I engaged in modernization in ancient times

Because the cement road is getting longer and longer.

Liangjing's products also began to spread to other cities.

And more and more people from other cities came to Liangjing to play.

This is a kind of siphon effect, which makes the whole Liangjing look crowded.

Because of the increase in the number of customers, Mo Shaoheng had to increase the number of workers in the factory in order to increase the output.

This is just the initial cement road connecting several nearby cities. In the future, more and more cement roads will be built, and more commodities will need to be circulated.

It's not that Mo Shaoheng didn't think about expanding production before, but because of the impassable roads, transportation was too troublesome.

At the first job fair held by the court in the beginning of spring, Mo Shaoheng became a big family of Party A again.

This time, many people from Lincheng came to apply for the job. Now that the roads are convenient, the distance that used to be considered very far seems to be not so far now.

The first time I came to Liangjing, I guess it felt similar to the feeling of entering a metropolis for the first time.

Beautiful environment, cheerful atmosphere, prosperous business.

You can often see a group of small shopkeepers queuing at the door of the shop.

Go over and ask.

The peddler happily replied, "This is an employee benefit. We can get it every week with our employee card. We are queuing up to get milk tea."

"We each received a pack of chicken feet last week."

"Oh, I won't tell you anymore, it's my turn."

The little man, not even as high as the counter, held up the staff sign hanging on his chest, "Normal temperature, add more sugar, thank you."

Then holding the milk tea, plugging in the straw, taking a sip and showing a comfortable expression, just like most children of ordinary people in Liangjing, enjoying life.

"Our milk tea is the best."

Such a picture would make outsiders pause and watch for a long time. From their point of view, Liangjing is really different from any other place.

It must be very happy to be able to live here, just like these little shopkeepers, laughing constantly wherever they go.

There is another huge change in Liangjing City.

Because the line drawn on the cement road separates the roadway and the pedestrian road, the effect of walking on the right is really good.

Mo Shaoheng didn't need to mention it, Liangjing Yamen actually wanted to apply this set of rules to Liangjing City.

When Mo Shaoheng got the news, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, he had to say that this Liangjing Ya is really talented.

To be a county magistrate in Kyoto is not comparable to local officials. This is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

However, the roads in Liangjing City are somewhat different from the concrete roads, because there are many more needs to cross the roads.

If you follow the rules of the cement road, the speed of the carriage in the city must also be increased. If someone crosses the road, accidents are too easy to happen.

With such a problem, all the people in the Liangjing Yamen came to Mo Shaoheng face to face, hoping to help them find a way to solve it.

Mo Shaoheng said: "In places with a lot of traffic, it is enough to set up zebra crossings."

Visitor: "..."

Mo Shaoheng: "..."

Well, he still has to draw it himself and demonstrate it.

Today, early in the morning.

As soon as the people of Liangjing went out, they found that their streets had become a little different.

The street is still the same street, but strange and familiar lines are drawn on the road.

"Isn't this the guiding line on the cement road outside our city?"

"What's going on here?"

Humane, who has some relationship with the Liangjing government, said, "I heard that our Liangjing city is becoming more and more densely populated. In order to improve efficiency, we have to implement the rule of walking on the right side of the cement road."

look at each other.

However, with the lessons learned from the cement road, the common people seem to be surprised, and even know what these lines are for.

A little attention, it seems that it has no effect.

It's just that when they were crossing the road, a small shopkeeper with a red sleeve on his wrist rushed over.

"You have to cross the road with a zebra crossing, otherwise you will be hit by a carriage. Now the carriage is much faster."

"Then, there are many stripes and there are zebra crossings."

"Our Liangjing now has a new traffic law. If you walk on the zebra crossing and get hit by a horse-drawn carriage, according to the new traffic law, the horse-drawn carriage will be held responsible." "If you get hit while crossing the road, you can't find anyone else." Not anymore."

People were taken aback when they heard it.

"Anyway, as long as you follow the traffic law, you can ask the other party for compensation if you have an accident."

At the zebra crossing, there are also small shopkeepers wearing red sleeves guiding there, holding a red flag in his hand, and a little thing called a whistle in his mouth, which sounds like a cicada, especially crisp.

He was observing the passing carriages, and then guiding pedestrians across the street.

The scene became extremely interesting for a while. When the carriage reached the zebra crossing, it slowed down and stopped. After these small shopkeepers let the pedestrians pass through the street, they let the carriage continue.

It seems a little more complicated, but because of the influx of businessmen from various countries and places, there are a lot of horse-drawn carriages blocking the streets every day, and now this situation has actually decreased.

There is also a lot less, watching in horror the screams of passers-by who are about to be hit every day.

All of a sudden, the whole Liangjing became different.

The tempo changed...faster.

But in the faster rhythm, it is full of leisure.

Both.

