does he have such great skills. What he wants to do is to leave a little spark ... It is not something he can do alone.

It is not difficult at all to generate electricity, a simple primary battery can do it, and it is not difficult to build a generator with Yinzuo's ability and resources.However, unlike steam engines and internal combustion engines, which can be used as gourds, and can be used as soon as they are made, you can know whether they are good or not. In this era without voltmeters, ammeters, and even electric light bulbs, his plug-ins were used. After a big discount, I can only cross the river by feeling the stones and taking my time step by step.

Therefore, Yinzuo's "retreat" this time is extremely long.

Six years is not long or short, but for the people of the Qing Dynasty, it was a fast-paced and dizzying six years.

First of all, it is divided into acres.Suddenly, [-]% of the poorest people in the Qing Dynasty no longer had to pay small silver.The huge boulder pressing on the top of the head suddenly said that it would be moved away. The happiness came so suddenly that it took a long time for people to react.

Then a large number of banner people were relocated to Heilongjiang and other sparsely populated areas, and a large area of ​​wasteland was designated for them to cultivate, which is called the military reclamation farm.

These are not unusual, but what is unusual is that what they use to plow, weed, and sow is a strange thing called a tractor. It takes a family and a cow to plow the land in ten days and half a month. It drinks some gasoline, It was done in a day.

In the past, it was very difficult for a family to manage more than ten acres of land, but if you use this thing, a family of five can manage tens of acres of land without any problem. At most, you can ask more people to help when harvesting.

So the big landlords who know how to settle accounts bought this strange thing back home, and laid off most of the long-term workers-fortunately, the factories of the imperial court are accepting people everywhere at the moment, and they are not afraid of not being able to find jobs if they are laid off, and even if they find If there is no work, you can still open up wasteland.

The imperial court encourages wasteland reclamation, and can hire government tractors to plow and level the land at a third of the usual price. As long as the land has been cultivated for three years, the land is its own, and it is the kind that can be obtained from the imperial court—and There is no need to pay taxes for these three years, and after getting the land deed, there are still two years of tax holidays, so it is a good deal.

A quick-witted businessman bought a lot of tractors, hired people to operate them, and rented them out to those who had some land, but it was not worth buying a tractor to cultivate the land. The business was so booming that it couldn't stop.When the peak season is over, you can also hang a bucket on the back to deliver goods to people. It's really a cramp to count the money.

The wages of factory workers are not low, and those who open up wasteland have land and money, not to mention those who do business and become drivers. In this environment, in order to retain their employees, landlords have to pay wages to long-term workers. Paying wages - if the land is left unused, the tax collected by the court will increase. If it is left unused for three consecutive years, the land will be changed to "gong".

Girls in the family are no longer losers. Many places accept female workers, and their wages are not less than men... Women who used to earn money by spinning and weaving at home now have a new way of life. The spinning wheels and looms were replaced by sewing machines, which were used to make ready-made clothes for people. Several sets could be made in a day, and it was not a problem for one person to raise a large family.

People are realistic, family status will always be affected by economic income, so unknowingly, women's waists are getting straighter and straighter, and their words are getting tougher - people have jobs, income, confidence Always have enough.

With the demand of the market, trucks specially used for transportation were released, and then there were buses traveling to and from various places. When ordinary people traveled faster and more comfortably than horse-drawn carriages, rich people could not sit still, so various small cars Came into being...

It's not that I don't understand, it's that the world is changing fast!This is the deepest feeling of the Qing people in this era.

Because all cars need oil, and I heard that this kind of oil is limited underground, and it will be gone when it is used up, so the imperial court sent people to other countries to get it, and fought several battles with people overseas for this. , Those foreigners who beat them have no temper.

Now the imperial court has sent people to repair the railway tracks between the major cities. I heard that it is to build trains, but I don’t know what it is...

In order to resist the flood, the imperial court also overhauled the reservoir, saying that it could stop the flood and store water, and it could also raise fish to generate electricity... No one knew what "power generation" was. They only knew that the imperial court had built many factories around the reservoir that was first repaired. Moreover, these factories don't even need to burn coal, and the machines can move by themselves.

