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The group of students who went to Henan Road to build bridges did not return for a long time.

It is said that the gentry over there, after seeing the completed reinforced concrete bridges with their own eyes, made a new request for the road repair team to build reinforced concrete bridges at several ferry crossings that were not originally planned to be built.

The officials in charge of road construction wrote documents for this matter and came back. After some discussions, the court officials approved the construction of several bridges.

This matter was brought up during a small court. Luo Yong's official position was too low, and he was not a regular official, so he did not participate in that discussion. It was only later that someone told Luo Yong that his disciples, and The students of engineering and machine workshops are afraid that they will stay in Henan Road for several more months.

I heard that at the Xiaochao, after approving the construction of these bridges, the sage said that in the spring of next year, these bridges should be completed, and then he would take advantage of the railway tracks to take a tour Jiangnan.

When the ministers heard this, they hurriedly persuaded him.Considering that the saint has been in poor health for the past two years, and it is inconvenient to go out, everyone is afraid that something will go wrong. Moreover, the emperor's tours and mobilization of troops will not only cost a lot of money, but also have many safety problems. It's okay to go around, as Jiangnan is so far away, many things are a little difficult to control.

As a result, the sage became angry and complained a lot to a group of ministers.

He said that he has worked hard and worked hard for governance over the years, and he has never slackened. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful and the world is peaceful, he wants to go to Jiangnan to have a look, but these ministers refuse to let him.

This is true, since the current sage has been conscientious and never slack since he ascended the throne, he is even a well-known Mingjun in history who is good at accepting advice.

In recent years, the courts have opened up their opinions, and the ministers and ministers dare to speak out. Generally, even if they say something wrong, it is no big deal. At most, there is no hope of promotion. I have never heard of it.

Under such circumstances, he will inevitably have to listen to a lot of things he doesn’t like to hear. Not only must he listen, but he must also endure. Yes, but some people don't, no matter how big or small it is, they will not let it go, and they will fight him hard everywhere.

In Luo Yong's opinion, this is really unnecessary, after all, the emperor is also a human being, and his life is indeed not easy.

These few days Sun Simiao went to the palace to see the saint, and when he returned, he heard that Luo Yong was in the Wannian County government that day, so he stopped by to talk to him.

The main reason is that he has read a lot of books and done a lot of research in the past few years. However, due to limited conditions, he always encounters various problems.Luo Yong persuaded him not to rush, everything has to be done slowly.

"I'm already this age, how many more years do I have to wait?" Elder Sun also complained.

"You still have a lot of years." Luo Yong said with a smile.Historically, when Li Zhi became emperor, this old man was still alive and well, and lived for many years.

Sun Simiao was quite busy at the moment, and after chatting with Luo Yong for a few words, he set off for Zhongnan Mountain again.

He didn't mention the saint's condition, and Luo Yong didn't ask.

Sun Simiao has been living in Zhongnan Mountain for the past few years, and he has stopped traveling around the world. Many people want to see him for medical treatment, so they all go to Zhongnan Mountain.

From time to time, the palace invites him to come over to see the saint. He has been more talkative in the past two years. Generally, if he is to see the king and prince, he will come. He is not like before.

At the end of this summer, Sun Simiao also made a big deal in Zhongnanshan Medical Center.

There was a fellow Taoist with whom he used to discuss knowledge and study pills and Taoism. He already had three children. At the end of last winter, his wife was pregnant again. Also very happy.

It's just that after the pregnancy gradually appeared, an experienced midwife told him that the fetus was not in good shape, and that the fetus might be dangerous, so it's better to take the medicine early and fall down.

The two of them were happy, how could they be reconciled, so procrastinating and procrastinating, the bigger the belly, the more they can see that something is wrong, the doctors and midwives who have seen it all say that this pregnancy is too dangerous.

So the two of them went to Zhongnan Mountain to seek medical treatment. At that time, the fetus in the womb was already large, and the pregnant woman was a little old. Forced abortion was also dangerous. After weighing the two, they finally decided to take the risk and give birth.

At the end of summer, the woman gave birth in Zhongnan Mountain. The delivery process was not smooth, but the baby was born safely in the end, and the woman was also well.

Not long after, there were rumors in the market, saying that the baby was delivered by caesarean section, and that there was a three-inch incision on the woman's belly, which was left when the child was born.

Zhongnanshan Medical Center handled this matter very low-key, and deliberately publicized it. When people asked, they often said that this method of childbirth was quite dangerous and should not be imitated.

However, this didn't stop many people from flocking to Zhongnan Mountain with their pregnant women, especially those who were told by the doctors and midwives that this baby was dangerous and difficult to conceive.

Although the method of caesarean section was considered very dangerous and terrifying by people at that time, in this era, it is dangerous for a woman to give birth. Once the childbirth is not successful, it is often fatal. Sometimes, adults or children can barely be saved. Sometimes it is often a dead body and two lives.

