What Zhao Xin told Shen Xuan was accurate. As expected, he returned to Beihai Town on the nineteenth day after leaving. In addition to the 80,000 shi of soybeans brought back from Fuzhou, the Jinglei also brought back more than 4,000 people.
The delivery of half a million people is easy to say, but it is actually a very huge project. When trackers from Chongqing left Sichuan, boats, accommodation, food, and even personal hygiene were all big problems. The Manchus had to spend at least two to three million taels of silver for this; otherwise, people would almost die of illness even after they left Sichuan. .
Fortunately, in the late Qianlong period, the grain reserves in official warehouses in various places were still sufficient. At the same time, the Qing government had always had a headache in managing the areas at the junction of the three provinces that were beyond its reach. Although I understand that Beihai Town must have bad intentions, it may be good to solve a hidden danger.
However, as the government's tentacles extended into the old forests of Nanba and Nanshan, cult elements headed by the "Eight Great Gongzus" and the "Longhua Three Associations" also surfaced. In the name of practicing spiritual incantations and taking elixirs, these people promote "Maitreya's next life" and the five demons who will bring down three disasters. He also falsely claimed that someone was the reincarnation of Niu Ba and was born in Wuying Mountain in Henan Province, and called on believers to help and avoid disasters.
All of the above shocked the Qing court. Later, the governors of Sichuan, Huguang, and Shaanxi sent troops to arrest them, and finally gave them all to Beihai Town, trying to get the cultists to find another place to cause trouble.
As for Wu Zhong, when he heard Wang Yuanfang finish talking about a series of things that Beihai Town had done for that little tofu, he was so shocked that he sat down on the ground. After that, he stayed at home for two days and said nothing. Not sent.
Two days later, Wu Zhong, with red eyes, came to Wang Yuanfang and said that I am a man in my sixties, but I don't want to bury my old bones in a foreign land. Tell me the truth, can you conquer the world and how long will it take?
Wang Yuanfang then repeated Zhao Xin's famous saying, ten years. Then he complimented Wu Zhong and said that you take good care of your health and can live to be a hundred years old, don't worry. We must know that in the history of another time and space, Wu Zhong lived to be ninety years old, which was an absolute longevity for the ancients.
Wu Zhong said, stop complimenting me, okay, you have done such a big thing, it seems I can't leave. After returning to Qingyun, I still don't know what the government will do to my father and daughter.
Ten years, I will wait for you for ten years. If you can't take over the world in ten years, and I'm gone, I'll ask my daughter to cripple you.
Wang Yuanfang was originally very happy, but after hearing this, his head immediately became filled with black lines. To be honest, if he were to go to the battlefield, he might not be able to defeat Wu Zhong; but in a duel, he would definitely lose.
In early December, Shen Xuan gave birth to a son, weighing seven pounds and three ounces. Father Zhao nicknamed him "Momo". Almost everyone went crazy with joy, especially those who were the first to take refuge in Zhao Xin; they came to the door of Zhao Xin's house and started partying all night long.
After that, from Whale Bay to Beihai Town, from Fuldan City to Khabarovsk Town, all the loudspeakers played songs such as "Joyful Ocean" and "A Hundred Birds Pay Attendance to the Phoenix" back and forth. The residents began to celebrate with loud gongs and drums, singing and dancing in the cold wind and heavy snow.
Except for Zhao Xin, he was completely unprepared to be a father, or in other words, he had been making political preparations to "be a king without being a king". After all, for him who is over thirty years old, when money is no longer an issue, controlling power is what he is most passionate about.
Facing the constant stream of guests who came to the door with various gifts and congratulations every day, Zhao Xin actually felt an indescribable irritation. It's not that he doesn't like his son, but he feels that these people in front of him really regard him as the emperor of his family and the world? …
He also understands the thoughts of the ancients, but as a modern person, he still doesn't adapt. From this, Zhao Xin also began to plan the future power structure of Beihai Town.