The big guy has become numb to this ever-changing world, but he has recognized one thing - but whatever the prince said, it must be right!Although I don't know what power generation is, we know how to raise fish, so there was a wave of digging ponds to raise fish in a small area in the Qing Dynasty.

When people first knew that the reservoir was going to be built, they felt uneasy, sighed and waited for the heavy labor that would follow. However, when it started, they realized that the main work was not people, but a kind of work called excavation. As a result, many "sighted people" were proud: "I said it earlier, but it was proposed by the prince. How could the prince harm us?"

In recent years, there are fewer and fewer people who sell their children and daughters. After all, if there is no other way, who would be willing to sell their own flesh and blood?The bad habit of footbinding has also been gradually curbed.

As early as seven years ago, Yin Zuo said that foot binding was "deformed" and "rough benzene", and that scholars who admired lotus feet were "disgusting hypocrisy". Some of the dignitaries in the capital who "watched" have already heard the news and made the women in the family let their feet go.

After that, the royal family in the capital successively showed an attitude of disgusting lotus feet, so this "aesthetic" view gradually became popular.

According to the normal situation, in the past few decades, such things as foot binding will become less and less until they gradually disappear, but the crown prince's fame and influence are getting bigger and bigger. The crown prince said that the little feet are deformed, so It is deformity!The prince said that people who like small feet are disgusting, that is disgusting!

This almost blind worship and trust led to footbinding, which disappeared from society without a trace in just a few years.

What makes people's attitudes turn 180 degrees, apart from foot binding, is becoming a soldier.Originally, the common people avoided such things as soldiers like snakes and scorpions. "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good iron will not be nailed"!But it’s different now. There is nothing to fight in the army, and you can go home in just a few years, and you can still get money, and you can learn skills. After you leave the army, you will be arranged for a good job, such as a bus driver. A good thing that ordinary people can't think of!

If you perform well in the army and you can serve as a soldier for the rest of your life—then you won’t be called a soldier, but an officer!

……

I don't know when it started, the people who have tightened their belts to live suddenly found that their lives are getting better and better, not only for themselves, but also for everyone around them.

With a little extra money in hand, food, clothes, and salt are all cheaper, and the patches on my body are getting fewer and fewer. I bought a new mattress at home, and the winter is no longer so difficult. I can even eat once or twice a month. meat...

Some were willing to replace the broken thatched house with a brick and tile house. The floor was smoothed with cement, and the glass windows were bright and warm.

But no matter what kind of house, that person's longevity card is solemnly erected, hoping that the person who brings hope to his life can live for a long time...

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Tens of miles away from Beijing, there is a valley surrounded by high walls and electric grids. There is only one road to enter and exit the valley. The army is stationed inside and outside the valley, and all things and people entering and exiting must be strictly searched.

Over the past six years, Yin Zuo spent half a year in the research institute in the capital, and the remaining nearly six years stayed in this valley, never leaving for half a step.

It is the time when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. The scenery in the valley is very good, the sun is shining brightly, and the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant.

Yin Zuo was lying on the couch under a thin quilt, and outside the window he was babbling and singing Nanxi Opera, the melodious tunes made him drowsy.

Unique footsteps came from outside the door, Yin Zuo turned his head and said with a smile: "Why did Chen Zhuangshi grab Wangcai's job today?"

Chen Zhuo's kung fu is good, the footsteps are too soft, it may startle him suddenly, and he will deliberately put his footsteps on his feet when he approaches, but it sounds heavier and slower than ordinary people.

Chen Zhuo's face was light, and he said, "Don't you always say that I am your free servant? Wouldn't it not be worthy of the name if I don't do some servant work?"

Yin Zuo smiled, took his hand out of the quilt, took the medicine bowl from Chen Zhuo, lowered his head and drank it slowly.

Chen Zhuo took the empty bowl away and said, "Aren't you going to write anything today?"

"Don't write." Yinzuo paused, and said: "After finishing writing, I won't write any more in the future."

Chen Zhuo's expression changed slightly, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything, he turned his head to hold the water to cover his dim eyes.