Of course, it didn’t go so smoothly at the beginning, and you can often see small shopkeepers angrily stomping their calves to guide those who forgot the rules for a while.

"Oh, oh, why did you go wrong again?"

"Our traffic law will be formally implemented soon. If you don't remember it, you will be arrested for social service next time."

"You ask me what is social service?"

"Hey, just like us, wearing red sleeves to direct traffic here, you have to do social service for half an hour before you can be let go."

New rules require new people who uphold the rules.

The population density of Liangjing City has increased greatly, and it is indeed necessary to increase such manpower.

Of course, this matter has to be figured out by the Liangjing Yamen. At most, Mo Shaoheng will let the small shopkeepers he trained to train and train the people in the Liangjing Yamen.

I heard that the Liangjing Yamen mentioned all the demands to the six departments.

And six: "..."

They themselves are desperately short of people.

Each has its own worries.

But from the current point of view, this set of rules has indeed eased the chaos in Liangjing.

Stand politely and act in a regular manner.

Even the incidents of horse-drawn carriage collisions that happened from time to time in the past are much less.

Such a change must have been uncomfortable at first.

But after you get used to it, you can clearly appreciate the benefits.

Less congestion, fewer accidents, faster speeds.

The downside is that it takes some time for newcomers to Liangjing to get used to it.

But also a new experience is not.

The operation of a huge city does need such rules to regulate.

After Mo Shaoheng helped the Liangjing Yamen finalize the traffic rules, he went to work on his own.

This year is a new year, and the reputation of Liangjing's silk, sugar, wine, perfume, salt, paper, books, and a series of commodities has also spread to other countries.

It can be expected that there will be an unimaginable number of businessmen from various countries coming this year.

It's just the beginning of spring, which is the best time for merchants to do business.

In other words, it won't be long before a large number of caravans will arrive.

Relying on these original products, the attraction must be sufficient.

However, if this attraction is to last for a long time, then every once in a while, there must be new and novel products.

In this way, the attention of businessmen from various countries will always be on Liangjing.

Only in this way can Liangjing become the commercial center of the world.

Therefore, Mo Shaoheng reminded the imperial court at the Golden Palace, "The caravans coming to Liangjing will increase sharply this year, and the imperial court should also increase production."

After some analysis, the result after the reputation of the product spread.

In the Golden Palace, everyone: "..."

This Mo Shaoheng only talked about it after the job fair organized by the imperial court. Mo Shaoheng recruited a large number of people, so where are they going to recruit people now?

No way, it is estimated that an additional job fair will have to be held.

Going alone to recruit people is really not as fast as holding a job fair. Now Liangjing's job fair has some reputation. If it is well publicized early, it will definitely attract many people. It will take less time than recruiting people alone. It is also much more convenient.

Mo Shaoheng went to research new products by himself.

Because there are already so many special products, there are not many new products, but they are attractive enough, just like the last time there were only twelve bottles of wine and perfume, which can be said to be anecdotes in the world.

Mo Shaoheng became busy again, and also became mysterious.

In the beginning, Nan Tiantian followed behind Mo Shaoheng.

Slowly, Zhao Jingcheng and other students, like a cat smelling fishy smell, followed over eagerly.

His eyes were wide open like copper bells, for fear of missing something.

Mo Shaoheng: "..."

Yep, just give them a lesson.

As a result, the people of Liangjing discovered that, except for going to court and going to Qinzheng Hall every day, Mo Shaoheng took his students out of the city for the rest of the time.

Every day when I came back, I was covered with sand and dust, and I saw a lot of fine sand on my body.

What is this doing?

Are you okay playing in the sand all day?

Not to mention them, even Nan Yi and the others didn't understand it, although there were a lot of content recorded in the notebook, such as what kind of sand would turn into glass after high temperature.

The record is recorded, but... what does Liulihua mean?

Because I have never seen it, I can't even imagine it.

Mo Shaoheng is currently building a fire kiln.

The temperature for glassing the sand is between 1300 and 1600 degrees.

It stands to reason that the process of firing glass with sand is very simple, but why was it difficult to discover this process in ancient times?

The most important reason is that the temperature cannot reach.

To reach the temperature, two problems need to be solved.

First, fuel.

Second, a special fire kiln.

Mo Shaoheng is busy with these two things now.

Just looking for fuel, if there is no purpose, I am afraid that there may not be a breakthrough in a lifetime.

Mo Shaoheng's advantage is that he has the perspective of God.

In addition, the last time we mined limestone to make cement, we also had a little contact with mining factories in various places.

It's much easier to do things this time.

What Mo Shaoheng was looking for was a coal mine.

The natural combustion temperature of coal is about 500 to 600, and if the oxygen supply is sufficient, it can reach 800 to 1000.