In mid-December, seven literati from Yangzhou finally boarded the ship home. Although everyone has confidence in Beihai Town, their family members are all in Jiangnan after all. Even Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji are so determined that they have to go back and pack their bags and precious books so that they can bring their wives and children back next spring.
This time, Zhao Xin led his army to Dagokou and forced Qianlong to bow his head and sign the terms, which once again exposed the myth that the Manchus claimed to be ordered by heaven. After the signing of the agreement, Hong Liangji wrote an article titled "The Theory of Numerology" with great excitement; Zhao Xin partially affirmed it after reading it, and gained a new understanding of this great scholar in the Qianjia era.
"Does a person who is short-lived and poor have a destiny? He said: There is no such thing. A person who is short-lived and poor has a destiny. The sage has set up training for people below the average level... Why do you say that a short-lived person has no life? ? Some of the sail lice in Madam's body were killed before they were fully grown, some were killed after they had matured, some were not killed but lived and perished in the futile seams of the prefecture, and some died due to bathing and bathing. , there are too many people who die due to confusion and irrigation. If it is said that all people's lives have someone to take charge of them, then who will take charge of their lives? Humans cannot take care of them one by one, and then heaven cannot take charge of people one by one. You can know your destiny..."
"The poor have destiny, and good or bad luck depends on people." This saying comes from "Han Ji. Ping Di Ji", which means that success and failure in life are all determined by destiny; good fortune or misfortune in the world are all obtained by oneself.
What Hong Liangji means in the article is that since humans cannot control the fate of lice one by one, then God cannot control the destiny of humans, so the concept of destiny does not exist.
However, his thoughts are still contradictory. As a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, born in a family of declining officials and gentry, although Hong Liangji can see some social inequalities, his inherent idea of "climbing up" makes him only see the surface; he denies the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The theory of destiny is to confirm Zhao Xin's theory of destiny, so the second sentence of his article says "the sage established training ears for people below the level of Chinese talent."
That means that the scholar-bureaucrats and the emperor may not believe in fate, but the common people must still believe in it and be content with being poor and humble; otherwise, if they don't believe in it, everyone will "offend superiors and cause rebellion."
In fact, Hong Liangji's words were a denial of the "people's theory" that Zhao Xin told Jiang Fan before. But Zhao Xin doesn't intend to argue about this. People will see the people's hearts over time, so let's take our time.
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In the history of another time and space, the 53-year-old Hong Liangji was convicted of writing a "thousand-word letter" to Jiaqing and comprehensively criticized the government, and was sent to Yili. When he set off, people all over Beijing rushed to see "Hong Hanlin who was not afraid of death" along the way.
What is extremely legendary is that the following year there was a severe drought in the capital and Jiaqing's prayers for rain failed, so Hong Liangji was immediately pardoned and returned home. As soon as the edict was issued, it rained heavily, which shocked Jiaqing, and even wrote a poem to describe it.
After Jiang Fan and Hong Liangji came back, they happily told others what they had seen with their own eyes. They confidently assured Wang Zhong that after returning this time, they would definitely mobilize a group of scholars to join them next year. They also suggested that Beihai Town should visit next year or The imperial examination was held the year after next.
So 1789 passed in such a carnival atmosphere, followed closely by Zhao Xin’s son’s full moon wine; and then, the annual journey back home was about to begin again...
"Kaijun, why don't you pack your things?" In the dormitory area of the power plant, a colleague who came to visit saw Jin Kaijun and Bai Shu still playing games, so they asked casually.
Just like the previous two years, except for the thirty or so people who stayed on duty at the power plant, everyone else will leave this afternoon. Due to the cold weather, work at the two power plant sites in Fuldan City and Khabarovsk has also been suspended and will not be resumed until March.
"There's nothing to deal with. Just grab your bag and leave. There's no rush." Bai Shu didn't even look back, focusing on shooting the zombies on the screen.
Jin Kaijun pressed the handle frantically and said, "I'll put it away in the morning."