Yinzuo reached out to pick up the teacup, but a dark pill was put in the palm of his hand. Yinzuo's movements froze, and his fingers began to tremble. After a moment of silence, he slowly put the pill into his mouth, and said to Chen After drinking the water from the teacup in Zhuo's hand, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "...Doctor Duan?"

What he just ate was made by Mrs. Liu, which is similar to Suxiao Jiuxin Pill, which has saved his life several times over the years.Now take it out for him to eat, probably something that will stimulate him happened, he almost immediately thought of Doctor Duan who has been in good and bad health these days.

"The imperial doctor said that it happened in this moment."

"...Oh." Yin Zuo acted calmer than Chen Zhuo imagined, just sat with his head down for a while, and said, "Take me to have a look."

Chen Zhuo hesitated for a while, but still pushed the wheelchair, helped him to sit on it, and then pushed towards the place where Doctor Duan lived.

Because he had to pay attention to Yinzuo's body at all times, Imperial Physician Duan lived in Yinzuo's yard, not far from here, and arrived in a short while.

In Imperial Doctor Duan's small courtyard, the drug boy was standing under the eaves, covering his mouth and crying sobbingly, his face covered with tears and snot.

Yinzuo lowered his head not to look at him, motioned for Chen Zhuo to stop, stood up and walked towards the door, Chen Zhuo stepped forward to support him, but he gently pushed him away.

In the inner room, the cook stood on the side wiping her tears, while Wangcai knelt by the bed, clutching Imperial Doctor Duan's hand, crying like a child.

Doctor Duan lowered his eyes, as if he was in a deep sleep, but opened his eyes the moment Yinzuo entered the door, struggling to get up, but his seriously ill body only squirmed weakly on the bed a few times, and finally panted and said: "Nonsense, what are you doing here? How can you live a sick life?" The tone is still the reprimand that Yinzuo has listened to for 20 years, spoiled and helpless.

Wangcai heard the sound, turned his head to see Yinzuo, wiped his tears and got up, Yinzuo quietly walked to the bed and sat down: "Old and sick can't beat people."

Reach out and hold Doctor Duan's hand.

Old illness is beyond human, but it can't be cured.

Yinzuo first saw Imperial Physician Duan when he was six years old. He was already old at that time, and now another 20 years have passed... Usually he looks so energetic, but when he said it, he fell down.

On the light-colored quilt, two equally feeble hands were clasped together. One was wrinkled, dull and loose, and decayed as if it would rot if poked, while the other was pale and thin, with all its muscles and bones exposed, its knuckles fully exposed, and fragile. It seemed as if it would break if touched...but they both tried their best to hold each other's hand tightly.

Doctor Duan's voice was hoarse and weak: "His Royal Highness..."

"Yin Zuo," Yin Zuo corrected: "Yin Zuo."

"Okay," Imperial Physician Duan said with a smile on his face, "Yin Zuo."

"……Um."

"For the past 20 years, my greatest wish..." Imperial Physician Duan's voice was low and faint, and Yin Zuo could only hear it clearly with his full attention: "My greatest wish is to stop gray-haired people and send black-haired people... This old man has done it...do... …arrive……"

"……Um."

Yin Zuo lowered his head, tears dripping down his chin, he dared not open his mouth to speak, for fear that a whimper would come out of his mouth.

"But, old man, I'm dissatisfied... not satisfied..." Imperial Physician Duan's voice became weaker and weaker: "I still want to... still want to keep you... for another 20 years... 40 years..."

His lips moved, but he could no longer make any sound.

Yin Zuo let go of his hand, walked to the bed, knelt down upright, kowtowed, once, twice, three times...

This is not a ceremony to bow down to the dead, but to kowtow to the heads of the elders.

He has been in this world for 20 years, and this person has cared for him for 20 years. He can obviously take a large sum of money and go to a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to enjoy his old age, but he spends these 20 years on him, a full 20 years , all I think about is how to let him live in a healthy and peaceful way...

"Master..." Wangcai's choked voice came: "Doctor Duan has gone... Woooo..."

The world in front of him was black for a while, and then white for a while, Yin Zuo knelt upright and never fell down.