Under such circumstances, as long as it can increase the chance of survival a little, many people are willing to try.Moreover, Sun Simiao is a well-known genius doctor. The method of cowpox earlier made him have a high reputation among the people, and everyone believed in his medical skills.

Since these people have already gone to Mount Zhongnan, Sun Simiao and his disciples naturally couldn't just stand by and watch when they were dying, and then helped several women to give birth by caesarean section.

Years ago, Ma Feiyang, who hadn't seen him for a long time, came back from Jiangnan and came to Luo's courtyard as a guest. Luo Yong asked someone to prepare a table of food and wine for him.

After drinking and eating, they talked while leaning on the kang in the main room, and they mentioned the medical clinic in Zhongnan Mountain.

"...the daughter-in-law of a store on our street also said that the fetus was not good, so she went to give birth in Zhongnan Mountain." Ma Feiyang said.

"But it was cut?" Aunt Luo is also quite concerned about these things recently.

"It was dissected." Ma Feiyang replied: "I heard from a woman in the neighborhood that she had a centipede-like scar on her belly, which was as long as a finger." Ma Feiyang stretched out his hand while talking.

Although this person hadn't seen the Luo family for a long time, now he came to visit and sat and talked with Aunt Luo and others, and he looked very comfortable. He was still familiar with him in the past, but his speech and behavior were much more than before. Very steady.

"You know the details very well, but you asked for your wife?" Aunt Luo teased him.

"She absolutely doesn't want to be born again, and she is even more afraid when she talks about having her belly cut open." Ma Feiyang waved his hands repeatedly.

Ma Feiyang and his wife met when they harvested tea in the south of the Yangtze River. His wife also came from a businessman's family. The first time they met, they hit each other right. After marriage, they became very affectionate.

The two of them also have a daughter who is about the same age as Fei'er, Ma Feiyang bragged to Aunt Luo and the others on this day, saying how powerful their daughter is, it really took the strengths of the two of them, Ye Niang's strengths She has learned it all.

The aunt told him not to brag, and brought the little lady another day, and told her to fight Fei'er to see who was the best.

These few words made Qiniang and the others amused, and Fei Er also sat beside her, clapping her little hands and giggling,

After spending most of the day at Luo's house, before leaving, Ma Feiyang talked to Luo Yong about some business matters.

The two most profitable industries of the Ma family are Eucommia gum and tea trading. Most of the tea is purchased raw tea and processed, and they are often bought in stock. More than half of the Eucommia gum is the output of their own manor. A lot of eucommia rubber manors have been invested in Shannan Road.

This time Luo Yong told him that when he was on the road before, he heard from the merchant who delivered the goods that there was grass in the north that could produce glue.

After Ma Feiyang went back, he repeated Luo Yong's words with his father. After hearing this, his father thought for a while and said:

"It's not necessarily that there is that glue grass, but Luo Sanlang reminded him, there must be a reason for it, the eucommia glue business may not last very long."

Ma Feiyang's father thought that Luo Yong must know something, but it was difficult to explain clearly, so he made excuses.

After all, the northern region is remote and cold, and it is difficult to grow the crops there in Datang. Since it cannot be grown here, how can glue grass replace Eucommia?

His guess is somewhat close to the truth, the grass that can produce glue does exist, but the glue it produces is very thin and soft, and it is afraid of the sun, so it may not be able to replace Eucommia gum.

In fact, it is rubber that can really impact the Eucommia rubber industry.

Rubber trees originally grew in the Amazon plains of South America. The American continent had not been discovered by people on the Eurasian continent at this time. It stands to reason that Luo Yong should not know the existence of rubber trees now, so he excused the rubber grass and did not mention it. rubber.

In the past two years, the sea transportation between the East and the West has been greatly developed, and there is a compass. According to this situation, it should be a matter of time before the American continent is discovered.

But in any case, it should not be a problem to continue the business of Eucommia gum for another 20 years. The growth of trees requires a cycle. Even if someone discovers rubber trees now, it will not be possible to realize large-scale planting overnight.

Rubber trees like hot and humid. In the 21st century, the two main production areas in China were Hainan and Yunnan.

At this time, Yunnan was not the boundary of the Tang Dynasty, but belonged to Tubo.At present, Yazhou and Jiaozhou are the main places that can be developed to grow rubber. Yazhou is in Hainan, and Jiaozhou is in later Vietnam. These two places are very remote places of exile.

Once you go ten thousand miles, you will never return it if you go thousands of miles.

Where is Yazhou? It's the gate of hell.

This is a poem from the mid-Tang Dynasty, which describes the suffering of being exiled in Yazhou.

If in the next few years, people can really find rubber and promote planting in Yazhou, Jiaozhou and other places, then by the time of the middle Tang Dynasty, Yazhou may no longer be the original Yazhou.