One of these two people is in charge of electrical and the other is in charge of thermal control. They are both highly skilled and do not have to work shifts. Although usually you only need to take turns on duty if there is nothing major, but once there is a malfunction or accident in the equipment, you have to rush to deal with it as soon as possible, and you have to work overtime to repair it.
However, it is precisely because of this that power plant employees in technical support positions usually have to go to technical schools for half a day of classes the next day, and usually have to take apprentices. But because Bai Shu was young, he had no interest in teaching and educating people. He just competed with games after work every day.
Jin Kaijun was different. Although he and Bai Shu had a good relationship, they attended almost every class and had more apprentices than others. Moreover, this person has already applied to Wu Anping and Chen Qingsong and wants to be transferred to the Civil Affairs Office. However, because the final decision-making power on personnel appointments and removals in Beihai Town rests with Zhao Xin, even if Chen Qingsong agrees, he must wait for Zhao Xin's approval.
The problem is that Mr. Zhao has been very busy recently due to the birth of his son and condolences to Liu Sheng and others who are far away in Irkutsk, so it seems that this matter will be postponed until after the year.
The end-of-the-year banquet had been held yesterday, so the group who were preparing to go home had a hasty meal at noon, then took their luggage and crossed the river to the west bank. When a group of people were preparing to cross the river on an ice sled, someone discovered that Wu Ping An, the boss of the power plant, was also walking in the group carrying a backpack.
"Hey, Mr. Wu, are you going back too?"
Wu An'an said with a smile: "Yes, I have been working for you for two years. No matter what, I have to go back to spend time with my family this year."
"Haha, I thought you boss-level people had to settle for dedication."
Wu Ping'an laughed and scolded: "What a fart's contribution, who am I? Don't talk nonsense."
"In Beihai Town, Zhang Bo is the oil tycoon, Fatty Chen is the agriculture tycoon, Zhao Liang is the military industry tycoon, and you, Mr. Wu, are the electric power tycoon. You are among the Big Four."
"Stop talking nonsense. If you are envious, learn from Fan Tong and Cao Peng, and sooner or later you will become a big boss."
"Forget it, I know how much I weigh. Fatty Fan was almost beaten for his blond girl. Look how tired Cao Peng was when he came back last time. He was with those businessmen and landlords every day. We can't do it if we are greedy. Forget it, let's just work on electricity honestly and contribute to the industrialization of the 18th century."
Everyone on the sled laughed after hearing this, and Wu Ping'an also laughed and cursed "nothing."
When everyone crossed the river and walked to the compound that was used as a teleportation point while chatting, there was already heavy security outside the high wall. Just like last year, a company of Bei Haijun and a team of security police stood guard outside the hospital. At the entrance of the hospital, everyone swiped their card and had their fingerprints checked before they could enter. …
The courtyard is surrounded by a five-meter-high brick wall with more than 20 cameras facing the outside; except for Zhao Xin, almost no one is allowed in.
In the eyes of the soldiers and civilians of Beihai Town, everything in this compound seemed extremely mysterious, and no one knew what was inside. Sometimes it would take several days for Zhao Xin to come out, and no one would bring water or food inside.
After everyone entered the courtyard, they first passed through a patio, turned right, and saw another iron gate in front of them. However, the iron door had been opened at this time. After everyone walked in, a large container suddenly appeared in front of them.
This is the shuttle point between Beihai Town and another time and space. On the other side is the ranch that Zhao Xin rented from Uncle Andrew. However, the ranch has been completely changed, replaced by a large warehouse and a small office area; now the raw materials purchased by Zhao Xin from various places are sent to the port first, and after arriving at the warehouse, they are brought back and distributed everywhere.
At this time, Zhao Xin was already waiting beside the container, smiling and chatting with everyone. Everyone was asking about how their son was doing and whether he wanted to help carry milk powder, etc. The laughter was very lively.
After seeing Wu Ping'an, Zhao Xin came over and asked, "Old Wu, have you packed your things?"
"What can be done?" Wu Ping'an adjusted his glasses and continued: "I plan to go back and ask two more equipment vendors to see if the price can be reduced."
