"The Governor of Zhou and the County Magistrate Wang, you don't need to be polite!"
Outside the gate of Yifang County, Li Zexuan came to a group of officials and said with a smile: "I came to Lanzhou just to destroy the locusts. You don't need to worry about me. If you have official duties, just go and do your official duties!"
Li Zexuan is a pragmatist and doesn't like to engage in these empty formalisms, but Zhou Wenfang and the others went out of the city to greet them out of good intentions. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, so he has no reason to blame the other party.
Zhou Wenfang's eyes flashed, seeming a little surprised, but after a moment, his expression returned to normal, and he held his hands respectfully and said: "Master Hou is upright and upright, dedicated to serving the public, and I admire him!"
Having said this, he turned around and looked at the officials behind him, and said with a serious expression: "Did you all hear that? Those who have official duties should return to the Yamen immediately to work, no mistakes~!"
The state government of Lanzhou is located in Yifang County, so Zhou Wenfang's words were not only addressed to the officials of the governor's office, but also to the officials of Yifang County.
"yes!"
The more than thirty officials standing behind couldn't help but look at each other, and after a moment they raised their hands and said in unison.
Zhou Wenfang pointed at the hundreds of people around him and said to Li Zexuan with a smile: "Haha! Lord Marquis! These people came to greet you spontaneously after hearing the news. They were not asked by the lower officials to come. , I can’t drive you away!”
Li Zexuan pursed his lips and looked around at the people who were looking at him expectantly. Li Zexuan said loudly: "Folks of Lanzhou, I am here, so you don't have to worry about the locust plague anymore! This huge disaster Sun, everyone should go back to eat! This afternoon, the Tianji Brigade will go to each village to start killing locusts!"
In fact, they met many enthusiastic people on the way here. Of course, Li Zexuan knew the people's demands. The sun was shining brightly at noon, and it was so scorching that it was almost burning people to death. Li Zexuan had no idea. Nonsense, just a few words will put the people at ease!
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
Li Zexuan's voice was so loud that the people around him could almost hear it clearly. Hearing his words, they all couldn't help but cheer loudly and expressed their gratitude.
"Let's all go back and eat!"
Li Zexuan said with a kind face.
After getting the desired reply from Li Zexuan, the people did not stay any longer and left with satisfaction.
"The Tianji Brigade is finally here! The locusts in our county should be wiped out soon, right?"
"Of course. It is said that the Tianji Brigade killed the locusts in Qizhou in just over two days!"
"Good boy! So fast?"
"Hey! We have to thank Mr. Han. Do you know why the Tianji Brigade came directly to Lan after killing the locusts in Qizhou?"
"Why?"
"Because Master Han is the father-in-law of Marquis Yong'an! These three villages, Liushu Village, Nanping Village, and Kaiyang Village, were originally bought by Marquis Yong'an to Master Han! Now we have a locust plague in Lanzhou, can Marquis Yong'an help? ?"
"Oh! I remembered it! It seems that this is indeed the case!"
"The farmers in these three villages are close to coal and iron mines. They can earn a lot of money every month just by working in the mines!"
"Who told the coal mines and iron mines to belong to Marquis Yong'an! Marquis Yong'an is famous for being kind to the people below him!"
Although Li Zexuan had never been to Lanzhou before, many people in Lanzhou had benefited from Li Zexuan, especially the people in Yifang County, because Li Zexuan not only had coal mines here, but also Although mining of iron ore and aluminum mines will pollute the local environment, since Han Lizheng came here, he has been using the method taught to him by Li Zexuan to treat sewage, so after half a year, the local environment has not been polluted much. On the contrary, the common people made a lot of money working in the mines!
"Master Marquis! I have prepared a small amount of wine at my house. There are no delicacies from mountains and seas. It's just some ordinary home-cooked food. I hope Master Marquis will appreciate it!"
Outside the city gate, Li Zexuan exchanged greetings with Han Lizheng. At this time, Zhou Wenfang stepped forward and cupped his hands.
In fact, this lunch was not just a common meal, but after seeing what Li Zexuan did just now, Zhou Wenfang guessed that Li Zexuan didn't like their extravagance and waste, so he changed the lunch to a common meal!