Even so, it still cannot reach the high temperature for sand to be glazed, so a special fire kiln has to be supplemented.

Because the coal mine is dark in color, if it is found, it will definitely have an impression.

There are also requirements for the sand used for firing glass. If the sand contains more quartz and other substances, the fired glass will be better.

This kind of sand is also easy to distinguish, just sand that is easy to shine in the sun.

Mo Shaoheng was looking for coal mines while building a fire kiln in the deep mountains and old forests.

Fortunately, not long after, the news of the coal mine came.

Because the coal mine cannot be burned directly, the people who discovered the coal mine didn't know what it was used for, but because of its strange shape, Mo Shaoheng, who had been engaged in ore mining all year round, replied when he inquired about the news.

Next, while Mo Shaoheng was studying the firing of glass, he was waiting for the new sugar and wine conference organized by Zhao Yanqiu.

Zhao Jingcheng and other students also changed from being confused to bright eyes.

When others asked them, they didn't answer, and they covered their notebooks tightly, with excited expressions on their faces.

As the time goes.

There are more caravans in Liangjing City visible to the naked eye.

Except for the caravan from Nanli, the caravans from other countries are probably here.

At the gate of the city, the discussion of the new caravan can be heard.

"The caravans that came to Liangjing last year made a lot of money."

"That's right, I thought Beiliang was poor and poor at first, but I didn't expect that the first batch of people who came to eat crabs really made a lot of money."

"I don't know if we can have some soup. Business is not easy now."

There are expectations and worries.

They haven't entered the city yet, but they have already been shocked once because of the cement road.

You can imagine the shock when you walk on such a good road after walking through too many potholes.

"I heard that this road was specially built for merchants from our countries, in order to allow us to transport goods conveniently."

"I can see that it has been repaired for a long time."

"I heard that the plan of the Beiliang court is to connect all countries with such a road."

"Tsk tsk, it's really unimaginable."

"This kind of road is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, right? I don't know where the poorest Beiliang can get the manpower and financial resources."

There was a lot of discussion.

When entering the city, the guarding soldiers will also remind, "After entering the city, we need to respect the traffic laws of our Liangjing, so as not to cause chaos."

Caravan:"……"

As businessmen who have traveled far and wide, they are used to it, and they understand that different countries have different laws.

But what is traffic law?It's the first time they've heard of it.

But as they entered the city, they immediately understood.

Cars must walk in the lane, people must walk on the road of people, and they must walk on the right.

When you see a striped line, you have to stop and go according to the instructions of the person wearing the red sleeve at the intersection.

"it's wired!"

Never seen anything strange before.

On the contrary, the people of Liangjing have begun to get used to this kind of rule. Even children don't have to worry about being hit by a car as long as they follow the rules when they go out on the street.

If you don't follow the rules, the Liangjing Yamen will invite you to drink tea.

They had actually heard some rumors about Liangjing from other businessmen, which were extremely bizarre.

However, only when you really walk into this city can you find that this city is different.

The people of Liangjing looked at the dumbfounded caravan, and instinctively straightened their bodies.

They are proud in their hearts, this is their Liangjing.

In Mo Shaoheng's words, this is a manifestation of national pride.

Of course, as a PhD in Communication, Mo Shaoheng still hopes that the people of Liangjing will be more humble.

There are more and more caravans.

There was a caravan in a hurry, and they went directly to the East Market, where there was the business reception of the imperial court, and now they could place an order to buy goods directly, and choose to ship them back to other countries for sale without any delay.

Of course, no matter how busy the caravan is, it may linger for several days. There are too many things they have never seen before that they need to experience.

The longer you stay, the less you want to leave.

In addition to these hurried caravans, there are also those who are willing to wait.

"I heard that Liangjing is planning to hold a spring sugar and wine fair?"

Most of these people were caravans who came to Liangjing once last year.

The last sugar and wine fair was really memorable.

"I can't say what benefits I can get this year."

"No, I heard that the caravan that bought the only eleven bottles of fine wine last year became rich overnight after returning."

"There is also the little white bottle of the flower fairy. Nowadays, the nobles of all countries can't ask for it. They are really selling it as the treasure of the fairy."

"Don't look at the expensive purchase price, but the selling price is even more expensive."

"I don't know if there is such a product in this sugar and wine fair."

"Let's wait and see what happens, anyway, it's not far away."

The atmosphere in Liangjing skyrocketed.

I heard that the sage had visited privately in casual clothes. Of course, when Mo Shaoheng got the news, the sage had already returned to the palace.

The people of Liangjing also sighed, "Our Liangjing, why is it so lively?"

Versailles is no good.

Spring is the season of plowing.

In addition to being busy with spring sowing, business is also prosperous.

It is worth mentioning that last year Mo Shaoheng talked about the benefits of rice in the court, so this spring, most of the land reclaimed along the canal was converted into paddy fields for rice cultivation.