Zhao Xin nodded and said nothing. At this time, everyone had begun to "enter the warehouse" one after another. At this time, a metallic sound of "squeaking" suddenly came from behind, and Wu
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Yu Deli's figure appeared in the corner of An An's eye.
"Old Wu, don't leave yet. I'm looking for you if I have something urgent." Yu Deli looked anxious, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "I just called the power plant, and then I knew you were leaving, so I came right away."
Wu Ping'an was a little surprised, so he left the crowd and walked aside and whispered: "What's wrong?"
Yu Deli said anxiously: "There was an incident at Whale Harbor at noon. New immigrants and old immigrants started fighting. Chen Qingsong temporarily notified the heads of various departments to hold a meeting. Everyone else has been notified, so it's just you."
"Hey, I'm just in name, and I'm not in charge of immigration matters, so there's no need to participate, right?"
Yu Deli said: "Let's go, let's go, the subsequent arrangements should involve the new power plant project." After that, he ignored Wu Ping'an and turned around and walked out.
Wu Ping'an took a look, sighed helplessly, and said to Zhao Xin who came over: "Look, I said at the beginning that I would not join the Civil Affairs Management Committee, and you had to let me in."
Zhao Xin smiled nonchalantly and said, "If you leave later, you still have time to meet them. I will make a special trip to see you off after the meeting."
At this time, everyone entered the large container and sat down. There were rows of seats similar to airplane seats, and the four walls of the container were covered with thick sponge. There are also several oxygen bottles in the corners, connected to the oxygen masks on each seat. Wu Ping'an glanced at the container, then turned and left.
Zhao Xin walked inside to check and saw that Jin Kaijun looked a little nervous, so he casually said: "What's wrong?"
"fine."
"Why don't you go to the house to rest first and leave with Lao Wu later?"...
Jin Kaijun didn't know what happened to him, and suddenly felt inexplicably nervous. He shook his head and said, "No, it's really okay."
Unexpectedly, something happened again at this time. Everyone who was already seated heard a female voice outside shouting: "Is Jin Kaijun here?"
The people who can enter this courtyard are all time travelers, but there is only one woman, Liu Siting and Director Liu Da. So Jin Kaijun removed the oxygen mask he was wearing and responded loudly.
I saw fluttering white clothes and swaying figures. Director Liu had already arrived at the door of the warehouse. She was wearing a mask and holding up a document and said, "I have something to do with you."
"What's wrong?"
Liu Siting walked over and took a look at the others before saying, "You'd better come out and talk to you later."
Jin Kaijun said: "You just said it."
Liu Siting opened the file, pointed to a line of test results and whispered to him: "Your test report the day before yesterday has come out. The blood indicators are abnormal and the red blood cells are too high. It is best to do another test."
Jin Kaijun looked at the test results with confusion, then looked at Liu Siting: "I don't think there's anything wrong?"
"So it's best to do a test and draw blood. It only takes two minutes."
At this time, everyone in the container also advised: "Kaijun, go ahead, be careful and nothing serious will happen. Don't be careless about your health."
Jin Kaijun then got up and walked with Liu Siting outside the warehouse, stopped on the sidewalk and said, "Sister Liu, tell me, what will happen if the red blood cells are high?"
Liu Siting thought for a while and whispered: "Tumor,"
Jin Kaijun's expression changed immediately, and Director Liu Da continued: "There are quite a lot of related diseases such as chronic heart disease, emphysema, and tuberculosis."
Okay! Jin Kaijun was almost frightened by the opponent's heavy breathing.
Just listen to Liu Siting continue: "If it is really tuberculosis, it will be troublesome, it will be contagious. So you have to come with me now. By the way," After that, Liu Siting took out a mask from her pocket and handed it to the other person to wear it.
Jin Kaijun had no choice but to put on his mask, go back and pick up his backpack, and followed Liu Siting.
Dear, this chapter is finished, I wish you a happy reading! ^0^