Li Zexuan nodded and said: "A home-cooked meal is just right! Could you please Governor Zhou to prepare some simple meals, heat-relieving soup and throat moistening soup for the children!"
Regarding Zhou Wenfang's character, Li Zexuan heard Han Lizheng say before that he is a smart man who knows how to work hard, but does not overly curry favor with superior officials. This kind of person cannot simply be defined as a corrupt official, because he is not corrupt, but just a corrupt official. If you understand a little bit about how to maneuver, usually people like Zhou Wenfang who are good at maneuvering and flexible will do better than those who are upright and upright like Wei Zheng!
Therefore, Li Zexuan has neither bad feelings nor too much favorable impressions of Zhou Wenfang, and his father-in-law Han Tianhu is still on Zhou Wenfang's territory. There is no need for him to prevent Zhou Wenfang from coming to the stage for a trivial matter, so after thinking about it for a while , Li Zexuan still agreed to Zhou Wenfang’s banquet!
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Under Li Zexuan's "exemplary leadership", the luncheon at the Governor's Mansion ended quickly, taking only more than half an hour. After lunch, Li Zexuan left directly, and then left the county seat with a group of children. Start killing locusts directly!
Well, of course, Han Lizheng followed.
Not only did Tiedan stick to Han Lizheng along the way, but the children in Hanjiazhuang also liked to surround Han Lizheng, shouting "Li Zhengli Zheng" one after another. Although Han Tianhu was no longer in Hanjiazhuang, the children did not take it. As an outsider, he walked along the way and left behind the laughter and laughter along the way. It was so lively!
Looking at these chirping naughty children around him, Han Tianhu couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that these little bastards who only knew how to play with mud and dig out bird's nests, because they learned the art of controlling chickens from Hu Jingran and Hu Guoran, they... Become a hero who saves the common people!"
"Haha! It's not easy for them to be heroes!"
Li Zexuan interjected at this time: "It has been eight days since the locust plague occurred, and these children have already traveled hundreds of miles! Many children have skin peeling off their backs and have prickly heat on their bodies. They can only sleep on their stomachs at night. I'm sorry. These children, I made them suffer!”
He also felt this. This season is almost the hottest time of the year, but he is taking these children running around to provide disaster relief. In the eyes of others, they are heroes, but the price of this hero is... It was really too serious for these children. In just a few days, all the children were tanned a lot. It was impossible for Li Zexuan not to feel guilty!
"Xiaoxuan, don't say that!"
Han Lizheng said in a deep voice: "These children have suffered a little bit, but what they have seen and learned along the way is enough for them to last a lifetime! It is their honor to follow you everywhere to exterminate locusts and gain knowledge!" They will all be grateful to you when they grow up!”
Li Zexuan shook his head and did not answer.
Suddenly, Li Zexuan caught a glimpse of a particularly large pond in front of him. The terrain of the pond was low in the south and high in the north. The key was that its shape was very peculiar. The part near the north was built with stone dams one after another. Seeing this, Li Zexuan He quickly reacted, pointed to the pond, and asked:
"That pond must be the sewage treatment tank that my father-in-law had someone repair, right?"
When Han Tianhu reported to Li Zexuan the serious water pollution problem near the iron ore and coal mines, Li Zexuan not only bought all three villages near the iron ore and coal mines, but also taught Han Tianhu some methods of treating sewage, one of which was this sewage Filter pool!
Han Tianhu looked in the direction of Li Zexuan's finger, then nodded and said: "Yes! That is the sewage treatment tank! There are two such pools near the iron mine. After using this thing, the sewage has indeed become much less! Because of this, no common people will oppose our mining anymore!”
Li Zexuan nodded in approval and said: "Yes! That's right! We can't just immerse ourselves in mining and ignore the feelings of the local people, otherwise we will end up being a street rat that everyone shouts and beats! That should be our iron mine, right?"
While speaking, Li Zexuan pointed to a small hill in front of him on the right, and he could vaguely see a lot of people on the hill.
Han Tianhu looked at it and then replied: "Yeah! That's right! That is our iron mine, and it is also the largest iron mine in Lanzhou! Today, the iron mine is loading a batch of ore to Lantian County, Fu Bin I couldn't get away, so I didn't come over, Xiaoxuan, do you want to go and have a look?"
After pondering for a moment, Li Zexuan nodded and said: "Yes! Of course I want to take a look!"