The sage even went to watch the rice planting in person.

What's more, helping Mo Shaoheng grow sugar beets and soybeans has more tenant farmers.

This is Mo Shaoheng's fulfillment of his promise last year, that he will completely recycle the crops that others helped to plant.

No matter how you look at it, it is more profitable than growing corn, which is exactly what Mo Shaoheng said, growing cash crops.

The sage also saw that the soybeans Mo Shaoheng planted greatly reduced the oil price of the common people and made people's livelihood easier, so he was willing to allow Mo Shaoheng to continue to expand the plantation.

In addition to these, there is another matter that has a huge impact on the people of Beiliang.

The ranch jointly run by Mo Shaoheng and his students has started selling piglets to the common people.

Let people's families start raising pigs by themselves.

The most ideal state is to hope that every household can raise a pig, and after the Chinese New Year, they can also eat a pig meal.

One pig a year, for a family, it is not difficult to raise it, and it will not increase the farm work too much.

But it can make people really able to afford meat, and it will really, obviously, greatly improve the quality of life.

Has this had an impact on the ranch's business?

There must be some. People bought piglets. Although they spent money, the demand for pork was reduced.

However, the imperial court promised to let Mo Shaoheng use that piece of grassland free of charge, on the condition that Mo Shaoheng promote pig breeding.

After so many years, the breeding of the ranch has stabilized, and it is time to fulfill Mo Shaoheng's original promise.

Therefore, when Mo Shaoheng proposed to the sage at the Golden Temple, "The national pig raising plan can start", the entire Golden Temple was shocked.

At the beginning, pork was smelly and the pigs were not big enough. Mo Shaoheng built the ranch against such difficulties, and all the officials were also suspicious. Mo Shaoheng's national pig raising plan could not be successful, because it was too uneconomical, and the smell was so bad Even if the pork is raised, no one will eat it.

But now... will anyone still question it?

Impossible, even those who are high in the imperial court know that the best seller in Liangjing is pork.

Not only cheap, but also delicious, loved by the people.

Not to mention ordinary families, aristocratic families don't dislike pork anymore. Even they themselves, there will be a pork dish on the table every now and then. What kind of pig's mouth and pig's ears are their favorite food in their family's life.

Now, it is rare to hear that pork is inferior.

In other words, the promotion of "raising pigs for all" will not help at all, and even the common people will accept it with resentment.

Mo Shaoheng said, "Now the ranch has a lot of piglets for sale."

"Please help the imperial court to let the people come to buy piglets and raise them back."

"The only difficulty now may be the construction of pigpens for each household."

A pigsty is actually a shed.

The people in Liangjing City must have no choice. Without that land, it will also affect the environment. The people in Liangjing City cannot raise pigs, and at most they will raise some chickens and ducks in their own yards.

But the people outside the city are totally fine.

Their houses are one by one, unlike modern times, where there are hundreds of households in one unit.

They only need to rely on the wall of their house and build a pig shed outside to raise pigs.

Building a pig shed requires the guidance of officials from all over the country, otherwise it will be a mess.

Mo Shaoheng even brought the design of the pig shed to the Golden Palace.

"It only needs to be built according to my design drawings, and it is a stable and scientific pig shed."

"Look, everyone, here is the pig's trough and water tank, here is the pig's latrine..."

"When raising, you need to lay hay in winter, which is the area where pigs sleep."

Everyone: "..."

It is designed like a human house, and its functions are quite complete.

It has to be said that Mo Shaoheng is quite considerate in handling affairs, because every time he will list all the problems he can think of for you in a neat and orderly manner.

Mo Shaoheng reiterated the benefits of raising pigs.

In fact, officials and sages all understand that if the people are still unwilling to raise pigs, they are the real so-called lazy people, and the court can't help them even if they want to.

Mo Shaoheng said, "So, if the plan goes well, within a few years, every household in the common people will be able to eat at least one pig every year."

In the Golden Palace, after a while of silence.

The saint asked, "Is there enough piglets in the pasture?"

Mo Shaoheng replied, "It's not a problem at all to satisfy the people in the surrounding cities."

"In the future, the plan to raise pigs needs to be continuously expanded to other cities."

Even so, all the officials in the Golden Palace gasped.

Satisfy the people in several surrounding cities?

You know, how many piglets are there?

Mo Shaoheng dared to say this with confidence, because he happened to go to the pasture to see the glass firing recently, and Mo Shaoheng's scalp tingles even thinking about the piglet that can't be seen all the way.

At that time, Zhao Jingcheng and other students were sitting on the ground with their butt stools, and they were all dumbfounded.

The wind blows and the grass is low, full of animals, the unimaginable picture that Mo Shaoheng described to them at the beginning, like an ideal, actually appeared in front of their eyes.