Nowadays, there are more and more places that use iron in the workshop. Iron is needed to ride a carriage, iron is needed to make bicycles, and even more iron is needed to make weapons and armor. Moreover, this is an astronomical figure. Now that he has come to Yifang County, it happens that he can go there. Let’s take a look at the mine and see if we can expand the mining volume!
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"Fu Bin! Come out quickly! Look who's coming!"
Arriving at the mine, Han Li was shouting directly towards the mine.
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man with dark skin and thin body quickly walked out of the shed inside.
"Uncle Han? Master Hou! Master Hou, you are here!"
The young man first said hello to Han Tianhu, and then couldn't help being stunned when he saw Li Zexuan. Then he quickly stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "Master Marquis, I know you are going to Yifang County at noon, but I couldn't leave at that time. body, so...
This young man is Fu Bin! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter! You did the right thing, business is more important! There are so many people greeting me, and you are the only one, right? Hey! Your kid is now tanned and thinner than before. It seems You have to endure a lot of hardships here! Do you want me to transfer you back to Lantian County?"
Not to mention anything else, Fu Bin's dark and thin appearance shows that he must have suffered a lot here. If he is now white and fat, Li Zexuan will wonder if this kid has been eating, drinking and enjoying himself!
"Master Hou! I'm not miserable! I'm not miserable at all!"
Hearing this, Fu Bin shook his head like a rattle and said quickly.
Han Tianhu laughed at this time and said: "Haha! This kid has fallen in love with Master Zhang's daughter. Xiaoxuan, if you ask him to go back now, how can he be willing? I guess even if you drive him away with a knife, he won't Walk!"
When Li Zexuan heard this, he couldn't help but said: "Oh? Fu Bin, you have fallen in love with the chief bookkeeper's daughter? Okay! You kid! Do you want me to help you find a matchmaker?"
Fu Bin refused without thinking, "No need, Lord Marquis! How can I trouble you with such a trivial matter? Besides, she may not like me!"
At the end of the sentence, Fu Bin's face turned as red as a monkey PG.
Li Zexuan was also a "experienced person". How could he not see that this couple was almost ready to get married? He smiled and said: "Okay! Then I won't interfere! But when you get married, I will go there." It’s a wedding banquet! By the way, you guys have time to go back and see Uncle Fu, he’s getting older and older..."
Hearing this, a trace of shame suddenly flashed across Fu Bin's face. He nodded and said, "Well! I'll go back when I'm done with my work these days!"
Uncle Fu has no children and has always treated Fu Bin as his biological son. Fu Bin knows this affection very well.
Li Zexuan nodded and did not dwell on this matter. He said seriously: "Xiao Bin, how is the current output of the iron mine?"
When he talked about business, Fu Bin's face immediately became serious, and he quickly replied: "Master Hou, now this iron mine can dig more than five thousand kilograms of ore a day. Under normal circumstances, we have to dig out more than 5,000 kilograms of ore every three days. I sent someone to send away a batch of iron ore from the warehouse! By the way, last month I discovered that the quality of the ore deep underground was better, and the quantity was larger! I had someone dig a four- to five-foot mine, and I planned to Dig ore from below! In this way, our iron mine can dig out at least twice as much iron ore!"
Ancient people were not able to dig tens of meters underground like modern people. At this time, due to unadvanced machinery and imperfect technology, most of the mining was only ore near the surface. Fubin could think of a way to use a mine. The method is to excavate directly from the bottom layer, which is a new approach!
It's just that his path can easily lead to danger!
"What? Mine?"
Li Zexuan's expression changed and he quickly said: "Where is this mine? Take me to see it!"
Seeing Li Zexuan's face, Fu Bin had a bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't think of what he had done wrong for a moment, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Master Marquis, the mine is over there! Come with me!"
"Um!"
Under the leadership of Fu Bin, Li Zexuan came to a large pit with a diameter of more than one meter and a depth that was bottomless. There was a rotating device similar to that of a well above the pit, which should be used to pull people or goods. .
"Master Marquis, do you think there is anything wrong with this mine?"
After a moment, Fubin asked tentatively.
Li Zexuan pondered for a long time and said: "Xiao Bin, you can imagine that this method is very good, but this method is risky!"
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